Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1952

Part 2-B. South Atlantic Slope and Eastern 

Gulf of Mexico Basins, Ogeechee P iver to 

Pearl River

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAFER 1234

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, 

Louisiana, and Mississippi, and with 

other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1955
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Douglas McKay, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

Washington 25, D. C. - Price $2 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

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

Division, C. G. Paulsen, chief, under the general direction of J. V. B. 

Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, and B. J. Peterson, chief, Annual 

Reports Section.

The data were computed under supervision of district engineers, 

Surface Water Branch, as follows:

I. E. Anderson__________________________Jackson, Miss. 

F. N. Hansen_________________________Baton Rouge, La. 

A. O. Patterson____________________________Ocala, F'a. 

M. T. Thomson____________________________Atlanta, (Fa. 

M. R. Williams________________________Montgomery, Ala.

in
CONTENTS

Page 

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

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

"Jivision of work..................................................................... 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ogeechee River basin:

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

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

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

Altamaha River basin:

South River (head or Ocmulgee River) near McDonough, Ga............................ 17

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

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

Ocmulgee River near Jackson, Ga.................................................... 20

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

Tobesofkee River near Macon, Ga.................................................. 22

Ocmulgee River at Hawkinsville, Ga................................................. 23

Ocmulgee River at Lumber City, Ga.................................................. 24

Oconee River: 

Middle Oconee River near Athens, Ga............................................ 25

Oconee River near Greensboro, Ga................................................. 26

Apalachee River near Buckhead, Ga.............................................. 27

Oconee River near Sparta, Ga..................................................... 28

Oconee River at Milledgeville, Ga................................................ 29

Oconee River at Dublin, Ga....................................................... 30

Rocky Creek near Dudley, Ga.................................................... 31

Oconee River near Mount Vernon, Ga............................................... 32

Ohoopee River near Reidsville, Ga................................................ 33

Altamaha River at Doctortown, Ga................................................... 34

Satllla River basin:

Satllia Klver near Waycross, Ga.................................................... 35

Satilla River at Atkinson, Ga...................................................... 36

St. Marys River basin:

North Prong St. Marys River at Moniac, Ga.......................................... 37

South Prong St. Marys River at Glen St. Mary, Pla................................ 39

St. Marys River near Macclenny, Pla................................................ 41

St. Johns River basin:

St. Johns Kiver near Melbourne, Pla................................................ 42

St. Johns River near Christinas, Fla................................................ 43

Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota, Pla......................................... 44

St. Johns River above Lake Harney, near Geneva, Pla................................ 45

St. Johns River near Sanford, Pla.................................................. 45

Wekiva River near Sanford, Pla................................................... 46

Blue Spring near Orange City, Pla................................................ 47

St. Johns River near De Land, Fla.................................................. 47

Haines Creek (head of Oklawaha River): 

Dead River:

Palatlakaha Creek near Mascotte, Pla......................................... 48

Palatlakaha Creek near Okahumpka, Pla........................................ 49

Haines Creek at Lisbon, Pla...................................................... 49

Oklawaha River at Moss Bluff, Fla................................................ 50

Oklawaha River near Ocala, Pla................................................... 51

Silver Springs near Ocala, Pla................................................. 52

Oklawaha River at Eureka, Fla.................................................... 53

Orange Creek:

Camps Canal near Rochelle, Fla............................................... 54

Orange Lake Outlet near C itra, Fla............................................. 54

Lochloosa Creek near Hawthorn, Pla........................................... 55

Lochloosa Lake Outlet near Lochloosa, Fla.................................... 55

Orange Creek at Orange Springs, Pla............................................ 56

Oklawaha River near Orange Springs, Pla.......................................... 57

Oklawaha River at Riverside Landing, near Orange Springs, Pla.................... 58

Dunns Creek:

Little Haw Creek near Seville, Fla............................................. 59

South Pork Black Creek near Penney Farms , Pla................................... 60

North Pork Black Creek near Middleburg, Pla.................................... 61

Moultrie Creek basin:

Moultrie Creek near St. Augustine, Fla............................................. 62

Spruce Creek basin:

Spruce ureek near Samsula, Pla..................................................... 63

Indian River basin: 

Indian River:

Crane Creek at Melbourne, Pla.................................................... 64
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Indian River basin Continued.

Indian River Continued. Page 

North Canal near Vero Beach, Pla................................................. 65

Main Canal at Vero Beach, Pla.................................................... 66

South Canal near Vero Beach, Fla................................................. 67

Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades:

Lake Okeechobee , Fla............................................................... 68

Pisheating Creek at Palmdale, Fla. ................................................. 69

Brick-Alligator Canal near- Ashton, Pla............................................. 70

Lizz ie-Lost Canal near Ashton, Fla................................................. 70

Myrtle-Mary Jane Canal near Narcoossee, Pla........................................ 71

Mary Jane-Hart Canal near Narcoossee, Pla.......................................... 71

Hart-East Tohopekaliga Canal near Narcoossee, Fla.................................. 72

East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal near St. Cloud, Pla........................... 72

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near St. Cloud, Pla..................................... 73

Gentry Lake Outlet near- St. Cloud, Fla........................................... 73

Canoe Creek near St. Cloud, Pla.................................................. 74

Reedy Creek:

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

Reedy Creek near Loughman, Pla................................................... 76

Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal near Lake Wales, Fla.................................... 78

Cypress-Kissimmee Canal near Lake Wales, Fla..................................... 79

Kissimmee River below Lake Kissimmee, Pla.......................................... 79

Istokpoga Canal: 

Reedy Lake Outlet near Frostproof, Pla......................................... 80

Arbuckle Creek near De Soto City, Fla.......................................... 81

Josephine Creek near De Soto City, Pla......................................... 82

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Fla............................................... 83

Kissimmee River near Okeechobee, Fla............................................... 84

St. Lucie Canal at Lake Okeechobee, Fla............................................ 85

Loxahatchee Slough near Jupiter , Fla............................................... 85

Wes t Palm Beach Canal at Canal Point, Fla.......................................... 86

West Palm Beach Canal at West Palm Beach, Fla...................................... 87

Boynton Canal at Boynton Beach, Fla................................................ 87

HilIsboro Canal above Cross Canal, near Belle Glade, Fla........................... 88

Hillsboro Canal near Deerfield Beach, Pla. .......................................... 88

Pompano Canal at Pompano Beach, Fla................................................ 89

Middle River Canal near Fort Lauderdale, Fla....................................... 89

Plantation Road Canal near Port Lauderdale, Fla.................................... 90

North New River Canal at South Bay, Fla............................................ 91

North New River Canal at 26-mile "bend, near Port Lauderdale, Fla................... 92

North New River Canal near Fort Lauderdale, Fla.................................... 92

Miami Canal at water plant, Hialeah, Fla........................................... 93

Tamiami Canal outlets, Miami to Monroe, Pla........................................ 94

Barron River Canal near Everglades, Fla............................................ 95

Imperial River near Bonita Springs, Fla............................................ 96

Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Haven, Fla........................................... 97

Peace River basin:

Peace Creek Marsh (head of Peace River):

Drainage canal west of Dundee, Fla............................................... 98

Peace Creek Marsh outlet near Alturas, Fla......................................... 99

Lulu Lake Outlet at Eloise, Fla.................................................. 100

Peace River at Bartow, Fla......................................................... 101

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Fla................................................ 102

Peace River at Zolfo Springs , Fla.................................................. 102

Charlie Apopka Creek near Gardner, Fla........................................... 103

Peace River at Arcadia, Fla........................................................ 104

Joshua Creek at Nocatee , Fla..................................................... 105

Horse Creek near Arcadia, Fla.................................................... 106

Mlakka River basin:

Miakka Kiver near Sarasota, Fla.................................................... 107

Manatee River basin:

Manatee River near Bradenton, Fla.................................................. 108

Little Manatee River basin:

Little Manatee Kiver near Wimauma, Fla............................................. 109

Alafla River basin:

North Frong Alafia River at Keysville, Fla......................................... 110

Alafia River at Lithia, Fla........................................................ Ill

Hillsborough River basin: 

Hillsborough River:

Crystal Springs near Zephyrhills, Fla............................................ Ill

Hillsborough River near Zephyrhills, Fla........................................... 112

Hillsborough River near Tampa, Fla................................................. 113

Hutchins Lake Outlet near Lutz, Fla.............................................. 114

Drainage ditch at Bearss Avenue, near Sulphur Springs, Pla....................... 115

Alligator Creek basin:

Alligator Creek at Safety Harbor, Fla.............................................. 116

Long Bayou basin: 

Long Bayou:

Seminole Lake Outlet near Largo, Fla............................................. 117

Lake Tarpon basin:

Brookercreek near Odessa, Fla..................................................... 119

Brooker Creek near Tarpon Springs , Fla............................................. 120

Anclote River basin:

Anclote River near Elfers , Fla..................................................... 121

Weekiwachee River basin:

Weekiwachee Spring near Brooksville, Fla........................................... 121
CONTENTS VII

Gaglng-statlon records Continued.

Withlacoochee River basin: Page 

Withlacoochee River at Trilby, Fla.................................................. 122

Wlthlacoochee River at Groom, Fla.................................................. 123

Withlacoochee River near Holder, Fla............................................... 124

Rainbow Springs near Dunnellon, Fla.............................................. 125

Waccasassa River basin:

Waccasassa River near Otter Creek, Fla............................................. 125

Otter Creek at Otter Creek, Fla.................................................. 126

Suwannee River basin:

Suwannee River at Fargo, Ga........................................................ 127

Suwannee River at White Springs, Fla............................................... 128

Alapaha River near Alapaha, Ga................................................... 129

Alapaha River at Statenville, Ga................................................. 130

Withlacoochee River:

Little River near Adel, Ga..................................................... 131

Withlacoochee River near Pinetta, Fla............................................ 132

Suwannee River at Ellaville, Fla................................................... 133

Suwannee River at Branford, Fla.................................................... 134

Santa Fe River:

New River near Lake Butler, Fla................................................ 135

Santa Fe River at Worthington, Fla............................................... 136

Santa Fe River near High Springs, Fla............................................ 137

Santa Fe River near Fort White, Fla.............................................. 138

Ichatucknee Springs near Hildreth, Fla.....................;................... 139

Suwannee River near Bell, Fla...................................................... 139

Suwannee River near Wilcox, Fla.................................................... 140

Steinhatehee River basin:

Steinhatchee Kiver near Cross City, Fla............................................ 141

Fenholloway River basin:

tfenholloway Kiver at Foley, Fla.................................................... 142

Fenholloway River near Perry, Fla.................................................. 143

Rocky Creek near Perry, Fla...................................................... 143

Econfina River basin:

Beonfina River near Perry, Fla..................................................... 144

Auellla River basin:

Aucilla Kiver at Lamont, Fla........................................................ 145

St. Marks Riv-er basin: 

St. Marks River:

Wakulla Spring near Crawfordville, Fla........................................... 146

Oehloekonee giver basin:

Ochlockonee River near Thomasville, Ga............................................. 146

Tired Creek near Cairo, Ga....................................................... 147

Ochlockonee River near Havana, Fla................................................. 148

Little River near Quincy, Fla.................................................... 149

Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla................................................ 150

Telogia Creek near Bristol, Fla.................................................. 151

Apalaehieola River basin:

Chattahoochee River (head of Apalaehieola River) near Leaf, Ga..................... 153

Chattahoochee River near Gainesville, Ga........................................... 154

Chestatee River near Dahlonega, Ga............................................... 157

Chattahooehee River near Buford, Ga................................................ 158

Chattahoochee River near Roswell, Ga............................................... 159

Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, Ga................................................. 160

Sweetwater Creek near Austell, Ga................................................ 161

Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg, Ga............................................ 162

YellowJacket Creek near La Grange, Ga............................................ 163

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

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

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

Chattahoochee River at Columbia, Ala............................................... 168

Flint River near Griffin, Ga..................................................... 169

Flint River near Molena, Ga...................................................... 170

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga................................................ 171

Flint River near Culloden, Ga.................................................... 172

Whitewater Creek below Rambulette Creek, near Butler, Ga....................... 173

Flint River at Montezuma, Ga..................................................... 174

Flint River at Oakfield, Ga...................................................... 175

Kinchafoonee Creek at Preston, Ga.............................................. 176

Flint River at Albany, Ga........................................................ 177

Ichawaynochaway Creek near Milford, Ga......................................... 178

Alligator Creek near Milford, Ga............................................. 179

Flint River at Bainbridge, Ga.................................................... 180

Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga................................................ 181

Apalaehieola River at Chattahoochee, Fla........................................... 182

Chipola River near Altha, Fla.................................................... 183

Bear Creek basin: 

Bear Creek:

Eeonfina Creek near Bennett, Fla................................................. 184

Choctawhatehee River basin:

East Fork Choetawhatehee River near Midland City, Ala.............................. 185

West Fork Choctawhatehee River at Blue Springs, Ala.............................. 186

Choetawhatehee River near Newton, Ala.............................................. 187

Pea River near Ariton, Ala....................................................... 188

Pea River near Samson, Ala....................................................... 189

Choctawhatehee River at Caryville, Fla............................................. 190

Holmes Creek at Vernon, Fla...................................................... 191

Choetawhatehee River near Bruce, Fla............................................... 192

Alaqua Creek basin:

Alaqua Creek near De Funiak Springs, Fla........................................... 193
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Yellow River basin:

Yellow 

Lightwood 

River:Page 

Knot Creek at Babble, Ala.............................................. 195

Yellow River at Mllllgan, Pla....................................................... 196

Shoal River near Crestvlew, Pla.................................................. 197

Blackwater River basin:

Blaclcwater River near Baker, Pla................................................... 198

Coldwater Creek near Milton, Pla................................................. 199

Escambia River basin:

Conecuh River (head of Escambla River) near Troy, Ala.............................. 200

Conecuh River at Brantley, Ala..................................................... 201

Patsallga Creek at Luverne, Ala.................................................. 202

Conecuh River near Andalusia, Ala.................................................. 203

Sepulga River near McKenzie, Ala................................................. 204

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala.................................................... 205

Conecuh River near Brooklyn, Ala................................................... 206

Murder Creek near Evergreen, Ala................................................. 207

Escambla River near Century, Pla................................................... 208

Perdldo River basin:

Ferdldo River at Barrlneau Park, Pla............................................... 209

Styx River near Loxley, Ala............................................:......... 210

Mobile River basin:

Cartecay River (head of Mobile River) near Ellijay, Ga............................. 211

Coosawattee River (continuation of Cartecay River): 

Sallacoa Creek: 

Pine Log Creek:

Little Pine Log Creek:

Rocky Branch near Fairmount, Ga............................................ 212

Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel, Ga............................................... 213

Conasauga River: 

Coahulla Creek:

Mill Creek at Dalton, Ga..................................................... 214

Conasauga River at Tilton, Ga.................................................... 216

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

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

Etowah River near Dawsonville, Ga................................................ 225

Amicalola Creek near Dawsonville, Ga........................................... 226

Etowah River at Canton, Ga....................................................... 227

Little River neap Roswell, Ga.................................................. 228

Etowah River at Allatoona Dam above Cartersville, Ga............................. 229

Etowah River near Kingston, Ga................................................... 230

Etowah River at Rome, Ga......................................................... 231

Coosa River (continuation of Oostanaula River) near Rome, Ga....................... 232

Cedar Creek near Cedartown, Ga..................................................; 233

Chattooga River at Summerville, Ga............................................... 234

Chattooga River at Gaylesville, Ala.............................................. 235

Coosa River at Leesburg, Ala....................................................... 236

Terrapin Creek near Piedmont, Ala................................................ 237

Coosa River at Gadsden, Ala........................................................ 238

Big Wills Creek near Crudup, Ala................................................. 239

Big Canoe Creek near Gadsden, Ala................................................. 240

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala.............................................. 241

Choccolocco Creek near Lincoln, Ala.............................................. 242

Coosa River near Cropwell, Ala...................................................... 243

Kelly Creek near Vincent, Ala.................................................... 244

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala................................................... 245

Yellowleaf Creek near Wilsonville, Ala........................................... 246

Hatchet Creek near Rockford, Ala................................................. 247

Weogufka Creek near Weogufka, Ala.............................................. 248

Coosa River at Jordan Dam, near Wetumpka, Ala...................................... 249

Tallapoosa River:

Little Tallapoosa River at Carrollton, Ga...................................... 250

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala.................................................. 251

Tallapoosa River below Tallassee, Ala............................................ 252

Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee, Ala............................................... 253

Reservoirs in Mobile River basin, Ala.............................................. 254

Alabama River (continuation of Coosa River) near Montgomery, Ala................... 255

Autauga Creek at Prattville, Ala................................................. 256

Big Swamp Creek near Lowndesboro, Ala............................................ 257

Mulberry River at Jones, Ala..................................................... 258

Alabama River at Selma, Ala........................................................ 259

Cahaba River near Acton, Ala...................................................... 260

Cahaba River at Centerville, Ala................................................. 261

Cahaba River at Sprott, Ala...................................................... 262

Cahaba River near Marion Junction, Ala........................................... 263

Boguechitto Creek near Browns, Ala............................................... 264

Alabama River near Millers Ferry, Ala.............................................. 265

Flat Creek at Fountain, Ala...................................................... 266

Limestone Creek near Moriroeville, Ala............................................ 267

Alabama River at Claiborne, Ala.................................................... 268

East Fork Tombigbee River:

Mackys Creek near Dennis, Miss ................................................. 269

East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton, Miss ...................................... 270

Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont, Miss............................................ 271

Bull Mountain Creek near Smithville, Miss ...................................... 272

East Fork Tombigbee River at Bigbee, Miss........................................ 273

Oldtown Creek (head of West Fork Tombigbee River) at Tupelo, Miss............... 274

Mud Creek:

Euclautubba Creek at Saltillo, Miss ........................................ 275

Chiwapa Creek at Shannon, Miss............................................... 276
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Mobile River Continued. 

Alabama River Continued.

East Fork Tombigbee River Continued. Page

West Pork Tombigbee River near Nettleton, Miss................................. 277

Tombigbee River near Amory, Miss................................................. 278

Tombigbee River at Aberdeen, Miss ................................................ 279

Buttahatchee River below Hamilton, Ala......................................... 280

Buttahatchee River neap Sulligent, Ala......................................... 281

Tibbee Creek:

Chookatonchee Creek near Egypt, Miss ......................................... 282

Chookatonchee Creek near West Point, Miss .................................... 283

Tibbee Creek near Tibbee, Miss ................................................. 284

Tombigbee River at Columbus , Miss ................................................ 285

Luxapalila Creek near Fayette, Ala............................................. 286

Luxapalila Creek at Steens, Miss............................................... 287

Tombigbee River near Cochrane, Ala............................................... 288

Sipsey River at Fayette, Ala................................................... 289

Sipsey River near Elrod, Ala................................................... 290

Sipsey River near Pleasant Ridge, Ala.......................................... 291

Noxubee River near Brooksville , Miss........................................... 292

Noxubee River at Macon, Miss................................................... 293

Noxubee River near Geiger, Ala............:.................................... 294

Tombigbee River at Gainesville, Ala.............................................. 295

Mulberry Fork near Garden City, Ala............................................ 296

Sipsey Fork near Falls City, Ala............................................. 297

Clear Creek at Falls City, Ala............................................. 298

Blackwater Creek near Manchester, Ala........................................ 299

Lost Creek near Oakman, Ala.................................................. 300

Locust Fork near Cleveland, Ala.............................................. 301

Locust Fork at Trafford, Ala................................................. 302

Turkey Creek at Morris, Ala................................................ 303

Locust Fork at Sayre, Ala.................................................... 304

Black Warrior River:

Yellow Creek near Tuscaloosa, Ala............................................ 305

North River near Samantha, Ala............................................... 306

North River near Tuscaloosa, Ala............................................. 307

Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala......................................... 308

Black Warrior River near Eutaw, Ala............................................ 309

Prairie Creek near Gallion, Ala.............................................. 310

Tombigbee River near Coatopa, Ala................................................ 311

Sucarnoochee River at Livingston, Ala.......................................... 312

Tombigbee River near Leroy, Ala.................................................. 313

Mobile River:

Chickasaw Creek near Whistler, Ala............................................... 314

Pascagoula River basin:

Lear River Ihead oi' fascagoula River) near Collins, Miss........................... 315

Bowie Creek near Hattiesburg, Miss ............................................... 316

Leaf River at Hattiesburg, Miss .................................................... 317

Tallahala Creek at Laurel, Miss.................................................. 318

Tallahala Creek near Runnelstown, Miss........................................... 319

Leaf River near McLain, Miss....................................................... 320

Chunky Creek (head of Chickasawhay River) near Chunky, Miss...................... 321

Okatibbee Creek:

Sowashee Creek at Meridian, Miss ............................................. 322

Chickasawhay River at Enterprise, Miss ........................................... 323

Chickasawhay River at Leakesville, Miss.......................................... 324

Pascagoula River 'at Merrill, Miss .................................................. 325

Escatawpa River near Wilmer, Ala................................................. 326

Pearl River basin:

Fearl Klver at Edinburg, Miss ...................................................... 327

Lobutcha Creek near Carthage, Miss ............................................... 328

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, Miss.......................................... 329

Pearl River near Lena, Miss........................................................ 330

Yockanookany River near Kosciusko, Miss .......................................... 331

Yockanookany River near Ofahoma, Miss ............................................ 332

Pearl River at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, Miss..................................... 333

Pelahatchie Creek near Pannln, Miss.............................................. 334

Pearl River at Jackson, Miss ....................................................... 336

Strong River at Dlo, Miss........................................................ 337

Pearl River near Monticello, Miss .................................................. 338

Pearl River near Columbia, Miss.................................................... 339

Pearl River near Bogalusa, La...................................................... 340

Bogue Lusa near Pranklinton, La.................................................. 341

Bogue Chitto near Tylertown, Miss................................................ 342

Bogue Chitto at Frankllnton, La.................................................. 343

Bogue Chitto near Bush, La....................................................... 344

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 345

Index................................................................................ 357

ILLUSTRATIONS

 Page 

Pigurel. Gaging-station structures: A, Pearl River near Columbia, Miss.; B, Little

Manatee River near Wimauma, Pla......................................... 4

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

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

3. Making discharge measurement on Fisheating Creek at Palmdale, Fla., during

hurricane flood in October 1951........................................ 12

4. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1952 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period.......................... 13
SOUTH ATLANTIC SLOPE AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BASINS, OGEECHEE RIVER TO PEARL RIV1E, 1952

 SCOPE OF WORK

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

year ending September 30, 1952. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

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

made at more than 12,600 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1952, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 6,700 gaging stations, including those in Alaska and Hawaii. 

Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at many other points in the 1952 water year.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

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

Florida: State Division of Water Survey and Research, A. G. Matthews, chief 

engineer; State Geological Survey, Herman Gunter, director; State Road Department, 

A. A. McKethan, chairman; State Trustees of Internal Improvement Fund, F. C. Elliot, 

engineer and secretary; Pinellas County, W. A. McMullin, Jr., county engineer; the 

city of Jacksonville, Haydon Burns, chairman of city commission; the cities of 

Miami and Miami Beach, W. A. Glass, director, Miami Department of Water and Sewers; 

the town of Perry, W. T. Pace, mayor; the city of Tampa, J. S. Long, superintendent 

of water department; and the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District 

and Everglades Drainage District, W. T. Wallis, chief engineer.

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

and State Highway Department of Georgia, J. L. Gillis, director.

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

R. T. Sessums.

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

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, Dex artment of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 124 gaging stations, of 

"hich 32 were in Alabama, 37 in Florida, 29 in Georgia, 1 in Louisiana, and 25 in Mis- 

"isippi.

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Florida: Florida Power Corporation.

Georgia: The Georgia Power Co., Crisp County Power Commission, and the cities 

of Cairo, Carrollton, and Dalton.

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2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 2-B

DIVISION OF WORK

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

Carl 0. Paulsen, chief hydraulic engineer, under the direction of Joseph V. B. Wells, 

chief of the Surface Water Branch. The data for stations in the several States were collected and prepared for publication under the supervision of the district engineers at the 

offices listed below. The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the direction of B. J. Peter-son, chief, Annual Reports Section.

State District office Address

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

]y ................ Ocala. ..................... Building 211, Camp Roosevelt.

Alabama

Florida ............... . ...

Georgia c/ ................ Atlanta. ................... 644 Peachtree-Seventh Building.

Louisiana. ................ Baton Rouge. ............... 850 North Fifth Street.

Mississippi. .............. Jackson. ................... 301 Century Building.

a/ Except for Chattahooohee River at Columbia. 

V Includes North Prong St. Marys River at Moniac, Ga.

c/ Except for North Prong St. Marys River at Moniac, but including Chattahoochee River at 

Columbia, Ala.

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

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

gaging station records ma/ usually be obtained from the district office.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

for irrigation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The drainage area of a stream at a specified location is that area, measured in a horizontal plane, which is so enclosed by a topographic divide that direct surface runoff from 

precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river above the specified point. 

Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins, or noncontributing areas, 

within the area unless otherwise noted.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

shown in figure 1.

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

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

measurements of peak discharge (such as slope-area or contracted-opening measurements, computation of flow over dams or weirs, and by other methods), velocity-area studies, and 

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

tables gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge 

are computed. If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of frequent or 

continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily mean discharge 

is determined by the shifting-control method, in which correction factors based on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in applying
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 2-B

A, PEARL RIVER NEAR COLUMBIA, MISS.

B, LITTLE MANATEE RIVER NEAR WIMAUMA, FLA.

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STAT1ON STRUCTURES.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 5

the gage heights to the rating tables. If the stage-discharge relation for a station is 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and comparable records of discharge for other stations in the same or nearby basins. If the 

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

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

daily records is not changed.

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

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

runoff of the stream.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage height did not occur 

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

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

station is given under "Remarks."
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 2-B

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and runoff, in inches, are published, a revision of the drainage area necessitates r-orresponding revision uf all figures based on the drainage area. Revised figures of cubic feet 

per second per square mile and runoff, in inches, resulting from a revision of the drainage 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

station description.

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

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

day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

headed "in."), or in acre-feet (line headed "Ac-ft"). Values for cubic feet per second per
ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

square mile and runoff, in inches, are omitted if the drainage area includes large noncontributing areas, or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin is usually less 

than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

but it is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

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

in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

comparison with the observed discharge.

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SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 2-B

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

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

various parts are indicated by the following list and the map in figure 2.

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

A, South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah Riv^r. 

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

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin-, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

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

been included for some streams.

Streamflow data for the years 1884-1901, in reports of the Geological Survey 

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

Report

10th A, pt. 

llth A, pt.

B 131...... 

16th A, pt. 

B 140. .....

2 

2

2

Character of data

Descriptive Inforration only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive information. ..............

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

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge.

1884 to

1884-92

1893-94 

1895.

Year

September 1890.
PUBLICATIONS
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 2-B

Streamflow data for the years 1884-1901, In reports of the Geological Survey Continue 

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

Report

18th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4 

W 27

20th A, pt. 4 

W 35 to 39. . . 

21st A, pt. 4 

W 47 to 52... 

22d A, pt. 4. 

W 65, 66. .... 

W 75. ........

Character of data

Des riptlons, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.. 

Des riptlons, measurements, and gage heights of streams east 

o the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and trlbut ries above Kansas River. 

Des riptlons, measurements, and gage heights of streams west 

o the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of 

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

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

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

Year

1896. 

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

1900. 

1900. 

1901. 

1901.

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date for drainage 

basins In this report are listed below. The data for any particular gaging station will, 

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

basins, Ogeeohee Elver to Pearl River basins were included with those for the South 

Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins.

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

slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River, 1899-1952

Year

1899

19OO

1901

1902

19O3

19O4

19O5

19O6

1907-8

19O9

1910

W.S.P.

36

48

65, 75

83

98

127

168

204

242

262

282

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

W.S.J.

302

322

352

382

402

432

452

472

502

522

542

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

193O

1931

1932

W.S.P.

562

582

602

622

642

662

682

697

712

727

Year

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

W.S.P.

742

757

782

8O2

822

852

872

892

922

952

Year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

W.S.F.

972

1002

1032

1052

1082

1112

1142

1172

1204

1234

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

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

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

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

the streams and gaging stations In the body of the report. An Index of the records 

obtained before 1904 has been published In Water-Supply Paper 119.

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

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

Pearl River) contains, for the area included In that report, a summary of yearly discharge 

at gaging stations at which 10 or more complete years of record had been collected. These 

summaries were reprinted separately.

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

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

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

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

"Water resources of Georgia, 1895-1905."
RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 11

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

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

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Do. ........

Louis iana ..... 

Mississippi. . .

Period

1904-47

1903-38 

1900-1948

Report

Special Report 20, Water Resources and 

Hydrology of southeastern Alabama.

Geol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana. 

Bull. 68, Surface Waters of Mississippi...

Issued by

Do.

Do.

Department of Conservation. 

Mississippi Geological Survey.

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

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

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

and titles of these reports:

Water-Supply 

Paper Title

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

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

1066........ Floods of August 1940 in the southeastern States.

1227-A...... Floods of March-April 1951 in Alabama and adjacent States.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1951 to September 1952 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations are 

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

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Big Cedar Creek. ....... 

Chattahoochee River.... 

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

Chiwappa River. ........

Harney Pond Canal. ..... 

Indian Prairie Canal... 

Little Cedar Creek. .... 

Miami Janal ............

North New " Iver and

Hillsboro Canals. 

Old Town Creek. ........ 

Sakatonchee Creek......

Taylor Creek. ..........

Town Creek. ............ 

Uchee Creek. ...........

Upatoi Creek. .......... 

Valley Creek. .......... 

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

Location

Cave Springs , Ga ................. 

Eufaula, Ala. .................... 

Franklin, Ga. .................... 

Shannon, Miss ....................

At Lake Okeechobee, Pla. ......... 

Near Okeechobee, Fla. ............ 

Cave Springs , Ga ................. 

At Lake Okeechobee, Pla. ......... 

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

Verona, Miss .....................

Near Lake Okeechobee, Fla. .......

Tupelo, Miss ..................... 

Port Mitchell, Ala. ..............

Port Benning, Oa. ................ 

Oak Grove , Ala ................... 

Bessemer, Ala. ...................

Period

1948-52 

1938-52 

1945-52 

1949-52

1946-52a/ 

1952 

1952 

1948-52 

1952

1944-52b/

1952 

1949 52

1949-52 

1946-52

1942-52c/ 

1946-52 

1946-52

Collected by

Corps of Engineers. 

United States Weather Bureau. 

Corps of Engineers . 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

a/ Records prior to 

b/ Records prior to 

c/ Records prior to 

Note.--The Soil Cons 

as collected records

October 1947 published in reports of Geological Survey.

July 1947 published in reports of Geological Survey.

January 1946 published in reports of OoOj.ogical Survey.

ervation Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture (beginning in 1939)

of runoff from 1 area of 19.2 acres near Watkinsville, Ga.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 2-B

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

The water year 1952 was characterized by normal to slightly above normal runoff over 

most of the South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to 

Pearl River, except for the southwestern portion of this area where drought conditions 

existed throughout most of the year. A record-breaking flood occurred October 1, 2 in 

a localized area west of Lake Okeechobee in, southern Florida and during March medium to 

record-high flow occurred at many gaging stations in the State of Georgia. Drought conditions prevailed over most of the area covered by this report during the last three 

months of the water year. For three key gaging stations in the area covered by this report, a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharges during the 1952 water year 

with the median discharge for the 25-year period 1921-45 is shown in figure 4 on the 

opposite page.

Figure S.-Making discharge measu 

during hurric

ment en Fisheating Creek at Palmdale, Fla., 

e flood in October 1951.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

9000

123,160

8000

Oconee River at Dublin, Ga. 

Drainage area, 4,400 sq ml.

7000

6000

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4000

3000

2000

1000

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

year

4000 

3500 

3000 

2500 

2000J 

1500 

1000 

500

Kissimmee River near Okeechobee, Fla. 

Drainage area, 2,866 sq mi. __

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

year

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Explanation

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

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1952.

Figure 4.--Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1952 water year 

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

OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN

Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga.

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

bridge at Scarboro, Jenkins County, 3j miles downstream from Sculls Creek, 6j miles 

upstream from Horse Creek, and 1\ miles southeast of Millen.

Drainage area. 1,940 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1937 to September 1952.

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

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

Dec. 18, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,701 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 10.32 ft); 

minimum, 184 cfs Oct. 19.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 24,600 cfs Aug. 17, 1940, Mar. 27, 1944 (gage height, 

12.8 ft); minimum observed, 145 cfs Sept. 28, 1938.

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

Remarks.--Records good except those below 400 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method Used Sept. 17-3O)

O.O 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

190

462

860

1,550

2,170

7.5 

8.0 

9.0 

11.0

2,770

3,740

6,250

14,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

511

511

494

447

374

326

294

266

248

236

216

216

210

2O3

190

*203

203

190

190

190

196 

203

203

203

210

229

242

262

262

268

281

8,279

267

0.138

0.16

Nov.

294

333

402

447

478

511

565

602

640

680

720

720

720

680

640

602

583

565

565

621

680 

760

810

860

860

860

810

*760

680

640

-

19,088

636

0.328

0.37

Dec.

602

583

583

565

583

602

621

640

700

760

835

910

940

1,000

1,030

1,060

1,030

1,000

940

910

940 

,000

,060

,160

,240

,350

,470

,550

,600

Jan.

1,630

1,690 

1,890

1,770

1,650

1,550

1,430

1,390

*1,310

1,340

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,060

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,000

1,000

970

940 

940

940

940

970

,030

,100

,160

,240

,650 ,270

,710

30,624

,310

38,300

988 1,235

Feb.

1,590

1,510 

1,600

1,710

1,710

1,650

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,510

1,470

1,430

1,470

1,650

2,020

2,560

2,700

3,320

3, '850

*5,960 

3,850

3,420

3,120

2,860

2,770

2,770

2,860

Mar.

2,770

2,860 

2,860

2,860

3,030

3,320

3,850

4,540

5,160

7,150

10,500

10,000

7,970

6,540

5,560

5,040

4,540

4,910

5,830

5,420

4,660 

4,190

3,850

3,960

4,O8O

4,780

6,400

Apr.

7,470

6,250 

5,160

4,420

3,850

3,420

3,030

2,770

2,490

2,370

2,260

2,260

2,370

2,430

2,430

2,260

2,170

2,020

1,890

1,770

1,650 

1,550

1,510

1,470

1,430

1,390

1,390

7,310 3,350

2,860 7, L50 1,270

- ' 7,310, 1,270

-

66,420

2,290

0.509 0.637 1.18

0.59 0.73 1.27

7,970

166,370

5,367

2.77

3.19

-

77,370

2,579

1.33

1.48

May

1,350

1,510 

1.550

1,550

1,550

1,510

1,470

1,390

1,310

1,240

1,130

1,060

1,000

*970

1,000

1,060

1,130

1,160

1,160

1,130

1,030 

885

760

680

660

680

700

720

740

785

835

33,705

1,087

O.56O

0.65

June

835

835 

860

810

760

720

700

700

660

660

660

621

547

511

511

494

494

511

547

583

602 

660

700

720

*720

680

602

583

565

547

-

19,398

647

0.334

0.37

July

529

447

388

374

353

353

340

326

320

320

320

320

333

326

310

310

300

290

290

280

270 

270

260

260

250

240

240

240

230

230

220

9,539

308

0.159

0.18

Aug.

130

240 

250

260

*270

280

290

374

374

374

374

388

402

432

478

494

432

374

353

374

360 

333

320

314

3O7

320

320

310

310

320

310

10,567

341

0.176

0.20

Sept.

300

300 

290

290

29O

290

290

280

270

270

260

260

260

250

250

250

*248

274

307

320

353

402

478

494

494

511

529

547

547

511

-

10,415

347

0.179

0.20

Calendar year 1951: Ma* 3,740 Min 190 Mean 922 Cfsm O.475 In. 6.48

Water year 1951-52: Flax 10,50O Min 190 Mean 1,339 Cfsm 0.69O In. 9.39

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 15 to Aug. 7, Aug. 26 to Sept. 16; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records, 1 discharge measurement, and records for station near Eden.
OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN 

Ogeechee River near Eden, Ga.

15

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

U. S. Highways 25, 80, and 280, 2 miles west of Eden, Effingham County, 2 miles upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, and 3 miles upstream from Black Creek.

Drainage area.--2,650 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1937 to September 1952.

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

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 15 years, 2,226 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 11.6 ft); 

minimum, 230 cfs Aug. 2.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 26,300 cfs Mar. 31, 1944 (gage height, 14.7 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 2, 1952.

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

Georgia Railway Co.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

1.0 

4.0 

6.0

215

401

1,380

2,200

8.0

10.0

12.0

3,700

7,100

13,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

528

544 

560

560

560

560

528

480

416

373

351

330 

311

296

289

280

*271

268

268

268

265

283

292

311

308

302

292

286

299

302

317

11,298

364

0 . 13.7

0.16

Nov.

323

354 

544

738

868

915

885

820

770

755

755

755 

755

770

785

820

850

835

802

755

738

704

688

720

755

785

820

*850

885

885

-

22,684

756

0.285

0.32

Dec.

915

885 

835

785

785

820

835

850

850

835

820

835 

850

885

950

,020

,040

,140

,240

,340

,450

,520

,590

,590

,590

1,560

1,520

1,480

1,520

1,560

1.620

35,515

1,146

0.432

0.50

Jan.

1,660

1,740 

1,820

1,900

2,000

2,050

2,150

2^200

2,200

*2,200

2,100

1,950 

1,820

1,700

1,590

1,520

1,450

1,380

1,310

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,280

1,310

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,420

50,250

1,621

0.612

0.71

Feb.

1,450

1,480 

1,590

1,660

1,780

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,150

2,200

2,200

2,200 

2,100

2,050

2,050

2,100

2,310

2,760

3,510

4,320

5,180

5,180

4,820

4,640

4,820

5,180

5.560

5,360

5,360

-

-

89,810

3,097

1.17

1.26

Mar.

5,180

5,000 

5,000

5,000

4,820

4.640

4,640

4,640

4,820

4,820

5,000

5,360 

5,900

*7,100

9,800

11,600

10 , 800

8,900

7,600

6,900

6,100

5,720

5,720

6,300

6,300

6,100

5,900

5,900

5,900

6,300

6,700

194,460

6,273

2.37

2.73

Apr.

7,850

8,100 

8,350

8,600

8,600

7,850

6,900

6,100

*5,540

5,000

4,480

4,040 

3,700

3,510

3,330

3,150

3,070

3,070

3,070

3,070

2,990

2,910

2,690

2,550

2,450

2,430

2,490

2,620

2,620

2,490

"

155,600

4,455

1.68

1.87

May

2,570

2,250 

2,100

2,150

2,050

1,900

1,860

1,860

1,900

1,860

1,860

1,860 

1,820

1,820

*1,860

1,740

1,590

1,450

1,580

1,540

1,540

1,380

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,520

1,520

1,420

1.510

1,310

1,450

52,620

1,697

0.640

0.74

June

,560

.620 

,560

,380

,240

,180

,140

,080

,020

915

850

820 

770

738

720

758

758

688

688

755

755

802

850

850

850

*802

785

785

770

738

"

28,187

940

0.355

0.40

July

820

820 

850

820

688

560

496

448

432

401

395

395

401

464

432

432

416

370

351

339

314

305

308

292

224

277

370

401

554

508

277

15,810

445

0.168

0.19

Aug.

246

250 

496

720

855

*802

656

592

624

770

915

1,020 

1,020

885

720

6?4

592

576

560

5?8

480

432

432

496

720

735

6iO

448

332

358

373

18,957

612

0.251

0.27

Sept.

496

560 

512

416

367

327

314

314

314

314

327

*320

314

305

299

289

283

280

296

308

314

361

528

835

1,040

1.080

915

758

672

656

"

14,094

470

0.177

0.20

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,820 Win 265 Mean 1,323 Cfsm 0.499 In. 6.77

Water year 1951-52: Max 11,600 Mln 230 Mean 1,818 Cfsm 0.686 In. 9.35

Discharge measurement made on this day.
16 OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN

Canoochee River near Claxton, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°11'05", long. 81"53"25", on right bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on 

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

from Lotts Creek.

Drainage area. 555 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1937 to September 1952.

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

~^T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). 

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

Average discharge. 15 years, 423 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,130 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 9.9 ft); minimUmi937-52: 'Maximum^ischarge', 12,100 cfs Apr. 2, 1948 (gage height 13.9 ft from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 1.2 cfs June 2,3, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 100 cfs and those for period of doubtful gageheight record, which are fair.

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

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 9-20, 30)

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

2.0

5.3

10

28

55

94

2.7 

3.2 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

207

371

932

1,420

2,190

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195Z

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

d49

d73

dl!2

d88

*62

49

38

33

26

25

23

19

15

13

10

8.9

*7.9

6.9

6.9

5.8

7.4

8.4

7.9

8.9

10

10

10

10

8.9

8.4

8.4

769.7

24.8

0.045

0.05

Nov.

1F^ 8.9

88

141

103

79

88

117

*117

101

81

69

66

75

77

86

96

90

79

73

75

75

69

69

71

71

73

71

*68

62

-

2,353.9

78.5

0.141

0.16

Dec.

57

52

50

62

103

141

139

112

101

108

125

147

162

159

171

204

187

200

306

306

371

474

492

474

457

474

549

B49

511

492

457

8,192

264

0.476

0.55

Jan.

428

406

383

358

329

314

296

274

259

252

*233

204

194

194

190

187

*174

168

159

156

159

156

197

259

263

329

406

438

492

492

457

8,806

284

0.512

0.59

Feb.

428

406

457

530

492

474

448

417

358

326

317

282

255

233

274

606

932

1,100

1,340

1,820

2,020

*1,780

1,400

1,070

954

976

1,200

1,400

1,510

-

-

23,805

821

1.48

1.60

Mar.

1,540

1,680

1,540

1,370

1,400

*1,450

1,420

1,300

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,300

1,480

1,850

1,930

1,740

1,510

1,270

1,070

932

806

726

646

706

932

1,220

1,480

1,850

2,070

1,970

1,850

42,848

1,382

2.49

2.87

Apr.

1.370

1,100

910

806

766

686

606

*549

492

438

406

371

346

358

371

395

383

346

314

289

244

207

165

Mi

187

292

395

530

549

457

-

14,464

482

0.868

0.97

May

457

417

371

383

343

237

156

103

86

86

150

346

666

»888

606

383

248

177

141

139

156

174

171

194

204

147

190

292

332

323

^10

8,876

286

0.515

0.59

June

340

340

259

326

289

248

200

122

79

*59

49

46

49

43

43

101

184

292

358

314

358

358

218

133

77

55

42

33

26

11

-

5,060

169

0.305

0.34

July

17

16

16

17

16

16

14

14

13

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

7.4

7.9

*6.9

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.0

4.3

4.0

4.0

8.9

16

10

7.9

' 5.8

309.8

9.99

0.018

0.02

Aug.

7.9

975

11

16

10

8.4

*8.4

18

192

262

105

54

40

71

159

177

133

62

28

22

43

49

27

244

511

340

162

69

36

36

175

3,086.2

99.6

0.179

0.21

Sept.

255

222

147

77

48

32

23

18

17

15

14

13

17

18

18

15

13

»10

14

19

25

212

932

1.070

646

383

289

200

141

112

-

5,015

167

0.301

0.34

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,750 Min 3.3 

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,070 Min 4.0

Peak discharge (base

269

338

Cfsm 

Cfsm

0.485 In. 

0.609 In

6.57

8.29

Peak discharge (base, 1.800 cfs).--Feb. 21 (7 a.m.) 2,070 cfs (9.8 ft); Mar. 15 (5 a.m.) 1,970 cfs 

(9.6 ft); Mar. 29 (11 a.m.) 2,130 cfs (9.9 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

recorded graph, observer's reading, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 17

South River near McDonough, Ga.

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

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

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

Drainage area. 436 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1952.

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

]~929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark) .

Average discharge. 13 years, 587 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 18.4 ft); mini-

 mum daily, 122 cfs Oct. 20. ~ , 

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 34,500 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 24.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 70 cfs 

Oct. 25-27, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Figures of daily discharge include flow diverted from Chattahoochee River (averaging about 12 cfs) for Atlanta municipal supply.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

183

179

176

170

163

154

146

140

136

136

132

*132

132

130

128

126

130

128

126

122

132

198

196

229

278

205

183

240

386

322

533

5,771

186

0.427

0.49

Nov.

372

533

358

278

242

229

302

358

258

238

229

220

214

227

550

401

293

249

229

223

216

212

214

216

218

212

*212

220

218

205

-

8,146

272

0.624

0.70

Dec.

201

201

198

375

759

386

317

288

276

372

320

278

260

253

465

550

345

416

956

1,570

5,360

6.470

1,480

956

793

891

1,160

793

672

584

533

28,478

919

2.11

2.43

Jan.

482

448

416

*401

533

654

465

401

372

372

372

332

320

314

314

322

314

3OO

290

283

293

345

1,060

654

465

401

386

1,380

2.280

956

*689

16,614

536

1.23

1.42

Feb.

584

533

991

1,720

1,100

742

636

550

518

482

465

432

432

479

479

672

793

533

465

448

432

416

401

465

479

584

1,520

1,020

776

-

19,145

660

1.51

1.63

Mar.

990

776

3,120

10.400

6,870

1,640

1,200

956

859

1,060

5,560

4,560

2,580

1,840

1,160

956

*827

793

1,760

1,200

1,020

1,880

2,900

6,100

4,430

1,760

1,340

1,160

1,060

990

923

72,670

2,344

5.38

6.20

Apr.

990

1,060

859

827

923

793

742

706

706

672

654

636

859

990

724

654

619

602

584

550

533

516

*479

516

689

706

654

584

516

482

-

20,825

694

1.59

1.77

Hay

465

448

432

482

416

401

386

386

372

372

689

689

432

386

372

372

345

345

401

516

416

372

345

358

859

602

416

358

372

567

479

13,851

447

1.03

1.19

June

401

345

327

310

300

*317

310

300

283

416

332

358

327

281

285

345

482

358

272

283

416

448

401

297

267

247

231

225

238

242

-

9,644

321

0.736

0.82

July

216

216

205

194

192

185

187

190

192

187

181

172

172

165

161

161

159

150

146

150

*134

136

205

190

150

138

170

194

157

152

227

5,434

175

0.401

0.46

Aug.

372

260

172

1E7

172

236

345

584

5EO

4C1

267

220

2E3

3C2

236

212

167

174

161

332

218

2C3

231

198

172

1E7

*146

144

2T3

2.030

7E9

10,064

325

0.745

0.86

Sept.

401

302

300

253

223

214

201

194

187

183

174

276

358

272

231

345

260

216

312

345

258

240

234

216

203

196

190

179

181

174

-

7,318

244

0.560

0.62

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,470 Hln 78 Mean 417 Cfsm 0.956 In. 13.01

Water year 1951-52: Max lo, 4OO Hln 122 Mean 596 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.59

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Dee. 22 (10 a.m.) 7,400 cfs (15.5 ft); Mar. 4 (10 p.m.) 12,300 

cfs (18.4 ft); Mar. 12 (3 a.m.) 7^040 cfs (15.2 ft)j Mar. 24 (11 a.m.) 6,500 cfs (14.7 ft). 

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

Yellow River near Snellville, Ga

Location. Lat 33°51', long. 84°05', on right bank under highway bridge, 3£ miles west 

of Snellville, Gwinnett County, 4 miles downstream from Sweetwater Creek, 6| miles 

northeast of town of Stone Mountain, and 7| miles upstream from Store Mountain Creek.

Drainage area. 144 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1952.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 810.ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 10 years, 179 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,940 cfs Dec. 21 (gage heigl-t, 15.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 14 cfs July 30, 31.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 6,580 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 19.4 ft. from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 5.0 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 1951 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 1032: 1943(M). W 1112: 1944-45fM).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7

.9

1.2

1.6

13

26

57

125

2.0 

3.0 

13.0

216

502

3,910

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31 

30

29

26

24

23

22

*22

22

20

20 

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

41

51

45

53

56

39

35

92

71

82

105

1,113

35.9

0.249

0.29

Nov.

180 

267

113

87

74

67

129

101

81

74

68 

64

60

70

100

89

84

76

68

65

63

61

61

60

60

60

*58

57

57

57

2,511

83.7

0.581

0.65

Dec.

55 

55

55

180

216

158

121

107

92

98

87 

79

74

127

254

158

127

293

394

780

5.870

3,720

632

410

323

351

380

281

228

192

169

14,066

454

3.15

3.63

Jan.

158 

146

138

129

216

192

*158

144

138

138

127 

121

117

117

113

113

113

109

101

119

123

169

228

180

146

140

144

949

1.050

380

267

6,483

209

1.45

1.67

Feb.

216 

216

471

366

267

216

192

169

158

146

*142 

133

129

136

144

254

192

158

140

142

131

123

125

144

133

368

380

295

241

-

5,927

204

1.42

1.53

Mar.

204 

180

424

1,910

1,250

440

323

281

228

1,200

2.280 

1,180

380

366

295

254

216

216

502

309

721

1,660

2,180

*1,620

1,120

599

440

309

295

267

241

21,890

706

4.90

5.65

Apr.

267 

254

228

216

216

204

192

180

180

169

169 

158

254

241

192

180

169

158

158

146

144

144

133

140

169

502

945

380

254

204

-

6,946

232

1.61

1.80

May

180

158

146

140

*129

123

113

109

109

103

146 

117

109

105

101

94

92

92

98

113

125

100

92

121

180

133

107

94

98

121

109

3,657

118

0.819

0.94

June

103 

105

82

77

76

94

74

65

63

63

65 

64

63

58

55

*65

77

60

53

50

64

96

98

61

53

44

38

41

65

47

-

2,019

67.3

0.467

0.52

July

43

43

40

37

34

32

31

34

37

37

31 

28

27

25

24

24

23

22

20

19

18

15

65

28

25

19

25

*22

25

14

14

881

28.4

0.197

0.23

Aug.

20 

21

19

20

21

31

40

61

81

81

49 

37

33

29

35

37

26

23

20

21

20

28

65

43

35

25

22

20

25

50

195

1,233

39.8

0.276

0.32

Sept.

180 

138

91

60

44

37

32

*30

28

28

26 

33

50

40

52

76

45

39

84

58

52

45

44

39

35

34

31

30

*31

31

-

1,543

51.4

0.357

0.40

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,870 Mln 5.4 Mean 125- Cfsm 0.868 In. 11.78

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,870 Mln 14 Mean 187 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.63

Peak discharge (base. 2.100 cfs).--Dec. 21 (12 p.m.) 4,940 cfs (15.6 ft); Mar. 4 (7 p.m.) 2,420 cfs 

(8.8 ft); Mar. 11 14 a.m.) 2,760 cfs (9.8 ft); Mar. 23 (l p.m.) 2,450 cfs (8.9 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 19

Yellow River near Covington, Ga.

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

on State Highway 12, a quarter of a mile downstream from Central of Georgia Railroad bridge, half a mile downstream from Gum Creek, and 3-j miles northwest of Covington, Newton County.

Drainage area. 396 sq mi.

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

September 195H. Published as "at Almon" 1897-1901.

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

TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. September to December 1897 staff gage at 

about same site at different datum. May 1899 to December 1901 staff gage at site 

1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1944-52), 486 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,080 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 14.4 ft); minimum daily, 51 cfs Oct. 20.

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 16,200 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 20.3 ft); minimum daily, 24 cfs Sept. 9, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mill dam above station. 

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

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

151

241

4.0

8.0

12.0

14.0

739

2,100

4,230

5,740

Discharge, in cubic feet pe dond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

I' ay

1

?

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

117

101

97

88

86

81

70

88

83

75

78

*73

58

65

78

70

68

68

65

5_1

72

112

129

122

146

143

117

116

189

208

252

3,166

102

0.258

0.30

Nov.

256

360

327

235

221

193

221

283

231

202

167

181

164

167

283

294

241

198

198

177

176

176

172

176

159

179

*159

167

161

161

-

6,285

210

0.530

0.59

Dec.

146

151

167

241

417

382

316

272

254

294

272

241

221

212

316

453

360

406

668

975

2,750

5.420

5,260

1,910

888

828

1,010

768

626

556

503

27,283

880

2.22

2.56

Jan.

441

417

394

*371

406

490

417

382

360

349

338

316

305

316

305

305

294

294

272

272

316

371

636

530

429

394

371

839

1.990

1,650

*828

15,388

496

1.25

1.44

Feb.

640

556

798

1.510

918

682

584

516

478

441

429

394

394

406

406

490

598

478

429

394

382

371

349

360

394

441

858

858

696

_

-

16,050

553

1.40

1.51

Mar.

668

570

1,200

3,480

4,580

2,820

1,240

888

739

876

3,350

5.260

3,660

1,650

1,110

888

*768

710

1,170

1,170

1,040

1,950

2,920

4,790

4,440

2,520

1,480

1,110

948

828

768

59,591

1,922

4.85

5.59

Apr.

768

768

682

626

626

598

556

530

516

503

490

478

570

682

584

516

478

453

441

429

429

406

*394

394

465

465

1,290

~759 1.510

556

-

17,742

591

1.49

1.66

May

490

441

406

582

571

549

358

527

505

294

571

429

549

516

305

294

272

260

294

371

549

516

285

505

549

394

327

272

272

294

505

10,430

336

0.848

0.98

June

294

272

239

223

210

371

327

241

*225

208

202

191

184

156

169

195

169

186

161

148

138

174

245

221

165

138

114

124

215

186

-

6,089

205

0.513

0.57

July

145

152

126

155

106

104

122

105

118

118

106

88

92

92

90

97

87

*78

77

68

78

73

123

154

90

70

60

79

68

70

107

3,058

98.6

0.249

0.29

Aug.

188

191

114

120

118

141

143

762

£85

285

254

165

141

155

125

108

111

117

99

102

86

90

92

149

*r.32

105

86

82

90

225

262

4,597

148

0.374

0.43

Sept.

283

294

256

195

143

105

105

114

91

84

84

99

112

129

141

161

177

130

140

184

162

161

135

128

114

111

84

95

111

91

-

4,217

141

0.356

0.40

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,420 Min 24 Mean 325 Cfsm 0.821 In. 11.14

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,420 Min 51 Mean 475 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.32

Peak discharge 

cfs (13.6 ft)

Discharge measurement made on this day.
20 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Ocmulgee River near Jackson, Ga.

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

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

Shoals Dam, 7 miles east of Jackson, Butts County, and at mile 247.4.

Drainage area. 1,420 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --May 1906 to September 1915, August 1939 to September 1952.

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

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Jan. 1, 1913, staff gage, Jan. 1 to 

Dec. 31, 1913, water-stage recorder, and Jan. 1, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1915, staff gage, 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. --13 years (1939-52), 1,737 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,100 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 15.1 ft); minimum daily, 448 cfs Oct. 1,2.

1906-15, 1939-52: Maximum discharge, 56,600 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 23.9 

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

Maximum stage known, 26.8 ft Dec. 11, 1919, from graph based on gage readings 

(discharge, 69,000 cfs, by computation of flow over dam).

Remarks . --Records good. Flow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (usable capacity, 

77,000 acre-ft), completed in 1910, and powerplant.

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

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.1

4.5

5.0 

14.0

420

820

1,530

24,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

448

448

456

507

494

498

501

496

499

502

505

494

492

486

437

486

484

496

496

486

495

498

514

531

530

529

522

541

542

540

330

15,533

501

-109

Nov.

522

518

512

528

555

621

620

596

567

578

564

578

683

*688

663

646

522

518

722

718

624

514

554

528

516

623

1,000

884

688

514

-

18,364

612

+131

Dec.

540

542

533

543

537

544

580

576

582

572

754

1,230

1,580

1,610

1,690

562

1,760

1,790

2,240

2,490

2,850

3,060

10 . OOP

8,600

6*740

4,850

3,900

3,540

3,450

3,360

3,240

75,845

2,414

+195

Jan.

3.190

3,160

2,560

2,410

795

580

2,160

2,270

1,950

1,670

1,710

710

580

1,540

1,440

1,500

1,390

1,300

568

628

1,040

1,780

1,870

2,020

1,780

666

663

*2,080

2, 190

2,670

2,610

51,480

1,661

+111

Feb.

2,610

2,600

2,630

2,620

2,640

2,560

2,820

5,160

3,120

1,680

2,530

2,380

2,000

2,170

2,630

2,630

2,550

2,420

1,980

2,000

1,980

1,970

1,130

766

1,310

1,820

2,150

2,150

2,150

-

65,156

2,247

-139

Mar.

2,020

761

2,650

22,900

21,500

8,360

8,120

4,240

2,720

2,770

10,500

13,500

12,200

11,200

5,120

2,880

2,860

2,840

2,880

3,700

3,820

4,760

6,870

18,800

18,000

12,200

7,880

5,570

3,040

2,940

2,840

230,441

7,434

+215

Apr.

2,690

2,530

2,400

2,260

2,390

2,370

2,370

2,400

2,370

2,400

2,390

1,870

1,810

1,930

1,920

2,380

2,400

1,820

894

512

2,060

2,290

*876

1,610

1,730

1,540

1,490

2,110

2,440

2,450

-

60,702

2,023

-30

May

2,430

2.470

1,930

518

1,880

1,680

644

796

891

568

853

1,890

1,900

1,960

1,050

540

512

522

1,600

1,690

976

1,720

1,610

530

527

2,090

2,460

1,920

1,880

1,710

530

42,?77

1,364

-68

June

526

1,170

911

1,750

*888

1,210

541

533

763

1,240

1,610

1,760

940

522

529

681

1,340

1,700

1,460

915

522

546

758

1,140

1,320

1,260

1,090

572

582

646

-

29,425

981

-47

July

702

584

608

564

560

560

556

655

560

543

549

550

546

586

538

538

550

549

544

545

685

968

575

598

575

526

525

629

542

534

580

18,124

585

-128

Aug.

737

792

750

736

734

756

772

651

540

530

562

586

566

600

604

531

536

596

500

580

583

589

548

543

519

506

505

503

556

620

558

18,689

603

+213

Sept.

546

1,200

~^7e- 1.360

666

518

516

786

515

512

548

546

561

526

581

671

538

591

558

560

542

676

1,010

962

779

562

544

546

791

768

-

20,455

682

-81

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

392 

0.276 

0.32

742 

0.523 

0.56

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52 :

2,609 

1.84 

2.12

1,772 

1.25 

1.44

2,108 

1.48

1.60

7,649 

5.39 

6.21

1,993 

1.40 

1.56

1,296 

0.913 

1.05

Observed

Max 10,000 Mln 448 Mean 1,136 

Max 22,900 Mln 448 Mean 1,764

934 

0.658 

0.73

457 

0.322 

0.37

816 

0.575 

0.66

601 

0.423 

0.47

Adjusted

Mean 1,154 Cfsm 0.813 In. 11.01 

Mean 1,787 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.11

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

Georgia Power Co.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 21

Ocmulgee River at Macon, Ga.

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

Bridge in Macon, Bibb County, 1-? miles upstream from Walnut Creek and at mile 205.0.

drainage area.--2,340 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . January 1893 to September 1913, October 1931 to September 1952. Gage- 

'height records collected at same site since 1895 are contained in reports of D. S. 

Weather Bureau.

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

]~929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 9, 1905, staff, chain, anc5 wireweight gages at sites within l| miles downstream at about same datum. Oct. 9, 1905, to 

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

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

Average discharge. 39 years (1893-1911, 1931-52), 2,771 cfs.

^tremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46,800 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 23.9 ft); minimum daily, 529 cfs Oct. 4.

1893-1913, 1931-52: Maximum discharge, 83,500 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 28.0 

ft); minimum daily, 192 cfs Nov. 9, 16, 23, 1931; minimum gage height observed, -1.0 

ft Oct. 5, 1904.

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

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

of Georgia Railroad bridge 500 ft downstream.

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

Flow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (see preceding page) and powerplant above 

station.

Revisions. W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15, Dec. 7-23,

Mar. 13-25, July 5-22, Aug. 10-29; rate of change In 

stage used as a factor Dec. 20, 25, Feb. 15, 26, 

Mar. 5, 4, 6, 11, 15, 23)

3.6 

4.0 

6.0 

12.0

520

700

1,780

5,820

15.0

18.0

21.0

24.0

9,340

16,300

28,000

47,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1.9

:;o

;i

<2

;3

;4

;s

;e

;7

;s

c.9

TO3 1

"otal

]'"ean

|- f sm

.in.

Oct.

588

632

534

529 

655

632

565

588

610

632

*632

610

632

588

588

678

655

655

678

588

632

655

7OO

700

725

700

678

678

775

775

900

20,187

651

0.291

0.34

Nov.

900

825

900

825 

775

825

950

950

90O

875

850

825

850

925

*1,130

1,260

1,210

1,080

850

975

1,020

925

825

850

850

825

925

1,260

1,160

1,020

-

28,340

945

0.422

0.47

Dec.

850

800

8OO

975

1,380

1,600

1,480

1,430

1,380

1 , 380

1,290

1,160

1,430

1,780

1,960

2,080

1,160

2,140

2,560

3,280

*6,640

5,260

6,050

9,660

8,140

6,740

6,840

5,340

4,600

4,190

3,990

98,365

3,173

1.42

1.64

Jan.

3,860

3,540

3,210

2,890 

2,950

1,720

a2,000

2,440

2,500

2,320

2,020

2,080

al,700

al,800

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,780

al,700

a2,100

a2,600

3,020

3,150

2,890

2,560

a3,000

a4,200

5,420

4,600

*3,860

83,510

2,694

1.20

1.38

Feb.

3,540

3,470

3,990

4,390 

4,190

3,800

3,600

3,730

3,930

3,600

1,960

3,340

2,950

3,470

4,280

5,910

4,460

3,670

3,280

3,020

3,210

3,150

2,820

1,840

1,540

2,350

6,450

5,180

4,190

_

-

105,310

3,631

1.62

1.75

Mar.

3,860

3,540

2,410

22,300 

45,500

50,100

9,860

8,70O

5,020

4,460

12,000

17,900

16,000

15,800

11,700

5,180

*4,250

4,060

4,190

4,590

4,880

5,020

11,900

22,400

52 , OOO

22,800

12,800

8,860

6,180

4,810

4,600

363,270

11,720

5.23

6.03

Apr.

4,600

4,520

3,990

3,930 

3,990

3,730

3,340

3,600

3,600

3,410

3,410

3,150

3,020

3,020

3,080

3,470

3,540

3,210

2,760

al.9OO

a2 , 500

a2,700

a2,200

a2,500

a2,900

a3,200

a3,400

a3,400

*a3,400

3,340

-

98,410

3,280

1.46

1.63

May

5,210

3,020

2,820

2,380 

1,210

2,380

2,260

1,430

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,540

2,440

2,560

2,440

1,600

1,160

975

1,000

2,020

2,140

1,540

1,960

2,020

1,240

1,540

3,020

2,760

2,690

2,820

2,380

62,995

2,032

0.907

1.05

June

1,100

1,OOO

1,720

1,540 

2,080

1,480

1,780

975

975

*1,290

1,840

2,080

1,960

1,430

900

875

1,160

1,960

2,260

1,960

1,430

1,100

1,020

1,260

1,540

1,660

1,540

1,430

975

875

-

43,195

1,440

0.643

O.72

July

925

1,OOO

800

825

700

678

700

750

825

750

750

750

655

655

750

7OO

655

655

655

652

*655

1,100

1,180

725

750

825

655

700

775

700

655

23,530

759

0.359

0.39

Aug.

700

950

925

900 

925

975

1,000

1,100

975

775

775

800

825

825

*825

775

700

7OO

775

775

800

750

775

678

70O

700

632

678

678

1,760

2,560

27,711

894

0.399

0.46

Sept.

*1,840

1,290

1,720

1,900 

1,430

975

725

70O

975

725

700

750

800

725

678

800

875

750

BOO

1,020

950

1,210

1,290

1,430

1,260

1,080

800

7OO

725

950

-

30,573

1,019

0.455

0.51

Calendar year 1951: Max 9,660 Mln 495 Mean 1,567 Cfsm 0.700 In. 9.50

''ater year 1951-52 : Max 43,300 Mln 529 Mean 2,692 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.37

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). Mar. 5 (11 a.m.) 46,800 cfs (23.9 ft); Mar. 12 (4 a.m.) 19,000

cfs (18.8 ft); Mar. 25 (12 m. ) 33,800 cfs (22.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
22 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Tobesofkee Creek near Macon, Ga.

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

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

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available . March 1937 to September 1952.

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

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

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

Average discharge.--15 years, cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 18.0 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 20, 21.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 9,830 cfs Mar. 21, 1944 (gage height, 23.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs; minimum daily, 6 cfs Sept. 10, 1951.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 1204: 1942.

Rating tabl er year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 13-22, Apr. 15 to May 26)

30

55

114

5.0

10.0

15.0

18.0

680

1,900

3,940

5,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

17

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

*26

26

24

23

21

20

19

18

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

15

15

17

22

27

28

28

26

25

26

29

65

702

22.6

0.124

0.14

Nov.

72

54

70

60

45

40

48

57

47

40

39

38

37

T7

*47

76

65

47

42

41

40

40

40

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

-

1,409

47. O

0.258

0.29

Dec.

4O

41

41

72

210

183

124

96

84

78

74

69

65

62

88

136

92

124

207

448

752

35T

232

180

152

346

504

271

210

180

157

5,709

184

1.01

1.16

Jan.

141

131

124

116

*119

138

124

112

107

107

103

96

96

96

96

94

94

94

92

90

90

101

214

177

136

124

121

238

476

7F6

195

4,298

139

0.764

0.88

Feb.

*165

152

340

406

286

217

189

165

152

141

136

128

141

654

1,180

824

420

292

250

265

310

247

223

220

220

420

896

574

343

_

-

9,956

343

1.88

2.03

Mar.

322

301

313

2,960

5,160

1,360

462

346

301

313

1,810

1,610

615

448

331

289

265

*247

286

262

229

223

1,500

3,940

3,080

1,140

560

406

346

301

283

30,009

968

5.32

6.13

Apr.

289

298 '556

262

292

250

226

217

207

*204

201

195

226

256

171

189

180

171

165

157

152

149

143

143

186

210

189

157

*136

126

-

6,003

200

1.10

1.23

May

121

116

114

124

110

103

99

107

154

126

256

2T4

141

121

114

110

105

101

103

119

119

107

99

99

168

247

162

119

131

189

154

4,152

134

0.736

0.85

June July

128 44

112 42

101 41

96 39

90 37

253 34

232 34

126 34

103 33

*223 33

160 32

107 30

92 30

82 28

82 27

96

80

112

96

131

149

114

105

80

65

58

54

49

52

48

-

3,276

109

0.599

0.67

27

26

25

22

20

*22

94

48

34

36

44

30

28

27

26

21

1,048

33.8

0.186

0.21

Aug.

22

25

26

24

24

26

27

*47

64

82

48

37

82

55

54

37

30

27

23

20

20

18

27

30

23

21

18

15

7T

372

848

2,193

70.7

0.388

0.45

Sept.

628

*T74

121

96

76

67

62

55

51

47

45

48

57

58

51

54

54

47

48

60

62

62

64

54

47

42

39

38

38

38

-

2,383

79.4

0.436

0.49

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,340 Mln 6 Mean 93.9 Cfsm 0.51S In. 6.99

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,160 Mln 15 Mean 194 Cfsro 1.O7 In. 14.53

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 cfs). Mar. 5 (9 a.m.) 5,700 cfs (18.0 ft); Mar. 12 (2 a.m.) 2,090 cfs

(10.6 ft); Mar. 23 (11 p.m.) 4,29O cfs (15.7 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Ocmulgee River at Hawkinsville, Ga.

23

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

bridge on U. S. Highway 341 at Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, a quarter of a mile downstream from Southern Railway bridge, 2^ miles downstream from Jordon Creek, anc1 at 

mile 135.1.

Drainage area. 3,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1944 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey.

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

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 189,56 ft above mean sea level, 

3atum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 8 years, 4,228 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35,100 cfs Mar. 9 (gage height, 26.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 870 cfs Oct. 15-17, 22-24.

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 68,000 cfs Dec. 2, 1948 (gage height, 34.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, that of Oct. 15-17, 22-24, 1951.

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

Remark^. Records fair, Flow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (see p. go ) and powerplant above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

2.0

a.o

870

1,190

5,080

14.0

20.0

27.0

10,OOO 

18,20(5 

36,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,660 

1,420

1,190

1,190 

1,080

970

1,080

970

970 

970

970

970

970

970

870

870

870

970

*970

970

970

870

870

870

970

970

1,080

1,080

1,020

1,080

1,140

31,820

1,026

0.270

0.31

Nov.

1,190 

1,360

1,600

1,720 

1,720

1,660

1,660

1,720

1,720 

1,660

1,540

1,480

1,420

1,360

1,420

1,660

2,540

2.740

2,540

2,220

1,900

1,780

1,780

1,600

1,540

*1,480

1,480

1,420

1,540

1,780

-

51,230

1,708

0.449

0.50

Dec.

1,720 

1,600

1.540

1,540 

1,660

2,020

2,410

2,600

2,600 

2,480

2,340

2,220

2,080

2,020

2,280

2,540

2,740

2,740

2,540

3,120

3,710

4,170

4,450

4,730

5,220

5,920

6,630

7,580

8,560

9,130

9,230

114,120

3,681

0.969

1.12

Jan.

8,650 

8,100

7,410

7,250 

5,990

5,430

5,010

4,450

3,450 

3,320

3,520

3,450

3,320

3,060

2,410

2,220

*2,670

2,800

2,860

2,800

2,600

1.960

2,080

2,740

3,320

3,640

3,900

3,970

3,900

3,640

3,840

123,760

3,992

1.05

1.21

Feb.

4, ,170 

4,660

5,290

5,710 

5,710

5,500

5,500

5,640

5,780 

5,710

5,430

5,220

5,010

4,800

5,080

6,130

6,780

*7,170

7,920

8,740

9,050

8,370

7,250

6,340

5,850

5,570

5,640

5,640

5,570

-

-

175,210

6,042

1.59

1.72

Mar.

5,710 

6,130

7,170

7,920 

8,460

8,560

14,200

30,600

54.400 

29,100

23,400

18,800

15,300

13,900

17,500

19,900

19,300

17,500

15,000

12,300

9,630

7,840

7,170

7,840

9,230

11,600

23,800

31,500

31,200

26,000

20,700

511,660

16,510

4.34

5.00

Apr.

15,900 

12,700

9,940

8,190 

7,250

6,700

6,270

5,990

*5,780 

5,640

5,430

5,220

5,150

5,080

5,010

4,800

4,590

4,520

4,450

4,450

4,450

3,840

3,190

3,380

3,710

3,840

3,970

4,100

*4,100

4,040

-

171,680

5,723

1.51

1.68

May

3,900 

3,900

3,970

4,040 

3,970

3,580

2,800

2,930

2,860 

2,480

2,410

2,670

2,800

2,930

3,260

3,380

3,320

2,670

2,020

1,720

1,840

2,480

2,600

2,340

2,540

2,540

2,220

2,540

3,120

3,450

3,780

91,060

2,937

0.773

0.89

June

4,170 

4,240

3, 120

2,280 

2,340

2,340

2,740

2,540

2,340 

1,900

1,900

2,150

*2,410

2,600

2,540

2,080

1,660

1,660

1,900

2,410

2,670

2,670

2,540

2,080

1,960

1,960

2,080

2,150

2,080

1,960

-

71,470

2,382

0.627

0.7O

July

1.600 

1,540

1,480

1,420 

1,420

1,360

1,300

1,240

1,240 

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,240

1,190

1,140

1,190

1,190

1,140

1,140

1.080

1,080

*1,080

1,080

1,480

1,540

1,300

1,240

1,240

1,190

1,190

1,190

39,420

1,272

0.335

0.39

Aug.

1,140 

1,140

1,190

1,300 

1,300

1,300

1,360

1,540

1,720 

1,720

1,600

1,480

1,360

1,300

1,300

1,300

1 , 300

1,190

1,140

1,080

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,080

1,020

1,620

1,020

1,190

1,540

39,330

1,26-3

0.334

0.3-3

Sept.

2,410 

2,930

5,000

*2,740 

2,740

2,600

2,150

1,660

1,360 

1,300

1,420

1,300

1,240

1,240

1,300

1,240

1,190

1,300

1,360

1,500

1,420

1,840

1,960

2,020

2,020

2,020

1,840

1,600

1,420

1,240

-

53,160

1,772

0.466

0.52

Calendar year 1951: Max 9,230 Mln 870 Mean 2,374 Cfsm 0.625 In. 8.48

Water year 1951-52: Max 34,400 Min 87O Mean 4,027 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.43

Discharge measurement made on this day.

319056 O - 55 - 3
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Ocmulgee River at Lumber City, Ga.

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

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

Railway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Little Ocmulgee River, and 12 niles upstream from 

confluence with Oconee River.

Drainage area. 5,180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1936 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at 

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

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

 T"929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 8, 1937, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Aye rage d is charge.--16 years, 5,555 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,000 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 16.8 ft); min-

 imum, 1,400 cfs Oct. 20, 25-27 (gage height, 0.0 ft).

1936-52: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Dee. 8, 1948; maximum gape height, ut .I it 

Dec. 9, 1948; minimum discharge, 1,310 cfs Oct. 21, 1938; minimum gege height, 0.0 ft 

Sept. 12-14, Oct. 20, 25-27, 1951.

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

Remarks --Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are

 fair. Flow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (see p.20 ) and powerplant above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control'method used Apr. 5 to Sept. 5, Sept. 3O)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

0.0 

4.0 

6.0

1,400

3,740

5,400

Note.--Same as 

following table 

above 6.0 ft.

Discharge, in aubie feet per

0.5 

1.0 

4.0 

6.0

1,460

1,750

3,730

5,400

10.0

13.0

16.0

17.0

10,200

16,600

29,200

35,300

id, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

£

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

ie

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2 7

£8

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,580 

2,520

2,460

2,340

2,230

2,060

,900

,790

,680

,620

,620

,570

,520

,520

* ,460

,460

,460

,460

,460

,400

,460

,460

,460

,460

,400

,400

,400

,460

,460 

,460

1,520

52,050

1,679

0.324

0.37

Nov .

1,520 

1,620

2,010

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,340

2,400

2,400

2,340

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,180

2,120

2,060

2,060

2,120

2,280

2,580

2,820

2,380

2,820

2,640

2,520

*2,400

2,280

2,230

2,180 

2,180

-

68,660

2,289

0.442

0.49

Dec.

2,120 

2,120

2,180

2,280

2,460

2,700

2,760

2,700

2,760

2,940

3,060

3,120

3,120

3,060

3,060

3,240

3,240

3,300

3,950

4,400

4,920

5,800

6,400

6,760

6,520

6,200

6,300

6,640

6,880 

7,000

7,240

129,230

4,169

0.805

0.93

Jan.

7,480 

7,960

8,440

8,980

9,400

9,680

*9,680

9,400

8,840

8,200

7,360

6,640

5,900

5,100

4,740

4,480

4,320

4,020

3,740

5,680

3,740

3,810

4,090

4,560

4,740

4,560

4,480

4,560

5,100 

5,600

5,800

189,080

6,099

1.18

1.36

Feb.

5,800 

5,700

5,500

5,400

5,500

5,700

5,800

6,100

6,300

6,520

6,520

6,400

6,400

6,300

6,400

7,000

7,480

7,840

*7,960

7,960

8,320

8,700

9,260

9,820

10,200

10,700

11,600

12,100

11,900

-

221,180

7,627

1.47

1.58

Mar.

11,400 

10,600

9,960

9,540

9,540

9,680

9,680

9,820

10,200

10,600

11,400

13, 100

17,500

26,600

52,700

32,700

28,600

24,100

20,700

19,200

19,200

19,900

19,900

19,200

19,200

18,500

17,200

15,400

14,400 

14,000

14,400

518,920

16,740

3.23

3.72

Apr.

17,500 

*22,300

29,200

29,200

25,600

21,500

17,800

15,000

12,900

11,000

9,680

8,700

8,080

7,840

7,720

7,480

7,360

7,120

6,760

6,520

6,200

6,000

5,700

5,600

5,800

5,800

5 , 800

5,600

5,500 

5,500

-

336,760

11,230

2.17

2.42

May

,500 

.600

,500

,400

,150

,950

,860

,770

,680

,420

,180

* ,260

,260

,340

,340

,260

,180

,180

,100

,100

3,800

3,380

2,960

2,890

3,100

d3,590

d4,100

d4,500

(34,770 

(34,950

d5,040

136,090

4,390

0.847

0.98

June

d5,150 

5,220

5,220

5,310

5,220

5,510

5,600

5,400

5,220

4,860

4,340

3,800

5,580

3,100

5,100

3,310

5,450

5,520

5,240

2,890

2,760

2,760

*2,820

3,030

3,100

2,960

2, 760

2,560

2,500 

2,500

-

114,370

3,812

0.736

0.82

July

2,650 

2,630

2,440

2,240

2,110

2,050

1,990

1,950

1,810

1,750

1,690

1,750

1,750

1,690

1,650

1,630

1,630

1,570

1,520

1,570

1,570

1,520

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,520

1,690

1,690

1,650

1,570

1,650

55,210

1,781

0.544

0.40

Aug.

1,630 

1,630

1,570

*1,570

1,520

1,520

1,650

1,690

1,690

1,810

1,930

1,990

2,050

2,110

2,050

1,930

1,870

1,810

1,750

1,690

1,690

1,630

1,570

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,570

1,570

1,570 

1,570

1,570

53,070

1,712

0.531

0.38

Sept.

1,570 

1,630

1,810

2,180

2,560

2,820

2,890

2,890

2,820

2,630

2,570

2,110

1,950

1,950

*1,870

1,810

1,810

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,810

1,990

2,570

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,650

2,560

2,500 

2,440

-

67,280

2,245

0.455

0.48

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,900 Min 1,400 Mean 3,320 Cfsm 0.641 In. 8.70

Water year 1951-52: Max 32,700 Min 1,400 Mean 5,306 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.93

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from graph based on dally wire-weight gage readings by U. S. Weather Bureau.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Middle Oconee River near Athens, Ga.

25

Location.--Lat 33°58' , long. 83°25' , on left bank half a mile upstream from U. S. Highway 29, 2 miles west of Athens, Clarke County, and 5 miles upstream from Barber Creek.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Records available . October 1901 to October 1902, April 1937 to September 1952 in reports 

of Geological Survey. January 1929 to March 1932, in House Document 68, 74th C?ngress, 

1st session.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 555.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 HT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 11, 1901, to Oct. 25, 1902, staff gage 

at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. Jan. 16, 1929, to Mar. 15 1932, and 

Apr. 29, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1940, water-stage recorder at site 4 miles downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1937-52), 492 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined; minimum daily, 53 cfs Oct. 20.

 T9~01-2, 1929-32, 1937-52: Maximum discharge observed, 19,600 cfs Feb. 28, 1902 

(gage height, 25.5 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 42 cfs Sept. 23, 

1941.

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

Diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at times caused by powerplants above station

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.O

81

127

320

690

3.0 

4.0 

8.0 

14.0

1,500

1,900

3,630

7,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

135

144

142

133

130

64

127

*110

102

76

117

104

83

98

127

98

100

99

89

53

127

150

196

172

211

189

133

144

189

189

200

4,032

130

0.327

0.38

Nov.

219

438

294

248

2 O4

196

243

379

239

215

211

193

2OO

186

?79

269

239

235

2 OS

189

196

196

189

189

189

189

*189

186

186

186

-

6,779

226

0.568

0.63

Dec.

179

179

2^2" 176

445

320

248

248

239

222

230

222

215

208

294

592

355

350

690

1,130

2,9OO

5,880

7,590

2,180

821

738

952

756

6OO

535

497

30,013

968

2.43

2.80

Jan.

452

432

399

373

425

576

*452

399

373

373

367

338

326

326

326

320

310

310

"355 305

315

338

543

467

386

361

355

1,100

1,810

1,710

803

15,675

506

1.27

1.46

Feb.

600

527

1,050

1,710

1,750

892

663

568

519

482

 445

a430

a410

a450

aSOO

a540

a540

aSOO

a430

a40O

a390

a37O a3~7*0~

a39O

a430

aSOO

a750

a72o

a700

_

-

18,026

622

1.56

1.68

Mar.

a650

a60o

al.STJO

a6,QOO

a4,500

a3,500

al,500

a90o

a780

aSOO

a3,000

a4,000

a4,500

a2,500

al,200

al.OOO

aSOO

a7OO

a9oO

al,400

al,100

a2 , ooo

a3,000

*4,220

4,160

2,310

1,430

1,040

9OO

803

747

62,440

2,014

5.06

5.83

Apr.

766

857

747

672

663

618

584

568

551

535

519

504

568

728

600

535

504

497

482

460

452

438

432

412

514

1,060

1,780

2,590

^ '892 750

-

22,148

738

1.85

2.06

May

700

592

551

504

*489

438

412

392

379

379

452

452

445

438

432

419

405

315

315

512

489

386

350

344

392

419

367

320

310

33?

392

13,122

423

1.06

1.22

June

344

315

289

260

326

482

467

310

289

269

235

269

252

248

248

*235

235

252

279

215

243

310

260

219

200

193

186

176

294

279

8,179

273

0.686

0.77

July

215

204

211

163

172

172

172

169

204

189

179

176

159

153

153

153

142

139

139

136

144

144

142

100

T14

114

114

*117

120

124

107

4,740

153

0.384

0.44

Aug.

117

124

18?

173

14?

33?

795

2,060

1,170

821

519

333

25?

210

222

230

230

19.1

183

163

159

163

183

203

183

163

127

147

147

230

25?

10,45?

337

0.847

O.93

Sept.

204

211

182

204

166

136

147

*144

144

169

150

136

256

294

208

355

219

215

159

211

2O8

196

189

186

189

166

156

156

156

163

-

5,675

189

0.475

0.53

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,390 Mln 44 Mean 342 Cfsm O.859 In. 11.67

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,390 Mln 53 Mean 550 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.78

Peak discharge (base, 3,8OO cfs). --Dec. 23 (3 a.m.) 9,110 cfs (15.4 ft); about Mar. 4 (time and

discharge unknown); about Mar. 13 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 24 (12 p.m.) 3,O90 cfs (10.3

ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
26 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Oconee River near Greensboro, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°.35' ( long. 83°16', on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 12, 1 mile downstream from Town Creek, 5 miles upstream from Apalachee River, 

5 miles west of Greensboro, Green County, 12 miles downstream frcm Barnett Shoals. 

Dam, and at mile 198.9.

Drainage area. 1,090 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1903 to September 1923 and May 1937 to September 1952 in reports 

of Geological Survey. October 1903 to December 1931 (including revised records for 

October 1918 to September 1923) in House Document 68, 74th Congress, 1st session.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 409.82 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Nov. 8, 1938, various nonrecording gages at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--42 years (1903-13, 1914-31, 1937-52), 1,490 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 19.5 ft); minImSm daily, 230 cfs Oct. 21.

1903-31, 1937-52: Maximum gage height observed, 35.4 ft Aug. 26, 1908 (discharge 

not determined); minimum daily discharge, 60 cfs Sept. 28, 1925.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow by Barnett 

Shoals powerplant.

Revisions (water years). W 262: 1908-9. W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in fe

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 5 to Aug. 9,

Aug. 13 to Sept. 3OJ

0.8 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

219

262

525

1,230

13.0

17.0

20.0

5,560

9,290

13,800

Discharge, In able feet pe October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

441

360

373

373

334

322

290

*238

*302

251

255

249

278

232

244

278

264

251

244

249

250

244

347

455

427

455

441

400

400

455

540

10,222

330

0.303

0.35

Nov;

511

601

926

733

601

511

540

666

767

601

540

511

483

483

633

733

633

601

570

511

483

483

483

483

483

*483

497

497

483

483

-

17,013

567

0.520

0.58

Dec.

483

455

455

511

767

1,040

854

716

649

682

649

633

601

585

617

890

,110

,040

* ,360

,020

,230

,110

,330

.550

,290

,260

,110

,020

,750

,530

,360

63,657

2,053

1.88

2.17

Jan.

1,230

1,150

1,110

1,040

1,080

1,190

1,230

1,080

1 , 000

962

926

926

890

854

890

818

836

818

818

784

784

962

1,840

1,480

1,230

1,040

1,000

1,230

3,040

»5.460

3,040

38,738

1,250

1.15

1.33

Feb.

1,930

1,440

1,880

3,130

5,560

3,130

2,160

1,570

1,400

1,270

1,190

1,110

1,040

1,110

1,080

1,230

1,440

1,400

1,190

1,080

1,040

1,000

962

962

1,000

1,110

1,800

2,060

1,880

_

-

45,154

1,557

1.43

1.54

Mar.

1,700

1.550

3,510

8,670

12,500

10,700

8,790

5,800

2,430

2,060

4,940

8,100

*10,700

11,700

8,430

3,460

2,110

1,930

2,570

3,090

3,040

4,48O

5,440

7,580

12,500

11,400

8,320

4,840

2,710

2,290

2,110

179,450

5,788

5.31

6.12

Apr.

,110

,340

,160

,930

,930

,800

,660

,570

,570

,480

,440

,440

,480

,700

,700

,530

,4OO

,56O

,520

,27O

,250

,190

,150

« .110

,150

,440

,200

,280

,70O

,950

-

52,590

1,753

1.61

1.80

May

,980

,570

,400

,230

,190

,150

,080

1,040

1,000

926

1,040

1,190

1,O8O

962

926

890

854

854

818

1,110

1,400

1,230

1 , 000

1,000

1,150

1,150

1,080

926

872

836

908

33,842

1,092

1.00

1.15

June

926

872

818

75O

716

1,000

1.080

890

*733

699

649

601

633

633

570

570

649

1,040

818

716

601

716

836

699

540

540

483

511

555

733

-

21,577

719

0.660

0.74

July

784

585

525

511

497

413

469

441

441

469

469

413

413

4OO

360

360

400

427

373

329

347

*386

347

360

309

258

274

504

 236

304

329

12,533

404

0.371

0.43

Aug.

400

413

386

413

555

427

801

2,200

5,370

2,950

2,200

1,570

1,080

733

649

585

540

540

497

540

400

427

400

441

*455

427

360

341

347

570

633

25,656

828

0.760

0.88

Sept.

601

511

427

441

441

373

332

347

347

324

304

334

455

585

570

483

633

483

469

413

400

570

511

386

400

386

373

319

334

332

-

12,884

429

0.394

0.44

Calendar year 1951: Max 9,550 Win 124 Mean 900 Cfsm 0.826 In. 11.21

Water year 1951-52: Max 12,500 Min 230 Mean 1,402 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.53

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs).--Dec. 24 (10 p.m.) 1O,700 cfs (18.0 ft); Mar. 5 (1 p.m.) 12,700 

cfs (19.3 ft); Mar. 14 (8 a.m.) 12.0OO cfs (18.9 ft); Mar. 25 (4 p.m.) 13.OOC cfs (19.5 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Apalachee River near Buckhead, Ga.

Location.--Lat 33°36 I , long. 83°21 I , at downstream side of right bank pier of bridge on 

State Highway 12, 2 miles downstream from Hard Labor Creek, 3 miles northeast of 

Buckhead, Morgan County, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--436 sq mi.

Records available . March 1901 to December 1908, May 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 424.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Mar. 22, 1905, staff gage and 

Mar. 22, 1905, to Dec. 31, 1908, chain gage, at same site at different datum. May 13, 

1937, to Feb. 1, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1937-52), 552 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 cfs Mar. 5 {gage height, 19.8 ft); minimum daily, 66 cfs Oct. 20.

1901-8, 1937-52: Maximum gage height observed, 27.5 ft, datum then in use, 

Aug. 25, 1908 (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, 36 cfs Sept. 11, 

1951.

Flood of Nov. 29, 1948, reached a stage of 26.8 ft (discharge, 23,800 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill dims 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Dec. 20)

0.8 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

7.0

64

87

232

616

1,350

10.0

13.0

17.0

19.0

2,390

4,050

7,660

10,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

119

114

113

105

99

87

86

*77

77

75

81

73

76

79

70

73

76

75

74

66.

79

76

108

133

144

137

119

130

158

178

256

3,213

104

0.239

0.28

Nov.

248

256

308

240

190

167

216

240

224

190

172

162

161

178

256

274

232

200

179

173

167

164

162

162

164

*167

167

167

166

162

-

5,914

197

0.452

0.50

Dec.

161

160

161

191

308

335

256

224

216

248

256

224

200

191

232

335

290

308

*530

840

2,050

3.650

2,940

1,850

984

726

726

660

572

51O

480

20,794

671

1.54

1.78

Jan.

450

420

391

372

410

440

410

372

353

344

335

317

317

308

308

308

299

299

290

282

308

372

792

792

530

450

420

510

1,140

»1.190

840

14,369

464

1.06

1.22

Feb.

638

530

770

1,380

1.610

1,160

770

616

550

510

480

450

430

490

530

572

638

594

490

450

440

410

400

410

430

470

840

960

770

-

-

18,788

648

1.49

1.61

Mar.

748

660

1,600

7,440

9,400

4,190

1,780

1,080

840

840

3,340

6,450

*4,330

2,990

1,740

1,080

864

770

984

1,410

1,110

2,340

2,840

4,620

7,780

4,050

1,880

1,290

1,060

912

840

81,258

2,621

6.01

6.93

Apr.

840

888

816

726

726

682

638

594

572

572

550

530

550

638

704

572

530

500

480

470

450

440

420

420

»450

510

748

1,350

1.6SO

936

-

19,982

666

1.53

1.71

May

660

530

490

450

420

391

362

344

335

326

400

480

400

344

326

308

290

290

308

480

748

460

372

391

616

660

460

362

344

362

362

13 , 07 1

422

0.968

1.11

June

344

317

290

274

326

420

362

282

*248

240

240

224

216

204

208

216

208

400

274

308

240

232

248

208

190

176

198

170

282

290

-

7,839

261

0.599

0.67

July

274

200

178

164

155

151

240

190

162

170

162

174

138

133

124

123

120

117

113

106

*104

100

123

113

97

90

91

94

85

79

94

4,237

137

0.314

0.36

Aug.

170

326

274

172

148

256

50C

530

45C

53C

410

274

224

196

208

192

172

147

142

208

155

134

152

154

*137

124

117

10?

120

274

274

7,275

235

0.53S

0.62

Sept.

208

178

170

151

133

127

120

112

108

104

100

113

148

178

162

151

200

152

134

135

151

216

196

151

134

123

120

113

104

106

-

4,298

143

0.328

0.37

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,630 Win 36 Mean 342 Cfsm 0.784 In. 10.63

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,400 Win 66 Mean 549 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.16

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfsl.--Mar. 5 (l a.m.) 11,300 cfs (19.8 ft); Mar. 12 (11 a.m.) 6,770 

cfs (16.2 ft); Mar. 25 (7 a.m.) 8^500 cfs (17.7 ft). 

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

Oconee River near Sparta, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°19'40", long. 83°08 I 40", at downstream side of left bank pier of bridge

on State Highway 16, 4 miles downstream from Rlchland Creek, 1^- miles upstream from

Shoulderbone Creek, 11 miles west of Sparta, Hancock County, and at mile 170.9.

Drainage area. 1,830 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. October 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 316.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). 

Prior to Feb. 21, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,300 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 26.0 ft); mlnlmum dally, 340 cfs July 30.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 4, 1952; minimum dally, 140 cfs Sept. 12, 

1951.

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

Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow by Barnett Shoals powerplant.

Rating table, water 

and discharge

ear 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

In cubic feet per second)

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

684

548

517

517

493

4S3

427

393

350

398

*345

366

360

382

345

360

388

382

366

355

355

355

393

568

642

628

663

635

614

684

805

14,779

477

0.261

0.30

Nov.

930

930

1.520

1,280

1,000

858

858

986

1,130

1,030

850

796

768

740

1,090

1,180

1,140

994

890

826

*775

761

761

768

761

761

768

775

754

761

-

27,241

908

0.496

0.55

Dec.

754

747

733

938

1,180

1,570

1,470

1,180

1,090

1,050

1,090

1,050

994

946

1,070

1,230

1,620

1,670

2,160

3,690

7,450

7,840

9,140

10,200

11,600

8,880

*3,570

3,090

2,790

2,440

2,160

95,392

3,077

1.68

1.94

Jan.

,000

,830

,720

,620

,720

,880

,940

,720

,570

,520

,470

,420

,370

,320

,320

,320

,280

,280

,280

,280

.230

,520

,450

,970

,320

,940

,720

,220

* ,200

,980

,720

62,130

2.004

1.10

1.27

Feb.

3,330

2,440

3,330

4,980

5 . 500

5,240

3,690

2,730

2,320

2,100

2,000

1,880

1,780

1,940

2,380

2,550

2,670

2,550

2,220

2,000

1,880

1,780

1.670

1,670

1,720

2,100

3,690

3,690

3,330

_

-

79,160

2,730

1.49

1.61

Mar.

3,210

2.790

7,590

*24,000

*21,200

19,500

* 15, 600

*10,800

5.11U

3,570

11,100

11,900

14,700

* 16, 900

15,200

8,750

3,940

3,330

3,690

4,850

4,850

6,020

11,200

17 , 100

19,300

19,300

16,200

10,200

5,110

3,940

3,450

324,400

10,460

5.72

6.60

Apr.

3,450

3 , 940

3,690

3,210

3,210

2,970

2,730

2,550

2,490

2,380

2,320

2,320

2,490

2,790

3,090

2,730

2,440

2,270

2,160

2,100

2,050

2,000

1,940

* 1,940

1,940

2,160

3,210

4,720

6,020

5,370

-

86,680

2,889

1.58

1.76

May

5.450

2,550

2,220

2,050

1 , 940

1,780

1,720

1,570

1,520

1,470

1,520

1,880

1,780

1,520

1,420

1,370

1,520

1,320

1,320

1,570

2,270

2,100

1,670

1,570

2,160

2,220

1,940

1,570

1,470

1,420

1,420

55 , 100

1,777

0.971

1.12

June

1,470

1,470

1,320

1,230

1,180

1,470

1,570

1,520

1,250

*1,100

1,090

1,000

1,000

1,020

938

922

946

1,230

1,520

1,230

1,230

986

1,280

1,140

994

890

810

906

1,140

1,250

-

55,062

1,169

0.639

0.71

July

1.280

1,180

906

826

789

705

726

850

726

712

761

719

635

642

568

542

555

 600

580

505

495

548

561

517

505

445

393

427

433

340

463

19,912

642

0.351

0.40

Aug.

525

656

834

684

705

782

1,050

2,100

5,690

5,940

2,910

2,380

1,620

1,180

954

914

810

768

712

761

740

642

607

621

670

*628

587

511

511

712

1,070

55,252

1,157

0 . 62 1

U.72

Sept.

1.020

834

740

684

628

621

555

511

511

499

475

574

600

a900

a900

a750

al,000

a800

a700

a650

a650

a900

a800

a600

a600

a60o

a600

a550

a500

a500

-

20,232

674

0.368

0.41

Calendar year 1951: Max 11,600 Mln 140 Mean 1,396 Cfsm 0.763 In. 10.36

Water year 1951-52 : Max 24,000 Mln 340 Mean 2,337 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.39

Peak discharge (ba 10,000 efsj.--Dee. 25 (4 p.m.) 12,000 cfs (15.0 ft); Mar. 4 (6 p.m.) 26,300 

cfs (26.0 ft); 11 (5 p.m.) 13,800 cfs (16.4 ft); Mar. 14 (8 a.m.) 17,600 cfs (19.3 ft); Mar. 25

(2 a.m.) 20,100 cfs (Zl'.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

stations near Greensboro and at Mllledgevllle.

basis of recorded
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Oconee River at Milledgeville, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°05' , long. 83 °13 ' , on left bank 900 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 24 at Milledgeville, Baldwin County, half a mile upstream from Fishing Creek, 

4 miles downstream from partly completed Furman Shoals Dam of Georgia Power Co., and 

at mile 144.9.

Drainage area. 2,950 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1903 to December 1905, May 1906 to December 1908, October 1909 

to September 1923 , and April 1937 to September 1952 In reports of Geological Survey. 

May 1906 to December 1908 and October 1909 to December 1931 In House Document 68, 74th 

Congress, Istsesslon. Gage-height records collected since 1904 at site 900 ft downstream are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 230.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 31, 1905, staff gage at site 

900 ft downstream at same datum. May 23, 1906, to Dec. 31, 1908, and Oct. 6, 1909, to 

Dec. 31, 1931, staff gage at Fraleys Ferry, 7 miles upstream at different datum. 

Apr. 17, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1939, wire-weight gage at site 900 ft downstream at present 

datum.

Average discharge. --37 years (1906-8, 1909-16, 1918-31, 1937-52), 3,486 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 56,900 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height 32.9 ft); minimum daily, 423 cfs Oct. 21.

1903-31, 1937-52: Maximum discharge, 95,000 cfs Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 38.7 

ft, present site and datum, from floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 50,000 

cfs on basis of records at former site (Fraleys Ferry); minimum daily, 90 cfs several 

days in August and September 1925.

Maximum stage known since 1903 that of Aug. 16, 1928.

Remarks . Records good. 

powerplant .

Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow by Shioals 

Revisions (water years). W 922: Drainage area. W 1142: 1928(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(SMfting-control method used Nov. 16 to Dec. 4,

May 1 to Sept. 3O)

5.6 

6.0

7 .0 

9.0

415

590

1,180

2,700

12.0

18.0

25.0

33.0

5,600

13,100

27,100

57,400

Discharge, in -ubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

C

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

92U

745

635

615

620

576

550

509

468

455

*468

431

451

447

455

435

447

468

447

427

423

427

439

514

690

718

745

860

860

860

980

18,085

583

0.198

0.23

liov .

1,250

1,280

1,560

1,940

1,460

1,220

1,250

1,360

1,420

1,420

1,180

1,040

1,010

980

1,180

1,860

1,670

1,420

1,250

1,180

* 1,080

1 , 040

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

980

980

980

980

-

37,010

1,234

0.418

0.47

Dec.

980

950

920

1,320

2,300

2,220

2,140

1,780

1,530

1,420

1,420

1,390

1,320

1,220

1,530

1,940

1,980

2,300

3,420

5,30ri

12.600

10,800

10,300

10,300

11,500

11,500

 6,820

4,600

4 , 000

3,510

3,150

126,460

4,079

1.38

1.59

Jan,

2,790

2,620

2,460

2,300

2,300

2,620

2,620

2,460

2,220

2,140

2,020

1,900

1,860

1,820

1,750

1,750

1,670

1,670

1,600

1,560

1,560

1,670

4,400

5,200

3,700

2,880

2,540

2,790

*6,100

6,600

6,200

85,770

2,767

0.938

1.08

Feb.

4,900

3,510

4,600

7,700

7,590

7,150

5,600

4,000

3,240

2,880

2,700

2,540

2,580

2,540

3,330

4,900

4,500

3,900

3,330

2,970

2,970

2,700

2,460

2,380

2,540

3, 150

8.660

7,150

5,600

-

-

121,870

4,202

1.42

1.53

Mar.

5,300

5,000

6,000

39,300

54.000

*35,100

22,400

15,400

8,900

5,300

19,400

22,200

*20,700

21,100

20,500

14,500

6,500

4,800

4.700

6,000

6,200

7,040

16,200

29,700

36,400

30,300

22,600

15,400

8,420

5,800

5.000

520,160

16,780

5.69

6.56

Apr.

4,900

5,800

5,700

4,900

5,200

4,600

3,900

3,600

3,420

3,330

3,150

3,060

3,150

3,420

3,510

3,420

3,060

2 ,880

2,790

2 ,700

2 ,620

2 ,620

2.460

*2 ,540

2 ,540

2 ,790

3,700

6,100

6,820

6,710

-

115,390

3,846

1.30

1.45

May

4 , 90u

3,600

2,880

2 , 540

2,380

2,300

2,140

2,140

2,060

1,980

2 , 140

2,380

2,460

2,220

2 , 060

1,900

1,900

1.820

1,820

1 , 980

2,460

2,700

2,220

1 , 940

2,380

2,700

2,700

2,220

1 , 980

1,980

1 , 980

72,860

2,350

0.797

0.92

June

1 , 900

1,980

1,82O

1,670

1,600

*1,670

2 ,060

1,980

1,670

1,560

1,560

1,390

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,220

1,220

1,320

1,940

1,600

1,530

1,320

1,390

1,530

1,320

1,110

980

980

1,460

1,500

-

45,120

1.504

0.510

0.57

July

1,560

1,530

1,320

1,110

980

890

860

805

805

718

718

690

665

665

665

665

*665

665

718

665

620

665

805

1,080

775

665

586

*568

572

554

466

24,735

798

0.271

0.31

Aug.

605

665

805

860

805

890

980

1,750

3,060

4,200

3 , 600

2,880

2,020

1,640

1,390

1,180

1,030

950

9fO

9?0

980

860

860

775

775

775

*74-5

690

620

1,14-0

1,600

40,980

1,322

0.44-8

0.52

Sept.

1,550

1,320

1,080

950

890

832

775

718

718

690

665

565

890

1,010

1,080

1,080

890

1,010

1,010

1 , 040

980

890

1,080

1, 110

890

860

860

775

665

665

-

27,518

921

0.312

0.35

Calendar year 1951: Max 12,600 Win 231 Mean 1,975 Cfsm 0.669 In. 9.09

Water year 1951-52: Max 54,000 Win 423 Mean 3,377 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.58

Peak discharge (base. 18.000 cfs). Mar. 5 V u 

cfs (24.0 ft); Mar. 25 (8 a.m.) 36,800 cfs (28. 

* Discharge measurement made 3n this day.

n.) 56,900 cfs 

ft).

32.9 ft); Mar. 11 (9 p.m.) 24,500
30 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Oconee River at Dublin, Ga.

i

Location. Lat 32°32' , long. 82°54' , near left bank on downstream end of pier of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 80 at Dublin, Laurens County, and at mile 77.9.

Drainage area. 4,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1894 to January 1898 (gage heights only), February 1898 to

December 1913, and October 1931 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1929 to December 1931 in House Document 68, 74th Congress, 1st session. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1893 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 149.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Jan. 1, 1894, to Dec. 31, 1913, Jan. 1, 1929, 

to Apr. 14, 1932, staff gage and Apr. 15, 1932 , to July 17, 1934, water-stage recorder, 

at site 500 ft downstream at datum 3.0 ft higher. July 18, 1934, to Apr. 14, 1936, 

water-stage recorder and Apr. 15, 1934, to Oct. 12, 1938, wire-weight gage,at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--35 years (1898-1912, 1931-52), 5,013 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47,800 cfs Mar. 9 (gage height, 26.2 ft); minimum, 590 cfs Oct. 22 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1898-1913, 1931-52: Maximum discharge, 96,700 cfs Apr. 12, 13, 1936 (gage height, 

32.97 ft); minimum 333 cfs Sept. 12, 1951 (gage height, 0.48 ft). 

Maximum stage known since 1893, that of Apr. 12, 13, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 29 to Aug. 10)

1.1 

3.0 

7.0

580

1,730

4,780

13.0

19.0

27.0

10,800

21,100

52,100

Discharge, in cubir feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2S

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Cct.

1,700 

1,500 

1,300

1,140

990

930

900

840

79O

736

680

655 

640

620

615

*620

630

600

610

630

605

600

640

660

670

754

900

960

990

1,080

1,140

26,125

843

0.192

0.22

llov .

1,500 

1,560 

2,010

2,220

2,500

2,360

2,010

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,800 

1,600

1,530

1,530

2,010

2,780

2,860

2,570

2,220

2,010

1,800

1,700

1,630

1,600

1,600

*1,560

1,560

1,560

1,530

-

56,890

1,896

0.431

0.48

Dej.

1,530 

1,500 

1,500

1,560

2,010

2,940

3,340

3,420

3,180

2,710

2,500

2,360 

2,290

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,500

2,640

3,100

4,140

5,580

7,570

8,620

9,390

9,980

10,800

11,500

12,100

12,700

12,700

9,980

160,590

5,180

1.18

1.36

Jan.

6,240 

4,940 

4,220

3,820

3,580

3,340

3,500

*3,660

3,500

3,260

3,020

2,860 

2,780

2,710

2,640

2,570

2,570

2,500

2,500

2,430

2,560

2,430

2,710

4,300

6,060

5,660

4,620

3,980

4,300

5,900

6jJlP

115,930

3,740

0.850

0.98

Feb.

7,370 

7,270 

6,240

6,060

7,370

8,070

8,510

8,620

7,770

5,900

4,780

4,220 

5,900

4,140

6,060

8,290

9,740

10,500

*9,980

8,400

6,970

6,150

5,500

5,020

4,780

4,780

5,900

8,180

9,280

_

-

199,750

6,888

1.57

1.69

Mar.

9,860 

9,860 

9,390

9,390

10,600

12,800

26,500

44,800

46,800

41 , 400

*34,300

27,800 

23,100

21 , 400

24,100

25,800

26,000

25,400

23,400

19,600

15,700

12,100

10,500

11,500

13,000

16,200

27 , 800

37 , 700

38,600

34 , 300

28 , 400

718,100

23,160

5.26

6.06

Apr.

»22,800 

17,600 

13,800

10,900

9,620

8,840

8,290

7,570

6,870

6,240

5,900

5,580 

5,420

5,500

5,580

5,500

5,420

5,100

4,700

4,380

4,140

3,9BO

3,740

3.580

3,660

3,900

4,220

4,860

6,240

7,170

-

211,100

7,037

1.60

1.78

May

7.870 

7,870 

6,060

4,620

3,900

3,500

3,180

2,940

2,780

2,710

2,860

3,500 

 3,660

3,740

3,340

2,860

2,640

2,430

2.290

2,290

2,360

2,710

3,180

2,860

2,570

2,860

3,500

3,500

3,100

2,780

2,710

107,170

3,457

0.786

0.91

June

2,710 

2,570 

2,570

2,430

2,220

2,430

2,570

2,860

2,640

5.020

2,430

2,430 

2,290

2,150

1,870

1,730

1,630

1,560

1,560

1,870

2,150

1,870

1,730

*1,630

1,730

1,630

1,400

1,240

1.180

1,300

-

61,400

2,047

0.465

0.52

July

1,700 

1,730 

1,660

1,630

1,370

1,270

1,470

1,400

1,300

1,270

1,180

1,080 

1,080

1,050

990

960

900

S40

790

790

840

900

870

900

1,210

1,140

990

870

778

748

720

34,426

1,111

0.252

0.29

Aug.

766 

695 

766

900

*1,020

1,140

1,340

1,630

2,080

3,020

4,300

4.380 

3,660

2,860

2,360

2,080

1,730

1,500

1,340

1,240

1,180

1,180

1,210

1,110

1,050

1,020

1,020

990

990

990

1,140

50,687

1,635

0.372

0.43

Sept.

1,730 

1.940 

1,800

1,560

1,370

1,210

1,140

1,080

990

930

900

'905 

900

960

1,140

*1,270

1,340

1,240

1,210

1,370

1,440

1,700

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,440

1,270

1,140

1,080

1,050

-

39,000

1,300

0.295

0.33

Calendar year 1951: Max 12,700 Min 350 Mean 2,741 Cfsm 0.623 In. 8.47

Water year 1951-52: Max 46,800 Min 600 Mean 4,867 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.05

Discharge measurement made-on this day.
ALTAKAHA RIVER BASIN 

Rocky Creek near Dudley, Ga.

31

Location. Lat 32°29', long. 83°09', on downstream side of highway bridge 3.2 miles above 

Buckhorn branch and 5 miles southeast of Dudley, Laurens County.

Drainage area. 62.9 sq mi.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 692 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 5.8 ft); minimum, 

1.8 cfs July 31.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, Nov. 17, 1951,to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, 

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

0.9

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

1.3 

5.3

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

52

164

322

740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, November 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. fiov .

.

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

.

100

57

45

*40

36

34

34

34

31

29

*29

29

28

25

-

_

-

Dec.

24

2T

24

46

72

60

47

39

37

38

38

37

34

30

49

55

38

49

*76

90

151

121

86

132

126

121

174

ITS

96

92

85

2,201

71.0

1.13

1.30

Jan.

79

73

70

67

67

66

57

54

*54

53

46

43

44

44

44

44

43

41

39

39

39

40

91

61

46

43

43

82

98

57

46

1,713

55.3

0.879

1.01

Feb.

43

43

86

95

66

52

50

47

43

41

40

39

38

69

254

 235 386

158

*124

124

161

116

105

107

105

137

270

207

142

-

3,386

117

1.86

2.01

Mar.

122

104

104

346

*424

178

138

119

108

115

296

313

168

138

112

98

90

90

132

105

88

83

232

*578 5"BT

278

185

155

136

122

118

5,799

187

2.97

3.42

Apr.

*147

146

110

99

94

84

78

74

83

75

71

65

85

95

64

55

50

46

42

38

35

32

29

30

46

50

44

50

36

28

-

1,981

66.0

1.05

1.17

May

23

20

18

16

15

13

12

11

11

11

34

46

*22

17

14

12

10

9.8

10

15

14

11

9.1

IT"8.5

18

17

12

11

14

SO

527.4

17.0

0.270

0.31

June

34

21

14

12

10

79

36

19

14

*12

11

10

8.2

7.4

8.2

47

44

10

7.9

11

16

11

7.4

6.1

4.9

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

5.3

-

483.0

16.1

0.256

0.29

July

4.9

4.4

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.8

4.2

5.1

6.9

5.3

4.2

3.8

3.3

3.1

2.7

2.6

*2.4

2.6

2.6

4.2

6.3

5.1

3.5

2.7

2.6

3.1

4.2

3.1

2.4

2.4

115.6

3.73

0.059

0.07

Aug.

14

11

7.6

6.1

5.3

67

45

86

56

25

17

13

10

8.2

*7.4

6.6

6.1

5.3

4.9

4.4

4.2

4.2

5.3

5.6

4.6

3.5

2.9

2.7

^T

14

15

474.0

15.3

0.243

0.28

Sept.

8.8

7.9

11

6.9

4.6

4.0

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.6

3.1

4.9

4.9

4.2

3.5

*3.8

3.8

3.1

4.2

7.4

12

38

28

15

11

9.1

9.4

7.6

6.6

5.6

-

240.7

8.02

0.128

0.14

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base, 550 efs). Feb. 16 (11:30 a.m.) 454 cfs (4.70 ft); Mar. 5 (6 a.m.) 578 cfs 

(5.3'ft); Mar. 12 (2 a.m.) 415 cfs (4.50 ft); Mar. 24 (l p.m.) 692 cfs (5.8 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
a " ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Oconee River near Mount Vernon, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°12', long. 82 0 38', near left bank at downstream edge of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 280, a quarter of a mile downstream from Seaboard Railway bridge, half 

a mile upstream from Flat Creek, 2 miles upstream from Okeewalkee Creek, 2 miles west 

of Mount Vernon, Montgomery County, and at mile 28.7.

Drainage area.--5,110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 103.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years, 5,254 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 44,300 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 20.0 ft); minimum, 748 cfs Oct. 20, 23.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 66,300 cfs Dec. 5, 1948 (gage height, 22.6 ft); minimum, 

558 cfs Sept. 13, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 1112: 1942, 1944.

Discharge, In cubi: feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

Oct.

2,590 

2,140 

1,840 

1,600

1,380

1,220

1,140

1,070

1,020

945

920 

895

845 

845 

*795

795

795

770

770

748

770 

770

748

770

770

795

820

895

970

995

1,040

32,466

1,047

0.205

0.24

Nov.

1,120 

1,240 

1,600 

2,080

2,330

2,590

2,720

2,460

2,200

2,080

2,080 

2,080

1,960 

1,840 

1,720

1,720

2,080

2,720

5,000

2,860

2,720 

2,590

2,330

2,200

1,960

*1,960

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,720

-

63,480

2,116

0.414

0.46

Dec.

1,720 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660

1,720

2,080

2,790

3,280

3,420

3,280

3,000 

2,720

2,590 

2,460 

2,330

2,330

2,330

2,590

3,000

3,420

4,180 

5,170

5,900

6,670

7,280

7,950

9,060

10,100

10,900

11,800

12,800

141,850

4,576

0.895

1.03

Jan.

15,500 

12,500 

9,760 

6,790

5,080

4,500

4,180

*4,100

4,180

4,100

5,870 

5,640

5,420 

5,280 

5,210

5,140

5,070

3,000

3,000

2,930

2,860 

2,790

3,140

3,500

4,180

5,260

5,700

5,340

4,920

4,920

5,340

149,000

4,806

0.941

1.08

Feb.

6,110 

6,670 

7,030 

7,150

6,790

6,550

6,910

7,410

7,800

8,100

7,800 

6,550

5,170 

4.580 

4,660

5,800

6,790

7,540

8,400

*9,760

10.700 

10,500

9,230

7,800

6,670

6,110

6,550

6,910

7, "80

_

-

209,320

7,218

1.41

1.52

Mar.

8,100 

9,060 

9,940 

10,700

11,300

11,100

11,300

12,800

20,800

36,500

45,500 

42,800

57,800 

32,600 

27,700

25 , 000

25,000

26 , 500

27,100

27,100

25,500 

25,000

19,600

16,700

15,500

15,200

16,100

18,800

27,100

34,500

36,500

705,200

22,750

4.45

5.13

Apr.

54.500 

30,700 

26,000 

21,600

17,600

14,400

12,000

10,700

9,760

9,060

8,100 

7,410

6,910 

6,670 

6,440

6,550

6,550

6,110

5,900

5,520

5,170 

4,920

4,660

4,420

4,540

4,500

4,660

4,740

5,080

5,700

500,230

10,010

1.96

2.19

May

6,220 

6,670 

7,050 

7,050

5,700

4,500

3,870

3,570

3,280

3,140

3,140 

*3,420

5,720 

5,870 

3,870

3,800

3,550

3,070

2,790

2,660

2,590 

2,660

2,790

3,210

5,210

3,140

3,210

3,570

3,720

3,640

3,420

119,860

5,866

0.757

0.87

June

3,280 

3,210 

3,070 

3,000

2,860

2,790

3,070

3,210

3,420

5,350

5,500 

3,210

3,140 

3,000 

2,860

2,660

2,400

2,140

2,080

2,020

2,080 

2,400

2,200

*2,080

1,960

2,020

1,960

1,720

1,540

1,490

-

77,720

2,591

0.507

0.57

July

1,490 

1,780 

1,900 

1,840

1,780

1,660

1,490

1,540

1,660

1,490

1,490 

1,380

1,270 

1,240 

1,220

1,170

1,120

1,100

1,040

995

970 

970

995

1,020

1,040

1,140

1,270

1,200

1,120

1,020

970

40,370

1,502

0.255

0.29

Aug.

970 

920 

895 

*92P

1,020

1,140

1,220

1,380

1,660

2,020

2,790 

3,640

4,100 

3, 800 

5,350

2,790

2,400

2,080

1,780

1,600

1,490 

1,580

1,410

1,840

1,440

1,500

1,220

1,200

1,240

1,270

1,270

55,555

1,791

0.350

0.40

Sept.

1,300 

1,660 

1,960 

1,960

1,780

1,600

1,440

1,520

1,240

1,170

1,120 

1,100

1,070 

1,070 

« 1,040

1,170

1,500

1,550

1,550

1,500

1,580 

1,720

2,020

1,960

1,780

1,840

1,720

1,540

1,380

1,500

-

45,940

1,465

0.287

0.52

Calendar year 1951: Max 12,800 Mln 568 Mean 2,990 rfsm 0.585 In. 7.93

Water year 1951-52: Max 43,500 Mln 748 Mean 5,298 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.10

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Ohoopee River near Reidsville, Ga.

33

Location. Lat 32°04', long. 82°11', on downstream side of left pier of Sheppard Bridge, 

half a mile downstream from Brazells Creek, 1-r miles downstream from Rocky Creek, 3-i 

miles west of Reidsville, Tattnall County, 6 miles downstream from Pendleton Creek,' 

and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. -June 1903 to December 1907, May 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 73.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

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

1903 to Dec. 31, 1907, staff gage at same site at different datum. May 25, 19E7, to 

Feb. 15, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1903-7, 1937-52), 939 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during yecr, 5,420 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 13.7 ft); minimum daily, 44 cfs Aug. 1.

1903-7, 1937-52: Maximum discharge observed, 15,100 cfs Mar. 3, 1939 (gage height, 

19.8 ft); minimum daily, 28 cfs June 4, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28.4 ft in January 1925, from information furnished by Georgia 

State Highway Department.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years) . W 822: Drainage area. W 892: 1939(M) .

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) . 

(Shifting control method used May 14-27)

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

155

542

7.0

10.0

14.0

1,370

2,560

5,720

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

211 

239 T9"§

165

140

120

106

94

84

76

70

64

60

58

55

53

52

*50

49,

49

50

58

58

56

56

55

55

55

54

53

52

2,596

83.7

0.075

0.09

Nov.

54

rS

155

248

235

207

225

266

257

248

266

257

232

204

189

184

204

234

225

237

284

294

294

304

304

294

294

284

*284

275

-

7,110

237

0.214

0.24

Dec .

266 

257

257

266

304

352

382

422

487

531

553

553

542

520

542

576

553

588

734

786

920

1,120

1,210

1,210

1,240

1,370

1,500

1,560

1,530

1,500

1,530

24,161

779

0.702

0.81

Jan.

1.530 

1,460

1,400

1,300

1,210

1,150

1,060

1,000

948

892

*838

786

760

708

684

660

636

612

588

564

553

542

600

760

838

920

948

892

948

1,000

1,030

27,817

897

0.808

0.93

Feb.

,060 

,120

,150

,180

,180

,120

,090

,060

,000

948

892

812

786

86"4 734

1,240

1,560

1,850

2,080

2,250

2,740

3,260

5.330

3,120

*2,800

2,680

2,800

2,980

3,190

-

-

50,876

1,754

1.58

1.70

Mar.

3,330 

3,400

3,190

3,050

3,050

3,120

3,050

3,050

3,260

3,330

3,400

3,610

3,680

4,080

4,320

4,160

3,760

3,470

3,050

2,680

2,400

2,160

2.040

2,080

2,400

2,800

3,470

4,400

5,220

5.520

4,670

105,000

3,387

3.05

3.52

Apr.

3,840 

3,190

2,680

2,400

2,250

2,080

*1,920

*1,770

1,670

1,530

1,400

1,300

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,180

1,120

1,030

948

864

786

708

636

600

734

892

1,090

1,090

1,000

892

-

43,520

1,444

1.30

1.45

May

838 

838

858

786

656

520

432

372

332

294

412

1,000

1.180

786

*588

465

562

313

284

266

248

250

206

184

194

402

542

509

454

476

509

15,496

500

0.450

0.52

June

520 

520

476

382

313

275

257

248

226

250

228

219

194

179

207

294

552

342

~ -304

342

708

684

412

504

239

*212

176

143

123

184

-

9,293

310

0.279

0.31

July

190 

157

126

109

95

84

96

137

219

136

132

116

98

163

218

130

99

86

74

69

67

69

66

60

56

56

58

54

51

48

45

3,164

102

0.092

0.11

Aug.

44

47

51

52

54

52

*54

79

116

ICO

112

118

115

112

228

487

582

218

136

129

ICO

87

84

89

239

432

362

168

123

120

177

4,667

151

0.156

0.16

Sept.

275 

342

275

168

125

104

90

81

72

64

60

74

73

66

62

59

55

*54

56

72

81

330

892

1.240

1,060

636

382

284

235

201

-

7,568

252

0.227

0.25

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,160 Mln 43 Mean 582 Cfsm 0.524 In. 7.12

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,320 Mln 44 Mean 823 Cfsm 0.741 In. 10.09

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

Altamaha River at Doctortown, Ga.

Location. Lat 31°39', long. Sl°50', on right bank 60 ft downstream f-om Atlantic Coast 

Line Railroad bridge at Doctortown, Wayne County, 4-| miles northeast of Jesup and at 

mile 59.4.

Drainage area.--13,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1925 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather- Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 28.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 5, 1934, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 13,080 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 71,400 cfs Mar. 17-19 (gage height, 9.2 ft); min- 

 ImurnT 2,320 cfs Oct. 28-30.

1931-52: Maximum discharge, 178,000 cfs Apr. 18, 1936 (gage height, 12.03 ft); minimum, 1,760 cfs Oct. 8, 9, 14, 15, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 14.6 ft Jan. 23, 1925 (discharge, 300,000 cfs, from rating curve 

extended above 180,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good below 10,000 cfs and fair above. 

Revisions. W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 8 to Mar. 12, May 10 to 

July 6, Aug. 18 to Sept. 30)

-2.1 

0.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

2,320

4,320

8,070

9,800

13,100

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

20,500

31,400

46,000

92,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Iiay

1

3 

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,920 

6,040

5, 920 

5,560

5,200

4,870 

4,540

4,100

3,800

3,500

3,210

3,120

2,940

2,850

2,760

2,670

2,580 

2,580

2,490

2,400

2,400

2,490

2,490

*2,490

2,490

2,400

2,400

2.520

2,320

2,400

2,400

103,650

3,344

0.246

0.28

Nov.

2.490 

2,760

3,210 

3,600

4,430

5,090 

5,440

5,560

5,680

5,800

5,680

5,440

5,200

5,090

4,980

4,870

4,760 

4,650

4,760

5 , 090

5,560

5,920

6.160

6,160

6,040

5,680

5,440 

5,200

*5,090

4,870

-

150,700

5,023

0.369

0.41

Dec.

4,760 

4,650

4,540 

4,540

4,650

4,980 

5,440

5,920

6,400

6,780

7,040

7,320

7,460

7,320

7,320

7,180

7,320 

7,460

7,760

8,390

9,080

9,800

10,700

11,700

13,100

14,300

15,700 

16,400

17,200

18,000

19,600

282,810

9,123

0.671

0.77

Jan.

19,600 

20,500

21,400 

22,400

23,400

24.500 

24,500

22,400

20,500

18,800

18,000

17,200

15,700

15,000

13,700

12,600

11,400 

10,400

9,800

9,440

9,080

8,560

*8.590

8,390

8,730

9,260

9,800 

10,200

10,700

11,400

11,700

457,450

14,760

1.09

1.26

Feb.

12.100 

12,600

13,100 

13,100

13,700

14,300 

14,300

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,700

15,700

16,400

15,700

15,000 

15,000

15,000

15,700

17,200

18,000

19,600

21,400

22,400

24,500

25.600 

25,600

25,600

-

-

492,300

16,980

1.25

1.35

Mar.

25.600 

25,600

26,700 

26,700

26,700

26,700 

26,700

26,700

26,700

26,700

27,800

29,000

34,000

46 , 000

57,900

66,700

71,400 

71,400

71,400

66,700

62,200

60,000

55,800

55,800

53,700

53,700

51,700 

49,700

47,800

46,000

44,300

tt.,387.8

44,770

3.29

3.79

Apr.

46,000 

49,700

55,800 

60,000

64.400

64,400 

62,200

57,900

51,700

44,300

38,100

34,000

30,200

26,700

23,400

21,400

19,600 

18,800

17,200

17,200

16,400

15,700

14,300

13,700

13,100

12,600

12.100 

12,100

12,100

12,100

-

937 , 200

31,240

2.30

2.57

May

12,100 

12,100

12,100 

12,600

12,600

15,100 

13,100

15,100

12,600

11,000

10,000

9,440

9,260

9,620

9,800

*9,800

9,620 

9,440

9,260

8,750

8,590

7,910

7,610

7,040

6,910

7,040

7,460 

8,230

8,730

9,260

9,800

307,750

9,927

0.730

0.84

June

10,200 

10,400

10,400 

10,000

9,800

9,620 

9,440

9,260

9,260

9,440

9,440

9,260

9,080

8,730

8,070

7,760

7,910 

8,250

8,590

7,910

7,180

7,520

7,460

7,040

6,650

6,400

*6,160 

5,920

5,680

5,440

-

247,850

8,262

0.608

0.68

July

5,090 

,980

,980 

,980

,980

,870 

,760

,540

,450

,430

,450

,450

,520

,100

,000

,900

,900 

,800

,700

5,600

g3,400

g3, 500

g5,210

g5,120

g5,050

g5,050

g5,120 

g5,210

g5,500

g3,400

g3,500

123,840

5,995

0.294

0.54

Aug.

g5,210 

g3,030

g2.940 

g2,940

g3,030

g3,030 

g2,940

*g5,120

3,300

3,500

3,700

4,000

4,430

5,090

5,920

6,400

6,520 

6,160

5,440

4,760

4,540

4,210

4,000

3,800

3,800

4,000

4,100 

3,900

5,600

3,500

3,700

126,610

4,084

0.300

0.55

Sept.

5,900 

5,900

5,800 

5,800

4,000

4,320 

4,650

4,760

4,650

4,540

4,450

4,210

3,900

3,600

3,400

3,300

5,210 

3,210

*3,300

3,400

3,500

3,700

4,100

5,090

6,040

6.520

6,280 

5,920

5,440

5,200

-

150,070

4,536

0.319

0.36

Calendar year 1951: Max 29,000 Min 2,320 Mean 7,964 Cfsm 0.586 In. 7.93

Water year 1951-52: Max 71,400 Min 2,320 Mean 12,970 Cfsm 0.954 In. 13.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

g Computed from once-daily staff gage readings.
SATILLA RIVER BASIN 35

Satilla River near Waycross, Ga.

Location.--Lat 31°14', long. 82°19', on downstream side of right bank pier of Atlsntic 

Coast Line Railroad bridge, at pumping station, 3 miles northeast of Waycross, Ware 

County, and 16 miles upstream from Alabama River.

Drainage area.--1,300 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1937 to September 1952.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 66.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--IS years, 945 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,870 cfs Mar. 4, 5, 6 (gage height, 12.7 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 17.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 39,000 cfs Apr. 4, 1948 (gage height, 22.4 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 12 cfs Nov. 15, 16, 1942, Dec. 6-14, 1943.

Flood in September 1928 reached a stage of 22.2 ft, from information by Atlantic 

Coast Line Railroad (discharge, 37,000 cfs}.

Remarks.--Records good. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad diverts 4 to 5 cfs from pool at 

gage for use in shops.

Revisions (water years).--W 952: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12 to Dec. 19,

Jan. 5 to Feb. 24, Apr. 5 to May 7)

2.4 

2.8 

3.5 

4.0

13 5.0 

7.0 

10.0

13.0

660

1,540

3,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

780 

660

570

488

377

310

263

220

193

168

144

128

112

102

88

83

78

74

*65

BT

133

193

278

450

528

508

431

343

294

248

220

8,594

277

0.213

0.25

Nov.

193

263

756

1,400

1,860

2,180

2,420

2,420

2', 180

1,860

1,620

1,300

1,020

806

660

592

636

756

884

832

780

732

684

614

528

469

450

431

413

360

-

30,099

1,003

0.772

0.86

Dec.

326 

294

*278

294

326

395

488

614

732

832

966

1,020

1,050

994

966

966

994

1,050

1,230

1,540

1,820

2,080

2,270

2,420

2,540

2,600

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,660

42,385

1,367

1.05

1.21

Jan.

2,320 

2,040

1,780

1,540

1,400

1,260

1,170

1,110

1,140

1,110

1,020

884

806

732

684

636

592

*548

528

508

488

488

488

469

469

488

508

592

708

806

884

28,196

910

0.700

0.81

Feb.

938 

966

1,020

1,050

1,080

1,020

938

832

780

756

732

684

636

570

548

548

636

756

858

938

1,050

1,140

1,230

1,360

1,540

1,740

2,040

2,270

2,420

-

31,076

1,072

0.825

0.89

Mar.

2,540 

2,660

2,730

*2,800

2,870

2,870

2,800

2,730

2,540

2,220

2,000

2,000

2,180

2,320

2,370

2,370

2,270

2,040

1,780

1,540

1,300

1,140

1,050

1,020

1,140

1,330

1,540

1,740

1,900

2,040

2,040

63,870

2,060

1.58

1.82

Apr.

2,040 

1,950

1,780

1,500

1,230

966

832

756

708

*660

543

469

431

450

450

431

413

360

326

310

294

278

248

220

506

220

220

234

248

294

-

19,072

636

0.489

0.55

May

377 

413

395

326

278

220

168

138

117

102

92

88

78

83

*133

128

97

83

70

65

53

6T

53

83

248

450

Ted

180

122

248

294

5,603

181

0.139

0.16

June

326 

377

488

592

592

508

413

294

248

234

278

294

263

206

193

156

122

97

83

70

65

65

61

57

48

45

43

61

57

48

-

6,384

213

0.164

0.18

July

*40 

36

33

31

29

32

35

39

33

24

24

49 43

32

47

47

40

33

28

25

*23

49

41

32

28

31

30

28

27

25

2j?

1,036

33.4

0.026

0.03

Aug.

22 

32

38

40

33

42

61

61

83

68

78

*70

74

74

180

168

144

128

112

102

117

128

107

97

112

97

74

57

156

144

102

2,821

91.0

0.070

0.08

Sept.

74

57

48

40

35

28

28

27

24

*21

20

21

25

28

25

21

18

"50 17

48

128

206

413

488

377

248

220

180

88

88

-

3,061

102

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,520 Min 22 Mean 691 Cfsm 0.532 In. 7.23

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,870 Min 17 Mean 662 Cfsm 0.509 In. 6.93

Discharge measurement made on this day.
36 3ATILLA RIVER BASIN

Satilla River at Atkinson, Ga.

Location. --Lat 31°13' , long. 81°52', on downstream side of right pier of "bridge on 

U. S. Highway 84, 400 ft downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad "bridge and 

1 mile west of Atkinson, Brantley County.

Drainage area.--2,880 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 14.79 ft above mean sea Level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 5, 1933, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. --21 years, 2,106 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,360 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 12.9 ft); minimum observed, 78 cfs Sept. 21.

1931-52: Maximum discharge, 68,100 cfs Apr. 6, 1948 (gage height, 23.9 ft); minimum observed, 4.5 cfs Nov. 19, 20, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 27.2 ft from information by local residents, in September 1928 

(discharge, 110,000 cfs).

Remarks. --Records good. 

Revisions..--W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cable feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 12,

Feb. 10 to May 5)

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

130

294

800

9.0

11.0

13.0

1,920

3,160

5,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Meai

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,120 

*2,020

1,970

,920

,830

,700

,490

,260

1,050

860

725

6O8

520

458

409

365

344

314

304

294

284

OTI

344

398

495

595

680

770

800

740

695

26,666

860

0.299

0.34

Nov.

620 

620

830

1,090

1,410

1,740

2,070

2,450

2,780

3,080

3,330

3,510

3,420

3,330

3,160

*2,920

2,640

2,330

2,070

1,830

1,650

1,570

1,610

1,610

1,570

1,530

1,450

1,370

1,300

1,190

-

60,080

2,003

0.695

0.78

Dec.

1,120 

1,050

980

920

920

'91:0" 890

980

1,020

1,090

1,160

1,260

1,370

1,490

1,650

1,830

1,970

2,130

2,220

2,330

2,510

2,780

3,920

3,160

3,420

3,700

4,000

4,220

4,480

4,620

4jl6p

67,860

2,189

0.760

0.88

-Jan.

4,900 

4,900

4,900

4,760

4,480

4,240

3,800

3,420

3,080

2,850

2,570

2,390

2,220

*2,070

1,970

1,830

1,700

1,570

1,450

1,330

1,260

1,190

1,120

1,050

1 , 020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,050

1,120

1,190

72,490

2,338

0.812

0.94

Feb.

1,300 

1,410

1,490

1,610

1,700

1,740

1,830

1,880

1,920

1,880

1,790

1,740

1,610

1,530

1,450

1,530

1,650

1,700

1,740

1,790

1,880

1,880

1,970

2,120

2,270

3,000

2,710

3,080

3,330

-

-

55,530

1,915

o.ees

0.72

Mar.

3,600 

3,800

4,000

4,240

*4,480

4,480

4,620

4,620

4,760

4,760

4,900

4,90'0

4,900

4,760

4,480

4,360

4,240

4,120

4', 000

3,800

3,600

3,420

3,160

2,850

2,640

2,510

2,450

2,450

2,510

2,640

2,780

118,830

3,833

1.33

1.53

Apr.

2,920 

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,920

2,850

2,710

2,510

2,220

*1,970

,650

,450

,300

,230

,120

,090

,090

,020

950

860

800

710

635

570

545

520

52t

545

608

620

-

44,933

1,498

0.520

May

620 

570

545

558

570

582

532

470

409

365

324

304

284

294

294

294

274 574

284

*314

314

314

304

284

284

355

770

1,160

1,530

2,020

2,270

17,776

573

0.199

0.58 0.23

June

2,570 

2,850

2.920

2,920

2,850

2,850

2,570

2,220

1,920

1,700

1,410

1,190

980

830

830

920

980

890

770

650

570

495

470

445

409

365

334

294

256

*220

-

38,678

1,289

0.448

0.50

July

212 

198

185

172

162

159

169

172

155

177

196

220

265

324 "294

284

238

202

190

185

182

168

155

141

138

131

124

118

112

106

104

5,638

182

0.063

0.07

Aug.

106 

106

101

99

j)5

98

104

105

119

124

124

*136

141

145

180

202

212

238

238

238

238

212

198

212

220

229

212

196

188

172

168

5,156

166

0.058

0.07

Sept.

194 

256

284

274

229

196

174

151

131

*120

112

105

100

94

90

88

86

84

83

£10

83

116

114

114

162

274

387

445

420

365

-

5,411

180

0.062

0.07

Calendar year 1951: Max 13,o6o Min 80 Mean 1,479 Cfsra 0.514 In. 6.97

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,900 Min 80 Mean 1,418 Cfsra 0.492 In. 6.71

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings Oct. 

Sept. 30.

16-26, May 8-26, June 20 to
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN 37 

North Prong St. Marys River at Moniac, Ga.

Location. Lat 30°31', long. 82°14', in sec. 8, T. 1 N., R. 21 E., near right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 94, 950 ft upstream from Georgia, Southern & 

Florida Railway bridge, 0.5 mile west of Moniac, and 1.0 mile downstream from Moccasin 

Creek.

Drainage area. About 160 sq mi (revised), includes part of watershed in Okefenokee Swamp 

which is indeterminate.

Records available. January 1921 to December 1923, January 1927 to June 1930, July 1932 

to June 1934, October 1950 to September 1952. Prior to January 1927, published as 

St. Marys River at Moniac.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 89.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. January 1921 to June 1934, staff gage 800 ft downstream at datum 3.22 ft higher. 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13, 1950, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1921-23, 1927-29, 1932-33, 1950-52), 133 cfs.

Extremes.--1950-51: Maximum discharge during year, 4,050 cfs Oct. 22 gage height, lb.20

ft) ; no flow May 17-22, June 6-18.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 12.36 ft); 

no flow at times.

1921-23, 1927-30, 1932-34, 1950-52: Maximum discharge, about 6,060 cfs probably on 

Sept. 19, 1928 (gage height, 19.9 ft, present datum, at site then in use), from rating 

curve extended above 2,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, 

in feet,

3, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

8.0 

9.0

92

160

290

10.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

16.2

490

770

1,650

3,020

4,050

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

30

31

Tobal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct .

a85

a74

*64

57

50

45

41

36

37

35

32

29

26

23

21

20

39

774

1,870

2,170

3 ,360

4.050

3,800

3,120

2,370

1,730

1,280

1,050

832

680

558

28,320

914

5.71

6.58

Kov .

483

438

382

525

275

227

190

164

147

154

121

110

101

*93

87

82

76

70

66

60

57

53

50

48

46

44

41

59

37

57

-

4,081

156

0 . 850

0.95

Dec .

56

35

35

41

54

56

74

103

10£

93

84

72

68

63

60

60

58

55

52

49

47

46

44

43

42

40

39

39

38

39

44

1,711

55.2

0.345

0.40

Jan.

44

*43

42

42

42

41

41

44

43

42

41

40

39

38

40

39

38

36

35

34

33

32

31

30

35

35

33

32

31

30

30

1,156

37.3

0.233

0.27

Feb.

30

35

32

30

29

28

*35

42

40

39

39

37

36

34

33

32

31

30

29

28

28

E7

26

24

23

22

21

20

-

-

-

858

30.6

0.191

0.2O

Mar.

19

18

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

12

11

13

25

30

28

27

25

23

27

*59

76

74

61

51

44

39

34

30

28

57

9!

1,019

32.9

0.206

0.24

Apr.

93

82

77

64

52

45

42

41

39

35

32

29

27

24

22

20

19

18

16

17

16

15

15

15

14

12

10

9.2

7.9

6.9

915.0

30.5

0.191

0.21

May

*5.6

4.9

4.2

3.5

2.9

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.1

.8

- .6

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

1.4

.9

1.2

1.2

1.0

. 7

.6

38.3

1.24

0.0078

0.009

June

0.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

o

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.6

1.0

.8

6.4

6.1

4.3

5.2

4.3

4.0

4.8

3.5

40.7

1.36

0.0085

0 . 009

July

3.1

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

5.4

2.9

2.6

1.6

1.1

.7

.4

.1

.1

.1

.6

1.0

1.9

2.0

2.2

3 . 2

2.4 *1.5

1.4

.9

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

44.6

1.44

0.0090

0.01

Aug.

0.3

.5

.7

.6

1.0

.7

.6

.4

.4

.5

1.2

2.0

2.4

3.5

4.2

4.3

13

24

34

a32

a23

a21

a!6

a!3

alO

a3

6.1

a5

al

ai

a3

242.4

7.82

0.049

0.06

Sept.

a3

a2

al.6

al.3

*1.5

1.7

1.8

1.2

1.0

. 7

.6

.4

^2

3.2

5.6

7.5

12

43

59

J75.

68

55

43

34

26

21

18

20

47

58

608.1

20.3

0.127

0.14

endar year 1950: 

er year 1950.-51:

Max - 

Max 4,030 "fsm 0.669 In. 9.08

* Discharge measu 

a No gage-height

nt or observation of no flow made 

rd; discharge estimated on basis

n tnis day. 

records foi St. Marys River nea
38 ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per seaond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

 i

3

4

5

f

1

6

a

lu

ll

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oft .

66

64

56

46

37

29

23

19

15

12

10

8.2

6.5

5.6

5.2

*4.9

4.4

4.0

3.3

5.2

51

134

177

192

174

144

122

103

91

79

67

1,756.3

56.7

0.354

0.41

Nov.

59

85

200

242

202

172

216

216

179

149

131

115

103

92

84

98

180

187

164

143

127

115

107

101

94

86

80

*81

81

75

~

3,964

132

0.825

0.92

Dec.

70

66

63

63

76

94

96

92

87

81

78

76

71

66

67

73

69

72

115

127

129

312

392

347

305

270

412

485

460

432

400

5,546

179

1.12

1.29

Jan.

364

329

295

259

231

205

178

*151

136

128

117

105

98

93

87

83

79

75

72

70

70

68

70

78

72

69

67

70

100

103

90

4,012

129

0.806

0.93

Feb.

82

78

94

101

94

84

83

79

74

69

66

62

a59

a62

a67

al04

a350

a620

*545

481

465

430

392

474

490

505

644

626

552

-

-

7,832

270

1.69

1.82

Mar.

485

427

376

366

423

406

366

320

267

224

235

302

496

1,260

1,200

1,010

800

650

555

492

427

372

323

285

309

310

305

282

242

205

175

13,894

448

2.80

3.23

Apr.

*157

146

131

116

106

95

83

72

66

60

55

50

60

97

89

77

68

60

54

50

47

43

39

36

3i

49

68

59

51

46

"

2,164

72.1

0.451

0.50

May

40

36

32

28

26

23

20

17

15

13

13

15

*13

11

9.5

8.2

6.9

6.3

5.9

6.5

5.6

4.6

3.8

3.5

5.8

8.2

8.8

7.3

6.1

5.6

6.5

411.1

13.3

0.083

0.10

June

5.9

5.0

4.3

3.6

3.2

3.1

2. 7

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.2

.7

.5

.4

.5

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

*.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

~

41.5

1.38

0.0086

0.01

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

.9

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

.3

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

0.10

0.00062

0.0007

Aug.

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.2

.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

.5

.3

1.6

14

41

73

79

73

68

60

46

38

33

28

24

20

24

34

44

703.4

22.7

0.142

0.16

Sept.

42

37

33

29

26

27

31

30

27

24

22

28

30

28

25

*22

20

18

18

20

25

35

44

55

72

83

80

68

58

49

"

1,106

36.9

0.231

0.26

Calendar year 1951: Max 485 Min 0 Mean 44.4 Cfsm 0.278 In. 3.77

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,260 Min 0 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.706 In. 9.63

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for St. Marys River nea
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN 39 

South Prong St. Marys River at Glen St. Mary, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°16'40", long. 82°08'40", In sec. 31, T. 2 S., R. 22 E , on right bank 

65 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 90 and 1.0 mile east of Glen St. Mary.

Drainage area.--150 sq ml, approximately.

Records available January 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Viater-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 77.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. 1950: Maximum discharge during period January to September, 6,200 cfs Sept 7 

(gage height, 12.71 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs May 23.

1950-51: Maximum daily discharge during water year, 4,300 cfs Oct. 22; minimum 

discharge, 2.0 cfs for several days in June, July, and September.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 240 cfs Feb. 27 (gaee height, 5 20 

ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Oct. 12.

Flood in September 1947 reached a stage of 13.0 ft, from information furnished by 

Florida State Road Department (discharge, 6,700 cfs).

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January to September 1950

Day

1

2

 *

4

=

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

£

7

8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of srn

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

a 10

a 10

alO

a 10

alO

a9.5

a9.5

a9.5

a9.5

a9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

*8.1

7.8

7.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.4

275.2

8.88

0.059

0.07

Feb.

8.1

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.8

10

10

9.6

9.6

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.6

9.6

10

11

28

24

19

18

17

16

-

-

-

326.7

11.7

0.078

0.08

Mar.

16

15

15

15

16

24

46

*49

48

43

38

34

31

29

28

36

43

38

33

31

28

31

44

35

31

27

22

26

39

36

32

979

31.6

0.211

0.24

Apr.

27

24

20

17

21

24

20

17

14

11

11

9.2

7.8

6.9

6.3

5.7

*5.7

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

4.6

4.4

3.9

3.9

_2.4

"

314.5

10.5

0.070

0.08

May

3.2

3.0

3.7

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.4

4.6

1.9

2.9

3.3

3.5

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.2

.9

1.4

1.7

2.1

3.0

3.3

.8

1.2

1.9

2.4

3.2

3.9

*4.1

3.7

3.9

91.3

2.95

0.020

0.02

June

4.6

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.3

3.5

3.9

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.2

3.3

3.3

5.0

3.7

5.8

39

8.4

4.4

3.3

3.0

4.1

3.9

2.9

2 . 6

3.3

31

9.2

"

185.6

6.19

0.041

0.05

July

5.7

5.7

5.2

16

15

13

13

70

209

312

*238

274

270

216

300

598

518

385

258

212

444

493

403

382

372

314

262

221

192

178

149

7,343.6

237

1.58

1.82

Aug.

110

80

58

42

32

24

19

14

11

8.8

7.5

6.9

6.0

5.4

J7o

6.6

6.6

6.0

5.7

5.4

6.6

12

8.8

*9.2

14

10

7.8

6.6

6.0

7.5

7.8

557.2

18.0

0.120

0.14

Sept.

17

8.8

6.9 'TF

31

3,060

"-5.010

1*3,980

3,050

2,130

1,450

998

776

646

555

482

396

305

232

176

134

98

71

57

48

43

40

37

83

209

"

24J.37.2

805

5.37

5.98

Calendar year 

Water year

Min 

Min

Mean 

Mean

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 cfa). Sept. 7 (1 a.m.) 6,200 cfs (12.71 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for St. Marys Riv 

Macclenny.

319056 O - 55 - 4
40 ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN

South Prong St. Marys River at Glen St. Mary, Fla.--Continued

1, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

;

5

4

^

C

7

b

J

10

11

12

13

14

15

1C

17

16

13

20

21

22

23

24

25

°6

27

2b

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Get .

174

*124

106

90

75

S3

55

50

48

45

40

a3 6

a32

a28

a25

a23

a 50

a300

a2 , 000

a2 , 600

a3, 700

a4.500

a3,200

a2,500

a2,000

31,500

al , 200

a900

a 7 00

a560

a4£0

26,984

870

5.80

6 . 69

Kov .

a360

a330

a28O

a240

a200

alSO

a!50

a!30

allO

a96

a84

a74

a64

*56

51

47

43

41

38

36

36

33

33

32

31

28

26

26

.25

-

2,927

97.6

0.651

O. 73

Dee .

25

24

24

31

29

28

46

52

47

45

42

39

38

36

36

45

45

43

41

39

38

36

34

33

32

31

31

33

33

33

41

1,130

36.5

0.243

0.28

Jan. Feb.

42

*41

41

40

38

36

36

36

34

33

31

29

28

27

26

26

25

24

22

22

21

19

19

18

22

21

19

19

17

17

.16.

845

27.3

0.182

0.21

16

21

19

19

17

*16

34

47

38

34

33

30

28

26

24

23

22

21

20

19

17

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

-

-

-

628

22.4

0.149

0.16

liar.

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.2

9.2

12

28

22

18

16

15

14

*16

40

42

44

40

37

33

28

25

21

18

22

25

635.4

20.5

0.137

0.16

Apr.

23

21

27

24

22

19

18

19

17

15

14

12

12

10

8.8

8.1

7.8

7.2

7.2

11

9.2

7.8

7.5

16

19

16

12

9.6

7.8

*6.6

-

414.6

13.6

0.092

0.10

Ay

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.5

3 . 5

3.7

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.7

3.9

3.7

4.1

6.b

4.6

3.9

3 . 2

2.9

123.6

3.99

0.027

0.03

June

2.P

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.E

3.C

2.9

2.t

2.9

2.9

2.E

2.4

2.3

2.E

2.4

July

2.8

2.9

3.3

3.9

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.3

2.8

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.4

Aug.

3.0

2.9

4.4

3.9

3.3

6.1

7.8

4.6

4.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.7

7.2

4.4

6.9

4.4

3.7

4.1

6.9

4.6

2.1J 3.5

2.1 2.0

2.4 2.4

3.7 2.5

2.9 3.0

3.3

75.0 82.1

2.50 2.65

0.017 0.018

O.U2 O.U2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.4

2.4

121.7

3 93

0.026

0.03

Sept.

2.4

2.5

2.8

*2.5

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.1

2^0

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.7

7.8

26

7.5

15

11

9.6

8.4

7.5

6.6

5.4

8.1

7.5

6.0

5.2

5.0

4.8

"

175.3

5.84

0.039

0.04

Calendar year 1950: Max 5.U10 Mln 0.8 Mean 179 rfsrr 1.19 In. 16.18

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,300 Mln 2.0 Mean 93.5 Cfsm 0.623 In. 8.47

Peak discharge (has

clenny and nearby stations.

Bisrhar-ge, in _'ut±.j fctt

D±y

1

^

3

4

^

&

7

8

a

lu

11

Oct.

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

12 2.8

15 \ 2.9

14

15

IF

17

la

21

23

24

,, 6

C7

28

^9

3o

31

Tctal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

2.9

*3.0

3.5

3. 7

3.7

3.5

3.5

4.1

6.9

6.9

6.3

5.4

5.0

liov.

4.6

6.0

11

7.8

6.6

6.9

17

10

7.8

6.6

6.0

5.4

5 2

5.0

5.0

8.4

18

14

10

8.1

7.2

6.9

6.9

16

2JL

20

5.0 *19

4.8 18

4.8

4.8

18

15

4. el

127. ll 317.4

4.10

U.027

10.6

0.071

0.03|. 0.08

Dec-. ' Jan.

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.2

9.6

12

12

11

32

IT

3 1

29

28

27

*24

22

20

18

16

15

14

12

10 11

11

10

12

23

16

15

23

24

26

28

39

37

34

32

32

552.8

17.8

0.119

0.14

11

10

3.2

8.8

B.B

10

10

11

11

10

9.6

9.2

10

24

18

17

517.6

Feb.

15

14

14

24

24

22

22

24

24

22

19

17

16

15

15

es

189

*161

165

EDO

222

223

218

233

225

216

236

230

216

-

-

?,089

16.7 107

0.111 0.713

0.131 0.77

I'lir.

208

197

184

168

153

134

113

96

80

66

75

78

61

54

47

40

33

29

26

24

22

19

17

19

75

80

92

96

91

85

*77

2,539

81.9

0.546

0.63

A! r.

68

62

54

46

39

33

26

22

17

15

12

9.6

24

66

54

47

May

10

8.1

7.2

6.0

5.2

4.4

3.9

3.3

3.2

1^9

4.1

*7.2

*5.2

4.4

3.9

3.5

41 i 3.2

37 3.2

31

25

19

15

12

10

9-S

28

23

17

15

-

888.8

29.6

0.197

3.7

5.4

6.0

5.4

4.1

25

IS

£5

36

32

33

36

42

595.5

12.6

0.085

0.22| 0.10

June

73

69

46

38

36

34

23

14

10

7.2

5.4

4.4

3.9

6.0

5.7

4.8

July

4.4

4.8

5.4

5.2

4.4

6.9

ie

9.2

6.3

5.0

4.4

4.1

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.1

4.l! 3.7

3.7

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.5

*3.7

3.7

3.5

3.3 3.;-

3.u

2.9

3.2

-

427.9

14.3

0.095

0.11

3.3

3.3

3.7

5.0

4.8

3.9

3.5

8.1

14

163

77

30

IB

12

447.5

14.4

0.096

0.11

Aug.

8.4

7.8

7.5

*6. 6

5.4

6 . 0

7.5

28

45

39

29

23

21

19

20

36

37

39

33

25

22

17

13

12

16

22

20

17

17

17

24

640.2

20.7

0.138

0.16

Sept.

26

37

42

60

73

73

68

55

41

33

42

81

94

93

*82

68

56

46

66

117

148

166

205

211

210

200

18b

163

140

119

"

3,000

100

0.667

0.74

Calendar year 1951: Max 47 Mln 2.0 Mean 11.2 Cfsm 0.075 In. 1.02

Water year 1951-52: Max 236 Mln 2.8 Mean 35.4 Cfsm 0.236 In. 3.22

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 :fs).--No peak 

on this day.
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN 41

St. Marys River near Macclenny, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°21'35", long. 82°04'55", in sec. 2, T. 23., R. 22 E., on right tank 

200 ft downstream from site of former Stokes Bridge, 1 mile downstream from confluence 

of North and South Prongs, and 6 miles northeast of Macelenny.

Drainage area.--720 sq mi, approximately (revised), includes part of watershed in 

Okefenokee Swamp which is indeterminate.

Records available.--October 1926 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 40.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

fees & Mees). Prior to Feb. 21, 1939, staff gage and Feb. 21, 1939, to Aug. 15, 1948, 

water-stage recorder, at site of former bridge 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 683 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,810 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 10.23 ft); minimum, 29 cfs June 30, July 1; minimum gage height, 1.63 ft July 1.

1926-52: Maximum discharge, 28,100 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 22.29 ft); 

minimum observed, 12 cfs May 22, 1932; minimum gage height observed, 0.04 ft June 4, 5, 

1927.

Remarks . --Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 1082: 1928(K), 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 9, Sept. 23-30

1.9 

3.0 

5.0

49

149

400

7.0

9.0

11.0

800

1,350

2,140

Apr. 10 to Sept. 22

1.6 

2.0 

2.4

3.0 

5.0

146

400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

2

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

156

186

198

190

174

156

138

124

112

100

91

84

78

72

68

*65

60

58

54

53

60

136

236

259

260

248

226

208

190

178

168

4,'386

141

0.156

0.23

Nov.

154

153 '228

336

368

348

369

412 '405

372

338

313

289

272

256

249

271

347

355

328

301

279

262

252

241

232

222

*216

212

208

-

8,589

286

0.397

0.44

Dec.

199

190

182

180

183

200

210

208

196

188

182

178

173

169

163

160

159

162

Jan.

543

498

454

421

393

368

341

318

*296

276

261

249

232

220

209

199

188

178

206 174

265

274

283

403

481

459

430

472

650

725

647

586

9,163

296

0.411

0.47

172

174

174

173

173

173

172

169

166

210

265

256

8,095

261

 0.362

0.42

Feb.

228

218

237

242

264

256

246

240

235

226

213

202

193

182

178

217

985

1,610

*1,580

1,400

1,280

1,210

1,180

1,330

1,410

1,560

1,610

1,790

1,760

-

22,282

768

1.07

1.15

Mar.

1,570

1,390

1,180

1,010

955

942

868

768

663

580

590

715

713

952

1,450

1,610

1,440

1,200

972

812

687

574

496

446

555

689

701

659

578

493

432

26,690

861

1.20

1.38

Apr.

*390 3"58

334

309

283

261

241

220

205

190

177

164

171

247

297

262

229

204

186

169

154

141

132

121

113

126

169

195

170

144

-

6,362

212

0.294

0.33

May

126

111

101

92

82

74

68

63

59

55

55

55

*55

53

49

46

46

44

44

48

44

43

42

45

55

93

144

146

118

100

112

2,268

73.2

0.102

0.12

June

136

160

T52

112

88

80

78

65

55

48

45

42

40

38

39

51

53

52

51

42

39

40

*36

36

38

37

34

32

30

30

-

1,779

59.3

0.082

0.09

July

303~0

32

33

32

33

72

100

76

54

44

39

36

37

40

38

36

33

31

3 2

34

36

36

35

37

49

123

154

127

81

56

1,626

5C . 5

0.073

0.08

Aug.

46

39

36

34

*2_2

35

34

35

42

53

63

65

55

49

44

42

45

55

9i

116

121 ion

98

86

70

78

83

74

72

68

76

1,948

62.8

0.087 o.io

Sept.

91

94

90

94

127

142

151

141

127

106

97

106

134

139

132

*11H

103

91

87

106

152

200

247

282

282

28fi

284

269

243 pie

-

4,741

158

0.219

0.24

Calendar year 1951: Max 725 Min 21 Mean 122 Cfsm 0.16S In. t2.31

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,790 Min 30 Mean 268 Cfsm 0.372 In. 5.05

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). --Feb. 18 (8 p.m.) 1,660 cfs (9.84 ft); Feb. 28 (5:30 p.m.)

1,810 cfs (10.23 ft); Mar. 16 [8 a.m.) 1,640 cfs (9.79 ft).

7, Jan. 20 to Feb. 18, Feb. '22-28.

area.

readings Nov. 2-27, Dec. 7 to Jar
42 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

St. Johns River near Melbourne, Pla.

Location.--Lat 28°05', long. 80°45', in sec. 6, T. 28 S., R. 36 E., on left bank 10 ft 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 192, 2 miles upstream from Lake Washington, and 

9 miles west of Melbourne.

Drainage area.--910 sq mi, approximately (revised). 

Records available.--November 193y to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 11.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 26, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 716 cfs.

Extremes..--Maximum discharge during year, 2,520 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 7.23 ft); minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 3.74 ft July 6.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 8,070 cfs Oct. 1, 1947; maximum gage height, 9.33 ft 

Sept. 30, 1948; maximum reverse flow measured, 109 cfs Sept. 18, 1950, wind effect; 

minimum gage height, 3.54 ft June 19, 1945.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 19E2

Day

1

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,150 

1,370

1,710

1,900

2,160

2,340

2,460

2,500

*2,480

2,480

2,420

2,260

2,160

2,070

1,980

1,920

1,840

1,740

1,640

1,560

1,490

1,420

1,390

1,380

1,310

1,240

1,190

1,140

1,120

1,080

1,040

53,940

1,740

1.91

2.20

Ijov .

985

933

933

881

830

765

740

714

663

638

600

575

537

*512

474

727

920

985

998

1,080

1,150

1,220

1,280

1,340

1,380

1,380

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,350

-

28,760

959

1.05

1.18

Dec.

1,520

1,270

,260

,230

,230

,190

,150

,130

,090

1,040

998

1,010

946

907

907

907

868

*817

804

753

714

727

663

638

587

550

625

537

500

462

437

27,267

880

0.967

1.11

Jan.

3~90 401

358

336

299

295

290

267

258

252

246

236

230

225

220

215

210

203

199

195

194

186

188

179

181

192

188

186

*192

186

186

7,383

238

0.262

0.30

Feb.

184 

184

195

194

205

205

208

208

208

208

208

208

205

205

210

215

222

220

220

220

222

222

217

227

230

242

255

252

252

_

-

6,251

216

0.237

0.26

Mar.

263 

267

267

272

281

281

290

290

286

*267

267

267

252

252

369

462

462

450

487

524

550

562

575

562

575

650

689

663

638

613

600

13,233

427

0.469

0.54

Apr.

587 

613

625

587

587

587

550

512

487

450

424

369

347

336

304

290

276

258

246

239

230

220

*213

208

203

199

199

194

188

181

-

10,709

357

0.392

0.44

May

176 

170

165

162

156

149

146

140

135

129

128

130

123

117

112

106

102

101

97

95

10?

106

110

107

103

101

99

98

99

102

103

3,770

123

0.134

0.15

June

102 

*99

97

' esn

-

2.458

81.9

0.090

0.10

July

. e70

(*)

'

2,170

70.0

0.077

0.09

Aug.

. e80

 e!50

(*)

3,600

116

0.127

0.15

Sept .

, e200

691

849

1,240

1,380

1 , 460

-

10,620

354

0.389

0.43

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,500 Min - Mean 524 Cfsm 0.576 In. t7.81

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,500 Min - Mean 465 Cfsm 0.511 In. 6.95

* Discharge measurement made on this 

t Computed on basis of revised figure 

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite 

Christmas.

discharge Df records for station near
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 43 

St. Johns River near Christmas, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°33' , long. 80°57', in sec. 29 or 32, T. 22 S., R. 34 E. , on left bank 

15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 50, 4 miles east of Christmas.

Drainage area. 1.410 sq mi, approximately (revised). 

Records available.--December 1933 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 23, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1934-52), 1,270 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,850 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 8.0 ft from 

recorded range in stage); minimum, 105 cfs July 29 (gage height 1 fir, ft)

1933-52: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Oct. 12, 13, 1947; maximum gage height, 

9.86 ft Oct. 9, 1948; no flow Mar. 22-27, Apr. 19, June 1C, 13, 1939; minimum gage 

height, 0,48 ft June 19, 1945.

Flood in September 1926 reached a stage of 10.8 ft (dipcharge, 14.000 ^fs from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs).

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

Revisions (water years).--W 1082: 1926(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, 1 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Blscharg'rge, In

1.6

2.0

2.5

3.0

4.0

cull: feel

102

128

175

249

480

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

soa

1,370

2,650

4,850

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

al,900 

a2,230

33,030

33,920

34,610

a4.850

34,660

*4,500

4,330

4,080

3,900

3,710

3,530

3,310

3,240

3,140

3,010

2,930

2,810

2,810

2,810

2,910

2,890

2,850

2,930

2,970

2,990

2,910

2,850

2,760

2,670

102,040

3,292

2.33

2.69

llov.

2,590 

2,480

2,370

2,330

2,270

2,190

-,070

2,010

1,970

1,890

1,810

1,780

*1,71D

1,640

1,660

1,940

2,100

a2,250

32,400

a2,500

2,520

2,510

2,490

2,480

2,450

2,390

2,320

2,270

2,190

2,160

-

65,740

2,191

1.55

1.73

Dec.

2,110 

2,060

2,040

2,010

1,980

1,970

1,940

,900

,870

,810

,790

,710

a ,ii90

a ,600

a ,630

a ,600

* ,580

,560

,540

,550

,510

,490

,490

,460

,440

,410

,440

,500

,470

,430

,410

52,050

1,679

1.19

1.37

Jan.

1,380

^320

,300

,260

,230

,190

,180

,140

,100

1,070

1,050

1,020

1,000

975

956

931

907

888

866

344

624

793

762

747

725

706

695

*695

684

667

30,255

976

0.692

0.80

Feb.

646 

629

643

650

667

692

695

692

688

681

667

657

eso

636

626

619

650

667

650

626

606

590

578

578

584

664

755

820

844

-

-

19,150

660

0.468

0.51

Mar.

880

898

393

866

844

816

789

751

721

692

*650

640

613

"673 590

743

732

710

678

660

650

633

619

610

670

966

1,310

1,560

1,620

1,570

1,490

26,542

856

0.607

0.70

Apr.

1,400 

1,340

1,280

1,230

1,170

1,130

1,080

1,030

990

961

931

907

903

936

917

875

832

797

762

732

717

699

678

*657

656

670

714

706

674

626

-

26,980

899

0.638

0.71

May

587 

555

532

524

499

475

448

421

400

382

400

453

431

395

363

330

310

296

286

276

276

286

278

276

265

254

249

240

231

223

226

11,167

360

0.255

0.29

June

315 

324

*29f*

267

240

223

208

198

188

182

172

166

175

187

184

175

16F

1C3

162

164

235

217

201

130

171

159

149

140

134

130

-

5,871

196

0.1^9

0.15

July

126 

123

120

119

118

119

126

129

132

134

137

133

136

143

*T40

136

130

126

121

116

114

124

116

110

108

114

111

108

105

118

116

3,809

123

0.087

0.10

Aug.

116 

TT7

131

147

1S1

153

151

150

148

146

146

155

157

161

183

192

198

200

215

310

342

340

344

419

496

*532

5T2

515

496

472

458

8,272

237

0.189

0.22

Sept.

437 

421

403

385

370

363

356

378

382

378

385

395

405

403

395

392

388

388

395

408

413

418

456

590

702

857

1,070

1,350

2,240

2,520

-

18,443

615

0.436

0.49

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,850 Min 176 Mean 1,062 Cfsm 0.753 In. tlO. 22

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,850 Min 106 Mean 1,012 Cfsm 0.718 In. 9.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 3f recorded rsnge in stage and records for 

nearby stations.
44 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota, Fla.

Location. Lat 23°41', long. 81°07', on line between sees. 9 and 10, T. 21 S., R. 32 E., 

on right bank, 10 ft downstream from highway bridge, 3 miles northeast of Chuluota, 

arid 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--260 sq mi, approximately (revised). 

Records available.--November 1935 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.14 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 18, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Since Sept. 4, 1943, water-stage recorder on St. Johns River above Lake Harney, near 

Geneva, 7 miles downstream from base gage is used as an auxiliary gage for this 

station.

Average discharge.--16 years (1936-52), 255 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,000 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 11.03 ft); minimum, 30 cfs July 1-3 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1935-52: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs Sept. 24, 1948 (gage height, 18.09 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs; minimum, 6.7 cfs June 11-13, 15, 1945; 

minimum gage height, 0.44 ft June 15-17, 1945. 

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 24, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gags-height record, 

which are poor. Records include some flow diverted from Lake Mary Jane in Lake 

Okeechobee and the Everglades basin through Econlockhatchee Headwaters Canal.

Revisions (water years). W 892: 1939.

Discharge, in cutic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

U'?-;,'

i

3

4

5

,_

7

8

y

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

"1

22

23

24

°6

27

28

29

3U

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In,

Get .

772

1,050

1,400

1,780

1.960

1,610

al.550

al,060

a780

*573

464

382

320

269

245

221

207

202

192

176

162

159

228

308 

500

557

SOS

421

330

276

235

18,895

610

2.35

2.70

Nov.

206

179

159

145

130

122

108

103

95

88

82

80

74

70

*66

153

372

670

1,040

1.160

1,060

875

726

597

498

443

396

358

324

297

-

10,676

356

1.37

1.53

Der .

271

248

229

212

196

183

173

164

153

144

134

126

118

110

105

103

105

106

*126

126

128

133

141

145 

149

150

167

239

296

304

276

5,260

170

0.654

0,75

Jan.

233

200

175

158

143

130

119

110

102

96

89

85

81

77

75

72

70

67

66

64

62

61

60

59 

59

57

57

55

57

*62

66

2,867

92.5

0.356

0.41

Feb.

64

62

63

80

96

113

124

125

120

111

101

92

85

79

74

79

274

393

450

453

39O

314

262

236

230

280

393

498

626

_

-

6,272

216

0.831

0.90

Mar.

630

526

416

341

286

247

214

190

170

151

135

*122

113

102

105

202

381

426

358

278

220

180

151

128 

122

328

688

978

1,300

1.510

1,120

11,918

384

1.48

1.70

Apr.

895

694

542

427

345

289

244

207

176

151

130

116

105

114

131

126

111

96

85

77

70

*65

60

56 

54

53

57

75

81

73

-

5,705

190

0.731

0.82

May

63

56

51

48

46

44

42

40

38

37

56

36

35

34

34

33

34

39

43

45

44

47

84

134 

117

98

77

64

59

59

50

1,667

53.8

0.207

0.24

June

49

53

46

*42

38

36

35

35

53

32

31

31

33

35

36

35

36

56

54

49

50

45

41

38 

36

34

33

35

32

31

-

1,166

38.9

0.150

0.17

July

31

30

30

31

33

37

43

39

41

62

60

75

73

204

*126

85

64

54

47

43

40

38

36

36

35

34

34

36

36

35

35

1,603

51.7

0.199

0.23

Aug.

35

34

34

33

34

33

35

43

43

44

70

72

58

50

45

42

42

42

42

62

96

102

256

304 

a255

a215

*181

128

96

81

81

2,688

86.7

0.333

0.38

Sept.

85

73

79

113

143

a!65

alSl

al92

a200

a200

a!98

197

a!84

a!69

alSO

a!25

a!09

a97

a85

a75

a66

a62

61

62 

a!40

294

a550

1,010

1,170

1,140

-

7,375

246

0.946

1.05

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,960 Min 18 Mean 259 Cfsm 0.996 In. t!3.50

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,960 Min 30 Mean 208 Cfsm 0.800 In. 10.88

Peak discharge (base. 1,2OO efs). Oct. 5 (6 a.m.) 2,000 cfs (11.03 ft); Mar. 29 (11 p.m.) 1,360 

cfs (9.53 ft) . 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drinage area.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of gage-height record, weather 

records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 45 

St. Johns River above Lake Harney, near Geneva, Pla.

Location. Lat 28°43', long. 81°02', in sec. 33, T. 20 S., R. 33 E., near right bank at 

upstream side of bridge on State Highway 46, 1 mile upstream from Lake Harney, 5| 

miles southeast of Geneva, and 15-| miles southeast of Sanford.

Drainage area. 1,910 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1951 to September 1952 (discharge measurements only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps 

of Engineers benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge measured during period, 5,400 cfs Oct. 10, 1951; minimum 

measured, 463 cfs June 4, 1952.

Discharge measurementSj in cubic feet per second, for period 

July 1951 to September 1952

July 12, 1951.... 919

Aug. 23.......... 1,830

Oct. 10.......... 5,400

Nov. 15.......... 2,200

Dec. 19.......... 2,280

Jan. 31, 1952.... 890

St. Johns River near Sanford, Pla.

Location.--Lat 28°50' , long. 81°19', in sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 30 E., on left bank 25 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 17 and 92, near downstream end of Lake Monroe, 

and 4 miles northwest of Sanford.

Drainage area.--2 .450 sqmi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1941 to September 1952 (discharge measurements only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.09 ft below mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (corrected).

Extremes.--1941-52: Maximum discharge measured, 13,000 cfs Sept. 25, 1945; maximum reverse flow measured, 915 efs June 7, 1944 (affected by tide).

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1951 to September 1952
46 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Wekiva River near Sanford, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°49', long. 81°25', on line between sees. 21 and 28, T. 19 S., R. 29 E., 

near right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 46, 4| miles downstream 

from Little Wekiva River, 5| miles upstream from mouth, and 9 miles west of Sanford.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1935 (discharge measuremsnts only), October 

1935 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Prior to Nov. 6, 1935, reference piint at same site. 

Average discharge. 17 years (1935-52), 261 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 551 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 4.00 ft); minimum, 

196 cfs Aug. 28-30, Sept. 2, 17-20 (gage height, 3.08 ft).

1935-52: Maximum discharge observed, 2,060 cfs Sept. 17, 1945 (gage height, 5.60 

ft), from rating curve extended above 700 cfs; minimum, 105 cfs Juno 5-13, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.51 ft June 4-6, 1941.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

427

526

541

556

460

398

375

349

304

*278

260

249

243

238

233

227

233

233

233

227

227

249

243

238

260

249

240

240

238

233

233

9,190

296

-

Nov.

225

225

238

233

233

225

225

222

222

217

215

215

215

212

*215

288

331

331

338

320

305

288

272

260

255

249

243

243

243

241

-

7,544

251

-

-

Dec.

239

238

238

238

233

233

233

233

233

233

227

227

227

227

233

243

243

260

266

*266

266

266

263

258

258

258

269

266

266

266

260

7,666

247

-

-

Jan.

255

246

240

240

240

235

233

233

227

227

227

225

225

225

225

225

223

223

223

221

221

221

221

221

219

219

219

217.

217

*225

221

7,039

227

-

.

Feb.

221

221

229

229

229

242

238

238

234

229

229

225

225

221

225

242

314

318

310

295

288

282

268

275

275

295

318

310

327

_

-

7,552

260

-

-

Mar.

318

295

275

258

242

234

229

225

221

221

217

*217

217

217

225

221

221

221

221

221

217

217

217

217

219

278

335

371

343

327

335

7,792

251

-

-

Apr.

268

252

247

242

238

234

229

225

221

2T7

217

217

217

221

221

221

221

221

217

217

217

217

217

217

217

225

225

221

*221

217

-

6,757

225

-

-

May

217

217

213

217

217

213

213

213

213

213

217

217

217

217

217

217

217

217

234

242

238

229

252

250

245

238

236

232

225

225

219

6,947

224

-

-

June

213

213

206

204

200

*198

198

200

200

202

202

204

208

208

206

206

208

221

219

215

210

213

213

215

215

221

229

225

225

225

-

6,322

211

-

-

July

221

221

225

225

225

225

254

229

229

229

229

229

229

*225

225

221

221

217

217

217

217

213

213

208

208

208

208

221

217

217

213

6,836

221

-

'

Aug.

208

208

208

217

217

217

217

217

217

217

217

217

217

213

208

213

213

213

213

213

208

208

208

208

204

204

200

*196

196

196

200

6,508

210

-

-

Sept.

200

196

236

238

213

213

213

208

204

200

200

204

204

200

200

200

196

196

196

196

200

217

217

217

229

225

221

221

217

213

-

6,290

210

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 541 Min 172 Mean 239 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 541 Min 196 Mean 236 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Blue Spring near Orange City, Fla.

Location. Lat 26°56', long. 81°20', in sec. 8, T. 18 S., R. 30 E. , on left bank of

spring run, 800 ft upstream from St. Johns River, a quarter of a mile downstream from

head of spring, and 2^ miles west of Orange City.

Records available.--March 1932 to September 1952 (discharge measurements only). 

Gage Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is 0.74

ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Extremes.--1932-52: Maximum discharge measured, 199 cfs Apr. 29, 1952; minimum measured,

62.7 cfs Nov. 6, 1935, but may be inaccurate owing to adverse measuring conditions and

abnormal backwater from St. Johns River.

Discharge measurements 

Octobei

, in cubic fee 

1951 to Septe

Oct. 

Nov.

166

158

156

170

155

t per second, water year 

mber 1952

Apr. 29...... 199

June 7...... 161

July 14...... 145

Aug. 29...... 162

St. Johns River near De Land, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°01', long. 81°23', T. 17 S., R. 29 E. , on left bank 1,000 ft downstream 

from Crows Bluff Bridge on State Highway 44 and 5 miles west of De Land.

Drainage area. 2,960 sq mi, approximately (revised).

Records available.--January 1934 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.114 ft below mean sea level (levels by 

C"orps of Engineers). Prior to May 28, 1936, staff gage at Crows Bluff Bridge 1,000 ft 

upstream at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at St. Francis Landing, 4 miles 

downstream from Crows Bluff Bridge.

Average discharge. 18 years, 3,039 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined (occurred during period of no 

gage-height record in October); minimum daily, 620 cfs Aug. 2-4.

1934-52: Maximum daily discharge, 14,400 cfs Sept. 30, 1945; maximum reverse flow 

measured, 697 cfs June 6, 1944.

Remarks. Records poor. Flow occasionally reversed as result of tide and wind effect.

Revisions. W 892: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

- 1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

a5,500

a7,500

i*a6,500

-.

I

I a5, 700

J

a6,000

..

\ a6, 200

1

J

193,200

6,232

2. 11

2.43

Nov.

a5, 500

a5,000

a4,500

(*)

, as, 000

4,970

5,150

5,170

5,340

5,460

5,440

5,320

4,880

4,480

-

151,210

5,040

1.70

1.90

Dec.

,580

,610 

,710 

,960

,870

,890

,960

,940

.190

,180

,120

,050

,000

,850

,700

,450

,270

,270

,110

,180

* ,300

,030

,090

,950

,860

,810

,170

.120

,300

,470

3,460

135,500

4,371

1.48

1.70

Jan.

3,660

3,680 

5.770 

3,770

3,750

3,630

3,430

3,520

3,490

3,350

3,150

3,150

3,170

3,100

2,980

2,840

2,670

2,520

2,390

2,280

2,210

2,150

2,010

1,950

2,040

1,990

1,920

1,860

1.820

1,880

2,020

86,150

2,779

0.939

1.08

Feb.

*2,170

2,270 

2,240 

2,170

2,110

1,920

1,810

1,800

1,730

1,630

el , 500

1,580

2,000

2,380

2,590

2,700

2,610

2,610

2,460

2,360

2,290

2,460

2,430

2,510

5.050

-

-

61,380

2,117

0.715

0.77

Mar.

3,350

3,740 

3,840 

4.020

3,840

3,730

3,640

3,280

3,200

3,400

3,460

3,300

*3,270

2,850

2,790

2,680

2,600

2,570

2,460

2,300

2,270

1,980

1,850

1.600

1,670

1,990

2,280

2,460

2,630

2,870

3,150

89,070

2,873

0.971

1.12

Apr.

3,450

3.490 

3,460 

3,470

3,420

3,230

3,150

2,970

2,860

2,720

2,670

2,690

2,550

2,570

2,460

2,360

2,130

2,120

2,090

1,960

1,920

1,760

1,700

1,560

1,460

1

>al , 550

J («)

1,540

1.460

-

71,870

2,396

0.809

0.90

May

1,330

1,340 

1,430 

1,380

1,300

1,280

1,230

1,170

1,100

1,040

1,020

1,010

1,110

1,120

1,080

963

969

929

897

996

982

951

1,060

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,170

1,280

1,310

1,290

1,370

35,577

1,148

0.388

0.45

June

1,470

1,830 

1,940 

1,850

1,900

1,780

1,580

1,440

1,320

1,260

1,140

1,020

996

970

971

937

875

930

919 "1

^ a800

1

1

J

a 700

-

33,428

1,114

0.376

0.42

July

a700

a850

al.OOO

->

>al,200

J C)

1,070

982

1,010

1,010

991

938

935

869

813

863

805

780

722

28,138

908

0.307

0.35

Aug.

653

e620 

e620 

620

653

685

717

781

890

914

993

963

966

886

e860

876

899

886

797

749

1,070

1,230

1,300

1,400

1,100

1,260

1,630

1,950

1 (*)

U2,100

J

33,270

1,073

0.362

0.4?

Sept.

al,700

>a2,000

a3,500

-

64,500

2,150

0.726

0.81

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean 2,598 Cfsm 0.878 In. til. 92

Water year 1951-52: Max - Min 620 Mean 2,687 Cfsm 0.908 In. 12.35

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area.

a No gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

other stations In St. Johns River basin.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations 

in St. Johns River basin.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Palatlakaha Creek near Mascotte, Fla.

Location.--La 

upstream f 

east of Mascotte.

t 28°37' , long. 81°51', in sec. 36, T. 21 S., R. 24 E., on right bank 5 ft 

rom highway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from Lake Emma, and 3{ miles northDralnage area. 160 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 89.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 21, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 115 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 206 cfs Dec. 27 (gage height, 5.84 ft); minimum, 

23 cfs Sept. 20, 21; minimum gage height, 3.96 ft Sept. 30.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 458 cfs Oct. 4, 5, 1945 (gage height, 7.06 ft); minimum observed, 0.2 cfs June 18, 19, 1945; minimum gage height observed, 2.14 ft June 19, 

1945.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 8 to Sept. 30)

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

I'ay

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23.

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

85

89

92

95

96

98

99

100

101

101

101

102

102

104

105

106

107

*107

108

110

111

112

113

113

113

113

112

112

110

108

107

3,232

104

0.650

0.75

Nov.

105

104

102

100

98

97

94

94

89

87

86

85

84

83

83

96

100

98

*98

98

97

96

96

94

94

93

92

90

90

91

-

2,814

93.8

0.586

0.65

Dec.

92

94

95

96

97

98

100

102

105

106

111

115

123

133

143

149

158

172

184

191

197

197

200

202

203

203

200

200

203

202

200

4,671

151

0.944

1.09

Jan.

197

T94

192

190

186

184

176

174

175

*170

167

164

161

158

155

152

150

148

144

142

140

137

133

127

129

129

129

129

127

123

120

4,800

155

0.969

1.12

Feb.

119

119

123

122

125

123

120

118

116

113

112

110

108

*107

106

116

133

150

130

130

127

126

126

127

127

139

140

140

140

_

-

3,572

123

0.769

0.83

Mar.

140

137

137

136

133

129

129

126

125

125

125

122

122

120

127

126

123

123

120

119

119

116

116

115

122

*149

150

150

150

149

146

4,026

130

0.812

0.94

Apr.

143

139

134

132

127

123

119

116

113

110

107

106

107

108

106

100

98

98

97

95

94

92

90

89

87

87

86

85

83

82_

-

3,153

105

0.656

0.73

May

80

79

78

76

75

74

72

*71

"O

68

68

65

64

6J

62

61

61

61

61

60

60

60

59

58

58

57

58

58

56

56

56

2,005

64.7

0.404

0.47

June

55

54

53

52

51

50

50

49

48

47

46

46

48

49

49

55

62

63

*65

65

68

65

64

62

61

60

60

58

57

55

-

1,665

55.5

0.347

0.39

July

55

58

56

55

55

56

56

56

60

67.

65

64

64

64

62

61

61

60

59

58

57

56

54

54

52

51

51

50

*50

48

46

1,761

56.8

0.355

0.41

Aug.

46

46

45

48

46

44

44

42

42

41

40

40

38

37

36

34

36

44

43

42

41

40

38

36

34

32

31

29

28

27

26

1,196

38.6

0.241

0.28

Sept.

26

25

26

26

32

32

30

30

29

28

*27

£6

27

26

26

25

25

24

24

23.

24

26

28

30

30

30

30

29

29

28

-

821

27.4

0.171

0.19

Calendar year 1951 : Max 203 Min 18 Mean 78.3 Cfsm 0.489 In. 6.64

Water year 1951-52 : Max 203 Min 23 Mean 92.1 Cfsm 0.576 In. 7.85

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Palatlakaha Creek near Okahumpka, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°43', long. 81°53', in sec. 26, T. 20 S., R. 24 E., at bridge 2 miles 

southeast of Okahumpka and 4 miles above mouth.

Records available.--May 1945 to September 1952 (discharge measurements only).

Gage.--Staff gage. Prior to Sept. 18, 1952, reference point at same site. Observations 

of stage made only when discharge measurements are made.

Extremes.--1945-52: Maximum discharge measured, 436 cfs Sept. 17, 1945; minimum measured, 0.80 cfs May 30, 1945. .

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year

Oct. 

Nov. 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar.

October 1951 to September 1952

May 8... 

June 19. .. 

July 30... 

Sept.11...

64.1

37.1

40.7

33.2

Haines Creek at Lisbon, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°53', long. 81°47', in sec. 2, T. 19 S., R. 25 E., on left bank 15 ft

downstream from bridge on State Highway 44, a quarter of a mile west of Lisbon, and

85- miles northeast of Leesburg. 

Drainage area. 640 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1942 to September 1952. 

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 59.22 ft above mean sea level, datum

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). 

Average discharge . 10 years, 295 cfs. 

 Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 400 cfs Mar. 31 to Apr. 2 (gage height, 2.77

ft); minimum, 176 cfs Sept. 16-18 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1942-52: Maximum discharge observed, 704 cfs Oct. 7, 8, 11, 1949 (gage height,

4.22 ft); minimum, 74 cfs June 23-26, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 1.16 ft

June 26, 1943.

Maximum stage known, about 6.4 ft in 1926, from information by local resident. 

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24-28)

Oct. 29 to Sept. 10 Sept. 11-30

2.1

2.2

2.3

202

215

229

1.7 

2.2 

2.4 

2.8

171

250

295

410

1.7 

2.0

171

203

rge, in cubic feet pe ;cond, water year October 1951 to Septe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

CO

21

22

23

24

25

26

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

223

226

223

226

228

226

225

225

223

219

215

211

207

206

208

207

205

205

205

206

206

211

206

211

207

208

207

208

*209

207

209

6,608

213

0 . 333

0.38

Nov.

209

209

212

209

209

207

201

199

193

192

195

192

192

192

201

238

234

230

225

223

219

219

223

225

225

226

226

223

219

219

'

6,386

213

0.333

0.37

 

Dec.

219

219

219

225

223

225

225

223

223

*223

225

219

219

219

219

216

209

216

216

217

223

226

230

233

236

238

242

238

242

250

254

7,011

226

O.353

0.41

Jan .

 

252

252

252

252

257

259

248

248

250

252

242

242

244

244

244

248

246

246

246

248

 248

248

244

234

234

238

242

250

244

238

236

7,628

246

0.384

0.44

Feb. 

 

234

236

248

254

254

250

248

248

248

248

246

248

246

244

244

286

295

298

298

298

305

302

302

308

312

328

323

334

334

-

-

8,019

277

0.433

0.47

Mar.

334

328

*331

331

326

323

323

312

312

320

323

315

312

312

323

310

310

310

310

508

308

310

308

310

340

384

388

394

394

394

400

10,303

332

0.519

0.60

Apr.

400

400

394

394

391

381

375

372

369

369

366

363

372

*369

369

357

354

348

348

345

345

345

340

340

340

345

337

328

328

525

"

10,807

360

0.562

0.63

May

315

315

310

310

310

305

305

298

293

293

293

281

274

272

265

261

257

254

259

263

290

288

286

286

281

*277

279

284

274

274

268

8,820

285

0.445

0.51

June

268

261

261

254

252

248

263

257

252

257

252

246

254

254

248

248

252

248

244

263

263

259

254

254

254

250

259

27O

272

265

"

7,682

256

0.400

0.45

July

263

254

250

246

250

265

265

261

261

*261

257

257

250

257

257

248

248

252

248

248

242

242

242

238

234

225

22?

228

225

226

230

7,656

247

O.386

0.44

Aug.

223

228

234

226

228

226

223

221

219

214

214

216

216

212

210

210

209

*207

207

207

204

202

199

202

198

192

185

183

183

180

185

6,463

208

0.325

0.38

Sept.

182

183

182

181

180

183

183

186

182

180

180

183

183

180

179

176

176

176

188

195

192

190

196

200

200

199

198

?03

*202

202

"

5,620

187

0.292

0.33

Calendar year 1951: Max 382 Min 158 Mean 243 Cfsm 0.380 In. 5.15

Water year 1951-52: Max 400 Min 176 Mean 254 Cfsm 0.397 In. 5.41

* Discharge measur on this day.
50 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Oklawaha River at Moss Bluff, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°05' , long. 81°53', in sec. 22 or 23, T. 16 S., R. 24 E., on left bank 

25 ft upstream from old channel, 50 ft upstream from highway bridge, 600 ft downstream 

from powerplant, and 0.4 mile southwest of Moss Bluff. Records include flow of old 

Oklawaha River channel.

Drainage area. 910 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February to September 1943 (discharge measurements only), October 1943 

to September 1952 .

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Aug. 12, 1943, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 382 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 731 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 47.94 ft); minimum, 82 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 42.51 ft), from rating curve extended below 200 cfs; 

minimum daily, 190 cfs Sept. 3.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 988 cfs Oct. 19, 1944 (gage height, 49.31 ft); minimum, 

42 cfs Mov. 26, 1943 (gage height, 40.90 ft); minimum daily, 90 cfs Dec. 12, 1943.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplant above station. Normal limits of 

regulation of reservoir insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 27 to Sept. 3O)

43.6

44.0

46.0

48.0

186

225

449

742

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Pay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

11

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

330

348

329

319

514

290

286

278

285

277

260

255

242

236

235

235

234

233

233

237

248

239

240

234

235

236

240

239

*252

231

251

8,059

260

0.286

0.33

Nov.

233

230

242

239

234

237

237

230

232

234

228

224

224

231

239

373

417

332

307

292

282

270

262

257

252

248

245

241

257

256

7,745

258

0.284

0.52

Dec.

252

250

228

253

235

234

229

227

233

*229

227

227

225

223

226

223

223

231

246

248

250

258

255

258

251

251

271

268

262

261

266

7,458

241

0.265

0.30

Jan.

265

263

261

260

256

258

249

259

257

241

251

232

236

234

236

232

234

231

234

236

*239

251

228

225

229

227

232

226

230

230

228

7,390

238

0.262

0.50

Feb.

226 254

246

255

255

254

259

257

255

256

252

254

255

253

265

455

674

535

465

469

474

450

439

473

465

490

516

508

493

_

-

10,682

368

0.404

0.44

Mar.

485

468

*451

449

425

599

402

599

401

391

4O2

403

397

397

397

399

383

365

369

375

363

569

375

370

383

553

597

551

531

517

503

13,265

428

0.470

0.54

Apr.

501

493

475

465

462

455

418

414

414

411

406

409

429

*453

437

420

389

575

578

382

572

570

363

360

365

375

379

370

354

356

12,208

407

0.447

0.50

May

558

336

352

335

559

337

337

334

308

294

298

293

298

297

299

299

299

288

244

269

308

299

298

301

500

*287

294

297

509

308

312

9,485

306

0.536

0.39

June

316

309

304

305

305

304

501

300

278

292

294

295

295

295

302

302

314

552

527

517

522

529

507

302

300

298

502

310

312

302

9,171

306

0.356

0.37

July

305

308

307

3OO

293

299

314

316

312

*311

312

314

294

280

288

292

287

299

283

285

294

298

287

283

275

274

278

271

270

270

270

9,069

295

0.322

0.37

Aug.

274

283

278

260

252

259

257

255

252

260

239

230

229

227

227

257

244

*239

247

251

254

238

256

236

230

232

231

191

229

255

236

7,548

243

0.267

0.31

Sept.

231

225

190

228

231

229

229

222

219

218

215

216

219

218

210

206

207

206

201

209

212

213

225

230

258

328

290

279

327

*310

-

7,001

253

0.256

0.29

Calendar year 1951: Max 488 Min 202 Mean 299 Cfsm O.329 In. 4.47

Water year 1951-52: Max 674 Mln 190 Mean 298 Cfsm 0.527 In. 4.46

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 51

Oklawaha River near Ocala, Fla.

Location . Lat 29°11', long. 82°00', in sec. 15, T. 15 S., R. 23 E., on left bank about 

15 ft upstream from highway bridge known as Sharpes Perry, 2 miles upstream from Silver 

River, and 9 miles east of Ocala.

Drainage area. --1. 100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . --February 1930 to September 1952.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 36.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1937 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 2, 1932, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --22 years, 403 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 968 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 3.63 ft); minimum, 

208 cfs Nov. 9, 10 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 1,810 cfs June 15, 1934; maximum gage height, 5.52 ft 

Sept. 6, 1933; minimum discharge, 41 cfs May 7, 1939; minimum gage height, -1.76 ft 

Aug. 2, 1932.

Remarks. --Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at low flow caused 

by powerplant at Moss Bluff, 12 miles above station. Large seepage losses above station during prolonged periods of low flow.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-c t. 4-30}

0.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.6

Tiethod used Sept.

206

418

713

955

Dischaige, in cutic feet per second> water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

5

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct .

344

330

373

335

312

287

264

261

257

247

236

227

224

217

220

220

216

214

213

213

221

222

221

227

220

219

224

219

216

*213

212

7,674

248

0.225

0.26

Nov.

213

214

240

240

240

232

234

224

209

209

210

219

213

216

226

370

607

577

487

432

373

341

325

311

295

296

288

283

279

270

-

8,873

296

0.269

0.30

Dec.

260

251

262

257

260

264

256

246

255

260

252

*248

250

239

235

236

235

261

303

286

291

315

342

336

324

315

336

365

352

329

319

8,740

282

0.256

0.30

Jan.

317

307

291

287

281

274

272

265

262

252

240

247

246

244

247

240

240

239

239

240

242

*242

247

235

230

230

227

248

247

235

240

7,853

253

0.230

0.27

Feb.

228

228

244

270

266

253

272

270

256

247

250

252

250

247

250

467

881

942

Wl

720

693

658

655

753

749

747

744

742

713

-

-

14,054

485

0.441

0.48

Mar.

671

643

604

*568

547

505

476

440

420

408

406

412

416

408

402

400

396

385

375

370

368

358

360

360

380

560

700

749

710

677

655

15,129

488

0.444

0.51

Apr.

625

600

580

555

538

521

487

462

442

430

423

414

430

459

*467

456

442

420

408

396

393

387

380

375

372

387

394

389

382

370

-

13,384

446

0.405

0.45

May

355

347

340

331

335

336

332

325

321

301

295

296

303

307

300

298

292

304

290

286

307

309

311

314

317

357 *404

363

344

340

328

9,990

322

0.293

0.34

June

319

326

312

303

305

299

295

291

287

281

282

278

281

278

277

279

279

307

315

295

287

283

278

286

275

266

265

272

273

279

8,653

288

0.262

0.29

Ju'.y

268

270

279

268

264

273

294

*288

274

273

270

269

272

260

272

260

260

266

265

299

294

286

283

279

273

258

257

257

265

269

262

8,427

272

0.247

0.28

Aug.

277

2F5

279

266

2E6

274

266

257

2E6

257

252

242

239

235

236

248

25 7

274

*283

2E3

288

285

273

264

269

283

268

257

258

275

270

8.2C2

265

0.241

0.28

Sept.

264

258

247

255

304

298

284

273

266

278

269

262

274

258

255

253

251

250

253

272

£66

279

295

275

310

404

43O

394

»420

412

~

8,809

294

0.267

0.30

Calendar year 1951: Max 607 Kin 209 Mean 311 Cfsm 0.283 In. 3.84

Water year 1951-52: Max 942 Win 209 Mean 327 Cfsm 0.297 In. 4.06

Discharge measurement made on this day.
52 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Silver Springs near Oeala, Fla.

Location.--Measuring point for discharge measurements at lat 29°13', long. 82°02', in

see. 6, T. 15 S., R. 23 E., 700 ft downstream from Paradise Landing, 0.7 mile downstream 

from head of springs, and 6.0 miles northeast of Oeala.

Records available.--January 1933 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder on Sharpes Ferry artesian well about 400 ft east of Oklawaha 

River, 2 miles upstream from Silver River, and 4.2 miles southeast of head of springs. 

Datum of gage is 42.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1937 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to July 22, 1947, staff gage at 

same site and datum. Supplementary water-stage recorder at head of springs in boat 

repair basin". Datum of gage is 38.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

to Feb. 20, 1947, supplementary staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 836 cfs.

13; maximum gage height at head 

cfs Feb. 8; minimum gage height at

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 938 cfs Ap 

of springs, 2.21 ft Feb. 17; minimum discharge, 8 

head of springs, 1.28 ft Nov. 13, 14.

1933-52: Maximum discharge, 1,150 cfs Nov. 2-4, 1950; maximum gage height observed 

at head of springs, 5.50 ft Sept. 6, 1933; minimum daily discharge, 627 cfs Mar. 31, 

Apr, 1, 1933; minimum gage height observed at head of springs, 0.06 ft June 22, 1945.

Remarks. Records good. Surface inflow between head of springs and measuring site is 

negligible. Discharge computed from relation between artesian pressure at Sharpes 

Perry well and discharge at measuring point.

Discharge,

I' ay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

833

844

839

833

831

834

837

839

843

844

838

837

839

844

848

847

846

846

849

850

848

845

845

848

845

844

849

853

849

843

845

26,135

843

-

-

Nov.

847

849

845

838

837

843

844

836

*832

836

836

836

838

836

835

837

833

825

IF?

827

827

832

838

840

840

840

839

838

836

837

-

25,106

837

-

-

Dec.

837

840

843

845

841

834

830

830

832

834

*838

836

834

832

830

828

826

840

833

838

836

828

827

827

829

834

829

828

834

835

832

25,840

834

-

-

Jan.

831

832

832

834

837

840

829

831

832

829

819

822

827

830

830

829

829

829

828

830

828

828

821

813

817

820

818

831

821

809

806

25,612

826

-

-

FRb.

811

824

831

824

818

808

809

805

808

809

811

811

810

809

811

818

815

810

£13

821

823

826

838

845

843

858

854

856

see

_

-

23,885

824

-

-

Mar.

870

869

875

880

877

878

882

884

887

897

902

899

303

903

903

897

897

902

903

900

903

907

907

910

907

913

911

910

907

907

913

27,803

897

-

-

Apr.

923

924

920

924

923

914

915

918

921

922

924

928

933

934

W7

923

919

920

922

922

923

922

924

926

928

933

928

922

921

916

-

27,699

923

-

-

May

913

911

908

907

906

905

904

905

905

903

901

891

888

885

886

887

886

885

885

886

883

878

879

882

882

884

881

878

881

882

879

27,636

891

-

-

June

874

873

*872

870

870

868

868

867

863

863

864

864

860

856

858

859

857

870

854

851

849

846

846

848

849

847

846

842

842

843

25,739

858

-

-

July

842

840

836

835

835

835

835

835

837

835

829

827

828

828

828

825

824

822

825

828

828

827

826

827

825

822

821

823

823

819

817

25,687

829

-

-

Aug.

818

821

821

818

816

815

816

816

815

816

815

813

813

813

815

815

815

814

815

813

813

813

814

813

812

813

815

813

815

816

812

25,262

815

-

-

Sept.

811

813

813

812

812

813

814

813

812

815

816

811

810

812

812

813

813

811

810

809

810

812

812

812

812

812

810

809

808

810

-

24,352

812

-

-

Calendar jear 1951: Max 

Water year 1951-52: Max

1,030

934

Min

Min

781

805

Mean 854 

Mean 849

Discharge measur nt made on this day.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 53

Oklawaha River at Eureka, Pla.

Location. Lat 29°22', long. 81°54', in sec. 9, T. 13 S., R. 24 E., on right bank 2T ft

 upstream from bridge on State Highway 316 in Eureka and 3 miles downstream from Eaton

Creek.

Drainage area.--1,420 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--February 1930 to June 1934, September 1943 to December 1952 (discontinued).

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 15.44 ft above mean sea level, datum 01 

"1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 19, 1943, staff gage at same site

and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1930-33, 1943-52), 1,379 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period October 1951 to December 1952, u ,460 cfs *eb.,U

 (gage height, 7.16 ft); minimum, 1,030 cfs Dec. 31, 1952; minimum gage height, 4.80 ft

1930-34, 1943-52: Maximum discharge observed, 6,260 cfs Sept. 7, 1933 (gage height, 

11.00 ft); minimum observed, 626 cfs Feb. 2, 1933 (gage height, 8.94 ft). 

Remarks.--Records good.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second 1951-52 

1951-52

Day 0 t.

1 1,440

 1 1.520

3

4

5

P

7

^

10

11

12

13

14'5

'6

'7

'8

9

20

21

23

?4

25

"6

?7

28

29 fO

?1

Tjta:

Mean G'sm

]i.

1,580

1,650

1,610

1,560

1,500

1,430

1,370

1,330

1,300

1,270

1,250

1,230

1,210

1,210

1,190

1,190

1,170

1,180

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,180

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,160

1,160

*1. 150

1,150

40,050

1,292

0.910

1.05

N:.v.

1,140

1,140

1,190

1,200

1,200

1,EOO

1,200

1,190

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,190

1,390

1,560

1,720

1,800

1.820

1,790

1,710

1,620

1,550

1,490

1,440

1,400

1,370

1,340

1,320

-

40,930

1,364

0.961

1.07

De : .

1,310

1,300

1,280

1,270

1,250

1,240

1,230

1,230

1.210

1,200

1,180

1,180

*1, 170

1,180

1,200

1,200

1,190

1,250

1,290

1,310

1,340

1,400

1,420

1,440

1,460

1,480

1,500

1,500

1,510

1,520

1,540

40,780

1,315

0.926

1.07

Jan.

.540

,520

,490

,470

,440

,430

,400

,380

,370

,360

,340

,330

,320

,310

,310

,300

,300

,290

,290

,280

,280

,270

,270

,270

* ,260

,250

.240

,250

,280

,270

,270

41,380

1,335

0.940

1.08

Feb.

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,280

1,280

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,280

1,270

1,260

1,250

1.240

1,320

1,590

1,950

2,370

2.450

2,390

2,290

2, 140

2,080

2,140

2,230

2,330

2,330

2,310

2,230

,

-

49,960

1,723

1.21

1.31

Mar.

2.150

2,060

2,000

1,930

*1,880

1,820

1,790

1,750

1,740

1,680

1,670

1,650

1,630

1,610

1,600

1,580

1,560

1,560

al,530

al,520

al,510

1,510

al, 500

al.490

al,490

al,580

al, 660

al,700

al,700

al,720

al,720

52,290

1,687

1.19

1.37

Apr.

al, 720

al,720

al,720

al,700

al,680

a ,650

a , 600

a ,560

a ,530

a ,520

a ,500

a ,510

,510

,520

* ,520

,510

,490

,480

,460

,460

,440

,420

,390

.370

.560

,400

,420

1,400

1,370

1,360

-

45,290

1,510

1.06

1.19

May

1,380

1,320

,300

,280

,2eo

,250

,240

,220

,220

,200

,200

,210

,180

,170

,160

,150

,150

,210

,230

,230

,220

,200

,250

,320

,340

,350

* ,330

,320

,330

,340

,320

38,880

1,254

0.883

1.02

June

,500

,280

,250

,230

,220

,210

,200

,190

.180

,170

,160

,150

,140

,140

,150

,160

,140

,140

,150

,150

,160

,200

,170

,160

,140

,130

,140

,140

,120

,140

,140

35,210

1,174

0.827

0.92

July

1,180

1,190

1,170

1,140

1,150

1,150

1,140

*1,140

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,140

1,110

1,110

1,110

1, 100

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,200

1,210

1,220

1,190

1,160

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,130

55,340

1,140

0.803

0.93

Aug.

1,180

1,220

1,220

1,200

1,190

1,200

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,150

1.140

1,140

1,140

1,140

*1,220

1,290

1,320

1,540

1,300

1,260

1,280

1,250

1,220

1,190

1,200

1,190

1,170

37,360

1,205

0.849

0.98

Sept .

,160

,160

,160

,160

,170

,160

,160

,160

,160

,150

,150

,140

,130

,110

,100

,090

.080

,090

,150

,130

,210

,240

,220

,220

,260

,240

,220

,250

,340

*1,570

-

35,350

1,178

0.830

0.93

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,080 Min 948 Mean 1,270 Cfsra 0.894 In. 12.15

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,450 Min 1,080 Mean 1,347 Cfsra 0.949 In. 12.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

nearby stations.

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8

Tota

Mean

Cfsro

In. .

Oct .

,360 

,340 

,310 

,280 

,240

,210 

,250 

,260

Nov.

1.510 

1,280 

1,250 

1,240 

1,220

1,210 

1,200 

1,190

Dec.

.110 

,110 

,110 

,100 

,100

,100 

1,090 

1,090

Day

9 

10 

11 

12

15

14 

15 

16

Oct.

1,320 

1,350 

1,340 

,300 

,250

,210 

,190 

,220

Nov.

1,180 

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

Dec.

1,080 

1,090 

1,100 

1,090 

1,080

1,080 

1,080 

1,070

Day

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24

Oct .

,370 

,450 

1,420 

1,370 

,420

,520 

,660 

,700

Nov.

,160 

,150 

,150 

,160

,160

,150 

,140 

,140

Dee.

,070 

,060 

,060 

,060 

,060

*I, 060 

,050 

,050

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

39

30 

31

Oct.

,660 

,660 

,550 

,490

,420

,380 

,340

1.12

Nov.

*L,140 

1,130 

1,130 

1,120

1,110

1,110

0.92

Dec.

1,060 

1,050 

1,050 

1,040 

1,040

1,040 

1,060

0.87

Calendar year 1952: Ma 2,450 Min 1,040 Mean 1,318 Cfsm 0.928 In. 12.64

Discharge measurement made on this day.
54 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Camps Canal near Rochelle, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°35' , long. 82°15<, in Levy Grant, T. 10 S., R. 20 E., near right bank

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 234, 1.8 miles southwest of Rochelle

and about 5 miles upstream from Orange Lake. 

Drainage area. 115 sq mi.

Hecords available.--March 1948 to November 1952 (discharge measurements only), discontinued. 

Gage. Kel'erence point on bridge. Observations of stage below reference point made only

when discharge measurements are made. 

Extremes.--1948-52: Maximum discharge measured, 889 cfs Mar. 16, 1948; minimum observed,

less~than 1 cfs June 27, 1951, Aug. 21, Oct. 3, 1952.

Discharge measurements. In cubic feet per second, October 1951 

to November 1952

Dec. 14.......... 53.2

Jan. 23, 1952.... 38.0

Mar. 6.......... 254

Apr. 18.......... 81.2

** Field estimate; flow less than 1.0

Orange Lake Outlet near Cltra, Fla.

Location.--Lat 29°26' , long. 82°07', in sec. 21, T. 12 S., R. 22 E., on left bank 15 ft

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 301 and State Highway 200, 0.8 mile south of

Island Grove, and 1.5 miles north of Citra. 

Drainage area. Indeterminate. Total drainage area of Orange Lake Outlet and Lochloosa

Lake Outlet above highway is 323 sq mi. 

Records available.--January 1947 to September 1952. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 53.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Mar. 27, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 5 years, 136 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 251 cfs Feb. 27 (gage height, 5.44 ft); minimum,

23 cfs Sept. 19-22, 27, 28; minimum gage height, 3.54 ft Sept. 21.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 677 cfs Mar. 17-24, 1948: maximum gage height. 7.81 ft

Mar. 17, 1948; minimum discharge, 1.2 cfs June 27, 1950 (gage height, 3.17 ft).

Maximum discharge measured, 976 cfs Nov. 10, 1941. 

Remarks.--Records fair. Orange and Lochloosa Lakes are connected by Cross Creek, through

which there may be a natural diversion from one lake to the other.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

51

56

62

66

71

74

75

77 ia

77

75

73

74

74

73

73

72

72

72

72

73

73

73

73

73

72

72

71

70

*69

2,177

70.2

_

-

Nov.

68

68

76

69

65

64

66

66

63

59

58

56

55

54

56

75

114

120

120

124

128

133

137

139

143

143

145

145

147

145

-

2,901

96.7

_

-

Dec.

143

143

141

139

143

143

143

143

141

141

*145

147

139

133

145

150

139

143

154

152

150

162

164

164

162

164

173

171

170

170

166

4,683

151

_

-

Jan.

164

164

160

160

156

158

154

145

139

141

137

130

128

126

124

122

120

117

115

112

108

*107

105

100

96

94

93

94

108

100

93

3,870

125

_

-

Feb.

90

87

93

94

98

93

94

95

89

87

86

85

82

82

86

119

145

145

141

145

156

156

173

203

210

222

244

231

231

-

-

3,860

133

_

-

Mar.

235

233

233

*238

242

238

235

233

231

220

231

235

238

235

235

238

224

212

212

210

207

203

203

201

220

235

242

242

235

229

224

7,049

227

_

-

Apr.

222 222"

216

207

212

203

193

187

181

177

171

162

166

181

*177

171

164

160

154

149

149

145

141

139

139

154

156

158

152

143

5,151

172

_

-

May

137

135

133

130

126

122

117

114

108

104

102

104

98

93

89

85

84

85

81

84

82

80

76

77

76

75

75

*72

70

70

72

2,956

95.4

_

-

June

70

68

68

72

76

77

76

74

72

71

69

66

65

65

62

63

66

62

60

59

58

57

56

56

56

52

52

55

52

51

-

1,906

63.5

_

-

July

49

51

50

48

47

47

45

43

43

41

40

39

38

*35

35

34

35

36

35

38

38

36

35

35

33

32

32

32

31

30

30

1,193

38.5

_

-

Aug.

30

30

29

29

28

29

28

27

27

26.

29

29

29

28

28

27

27

26

26

29

*30

28

28

28

31

30

30

31

32

32

32

893

28.8

_

-

Sept.

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

28

27

26

26

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

24

25

26

25

24

24

24

26

25

796

26.5

_

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 173 Min 2.6 Mean 61.2 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 244 Min 23 Mean 102 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 55

Lochloosa Creek near Hawthorn, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°33'55", long. 82°08'25", In sec. 6, T. 11 S., R. 22 E., at downstream

side of abandoned bridge on sand road, 1-5- miles upstream from Lochloosa Lake and

3f miles southwest of Hawthorn. 

Drainage area. 43.3 sq mi. 

Records available.--February 1947 to December 1952 (discharge measurements only), discontinued. 

Gage. Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is 58.66

it above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. 1947-52: Maximum discharge measured, 418 cfs Jan. 26, 1948; minimum measured, 

 Q.74 cfs Nov. 14, 1952.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, October 1951 

to December 1952

Nov. 

Dec, 

Jan, 

Mar, 

Apr, 

May

2, 1951.....

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

23, 1952.....

e...........

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

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

3.85

6.52

6.78

46.7

10.0

10.7

July 9, 1952..... 1.05

11........... .95

Aug. 21........... 2.47

Oct. 2........... 2.02

Nov. 14........... .74

Dec. 23........... .96

Lochloosa Lake Outlet near Lochloosa, Pla.

Location. Lat 29°29'10" , long. 82°06'10", in sec. 3, T. 12 S., R. 22 E., on right bank

at upstream side of wing wall of culvert on U. S. Highway 301 and State Highway 200,

1.3 miles south of Lochloosa and 2.4 miles north of Island Grove. 

Drainage area. Indeterminate. Total drainage area of Orange Lake Outlet and Lochloosa

Lake Outlet above highway is 323 sq mi. 

Records available. January 1947 to September 1952.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 55.41 ft above mean sea level, datun of

1929. Prior to Mar. 28, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 5 years, 40.2 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 45 cfs Feb. 27 (gage height, 3.65 ft); no flow

for many days.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 341 cfs Mar. 12, 13, 1948 (gage height, 6.04 ft); no

flow for many days. 

Remarks. Records poor. Orange and Lochloosa Lakes are connected by Cross Creek, through

which there may be a natural diversion of flow from one lake to the-other.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.9

7.7

4.4

3.0

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

}"

-

e.6

-

e .5

^1

1

[ e .4

1

J

37.9

1.22

_

-

Nov.

r"1 <»>

e .4

e .5

8.6

14

9.4

7.2

5.6

4.8

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.2

4.7

5.1

5.3

5.3

-

97.9

3.26

_

-

Dec .

5.3

5.6

6.1

6.4

6.9

5.9

5.3

5.1

5 .1

5.1

5.1

5.6

5.6

*5.6

7.2

8.4

8.7

8.4

12

10

9.7

15

16

15

15

 16

19

18

18

18

18

311.1

10.0

_

-

Jan.

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

*13

12

12

12

10

10

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.4

7.7

7.7

7.2

6.9

6.4

*5.6

5.1

5.1

5.3

6.4

5.9

4.9

311.1

10.0

_

-

Feb.

4.5

4.4

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.3

5.2

373

8.4

16

16

15

14

16

16

23

34

34

37

43

41

41

-

-

414.7

14.3

_

-

Mar.

43

42

40

*41

41

38

37

34

32

32

35

40

37

37

34

34

30

26

25

25

24

23

22

22

28

38

37

34

33

32

28

1,024

33.0

_

-

Apr.

28

28

28

26

26

25

22

20

19

18

16

15

17

20

20

18

*16

16

15

14

13

12

11

TT

11

16

16

16

14

12

-

539

18.0

-

-

May

11

10

9.7

9.0

8.4

7.7

7.4

6.9

6.6

6.2

5.9

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.2

*2.1

2.0

1.9

156.4

5.05

-

-

June

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.0

.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.3

.5

.7

.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.5

.8

.S

1.0

.8

.6

.7

.5

.4

-

38.2

1.27

-

-

July

0.4

.5

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

.5

.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.7

0.1?

-

-

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.1

0

0

.6

.4

.2

1.6

0.05

-

-

Sept.

o

0

0

0

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.4

72

-

1.2

0.04

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 23 Min 0 Mean 2.98 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 43 Min 0 Mean 8.02 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 field estimate and records for Orange Lake Outlet near Citra.

Note. No gage-height record May 8-28; discharge estimated on basis of records for Orange Lake 

Outlet near Citra.

319056 O - 55 - 5
56 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Orange Creek at Orange Springs, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°31', long. 81°57', In sec. 25, T. 11 S., R. 23 E., on right bank at

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 318, a quarter of a mile northwest of Orange 

Springs and ! £ miles upstream from Little Orange Creek.

Drainage area. 431 sq ml.

Records available. Four miscellaneous discharge measurements In 1930, 1932, and 1938; 

November 1941 to December 1952 (discharge measurements only), discontinued.

Gage.--Staff gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is 19.81 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Nov. 12, 1942, staff gage at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Extremes. 1941-52: Maximum discharge measured, 1,490 cfs Nov. 16, 1941; minimum measured, 4.53 cfs May 28, 1945.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, October 1951 

to December 1952

Oct. 31, 1951. .... 90.3

Jan. 24, 1952..... 149

Mar. 6. .......... 345

Apr. 16. .......... 250
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 57

Oklawaha River near Orange Springs, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°30'15", long. 81°54'45" , in sec. 29, T. 11 S., R. 24 E., on left bank

at Jordans Ferry and mouth of Orange Creek, 2 miles east of Orange Springs. Records

include flow of Orange Creek.

Lrainage area. 2,010 sq mi, approximately, includes that of Orange Creek. 

i'ecords available. February 1930 to December 1952 (discontinued).

{] age. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 7.12 ft above mean sea level, datum 

" of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1936, at site a quarter of

a miles downstream at same datum. 

Average discharge. 22 years, 1,672 cfs.

" xtremes . Maximum discharge during period October 1951 to December 1952, 3,040 cfs Feb. 27 

 (gage height, 7.91 ft); minimum, 1,180 cfs Dec. 28-30, 1952; minimum gage height, 4.42

ft Sept. 18, 1952.

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 9,760 cfs Sept. 9, 1933 (gage height, 12.00 ft, from

floodmarks); minimum observed, 741 cfs on several days January to June 1933; minimum

gage height observed, 2.46 ft Feb. 2, 1933. 

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1951-52 

1951-52

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

0

LI

L2

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,890

2,320

2,550

2,290

2,200

2,100

2,020

1,940

1,860

1,780

1,720

1,660

1,620

1,560

1,540

1,520

1,500

1,470

1,460

1,460

1,490

1,480

1,470

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,450

1,440

1,420

1,410

*1 , 400

52,200

1,684

0.838

0.97

Nov.

1,380

1.570

1,460

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,480

1,460

1,440

1,430

1,420

1,400

1,380

1,380

1,390

1,710

2,200

2,360

2,580

2,370

2,350

2,300

2,240

2,170

2,100

2,040

1,980

1,920

1,880

1,850

-

53,250

1,775

0.883

0.99

Den .

1,820

1,810

1,820

1,790

1,750

1,730

1,720

1,720

1,710

1,700

1,690

1,690

1,680

1,670

*1,680

1,700

1,700

1,720

1,840

1,880

1,900

1,930

1,980

2,010

2,020

2,010

2,060

2,070

2,060

2,040

2,010

56,910

1,836

0,913

1.05

Jan.

2,000

1,980

1,960

1,940

1,900

1,860

1,850

1,820

1,800

1,780

1,750

1,730

1,710

1,700

1,690

1,680

1,670

1,660

1,650

1,640

1,630

1,620

1,600

*1,590

1,580

1,580

1,570

1,580

1,620

1,630

1,620

53,390

1,722

0.857

0.99

Feb.

1,600

1,580

1,600

1,610

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,610

1,600

1,590

1,580

1,570

1,560

1,550

1,580

1,810

2,160

2,420

2,650

2,790

2,830

2,760

2,690

2,910

2,980

3,020

3.050

2,990

2,920

-

-

61,790

2,131

1.06

1.14

Mar.

2.850

2,740

2,640

2,560

*2,480

2,400

2,340

2,270

2,220

2,180

2,160

2, 140

2,120

2,100

2,080

2,040

2,020

2,000

1,980

1,960

1,940

1,920

1,900

1,880

1,930

2,070

2,180

2,230

2,260

2,260

2,260

68,090

2,196

1.09

1.26

Apr.

2.270

2,270

2,250

2,220

2,190

2,140

2,080

2,040

2,010

1,980

1,950

1,920

1,920

1,970

1,960

*1,930

1,900

1,880

1,850

1,830

1,810

1,800

1,760

1,740

1,720

1,810

1,840

1,840

1,800

1,760

-

58,440

1,948

0.969

1.08

May

1,720

1,690

1,670

1,650

1,620

1,580

1,560

1,530

1,510

1,480

1,470

1,480

1,460

1,440

1,410

1,390

1,580

1,430

1,460

1,490

1,480

1,450

1,480

1,580

1,560

1,700

1,640

*1,590

1,550

1,550

1,000

47,600

1,535

0.764

0.88

June

1,590

1,560

1,520

1,490

1,460

1,440

1,420

1,410

1,400

1,380

1,360

1,350

1,330

1,330

1,320

1,330

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,310

1,320

1,330

1,340

1,330

1,320

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,510

1,300

-

41,110

1,370

0.682

0.76,

July

1,330

1,340

1,350

1,360

1,320

1,330

1,340

1,370

,340

,310

,290

,300

,290

,290

* ,290

,270

,270

,270

.260

,390

,440

,440

,410

,380

,350

,330

,320

,330

,310

,300

1,300

41,220

1,330

0.662

0.76

Aug.

1,320

1,390

1,400

1,380

1,380

1,390

1,380

1,360

1,340

1,340

1,330

1,330

1,320

1,310

1,290

1,280

1,280

1.270

1,270

*1,350

1,400

1,420

1,410

1,440

1,480

1,450

1,400

1,360

1,350

1,350

1,350

42,120

1,359

0.676

0.78

Sept.

1,330

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,340

1,350

1,330

1,310

1,310

1,300

1,290

1,280

1,260

1,250

1,230

1,220

1,210

1,230

1,310

1,300

1,320

1,400

1,410

1,440

1,430

1,420

1,400

1,400

1,460

1,490

-

39,950

1,332

0.663

0.74

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,380 Min 1,060 Mean 1,526 Cfsm 0.759 In. 10.32

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,030 Min 1,210 Mean 1,683 Cfsm 0.837 In. 11.40

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

*1,480

1,480

1,460

1,420

1,400

1,380

1,410

1,480

1,520

1,520

Nov.

1,560

1,520

1,480

1,450

1,410

1,390

1,380

1,360

1,350

1,340

Dec.

,240

,240

,240

,240

,240

,240

,240

,230

,230

1,230

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Oct.

1,510

1,490

1,460

1,420

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,410

1,460

1,530

Nov.

1,330

1,320

*1,310

1,310

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,290

1,290

1,290

Dec.

1,240

1,240

1,230

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,200

1,200

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,700

1,910

2,020

2,020

2,000

1 , 940

1,880

1,820

1,740

1,680

1,620

Nov.

1,320

1,310

1,300

1,290

1,290

1,280

1,270

1,260

1,260

lj.250

-

Dec.

,210

,200

* ,200

,200

,200

,200

,190

,180

1,180

1,180

1,200

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,030 Min 1,180 Mean 1,587 Cfsm 0.790 In. 10.74. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 29°30

boat dock at Riverside Landing, 8-5- miles east of Orange Springs.

long. 81°48', in sec. 33, T. 11 S., R. 25 E., on right bank near i La " - - - - - - -

Drainage area.--2.100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps 

of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 9 years, 2,219 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4.180 cfs Oct. 3 (gage heifht, 7.57 ft); minimum, 

1,350 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 5.15 ft).

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 7,320 cfs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 9.50 ft); minimum, 956 cfs June 3, 4, 6-19, 1945; minimum gage height, 3.97 ft June 17, 18, 1945.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21-30)

5.1 

6.0 

8.0

1,320

2,020

4,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 bo September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,140

3,410

4,160

3,980

3,590

3,190

2,860

2,580

2,390

2,220

2,090

1,970

1,890

1,830

1,790

1,760

1,730

1,710

1,670

1,710

1,740

1,740

1,720

1,680

1,670

1,660 

1,660

1,650

1,630

1,610

1,590

67,020

2,162

1.03

1.19

Nov.

* 1,560

1,560

1,590

1,660

1,670

1,660

1,670

1,670

1,640

1,620

1,600

1,590

1,570

1,560

1,580

1,950

2,890

3,220

5,280

3,220

3,120

3,040

2,940

2,840

2,730

2,630 

2,520

2,410

2,310

2,240

-

65,530

2,184

1.04

1.16

Dec.

2,180

2,140

2,100

2,060

2,040

2,010

1,990

1,970

1,950

1,920

1,900

1,900

*1,900

1,890

1,900

1,910

1,920

1,960

2,080

2,210

2,250

2,360

2,400

2,420

2,420

2,440 

2,490

2,520

2,530

2,490

2,440

66,690

2,151

1.02

1.18

Jan.

2,400

2,340

2,300

2,250

2,210

2,160

2,110

2,060

2,020

1,990

1,940

1,910

1,890

1,850

1,830

1,800

1,780

1,760

1,740

1,730

1,710

1,710

1,680

1,670

1,640

+1,630 

1,630

1,640

1,680

1,690

1,700

58,450

1,885

0.898

1.04

Feb.

1,690

1,690

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,700

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,690

1.670

1,670

1,700

1,980

2,520

2,870

3,070

3,250

3,440

3,470

3,540

3,710

3,780

3,830 

3,840

3,820

3,740

-

-

72,350

2,495

1.19

1.28

Mar.

5,650

3,530

3,400

3,260

3,140

3,010

2,900

*2,800

2,720

2,630

2,590

2,540

2,500

2,460

2,420

2,360

2,320

2,290

2,250

2,220

2,180

2,150

2,130

2,110

2,150

2,350 

2,540

2,660

2,700

2,700

2,700

81,360

2,625

1.25

1.44

Apr.

2.690

2,690

2,680

2,650

2,590

2,530

2,460

2,400

2,340

2,280

2,220

2,170

2,180

2,220

2,210

2,180

+2,150

2,130

2,090

2,050

2,020

2,000

1,970

1,940

1 , 920

1,990 

2,060

2,090

2,080

2,040

-

67,020

2,234

1.06

1.19

May

1,990

1,950

1,920

1,870

1,840

1,800

1 ,770

1,730

1,710

1,690

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,650

1,630

1,610

1,600

1,690

1,710

1,740

1,770

1,770

1,760

1,740

1,800

1,940 

1,980

1,970

+1,930

1,990

2,040

55,600

1,794

0.854

0.98

June

2 , 050

2,010

1,960

1,910

1,850

,800

,770

,730

,710

,690

,650

,610

,590

,580

,580

,610

,610

,590

,560

,560

,570

,580

,570

,570

,560

1,520 

1,500

1,490

1,490

1,480

-

49,730

1,658

0.790

0.88

July

1,500

1,540

1,560

1,560

1,570

1,580

1,620

1,630

1,620

1,570

1,520

1,490

1,480

+1,460

1,450

1,450

1,440

j.,430

1,440

1,590

1,670

1,670

1,640

1,610

1,560

1,520 

1,500

1,490

1,480

1,460

1,460

47,560

1,534

0.730

0.84

Aug.

1,490

1,560

1,570

1,560

1,580

1,660

1,710

1,710

1,630

1,590

1,560

1,550

1,540

1,510

1,490

1,480

1,460

1,420

1,430

1,550

1,670

*1,670

1,650

1,670

1,740

1,750 

1,710

1,660

1,600

1,560

1,550

49,280

1,590

0.757

0.87

Sept.

1,540

1,510

1,490

1,520

1,580

1,600

1,600

1,580

1,560

1,550

1,540

1,520

1,500

1,470

1,430

1,410

1,390

1.560

1,430

1,480

1,550

1,690

1,740

1,760

1,750

1,730 

1,710

1,750

1,840

1,860

-

47,440

1,581

0.753

0.84

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,160 Min 1,150 Mean 1,772 Cfsm 0.844 In. 11.47

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,160 Min 1,360 Mean 1,989 Cfsm 0.947 In. 12.89

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 59

Little Haw Creek: near Seville, Pla.

Location. Lat 29°19' , long. 81°23' , in sec. 32, T. 13 S., R. 29 E., near right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 305, 1.4 miles downstream from Lake Disston 

and 6.4 miles east of Seville.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5.74 ft above mean sea level, datum op 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 697 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 8.13 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs July 31, Aug. 1,2; minimum gage height, 1.46 ft Aug. 1.

1951-52: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 4, 1952; minimum, that of July 31, Ajg. 1, 

2, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6 

2.2 

2.8 

3.4

0.1

.3

1.2

8.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.2

128

231

394

717

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

564

639

691

691

676

644

613

572

532

489

446

403

*366

332

317

299

280

260

239

232

235

242

259

259

250

248

242

235

224

211

198

11,888

383

3.19

3.68

Nov.

186

173

168

149

137

128

128

117

103

94

90

80

77

73

Tl

134

*251

232

210

199

197

205

209

210

207

199

192

184

174

165

-

4,742

158

1.32

1.47

Dec.

159

154

149

140

132

125

119

112

105

98

90

82

74

69

67

65

59

61

79

76

*75

85

99

106

108

111

122

119

119

123

124

3,206

103

0.858

0.99

Jan.

124

123

120

117

114

108

96

85

80

78

71

66

63

62

60

58

56

53

51

49

47

45

43

38

35

33

32

33

38

33

29

2,040

65.8

0.548

0.63

Feb.

*27

26

31

31

33

32

32

32

30

29

28

28

28

28

30

126

403

469

441

408

390

368

379

476

487

506

522

492

461

-

-

6,373

220

1.83

1.98

Mar.

427

394

359

334

304

277

253

231

209

193

182

167

*154

144

130

112

92

82

78

70

67

65

61

56

66

257

347

342

317

294

280

6,344

205

1.71

1.97

Apr.

267

255

239

223

207

182

159

141

124

108

94

85

83

96

78

62

53

47

43

40

37

34

31

29

*28

31

32

27

22

M

2,875

95.8

0.798

0.89

May

16

15

14

15

14

13

12

10

9.6

8.8

10

9.2

7.4

6.4

5.6

7.5

7.7

5.9

5.4

4.9

6.0

9.8

8.6

14

7.2

6.7

10

8.2

7.6

9.2

8.5

293.2

9.46

0.079

0.09

June

7.2

6.4

5.4

4.6

*4.3

3.1

2.8

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

-

79.6

2.65

0.022

0.02

July

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.8

.8

.8

.8

.5

.5

.3

.3

* .0

.7

.7

1.2

1.2

.9

.7

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

^2

34.4

1.11

0.0092

0.01

Aug.

0.2

.8

1.1

.8

1.3

1.8

1.3

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

3.1

3.7

4.4

5.0

5.7

8.5

18

24

33

46

59

*70

21

385.0

12.4

0.103

0.12

Sept.

82

84

98

131

169

199

210

224

242

264

269

267

259

247

232

221

205

184

168

155

160

196

214

219

235

270

325

429

586

615

-

7,157

239

1.99

2.22

Calendar year 1951 : Max 691 Mln 0.4 Mean 90.5 Cfsm 0.754 In. 10.24

Water year 1951-52: Max 691 Mln 0.2 Mean 124 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.07

Discharge measurement made on this day.
60 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

South Fork Black Creek near Penney Farms, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°59' , long. 81°51', in sec. 13, T. 6 S., R. 24 E., on right bank 20 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 16, half a mile downstream from Greens Creek, 

2|- miles west of Penney Farms, and 10 miles west of Green Cove Springs.

Drainage area. 134 sq mi (revised).

Records available. November 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 9.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 18, 1940, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 162 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 11.93 ft); minimum, 25 cfs July 30; minimum gage height, 1.34 ft May 10 11.

1939-52; Maximum discharge, 13,900 cfs Oct. 19, 1944 (gage height, 26.33 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; minimum, 15 cfs Nov. 8-10, 

13, 14, 1940, June 14-16, 1951; minimum gage height, 0.77 ft June 21, 22, 1950.

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

l.Z 

1.6 

2.0

Oct. 1 to June 1

31 3.6

50 7.0

78 11.0

June 2 to Sept. 30

208

544

970

1.5 

2.0 

3.6

63

208

7.0 

11.0

544

970

Discharge, In cubi^ feet second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

?

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

4O6

432

327

255

166

118

91

73

60

50

46

42

38

38

40

47

*45

42

38

38

48

76 

73

69

80

69

58

52

48

45

42

3,052

98.5

0.735

0.85

Nov.

40

40

152

238

175

119

110

98

87

77

72

65

60

55

100

489

881

700

353

240

183

149 

127

111

101

93

86

83

*79

74

-

5,237

175

1.31

1.45

Dec.

70

68

66

65

67

68

67

65

62

60

58

61

60

56

56

58

57

77

188

158

127

123 

144

165

151

137

185

204

175

140

120

3,158

102

0.761

0.88

Jan.

108

100

92

86

80

75

69

66

*63

61

58

56

56

55

54

53

52

51

50

51

52

51 

51

48

48

48

48

56

130

110

91

2,069

66.7

0.498

0.57

Feb.

75

69

76

81

79

71

66

67

64

60

57

55

54

52

52

274

908

851

428

*266

205

168 

152

215

234

261

324

293

218

-

5,775

199

1.49

1.60

Mar.

173

142

123

116

124

110

102

93

86

80

92

102

96

91

84

77

71

68

65

62

60

58 

56

55

89

216

269

224

165

129

106

3,384

109

0.813

0.94

Apr.

93

*84

75

67

64

59

54

51

49

47

46

44

87

194

146

100

76

65

58

54

51

48 

45

44

46

73

99

76

62

51

-

2,108

70.3

0.525

0.59

May

46

43

40

39

37

37

35

34

33

33

37

52

44

*38

35

33

42

79

46

48

55

46 

41

64

88

229

218

216

158

129

185

2,260

72.9

0.544

0.63

June

420

469

218

143

155

102

97

68

49

40

33

28

44

154

106

74

54

47

104

54

42

46 

47

*77

62

48

48

57

46

38

-

2,970

99.0

0.739

0.82

July

33

36

49

49

44

65

294

244

139

93

85

102

95

77

66

57

47

39

34

73

264

214 

133

86

60

47

39

34

30

27

39

2,694

86.9

0.649

0.75

Aug.

30

41

45

37

29

*28

*34

50

38

34

51

125

69

45

34

49

69

43

35

139

277

210

a!20

a!20

a80

2,529

81.6

0.609

0.70

Sept.

a70

a!80

a200

a80

*42

38

56

56

91

201 

209

194

533

885

610

347

327

300

-

6,219

207

1.54

1.73

Calendar year 1951: Max 881 Mln 15 Mean 73.6 Cfsm 0.549 In. t7.46

Water year 1951-52: Max 908 Min 27 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.843 In. 11.51

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

North Pork Black Creek near Mlddleburg.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Black Creek near Middleburg, Pla.

61

Location. Lat 30°06'50", long. 81°54'35", in sec. 33, T. 43., R. 24 E., on left bank 

a third of a mile upstream from Big Branch, 4 miles northwest of Middleburg, and 6f 

miles upstream from confluence with South Pork.

Drainage area. 174 sq mi (revised).

Records available. November 1931 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 0.62 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 20 years (1932-52), 174 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 11.60 ft, from 

1'loodmark); minimum observed, 10 cfs July 1, Aug. 9; minimum gage height observed, 0.74 

ft July 1.

1931-5S: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Oct. 19, 1944 (gage height, 23.76 ft, f-om 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs; minimum observed, 3.6 cfs 

June 8, 1935 (gage height, 0.26 ft).

Maximum stage known, 25.3 ft in June 1919, from information by old resident (discharge, 15,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of tide effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 852: 1933(M).

Rating tables, water year 1951-53, except period of tide effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 6-20, Aug. 2-10)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17

4.0 

7.0

276

609

Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

2.0 

4.0 276

734

Discharge, in ruble ftet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

e!40

e!70

elSO

e!60

e!20

e90

e70

pRn

|

I p 1^?

j

1 > > e25

1

J

e50

V

1

L e40

1

J

1,819

58.7

0.337

0.39

11 ov .

e28

e28

75

86

79

76

96

96

80

71

64

57

51

45

45

169

326

469

402

238

158

116

92

76

64

57

53

54

*56

55

-

3,362

112

0.644

0.72

Dec .

53

48

46

46

52

51

50

47

44

A?

42

44

46

43

43

44

42

45

77

82

74

80

87

91

95

90

127

150

133

114

99

2,127

68.6

0.394

0.45

Jan.

86

78

68

60

55

52

46

43

*40

3°

37

37

36

37

35

35

33

34

33

33

33

35

36

37

36

36

35

40

92

100

85

1,482

47.8

"0.275

0.32

Feb.

77

67

68

80

82

75

65

64

60

53

48

44

42

40

38

154

586

791

585

*340

227

174

148

210

258

284

376

411

314

_

-

5,761

199

1.14

1.23

Mar.

237

179

140

115

117

110

101

91

80

71

72

112

108

95

84

69

58

50

48

48

45

41

38

36

114

212

229

212

171

132

105

3,320

107

0.615

0.71

Apr.

84

*72

60

52

47

43

44

48

48

46

45

42

59

166

150

119

101

86

68

56

47

42

38

36

34

45

92

84

66

56

-

1,976

65.9

0.379

0.42

May

45

36

30

26

25

22

21

19

17

15

15

16

16

*14

14

14

12

15

15

20

21

20

17

19

30

57

69

68

73

90

141

1,013

32.7

0.188

0.22

June

218

 229 262

158

156

134

93

60

43

32

25

21

ZZ

72

73

52

36

28

21

19

17

21

43

*32

22

17

17

15

13

12

-

1,964

65.5

0.376

0.42

July

10

T2

16

18

23

37

142

255

277

T94

123

72

48

36

31

27

22

20

17

45

80

57

48

4C

31

35

31

23

19

15

13

1,819

58.7

0.337

0.39

ftug.

12

14

14

14

13

*14

13

11

10

TT

20

32

20

23

39

60

72

56

43

32

60

91

106

68

62

84

90

71

52

46

49

1,302

42.0

0.241

0.28

Sept.

58

54

47

45

115

192

174

137

159

206

199

194

221

186

132

97

*69

52

52

93

386

964

1,170

1,180

782

563

4^7

342

255

194

-

8,745

292

1.68

1.87

Calendar year 1951: Max 469 Min 5.7 Mean 58.1 rfsm 0.334 In. t4.51

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,180 Min 10 Mean 94.8 Cfsm O.545 In. 7.42

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge --' " - measurement iiicaoui-fiueiiij made Ulctut on un this LUXS day. uely .

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area, 

e Stage-discharge relation affected by tide; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for South Pork Black Creek near Penney Farms.
MOULTRIE CREEK BASIN

Moultrie Creek near St. Augustine, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°49'40", long. 81°21'00", In sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 29 E., on right bank 

6 ft downstream from bridge on Kings Road, two-fifths of a mile upstream from Port 

Peyton Branch, and 5 miles southwest of St. Augustine.

Drainage area. 23.3 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is 2.17 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 13 years, 23.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 333 cfs Nov. 11 (gage height. 6.59 ft); minimum, 0.4 ofs July 29-31, Aug. 4, 5, 7, 23, 24 (gage height, 2.48 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 1,370 cfs Oct. 21, 1941 (gage height, 9.31 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs May 18, 22, 26, 30, June 1,2, 1945.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5

2.9 

3.5

1.2 

2.6 

4.7 

8.3

5.5 

5.8 

6.2 

7.0

116

215

466

Discharge, in cubic feet per se-ond, water year October 1951to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

C2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

70

75

63

48

34

18

13

13

10

7.3

5.3

4.2

3.6

6.2

7.3

6. 2

*5.0

4. 2

11

33

129

249

162

89

68

54

44

36

30

23

1,354.3

43.7

1.88

2.16

Nov.

19

18

39

54

44

37

27

21

18

15

173

170

78

60

48

90

240

148

93

74

64

56

50

46

42

39

36

32

26

*22

-

1,679

62.6

2.69

3.00

Dec.

20

19

18

17

17

15

14

13

12

11

10

11

10

9.

8.

9.

8.

9.

14

13

13

19

26

22

21

19

20

19

17

15

14

463.7

15.0

0.644

0.74

Jan.

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.1

8.3

7.3

*7.3

6.9

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.8

6.2

5.9

5.3

210.4

6.79

0.291

0.34

Feb.

4.7

4.5

5.9

6.2

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.6

24

137

100

73

61

*51

44

41

53

55

54

57

52

46

-

-

915.9

31.6

1.36

1.46

War.

41

36

29

24

22

20

18

16

14

14

15

16

14

13

11

10

8.3

6.9

6.5

6.2

5.3

4.7

4.2

3.6

6.5

29

46

42

34

23

19

558.4

18.0

0.773

0.89

Apr.

15

14

*11

10

9.1

7.3

6.2

5.3

4.7

4.0

3.6

3.1

4.2

6.5

4.7

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

11

9.1

5.9

4.0

3.0

-

166.2

5.54

0.238

0.27

May

2.3

2. 0

.7

. 6

.4

.2

a .1

a .1

a .0

a .0

a. 9

a. 6

a. 8

a. 7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

1.2

2.2

2.0

1.4

1.0

.9

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.9

35.7

1.15

0.049

0.06

June

0.6

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.6

. 6

.6

.6

. £

1.0

1.2

.8

.8

.7

1.2

1.5

1.7

.9

.8

.8

.7

*.7

.7

. 6

. 6

.6

.6

-

24.6

0.83

0.036

0.04

July

0.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.9

1.4

. 7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

19.9

0.64

0.027

0.03

Aug.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.7

. 7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.6

.6

. 6

.5

.5

.7

1.1

18.2

0.59

0.025

0.03

Sept.

0.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.9

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

*.6

.6

.6

. 6

.7

1.6

4.7

14

53

74

57

24

17

14

274.7

9.16

0.393

0.44

Calendar year 1951: Max 249 Min 0.4 Mean 12.0 Cfsm 0.515 In. t7.02

Water year 1951-52: Max 249 Min 0.4 Mean 16.2 Cfsm 0.695 In. 9.46

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs). --No peak above base.

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
SPRUCE CREEK BASIN 63 

Spruce Creek near Samsula, Pla.

Location. Lat 29°03' , long. 81°02', In sec. 1, T. 17 S., R. 32 E., on left bank 25 ft 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 40, if miles north of Samsula, and 9| miles west 

of New Smyrna.

Drainage area. 32 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 432 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 13.0 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs May 14-18, July 31; minimum gage height, 3.95 ft May 16, 17.

1951-52: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 2, 1951; minimum, 0.1 cfs for several days 

each year; minimum gage height, 3.95 ft June 9, 1951, May 16, 17, 1952.

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-20, Aug. 1 to Sept. 30 Oct. 21 to July 31

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4 

4/5 

4.6

1.2 

1.9 

2.8 

3.8

4.8

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

173

292

432

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.0

177

230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a300

a80

*a!8

I

? a50

J

1 200

f

J (*)

194

146

107

85

69

57

45

36

30

3,559

115

3.59

4.14

Nov.

27

23

23

22

19

16

14

12

10

9. 1

8.0

7.4

6.3

5.6

578

*35

75

55

38

30

26

22

20

18

16

14

13

11

10

9.4

-

600.6

20.0

0.625

0.70

Dec.

8.0

7.0

6.7

6 e'.o. 3

5.6

4.9

4.4

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.5

2.5

3.3

7.0

*7.0

6.7

6.0

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.3 14'

15

TS

11

9.4

193.3

6.24

0.195

0.22

Jan.

8.4

775

6.7

5.8

5.3

4.9

4.2

3.4

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

2.2

2.3

*2.0

89.7

2.89

0.090

0.10

Feb.

1.7

TTs

3.4

4.0

5.6

6.3

6.0

5.8

4.9

4.0

3.3

3.0

2.5

2.5

4.7

91

180

98

60

42

38

29

29

71

65

113

136

91

64

-

-

1,166.5

40.2

1.26

1.36

Mar.

46

34

27

23

20

17

15

12

10

8.7

8.7

9.1

*8.0

6.7

6.7

6.0

4.9

4.2

4.6

4.9

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

9.1

103

144

97

64

44

34

788.2

25.4

0.794

0.92

Apr.

28

24

20

17

14

12

10

8.0

7.0

5.8

5.1

4.4

6.3

12

10

7.7

5.8

4.6

3.6

3.0

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.4

 1.2

1.9

2.2

1.8

1.3

1.0

-

225.0

7.50

0.234

0.26

May

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

71

0.1

.1

.1

.3

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

. 6

.6

4.7

24.1

0.78

0.024

0.03

June

11

3.8

2. 2

1.7

*1.2

.6

.7

.3

.5

3.1

8.0

3.4

6.6

7.4

3.8

2.0

1.2

1.0

.8

13

21

14

8.4

0.1

3.4

2.3

1.8

1.2

.9

.7

-

131.1

4.37

0.137

0.15

July

0.6

.5

.5

.8

.6

. 6

1.6

5.3

3.1

5.5

4.6

3.1

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.2

 1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

. 6

.7

.e

. 5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

41.0

1.32

0.041

0.05

Aug.

0.2

T7e

2. 

1.4

1.0

1.1

1 3

1.2

1.6

8.8

14

8.4

5.1

3.1

6.6

58

117

91

54

119

107

62

36

28

39

44

31

23

18

*14

13

912.2

29.4

0.919

1.06

Sept.

12

9.5

8.1

6.9

12

34

26

33

40

35

37

38

33

25

20

16

13

11

8.7

7. 1

6.9

7.5

31

96

96

98

148

131

146

119

-

1,304.7

43.5

1.36

1.52

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max - Min 0.1 Mean 24.7 Cfsm 0.772 In. 10.51

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Oct. 2 (5 p.m.) 432 cfs (13.0 ft); Oct. 22 (time unknown) 239 cfE 

(10.15 ft); Feb. 17 (5:30 a.m.) 209 cfs (9.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this daj.

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

stations on nearby streams.
64 INDIAN RIVER BASIN

Crane Creek at Melbourne, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°04'42", long. 80°37'48", in sec. 4, T. 28 S., R. 37 E., on right bank 

24 ft upstream from bridge on U. 3. Highway 192, l| miles west of city hall in Melbourne, and 2| miles upstream from Indian River.

Drainage area. 12.6 sq mi.

Records available. March 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T92 9

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 296 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 7.89 ft); minimum, 

2.4 cfs July 3,4; minimum gage height, 2.86 ft July 3.

1951-52: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 2, 1951; minimum, 1.8 cfs June 25, 26, 

27, 28, 1951; minimum gage height, 2.79 ft June 27, 28, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Nov. Z,

Apr. 18-30, July 12 to Aug. 17)

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

4.0

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

7.9

124

204

297

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

1

3

4

5

t

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

lb

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

114

233

146

82

51

35

27

*21

20

20

19

18

17

18

23

22

19

20

18

25

30

31

32

411

34

27

22

18

15

13

12

1,222

3S.4

3.13

3.61

NOV.

11

10

9.4

8.6

8.6

8.2

7.3

6.7

6.5

675

6.9

6.9

*6.9

6.7

_6.5

61 -

133

123

84

61

46

36

31

27

24

21

20

18

17

15

-

833.7

27.8

2.21

2.46

Dec.

14

T2

12

13

14

13

12

11

10

9.4

9.1

8.6

8.0

7.8

8.4

8.8

9.4

*12

11

9.4

9.1

8.6

7.8

8.4

7.8

7.3

13

12

11

11

10

318.9

10.3

0.817

0.94

Jan.

8.6

8.0

7.8

7.3

7.1

6.7

6.5

6.2

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.7

6.2

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

5. 1

5.0

4.7

6.5

18

14

*11

13

12

9.4

228.9

7.38

0.586

0.68

Feb.

8.4

8.2

17

18

20

21

17

14

11

10

9.1

8.2

7.8

7.3

7. 1

6.7

7.8

7.3

6.7

6. 7

6.5

6.2

6.2

7.1

7.6

12

15

12

11

-

-

302.9

10.4

0.825

0.89

Mar.

9.1

8.0

7.8

7.1

6.5

6.2

6.4

6.5

*6.7

6.2

6.2

6.1

6.1

5.9

53

57

34

25

20

16

13

12

10

9.1

8.2

10

21

21

17

12

10

443.1

14.3

1.13

1.31

Apr.

8.8

8.2

7.8

7.3

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.6

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.1

*5.1

4.6

4.7

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.6

"

178.1

5.94

0.471

0.53

May

4.6

4.7

4.8

5.0

BTo

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.4

141.9

4.58

0.363

0.42

June

4.4

*4.2

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.9

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.1

2.9

2.8

3.2

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

-

92.0

3.07

0.244

0.27

July

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

3.4

17

11

6.9

5.7

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.7

*5.9

6.2

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.1

5.0

5.1

5.4

7.1

7.3

6. 7

175.3

5.65

C.448

0.52

Aug.

6.2

6.1

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.7

7.3

8.4

7.3

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.1

5.9

5.9

*6.2

6.2

5.9

5.7

5:6

5.6

195.6

6.31

0.501

0.58

Sept.

5.3

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.6

5.0

5.9

6.1

6.7

8.6

11

8.0

7.3

6.7

6.4

5.9

5.6

5.3

6. 1

7.3

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

16

78

73

86

"

420.5

14.0

1.11

1.24

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - rfsm - Ir.

Water year 1951-52= Max 253 Mln 2.4 Mean 12.4 Cfsm 0.984 Ir. 13.45

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs).--Oct. 2 (1 p.m.) 296 cfs (7.89 ft); Nov. 17 (8:30 p.m.) 169 cfs

(6.64 " ~"' ft); *~^^^ Mar? 15 (2 T~^ p.m., ^ -__ T T 1 "fa ___ f^ ,.... TJ ft \ Q~r,t- *n /I a m> ) ^4g £ f 3 (6.35 ft).

Discharge -" " -easurement made on this day

.) 111 cfs (5.77 ft); Sept. 30 (1
INDIAN RIVER BASIN 65 

North Canal near Vero Beach, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°14'32", long. 80=24'53", in SE^ sec. 15, T. 32 S., R. 39 E., on left bank 

at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 1 and 3.9 miles north of Vero Beach.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. January to September 1949 (gage heights only) collected by U. S. Soil Conservation Service, 

available in files of Geological Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

Feb. 27, 1352, at site 800 ft upstream at datum 0.81 ft lower (corrected).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 456 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 9.6 ft, present 

datum, at site then in use, from graph based on fragmentary gage-height record); minimum daily, 3 cfs July 1, 2; minimum gage height, 3.34 ft Mar. 13.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 2, 1951; minimum daily, that of July 1, 

2 , 1952.

Remarks. Records poor. Considerable pumping into canal for drainage above station. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2!

24

25

26

21

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

127

275

*370

209

118

78

56

48

43

*39

36

33

39

172

222

*155

94

68

55

47

53

53

61

84

72

54

48

42

38

36

33

2,858

92.2

5,670

MOV.

32

30

29

28

26

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

30

29

26

34

107

128

77

54

+ 44

38

39

39

36

34

32

31

30

29

-

1,150

38.3

2,280

Dec.

"27 27

26

25

25

24

24

23

22

21

21

20

19

19

19

19

18

7

* 7

7

7

7

7

7

7

16

17

16

15

14

14

607

19.6

1,200

Jan.

14

14

15

15

16

7

7

7

7

£

5

e

7

17

*19

20

21

23

23

22

21

21

21

21

28

52

36

31

32

29

26

669

21.6

1,330

Feb.

24

24

"84 128

55

46

36

31

29

26

25

*23

23

23

23

21

28

26

24

24

24

22

22

24

25

51

70

47

34

_

-

1,042

35.9

2,070

Mar.

28

24

22

20

18

16

15

14

14

JL3_

13

13

13

13

47

63

38

a30

*25

a23

a21

a!9

a!7

16

16

19

26

27

24

21

18

686

22.1

1,360

Apr.

17

16

16

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

*15

14

13

13

12

13

14

14

15

16

19

35

35

25

19

16

-

488

16.3

968

May

15

15

14

14

14

14

+ 14

14

15

14

16

14

13

12

11

11

12

12

11

all

alO

all

a!4

a!3

a!2

all

*10

10

12

24

20

413

13.3

819

June

17

15

13

12

11

10

9

9

8

a8

a9

a9

alO

a!2

all

alO

al3

*21

a24

a!7

al4

a!5

a!7

a!2

alO

a9

a8

a7

a5

a4

-

349

11.6

692

July

a3

a3

a!5

alO

a8

alO

a24

*18

16

a!6

a!4

a!3

al2

a!2

alO

a9

9

10

9

9

11

10

9

9

15

14

12

*11

13

12

12

358

11.5

710

Aug.

12

12

15

18

16

14

13

11

10

9

9

8

7

7

7

8

15

22

23

31

*20

15

13

12

14

61

36

25

20

17

15

515

16.6

1,020

Sept.

18

27

18

14

13

15

14

13

15

15

14

*18

18

15

13

12

11

10

9

9

9

12

12

24

18

14

15

18

61

*33

-

507

16.9

1,010

Calendar year 1951 : Max 370 Mln 4 Mean 30.0 Ac-ft 21,710

Water year 1951-52 : Max 370 Mln 3 Mean 26.3 Ac-ft 19,130

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorde 

and records for Main Canal and at South Canal near Vero Beach.

range in stage, weather records,
66 INDIAN RIVER BASIN

Main Canal at Vero Beach, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°38'54", long. 80°24'10", in SE£ sec. 35, T. 32 S., R. 39 K. , on right 

bank 8 ft upstream from dam and 0.6 mile northwest of Vero Beach.

Records available . October 1950 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1949 to September 1950 (gage heights only) collected by U. S. S^il Conservation 

Service, available in files of Geological Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

Mar. 20, 1952, at datum 0.72 ft lower (corrected).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 990 cfs Oct. 2 (aage height, 12.18 ft, present 

datum); minimum, 16 cfs July 1, 2 (gage height, 8.55 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 1,380 cfs Oct. 18, 1950 (gage height, 13.1 ft, present 

datum); minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 10-13, 1950 (gage height, 8.5 ft. present datum).

Flood of Oct. 18, 1950, was highest recorded since January 1949.

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

Considerable pumping into canal for drainage above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 19

9.3 

9.6

10.0

10.5

18

53

118

223

11.0

12.0

13.0

353

660

1,030

Mar. 20 to Aug. 16

10.0 276

Aug. 17 to Sept. 30

20

9.0

10.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

75

*575

762

370

207

a!50

a!15

a95

*86

86

78

69

7O

247

625

*365

223

168

131

114

118

111

113

126

113

97

90

86

78

70

67_

5,680

183

11,270

Nov.

66

63

"52 57

48

45

44

43

40

39

10" 38

66

59

57

67

214

233

137

*102

83

70

67

64

60

56

a50

a47

a44

a42

2,093

69.8

4,150

Dec.

a39

a39

38

38

36

35

34

33

30

30

29

28

27

27

27

27

26

»28

26

28

29

29

27

28

30

30

29

28

26

26

26

933

30.1

1,850

Jan.

26

?6

28

29

28

29

30

30

34

30

29

26

27

28

 29

30

32

30

30

32

32

30

29

28

38

61

TB

40

40

39

36

1,004

32.4

1,990

Feb.

35

34

159

T54

98

83

66

57

52

46

44

*41

38

36

36

35

38

41

40

39

38

36

35

34

35

78

116

85

67

-

1,666

57.4

3,300

Mar.

59

52

48

45

41

38

36

34

33

33

 3T) 30

32

32

40

72

57

48

*43

38

37

35

32

31

30

32

43

50

49

41

36

1,257

40.5

2,490

Apr.

34

30

29

28

26

25

24

24

24

26

27

27

28

32

*32

27

24

21

21

21

20

21

19

T5

22

52

64

4T

31

25

-

844

28.1

1,670

May

24

23

?3

23

26

*28

27

27

27

31

43

41

35

30

28

27

26

25

25

26

29

42

 54 45

- 28

*26

24

27

27

26

26

899

29.0

1,780

June

26

25

23

21

20

19

19

20

22

22

24

24

28

42

36

28

*30

a50

a70

a50

a30

a30

a35

a28

a24

a21

a!9

a!8

a!7

aTT

-

838

27.9

1,660

July

a!6

al6

a40

a30

a25

a 50

alOO

*65

53

59

41

32

31

29

28

27

27

24

23

22

22

21

21

24

34

26

24

»28

30

27

27

1,022

33.0

2,030

Aug.

31

31

52

53

45

34

27

24

22

21

21

21

20

18

18

26

105 ^7?

71

81

*50

39

34

30

38

88

64

47

41

39

34

1,304

42.1

2,590

Sept.

31

30

26

24

^3

23

24

23

26

30

*32

35

36

34

31

30

34

31

28

26

29

35

39

51

44

39

39

~§6 103

*83

-

1,135

37.8

2,250

Calendar year 1951: Max 762 Mln 18 Mean 55.8 Ac-ft 40,390

Water year 1951-52: Max 762 Mln 16 Mean 51.0 Ac-ft 37,033

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for North and South Canals near Vero Beach.
INDIAN RIVER BASIN 

South Canal near Vero Beach, Fla.

67

Location.--Lat 27°36'14", long. 80°23'13", in SE-p sec. 13, T. 33 S. , R. 39 E. , on right 

cank 20 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 605 and 2.5 miles south of Vero Beach.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey January 1949 to September 1950 (gage heights only) collected by 0. S. Soil Conservation 

Service, available in files of Geological Survey.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 P-ior to 

Feb. 28, 1952, at downstream side of bridge at datum 0.80 ft lower (corrected).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 690 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 9.75 ft, present 

datum); minimum daily, 11 cfs July 1, 2; minimum gage height, 2 43 ft June 3,4.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 707 cfs Oct. 18, 1950 (gage height, 9.9 ft, present 

datum); minimum daily, 4 cfs June 15, 1951.

Flood of Oct. 18, 1950, was highest recorded since January 1949.

Remarks.--Records poor. Considerable pumping into canal for drainage above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

221

*502

544

32T

165

111

85

71

*64

60

54

49

48

174

494

*309

180

130

97

82

84

71

68

64

59

53

48

44

40

38

36

4,372

141

8,670

NOV.

34

32

30

8

7

6

5

4

3

3

21

21

34

28

26

27

105

138

79

*63

54

48

46

44

42

40

38

37

35

34

-

1,232

41.1

2,440

Dec.

32

32

32

31

30

29

28

28

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

24

23

22

*22

11

22

22

23

24

23

23

23

22

21

21

21

776

25.0

1,540

Jan,

20

21

23

21

22

25

26

26

24

25

24

20

21

22

*22

22

21

21

21

20

19

2?

21

22

26

34 55

21

22

21

20

701

22.6

1,390

Feb.

19

19

59 38"

34

34

31

28

25

25

23

*23

23

22

22

22

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

49

50

24

23

-

-

810

27.9

1,610

Mar.

21

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

29

36

26

23

*22

21

21

20

19

19

19

20

28

26

24

23

21

663

21.4

1,320

Apr.

21

20

19

19

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

18

*19

18

17

17

17

18

19

19

18

18

19

28

32

2?

21

19

-

5^0

19.0

1,130

May

17

18

17

17

17

*17

17

17

18

19

20

21

21

21

20

19

19

19

18

17

15

17

28

21:

18

*17

17

16

15

15

ii

562

18.1

1,110

June

14

14

13

T5

13

14

14

15

15

14

13

17

15

28

22

20

*]9

23

40

23

18

19

23

19

16

15

14

14

14

14

-

525

17.5

1,040

July

11

TT

26

18

14

16

47

*36

38

22.

34

22

19

19

17

18

17

18

17

15

16

15

17

17

15

15

14

*17

17

19

23

675

21.8

1,340

Aug.

18

17

19

40

48

27

22

19

18

16

15

15

15

19

19

19

21

23

34

64

*28

22

20

19

30

8040"

3H

26

23

22

828

26.7

1,640

Sept.

31

30

. 23

20

18

17

17

17

 17

19

*19

21

20

20

18

18

19

15

14

15

15

26

19

19

18

18

23

65

45

*38

-

672

22.4

1,330

Calendar year 1951: Max 544 Min 4 Mean 40.3 Ac-ft 29,160

Water year 1951-52: Max 544 Min 11 Mean 33.8 Ao-ft 24,560

Discharge measurement made on this day.
68 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Lake Okeeehobee, Fla.

Location.--renter of lake, lat 26°57', long. 80°50', in southern Florida.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 195C in reports of Geological Survey. 1915 

to 1931 in reports or files of Everglades Drainage District.

Gage.--Three staff gages read once daily at Hurricane Gate No. 2, Hurricane Gate No. 6. 

and Port Mayaca. Datum of gages is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Prior to Jan. 1, 1951, seven staff gages at various locations on rim of lake at same 

datum.

Extremes.--1931-52: Maximum gage height observed, 20.1 ft, present datum, Sept. 4, 1933; 

minimum observed, 10.3 ft, present datum. May 17, 1932.

Remarks.--Stage of lake regulated by gates at several lake outlets. Total usable capacity 

of lake, 1,312,000 acre-ft (revised). Records of chemical analyses for the water year

195L, are given in %ter Cuprly Paper 1250

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1951 to Septe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14.07

15.03

14 . 85

15.16

15.35

15.53

15.64

15.71

15.74

15.85

15.71

15.82

15.97

15.89

15.89

15.89

15.86

15.86

15.83

15.85

15.81

15.80

15.79

15.75

15.76

15.69

15.71

15.71

15.64

15.60

15.57

fJov.

15.59

15.53

15.37

15.32

15.29

15.26

15.25

15.19

15.16

15.18

15.20

15.11

15.19

15.20

15.19

15.09

15.23

15.19

15.18

15.19

15.17

15.15

15.14

15.17

15.18

15.18

15.14

15.14

15.16

15.13

-

Dec.

15.12

15.10

15.10

15.11

15.12

15.10

15.08

15.08

15.10

15.07

15.07

15.01

15 . 02

15.00

15.03

14.81

14.93

14.97

14.93

14.96

14.97

14.98

14.98

14.98

14.99

14.97

14.94

14.93

14.96

14.96

14.97

Jan.

14.96

14.95

14.96

14.95

14.94

14.99

14.91

14.91

14.89

14.92

14.82

14.84

14.83

14.86

14.87

14.84

14.87

14.85

14.84

14.86

14.85

14.85

14.84

14.78

14.80

14.82

14.80

14.84

14.81

14.78

14.79

Feb.

14.78

14.75

15.01

14.99

15.11

15 . 05

15.08

15.01

15.03

15.01

15.04

15.02

15 . 02

15.01

15.02

15.04

15.01

14.95

14.98

14.98

14.89

14.90

14.92

14.90

14.91

14.72

15.05

15 . 02

15.02

_

-

Mar.

15.01

14.99

14.97

14.95

14.91

14.88

14.92

14.83

14.83

14.81

14.78

14.77

14.78

14.76

14.80

14.74

14.68

14.68

14.66

14.67

14.62

14.60

14.59

14.63

14.58

14.53

14.59

14.55

14.53

14.52

14.50

Apr.

14.40

14.40

14.38

14.37

14.31

14 . 30

14.23

14.20

14.15

14.12

14.13

14.06

14.05

14.07

13.99

13.87

13.89

13.87

13.86

13.82

13.80

13.74

13.73

13.72

13.69

13.98

13.80

13.71

13.70

13.62

-

May

13.58

13.59

13.55

13.51

13.50

13.46

13.42

13.39

13.38

13.38

13.40

13.29

13.33

13.29

13.28

13.31

13.32

13.32

13.30

13.31

13.33

13.36

13.30

13.30

13.26

13.20

13.18

13.13

13.18

13.14

13.11

June

13.16

13.17

13.12

13.07

13.06

13.04

13.02

13 . 00

13.02

12.99

12.98

12.99

12.92

12.97

12.91

12.91

12.89

12.86

12.86

12.83

12.79

12.81

12.82

12.78

12.80

12.76

12.78

12.91

12.87

12.87

-

July

12.86

12.84

12.91

12.93

12.94

13.04

13.07

13.05

13.10

13.07

13.10

13.06

13.00

13.06

13.09

13.12

13.01

13.14

13.12

13.12

13.12

13.11

13.10

13.08

13.11

13.07

13.08

13.08

13.09

13.07

13.06

Aug.

13.13

13.17

13.19

13.19

13.20

13.25

13.29

13.28

13.30

13.29

13.52

13.33

13.33

13.32

13.34

13.33

13.38

13.42

13.45

13.46

13.49

13.49

13.49

13.49

13.50

13.50

13.53

13.56

13.59

13.60

13.59

Sept.

13.59

13.61

13.60

13.55

13.58

13.56

13.53

13.62

13.64

13.66

13.70

13.63

13.72

13.75

13.72

13.78

13.78

13.75

13.77

13.78

13.80

13.88

13.92

13.93

13.95

 13.98

13.98

14.07

14.14

14.12

-

Note.--Figures In above table means of readings from 3 gages
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Pisheating Creek at Palmdale, Fla.

69

Location. Lat 26°56', long. 81°19', in sec. 3, T. 41 S. , R. 30 E. , near right bank on 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 27, 1 mile south.of Palmdale, and 16 miles 

upstream from Lake Okeechobee.

Drainage area. 435 sq mi, approximately (revised). 

Records available.--April 1931 to September 1952.

» Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 27.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 16, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 247 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,400 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 12.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs; no flow May 1, 9, 10.

1931-52: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 3, 1951; no flow at times in most years.

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

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 28, June 15, 22, 23)

1.8 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.5

8.9

46

4.0 

4.5 

4.9 

5.3

5.7

74

112

176

285

490

5.9 

6.9

7.7

10.0

12.3

670

2,870

5,600

18,000

30,600

Discharge, in cubic feet ps ond, water year- October- 1951 to September- 1952

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf stn

In.

Oct.

al,650

a!2,700

g50,500 

«gZ4,000

*g!2,300

*g6,250

g3,990

g2,950

*g2,560

a2,540

g2,400

g2,100

al,940

al,740

gl,350

gl,240

gl,010

g870

*g778

724

640

580

538

484

451

414

392

370

*356

a343

a530

118,490

3,822

8.79

10.13

Nov.

321

305

289

271

a258

a245

a236

222

217

212

198

187

176

166

156

151

251

313

352

408

484

H?

392

348

313

285

265

248

234

a222

-

8,169

272

0.625

0.70

Dee.

a208

a!91

180 

174

166

154

145

136

125

*116

109

103

98

94

90

86

80

74

70

66

62

59

56

53

50

47

45

43

41

39

_37

2,997

96.7

0.222

0.26

Jan.

35

33

32 

31

*30

28

27

25

24

22

22

21

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

13

12

*11

11

10

9.6

9.4

9.1

9.1

11

13

11

574.2

18.5

0.043

0 . 05

Feb.

alO

all

a45

g53

48

47

43

42

42

a41

39

36

32

28

a24

a22

a20

g!7

a!5

a 13

g!2

a!3

a!3

g!3

g!4

g35

g72

g72

g67

-

939

32.4

0.074

0.08

Mar-.

g67

g86

glOl 

197

*g87

70

56

45

35

27

21

18

14

13

12

11

11

9.9

"979 9.1

14

19

21

20

17

16

24

35

36

35

35

1,071.9

34.6

0.080

0 . u9

Apr-.

43

55

61 

56

47

36

27

21

16

12

a9.4

aS.O

a6.8

*g6.1

a7.9

a8.9

aS.O

g3.8

g3.2

a2.5

g2.3

.8

.4

.2

.2

.3

.3

.9

.6

.2

-

447.3

14.9

0.034

0.04

May

0

.3

1.6 

1.5

1.3

1.1

.7

.1

0

0

.3

1.6

1.3

1.1

.8

.4

1.8

13

13

14

17

68

~sT 109

50

23

a 14

*13

51

a84

a59

628.9

20.3

0.047

0.05

June

a50

g52

61 

70

74

80

76

67

55

43

30

20

a 15

a!3

all

6.6

15

58

41

22

15

12

10

13

20

25

31

49

43

34

-

1,111.6

37.1

0.085

0.10

July

26

24

1T54

116

138

261

289

271

*370

348

398

381

343

330

317

305

278

268

258

234

200

168

128

108

109

83

67

52

40

38

47

6,099

197

0.453

0.52

Aug.

61

119

498

1,260

950

538

398

366

458

398

338

333

325

g352

g366

g317

g261

g254

*223

200

194

191

191

g!87

g203

297

g285

223

212

196

187

10,396

335

0 . 7 70

0.89

Sept.

174

162

142 

113

101

89

80

75

75

86

98

99

89

79

72

70

96

203

239

234

217

205

185

154

138

166

228

265

282

289

-

4,505

150

0.345

0.39

Calendar year 1951: Max 30,500 Min 0 Mean 423 Cfsm 0.984 In. t!3.34

Water year- 1951-52: Max 30,500 Min 0 Mean 425 r'fsm 0.977 In. 13.30

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Oct. 3 (10:20 a.m.) 31,400 cfs (12.44 ft); Aug. 4 (6 p.m.) 

1,610 cfs (6.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thia day.

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area.

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

and rainfall records.

g Computed from once- or twice-daily gage readings.
70 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Brick-Alligator Canal near Ashton, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°10'40", long. 81°1S'26", in sec. 34, T. 26 S., R. 31 E. , near center 

span at downstream side of highway bridge, 2,200 ft northwest of Brick Lake and 

5 miles southeast of Ashton.

Records available.--December 1949 to September 1952 (discharge measurements only). 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. 1949-52: Maximum discharge measured, 132 cfs Oct. 19, 1950; reverse flow 

observed Jan. 23, May 29, 1952.

Remarks. Entire flow at this station represents diversion to or from Brick Lake. Normal 

direction of flow in canal is toward Alligator Lake but is occasionally reversed. 

Natural drainage from Brick Lake is through swamp outlet on south side of lake into 

Canoe Creek.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1951 to September 1952

Liasie-Lost Canal near Ashton, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°16'29", long. 81°11'20", in sec. 2, T. 26 S., R. 31 E., near center 

span at downstream side of highway bridge on north side of Lake Lizzie, 3.5 miles 

northeast of Ashton and 4 miles southeast of Narcoossee.

Drainage area. 31.4 sq mi (excludes area drained by Brick Lake).

Records available. December 1949 to September 1952 (discharge measurements only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 59.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Florida State Road Department).

Extremes.--1949-52: Maximum discharge measured, 93.5 cfs Dec. 12, 1951; maximum reverse 

flow measured, 17.2 cfs Oct. 17, 1950.

Remarks. Normal flow is toward Lake Lost. Discharge includes flow diverted from Brick 

Lake through Brick-Alligator Canal.

Discharge asurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1951 to September 1952

Oct 

Dec 

Jan 

Mar 

Apr
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Myrtle-Mary Jane Canal near Narcoossee, Fla.

71

Location. Lat 28°20'22", long. 81°10'27", in sec. 1, T. 25 S., R. 31 E., on left benk 

36 ft downstream from private bridge, 0.9 mile upstream from Lake Mary Jane, 1.2 miles 

downstream from Lake Myrtle, and 4.9 miles northeast of Narcoossee.

Drainage area. 118 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 65.98 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 363 cfs Nov. 23, 24 (gage height, 5.80 ft); 

minimum, 39 cfs June 12 (gage height, 2.70 ft).

1949-52: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 23, 24, 1951; maximum gage height, 5.81 

ft Oct. 24, 25, 1950; minimum discharge, 1.8 cfs July 1, 1950 (gage height, 1.88 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second ) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27-30)

oct 

Mar

1 to Nov. 24, 

31 to Sept. 30

2.7 39

3.0 59

4.0 155

5.8 363

Nov. 25 to Mar. 30

3.4

4.0 

5.0 

5.8

144

247

363

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

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

L3

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

286

313

333

343

349

347

345

340

334

325

315

308

298

289

285

281

273

266

256

250

245

241

249

253

255

255

254

251

248

243

*239

8,869

286

2.42

2.80

Nov .

234

229

221

216

210

204

198

191

186

181

177

174

169

165

163

210

268

304

327

341

351

357

361

363

360

355

347

340

326

320

-

7,848

262

2.22

2.47

Dec.

310

299

291

285

278

271

264

256

248

241

234

*224

219

213

209

204

200

198

196

192

189

186

184

182

180

178

174

173

171

170

167

6,786

219

1.86

2.14

Jan.

164

161

159

157

154

150

147

145

142

138

134

132

130

130

128

125

123

120

119

118

116

*114

112

109

108

107

105

104

104

103

102

3,960

128

1.08

1.25

Feb.

101

101

104

104

108

109

109

108

107

106

104

103

102

101

100

99

101

101

100

99

97

96

9496"

97

111

124

130

151

_

-

3,043

105

0.890

0.96

Mar.

132

131

132

130

*129

125

124

121

119

118

113

112

110

109

TlF

119

119

120

118

116

116

114

112

113

117

158

185

194

201

202 2"OT

4,125

133

1.13

1.30

Apr.

199

154

192

188

180

173

168

163

156

150

145

141

136

132

*127

121

117

114

110

105

102

99

95

91

89

92

94

91

90

87

-

3,941

131

1.11

1.24

May

86

83

80

78

75

73

71

69

67

65

63

60

57

55

53

51

ST

56

54

53

51

54

57

57

55

53

53

55

54

*53

53

1,896

61.2

0.519

0.60

June

53

BT

51

50

48

47

45

44

43

42

41

4?

50

51

50

48

46

45

44

44

45

44

44

42

42

42

42

44

44

42

-

1,367

45.6

0.386

0.43

July

42

43

42

41

42

49

68

75

*80

89

100

102

104

107

108

109

106

106

105

103

101

99

95

92

89

86

82

80

78

78

78

2,579

83.2

0.705

0.81

Aug.

80

82

80

78

81

93

94

92

94

94

92

89

86

82

80

80

84

89

98

9T

*94

90

89

90

90

89

88

88

89

89

90

2,731

88.1

0.747

0.86

Sept.

88

87

89

89

88

85

82

81

80

78

75

74

72

70

68

65

eS

65

65

67

71

80

91

119

144

166

174

181

186

188

-

2,934

97.8

0.829

0.92

Calendar year 1951: Max 363 Win 14 Mean 126 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.51

Water year 1951-52; Max 363 Win 41 Mean 137 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mary Jane-Hart Canal near Narcoossee, Fla.

Location Lat 28°22'54", long. 81°11'24", in sec. 23, T. 24 S., R. 31 E. , on left bank 

 at downstream side of highway bridge, 500 ft east of Lake Mary Jane, 4.5 miles by road

from State Highway 15, and 6| miles northeast of Narcoossee. 

Drainage area.--128 sq mi (includes area drained by Econlockhatchee Headwaters Canal

above point of diversion).

Records available.--May 1942 to September 1952 (discharge measurements only). 

Gage.--Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. 

Extremes.--1942-52: Maximum discharge measured, 448 cfs Oct. 30, 1947; no flow May 24,

Remarks'. Some diversion above station into St. Johns River basin through Econlockhatchee 

Headwaters Canal.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1951 to September 1952

Oct. 30.

Dec . 12.

Jan. 22.

Mar. 5.

233

254

118

144

Apr. 16. 

May 27. 

July 9. 

Aug. 20.

126

52.8

73.4

118

319056 O - 55 - 6
72 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Hart-East Tohopekaliga Canal near Narcoossee, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°20'23", long. 81°13'42", In sec. 4, T. 25 S. , R. 31 E., on left bank at 

upstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, a quarter of a mile east of East Tohopekaliga Lake and 3 miles north of Narcoossee.

Drainage area.--181 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1942 to September 1952 (discharge measurements only).

Gage.--Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Prior to Feb. 4, 1943, 

at datum 3.40 ft higher.

Extremes. 1942-52: Maximum discharge measured, 934 cfs Sept. 19, 1945; maximum reverse 

flow measured, 0.25 cfs Feb. 26, 1946 (affected bi wind).

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1951 to September 1952

Apr. 16 ........ 203

May 27........ 126

July 9........ 48.7

Aug. 21........ 15C

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

Location.--Lat 28°15'59", long. 81°18'35", in sec. 34, T. 25 S., R. 30 E., near left bank 

at upstream side of highway bridge, 300 ft downstream from outlet of East Tohopekaliga 

Lake and 1.8 miles northwest of St. Cloud.

Drainage area.--300 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to December 1949 (discharge measurements only), January 1950 

to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily prior to July 1, 1951, and twice daily thereafter.

Datum of gage is 52.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 27, 1943, at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 523 cfs Nov. 29 (gage height, 6.2 ft, from curve 

of relationship with record for East Tohopekaliga Lake at St. Cloud); minimum, 111 cfs 

Aug. 4 (gage height, 2.53 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 29, 1951; minimum observed, 27 cfs Aug. 29, 

1950 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

1942-52: Maximum discharge measured, 1,140 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 9.08ft); 

no flow on May 25, 1949.

Remarks. Records good.

;e, In cutlc feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 -,_

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

ie

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

422

457

473

485

495

500

505

505

505

503

505

500

500

495

492

497

497

490

487

485

482

482

480

480

480

480

477

470

468

465

*463

15,021

485

1.62

1.86

Nov.

460

456

463

451

446

439

434

434

427

422

415

415

410

408

405

446

473

500

500

505

508

510

510

516

521

518

518

518

523 516"

-

14,065

469

1.56

1.74

Dec.

516

513

513

513

516

516

516

513

513

*510

508

505

497

495

490

500

490

480

487

480

477

477

477

475

473

468

465

463

461

456

451

15,214

491

1.64

1.89

Jan.

453

453

450

448

443

441

444

437

430

419

415

410

406

401

397

395

391

386

382

377

371

366

*364

360

355

352

350

345

343

339

336

12,259

395

1.32

1.52

Feb.

334

332

331

328

325

329

332

330

325

321

317

313

309

306

304

304

302

302

301

300

298

294

291

293

297

302

306

308

311

-

9,045

312

1.04

1.12

Mar.

314

314

312

310

*310

309

306

302

300

300

298

299

303

304

306

303

302

300

298

298

296

292

289

283

285

319

319

313

326

321

323

9,454

305

1.02

1.17

Apr.

325

328

328

328

329

324

320

316

311

308

306

303

300

297

294

*291

286

284

282

279

275

272

270

268

266

264

260

256

254

252

-

8,778

293

0.977

1.09

May

250

248

246

242

237

233

229

226

222

218

215

211

208

205

201

195

190

189 190"

192

192

192

193

193

193

193

193

195

195

*193

191

6,470

209

0.697

0.80

June

189

187

185

183

181

178

176

173

169

166

165

164

161

161

159

158

157

156

155

153

153

152

149

IBT

149

152

155

157

159

162

-

4,915

164

0.547

O.61

July

150

151

149

147

145

142

142

143

*141

143

140

138

140

140

139

139

137

137

135

135

133

135

136

133

130

129

128

126

125

122

119

4,249

137

0.457

0.53

Aug.

119

117

115

112

TT2

114

116

117

117

117

117

118

118

118

118

119

120

122

124

126

*126

128

130

131

133

135

136

136

138

138

140

3,827

123

0.410

0.47

Sept.

142

144

146

147

147

149

151

152

154

158

151

149

148

146

146

145

143

141

140

148

154

153

151

150

154

155

156

158

162

166

-

4., 506

150

0.500

0.56

Calendar year 1951: Max 523 Mln 48 Mean 255 Cfsm 0.85O In. 11.52

Water year 1951-52: Max 523 Mln 112 Mean 295 Gfsm 0.983 In. 13.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge, Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, Mar. 23-29, computed on basis of gage-height record for 

Tohopekaliga Lake at St. Cloud.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 73

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near St. Cloud, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°08'19", long. 81°21'06", in sec. 18, T. 27 S., R. 30 E., on right bank 

500 ft downstream from outlet of Lake Tohopekaliga and 8.6 miles southwest of St. Cloud.

Drainage area. 541 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to December 1949 (discharge measurements only), January 1950 

to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 48.76 ft (revised) above mean sea level 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 3, 1943, staff gage at datum 5.03 ft 

higher, and Feb. 3, 1943, to Sept. 19, 1951, at present datum. Since Oct. 1, 1951, 

auxiliary water-stage recorder on south shore of Cypress Lake near head of CypressHatchineha Canal.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 966 cfs Nov. 28, 29 (gage height, 6.98 ft); minimum daily discharge, 156 cfs Sept. 18.

1942-52: Maximum discharge measured, 2,290 cfs Sept. 22, 1945 (gage height, 9.35 

ft); minimum measured, 5.27 cfs June 23, 1943.

Remarks. Records good.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

675

722

746

759

774

787

792

798

808

817

811

803

795

795

792

790

a780

a770

a760

a755

749

749

749

744

744

744

744

a735

a730

*722

a715

23,654

763

1.41

1.63

Nov.

a705

a700

a690

a680

a670

662

673

659

641

641

624

624

624

61O

610

795

785

839

856

885

897

897

928

946

953

959

953

966

966

946

-

23,384

779

1.44

1.61

Dec.

946

928

921

921

940

924

921

915

903

897

*897

897

897

856

a850

a840

a835

a830

a820

a815

a810

a805

795

790

785

779

779

772

772

777

769

26,386

851

1.57

1.81

Jan.

766

754

749

744

744

744

734

710

706

701

696

687

673

673

664

664

659

650

650

637

628

624

624

*626

608

599

593

588

619

597

582

20,693

668

1.23

1.42

Feb.

567

555

569

563

582

576

578

565

557

552

548

542

538

529

527

523

544

532

519

515

525

519

519

527

529

555

593

578

578

_

-

15,902

548

1.01

1.09

Mar.

586

593

584

a587

a591

a595

*599

597

582

555

565

571

567

561

596

594

574

541

553

553

545

531

537

527

555

603

631

637

644

646

648

18,048

582

1.08

1.24

Apr.

662

680

682

666

673

673

658

646

639

635

624

605

603

612

605

*594

570

559

544

538

532

522

509

503

496

509

514

507

488

480

-

17,528

584

1.08

1.20

May

468

459

459

452

442

436

434

429

418

410

406

416

418

387

369

364

361

365

356

375

371

367

355

350

348

353

350

*334

339

325

328

12,044

389

0.719

0.83

June

328

321

318

310

309

303

299

300

298

292

290

284

288

290

289

284

277

274

269

266

260

259

255

256

253

250

248

245

241

256

8,392

280

0.518

0.58

July

245

273

27T

266

259

264

26S

*263

257

252

249

243

243

254

228

225

222

217

220

220

215

212

211

210

205

201

201

202

200

198

198

7,167

231

0.427

0.49

Aug.

197

196

197

194

197

202

196

19E

191

19C

18S

185

17S

179

177

177

184

184

*19C

19C

186

184

186

19C

194

197

188

183

19?

19C

19C

5,86?

18£

0.54S

0.4C

Sept.

190

190

189

185

180

179

175

171

179

184

164

165

164

166

165

164

160

156

165

188

-192

202

205

209

209

"216

216

210

215

*218

-

5,565

186

0.344

0.38

Calendar year 1951: Max 966 Mln 93 Mean 433 Cfsm 0.80O In. 10.86

Water year 1951-52: Max 966 Mln 156 Mean 504 Cfsm 0.932 In. 12.68

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of records for East Tohopekaliga-Tol-opekaliga Canal near St. Cloud.

Gentry Lake Outlet near St. Cloud, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°07'34", long. 81°15'3l", in sec. 13, T. 27 S., R. 30 E. , at southwest

shore of Gentry Lake, 8j miles south of St. Cloud.

Records available. December 1949 to July 1952 (discharge measurements only), discontinued. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 57.42 ft above mean sea level, daturr of 

~l"929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Extremes. 1949-52: Maximum discharge measured, 56.0 cfs Sept. 20, 1951; no flow for many

days each year. Remarks . Discharge measurements are made in canal at oulet of Gentry Lake and do rot in- 

 elude the flow from the marsh land below the lake.

Discharge measurements in cubic feet per second, October 1951 

to July 1952

Apr. 17......... 13.4

May 29. ......... "3.10

July 10......... 18.2
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Canoe Creek near St. Cloud, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°04'42", long. 81°15'39", In sec. 6, T. 28 S. , R. 31 E. , near right bank 

8 ft downstream from bridge on St. Cloud-Kenansville road, 3.2 miles south of Lake 

Gentry, and 12 miles south of St. Cloud.

Drainage area. --82. 8 sq mi (includes area drained by Brick Lake). 

Records available . November 1949 to September 1952.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 48.17 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

cfatum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 796 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 10.50 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs June 12, 13, 19, 20 (gage height, 4.48 ft).

1949-52:. Maximum discharge, 1,550 cfs Oct. 19, 1950 (gage height, 11.4 ft, from 

recorded range In stage); no flow May 12 to Sept. 5, 1950; minimum gage height, 3.97 ft 

Aug. 22, 23, 1950.

Flood of 1935 (before canal was opened) reached a stage of 13.5 ft, from information 

by Florida State Road Department.

Remarks . --Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. 

through Brick-Alligator Canal above station.

Records do not include diversions

Rating table

4.5

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

ear 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 

Feb.

1 to Nov. 18, 

13 to Sept. 30

8.0

9.0

9.5

10. 0

11.0

185

299

383

535

1,190

Nov. 19 to Feb. 12

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.3

92

124

172

345

Dlcrhasge, In cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

L'ay

1

3

4

 =

a

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

IV t .

331

604

784

696

580

474

394

329

277

238

207

181

157

141

129

120

110

104

97

92

90

90

96

97

99

101

103

102

100

98

95

7,116

230

2.78

3.20

llov.

*91

88

85

80

74

69

65

61

57

54

51

47

45

42

40

132

248

334

345

124

305

282

257

235

216

198

180

164

151

136

-

4,456

149

1.80

2.00

Dee.

124

115

107

106

108

105

102

99

95

91

87

84

*78

72

71

70

66

63

64

63

62

63

67

65

64

62

59

56

53

50

il

2,418

78.0

0.942

1.09

Jan.

44

43

41

39

37

36

33

30

28

27

24

23

21

20

19

19

18

17

16

16

16

15

*14

14

13

13

12

T?

16

14

13

703

22.7

0.274

0.32

Feb.

12

15

19

18

25

24

21

21

19

18

18

16

16

15

15

14

17

16

15

14

15

14

14

17

18

47

64

64

61

-

-

662

22.8

0.275

0.30

Mar.

58

53

49

*44

39

35

33

29

26

23

21

20

19

18

159

210

191

163

144

127

109

94

82

71

64

143

205

223 "2-OT

187

164

3,010

97.1

1.17

1.35

Apr.

142

T2T

102

89

78

68

59

51

44

38

33

28

24

22

20

17

*14

13

11

11

9.8

9.1

8.3

7.9

7.6

8.7

12

10

8.5

7.6

-

1,074.5

35.8

0.432

0.48

May

6.8

6.4

6.1

5.7

5.4

5.0

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.3

3.5

3.0

2.5

1.7

1.4

1.1

.9

1.4

1.3

2.0

1.7

1.3

7.1

10

8.3

8.7

13

13

*10

9.1

8.5

160.7

5.18

0.063

0.07

June

7.2

4:'.5

3.6

2.8

2.3

1.6

1.3

1.0

.7

.4

.2

iTo

2.8

2.2

1.3

.9

.3

t'.22

.9

1.3

1.1

.6

.6

1.1

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

-

52.3

1.74

0.021

0.02

July

2.2

770

7.9

7.0

7.9

17

135

166

114

*94

105

97

88

81

68

56

52

52

42

35

29

23

20

17

14

13

14

13

12

10

8.9

1,407.9

45.4

0.548

0.63

Aug.

11

15

17

20

23

21

22

22

21

20

20

19

17

16

15

15

18

25

23

23

20

*18

20

18

18

23

20

17

16

15

13

581

18.7

0.226

0.26

Sept.

12

11

10

9.3

8.5

7.9

7.2

7.0

8.3

7.9

7.6

7.0

6.6

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.2

5.2

5.0

575

6.1

10

12

14

18

25

28

30

42

95

-

428.5

14.3

0.173

0.19

Calendar year 1951: Max 784 Min 0.8 Mean 57.5 rfsm 0,694 In. 9.44

Water year 1951-52: Max 784 Min 0.2 Mean 60.3 Cfsm 0.728 In. 9.91

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Cypress Creek at Vlneland, Fla.

Location. La t 28°23'25", long. 81°31'll", In sec. 21, T. 24 S., R. 28 E. , on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 535, 1 mile west of Vineland.

Drainage area. 31.0 sq mi.

Records available. August 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 96.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Orlando Utilities Commission). Prior to June 13, 1946, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge .--7 years, 9.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 50 cfs about Nov. 20 (gage height, 2.96 ft, 

from recorded range in stage); no flow for many days.

1945-52: Maximum discharge observed, 181 efs Sept. 16, 1945 (gage height, 3.83 ft); 

no flow at times; minimum gage height, 0.25 ft June 9, 1949.

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

Oct. 1 to June 10

0 2.1

.1 2.2

.1 2.3

.2 2.4

.3 2.5

.6 3.0

6.0 

9.8

June 11 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

1.0 

1.6 

4.5

Discharge, in cubic f~et per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1U

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

} 

}-

}'

}'

I"

»1.0

.9

^8

198.7

6.41

0.207

0.24

Nov.

0.8

.8

.8

1 :

} '

U

]}"

1 . 1 -

238.7

7.96

0.257

0.29

Dec.

}'

} 

J *1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.9

1.8

2.0

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

2 .4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

72.0

2.3£

0.075

0.09

Jan.

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.6

.6

Ji

.5

.5

.6

1.0

.8

.8

28.5

0.92

0.030

0.03

Feb.

0.8

.8

1.5

1.4

2.0

.8

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.0

1.2

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.6

2.8

11

12

9.4

7.0

-

-

82.8

2.86

0.092

0.10

Mar.

5.6

4.6

*3.6

3.2

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.3

8.6

15

14

12

9

7

119.9

3.87

0.125

0.14

Apr.

5

4

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

»1.0

.8

.7

.6

*.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

.8

.7

.5

.4

-

40.7

1.36

0.044

0.05

May

0^4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

»«.

3.5

0.11

0.0035

0.004

June

0.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

.2.1

.1.1

.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.8

0.03

0.00097 o.ooi

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

0.00065

0.0007

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

1.8

0.06

0.0019

0.002

Sept.

0.3

.3

.2

TT

.8

.6

.7

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.4

.7

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.1

2.4

4.3

3.2

3.0

*2.8

2.5

-

32.1

1.07

0.035

0.04

Calendar year 1951: Max 50 Min 0 Mean 3.19 Cfsm 0.103 In. 1.41

Water year 1951-52: Max - Min 0 Mean 2.24 Cfsm 0.072 In. 0.99

Peak discharge (base, f>5 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-28, Nov. 5 to Dec. 9, Mar. 28 to Apr. 13, Sept. 28; discharge 

estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, records for Reedy Creek near Loughman, and weather 

records.
76 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Reedy Creek near Loughman, Fla.

Location. La t 28°15'48", long. 81°32'12", In sec. 32, T. 25 S., R. 28 E., on left bank 

20 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 17 and 92, 2-4 miles northeast of Loughman, and 3 miles downstream from Davenport Creek.

Drainage area. 194 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 64.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 20, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 83.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 405 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 3.72 ft); minimum, 

8.2 cfs June 13; minimum gage height, 1.76 ft June 19.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 530 cfs Oct. 22, 23, 1944, Sept. 20, 21, 1947 (gage 

height, 4.02 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs June 2, 3, 1945; minimum gage height, 0.78 ft June 3, 

1945.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years) . W 1142: 1940, 1944-45, 1947(M) . W 1204: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 15,

May 18 to June 13)

1.7 

2.0 

2.2

2.4

2.5

8.5

13

19

30

39

3.1 

3.5 

3.7

87

164

317

397

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1951 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

89

122

149

171

174

171

155

140

122

105

94

83

74

66

63

60

55

52

49

46

44

TF

51

52

55

58

62

62

*62

60

55

2,648

85.4

0.440

0.51

Nov.

49

46

43

39

37

34

33

31

30

29

28

28

27

26

26

60

94

192

309

197

397

369

337

305

270

233

210

196

182

168

-

4,225

141

0.727

0.81

Dec.

155

143

134

129

126

119

114

107

102

94

*94

87

83

79

79

79

79

81

83

83

83

87

89

89

87

85

85

85

83

81

J78

2,982

96.2

0.496

0.57

Jan.

74

T2

68

66

65

63

62

60

58

55

55

54

52

51

49

48

47

46

44

43

*43

43

42

40

40

40

38

38

42

42

42

1,582

51.0

0.263

0.30

Feb.

42

43

49

49

57

58

60

60

60

60

57

55

52

49

48

48

91

91

83

76

72

70

72

79

85

122

146

155

164

_

-

2,153

74.2

0.382

0.41

Mar.

168

164

152

140

126

114

*107

96

89

83

78

74

70

66

76

83

83

83

83

83

78

72

65

62

13

105

146

1S4

192

207

2C3

3,375

109

0.562

0.65

Apr.

192

171

149

132

119

105

94

83

76

68

63

58

55

*54

49

48

46

43

42

40

39

37

35

34

32

40

46

44

43

39

-

2,076

69.2

0.357

0.40

May

36

34

32

30

28

26

25

23

21

20

18

17

15

14

13

12

12

17

19

24

24

24

24

23

22

22

21

*20

18

18

18

670

21.6

0.111

0.13

June

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.0

8.6

10

12

12

11

9.7

9.1

9.1

9.8

9.8

11

12

12

12

12

17

20

20

20

-

374.7

12.5

0.064

0.07

July

23

33

33

32

31

31

36

*36

37

38

39

40

49

57

60

62

63

62

58

54

49

49

44

38

33

29

24

21

21

28

28

1,238

39.9

0.206

0.24

Aug.

29

31

46

49

49

46

43

39

37

36

35

34

33

33

32

31

31

29

*28

28

28

30

47

79

91

98

9T

78

70

62

55

1,448

46.7

0.241

0.28

Sept.

48

46

43

43

44

44

44

48

52

T9

49

51

49

46

42

38

34

32

28

26

24

26

28

29

29

31

33

*33

-

1,135

37.8

0.195

0.22

Calendar year 1951: Max 397 Min 12 Mean 79.4 Cfsra 0.409 In. 5.56

Water year 1951-52: Max 397 Min 8.6 Mean 65.3 Cfsra 0.337 In. 4.59

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Catfish Creek near Lake Wales, Fla.

77

Location. La t 27°57'40", long. 81°29'48", in sec. 14, T. 29 S., R. 28 E., on left bank 

6 ft downstream from bridge on private road, a quarter of a mile downstream from Lake 

Pierce, and 7 miles northeast of Lake Wales.

Drainage area. 54.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 72.70 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 5 years, 55.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 92 cfs Oct. 2, 3; maximum gage height, 4.75 ft 

Sept. 3; minimum discharge, 29 cfs May 16, 17 (gage height, 3.47 ft).

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 180 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 1948 (gage height, 5.46 ft); rrinimum, 10 cfs June 29, 1950 (gage height, 2.87 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables., water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-27)

4.4 

4.6

3.5 

4.0

Oct. 4 to Sept. 30

4.5 

4.8

Discharge, in s:ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82

91

92

91

90

89

88

85

83

81

78

75

72

72

71

70

69

69

68

66

64

65

65

66

65

65

64

64

63

626-2

2,287

73.8

1.36

1.57

Nov.

60

59

59

57

55

54

55

53

51

51

. 50

50

49

48

*il

57

64

65

64

64

64

63

64

64

64

64

63

62

62

61

-

1,743

58.1

1.07

1.20

Dec.

60

TO

59

60

60

60

59

59

59

59

58

58

56

55

55

55

54

53

54

53

53

53

53

54

53

53

53

52

51

50

55

1,721

55.5

1.02

1.18

Jan .

BO- 50

50

49

49

49

48

47

a47

a47

a45

a44

a44

*44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

43

42

41

41

41

41

44

41

40

1,388

44.8

0.827

0.95

Feb.

40

39

42

42

44

44

44

42

41

41

41

41

41

41

*41

40

42

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

40

43

47

44

44

_

-

1,198

41.3

0.762

0.82

Mar.

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

42

*40

41

41

41

41

50

52

51

49

50

51

50

50

50

49

51

58

60

61

6T

60

60

1,510

48.7

0.899

1.04

Apr.

59

59

59

58

58

56

55

54

53

52

51

50

49

50

49

48

46

45

44

44

43

42

*42

41

41

42

43

42

41

39

-

1,455

48.5

0.895

1.00

Hay

39

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

36

35

35

34

33

32

31

30

30

30

34

41

43

44

49

50

T9

49

49

48

47

47

47

1,225

39.5

0.729

0.84

June

47

*46

45

45

44

43

42

42

41

tl

42

42

44

45

47

46

47

48

47

47

47

47

47

48

47

47

49

T9

48

48

-

1,368

45.6

0.841

0.94

July

49

52

53

53

54

55

5959"

59

58

59

58

59

59

*59

59

58

58

57

58

58

*59

58

57

56

55

54

55

55

55

54

1,751

56.5

1.04

1.20

Aug. .

55

56

57

57

58

60

60

61

61

61

62

62

62

62

64

64

66

70

75

76

75

75

76

76

78

80

78

78

*79

79

79

2,102

67.8

1.25

1.44

Sept.

78

78

85

87

86

85

83

82

81

80

77

75

75

75

74

73

72

70

70

75

76

80

79

80

79

79

77

76

76

76

-

2,339

78.0

1.44

1.60

Calendar year 1951: Max 92 Mln 19 Mean 47.7 Cfsm 0.880 In. 11.93

Water year 1951-52: Max 92 Min 30 Mean 54.9 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Reedy Lalce Outlet near Frostproof.
78 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Hatehineha-Kissimmee Canal near Lake Wales, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°00'00", long. 81 "22'SO", in sec. 36, T. 28 S., R. 29 E., on southeast 

shore of Lake Hatchineha at head of Hatehineha-Kissimmee Canal, 3j miles upstream from 

Lake Kissimraee, and 14 miles east of Lake Wales.

Drainage area. Indeterminate. Total drainage area of Hatchineha-Kissimraee Canal above 

site of staff gage at Camp Mack and Cypress-Kissimmee Canal above station is 1,185 sq 

mi.

Records available.--May 1942 to September 1949 (discharge measurements only), October 1949 

to September 1952.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 47.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, staf gage at Camp Mack, 

1.6 miles downstream, at datum of 0.58 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 cfs Nov. 29'(gage height, 5.78 ft); minimum daily, 457 cfs Aug. 14; minimum gage height, 2.77 ft July 31 (wind effect).

1949-52: Maximum discharge observed, 2,400 cfs Oct. 1-4, 6, 1949; maximum gage 

height, 8.08 ft, present site and datum, Oct. 6, 1949; minimum discharge, 139 cfs 

Aug. 27 to Sept. 4, 1950; minimum gage height, 1.13 ft (corrected), present site and 

datum, Sept. 2, 1950 (wind effect).

Maximum stage of Lake Hatchineha since 1942, 9.6 ft Oct. 11, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. Discharge measurements are made about 1-| miles downstream near staff gage at Camp Mack. 

Records do not include diversions above Lake Hatchineha through Cypress-Kissimmee Canal 

and overflow channels.

Gagel<

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of shifting control 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 25 Feb. 24 to Sept. 30

4.0 

5.8

821

1,510

2.9 

4.0 

5.4

444

701

1,170

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

£7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,060 

1,150

1,200

1,230

1,260

1,280

1,300

1,320

1,330

1,540

1,330

1,320

1,310

1,310

1,300

1,300

1,290

1,290

1,280

1,260

1,250

1,250

1,240

1,240

1,230

1,220 

1,220

1,210

1,200

1,190

1,180

38,890

1,255

-

-

NDV.

,170 

,150

,160

,120

,100

,090

,090

,070

,040

,060

1,050

998

*986

983

969

,090

,240

,300

,320

,350

,370

,390

,410

,430

,450

,500 

,470

,490

,500

,490

-

36,836

1,228

-

-

Dec.

1,490 

1,480

1,480

1,490

1,490

,490

,490

,490

,490

,490

* ,480

,470

,450

,430

,450

,440

,420

,410

,420

,400

,400

,410

,400

,400

,390

,390 

,400

,370

,360

,360

,550

44,480

1,435

_

-

Jan.

1,540 

1,340

1,330

1,320

1,310

1,320

1,290

1,270

1,260

1,260

1,240

1,250

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,170

1,160

1,140

1,150

1,150

1,110

1,110 

1,100

1,100

1,120

1,080

1,070

37,360

1,205

_

-

Feb.

,060 

,050

,080

,070

,100

,090

* ,090

,060

,040

1,020

1,010

990

976

958

948

934

944

900

885

873

863

847

854 848"

848

879 

918

905

908

_

-

27,926

965

_

-

Mar.

911 

915

915

925

925

925

918

915

905

*892

905

902

902

895

985

,040

,040

,040

,050

,050

,040

,040

,040

,050

,040

,090 

,120

,140

,160

,160

,160

50,975

999

_

-

Apr.

,160 

,160

,150

,150

,150

,110

,100

,090

,070

,060

,050

,040

,040

,040

,020

1,000

968

*953

959

928

918

905

a888

a879

a870

a875 

a876

a866

a854

a848

29,915

997

_

-

May

a852 

a8T7

a817

a804

a792

a776

a761

749

756

721

716

707

688

674

662

654

644

642

644

704

701

704

730

727

718

707 

698

*688

679

672

669

22,233

717

_

-

June

656 

6?7

635

625

615

606

594

585

573

562

557

548

539

537

530

525

519

514

506

503

503

501

495

492

484

479 

490

490

486

481

16,277

545

_

-

July

484 

506

510

512

514-

517

521

523

525

*525

530

534

539

541

548

548

555

562

564 562"

557

555

544

557

525

521 

521

519

512

501

506

16,414

529

_

-

Aug.

506 

501

497

495

492

492

492

490

481

481

477

468

459

457

459

466

479

481

488

495

*497

497

492

490

492

495 

492

505

544

548 548"

15,254

492

_

-

Sept.

546 

550

583

606

613

606

601

596

594

594

578

566

560

550

544

550

519

503

497

492

495

508

512

521

521

525

521

523

525

550

16,409

547

_

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 

Water year 1951-52: Max

1,500

1,500

225

457

Mean 

Mean

753

910

In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearb^

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 22, Feb. 11-25.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 79

Cypress-Kissimrnee Canal near Lake Wales, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°00'20", long. 81°16 1 20", in sec. 36, T. 28 S., R. 30 E., near right bank 

1.1 miles upstream from Lake Kissimrnee, 4.6 miles downstream from Cypress Lake, and 20 

miles east of Lake Wales.

Drainage area. Indeterminate. Total drainage area of Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal above 

site of staff gage at Camp Mack and Cypress-Kissimmee Canal above station is 1,185 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1950 to September 1952 (discharge measurements only).

Gage. Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is 47.25 

ft above mean sea level datum of 1929 (from simultaneous water-level readings with Lake 

Kissimmee daring period of no flow).

Extremes. 1950-52: Maximum discharge measured, 88.2 cfs Nov. 1, 1950; no flow at times 

each year.

Remarks.--Discharge at this station consists of overflow from Cypress Lake and CypressHatchineha Canal and natural drainage from marshland south of Cypress Lake. Greater 

part of flow from Cypress Lake, except during high water, is through HatchinehaKissimmee Canal. See records for Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal near Lake Wales.

Discharge measurements, in cubic; feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

No

Apr.

13. .. 20.3

. . 38.Z.

.. £1.3

.. 37.7

** Field estimate.

Kissimmee River below Lake Kissimmee, Fla.

Location. La t 27°46'13", long. 81°10'45", in sec. 24, T. 31 S., R. 31 E. , on right bank 

3 miles downstream from Lake Kissimmee and bridge on State Highway 60 and 22 miles east 

of Frostproof.

Drainage area.--1,609 sq mi, at State Highway 60 (includes areas drained by Lake 

Weonyakapka and Lake Marian).

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1952.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 43-.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of

"1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 21, 1934, staff gage at bridje 

3 miles upstream at datum 44.73 ft lower. Mar. 21, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1950, waterstage recorder at present site at datum 45.00 ft lower than present datum. Sinc3 

Mar. 21, 1934, staff gage at bridge 3 miles upstream used as supplementary gage.

Average discharge. 19 years, 1,175 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,650 cfs Dec. 17; maximum gage height 

recorded, 8.22 ft Dec. 12 (wind effect); minimum daily discharge, 618 cfs Sept. 18; 

minimum gage height, 5.00 ft Sept. 11 (wind effect).

1933-52: Maximum discharge, 8,820 cfs Oct. 5 or 6, 1948; maximum gage height, 12.70 

ft, present datum, Oct. 13, 1947; no flow Sept. 3,4, 1935, caused by hurricane blowing 

upstream; minimum gage height observed, 1.10 ft, present datum, Sept. 4, 1935.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions. W 1204: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2£

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Cfsm

In.

 

Oct.

996

1,140

1,270

1,300

1,330

1,360

1,370

1,380

1,390

1,450

1,470

1,440

1,430

1,440

1 , 440

1,430

1,440

1,450

1,460

1,420

1,400

1,420

1,420

1,440

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,420

1,420

43,076 

1,390

0.864

1.00

Nov.

1,400

1,380

1,450

1,440

1,380

1,360

1,380

1,420

1,380

1,350

1,350

1,340

1,320

1,300

1,300

1,350

1,450

1,550

1,480

1,480

1,460

1,450

1,460

1,470

1,480

1,490

1,500

1,520

1,560

1,540

-

42,790 

1,426

0.886

0.99

Dec.

1,520

1,510

1,500

1,520

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,550

1,560-

1,560

1,600

1,540

1,460

1,460

1,560

1,650

1,540

1,550

1,510

1,500

1,540

1,540

1,530

1,540

1,530

1,540

1,520

1,500

1,500

1,500

47,490

1 532

0.952

1.10

 

Jan.

1,500

1,500

1,490

1,480

1,480

1.580

1,580

1,44O

1,420

1,410

1,560

1,440

1,430

1,420

1,400

1,390

1,380

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,350

1,330

1,350

1,320

1,300

1,280

1.270

1,330

1,360

1,330

43.600

1.406 

0.874

1.01

Feb.

1.290

1,250

1,290

1,270

*1,530

1,320

1,310

1,300

1,270

1,260

1,240

1,230

1,220

1,200

1,190

1,170

1,220

1,210

1,160

1 , 140

1,150

1,140

1 , 120

1,130

1,120

1,150

1,240

1,160

1,130

_

-

35,210

0.756

0.81

Mar.

1,130

1,120

1,090

1,090

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,06O

987

1,010

1,040

1,O40

*1,040

1,100

1,180

1,160

1,090

1,110

L,130

1,120

1 , 100

1,110

1,080

1,130

1,190

1,250

1,260

1,270

1.260

1,250

34,847

0.699

0.81

Apr.

1,250

1,280

1,290

1,240

1,270

1,500

1,280

1,250

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,200

1,180

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,200

1,180

1,170

1,140

1,130

1,110

1,100

*1,090

1,080

1 , 100

1,130

1,130

1,100

1,080

-

35,660

0.739

0.82

May

1.060

1,040

1,040

1,050

1,030

1,010

1,010

994

978

966

960

998

960

933

912

894

900

918

886

889

886

883

886

889

875

872

886

880

869

880

900

29,134

940 

0.584

0.67

June

889

875

*867

856

844

834

824

818

815

804

798

796

795

798

789

780

771

762

753

744

736

734

732

736

728

730

726

724

722

714

-

23,495

0.487

0.54

July

722

736

728

722

716

734

736

732

726

736

736

736

732

722

*716

707

710

716

720

722

720

730

716

712

705

697

697

693

690

680

680

22,225

717 

0.446

0.51

Aug.

676

684

678

672

676

678

672

672

665

665

659

650

643

639

638

634

647

665

667

674

667

656

654

659

678

697

686

667

*680

672

665

20.635

666 

0.414

0.48

Sept.

663

663

661

657

661

657

656

667

663

686

647

641

647

647

645

641

632

618

629

645

648

656

663

669

669

680

680

688

697

695

-

19,771

0.410

O.46

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,650 Win 510 Mean 910 Cfsm 0.566 In. 7.68

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,650 Win 618 Mean 1,087 Cfsm 0.676 In. 9.20

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record at main gage Dec. 12 to Jan. 29, Ju 

asis of twice-daily readings from supplementary staff gage.

15-20; discharge estimated on
80 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Reedy Lake Outlet near Frostproof, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°43'13", long. 81°28'40", in NVf£ sec. 1, T. 32 S., R. 28 E., on left bank 

15 ft upstream from highway bridge, 100 ft downstream from Reedy Lake, and 3| miles 

southeast of Frostproof.

Drainage area. 62.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 76.05 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 41.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 2.85 ft); minimum, 

7.1 cfs May 16, 17 (gage height, 1.41 ft).

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 166 cfs Oct. 2-6, 1948; maximum gage height, 4.37 ft 

Oct. 5, 1948; minimum discharge, 5.0 cfs June 8, 10, 1951 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.7

Oct. 1 to Sept. 22

6.5

24

2.0 

2.9

Sept. 23 to Sept. 30

1.6 19

1.9 27

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

53

56

56

56

55

55

54

53

52

52

50

49

47

48

48

48

47

47

*46

46

48

48

48

46

47

47

47

46

46

46

_45

1,534

49.5

0.796

0.92

Nov .

45

44

44

42

41

40

40

39

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

38

40

40

38

38

37

37

37

37" 36

37

37

*37

36

36

-

1,159

38.6

0.621

0.69

Dec.

36

36

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

34

33

34

33

32

32

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

32

31

3T

31

1,035

33.4

0.537

0.62

Jan.

31

31

31

30

30

31

29

28

*28

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

24

"23 23

25

28

26

24

833

26.9

0.432

0.50

Feb.

23

23

27

27

30

30

30

30

29

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

29

28

*27

26

27

26

26

27

27

30

'5T 32

30

_

-

807

27.8

0.447

0.48

Mar.

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

28

!§

27

27

27

28

30

31

29

28

28

28

28

27

27

26

27

32

3?

32

32

32

32

903

29.1

0.468

0.54

Apr.

31

*31

30

30

29

29

27

26

26

25

25

24

23

24

23

22

20

18

18

17

17

16

T6

16

16

19

21

19

18

18

-

674

22.5

0.362

0.40

May

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

13

12

13

11

10

*8.9

7.7

7.7

9.5

12

15

16

16

18

21

20

20

21

21

21

24

2.6

480.8

15.5

0.249

0.29

June

25

24

24

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

14

*13

13

12

12

12

11

-

525

17.5

0.281

0.31

July

13

16

16

18

18

19

~S5 21

20

20

18

18

18

16

16

16

18

18

18

17

18

17

16

16

15

14

14

14

15

14

13

520

16.8

0.270

0.31

Aug.

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

T2

12

*13

13

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

15

18

20

18

19

22

23

24

464

15.0

0.241

0.28

Sept.

23

23

22

23

22

21

20

20

19

18

17

16

17

18

*18

16

16

15

14

T4

16

18

20

23

24

25

25

27

77

27

-

604

20.1

0.323

0.36

Calendar year 1951: Max 56 Mln 5.4 Mean 30.8 Cfsm 0.495 In. 6.70

Water year 1951-52: Max 56 Mln 7.7 Mean 26.1 Cfsm 0.420 In. 5.70

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 81

Arbuckle Creek near De Soto City, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°26'32", long. 81°17'5l", in SE£ sec. 11, T. 35 S., R. 30 E., on right 

bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 700, 1 mile upstream from Late 

Istokpoga, and 7 miles east of De Soto City.

Drainage area. 385 sq mi (excludes area drained by Lake Weohyakapka and includes area 

drained by Lake Sebring).

Records available. June 1939 to September 1952 (prior to October 1950, flow in overflow 

channels west of main channel excluded) .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 35.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1989. Prior to June 24, 1942, water-stage recorder and June 24, 1942, to Oct. 19, 

1943, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,610 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 6.11 ft); minimum dally, 71 cfs May 12-14.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 4,060 cfs (main channel only) Sept. 23, 1948 (gage 

height, 8.71 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs; minimum, 6.3 cfs June 21, 

1945.

Remarks. Records poor. Records include small diversions into Lake Arbuckle from Lake 

Weohyakapka through Blue Jordan Swamp. Since October 1950, records include flow 

through two overflow bridges 1.9 and 2.1 miles west of main channel.

Revisions. W 1204: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

578

1,110

*1,570

1,580

1,480

1,420

1,360

1,270

1,190

1,120

1,000

903

819

757

729

684

636

586

536

508

476

456

485

*479

463

447

441

444

441

435

429

24,832

801

2.08

2.40

Nov.

429

4?3

375

354

346

354

329

305

300

302

292

282

284

*274

265

267

363

399

417

405

396

393

381

372

363

354

349

338

310

300

-

10,321

344

0.894

1.00

Dec .

'SS7 297

277

272

*255

246

244

241

228

219

213

192

193

195

184

161

173

181

173

180

181

169

170

168

165

164

142

154

154

154

153

6,185

200

0.519

0.60

Jan.

152

14T

148

146

143

140

137

*134

134

130

123

129

130

131

132

133

134

135

135

137

136

141

132

127

125

125

125

125

138

142

144

4,192

135

0.351

0.40

Feb.

151

T6U

187

202

204

*213

209

202

198

197

193

188

187

187

184

190

174

175

178

180

172

168

170

166

163

215

230

*257

260

-

5,560

192

0.499

0.54

Mar.

250

237

241

237

213

204

200

190

193

215

200

184

188

182

204

204

207

226

*215

215

219

224

215

228

206

230

277

292

289

295

500

6,980

225

0.584

0.67

Apr.

300

295

292

302

282

257

253

244

*234

224

213

207

206

188

174

160

159

157

157

154

150

148

145

140

139

139

131

127

122

116

-

5,815

194

0.504

0.56

May

113

112

108

103

102

97

93

90

90

88

86

71

*71

71

75

77

80

91

95

101

*108

109

120

115

111

111

116

138

135

130

134

3,138

101

0.262

0.30

June

129

T2T

120

117

115

110

109

103

98

97

96

88

*85

85

85

86

86

88

89

88

88

85

as

83

83

79

79

78

73

78

-

2,817

93.9

0.244

0.27

July

76

*33

90

93

93

93

105

117

128

132

141

153

168

197

198

206

209

213

206

198

190

193

197

202

*192

177

177

175

226

2T3

206

5,047

163

0.423

0.49

Aug.

193

184

184

193

184

173

169

182

169

160

- 154

157

153

150

146

152

175

*217

267

313

335

346

343

335

349

426

554

'egs 636

574

512

8,733

282

0.732

0.84

Sept.

466 438"

*408

387

360

332

305

295

277

257

262

257

237

219

209

200

197

195

187

178

175

*174

169

T72

192

219

228

255

300

390

-

7,940

265

0.688

0.77

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,690 Min 55 Mean 353 Cfsm 0.917 In. 12.44

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,580 Min 71 Mean 250 Cfsm 0.649 In. 8.84

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
82 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Josephine Creek near De Soto City, Fla.

Location (revised) .--Lat 27°22'26", long, 81°23'37", in SE^ sec. 2, T. 36 S., R. 29 E., on 

left bank 320 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 17, 1 mile downstream from 

Jack Creek, and 4 miles south of De Soto City. Prior to May 21, 1952, at site half a 

mile upstream.

Drainage area. 108 sq mi (excludes area drained by Lake Sebring) . 

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 52.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (State Road Department benchmark). Prior to Jan. 28, 1947, staff gage at same 

site and datum. Jan. 28, 1947, to May 20, 1952, water-stage recorder at site half a 

mile upstream at datum 0.89 ft higher.

Average discharge. 6 years, 113 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 487 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 8.30 ft, site and 

 datum then In use); minimum, 15 cfs May 16 (gage height, 3.57 ft, site and datum then

in use).

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 1,780 cfs Sept. 23, 1948 (gage height, 11.56 ft, site

and datum then in use); minimum, 1.1 cfs May 12, 13, 14, 15, 1950 (gage height, 2.55

ft, site and datum then In use).

Remarks.--Records good. Small seasonal diversions for irrigation of citrus groves above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic reet per second)

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.3

101

145

206

292

487

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

Oct. 4 to May 21

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

107

146

206

409

May 22 to Sept. 30

3.1 31

4.C 59

4.5 83

5.C 126

5.F 178

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, wate October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

105

375

412

*596

232

196

180

168

165

173

162

147

135

132

144

143

140

133

127

121

117

113

118

153

*158

154

149

142

136

131

127

5,184

167

1.55

1.79

Nov.

120

116

112

a!05

98

a92

a88

a84

a80

a78

a77

a75

a74

*74

74

77

116

141

129

120

113

109

106

102

100

97

96

94

94

91

-

2,932

97.7

0.905

1.01

Dec.

88

86

85

*84

82

81

80

78

76

75

74

72

70

68

67

66

64

63

69

68

66

65

64

63

62

62

61

59

57

56

57

2,168

69.9

0.647

0.75

Jan.

61

58

57

57

56

56

56

54

53

52

*52

50

49

48

a47

a47

a47

a46

46

45

45

45

44

44

43

43

43

43

50

47

44

1,528

49.3

0.456

0.53

Feb.

43

14

65

63

63

*61

59

57

56

54

52

51

50

50

49

49

55

51

50

48

48

46

45

47

48

68

76

M

*64

_

-

1,580

54.5

0.505

0.54

Mar.

62

60

59

57

56

55

54

52

51

49

48

48

48

50

60

62

58

55

53

*52

52

50

49

49

47

63

 SB 88

82

78

74

1,807

58.3

0.540

0.62

Apr.

70

GS

65

63

61

59

47

55

*53

*52

50

48

47

46

44

43

41

39

38

37

36

35

34

33

33

36

37

34

31

*29

-

1,374

45.8

0.424

0.47

May

27

26

26

26

24

23

22

22

21

21

21

20

18

17

17

16

T9

23

21

27

*25

33

63

46

38

34

42

91

176

TIT

86

1,182

38.1

0.353

0.41

June

68

58

56

51

48

*46

44

43

42

44

42

41

*41

40

40

41

41

48

53

49

45

44

41

40

38

38

37

37

37

35

-

1,328

44.3

0.410

0.46

July

35

*46

*47

47

46

50

79

82

75

61

56

54

52

54

54

53

52

53

53

52

*52

55

54

54

54

53

53

53

53

53

52

1,682

54.3

0.503

0.58

Aug.

52

m

91

110

103

103

99

93

92

89

88

86

83

82

*84

97

90

96

131

129

113

104

97

96

102

109

110

112

131

148

166

3,147

102

0.944

1.08

Sept.

169

167

*162

158

153

146

140

137

134

129

129

131

131

128

125

124

136

129

124

119

119

117

 114

123

129

123

116

115

112

111

3,950

132

1.22

1.36

Calendar year 1951: Max 412 Min 3.9 Mean 61.0 Cfsm 0.565 In. 7.68

Water year 1951-52: Max 412 Min 16 Mean 76.1 Cfsm 0.705 In. 9.60

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of recirds for nearby stations.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 83

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Pla.

Location. Lat 27°24'01", long. 81°09'35", in sec. 30, T. 35 S., R. 32 E., on right bank 30 

ft downstream from old highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Seaboard 

Air Line Railroad bridge, ij miles upstream from Kissimmee River, and 4-| miles rorthwest of Cornwell.

Drainage area. 624 sq mi.

Records available. March 1934 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 29.71 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 15, 1942, water-stage recorder and May 15, 1942, to 

Aug. 19, 1949, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 411 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 cfs Oct. 2; maximum gage height, 7,37 ft 

Oct. 26; minimum discharge, 15 cfs Feb. 23; minimum gage height, 5.07 ft Mar. 24.

1934-52: Maximum discharge, 2,040 cfs Sept. 22, 1948; maximum gage height, 10.62 ft 

Oct. 6, 1948; no flow May 32 to June 15, 1949, caused by temporary cofferdam upstream.

Remarks. Records fair. Slight regulation at low flow by manipulation fo stoplogs in 

dam above station since June 1949. Some diversions at times during high water from 

Istokpoga Lake into Indian Prairie and Harney Pond Canals when levees on southeast 

shore of lake are overtopped or washed out.

Revisions.--W 1204: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

747

,010

.060 

,040

,030

* ,030

,030

,040

,050

,060

,050

,030

,000

,000

,030

,020

,000

978

962

946

931

931

973

* 1,000

.1,040

1,050

1,050

1,030

1,020

989

957

31,084

1,003

1.61

1.85

Nov.

946

925

925 

904

878

872

872

851

831

820

810

799

794

*784

784

763

841

857

851

862

857

857

862

857

841

841

831

82O

805

773

-

25,313

844

1.35

1.51

Dec.

763

753

737 

732

*721

711

696

675

670

665

660

650

625

566

547

a520

aSOO

a480

a470

a460

a460

452

452

452

448

443

434

416

411

411

407

17,387

561

0 . 899

1.04

Jan.

394

394

385

376

360

372

*342

329

308

230

175

167

156

145

138

134

127

124

116

113

102

102

93

93

89

86

86

110

80

5fi

6,193

200

0.321

0.37

Feb.

47

38

52 44~

44

*41

38

36

35

33

30

30

28

24

24

23

23

24

23

19

20

20

16

17

20

33

47

*47

44

_

-

920

31.7

0.051

0.05

Mar.

41

47

44

52

52

52

52

47

41

36

38

31

35

55

64

61

52

*50

52

44

41

41

36

41

124

214

226

230

230

254

2,407

77.6

0 . 12 4

0.14

Apr.

242

250

242

258

250

242

234

230

*230

230

222

218

238

234

222

202

198

187

185

230

367

376

385

394

402

443

434

407

3b5

-

8,581

279

0.447

0.50

May

354

342

342 

555

520

512

504

295

*279

266

258

250

254

222

210

202

206

242

250

262

299

316

*325

316

308

304

335

363

372

434

504

9,357

302

0.484

0.56

June

499

480

532

523

513

504

480

*494

480

480

466

461

448

420

402

398

385

380

385

389

576

380

363

363

359

350

350

537

*529

-

12,825

428

0.666

0.76

July

325

546

529 

333

329

325

342

389

354

342

329

312

312

355

537

350

550

559

565

359

350

367

359

*342

333

355

529

525

325

312

504

10,497

339

0.543

0.63

Aug. Sept.

295 372

312 363

346

394

420

389

380

376

380

363

346

320

304

299

291

504

*325

312

312

316

329

350

376

398

398

398

389

398

407

385

10,949

353

0.566

0.65

346

342

353

342

350

346

337

350

367

372

367

372

372

372

367

350

350

350

*365

567

559

342

354

350

363

372

402

-

10,746

358

0.574

0.64

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,060 Min 4.4 Mean 470 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.24

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,060 Mln 16 Mean 399 Cfsm 0.639 In. 8.70

* Discharge measurement made 

a No gage-height record; dis

this day. 

pge estimated . basis of records for nearby stations.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Kissimmee River near Okeechobee , Fla.

Location. Lat 27°14'18", long. 80°58'57", in sec. 24, T. 37 S. , R. 33 E. , on downstream 

end of left pier of bridge on State Highway 70, 9.4 miles west of Okeechobee, and 13 

miles upstream from Lake Okeechobee.

Drainage area. 2,886 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.33 ft below mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to Apr. 28, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 1,938 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,280 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 26.25 ft); minimum, 1,210 cfs Mar. 25; minimum gage height, 20.45 ft May 19, 20.

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 17,400 cfs Oct. 6, 7, 1948; maximum gage height, 29.34 

ft Oct. 7, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 231 cfs May 18, 1932; minimum gage height, 

17.60 ft Sept. 26, 1950.

Flood in August 1928, resulting from hurricane, reached a peak of 30.3 ft (discharge, 

20,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions. W 1204: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 14 to May 1)

20.1

23.0

24.0

1,190 

2,410 

3,O60

25.0

26.2

4,140

7,130

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.890

3,340

4,540

*6,870

6.950

6,040

5,070

*4,440

4,080

3,960

3,700

3,520

3,420

3,560

4,170

4,020

3,770

3,620

3,510

3,430

3,360

3,310

3,440

3,430

3,460

3,510

3,570

3,600

3,580

3,520

3,450

122,110

3,939

1.36

1.57

Nov.

3.570

3,290

3,200

3,090

3,000

2,910

2,850

2,770

2,680

2,630

2,570

2,520

2,480

*2,450

2,420

2,410

2,470

2,490

2,490

2,500

2,540

2 ,600

2 ,660

2,730

2,780

2,820

2,830

2,830

2,820

2,800

-

82,000

2,733

0.947

1.06

Dec.

2.. 7 60

2,720

2,680

2,630

2,590

2,550

2,520

2,480

2,460

2,420

2,390

2,400

2,320

2,290

2,260

2,220

2,200

*2,180

2,150

2,130

2,120

2,100

2 , 080

2,070

2,050

2,050

2,030

2,020

2,010

2,000

2,000

70,880

2,286

0.792

0.91

 

Jan.

1.990

1 , 980

1,970

,960

,950

,940

,920

,910

,910

,910

,890

,890

,880

,870

,850

,830

,810

,780

,760

,730

,710

,700

,690

,660

,650

,650

,640

* ,640

,630

,620

.610

5 ,930

,804

.625

0.72

Feb.

1,610

1,610

1.690

1,660

1,660

1,650

1,630

1,610

1,600

1,590

1,560

1,540

1,510

1,500

1,490

1,490

1,480

1,470

1,460

1,430

1,410

1,390

1 , 400

1 , 400

1.570

1,490

1,550

1,520

1,500

_

-

44,270

1,527

0.529

0.57

Mar.

1.470

1,460

,450

,450

,430

,410

,380

,370

,360

,350

,320

* ,310

,300

,300

,380

,390

,340

,330

« ,300

,280

,270

,260

,250

,240

,220

,240

,280

,290

,310

1,320

1,530

41,390

1,335

0.463

0.53

ftpr.

1.550

,350

,360

,380

,380

,380

,380

,390

,400

,400

,400

,400

,410

,400

,390

,380

,380

,380

,380

,380

,370

* ,360

,350

,350

,390

,450

,470

,470

,470

,470

-

4 ,820

,394

0.483

0.54

May

,480

,480

,470

,460

,450

,450

,430

,420

,400

.400

,440

,450

,410

,390

,370

,360

,340

,340

,550

,340

,390

,540

,500

,490

,500

,520

,640

.760

,710

,650

,630

45,540

1,469

0.509

0.59

June

,640

,660

,810

* .820

,770

,720

,720

,790

,750

,700

,670

,630

,600

,590

,570

,550

,520

,510

,510

,500

,480

,450

,430

,410

.400

,450

,460

,460

1,430

1,400

-

47 , 400

1,580

0.547

0.61

July

1.570

1,370

1,400

1,390

1,380

1,390

1,490

1,490

1,470

1,470

1,480

1,520

1,550

1,590

1,610

* 1,600

1,600

1,630

1,650

1,660

1,660

1,670

1,670

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,670

1,680

1,680

48,540

1,566

0.543

0.63

Aug.

,670

,690

,780

,830

,750

,870

,820

,810

,790

,770

,770

,8Oo

,770

,740

,720

,700

,690

,720

,710

,680

,640

,610

.590

,590

,600

,600

,610

* ,630

,670

1,740

1,830

53,190

1,716

0 . 595

0.69

Sept.

,860

,890

,910

,920

,930

,920

,920

,920

,940

,940

,990

,060

,100

,100

,080

,040

,010

,990

,960

,920

,890

,880

,870

,850

,860

,850

.850

,850

,910

,940

-

58,130

1,938

0.672

0.75

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,930 Min 763 Mean 1,773 Cfsm 0.614 In. 8.33

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,930 Min 1,220 Mean 1,943 Cfsm 0.673 In. 9.17

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 85

St. Lucie Canal at Lake Okeechobee, Fla.

Location.--Lat 26°59', long. 80°37', in sec. 22, T. 40 S., R. 37 E., on downstrear side 

of left pier of bridge on State Highway 15 at Lake Okeechobee, 23.9 miles upstream 

from lock near Stuart.

Records available.--April 1931 to September 1952 (discontinued). Prior to October 1946, 

published as St. Lucie Canal at Lock 1, at Lake Okeechobee, Fla.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Jan. 17, 1934, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile 

downstream at different datum. Jan. 17, 1934, to Mar. 16, 1951, water-stage recorder 

at site 0.7 mile downstream at datum 1.56 ft lower. Since Jan. 17, 1934, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder 10.8 miles downstream.

Extremes.--1931-52: Maximum daily discharge, 7,470 cfs Nov. 2, 6, 1951. Lock closed for 

many days in most years; net flow during these periods consists of leakage and lockage 

through Stuart lock (generally less than 10 cfs).

Remarks. Lock closed Oct. 1-3, Nov. 11 to Sept. 30. Flow regulated by lock near Stuart. 

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October to November 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

-

-

-

2,900

6,940

7,080

*7,190

*7,260

Nov.

*7,400

7,470

7 , 400

7,440

7,440

7,470

7,150

*6,080

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

7,300

7,260

*7,330

7,330

7,260

6,580

*6,900

7,080

Nov.

*4,700

*2,660

-

-

-

-

-

-

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

7,190

,260

,150

,190

,220

,330

,400

* ,360

Nov.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Day25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

,360

,400

,400

,400

,400

7,440

7,400

Nov.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Loxahatchee Slough near Jupiter, Fla.

Location.--Lat 26°56'15", long. 80°10'35", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 41 S., R. 42 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 710, 5.2 miles west of Jupiter.

Records available.--August 1946 to January 1952 (discharge measurements only), discontinued.

Gage.--Reference point.

Extremes.--1946-52: Maximum discharge measured, 1,060 cfs Oct. 9, 1947; minimum measured, 

1.0 cfs May 9, 1950.

Remarks.--Discharge measurements made at 5 bridges and 12 culverts on State Highway 710; 

prior to September 1951, discharge measurements made at 7 bridges in same distance on 

State Highway 710. The combined flow at these bridges and culverts is total flow of 

slough.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, 

October 1951 to January 1952

Oct. 4...... 412

Nov. 20...... a27

Field estimate.
86 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

West Palm Beach Canal at Canal Point, Fla.

Location.--Lat 26°52', long. 80°38' , in sec. 34, T. 41 S., R. 37 E. , on right bank at upstream end of lock, in Canal Point, 350 ft downstream from State Highway 15 and 550 ft 

downstream from outlet from Lake Okeechobee.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read three times a day. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Since May 1940, auxiliary water-stage recorder below lock an! dam.

Average discharge.--13 years, 182 cfs.

Extremes. 1939-52: Maximum daily discharge, 817 cfs Mar. 18, 1948; maximum gage height 

observed, 18.54 ft Oct. 23, 1947; maximum daily reverse flow, 1,760 cfs June 15, 1942; 

minimum gage height observed, 8.48 ft June 15-17, 1952.

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated at station by manipulation of stoplogs in lock and 

dam. Flow occasionally reversed after periods of considerable rainfall because of 

downstream natural drainage and pumping from agricultural lands in Everglades. Discharge computed using three daily observations of velocity.

Diaehaige, In cubic per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

~'--J

I

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

1C

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

31 -ill

-96

-19O

-45

-59

-33

-33

-13

-41

O

0

O

0

27

*-256

-285

-264

-130

-183

-162

-167

-73

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-2,091

-67.5

-4,150

liov.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

86

236

248

242

*255

266

20T

163

-

1,703

56.8

3,380

Dec .

119

125

113

144

138

162

346

327

340

348

379

364

287

247

304

317

251

395

455

*352

397

398

372

414

355

391

453

372

371

425

485

9,944

321

19,720

Jan.

505

481

507

495

495

'554 560

*490

513

491

509

470

483

541

481

474

468

480

524

477

524

495

520

486

483

421

440

533

*457

454

404

15,215

491

30,180

Feb.

384

347

244

81

0

0

0

0

213

282

261

280

*268

261

310

395

530

4T6

385

338

389

353

379

388

358

205

295

140

141

-

-

7,643

264

15,160

Mar.

153

103

248

423

*423

370

429

367

339

273

420

445

480

502

488

525

426

400

466

450

415

554

554

547

*562

576

495

398

307

292

480

12,910

416

25,610

Apr.

543

529

538

517

585

551

538

516

477

459

443

466

430

440

520

*516

506

450

421

402

404

493

509

496

451

"410 309

426

469

504

-

14,316

477

28,400

May

477

436

456

489

*466

490

459

488

462

429

445

421

460

457

414

446

404

254

37

83

117

168

185

304

400

378

255

*342

189

0

0

10,411

336

20,650

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

82

294

321

341

340

323

345

316

291

311

-

2,964

98.8

5,880

July

345

304

281

241

260

142

*198

90

154

142

73

31

84

57

132

84

0

0

0

0

77

41

90

73

168

134

139

134

126

130

133

3,863

125

7,660

Aug.

*132

196

124

32

-283

-397

-129

174

121

103

~66 250

24

33

76

80

80

*62

165

39

24

38

-38

-34

-43

-19

-39

-5

54

60

25

971

31.3

1,930

Sept.

49

29

29

49

53

92

82

98

88

156

*78

104

119

102

115

151

140

114

156

131

126

158

144

71

0

32

12

0

0

0

0

2,478

82.6

4,920

Calendar year 1951: Max 584 Mln -484 Mean 245 Ac-ft 177,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 583 Mln -397 Mean 219 Ac-ft 159,300

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note.--Negative figures indicate flow toward Lake Okeechobee.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 87

West Palm Beach Canal at West Palm Beach, Fla.

Location. Lat 26"38"40", long. 80°03'24", in NE£ sec. 16, T. 44 S., R. 43 E., on left

bank at upstream side of lock and dam, 20 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 805

on Poinsettia Avenue arid 4.9 miles south of courthouse in West Palm Beach. 

Records available. November 1939 to September 1952. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (State Road Department

Benchmark). Prior to Apr. 26, 1940, staff gage and Apr. 26, 1940, to Dec. 20, 1949,

water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 0.25 ft higher. 

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,060 cfs. 

Extremes. 1939-52: Maximum daily discharge, 5,320 cfs Apr. 18, 1942; maximum gage

height, 10.89 ft, present datum, Oct. 13, 1947; minimum daily discharge, 124 cfs May 1

1945; minimum gage height, 2.97 ft, present datum, May 7, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 13.20 ft, present datum, Got. 23, 24, 1924 (discharge, 8,570

cfs) from records by Everglades Drainage District. 

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by manipulation of stoplogs in dam and gates in

lock chamber for irrigation and drainage purposes by Everglades Drainage District.

Lock chamber not used for navigation. 

Cooperation. Stoplog record furnished by Everglades Drainage District.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Bean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1,580

2,560

*3,070

2,770

2,430

2,180

2,160

2,070

2,030

2,490

2,470

2,270

2,230

3,780

3,870

*4,060

3,550

3,240

2,990

2,780

2,590

2,450

*2,350

2,280 

2,220

2,160

2,120

2,090

2,060

2,030

1,990

78,920

2,546

156,500

Nov.

1,950

1,920

1,880

1,840

1,790

*1,730

1,680

1,590

1,490

1,450

1,420

1,380

1,310

1,180

1,130

1,110

1,110

1,160

1,170

1,290

1,280

1,250

1,050

932 

1,000

1,000

1,000

*972

988

956

-

40,008

1,334

79,350

Dec.

884

828

716

740

756

628

644

696

724

708

684

684

680

660

656

652

640

*632

648

644

632

644

652

652 

648

664

660

640

648

644

652

21,040

679

41,730

Jan.

652

652

648

571

512

504

496

488

*484

484

484

484

484

484

484

484

484

484

484

484

484

484

484

414 

428

480

508

528

560

*653

660

16,014

517

31,760

Feb.

644

648

736

1,020

1,090

1,040

992

779

692

676

660

543

*535

572

558

554

572

592

606

612

648

636

604

588 

580

694

1,150

1 , 080

723

-

-

20,824

718

41,300

Mar.

600

604

584

588

*604

616

616

612

604

588

584

572

580

600

612

632

624

608

588

568

568

560

560

560 

*474

440

480

663

804

692

*624

18,409

594

36,510

Apr.

620

620

624

515

496

504

500

492

480

472

472

448

444

472

*496

496

496

413

392

404

396

380

392

388 

404

444

512

642

636

588

-

14,638

488

29,030

May

560

470

396

392

388

*380

380

380

380

380

408

460

464

456

444

432

428

424

416

416

404

396

400

400 

408

424

*436

512

513

536

492

13,375

431

26,530

June

456

42B

400

372

348

276

244

240

240

240

240

240

236

236

252

232

*244

268

280

280

280

296

320

340 

348

348

352

376

396

416

9,204

307

18,260

July

416

392

537

704

748

800

852

1,050

*1,020

968

984

1 , 000

1,000

1,000

1,020

1,020

1,210

1,250

1.260

1,180

1,100

794

696

728 

728

700

688

688

*692

700

740

26,665

860

52,890

Aug.

744

740

784

880

1,210

1,370

1,440

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,520

1,540

1,590

1 , 680

1,640

1,560

1,520

1,540

1,580

1,380

1,230

*1,160

1,110

1,150 

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,140

1,120

1,100

1,060

Sept.

1,070

893

852

792

716

708 754-

a770

as 60

a860

a970

*al,070

1,250

1,220

1,100

992

880

808

828

832

808

780

904

,080 

,110

,150

,210

,440

1.620

T7530

39,948 29,827

1,289 994

79,240 59,160

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,060 Mln 226 Hean 921 Ac-ft 666,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,060 Mln 232 Mean 899 Ac-ft 652,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of record for adjacent days.

Boynton Canal at Boynton Beach, Fla.

Location.--Lat 26°32'20", long. 80°03'10", in NE£ see. 21, T. 45 S., R. 43 E., near right 

bank at upstream side of control dam, 0.2 mile upstream from U. S. Highway 1 and threequarters of a mile north of intersection of U. S. Highway 1 and State Highway 804 in 

Boynton Beach.

Records available.--July 1941 to June 1943, October 1947, and November 1949 to September 

1952 (discharge measurements only).

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily except Saturdays and Sundays prior to May 27, 1952; at 

Tiime of discharge measurements thereafter. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to June 30, 1943, staff gage at site 0.3 mile downstream at datum 0.25 

ft higher.

Extremes.--1941-43, 1947, 1949-52: Maximum discharge observed, 2,720 cfs Apr. 18, 1942; 

minimum observed, 4.0 cfs Nov. 30, 1942.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by manipulation of stoplogs in dams by Lake Worth Drainage District for irrigation and drainage. Some diversions by pumping above station for irrigation.

Discharge measurements, in

326

1,540

cubic feet per sec 

to September 1952

md, water year October 1951

June 18...... 15.4

July 16...... 16.0

Aug. 12...... 12.7

Sept.10...... 227

319056 O - 55 - 7
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Hillsboro Canal above Cross Canal, near Belle Glade, Fla.

Location --Lat 26°38'40", long. 80°35'00", in NW£ sec. 18, T. 44 S., F. 38 E. , on southwest, bank 0.1 mile northwest of Cross Canal and 6.0 miles southeast of Belle Glade.

Records available.--August 1950 to May 1952 (discharge measurements orly), discontinued.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

Jan. 3, 1951, staff gage read once daily at same site and datum.

Extremes.--1950-52: Maximum discharge measured, 277 cfs Feb. 5, 1952; maximum reverse 

flow measured, 141 cfs Oct. 23, 1950.

Remarks. Flow regulated by hurricane gates at Lake Okeechobee. Flow occasionally reversed after periods of considerable rainfall by pumping from agricultural lands in the 

Everglades.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, October 1951 to May 1952

Hillsboro Canal near Deerfield Bsaeh, Fla.

Location.--Lat 26°19'39", long. 80°07'52", in SW£ sec. 35, T. 47 S., R. 42 E. , at upstream 

end of lock at right end of dam, 1.8 miles west of Deerfield Beach and 4.4 miles downstream from bridge on State Highway 7.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 15, 1940, staff gage at same site at datum 0.92 ft 

lower. Since July 31, 1947, auxiliary water-stage recorder at downstream end of lock or 

at site 500 ft downstream from lock.

Average discharge. 13 years, 459 cfs.

Extremes.--1939^52: Maximum daily discharge, 3,490 cfs Oct. 12, 1947; maximum gage height, 

12.10 ft, from floodmarks, Oct. 17, 1944; no flow Dec. 16, 1939, Apr. 11, June 18, 

1940; minimum gage height, 3.34 ft Aug. 18, 1949.

Remarks. Records poor. Flow regulated by Everglades Drainage District for irrigation and 

drainage and by flood-control levee 11 miles above station. Pumps above station divert 

water for irrigation during growing season.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

915

1,210

*1,630

1,440

1,420

1,400

1,360

1,210

1,270

1,460

1,320

1,270 

1,320

2,300

2,220

2,450

2,480

2,080

1,810

1,680

1,630

1,580

*1,540

1 , 530

1,520

1,390

1,330 

1,280 

1,260 

1,240 

1,080

47,625

1,536

94,460

Nov.

1,070

1,040 

1,010

995

960

915

875

781

640

570

575

545 

575

545

535

580

660

680

550

495

465

485

*484

921

800

645

545 

505 

476 

440

20,362

679

40 , 390

Dec.

405

380

260

180

-1 (*)

S 140

J

|

f 8O

J

60

80

L 50

4,285

138

8 , 500

Jan.

(*)

50

(*)

-

> 170

J 343

297 

250

2,650

85.5

5,260

Feb.

160

192 

685

635

715

705

575

405

242

175

*173

m

^ 80

J

515

380

178

155

135

120

85

110

160

317

507 

361 

315

8,423

290

16,710

Mar.

191

175 

*172

170

175

160

150 ^

. 100

50

(*)

125 

515 

941 

624 

226

4,824

156

9,570

Apr.

 \

> 180

*

 100

.

. 40

*80

40

} »

94

263 

259 

229

189

2,944

98.1

5,840

May

169

> 90

' (*)

> 80

333 

339

295

275

259

243

229

158

140

150

165

185

180

165

160

140 

140 

*180 

120 

120

4,995

161

9,910

June

110

105 

120

100

60

43

36

30

31

34

44

41 

35

35

41

54

74

*129

147

228

192

182

178

161

139

125

113 

132 

127 

125

2,971

99.0

5,890

July

115

108 

132

216

332

438

588

662

*616

554

497

487 

477

472

472

440

435

518

481

449

404

387

355

338

294

252

233 

193 

240 

*254 

247

11,686

377

23,180

Aug.

230

218 

266

386

490

572

513

521

558

558

565

741

812

718

642

690

725

730

731

*783

773

701

679

664

702

716

637 

568 

578 

605 

577

18,649

602

36,990

Sept.

578

416 

366

319

232

238

250

257

449

597

752

*771 

803

739

633

529

447

588

910

853

771

692

744

734

714

826

881 

1,220 

1,020 

932

19,261

642

38,200

Calendar year 1951 : Max 2,480 Mln - Mean 447 Ac-ft 323,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,480 Mln - Mean 406 Ac-ft 294,900
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 89

Pompano Canal at Pompano Beach, Fla.

Location. Lat 26°13'5l", long. 80°08'36", in SW£ sec. 34, T. 48 S. , R. 42 E. , on left

bank 75 ft downstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 100 ft upstream from

control dam, 0.2 mile upstream from highway bridge, and 0.8 mile west of Pompano Beach.

Prior to Feb. 14, staff gage 0.2 mile downstream. 

Records available . February 1940 to June 1943, October 1947 to July 1952 (discharge measurements only), discontinued. Prior to October 1947, published as Cypress Creek Canal

at Pompano. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to

June 25, 1943, water-stage recorder and June 25, 1943, to Feb. 14, 1952, staff gage, at

site 0.2 mile downstream at same datum. 

Extremes.--1940-43, 1947-52: Maximum discharge measured, 752 cfs Oct. 14, 1947; no flow

for several days in some years. 

Remarks. Flow regulated for irrigation and drainage purposes by manipulation of stoplogs

in dam. Some backwater from tide effect at times when crest of dam is low.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, October 1951 to July 1952

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar.

Apr. 30........ *2.5

May 21........ 2O.9

June 18........ 9.01

July 16........ 11.3

Field estimate

Middle River Canal near Fort Lauderdale , Fla.

Location.--Lat 26°10'20", long. 80°12'15", in NW^ sec. 24, T. 49 S., R. 41 E.j on left 

bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 441, above control dam, 3-? miles upstream from mouth and 6| miles northwest of Fort Lauderdale.

Records available . October, November 1947, November 1949 to September 1952 (discharge 

measurements and field estimates).

Gage.--Staff gage read weekly or oftener. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. 1947, 1949-52: Maximum discharge measured, 282 cfs Oct. 22, 1947; no flow at 

times.

Renarks.--Regulation by control dams at and below station. Diversions by pumps below 

station.

Field estimates of discharge, in cubic feet per Second, and observation of no. flow, water year 

October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.5

-

20

9

-

_

_

7

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

-

-

_

17

_

-

_

_

-

-

Hov.

_

_

_

_

7

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

1

.2

-

_

_

-

o0

_

-

_

-

0

-

0

0

-

-

Dec.

_

-

0

_-

o

_

_

-

0

0

0

_

o-

_

0

0

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

0

-

_

-

-

-

Jan.

_

O

_

_-

_

0

-

o-

_

-

_

0-

o

_

_

--

0

_

-

_

0

_

-

0

-

0-

Feb.

_

-

_

0-

_

_

-

-

-

0

-

_

_

-

_

-

0

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

0

-

0

-

-

-

Mar.

_

-

0

-

-

_

_

_

-

0

_

_

_

_-

.

0

_

-

o

_

-

-

0-

_

o

_

_

-

0

Apr.

_

-

_

-

-

_

O

_

-

-

_

-

_

0-

.

_

_

-

-

0

_

-

-

-

_

-

0

_

-

-

May

_

-

_

-

0

_

0

-

-

-

_

0

_

-

-

_

-

_

0-

_

-

-

_

-

0

-

_

o

-

-

June

_

0

-

-

-

_

-

-

0

-

.

-

-

-

-

o

-

-

-

-

_

-

0

-

-

_

-

_

-

0

-

July

_

-

-

-

-

_

0

-

-

-

_

-

-

0-

0

-

-

--

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

Aug.

_

-

-

O

-

_

-

-

-

-

o

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

10

_

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

-

0.6

-

-

-

_

-

1

-

-

_

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

34

-

-

Note.--All discharges are field estimates.
90 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Plantation Road Canal near Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Location.--Lat 26°08'05", long. 80°12'10", in NE^ sec. 1, T. 50 S., R. 41 E., on right 

bank 40 ft upstream from bridge and control dam on U. S. Highway 441, 1.0 mile upstream 

from mouth, and 5 miles west of Fort Lauderdale.

Records available.--October, November 1947, November 1949 to September 1952 (discharge 

measurements and field estimates).

Gage. Staff gage read weekly or oftener. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--1947-52: Maximum discharge measured, 1,390 cfs Oct. 17, 1E47; no flow at times. 

Remarks.--Regulation by ocntrol dams at and above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ocf.

2.5

-

11

7

-

_

-

-

_

10

_

-

_

-

-

_

45.8

-

_

-

_

10

6

_

6

_

_

-

6

-

-

Nov.

_

-

_

-

4

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

4

2

-

_

-

-

2

-

_

_

_

-

3

_

1

-

-

-

Dec.

_

_

2

-

-

_

-

-

_

2

_

_

_

-

_

z

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

1.5

_

_

-

-

Jan.

1.5

_

-

-

_

1.5

_

_

-

_

_

_

3.5

-

_

_

_

_

-

1.5

_

_

_

-

_

_

2.5

_

-

-

Feb.

_

_

1.5

-

_

-

_

_

-

2.5

_

_

_

-

_

_

1.5

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

.4

_

_

_

_

-

Mar.

_

0.8

-

-

_

-

_

.

1.5

_

_

_

_

-

_

.1

_

_

-

.

_

_

1

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

Apr. May

_

_

_

1

.2

_

_

-

.

1.5

_

_

-

_

_

.8

_

_

_

_

-

1

_

_

_

_

-

June

1.5

_

-

-

_

-

_

2

-

_

_

_

-

-

2

_

_

_

-

_

_

1

_

-

_

_

_

_

1.5

-

July

_

_

-

-

2

-

_

-

_

_

_

.6

-

_

.

_

-

.6

-

_

_

-

_

_

.1

_

_

-

Aug.

_

_

3

-

-

_

_

-

1.5

_

_

_

-

_

_

.8

_

_

_

_

7.5

_

_

_

_

_

-

Sept.

0.8

_

_

-

-

2

_

-

_

_

_

2

_

_

_

-

.

1

_

_

-

_

_

_

1

-

Note.--All discharges are field estimates except for measurement made on Oct. 17.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 91

North New River Canal at South Bay, Fla.

Location. Lat 26°40' , long. 80°43', in sec. 14, T. 44 S., R. 36 E., on right bank on 

downstream side of lock and dam in South Bay, 410 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 80 and 2.5 miles south of Lake Okeechobee.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1952 (prior to March 1942, monthly discharge and discharge measurements only).

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Average discharge.--13 years, 172 cfs.

Extremes. 1939-52: Maximum daily discharge, 1,040 cfs Sept. 30, 1947; maximum gage 

height observed, 16.39 ft Oct. 15, 16, 1947; maximum reverse flow observed, 445 cfs 

June 10, 17, 1942; minimum gage height observed, 8.63 ft July 6, 1949.

Flood of July 27, 28, 1926, reached a stage of 20.56 ft, from records by Everglades 

Drainage District.

Remarks. Records fair. Lock and dam at station not operated during year. Flow regulated by hurricane gates at Lake Okeechobee and by drainage pumps. Discharge conputed 

using twice-daily observations of velocity.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

250

280

230

173

273

364

212

143

172

247

281

202

133

151

174

168

*145

150

46

17

11

28

11

45

46

11

-17

-11

-Z8

-Z2

-Z2

3,863

125

7,660

Uov.

-27

-16

-5

-11

-26

-26

*-57

-41

-20

-46

-25

-ZO

-25

-39

-34

-24

-10

-39

-33

-28

-56

-54

0

-52

-47

-58

*-58

-29

-44

-47

-

-997

-33. Z

-1,980

Dec.

-30

-24

-14

-20

-6

0

-6

14

19

29

20

32

36

148

544

531

347

256

218

*217

295

285

264

274

363

289

316

Z61

257

289

Z95

5,499

177

10,910

Jan.

295

294

305

273

303

294

677

*345

317

312

31Z

321

363

354

333

320

364

372

551

331

376

380

354

313

367

365

350

350

394

428

428

10,941

353

21,700

Feb.

400

375

407

398

378

125

25

149

EZ4

225

223

219

211

208

192

189

199

214

*188

218

Z99

301

269

245

303

266

231

204

164

_

-

7,049

243

13,980

Mar.

220

Z67

270

*277

360

354

316

Z20

192

222

198

231

247

328

327

365

396

336

359

360

370

424

441

410

414

*410

473

459

ZZ7

298

303

10,074

325

19,980

Apr.

298

310

388

404

451

460

449

455

458

471

431

464

415

431

490

493

511

447

466

441

420

416

41Z

450

416

402

541

431

436

423

13,080

436

25,940

May

423

384

406

387

*388

397

436

418

385

399

409

506 "485

434

421

437

420

460

411

486

405

443

387

388

398

385

41Z

*428

405

394

400

12,937

417

25,660,

June

389

416

4ZO

434

461

413

420

358

348

354

401

429

460

405

415

*384

336

370

361

438

396

413

416

378

375

405

415

404

395

400

12,009

400

Z3.820

July

364

368

396

326

350

266

*140

91

240

232

329

288

301

306

323

337

377

Z45

325

3Z2

367

369

349

368

385

29Z

409

405

395

384

434

10,083

325

20,000

Aug.

*393

420

412

329

211

98

291

189

190

319

351

241

282

261

129

131

115

*116

50

26

0

0

0

-44

-51

-54

-55

-30

Sept.

-13

9

-21

8

68

135

133

127

118

137

*116

138

100

105

103

116

125

122

-52

10

70

119

114

88

83

65

174

207

15 *146

-28 101

-13

4.Z94 2,751

139 91.7

8,520 5,460

Calendar year 1951: Max 544 Mln -58 Mean 241 Ac-ft 174,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 677 Mln -58 Mean 250 Ac-ft 181,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Negative figures Indicate flow toward Lake Okeechobee.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

North New River Canal at 26-mile bend, near Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Location.--Lat 26°13'50", long. 80°27'35", in NE£ see. 32, T. 48 3., P. 39 E., on right

bank 50 ft upstream from control dam at 26-mile bend on 0. S. Highway 27 and 22 miles

northwest of Fort Lauderdale. 

Records available .--1941-45 (two discharge measurements in 1941 and one in 1942), December

1942 to December 1952 (discharge measurements only), discontinued. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (State Road Department

oenchmark). 

Extremes.--1941-53: Maximum discharge measured, 1,550 cfs Sept. 24, 1947; minimum measured, 9.4 cfs Dec. 15, 1944. 

Remarks.--Several small diversions above station. Records of chemical analyses and sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1250.

Discharge measurements,

Oct. 26, 1951... 984 Apr.

Nov. 26......... 715

Jan. 3, 1952... 354

Feb. 6. ........ 420

Mar. IE......... 313

In cubic feet pe 1951 to December 1952

Oct.25....... 1,140

29....... 1,120

Nov. 3....... 1,090

Dec. 1....... 720

N^rth New River Canal near Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Location.--Lat 26°05'39", long. 80°13'48", in SW£ sec. 14, T. 50 S.. R. 41 E. , on right 

bank 20 ft upstream from lock and dam on State Highway 84, 6 miles southwest of Fort 

Lauderdale.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, dat im of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 13, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at downstream end of lock chamber. Aug. 1, 1947. to 

July 20, 1950. at site 500 ft downstream.

Average discharge. 13 years, 582 cfs.

Extremes. 1939-52: Maximum daily discharge, 3,280 cfs Nov. 19, 1947; maximum gage height, 

10.83 ft Oct. 17, 1947; minimum daily discharge, 2.4 cfs May 21, 22, 1947; minimum gage 

height, 0.78 ft Dec. 3, 1942.

Maximum discharge known, 5,400 cfs Oct. 15, 1929 (gage height, 7.66 ft, present 

datum), from records by Everglades Drainage District.

Remarks.--Records fair above 400 cfs and poor below. Plow regulated at and above station 

by dams for irrigation, drainage, and flood and fire control. Several small diversions 

above station for irrigation.

feet per se:ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

£

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

rvt.

817

i.TIo

*1,250

1,180

1,260

1,230

1,200

1,100

1,160

1 , 300

1,330

1,310

1,290

1,350

1,410

1,400

1,430

1,410

1,420

1,440

1,440

*1,440

1,460

1,410

1,390

1,430

1,430 

1,390

1,360 

1,380

1,360

40,887

1,319

81,100

Nov.

1,550

1,290 

1,310

1,270

1 , 2 70

1,290

1,280

1,250

1,240

1,240

1,220

1,210

1,200

1,120

*986

1,010

1 , 000

984

944

944

928

912

870

886

876

868

860 

812 FIB' 

832

32,048

1,068

63,570

Dec.

832

816 

800

*678

594

588

588

582

574

566

544

5E8

*488

460

460

460

460

482

474

460

460

446

438

432

438

438

430 

357

} 38 °

16,013

517

31,760

Jan.

(*)

. 360

, 290

? *170

80

} 300 

C)

3,170

264

16,200

Feb.

> 330

457

575

570

530

514

498

482

353

290

290

290

,

1

1

f 220

j

200

I 220

J <»>

9,037

312

17,920

Mar.

> 170

160

170

(*)

220-

190

> 440 

J

6,660

215

13,210

Apr.

1

320

190

 170

"^

Y no

J

|

I 100 J (.)

\ 130

}-

5,200

173

10,310

May

170

100

150

432

573

519

477

*465

424

395

379

297

287

290

220

1^ 250 

J

8,198

264

16,260

June

] &

J

 220

 190

> 220

 *260

I 230

6,670

222

13,230

July

236 

241 

384

463

455

452

468

484

479

521

536

491

483

499

523

520

536

6"08 648

576

*534

560

552

536

470

392

408 

416

424 

448 

472

14,865

480

29,480

Aug.

424 

440 

512

592

672

685

672

688

728

752

812

*792

736

768

720

728

760

736

728

752

752

768

796

744

845

890

880 

888

923 

899 

929

23,011

742

45,640

Sept.

899 

871 

*840

830

777

726

731

765

803

819

842

887

878

869

850

829

797

797

868

888

869

*862

906

919

939

991

1,000 

993

946

920

25,911

864

51,390

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,460 Mln - Mean 556 Ac-ft 402,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,460 Mln - Mean 537 Ac-ft 390,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Considerable leakage through spillway boards Oct. 1, Nov. 23 to July 18. Total flow Mar. 14, 

18, Apr. 22-25 consisted of leakage. Leakage computed on basis or discharge measurements, board 

changes, and engineers' and observer's notes.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 93

Miami Canal at water plant, Hialeah, Fla.

Location. La t 25°49'38", long. 80°17'15", in SW£ sec. 18, T. 53 S., R. 41 E., on left bank 

at Miami water plant in Hialeah, on U. S. Highway 27, half a mile upstream from £4th 

Street Bridge.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.01 ft below mean sea level, datum cf 1929 

(levels by Dade County). Since Oct. 1, 1946, auxiliary water-stage recorder on right 

bank above boat-lift and dam, about 150 ft downstream from 36th Street Bridge and 2 miles 

downstream from gaging station in Hialeah. Nov. 8, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1946, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder on Biscayne Bay at Coconut Grove and since Oct. I, 1946, at site 

2 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 12 years, 669 cfs

Extremes . 1940-52: Maximum daily discharge, 4,170 cfs Oct. 15, 1947; maximum gage height, 

7.34 ft Oct. 15, 1947; maximum reverse flow measured, 390 e-fs June 23, 1943; minimum 

gage height, -0.67 ft July 2, 1943, Mar. 22, 1945.

Remarks.--Records poor. Flow affected by tide; discharge computed by using gage heights 

and tide ranges at auxiliary gage as a factor. Some seepage losses above statior into 

city of Miami well field for recharge of ground-water withdrawals.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

a650

aB20

a860

3860

848

818

810

781

781

810

803

781

774

766

766

759

788

774

781

*723

752

810

795

810

848

833

825

848

856

856

840

24,826

801

49,240

Nov.

848

848

863

863

840

833

863

*863

84O

833

833

825

3820

a820

a840

a840

3860

3840

a780

766

759

744

781

810

810

803

795

*795

818

803

-

24,616

821

48,860

Dec.

795

803

818

848

878

840

840

833

818

810

803

788

781

774

781

759

752

766

766

*752

759

737

744

737

730

752

766 730'

730

752

744

24,186

780

47,970

Jan.

730

737

723

752

805

788

840

eoo

|

I 500

1

554

548

529

574

600

*522

426

366

379

366

399

393

379

353

346

346

318

432

406

366

1£,074

519

31,880

Feb.

332

379

774

723

709

667

654

*627

627

620

607

594

594

587

561

568

587

568

554

516

509

484

445

471

432

568

574

471

*339

-

16,141

557

32,020

Mar.

432

145

70

275

4O6

386

346

153

426

177

145

399

325

350

445

386

250

(*)

50

}

^

bO

100

500

497

529

477

399

8,438

272

16,740

Apr.

346

346

352

359

296

339

200

(*)

60

50

5

300

200

-

4,408

147

8,740

May

*80

50

(*)

^

' 250

3150

350

1,920

61.9

3,810

June

3100

. a60

. 60

(*)

70

. 100

60

-

2,160

72.0

4,280

July

\ 50

/ (*)

600

759

688

607

58O

503

\ 200

464

339

i

aSOO

300

634

529

484

372

I "'

> 200

J

150

10,709

345

21,240

Aug.

100

250

400

640

535

522

574

607

607

640

620

627

*587

568

695

695

688

627

620

667

709

695

660

634

594

568

568

535

50^

516

17,918

578

35,540

Sept.

516

477

445

412

208

282

238

432

*477

471

516

503

484

477

445

412

386

548

620

654

587

548

497

490

497

484

484

503

503

490

-

14,066

469

27,900

Calendar year 1951 : Max 878 Mln 0 Mean 395 Ac-ft 286,200

Water year 1951-52 : Max 878 Mln - Mean 452 Ac-ft 328,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage, discharge estimated on basis of unpublished records for station below dam at 36th St. or records of dam operation.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation indefinite because of operation of dam at 36th St. Jan. 8-11, Mar. 

3, 14, 17-27, Apr. 7 to July 3, July 9, 10, 15-17. July 22 to Aug. 3; discharge estimated on basis 

of 7 discharge measurements and record of dam operation.
94 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Tamiami Canal outlets, Miami to Monroe, Fla.

Location. Lat 25°45'40", long. 80°49'40", in NE£ sec. 21, T. 54 S., R. 35 E., at 40-mile 

bend on U. 3. Highway 41, 38 miles west of Miami.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1952. Prior to October 1948, published as 

, Tamiami Canal outlets west of Miami, Fla.

;e .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

uly 28, 1942, staff gage at site 17 miles west of Miami and July 28, 1942, to Sept. 30, 

1945, at site 15 miles west of Miami at present datum. Oct. 1, 1945, to Aug. 30, 1949, 

staff gage at present site at datum 0.87 ft lower and Aug. 31, 1949, to Dec. 28, 1951, 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 539 cfs.

Extremes. 1939-53: Maximum daily discharge, 17,000 cfs Oct. 12, 1947, from rating curve 

extended above 9,800 cfs; maximum daily reverse flow, 2.0 cfs May 1-10, 1949; no flow 

on several days in some years.

Remarks. Records fair above 100 cfs and poor below. Figures of daily discharge consist 

of runoff from Everglades as represented by flow through all outlets from Tamiami Canal 

from Monroe, 55 miles west of Miami, to -point 18 miles west of Miami, where a levee aids 

in diverting flow through 60 outlets to area immediately south of csnal.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

550 

809

855

924

*947

947

878

786

786

1,210

1,210

1,130

1,130

1,190 

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,020 

970

947

947

901

924

*947

924

878

970

970

970

970

970

30,020

968

59,540

Nov.

970 

970

,020

,020

,020

,020

,020

,020

,020

1,020

970

970

970

924 

924

878

*878

1,080 

970

924

924

878

878

832

786

786

740

702

702

702

-

27,518

917

54,580

Dec.

702 

664

664

626

626

626

*607

588

588

550

550

516

516

482 

448

448

414

414 

380

380

348

348

316

316

316

284

284

316

284

252

236

14,089

454

27,950

Jan.

220 

206

193

*180

166

152

152

139

126

> 90

60

I '"

'"

I X

> 60

j

2,774

89.5

5,500

Feb.

} 60

180

166

195

193

*193

193

193

180

152

139

112

/ 9°

> 7fl

(*)

> 50

_

-

2,994

103

5,940

Mar.

1 10

(

J (*)

1 

L5

I'

191

6.2

379

Apr.

1 '"

1 '

2

1

<*>

 .5

» .4

(*)

36.7

1.22

73

May

0.3

(*)

 .2

' . 6

(*)

11.6

0.37

23

June

10

(*)

, 20

(*)

30

550

18.3

1,090

July

1 20

193

316

380

»348

316

284

300

300

332

348 

348

316

533

569 

533

465

431

*414

364

380

380

364

380

397

414

448

448

10,381

335

20,590

Aug.

465 

499

607

645

*645

645

626

588

550

516

533

550

550

550 

569

569

550

533 

*516

499

465

448

"431 431

448

465

448

431

431

431

431

16,065

518

31,860

Sept.

465 

448

431

414

414

588

645

*626

607

607

683

786

809

763 

740

702

683

702 

809

878

924

1,050

 1,390

1,420

1,480

1,420

1,360

1,300

1,240

1,190

-

25,574

852

50,730

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,210 Mln 0 Mean 300 Ac-ft 217,400 

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,480 Mln - Mean 356 Ac-ft 258,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Dally discharge below 100 cfs computed on basis of 11 discharge 

and weather records.

measurements, gage heights,
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 95

Barren River Canal near Everglades, Fla.

Location. Lat 25°58', long. 81°21', In NW£ sec. 7, T. 52 S., R. 30 E., on right bank 40 

ft upstream from dam, 0.7 mile north of Copeland, 7 miles north of town of Everglades, 

and 7^ miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. July to December 1951 (discharge measurements only), January to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (State Road Department 

benchmark). Prior to Jan. 24, 1952, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge measured during period July 1951 to September 1952 162 cfs 

OctT26; maximum gage height recorded, 5.88 ft Aug. 14, 1952; no flow May 16-19; minimum gage height, 1.47 ft May 15, 16.

Flood in October 1947 reached a stage of about 7 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated by dams at, above, and below station. Overbank 

flow above gage height 4.5 ft not included in discharge figures.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, 

July to September 1951

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

31

23

33

24

35

36

37

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

t!63

Nov.

tl!6

-

Dec.

t67

Jan.

.

_

_

_

-

.

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

tso

_

-

.

.

_

34

34

34

33

34

39

36

34

.

-

-

Feb.

33

40

~9T 106

94

88

*87

87

88

87

87

87

86

85

84

82

87

82

80

77

75

71

70

73

72

74

77

71

69

-

-

2,290

79.0

4,540

Mar.

68

66

64

*62

60

56

55

54

50

48

43

47

45

43

50

59

50

*45

42

41

39

37

36

34

33

36

66

72

77

66

57

1,606

51.8

3,190

Apr.

*53

48

44

41

39

37

35

33

32

30

29

38

27

26

*25

24

23

21

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

19

23

22

*20

19

-

818

27.3

1,620

May

18

17

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

*11

10

9.9

6.9

0

0

3,9

7.4

7.3

8.0

9.8

9.6

9.0

9.4

*9.0

9.2

8.6

8.0

8.0

318.0

10.3

631

June

7.6

7.4

7.0

6.5

77o

8.1

19

26

25

*29

36

31

29

26

25

24

24

23

26

34

37

43

39

*38

38

35

33

55

51

53

-

842.6

28.1

1,670

July

57

55

60

66

70

68

68

67

*67

75

81

83

81

86

8_8

85

87

86

85

82

79

*74

73

77

76

82

78

74

71

68

67

2,315

74.7

4,590

Aug.

66

66

74

90

95

98

100

103

104

104

105

109

109

109

108

106

102

100

97

*96

95

93

90

87

84

82

79

80

80

78

75

2,864

92.4

5,680

Sept.

71

68

64

62

59

60

61

62

61

59

75

96

99

101

104

*103

102

106

108

112

113

114

115

118

118

116

114

112

110

108

-

2,771

92.4

5,500

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measuremeat.
96 LAKE OKKECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Imperial River near Bonita Springs, Fla.

Location. Lat 26°20' , long. 81°45', in sec. 36, T. 47 S., R. 25 E., on right bank l| miles 

east of Bonita Springs.

Records available. May 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is at irean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Sept. 10, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 87.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,810 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 12.74 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs May 2-6 (gage height, 1.35 ft, from recorded range in stage).

1940-52: Maximum discharge observed, 2,890 cfs Sept. 12, 1940 (gage height, 12.45 

ft); no flow June 28 to July 3, 1940.

Flood of June 15, 1936, reached a stage of 13.4 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

484

2,380

2,680

*2,500

2,210

1,890

1,590

*1,320

1,140

1,150

908

759

662

590

*530

e475

e418

e374

338

e308

e285

e265

e246

e230

e219 

e213

e201

e!93

e!82

e!72

el57

25,069

809

49,720

Nov.

e!46

e!35

ellS

e93

e80

e74

e67

*e60

54

50

47

44

e40

e36

e33

e31

30

26

22

19

18

15

14

13

12 

11

10

9.9

e8.9

8.0

-

1,321.8

44.1

2,620

Dec.

7 .1

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.5

4.7

4.3

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

*2.4

2.1

1*1

1.8

2.4

1.7

97.1

3.13

193

Jan.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.2

el. 2

el.l

el.l

el.O

e.9

e.9

el.O

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

el. 2

el. 2

*el.5

1.2

1.1

40.9

1.32

81

Feb.

1.0

1.1

2.0

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

e.9

e.9

e.9

.9

e.9

el.O

el.O

el.l

el. 2

1.2

1.4

i:2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.7

e5.1

e3.9

2.4

£ .3

.

-

44.2

1.52

88

Mar.

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.5

5^2" 1.2

el.

el.

el.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

52.4

1.69

104

Apr.

e .2

e .2

.2

.2

'. .2

.2

.1

.0

.0

.1

.O

.O

.0

.0

.0

.9

.O

.0

.0

.0

1.0

.9

*.9

al.O

al.O

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

a. 8

-

30.7

1.02

61

May

aO.7

.6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

.7

a. 8

a. 9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1 . 2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

.7

.8

1.0

1.0

28.2

0.910

56

June

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.8

2.4

2.9

2.9

4.0

*3.7

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.4

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.4

2.1

-

70.5

2.35

140

July

1.8

1.8

2.6

5.6

20

elS

30

e89

e!55

e!82

206

200

206

239

*e212

e!76

e!47

e!20

e96

e76

67

e61

e49

e41 

39

e47

elOS

127

140

e!76

e!98

3,233.8

104

6,410

Aug.

218

e226

e206

e!98

204

190

154

e!23

107

ellO

^128

e!23

el!4

e!03

e99

104

e94

90

79

74

86

90

100

e83

e98

*80

75

e75

e63

e82

3,659

118

7,260

Sept.

e!34

e!27

e!23

e!20

el!2

e!20

e!40

e!55

e!55

e!37

e!32

191

e!92

e!76

e!68

e!54

e!46

e!32

e!59

e296

e290

e274

e268

e280 

e244

e205

e!72

e!49

e!33

e!21

-

5,207

174

10,330

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,680 Kin 0.5 Mean 113 Ac-ft 82,120

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,680 Min 0.6 Mean 106 Ac-ft 77,060

Peak discharge (base, 510 cfs).--Oct. 2 (3 to 5 p.m.) 2,810 cfs (12.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of rainfall record and recorded range 

stage.

e Stage-discharge relation affected by tide for portion of day; discharge computed on basis 

Jacent gage-height record.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 97 

Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Haven, Fla.

Location. Lat 26°50', long. 81°05', in sec. 12, T. 42 S., R. 32 E., on right bank at 

Moore Haven, 0.5 mile downstream from hurricane gate and lock 1 at Lake Okeechobee 

Outlet, and 15 miles upstream from lock 2.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

Jan. 17, 1952, at datum 1.44 ft lower (revised). Auxiliary water-stage recorder a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Lake Hicpoehee and 2.5 miles downstream from base gage.

Extremes. 1938-52: Maximum discharge measured, 5,930 cfs Nov. 6, 1947; maximum daily, 

5,660 cfs Dec. 8, 1945; lock closed and flow consists of leakage and lockage (estimated 

as 10 cfs) during several periods in each year.

Remarks. Flow regulated by lock 1 at Lake Okeechobee.

Cooperation.--Since July 1951, records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

a690

al,370

a2,200

a3,040

a3,940

a4,190

4,500

4,410

4,350

4,180

3,820

3,930

3,700

4,030

4, 000

3,820

3,910

*3,990

.

-

-

Nov.

4,060

5,930

4,070

3,780

3,720

4,000

4,050

4,350

4,060

4,190

4,020

4,140

4,160

4,050

4.590

4,030

3,780

3,400

3,470

3,790

3,650

3,690

3,490

5,750

3,400

3,500

5,090

5,550

5,650

3,520

-

114,550

5,818

227,200

Dec.

5.550

3,510

3,240

a2,860

a2,800

a£,770

a2,220

a2,260

a2,140

a.2,260

al,900

al,970

al,960

al, VOCal, 410

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

Jan.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

.

-

-

_

1,550

1.5VO

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

.

-

Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

.

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

2,580

3,020

3,030

5.110

3,000

3,050

a2,380

a2,070

a2,130

*a2,070

a2,070

_

-

.

_

-

Mar.

3,140

2,940

3,260

3,070

3,240

5,140

2,960

3,160

2.880

3,150

3,040

2,960

3,290

3,240

3,190

3,170

3,190

3,200

3,130

5,270

5,260

5,270

3,290

3,240

3,260

5,580

3,110

3,210

3,520

3,190

3,160

98,510

5,178

195,400

Apr.

3,440

3,050

2,970

3,020

3,120

3,390

3,480

3,480

3,130

3,400

3,330

3,520

3,350

3,230

5.580

3,270

3,370

3,250

3,290

3,240

*3,120

5,410

3,090

3,060

3,020

3,050

2.920

3,050

3,040

3,180

-

96,830

3,228

192,100

May

3,190

2,840

3,460

5,010

*3,030

3,170

2,990

3,090

2,830

2,990

3,100

2,120

_

-

-

.

-

_

_

-

1,930

2,760

2,820

2,710

2,840

*2,880

2,950

2,870

2,610

2,770

2,880

.

_

-

June

,880

,920

.950

,860

,920

,760

,770

,750

,850

,480

490

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

.

_

-

July

_

_

-

Aug. Sept.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

.

_

890

2,180

2,560

-

_

_

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,500 Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,500 Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of operational 

reports for Moore Haven looks.

Note.--On days for which no discharge Is shown, flow consists of leakage and lockage, estimated tc 

be about 10 cfs.
98 PEACE RIVER BASIN

Drainage canal west of Dundee, Pla.

Location. Lat 28°01', long. 81°o8', in see. 29, T. 28 S. , R. 27 E. , on right bank at 

upstream side of bridge on State Highway 542, 1.2 miles west of Dundee, and 1.4 miles 

downstream from Lake Hamilton Outlet.

Drainage area.--50 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 114.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 25, 1950, at same site and datum, and Jan. 25, 1950, to July 26, 

1951, at site 150 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1947-52), 38.6 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 104 cfs Nov. 17 (gage height, 6.36 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs June 12.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 231 cfs Sept. 22, 1948 (gage height, 7.37 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Mar. 28, 1949, June 16, 1950.

Remarks. Records fair. Slight regulation at low flow by Lake Hamilton.

Discharge, in cubic IVet per second, water October 1951 to Sept-ember 1952

Diy

1

 2

3

4

5

g

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

74

82

82

82

80

78

77

74

73

70

67

64

61

59

56

54

53

*51

50

48

46

46

46

47

53

53

50

49

48

47

47

1,867

60.2

1.20

1.39

Nov.

46

44

43

40

38

37

36

35

33

33

32

32

31

31

30

78

98

94

90

87

84

82

82

80

78

78

*75

74

72

69

-

1,762

58.7

1.17

1.31

bee.

66

64

64

64

64

63

62

61

60

59

58

58

56

54

54

54

52

51

53

54

53

53

53

52

51

50

49

48

47

46

45

1,718

55.4

1.11

1.28

Jan.

45

44

43

42

42

41

39

37

*36

35

34

33

33

32

31

30

30

30

29

29

28

27

27

26

25

25

24

24

24

22

22

989

31.9

0.638

0.74

Feb.

21

21

24

24

27

27

26

25

24

a24

a23

a23

a22

a22

a21

a21

20

20

*19

17

17

16

16

18

18

28

33

31

30

-

-

658

22.7

0 . 454

0.49

Kar.

28

27

25

24

23

22

21

a20

19

18

17

16

16

22

56

a54

a 51

a48

a45

43

40

38

36

a33

a44

a65

a90

a82

a75

68

62

1,228

39.6

0.792

0.91

Apr.

*60

58

54

51

48

46

42

40

38

36

33

32

31

29

26

22

22

21

20

19

18

18

17

16

15

16

17

15

14

14

-

888

29.6

0.592

0.66

May

13

10

10

12

11

11

10

8.3

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

7 .2

*6.3

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.5

4.5

5.0

7.2

16

16

16

15

13

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

256.1

8.26

0.165

0.19

June

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

6.7

17

10

1.0

.6

.4

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

.8

1.4

2.6

3.0

3.6

*2.3

2.0

1.8

2.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

-

85.3

2.84

0.057

0.06

July

5.7

7.5

7.9

7 .3

6.8

7 .7

11

9.3

8.7

8.3

8.7

8.4

8.7

9.1

8.8

8.4

8.3

8.0

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.1

7.2

7.3

8.2

10

9.8

251.4

8.11

0.162

0.19

Aug.

10

12

24

22

26

28

26

26

30

27

26

24

22

21

*20

19

18

19

23

20

19

18

19

18

22

32

30

28

29

29

32

719

23.2

0.464

0.53

Sept .

35

33

31

29

28

26

24

23

22

20

19

18

17

17

16

*16

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

19

22

19

18

17

18

24

-

623

20.8

0.416

0.46

Calendar year 1951: Max 98 Win 5.2 Mean 34.1 Cfsm 0.682 In. 9.27

Water year 1951-52: Max 98 Kin 0.4 Mean 30.2 Cfsm 0.604 In. 8.21

* Discharge measurement

a Ho gage-height record; discharge

Peace Creek Marsh Outlet near Altura

on this day.

itimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for
PEACE RIVER BASIN 99

Peace Creek Marsh outlet near Alturas , Fla.

upstream side of highway bridge half a mile north of State Highway 60, 3.5 miles 

north of Alturas, and 8^ miles east of

Location. Lat '"" 27°55', long. 81°43', in sec. 34, T. 29 S., R. 26 E., near left bank at - - - - - - mile noi

Bartow.

Drainage area. 150 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1947 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (State Road Department benchmark).

Average discharge. 5 years, 123 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 446 cfs Mar. 27 

mum, 12 cfs May 13 (gage height, 2.98 ft).

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 1,740 cfs Aug. 23, 29, 1949; maximum gage height, 

11.67 ft Aug. 28, 1949; minimum discharge, 4.9 cfs May 26-28, 1949 (gage height, 2.61 

ft).

Maximum stage known, 13.3 ft in 1928, from information by local resident (discharge, 

2,540 cfs, from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

height, 7.39 ft); mini3.0 

3.5 

4.0

129

247

545

June 27 to Sept. 30

48

129

177

353

Discharge, in cutif feet per sezond, water year (Vtober 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

 2

3

4

f

5

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

11

22

23

24

25

"6

27

28

29

30

31

Tot a:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

189

268

278

239

211

188

170

154

142

132

121

114

106

99

94

90

87

83

*80

78

76

73

71

72

71

78

72

68

66

64

62_

3,696

119

0.793

0.92

Nov .

59

56

56

53

51

48

47

45

43

42

41

40

38

37

37-

114

271

296 2551

211

183

162

150

141

133

124

120

*115

110

106

3,184

106

0.707

0.79

De e .

"l02

97

Jan.

65

64

94 1 62

94

98

96

93

90

87

85

82

81

78

75

74

76

73

70

75

76

76

77

84

83

82

78

77

75

72

70

Gl

2,537

81.8

0.545

0.63

62

61

62

60

57

*55

54

53

51

50

49

48

47

46

46

46

44

44

43

42

41

40

40

39

39

42

40

38_

1,530

49.4

0.329

0.38

Feb.

36

36

43

45

52

55

52

50

48

46

44

42

41

39

40

40

44

41

*38

37

37

36

35

39

42

67

110

99

87

_

-

1,421

49.0

0.327

0.35

Mar .

78

73

67

63

61

57

55

52

49

45

43

44

42

44

189

288

180

136

117

106

95

87

80

72

102

332

439

367

281

220

185

4,049

131

0.873

1.00

Apr.

160

*145

130

118

108

99

92

84

78

74

68

65

62

60

56

51

48

46

44

42

40

39

37

34

34

36

38

35

32

30

-

1,985

66.2

0.441

0.49

May

28

26

25

24

24

22

21

19

20

18

19

18

16

16

*15

14

14

15

18

18

19

19

31

29

24

22

20

16

14

20

26

630

20.3

0.135

0.16

June

23

21

18

18

16

16

15

14

18

18

14

14

21

25

22

21

19

18

18

18

20

22

25

*26

23

20

22

24

28

26

-

603

20.1

0.134

0.15

July

25

29

35

36

38

40

78

69

64

57

53

50

48

53

51

48

48

52

51

48

46

44

41

39

36

35

35

38

44

50

50

1,431

46.2

0.308

0.35

Aug.

55

Bt

111

103

93

101

95

103

101

91

84

78

91

87

104

93

93

109

*240

176

*121

102

101

96

1C1

140

123

115

132

129

157

3,419

110

0.733

0.85

Sept.

170

152

115

101

93

87

80

74

70

65

61

58

58

53

50

48

*45

44

43

43

42

42

42

44

46

47

46

44

43

45

-

1,951

65.0

0.433

0.48

Calendar year 1951: Max 513 Min 10 Mean 91.5 Cfsm 0.610 In. 8.29

Water year 1951-52: Max 439 Min 14 Mean 72.2 Cfsm 0.481 In. 6.55

Discharge measurement made on this day.
100 PEACE RIVER BASIN

Lulu Lake Outlet at Eloise, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°59', long. 81°43', in sec. 5, T. 29 S., R. 26 E., on right bank 20 ft 

upstream from highway culverts, 340 ft downstream from concrete control at outlet of 

Lulu Lake, and 0.6 mile southeast of Eloise.

Drainage area. 26 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 120.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34 cfs Oct. 1,2; maximum gage height, 10.05 ft 

Oct. 2; minimum daily discharge, 0.6 cfs Jan. 27.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 83 cfs Sept. 24, 1948; maximum gage height, 11.18 ft 

Aug. 25, 1948, from floodmarks; no flow Mar. 11, 12, Apr. 1, 2, 4, 5, 1951.

Remarks.--Records poor. Records include small amount of waste water diverted by Polk 

Packing Co., from ground-water supplies, during packing season. Sone regulation by 

Lulu Lake.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 22 to Feb. 1, 

Sept. 17-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28

6.8 0.4

7.2 1.6

7.6 3.3

8.0

8.5

10.0

6.4 6.8 

7.0 

7.5

Jan. £9 to Sept. 30

0.4 8.0 7

1.2 9.0 20

3.8

ater year October 1951 to September 1953

Hay

1

3 

4

5

H

7

y

b

lu

11

12 

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

,g

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34 

34

32 

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

22 

20 

18

17 

17

17

16

16

16

11

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

16

16

16

15

634

20.5

_

-

Nov.

14 

14

14 

13

*12

*11

11

10

9.2

2.6

1.5 

1.2 

1.1

1.0 

1.0

4.8

5.2

3.6

2.8

2.C

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

-

158.7

5.29

_

-

Ue^ .

2.0 

1.9

2 .1 

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

*2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.4

2.3 

2.4

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.8

3.1

3 .0

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

78.3

2.53

_

-

Jan.

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.3 

1.1

1.1

1.1

al.l

al.l

al.O

al.O

al.O

al.O

.9

a. 9

a. 8

.8

.8

.6

*.7

1.0

.8

.8

40.5

1.31

_

-

Feb.

0.8 

1.0

1.4 

1.5

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

al.l 

al.l

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

a2.2

a3.0

a2.9

a2.7

_

-

40.0

1.38

_

-

Kar .

a2.5 

a2.3

a2.1

al.8

al.6

*1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1 

1.0 

.9

1.1

6.1

5.6

4.1

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.2

2.8

4.7

9.8

11

9.8

9.4

8.9

9.6

123.7

3.99

_

-

Apr.

11 

11

11 

11

10

9.6

9.1

a8.7

8.4

8.0 

7.5

7.0 

6.6

May

2.0

1.7

1.6 

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.0 

.9

6.2 .8 

5.9 2.2

5.9

6.6

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.8

5.8

a5.7

a5. 6

a5.4

a5.7

a6.0

5.4

5.5

4.4

-

216.3

7.21

_

-

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.8

*3.9

4.1

4.4

4.5

80.6

2.60

_

-

June

4.3 

4.4

4.4 

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0 

3.8

a3.8 

a3.8

a5.6 

aB72

a4.8

a4.5

a4.3

a4.2

a4.1

a4.0

a3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.9

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.3

-

125.7

4.19

_

-

July

4.9

5.0

4. r

4.1

3.9

2.7

1.9

1.8

n.5

1.1

g

.9 

.9

.9

.8

al.2

1.4

al.2

al.O

a. 8

.7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 8

1.0

1.8

2.0

1.3

52.7

1.70

-

-

Aug.

1.2 

1.6

2.0 

1.5

2.3

2.1

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

"I?

1.0

.9

.8

.8

1.4

3.5

*5.2

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.7

2.1

2.4

4.7

14

12

5.0

4.4

5.4

87.0

2.81

-

-

Sept.

4.9

4.6

4.2 

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4 

3 2

s!3 

3.2

3.2 

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.4

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

*.8

-

79.4

2.65

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 35 Min 0 Mean 7.09 rfsn - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 34 Min 0.6 Mean 4.E9 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on 

drainage canal west of Dundee and Peace Creek Mar

corded range in stage and records for
PEACE RIVER BASIN 101

Peace River at Bartow, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°54'07", long. 81°49'03", In NE£ see. 4, T. 30 S., R. 25 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 60, 500 ft downstream from 

McKinney Branch and 0.6 mile east of Bartow.

Drainage area. 390 sq ml, approximately (revised). 

Records available. November 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 89.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TS29. Prior to July 12, 1940, staff gage and July 12, 1940, to Nov. 5, 1948, waterstage recorder, at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 277 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 764 ofs Mar. 29 (gage height, 4.71 ft); minimum, 54 cfs July 27 (gage height, 2.24 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 4,140 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height 6.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 efs; minimum, 1.4 cfs June 2, 1945 (gage height, 

0.05 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6-10)

2.7

2.8

3.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 9

3.5 

4.0

5.0

Jan. 10 to Sept. 30

221

404

1,170

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

3.5

112

200

4.0 

4.5 

4.7

341

609

755

Discharge, in nubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

658

726

741

734

696

636

583

524

467

437

400

375

350

316

293

276

255

243

218

209

204

195

*189

176

170

168

168

158

145

140

133

10,983

354

0.908

1.05

Nov.

126

113

117

124

113

101

94

88

83

80

75

73

68

67

67

152

304

413

467

478

462

428

396

375

358

*346

323

319

312

297

-

6,819

227

0.582

0.-65

Dec.

276

262

252

246

252

255

246

243

236

224

212

209

204

195

187

209

212

192

193

204

195

201

227

227

218

214

206

230

209

198

189

6,818

220

0.564

0.65

Jan.

187

187

184

178

173

181

*181

165

158

147

140

133

130

124

122

115

114

112

112

111

109

108

105

112

97

95

93

92

102

102

97

4,066

131

0.336

0.39

Feb.

91

90

109

120

138

147

141

130

122

118

114

*106

99

95

93

93

105

109

101

98

96

95

92

98

114

141

192

215

213

_

-

3,475

120

0.308

0.33

Mar.

200

194

186

178

176

174

167

161

152

140

124

130

127

130

221

354

437

432

394

371

345

319

298

*275

298

464

664

755

755

701

650

9,972

322

0.826

0.95

Apr.

596

558

527

492

454

432

*422

394

362

337

311

291

278

261

250

238

226

210

194

188

176

159

148

138

129

127

127

121

114

116

-

8,376

279

0.715

0.80

May

115

99

86

81

*78

76

73

71

70

67

68

68

64

60

56

56

59

64

64

64

70

72

78

93

86

77

72

82

97

121

132

2,419

78.0

0.200

0.23

June

108

86

75

72

68

64

64

66

64

70

69

64

64

72

76

76

77

*77

82

89

68

66

68

64

63

58

74

76

68

68

-

2,156

71.9

0.184

0,21

July

72

84

109

121

148

150

156

165

159

150

148

138

129

122

120

108

97

91

92

88

86

79

71

66

62

58

57

63

*72

76

83

3,220

104

0.267

0.31

Aug. Sept.

93 486

99 486

126 475

172 437

196 394

264 362

337 337

375 *315

375 301

371 282

350 258

330 243

367 253

354 256

380 243

398 231

443 231

664 223

740 215

747 215

701 208

650 206

590 213

571 235

596 243

590 248

558 272

516 272

481 256

470 245

475

13,379 8,641

432 283

1.11 0.738

1.28 0.82

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,200 Min 39 Mean 316 Cfsm 0.810 In. til. 02

Water year 1951-52: Max 755 Min 56 Mean 219 Cfsm 0.562 In. 7.67

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area
102 PEACE RIVER BASIN

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°51', long. 81°49', in sec. 28, T. 30 S., R. 25 E., on dock at east edge

of pool at head of spring, 4-J miles southeast of Bartow. 

Records available.--1917. 1929-31 (one discharge measurement in each year), March 1932

to September 1952 (discharge measurements only). 

Gage. Staff gage read only at time of discharge measurements or inspections of no flow.

Prior to Apr. 6, 1937, at datum 1.00 ft lower. 

Extremes. No flow observed during year.

l9~32-52: Maximum discharge measured, 43.6 cfs Oct. 11, 1933; no flow observed for

long periods. 

Remarks. No flow observed since Feb. 27, 1950. Discharge measurements made at outlet of

pool. Discharge measurements or inspections of no flow made at six-week intervals.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1951 to September 1952

Jan. 7. .............. 0

Feb. 12............... 0

Mar. 24............... 0

Peace River at Zolfo Springs, Fla.

Location. --Lat 27°30', long. 81°48', in sec. 22, T. 34 S., R. 25 E. , near right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. 3. Highway 17, 0.8 mile north of Zolfo Springs.

Drainage area. 840 sq mi, approximately (revised).

Records available . September 1933 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 35.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929..

Average discharge , 19 years, 716 cfs.

Extremes , Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 9.07 ft); minimum, 112 cfs May 17; minimum gage height, 0.25 ft July 28.

1933-52: Maximum discharge, 26,300 cfs Sept. 6, 1933 (gage height, 20.05 ft); minimum, 44 cfs May 26-30, 1949; minimum gage height, -0.28 ft May 2, 19^5. 

Remarks . Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per se-ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

I' ay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

d

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tot a]

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

1,830

2,550

5,050

3,040

2,450

1,770

1,430

1,240

1,080

960

855

760

697

659

622

*584

540

503

479

455

457

445

431

411

394

399

401

403

380

363

546

29,984

9E7

1.15

1.33

Nov.

331

325

323

310

291

289

285

280

285

284

284

278

251

222

222

246

407

620

*662

673

P78

682

675

£50

624

584

556

533

511

487

-

12,848

428

0.510

0.57

Dec.

467

439

423

419

407

398

399

394

390

386

394

392

363

350

360

360

361

375

421

453

443

403

373

373

403

417

401

360

333

335

348

12,140

392

0.467

0.54

Jan.

331

320

310

306

308

318

*306

312

325

325

"339 339

320

299

302

282

259

274

282

280

276

280

259

253

240

257

266

251

302

301

280

9,102

294

0.350

0.40

Feb.

261

257

342

380

473

469

398

399

367

331

318

*299

278

263

255

242

274

320

318

293

251

236

238

244

268

455

735

624

533

-

-

10,121

349

0.415

0.45

Mar.

477

461

441

421

403

375

358

345

346

312

268

263

261

257

346

646

554

527

569

635

646

626

573

*527

481

863

1,630

1,750

1,470

1,300

1,220

19,331

624

0.743

0.86

Apr.

1,110

1,010

900

802

709

664

635

624

576

513

483

463

44E

417

390

373

337

323

304

285

276

274

253

232

229

232

276

270

251

222

-

13,878

463

0.551

0.61

May

220

213

204

205

*195

195

193

211

177

189

195

189

195

150

134

124

121

141

139

131

175

175

209

538

445

382

320

266

261

282

435

7,009

226

0.269

0.31

June

439

390

346

291

251

247

227

209

251

280

259

227

202

193

193

171

166

195

168

144

159

164

166

177

166

146

143

169

178

175

-

6,492

21S

0.257

0.29

July

162

161

204

209

222

320

491

659

573

444

361

300

268

276

293

273

251

*234

221

200

182

174

174

172

156

150

152

*1±1

188

296

270

8,180

264

0.314

0.36

Aug.

270

284

353

323

316

332

352

450

409

491

513

531

533

483

431

423

439

479

495

542

580

664

709

706

726

966

1.170

1,120

1,020

963

869

17,942

579

0.689

0.79

Sept.

765

729

709

724

757

763

615

*571

556

481

449

433

538

481

435

398

373

363

350

340

342

345

340

327

435

505

563

942

1,140

1.170

~

16,939

565

0.673

0.75

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,050 Min 108 Mean 598 Cfsm 0.712 In. t9.66

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,050 Min 121 Mean 448 Cfsm 0.533 Ir. 7.26

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area.
PEACE RIVER BASIN 

Charlie Apopka Creek near Gardner, Fla.

103

Location. Lat 27°22', long. 81°48', in sec. 3, T. 36 S., R. 25 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge pier on U. S. Highway 17, 1.6 miles north of Gardner snA 

2.2 miles upstream from Peace River.

Drainage area. 330 sq mi, approximately (revised). 

Records available. April 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 24.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 13.68 ft); minimum, 3.3 cfs May 17 (gage height, 2.47 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 3, 1951; minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 6-8, 1950. 

Flood of 1928 reached a stage of 24.2 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good.

Hating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 15, 

Feb. 6-20)

Oct. 1 to Nov

112

168

445

9.0

12.0

13.7

15

770

1,600

2,200

Nov. 16 to Sept. 30

95

147

208

492

815

 :ond, wattr year October 1951 to Septe

1-y

1

3

4

G

7

e

3

111

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2 1

23

24

25

Zf

27

28

3u

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

net .

360

1,580

*2.160

2,010

*1,790

1,570

1,280

988

775

634

522

433

364

314

276

*247

224

211

194

177

163

151

143

150

164

160

156

156

155

150

144

17,801

574

1.74

2.01

Hov .

137

132

128

120

115

109

109

109

106

103

100

97

92

88

as

98

258

419

*399

373

372

361

342

318

293

272

250

226

205

187

-

6,003

200

0.606

0.68

IifC .

170

156

145

135

127

120

112

106

98

92

86

81

75

70

67

65

61

58

73

77

71

66

62

58

a56

a54

a51

a49

a47

a45

a43_

2,576

83.1

0.252

0.29

Jan. 

 

a41

a39

a38

a36

a35

34

32

31

29

*28

26

£4

23

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

16

J6

16

15

17

24

31

30

770

24.8

0.075

0.09

Feb.

26

25

42

64

97

112

107

107

115

116

111

*103

94

84

75

67

73

78

73

65

59

57

55

53

53

114

235

231

218

_

-

2,709

93.4

0.283

0.31

liar .

230

240

234

214

190

169

148

129

113

99

88

79

70

63

65

76

74

63

55

52

53

53

52

*51

50

111

441

457

499

553

546

5,317

172

0.521

0.60

Apr.

503

441

376

314

264

222

186

155

127

107

90

76

65

57

48

42

36

32

28

25

22

20

18

17

15

16

16

15

14

IS3,360

112

0.339

0.38

May

12

11

9.7

9.0

8.2

*7.2

6.9

6.2

5.7

5.4

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.7

3.5

4.4

6.0

11

12

12

14

14

13

14

30

52

68

74

79

11

592.9

19.1

0.058

0.07

June

81

79

89

113

129

132

122

110

97

86

80

78

77

71

67

58

*52

49

42

34

29

27

28

28

28

27

29

34

40

43

-

1,959

65.3

0.198

0.22

July

43

54

64

60

51

99

246

435

705

719

777

736

644

630

582

496

434

444

404

348

304

260

220

183

155

130

113

99

*93

86

72

9,686

312

0.945

1.09

Aug.

61

68

101

136

398

396

422

299

377

331

272

268

218

158

130

212

164

154

177

180

127

94

79

83

88

190

203

326

264

238

386

6,600

213

0.645

0.74

Sept.

505

570

560

554

546

484

440

*376

379

322

279

255

418

368

353

271

217

188

169

151

145

150

145

130

121

104

89

95

130

175

-

8,689

290

0.879

0.98

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,160 Min 3.5 Mean 260 rfsm 0.788 In. tlO.69

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,160 Min 3.5 Mean 180 Cfsm 0.545 In. 7.46

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area. 

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

Horse Creek near Arcadia.

ords for Joshua Creek at Nocatee and

319056 O - 55 - 1
104 PEACE RIVER BASIN

Peace River at Arcadia, Pla.

Location. Lat 81°52', long. 2V°13', sec. 26, T. 37 S., R. 24 E., on left bank 75 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 70, half a mile west of Arcadia, and 5 miles upstream from Joshua Creek.

Drainage area. 1,370 sqmi, approximately (revised). 

Records available. April 1931 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 19, 1931, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 1,188 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,620 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 11.68 ft); minimum, 159 cfs May 17 (gage height, 0.40 ft).

1931-52: Maximum discharge, 36,200 cfs Sept. 9, 1933 (gage height, 17.67 ft); minimum, 37 cfs May 28, 1949; minimum gage height, -0.31 ft June 4, 5, 7, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 18.3 ft in 1912, from information by county engineer (discharge, 

43,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 22 to May 5)

Oct. 1 to May 5

0.8 192

1.5 412

3.0 990

5.0

8.0

11.7

2,050

4,350

8,650

May 6 to Sept. 30

1.0 

2.0

166

325

4.0 

6.0

1,670

2,830

Disehaige, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

b

7

q

lu

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf SFl

In.

Oct.

1,900

5,480

8.440

7,680

6,730

5,920

4,830

3,490

2,710

2,150

1,790

1,520

1,340

1,200

1,110

1,020

*946

902

846

798

766

739

712

693

682

670

663

659

655

632

6fl2

68,275

2,202

1.61

1.85

MOV.

575

541

518

499

480

455

448

441

426

426

419

409

398

368

534

419

946

1,180

* >290

,200

,160

,130

,100

,060

,010

958

902

846

798

754

-

21,490

716

0 . 523

0.58

Dec.

716

674

636

613

594

568

549

537

518

511

495

495

484

459

444

444

441

448

477

530

571

552

503

462

455

477

484

459

416

388

578

15,776

509

0.372

0.43

Jan .

388

375

358

344

337

341

*344

334

344

358

351

364

368

344

327

327

310

288

291

294

288

288

291

272

269

257

260

278

304

334

341

9,969

322

0.235

0.27

Feb.

313

300

368

452

594

708

682

590

579

541

495

*466

437

402

371

354

368

388

430

419

378

330

304

300

300

459

882

1.100

962

_

-

14,272

492

0.359

0.39

Mar.

838

766

735

697

644

590

541

495

462

444

402

344

330

334

462

625

766

678

625

644

689

701

678

628

*571

628

1,420

2,150

2,520

2,230

2,030

25,467

822

0.600

0.69

Apr.

.850

,650

,460

,270

,100

958

874

810

762

697

617

568

537

507

462

426

409

371

344

324

304

288

281

260

242

248

266

288

284

263

-

18,720

624

C.455

0.51

May

234

220

220

212

214

*206

203

206

221

196

203

211

206

206

187

171

171

189

189

184

175

203

221

244

518

494

438

388

355

355

388

7,828

253

0 . 185

0.21

June

525

547

497

455

416

379

376

355

352

355

373

346

307

281

263

252

*247

239

266

223

194

199

229

208

211

201

191

191

213

223

-

9,114

304

0.222

0.25

July

236

286

301

349

355

361

640

1,010

1,700

2,010

2.280

1,960

1,440

1,230

1,180

1,040

866

775

733

640

551

486

430

385

346

307

283

263

252

*301

434

23,430

756

0.552

0.64

Aug.

483

438

448

551

788

915

985

980

965

1,010

970

970

940

852

815

852

806

797

970

990

910

852

876

905

920

985

,220

,460

.650

,570

,460

29,333

946

0.691

0.80

Sept.

,510

,550

,740

,720

,650

,580

,580

,360

,240

* ,180

,010

*960

,110

,320

a ,200

al.OOO

a850

a 7 50

a640

592

a590

a 6 00

a580

a580

a560

a720

862

985

1 , 400

a2.000

-

33,419

1,114

0.815

0.91

Calendar year 1951: Max 8,440 Min 114 Mean 1,025 Cfsm 0.748 In. tlO.15

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,440 Min 171 Mean 757 Cfsm 0.553 In. 7.53

range in stage and records for
PEACE RIVER BASIN 105

Joshua Creek at Nocatee, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°10', long. 81°53', in sec. 14, T. 38 S., R. 24 E., near center of span 

on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 17, 0.5 mile north of No:atee, and 2.1 

miles upstream from Peace River.

Drainage area. 115 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,620 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 17.89 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs June 26 (gage height, 4.25 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 2, 1951; minimum, 0.2 cfs May 15, 1950; 

minimum gage height, 4.04 ft June 8, 1951.

Flood of September 1948 reached a stage of 17.7 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method

4.6

4.7 

5.8 

6.5 

7.5 

9.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 27

4.0 

5.9

199

422

10.5

12.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

18.0

743

1,190

1,890

2,540

5,500

7,950

Bed Oct. 1, 16-21)

Feb. 28 to Sept. 30

4.2

4.3

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5

6.0 67

7.0 148

8.0 268

10.0 620

1951 tD September 195'

~'^y

i

3

4

5

fi

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

O'-t.

128

3,920

*5.970

3 060

*1,680

1,040

606

368

239

160

110

79

59

47

51

53

*49

42

37

33

30

27

26

25

24

22

21

20

18

17

IS.

17,977

580

5.04

5.81

Nov.

15

14

16

16

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

11

45

424

805

522

*328

218

147

109

85

69

*57

46

40

35

30

-

3,153

105

0.913

1.02

Dee .

26

24

22

20

19

18

17

16

15

13

13

12

11

10

10

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.4

7.1

6.8

388.3

12.5

0.109

0.13

Jan.

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.8

8.7

8.4

7.3

*7.1

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.7

5.7

6.5

14

14

10

218.8

7.06

0.061

0.07

 Fpb.

8.4

9.3

29

28

41

38

50

24

20

16

14

*13

12

12

11

11

12

13

12

11

10

10

9.0

9.0

10

76

126

82

55

_

-

751.7

25.9

0.225

0.24

Mar.

40

32

26

22

20

18

16

15

13

12

12

11

11

11

20

53

76

83

78

60

42

31

24

20

*16

68

318

473

445

282

169

2,517

81. £

0.706

0.81

Apr.

114

82

59

40

28

22

19

16

13

12

10

9.0

8.1

7.3

6.3

5.5

4.8

4.4

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.4

4.4

3.9

3.2

2.7

-

500.3

16.7

0.145

0.16

May

2.2

2 . 7

2.2

1.9

1,6

*1,4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

1.4

4.6

5.8

3.7

2.2

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.0

.7

_.6

. 6

.6

.6

.7

47.8

1.54

0.013

0.02

June

0.7

1.1

.7

, 7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.8

1.1

.8

.6

.6

1.1

2.9

4.1

*2.7

C.2

2.9

2.7

i.e

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.7

1.0

1.0

.8

-

37.7

1.26

0.011

0,01

July

O.S

1.6

1.6

8.7

95

151

92

55

53

47

44

75

94

110

108

76

51

36

26

21

21

18

13

10

9.0

3.1

6.1

8.1

7.6

*8.4

8.1

1,266.1

40.8

0.355

0.41

Aus.

7.3

6.3

5.0

5.0

13

25

24

41

43

28

19

15

12

12

40

70

65

54

50

53

40

26

20

18

24

32

29

34

124

164

125

1,225.6

39.5

0.343

0.40

Sept.

76

47

41

29

21

17

14

*12

11

8.7

8.1

94

352

233

143

84

48

30

22

18

16

24

26

22

18

15

15

24

110

579

-

2, If 9.8

72.0

0.626.

0.70

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,970 Win 0.5 Mean 136 Cfsrn 1.18 In. 16.02

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,970 Win 0.6 Mean 82.6 Cfsm 0.718 In. 9.78

Peak discharge (base. l.OOO cfs). Oct. 2 (9:30 p.m.) 7,620 cfs (17.89 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
106 PEACE RIVER BASIN

Horse Creek near Arcadia, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°12', long. 81°59', in sec. 2, T. 39 S., R. 23 E., or downstream side of 

bridge near right bank on State Highway 72, 8 miles west of Arcadia and 8 miles upstream from Peace River.

Drainage area. 205 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 10.? 

1929 (State Road Department benchmark).

ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,680 cfs Oct. 2 height, 16.84 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs May 16 (gage height, 1.85 ft).

1950-52; Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 2, 1951; minimum, 0.1 cfs May 10-17, 20- 

22, 1950; minimum gage height, 1.83 ft June 16-18, 1951.

Flood of September 1948 reached a stage of 17.8 ft, from information by State Road 

Department.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (sage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet

per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7-15)

4.0 

5.0

Oct. 1 to Nov. 15

11

26

107

190

8.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

16.2

722

1,450

2,250

3,900

5,600

16 to May 14

226

370

May 15 to Sept. 30

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

121

226

370

722

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

I) ay

1

j

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2°

23

24

25

°6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

338

3,350

5.490

2,980

1,760

*1,300 

1,040

797

606

447

319

226

172

145

125

109

*93

79

68

58

52

45

40

35

33

30

27

23

20

18

16.

19,841

640

3.12

3.60

(1 3V.

14

13

12

12

10

9.8 

9.5

8.9

8.6

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.3

7.3

7.1

16

130

163

146

*106

88

73

63

57

52

*46

42

37

35

31

-

1,228.5

41.0

0.200

0.22

Dec.

28

26

25

23

22

20 

20

19

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

14

13

13

12

14

21

22

21

20

19

20

18

17

16

15

14

554

17.9

0.087

0.10

Jan.

14

14

13

13

12

13 

13

13

13

*13

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.0

8.3

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.7

17

14

12

342.2

11.0

0.054

0.06

Feb.

12

12

46

46

90

96 

84

72

62

55

49

*43

38

34

30

27

4O

50

40

34

30

27

25

22

22

90

151

142

122

-

-

1,591

54.9

0 '. 268

0.29

Mar.

106

100

94

86

76

67 

59

52

44

38

33

29

26

26

75

124

90

67

50

41

34

28

24

20

*17

52

283

368

372

291

270

2,982

96.2

0.469

0.54

Apr.

228

TsT

144

114

89

73 

60

50

42

35

30

25

20

18

15

12

11

9.4

8.0

6.7

6.1

5.2

4.7

4.2

5.6

4.7

5.2

5.0

4.2

3.6

-

1,217.6

40.6

0.198

0.22

May

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.0

*1.8 

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.4

6.2

6.9

3.4

2.4

2.1

2.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

3.7

3.4

4.4

3.9

78.5

2.53

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,490 Min 1.0 Mean 154 Cfsn

June

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.1

2.0

2.1 

2.1

2.1

3.4

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.6

4.6

4.2

*5.4

5.4

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.5

14

12

8.2

7.4

7.4

8.7

7.6

7.4

-

156.1

5.20

0.025

0.03

July

6.9

15

16

17

66

116 

85

118

134

108

169

Tie

81

74

72

59

51

42

36

31

27

23

20

18

16

15

15

15

18

*53

152

1,784.9

57.6

0.281

0.32

Aug.

324

326

322

298

308

360 

359

328

272

257

228

310

270

220

294

305

228

181

159

152

159

188

209

243

284

294

300

298

311

312

340

8,439

272

1.33

1.53

Sept.

346

320

294

258

218

200 

180

160

140

*125

170

277

421

357

295

234

187

155

130

109

97

96

96

101

132

149

177

200

221

570

-

6,415

214

1.04

1.16

0.751 In. 10.17

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,49o Min O.9 Mean 122 Cfsm 0.595 In. 8.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAKKA RIVER BASIN 

Miakka River near Sarasota, Fla.

107

Location. Lat 27°14'25", long. 82°18'50", in sec. 21, T. 37 3., R. 20 E. , on right bank 

half a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, 2 miles upstream from Lower 

Miakka Lake, and 14 miles southeast of Sarasota.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi, approximately (revised). 

Records available.--August 1936 to September 1952.

Ga^e. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 7.92 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (National Park Service benchmark). Prior to Apr. 10, 1941, at highway bridge 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 248 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge, 3,440 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 9.24 ft); no flow for many

1936-52: Maximum discharge observed, 6,620 cfs Sept. 21, 1947 (gage height, 10.78 

ft); no flow for many days in some years.

Remarks. Records poor.

Cooperation. Gage readings furnished by employees of Miakka River State Park.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 9-28)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Aug. 9 Aug. 10 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

4.1 

6.0

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

9.3

140

250

450

770

1,750

3,550

2.9 

3.3 

3.6 

3.8 

4.1 

4.4

1.8

3.6

5.3

9.0

16

4.8 

5.3 

5.8 

6.2

7.0

72

145

250

730

4.9 64

5.4 115

6.0 234

7.0 760

Discharge, in cubic ftet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

294

1,990

3,270

5,590 

3,020

2,570

*2,070

1,560

1,220

956

777

623

512

440

360

330

*277

253

225

204

188

170

156

142

151

122

114

107

100

94

85

25,748

831

3.54

4.07

Nov.

80

TK

70

68 

65

50

40

35

34

34

25

21

18

15

14

15

15

23

26

*28

33

43

55

58

60

58

54

49

46

41

-

1,243

41.4

0.176

0.20

Dec.

56

37

27

24 

22

20

19

18

17

15

14

13

12

10

8.8

7.4

5.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.3

779

18

19

22

22

21

18

13

9.8

474.7

15.3

0.065

0.08

Jan.

7.6

6.3

5.7

5.3

5.0

6.3

*8.8

12

16

16

15

11

8.2

6.6

5.9

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.1

5.8

7.6

9.2

7.9

6.9

8.8

8.2

7.2

236.7

7.64

0.033

0.04

Feb.

6.4

5.8

6.6

6.5

7.9

14

22

30

51

54

34

32

*52

51

28

24

26

26

25

22

17

14

8.0

4.5

5.8

5.9

9.0

18

26

-

-

550.4

19.0

0.081

0.09

Mar.

29

36

45

48 

50

49

45

54

52

51

29

28

28

27

29

33

35

35

35

36

35

34

51

28

25

*41

50

62

77

102

128

1,325

42.7

0.182

0.21

Apr.

155

T35

128

116 

105

96

92

89

74

65

58

54

50

47

42

58

56

34

50

22

15

11

7.5

5.4

4.1

5.0

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.4

1,497.6

49.9

0.212

0.24

May

~T9" 1.1

.6

.4 

.3

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.4

0.11

0.00047

0.0005

June

0

^

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

.1

7T

0

0

0

0

0

0-

0.2

0.01

0,000043

0.00003

July

00"

.2

.6 

.8

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.3

2.1

3.5

4.9

5.7

6.3

8.4

13

19

24

21

24

21

16

13

10

7.5

6.3

5.5

4.9

5.5

5.4

*5.5

241.1

7.78

0.035

0.04

Aug.

5.2

579

12

78 

165

241

502

318

355

347

527

295

264

258

240

251

226

224

251

254

240

234

224

264

271

258

246

252

271

267

267

7,153.1

231

0.985

1.13

Sept.

258

240

224

201 

181

161

137

127

121

*128

150

133

137

127

121

118

115

112

110

107

100

95

91

89

86

78

72

70

77J

84

-

3,823

127

0.540

0.61

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,590 

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,590

162

116

Cfsm 0.689 

Cfsm 0.494

t9.36 

6.71

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area.
108 MANATEE RIVER BASIN

Manatee River near Bradenton, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°28'30", long. 82°18'05", in sec. 34, T. 34 S. , R. 20 E. , on left bank

20 i't downstream from bridge on State Highway 675, 800 ft upstream from Craig Branch,

6f miles northwest of Verna, and 17 miles east of Bradenton.

Drainage area. 90 sq mi, approximately (revised). 

Records available. April 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 11.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Average discharge. 13 years, 97.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 21.95 ft); minimum, 2.9 cfs May 13, 14.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 6,170 cfs Sept. 18, 1947 '(gage height, 24.51 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs; minimum, 0.6 cfs May 7, 1939; minimum gage 

height, 2.48 ft May 5-7, 1939.

Remarks. Records fair.

"Dlsenarge, In cut! feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Da 7

1

2

3

4

5

e

1

8

i

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ot.

847

1,640

1,220

570

248

160

118

90

73

60

50

42

36

32

29

27

25

*24

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

eo

20

20

19

T9

5,554

179

1.99

2.ZO

Nov.

19

19

20

20

20

19

20

20

20

20

19

21

e21

e20

e20

e30

116

116

111

*82

56

41

31

26

e23

e21

e20

e!9

18

IB

-

1,026

34 2

0.380

0.42

Dee. | Jan.

17

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

15

15

e!5

e!5

e!5

e!5

e!5

e!6

e!7

e20

eC2

2_5

24

21

19

19

18

18

17

16

15

14

14

529

17.1

0.190

0.22

13

T3

13

13

12

12

*12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.6

9.6

9.5

9.5

10

11

11

11

339.2

10.9

0.121

0.14

Feb.

11

IT

17

23

43

44

40

32

24

21

19

18

17

*17

16

16

47

51

43

32

26

22

20

19

20

70

122

106

78

-

1,025

35.3

0.392

0.42

Mar.

56

40

32

26

23

20

19

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

16

18

18

16

15

14

14

13

1212-

23

*85

132

-95 133

62

42

1,041

33.6

0.373

0.43

Apr.

"20 29

16

13

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.4

8.2

8.0

7.6

7.4

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.0

5.9

5.9

5.6

4.5

576

5.3

7.0

6.5

5.9

5.8

5.2

-

264.8

8.83

0.098

0.11

May

4.9

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.2

*4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.6

3.6

"279 2.9

3.6

4.1

4.5

7.S

7.4

7.8

6.4

5.5

7.8

16

16

16

12

9.3

9.7

20

27.

237.6

7.66

0.085

0.10

June

34

28

24

35

33

21

20

16

12

9.7

9.3

16

20

15

12

27

25

31

*43

23

20

19

16

12

12

24

38

32

38

35

700.0

23.3

0.259

0.29

July

35

35

25

20

23

30

26

110

59

37

29

20

18

32

31

30

23

21

18

20

16

13

11

8.3

7.4

6.4

675

58

278

154

130

1,331.0

42.9

0.477

0.55

Aug.

*347

389

219

147

124

118

126

279

138

118

172

137

301

187

119

116

113

103

77

124

152

119

126

103

101

292

402

323

200

150

118

5,540

179

1.99

2.29

Sept.

96

141

92

68

70

322

315

220

202

192

*106

200

342

188

119

83

63

53

67

81

57

59

49

49

358

302

134

168

1,240

*2,470

-

7,906

264

2.93

3.27

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,640 Mln 2.8 Mean 80.0 Cfsm 0.889 In. tl2.05

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,470 Mln 2.9 Mean 69.7 Cfsm 0.774 In. 10.54

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Oct. 2 (9:30 a.m.) 1,750 cfs (19.54 ft); S3pt. 30 (5 p.m.) 

3,220 cfs (21.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for Little Manatee 

River near Wimauma.
LITTLE MANATEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Manatee River near Wimauma, Pla.

109

Location. Lat 27°40'15", long. 82°21'10", in sec. 25, T. 32 S., R. 19 E., on left bank 

25 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 301, 1? miles upstream from Cypress Creek, 

and 4 miles southwest of Wimauma.

Drainage area. 145 sq mi, approximately (revised).

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 13 years, 175 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 7.33 ft); minimum, 3.9 cfs May 17 (gage height, -0.09 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 9,450 cfs June 24, 1945 (gage height, 14.44 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs June 6, 7, 1945 (gage height, -0.45 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 1033: 1939(M).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-9, and Jan. 6-15)

0.4 

.8

1.7

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5

22 3.0

51 6.0

140 8.0

337

946

1,720

Nov. 4 to Sept. 30

-0.1

0.0

.3

1.0

3.5

7.5

24

2.0 192

4.0 530

6.0 946

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

648

1,520 

1,280

812

477

303

208

151

119

97

81

71

62

57

56

55

52

*50

45

41

38

36

34

34

34

32

31

30

29

27

25

6,335

204

1.41

1.62

Nov.

25

23 

45

36

33

31

30

30

29

28

27

27

27

27

27

35

66

 93

31

77

*65

55

49

45

43

40

39

37

36

35

1,246

41.5

0.286

0.32

Dec.

33

32 

32

31

30

30

30

30

29

27

27

25

^5

25

25

27

29

30

42

133

56

45

45

44

44

42

39

37

35

34

30

1,073

34.6

0.239

0.28

Jan.

29

27 

27

26

25

24

24

*25

24

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

17

T7

18

18

20

27

34

30

702

22.6

0.156

0.18

Feb.

27

Tf 

38

55

63

76

71

62

54

46

40

37

33

*31

29

29

42

58

50

42

39

36

32

31

38

70

131

134

ire

_

-

1,537

53.0

0.366

0.39

Mar.

93

74 

62

54

48

43

40

37

33

29

27

26

25

23

44

117

106

86

66

55

47

40

33

29

42

349

*634

F74

419

a325

a240

3,820

123

0.848

, 0.98

Apr.

al80

a!30

a96

a72

54

a47

a41

a36

a32

a29

a27

25

a23

a22

a20

a!9

a!8

a!7

16

a!5

a!4

a!4

a!3

a!4

a!5

16

ale

a!7

a!6

a!5

1,071

35.7

0.246

0.27

May

al4

a!3 

12

all

alO

a9.8

a9.1

*8.5

8.5

7.5

7.1

6.3

5.5

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.7

6.7

6.7

5.9

5.1

5.1

31

49

29

15

11

13

35

6jj

422.1

13.6

0.094

0.11

June

70

60 

51

42

32

27

22

17

18

17

14

17

17

14

JL3

17

32

26

29

*42

41

39

38

34

33

26

40

69

99

124

1,120

37.3

0.257

0.29

July

97

79 

72

63

50

46

48

43

a39

a35

a30

a27

a25

50

50

50

38

37

43

40

27

21

16

12

9.5

15 7.5

16

53

93

125

1,357.0

43.8

0.302

0.35

Aug.

*18?

233 

297 30.'

337

317

361

337

50?

368

315

215

155

131

120

163

286

310

240

273

239

214

168

131

111

127

4E1

566

320

2C5

1E1

8,130

2E2

i.ei

2.09

Sept.

141

210

174

396

433

682

616

619

366

269

*195

163

222

212

165

129

102

83

73

67

61

58

58

57

172

385

272

224

459

783

-

7,846

262

1.81

2.01

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,420 Hin 2.3 Mean 143 Cfsm 0.986 In. t!3.36

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,320 Min 4.3 Mean 94.7 Cfsm 0.653 In. 8.89

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs).--Oct. 3 (2 a.m.) 1,400 cfs (7.33 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Manatee River near Bradenton.
110 ALAFIA RIVER BASIN

Worth Prong Alafia River at Keysvllle, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°53', long. 82°06', in sec. 10, T. 30 S. , R. 22 E., near center of span 

at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.8 mile northwest of Keysville, and 3 miles 

upstream from confluence with South Prong Alafia River.

Drainage area. 175 sq mi, approximately (revised). 

Records available. May 1950 to September 1952.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 39.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 970 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 9.52 ft); minimum, 

3.6 cfs May 17 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 3,890 cfs Sept. 7, 1950 (gage height, 12.78 ft); minimum, that of May 17, 1952; minimum gage height, 1.19 ft June 27, 1950.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 2-5, 10-16)

Oct. I to Nov. 18

1.7 27 

4.2 160 

Note. Same as

following table

above 4.2 ft.

1.4 

4.2 

6.0

Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

3.9

160

270

7.0

8.0

10.0

356

491

1,240

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

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

in.

Oc t .

330

359

356

266

193

145

111

90

75

65

59

51

44

42

41

40

39

*38

,35

35

36

37

38

43

41

42

42

41

40

39

38

2,851

92.0

0.526

0.61

Nov .

38

38

40

40

39

36

36

35

33

33

33

32

31

30

31

137

270

 531 303

172

*130

100

84

76

68

61

56

54

52

50

-

2,369

79.0

0.451

0.50

De?.

48

47

46

48

57

57

54

52

49

46

43

43

41

40

41

46

46

44

56

64

58

54

60

60

58

57

54

51

49

46

44

1,559

50.3

0.287

0.33

Jan.

43

43

42

41

40

41

44

*42

41

41

39

39

39

40

40

*40

40

40

39

40

39

39

38

37

36

36

37

37

49

15

43

1,253

40.4

0.231

0.27

Feb.

40

40

60

68

73

82

80

78

74

67

60

57

54

*84

171

56

62

73

61

52

50

47

44

49

64

103

173

196

T58

_

-

2,276

78.5

0.449

0.48

Mar.

118

100

88

76

68

61

59

57

52

48

44

44

40

39

144

229

263

173

121

100

87

69

58

52

55

161

329

*552

375

235

159

4,056

131

0.749

0.86

Apr.

~96" 117

80

69

60

54

50

45

41

40

38

37

37

40

36

32

29

29

28

25

24

23

21

20

21

21

25

23

18

JL6

1,195

39.8

0.227

May

14

12

12

11

10

9.3

8.9

*10

10

8.9

7.8

7.1

5.9

5.6

4.6

4.4

3.9

7.5

8.9

8.9

30

21

19

28

21

17

22

14

27

107

210

686.7

22.2

0.127

0.25| 0.15

June

~54 138

37

29

25

26

23

36

29

22

17

13

12

18

16

27

19

17

16

28

42

33

25

40

*33

44

63

90

57

36

1,065

35.5

0.203

0.23

July

36

36

49

60

198

162

97

93

144

153

149

136

96

92

80

63

54

51

44

33

34

33

28

25

22

19

18

?6

69

46

40

2,192

70.7

0.404

0.47

Aug.

76

103

81

115

*228

306

318

301

297

198

136

*130

176

139

132

174

347

364

582

820

493

295

198

149

123

115

107

87

78

-§6 73

6,837

221

1.26

1.45

Sept.

115

92

100

110

168

128

84

70

72

62

53

*49

93

104

72

55

47

46

54

48

44

SZ

70

61

64

73

61

52

50

67

-

2,216

73.9

0.422

0.47

Calendar year 1951: Max 655 Mln 5.2 Mean 78.0 Cfsm 0.446 In. t6.03

Water year 1951-52: Max 820 Mln 3.9 Mean 78.0 Cfsm 0.446 In. 6.07

Peak discharge (base, 600 efs).--Aug. 19 (11:30 p.m.) 970 cfs (9.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area.
ALAFIA RIVER BASIN 111 

Alafia River at Lithia, Fla.

Location.--Lat 27°52', long. 82°12', in see. 16, T. 30 S., R. 21 E., on left bank 11 ft 

downstream from Marvinia Bridge, 1 mile northwest of Lifchia, and l£ miles downstream 

from Little Alafia River.

Drainage area. 335 sq mi, approximately (revised).

Records available. January 1933 to September 19S2.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 9.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Aug. 8, 1939, staff gage at site 250 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 339 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,550 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 8.41 ft); minimum, 12 cfs May 17 (gage height, -0.37 ft).

1933-52: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Sept. 7, 1933 (gage height, 25.6 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs; minimum, 6.6 cfs June 5, 6, 

1945 (gage height, -0.91 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 782: 1933(m).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

r>

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

964

1,440

1.460

1,190

883

623

454

355

290

246

211

189

168

148

136

130

125

*116

108

105

107

113

129

142

132

128

121

117

111

108

£9

10,648

343

1.02

1.18

Nov .

94

96

98

104

95

91

89

84

79

76

76

74

69

67

64

261

573

554

449

337

264

218

189

170

155

141

131

126

123

114

5,061

169

0.504

0.56

Dec.

107

103

102

103

114

120

117

111

107

101

94

89

85

82

85

89

96

93

142

174

171

163

168

163

158

152

141

133

126

122

116

3,727

120

0.358

0.41

Jan.

Ill

107

103

100

99

97

105

*101

96

93

87

82

82

82

85

*B9

84

86

81

82

77

75

72

69

6§

66

78

71

90

106

92

2,714

87.5

0.261

0.30

Feb.

84

82

116

157

168

195

186

180

169

155

142

131

122

*117

220

154

128

161

145

130

124

116

108

109

137

215

370

382 3~25

_

-

4,828

166

0.496

0.54

Mar.

275

237

215

191

172

155

147

142

126

115

109

103

99

96

260

544

461

397

303

257

224

197

164

143

137

440

*1,070

948

886

686

463

9,762

315

0.940

1.08

Apr .

337

283

247

217

199

180

161

143

132

125

116

107

101

97

92

81

81

74

70

63

57

52

49

44

47

49

53

49

46

_41

-

3,393

113

0.337

0.38

May

35

31

29

27

28

29

24

21

#28

23

20

19

IB

17

16

13

12

16

*22

40

58

48

34

52

48

35

36

39

44

137

509

1,308

42.2

0.126

0.15

June

253

122

80

58

49

47

46

40

54

58

56

34

34

36

35

44

77

97

89

101

149

163

131

110

*105

70

115

195

211

149

-

2,808

93.6

0.279

0.31

July

184

209

283

272

515

332

223

197

240

274

252

239

197

191

174

139

115

102

90

81

66

58

51

47

43

35

35

41

107

105

82

4,979

161

0.481

0.55

Aug.

101

211

220

204

*325

650

602

498

486

410

321

*314

432

374

314

332

654

748

918

1.060

994

726

475

337

280

255

241

215

208

224

249

13,378

432

1.29

1.49

Sept.

278

280

356

379

351

308

240

182

171

156

139

*133

170

203

168

136

120

119

136

130

143

160

258

250

225

216

207

182

187

300

-

6,283

209

0.624

0.70

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,460 Min 16 Mean 197 Cfsm 0.588 In. t7.97

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,460 Min 12 Mean 188 Cfsm 0.561 In. 7.65

Peak discharge 1,700 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area.

HILLSBOROUGH RIVER BASIN 

Crystal Springs near Zephyrhills, Fla.

Location --Lat 28°11', long. 82 0 11', in sec. 35, T. 26 S., R. 21 E., on left bank of 

Hillsborough River, a quarter of a mile downstream from Crystal Springs, \\ miles 

west of village of Crystal Springs, and 3-| miles south of Zephyrhills.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1952 (discharge measurements only).

Gage. Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is 

34.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. 1934-52: Maximum discharge measured, 147 cfs July 19, 1941; minimum measured, 

20.3 efs July 1, 1946.

Remarks.--Discharge measurements either of Crystal Springs or of Hillsborough River made 

both above and below Crystal Springs to obtain discharge of the springs, which is the 

difference between that of the river at each of the two points. Flow regulated 

occasionally at springs outlet for recreational purposes.

Revisions (water years).--W 1052: 1935, 1937-42, 1944-45.

Discharge measure ubic fee 

Septe

per second, water year October 1951 to 

ber 1952

Date

Sect. 15. .........

Hillsborough River

Below springs

87.0 

211 

81.4 

75.7 

71.1 

69.7 

93.8 

118

Above springs

21.5 

123 

20.3 

17.7 

9.83 

12.0 

36.7 

61.4

Difference or 

spring flow

65.5 

88 

61.1 

58.0 

61.3 

57.7 

57.1 

56.6
J- 1 ^ HILLSBOROUGH RIVER BASIN

Hillsborough River near Zephyrhills, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°09 I , long. 82°14', in sec. 8, T. 27 S., R. 21 E., on left bank 10 ft 

downstream from footbridge in Hillsborough River State Park, 2 miles downstream from 

Blackwater Creek, and 7 miles southwest of Zephyrhills.

Drainage area.--220 sq mi, approximately (revised). 

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 33.28 ft above mean sea level (Torps 

of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge.--13 years, 271 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 7.60 ft, frcm 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 77 cfs May 15-17, 23 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge observed, 5,920 cfs Sept. 19, 1947; maximum gage height, 

13.80 ft Sept. 7, 1950; minimum discharge observed, 48 cfs June 11-17, 1945; minimum 

gage height observed, 0.78 ft June 3-6, 1944, June 11-17, 1945.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by superintendent of Hillsborough River State

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

1.1 89

2.0 200

3.0 377

5.0 

8.0

788

1,530

0.9 

2.0 

3.0

5.0 

8.0

788

1,530

Discharge, in cuti^ feet per se2ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952*

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

920

911

861

809

767

720

661

596

535

476

413

354

298

245

*211

187

170

155

138

123

118

111

106

106

101

99

99

99

94

94

11

10,668

344

1.56

1.80

Nov.

89

87

89

89

89

89

89

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

105

208

280

317

348

362

387

401

40T

389

*364

332

298

262

229

-

5,976

199

0.905

1.01

Dec.

203

184

169

169

172

164

155

143

138

130

123

120

115

111

115

130

125

123

137

152

150

150

157

152

148

143

138

133

130

125

123

4,427

143

0.650

0.75.

Jan.

1PO

Tl8

115

111

111

111

*108

111

113

106

103

101

101

101

103

103

99

99

96

96

96

96

96

94

¥4

94

94

94

106

103

96

3,187

103

0.468

0.54

Feb.

96

96

113

113

130

138

128

123

120

118

113

111

108

106

103

103

108

*111

108

106

103

101

99

106

118

206

336

317

294

-

-

3,932

136

0.618

0.66

Mar.

266

239

223

217

211

203

195

179

169

155

145

135

125

130

458

815

622

450

340

291

259

232

206

184

195

659

1,560

1,2^0

961

801

*749

12,444

401

1.82

2.10

Apr.

669

624

556

493

439

382

323

270

232

202

179

163

147

147

137

127

119

114

111

108

106

103

101

98

98

137

137

128

116

108

-

6,674

222

1.01

1.13

May

103

98

98

95

95

93

93

90

90

88

85

*82

82

80

IT77

77

85

82

82

82

80

77

80

80

85

132

153

686

497

1 , 08 0

4,784

154

0.700

0.81

June

728

432

291

226

192

163

137

145

129

121

111

106

106

145

124

111

108

121

132

121

181

166

*199

171

153

181

323

359

255

202

-

5,939

198

0.900

1.00

July

171

186

294

272

212

189

171

226

226

247

210

184

171

171

158

145

137

129

118

108

106

98

95

94

90

88

93

188

150

275

229

5,231

169

0.768

0.88

Aug.

308

287

254

639

*548

435

380

592

612

484

447

386

330

312

279

274

260

238

560

529

432

352

291

238

226

294

267

236

212

199

189

11,090

358

1.63

1.87

Sept.

189

168

160

199

343

413

367

312

284

252

229

226

234

221

*212

192

181

168

163

149

137

132

215

189

229

194

197

176

184

163

-

6,478

216

0.982

1.10

Calendar year 1951: Max 986 Min 84 Mean 213 Cfsm 0.968 In. t!3.12

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,360 Min 77 Mean 221 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.65

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area.
HILLSBOROUGH RIVER BASIN 

Hillsborough River near Tampa, Fla.

113

Location.--Lat 28°01'25", long. 82°25'40", In sec. 29, T. 28 £., R. 19 E., on left bank 

just upstream from spillway of Tampa Reservoir Dam, at Thirtieth Street, 5j miles 

northeast of Tampa.

Drainage area.--650 sq mi, approximately (revised). 

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (city of 

Tampa benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1945, at site 1.4 miles upstream at datum 0.66 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--14 years, 595 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,900 cfs Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 

21.87 ft Apr. 8; minimum daily discharge, 28 cfs Nov. 3, 6, 8, 11, 13; minimum gage 

height, 17.05 ft Oct. 22.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 9,690 cfs July 28-30, 1945; maximum gage height, 22.76 

ft Sept. 10, 1950; no flow Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 25.6 ft, at former site and datum, Sept. 7, 1933, from floodmarks (affected by backwater), prior to failure of Tampa power dam, 1.4 miles below 

former gage. A discharge of 16,500 cfs was measured Sept. 9, 1933.

water supply by city of Tampa as shown in monthly table.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,390

1,430

1,520

1,550

1,540

1,510

1,450

1,360

1,150

1,010

956

886

849

734

*724

604

499

428

434

374

428

259

256

254

371

372

142

256

148

138 259"

23,281

751

H-29.6

Nov.

203

145

28

201

205

28

143

206

28

256

28

264

28

202

29

144

261

145

145

200

35

50

150

263

405

472

510

590

*B30

640

-

6,634

221

-1-27.4

Dec.

620

590

806

161

698

324

449

361

394

388

378

350

330

299

287

279

271

267

275

259

250

253

259

263

271

279

283

287

287

287

287

11,092

358

-1-26.0

Jan.

283

279

271

259

250

244

242

230

221

*209

203

198

191

184

179

173

167

161

158

154

151

145

140

136

133

129

126

127

133

133

133

5,742

185

H-28.0

Feb.

133

136

143

144

152

155

160

166

167

166

166

166

164

164

161

160

160

158

155

151

150

*148

148

151

161

186

221

267

330

_

-

4,889

169

-1-24.4

Mar.

383

555

366

532

429

446

440

434

545

335

361

356

324

314

358

405

411

672

789

602

795

549

580

527

a500

a470

a480

a510

a620

a830

al, 200

16,148

521

+25. 9

Apr.

al,330

al,400

*1,440

1,400

1,900

771

991

826

836

783

570

772

748

253

372

350

324

295

275

253

239

221

205

193

185

202

207

202

196

193

17,930

598

+31.2

May

183

173

164

152

145

133

122

113

104

95

87

80

*73

67

60

53

48

47

47

45

44

43

40

40

19

39

39

39

40

48

80

2,482

80.1

-1-35.1

June

144

304

762

577

587

405

378

330

283

259

228

203

187

176

160

148

140

133

131

126

123 13"6

138

148

172

*196

239

275

299

314

-

7,701

257

H-31.8

July

319

324

335

3T9

299

295

299

309

295

283

279

259

244

239

236

225

214

203

184

173

162

152

141

130

122

110

116

127

147

187

287

7,014

226

+ 27.1

rtUg, Ane .

551

593

632

866

780

794

554

*874

868

1,060

896

757

744

762

574

539

555

383

417

1,000

100

503

528

1,110

715

67

733

191

729

714

385

19,974

644

H-27.1

Sept.

356

734

198

564

628

388

553

447

459

906

275

446

437

81

183

*873

315

444

361

3_9

402

360

39

402

445

441

446

442

614

602

-

12,880

429

H-26.4

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm

781 

1.20 

1.38

248 

0.382 

0.43

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52:

384 

0.591 

0.68

213 

0.328 

0.38

193 

0.297 

0.32

547 

0.842 

0.97

629 

0.968 

1.08

115

0.177 

0.20

Observed

Max 1,550 Min 24 Mean 342 

Max 1,900 Min 28 Mean 371

289 

0.445 

0.50

253 

0.389 

0.45

671 

1.03 

1.19

455 

0.700 

0.78

Adjusted

Mean 370 Cfsm 0.569 In. *7.74 

Mean 399 ffsm 0.614 In. 8.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion by city of Tampa in cubic feet per second (records of diversion furnished by city of 

Tampa Water Department).

* Computed on basia of revised figure for drainage area.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Zephyrhills.
114 HILLSBOROUGH RIVER BASIN 

Hutchins Lake Outlet near Lute, Pla.

Location. --Lat 28°07'40", long. 82°29'15", in sec. 15, T. 27 S., R. 18 E., on left bank 

15 ft upstream from highway culvert, 600 ft downstream from Hutchins Lake, 0.45 mile 

west of Simmons Road, and 2.2 miles southwest of Lutz.

Drainage area.--2.7 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1952 (discontinued). 

.Gage. --Water-stage recorder. 

Average discharge.--6 years, 1.45 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8.8 cfs Nov. 17; maximum gag? height, 3.05 ft 

Oct. 1, 2; no flow for many days.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 28 cfs Aug. 14, 1947; maximum gage height, 3.64 ft 

Sept. 6, 1950; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records poor. Low flow regulated by movable crest wooden control 400 ft downstream from station.

Revisions.--W 1204: Drainage area.

Dischnge, in =ubi- feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Cot.

3.7

4.1

375

3.1

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

^_2

31.0

1.0

0.370

0.43

NOV.

0.3

. 2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.3

8.4

7.6

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.7

6.2

4.3

3.3

2.5

*1.9

1.5

1.4

78.0

2.60

0.963

1.07

Der .

1.9

2.2

2.3

3.2

4.2

4.6

4.3

3.5

J.I

2.7

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.2

3.8

3.8

3.6

2.3

1.6

1.2

1.2

.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

66.6

2.15

0.796

0.92

Jan.

~

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

8.1

0.26

0.096

0.11

Feb.

0.2

. 2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2'.2

.2

t 2

.2

*.2

.2

f '.2

.3

.3

.5

.4

.4

_

-

7.8

0.27

0.100

0.11

Kar.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

73

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

1.5

3.2

4.0

4.2

170

3.5

29.4

0.95

0.352

0.40

Apr.

3.0

*2.6

2.1

1.8

1.4

.9

.7

.6

.S

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

,2

72

.2

.2

.2

_ 2

.2

. 2

.2

.2

-

19.5

0.65

0.241

0.27

May

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

V

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.2

.4

1.9

0.06

0.022

0.03

June

0.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

iS

_ 2

!2

.2

. 2

!5

.3

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

10.9

0.36

0.133

0.15

July

0.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

_._3_

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

^8.

15.7

0.51

0.189

0.22

Aug.

1.3

2.6

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.3

2.6

*1.9

2.1

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

2.0

3.1

2.6

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

58.1

1.87

0.693

0.80

Sept.

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

*.8

.7

77

.7

.7

.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

. 8

.8

29.2

0.97

0.359

0.40

Calendar year 1951: Max 8.4 Mln 0 Mean 0.74 Cfsm 0.274 In. 3.73

Water year 1951-52: Max 8.4 Mln 0 Mean 0.97 Cfsm 0.359 In. 4.91

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
HILLSBOROUGH RIVER BASIN 115 

Drainage ditch at Bearss Avenue, near Sulphur Springs, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°05'15", long. 82°27'55", in sec. 36, T. 27 S., R. 18 E., on right bank 

25 ft downstream from bridge on Bearss Avenue, 0.3 mile west of U. S. Highway 541, and 

4.5 miles north of Sulphur Springs post office.

Drainage area.--12 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1952.

Gage.--Staff gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 30.00 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--6 years, 8.26 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 62 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 18.92 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1946-52: Maximum discharge observed, 107 cfs Sept. 23, 25, 1947; maximum gage 

height observed, 20.18 ft Sept. 29, 1946; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records fair. Diversion channel 0.6 mile upstream from station diverts part 

of flow at high stages into Lake Magdalene and the Sweetwater Creek basin.

Hating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 21

16.9 0 1Y.9 5.1

17.0 .1 18.0 7.0

17.2 .5 18.2 19

17.3 .8 18.6 44

17.4 1.2 19.0 72

17.7 3.0

17.0

17.3

17.3

17.8

June 22 to Sept. 30 

0.1 18.1 5.4

18.6 14

18.7 18

18.9 34

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, year October 1951 to September ]952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

61

61

57

53

48

42

44

35

29

28

25

22

19

18

15

13

9.2

7.0

*5.9

5.1

4.5

4.3

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.7

631.3

20.4

1.70

1.96

Nov.

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

J5_

1.8

3.0

3.3

3.8

4.9

6.2

8.1

10

11

11

11

11

9.2

*8.1

6.4

-

122.3

4.08

0.340

0.38

Dec.

5.9

5.3

5.1

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.6

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.3

3. 2

3...0

130.5

4.21

0.351

0.40

Jan.

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.2

1.9

*1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

TT

47.7

1.54

0.128

0.15

Feb.

0.3

.3

.4

.4

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

**.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

!4

.8

1.1

1.3

1.3

-

-

13.4

0.46

0.038

0.04

Mar.

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

2.3

4.6

7.5

11

18

19

11

124.7

4.02

0.335

0.39

Apr.

19

Is

*14

12

10

6.8

5.7

5.0

4.5

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

-

128.4

4.28

0.357

0.40

May

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

_,

.2

.2

.1

0

O

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_._5

2.8

0.09

0.0075

0.009

June

0.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

^

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

. 2

**.!

.1

.1

.4

.5

.5

7.5

0.25

0.021

0.02

July

~0.6

.8

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

3.4

4.2

4.0

6.1

7.. 5

73.1

2.36

0.197

0.23

Aug.

13

19

22

25

25

30

75

29

*26

25

23

21

18

17

Sept.

9.9

9.2

11

11

12

11

11

11

9.6

9.2

8.0

7.5

6.8

7.0

16 6.4

14 6.0

13 5.8

12 5.7

12 *5.2

12 4.9

12 4.7

12 4.6

12 5.0

12 5.1

11 5.0

11 4.8

11 4.8

10 4.8

9.9 4.7

9.8 4.4

11

523.7 216.1

16.9 7.20

1.41 0.600

1.62 0.67

Calendar year 1951: Max 67 Min 0 Mean 5.34 Cfsm 0.445 In. 6.O4

Water year 1951-52: Max 61 MLn 0 Mean 5.52 Cfsm 0.460 In. 6.27

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on this day.
116 ALLIGATOR CREEK BASIN

Alligator Creek at Safety Harbor, Fla.

Location.--Lat 27°58 I 40", long. 82°41'45", in sec. 9, T. 29 S., R. 16 E., on right upstream wing wall of concrete control, 190 ft upstream from bridge on highway between 

Safety Harbor and State Highway 60, and 0.8 mile southwest of Safety Harbor.

Drainage area.--9.0 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 0.85 ft below mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 145 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 7.50 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 490 cfs Sept. 6, 1950 (gage height, 9.00 ft); no flow 

for many days each year.

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

Some regulation at times from manual operation of gate valve in control.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2 

5.6

9.8

7.0 

8.0

53

253

in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

a8

a!3

a!4

a!2

a9

6.4

a6

a5

a5

a4

a4

a3

a2

a2

al

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

101.0

3.26

0.362

0.42

Mov.

0

O

.3

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

5.3

10

11

IT

9.4

7.2

5.6

4.2

3.5

2.8

2.6

*2.3

2.3

2.1

1.8

-

81.4

2.71

0.301

0.34

Dec.

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

71.1

2.29

0.254

0.29

Jan.

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.1

2.1

1.6

1.6

35.1

1.13

0.126

0.15

Feb.

1.6

1.8

3.5

3.8

5.2

4.9

5.6

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.8

2.8

2.1

*2.1

2.3

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

6.4

8.9

11

11

-

-

116.7

4.02

0.447

0.48

Mar.

8.9

7.2

5.6

4.9

3.8

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

8.5

14

19

16

12

8.5

6.8

6.0

5.2

4.2

7.6

41

129

131

90

53

27

628.5

20.3

2.26

2.60

Apr.

*16

TT

8.5

7.2

6.0

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.1

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.1

.8

.3

0

0

-

89.7

2.99

0.332

0.37

May

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

*0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

5.2

5.4

0.17

0.019

0.02

June

3.1

TTs

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

-

8.8

0.29

0.032

0.04

July

0

0

.4

.4

.8

.6

1.1

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.1

1.2

.6

.4

.2

.2

1.2

1.6

1.1

.8

.6

.8

3.8

6.O

6.4

8.9

7.6

62.4

2.01

0.223

0.26

Aug.

8.5

8.0

9.8

18

21

*17

12

10

9.4

8.0

.6

.0

.4

.9

.2

.2

.5

.5

.2

.6

.O

.9

.4

.8

.6

.5

.8

.2

.8

.8

.9

215.5

6.95

0.772

0.89

Sept.

0.8

.6

.5

.5

.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

.3

.2

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

1.3

3.8

2TT

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.8

-

23.6

0.79

0.088

O.10

Calendar year 1951: Max 22 Min 0 Mean 2.44 Cfsm O.271 In. 3.69

Water year 1951-52: Max 131 Min 0 Mean 3.93 Cfsm 0.437 In. 5.96

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations on nearby streams.
LONG BAYOU BASIN 117

Seminole Lake Outlet near Largo, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°50i20", long. 82°46 I 50", in sec. 27, T. 30 S., R. 15 E., on soutlr shore

 of Seminole Lake, 250 ft west -of highway bridge across spillway channel and 5.2 miles

south of Largo .

Drainage area. --14 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. --August 1950 to September 1952. 

gage .--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is at mean sea level,

datum of 1929 (Pinellas County benchmark). 

Extremes.- -1950: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 539 cfs Sept. 5

 t gage height, 7.44 ft), from rating curve extended above 140 cfs; no flow for msny

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 143 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 5.93 

f t ) ; no flow for many days .

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 182 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, b.09 

f t ) ; no flow for many days .

Remarks. --Records good except those prior to Mar. 1, 1951, which are poor. Greater part 

of inflow to Seminole Lake is regulated by pumps at north darn 3.0 miles above station. 

Pumpage at north dam represents natural flow of tributary above dam.

Rating tables, 

Aug. 3, 1950, to Feb. 28, 1951

g. 1, 1950, to Sept. 3O, 1952 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

0 

1.5

7.0

5.4 

5.6 

6.0 

7.3

153

500

Mar. 1, 1951, to Sept. 30. 1952

5.3 26

5.6 75

6.1 185

5.0

5.1

5.2

0

4.6

14

Discharge, in cubic feet pe 

1950

nd, 1950-52

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Total

Cfsm.

Aug.

6.6

5.3

4.2

3.1

2.2

2.2

1.2

.9

Sept.

22

28

28

105

461

*494

398

320

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

0.7

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.2

.2

Sept.

266

220

158

103

70

*50

34

25

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

0.1

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

Sept.

19

14

13

13

9.B

7.0

5.5

4.8

Day

25

26

27

28

29-

30

31

Aug.

0

.3

2.2

7.0

15

16

*18

0.23

Sept.

4.2

2.2 i.e

.7

.E

.9

_

7.65

this day.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Ic

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.5

TT2

.9

.7

.5

.4

.2

.1

.2

.9

1.2

.7

.5

**.4

.3

.5

.1

.5

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

12.1

0.39

0.028

0.03

Nov .

(*)

-

0

0

O

0

Dec .

0

0

o

0

0

0

1.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.5

2.2

7.9

14

12

9.8

7.9

5.5

4.8

4.2

4.2

3.1

2.6

3.1

2.2

5.5

16

123.2

3.97

0.284

0.33

Jan.

13

11

8.8

7.0

6.2

4.8

3.6

**4.8

1.8

.9

.7

.7

.9

.7

1.5

2.2

.5

.7

.7

.7

1.2

.9

.7

.5

1.8

.5

.2

.3

.3

.3

_^2

78.1

2.52

0.180

0.21

Feb.

0.3

2.6

4.E

4.2

4.2

3.1

7.9

8.8

6.2

5.5

4.8

3.1

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.2

.9

.7 **.5

.4

.5

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

_

_

-

68.3

2.44

0.174

0.18

f!ar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

.8

.2

.2

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

2.6

0.08

0.0057

0.007

Apr.

0

0 *o

0

0

0

25

62

*59

50

41

36

22

16

12

9.8

15

12

9.8

14

13

9.8

8.0

8.0

6.2

4.6

3.9

2.1

1.2

1.6

-

442.0

14.7

1.05

1.17

May

0.8

.4

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

0.0029

0.003

June

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

19

31

28

26

28

132.8

4.28

0.306

0.35

Aug.

2E

21

19ie

23

21

17

14

\c

TT

2E

2E

4E

&

21

3f

22

28

21

17

21

17

21

17

21

54

5C

*47

54

5*

*1£

907

29.3

2.09

2.41

Sept.

47

38

29

23

17

13

9.8

9.8

23

17

14

17

13

9.8

8.9

7.1

8.9

47

*129

125

102

79

62

47

35

26

21

19

44

86

-

1,127.3

37.6

2.69

2.99

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 129 Min 0 Mean 7.93 Cfsm 0.566 In. 7.68

* Discharge measurement or observatic

** Field estimate made on this day.

this day.
118 LONG BAYOU BASIN 

Seminole Lake Outlet near Largo, Pla. Continued

In cubi? feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

lu

11

12

13

14

15

ie

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oc t .

1O4

148

T25

98

75

55

42

34

28

21

15

12

8.0

6.2

3.9

**3.2

2.1

1.6

1.2

.2

0

.2

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

784.0

25.3

1.81

2.08

Nov.

0

0

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

57

54

44

35

29

23

21

17

14

12

*12

11

8.9

7.1

-

360.5

12.0

0.857

0.96

Dee.

5.4

4.6

3.9

3.9

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.6

4.6

3.2

1.6

3.2

5.4

1.6

1.3

3.9

2.1

2.1

5.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.4

8.0

3.9

2.6

2.1

3.2

135.4

4.37

0.312

0.36

Jan.

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.6

1.6

3.2

1.6

**.8

.8

2.1

.8

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

0

.4

.2

.4

.2

.8

.4

0

0

0

1.6

4.6

2.1

2.1

36.5

1.18

0.084

0.10

Feb.

1.6

1.6

7.1

9.8

17

17

19

14

11

11

8.9

8.0

7.1

5.4

5.4

6.2

13

8.9

*6.2

6.2

11

8.0

4.6

7.1

8.9

15

29

21

18

_

-

307.0

10.6

0.757

0.82

Mar.

18

17

13

13

14

11

11

8.0

5.4

2.1

2.6

3.2

2.6

5.4

23

34

26

17

19

17

13

11

8.0

4.6

18

96

172

158

121

90

68

1,021.9

33.0

2.36

2.71

Apr.

*50

44

34

22

23

19

14

11

8.9

8.0

6.2

4.6

2.1

5.4

3.9

1.6

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

258.3

8.61

0.615

0.69

May

(*)

0

0

0

0

June

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

July

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

2.6

2.6

2.1

1.6

2.6

9.8

16

21

21

19

99.4

3.21

0.229

0.26

Aug.

25

26

26

22

23

*22

18

14

16

14

11

9.8

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

11

18

22

22

19

16

12

9.8

8.9

6.2

3.2

1.2

.8

.4

.2

413.1

13.3

0.950

1.10

Sept.

0.2

O

0

.4

3.9

3.2

2.1

1.6

1.2

0

0

0

.4

1.2

1.6

.8

*.2

0

0

0

.8

1.2

4.6

6.2

7.1

6.2

5.4

4.6

3.2

2.6

-

58.7

1.96

0.140

0.16

Calendar year 1951: Max 148 Mln 0 Mean 11.1 Cfsm 0.793 In. 10.72

Water year 1951-52: Max 172 Mln 0 Mean 9.49 Cfsm 0.678 In. 9.24

Discharge measurement or Dbservatio 

* Field estimate made on this day.

this day.
LAKE TARPON BASIN 119 

Brooker Creek near Odessa, Pia.

Location. Lat 28°08'05", long. 82°35'40", In sec. 10, T. 27 S., R. 17 E., on left bank

 20 Ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 232, 30 ft downstream from outlet of Keystone Lake, and 3.2 miles south of Odessa.

Drainage area. 10 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 30.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~~1929.

Average discharge.--6 years, 7.51 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23 cfs Mar. 30 to Apr. 2; maximum gage height,

 11.40 ft Apr. 1; minimum discharge, 0.3 cfs May 26 (gage height. 9.83 ft).

1946-52: Maximum discharge observed, 180 cfs Aug. 23, 1949 (gage height, 13.21 

ft); no flow for many days; minimum gage height, 8.31 ft June 8, 1949.

Remarks. Records poor. 

Revisions.--W 1204: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 10)

Oct. 1 to May 25 May 26 to Sept. 30

9.7 0.2

9.8 .6

9.9 1.0

10.2 3.0

10.6

11.0

11.4

6.2

14

23

9.8

9.9

10.0

10.1

0.3

.5

1.2

10.5 4.1

10.7 5.9

11.1 15

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

5.8

5.8

5.8

a5.7

a5.6

a5. 4

5.2

a4.9

a4.6

a4.3

a4.1

a3.8

3.6

3.4

a3.2

a3.0

*2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

3^5

108.5

3.50

0.350

0.40

Nov.

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.J>

2.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.7

1,8

3.8

*3.8

3.7

3.7

-

70.6

2.35

0.235

0.26

Dec.

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.9

4,0

3.9

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.

~4

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.:

4.

125.

4.0

0.40

0.47

Jan.

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

*3.6

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.2 rT2

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.2

94.6

3.05

0.305

0.35

Feb.

2.1 T7i

2.6

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.0

*4.3

4.3

4.4

4.6

4.9

5.8

6.4

6.8

7.2

_

-

109.1

3.76

0.376

0.41

Mar.

7.7

8.1

8.8

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.1

8.5

8.3

7.9

7.7

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

873- 6.8

14

18

20

22

23

23

317.5

10.2

1.02

1.18

Apr.

23

*23

22

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

12

11

10

9.6

8.8

8.1

7.6

7.1

6.8

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.1

4.8

377.5

12.6

1.26

1.40

May

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

*2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.2

2.0

66.1

2.13

0.213

0.25

June

2.0

2.0

.0

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

1.1

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

 1.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

-

48.6

1.62

0.162

0.18

July

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

.5

.4

.4

..2

.4

.6

1.6

2.0

g.,2

52.5

1.69

0.169

0.20

Calendar year 1951: Max 5.8 Mln 0 Mean 2.25 Cfsm 0.225 In. 3

Aug.

2.9

3.1

3.7

3.9

4.1

4.6

5.1

5.2

*5.6

6.6

7.7

9.4

9.6

9.8

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.9

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.6

249.8

8.06

0.806

0.93

06

Sept.

9.8

10

10

9.6

10

10

9.6

9.2

8.7

8.1

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.1

5.9

5.4

5.2

5.2

*5.0

STo

5.0

5.6

7.4

8.3

9.6

10

10

11

13

13

-

246.9

8.23

0.823

0.92

Water year 1951-52: Max 23 Mln 0.4 Mean 5.10 Cfsm 0.510 In. 6.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Tarpon Springs.

319056 O - 55 - 9
120 LAKE TARPON BASIN

Brooker Creek near Tarpon Springs, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°05'45", long. 82°41'15", in sec. 27, T. 27 S., R. 16 E., on right bank 

80 ft downstream from bridge on private road, 1.8 miles upstream from Lake Tarpon, and 

5 miles southeast of Tarpon Springs.

Drainage area. 30 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1950 to September 1952.

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

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 259 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 11.65 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs Sept. 6, 1950 (gage height, 12.80 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good except those above 200 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.1 

8.Z 

8.3 

8.5

Oct. 1 to May 29

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.4

12. 0

May 30 to Sept. 30

1.4 

3.0

102

169

463

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.1 

8.4

.2

.3

.6

1.0

3.0

8.8

9.2

9.7

10.2

11.0

7.5

14

42

102

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

34

33

29

25

20

17

14

11

8.9

7.2

5.8

4.8

3.8

3.1

*2.6

2.2

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

_A

265.7

8.57

0.286

0.33

Nov.

0.4

.3

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

10

30

44

46

43

39

33

28

23

19

16

*13

12

9.9

8.9

390.2

13.0

0.433

0.48

Dec.

8.2

7.6

7.0

12

12

15

15

14

12

11

9.8

8.6

7.9

7 .5

8.2

8.8

9.9

11

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

11

10

9.8

348.3

11.2

0.373

0.43

Jan.

9.1

8.6

8,2

7 .6

7.2

7.2

6.5

*6.0

5.8

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.2

4.8

4.4

4.3

148.6

4.79

0.160

0.18

Feb.

4.3

4.9

11

17

32

37

38

33

29

24

20

18

15

13

12

13

16

18

*19

18

19

18

IB

IB

20

38

62

65

56

-

-

706.2

24.4

0.813

0.88

Mar.

47

40

34

29

25

22

20

18

16

15

14

13

13

12

16

18

20

20

19

18

18

17

16

14

24

128

245

201

161

127

97

1,477

47.6

1.59

1.83

Apr.

*76

61

50

42

38

34

32

29

28

26

24

£2

21

22

21

20

18

17

16

14

13

12

11

9.8

8.9

9.8

9.9

9.9

9.2

8.5

-

713.0

23.8

0.793

0.88

May

7.6

6.8

6.0

5.2

4.5

4.0

3.3

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.4

1.0

.5

*.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.1

5.0

56.6

1.83

0.061

0.07

June

3.6

£.7

2.2

2.0

1.6

2.0

6.1

4.8

3.6

2.5

1.8

1.2

.9

.6

.5

1.0

2.9

2.9

Z.Z

1.5

1.1

.8

.5

.4

*.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

-

50.2

1.67

0.056

0.06

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.6

1.3

1.0

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

Z .3

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.0

.7

.4

.2

.5

1.0

1.7

5.1

4.5

40.6

1.31

0.044

0.05

Aug.

5.7

9.3

9.9

11

13

14

*13

12

11

9.3

8.2

10

14

14

13

13

13

12

11

12

10

9.6

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.1

5.9

6.8

6.8

7.0

9.6

316.7

10.2

0.340

0.39

Sept.

12

14

13

15

42

65

56

42

33

26

21

IB

16

14

12

9.0

8.6

*8.6

10

12

26

29

31

28

27

25

23

19

17

16

-

688.2

22.9

0.763

0.85

Calendar year 1951: Max 84 Min 0 Mean 9.83 Cfsm 0.328 In. 4.44

Water year 1951-52: Max 245 Min 0 Mean 14.2 Cfsm 0.473 In. 6.43

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ANCLOTE RIVER BASIN 121

Anclote River near Elfers, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°12'50", long. 82°40«00", in sec. 23, T. 26 3., R. 16 E., on left bank 

40 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 54 and 3y miles southeast of Elfers.

Drainage area.--67 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1946 to September 1952.

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

Average discharge.--6 years, 76.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 381 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 19.36 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs May 12-14 (gage.height, 7.48 ft).

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 3,500 cfs Sept. 6, 195U (gage height, 26.02 ft); minimum, 3.0 efs June 19-27, 1948, but may have been less during period of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation April to July 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions. W 1204: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 9, 10, June 24-29)

7.4

7.5

7.6

3.0 

4.5

9.0

10.0

14.0

20.0

106

388

951

October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

~

4

5

7

8

y

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2'6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

108

119

110

100

80

70

60

48

40

34

29

24

21

17

15

12

*11

9.1

8.4

8.4

7.3

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

991.6

32.0

0.478

0.55

Nov .

6.0

6.0

11

14

12

11

9.8

8.8

8.0

7.7

7.3

6.6

6.2

5.8

6.0

46

107

335

310

250

193

153

120

101

92

83

72

*61

54

48

-

2,151.2

71.7

1.07

1.19

Dec.

43

40

37

35

34

32

30

29

28

26

24

23

21

20

21

23

24

26

43

56

58

59

58

57

56

55

50

47

44

38

34

1,171

37.8

0.564

0.65

Jan,

32

32

30

27

24

23

21

19

»17

16

15

14

13

11

10

9.5

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.0

6.6

9.5

9.8

10

433.3

14.0

0.209

0.24

Feb.

11

17

30

32

37

44

46

47

47

44

3B

34

32

28

28

28

43

65

68

*69

69

67

63

61

62

64

123

289

277

-

-

1,863

64.2

0.958

1.03

Mar.

218

179

146

115

92

74

67

63

61

55

45

40

36

33

43

50

54

55

51

46

41

38

33

30

61

351

758

863

699

463

316

5,176

167

2.49

2.87

Apr.

239

185

143

*114

94

77

65

56

48

42

38

34

31

33

31

28

25

22

20

16

14

12

11

9.5

8.4

11

17

14

11

8,0

1,456.9

48.6

0.725

0.81

May

.6

.8

.3

.1

.7

.5

.7

.5

.7

.7

.5

.2

.2

.2

* .5

.7

.5

.7

.7

.9

. 7

.7

.7

.9

.7

.9

.7

.7

.7

.0

.7

149.1

4.81

0.072

0.08

June

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.9

5.3

11

15

11

7.3

6.6

6.0

6.2

7.0

31

24

15

11

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

5.1

*6.0

15

22

30

"

300.8

10.0

0.149

0.17

July

27

34

53

46

40

34

31

29

26

23

20

18

17

18

19

20

23

24

21

21

21

30

64

58

43

38

35

34

40

50

88

1,045

33.7

0.503

0.58

Aug.

119

171

240

266

219

179

*175

129

98

91

96

87

79

74

70

59

51

50

52

55

119

206

185

142

110

87

75

78

75

90

116

3,643

118

1.76

2.02

Sept.

102

97

96

87

126

136

154

127

102

82

69

60

52

46

44

39

37

*51

40

31

31

27

30

39

50

138

181

180

321

278

"

2,853

95.1

1.42

1.58

Calendar year 1951: Max 411 Min - Mean 33.9 Cfsm 0.506 In. 6.86

Water year 1951-52: Max 863 Min 4.2 Mean 58.0 Cfsm 0.866 In. 11.77

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs).--Har. 28 (8 a.m.) 881 cfs (19.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge Oct. 1 to Mar. 10 computed from once- or twice-daily staff gage readings

WEEKIWACHEE RIVER BASIN

Weekiwachee Spring near Brooksvilie, Fla.

Location.-La t 28-31', long. 82°34', in sec. 2, T. 23 S. , R. 17 E on west side of pool

 at spring at head of Weekiwachee River and 12 miles southwest of Brooksville. 

Records available. 1917, 1929-30 (one discharge measurement in each year), February

 1931 to September 1952 (discharge measurements only).

Gage.--Staff gage read only when discharge, measurements are made. _ _ Extremes --1931-52: Maximum discharge measured, 256 cfs Sept. 25, 1950; minimum meas-

 ured, 106 cfs Feb. 14, 1933. Remarks.--Discharge measurements made three-quarters of a mile downstream from head oi 

spring.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, 

October 1951 to September 1952

19.... 197

23.... 218

9.... 182

Feb. 15.... 197

Mar. 25. ... 230

May 7.... 186

June 18.... 180

July 28.... 172

Sept.10.... 168
122 WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN

Withlacoochee River at Trilby, Pla.

Location.--Lat 28°29', long. 82°11', on line between sees. 14 and 23. T. 23 S., R. 21 E., 

on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 35, ly miles northeast of 

Trilby and 10 miles upstream from Little Withlacoochee River.

Drainage area. 650 sq mi, approximately (revised).

Records available.--August 1928 to February 1929, February 1930 to Seotember 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 49.27 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, staff gage at site Ij miles downstream 

at datum 0.12 ft lower.

Average discharge.--22 years (1930-52), 365 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs Oct. 9, 10 (gage height, 10.88 ft); 

minimum, 27 cfs July 28, 29 (gage height, 1.63 ft).

1928-29, 1930-52: Maximum discharge, 8,840 cfs June 21, 1934 (gage height, 20.5 

ft. site and datum then in use); minimum, 8.6 cfs June 9-17, 1945 (gage height, 1.12 

ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 4-12)

1.6

2.0

3.0

4.0

Oct. 1

26

44

100

173

to July 29

6.0

8.0

10.0

10.9

Lc feet pel

375

674

1,150

1,410

July 30 to Sept. 30

1.6

2.0

3.0

26

44

102

4.0 181

5.0 265

to September li

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

^e

g

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

858

940

1,010

1,100

1,170

1,240

1,310

1,360

1,390

1.400

1,370

1,330

1,270

1,190

1,110

1,010

938

*864

802

737

681

622

559

500

449

407

364

328

295

265

235

27,104

874

1.34

1.55

Nov.

217

196

186

173

160

151

143

133

126

120

115

111

107

104

102

229

385

513

558

600

*679

773

860

935

998

1,050

1,080

1.090

1,080

1,050

-

14,024

467

0.718

0.80

Dee.

1.000

958

909

862

816

774

728

687

643

597

551

508

466

433

409

394

381

372

377

375

370

364

368

372

372

370

364

355

348

340

536

16,199

523

0.805

0.93

Jan.

332

329

326

320

316

311

305

296

287

277

*265

255

245

235

226

218

209

202

194

188

183

176

171

164

159

153

149

146

149

148

144

7,078

228

0.351

0.40

Feb.

140

136

143

146

152

155

158

157

154

152

151

151

*151

150

149

173

221

251

257

241

225

212

204

212

223

283

366

414

417

-

-

5,944

205

0.315

0.34

Mar.

415

425

450

484

519

549

571

586

593

589

579

566

547

526

514

510

494

462

430

398

381

373

372

372

399

500

*613

708

723

717

719

16,084

519

0.798

0.92

Apr.

735

765

794

828

866

890

897

888

866

832

792

748

708

681

634

584

530

478

438

400

353

327

294

264

240

224

213

207

197

185

~

16,856

562

0.865

0.96

May

171

161

153

145

136

130

*132

119

113

107

102

98

93

89

84

81

8T

95

104

101

108

96

89

84

85

95

97

94

88

84

85

5,296

106

0.163

0.19

June

82

79

76

72

71

68

66

65

64

64

64

62

64

68

68

65

*64

60

60

63

62

60

60

65

56

51

48

48

50

48

~

1,891

63.0

0.097

0.11

July

44

41

38

37

35

34

32

31

30

30

33

34

32

32

33

32

31

30

29

31

32

32

29

29

29

28

28

27

 28

28

30

989

31.9

0.049

0.06

Aug.

34

35

40

48

46

42

40

39

39

40

42

44

58

83

109

138

167

205

259

244

246

244

238

234

225

212

199

188

171

156

148

3,991

129

0.198

0.23

Se'pt .

136

134

134

122

125

115

103

97

SB

*106

153

160

186

209

225

254

239

242

243

241

236

234

229

217

207

199

176

169

187

158

-

5,290

176

0.2,71

0.30

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,400 Min 51 Mean 325 Cfsm 0.500 In. t6.80

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,400 Min 27 Mean 324 Cfsm 0.498 In. 6.79

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area.
WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN 

WIthlacoochee River at Groom, Pla.

123

Location. Lat 28°36', long. 82°13', in sec. 8, T. 22 S., R. 21 E., on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge at Groom and 2 miles downstream from Little Withlacoochee River.

Drainage area.--900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 38.94 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 2, 1940, staff gage at railroad bridge 500 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 480 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,390 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 8.00 ft); minimum, 75 cfs July 25, 26 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 8,450 cfs Sept. 12, 1950 (gage height, 12.71 ft); 

minimum, 19 cfs June 17, 18, 1945 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 2-15, July 6-8)

Oct. 1 to July 7

2.9

4.0 

5.0

92

198

326

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

556

901

1,390

July 8 to Sept. 30

2.9 72

4.0 175

6.0 522

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year Octgber 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

859

936

1,010

1,080

1,160

1,220

1,270

1,310

1,360

1.580

1,380

1,380

1,360

1,330

1,280

1,220

1,160

1,090

*1,010

936

882

819

762

701

639

587

532

488

450

411

379

30,381

980

1.09

1.26

Nov.

348

321 

306

287

272

259

248

236

227

219

210

200

194

187

185

258

359

446

565

639

*701

776

871

960

1,040

1,100

1,140

1,160

1,170

1,160

-

16,044

535

0.594

0.66

Dec.

1,140

1,120 

1,080

1,050

1,000

952

909

863

819

776

735

687

643

600

565

535

509

493

488

485

485

482

485

485

488

490

493

485

477

470

460

20,749

669

0.743

0.86

Jan.

453

444 

437

430

424

415

406

398

*387

375

363

352

340

330

318

307

299

288

281

273

266

260

252

246

241

236

231

228

228

224

221

9,953

321

0.357

0.41

Feb.

218

216 

222

221

226

227

228

229

227

226

222

220

*219

218

217

244

288

309

335

354

359

354

348

355

359

394

450

520

590

-

-

8,595

296

0.329

0.36

Mar.

619

633 

646

667

687

707

728

738

738

738

731

718

701

680

670

653

636

619

587

556

520

493

477

465

501

613

*745

878

968

1,000

1,010

21,122

681

0.757

0.87

Apr.

1,010

1,010 

1,020

1,030

1,050

1,060

1.070

1,060

1,040

1,010

968

924

893

859

819

776

724

673

619

568

520

472

435

398

367

342

323

307

295

284

"

21,926

731

0.812

0.91

May

273

leT

253

243

235

227

*218

210

205

198

192

185

178

173

168

162

159

163

170

188

180

180

179

174

169

175

176

174

169

166

161

5,964

192

0.213

0.25

June

160

"156

149

145

142

139

137

134

134

131

129

139

145

139

135

134

*132

126

130

136

139

162

151

141

131

125

126

121

116

-

4,146

138

0.153

0.17

July

114

112 

111

106

104

102

99

98

94

92

89

92

94

93

91

90

90

86

82

86

89

88

85

80

J78

78

86

*82

*82

79

85

2,837

91.5

0.102

0.12

Aug.

91

93 

92

97

106

110

119

110

105

103

103

104

106

115

130

155

172

187

222

255

265

270

266

264

262

256

246

236

228

215

207

5,290

171

0.190

0.22

Sept.

198

192 

190

194

193

188

180

172

166

*165

167

177

192

208

224

238

249

256

262

266

271

279

285

280

271

282

293

303

311

29S

'

6,950

232

0.25B

0.29

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,380 Min 92 Mean 410 Cfsm 0.456 In. 6.20

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,380 Min 78 Mean 421 Cfsm 0.468 In. 6.38

Discharge measur this day.
124 WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN

Withlacoochee River near Holder, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°59'15", long. 82°20'50", in sec. 19, T. 17 S., R. 20 E., on right bank 

100 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 200 and 4| miles northeast of Holder.

Drainage area.--1,710 sq mi, approximately (revised).

Records available.--August 1928 to February 1929, August 1931 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 27.52 ft above mean see level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Aug. 14, 1938, to Feb. 15, 1929, staff gage st bridge 100 ft 

upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--21 years (1931-52), 1,112 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,550 cfs Mar. 30; maximum gage height, 5.25 

ft Mar. 30, 31; minimum discharge, 491 cfs July 30; minimum gage height, 1.35 ft 

Aug. 19.

1928-29, 1931-52: Maximum discharge, 6,740 cfs July 8-13, 1934; maximum gage 

height, 11.63 ft July 9, 10, 1934; minimum discharge, 144 cfs Feb. 1, 1933; minimum 

gage height, -0.41 ft June 19, 1945.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1250.

Hating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 8, Mar. 11-28, 

June 18 to Aug. 21, Sept. 2-15)

Oct. 1-24, June 18 to Sept. 30 Oct. 25 to June 17

1.0 

2.0

495

721

3.0 

4.0

1,000

1,300

2.1 

3.0

677

853

4.0 

5.3

1,120

1,550

Discharge, in cut!:- feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Q

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z

23

24

Z5

26

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

C;t.

,110

,150

,150

,160

,150

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,150

1,150

1,160

1,190

1,170

1,200

1,220

*1,230

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,230

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,240

1,240

1,230

1,220

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,100

36,800

1,187

0.694

0.80

llov.

1,060

1,030

1,070

1,040

994

949

910

864

823

792

776

755

736

726

726

844

990

1,020

1,040

1,040

1,020

1,010

*1,000

1,000

1,010

1,010

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,040

-

28,345

945

0.553

0.62

De^.

1,050

1,080

1, 100

1,130

1,150

1,170

1, 190

1,200

1.210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,190

1,180

1,180

1,160

1,140

1,150

1,170

1,170

1,160

1,170

1,160

1,140

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,080

1,070

1,050

35,500

1,145

0.670

0.77

Jan .

1.050

1,010

994

980

958

944

922

*905

886

862

860

846

858

830

821

819

808

796

790

782

776

768

758

740

722

708

702

713

735

726

708

25,757

831

0.486

0.56

Feb.

693

686

706

722

733

738

733

731

724

717

713

*706

691

690

700

915

1,200

1,280

1,330

1,340

1,350

1,320

1,310

1,350

1,350

1,370

1,410

1,410

1,420

-

-

29,038

1,001

0.585

0.63

liar.

1,410

1,390

1,370

1,360

1,340

1,310

1,290

1,270

1,250

1,240

1,230

1,220

1,210

1,200

1,230

1,240

1,250

1,250

1,260

1,250

1,240

1,220

1,210

1.190

*1,200

1,320

1,440

1,500

1,530

1,540

1,530

40,490

1,306

0.764

0.88

Apr.

1,550

1,530

1,510

1,500

1,500

1,480

1,460

1,450

1,440

1,440

1,430

1,420

1,420

1,430

1,420

1,390

1,370

1,350

1,330

1,310

1,290

1,270

1,240

1,210

1,180

1,190

1,170

1,130

1,090

1.040

"

40,520

1,351

0.790

0.88

May

1,010

974

930

895

*864

839

817

800

778

764

760

753

738

717

700

686

682

695

70'-'

735

772

802

815

864

883

918

947

963

960

947

966

25,683

828

0.484

0.56

June

963

947

908

869

837

815

790

768

764

751

726

699

684

686

697

693

*688

690

675

653

639

648

703

737

729

716

718

731

729

716

-

22,369

746

0.436

0.49

July

703

713

703

688

685

703

695

670

646

625

614

600

591

589

580

563

543

535

517

515

531

537

521

515

505

503

525

531

517

*501

513

18,177

586

0.343

0.40

ftug.

519

527

537

537

527

525

531

546

554

563

580

596

589

569

560

563

550

541

546

563

574

580

585

605

639

646

648

670

705

685

692

18,052

582

0.340

0.39

Sept.

688

678

700

752

804

771

752

769

*755

742

731

721

711

6SO

672

658

644

644

644

605

596

607

641

695

750

782

788

790

828

859

-

21,467

716

0.419

0.47

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,400 Min 398 Mean 847 cfsm 0.495 In . t6. 73

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,540 Min 501 Mean 935 Cfsm 0.547 In. 7.45

* Discharge measure 

t Computed on basis

nt made on this 

f revised figui

day.

drainage area.
WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN 125

Rainbow Springs near Dunnellon, Fla.

Location.--Lat 29°06'05", long. 82 0 26'10", in sec. 12, T. 16 S., R. 18 E., at head of

springs, 4 miles northeast of Dunnellon. 

Records available.--1907, 1917, 1929-30 (one discharge measurement in each year), February 1931 to September 195S (discharge measurements only). Prior to October 1940,

published as Blue Springs near Dunnellon. 

Gage. Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is 28.34

ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 19, 1948, at

datum 1.63 ft higher. 

Extremes . 1931-52: Maximum discharge measured, 1,020 cfs Sept. 28, 1950; minimum rreasured, 487 cfs Oct. 3, 1932. 

Remarks.--Discharge measurements made at bridge on State Highway 484, 5 miles downstream

from springs. Surface inflow between springs and measuring section is negligible except after heavy rains.

measurements, in cubic feet per second, 

October 1951 to September 1952

Oct. 17. 

Nov. 17. 

Jan. 8. 

Feb. 12 . 

Mar. 24.

857

754

780

751

892

ater year

WACCASASSA RIVER BASIN

Waccasassa River near Otter Creek, Fla.

Location.--Lat 29°22', long. 82°44', in sec. 17, T. 13 S., R. 16 E., near right bank at 

upstream side of bridge on State Highway 24, 2.8 miles northeast of village of O':ter 

Creek and 11 miles upstream from Otter Creek.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 23.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of

~1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 77.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 376 cfs Feb. 26 (gage height, 5.10 ft); minimum, 17 cfs July 25 (gage height, 2.11 ft).

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 1,210 cfs Sept. 7, 1950 (gage height, 7.16 ft); minimum, 6.5 cfs June 11, 12, 1945; minimum gage height, 1.52 ft June 11, 12, 14, 15, 

1945.

Remarks. Records fair. Records include flow in main channel only. Waccasassa River and 

Otter Creek are connected above State Highway 24 by swamps and numerous cross channels.

Discharge, ir feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

,.

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

102

128

126

113

96

85

76

70

66

64

62

59

56

53

52

50

*48

46

44

45

53

52

50

48

46

44

43

41

39

38

11

1,932

62.3

-

-

Nov .

35

ST

45

49

50

50

53

52

50

49

48

47

46

45

47

192

348

328

317

*292

272

246

224

202

182

161

143

126

113

102

-

3,951

132

-

-

Dec.

94

88

83

81

77

74

72

69

68

66

64

63

62

60

79

93

90

133

216

193

170

164

149

140

131

138

239

249

226

204

182

3,817

123

-

-

Jan.

164

T49

135

121

111

103

*94

89

83

80

75

71

69

67

65

63

62

60

59

57

56

55

54

52

51

50

49

53

65

66

65

2,393

77.2

-

-

Ftb.

63

62

74

76

74

70

70

71

68

67

*65

63

62

59

81

258

315

297

E79

263

251

230

258

340

356

369

363

336

308

-

-

5,248

181

-

-

 

Mar.

Z~57 283

230

209

191

171

156

140

124

112

110

110

101

95

89

82

77

73

70

66

62

58

55

53

*56

69

76

73

69

65

61

3,438

111

-

-

Apr.

57

55

51

48

48

45

43

41

38

36

35

33

44

73

78

75

71

67

62

57

55

51

48

47

45

69

79

76

72

65

-

1,664

55.5

-

-

May

59

53

48

45

42

*39

37

35

33

32

33

36

34

32

30

29

27

27

26

25

25

24

24

23

23

25

27

28

30

31

31

1,013

32.7

-

-

June

31

31

28

26

24

24

30

28

30

33.

31

28

25

24

23.

*25

27

26

25

25

25

24

27

32

33

30

29

53

33

51

-

841

28.0

-

-

July

28

26

25

23

24

30

51

48

43

36

32

31

32

28

25

24

22

20

19

19

25

31

23

20

IS

24

38

41

47

52

*51

956

30.8

-

-

Aug. Sept.

49 170

50 142

53 114

50 106

45 195

41 198

36 178

33 *159

30 142

28 121

30 102

30 89

28 78

25 67

26 57

28 48

26 41

26 36

35 36

53 42

51 109

47 244

42 286

45 279

86 258

102 231

136 200

152 168

156 149

177 124

191

1,907 4,169

61.5 139

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 348 Kin 12 Mean 67.5 Cfsra - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 369 Win 18 Mean 85.6 Cfsra - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
126 WACCASASSA RIVER BASIN

Otter Creek at Otter Creek, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°19' , long. 82°46', in sec. 26, T. 13 S., R. 15 E., rear right bank at 

upstream side of bridge on State Highway 24, 0.5 mile southwest of village of Otter 

Creek and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1952.

~Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 13.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 7 years, 57.1 cf s .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 509 cfs Nov. 17 (gage height, 5.08 ft); minimum, 

0.5 cfs May 26 {gage height, 1.32 ft).

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 3,000 cfs Sept. 6, 1950 {gage height, 7.93 ft); no flow 

at times in most years.

Remarks . Records good. Records include flow in main channel and a relief channel 0.4 

mile east of gage. Waccasassa River and Otter Creek are connected above State Highway 

24 by swamps and numerous cross channels.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 5 July 6 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.5 

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

5.1

110

158

518

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.2

2.5

5.7

2.5 

3.6 

4.0 

4.3

5.0

80

118

195

474

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

107

146

158

141

118

99

84

72

62

53

44

38

33

28

25

*23

21

18

16

15

20

21

22

20

18

17

16

15

13

12

12

1,487

48.0

-

-

Nov.

11

11

12

14

15

17

23

25

25

24

23

22

21

19

21

205

496

470

424

*3S8

298

243

201

158

127

107

94

83

75

69

-

3,691

123

-

-

Dec .

64

60

56

54

51

48

46

43

40

38

36

35

34

32

59

85

80

200

350

310

262

235

193

158

132

127

254

290

306

290

247

4,215

136

-

-

Jan.

201

158

129

110

96

88

*80

72

67

62

58

53

50

46

44

41

40

37

36

34

32

30

29

27

25

23

23

28

41

43

40

1,843

. 59.5

-

'i

Feb.

37

37

53

58

58

53

55

55

53

50

*47

44

40

38

63

326

487

461

399

338

294

250

278

412

432

428

403

358

314

-

-

5,921

204

-

-

Mar.

270

227

186

152

129

110

95

85

76

70

70

70

68

64

59

53

47

42

41

38

34

31

28

*26 §5

38

44

42

38

34

32

2,327

75.1

-

-

Apr.

29

26

24

21

20

18

16

14

12

11

9.7

8.5

15

36

40

40

39

39

38

35

31

27

23

19

16

28

36

35

30

27

-

763.2

25.4

-

-

May

25

21

18

15

13

*10

8.2

6.6

5.2

4.2

5.1

6.9

6.6

6.0

4.6

3.6

2.9

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.9

1.1

.9

.8

.8

. 7

177.4

5.72

-

-

June

~T9 0.8

1.0

1.4

1.6

1.7

2.2

4.2

4.9

4.2

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.0

*2.8

2.5

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.0

2.7

11.

8.4

5.0

3.7

3.0

2.6

-

92.0

3.07

_

-

July

2.3

2.1

1.6

1.1

1.0

2.2

40

62

43

24

13

9.1

12

11

7.6

5.1

3.8

2.7

1.7

1.2

1.3

5.2

17

14

8.0

6.7

14

31

36

30

*20

429.7

13.9

-

-

Aug.

25

28

33

28

20

14

10

7.3

5. "2

5.1

6.4

5.3

4.7

4.0

5.6

4.0

5.0

5.3

10

13

18

29

35

36

48

52

54

58

71

75

70

782.9

25.3

-

-

Sept.

64

61

56

57

82

87

66

*58

53

48

43

*39

35

28

20

15

12

8.5

10" 8.4

61

298

440

445

379

294

224

158

129

105

-

3,383.9

113

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 496 Mln 0 Mean 63.0 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 496 Min 0.6 Mean 68.6 Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 127 

Suwannee River at Fargo, Ga.

Location. Lat 30°41' , long. 82°34' , on downstream side of Southern Railway bridge at 

Fargo, Clinch County, 4 miles upstream from Suwanoochee Creek and 12 miles downstream 

from Mixons Ferry dam site.

Drainage area.--About 1,260 sq mi, revised (includes part of watershed in Okefenokee Swamp 

which is indeterminate).

Records available.--January 1921 to September 1923 (gage heights only), January 1927 to 

December 1931, April 1937 to September 1952.

Gage.--;Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 91.90 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Jan. 27, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1923, at site 

200 ft upstream at datum 3.00 ft higher. Jan. 27, 1927, to Dec. 31, 1931, and Apr. 20, 

1937, to June 10, 1938, at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 19 years (1927-31, 1937-52), 1,184 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,300 cfs Nov. 8, 10, Dec. 31, Jan. 1; 

maximum gage height, 12.8 ft Dec. 31, jan . 1; minimum discharge, 9.8 cfs Aug. 9.

1921-23, 1927-31, 1937-52: Maximum discharge, 12,700 cfs Oct. 3, 1929; maximum gage 

height, 19.6 ft Oct. 3, 1929, present datum, Oct. 28, 29, 1947; no flow at times in 

1931, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are fair, and those 

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 14,

Aug. 31 to Sept. 28)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

9.8

122

224

6.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

512

1,140

1,590

2,390

4,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*1,140

1,200

1,290

1,440

1,670

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,440

1,290

1,170

1,070

960

870

760

680

620

566

530

800

935

1,590

2,230

2,480

2,750

2,950

3,150

3.260

3,150

3,050

50,041

1,614

1.28

1.48

Nav.

2,750

3,260

3,710

4,070

4,070

4,190

4,190

4,300

*4,190

4,300

4,190

4,070

3,830

3,590

3,150

2,950

3,050

3,050

2,950

2,750

2,660

2,570

2,250

2,100

1,850

1,750

1,550

1,500

1,400

1,350

-

91,590

3,053

2.42

2.70

Dec.

1,250

1,150

1,100

1,050

*1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,150

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,250

1.300

1,350

1,400

1,450

1,550

1,950

2,480

2,660

3,150

3,830

4,070

4,190

4_,30Q

53,680

1,732

1.37

1.58

Jan.

4,300

4,190

4,070

3,830

3,710

3,480

3,260

3,050

2,750

2,570

2,250

1,950

1,850

1,650

*1,550

1,450

1,350

1,300

1,250

1,150

1,100

1,050

1,050

1,000

960

940

920

880

880

870

860

61,470

1,983

1.57

1.81

Feb.

840

840

840

840

840

840

820

810

790

760

720

660

602

548

494

700

980

1,050

1,100

1,100

1,120

1,140

1,200

1,250

1,380

1,510

1,830

2,070

2.250

-

-

29,904

1,031

0.818

0.88

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,300 Min 7

Mar.

2,230

2,150

2,070

2,310

2,230

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,850

1,750

1,650

*1,650

1,750

1,850

1,850

1,750

1,650

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,500

52,540

1,695

1.35

1.56

Apr.

1^300

1,250

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,050

1,050

980

940

900

860

810

810

*820

820

810

790

760

740

680

620

566

512

478

430

446

462

462

430

414

-

23,690

790

0.627

0.70

May

382

354

326

284

248

236

213

191

170

150

140

122

113

113

105

97

85

81

81

81

*74

74

70

60

60

70

85

89

78

74

67

4,373

141

0.112

0.13

June

81

93

105

105

105

105

105

97

97

89

85

81

74

67

60

67

70

74

78

81

74

67

67

67

64

60

60

56

53

53

-

2,340

78.0

0.062

0.07

July

*50

47

47

41

40

37

35

33

*29

3T

31

33

34

35

35

38

41

38

38

44

44

50

60

60

53

53

47

44

37

33

29

1,267

40.9

0.032

0.04

Aug.

24

22

19

16

24

19

15

12

13~9.8

*14

24

40

41

35

a35

a35

a35

a35

a35

a35

a35

a35

36

41

44

53

56

60

67

105

1,069.8

34.5

0.027

0.03

Sept.

113

113

113

113

113

113

105

105

97

97

93

89

81

89

89

81

81

81

78

74

74

74

85

97

105

113

122

131

a!30

a!30

-

2,979

99.3.

0.079

0.09

Mean 773 Cfsm 0.613 In. t8.31

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,300 Mln 9.8 Mean 1,024 Cfsm 0.813 In. 11.07

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area.

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

stations in Suwannee River basin.

Note. --Backwater from Suwanoochee Creek Nov. 23 to Dec. 24, Jan. 11 to Feb. 8, Mar. 6 to A-?r. 17

(no gage-height record Dec. 16722).
SOWANNEE RIVER BASIN 

Suwannee River at White Springs, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°20', long. 82°44' , in sec. 8, T. 2 S., R. 16 E., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 41, and 1 mile southeast of White Springs.

Drainage area. 1,990 sq mi (includes part of watershed in Okefenokee Gwamp which is indeterminate).

Records available. May 1906 to December 1908, February 1927 to Septemb9r 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 48.54 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). May 28, 1906, to Dec. 31, 1908, chain gage and Feb. 8, 1927, to 

July 31, 1932, staff gage, at site 1 mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 1,816 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,780 cfs Jan. 5 (gage height, 19.34 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Aug. 11 (gage height, 1.58 ft).

1906-6, 1927-52: Maximum discharge, 28,500 cfs Apr. 5,6, 1948; maximum gage height, 

36.65 ft Apr. 5, 1948; minimum discharge, 4.8 cfs Nov. 15, 1931; minimum gage height, 

1.17 ft June 27, 1935.

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

Revisions. W 727: Drainage area.

Rating table 1951-52 

cubic fe

age height, in 

per second)

4.0

7.0

12.0

19.4

429

1,350

3,130

5,800

Hay

1

_

3

4

5

g

7

8

y

lu

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

rirt .

2,860

2,750

2,680

2,660

2,620

2,600

2,550

2,490

2,400

2,270

2,120

1,930

1,740

1,550

1,400

1,250

1,130

1,010

923

842

2,220

4,720

4,420

*3,930

3,700

3,670

3,700

3,760

3,820

3,840

3,840

81,395

2,626

1.32

1. 52

!lov.

3,800

4,000

4,820

5,130

5,140

5,190

5,460

5 ,620

5,650

5,640

5,620

5,600

5,560

5,500

5,450

5,580

5,740

5,680

5,490

5,240

4,990

4,720

4,440

4,150

3,870

3,590

3,320

3,100

2.880

S,670

-

143 ,640

4,788

E.41

2.68

De: .

2,480

a2,390

a2,260

a2,120

a2,100

+2,080

2,100

2,070

2,010

1,950

1,880

1,830

1,760

1,680

1,660

1,670

1,640

al,F70

al,720

al,840

a2,000

a2,270

a2 .600

a 3, 000

3,460

3,690

4,250

4,610

4,840

5,080

5 , 300

80,010

2,581

1.30

1.50

Jan.

5,480

5 , 6 20

5,710

5,760

5,770

5,740

5, £20

5,440

5,190

4,890

4,490

4,110

3,740

3,410

3,120

+2,870

2,620

2,440

2,270

£,140

2,030

1,920

1,880

1,890

1,820

1,710

1,640

1,620

1,810

1,780

1,670

106,200

3,426

1. 72

1.98

F-b.

,570

,500

,660

,750

,740

,680

,620

,580

,510

,440

,370

,310

,240

.170

,140

,990

,660

,730

,060

,560

,450

,380

,300

,650

,650

,920

* ,360

,480

,400

-

-

75,870

2,61C

1.31

1.42

Mar.

4,360

4,310

4,250

4,240

4,350

4,290

4,180

4,040

3,910

3,750

3,760

3,830

3,810

4,410

4,680

4,710

4,650

4,520

4,350

4,120

3,860

3,500

3,3fiO

3,140

3,040

3,010

3,010

2,970

2,900

2,840

2,750

119,000

3,839

1.93

2.22

Apr.

,670

,590

,480

,370

,270

,170

,040

1,920

*1,790

1,680

1,570

1,460

1,470

1,440

1,580

1,480

1,400

1,330

1,260

1,180

1,110

1,030

929

887

824

800

812

818

794

746

-

44,900

1,497

0.752

0.84

May

692

642

590

540

486

437

390

350

309

276

a250

a225

a205

a!80

a!65

al50

al38

a!31

a!25

*120

117

110

107

108

105

107

112

104

107

107

104

7,589

245

0.123

0.14

June

98

98

114

120

143

172

169

149

128

112

104

99

98

93

87

88

92

98

108

100

105

98

82

76

74

82

88

87

85

]2

-

3,119

104

0.05E

0.06

July

74

*70

66

60

64

70

65

53

46

46

45

45

53

48

45

44

46

53

49

48

50

48

50

60

69

97

80

58

47

45

15

1,737

56.0

0.028

0.03

Aug.

44

45

44

40

40

53

47

43

40

38

38

40

*93

80

65

333

240

193

181

206

170

146

137

113

110

118

137

136

157

170

288

3,585

116

0.058

0.07

Sept.

259

206

183

172

236

240

217

195

174

152

134

130

127

143

159

148

136

125

127

124

127

219

328

*322

309

278

255

236

223

217

-

5,901

197

0.099

0.11

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,740 Mln 34 Mean 1,318 rfsm 0.662 Ir. 8.99

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,770 Min 38 Mean 1,839 Cfsro 0.924 Ir. 12.57

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of rec 

other stations in Suwannee River basin.

rded range In staje and records for
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 

Alapaha River near Alapaha, Ga.

129

Location. Lat 31°23', long. 83°10', near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 50, 2 miles east of Alapaha, Berrien County, and 6 miles upstream from Willacoochee River.

Drainage area. 644 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1937 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 209.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 8, 1943, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 505 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 cfs Dec. 25, 26 (gage height, 10.9 ft); 

minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 18.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 12,700 cfs Apr. 4, 1948 (gage height, 16.8 ft); minimum 

observed, 0.2 cfs Nov. 11-17, 21, 22, 1942.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . W 872: 1937. W 1002: 1939(M) .

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

-0.2 

-.1 

0.0

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

6.0

72

138

317

430

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

590

830

1,170

1,660

2,400

Day

1

4

5

b

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

97

94

90

84

71

58

45

34

*27

24

17

14

12

9.8

*8.5

7.3

6.3

5.3

4.6

4.3

6.4

*8.5

7.0

5.6

5.7

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.3

4.5

4.0

777.4

25.1

0.039

0.04

NOV.

4.5

*21

94

75

61

61

81

90

97

100

97

87

81

75

72

72

78

90

87

90

110

142

146

134

120

106

94

87

84

81

-

2,617.5

87.2

0.135

0.15

Dec.

78

Te

*81

176

277

297

287

287

317

372

383

372

317

267

287

361

383

444

630

755

830

1,050

1,300

1,780

2,220

2,500

2,060

1,900

1,720

1,600

1,500

24,709

797

1.24

1.43

Jan.

1,450

1,250

1,130

1,050

980

950

890

805

755

705

655

590

554

520

488

458

444

*418

394

383

372

372

383

458

488

630

920

1,050

1.050

1,010

950

22,552

727

1.13

1.30

Feb.

1,050

1,130

1,130

1,050

950

890

920

950

920

860

805

780

755

680

705

755

705

705

830

1,130

1,400

1,550

1,840

2.140

2,140

2,060

1,980

1,980

* 1,900

_

-

34,690

1,196

1.86

2.01

Mar.

1,980

1,980

1,980

2,060

2,140

2,060

,900

,660

,500

,350

,400

,500

,500

,500

,450

,400

,500

,450

,780

,840

,720

,500

,350

,300

,400

,660

,980

,060

,980

,900

* ,060

52,640

1,698

2.64

3.04

Apr.

2,140

2,060

1,840

1,600

1,350

1,170

980

860

755

680

590

536

504

504

472

430

430

458

444

418

394

394

383

383

444

472

458

488

536

*488

-

22,661

755

1.17

1.30

May

418

394

444

536

590

572

488

394

317

257

207

194

173

161

165

177

173

157

157

307

488

554

488

394

297

267

238

257

*488

830

860

11,442

369

0.573

0.66

June

1,010

1,350

1,500

1,450

1,350

1,350

1,450

1,350

1,130

920

755

610

536

520

488

430

383

361

297

203

138

110

100

84

64

50

48

55

56

*50

-

18,198

607

0.943

1.05

July

42

34

28

23

18

15

12

9.0

*7.0

5.9

5.3

4.6

4.0

4.6

5.9

5.7

*5.1

4.5

3.5

3.3

4.0

4.3

2.7

2.1

*1.7

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

*1J3

262.9

8.48

0.013

0.02

Aug.

1.1

1.2

1.1

.9

^8

1.0

2.0

2.1

1.7

1.5

2.2

4.6

6.6

6.1

5.4

7.0

6.4

6.4

5.6

5.4

4.6

3.6

5.0

5.6

3.9

2.8

2.0

1.6

2.6

3.9

5.1

109.8

3.54

0.005E

0.006

Sept.

4.9

*5.6

7.0

7.0

6.3

4.8

3.7

2.9

2.1

1.7

*1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

*2.5

3.7

6.4

35

18

11

12

16

34

78

87

*69

-

426.2

14.2

0.022

0.02

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,300 Min 0.8 Mean 311 Cfsm 0.483 In. 6.52

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,300 Mln 0.6 Mean 522 Cfsm 0.811 In. 11.03

Discharge measurement made on this day.
1JO SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Alapaha River at Statenville, Ga.

Location. Lat 30°40', long. 83°01', on upstream handrail of bridge on State Highway 94, 

a quarter of a mile west of Statenville, Echols County.

Drainage area. 1,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January to June 1921, December 1931 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 76.77 ft above mean sea level 

[levels by Georgia State Highway Department). Jan. 28 to June 30, 1921, staff gage at 

site 50 ft upstream at datum 2.10 ft higher. Dec. 10, 1931, to July 9, 1935, chain gag 

and July 10, 1935, to Nov. 30, 1949, staff gage, at site 200 ft upstream at present 

datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1932-52), 985 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,360 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 14.5 ft); minimum, 41 cfs Sept. 19.

1921, 1931-52: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs Apr. 6, 1948 (gage height, 29.8 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 17 cfs Dec. 21, 28-31, 1931.

Flood of Apr. 30 or May 1, 1928, reached a stage of 28.5 ft (discharge, 18,400 cfs).

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

Revisions (water years). W 822: 1936, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Nov. 5, 

May 6-27, June 2O to Sept. 30)

1.0

1.5 

2.0

4.0

10.0

15.0

515

2,010

3,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*576

495

455

398

343

307

273

239

207

191

168

14S

139

125

118

112

98

*98

92

92

132

176

168

146

139

125

112

105

98

92

M

6,051

195

0.139

0.16

toov.

86

125

207

535

818

795

818

749

683

639

576

515

475

436

417

436

535

576

935

935

727

597

515

495

495

475

455

436

379

361

-

IS, 226

541

0.38S

0.43

Dec.

343

343

343

325

*455

683

749

749

727

795

795

795

818

818

800

800

850

900

950

1,100

1,300

1,400

1,700

1,900

2,100

2,400

*2,600

3,000

3,050

3,100

3,050

39,738

1,282

0.916

1.06

Jan.

2,900

2,800

2,600

2,400

2,200

2,100

2, OOO

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,200

+1,130

1,080

1,010

935

887

841

795

772

749

727

705

683

727

818

959

1,060

1,160

42,538

1,372

0.980

1.13

Feb.

1,280

1,380

1,510

1,570

1,600

1,570

1,600

1,570

1,540

1,460

1,380

1,330

1,310

1,260

1.250

1,440

1,600

1,570

1,620

1,620

1,790

1,840

1,840

2,040

2,180

2,390

2,840

3,020

3.140

-

-

50,520

1,742

1.24

1.34

Mar.

3,230

3,290

3,290

5.520

3,320

3,320

3,320

3,2SO

3,170

3,050

3,020

*3,080

3,200

3,290

3,020

2,750

2,570

2,420

2,390

2,300

2,210

2,100

2,010

2,100

2,390

2,540

2,750

2,780

2,750

2,660

2,630

87,530

2,824

2.02

2.33

Apr.

2,690

2,900

5,020

3,020

2,990

2,840

2,690

2,540

2,360

2,100

1,840

1,570

1,410

*1,330

1,200

1,080

983

911

864

818

772

749

705

661

659

639

639

683

705

727

-

46,075

1,536

1. 10

1.23

May

772

818

841

795

683

597

576

576

597

597

555

495

436

398

361

325

307

290

290

290

*290

"290 256

325

436

515

576

749

864

749

749

16,398

529

0.378

0.44

June

1,080

1,650

2,100

2,150

1,840

1,510

1,410

1,380

1,380

1,330

1,310

1,280

1,260

1,180

1,060

887

772

705

661

576

535

515

495

417

343

307

256

239

223

207

-

29,038

968

0.691

0.77

July

*168

154

154

146

125

132

118

118

*105

98

98

92

92

80

74

70

68

66

62

jjl

62

62

65

65

65

92

98

112

112

105

86

3,005

96.9

0.069

0.08

Aug.

86

80

79

72

79

76

74

76

98

152

*125

132

132

125

118

105

105

112

98

98

98

86

86

86

73

68

61

72

98

92

80

2,902

93.6

0.067

0.08

Sept.

86

118

146

146

139

118

98

80

73

67

59

62

59

57

53

48

46

le- 43

ss

55

70

86

132

223

273

239

207

*176

146

-

3,206

107

0.076

0.08

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,480 Min 53 Mean 613 ' Cfsm 0.438 In. 5.95

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,320 Min 43 Mean 938 Cfsm 0.670 In. 9.13

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 15-26, Dec. 28 to Jan. 14; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 131

Little River near Adel, Ga.

Location. Lat 31°09' , long. 83°33' , on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge or State 

Highway 37, half a mile downstream from Georgia & Florida Railroad bridge, 5-| miles 

upstream from Bear Creek, 6 miles downstream from Warrior Creek, and 7 miles west of 

Adel, Cook County.

Drainage area. 547 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 171.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of "^"929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 527 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 cfs Dec. 25 (gage height, 15.8 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs July 20, 21.

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 38,800 cfs Apr. 2, 1948 (gage height, 21.0 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 1.5 cfs Nov. 25, Dec. 13, 14, 1943.

Flood of August 1928 reached a stage of 20.5 ft, from information by Georgia State 

Highway Department (discharge, 33,200 cfs, from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs 

as explained above).

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

Revisions (water years). W 1082: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 28 to June 6)

6.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

424

946

1,670

2,460

3,320

4,690

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

in

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a!60

also

aTTO

allO

a90

aGO

a40

a35

*31

28

24

21

18

16

15

*14

12

11

9.5

8.8

9.2

*8.5

7.8

7.8

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.9

1,101.9

35.5

0.065

0.07

Mov.

1T~ 5.9

26

28

44

47

48

a70

a 100

a!40

a!30

a!20

alio

*106

118

150

160

140

127

136

150

175

196

IBS

140

a!30

allO

alOO

a95

a90

-

3,184.9

106

0.194

0.22

Dec.

a90

aSO

aW

a!60

a350

a660

*628

513

438

438

468

468

424

355

342

424

453

483

752

1,050

1,350

1,610

2,190

3,930

4,210

3,550

2,750

2,190

1,790

1,500

1,300

35,026

1,130

2.07

2.39

Jan.

1,180

1,100

1,010

906

828

771

752

752

752

716

645

561

513

483

453

*438

410

396 336-

396

410

410

410

410

545

809

1,100

1,300

1,350

1,350

1,350

22,902

739

1.35

1.56

Feb.

1,330

1,250

1,180

1,100

1,070

1,030

1,010

1,050

1,030

946

828

680

577

577

926

1,160

,330

,450

,500

,58O

,880

,020

,980

,940

,940

,910

,100

,340

* ,530

-

40,244

1,388

2.54

2.74

Mar.

2,400

2,060

1,820

1,670

1,580

1,610

1,550

1,400

1,160

1,010

986

1,100

1,230

1,280

1,230

1,100

1,010

946

906

906

886

809

790

986

1,480

2,460

2,920

2/530

2,100

1,850

1,610

45,375

1,464

2.68

3.09

Apr.

1.350

1,120

906

*771

698

645

577

513

453

396

355

316

329

410

438

438

424

410

382

342

290

236

190

185

435

645

611

645

716

734

-

15,978

533

0.974

1.09

May

734

645

529

410

278

196

*150

114

95

82

75

84

86

74

70

82

102

127

132

127

102

87

80

84

127

175

175

£12

329

716

1,180

7,459

241

0.441

0.51

June

1.450

1,300

946

594

410

316

224

165

118

92

73

59

48

42

46

39

36

32

29

*25

24

22

19

17

16

14

15

16

14

11-

6,214

207

0.378

0.42

July

12

11

9.8

9.2

8.1

7.8

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.5

*6.5

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.9

7.5

17

12

11

10

34

49

51

51

45

33

465.4

15.0

0.027

0.03

Aug.

*26

24

25

42

39

32

28

25

27

34

48

49

40

32

27

25

102

110 ~6T

42

31

26

28

2E

23

2C

17

T7

21

2f

2C

1,096

35.4

o.oer

0.07

Sept.

26

44

51

42

33

27

22

18

15

13

11

10

9.5

8.5

*7.5

6.5

5.9

5.2

775

8.5

9.2

24

22

50

2O2

224

T5C

106

74

54

-

1,286.3

42.9

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,210 Mln 5.2 Mean 285 Cfsm 0.521 In. 7.09

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,210 Mln 4.9 Mean 493 Cfsm 0.901 In. 12.28

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 efs).--Dee. 25 (l a.m.) 4,360 cfs (15.8 ft); Feb. 29 (3 p.m.) 2,600 

cfs (14.2 ft); Mar. 27 (5 a.m.) 3,O1O cfs (14.7 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
132 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Withlacoochee River near Pinetta, Fla.

Location. Lat 3f) 0 36', long. 83°16', on line between sees. 6 and. 7, T. 2 N. , R. 11 E. , on

 right bank 30 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile west of Bellville, 

and 5 miles east of Pinetta.

Drainage area.--2,220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1931 to September 1952.

Gage --water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 47.21 ft above mean sea level (levels by

 [Torps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 2, 1941, chain or wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 1,512 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,870 efs Mar. 5 (gage height, 16.03 ft); min-

 imum, 102 cfs Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 1 (gage height, 6.47 ft).

1931-52: Maximum discharge, 79,400 efs Apr. 5, 1948 (gage height, 38.64 ft from 

floodmarks); minimum, 86 cfs Oct. 29, 30, 1943 (gage height, 6.42 ft). 

Mazimum stage known, that of Apr. 5, 1948.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 972: 1941-42.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

6.4 

6.8 

7.4 

8.0 

9.0

183

403

685

1,280

6.6 

7.0

12.0

17.0

108

240

685

3,220

6,510

(large, in cutir feet per se-ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Bay

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

599

568

478

395

354

330

314

273

234

198

172

152

142

135

132

130

123

119

117

115

121

117

112

115

*110

108

108

108

108

104

102

6,293

203

0.091

0.11

Iiov.

104

142

189

221

266

342

424

473

499

486

448

419

407

391

374

415

512

594

748

889

937

877

788

714

636

594

549

499

461

432

-

14,830

494

0.223

0.25

Dec .

411

403

391

359

461

583

*714

961

1,170

1,350

1,480

1,520

1,500

1,450

1,350

1,230

1,120

1,120

1,320

1,480

1,650

2,120

2,240

2,330

2,490

2,730

3,030

3,400

3,730

4, 100

4,440

52,673

1,699

0.765

0.88

Jan.

4,670

4,680

4,440

3,900

3,160

2,600

2,270

2,060

1,910

1,810

1,710

1,640

1,580

1,490

1,400

1,300

*1,220

1,150

1,090

1,050

1,010

979

961

"955 943

967

967

,040

,250

,460

,660

5 ,322

,849

0.833

0.96

Feb.

1,860

2,030

2, 170

2,290

2,330

2,300

2,220

2,130

2,080

2,030

1,990

1,950

1,880

1,780

1,650

1,800

2,060

2,290

2,560

2,940

3,460

4,000

4,410

4,710

4,900

5,080

5,310

*5,530

5,680

_

-

85,420

2,946

1.33

1.43

Mar.

5,760

5,760

5,760

5,810

5,860

5,830

5,630

5,230

4,680

4,130

3,830

3,880

4,070

4,130

4 , 000

3,730

3,560

3,490

3,450

3,350

3,080

2,800

2,630

2,610

2,760

3,010

3,410

3,750

4,090

4,540

5,000

129,620

4,181

1.88

2.17

Apr.

5,400

5,620

5,610

5,320

4,570

3,490

2,650

2,170

1,880

*1,680

1,510

1,350

1,290

1,430

1,500

1,510

1,490

1,440

1,390

1,310

1,220

1 , 110

991

877

806

824

913

1,090

1,210

1,260

-

62,911

2,097

0.945

1.05

May

1,290

1,340

1,550

1,290

1,160

1,020

859

702

583

512

469

432

395

374

366

366

346

333

325 jgQ

*329

333

333

354

411

432

457

652

919

1,050

1,130

20,241

653

0.294

0.34

June

1,180

1,260

1,430

1,700

2,000

2,220

2,150

1,570

1,040

754

594

495

428

391

366

342

313

300

288

272

288

391

391

325

268

236

221

199

188

182

-

21,782

726

0.327

0.36

July

178

*171

165

159

146

143

140

137

134

131

128

137

137

131

134

131

122

122

117

TS7

137

159

152

146

146

195

"2~0~2~ 236

168

162

185

4,673

151

0.068

0.08

Aug.

182

202

210

185

165

162

221

252

232

221

225

213

213

*225

333

309

284

268

252

225

240

248

225

213

188

175

168

159

22T

411

540

7,367

238

0.107

0.12

Sept.

604

555

436

354

300

276

252

232

206

188

178

171

162

156

152

152

149

140

T55

185

225

240

292

325

*346

370

354

350

395

387

-

8,282

276

0.124

0.14

3ar year 1951: Max 

year 1951-52: Max

5,280

5,860

102

102

Mean 655 

Mean 1,288

Cfsm 0.295 

Cfsm 0.580

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 133

Suwannee River at Ellaville, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°23', long. 83°10', in sec. 24, T. 1 S., R. 11 E., on left bank at Ellaville, 200 ft upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 200 ft downstream from 

Withlacoochee River, and a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 90.

Drainage area. 6,580 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1927 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 27.82 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 20, 1932, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 6,471 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 14.76 ft); min- 

 imum, 1,650 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 2.60 ft).

1927-52: Maximum discharge, 95,300 cfs Apr. 7, 8, 1948 (gage height, 40.88 ft,

from floodmarks); minimum, 970 cfs Dec. 13, 14, 24, 25, 1943; minimum gage heigtt,

2.05 ft June 30, 1935, Dec. 13, 14, 24, 25, 1943.

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

Revisions. W 727: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.6 1,650

3.0 2,160

6.0 5,810

8.0 7,400

15.0 14,600

In ruble fent per se;ond, water ye 1951 to September 1952

I's-y

i

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

4,960

4,980 

4,880

4,750

4,620

4,540

4,480

4,400

4,290

4,160

4,020

3,850

3,660

3,480

3,320

3,150

3,010

2,890

2,760

2,660

2,700

4,030

4,860

*4,970

4,900

4,860

4,880

4,920

4,960

5,000

5,020

129,960

4,192

0.637

0.73

liov .

5,060

5,160 

5,480

6,180

6,550

6,740

6,930

7,140

7,260

7,340

7,370

7,370

7,360

7,340

7,340

7,370

7,540

7,760

7,890

8,010

8,040

7 920

7,740

7,520

7,280

7,060

6,820

6,610

6,380

6,140

-

210,700

7,023

1.07

1.19

Dec.

5,930

5,700 

5,490

5,340

5,180

*5,270

5,470

5,620

5,810

5,930

6,020

6,040

6,020

5,970

5,910

5,760

5,720

5,690

5,860

6,300

6 , 600

7,030

7,710

8,190

8,540

8,810

9,140

9,780

10,400

11,000

11.500

213,730

6,895

1.05

1.21

Jan.

12,000

12,400 

12,600

12,700

12,600

12,400

12 , 100

11,800

11,500

11,200

10,800

10,400

9,960

9,520

9,060

*8,660

8,250

7,900

7,580

7,320

7,060

6,860

6,670

6,510

6,400

6,290

6,160

6,110

6,190

6,380

6,500

281,880

9,093

1.38

1.59

Feb.

6,610

6,730 

6,890

7,090

7,220

7,260

7,250

7,180

7,140

7,060

6,980

6,860

6,760

6,640

6,510

6,570

7,510

8,600

8,990

9,190

9,410

9,760

10,200

10,600

11,000

11,500

* 12, 000

12,600

15,000

_

245,110

8,452

1.28

1.39

Mar.

13,400

13,600 

13,800

14,000

14,100

14,200

14,200

14,200

14,000

13,800

13,600

13,400

13,500

13,700

13,900

14,000

13,900

13,700

13,600

13,300

13,000

12,600

12,200

11,900

11,700

11,700

11,900

12,100

12,200

12,400

12,500

410,100

13,229

2.01

2.32

Apr.

12,700

12,800

12^800

12,700

12,200

11,600

11,000

*10,500

9,920

9,380

8,870

8,430

8,190

8,060

7,880

7,650

7,420

7,180

6,950

6,720

6,520

6,280

6,040

5,780

5,590

5,510

5,480

5,520

5,530

-

258, 00'3

3,600

1.31

1.46

May

5,470

5,430 

5,400

5,320

5,140

4,860

4,540

4,250

4,010

3,830

3,690

3,540

3,410

3,310

3,220

3,140

3,080

5, 000

2,950

2 , 880

*2,840

2,800

2,760

2,740

2,800

2,760

a2,750

a2,900

a3,090

a3, 220

3,460

112,530

3,632

0.552

0 . 64

 

June

3,610

3,770 

a4,200

a4,600

aS.OOO

a5,200

a5,400

5,230

4,740

4,280

4,000

3,780

3,640

3,520

3,400

3,300

3,140

a3,080

a3,000

2,930

2,810

2,740

2,740

2,660

2,600

2,510

2,460

2,420

2,340

2, 500

-

105,400

3,513

11.534

0.60

July

2,25O

2^160

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,080

2,050

2,000

1,960

1,930

1,910

1,890

1,860

1,860

1,840

1,810

1, 780

1,770

1,760

1,780

1,780

1, 760

1,750

1,750

1,820

1,820

1,840

1,800

1,760

1,670

59,010

1,904

0.289

0 . 33

Aug.

1,750

1,750 

1,750

1,720

1,700

1,710

1,690

1, 750

1,760

1,750

1,750

1,750

*1,720

1,720

1,770

1,800

1,950

1,960

1,900

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,840

1,840

1,800

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,760

1,800

2,020

55,490

1,790

0.272

0.31

Sept.

2,120

2,210 

2,120

2,040

1,980

1,960

1,950

1,900

1,860

1,810

1,770

1,750

1,720

1,710

1,700

1,700

1,690

1,670

1,660

1,660

1,690

1,760

1,820

*1,960

2,020

2,060

2,060

2,040

2,050

2,050

-

56,450

1,882

0.286

0.32

Calendar year 1951: Max LI, 500 Win 1,420 Mean 3,737 Cfsm 0.568 In. 7.69

Water year 1951-52: Max 14,200 Mln 1,660 Mean 5,843 Cfsm 0.888 In. 12.09

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

No gage-height record; discharge estimated cords for station at Branfoni.
134 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Suwannee River at Branford, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°57', long. 82°56', in sec. 17 or 20, T. 6 S., R. 14 E., near left bank 

on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highways 27 and 129 at Branford, io£ miles upstream 

from Santa Fe River.

Drainage area. 7,090 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1931 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 4.81 ft above mean sea level,

 datum of 1929. Prior to June 15, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 6,536 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 cfs Mar. 9, 16-19; maximum gage height,

 16.40 ft Mar. 16-19; minimum discharge, 2,600 cfs Aug. 28, Sept. 15-18, 20 (gage height, 

4.10 ft).

1931-52: Maximum discharge observed, 83,900 cfs Apr. 11, 1948 (gage height, 34.07 

ft); minimum, 1,610 cfs Dec. 12-21, 24, 1943; minimum gage height, 2.27 ft Dec. 17, 18, 

1943.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 11, 1948.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 6, 

June 9 to Sept. 30 May 1 to June 8

4.1

5.0

10.0

16.4

2,600

3,290

7,390

13,700

6.5 

7.0 

9.2

4,090

4,540

6,700

"harge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

28

C9

3U

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

5,190 

5,300

5,360

5,380

5,340

5,320

5,300

5,250

5,190

5,130

5,050

4,970

4,840

4,680

4,540

4,470

4,320

4,170

4,050

3,980

4,150

4,000

4,600

*5,130

5,390

5,460

5,500

5,580 

5,620

5,660

5,690

154,610

4,987

0 . 703

0.81

Nov .

5,750 

5,870

5,870

6,030

6,300

6,630

6,850

7,020

7,180

7,320

7,440

7,540

7,620

7,660

7,700

8,020

8,020

8,120

8,510

8,520

8,700

8,800

8,840

8,780

8,580

8,560

8,370

8,160 

7,930

7,750

-

228,520

7,617

1.07

1.20

Lie?.

7,540 

7,340

7,200

7,060

*6,930

6,790

6,730

6,790

6,850

6,890

6,990

7,020

7,020

7,020

6,940

6,910

,6,810

6,870

6,810

6,890

7,140

7,260

7,6EO

8,070

8,,430

8,750

9,040

9,280 

9,680

10,100

10.500

235,310

7,591

1.07

1.23

Jan.

10,800 

11,200

11,400

11,600

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,700

11,600

11,400

11,200

11,000

10,800

*10,600

10,300

10,000

9,730

9,380

9,190

8,920

8,650

8,460

8,210

7,990

7,860

7,700

7,660 

7,520

7,440

77540

307,050

9,905

1.40

1.61

Feb.

7,620 

7,660

7,880

7,980

8,070

8,120

8,120

8,160

8,210

8,150

8,070

7,990

7,930

7,840

7,750

7,880

7,880

8,370

8,990

9,430

9,780

10,000

10,400

10,600

10,900

*11,200

11,600

11,900 

12,200

-

-

260,680

8,989

1.27

1.37

Mar.

12,500

13^000

13,200

13,300

13,400

13,600

13,600

15.700

13,600

13,600

13,600

13,600

13,600

13,700

13,700

13,700

13,700

13,600

13,500

13,400

13,200

13,000

12,900

12 , 800

12,700

12,700 

12,800

12,800

12,800

411,700

13,280

1.87

2.16

Apr.

13,000 

13,OOO

13,100

13,100

13,200

13,100

12,800

*12,600

12,200

12,000

11,600

11,200

11,100

10,900

10,400

10,200

9,980

9,760

9,480

9,270

9,040

8,800

8,560

8,330

8,090

7,880

7,670

7,520 

7,340

7,370

-

312,590

10,420

1.47

1.64

May

7,500

7,240

7,180

7,120

7,020

6,890

6,700

6,480

6,200

6,050

5,950

5,700

5,450

5,300

5,170

5,050

4,940

4,830

4,720

*4,650

4,500

4,450

4,360

4-, 310

4,180

4.150

4,220

4,180 

4,220

4,360

4,500

167,350

5,398

0.761

0.88

June

4,500 

4,720

4,950

5,200

5,480

5,800

5,980

6,050

6,160

5,950

5,720

5,520

5,340

5,250

5,120

5,010

4,910

4,760

4,640

4,520

4,390

4,310

4,270

4,250

4,060

4,060

3,940

3,940 

3,860

5,780

-

146,440

4,881

0.688

0.77

July

*5,740 

3,630

3,530

3,490

3,450

3,510

3,450

3,410

3,330

3,290

3,220

3,200

3,120

3,080

3,080

3,040

3,000

3,000

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,880

2,840

2,840

2,840

2,880

2,840

2,840 

2,840

2,810

2,740

96,680

3,119

0.440

0.51

 

Aug.

2,780 

2,810

2,780

2,780

2,740

2,740

2,780

2,700

2,740

2,700

*2,700

2,670

2,670

2,670

2,670

2,740

2,730

2,810

2,840

2,820

2,730

2,740

2,740

2,760

2,700

2,670

2,610

2,600 

2,670

2,670

2,710

84,470

2,725

0.384

0.44

Sept.

2,810 

2,900

2,960

2,960

2,920

2,840

2,840

2,810

2,740

2,700

2,740

2,740

2,670

2,640

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,640

2,600

2,740

2,810

*2,790

2,790

2,840

2,920

2,960

3.000 

3,000

3,000

~

83,760

2,792

0.394

0.44

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,500 Min 2,200 Mean 4,471 Cfsm 0.631 In. 8.56

Water year 1951-52 : Max 13,700 Min 2,600 Mean 6,801 Cfsm 0.959 In. 13. 06

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 135

New River near Lake Butler, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°00', long. 82°17', In sec. 2, T. 63., R. 20 E., near right bank on 

' downstream side of bridge on State Highway 100 and 4.4 miles southeast of villaee of 

Lake Butler.

Drainage area. 212 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 83.8 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

 T929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 794 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 7.84 ft); minimum, 

1.4 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 6,470 cfs Sept. 8, 1950 (gage height, 12.02 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs June 11, 1951 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year- 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

3.0 

4.0

2.5 

4.5

to Feb. 29

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

100

140

240

300

420

890

0.8

.9

1.2

1.2 

2.0 

5.6

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62

62

53

48

48

52

52

45

36

27

21

16

12

9.1

*7.5

6.6

5.7

5.1

4.5

4.6

5.7

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.1

4.5

4.1

3.8

3.4

5.1

627.5

20.2

0.095

0.11

Nov.

3.0

4TT

6.2

5.8

6.0

6.4

13

21

22

21

20

19

18

17

19

87

313

396

411

502

428

308

229

163

106

77

*62

51

42

36

-

3,412.5

114

0.538

0.60

Dec .

32

28

26

24

23

23

22

21

19

18

17

17

17

16

TT

18

17

18

26

30

28

27

27

27

32

33

44

61

62

57

55

882

28.5

0.134

0.15

Jan.

54

52

48

42

38

34

 30

26

24

22

19

18

16

15

14

14

13

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

10

13

30

44

36

715

23.1

0.109

0.13

Feb.

29

27

33

44

45

42

40

38

38

35

31

28

26

23

22

79

439

*660

720

750

590

432

328

314

343

334

411

478

444

-

-

6,823

235

1.11

1.20

Mar.

399

346

279

240

212

183

143

106

88

74

68

70

71

66

59

52

46

40

36

33

31

28

25

24

53

86

101

96

84

72

*66

3,279

106

0.500

0.58

Apr.

59

52

45

38

31

26

22

19

16

14

12

11

21

59

Z°

54

37

29

25

23

20

17

14

12

n.

13

16

16

14

12

-

808

26.9

0.127

0.14

May

10

8.8

7.8

7.0

6.2

5.6

5.1

4.5

4.1

3.6

3.5

*3.6

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

3.2

4.7

4.2

3.8

3.3

5.1

8.9

26

15

9.1

7.1

19

197.0

6.35

0.030

0.03

June

4236"

22

31

42

42

40

34

27

21

16

11

8.8

17

30

20

14

11

9.1

7.6

6.4

12

*16

8.9

6.2

4.9

3.6

2.9

2.6

2.2

-

547.2

18.2

0.086

0.10

July

1.9

1.9

5.0

7.8

5.9

6.8

42

36

19

11

23

41

43

37

28

19

13

9.5

7.1

5.9

11

15

11

7.8

6.2

5.5

4.5

3.6

2.8

2.2

1.8

435.2

14.0

0.066

0.08

Aug.

1.5

TT?

3.9

*2.9

2.7

24

66

39

20

12

8.3

6.5

5.8

4.7

4.6

5.3

7.0

6.7

6.8

6.8

8.3

14

24

29

47

70

71

58

56

81

100

796.0

25.7

0.121

0.14

Sept.

79

60

53

69

59

69

64

50

40

36

33

31

30

29

 27

25

22

20~Z5

37

77

141

318

372 ?m

265

272

252

214

171

-

3,231

108

0.509

0.57

Calendar year 1951: Max 502 Min 0.7 Mean 28.6 Cfsm 0.135 In. 1.82

Water year 1951-52: Max 750 Min 1.5 Mean 59.4 Cfsm 0.280 In. 3.83

Peak discharge (base,- 2.000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

319056 O - 55 - 10
136 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Santa Fe River at Worthington, Pla.

Location. Lat 29°55', long. 82°26', on line between sees. 32 and 33, T. 63., R. 19 E. , 

near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 23, half a mile south of 

Worthington and three-quarters of a mile downstream from New River.

Drainage area. 630 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1931 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 42.91 ft above mean sea level 

(Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Jan. 16, 1939, staff gage at site a quarter 

of a mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1932-52), cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,450 cfs Feb. 20 (gage heigl-t, 15.90 ft); minimum not determined (occurred during period of no gage-height record1 ).

1931-52: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs June 17, 1934; maximum gege height, 24.94 

ft Oct. 21, 1944; minimum discharge observed, 1.3 cfs May 17, June 1, 1932.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of no gage-height recorc1 , which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

7.6 30

8.0 56

9.0 127

11.0 309

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

576

756

1,050

1,500

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

May 7 to Sept. 30

6.0

28

9.0 

11.0

127

309

Discharge, In cubic feet per serond, wate October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

310

337

353

337

314

232

204

165

144

128

111

89

71

69

*61

52

49

48

43 

38

57

63

61

58

56

52

50

48

45

38

55

3,718

120

0.190

0.23

Nov.

32

38

56

79

82

72

100

117

112

108

105

98

88

78

118

534

627

828

1,110 

1,070

918

828

a720

a630

548

456

*372

322

277

247

-

10,770

359

0.570

0.64

De-.

222

204

186

173

167

161

154

148

138

133

125

125

119

112

Tie

114

113

118

178 

214

221

230

220

202

232

231

258

276

288 ~?B3

278

5,739

185

0.294

0.34

Jan.

"238 271

222

218

195

185

*169

150

137

131

119

116

108

105

102

98

91

90

88 

85

88

85

83

80

77

72

T4

76

129

150

162

3,994

129

0.205

0.24

Feb.

177

185

222

217

209

206

201

197

185

177

165

154

144

135

156

655

805

*1,130

1,400 

1,440

1,410

1,260

1,150

1,070

1,030

1,050

1,090

1,040

1,050

-

-

18,310

631

1.00

1.O8

Mar.

994

939

815

756

662

572

a520

466

396

367

343

318

298

287

280

256

236

209

201 

184

170

158

142

139

167

232

276

287

296

254

*246

11,466

370

0.587

0.68

Apr.

219

197

181

161

147

126

111

103

94

92

81

70

74

195

256

259

248

184

150 

120

99

92

80

77

73

66

104

94

84

a75

3,912

130

0.206

0.23

May

1> a56

1> a34

1 < > > a21

> a!5

\ a25

>.

1 r929

30.0

0.048

0.05

June

1f a53

-^

1

> a48

1

J

a25

> a24

> *a!8

I a!3

905

30.2

0.048

0.05

July

1> alO

> a40

1> j, C~7

I

\) ^

\f a27

J

\ <" > all

J

836

27.0

0.043

0.05

Aug.

 j

> a7.3

J <*>

a51

),

a!2

Ll9 r29

34

47

64

73

69

68

881.5

28.4

0.045

0.05

Sept.

85

92

85

69

74

77

70

75

76

60

48

46

40

36

*32

29

26

26

26 

46

42

74

137

170

222

277

284

257

248

238

-

3,067

102

0.16E

0.18

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,110 

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,440

Mln 

Mln

Cfsm 0.202 

Cfsm 0.279

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements and records fo 

New River near Lake Butler.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 13?

Santa Fe Kiver near High Springs, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°51' , long. 82°38', in sec. 29, T. 7 S. , R. 17 E. , near right bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 27, 150 ft upstream from 'Atlantic Coast Line 

Railroad bridge and 2 miles northwest of High Springs.

Drainage area. 950 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1931 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 26.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Florida State Road Department). Prior to Jan. 9, 1933, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 807 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 3.77 ft); minimum, 223 cfs Aug. 19-21; minimum gage height, 1.58 ft Nov. 3.

1931-52: Maximum discharge, 12,700 cfs Mar. 14, 1948 (gage height, 15.71 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 71 cfs about June 27, 1935 (gage height, 0.46 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 18-28, 

Apr. 30 to June 15)

1.5 

2.0

3.0

1 to Nov. 21

£83 

522 

1,050

Nov. £2 to Sept. 30

1.6 214

375

84£

1,240

Dlschar-g^, In autie feet per se-ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

I'aj

1

3

4

5

b

7

8

9

1C

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

605

635

640

645

645

650

630

600

575

551

517

493

474

460

445

431

417

398

388

384

379

374

*374

374

369

365

365

365

355

345

341

14,589

471

0.496

0.57

U ov.

341

350

S£6

321

331

355

369

365

369

388

412

412

41£

398

393

412

455

580

858

1,0£0

1,050

1,040

1,010

981

928

871

823

761

705

648

-

17,684

589

0.620

0.69

Dec.

61£

584

546

*514

481

458

439

430

426

416

41£

398

384

370

370

347

347

375

352

366

380

366

570

380

384

403

393

403

435

453

458

13,05£

4£1

0.443

0.51

Jan.

458

453

449

444

444

439

412

407

403

384

352

352

347

*347

338

329

320

315

315

311

306

306

292

279

£83

292

£92

311

292

283

288

10,843

350

0.368

0.42

Feb.

315

35£

384

370

370

366

384

384

393

398

393

384

380

375

375

407

472

598

74£

943

1,080

1,140

1,180

1,180

1,150

*1,160

1,160

1,160

1,£00

-

-

19,195

662

0.697

0.75

Mar.

1,£20

1,210

1,210

1,£00

1,140

1,100

1,040

981

938

900

871

818

799

775

747

724

700

681

662

635

621

607

588

584

579

584

588

607

621

6£1

625

24,976

806

0.848

0.98

Apr.

625

616

584

579

565

537

*537

519

509

500

490

486

405

500

514

532

546

551

542

523

495

481

467

458

449

458

444

439

435

426

-

15,312

510

0.537

0.60

May

416

403

393

384

375

366

357

347

347

334

338

315

306

297

297

297

297

292

£83

*275

275

271

2T5

283

288

306

301

292

301

315

315

9,941

321

0.338

0.39

June

311

3£0

334

347

347

334

338

357

357

370

384

380

361

343

338

343

347

352

347

334

329

324

311

306

311

306

315

3£0

311

*306

-

10,083

336

0.354

0.39

July

301

297

292

£92

£9£

£92

292

301

3£0

529

3£4

3£4

311

306

306

301

306

297

£97

297

£92

283

£79

275

£71

£67

259

£55

255

247

£45

9,003

290

0.305

0.35

Aug.

251

£55

£43

£40

240

£34

£37

£37

237

240

247

*243

234

£31

£31

231

££8

£28

££6

2 £5

2£3

2£6

2£8

226

£28

231

£31

234

237

247

£47

7, £94

£35

0.£4V

0.2£

Sept .

243

£47

£47

£55

255

251

255

255

255

255

£55

243

£40

£40

£40

240

237

234

£40

234

240

251

*251

267

292

329

352

380

389

398

-

8,070

£69

0.283

0.3£

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,050 Min 235 Mean 439 Cfsm 0.462 In. 6.25

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,220 Mln 223 Mean 437 Cfsm 0.460 In. 6.26

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
138 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 

Santa Pe River near Fort White, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°51', long. 82°43', in sec. 28, T. 7 S., R. 16 E., on left bank 2 miles 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 47, 5 miles south of Fort White, and 15 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,080 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1927 to January 1930, June 1932 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 21.28 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to June 4, 1932, staff gage at several sites within 200 ft 

of present site at various datums. Oct. 1, 1947, to Feb. 10, 1949, auxiliary wireweight gage and since Feb. 11, 1949, auxiliary water-stage recorder, at bridge on State 

Highway 49, 13.1 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 22 years (1927-29, 1932-52), 1,636 cfs-.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 2.29 ft); minimum, 903 cfs July 30; minimum gage height, 0.87 ft Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 1, 2, 3, 4.

1927-30, 1932-52: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Mar. 14, 1948; maximum gage height 

observed, 13.70 ft Apr. 12, 1948; minimum discharge, 670 cfs June 4,5, 1932; minimum 

gage height, 0.58 ft June 26-28, July 5, 1935.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 20-24, May 1 to Sept. 16)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 24 Feb. 25 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.3 

2.0

960

1,380

1,970

0.8 

L.5 

2.5

875

1,410

2,030

Discharge, in cubic feet per secon water year October 1951 to September 1952

Say

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

1,290 

1,510 

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,290

1,270

1,240

1,220

1,180

1,170

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,110

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,060

*1,060

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,020

35,510

1,145

1.06

1.22

Nov.

1,020

1,630

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,060

1,060

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,100

1,130

1,220

1,450

1,610

1,660

1,660

1,670

T7660

1,620

1,600

1,560

1,520

1,450

1,420

-

37,980

1,266

1.17

1.31

Dec,

1,580 

1,360 

1,340

1,310

*1,290

1,270

1,250

1,240

1,230

1,220

1,220

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,150

1,140

1,170

1,150

1,170

1,180

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,210

1,220

1,230

37,700

1,216

1.13

1.30

Jan.

1,240 

1,240 

1,230

1,220

1,230

1,220

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,180

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,140

*1,130

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,070

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,070

35,3OO

1,139

1.05

1.22

Feb.

1,090 

1,120 

1,140

1,140

1,130

1.130

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,160

1,170

1,250

1,390

1,580

1,730

1,810

1,860

1,870

* 1,850

1,880

1,890

1,900

1,950

_

-

40,300

1,390

1.29

1.59

Mar.

1,970 

1,980 

2,000

2,010

1,960

1,920

1,870

1,820

1,770

1,750

1,700

1,650

1,620

1,580

1,560

1,520

1,500

1,480

1,460

1,440

1,420

1,590

1,380

1,360

1,350

1,350

1,360

1,370

1,390

1,390

1,390

49,690

1,603

1.48

1.71

Apr.

1,590 

1,380 

1,350

1,350

1,370

1,310

1,290

*1,270

1,250

1,240

1,220

1,210

1,230

1,220

1,210

1,220

1,230

1,240

1,220

1,210

1,190

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,170

1,150

1,150

1,130

1,130

-

36,990

1,235

1.14

1.27

May

1,120 

1,110 

1,110

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,020

*1,010

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,000

1,010

1,060

1,010

1,000

1,000

1,010

1,010

32,300

1,042

0.965

1.11

June

l,ooo 

998 

1,000

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,020

,030

,040

,040

,04O

,030

,050

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,010

998

998

998

975

968

960

952

952

945

938

938

931

-

29,871

996

0.922

1.03

July

*924 

917 

924

924

924

924

931

931

938

945

945

945

938

938

931

938

931

951

951

958

951

924

917

924

917

924

917

917

917

910

¥T5

28,756

928

0.859

0.99

Aug.

917 

¥24 

924

917

917

910

917

917

917

924

*931

924

924

924

924

917

924

951

924

917

917

924

951

958

951

924

938

945

952

952

960

28,736

927

0.858

0.99

Sept.

952 

¥60 

968

998

982

975

982

982

982

990

998

998

990

990

990

982

990

975

998

990

,020

* ,030

,030

,040

,070

,090

,120

,160

,160

,180

-

50,572

1,019

0.944

1.05

Calendar year 1951: Max l,67O Min 1,O20 

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,010 Min 910

Mean 1,217 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.50

Mean 1,158 Cfsra 1.07 14.59

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 139

Ichatucknee Springs near Hildreth, Pla.

Location. Lat 29°58', long. 82°47', in sec. 23, T. 6 S., R. 15 E., on Ichatucknee River, 

near center of span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 27, 1 mile east of 

Hildreth, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 2? miles downstream from head of springs.

Records available. 1917. 1929-30 (one discharge measurement in each year), January 1931 

to September 1952 (discharge measurements only).

Gage. Reference point. Observations of stage below reference point made only wher discharge measurements are made.

Extremes. 1931-52: Maximum discharge measured, 578 cfs Apr. 29, 1948; minimum mee-sured, 

245 cfs Aug. 20, 1935.

Remarks. Surface inflow between springs and measuring section is negligible except after 

heavy rains.

Discharge measurements. In cubic feet per second, 

water year October 1951 to September 1952

Oct. 22........ 347

Dec. 4........ 355

Jan. 14........ 346

Feb. 25........ S59

Apr. 4........ 373

May 19....... 356

June 30....... 360

Aug. 12....... 332

Sept.23....... 343

Suwannee River near Bell, Pla.

,Location. Lat 29°48', long. 82°55', in sec. 16 or 17, T. 8 S. , R. 14 E. , on left tank at 

Rock Bluff Perry, 4j miles northwest of Bell and 10 miles downstream from Santa Pe 

River.

Drainage area. 9,260 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1932 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.75 ft above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 20 years, 9,072 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,900 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 12.25 ft); minimum, 4,140 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 2.78 ft).

1932-52: Maximum discharge, 82,300 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 27.43 ft); minimum, 2,790 cfs Dec. 17, 18, 1943 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

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

Revisions (water years). W 822: 1928(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6,610 

6,770

6,820

6,880

6,820

6,840

6,830

6,760

6,700 

6,610

6,530

6,440

6,330

6,200

6,100

6,000

5,950

5,850

5,800

5,700

5,620

*5.5BO

5,826

6,320

6,620

6,750

6,820

6,920

7,010

7,030

7.060

200,090

6,455

0.697

0.80

hov.

7.150 

7,260

7,300

7,340

7,420

7,800

8,100

8,300

8,500 

8,700

8.800

8,900

9,000

9,100

9,300

9,400

9,500

9,600

9,800

10,000

10,100

10,300

10,400

10,400

10.300

10.100

10,000

9,700

9,600

9,400

-

271,570

9,052

0.978

1.09

Dec.

9,200 

9,100

8,900

*8,800

8,670

8,500

8,400

8,370

8,400 

8,460

8,510

8,550

8,560

8,570

8,670

8,490

8,340

8,390

8,440

8,400

8,630

8,800

8,940

9,300

9,630

10,000

10,300

10,600

10,900

11,300

11,700

281,820

9,091

0.982

1.13

Jan.

12,100 

12,500

12,800

13,000

13,200

13,300

15,400

13,300

13,300 

13,300

13,200

13,000

12,900

*12,700

12,500

12,300

12,000

11,600

11,400

11,100

10,700

10,500

10,300

9,960

9,670

9,530

9,400

9,360

9,270

9,060

9,040

359,690

11,600

1.25

1.44

Feb.

9,090 

9,210

9,460

9,540

9,610

9,610

9,670

9,670

9,670 

9,700

9,650

9,620

9,540

9,460

9,400

9,490

9,580

9,790

10,300

10,900

11,300

11,600

12,100

12,500

12,800

*13,000

13,300

13,600

14,000

-

-

307,160

10,590

1.14

1.23

Mar.

14,300 

14,600

14,900

15,100

15,300

15,400

15,600

15,700

15,800 

15,800

15,800

15,800

15,800

15,800

15,800

15,800

15,800

15,800

15,800

15,800

15,700

15,600

15,500

15,400

15,200

15,100

14,900

14,800

14,800

14,800

14,900

477,200

15,390

1.66

1.92

Apr.

15,000 

15,100

15,100

15,200

15,200

15,200

*15,000

14,800

14,500 

14,200

13,900

13,400

13,300

13,000

12,700

12,300

12,000

11,700

11,400

11,200

10,900

10,600

10,300

10,100

9,820

9,630

9,360

9,130

8,970

8,860

-

371,870

12,400

1.34

1.49

May

8.740 

8,660

8,580

8,490

8,400

8,280

8,140

7,970

7,790 

7,620

7,510

7,330

7,090

6,910

6,780

6,720

6,610

6,500

*6,420

6,370

6,310

6,250

6,180

6,140

6,130

6,120

6,130

6,100

6,120

6,250

6,400

219,040

7,066

0.763

0.88

June

6,490 

6,520

,640

,830

,100

,340

,520

,670

.730 

,590

,390

,190

,010

6,910

6,800

6,680

6,580

6,470

6,340

6,220

6,110

6,060

6,000

5,940

5,860

5,760

5,680

5,620

5,560

*5,460

-

197,070

6,569

0.709

0.79

July

5.420 

5, 280

5,180

5,140

5,130

5,190

5,190

5,130

5,090 

5,040

4,990

4,940

4,840

4,780

4,790

4,760

4,720

4,710

4,670

4,660

4,670

4,650

4,610

4,600

4,600

4,600

4,570

4,540

4,550

4,500

4,470

150,010

4,839

0.523

0.60

Aug.

,480 

,540

,520

,510

,480

,500

,500

,460

,440 

,410

* ,390

,350

,300

,290

,280

,330

,350

,400

,510

,480

,450

Sept.

,380 

,470

,580

,640

,590

,490

,460

,420

,320 

,230

,290

,390

,320

,250

,250

,260

,290

,310

,450

,410

,470

,420 * ,600

,420 ,580

,440 ,550

,340 ,530

,220 ,610

,160 ,680

,190 ,720

,310 ,720

,340 ,720

,360

136,170 133,980

4,393 4,466

0.474 0.482

0.55 0.54

Calendar year 1951: Max 11,700 Min 3,730 Mean 6,243 Cfsm 0.674 In. 9.15

Water year 1951-52: Max 15,800 Mln 4,160 Mean 8,485 Cfsm 0-. 916 In. 12.46

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 14-21, Nov. 7 to Dec. 

for stations at Branford and near Wllcox.

5; discharge estimated on basis of records
140 SUVANNEE RIVER BASIN 

Suwannee River near Wilcox, Fla.

Location.--Lat 29°36', long. 82°56', in sec. 29, T. 10 S., R. 14 E., on left bank about 

4UO 1't downstream from Port Pannin bridge on U. S. Highway 19 and 2 miles southwest of 

Wilcox.

Drainage area. About 9,500 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1931, March 1942 to September 1952 (fragmentary March 1942 to January 1951).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datuir of 1929. Prior to 

July 4, 1931, staff gage at site 400 ft upstream at same datum. July 4 to Sept. 30, 

1931, and Mar. 26 to May 14, 1942, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. 

May 15, 1942, to Jan. 24, 1951, staff gage at present site and datum. Since Feb. 1, 

1951, auxiliary water-stage recorder at site 9 miles downstream.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 efs Mar. 11 (gage height, 8.43 ft); minimum daily, 4,470 cfs Aug. 27.

1930-31, 1942-52: Maximum discharge, 84,700 cfs Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 22.32 

ft); minimum not determined.

Remarks. Records good. Flow affected by tide for discharges less than 12,000 cfs.

ley

1

3

4

5

>-_

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

,780 

,170

,270

,200

,370

,400

,320

,410

,370

,250

,180

,080

,910

,670

,550

,660

,730

,340

,410

,150

,070

,310

,260

,870

,160

* ,320

,320

,430

,570

,550

,510

21 ,590

,987

.735

0.85

Iiov .

7,410 

7,460

8,490

8,160

8,300

8,240

9,010

9,330

9,270

9,540

9,550

9,580

9,570

9,520

9,610

9,600

10,600

11,000

10,800

11,000

11,200

11,300

11,300

11,300

11,100

11,100

11,000

10,900

11,000

10,900

-

297,140

9,905

1.04

1.16

De-.

10,400 

10,200

 9,840

9,500

9,660

9,590

9,620

9,320

9,390

9,470

9,470

9,720

9,640

9,290

9,500

9,980

9,600

9.090

9,790

9,390

9,450

9,800

10,100

10,500

10,600

io,aoo

11,400

11,500

11,300

11,900

12,200

312,110

10,070

1.06

1.22

Jan.

12,300 

12,500

12,700

12,800

13,100

13,300

13,200

13,300

13,500

15,800

13,300

13,200

13,100

13,100

13,100

12,900

*12,600

12,400

12,000

11,800

11,800

11,400

11,600

11,600

10,900

10,600

10,300

9,970

10,700

10,500

10,400

377,770

12,190

1.28

1.48

Ftb.

10,300 

10,200

10,300

10,700

10,900

10,900

10,900

11,000

10,800

10,800

10,700

10,800

10,500

10,400

10,400

10,300

10,600

10,800

11,100

11,500

12,100

12,500

12,200

12,800

13,000

13,300

13,600

13,500

*14,000

_

-

330,900

11,410

1.20

1.30

Mar.

14,400 

14,700

14,900

15,300

15,400

15,400

15,500

15,600

15,700

16,000

16,500

16,500

16,300

16,200

16,100

16,000

15,900

15,900

16,200

16,100

16,000

16 , 000

16,100

16,100

16,000

15,700

15,400

15,200

15,100

15,000

15,100

486,300

15,690

1.65

1.90

Apr.

15,200 

15,400

15,300

15,300

15,500

15,300

15,200

15,100

15,000

*14,800

14,500

14,300

14,300

14,400

13,700

13,000

12,500

12,200

11,900

11,800

11,700

11,900

11,700

11,300

11,100

10,700

11,000

10,700

10,500

10,500

39 5, SOP

13,190

1.39

1.55

Hay

10,400 

10,300

10,200

10,100

9,970

9,890

9,650

9,460

9,220

8,870

8,630

9,100

8,600

8,400

8,160

8,170

8,050

7,970

7,760

7,650

7,560

7,320

7,200

7,010

7,010

6,970

 7,130

7,020

6,870

7,110

7,280

259,030

8,356

0.880

1.01

June

,430 

,470

,470

,580

,780

,910

,980

8,080

8,250

8,090

8,020

7,960

7,710

7,700

7,570

7,490

7,240

7,200

6,960

6,870

6,570

6,650

6,560

6,430

6,500

6,550

6,240

6,080

6,160

6,020

216,500

7,210

0.759

0.85

July

5,990 

5,780

5,540

5,610

5,490

5,650

5,680

5,730

*5,570

5,650

5,610

5,640

5,450

5,140

5,280

5,350

5,180

5,160

5,080

5,160

5,150

5,190

5,140

5,190

5,170

5,070

5,010

4,930

4,940

4,870

4,950

165,270

5,331

0.561

0.65

Aug.

4,870 

.140

,950

,830

,950

,970

,960

,990

,080

,080

,900

,880

,760

,740

* ,670

,720

,850

,860

,960

,970

,960

,960

,980

,960

,910

,710

,470

,710

,850

,930

,960

151,530

4,888

0.515

0.59

Sept.

5,010 

4,880

5,140

5,250

5,520

4,950

5,030

4,970

4,660

4.540

4,710

4,840

4,880

4,800

4,800

4,940

4,930

4,910

4,920

5,230

5,180

5,280

5,290

4,990

5.00C

*5,230

5,120

5,320

5,500

5,280

-

150,680

5,023

0.529

0.59

Calendar year 1951: Max 12,200 

Water year 1951-52: Max 16,500

Mean

Mean 9,179

In. - 

0.966 In. 13.15

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STEIHHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 141

Stelnhatchee River near Cross City, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°47', long. 83°19', In sec. 15, T. 8 3., R. 10 E., on right bank 0.7'mile 

 downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 1 mile south of Clara, and 16

miles northwest of Cross City. 

Drainage area. 360 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. February 1950 to September 1352.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. D&tum of gage is 7.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

EHfemes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,610 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 15.30 ft); minimum, 6.8 cfs Oct. 20; minimum gage height, 2.53 ft May 26-29.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 19, 1951; minimum, 3.4 cfs June 27, 28,

1950 (gage height, 2.44 ft).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for period February to September 1950 has b^en

revised to 2,540 cfs July 11 (gage height, 14.36 ft), superseding figure published in

Water-Supply Paper 1172. 

Remarks.--Records good. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period

in water year 1950, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1172, are given

herewith:

Month

July ..........

Cfs -days

25,639

Maximum

2,450

Minimum

35

Mean

827

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20

2.6

2.7

3.0

4.0

10.0

7.2

16

181

1,150

13.0

14.0

15.0

15.3

1,780

2,250

3,190

3,610

Nov. 21 to Sept. 30 

2.5 9.6

2.6

2.9

3.0

Note.--Same as preceding table above 

3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet ppr second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

^

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

152

142

120

103

88

74

62

52

44

36

30

24

20

15

13

11

9.7

8.3

7.2

7.2

109

181

224

302

*339

352

347

326

296

266

238

3,998.4

129

0.358

0.41

Nov.

224

30T

377

391

509

604

738

738

708

674

607

542

483

426

470

1,170

2,060

2,990

5,560

3,490

3,180

2,830

2,420

2,000

1,700

1,460

1,250

1,070

924

823

-

38,719

1,291

3.59

4.00

Dec.

745

678

*601

534

485

452

417

385

554

328

316

302

282

268

284

266

253

286

350

344

352

362

347

350

345

374

508

475

472

460

439

12,414

400 i.ri

1.28

Jan.

414

39T

370

347

328

316

288

268

£56

245

224

210

201

192

181

174

*162

152

146

139

134

126

129

132

128

125

121

137

180

174

172

6,562

212

0.589

0.68

Feb.

166

168

273

267

262

248

261

260

248

238

224

212

199

188

199

607

1,140

1,320

1,510

1,580

1,580

1,490

1,460

1,590

1,570

1,590

1.600

*1,540

1,450

-

-

23,440

808

2.24

2.42

Mar.

1.550

1,190

1,050

924

812

708

628

544

474

420

414

385

558

536

307

276

250

228

220

201

182

169

156

149

165

169

172

160

148

137

126

12,788

413

1.15

1.32

Apr.

139

152

137

126

130

118

107

96

88

*79

70

65

204

372

591

385

565

537

299

261

230

198

169

146

130

174

174

152

129

111

-

5,530

184

0.511

0.57

May

94

79

65

53

46

40

34

29

26

22

22

26

24

21

17

16

14

13

13

12

14

*14

15

12

12

11

11

11

11

15

25

815

26.2

0.073

0.08

June

29

26

26

34

58

58

50

46

58

45

36

30

26

22

28

59

46

43

43

40

34

38

66

135

111

70

48

50

55

62

-

1,468

48.9

0.156

0.15

July

57

*58

59

59

54

51

48

44

40

56

52

52

56

50

27

24

22

25

20

17

17

18

19

16

18

21

25

22

18

16

14

975

51.4

0.087

0.10

Aug.

14

34

65

65

53

46

46

53

69

72

68

59

54

*50

47

52

64

77

126

202

285

282

284

322

524

296

255

224

522

330

295

4,529

146

0.406

0.47

Sept.

242

202

178

501

268

268

282

264

233

206

214

278

245

226

207

182

156

153

142

226

544

654

839

915

*946

919

844

768

727

666

-

12,055

402

1.12

1.25

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,560 Min 6.8 Mean 261 Cfsm 0.725 In. 9.84

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,560 Min .7.2 Mean 337 Cfsm 0.936 In. 12.73

easurement made on this day.
142 PENHOLLOWAY RIVKR BASIN

Fenholloway River at Foley, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°04' , long. 83°32' , in sec. 9, T. 5 S. , R. 8 E., on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge at Poley.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 29.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 24, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 88.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 842 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 13.92 ft); minimum daily, 9.2 cfs July 14.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 2,640 cfs Mar. 10, 1948 (gage height, 16.03 ft); minimum, 5.1 cfs Oct. 15, 1950; minimum gage height, 6.40 ft Jan. 8,9, 1950.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 26 

6.9 12

7.0

7.5 25

8.0 40

9.0 77

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

Feb. 27 to Sept. 30

173

276

488

880

6.6

7.0

8.0

10.0 127

8.0

16

11.0 182

12.0 283

12.6 379

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

86

78

67

57

49

41

34

31

26

22

21

29

17

14

_13

13

14

13

14

16

63

*162

166

155

140

124

106

99

137

123

106

2,036

65.7

0.365

0.42

Nov.

94

1§4

343

375

335

280

289

279

238

201

172

151

134

121

124

345

721

827

T2§

600

494

413

347

303

266

232

203

180

160

145

-

9,295

310

1.72

1.92

Dec.

132

124

116

108

104

100

*95

89

85

83

76

73

68

64

67

71

69

74

107

113

118

176

203

190

169

158

220

272 25B"

217

192

3,988

129

0.717

0.82

Jan.

171

155

142

134

125

119

112

104

96

91

85

78

72

*70

66

62

57

60

53

50

48

44

44

53

56

54

52

56

77

78

71

2,535

81.8

0.454

0.52

Feb.

66

64

79

89

84

76

76

79

74

66

66

61

58

55

56

165

560

708

596

471

400

352

312

345

*371

368

379

352

*298

_

-

6,726

232

1.29

1.39

Mar.

 516 253

188

171

167

156

144

133

120

111

118

130

124

116

108

99

90

83

78

73

68

65

62

63

72

76

81

76

69

64

6£

3,434

111

0.617

0.71

Apr.

61

67

63

59

61

59

*54

50

46

42

39

36

53

95

m

80

70

61

54

50

45

42

37

34

32

31

30

28

25

24

-

1,519

50.6

0.281

0.31

May

22

2T

20

18

18

17

16

15

15

14

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

*11

12

12

12

11

11

9.9

15

13

12

12

14

15

441.9

14.3

0.079

0.09

June

12

T3

15

15

15

13

13

12

14

15

14

13

13

14

15

17

16

15

14

13

13

14

15

16

14

13

14

18

15

*15

-

428

14.3

0.079

0.09

July

14

13

12

11

11

12

14

15

13

10

11

12

9.5

a9.2

a9.3

a9.8

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

16

13

12

11

367.8

11.9

0.066

0.08

Aug.

12

38

62

44

38

72

151

148

*130

108

95

83

96

97

96

104

137

196

7S4" 227

210

209

172

148

131

110

89

72

75

79

67

3,520

114

0.633

0.73

Sept.

60

50

44

49

50

47

42

38

37

37

28

31

37

36

32

30

27

25

26

25

32

62

144

172

161

*145

122

100

108

118

-

1,915

63.8

0.354

0.40

Calendar year 1951: Max 827 Mln 8.5 Mean 69.5 Cfsm 0.386 In. 5.24

Water year 1951-52: Max 827 Mln 9.2 Mean 98.9 Cfsm 0.549 In. 7.48

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs).--Nov. 18 (10 a.m.) 842 cfs (13.92 ft)j Feb. 18 (7 a.m.) 725 cfs 

(13.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record} discharge Interpolated.
FENHOLLOWAY RIVER BASIN 143 

Fenholloway River near Perry, Pla.

Location. Lat 30°04', long. 83°40', in sec. 6, T. 5S..R. 7E.,on left bank 4 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.6 mile south of Hampton Springs Hotel, and 6 miles southwest of Perry.

Drainage area. 210 sqmi, approximately.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1952 (discharge measurements only).

Gage. Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is 5.00 

Tt above mean sea level (unadjusted). Prior to Aug. 11, 1952, reference points at 

same site at various datums.

Extremes. 1946-52: Maximum discharge measured, 1,260 cfs Mar. 12, 1948; minimum measured, 

36."A cfs Feb. 16, 1951.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1951 to September 1952

Oct. 22.......... 156 Apr. T.......... 145

Dec. 6.......... 222 May 19.......... 78.8

June 30.. ........ 84.8

Aug. 11.......... 199

Sept.22. ......... 218

Rocky Creek near Perry, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°05', long. 83°40', in sec. 6,T. 5S.,R. 7 E on left bank 3 ft 

downstream from highway bridge at Hampton Springs Hotel and 5§ miles southwest of 

Perry.

Drainage area. 160 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1952 (discharge measurements only).

Gage. Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is 10.54 

Ft above mean sea level (unadjusted). Prior to Dec. 7, 1951, reference points at same 

site at various datums.

Extremes. 1946-52: Maximum discharge measured, 1,920 cfs Mar. 11, 1948; minimum measured, 25.6 cfs Feb. 16, 1951.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1951 to September 1952

Oct. 22.......... 103 May 19.......... 70.1

Dec. 6.......... 271 June 30.......... 62.7

Jan. 14 .......... 179 Aug. 12 .......... 163

Feb. 25.......... 467 Sept.22.......... 162

Apr. 7 .......... 137
iqq ECONFINA RIVER BASIN

Econfina River near Perry, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°10', long. 83°49', in sec. 4 , T. 4 S., R. 5 E., on right bank 10 ft 

downstream from highway bridge and 14.7 miles northwest of Perry.

Drainage area. 230 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 14.35 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 557 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 9.90 ft); minimum, 

22 cfs July 24, 25; minimum gage height, 2.49 ft July 24.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 21, 1951; minimum, 16 cfs June 30 to 

July 5, Oct. 7, 8, 1950; minimum gage height, 2.31 ft Oct. 7, 8, 1950.

Remarks. Records good. Records are for flow in main channel only.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 11-22)

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

6.0 

8.0 

9.9

196

354

557

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

I) ay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

}

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Tota3

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

66

63

58

55

51

47

45

41

39

37

35

32

31

29

29

28

27

26

25

25

31

*38

41

42

42

39

38

35

35

34

33

1,197

38.6

0.168

0.19

Nov.

-lo- 32

ss

100

115

140

170

194

203

205

197

182

168

154

156

272

390

453

503

542

557

55C

528

501

469

429

384

340

303

267

-

8,627

288

1.25

1.39

Dec .

238

213

192

177

170

*167

160

156

152

147

143

135

128

122

120

122

120

126

160

160

177

227

243

251

262

274

311

315

303

291

278

6,040

195

0.848

0.98

Jan.

262

248

232

217

204

192

178

166

156

147

138

129

122

117

*112

108

103

99

96

93

90

90

90

90

86

84

82

81

100

100

1OO

4,115

133

0.578

0.67

Feb.

100

98

108

115

122

122

127

131

129

125

122

118

112

108

106

196

348

398

453

491

520

531

532

536

*532

532

534

525

511

_

-

8,382

289

1.26

1.36

Mar.

495

469

438

404

377

356

334

3O6

277

253

246

243

243

243

230

218

206

194

191

184

175

166

160

168

187

200

216

219

217

209

197

8,021

259

1.13

1.30

Apr.

190

187

178

168

170

164

156

*146

136

126

118

110

118

142

142

143

143

135

125

116

107

100

92

86

82

77

72

67

63

58

-

3,717

124

0.539

0.60

May

54

50

46

44

41

39

37

35

33

32

32

32

32

31

30

29

28

28

*28

30

32

32

32

31

30

30

38

47

50

46

46

1,125

36.3

0.158

0.18

June

51

46

45

43

40

37

35

34

32

31

33

34

32

30

31

33

35

34

32

31

31

32

32

31

30

29

28

30

31

*29

-

1,022

34.1

0.148

0.17

July

28

28

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

27

32

34

34

31

30

796

25.7

0.112

0.13

Aug.

33

44

65

66

70

81

88

94

115

123

129

*128

122

134

188

222

209

178

168

163

158

161

180

220

265

257

230

206

194

180

160

4,629

149

0.648

0.75

Sept .

140

122

110

102

114

115

112

110

103

90

78

78

90

82

75

68

63

58

66

146

194

*278

350

393

427

444

436

403

356

303

-

5,506

184

0.800

0.89

Calendar year 1951 : Max 557 Min 17 Mean 72.5 Cfsm 0.315 In. 4.29

Water year 1951-52: Max 557 Min 22 Mean 145 Cfsm 0.630 In. 8.61

Discharge measurement made on this day.
AUCILLA RIVER BASIN 

Aucilla River at Lamont, Fla.

145

Location. Lat 30°22', long. 83°48', in sec. 26, T. 1 S., R. 5 E., near left bank en 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 19 and 0.6 mile southeast of Lamont.

Drainage area.--680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 42.90 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs Feb. 28, 29; maximum gage height, 9.71 

ft Feb. 29; minimum discharge, 9.2 cfs Oct. 13-15, 20 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1950-52- Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 28, 29, 1952; minimum, that of Oct. 13-15, 

20, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. W 1204: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 2O July 21 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0

9.2

12

58

116

7.0 408

8.0 533

9.0 733

9.7 1,040

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

3.8 

7.0

111

408

=t per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

L4

15

L6

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.6

9.5

9.3

9.3

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.3

9.5

9.5

9.3

10

14

16

L4

12

*12

11

11

11

11

11

10

333.6

10.8

0.016

0.02

Mov .

11

22

71

97

91

81

88

89

81

74

69

64

59

53

88

236

341

376

376

378

374

361

339

313

288

263

237

214

194

176

-

5,504

183

0.269

0.30

Dee.

160

147

136

125

125

*152

187

232

249

254

255

250

239

227

221

213

199

211

257

279

306

367

395

411

430

452

494

495

478

459

442

8,847

285

0.419

0.48

Jan.

423

404

383

361

344

352

353

349

341

332

316

299

283

269

*255

243

230

216

206

196

188

178

204

204

193

183

178

203

245

249

244

8,424

272

0.400

0.46

Feb.

243

247

282

290

286

275

289

294

286

276

267

256

255

237

235

350

457

499

525

562

632

660

694

790

852

*920

991

1.040

*1,040

-

-

14,030

484

0.712

0.77

Mar.

1.020

986

939

949

1,000

1,000

986

944

*882

823

820

823

808

786

782

7B6

772

749

749

739

718

699

681

696

733

800

915

9BO

1,000

991

954

26,510

855

1.26

1.45

Apr.

954

55l

939

906

896

860

808

*752

691

638

587

536

515

572

578

575

563

540

511

477

445

412

379

353

332

321

311

298

283

265

-

17,251

575

0.846

0.94

May

244

219

194

172

152

133

116

103

90

80

76

72

64

58

53

49

45

44

41

*43

45

39

34

30

29

37

43

35

32

29

35

2,436

78.6

0.116

0.13

June

32

29

26

24

22

20

19

18

18

16

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

14

14

13

12

13

13

15

13

12

12

12

12

11.

-

487

16.2

0.024

0.03

July

*11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

19

17

14

12

12

14

369

11.9

0.018

0.02

Aug.

16

19

20

16

14

16

17

18

*21

21

19

18

30

£6

26

35

34

35

34

36

56

49

37

48

11

51

38

29

29

33

29

931

30.0

0.044

0.05

Sept.

25

22

24

22

34

50

56

49

44

41

40

40

45

42

38

33

28

24

46

127

169

254

368

373

324

*290

266

235

206

176

-

3,491

116

0.171

0.19

Calendar year 1951: Max 495 Min 9.2 Mean 68.5 Cfsm 0.101 In. 1.35

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,040 Mln 9.2 Mean 242 Cfsm 0.356 In. 4.84

Discharge measurement made on this day.
146 ST. MARKS RIVER BASIN

Wakulla Spring near Crawfordville, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°14', long. 84°18', in sec. 11, T. 3 S. , R. 1 W. , on right bank 500 ft 

downstream from head of spring, 6 miles northeast of Crawfordville, and 14 miles south 

of Tallahassee.

Records available.--1917, 1929, 1930 (one discharge measurement in each year), February 

1931 to June 1932, July 1941 to September 1952 (discharge measurements only).

Gage.--Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Prior to July 17, 1931, 

reference point and July 17, 1931, to July 27, 1932, water-stage recorder, at same site 

and datum.

Extremes. 1931-32, 1941-52: Maximum discharge measured, 892 cfs Aug. 18, 1948; minimum 

measured, 25.2 cfs June 18, 1931.

Remarks.--Discharge measurements of Wakulla River made at bridge 3 miles below spring and 

of inflow through two culverts near head of spring and of McBrides Slough, lj miles 

below spring. The discharge of spring is difference between that of river and the combined inflow at head of spring and slough. Slight tide effect at station.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Oct. 25

Dec. 5

Jan. 18

Feb. 29

Apr. 11

May 22

July 1

Aug. 12

Sept. 25

Wakulla River

466

639

277

589

394

262

195

213

585

McBrides Slough and 

other surface Inflow

16.2

51.7

13.1

49.6

19.0

4.7

**1.0

**1.5

**8.0

Difference 

or spring flo»'

450

587

264

539

375

257

194

212

577

Field estimate.

OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN

Ochlockonee River near Thomasville, Ga.

Location.--Lat 3Q"52', long. 84°03i , on downstream side of left bank pier of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 84, 2 miles upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 4 miles 

upstream from Barnetts Creek, 5 miles northwest of Thomasville, Thomas County, and 

6 miles downstream from Little Ochlockonee River.

Drainage area. 550 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1937 to September 1952.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 133.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Jan. 7, 1947, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 469 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,080 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 13.8 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Oct. 30.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 72,000 cfs Apr. 2, 1948 (gage height, 29.1 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 2.6 cfs Oct. 17, 18, 1938.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 1112: 1937, 1939, 1945(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20 

19

17

15

13

12

12

12

10

*9.7

8.7

8.0

7.6

6.5 

*6.3

6.3

6.5

6.1

5.9.

6.5

11

*10

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.0 

6.1

5.9

5.9

6.1

289.9

9.35

0.017

0.02

Nov.

iF51

33

38

40

53

53

52

49

50

47

43

40 

126

526

256

227

256

250

184

140

123

115

103

95

88 

84

79

74

"

3,096.7

103

0.187

0.21

Dec.

70 

69

67

122

421

 642

732

750

660

507

383

340

320

300 

306

368

398

459

714

768

824

900

1,020

1,130

1,450

1.840

1,800 

1,490

1,480

1,480

1,320

23,230

749

1.36

1.57

Jan.

1.040 

843

732

660

608

574

540

491

459

428

413

398

368

340 

320

*300

294

287

280

274

262

250

268

306

300

274

268 

340

591

714

714

13,936

450

0.818

0.94

Feb.

642 

608

678

824

824

805

768

786

750

696

625

540

459

398 

625

1,040

1,710

2,600

2.950

2,440

2,250

*2,130

2,170

2,340

2,210

2,130

2,250 

2,290

2,250

-

-

40,768

1,406

2.56

2.76

Mar.

2,130 

1,870

1,510

1,250

1,250

1,220

1,200

1,180

1,060

881

881

1,110

1,060

1,150 

1,180

1,040

843

Hi

900

1,090

1,060

980

862

1,180

1,900

2,490

3.000 

2,790

2,250

1,740

1,300

43,071

1,389

2.53

2.92

Apr.

1.040 

900

786

*660

608

540

507

459

398

340

306

274

413

696 

678

591

475

383

320

274

232

200

169

262

862

1,020

1,020 

960

843

678

-

16,894

563

1.02

1.14

May

540 

413

313

238

179

145

*119

103

119

92

170

460

354

244 

164

123

103

95

84

75

73 57

103

107

179

802

1,220 

1,090

843

960

1.450

11,047

356

0.647

0.75

June

1,870 

1,620

1,040

591

354

238

174

132

111

127

107

79

66

57 

53

54

54

52

50

*48

42

44

49

36

34

29

28 

38

27

23

-

7,227

241

0.438

0'.49

July

22 

21

19

18

18

18

23

82

111

63

*46

48

46

34 

43

44

33

28

24

22

21

33

34

25

20

27

25 

22

32

36

35

1,073

34.6

0.063

0.07

Aug.

*33

lie

74

41

34

68

67

56

50

49

103

123

75

54 

56

145

194

244

194

123

111

95

75

70

63

54

47 

42

60

115

154

2,787

89.9

0.163

0.19

Sept.

145 

111

92

75

60

48

40

33

29

25

22

20

20

19 

*17

17

15

15

14

25

29

730

1,650

1.710

1,220

824

459 

268

184

145

-

8,061

269

0.489

0.55

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,600 Mln 5.9 Mean 206 Cfsro 0.375 In. 5.08

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,000 Mln 5.9 Mean 469 Cfsm 0.853 In. 11.61

Discharge measurement made on this day.
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 

Tired Creek near Cairo, Ga.

147

Location. Lat 30°54' , long. 84°16', on left bank 140 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Wolf Creek, 1 mile downstream from Atlantic Coast 

Line Railroad bridge, and 3 miles west of Cairo, Grady County.

Drainage area.--55 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1943 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 159.0 ft above mean sea level, daturr of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--9 years, 73.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 928 cfs Nov. 16 (gage height, 6.57 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs July 6.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 28,100 cfs Apr. 1, 1948 (gage height, 16.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs -on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 1.2 cfs June 27, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 1052: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 9-14, Sept. 28-30)

2.0 

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

102

178

271

480

1,370

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

Z3

Z4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.0

5.2

4.8

4.3

3.8

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.4

*2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

*2^2

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.3

5.5

9.3

ITT

6.7

6.0

5.5

5.5

6.2

6.2

5.4

4.9

130.8

4.22

0.077

0.09

Nov.

5.7

21

73

52

21

18

54

40

22

17

15

14

13

12

360

566

182

64

38

32

29

27

26

26

25

24

24

24

23

22

"

1,869.7

62.3

1.13

1.26

Dec.

21

21

21

288

457

248

130

71

53

46

42

*47

42

36

82

124

75

115

219

150

127

158

102

71

61

79

154

114

75

61

56

3,326

107

1.95

2.25

Jan.

53

50

48

47

47

48

46

40

40

*40

35

33

33

34

33

33

32

31

31

31

30

29

29

28

27

26

27

54

114

61

41

1,251

40.4

0.735

0.85

Feb.

34

35

138

133

65

44

73

87

54

44

40

37

36

37

108

565

287

146

81

120

350

197

205

263

168

194

299

196

158

-

-

5,972

157

2.49

2.68

Mar.

100

81

75

107

168

120

77

65

58

54

146

172

*150

154

92

65

54

54

207

188

100

67

126

588

388

271

205

138

94

75

67

4,080

132

2.40

2.77

Apr.

92

105

71

*58

69

59

50

44

41

38

36

54

129

180

101

50

41

*56

55

30

28

26

24

106

258

150

69

46

35

29

-

2,068

68.9

1.25

1.40

May

26

23

22

52

36

26

20

*20

58

50

110

407

158

51

53

28

25

27

26

27

29

26

22

72

62

34

28

22

20

25

24

1,569

50.6

0.920

1.06

June

19

16

14

12

11

9.6

8.8

20

15

11

8.6

7.0

6.0

5.8

9.0

12

11

8.4

*7.5

7.5

9.3

11

7.1

5.9

5.2

4.3

3.8

5.7

9.0

6.2

-

286.7

9.56

0.174

0.19

July

4.9

4.4

3.8

2,1

3.5

3.0

24

13

8.1

5.9

»5.2

5.4

20

15

9.0

6.3

4.6

3.5

5.1

2.9

3.0

7.0

6.0

4.3

13

11

6.3

4.4

3.5

20

*2T.

254.0

8.19

0.149

0.17

Aug.

9.8

2S

30

13

8.4

19

22

20

17

14

34

22

16

21

64

100

96

31

186

256

98

31

21

69

49

25

16

14

58

58

31

1,455.2

46.9

0.855

0.98

Sept.

20

16

15

15

12

11

9.4

8.0

7.1

6.0

5J

6.2

8.1

8.8

8.4

*7.8

7.4

7.1

9.5

15

52

497

454

125

42

50

25

20

18

16

-

1,458.5

48.6

0.884

0.99

Calendar year 1951: Max 964 Min 1.8 Mean 38.7 Cfsm 0.704 In. 9.56

Water year 1951-52: Max 566 Min 2.2 Mean 59.3 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.69

Peak discharge (base. 1,800 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
148 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN

Ochlockonee River near Havana, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°33' , long. 84°23', in sec. 24, T. 2 N., R. 2 W. , on upstream side near 

.center of span of bridge on U. S. Highway 90, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 4 miles downstream from Mill Creek, and 5 miles 

southeast of Havana.

Drainage area.--1,020 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1928 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 59.16 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 11, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 979 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,620 cfs Feb. 27 (gage height, 25.36 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 11.19 ft).

1928-52: Maximum discharge observed, 55,900 cfs Apr. 4, 1948 (gage height, 35.08 

ft); minimum observed, 24 cfs Nov. 14, 15, 17, 1933; minimum gage height observed, 

11.15 ft Nov. 5-7, 1943.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 4, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 5-8 J

nd discharge,

Aug. 9 to Sept. 30, Oct. 1 to Apr. 5

11.1 28

11.5 58

12.0 108

13.0 245

15.0 595

19.0

23.0

25.0

26.0

1,520

2,740

4,210

5,430

Apr. 4 to Aug. 8

11.7 62 14.0 343

12.0 92 18.0 1,150

13.0 207 22.3 2,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

83

80

74

68

63

58

54

51

47

44

42

40

39

38

37

38

36

35

34

3_3

43 

49

47

*48

50

47

43

40

39

38

37

1,475

47.6

0.047

0.05

Nov.

37

65

125

135

192

190

186

185

216

212

183

162

145

133

176

813

1,390

1,680

1.700

1,220

784 

629

529

452

414

380

352

333

319

300

"

13,637

455

0.446

0.50

Dec.

284

268

*256

338

680

,120

,450

,640

,680

,570

,360

,100

910

802

759

802

890

,070

,450

,530

,660 

,780

,770

,760

,740

,750

,880

,980

,100

,190

2.220

40,789

1,316

1.29

1.49

Jan.

2.160

2,080

,960

,740

,490

,290

,160

,070

,000

943

881

837

791

774

734

702

*673

647

627

611

601 

585

577

549

555

551

557

573

746

881

1,010

29,335

946

0.927

1.07

Feb.

1,070

1,080

1,190

1,240

1,320

1,370

1,380

1,380

1,340

1,320

1,250

1,150

1,050

943

912

1,220

1,610

1,850

2,050

2,340

2,880 

3,2ZO

3,690

4,320

4,400

4,490

4.570

*4,520

4,090

-

63,045

2,174

2.13

2.30

Mar.

3,920

3,750

3,540

3,350

3,130

2,840

2,550

2,330

2,180

2,060

1,970

1,900

1,900

2,040

2,080

2,100

2,070

1,980

1,930

1.650

1,830 

1,890

1,940

2,050

2,240

2,400

2,750

3,180

3,640

5,940

4.020

79,350

2,559

2.51

2.89

Apr.

5.660

3,450

2,900

2,440

Z,050

1,680

1,420

1,250

*1,090

987

899

828

878

,140

,530

,460

,430

,250

,020

849

735 

649

576

578

857

1,190

1,540

1,750

1,800

1,700

"

45,544

1,451

1.42

1.59

May

1.500

1,220

979

798

710

672

557

450

389

396

550

571

739

1,010

1,060

823

548

424

396

*383

567 

336

315

501

343

471

609

786

1,040

1,160

1,180

Zl,083

680

0.667

0.77

June

,900

,570

,490

.560

,570

1 , 250

769

496

586

556

502

270

251

228

208

195

194

216

208

189

192 

188

172

186

189

159

141

155

122

*12?

"

14,304

477

0.468

0.52

July

121

114

104

97

90

84

80

94

187

220

192

170

140

125

172

169

134

120

108

96

88 

87

82

89

90

91

83

78

79

71

65

3,520

114

0.112

0.15

Aug.

78

84

91

86

131

128

127

122

*152

179

194

214

242

328

551

407

541

442

605

700

740 

715

681

545

475

411

352

288

251

284

458

10,198

329

0.323

0.37

Sept.

521

517

451

570

525

274

240

210

182

159

141

127

119

110

108

104

102

95

95

158

157 

550

924

1,400

*1,720

1,960

2.070

2,040

1,630

987

"

17,624

587

0.575

0.64

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,040 Min 33 Mean 453 Cfsm 0.444 In. 6.04

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,570 Mln 33 Mean 923 Cfsm 0.905 In. 12.32

Discharge measurement made on this day.
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 149

Little River near Quincy, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°35', long. 84°30' , in sec. 12, T. 2 CJ. , R. 3 W. , near right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 12, 0.5 mile southwest of Shady Rest, 1.1 

miles downstream from confluence of Willocoochee and Attapulgus Creeks , and 4^ rriles 

east of Quincy.

Drainage area.--250 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. April 1950 to September 1952. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

'Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 cfs Hov. 17 (gage height, 11.54 ft); 

minimum, 24 cfs Oct. 10.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 3,480 cfs Sept. 1, 1950 (gage height, 13.69 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 10, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 13 to Aug. 17)

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

4.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

516

858

1,180

1,660

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

E

e

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

go

23

24

25

26

£7

28

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

0:t .

39

37

35

33

32

30

30

28

25

24_

25

26

25

26

27

27

29

28

£6

27

56

78

61

*52

47

45

44

45

45

42

41

1,135

36.6

0.146

0.17

N DV .

45

124

301

304

222

152

215

245

210

146

105

87

78

75

138

579

1,460

1,440

796

359

219

180

164

153

148

140

133

141

140

134

-

8,693

290

1.16

1.29

Dec.

123

118

*116

335

725

1,360

1.480

970

566

353

275

250

235

222

276

389

394

524

641

756

700

680

565

429

328

356

651

712

566

419

334

16,049

518

2.07

2.39

Jan.

292

268

252

241

236

247

236

213

201

195

183

177

169

166

*168

169

166

161

157

157

160

150

147

136

133

132

134

239

397

354

£98

6,335

204

0.816

0.94

 

Feb.

231

194

520

658

670

527

399

373

343

288

247

216

205

197

317

782

1,180

1,200

898

637

926

926

911

,040

,080

* ,120

,340

,230

,010

-

19,665

678

2.71

2.93

Mar.

719

500

394

401

429

414

365

328

291

269

371

506

559

616

587

427

310

276

472

527

47S

385

358

645

1 , 030

1,460

1,400

1,050

707

476

360

17,110

552

2.21

2.55

Apr.

490

526

493

393

362

334

295

261

*238

221

207

197

333

550

536

430

304

225

194

176

165

155

146

257

603

653

686

524

28£

197

-

10,433

348

1.39

1.55

May

167

14S

135

126

121

123

117

105

97

94

100

158

211

173

157

106

89

95

105

*105

114

109

96

95

175

194

169

122

106

105

1£7

3,964

128

0.512

0.59

June

164

117

89

75

68

64

61

62

96

111

B6

67

59

54

52

55

63

79

71

66

69

80

79

101

84

67

60

109

102

*86

-

2,398

79.9

0.320

0.36

July

67

69

62

57

51

48

a55

62

76

94

80

75

70

80

68

61

a58

a 56

a52

a48

a46

a6O

92

a80

alSO

alOO

a85

a70

61

59

a60

2,132

68.8

0.275

0.32

Aug.

74

187

137

89

68

76

94

allO

142

*156

187

301

246

163

150

176

143

108

99

136

233

207

144

248

484

184

134

96

90

117

105

4,884

158

0.632

0.73

Sept.

83

71

69

66

62

60

56

52

49

45

43

45

51

53

52

50

60

61

87

128

111

471

675

*943

822

*385

192

136

111

94

-

5,183

173

0.692

0.77

Calendar year 1951 : 

Water year 1951-52 :

Peak discharge (ba

cfs (11.19 ft); Mar,

Max 

Max

ise,

. 26

2,230 

1,480

1,500 cfs)

(7 p.m.) 1,

Min 24 

Mln 24

. Nov. 17 (5 p 

,540 cfs (10.77

Mean 

Mean

.m.) 1 

ft).

203

268

,980 cfs

Cfsm 

Cfsm

(11.54

0.812 

1.07

ft); De

In.

c. 6

11 

14

(9

.06 

.59

p.m .) 1,770

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Telogia Creek near Bristol.
150 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN

Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°23'00", long. 84°39 1 15", in NE£ sec. 20, T. 1 S., R. 4 W., on down-

 stream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 20, 3,000 ft downstream from 

powerplant and dam, and 1^ miles southwest of Bloxham.

Drainage area. 1,660 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--June 1926 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 29.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Apr. 9, 1930, staff gage at site 2,700 ft upstream at same datum.

Apr. 9, 1930, to Jan. 19, 1939, water-stage recorder at site 2,000 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 1,65V cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,580 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 13.75 ft); minimum daily, 6.4 cfs July 20.

1926-52: Maximum discharge observed, 50,200 cfs Apr. 5, 1948 (gage height, 23.50 

ft); no flow except indeterminate and negligible amount of leakage on several days in 

most years.

Remarks.--Records fair above 300 cfs and poor below. Plow regulated by Lake Talquin 

(capacity, 3,030,000,000 cu ft) and powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 1002: 194,0-43.

ubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

1

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

322 

91

322

66

114

129

20

196

162

64

114

76

38

7.2

355

112

126

199

218

10

7.6

148

94

220

50

69

38

8T~6.8

785

261

4,521.6

146

-90

Nov.

183 

74

158

20

152

128

188

204

286

!§

24

187

172

22

596

1,300

2,250

2.460

2,400

2,280

1,700

752

427

355

730

346

711

704

706

356

19,889

663

+355

Dee.

187 

190

390

836

*2,570

3,460

3,240

2,720

2,850

2,240

1,880

917

1,390

1,470

2,150

1,060

1,090

2,000

2,7OO

2,950

2,820

3,440

3,090

2,650

2,480

2,350

5.490

2,920

2,810

3,140

2,980

68,460

2,208

0

Jan.

2.890 

2,630

1,940

2,080

2,650

1,790

1,920

1,560

1,330

1,220

1,030

1,170

769

1,010

1,360

*1,170

1,100

940

674

354

929

948

1,240

1,380

696

809

213

1,915

1,480

1,630

1,290

42,112

1,358

0

Feb.

1,460 

1,430

2,840

2,410

2,310

2,160

2,520

2,350

2,190

1.050

1,650

2,500

1,400

1,410

1,900

3,140

5,720

5,690

5,090

2,830

4,020

4,120

4,150

6.250

4,820

4,980

5,630

*5,940

5,580

_

-

91,520

3,156

+108

Mar. ,

4.410 

4,400

4,390

4,390

4,380

4,300

4,240

4,180

4,040

3,800

2,510

3,370

5,040

5,590

5,000

5,050

2,840

3,110

2,980

2,890

2,810

2,810

2.480

2,890

3,790

3,870

3,890

4,090

4,150

4,140

4,140

111,770

3,605

-15

Apr.

4,230 

4.260 4,2'6'b

4,170

4,200

3,900

3,300

2,190

1,550

905

1,340

1,110

1,700

2,590

2,440

2,080

2,630

2,100

1,O40

1,450

1,020

856

785

2,130

2,670

2,290

1,970

2,530

2,400

2,530

-

70,606

2,354

-69

May

2.160 

1,630

1,410

392

828

1,310

1,100

756

217

160

826

221

1,790

1,440

900

1,310

1,360

584

452

1,070

934

*959

224

156

1,575

1,040

1,590

1,230

1,700

1,270

1,250

31,679

1,022

-34

June

754 

960

1,540

2 . 020

1,750

1,320

730

636

1,400

1,190

1,110

844

700

406

224

358

315

268

262

512

335

114

222

518

428

513

430

157

82

548

-

20,424

681

-55

Jily

277 

*105

229

14

92

82

43

42

272

254

121

50

8.3

48

72

22

28

47

6.6

6.4

57

156

41

64

82

13

7.5

220

352

490

255

3,552.8

115

+49

Aug.

662 

500

245

566

470

292

62

326

62

**8.2

684

1,430

1,300

1,340

994

736

362

974

1,160

678

1,540

954

486

973

1.560

1,060

920

712

692

636

416

22,602.2

729

0

Sept.

201 

906

876

469

414

56

238

205

104

13

114

64

88

11

394

140

112

402

678

645

750

2,150

*1,650

2,300

2,350

2,220

2,350

2,350

2,090

1,470

-

25,810

860

0

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

56 

0.034

0.04

1,016 

0.612 

0.6£

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52:

2,208 

1.33 

1.53

1,558 

0.818 

0.94

5,264 

1.97 

2.13

3,590 

2.16 

2.49

2,285 

1.58 

1.54

988 

0.595 

0.69

Observed

Max 5,850 Min 6.8 Mean 825 

Max 6,250 Min 6.4 Mean 1,401

646 

0.389 

0.45

164 

0.099 

0.11

729 

0.459 

0.51

860 

0.518 

0.58

Adjusted

Mean 869 Cfsm O.523 In. 7.11 

Mean 1,423 Cf?m 0.857 In. 11.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Lake Talquin; firnished by Florida 

Power Corp.

Note. Discharge Dee. 5 to Jan. 16 computed on basis of hourly readings of tallwater gage at 

powerplant.
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 151

Telogla Creek near Bristol, Pla.

Locat ion. Lat 30°25'35", long. 84°55'40", in sec. 3, T. 1 S., R. 7 W. , near left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 20, 600 ft upstream from White Branch, 

and 3 miles east of Bristol.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 99.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Florida State Road Dept. benchmark).

Extremes. 1950: Maximum discharge during period March to September, 4,100 ofs Sep-1-,. 1 

(gage height, 8.36 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs; minimum, 55 ofs 

June 28 (gage height, 2.04 ft).

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,080 cfs Mar. 20 (gage height, 

8.35 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs; minimum, 44 cfs July 16, 17 

(gage height, 1.81 ft).

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 970 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 6.75 

ft); minimum, 35 cfs Oct. 18, 19, 20 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

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

Rating table, Mar. 3O, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 16 to May 4, 1950, 

Nov. 12 to Dec. 2, 1950, Aug. 29 to Sept. 13, 1951, 

June 12 to July 13, 1952)

1.6

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

104

177

305

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

555

791

1,220

2,020

3,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

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

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

90

85

_

_

_

-

Apr.

76

82

81

264

544

817

494

257

159

130

118

114

108

102

94

97

93

125

303

398

323

149

116

108

108

*177

275

290

236

188

-

6,426

214

1.65

1.84

May

135

113

102

91

86

82

80

76

71

74

70

67

62

65

77

84

86

86

78

75

78

157

185

135

88

74

64

63

62

59

74

2,699

87.1

0.670

0.77

June

108

91

70

66

*68

76

a!20

g201

a230

a225

a210

a!90

a!5O

allS

allS

a250

a280

a240

a!75

a!30

a!04

a88

a78

a70

a64

58

56

58

60

70

-

3,822

127

0.977

1.09

July

69

65

63

79

85

160

280

387

391

211

182

199

220

197

130

144

239

284

*179

105

102

a230

a!30

a!07

g288

a220

g276

g356

g402

g498

K570

6,848

221

1.70

1.96

Aug.

g431

g209

g!29

g!15

glOS

g99

85

80

78

74

72

66

70

64

66

69

65

95

146

a275

a500

a330

a!70

102

283

445

272

147

*150

183

671

5,649

182

1.40

1.62

Sept.

2,780

*2,170

779

482

349

272

240

252

257

217

181

160

146

134

128

119

116

al!2

alOS

a!04

100

97

97

97

96

88

92

92

92

93

-

10,050

335

2.58

2.88

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs).--Sept. 1 (7 p.m.) 4,100 cfs (8.36 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Little River near Quincy.

g Computed from once- or twice-daily staff gage readings.

319056 0-55-11
152 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN

Telogia Creek near Bristol, Fla.--Continued

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

96

95

85

87

86

85

83

82

82

85

85

82

78

74

70

72

*67

85

119

149

151

132

1O9

96

92

85

84

82

79

80

71

2,808

90.6

0.697

0.80

Nov.

74

73

74

79

84

80

69

73

73

74

71

71

79

74

76

74

74

72

69

70

67

82

75

72

74

76

72

*70

76

76

-

2,223

74.1

0.570

0.64

Dec .

75

75

88

140

166

134

185

234

212

134

110

99

95

90

88

90

95

87

82

83

81

82

81

81

78

79

80

82

86

121

149

3,362

108

0.831

0.96

Jan.

121

99

*89

88

94

93

127

237

254

182

115

97

92

90

94

101

97

88

83

80

79

78

74

83

109

116

93

84

81

76

78

3,272

106

0.815

0.94

Fe,b.

76

82

95

84

81

79

187

280

286

183

106

95

88

*86

82

77

75

73

74

72

76

76

74

68

67

68

66

68

-

_

-

2,824

101

0.777

0.81

Mar.

67

66

63

65

64

59

65

62

60

52

59

172

336

415

250

112

91

90

418

2,570

1,840

593

387

247

188

162

*138

127

147

380

639

9,789

316

2.43

2.80

Apr.

585

336

222

200

170

143

160

273

329

267

170

138

121

113

108

104

106

112

108

153

227

204

133

122

111

102

92

85

81

22

-

5,154

172

1.32

1.47

May

75

78

74

68

72

78

70

62

*66

63

157

267

477

236

104

92

84

79

67

64

64

74

70

68

80

109

158

182

135

88

78

3,439

111

0.854

0.98

June

100

92

70

68

58

61

58

53

52

51

55

63

65

58

82

91

80

98

*158

153

130

100

78

67

62

53

110

77

73

114

-

2,430

81.0

0.623

0.70

July

138

123

145

270

133

95

98

81

66

56

58

55

54

51

50

44

52

70

60

52

58

57

72

62

70

65

78

85

108

198

515

2,917

94.1

0.724

0.83

Aug.

242

*110

82

75

262

242

373

307

175

250

367

182

117

116

242

371

256

186

115

90

94

101

92

95

94

143

95

71

66

61

60

5,152

166

1.28

1.47

Sept.

59

60

68

63

63

95

112

94

70

61

*59

58

55

53

76

168

152

149

145

112

108

105

90

76

62

62

56

65

71

65

-

2,526

84.2

0.648

0.72

Calendar year 1950: Max

Water year 195O-51: Max 2,370

,Min 

Min

Mean - 

Mean 126

In. - 

0.969 In. 13.12

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs).--Har. 20 (8 p.m.) 4,080 cfs (8.55 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

a63

a59

a56

a52

a49

a46

a44

a41

59

43

40

37

59

58

59

57

42

57

57

58

52

63

*60

57

54

52

48

49

45

43

46

1,445

46.6

0.358

0.41

Nov .

M

181

360

398

347

218

515

365

311

170

112

100

89

87

110

207

245

242

173

110

103

94

87

84

87

85

77

88

99

95

5,091

170

1.31

1.46

Dec.

86

80

79

*390

696

930

701

485

294

196

158

155

146

152

158

259

276

319

471

648

597

442

384

321

258

206

270

398

435

311

217

10,456

337

2.59

2.99

Jan.

189

174

161

154

152

162

165

147

136

130

124

118

118

118

116

*118

117

115

110

110

110

110

110

109

106

99

100

129

218

284

286

4,595

142

1.09

1.26

Feb.

161

141

351

643

618

376

248

264

261

206

165

145

158

151

T85

554

488

538

417

288

442

756

601

488

544

*563

538

589

485

_

-

11,124

384

2.95

3.18

Calendar jear 1951: Max 2,370 Min 37

Mar.

351

266

250

227

254

261

218

182

160

152

209

280

578

417

422

340

224

180

253

327

340

245

199

292

480

648

618

507

380

260

207

9,507

507

2.56

2.72

Mej

Apr.

307

426

463

373

290

275

248

199

172

156

*143

146

234

371

458

336

206

162

141

135

126

119

117

121

219

345

413

227

147

125

-

7,180

239

1.84

2.05

May

114

108

100

99

96

87

91

84

88

83

86

85

85

84

76

75

76

88

88

115

128

*117

99

90

114

180

204

T55

104

95

92

3,166

102

0.785

0.91

June

88

81

72

76

74

68

63

71

77

75

72

64

63

63

77

79

87

82

97

96

81

76

78

81

92

74

72

99

123

93

-

2,394

79.8

0.614

0.68

July

*85

103

75

65

58

55

54

51

54

51

55

80

91

75

61

58

55

53

46

ii

45

44

58

66

77

52

48

57

70

82

85

1,951

62.9

0.484

0.56

Aug.

84

100

110

98

64

60

80

144

187

*170

126

179

177

149

158

325

315

212

108

91

104

133

180

212

245

195

112

85

166

238

311

4,918

159

1.22

1.41

Sept.

301

116

116

106

85

72

69

66

56

58

57

64

95

90

83

67

75

71

75

123

146

216

*290

286

198

110

88

75

70

59

-

5,385

115

0.869

0.97

n 149 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.58

Water year 1951-52: Max 930 Min 37 Mean 178 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.60

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Little River near ftuincy.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 153

Chattahoochee River near Leaf, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°35' , long. 83°38' , on left bank 700 ft upstream from bridge on S^-ate 

Highway 115, 1-| miles east of Leaf, White County, 2\ miles downstream from Blue Creek, 

3 miles upstream from Soque River, 1\ miles southeast of Cleveland, and at mile 405.6.

Drainage area. 150 sq mi.

Records available.--May to December 1907 (fragmentary), February 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,219.4V ft above mean sea level, datura 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 8 to Dec. 31, 1907, staff gage at 

site 700 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1940-52), 402 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 13.4 ft); 

minimum daily, 110 cfs Oct. 18-20.

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 14,100 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 13.6 ft); minimum daily, 72 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill dams above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 99

1.7 145

2.0 245

2.5 480

3.0

5.0

10.0

775

2,400

8,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

130

128

125

120

120

120

116

114

116

*118

120

114

116

114

116

112

112

110

IlO

110

237

204

215

454

266

190

168

222 

184

174

174

4,829

156

1.04

1.20

Nov.

694

374

274

230

211

211

581

351

274

241

218

207

204

230

234

356

305

253

230

215

207

204

197

194

190

19O

187

187 

177

*171

7,797

260

1.73

1.93

Dec.

165

154

157

878

491

337

305

279

283

283

258

245

230

450

1,240

524

433

882

769

1,480

5.620

1,120

762

616

564

882

604

508 

444

423

394

19,780

638

4.25

4.90

Jan.

370

356

341

341

459

394

384

328

323

*569

496

408

374

360

346

337

323

332

287

328

292

686

564

454

418

449

502

794 

675

558

486

13,334

430

2.87

3.31

Feb.

408

444

1.180

1,090

827

706

627

541

508

470

449

444

*438

475

449

530

502

464

486

470

408

389

389

438

399

428

444

418 

404

_

-

15,225

525

3.50

3.78

Mar.

444

399

859

2,330

814

622

546

502

475

1,950

7.110

1,520

1,160

980

854

750

700

718

1,020

775

980

2,390

4,740

1,810

1,360

1,160

*1,020

945 

875

820

814

41,442

1,337

8.91

10.27

Apr.

889

889

737

706

688

651

627

616

598

586

604

558

633

569

552

558

546

535

524

518

508

502

491

782

808

737

744

616 

564

535

-

18,871

629

4.19

4.68

May

508

496

475

459

449

444

*423

423

418

433

433

404

399

384

374

370

365

360

389

518

399

370

351

374

508

374

346

332 

360

413

365

12,716

410

2.73

3.15

June

341

318

310

305

310

323

310

266

258

296

351

296

283

279

270

270

266

*258

258

237

279

310

258

234

230

218

211

226 

234

222

-

8,227

E74

1.83

2.04

July

218

215

204

197

19V

187

283

274

270

218

197

190

190

187

184

181

197

184

181

165

162

154

157

145

142

142

138

132 

132

*130

145

5,698

184

1.23

1.42

Aug.

165

160

142

145

187

211

337

480

423

323

270

218

211

211

187

168

2C4

168

190

211

1£4

190

171

ies ieo

151

145

145 

151

177

160

6,408

207

1.38

1.59

Sept.

151

145

140

135

132

132

130

128

130

*130

120

135

162

135

174

157

132

125

242

190

148

151

142

130

128

125

125

118 

118

118

-

4,228

141

0.940

1.05

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,620 Min 105 Mean 339 Cfsm 2.26 In. 30.69

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,110 Min 110 Mean 433 Cfsm 2.89 In. 39.32

Peak discharge (base. 2.700 cfs). Dec. 21 (5 a.m.) 6,480 cfs 

(6.6 ft); Mar. 11 (6 a.m.) 13,800 cfs (13.4 ft); Mar. 23 (3 a.m. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

8.6 ft); Mar. 4 (1 a.m.) 4,060 

( 10,700 cfs (11.5 ft).
154 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River near Gainesville, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°20', long. 83°52', on right bank 1,100 ft upstream from State Highway

 5'3, half a mile upstream from Eddie Creek, 3j miles downstream from Little River, 

4 miles northwest of Gainesville, Hall County, 6 miles upstream from Chestatee River, 

and at mile 368.8.

Drainage area. 559 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1901 to December 1903, April 1937 to September 1952.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 974.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 26, 1901, to Dec. 31, 1903, chain gage 

at site 2| miles upstream at different datum. Apr. 28, 1937, to Dec. 31, 1938, staff 

gage at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1937-52), 1,190 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharges for water years 1949 to 1952 are contained in 

the rollowing table:

Water 

year

1948-49 

1949-50 

1950-51 

1951-52

Maximum

Date

June 17 

Mar. 14 

Oct. 20 

Mar. 11

Discharge 

(cfs)

24,600 

9,600 

7,850 

25,000

Gage height 

(feet )

20.3 

11.0 

9.5

20.5

Minimum daily

Date

Oct. 16 

July 2 

Sept. 9 

Oct. 8

Discharge 

(cfs)

556 

615 

314 

286

1901-3, 1937-52: Maximum discharge, 45,800 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 26.2 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum daily, 242 cfs Oct. 13, 19, 26, 1941.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for water years 1947 and 1948 have been revised 

to 20,100 cfs Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height, 17.9 ft) and 17,800 cfs Aug. 4, 1948 (gage 

height, 16.6 ft), superseding figures published in Water-Supply Papers 1052 and 1112, 

respectively.

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

Revisions (water years).--W 922: Drainage area. W 952: 1940(P). Revised figures of 

discharge for high-water periods in water years 1946-48, superseding those published 

in Water-supply Papers 1052, 1082 and 1112 are given herewith:

Day 

(water year)

1946

Feb. 9.....

10. ....

11. ....

9. ....

28.. ...

29.... .

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,740

12,200

12,100

4,810

6,580

4,360

12,300

Day 

(water year)

Mar. 30.....

1947

Jan. 20.....

21.....

1948

Feb. 12.....

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,970

14,800

9,950

4,460

Day 

(water year)

Feb. 13....

Mar. 7....

July 12....

14. ...

15....

Aug. 4....

5. ...

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,620

5,870

9,570

4,140

4,990

10,900

6,710

Month

Water year 1945-46. 

Calendar year 1946.

Water year 1946-47. 

Calendar year 1947.

Augus t ...............

Water year 1947-48.

Cfs -days

647,403 

613,607

339,920 

350,252

52,733

437,143

Maximum

38,500 

38,500

14,800 

14,800

10,900

10,900

Minimum

482 

490

290 

290

700

293

Mean

1,774 

1,681

931 

960

1,701

1,194

Per square 

mile

3.17 

3.01

1.67 

1.72

3 32

3.04

2.14

Runoff in 

inches

43.07 

40.82

22.60 

23.30

3 91

3.50

29.09

Revised peak discharges. 1945-46: Jan. 7 (10 a.m.) 45,800 cfs; Feb. 10 (3 a.m.) 

11,300 cfs; Feb. 11 (2 a.m.) 18,200 cfs; Mar. 29 (5 p.m.) 14,400 cfs.

1947-48: Feb. 13 (2 a.m.) 8,760 cfs; Mar. 7 (4 p.m.) 8,070 cfs; July 12 (2 p.m.) 

12,400 cfs; July 14 (11 p.m.) 9,480 cfs; Aug. 4 (10 p.m.) 17,800 cfs.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River near Gainesville, Ga. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1948 to September 1949

155

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

656

632 

624

615

658

649

624

649

658 

615

606

624

606 

590

572

556

590

606

615

*590

590

598

652

652

606

598

590

581

581

572

590

18,907

610

1.09

1.26

Nov.

624

768 

6,880

3,600

1,550

3,150

5,570

1,670

1,550 

1,250

1,510

1,150

1,050 

990

954

902

990

918

1,350

2,800

1,630

1,850

2,590

2,890

1,870

1,590

4,200

8,110

15.800

3,760

"

80,636

2,688

4.81

5.37

Dec.

2,640

2,150 

2,310

2,230

1,910

2,150

1,990

1,830

1,670 

1,550

1,430

1,390

1,550 

1,270

1,230

1,270

*1,510

1,230

1,430

1,430

1,310

1,230

1,190

1,150

1,630

1,670

1,390

1,270

1,390

2.800

1,990

50,790

1,658

2.93

3.38

Jan.

1,630

1,470 

1,390

2,510

9,500

16.300

4,390

5,400

2,640 

2,590

2,150

2,070

1,910 

1,850

1,750

1,670

1,670

1,650

1,630

1,590

1,550

1,590

1,270

1,390

1,830

1,590

1,470

*1,510

1,390

1,510

3,230

8 1 , 450

2,627

4.70

5.42

Feb.

3,490

2,510 

1,990

5,060

2,550

2,070

1,910

1.750

2,470 

3.940

2,980

2,230

2,070 

1,870

1,790

2,390

2,890

2,230

2,590

3,940

2,550

2,230

2,070

1,870

1,870

1,750

1,950

2,070

-

-

"

66,680

2,581

4.26

4.44

Mar.

1,750

1,710 

1,650

1,590

1,550

1,550

1,510

1,470

1,470 

1,790

1,590

1,470

1,430 

1,430

 1,430

1,550

1,550

1,430

1,510

1,350

1,310

1,950

5.120

2,590

1,950

2,590

2,070

2,070

1,950

1,790

2,250

55,580

1,793

3.21

3.70

Apr.

2,230

1,870 

1,790

1,710

1,710

1,790

1,590

1,510

1,470 

1.450

1,450

2,250

6.270 

5,490

2,590

2,070

1,910

1,850

1,710

1,650

1,590

1,750

1,670

1,550

*1,470

1,430

1,450

1,510

1,790

5,300

-

61,550

2,052

3.67

4.10

May

3,670

3.850 

2,550

2,230

2,070

1,870

1,870

1,850

2,590 

2,640

3,140

2,310

2,070 

1,910

1,790

1,750

1,670

1,590

1,550

1,510

1,510

1,470

1,510

1,470

1,510

1,390

1,350

1,350

1, 51Q

1,550

2,070

60,550

1,955

5.49

4.02

June

1,870

1,430 

1,350

1.310

1,270

1,270

1,250

1,190

1,270 

*1,250

1,190

1,190

1,270 

1,670

1,390

8,200

17.700

3,520

2,470

2,070

1,910

1,850

1,850

1,750

2,390

2,470

1,830

1,830

1,510

1,510

-

72,750

2,425

4.34

4.84

July

1,670

1,390 

1,510

1,270

1,350

1,310

1,710

1,510

1,190 

1,190

1,270

2,590

6.470 

2,980

5,560

2,890

5,400

5,760

4,300

3,490

2,550

2,070

1,910

1,910

1,670

1,550

1,470

1,390

1,350

1,510

1,250

68 , 620

2,214

5.96

4.56

Aug.

1,470

1,510 

1,510

1,350

1,510

1,190

1,190

1,110

1,150 

1,270

1,150

1,050

1,050 

990

990

1,050

6,190

3,300

*1,670

1,430

1,590

2,590

2,720

1,710

1,450

1,510

1,230

1,630

2,070

1,390

1,310

50,450

1,627

2.91

5.36

Sept.

1,470

1,190 

1.150

1,390

1,190

10,800

* 15. 500

5,490

2,550 

2,230

1,990

1,830

1,750 

1,670

1,590

1,510

1,510

al,500

al,500

al,400

al,400

al,300

al,300

al,200

al,200

1,190

1,190

1,230

1,190

1,150

"

67,560

2,252

4.03

4.50

Calendar year 1948: Max 15,800 Min 556 Mean 1,414 Cfsm 2.55 In. 34.45

Water year 1948-49: Max 17,700 Min 556 Mean 2,015 Cfsm 3.60 In. 48.95

Peak discharge fbase, 9,000 cfs). --Nov. 3 (8 p.m.) 9,120 cfs (10.6 ft); Nov. 29 (9 a.m.) 17,800

cfs (17.7 ft); Jan. 6 (9 a.m.) 20,100 cfs (17.9 ft); June 17 (6 a.m.) 24,600 cfs (20.3 ft); July 13

(11.2 ft); Sept. 7 (1 a.m.) 22,500 cfs (19.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Leaf and near 

Buford, Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,110 

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,230

1,910

1,550

1,350

1,250

1,150

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,270

1,910

1,850

1,390

1,250

*1,190

1,110 

1,070

1,070

1.050

1,070

1,050

1,190

1,470

1,470

4.270

41,810

1,349

2.41

2.78

Nov.

5.400 

3,140

2,070

1,790

1,650

1,470

1,450

1,350

1,310

1,270

1,230

1,230

1,190

1,230

1,150

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1.050 

1,050

1,030

1,550

1,190

1,070

1,070

1,070

*1,070

-

41,540

1,385

2.48

2.77

Dec.

1,050 

990

990

950

990

950

990

990

954

926

990

1,070

,270

,190

,150

,150

,070

,150

1,990

1,550

1,550

1,270 

1,650

1,550

1,510

1,590

2,720

1,910

1,590

1,450

1,310

59,980

1,290

2.51

2.66

Jan.

1,250 

1,190

1,190

1,150

*1,270

1,190

1,270

1,190

1,150

1,150

1,590

1,270

1.510

1,510

1.270

1,230

1,470

2,310

2,310

2.470

1,850

1,650 

1,510

1,450

1,450

1,510

1,550

1,510

1,590

1,590

1,350

44,450

1,434

2.57

2.96

Feb.

,310 

,270

,350

,270

,250

,190

,470

,510

1,590

1,510

1,450

1,350

1,310

,390

.850

,510

,390

,310

,250

1,250

1,190

1,230 

1,550

1,190

1,150

1,110

1,110

1.070

-

-

-

56,880

1,517

2.56

2.46

Mar.

1,250 

1,190

1.070

1,070

1,070

1,110

1,550

1,590

1,510

1,270

1,190

1,190

4,430

5,580

2,550

2,070

1,850

1,710

1,550

1,510

1,550

1,470 

1,590

1,350

1,310

1,270

1,310

*1,870

1,510

1,550

1,270

51,720

1,668

2.98

5.44

Apr.

1,270 

1,250

1,250

1,250

2.800

1,910

1,590

1,470

1,590

1,550

1,510

1,270

1,230

1,190

1,190

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,110

1,070 

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,150

1,070

1.050

1,050

1,030

-

38,110

1,270

2.27

2.55

May

1,050 

1,030

1,270

1,110

1,030

990

950

950

926

926

950

954

990

1,110

 1,110

990

950

950

926

954

910

926

954

902

886

886

853

828 942"

950

1,670

30,743

992

1.77

2.04

June

1,150 

910

990

2,230

4,210

3,250

2,470

5,660

4.790

2,230

1,750

1,430

1,270

1,190

1,070

1,110

990

990

950

918

954

1,050 

990

878

828

*785

768

742

717

708

-

45,918

1,551

2.74

3.06

July

683 

615

649

700

742

990

910

751

658

658

768

1,870

1,350

1,250

5.950

2,230

1,630

1,310

1,190

1,070

990

950 

942

1,070

990

1,710

1,650

1,510

1,150

1,050

950

36,856

1,189

2.15

2.46

Aug.

934

*886

853

828

819

794

802

78E

76C

74?

78f

87C

74?

926

1.07C

87?

93*

1,010

1.27C

886

826

785 

754

754

819

1,070

862

1,510

954

1,350

2,230.

29,290

945

1.69

1.95

Sept.

2.150

1,950

1,670

1,350

1,250

1,110

1,110

1,870

2,150

1,590

1,310

*1,190

1,110

1,050

990

942

844

855

828

802

776

768 

810

726

734

726

700

700

700

692

-

33,411

1,114

1.99

2.22

Calendar year 1949: Max 17,700 Min 926 Mean 1,941 Cfsm 3.47 in. 47.15

Water year 1949-50-, Max 5,580 Min 615 Mean 1,290 Cfsm 2.31 In, 31.53

Peak discharge (base, 9.000 efs). Mar. 14 (2 a.m.) 9,600 cfs (11.0 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
156 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahooohee River near Galnesvllle, Ga.--Continued

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

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

598

674

700

666 

658

640

632

632

632

708

658

615

606

598

624

*506

624

606

700

*5,760

3,090

1,590

1,430

1,270

1,110

1,030

990

950

894

894

870

31,955

1,031

1.84

2.12

Nov.

853

836

828

870 

819

785

819

776

768

751

760

742

683

742

726

726

734

708

700

658

760

717

700

700

700

726

598

*700

666

658

-

22,209

740

1.32

1.47

Dec.

658

666

683

768 

810

726

2.590

2,230

1,510

1,070

990

934

886

853

828

802

768

726

751

734

734

717

726

624

700

692

726

708

760

836

768

27,574

889

1.59

1.83

Jan.

700

708

708

726 

734

734

708

700

726

700

*717

726

734

760

942

1.050

894

844

862

870

810

760

776

768

751

726

717

734

649

742

734

23,690

764

1.37

1.58

Feb.

802

1.050

853

776 

754

760

853

990

886

862

802

742

794

768

751

760

886

853

776

802

934

990

878

836

768

768

776

742

-

-

-

23,172

828

1.48

1.54

Mar.

734

726

726

717 

950

990

*2,550

2,640

1,550

1,270

1,230

1,630

1,590

1,510

1,310

1,190

1,110

1,070

1,110

1,270

1,150

1,070

1,030

1,050

990

990

950

1,270

4.050

3,850

2,310

44,543

1,437

2.57

2.96

Apr.

1,830

1,990

2,470

1,790 

1,590

1,470

1,470

2,590

1,990

1,670

1,510

1,650

1,550

1,450

1,550

1,310

1,270

1.250

1,310

1,450

1,270

1,710

1,750

1,450

1,350

1,51.0

1,270

1,230

1,350

1,590

"

46,940

1,565

2.80

5.12

May

1,550

1.510

1,470

1,310

1,270

1,190

1,190

1,150

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,030

1,030

*1,030

990

990

950

950

918

950

950

954

918

886

886

990

926

894

870

855

52,785

1,058

1.89

2.18

June

828

794

751

828 

902

870

844

990

1,150

1,110

954

862

1,670

1,270

990

918

1,070

1.870

1,310

1,070

1,070

950

870

856

836

934

894

856

802

886

-

29,945

998

1.79

2.00

July

856

950

1,050

1.550

1,070

886

785

754

717

717

666

726

658

640

547

624

640

615

624

624

550

624

632

606

658

692

810

658

640

853

776

22,918

739

1.32

1.52

Aug.

685

615

590

450 

466

490

547

*550

474

556

550

474

418

490

482

418

474

474

594

378

442

450

349

*394

466

363

321

45T

450

549

402

14,553

463

0.828

0.95

Sept.

434

342

542

402

418

521

363

402

314

272

378

450

349

666

768

458

466

482

474

549

586

558

870

652

886

624

474

598

558

578

~

14,374

479

0.857

0.96

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,760 Min 506 Mean 1,176 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.54

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,760 Min 314 Mean 916 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.23

Peak discharge (base, 9,OOP cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 -

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

L7

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

. 335

450

450

355

386

410

328

286

378

*402

349

386

335

293

328

394

410

321

363

342

426

768

692

870

990

734

522

632

700

666

649

14,930

482

0.862

0.99

Nov .

910

1,550

918

794

717

754

1,070

1,070

870

685

658

632

674

683

666

819

902

785

717

708

683

658

558

547

590

590

*658

649

530

581

"

22,384

746

1.33

1.48

Dec.

522

466

606

1,470

2,070

1,150

926

894

836

862

844

802

760

717

3,400

1,870

1,230

1,670

2,470

2,470

12,900

6,480

2,720

2,070

1,750

3,320

2,550

1,830

1,550

1,590

1,510

65,905

2,061

3.69

4.25

Jan.

1,230

1,150

1,110

1,050

1,550

1,510

1,150

1,070

990

1,070

*1,270

1,110

1,050

990

990

950

910

886

870

870

894

1,110

2,150

1,550

1,150

1,110

1,150

2,070

2.510

1,650

1,590

57,650

1,215

2.17

2.50

Feb.

1,230

1,150

2,870

5.250

*2,550

1,990

1,710

1,510

1,590

1,510

1,270

1,190

1,190

1,550

*1,510

1,510

1,450

1,270

1,250

1,190

1,150

1,070

1.050

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,550

1,250

1,150

-

~

41,990

1,448

2.59

2.79

Mar.

1,450

1.250

2,140

12,600

3,920

2,470

2,070

1,870

1,750

3,180

20 . 200

8,380

3,670

3,060

2,720

2,550

2,390

2,310

3,140

2,640

3,050

7,810

15,400

*8,270

4,480

5,490

*2,980

2,720

2,550

2,390

2,310

139,170

4,489

8.03

9.26

Apr.

2,470

2,720

2,310

2,230

2,230

2,070

2,070

1,950

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,790

1,870

1,870

1,790

1,710

*1,670

1,630

1,590

1,590

1,550

1.510

1,510

1,510

2.890

2,390

2,550

2,250

1,870

1,670

-

58,850

1,962

5.51

5.92

May

1,590

1,550

1,470

1,450

1,390

1,310

1,270

*1,230

1,250

1,190

1,350

1,230

1,190

1,150

1,110

1,110

1.050

1,050

1,150

1,870

1,450

1,270

1,190

1,270

1,870

1,390

1,250

1,190

1,190

1,510'

1,250

40 , 450

1,505

2.55

2.69

June

1,550

1,190

1,110

1,070

1,070

1,110

1,030

990

950

950

1,030

1,070

950

950

910

950

886

902

*853

844

785

878

853

802

742

708

692

692

918

726

-

27,961

932

1.67

1.86

July

726

692

683

692

538

606

700

990

950

819

717

674

658

606

666

658

692

726

674

632

547

590

564

506

506

370

482

482

490

450

*458

19,544

630

1.13

1.30

Aug.

547

506

530

482

751

726

1,190

2,550

4.680

2,250

1,270

1,050

910

856

1,110

819

666

742

683

658

666

683

632

538

547

581

506

498

498

615

624

29,304

945

1.69

1.95

Sept.

498

572

530

482

474

482

434

594

490

458

*442

482

598

547

490

649

547

490

506

649

530

514

564

498

474

474

466

450

370

474

"

15,028

501

0.896

1.00

Calendar year 1951: Max 12,900 Min 286 Mean 970 Cfsm 1.74 Ir . 23.53

Water year 1951-52: Max 20,200 Min 286 Mean 1,397 Cfsm 2.50 Ir. 33.99

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). Dec. 21 (8 D.m. ) 15.800 cfs (15.4 ft): Mar. 4 (3 D.m. ) 14.300

cfs (14.4 ft); Mar. 11 (8 p.m.) 25,000 cfs (20.5 ft); Mar. 23 (5 p.m.) 20,100 cfs (17.9 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 157 

Chestatee River near Dahlonega, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°32', long. 83°56', on left bank 250 ft upstream from Bearden Bridge 

on State Highway 43, 2 miles downstream from Ballplay Creek, 2| miles east of 

Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, and 3-J miles upstream from Yahoola Creek.

Drainage area. 153 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to December 1931, April 1940 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,128.6 ft above mean sea level (levels 

t>y Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--14 years, 347 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 20.8 ft); 

minimum daily, 94 cfs Oct. 17-20.

1929-31, 1940-52: Maximum discharge, 15,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 22.1 

ft); minimum daily, 49 cfs Oct. 4, 1931, Oct. 36, 1941.

Flood of Aug. 12, 1907, reached a stage of about 25 ft, from Information by local 

resident. Flow increased by failure of dam above station.

Remarks. Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at times caused by mill dam above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 23 to Mar. 3)

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

165

295

4.0 

1O.O 

14.0

958

3,680

6,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

115

113

110

106

104

102

100

97

97

99

*99

97

99

97

99

96

94

94

94

94

175

175

177

367

217

156

142

209

165

158

149

4,096

132

0.863

0.99

Nov.

548

318

232

194

177

172

384

256

214

189

177

165

160

196

212

307

267

222

199

182

177

170

165

160

160

160

154

*154

147

ill

6,360

212

1.39

1.55

Dee.

140

138

138

714

446

301

270

243

256

287

251

230

214

458

1,400

574

415

674

590

1,190

5.540

1,070

777

640

558

1,030

674

574

509

477

446

19,224

620

4.05

4.67

Jan.

430

409

393

384

541

430

400

390

384

541

462

430

406

390

*378

369

357

354

339

375

348

666

640

477

446

462

558

812

674

558

493

14,296

461

3.01

3.47

Feb.

462

446

999

958

794

640

574

525

493

462

446

430

430

*525

446

509

477

446

415

409

403

387

393

430

390

415

462

412

409

-

-

14,587

503

3.29

3.55

Mar.

446

393

698

1,960

777

624

541

493

462

1,290

6.590

1,400

1,030

848

760

691

657

657

*866

674

812

1,98O

5,420

1,700

1,230

1,030

902

830

777

742

725

38,005

1,225

8.01

9.23

Apr.

794

884

725

691

674

640

624

607

590

574

558

558

590

558

541

525

509

493

493

477

477

462

462

525

624

794

725

607

541

509

-

17,831

594

3.88

4.33

May

493

477

462

446

430

415

*409

400

412

415

430

387

381

372

363

360

348

345

390

509

387

345

333

354

384

336

312

301

327

390

336

12,049

389

2.54

2.93

June

312

295

284

342

409

387

292

£70

264

264

366

307

270

259

251

251

270

*278

240

230

243

295

237

217

204

196

192

232

235

196

-

8,088

270

1.76

1.96

July

187

189

179

172

170

165

301

230

212

187

175

167

165

160

154

149

147

147

147

138

136

132

132

121

121

119

121

117

US

*117

113

4,883

158

1.03

1.19

Aug.

119

151

127

127

227

273

441

918

708

412

310

220

2C4

1E7

177

187

172

1E8

167

267

184

184

167

158

151

142

136

134

136

165

149

7,248

234

1.53

1.76

Sept.

140

136

134

123

121

117

117

113

113

*117

108

121

194

138

177

175

134

125

212

194

147

151

147

127

121

117

115

110

110

110

-

4,064

135

0.882

0.98

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,540 Min 82 Mean 289 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.61

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,59O Min 94 Mean 412 Cfsm 2.69 In. 36.61

Peak discharge [base. 2.6OO cfs). Dec. 21 (6 a.m.) 5,510 

(8.6 ft); Mar. 11 (6 aim.) 13,8OO cfs (2O.8 ft); Mar. 23 (5 a 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

fs (12.7 ft); Mar. 4 (6 a.m.) 2,980 cfs 

.m.) ll.OOO efs (18.4 ft).
158 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River near Buford, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°08', long. 84°06', at downstream end of left bank pier of bridge on

State Highway 20, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Dave Creek, 4 miles downstream 

from Bald Ridge Creek, 5 miles west of Buford, Gwinnett County, and at mile 345.7.

Drainage area. 1,060 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June to December 1901 (gage heights only), January 1942 to September 

1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 905.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 24 to Dec. 21, 1901, staff gage at site 

1,000 ft downstream at different datum. Jan. 2V, 1942, to Dec. 3, 1944, staff gage 

and Dec. 4, 1944, to Dec. 31, 194V, water-stage recorder, at site 1,000 ft downstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge.--1Q years (1942-52), 2,299 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,100 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 27.7 ft); 

minimum, 436 cfs Oct. 19.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 55,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 32.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting, on 

basis of peak flows paasing upstream and downsteam stations,' minimum, 342 cfs 

Sept. 10, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good.

Discharge, in cubic fe cond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

667

689 

782

728

579

689

662

530

530 

640

*634

546

645

513

496

557 

623

606

474

5T5

672

1,080 

1,200

1,420

1,910

1,360

1,060

1,030

1,280 

1,170

1,170

25,521

823

0.776

0.89

Nov.

1,480

2,570 

1,720

1,360

1,220

1,170

1,480

2,040

1,540 

1,300

1,220

1,170

1,140

1,220

1,300

1,480 

1,660

1,540

1,300

1,250

1,220

1,170 

1,110

1,000

1,060

1,060

1,080

1,140

*1,060 

948

-

40,008

1,334

1.26

1.41

Dee.

1,030

892 

892

2,490

4,430

2,300

1,780

1,600

1,540 

1,540

1,540

1,420

1,360

1,360

5,840

4,860 

2,570

2,860

4,960

5,810

16,600

19,200 

6,1'00

4,100

3,400

5,160

5,820

3,570

3,000 

2,710

2,500

123,234

3,975

3.75

4.32

Jan.

2,430

2,240 

2,170

2,100

2,360

2,710

2,300

2,170

2,040 

2,040

2,430

2,240

2,040

1,980

1,910

*1,840 

1,780

1,780

1.720

1,720

1,720

1,980 

4,010

2,240

2,300

2,170

2,240

4,180

4.960 

3,400

2,710

73,910

2,384

2.25

2.59

Feb.

2,430

2,300 

3,760

6,290

4,960

3,830

3,160

2,780

2,570 

2,430

2,300

2,300

2,170

2,240

*2,710

2,360 

2,640

2,430

2,300

2,170

2,170

2,040 

2,046

2,100

2,170

2,170

2,640

2,500

2,300

-

78,260

2,699

2.55

2.75

Mar.

2,500

2.560 

3,170

15 , 300

12,200

4,860

3,660

3,160

2,930 

4,960

22,500

28.200 a.ioo

5,620

4,770

4,200 

3,830

3,660

4,960

4,580

4,440

11,400 

16,500

22,000

9,200

6,480

5,530

*4,960

4,580 

4,200

4,010

238,820

7,704

7.27

8.38

Apr.

4,200

4,960 

4,300

3,830

3,740

3,570

3,400

3,320

3,240 

3,160

3,160

3,080

3,160

3,240

3,000

2,930 

2,930

2,860

2,780

2,780

2,710

2.640 

2,640

2,780

4,200

4,200

5,620

3,92(5

3,320 

3,080

-

102,750

3,425

3.23

3.60

May

2,930

2,860 

2,710

2,640

2,570

2,500

2,430

2,360

2,360 

2,360

2,570

*2,430

2,300

2,240

2,240

2,240 

2,100

2,040

2,170

5,000

2,710

2,240 

2,100

2,100

2,710

2,570

2,170

1,980

1,910 

2,160

2,170

73,810

2,381

2.25

2.59

June

2,100

2,040 

1,840

1,780

1,980

2,450

1,840

1,720

1,600 

1,600

1,660

1,910

1,720

1,600

1,540

1,540 

1,540

1,540

1,480

*1,480

1,390

1,450 

1,540

1,420

1,300

1,250

1,220

1,170

1,540 

1,300

-

48,520

1,617

1.53

1.71

July

1,250

1,220 

1,200

1,170

1,060

1,030

1,060

1,450

1,480 

1,360

1,170

1,080

1,060

1,030

1,030

1,000 

1,000

1,060

1,000

1,000

892

892 

892

838

810

755

700

782

755 

755

728

31,509

1,016

0.958

1.10

Aug.

*755

838 

865

810

1,000

1,300

2,100

3,830

6,580 

4,100

2,100

1,660

1,390

1,300

1,480

1,420 

1,110

1,110

1,080

1,140

1,220

1,250 

1,170

1,000

920

948

892

858

838 

1,000

1,080

46,924

1,514

1.43

1.65

Sept.

920

920 

943

838

782

782

782

700

755 

755

728

*838

1,140

1,080

943

1.170 

1,060

892

892

1,140

1,080

948

1,000

920

865

838

810

782

755 

728

-

26,741

891

0.841

0.94

Calendar year 1951: Max 19,200 Min 364 Mean 1,722 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.06

Water year 1951-52: Max 28,200 Min 474 Mean 2,486 Cfsm 2.35 In. 31.93

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 cfs). Dec. 22 (7 a.m.) 23,100 cfs (23.5 ft); Mar. 5 (2 a.m.) 18,900 

cfs (21.4 ft); Mar. 12 (6 a.m.) 34,100 cfs (27.7 ft); Mar. 24 (7 a.m.) 28,400 c*s (25.7ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River near Roswell, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°00' , long. 84°20' , on right bank 1? miles upstream from Big Creek and 

bridge on U. S. Highway 19, 2 miles southeast of Roswell, Fulton County, and at mile 

318.8.

Drainage area. 1,230 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1941 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 849.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 11 years, 2,443 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,700 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 19.2 ft); min-

 imum, 564 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 1.58 ft).

1941-52: Maximum discharge, 56,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 23.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of computation of 

peak flow over Morgan Falls Dam 6 miles below station; minimum, 384 cfs Oct. 14, 21, 

26, 27, 1941 (gage height, 1.26 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Bar. 13 Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

4.0

575

810

2,290

7.0

12.0

18. 0

5,230

13,000

29,200

2.3

3.0 

5.0

680

1,200

3,000

9.0 7,960

14.0 17,400

16.0 22,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per ;cond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

^

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*804

715

764

790

709

668

721

668

608

641

685

668

641

680 

608

608

646

674

641

597

709

840

1,160

1,160

1,680

1,600

1,160

1,060

1,130

1,240

1,200

26,475

854

0.694

0.80

Nov.

*1,410

2,290

2,260

1,520

1,270

1,160

1,300

1,840

1,680

1,410

1,200

1,130

1,100

1,130

1,240

1,340

1,560

1,640

1,380

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,100

1,000

968

1,030

1,030

1,060

1,060

*968

-

39,616

1,321

1.07

1.19

Dec.

968

935

870

1,5~50

4,330

3,100

1,960

1,640

1,560

1,480

1,520

1,440

1,340

1,300 

3,230

6,520

3,100

2,56.0

4,330

5,990

14,700

20,700

16,600

4,430

3,460

3,930

6,380

3,930

3,190

2,830

2,650

132,503

4,274

3.47

4.00

Jan.

2,470

*2,290

2,160

2,080

2,380

2,830

2,470

2,200

2,080

2,040

2,290

2,290

2,080

2,000 

1,920

1,880

1,840

1,760

1,730

1,720

1,760

1,840

3,190

3,280

2,470

2,200

2,200

3,830

5,550

3,730

*5,010

75,360

2,431

1.98

2.28

Feb.

2,650

2,380

3,010

6.120

5,230

4,130

3,370

3,010

2,740

2,560

2,470

2,380

2,290

2,290 

2,650

2,470

2,650

2,650

2,380

2,290

2,200

2,160

2,040

2,i2"6

2,200

2,290

2,830

2,920

*2,470

-

-

80,950

2,791

2.27

2.45

Mar.

2,470

2,650

2,740

11,100

17,000

9,770

4,130

3,550

3,190

4,130

15,600

27.000

24,966

6,520 

4,760

4,320

3,880

3,660

4,320

4,990

4,760

8,720

14,000

21,800

21,800

8,560

5,990

5,230

4,760

4,430

*4,290

265,020

8,549

6.95

8.01

Apr.

4,210

4,650

4,650

3,990

3,880

3,660

3,440

3,330

3,220

3,110

3,110

3,000

3,110

3,220

3,110

2,900

2,800

2,700

2,700

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,500

2,500

3,660

5,470

6,250

4,870

3,770

*5,110

-

104,720

3,491

2.84

3.17

May

2,900

2,800

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,410

2,320

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,320

2,410

2,140

2,140 

2,050

2,050

1,960

1,960

2,050

2,700

5,000

2,320

2,140

2,140

2,410

2,800

2,230

2,050

1,960

*2,050

2,230

72,030

2,324

1.89

2.18

June

2,140

2,230

1,960

1,820

1,780

2.800

2,140

1,870

1,740

1,690

1,740

1,920

1,870

1,690 

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,560

1,640

1,520

1,560

1,480

1,640

1,560

1,480

1,400

1,560

1,360

1,440

*1,600

-

51,910

1,730

1.41

1.57

July

1,360

1,360

1,520

1,280

1,280

1,120

1,160

1,520

1,560

1,480

1,320

1,200

1,160

1,120 

1,080

1,120

1,040

1,080

1,120

1,080

1,050

936

1,030

960

920

880

845

810

851

845

*851

54,478

1,112

0.904

1.04

Aug.

824 536"

896

928

873

1,240

2,240

3,110

5,550

6,250

2,800

2,050

1,600

1,440 

1,480

1,690

1,520

1,200

1,200

1,160

1,520

1,240

1,440

1,200

1,040

992

1,000

928

936

1,080

1,200

50,923

1,643

1.34

1.54

Sept.

1,160

*1,020

1,120

1,010

904

880

880

824

754

824

810

824

1,200

1.280 

1,120

1,200

1,280

1,040

952

1,040

1,280

1,080

984

1,030

912

866

845

831

803

754

-

29,487

983

0.799

0.89

Calendar year 1951: Max 20,700 Min 476 Mean 1,838 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.28

Water year 1951-52: Max 27,000 Min 597 Mean 2,632 Cfsm '2.14 In. 29.12

Peak discharge (base. 12.00 cfs).--Dec. 22 (11 p.m.) 23,900 cfs (16.4 ft)i Mar. 5 (8 p.m.) 18,700 

cfs 114.5 ft); Mar. 13 (1 a.m.) 33,700 cfs (19.2 ft)f Mar. 25 (2 a.m.) 27,800 cfs (17.6 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
160 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, Ga. 

(Formerly published as Chattahoochee River near Vinings)

Location. Lat 33°52', long. 84°27', on left bank 20 ft upstream from Pace Ferry Bridge 

at Atlanta, Fulton County (revised), 1 mile downstream from Rotten Wood Creek, 2-| 

miles upstream from Peachtree Creek and at mile 303.0.

Drainage area.--1,450 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1928 to December 1931, November 1936 to September 1952. Prior 

to October 1951, published as "near Vinings".

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Aug. 3, 1928, to Dec. 31, 1931, water-stage 

recorder and Nov. 15, 1936, to Mar. 8, 1937, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1928-31, 1937-52), 2,603 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,400 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 21.7 ft); min- 

 imum daily, 599 cfs Oct. 20.

1928-31, 1936-52: Maximum discharge, 59,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 28.0 

ft); minimum daily, 422 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

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

which are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by Morgan Fells hydroelectric 

plant 9-| miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 972: 1932.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Z.I

3.0 

4.0

550

1,310

2,450

13.0

18.0

21.0

16,300

24,300

32,200

Discharge, in 2able leet pe econd, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

966

794

802 

882

854

690

778

754

648

641

722

750

648

758

654

627

669

758

706

599

762

874

1,220 

1,560

1,610

1,880

1,360

1,560

1,270 

1,510

1,410

29,216

942

0.650

0.75

tiov.

*1,720

2,180

2,680 

1,720

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,850

2,000 

1,610

1,410

1,290

1,240

1,510

1,460

1,560

1,720

1,830

1,610

1,560

1,560

1,500

1,280 

1,180

1,070

1,160

1,150

1,190

1,220 

*1,110

-

44,880

1,496

1.03

1.15

Lier-.

1,050

1,060

1 , 000 

1,880

4,340

4,020

2,310

1,880

1,780 

1,720

1,780

1,660

1,560

1,510

2,750

6,960

4,020

3,140

4,340

8,280

19 , 500

20,400

21,800

d4* 100

d5 , 300

d7,500

d4,800

d5,600 

d5,500

d5,000

155,440

5,014

5.46

5.99

Jan .

d2,900

*d2,600

d2 , 500 

d2,400

d2,700

d3,200

d2,900

d2,600

d2,400 

d2,400

d2,500

d2,700

d2,400

d2,300

d2,200

d2,200

d2,200

d2,100

d2,000

dZ.OOO

d2,000

d2,200

d3,200 

d4,000

d3,000

d2,SOO

d2 , 800

d4,500

d6,000 

d4 , 800

*3,780

88,080

2,841

1.96

2.26

Feb.

3,140

2,820

3,380

6,110

"5,110

4,980

3,860

3,460

3,140

2,900

2,750

2,600

2,520

2,520

2,820

2,900

2,980

3,060

2,680

2,520

2,520

2,380

2,510 

2,380

2,450

2,680

3,380

3,540

*2,900

-

91,790

3,165

2.18

2.35

Mar.

2,900

3,060

3,940 

13,500

* 17, 100

14,700

5,300

4,340

3,780 

6,140

18,200

24,000

51,000

12 300

6^110

5,140

4,660

4,500

4,980

5,620

6,110

9,000

16,200 

19,200

25,900

13,800

7,300

6,110

5,460 

5,140

*4,660

310,150

10,000

6.90

7.96

Apr.

4,820

5,140

5,300

4,660

4,500

4,340

4,020

3,860

3,780 

3,700

3,620

3,620

3,700

3,780

3,700

3,460

3,300

3,220

3,220

3,140

3,140

3,060

2,980 

2,980

3,940

6,110

6,790

6,110

4,500 

*3,780

-

122,270

4,076

2.81

3.14

May

3,460

3,300

3,140 

3,060

2,900

2,820

2,680

2,680

2,600 

2,600

2,750

2,820

2,600

2,520

2,450

2,380

2,380

2,310

2,450

2,980

5,700

2,820

2,450 

2,450

2,520

3,300

2,600

2,310

2,240 

*2,380

2,520

84,170

2,715

1.87

2.16

June

2,380

2,380

2,180 

2,060

2,000

2,900

2,450

2,060

1,940 

1,830

1,940

2,000

2,060

1,880

1,830

1,880

1,830

1,780

1,780

1,720

1,830

1,660

1,780 

1,660

1,560

1,510

1,460

1,510

1,560 

*1,720

-

57,130

1,904

1.31

1.46

July

1,510

al,500

al,400 

al,300

al,500

al,200

al.200

al,300

al,600 

al,500

al,300

al,300

a], 200

a], 200

al.100

a], 200

al.100

al.200

al,200

al,100

al.100

al.OOO

al.100 

al.OOO

a960

a920

a880

a850

a840 

834

*82S

3e, 020

1,162

C.801

0.92

Aug.

802

850

898 

948

898

1,140

1,830

2,900

4,820 

6,620

3,300

2,060

1,780

1,460

1,360

1,660

1,360

1,160

1,190

1,150

1,230

1,260

1,360 

1,190

1,060

966

966

922

975 

1,250

1,260

50,625

1,633

1.13

1.30

Sept.

1,240

1,040

1,070 

*993

930

890

890

850

770 

818

826

866

1,170

1,560

1,250

1,210

1,510

1,090

975

1,020

1,230

1,130

1,020 

1,060

966

914

874

866

866 

*810

-

50,284

1,009

0.696

0.78

Calendar year 1951: Max 21,800 Min 476 Mean 2,100 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.65

Water year 1951-52 : Max 51,000 Min 599 Mean 5,006 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.22

base, 15,000 cfs).--Dee. 25 (8 a.m.) 24,000 cfs (17.9 ft); Mar. 6 (2 a.m.) 19,000 

'. 15 (9 a.m.) 54,400 cfs (21.7 ft); Mar. 25 (9 a.m.) 28,200 cfs (19.6 ft), 

lurement made on this day.

Peak discharge (has 

cfs (15.1 ft); Mar. 1

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a. No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station rear Roswell.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of available gage-height record 

records for station near Roswell.

 d and
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 161

Sweetwater Creek near Austell, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°46 

3 miles southeas

6', long. 84°37' , on right bank 400 ft upstream from Bl^lr Bridge, 

t of Austell, Cobb County, and 5-j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--246 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1904 to December 1905, November to December 1913, March 1937 to 

September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 857.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 6, 1904, 

to Dec. 31, 1905, and N'iv. 3 to Dec. 27, 1913, staff gage at site 2^ miles upstream at 

different datum. Mar. 24 to Nov. 29, 1937, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1937-52), 317 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,970 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 13.3 ft); min- 

 imumT 24 cfs July 29 (gage height, -0.02 ft).

1904-5, 1913, 1937-52: Maximum discharge, 7,970 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 

18.4 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 11, 1951 (gage height, -0.30 ft).

Flood of July 8, 1916, reached a stage of about 20.0 ft, from information by local 

resident (discharge, 8,980 cfs, from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

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

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

9.0 

13.0

222

356

2,880

4,800

:ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

93

*86

a78

a72

a64

a62

a62

a56

a50

a50

a48

a46

a44

a44

a44

a44

a44

a45

*45

44

53

65

71

105

111

86

73

162

166

T53

164

2,330

75.2

0.306

0.35

Nov.

307

320

215

158

*133

122

349

365

267

182

153

140

129

158

272

249

220

172

149

138

129

124

122

122

120

119

117

122

119

112

-

5,404

180

0.732

0.82

Dec.

109

108

108

400

450

298

218

187

176

189

176

160

147

162

518

434

*338

418

535

1,050

3,310

4,690

4,120

2,070

588

786

768

624

467

399

359

24 , 362

786

3.20

3.69

Jan.

329

306

288

282

606

588

467

356

320

359

326

290

277

267

259

254

246

239

227 m

*254

320

552

434

338

298

353

1,250

1,480

1,150

588

13,547

437

1.78

2.05

Feb.

434

383

552

624

501

402

347

318

298

282

272

259

254

254

256

396

467

356

290

269

264

246

241

1T88

285

362

"588 678

*467

-

10,633

367

1.49

1.61

Mar.

418

368

694

2,020

1,800

1,250

588

434

389

987

2,920

3,220

2,250

858

535

450

402

405

624

518

768

1,380

1,840

2,060

1,730

1,050

678

552

484

434

408

32,514

1,049

4.26

4.91

Apr.

415

402

368

350

374

344

320

309

306

298

*290

280

374

383

318

290

272

262

254

246

236

232

232" 222

262

356

518

TT5

301

246

-

9,475

316

1.28

1.43

May

224

211

193

182

170

164

156

153

147

145

189

185

158

145

142

136

127

126

m

262

224

172

151

144

145

153

*144

126

170

249

193

5,250

169

0.687

0.79

June

162

140

126

116

114

178

174

145

109

a280

a210

a!50

a!60

a!30

a90

allO

a230

a!60

alOO

111

570

570

365

232

142

114

99

88

86

80

-

5,341

178

0.724

0.81

July

74

71

67

64

61

67

119

TfTB

67

65

58

55

55

49

47

50

47

43

41

39

34

43

75

40

34

32

28

27

25

To

75

1,700

54.8

0.223

0.26

Aug.

49

47

43

40

39

40

El

73

73

?2

68

E7

f6

*101

157

87

70

67

54

70

95

74

115

63

56

48

42

38

46

131

394

2,436

78.6

0.320

0.37

Sept.

410

168

114

90

73

64

59

55

53

50

476-6

160

86

168

329

198

116

95

85

80

79

75

63

*66

63

60

57

56

55

-

3,140

105

0.427

0.48

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,690 Mln 13 Mean 271 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.94

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,690 Kin 25 Mean 317 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.57

Peak discharge (base, 1.800 efs).--Dee. 22 (6 p.m.) 4,970 cfs (13.3 ft); Mar. 4 (7 p.m.) 

(6.9 ft); Mar. 12 (5 a.m.) 3,350 cfs (10.1 ft)j Mar. 24 (1 a.m.) 2,140 cfs (7.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Little Tallapoosa River at Carrollton.

.) 2,060 cfs
162 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg, Ga.

Location. Lat '33°29', long. 84°54 I , at downstream side near center of bridge on State 

Highway 16, half a mile upstream from Central of Georgia Railroad bridge, 1-j milessoutheast of Whitesburg, Carroll County, Ij miles downstream from Cedar Creek, 2 miles 

downstream from Snake Creek, and at mile 260.0

Drainage area.--2,430 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 684.06 ft atove mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to May 1, 1949, at site 1 mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 3,750 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,400 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 18.5 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 715 cfs Oct. 21.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 59,000 cfs Jan. 10, 1946 (gage height, 25.1 ft, site 

then in use, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 

30,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area and channel-capacity studies; minimum daily, 468 

cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks.--Records fair. Moderate diurnal fluctuation caused by Morgan Falls hydroelectric 

plant.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1 to Dec. 18, 

Dec. 25 to Mar. 3)

-0.5 

0.0 

2.0

680

1,030

2,840

5.0

12.0

18.0

6,500

18,400

31,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,550 

*1,190

1,050

1,050

390

890

855

355

820

785

750 

750

750

785

785

785

785

785

750

750

715 

1/550"

1,050

1,550

1,510

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,870 

1,870

55,505

1,081

0.445

0.51

Nov.

1,870 

1,960

2,050

2,050

1,960

*1,780

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,690

1,690 

1,690

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,690

1,780

1,780

1,870

1,960

1,870 

1,870

1,780

1,780

1,690

1,690

1,600

1,600

1,510

1,600

52,950

1,765

0.726

0.81

Dec.

1,510 

1,600

1,690

2,640

5,900

4,500

3,440

3,240

2,940

2,640

2,340 

2,240

2,050

2,050

2,840

5,520

6,500

*4,620

6,640

11,700

26,500 

28,000

26,700

15,500

9,660

7,900

6,220

5,100

4,620

4,580 

4,260

215,040

6,872

2.83

3.26

Jan.

3,900 

3,900

3,780

3,780

4,140

4,260

3,780

3,660

5,660

5,540

3,440 

3,240

3,140

5,040

5,040

5,040

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,840 

2,840

5,540

4,980

5,240

4,740

5,800

12,800

15,100

9,660 

6,500

142,940

4,611

1.90

2.19

Feb.

*4,980 

4,740

5,520

8,540

9,180

6,920

5,240

4,740

4,580

4,140

4,020 

5,780

3,540

3,540

3,440

5,540

5,780

4,260

4,020

3,780

3,540 

3,540

3,440

3,440

5,540

3,540

4,260

5,580

4,860

151,020

4,518

1.86

2.01

Mar.

4,620 

4.500

8,700

19,000

22,600

19,200

17,800

9,020

7,060

*6,220

18,000 

21,200

25,800

51,200

26,500

14,200

9,820

8,060

6,640

6,080

8,060 

13,500

17,400

20,600

24,100

27,100

14,400

9,980

7,900

7,060 

6,920

443,040

14,292

5.88

6.78

Apr.

6,780 

6,220

,080

,940

,800

,520

,520

,240

,100

,980

,860 

,740

,240

,220

,380

,980

,860

,620

,500

,380

* ,260 

,140

,020

,020

,500

,060

.860

,220

,520

,860

160,420

5,347

2.20

2.46

May

4.260 

3,900

3,780

3,780

3,660

3,440

3,240

5.140

5,140

3,140

3,340 

3,540

3,340

3,240

3,240

5,140

5,140

5,140

5,440

3,660

3,440 

3,240

3,240

3,240

3,540

3,340

3,340

5,240

3,140

3,440 

3,660

105,160

3,392

1.40

1.61

June

3,340 

*5,040

3,040

2,940

2,740

2,640

2,540

2,740

2,940

3,440

5,240 

5,240

5,660

5,440

2,940

2,740

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,540

2,440 

3,440

3,240

2,840

2,640

2,540

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,540

86,120

2,871

1.18

1.32

July

2,540 

2,050

1,960

1,870

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,870 

1,690

1,510

*1,450

1,430

1,350

1,430

1,350

1,550

1,550

1,270 

1,270

1,270

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,110

1,050

890

890 

890

46,390

1,496

0.616

0.71

Aug.

1,270 

1,350

1,190

1,110

1,050

1,110

1,600

5,660

5,240

5,580

7.200 

5,660

4,140

2,640

2,140

1,870

1,780

1,780

1,690

*1,600

1,600 

1,510

1,450

1,430

1,430

1,350

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,600 

2,440

68,280

2,205

0.907

1.05

Sept.

5.540 

1,870

1,780

1,600

1,450

1,270

1,190

1,190

1,110

1,050

1,030

960

960

890

1,155

2,140

1,960

1,370

1,690

1,690

1,600 

1,510

1,430

1,450

1,350

1,270

1,190

1,110

1,030

1,110

45,580

1,446

0.595

0.66

Calendar year 1951: Max 28,000 Mln 600 Mean 2,874 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.07

Water year 1951-52: Max 51,200 Mln 715 Mean 4,170 Cfsm 1.72 In. 25.57

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs). Dec. 21 (7 p.m.) 29,600 efs (17.5 ft)j Mar 5 (6 a.m.) 24,300 

efs (14.9 ft)j Mar. 14 (7 p.m.) 52,400 cfs (18.5 ft)j Mar. 26 (5 p.m.) 28,500 cfs (16.8 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 163 

Yellowjacket Creek near La Grange, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°05'25", long. 85°03'45", at downstream end of right bank pier of bridge 

on State Highway 219, 1-J- miles downstream from Beach Creek, 2 miles upstream from Jackson Creek, and 4-J- miles northwest of La Grange, Troup County.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 601 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. 1951: Maximum discharge during period, 880 cfs Apr. S4 (gage height, 6.60 ft); 

minimum recorded, 8.7 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 0.49 ft).

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 6,870 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 11.28 

ft); minimum, 18 cfs July 31 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

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

Rating table, Jan. 20, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 2O to Mar. 18, July 10-27, 1951, 

Jan. 25 to Mar. 3, Apr. 15 to Sept. 30, 1952)

0.5

Z.O 

3.0

10

15

20

39

67

156

4.0

5.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

287

472

1,000

1,400

2,100

3,370

5,630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, January to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

130

121

111

106

115

125

110

102

101

101

110

116

_

-

-

-

Feb.

130

184

145

130

122

*116

130

140

122

115

111

106

104

102

97

97

109

115

105

99

117

125

109

99

95

93

91

90

_

-

-

3,198

114

0.626

0.65

Mar.

88

87

83

86

113

125

125

110

99

90

83

109

69

156

122

110

102

166

411

*527

505

312

228

196

178

162

150

150

295

472

382

5,891

190

1.04

1.20

Apr.

235

242

373

303

215

184

190

328

303

228

202

196

184

*162

150

145

150

135

*2T3

382

303

494

766

766

346

228

196

172

162

150

-

8,103

270

1.48

1.65

May

135

T24

115

107

102

93

89

85

83

81

81

107

97

*78

73

69

65

62

60

58

73

94

78

*95

74

64

67

64

57

53

51

2,534

81.7

0.449

0.52

June

51

64

57

48

44

42

40

38

37

36

34

33

50

48

*40

42

42

42

37

35

41

37

31

27

50

72

47

62

~~TE 150

-

1,450

48.3

0.265

0.30

July

77

320

392

483

219

123

89

74

64

60

54

51

51

51

45

46

42

*41

46

69

50

39

40

37

32

30

37

202

125

89

64

3,172

102

0.560

0.65

Aug.

54

46

40

36

32

31

30

27

29

JLPJL

101

55

39

34

32

30

29

62

37

28

*23

22

22

21

a20

a!9

al7

a!6

a!5

a!4

a!3

1,0-76

34.7

0.191

0.22

Sept.

a20

35

30

a20

alG

a!3

*a!2

all

alO

*8.8

13

17

16

35

50

57

44

34

*31

28

28

50

235

202

558

494

172

117

91

68

-

2,495.8

83.2

0.457

0.51

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

stations on nearby streams.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Yellowjacket Creek near La Grange, Ga. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

60

*56

51

48

44

42

40

37

36

55

35

35

35

55

34

35

32

33

33

32

33

37

40

48

62

55

46

56

67

80

162

1,474

47.5

0.261

0.30

Nov.

167

190

162

117

96

*87

202

190

130

108

99

91

88

98

208

208

145

118

107

101

95

93

91

91

89

87

87

95

93

86

-

3,619

121

0.665

0.74

Dec.

83

81

81

150

196

167

135

119

116

135

125

113

104

101

178

202

156

*222

328

*540

*1,260

1,400

1,040

441

287

428

794

822

402

303

256

10,765

347

1.91

2.20

Jan.

228

208

196

184

256

320

256

215

196

190

178

167

162

156

156

150

145

145

140

135

130

?37

710

880

57?

303

256

*382

549

494

303

8,599

277

1.52

1.75

Feb.

*256

235

392

538

516

392

279

242

228

215

202

'508 190

287

312

411

337

256

228

222

249

215

208

228

235

303

584

658

441

_

-

9,067

313

1.72

1.86

Mar.

328

287

745

*3,340

5.050

*1,530

658

472

392

411

*1,030

1,220

850

527

411

355

320

320

527

549

411

392

880

1,260

1,560

1,300

684

483

402

364

346

27,404

884

4.86

5.60

Apr.

346

320

295

303

373

328

279

264

256

249

242

235

373

 287 421

242

222

208

202

190

*184

184

178

178

190

208

242

208

184

172

-

7,563

252

1.38

1.54

May

162

150

a!40

a!30

a!20

allO

alOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

a!50

a220

a!90

a!60

a!30

allO

alOO

alOO

allO

a!30

a!20

allO

alOO

al20

a350

a700

IT?

215

242

303

31 Z

5,656

182

1.00

1.15

June

215

*156

135

122

110

101

104

91

84

97

94

85

81

74

68

76

95

83

70

77

312

Tm.

135

103

87

78

71

66

76

65

-

3,213

107

0.588

0.66

July

59

58

55

54

48

45

44

42

41

42

40

38

39

*37

35

34

32

30

29

27

25

25

37

27

22

24

30

27

23

20 59"

1,114

35.9

0.197

0.23

Aug.

73

95

59

48

52

68

75

116

100

83

81

65

59

80

110

78

62

48

40

*37

35

31

50

37

36

32

28

26

30

59

59

1,852

59.7

0.328

0.38

Sept.

84

115

59

45

44

37

35

32

51

*35

35

44

44

50

66

56

47

86

95

74

64

58

51

46

45

40

38

57

55

-

1,599

53.3

0.293

0.33

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,050 Min 20 Mean 224 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga.

165

Location. Lat 32°53', long. 85°11 T , on right bank just downstream from Oseligee Creek, 

1 mile upstream from West Point, Troup County, and at mile 198.9.

Drainage area. 3,550 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1896 to December 1910, January 1912 to September 1952. Gageheight records collected at site three-quarters of a mile downstream since 1899 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 551.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 20, 1912, chain gage at site 

three-quarters of a mile downstream at datum 2.83 ft lower. Oct. 20, 1912, to Jan. 25, 

1925, staff gage at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 54 years (1896-1910, 1912-52), 5,702 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 43,200 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 18.7 ft); minimum, 930 cfs Oct. 19 (gage height, 2.30 ft).

1896-1910, 1912-52: Maximum discharge, 134,000 cfs Dec. 10, 1919 (gage height, 30.0 

ft, from floodmark), by computation of peak flow over Goat Rock Dam; minimum, 224 cfs 

Sept. 12, 1925 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

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

Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1920, drainage area. W 972: 1931-32.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 9-20, Dec. 26 to Jan. 28, 

Jan. 31 to Mar. 2, Mar. 20 to Apr. 27, Apr. 29 to July 10)

930

1,910

7,000

11.0

17.0

18.0

17,500

36,000

40,000

Discharge, in =ubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195E

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,810

*1,680 

1,520

1,340

1,280

1,340

1,280

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,050 

1,010

1,060

1,090

1,050

1,050 

1,040

978

954

1,010

1,090

1,180 

1,280 

1,450

1,940

2,070

2,230

2,470

2,470

2,870

3,360

46,372

1,496

0.421

0.49

Nov.

3,620

4,500 

4,120

3,960

3,440

2,790

*3,700

4,040

3,440

3,360

3,110 

2,710

2,470

2,470

2,950

3,280 

2,950

2,870

2,870

2,870

2,550

2,390 

2,310 

2,230

2,230

2,150

2,050

2,150

2,150

2,150

-

87,680

2,923

0.823

0.92

Dec.

2,150

2,040 

1,970

2,630

4,210

5,740

6,460

4,550

3,440

3,110

3,030 

2,790

2,630

2,550

3,110

4,380 

7,000

*7,720

7,360

10,500

26,700

36,800 

34,000 

29,200

28,200

17,000

13,200

12,300

10,300

7,720

6,280

309,070

9,970

2.81

3.24

Jan.

5,920

5,230 

5,230

4,890

5,230

6,280

6,280

5,920

4,890

4,550

4,550 

4,300

4,550

4,300

4,120

3,960 

3,870

3,780

3,700

5.530

3,530

4,550 

8,990 

8,260

7,720

6,100

5,060

8,620

*18,000

13,800

10,300

190,010

6,129

1.73

1.99

Feb.

7,720

6,460 

6,820

8,620

9,370

10,300

8,440

6,820

5,920

5,570

5,230 

4,890

5,230

5,570

5,230

5,570 

5,920

5,570

5,230

4,890

4,890

4,550 

4.500 

4,550

4,550

5,230

8,800

9,560

8,080

_

-

183,880

6,341

1.79

1.93

Mar.

7,000

6,460 

10,800

33,600

59,200

26,700

22,500

16,500

8,990

9,180

*20,200 

27,300

26,700

28,200

31,300

330,000 

a!4,000

8,990

9,940

10,300

10,300

14,100 

20,800 

25,500

27,300

27,900

29,200

23,100

11,500

10,100

9,560

597,220

19,270

5.43

6.26

Apr.

9,180

8,990 

8,990

9,180

9,180

8,620

7,720

7,720

7,360

7,000

7,000 

6,640

7,720

8,440

7,720

7,000 

6,640

6,280

5,920

5,920

5,920

*5,570 

5,570 

5,570

5,920

6,640

9,180

10,700

9,750

7,720

-

225,760

7,525

2.12

2.36

May

6,280

5,570 

5,570

5,230

4,890

4,890

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,550

5,230 

5,920

4,890

4,550

4,300

4,120 

3.960

3,960

3,960

4,890

4,890

5,230 

4,550 

4,300

5,570

6,280

5,570

6,280

4,890

7,360

6,640

157,970

5,096

1.44

1.66

June

4,890

4,550 

*3,960

3,870

3,530

3,530

3,960

4,300

3,700

3,960

3,780 

3,280

4,040

3,440

3,190

3,030 

3,280

3,870

3,190

2,950

4,300

4,890 

4,890 

3,700

3,280

2,870

2,630

2.590

2,550

3,360

109,160

3,639

1.03

1.15

July

2 . 790

2,630 

2,310

2,150

2,020

1,990

,970

,830

,880

,910

,310 

,230

,990

,800

* ,700

,680 

,600

,720

,500

,480

,480

,440 

,410 

,440

,480

,270

,190

,170

,150

,010

,380

53,910

1,739

0.490

0.56

Aug.

2,010

1,810 

1,440

1,410

1,640

2,150

1,680

2,150

4,550

4,890

7.54:0

6,100

3,700

3,110

2,730

3 , 230 

2,550

2,470

2,150

1,970

*1,830

1,830 

2,150 

2,230

2,150

1,830

1,570

1,420

l^O

1,630

3,110

80,690

2,603

0.733

0.85

Sept.

3,550

3,870 

2,630

2,150

1,880

1,680

1,520

1,450

1,380

1,310

1,240 

1,260

1,660

2,150

2,390

4,040 

2,870

2,590

3,550

3,030

2,310

2,010 

2,150 

1,910

1,700

1,680

1,600

1,510

1,590

1,380

-

65,600

2,120

0.597

0.67

Calendar year 1951: Max 36,800 Min 610 Mean 3,968 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.19

Water year 1951-52: Max 39,200 Min 954 Mean 5,752 Cfsm 1.6E In. 22.08

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs). Dec. 22 (3 p.m.) 57,600 cfs (17.4 ft); Mar. 5 (l a.m.) 45,200 

cfs (18.7 ft); Map. IE (12 p.m.) 32,800 cfs (16.2 ft); Mar. 27 (9 p.m.) 29,900 cfs (15.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

station near Whitesbyrg.
166 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Mountain Creek near Hamilton, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°44' , long. 85°04' , at downstream end of right bank pier of bridge on 

State Highway 103, 5 miles upstream from mouth and 11 miles west of Hamilton, Harris 

County.

Drainage area. 61.7 sq ml.

Records available. December 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 550 ft (by barometer). Prior to Sept. 8, 

1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1944-52), 88.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 4.40 ft); mlnlmum, 12 cfs July 30; minimum gage height, 1.55 ft July 30. Sept. 10, 11.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs July 11, 1948 (gage height, 16.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance 

studies; minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 9, 1951 (gage height, 1.49 ft).

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

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.3 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

129

390

620

920

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

25

*24

24

22

' 21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

T5

18

19

20

20

21

25

21

22

30

28

24

6£

710

22.9

0.371

0.43

Nov.

38

49

42

30

27

27

*34

32

28

27

26

26

26

32

84

49

a40

a35

a30

a28

a27

a26

a25

a25

a25

a25

a26

a27

a26

a25

-

967

32.2

0.522

0.58

Dec.

a25

af5

a28

a38

a46

a40

a35

a29

a32

a33

a30

a28

a26

a32

a45

a50

a45

a60

*95

206

318

TsT

102

79

70

97

113

84

71

68

62

2,163

69.8

1.13

1.30

Jan.

58

55

a52

a50

a66

a82

a66

a56

a52

a50

a46

a43

a42

a41

a41

a40

a 38

a 38

a38

a37

a36 a80"

a!50

a200

aTTO

a76

a70

a90

*138

88

73

2,142

69.1

1.12

1.29

Feb.

66

62

178

157

100

81

73

66

62

58

57

54

58

107

113

129

88

75

68

68

68

66

64

68

68

118

286

TeT

121

-

2,743

94.6

1.53

1.65

Calendar year 1951: Max 318 Min 11

Mar.

97

86

216

918

422

195

148

126

110

*132

480

254

170

138

121

102

95

93

126

102

93

90

195

752

857

282

184

151

132

118

113

7,098

229

3.71

4.28

Apr.

113

110

97

105

178

116

100

95

90

88

86

81

138

141

100

90

88

84

79

73

71

*71

68

68

70

90

77

70

64

60

-

2,761

92.0

1.49

1.66

May

58

55

54

54

52

49

49

49

55

50

70

60

50

46

44

44

43

44

50

55

50

44

46

50

113

200

73

57

375

230

118

2,387

77.0

1.25

1.44

June

-73 100

*64

58

55

55

54

a 48

a45

a45

a 48

a45

a41

36

34

34

39

47

44

44

46

38

34

32

31

29

28

25

29

28

-

1,332

44.4

0.720

0.80

July

27

26

25

24

23

21

21

20

20

21

20

19

20

18

*17

17.

17

17

16

16

16

18

17

15

ii

20

17

15

15

14

16

582

18.8

0.305

0.35

Aug.

22

28

20

19

28

49

26

26

23

23

23

28

23

21

24

*22

21

20

18

23

20

23

21

19

20

17

16

T6

18

26

20

703

22.7

0.368

0.42

- Sept .

19

18

20

18

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

16

20

18

19

28

20

19

28

32

27

28

25

23

20

20

20

20

19

20

-

602

20.1

0.326

0.36

Mean 42.9 Cfsm 0.695 Ir . 9.46

Water year 1951-52: Max 918 Min 14 Mean 66.1 Cfsm 1.07 Ir . 14.56

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 cfs).--Mar. 5 (l a.m.) 1,060 cfs (4.20 ft); Mar. 25 (5 a.m.) 1,220 cfs 

(4.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in st£.ge and records for 

stations on nearby streams.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 167

Chattahoochee River at Columbus, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°27'45", long. 84°59'45", on downstream side of center pier of Central of

Georgia Railroad bridge at Columbus , Muscogee County , half a mile downstream from Eagle

and Phenlx Dam, 1-jj miles downstream from City Mills Dam, l?i miles downstream from

Bartlett Ferry Reservoir, and at mile 159.5. 

Drainage area. 4,670 sq ml, approximately.

Records available . December 1912, August 1929 to September 1952. 

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 185.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Dec. 1-31, 1912, staff gage at site 800 ft

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 6,644 cfs (unadjusted). 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 57,800 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 30.2 ft); minimum dally, 1,340 cfs Aug. 4.

1912, 1929-52: Maximum discharge, 104,000 cfs Nov. 28, 1948, by computation of flow

at North Highlands Dam; maximum gage height, 42.4 ft Nov. 28, 1948; minimum discharge,

294 cfs Oct. 23, Nov. 14, 1931; minimum daily, 480 cfs Oct. 31, 1931.

Maximum discharge known, 198,000 cfs Mar. 15, 1929, by computation of flow at North

Highlands Dam; maximum stage known, 53.2 ft Mar. 16, 1929. 

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Bartlett Ferry Reservoir, completed in 1926

(usable capacity, 134,000 acre-ft) , and powerplants above station. 

Cooperation. Hourly readings of tailrace at North Highlands Dam furnished by Georgia

rowewer Co. 

Revisions (water years) . W 1082: 1943(M) .

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, Jan. 31 

to Mar. 3, Aug. 14 to Sept. 24)

-0.3 

0.0 

2.0

1,320

1,490

2,980

7.0

16.0

30.0

8,900

24,100

57,200

Discnarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,660

1,900

2,250

2,110 

1,760

1,550

1,460

1,620

*1,760

1,660

1,690

1,690

1,490

1,460

1,460

1,490

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,490

1,490

1,450

1,490

1,490

1,520

1,830

1,760

1,690

1,900

2,490

3,1.60

53,130

1,714

+16

Nov.

4,300

4,410

4,850

4,740 

4,300

4,300

4,850

6,150

6.280

4,740

2,890

2,890

4,080

4,190

4,520

4,850

4,740

3,860

3,970

*4,190

4,190

2,650

2,810

2,330

2.180

2,410

3,450

4,190

4,080

3,750

-

121,140

4,038

-571

Dec.

2,330

1.490

2,830

3,750 

3,750

4,300

4,410

4,740

4,080

3,350

4,300

4,740

5,070

5,310

5,670

5,430

5,310

6,800

7,190

8,620

18,300

58,800

38,800

30,500

28,000

25,900

15,800

13,300

12,600

10,900

9,040

335,410

10,820

+683

Jan.

8,620

8,62O

*8,490

7,840 

8,490

7,450

6,030

8,360

8,230

8,360

8,490

7,060

3,970

2,890

4,850

5,550

5,310

5,790

4,740

3,750

3,350

5,550

6,540

6,670

6,540

7,190

7,320

10,400

16,000

19,800

11,800

£34,050

7,550

+114

Feb.

9,460

8,360

12,200

11,200 

13,500

12,600

10,200

8,100

8,230

9,320

*10,200

*9,880

9,180

9,320

7,970

9,600

5,670

8,490

8,100

8,360

8,490

8,360

7,580

4,960

4,190

6,540

11,800

10,800

10,800

_

-

263,260

9,078

-156

Mar.

10,600

9.740

10,300

44,600 

56,900

43,100

23,500

22,100

11,500

11,500

31,200

35,800

34,000

28,600

23,900

29,700

12,600

10,200

11,400

12,200

12,200

13,600

31,600

47,600

48,600

38,800

29,500

27,600

15,500

10,900

10,300

757,640

24 , 440

+146

Apr.

10,600

10,400

10,300

11,200

10,600

10,300

10,000

9,980

8,900

*8,900

8,760

9,460

9,460

8,900

8,760

8,760

8,760

8,760

6,800

6,410

6,540

6,030

5,910

6,150

6,030

5.670

5.910

9,320

9,320

-

257,890

8,596

-118

May

*9,180

8,360

7,060

4,830 

4,740

5,790

5,550

5,910

5,670

5,190

4,740

5,310

6,410

6,410

6,540

6,280

5,310

3,450

3,970

3,750

5,550

4,520

4,410

5,970

6,150

10,000

9,180

9,180

14,200

15, 900

10,800

204,110

6,584

-195

June

9.180

8,620

7,520

5,190 

4,520

4,410

4,650

4,650

4,410

4,410

*3,860

5,750

4,850

4,080

5,070

2,810

5,070

4,960

5,550

4,850

2,980

2.180

2,730

3,650

5,310

5,310

4,850

3,550

2,250

2,350

-

135,110

4,504

-218

July

2,650

2,110

2,040

2,040 

1,580

1,580

2,180

3,160

2,890

2,730

2,250

2,180

1,830

2,330

2,890

2,490

2,810

2,110

1,720

1,550

1,830

1,830

1,830

*1,830

1,970

1,660

1,580

1,690

1,690

1,580

1,760

64,570

2,076

-244

Aug.

1,690

1,620

1,520

1,540 

1,450

1,430

1,450

1,370

1,760

2,410

2,330

2,730

3,750

3,650

4.190

Sept.

2,180

2,490

*3,160

5,550 

2,980

2,530

2,250

2,570

3,070

2,890

2,890

2,890

2,330

2,180

2,250

3,970 2,410

2,730 2,980

2,090 2,890

4,080 2,890

4,080 2,810

4,080 3,070

3,350 5,350

2,490 2,730

2,250 3,070

2,250 2,890

2,730 2,250

2,250 1,970

2,250 1,830

2,490 1 , 7 20

2,810 1,970

2,180

78,730 78,640

2,540 2,621

+347 -151

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,730 

0.370 

0.43

3,467 

0.742 

0.82

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52:

11,500 

2.46 

2.84

7,664 

1.64 

1.89

8,922 

1.91 

2.06

24,590 

5.27 

6.08

8,478 

1.82 

2.03

6,389 

1.37 

1.58

Observed

Max 38,800 Min 1,220 Mean 4,775 

Max 56,900 Min 1,340 Mean 7,059

4,286 

0.918 

1.02

1,832 

0.392 

0.45

2,914 2,470 

0.624 0.529 

0.72 0.59

Adjusted

Mean 4,839 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.08 

Mean 7,036 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Bartlett Ferry Reservoirj furnished 

by Georgia Power Co.

319056 O - 55 - 12
168 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River at Columbia, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°17', long. 85°07', In T. 4 N., R. 29 E., on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 52, a quarter of a mile downstream from Central of Georgia 

Railway bridge, half a mile upstream from Omussee Creek, and half a mile east of 

Columbia.

Drainage area.--8,040 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1928 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1936 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather-Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 72.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--24 years, 11,070 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 71,100 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 40.7 ft); minimum, 2,100 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 3.7 ft).

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 203,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1929 (gage height, 56.05 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 115,000 cfs; minimum, 1,220 cfs Oct. 26, 1931 (gage 

height, 1.79 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Bartlett Ferry Reservoir (see preceding page). 

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Hay

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.310

3,400

2,850

2,940

3,210

3,120

2,760

2,500

2,340

£,340

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,340

2.180

*2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,260

2,580

2,580

2,500

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,500

2,670

2,670

2,670

81 , 140

2,617

0.325

0.37

Nov.

3,500

5,080

7,150

7,020

6,890

6,270

6,150

6,390

6,760

7.800

7,410

5/910

4,530

4,200

5,550

6,630

7,540

7,280

6,510

5,670

5,430

5,550

5,310

4,200

3,900

3,900

*3,500

3,700

4,750

5,430

-

169,710

5,657

0.704

0.79

Dec.

5,310

4,860

3,900

5,400

4,530

7,280

7,800

7,280

7,020

6,760

5,910

5,670

6,270

6,630

7,410

8,060

8,060

8,060

9,380

10,900

15,900

18,600

31,000

58.000

36,700

32,800

31,500

24,700

19,200

17,600

15,200

413,690

13,340

1.66

1.91

Jan.

12,900

11,900

11,600

11,300

11,100

10,800

10,600

9,240

*9,380

10,800

10,600

10,300

10,500

8,320

5,910

5,910

7,280

7,670

7,800

7,540

6,510

5,790

6,390

8,580

9,380

9,100

9,100

10,500

19,100

22,400

25 , 600

325,400

10,500

1.31

1.51

Feb.

18,400

13 , 600

12,900

15,700

18,400

17,200

15,600

15,000

11,900

10,900

10,800

12,000

12,500

12,200

15,700

25.200

22,700

16,000

12,200

12,600

13,000

13,800

13,000

12,300

11,200

*9.660

15, 700

22,400

20,700

-

"

433,260

14,940

1.86

2.01

Mar.

17,500

15,700

14.600

15,700

38,600

55,500

60,900

51,500

36,200

24,200

20,400

38,200

45,200

45,200

40,200

33,500

32,600

26,800

18,000

17,400

18,100

16,900

19,600

44,000

62,100

70,200

66,900

53,200

41,000

30,600

20,800

tl,091.3

35,200

4.38

5.05

Apr.

17,800

*17,600

17,400

16,400

17,200

19.700

17,500

16,200

15,400

15,000

13,900

13,300

14,000

16,800

16,900

15,000

13,600

13,000

12,700

12,600

11,800

9,660

10,200

9,660

9,380

9,940

11,900

10,900

8,710

10,100 *

414,250

13,810

1.72

1.92

May

12,200

11,900

11,200

10,400

8,970

6,510

7,540

7,930

*7,930

8,320

8,710

9,520

9,100

9,660

8,970

8,710

8,450

8,320

7,020

6,510

7,150

6,510

6,390

6,760

6,890

12,000

16,300

15,100

12,700

17,200

21.300

306,170

9,876

1.23

1.42

June

17,000

13,400

11,900

10,600

8,840

7,280

7,540

7,410

7,150

6,890

6,390

6,150

5,310

5,670

6,390

5,430

4,640

*4,750

6,760

7,280

7,410

6,76O

4,860

3.900

4,200

5,430

6,390

6,760

6,270

4,640

-

213,400

7,113

0.885

0.99

July

3,700

3,600

3,800

3,210

3,030

3,030

3,030

2,940

3,300

4.200

4,100

3,900

3,600

3,400

3,120

3,210

3,600

3,500

3,700

3,120

2,940

2,940

2,940

3,030

2,940

2,850

3,120

2,940

2.670

*2,670

*2,670

100,800

3,252

0.404

0.47

Aug.

2,760

3,210

3,300

2,940

2,760

2.500

2,940

3,700

3,700

3,600

3,700

4,000

3,900

4,860

6,150

6,760

7.020

5,790

4,750

4,100

5,430

5,430

5,190

5,550

4,640

4,000

3,500

3,600

3,900

5,910

5,550

135,140

4,359

0.542

0.62

Sept.

,750

,000

,200

,310

,640

,530

,200

,500

,210

* ,300

,900

,900

,000

,100

,600

,420

,750

,310

,420

,420

,420

,860

.510

,190

,530

,530

,310

,700

3,210

5.030

"

125,550

4,185

0.521

0.58

Calendar year 1951: Max 38,000 Min 2,180 Mean 6,836 Cfsm 0.850 In. 11.53

Water year 1951-52: Max 70,200 Min 2,180 Mean 10,410 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.64

* Discharge measu

* Expressed in th

ment made on this 

sands.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 169 

Flint River near Griffin, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°14' , long. 84°26', near left bank at downstream side of pier of bridge 

on State Highway 16, l£ miles downstream from Shoal Creek, 5f miles upstream from Line 

Creek, 10 miles west of Griffin, Spalding County, and at mile 304.4.

Drainage area. 272 sq ml.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1&52.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 711.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 6, 1941, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 334 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,480 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 13.9 ft); minimum daily, 26 cfs July 23.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Nov. 27, 1948 (gage height, 18.0 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Sept. 9, 1951.

Flood of Mar. 14 or 15, 1929, reached a stage of 17.9 ft, from floodmark located by 

local resident (discharge, 15,300 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flows. City of Griffin diverted 

an average of about 2| cfs from tributary above station to Towaliga River for municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.0 

6.0

63

121

201

321

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

10.0

11.0

14.0

489

695

990

1,550

2,470

6,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Diy

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

89

*73

66

66

62

57

54

53

45

40

39

40

40

43

46

40

40

40

40

37

40

53

54

70

98

89

76

101

138

146

165

2,058

66.4

0.244

0.28

Nov.

231

321

345

261

206

154

170

183

166

158

142

124

110

128

255

*237

211

206

170

138

124

121

121

121

121

121

118

124

124

121

-

5,132

171

0.629

0.70

Dec.

118

114

110

186

286

279

273

300

249

211

196

188

178

158

231

279

267

345

435

1,040

1,760

2,020

5,150

2,520

1,200

970

1,070

*815

645

595

453

20,641

666

2.45

2.82

Jan.

353

307

279

255

314

401

371

353

307

267

243

226

221

216

2O6

201

201

206

201

196

192

316

935

775

535

507

361

516

890

785

*720

11,851

382

1.40

1.61

Feb.

670

444

507

745

1,120

970

720

471

345

300

279

255

243

267

329

426

401

371

345

307

286

255

243

261

293

353

635

682

625

-

-

13,148

453

1.67

1.80

Mar.

635

605

1,920

5,810

4,880

3,520

1,940

950

635

555

1,590

*1,940

2,270

1,710

1,140

875

645

489

625

708

695

800

845

2,490

3,650

2,520

1,550

970

708

555

489

48,714

1,571

5.78

6.66

Apr.

471

471

462

435

462

444

426

393

337

314

300

286

409

545

489

462

393

307

273

255

243

226

*216

211

255

279

307

314

286

237

-

10,508

350

1.29

1.44

May

201

183

170

162

154

146

135

132

132

128

188

286

261

249

192

154

138

132

142

170

170

158

138

150

565

815

507

261

211

261

273

6,964

225

0.827

0.9E

June

329

393

237

*158

135

138

132

118

121

162

188

154

150

183

174

124

1O4

95

101

98

121

114

132

150

158

110

86

76

73

IP. -

4,384

146

0.537

0.60

July

68

68

66

62

58

56

58

57

57

60

54

50

51

48

42

*42

40

38

36

37

31

27

26

30

49

43

36

35

32

28

60

1,445

4E.6

0.171

0.20

Aug.

60

89

70

63

52

50

58

81

8S

98

86

70

70

70

68

84

86

70

63

51

43

*39

50

57

66

50

40

36

56

219

500

2,384

76.9

0.283

0.33

Sept.

261

286

237

13S

101

81

73

68

60

57

04

TO

124

118

110

124

114

98

332

489

196

150

}35

107

92

S4

78

76

76

73

'

4:,O6^

135

0.496

0.55

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,150 Min 13 Mean 227 Cfsm 0.835 In. 11.30

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,810 Min 26 Mean 359 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.94

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--Dec. 23 (4 p.m.) 3,390 cfs (11.8 ft); Mar. 4 (4 p.m.) 6,480 cfs 

(13.9 ft); Mar. 11 (8 p.m.) 2,270 cfs (10.8 ft); Mar. 25 (1 a.m.) 3,910 cfs (12.2 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
170 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River near Molena, Qa.

Location. Lat 32°59', long. 84°32', near right bank at downstream end of pier of bridge 

on State Highway 18, 500 ft downstream from Southern Railway bridge, half a mile downstream from Pappys Creek, if miles upstream from Elkins Creek, 2 miles southwest of 

Molena, Pike County, and at mile 278.1.

Drainage area. 990 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1897 to May 1898 (gage heights only, June to December 1897), 

November 194fa to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 646.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). June 1897 to 

May 1898 wire-weight gage at site 500 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--? years (1945-52), 1,355 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,400 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 19.5 ft); minimum, 74 cfs Aug. 1.

1898, 1945-52: Maximum discharge, 31,100 cfs Nov. 27, 1948 (gag? height, 25.9 ft); 

minimum, 46 cfs Sept. 10, 1951.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2O to Dec. 3)

5.1 

5.4 

5.7 

6.0

136

255

430

7.0

12.0

20.0

1,260

6,900

18,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

353

280

242

219

202

190

174

153

156

136

133

130

130

124

127

130

133

150

143

*118

124

130

156

178

246

280

237

232

317

444

615

6,382

206

0.208

0.24

Nov.

647

803

939

820

639

515

530

599

575

515

465

417

404

444

778

871

735

655

599

545

500

465

465

465

465

465

465

472

472

472

-

17,201

573

0.579

0.65

Dec.

465

451

*451

655

1,030

1,040

990

871

778

719

687

639

607

568

687

914

956

1,040

1,300

2,050

4,380

6,180

7.420

6,900

5,220

3,780

.4,380

3,900

3,120

2,050

1,600

65,828

2,123

2.14

2.47

Jan.

1,300

1,150

1,040

964

1,120

1,400

*1,550

1,220

1,080

1,010

939

871

837

794

778

778

778

778

769

752

735

871

2,400

5,560

2,620

1,650

1,300

2,050

3,120

2,790

2,300

43,104

1,390

1.40

1.61

Feb.

1,800

1,500

2,050

2,900

5,780

3,250

2,300

1,700

1,300

1,120

1,040

982

1,010

1,170

1,600

*2,050

1,700

1,450

1,260

1,170

1,220

1,080

1,010

1,040

1,120

1,400

2,620

2,900

2,620

_

-

50,122

1,728

1.75

1.89

Mar.

2,350

2,000

4,520

14,600

16.900

15,000

*11,200

6,300

3,900

2,150

5,150

*6,900

7,420

6,180

4,620

3,540

2,250

1,750

2,050

2,400

2,400

2,200

2,900

7,940

11,600

10,000

7,160

4,500

2,740

2,050

1,750

176,200

5,684

5.74

6.62

Apr.

1,700

1,650

1,6OO

1,550

1,850

1,700

1,500

1,350

1,260

1,220

1,140

1,110

1,550

1.950

1,750

1,500

1,300

1,150

1,040

975

914

871

854

857

?59

1,080

1,220

1,500

*1,300

956

-

59,114

1,304

1.32

1.47

May

820

755

671

623

607

560

538

545

545

530

655

956

956

820

695

568

522

479

493

695

695

615

538

522

1,020

1.950

1,700

1,050

805

1,140

1,300

24,546

785

0.795

0.91

June

1.120

956

820

*625

515

465

458

450

391

458

560

599

607

607

500

538

458

384

365

470

939

639

515

444

410

372

505

265

246

246

-

15,705

524

0.529

0.59

July

224

214

202

202

186

174

163

170

156

163

156

146

145

145

*153

124

118

112

101

104

99

92

80

82

94

178

115

89

94

80

82

4,219

136

0.137

0.16

Aug.

118

165

178

178

150

146

160

257

517

372

511

246

255

335

353

384

311

257

202

210

260

285

255

210

224

202

163

146

156

305

888

7,957

257

0.260

0.30

Sept.

1,120

948

914

607

*417

517

255

224

202

178

165

190

265

417

457

444

417

565

880

1,800

1,010

599

515

430

347

500

260

242

252

214

-

14,709

490

0.495

0.55

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,420 Mln 51 Mean 780 Cfsm 0.788 In. 10.69

Water year 1951-52: Max 16,900 Mln 80 Mean 1,270 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.46

Peak discharge (baae. 7.500 cf3).--Dec. 25 (6 p.m.) 7,550 cfs (12.5 ft); Mar. 5 (4 a.m.) 17,400 cfs 

(19.5 ft); Mar. 13 (8 a.m.) 7,680 cfs (12.6 ft); Mar. 25 (ll a.m.) 11,900 cfs (15.8 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°54'15", long. 84 C 21'45", on right bank 300 ft downstream from State 

Highway 74, 600 ft downstream from Basin Creek, 1,000 ft downstream from Central of 

Georgia Railway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Ten Mile Creek, and 2j miles northwest 

of Thomaston, ftpson County.

Drainage area. 186 sq mi.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 600 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 14 years, 220 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,810 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 7.3 ft); mirimum 

daily, 8.6 cfs July 31.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 9,240 cfs Nov. 27, 1948 (gage height, 8.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 2.8 cfs 

Sept. 10, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow caused by diversion for municipel 

and industrial supplies at Thomaston.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.3

6.2

11

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

370

560

1,030

1,640

3,060

7,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*44

34

29

22

33

22

24

22

17

18

13

11

15

15

16

19

10 *Ts

16

13

13

19

21

23

26

27

24

30

29

43

12

762

24.6

0.132

0.15

Nov.

89

107

99

95

76

62

84

*80

82

67

63

58

50

62

187

180

138

97

78

71

67

67

65

69

67

63

63

65

63

67

-

2,481

82.7

0.445

0.50

Dec.

63

67

63

155

183

194

149

121

114

104

102

99

89

84

202

183

149

180

*221

406

546

624

454

275

217

342

442

525

342

252

217

7,164

231

1.24

1.43

Jan.

198

180

169

156

191

234

230

180

163

163

152

143

141

138

132

132

132

124

124

127

121

143

265

382

337

210

191

668

820

900

424

7,670

247

1.33

1.53

Feb.

300

265

490

546

525

*354

280

243

234

217

202

191

336

442

568

568

568

388

295

305

332

310

270

270

270

384

656

757

532

_

-

11,098

383

2.06

2.22

Mar.

442

454

484

3,970

5,260

2,580

648

484

412

560

*1,960

1,840

964

793

592

424

364

348

430

484

400

342

2,570

3,320

3,610

2,100

766

553

460

418

376

38,408

1,239

6.66

7.68

Apr.

424

406

370

364

418

412

332

290

280

270

256

252

376

394

400

326

270

243

225

221

202

*191

183

230

430

430

348

256

198

173

9,170

306

1.65

1.84

May

163

141

143

143

135

119

111

121

129

143

173

169

156

121

111

97

97

95

107

141

152

121

99

97

230

285

230

152

187

295

217

4,680

151

0.812

0.94

June

156

129

111

*99

104

163

198

111

93

107

129

99

86

78

71

111

91

129

109

93

156

234

156

116

82

71

62

56

67

56

-

3,323

111

0.597

0.67

July

52

44

49

40

42

40

38

36

31

33

38

34

33

60

48

*31

27

27

24

17

18

26

16

17

17

22

15

18

18

14

8.6

933.6

30.1

0.162

0.19

Aug.

13

30

31

27

24

16

33

60

72

62

49

46

91

121

63

43

42

43

30

23

*28

36

30

29

30

28

22

15

34

183

400

1,754

56.6

0.304

0.35

Sept.

359

166

107

82

69

55

52

50

48

38

36

46

86

107

135

143

132

86

97

198

370

194

149

169

97

84

69

56

58

55

-

3,393

113

0.608

0.68

Calendar year 1951: Max 840 Mln 2.8 Mean 110 Cfsm 0.591 In. 8.03

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,260 Mln 8.6 Mean 248 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.18

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs).--Mar. 5 (2 p.m.) 5,810 cfs (7.3 ft); Mar. 11 (4 a.m.) 2,590 cfs 

(5.7 ft); Mar. 24 (10 a.m.) 3,950 cfs (6.43 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
172 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River near Culloden, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°43', long. 84°13', on left bank underneath bridge or U. S. Highway 19, 

4 miles upstream from Auchumpkee Creek, 5 miles downstream from Swfft Creek, 13 miles 

southwest of Culloden, Monroe County, and at mile 238.4.

Drainage area.--1,890 sq mi, approximately.

Records ayailaple. July 1911 to May 1923, July 1928 to December 1931, March 1937 to 

September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 334.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1, 1911, to Oct. 11, 1918, staff gage 

and Oct. 12, 1918, to May 31, 19*23, water-stage recorder, at site 1\ miles downstream 

at different datum. July 21, 1928, to Dec. 31, 1931, chain gage, Far. 18, 1937, to 

May 10, 1938, staff gage, and May 11, 1937, to May 3, 1939, wire-weight gage, all at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years {1911-22, 1928-31, 1937-52), 2,434 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37,700 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 28.2 ft); minimum, 244 cfs July 31.

1911-23, 1928-31, 1937-52: Maximum discharge observed, 92,000 cfs Mar. 15, 1929 

(gage height, 38.40 ft); minimum observed, 92 cfs Oct. 4, 6, 7, 1931.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 822: Drainage area. W 1002: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 7-23, Mar. 27 to

May 30, June 22 to Sept. 30)

1.5 

2.0 

5.0 

8.0

260

485

2,360

4,840

12.0

17.0

22.0

27.0

8,940

15,400

24,200

34,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oc t .

*850

645

546

490

445

435

404

368

332

336

322

300

304

304

292

292

292

300

304

322

304

327

345

368

426

465

505

485

510

672 2-7Q

13,^60

437

0 231

0.27

liov.

1,300

1,360

1,660

1,540

1,300

1,060

1,030

*1,120

1,090

1,030

940

850

790

760

1,360

1,750

1,540

1,270

1,120

1.000

910

850

820

820

790

790

790

790

820

820

-

32,050

1,068

0.565

0.63

Dec.

790

790

760

1,120

2,010

2,220

1,940

1,730

1,540

1,420

1,300

1,240

1,180

1,120

1,510

1,870

1,730

1,940

2,810

*4,660

7,090

7,290

7,840

7,840

6,590

5,500

6,190

5,690

4,930

3,760

2,960

99,360

3,205

1.70

1.96

Jan.

2,580

2,290

2,080

1,940

1,940

2,440

2,510

2,290

2,080

1,940

1,800

1,660

1,600

1,540

1,540

1,480

1,480

1,450

1,450

1,420

1,560

1,420

2,960

4,560

4,300

3,110

2,440

4,570

6,990

5,600

4,380

79,200

2,555

1.35

1.56

Feb.

»3,430

2,960

4,560

5,690

5,400

5,120

4,020

3,190

2,660

2,290

2,150

2,010

2,010

3,600

4,480

5,600

4,300

3,430

2,880

2,660

5,040

2,660

2,360

2,290

2,440

2,960

6,090

5,790

4,930

_

-

105,000

3,621

1.92

2.07

Ma.r.

4,300

3,850

4,580

27,200

54,600

25,800

15,400

9,270

5,400

4,120

12,400

11,600

9,710

8,500

6,690

5,400

4,200

*5,450

3,600

3,940

2,850

3,600

9,770

20,800

25,000

17,200

10,500

7,190

5,220

4,120

3,600

314,640

10,150

5.37

6.19

Apr.

3,510

3,510

3,190

3,040

5,760

5,510

5,110

2,810

2,580

2,440

2,560

2,220

2,810

5,760

5,550

5,040

2,660

2,360

2,150

2,010

1,870

1,800

1,750

1,730

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,290

2,220

1,940

-

78,840

2,628

1.39

1.55

May

*1,660

1,480

1,420

1,480

1,300

1,240

1,120

1,120

1,420

1,360

1,660

1,870

1,800

1,660

1,450

1,270

1,150

1,090

1,060

1,240

1,420

1,560

1,180

1,120

1,360

3,600

5,110

2,290

4,060

4.120

3,190

54,660

1,765

0.953

1.08

June

,440

,080

,730

,510

,270

,730

.510

,210

,050

,000

* ,090

.180

,120

,120

,060

,360

,180

,330

,030

,000

,940

,730

,420

,180

970

850

760

645

694

628

-

37,797

1,260

0.667

0.74

July

574

562

495

485

455

445

426

412

426

422

412

408

450

445

426

408

358

340

314

284

276

292

*304

292

268

332

399

536

284

"268 260

11,858

383

0.203

0.25

Aug.

318

372

422

422

485

440

426

678

724

790

754

585

618

790

880

790

672

546

465

422

430

485

525

455

394

399

376

322

354

754

1,450

17,545

566

0.299

0.54

Sept.

2,740

*1,870

1,600

1,560

940

712

574

505

455

430

399

408

550

634

880

1,030

940

790

736

2,510

2,740

1,940

1,300

1,090

910

718

640

579

530

515

-

31,005

1,034

0.547

0.61

Calendar year 1951: Max 8,280 Win 125 Mean 1,355 Cfsm 0.717 In. 9.72

Water year 1951-52: Max 34,600 Min 260 Mean 2,392 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.23

Peak discharge (base , 11,000 cfs).--Mar. 4 (9 p.m.) 37,700 cfs (28.2 ft); Mar. 11 (2 p.m.) 14,400 

cfs (16". 6 ft); Mar. 25 (1 a m. ) 26,600 cfs (25.2 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Whitewater Creek below Rambulette Creek near Butler, Ga.

173

Location. Lat 32°28' , long. 84°16' , on left bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 19, at confluence with Rambulette Creek, 6^ miles south of Butler, Taylor 

County, and 8 miles upstream from Cedar Creek.

Drainage area. 93.4 sq mi.

Records available . October 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 365.85 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 503 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height. 4.06 ft)- minimum daily, 112 cfs Oct. 16.

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

Variable backwater from Rambulette Creek which is regulated by Opton Mill.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

112

188

298

490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

a 140

a!40

a 140

a 130

a 130

a!30

a 130

a!20

a!20

*119

112

Tie

119

116

122

112

116

116

119

116

130

148

130

133

122

126

130

133

152

T26

130

3,923

127

1.36

1.57

Nov.

136

164

180

156

133

130

156

140

133

133

126

TSS

126

130

297

313

235

168

152

144

*144

133

136

140

130

140

133

140

136

133

-

4,647

155

1.66

1.85

Dec.

133

133

136

176

206

202

172

156

148

148

140

140

136

136

144

144

136

156

172

184

220

188

152

148

144

172

206

176

156

148

148

4,956

160

1.71

1.97

Jan.

148

144

*136

140

144

144

144

140

140

140

136

136

136

140

136

136

136

133

140

.150

136

140

152

144

136

136

140

176

188

160

140

4,427

143

1.53

1.76

Feb.

140

140

192

202

160

144

140

140

140

133

136

133

*136

152

247

313

225

168

152

156

172

160

152

156

160

176

240

220

176

_

-

4,961

171

1.83

1.97

Mar.

160

148

160

246

284

215

172

164

160

164

298

284

225

192

176

164

164

164

*184

180

164

164

263

*466

*355

*258

*210

*192

188

184

180

6,528

211

2.26

2.61

Apr.

188

184

184

176

215

202

180

176

168

168

*168

168

184

210

192

172

164

164

160

160

160

156

156

164

176

192

172

164

160

152

-

5,235

174

1.86

2.08

May

*152

148

148

148

144

148

140

144

140

148

192

230

184

152

148

144

140

148

152

164

156

148

140

156

156

180

168

148

237

364

246

5,213

168

1.80

2.08

June

176

156

144

148

144

148

156

136

164

156

*140

140

133

133

130

172

206

188

152

148

210

226

164

140

144

133

130

136

144

140

-

4,637

155

1.66

1.85

July

130

136

126

126

130

122

126

126

126

126

126

133

122

119

126

122

119

122

122

119

126

148

*140

130

122

126

136

148

130

126

122

3,958

128

1.37

1.58

Aug.

168

180

197

140

148

156

184

164

152

144

144

140

133

136

140

133

126

126

130

136

130

122

126

130

130

126

122

122

140

172

172

4,469

144

1.54

1.78

Sept.

184

176

144

*136

133

130

130

126

T26

126

130

140

152

144

136

152

14O

133

133

136

136

152

152

140

133

130

130

126

126

130

-

4,162

139

1.49

1.66

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 466 Min 112 Mean 156 Cfsra 1.67 In. 22.76

Peak discharge (base, 550 efs).--Nov. 15 (7 p.m.) 490 cfs (3.98 ft); Feb. 16 (5 a.m.) 355 cfs 

(3.33 ft); Mar. 11 (8 p.m.) 355 cfs. (3.36 ft); Mar. 24 (3 a.m.) 503 cfs (4.06 ft); May 30 (11 a.m. 

392 cfs (3.57 ft);

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.
174 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River at Montezuma, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°18', long. 84°03', on downstream side of left pier to right bank truss 

of bridge on State Highways 26 and 49, half a mile downstream from Puck Creek, 1 mile 

west of Montezuma, Macon County, and at mile 180.7.

Drainage area. 2,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1905 to December 1909, January 1911 to December 1912, July 

1930 to June 1933, October 1934 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. 3. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 255.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. January 1905 to December 1909 and January 1911 

to December 1912, chain gage at site l| miles upstream at same datum. July 1, 1930, 

to June 30, 1933, chain gage and Oct. 1, 1934, to Dec. 12, 1941, wire-weight gage, at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--80 years (1930-32, 1934-52), 3,605 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,300 cfs Mar. 7 (gage helgtt, 20.7 ft); min- 

 imum daily, 810 cfs Oct. 19, 20.

1905-9, 1911-12, 1930-33, 1934-52: Maximum discharge, 68,900 cfs Nov. 30, 1948 

(gage height, 25.2 ft); minimum daily, 585 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 27.4 ft Mar. 17, 1929, from U. S. Weather Bireau (discharge, 

92,300 cfs, from rating curve extended above 65,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant 

above station.

Revisions (water years ). W 822: Drainage area. W852: 1936(M) .

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 24 to July 26,

Sept. 3-23)

1.1

3.0

6.0

11.0

810

1,660

3,570

7,950

14.0

17.0

21.0

12,700

20,000

38,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2,250 

,770

,510

,320

,180

,110

,090

1,030

970

*930

890

890

850

870

850

850

830

830

810

810

850

930

930

970

930

930

970

1,030

1,140

1,140

1,180

32,620

1,052

0.363

0.42

Nov.

1,560 

1,940

2,290

2,420

2,420

2,110

1,940

1,820

1,880

1,770

1,720

1,610

1,510

1.460

1,660

2,420

5.560

5,290

2,800

2,550

*2,050

1,770

1,660

1,610

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

-

58,780

1,959

0.676

0.75

Dec.

1,510 

1,460

1,460

1,560

1,940

2,870

5,430

3,290

3,010

2,680

2,420

2,290

2,170

2,050

1,990

2,050

2,480

2,610

2,800

3,640

4,460

5,440

6,340

7,110

7,730

8,310

8.850

8,700

8,190

7,730

7,210

127,760

4,121

1.42

1.64

Jan.

5,980 

4,460

3,710

*3,290

5,080

5,010

5,150

3,360

3,290

3,080

2,870

2,740

2,610

2,540

2,480

2,420

2,350

2,350

2,290

2,290

2.230

2,230

2,350

3,080

4,150

4,860

4,780

4,080

4,150

5,440

6.440

105,140

3,392

1.17

1.35

Feb.

6,910 

6,530

5,360

5,180

5,980

6,620

6,820

6,620

5,800

4,460

3,710

3,290

*3,150

5.080

4,700

6,530

7,310

8,070

8.190

6,820

5,100

4,700

4,540

4,150

3,920

4,080

4,860

5,980

6,910

-

159,370

5,496

1.90

2.05

Mar.

7,620 

7,620

6,910

6,440

7,110

12 , 400

31,400

55.900

25, 600

18,300

13,900

10, 800

10,700

14, 400

15,000

13,100

11,200

9,540

8,070

*6, 440

5.880

R o, flfln oou

6,O60

7,620

10,500

20,500

27,900

24, 400

18,300

13,700

10, 500

421,690

13,600

4.69

5.41

Apr.

8.310 

6,720

5,980

5,700

5,360

5,360

5,620

5,440

5,020

4,620

4,380

4,150

4,150

4,300

5,020

5,270

5,100

4,620

4,080

3,780

3,570

3,430

3,290

5,150

3,150

3,640

4,080

4,150

4,000

*3,710

-

159,150

4,638

1.60

1.78

May

3,430 

3,080

2,870

2,940

2,740

2,610

2,480

2,350

2,480

2,610

2,800

3,360

3,710

3,500

3,150

2,740

2,480

2,290

2,230

2,230

2,350

2,480

2,480

2,420

2,540

2,680

3,710

4,300

4,080

4,540

5,620

93,280

3,009

1.04

1.20

June

5.880 

5^270

3,850

3,150

2,740

2,420

2,540

2,610

2,420

2,170

1,990

1,990

*1,990

1,940

1,940

1,940

2,050

2,170

2,230

2,110

2,110

2,610

2,870

2,480

2,170

1,880

1,720

1,610

1.510

1,510

-

73,870

2,462

0.849

0.95

July

1.510 

1,410

1,360

1,270

1,270

1,220

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,090

1,070

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,050

990

990

970

*1,090

1,090

1,070

1,050

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,090

1,050

1,030

35,050

1,131

0.390

0.45

Aug.

1.070 

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,220

1,220

1,360

1,360

1,410

1,510

1.560

1,560

1,460

1,360

1,320

1,410

1,510

1,410

1,360

1,270

1,180

1,180

,180

,140

,220

,140

,090

,070

,070

1,110

1,360

39,650

1,279

0.441

0.51

Sept.

1,880 

2,870

2,800

*2,420

2,230

1,820

1,610

1,410

1,320

1,220

1.180

1,180

1,220

1,220

1,320

1,410

1,610

1,660

1,610

1,560

2.J050

5.010

3,010

2,350

1,990

1,770

1,560

1,410

1,320

1,220

-

53,240

1,775

0.612

0.68

Calendar year 1951: Max 8,830 Mln 688 Mean 2,260 Cfsm 0.779 In. 10.57

Water year 1951-52: Max 33,900 Mln 810 Mean 3,660 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.19

Peak discharge (base. 13.000 cfs) .--Mar. 7 (11 p.m.) 56,300 cfs (20.7 ft); Mar-. 15 (1 a.m.) 15,500 

cfs (15.3 ft); Mar. 27 (2 p.m.) 28,400 cfs (l9.2 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 175 

Flint River at Oakfleld, Oa.

Location. Lat 31°46', long. 83°59' , on downstream side of center pier of Georgia Southwestern & Gulf Railroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Oakfield, Worth County, 1 mile 

upstream from Jones Creek, 9.7 miles downstream from Crisp County Dam, and at mile 

125.0.

Drainage area. 3,860 sq ml, approximately.

Records available . January 1930 to June 1933, October 1934 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 193.29 ft above mean sea level, datuti of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 20 years (1930-32, 1934-52), 4,549 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,400 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 20.9 ft); minimum daily, 240 cfs July 6.

1930-33, 1934-52: Maximum discharge, 60,500 cfs Dec. 3, 1948 (gage height, 31.1 

ft); minimum daily, 152 cfs June 8, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 35.1 ft Jan. 20, 1925, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1,000 cfs, which are fair. Flow regulate! by 

Crisp County powerplant and reservoir (capacity, 35,000 acre-ft). Normal operation of 

powerplant does not materially affect figures of monthly runoff.

Revisions (water years) . W 822: Drainage area. W 852: 1936(M) .

Rating table, water year 1951-5Z (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.4 

2.0 

4.0

200

500

905

2,760

8.0

12.0

16.0

21.0

7,720

13,400

19,600

28,600

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*5.420

2,870

1,890

1,680

1,210

1,080

520

999

1,110

1,110

1,090

1,110

1,010 

473

927

1,110

1,110

1,100

1,080

1,010

482

924

1,120

1,190

1,170

1,190

1,030

488

1,190

2,090

2,650

39,433

1,272

0.330

0.38

Nov.

3,420

4,960

4,480

2,440

2,340

1,800

2,490

2,090

2,390

2,600

2,040

1,890

1,840 

1,840

2,440

3,420

4,240

5.460

4,120

3,420

3,090

2,340

2,390

2,340

740

1,360

2,490

2,390

2,290

2,290

-

81,440

2,715

0.703

0.78

Dec.

2,190

*696

1,420

2,700

3,530

3,530

3,530

3,760

3,530

3,530

3,530

3,530

3,760 

3,420

3,200

1,340

2,480

4,240

5,080

4,000

4,840

5,720

5,850

5,980

6,500

9,680

9,680

9,680

10,100

~9,680

9,260

149,966

4,838

1.25

1.44

Jan.

8.560

6,890

5,850

5,850

5,200

3,640

4,240

4,000

4,000

4,000

4,000

3,760

3,530 

3,880

4,000

3,880

3,200

3,090

2,980

2.760

2,980

3,090

3,200

3,760

3,200

4,360

5,590

5,720

5,720

5,720

5,720

136,370

4,399

1.14

1.31

Feb.

5,720

5,980

7,860

6,760

6,500

6,760

8,000

7,300

7,160

5,980

5,850

5,200

4.720 

5,850

7,020

9,400

11,100

10,700

10,100

10,800

8,840

7,020

6,630

6,110

6,110

6,890

8,140

7,720

9,540

-

215,760

7,440

1.93

2.08

Mar.

10,800

10,800

*9,960

10,500

13,600

14,200

16,400

19,900

25,800

25,100

25,400

25,100

22,700 

18,300

11,400

8,700

15,400

13,700

13,100

9,400

8,560

8,000

7.720

11,400

13,200

14,800

18,600

24,000

27,500

26,300

19 , 600

499,940

16,130

4.18

4.82

Apr.

14, 800

10,200

7,300

6,500

6,370

6,370

6,370

6,110

5,980

5,980

5,330

4,240

4,720 

5,200

5,980

5,850

4,960

6,110

5,720

4,000

4,000

4,120

5,980

4,120

4,840

5.880

4,240

5,460

4,960

4,720

-

174,410

5,814

1.51

1.68

May

3,420

4,000

4,000

*4,000

3,760

2,760

2,700

2,760

2,760

2,870

3,200

4,120

4,120 

4,600

4,000

3,880

2.540

2,870

3,760

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,340

2,870

4,000

5,080

4,960

5.850

5,460

5,080

113,480

3,661

0.948

1.09

June

6,110

7.020

6,110

3,640

3,530

4,000

3,200

2,140

2,600

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,700 

2,760

1,990

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,700

2,700

2,700

1.840

2,600

2,760

3,760

3,760

2,980

*3,420

1,890

2,490

-

95,780

3,193

0.827

0.92

July

2.440

2,390

2,290

836

896

240

970

1,200

1,210

1,190

1,190

1,200

864 

1,020

1,170

1,170

1,150

1,150

1,190

685

1,080

1,800

2,090

1,890

1,890

1,890

632

1,160

1,320

1,320

1,280

40,403

1,303

0.338

0.39

Aug. Sept.

1,340 907

1,330 1,830

638 2,760

1,000 2,980

1,330 2,980

1,800 2,980

2,090 2,390

2.540 1,570

2,340 1,500

1,750 1,510

1,990 1,520

2,190 1,500

1,990 1,500 

2,190 745

2,020 1,320

1,800 1,450

632 1,410

1,510 1,410

1,830 1,930

1,850 2,110

1,820 2,170

1,850

1,880

1,120

1,550

1,850

1,830

1,830

1,820

1,830

862

52,402

1,690

0.438

0.50

4.480

4,480

3,420

1,990

1,800

1,800

*760

1,210

1,800

-

60,212

2,007

0.520

0.58

Calendar year 1951: Max 11,600 Min 263 Mean 2,791 Cfsm 0.723 In. 9.80

Water year 1951-52: Max 27,500 Min 240 Mean 4,534 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.97

Discharge measurement made on this day.
176 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Kinchafoonee Creek at Preston, Ga

Location. Lat 32"03', long. 84°33', near right bank at downstream side of bridge on State

Highway 41, 1 mile southwest of Preston, Webster County,' and 1 mile upstream from

Barrel Mill Creek.

Drainage area.--197 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 337.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during water year, 2,610 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 7.44 ft); 

minimum, 38 cfs July 20, 21.

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

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 25 to Sept. 13)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

132

196

278

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

390

570

860

1,300

1,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

69

66

63

60

58

56

54

51

*50

50

50

50

50

51

51

51

51

51

51

50

52

62

*70

70

67

65

64

65

64

76

76

1,814

58.5

0.297

0.34

Nov.

88

156

218

196

150

108

144

156

132

108

97

92

90

90

291

468

390

318

210

150

132

127

122

122

122

117

117

132

132

127

-

4,902

163

0.827

0.92

Dec.

117

112

*112

156

251

308

298

234

175

*162

156

156

150

138

162

196

182

189

326

278

340

365

329

226

182

189

234

251

226

189

175

6,464

209

1.06

1.22

Jan.

168

*162

156

156

156

156

156

144

138

138

132

127

127

127

132

132

a!30

a!30

a!30

a!30

a!30

a!50

a!60

a!70

a!60

a!40

a!30

a200

*278

308

234

4,887

158

0.802

0.92

Feb.

168

156

210

260

278

218

168

156

144

144

138

138

138

150

*373

548

900

620

340

260

269

288

269

260

269

298

405

505

505

_

-

8,575

296

1.50

1.62

Mar.

352

269

260

484

*570

700

450

308

269

251

463

738

1,020

760

548

405

318

288

*308

318

308

269

308

*1,500

*1.840

*1,160

730

525

435

390

365

16,909

545

2.77

3.19

Apr.

378

405

390

352

329

308

298

269

260

251

234

226

278

352

405

308

242

218

203

196

182

175

168

162

210

505

485

468

226

182

-

8,665

289

1.47

1.64

May

156

*144

132

127

122

112

102

95

94

95

127

260

318

189

127

108

99

98

117

168

182

144

112

96

132

299

1,110

525

260

203

196

6,049

195

0.990

1.14

June

168

144

122

104

a90

a!40

a210

a!50

a90

a!30

a!80

*73

67

62

60

60

66

80

74

66

100

117

74

62

57

52

51

82

89

76

-

2,896

96.5

0.490

0.55

July

62

53

48

45

43

42

41

42

44

*43

41

41

40

41

43

41

44

43

44

40

44

90

108

76

53

46

51

78

51

44

42

1,564

50.5

0.256

0.30

Aug.

61

62

69

58

65

83

172

*318

269

242

175

108

83

78

81

79

88

68

73

95

73

67

62

185

112

73

60

54

83

144

127

3,367

109

0.553

0.64

Sept.

94

75

*79

89

70

60

58

55

51

48

47

7T

108

92

75

87

97

80

71

71

72

90

122

102

75

63

58

56

52

51

-

2,219

74.0

0.376

0.42

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsra - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,840 Min 40 Mean 187 Cfsra 0.949 In. 12.90

Peak discharge (base. 900 efs).--Feb. 17 (10 a.m.) 1,060 cfs (6.26 ft),-Mar. 12 (11:30 p.m.) 1,160 

cfs (6.34 ft); Mar. 24 (8 p.m.) 2,610 cfs (7.44 ft); May 27 (4 a.m.) 1,460 cfs (6.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 177

Flint River at Albany, Ga.

Location. Lat 31°36', long. 84°09', on right bank at downstream side of Georgia Northern 

Railway bridge at Albany, Dougherty County, and at mile 103.4.

Drainage area. 5,230 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1897 to December 1901 (gage heights only), January 1902 to 

June 1921, September 1929 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at site 

1 mile downstream since 1893 are contained in reports of TJ. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 150.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Feb. 1, 1897, to Dec. 31, 1901, staff gage at 

site 1 mile downstream at datum 1.3 ft lower. Jan. 1, 1902, to June 30, 1921, staff 

or chain gage at site 1 mile downstream at datum 2.0 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1902-20, 1929-52), 6,382 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,200 cfs May 30 (gage height, 23.0 ft); ninimum daily, 725 cfs July 7.

1902-21, 1929-52: Maximum discharge, 64,800 cfs Jan. 22, 1943 (gage height, 31.6 

ft); minimum daily, 426 cfs Aug. 24, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 37.84 ft Jan. 21, 1925, from floodmark, present site and datum 

(discharge, 92,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplants above station; capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect materially figures of monthly runoff.

Revisions (water years). W 822: Drainage area. W 1052: 1930, 1934(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 27,

Aug. 20 to Sept. 1)

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

700

1,350

2,290

5,230

10,600

12.0

15.0

19.0

23.0

15,200

19,300

24,900

32,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

.890

,230

,840

,980

,880

,600

,050

,400

,580

,680

,570

,490

,620

.020

,330

,460

,600

,500

,530

,500

,160

,160

,470 

,550

,720

,830

,560

,060

,550

,720

,320

58,850

1,898

0.363

0.42

Nov.

3,110

4,550

5,940

4,390

3,760

3,460

3,390

3,460

3,540

3,230

3,320

3,540

2,840

2,650

2,720

3,680

4,390

6,500

6,120

6,120

5,940

4,550

3,910 

3,610

2,470

2,120

2,840

3,390

3,320

3,250

-

115,910

3,864

0.739

0.82

Dec.

3,250

1.740

1,920

2,840

3,910

4,550

4,720

4,890

4,890

4,890

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,550

4,550

3,840

3,460

4,070

6,670

5,940

6,480

8,170

9,070 

8,530

8,530

10,600

15.000

10,600

12,500

12,200

11,400

195,920

6,320

1.21

1.40

Jan.

.750

,240

,620

,050

,050

,990

,720

,060

,890

,890

,890

,890

,550

,550

,720

,890

,230

,990

,990

.680

,760

,910

,070 

,720

,390

,890

,120

,430

,430

* ,050

7,620

170,030

5,485

1.05

1.21

Feb.

5,940

7,240

10,300

8,890

8,530

7,620

9,580

9,580

9,070

7,620

7,240

6,860

4.250

6,120

8,530

11,900

15,200

16,000

15,100

15,100

15,100

10,600

3,580 

8,890

8,530

8,890

11,900

10,500

15,300

-

-

287,740

9,922

1.90

2.05

Mar.

14,000

14,500

14,200

13,100

16,700

17,400

19,400

22,300

26,200

*28,800

27,700

29,700

28,200

25,900

18,500

11,100

18,500

18,400

17,900

15,400

11.600

9,920

9.410 

12,500

17,900

17,700

20,700

25,500

50,100

51, 800

27,200

610,030

19,680

5.76

4.54

Apr.

21,600

14,600

10,600

8,710

8,530

8,550

8,170

9,410

7,810

4,590

8,170

4,890

5,400

6,670

8,550

7,620

5,940

6,670

7,990

5,250

5,060

5,580

7,810 

5,910

5,580

*5,760

5,580

7,240

7,240

6,860

-

229,720

7,657

1.46

1.65

May

4,250

5,060

4,890

4,890

4,720

5,760

5,540

5,540

3,590

5,840

4,720

5,580

5,400

6,480

5,580

5,060

3,610

5.250

5,060

3,610

5,760

5,840

5,910 

5,760

3,760

6,120

6,670

6,860

7,620

6.710

6,860

152,080

4,906

0.958

1.08

June

7,810

7,990

8,710

4,890

3,680

4,720

5,060

2.550

3,250

3,680

3,540

3,540

3,460

3,590

3,590

2,910

3,460

3,460

3,460

3,390

3,460

3,390

2,840 

3,590

3,840

4,590

5,910

*5,760

5,460

2,840

-

121,600

4,053

0.775

0.86

July

3,040

3,040

2,910

1,790

1,020

750

725

1,550

1,490

1,580

1,650

1,520

1,590

1,300

1,510

1,430

1,470

1,390

1,390

1,190

1,190

1,820

5.110 

2,120

2,180

2,180

1,550

750

1,640

1,590

1,770

52,015

1,678

0.521

0.57

Aug.

1.6BO

1,590

1,590

1.550

1,680

2,020

2,240

2,650

2,780

2,840

2,650

2,650

2,590

2.910

2,840

2,780

1,590

1,550

2,290

2,180

2,180

2,290

2,290 

2,290

1,640

2,290

2,550

2,550

2,650

*2,470

2,240

69,450

2,240

0.428

0.49

Sept.

1.080

1,870

2,840

5,460

5,540

5,460

5,520

2,240

1,510

1,970

1,770

1,920

1,820

1,190

1,590

1,970

1,680

1,920

1,920

2,840

2,410

4,070

4.890 

4,550

5,390

2,560

2,240

1,350

*1,550

2,120

~

72,640

2,421

0.465

0.52

Calendar year 1951: Max 14,000 Min 725 Mean 3,635 Cfsm 0.695 In. 9.44

Water year 1951-52= Max 31,800 Min 725 Mean 5,836 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.19

Discharge measurement made on this day.
178 AFALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Ichawaynochaway Creek at Mllford, Ga.

Location. Lat 31°22' long. 84°32', on downstream end of left bank pier of highway bridge 

 at Milford, Baker County, 2^ miles upstream from Alligator Creek ani 5? miles upstream 

from Chlckasawhatchee Creek.

Drainage area. 620 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1905 to December 1907, October 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 150.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). 

Aug. 29, 1905, to Jan. 20, 1907, staff or chain gage at present site and datum. Jan. 21 

to Dec. 31, 1907, staff gage at site 350 ft downstream at datum 2.3? ft lower and Oct. 1, 

1939, to Nov. 11, 1942, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1939-52), 848 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 5.4 ft); minimum, 

169 cfs July 7 (gage height, 0.98 ft).

1905-7, 1939-52: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs Jan. 21, 1943 (gage height, 13.9 ft); 

minimum, 138 cfs Sept. 1, 1951.

Remarks. Records good.

'Revisions . W 922: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 23-27, Sept. 27-30)

0.9 

1.3 

1.8

143

292

599

2.8 

4.0 

6.0

1,300

1,840

2,800

Discharge, in cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

810

628

399

302

288

279

252

229

221

210

192

196

196

200

189

192

192

*192

189

186

189

192

200

233 

248

233

229

229

229

233

240

7,997

258

0.416

0.48

Nov.

252

288

469

636

748

786

748

702

650

599

529

462

405

430

405

376

399

437

509

557

469

475

405

365 

353

348

342

*342

353

370

-

14,209

474

0.765

0.85

Dec .

376

370

353

359

449

592

695

740

733

672

606

557

529

522

529

621

672

740

870

1,010

1, 150

1,350

1,500

1,600 

1,350

1,080

952

892

862

855

794

24,380

786

1.27

1.46

Jan.

756

710

672

643

628

614

599

578

564

550

536

529

516

496

*496

496

509

522

516

509

496

509

550

606 

672

672

621

592

710

794

848

18,509

597

0.963

1.11

Feb.

848

794

810

885

878

900

915

825

710

650

606

578

564

571

672

1,050

1,600

2,220

2.460

2,130

1,680

1,500

1,300

1,240 

*1,180

*1,180

1,300

*1 , 500

1,600

-

33,146

1,143

1.84

1.98

Mar.

1,600

1,550

1,400

1,240

1,270

1,550

1.760

1,600

1,400

1,180

1,080

1,120

1,150

1,350

1,640

1,550

1,270

1,050

975

1,050

1,080

1,010

975

1,050 

1,220

1,350

1,350

1,300

1,150

1,010

892

39,172

1,264

2.04

2.35

Apr.

*840

862

870

870

848

794

733

695

672

643

628

606

636

756

825

810

748

680

628

564

522

502

475

475 

469

516

564

557

550

509

-

19,847

662

1.07

1.19

May

449

418

376

370

365

365

359

327

327

393

550

*710

802

930

1,010

848

599

443

399

388

412

449

430

382 

388

462

614

779

1,010

l.OSO

733

17,167

554

0.894

1.03

June

550

482

430

376

342

327

312

307

317

353

332

312

283

261

248

240

*302

307

283

292

322

353

359

332

292

274

261

240

233

237

-

9,559

319

0.515

0.57

July

244

233

218

196

175

175

172

178

:78

189

200

225

257

244

225

218

203

203

237

240

221

244

370

m

327

270

297

327

*252

*229

7,627

246

0.397

0.46

Aug.

252

332

418

475

382

283

342

475

606

725

748

585

405

337

370

672

695

665

680

606

516

412

353

529 

870

885

810

672

543

650

710

17,003

548

0.884

1.02

Sept.

802

771

571

489

543

578

456

359

*322

302

288

288

292

297

312

322

332

332

337

332

353

430

489

469 

469

449

317

292

279

248

-

12,120

404

0.652

0.73

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,720 

Water year 1951-52= Max 2,460

Min 

Min

147

172

Mean 461 

Mean 603

Cfsm 0.744 In. 

Cfsm 0.973 In.

10.09

13.23

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 cfs). No peak abov 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 179

Alligator Creek near Milford, Ga.

Location. Lat 31°21', long. 84°34', on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway bridge 

% miles upstream from mouth and 2 miles southwest of Milford, Baker County.

Records available. January 1942 to June 1952 (discontinued).

Gage- Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage isl 167.16 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Emory University 

Field Station).

Average discharge. 9 years (1942-51), 11.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum diseharge during period, 172 cfs Feb. 29 (gage height, 2.30 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1942-52: Maximum gage height, 4.44 ft Mar. 7, 1944 (discharge not determinted); no 

flow for periods in most years.

Remarks. Records fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow cuased by water losses.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1951, to June 3, 1952 

and discharge, In cubic feet pe

0.0 

.2 

1.1 

2.7 

5.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

ge height, In feet, 

econd)

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1951 to June 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

34

35

26

37 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

-

-

Nov.

(*)

(*)

0

0

-

-

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.0

0

0

0

0

.05

2.1

3.8

*5.2

5^8 

4.9

5.2

5.8

5.5

38.35

1.24

-

-

Jan.

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.4

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.1

3.8

4.1

*3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.8

2.9

3.6

4.1

3.8

3.1

2.9

2.7 

4.4

5.2

3.3

3.1

128.6

4.15

-

-

Feb.

2.7

3.3

7.2

6.5

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.1

6.1

6.8

12

26

26

19

15

16

23

19

24

27

*22

26

31 

30

32

-

-

427.0

14.7

_

-

Mar.

20

19

19

21

19

15

14

13

13

14

22

18

16

14

12

12

10

I?

18

14

12

11

22

38

11

32

28 

25

23

20

20

587

18.9

_

-

Apr.

*22

20

18

16

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

12

17

17

14

12

12

11

10

10

10

9.6

9.2

9.6

10

12

10 

9.6

8.4

8.0

-

385.4

13.8

_

-

May

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.5

6.1

5.8

8.4

*8.0

6.1

5.2

4.9

4.6

6.5

8.4

7.6

6.5

7.6

5.2

8.4

8.0

12

20

11 

8.8

8.8

12

9.6

241.8

7.80

_

-

June

8.4

8.0

7.2

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

:__-

___-

July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1951: Max 41 Mln 0 Mean 1.13 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
180 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River at Bainbridge, Ga.

Location. Lat 30°55', long. 84°34', on downstream side of right major pier of Decatur 

County Memorial Bridge on U. S. Highway 84 at Bainbridge, Decatur County, a quarter of 

a mile downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and at mile 29.0.

Drainage area, 7,350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1908 to December 1913, December 1928 to September 1952. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 58.06 ft above mean see level, datum of 

"1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Jan. 1, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1913, chain gage at 

datum 0.3 ft higher.

Average discharge.--28 years (1908-13, 1929-52), 8,575 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,000 cfs Apr. 1 (gage heipht, 24.0 ft); minimum, 2,170 cfs Oct. 24, 20.

1908-13, 1928-52: Maximum discharge, 83,200 cfs Mar. 21, 1929 (gage height, 37.73 

ft); minimum, 1,960 cfs Sept. 18, 19, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 40.9 ft, present datum, Jan. 24, 1925 (discharge, 101,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 70,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by power-plants above station. Capcity of reservoirs insufficient to affect materially figures of monthly runoff.

Revisions (water years). W 697: 1908-13. W 822: Drainage area.

Discharge, in ruble feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Bay

1

3

4

5

b

7

8

9

10

11

12

L3

14

15

L6

17

18

19

20

21

zc

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

5,860 

5,660

5,360

4,960 

4,410

3,690

3,210

2,890

2,660

2,660

2,730

2,730

2,660

2,590

2,520

2,310

2,380

2,520

2,520

2,450

2,520

*2,380

2.240

2,310

2,450

2,520

2,590

2,590

2,380

2,310

2,590

93,650

3,021

0.411

0.47

Nov.

5,450 

*3,690

4,320

5,460 

5,260

4,860

4,680

4,590

4,410

4,500

4,410

4,230

4,320

4,230

3,960

3,870

4,140

4,590

5,560

6,060

6.270

6,270

5,760

5,160

4,770

4,320

3,690

3,780

4,230

4,320

-

139,160

4,639

0.631

0.70

Dec.

4,230 

4,230

3,780

5.210 

3,610

4,410

4,960

5,260

5,560

5,660

5,660

5,660

5,560

5,560

5,560

5,460

5,260

4,960

5,160

6,490

7,040

7,370

a, 390

9,230

9,590

9,590

10,300

11,600

11,400

12,000

12.500

209,050

6,744

0.918

1.06

Jan.

11.900 

11,200

10,600

9,710 

9,230

8,870

7,370

7,040

7,260

*7,150

7,040

6,930

6,930

6,600

6,600

6,710

6,710

6,380

6,060

6,060

5,860

5.760

5,860

5,960

6,380

6,490

6,600

7,260

8,030

8,510

8,510

231,570

7,470

1.02

1.18

Feb.

8,750 

8.590

8,750

10,100 

10,100

9,950

9,710

10,300

10,600

10, 500

9,830

9,470

9,110

7,700

8,390

9,950

12,400

15,100

16,800

17,200

*17.400

17,100

15,500

14,100

13,400

13,000

13,100

14,400

14,600

_

-

345,700

11,920

1.62

1.75

Mar.

15,600 

16,600

17,000

17,100 

16,800

18,000

19,500

20,800

22,600

24,400

26,400

*27,600

28,700

29,600

29.800

27,400

21,500

21,2OO

22,000

21,500

19,400

17,200

15,600

15.200

16,800

19,700

21,200

22,900

25,100

27,400

29,800

674,400

21,750

2.96

3.41

Apr.

50.700 

29, 100

23,600

18,300 

15,500

14,400

13,800

13,400

13,500

12,800

9,950

11,500

10,100

9,830

10,300

11,200

11,000

*9,950

9,830

10,600

9,230

8,630

8,750

9,830

7. 920

8,390

8,750

8,630

9,350

9,590

-

378,430

12,610

1.72

1.92

May

9,350 

8,030

7,920

7,810 

7,480

7,370

6,710

*6,380

6,270

6,060

6,380

6,930

7,700

7,810

8,270

8,030

7,700

6,820

5.960

6,600

6,490

6,160

6,160

6,060

6,060

5,960

7,040

7,920

8,390

8,990

9.590

224,400

7,239

0.985

1.14

June

8,870 

9,230

9,230

9,490 

7,700

6,710

6,710

6,820

5,860

5,460

5,660

5,560

5,460

5,360

5,260

5,260

4,960

5,160

*5,160

5,160

5,060

5,160

5,160

4.860

5,060

5,260

5,660

5,560

5,360

5,160

-

181,380

6,046

0.823

0.92

July

4.770 

4,680

4,590

4,590 

4,140

3,450

3,130

2.970

3,130

3,290

3,370

3,370

3,370

3,290

3,130

3,210

3,210

3,210

3,130

3,130

3,050

2,970

3,210

3,870

3,960

3,870

3,780

3,610

3,130

3,050

3,130

108,790

3,509

0.477

0.55

Aug.

*3,290 

3,290

3,290

3,210 

5,150

3,210

3,370

3,690

4,050

4,410

4.590

4,410

4,410

4,320

4,320

4,410

4,500

4,230

3,450

3,870

3,960

3,780

3,780

3,780

3,870

4,050

4,050

4,410

4,320

4,320

4,320

122,090

3,938

0.536

0.62

Sept.

4,140 

3,870

3,450

4,140 

4,500

4,770

4,770

4,680

4,140

*3,610

3,290

3,450

3,290

3,450

3,130

g.890

3,290

3,290

3,210

3,290

3,690

3,960

4,590

5,560

5.760

5,360

4,590

4,140

3,780

3,210

-

119,290

3,976

0.541

0.60

Calendar year 1951: Max 12,300 Min 1,960 Mean 4,821 Cfsm 0.656 In. 8.90

Water year 1951-52: Max 30,700 Min 2,240 Mean 7,727 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.32

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 181

Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga.

Location. Lat 31°03', long. 84°43', on right bank just upstream from highway bridge, 

li miles downstream from Aycock Creek, l| miles upstream from Dry Creek, 5 miles north 

of Brinson, and 5j miles northeast of Iron City, Seminole County.

Drainage area. 520 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1920 to June 1921, June 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 85.7 ft above mean sea level, d^tum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 21, 1920, to June 30, 1921, at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1937-52), 529 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,310 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 12.4 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 14 cfs Oct. 15-17.

1920-21, 1937-52: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Apr. 2, 1948 (gage height, 19.9 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum daily, that of Oct. 15-17, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor.

Revisions (water years). W 852: Drainage area. W 1052: 1939-40(M) , 1942 (M), 1944(M) .

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in fe

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8 to Feb. 15)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

31

58

129

332

7.0 

9.0

11.0

13.0

632

1,050

1,700

2,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46

38

34

28

26

23

22

21

19

*18

17

16

16

15

*14

14

14

15

15

15

15

*15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

19

22

607

19.6

0.038

0.04

Nov.

30

41

52

64

70

77

88

98

105

113

121

137

145

163

172

190

220

220

210

200

181

163

145

121

105

105

121

137

154

163

-

3,911

130

0.250

0.28

Dee.

154

154

145

d!50

*154

d!70

d!80

190

200

200

210

210

210

210

210

210

240

262

296

320

371

397

439

514

632

742

820

860

900

880

820

11,450

369

0.710

0.82

Jan.

761

704

668

614

580

546

d520

d500

*468

d450

d430

d410

397

384

371

358

345

332

332

520

320

332

332

345

371

384

397

425

439

453

468

13,756

444

0.854

0.98

Feb.

483

498

498

514

563

597

614

614

597

614

580

530

514

563

723

,150

,780

,160

,260

* ,160

,980

,820

,860

,820

,780

,820

,860

,900

,940

_

-

34,792

1,200

2.31

2.49

Mar.

1,900

', 660

,500

,390

,300

,270

,270

,270

,210

,150

, 100

,050

,000

975

975

925

860

840

820

820

840

860

,050

,300

,540

,540

,420

,300

,150

,020

37,085

1,196

2.30

2.65

Apr.

950

d900

*800

d800

d750

723

704

668

632

597

563

546

530

530

546

546

546

530

514

498

483

439

397

384

571

371

371

384

397

384

-

16,854

562

1.08

1.20

May

358

332

320

284

273

262

251

240

*240

251

273

296

308

296

273

251

230

230

240

251

273

273

273

273

284

284

320

345

345

320

332

8,781

283

0.544

0.63

June

345

345

320

284

251

240

220

200

190

172

163

154

154

145

137

129

129

129

*121

121

121

113

113

105

105

105

98

98

98

98

-

5,003

167

0.321

0.36

July

91

91

91

91

84

77

77

74

74

74

74

70

70

70

70

67

67

67

64

64

64

67

67

64

64

61

61

58

58

58

*55

2,184

70.5

0.136

0.16

Aug.

58 "58

58

58

58

61

61

64

64

67

80

98

113

113

121

129

129

137

137

145

154

163

172

172

163

163

163

172

172

d200

d250

3,753

121

0.233

0.27

Sept.

d250

d220

d210

d200

d!80

d!70

d!50

d!40

d!30

*113

dllO

dlOO

dlOO

dlOO

dlOO

dlOO

dlOO

91

91

88

84

84

98

105

98

98

98

91

80

67.

-

3,646

122

0.235

0.26

Calendar year 1951: Max 900 Mln 14 Mean 134 Cfsm 0.258 In. 3.50

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,260 Mln 14 Mean 387 Cfsm 0.744 In. 10.14

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs).--Feb. 19 (time unknown) 2,310 cfs (12.4 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gige-height graph based on 

weather records, engineer's observations, records for nearby stations, and high-water marks.
182 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee, Pla.

Location.--Lat 30°43', long. 84°51', in sec. 32, T. 4 N., R. 6 W., near center of span on 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 90, four-fifths of a mile downstream from 

confluence of Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers and 1 mile west of Chattahoochee.

Drainage area. 17,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1928 to September 1952. Prior to October 1939, published as 

"near River Junction." Gage-height records collected at former site October 1919 to 

September 1925 and at present site since October 1925 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 45.58 ft above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929 (U. S. Weather Bureau benchmark). Prior to Dec. 16, 1939, water-stage 

recorder at site seven-eighths of a mile downstream at datum 0.73 f-'; lower. Dec. 16, 

1939, to June 25, 1952, water-stage recorder at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 22,240 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 87,400 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 21.02 ft); minimum, 6,100 cfs Oct. 17, 18 (gage height, -1.26 ft).

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 293,000 cfs Mar. 20, 1929 (gage height, 34.70 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 200,000 cfs; minimum, 5,120 

cfs Nov. 5, 11, 1931; minimum gage height, -1.70 ft Nov. 5, 1931, site and datum then 

in use.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 11 to Aug. l)

-1.3 

1.0

5.0

Discharge

Oct. 1 to July 21

6,050

9,900

18,400

28,700

July 22 to Sept. 30

53,800

63,800

87,200

0.1 

1.0 

2.0

7,450

9 ,100

13,600

Day

1

o

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

12

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

15.400

11,900

10,400

9,320

8,900

8,620

8,070

7,410

6 , 900

6,600

6,500

6,570

6,540

6,480

6,430

6,340

6.100

6,100

6,130

6,220

6,130

6,210

6,340

*S,260

6,220

6,230

6,270

6,310

6,340

6,380

6,350

223,970

7,225

0.423

0.49

Nov.

6,550

7,990

10,000

12,000

12,500

12,300

11,800

11,600

11,600

12 , 000

12,700

12 , 300

11,100

10 , 000

10,400

11,300

11,900

12,700

12,900

15.000

12,500

12 , 500

12 , 500

12,000

10,700

10,100

9,490

8,840

9,150

10,500

-

334,700

11,160

0.653

0.73

Dec.

10,900

10,700

10,300

»9,540

8.750

10,500

12,800

15,600

13,500

15,500

13,300

12,700

12 , 400

12 , 800

13 , 500

14 , 000

14,300

14,300

14,500

16,100

18,500

21,700

29,000

38,500

42,900

45.700

42,800

41,600

39,700

54,500

32,500

636,770

20,540

1.20

1.38

Jan.

29,600

26,800

24,700

23,800

22,800

21,900

21,000

19,400

18,400

18,700

19,200

19,100

19,000

18,400

16,400

14,500

» 14 , 800

15,700

15,600

15,600

15,100

14,200

15.600

14 , 100

16,000

16,800

16,700

17 , 100

19,500

19,700

51.800

590,000

19,030

1.11

1.28

Feb.

32,900

28,800

24,800

23,800

26,900

28,800

28,300

27,100

26,200

24,000

22,700

22. 100

22,700

22,400

22,600

59,300

56,000

36,100

25,500

52,600

55,600

54,200

34,400

32,900

31,300

29,500

»28,600

32,900

58.200

_

-

848,200

29,250

1.71

1.84

Mar.

58,000

37,000

56,200

35,800

40,900

55,600

63,600

70,400

70,500

63,900

56,600

58,000

65,200

71,000

74,500

72,200

66,200

61,200

54,600

47,800

44,500

41,600

39,400

43,800

57,000

66,700

78,200

86.100

85,200

76,900

66,200

*1,824.8

58,860

3.44

3.97

Apr.

59.600

55,800

52 , 100

46,800

41,300

39,300

38,400

36,200

34,300

*33,300

31,000

28,800

28,800

28,800

30,300

50,600

29,500

28,000

26,500

26,200

25,800

25,900

22,000

22,700

22,200

21.200

22,200

23,300

22,600

21,800

-

953,500

31,780

1.86

2.07

May

23,700

23,900

23,100

22,300

21,100

19,500

17,600

17 ,600

17,700

17,600

17,800

18,500

19,500

19,800

20,200

20,000

19,500

19,000

18 , 100

16,700

* 16, 600

16,700

15 . 900

16,000

16,300

16,800

22,000

25,400

24,900

24,500

29,800

618,100

19,940

1.17

1.54

June

51.800

29,200

26,200

24,500

22,700

19,800

17,700

17,700

17,500

16 , 100

15,700

15,400

15 , 100

14,200

14,400

14,500

13,700

12,900

13,600

15,100

15,400

15,300

14,600

13,000

12.000

12 , 400

13,700

14,800

15,000

14 , 100

-

507,900

16,930

0.990

1.10

July

* 12 , 500

11,600

11,300

11,100

10,500

9,800

9,260

8,88u

8,900

9,020

9,940

9,920

9,640

9,260

9 , 000

8,750

8,730

9,150

8,940

8,770

8,570

8,380

8,390

8,410

8,900

8,730

8,670

8,670

8,450

7,710

7j6j30

287,300

9,268

0.542

0.62

Aug.

7,760

8,030

8,210

8,210

7,870

7,590

7.540

8,120

9,060

9,480

*9,640

9,700

9,800

9,840

11,100

12,500

15.200

13,000

11,200

9,920

9,840

10,800

10,800

10,600

10,800

10,200

9,600

9,280

9,720

10 , 400

11,900

305,710

9,862

0.577

0.66

Sept.

11,300

10,400

9,400

9,500

10,000

10,600

10,700

10,200

9,480

8,730

8,390

8,770

8,800

8,880

8,860

8,270

8,920

9,520

8,960

9,160

9,280

9,880

10,500

*11,600

11,900

11,400

10,900

9,920

9,120

8,290

291,230

9,708

0.568

0.63

Calendar year 1951: Max 43,700 Min 6,090 Mean 12,950 Cfsm 0.757 In. 10.27

Water year 1951-52: Max 86,100 Min 6,100 Mean 20,280 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.11

* Discharge measurement made

* Expressed in thousands.

on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 183

Chipola River near Altha, Pla.

Location. Lat 30°3S'10", long. S5°09'55", in NW£ sec. 32 , T. 2 N. , R. 9 W. , on right 

bank on downstream side of Willis Highway bridge, 3| miles southwest of Altha, 3f 

miles upstream from Ten Mile Creek, and 17 miles southeast of Marianna.

Drainage area.--844 sq mi.

Records available. November 1912 to December 1913, September 1921 to September 19?7 August 1929 to September 1931, March 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 19.95 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 13, 1950, staff, chain, or wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1921-27, 1929-31, 1943-52), 1,587 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,180 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 17.93 ft); minimum,. 425 cfs Oct. 17-20 (gage height, 8.36 ft).

1912-13, 1921-27, 1929-31, 1943-52: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Sept. 20, 1926 

(gage height, 33.55 ft, from floodmarks), by slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, that of Oct. 17-20, 1951.

Remarks. Records excellent. 

Revisions. W 1002: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

8.3 395

9.0 745

10.0 1,260

11.0 1,660

12.0 1,990

15.0 3,070

17.9 4,160

Discharge, in cutic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septembe

Day

1

0

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

645

635

610

595

585

560

550

535

530

520

510

505

500

495

495

495

430

425

425

430

445

450

*470

485

480

480

475

505

505

495

450

15,715

507

0.601

0.69

Nov.

465

600

670

675

675

750

885

870

855

805

805

760

750

725

910

,220

,240

,200

,100

,120

,260

,180

,090

,030

985

930

955

930

885

875

27,200

907

1.07

1.20

Dec.

960

940

960

* ,340

,370

,550

,550

,540

,510

,510

,250

,140

,090

,080

,140

,160

,140

,220

,340

,300

,540

,730

,630

,580

,600

,790

,050

,940

,870

,840

,910

44,550

1,437

1.70

1.96

Jan.

.950

,940

,830

,740

,650

,600

,530

,480

,420

,370

,310

,260

,220

,190

,160

* ,150

,140

,120

,100

,090

,080

,080

,080

,080

,050

,050

,060

,140

,260

,210

,160

40,500

1,306

1.55

1.78

Feb.

,130

,150

,280

,280

,220

,140

,150

,160

,140

,100

,050

,020

,000

990

,170

,960

,600

,680

,000

,480

,150

,110

,900

,820

,640

,620

* ,680

3,580

3,450

_

-

64,630

2,229

2.64

2.85

Mar.

5,550

3,270

3,190

3,130

3,030

2,820

2,670

2,540

2,440

2,350

2,340

2,260

2,210

2,140

2,070

2,020

1,940

1,910

2,080

2,030

1,970

1,980

2,100

2,470

2,820

2, 680

2,460

2,240

2,110

2,020

1,940

74,580

2,406

2.85

3.29

Apr.

,130

.140

, 000

,920

,940

,880

,810

,730

,650

* ,570

,510

,460

,610

,670

,630

,580

,540

,540

,510

,420

,320

,240

,200

,160

,170

,170

,160

,140

,110

,080

-

45,990

1,533

1.82

2.03

May

1,050

1,010

995

990

990

970

975

960

950

910

960

1,020

1,050

1,000

950

925

905

905

900

945

*985

955

945

950

935

965

945

970

990

955

950

29,905

965

1.14

1.32

June

955

940

960

950

925

855

845

840

805

795

795

785

775

745

745

745

740

710

705

750

745

745

740

705

695

695

705

745

705

700

-

23,545

785

0.930

1.04

July

*680

670

645

650

625

610

625

640

635

655

670

670

665

645

625

620

620

610

595

605

605

665

670

670

670

650

640

620

610

605

600

19,765

638

0.756

0.87

Aug.

600

615

620

600

620

670

625

665

640

670

*695

700

680

655

705

860

890

800

725

725

710

675

655

660

660

660

S45

635

785

945

910

21,700

700

0.823

0.93

Sept.

870

880

950

935

870

835

790

750

710

695

670

680

710

705

685

680

670

660

690

735

785

1.030

*945

905

870

840

810

770

730

685

-

23,540

785

0.930

1.04

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,030 Min 425 Mean 901 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.49

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,130 Min 425 Mean 1,179 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.03

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

319056 O - 55 - 13
184 BEAR CREEK BASIN

Econfina Creek near Bennett, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°23'04", long. 85°33'24", in sec. 20, T. IS., R. 13 W., near left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 388, 0.5 mile downstream from Old Mill 

Branch and 1.6 miles southwest of Bennett.

Drainage area. 150 sq mi.

Records available. November 1935 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1.03 ft above mean sea level, datum 

~of 1929.

Average discharge.--17 years, 544 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 943 cfs Sept. 22, 23; maximum gage 

height observed, 7.44 ft Feb. 18; minimum discharge, 350 cfs July 4, 20, 21.

1935-52: Maximum discharge observed, 4,860 cfs Apr. 2, 1948 (gage height, 12.46 ft); 

from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs; minimum, that of July 4, 20, 21, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 15.0 ft, from floodmarks, either in September 1926 or in April 

1928 (based on a study of rainfall records).

Remarks. Records good. Flow includes large ground-water inflow. 

Revisions (water years). W 872: 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 3O to Jan. 14, 

July 27 to Aug. 9)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6, 

Aug. 4 to Sept. 30

4.4 367

5.0 453

646

1,110

6.0 

8.0

4.6 

5.0 

6.0 

7.4

7 to Aug. 3

353

408

564

886

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

ie

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

Oct.

453

453

447

440

437

437

437

440

437

431

428

422

*418

434

434

431

422

422

425

437

437

440

437

437

440

437

437

440

437

437

425

13,489

435

2.90

3.34

Nov .

440

485

559

646

646

602

581

519

501

*475

469

453

437

491

602

469

519

519

501

485

469

453

437

447

437

440

437

447

443

437

-

14,846

495

3.30

3.68

Dec.

437

440

437

485

594

700

736

850

624

559

602

628

650

668

637

602

*548

575

602

624

596

512

510

521

527

521

488

482

471

453

450

17,529

565

3.77

4.35

Jan.

448

447

445

443

442

445

446

444

441

438

426

425

424

426

426

422

423

422

414

412

411

407

408

398

594

395

401

*410

481 462"

420

13,246

427

2.85

3.28

Feb.

402

401

464

466

434

410

423

456

418

405

401

397

397

398

458

690

886

840

567

532

704

706

614

642

610

599

636

581

532

_

-

15,469

533

3.55

3.84

Mar.

508

487

482

503

513

506

481

464

456

*464

506

524

510

516

479

465

450

442

535

569

518

478

473

500

607

590

543

492

466

450

513

51,490

500

3.33

3.84

Apr.

666

714

578

522

537

510

492

474

466

459

452

447

529

601

516

484

459

447

*444

438

436

432

428

429

440

435

429

420

416

410

-

14,510

484

3.23

3.60

May

405

407

408

408

407

404

402

401

401

422

432

429

416

405

400

397

398

424

412

422

471

438

414

423

412

401

416

402

432

453

426

12,888

416

2.77

3.20

June

438

429

*398

388

387

383

387

411

394

393

394

383

373

366

367

370

373

384

376

374

393

386

381

374

372

363

360

377

376

366

-

11,516

384

2.56

2.86

Jiiy

356

358

352

350

353

353

363

394

402

388

411

393

380

388

*383

367

363

358

354

350

350

394

369

362

362

402

366

370

360

369

380

11, 500

371

2.47

2.85

Aug.

381

367

373

371

564

392

450

490

459

426

437

440

439

436

420

420

464

480

428

412

*448

482

485

475

442

422

407

401

628

727

627

14,003

452

3.01

3.47

Sept.

501

453

455

467

442

428

416

420

410

407

407

404

450

432

416

506

440

420

480

617

745

943

913

724

566

519

495

482

479

459

-

15,296

510

3.40

3.79

Calendar year 1951: Max 850 Win 410 Mean 496 Cfsm 3.31 In. 44.85

Water year 1951-52: Max 943 Mln 350 Mean 464 Cfsm 3.09 In. 42.10

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--No peak above base.

Discharge ent made on this day.
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 185

East Fork Choctawhatchee River near Midland City, Ala.

Location.--Lat 31°22', long. 85°29', in NWv sec. 31, T. 5 N., R. 26 E., on left bark on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 4 miles upstream from confluence with West Fork 

Choctawhatchee River and 4 miles north of Midland City.

Drainage area.--296 sq mi.

Records available. May to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during period-May to September, 816 cfs May 30 (gage ! eight, 

6.63 ft); minimum, 42 cfs July 21, 26 (gage height, 2.55 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, May ZZ to Sept. 30, 195E (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Z.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.5 

6.5

Z40 

540 

790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to September 195Z

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

Z4

Z5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In,

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

Z49

240

198

174

Z76

410

474

764

790

636

_

_

-

-

June

4ZO

360

312

Z40

 187

154

137

Z03

144

129

1Z9

107

88

79

70

66

70

84

85

82

78

71

79

182

276

195

111

134

107

82

-

4,461

149

0.503

0.56

July

80

184

116

76

67

57

144

159

*85

72

74

76.

70

67

62

56

52

48

47

44

46

56

54

49

45

62

116

95

66

53

50

2,328

75.1

0.254

0.29

Aug.

72

75

83

68

68

93

164

170

123

160

102

*78

68

223

267

441

380

267

321

232

165

137

115

96

103

122

107

96

226

39C

322

5,337

172

0.582

0.67

Sept.

240

249

223

174

147

148

130

104

90

*82

Z5

77

89

107

144

258

195

153

195

258

187

174

187

160

138

119

111

99

90

84

-

4,487

150

0.507

0.56

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
186

West Fork Choctawhatehee River at Blue Springs, Ala.

Location.--Lat 31°40 I , long. 85°30', in SE^ sec. 14, T. 8 N. , R. 25 E.. on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 10 at Blue Springs, 4 miles downstream from 

Lindsey Creek.

Drainage area.--85 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 289.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 18, 1946, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 141 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.72 ft); minimum daily. 17 cfs Oct. 15.

1943-52: Maximum discharge observed, 4,820 cfs Mar. 29, 1944 (gage height, 9.10 

ft), minimum daily, 12 cfs July 16, 1951.

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

Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by mill above station.

Rating tables, wat« 

(Shlftlng-c 

Oct. 1-31

r year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

ontrol method used Oct. 21-31, Sept. 18-30)

Nov. 1 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.5

Z .0

3.0

12

18

40

106

1.7

2.0

3.0

3.5

4.0

22

33

81

122

190

4.5 310

5.0 510

6.0 1,250

6.5 1,700

Day

1

3

4

^

.-

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9.

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Get .

*42

40

35

32

31

28

25

23

23

24

22

22

21

20

17.

22

2E

20

21

22

52

93

65

45

40

37

32

35

30

30

29

1 , 000

32.3

0.380

0.44

II ov.

54

119

182

146

72

63

91

*94

68

53

48

45

47

48

65

94

81

61

50

52

51

47

45

51

51

46

50

61

70

62

-

2,067

68.9

0.811

0.90

Tec .

52

49

48

81

153

222

178

1U5

77

80

99

91

*77

69

91

109

84

127

220

280

275

224

128

95

89

97

134

140

96

86

81

3,737

121

1.42

1.64

Jan.

83

78

76

74

72

70

66

64

68

66

62

59

60

59

65

66

65

*64

62

64

60

62

80

77

62

59

69

173

272

220

104

2,581

83.3

0.9«0

1.13

Feb.

82

78

98

125

104

77

70

66

66

65

60

70

86

116

567

954

322

187

149

140

178

184

140

160

178

224

361

310

206

_

-

5,423

187

2.20

2 .37

Mar.

168

145

145

909

*591

268

194

168

157

163

701

504

286

304

216

172

154

160

202

214

160

141

632

1.510

*745

340

260

224

206

a 190

a260

10,489

338

3.98

4.59

Apr.

a250

a230

a200

a!90

a!80

a!70

a!60

154

a!50

a 140

a!30

118

a!80

a!60

al50

a 140

a!30

a 120

111

a 100

a90

aSS

a83

a 82

alOO

150

a!30

allO

a94

a84

-

4,171

139

1.64

1.82

May

a74

*68

64

62

56

53

52

52

54

63

91

136

83

62

56

52

51

68

92

182

129

85

67

68

553

1.050

394

188

137

172

160

4,474

144

1.69

1.96

June

120

96

79

70

64

*58

56

64

58

53

48

44

39

38

36

35

42

50

77

53

595

389

123

70

58

49

43

44

44

39

-

2,634

87 .8

1.03

1.15

July

48

50

44

36

29

31

27

31

36

*33

33

76

101

58

43

35

31

32

33

31

25

32

32

27

25

32

32

27

26

23

23

1,143

36.9

0.434

0.50

Aug.

27

41

42

31

29

54

105

152

90

52

42

»40

43

116

109

142

108

56

59

48

40

37

34

75

196

107

54

42

91

260

233

2,555

82.4

0.969

1.12

Sept.

88

104

224

133

66

58

52

46

42

*39

37

41

68

65

91

242

233

70

60

64

60

70

72

54

43

38

35

35

31

30

-

2,291

76.4

0.899

1.00

Calendar year 1951: Max 755 Mln 12 Mean 73.3 Cfsm 0.862 In. 11.72

Water year 1951-52: Max 1.51O Min 17 Mean 116 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.62

Peak discharge (base, l.OOO cfs).--Feb. 16 (4 a.m.) 1,300 cfs (6.05 ft); Mar. 4 (5 p.m.) 1,250 

(6.00 ft); Mar. 24 (3 a.m.) 1,900 cfs (6.72 ft); May 26 (3 a.m.) 1,210 cfs (5.93 ft); June 21 (5 p. i 

1,170 cfs (5.90 ft}.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis af records for Choctawh^itchee River near 

Newton, weekly readings by observer, and weather records.
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 187

Choctawhatehee River near Newton, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°21', long. 85°37', in SE£ sec. 2, T. 4 N. , R. 24 E. , on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. 3. Highway 231, 200 ft downstream from mill dam, 1,500 

ft upstream from Hurricane Creek, 0.8 mile north of Newton, and 1 mile downstream from 

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge .

Drainage area . 693 sq mi.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 138.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Apr. 22, 1907, staff gage at site 

1 mile upstream at different datum. Apr. 22, 1907, to Aug. £2, 1908, and Oct. SO, 

1911, to Aug. 3, 1912, chain gage at site 800 ft upstream at different datum. Kov. 20, 

1921, to Sept. 30, 1927, water-stage recorder at site 800 ft upstream at datum 154.83 

ft above mean sea level (levels by Ludlow Engineers). May 10, 1935, to Sept. 8, 1938, 

wire -weight gage at present site and datum. 

Average discharge .--21 years (1922-24, 1925-37, 1935-52), 1,021 of s .

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 5,740 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 12.6 ft); minimum daily, 126 cfs July 20.

1906-8, 1911-12, 1921-27, 1935-52: Maximum discharge , 25,800 cfs Jan. 20, 1S36 

(gage height, 29.5 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 52 cfs 

June 4, 1937, from rating curve extended below 250 cfs; minimum daily, 74 cfs Sept. 11, 

1925.

Maximum stage known, 45 ft Mar. 15, 1929, from infromation by local residents.

Remarks . Records fair. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills 

above station.

Revisions. W 782: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, '. 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.3

3.0

112

197

420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, watt;

3,140

5,690

October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2S

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ot.

*447

345

282

252

227

210

197

182

165

160

154

147

145

139

137

129

127

129

127

127

145

261

355

328

282

258

246

238

224

213

205

6,583

212

0.306

0.35

Nov.

285

598

860

760

641

577

619

+641

536

462

428

390

362

345

516

835

810

641

516

447

405

394

387

376

369

369

369

372

390

394

-

15,094

503

0.726

0.81

Dec.

387

380

376

485

663

945

890

760

686

663

619

619

*577

536

964

920

810

1,120

1,470

1,910

1,850

1,610

1,390

1,230

1,070

1,540

1,730

1,340

1,130

1,020

920

30,610

987

1.42

1.64

Jan.

860

785

760

735

710

686

641

619

598

598

556

536

536

536

536

556

*556

556

556

536

556

536

663

760

619

577

598

1,070

1,500

1,310

1,070

21,711

700

1.01

1.17

Feb.

970

920

995

920

835

785

710

663

619

577

577

556

641

920

3,110

5,480

4,140

3,440

2,440

1,910

1,790

1,470

1,390

1,440

1,420

2,090

2 ,550

2,320

2,090

_

-

47,768

1,647

2 .38

2 .56

Mar.

1,850

1,550

1,340

2,260

3,470

+3,080

2,610

1,970

1,500

1,340

2,090

3,260

2,790

2,730

2,090

1 , 6 10

1,310

1,310

1,670

1,500

1,310

l.,200

1,500

2,670

+5,970

3,440

2,67u

1,970

1,610

1,360

1,280

64,310

2,075

2.99

3.45

Apr.

1,750

1,670

1,420

1,280

1,280

1,180

1,070

970

920

860

810

760

1,130

1,260

1,130

1,020

920

860

760

686

641

598

577

556

577

755

890

755

641

556

-

28,222

941

1.36

1.51

May

*496

454

424

413

387

558

338

321

321

321

374

1,130

785

641

577

481

413

458

556

710

735

686

577

492

500

1,240

2,090

1,670

1,420

1,610

1,500

22,478

725

1.05

1.21

June

1,040

835

686

556

*469

598

558

390

380

538

317

285

255

227

208

200

224

279

292

261

252

261

560

663

556

450

292

292

264

244

-

11,812

594

0.569

0.63

July

213

326

577

324

221

180

272

516

+ 298

232

232

232

210

246

230

187

160

139

129

126

163

215

172

165

153

148

477

331

221

170

154

7,395

259

0 . 345

0.40

Aug.

192

244

227

23C

20C

322

526

556

52 E

466

334

*25E

224

3ie

760

1.020

860

663

686

485

358

511

270

23?

253

362

362

304

459

760

810

13,587

438

0.632

0.73

Sept.

735

641

516

598

556

402

328

292

255

*250

219

215

252

270

366

619

577

536

577

512

420

420

424

390

331

398

267

244

230

219

-

11,917

597

0.573

0.64

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,960 Min 96 Mean 556 Cfsra 0.802 In. 10.89

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,480 Min 126 Mean 769 Cfsra 1.11 In. 15.10

Peak discharge (base

Discharge measurement made on this day.

cfs).--Feb. 16 (11 a.m.) 5.74O cfs (12.6 ft).
188 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Pea River near Ariton, Ala.

Location. La t 31°35', long. 85°47', in SW^ sec. 7, T. 7 N. , R. 23 E. , on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 231, 2-J- miles downstream from Bryors Mill 

Creek, 2f miles downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and 3-| miles west 

of Ariton.

Drainage area. 500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 246.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 14 years, 695 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 18.32 ft); minImum, 27 cfs July 25 (gage height, 1.88 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 19,100 cfs Mar. 22, 1943 (gage height, 19.98 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 7-10, 1951.

Maximum stage known, about 25 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Prior to Dec. 24, 1941, occasional regulatipn at low flow by 

gristmill above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 26 to Jan. 27. 

June 2-7)

1.8 18

1.9 29

2.2 85

3.0 340

6.0 1,300

11.0

15.0

17.0

18.0

3,060

5,670

8,290

10,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*251

181

129

102

81

70

62

56

51

45

39

39

37

35

32

31

31

29

28

28

29

31

45

»64

 68

70

64

56

54

51

49

Ij938

62.5

0.125

0.14

Nov.

SB.

108

225

298

291

251

212

*222

245

232

194

166

144

139

197

238

219

235

235

219

184

160

141

129

126

126

123

129

144

153

-

5,531

184

0.368

0.41

Dec.

156

144

138

203

361

496

547

530

462

428

382

333

»302

281

288

316

319

392

581

800

850

883

850

751

598

598

581

496

479

462

410

14,417

465

0.930

1.07

Jan.

372

336

326

308

291

291

278

264

248

245

232

225

225

219

219

219

225

*225

228

228

232

222

225

225

216

212

241

597

948

1,130

1.250

10,702

345

0.690

0.80

Feb.

1,770

1,45O

1,190

1,010

883

717

632

598

564

496

420

40O

403

564

1,940

2,210

1,730

1.7OO

1,800

1,630

1,360

1 , 130

1 , 040

1,010

1,010

1,390

1,700

1,730

1,800

_

-

34,277

1,182

2.36

2.55

Mar.

1,9OO

1,700

1,420

1,930

*1,800

2,180

3,760

2,390

1,540

1,250

1,630

1,930

2,580

3,320

2,320

1,670

1,300

1,100

1,070

948

883

800

1,760

3,980

*7,650

10.500

5,680

2,990

2,000

1,510

1,330

76,621

2,472

4.94

5.70

Apr.

1,500

,190

,100

,070

,070

,070

,O70

1,010

1,010

980

817

683

834

1,100

1,280

1 , 190

1,160

1,130

916

683

530

445

40O

382

417

850

800

666

581

513

-

26,247

875

1.75

1.95

May

445

364

295

258

232

2O9

197

181

181

190

258

462

479

445

417

375

268

254

358

513

561

564

530

564

751

1,77O

2,O4O

2.140

2,110

1,600

1,450

20,481

661

1.32

1.52

June

1.150

883

683

564

*424

322

271

235

212

203

197

200

190

169

141

120

135

147

271

431

462

530

598

479

336

219

156

129

123

105

-

10,065

336

0.672

0.75

July

114

126

222

150

94

70

83

114

*132

102

100

81

68

62

60

54

45

43

39

34

29

39

49

35

32

85

350

268

132

81

60

2,953

95.3

0.191

0.22

Aug.

53

66

216

254

141

120

291

347

264

219

194

*150

129

132

141

138

190

203

209

175

156

114

97

97

108

268

316

187

190

281

561

5,807

187

0.374

0.45

Sept.

442

462

382

298

209

156

126

105

94

*77

66

62

62

62

91

150

156

141

160

166

178

206

181

178

181

187

160

114

88

77

-

5,017

167

0.334

0.37

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,900 Mln 14 Mean 315 Cfsm 0.63O In. 8.56

Water year 1951-52: Max 10,300 Mln 28 Mean 585 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.91

Peak discharge (base, 4.OOP cfs).--Mar. 7 

11,600 cfs (18.32 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

4,150 cfs (12.96 ft); Mar. 26 (3:30 a.m.)
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 

Pea River near Samson, Ala.

189

Location.--Lat 31°07' , long. 86°06' , in sec. 25, T. 2 N., R. 19 E., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 12, 500 ft downstream from Boyenton Cre=k, if 

miles downstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 3 miles west of Samson, 

and 6^ miles upstream from Flat Creek.

Drainage area. 1,170 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1904 to August 1913, June 1922 to October 1925, May 1935 to 

September 1952. Published as "at Pera" 1904-13, 1922-25.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.95 ft above mean sea level, datam of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). August 1904 

to August 1913 chain gage and June 1922 to October 1925 water-stage recorder, at site 

Iz miles upstream at different datum. May 9, 1935, to July 24, 1937, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1904-12, 1923-25, 1935-52), 1,784 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 24.7 f";); minimum, 122 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 1.38 ft), minimum daily, 141 cfs Oct. 14.

1904-13, 1922-25, 1935-52: Maximum gage height, 42.0 ft Jan. 20, 1925, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge observed, 41 cfs Oct. 26, 1935; 

minimum daily, 63 cfs Oct. 26, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 45.3 ft Mar. 15, 1929, from floodmarks.

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

Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by powerplant 25 miles above 

station.

Revisions (water years). W 1112: 1925(M).

Rating table, water year 

and discharge, in ubic feet p

(Shifting-control method used

ler second) 

Oct. 1-24)

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

7.0

137

175

329

1,430

12.0

20.0

24.5

3,310 

7,400 

1O.4OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per serond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Hay

1

3

4

5

5

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

725

*535

434

368

311

311

247

189

278

210

210

224

247

141

142

240

210

170

182

203

150

145

189

182

203

232

232

240

217

203

224

7,794

251

0.215

0.25

Nov.

217

522

725

669

642

615

*697

7OO

660

600

550

500

500

500

1 , 000

2,500

2,OOO

1,500

1,100

900

800

700

650

650

6OO

60O

600

620

640

640

-

23,597

787

0.673

0.75

Dec.

620

600

6OO

9OO

1,200

1,800

1,800

1,400

1,100

1,000

900

*900

837

753

1,130

1,070

895

1 , 040

2,270

-2,420

3,020

2,350

2,010

1,760

1,53O

2,O6O

5,570

2,270

1,790

1,530

1,400

46,525

1,501

1.28

1.48

Jan.

,280

,160

,100

,04O

,010

982

895

837

837

837

781

725

753

697

753

781

*781

753

725

725

725

725

837

837

725

669

725

1,810

5.400

2,420

2,310

32,635

1,053

0.900

1.04

Feb.

2,2OO

2,380

2,660

2,500

2,010

1,720

1 , 500

1,340

1,250

1,190

1,130

1,010

1 , 07 0

1,430

3,700

7,420

7,400

5,400

3,780

3,520

4,060

3,310

2,980

3,020

3,100

3,830

5,510

5,150

4,330

_

-

89,900

3,100

2.65

2.86

Mar.

3,830

3,520

3,310

4,540

6,500

*5,460

4,470

4,560

4,860

3,570

3,920

5,050

4,760

5,150

5,050

4,760

3,570

2,780

2,980

2,740

2,380

2,160

2 , 900

6,580

9,44O

* 10, 100

9,790

10.500

9,790

7,040

4 , 140

106,000

5,161

4.41

5.09

Apr.

3,960

4,010

5,190

2,820

3,020

2,740

2,620

2,460

2,350

2,230

2,120

1,970

2,380

5,400

3,510

3,150

2,620

2,310

2,160

1,900

1,660

1,460

1,340

1,280

1,690

2,080

2,270

2,080

1,720

1,45O

-

71,750

2,391

2.04

2.28

May

*1,280

1,160

1,100

924

837

781

697

725

837

924

1,530

1,860

1,340

1,220

1,100

1,010

953

1,190

1,900

3,230

2,620

2 ,O8O

1,660

1 , 400

1,340

1,690

2,740

3,44O

3,230

5 , 650

3,270

51,718

1,668

1.45

1.64

June

2.660

2,050

1,590

*1,340

1,130

953

781

895

809

S56

509

522

483

458

434

378

458

725

697

697

753

781

895

1,010

857

669

483

574

561

422

-

25,21O

84O

0.718

0.80

July

411

400

358

483

446

378

311

*378

535

422

358

470

434

368

247

270

224

247

232

210

196

579

329

232

224

217

247

329

535

411

286

10,767

347

0.297

0.34

Aug.

3*0

640

348

262

446

1,700

2,080

2 . 940

1,690

1,100

*809

642

522

910

1,560

1,860

1,460

953

982

1,010

895

615

458

458

509

483

458

535

697

1,830

1,250

30,442

982

0.839

0.97

Sept.

924

982

1,690

1,280

809

753

378

348

*376

311

311

302

320

411

400

642

683

615

535

434

483

434

458

470

389

378

348

348

320

278

-

16,412

547

0.468

0.52

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,800 Min 97 Mean 943 Cfsm O.806 In. 1O.94

Water year 1951-52: Max 1O,3OO Min 141 Mean 1,548 Cfsm 1.32 In. 18.02

Peak discharge (base, 7.OOO cfs). Feb. 16 (10 p.m.) 8,OOO cfs (21.D ft); Mar. 28 

efs (24.7 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 8-15, Nov. 17 to Dec. 12; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.
190 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Choctawhatchee River at Caryville, Fla.

Location. La t 30°46'32", long. 85°49'40", in sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 16 W. , near right bank 

on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 90, 300 ft downstream from Louisville 

& Nashville Railroad bridge, three-quarters of a mile west of Caryville, and 1.8 miles 

downstream from Wrights Creek.

Drainage area. 3,490 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1928 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 39.00 ft above mean sea level, 

cTatum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 12, 1929, staff gage and Oct. 12, 1929, to Sept. 11, 1951, 

water-stage recorder, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 5,534 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 cfs Feb. 19, 20 (gage height, 11.52 ft); 

minimum, 925 cfs Oct. 17, 20 (gage height, 0.05 ft).

1929-52: Maximum discharge, 56,600 cfs Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 15.55 ft); minimum, 865 cfs Oct. 28, 1931; minimum gage height, -0.27 ft June 30, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 27.1 ft Mar. 17, 1929, from U. S. Weather Bureau records and 

floodmarks (discharge, 206,000 ofs, by slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

9 Jan. 20 to Sept. 30

910

1,600

3,270

5,460

9,290

Day

l

~

4

5

5

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.S20

2,380

2,020

1,720

1,550

1,420

1,340

1,280

1,170

1,110

1,100

* 1,060

1,030

1,030

1,060

952

934

988

961

928

934

943

946

1,020

1,130

1,170

,170

,170

,140

,120

,120

38,716

1 , 2 49

O.358

0.41

Nov.

1,110

1,350

2 ,520

3,350

3,330

2 , 860

2,610

2,740

2,820

2,560

2,290

2,060

*1,900

1 , 7 90

2 , 160

4,680

6,550

7 ,040

5,700

4,060

3,170

2,750

2 , 520

2,390

2,260

2,190

2,120

2,020

1 , 950

1,970

-

86,820

2,894

0.829

0.93

Dec.

1,970

1,970

1,980

2 , 140

2,800

3 , 950

4,940

5,280

4 , 830

4,290

3,920

3,680

3,500

3,290

3,190

3,930

5,120

5,430

4,260

5,430

*6,760

7;680

8,250

8,060

7,210

6,110

6 , 180

7,420

8.720

8,560

7 , 400

158,270

5,105

1.46

1.69

Jan. ' Feb.

6,080

5,260

4 , 7 10

4,390

4,180

3,970

3,750

3,610

3,410

3,250

3 , 140

3,050

2 , 940

2,860

2,790

2 , 820

2,830

2,820

2,790

2,840

2,860

2,870

2,920

3,060

3,210

3 , 160

3 , 000

3,070

3,960

5,260

*6,220

111,080

3,583

1.03

1.18

5,780

5 , 150

5,110

5,410

5,640

5,300

4,690

4 , 180

3,850

3,650

3 , 500

3,380

3,250

4J410

7,280

11,400

14,800

17 .900

17,200

14 , 100

11,900

10 , 900

10,200

9,710

9,540

9,710

10,600

11,600

.

-

233,370

8,047

2.31

2.49

Mar.

12,500

11,700

10,600

9,170

8 , 620

9,150

10,300

11,500

11,200

1O,400

9,400

8,520

8,230

8,770

 9,280

9,400

9 , 400

9,010

8,230

7,560

7,240

6,910

6,710

6,890

7 , 120

8,520

11,300

15,800

17,100

14,800

14,200

509,530

9,985

2 .86

3.30

Apr.

13,300

10,900

9,120

8,600

7 ,990

7,220

6,460

6.O40

5,590

5,150

4,670

4,420

4,210

4,410

6,140

6,510

6,330

5,950

5,370

4,770

4,460

4,020

*3,740

3,520

5,490

4,070

4,600

5,010

4,900

4,410

-

175,370

5,846

1.68

1.87

May

3,850

3,470

3,190

3,OOO

2,810

2,650

2,510

2,390

2,360

2,340

2,300

2,500

3,390

3,650

3,320

2,970

2,680

2,800

3,060

3,550

4,220

4 , 840

4,700

4,240

3,830

3,710

4,520

5,070

5,380

5,720

5,920

110,940

3,579

1.03

1.18

June

5,920

5,910

5,320

4,320

3,560

3,120

*2,750

2,490

2,300

2,300

2,320

2,080

1,880

1,780

1,680

1,590

1.510

1,560

1,780

2,130

2,080

1,920

1,900

1,980

2,290

2,440

2,200

2,080

2,020

1,920

-

77 ,130

2,571

0.737

0.82

July

1,760

1,650

1,570

1,590

1,690

1,660

1,530

1,570

1,830

2,160

2,010

1,790

1,790

1,810

1,730

1,530

1,310

1,210

* 1,180

1,180

1,170

1,260

2,510

S,02O

2,280

2 , 080

1,840

1,410

1,480

1,640

1,730

52,970

1,709

0-490

0.56

Aug.

1,590

1,680

1,910

1,730

1,640

1.540

1,740

3,560

4,560

4,910

4,140

3,540

2,780

2,460

2,680

3,220

3,300

4,280

3,830

3,500

3,540

3,260

2,650

2,390

2,260

"-2,540

2,440

2,170

2,430

3,970

91,380

2,948

0.845

0.97

Sept.

5,110

4,O40

3,930

3,840

3,860

3,100

2,930

2,490

2,12O

1,890

1,780

1,690

1,640

1,690

1,790

2,080

2 , 400

2,670

2 , 7 90

2,540

2,600

2,710

2,63O

2,580

2,430

2,220

1,980

1,810

1 , 700

1,640

76,680

2,556

0.732

0.82

Calendar year 1951: Max 16,200 Min 922 Mean 3,189 Cfsm 0.914 In. 12.41

Water year 1951-52: Max 17,900 Min 928 Mean 4,159 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.22

reraent made on this day.
CHOCTAWHATCKEE RIVER BASIN 

Holmes Creek at Vernon, Fla.

191

Location.--Lat 30°37'35", long. 85°42'45", in sec. 35, T. 3 N., R. 15 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 79 at Vernon, a quarter of a mile downstream from Pippin Mill Creek.

Drainage area.--383 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 10.70 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,290 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 16.40 ft); 

minimum, 280 cfs July 20, 21; minimum gage height, 10.56 ft Oct. 31.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 5,240 cfs Sept. 2, 1950 (gage height, 19.02 ft); minimum, that of July 20, 21, 1952; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 31, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-24, Apr. 4 to May 23, 

Aug. 9-11)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15, 

Aug. 9 to Sept. 30 Ma 16 to Aug. 8

10.5 286

11.0 339

12.0 466

13.0 651

14.0

15.0

17.0

986

1,460

2,680

10.8

11.0

12.0

277

307

455

13.0

15.0

651

1,460

=t per se-ond, water yeir October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IE

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

347

345

346

341

338

334

332

329

331

332

329

*3Z9

327

325

320

320

317

312

309

310

314

309

306

309

304

303

303

304

299

295

292

9,911

320

0.836

0.96

llov.

3O7

358

375

358

347

343

356

J44

337

334

332

327

327

*325

376

432

439

418

397

389

387

387

389

391

385

373

365

359

355

349

-

10,961

365

0.953

1.06

Dei-.

349

349

346

380

407

472

466

467

483

509

508

480

455

438

483

497

486

480

504

*533

585

647

620

587

620

638

665

670

670

675

690

16,159

521

1.36

1.57

Jan.

675

638

577

552

Feb.

*497

509

a505

a505

533 | a500

518

494

483

477

466

452

441

435

425

421

422

417

415

412

409

402

402

402

397

592

392

404

435

460

477

491

14,316

462

1.21

1.39

a499

a495

a490

a480

474

462

449

441

430

526

887

1,280

1,980

2.240

2,050

1,990

2,050

2,130

2,190

2,090

2,020

1,990

1,910

1,820

-

-

33,889

1,169

3.05

3.29

Mar.

.700

,520

,320

,270

,190

,080

,070

,040

957

857

799

776

755

864

*792

725

675

656

695

740

853

957

995

961

915

876

838

827

802

756

747

29,009

936

2.44

2.82

Apr.

799

849

831

806

796

785

731

690

649

614

572

545

625

688

776

816

816

762

682

622

572

531

501

*482

470

461

450

444

434

422

-

19,221

641

1.67

1.87

May

411

402

394

388

381

378

374

372

375

376

388

384

381

375

369

366

364

376

375

386

394

396

394

392

404

437

411

408

425

415

400

12,091

390

1.02

1.17

June

378

368

360

352

348

342

338

*339

340

336

330

328

322

316

313

313

313

313

318

326

320

313

313

316

313

307

316

360

342

325

-

9,918

331

0.864

0.96

July

314

308

304

300

295

292

295

304

301

307

313

314

304

298

295

290

286

283

*283

280

£84

296

302

298

300

300

295

292

289

288

300

9,210

297

0.775

O.B9

Aug.

310

307

301

295

ZJ32

296

314

344

344

340

337

333

328

334

345

350

349

341

337

339

357

350

346

345

340

*332

325

320

406

433

409

10,499

339

0.885

1.02

Sept.

409

430

434

412

394

385

375

361

353

346

339

341

353

349

371

486

469

435

428

441

462

629

772

846

B72

776

651

540

486

453

-

14,398

480

1.25

1.40

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,120 Mln 289 Mean 427 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.14

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,240 Mln 280 Mean 518 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on bas cords for Shoal
192 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Choctawhatchee River near Brace, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°27'03", long. 85°53'54", In sec. 36, T. 1 N., R. 17 W., on downstream 

fender pile at center swing pier of bridge on State Highway 20, 4 miles southeast of 

Bruce, and 5.8 miles downstream from Holmes Creek.

Drainage area.--4.370 sq mi, approximately (revised). 

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Apr. 6, 1934, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 7,360 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,300 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 10.16 ft); 

minimum, 1,820 cfs Oct. 18, 22, 23 (gage height, 0.49 ft).

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 69,600 cfs Aug. 19, 20, 1939; maximum gage height, 

16.68 ft Aug. 19, 1939; minimum discharge observed, 1,680 cfs Nov. 10-13, 1931; minimum gage height, 0.42 ft July 1, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 25.0 ft in March 1929, from floodmarks (discharge, 220,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs on basis of records for station at 

Caryville).

Remarks_.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 872: 1937.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

2.0 

4.0

1,820

2,650

4,280

6.0

8.0

11.0

7,, 650

12,500

26,000

feet per se October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

5

4

E

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

3,470

5,600

3,460

3,140

2,800

2,570

2,390

2,250

2,160

2,060

1,980

*1,940

1,910

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,850

1,830

1,840

1,840

1,830

1 , 820

1,830

1,850

1,860

1,920

1,980

2,020

2,030

2,020

2,020

67,910

2,191

0.501

0.58

1,0V.

2,060

2,320

2,630

3,040

3,460

3,770

3,940

3,820

3,650

*3,600

3,540

3,350

3,140

2,970

3,030

3,260

3,760

4,300

4,830

5,450

5,990

6,150

5,610

4,760

4,070

3,650

3,390

3,240

3,120

3,020

-

112,900

3,763

0.861

0.96

De-.

2,960

2,940

2.950

3,120

3,420

3,850

a4,200

4,570

a4,900

a5,200

a5,400

a5,500

a5 , 400

a5 , 300

5,150

a4,900

*4,74O

4,880

5,180

5,440

5,750

5,950

6,280

6,910

7,560

8,180

8^490

8,430

8,120

7,900

8,020

171,570

5,535

1.27

1.46

Jan.

8,510

8,840

8,640

8,120

7,480

6,810

6,240

5,730

5,340

5.O4O

4,760

4,530

4,340

4,200

4,090

4,000

3,930

3,910

3,900

3,890

3,850

3,810

3,760

5.740

3,770

3,890

3,970

*4,070

4,150

4,270

4,580

156,160

5,037

1.15

1.33

Feb.

5,O4O

5,750

6,660

7,250

7,480

7,420

7,380

7,350

7,250

6,950

6,430

5,790

5,260

4,890

4,950

6,O6O

6,800

7,710

9,850

14,800

19,700

21,200

20 , 600

18,900

17,400

16,500

15,700

15,000

14,500

-

-

300,570

10,360

2.37

2.56

Mar.

14,500

14,900

15,400

15.600

14,800

13,600

12,700

12,200

12,300

13,100

*13,800

13,500

12,900

12,100

11,400

11,100

11,100

11,600

12,100

12,300

12,000

11,300

10,700

10,300

9,870

9,510

9.260

9,420

10,600

13,000

15,600

382,560

12,340

2.82

3.26

Apr.

13,300

17,500

16,900

15,600

13,800

12,500

11,400

10,600

9,800

9,150

8,580

8,040

7,880

7,560

7,330

7,230

7,400

7,760

*8,140

8,240

8,040

7,610

7,080

6,530

5,970

5,440

5,120

5,040

5,210

5,490

-

270,240

9,008

2.06

2.30

May

5,770

5.880

5,660

5,180

4,620

4,160

3,830

3,590

3,380

3,220

3,180

3,230

3,300

3,480

3,790

3,980

4,020

3,920

3,760

3,810

3,980

4,230

a4, 600

a5,000

a5,4OO

a5 , 300

a4,900

a4,500

a4,700

a5, 200

a5,BOO

135,370

4,367

0.999

1.15

June

a6,200

a6,600

*6,830

7,060

7.100

6,810

6,040

5,020

4,240

3,690

3,420

3,250

3,040

2,820

2,670

2,630

2,610

2,500

2.460

2,520

2,690

2,760

2,710

a2,600

a2,600

a2,700

a2,900

a3,000

a3,100

a3 , 000

-

115,570

3,852

0.881

0.98

July

a2,800

a2,600

a2,500

a2 , 300

a2,200

a2,100

a2,200

a2,300

a2,300

a2,400

a2,600

a2,700

a2,600

a2,500

*2,480

2,430

2,300

2,170

2,080

2,030

2,020

2.000

2,010

2,450

2,?10

2.g50

2,650

2,380

2,200

2,170

2,240

73,?70

2,373

0.543

0.63

Aug.

2,510

2,310

2,310

2,510

2,590

2,490

2,450

2,690

3,200

3,670

4,120

4,500

4,730

4,620

4,150

3,830

3,860

4,130

4,620

4,770

*4,830

4,720

4,520

4,300

3,960

3,550

3,380

3,270

3,910

4,610

5.000

115,910

3,739

0.856

0.99

Sept.

5,370

5,770

6,190

6.560

6,190

5,770

5,340

4,890

4,300

3,660

3,180

2,900

2,810

2.750

2,860

a3,000

a3,200

a3,500

a3,800

4,050

4,220

4,490

4,540

4,460

4,320

4,130

a3,800

3,570

3,280

3,020

-

125,720

4,191

0.959

1.07

Calendar year 1951: Max 15,800 Min 1,820 Mean 4,124 Cfsm 0.944 In. t!2.80

Water year 1951-52: Max 21,200 Min 1,820 Mean 5,541 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.27

- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Computed on basis of revised figure for drainage area, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

station at Caryville.
ALAQOA CREEK BASIN 

Alaqua Creek near De Funiak Springs, Pla.

193

Location. Lat. 30°37'00", long. 86°09'50", in NE^ sec. 5, T. IN., R. 19 W. , near center 

of span on downstream side of Fine Alien Bridge on 0. S. Forest Service Road 200, in 

Eglin Field Military Reservation, 0.8 mile upstream from Davis Branch, and 8 miles 

southwest of De Funiak Springs.

Drainage area.--65.6 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1951 to September 1952.

 T929. Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 19.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes.--1951: Maximum discharge during period April to September, 268 cfs June 17 

(gage height, 9.73 ft); minimum, 41 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 6.21 ft).

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 763 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 14.07 

ft); minimum, 41 cfs July 21 (gage height, 6.21 ft).

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

Rating table, Apr. 18, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

6.2

7.0

8.0

10.0

127

287

12.0

13.0

14.0

423

547

746

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to September 1951

Hay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec . Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*109

138

204

119

162

171

109

100

94

96

87

83

81

-

-

-

-

-

May

78

75

72

80

84

72

68

67

69

80

126

196

96

77

71

67

65

63

61

62

60

59

59

57

5_6

119

148

75

65

61

*60

2,448

79.0

1.20

1.39

June

58

56

55

53

53

54

52

52

51

51

55

53

50

50

53

55

207

Tao

109

75

100

87

66

62

58

55

53

52

70

69

"

2,094

69.8

1.06

1.19

July

63

59

70

84

62

55

52

49

48

46

*46

46

45

54

47

45

45

47

52

49

63

80

70

55

50

53

63

55

160

151

80

1,944

62.7

0.956

1.10

Aug.

65

57

54

56

54

105

66

65

100

205

82

8C

65

58

57

56

54

5?

51

*51

49

49

51

47

51

47

44

43

43

42

43

1,942

62.6

0.954

1.10

Sept.

43

48

46

44

47

61

70

53

55

65

183

88

84

72

88

74

81

86

68

72

112

102

88

72

89

72

68

76

62

57

-

2,226

74.2

1.13

1.26

Calendar year 

Water year

Max 

Max

Min 

Min

Cfsm 

Cfsm

Peak discharge (has

Discharge measurement made

1_. No peak above base, 

m this day.
ALAQUA CREEK BASIN 

Alaqua Creek near De Funiak Springs, Fla.--Continued

Discharge, In cubi? second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

 -

1

3

4

5

b

7

b

a

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

ric t .

57

55

53

52

51

50

49

48

47

47

*47

46

46

46

46

46

a46

a46

a46

a46

a48

a51

a55

a60

a60

a59

a58

a56

a54

a54

a54

1,579

50.9

0.776

0.90

I.ov.

a!20

219

205

a!20

a!60

a!30

a80

67

62

60

59

57

 57

57

226

190

116

84

76

73

70

68

67

67

65

63

63

63

63

61

-

2,868

95.6

1.46

1.63

De-.

61

63

65

284

272

257

137

111

101

105

100

103

89

88

206

135

105

149

192

*133

199

126

107

101

97

100

108

93

90

88

86

3,951

127

1.94

E.24

Jan.

86

83

82

82

81

78

74

74

75

74

70

70

71

70

74

76

71

70

68

69

67

67

75

74

68

67

67

146

150

88

a78

2,445

78.9

1.20

1.39

Feb.

75

81

204

121

94

84

97

88

80

78

75

74

73

156

428

706

370

229

193

312

433

244

298

286

239

341

380

258

224

-

"

6,321

218

3.32

3.58

Mar.

202

181

174

295

243

189

166

151

142

141

187

156

141

*127

118

112

110

137

278

171

136

124

H4

168

151

138

123

111

106

102

121

4,845

156

2.38

2.75

Apr.

354

283

177

164

196

146

129

121

108

109

106

102

258

211

129

114

107

102

97

94

93

*89

88

99

122

107

92

82

77

75

-

4,031

134

2.04

2.29

May

74

72

72

72

70

67

67

80

114

78

99

82

70

67

65

64

72

108

88

205

201

85

76

70

72

99

84

72

80

78

83

2,684

86.6

1.32

1.52

June

73

64

60

58

56

55

*55

76

68

61

59

55

52

51

49

56

101

74

64

76

58

55

53

55

56

53

50

82

65

53

-

1,843

61.4

0.936

1.04

Jaly

50

47

46

46

45

48

43

49

55

54

53

41

47

45

45

45

45

45

*45

43

46

60

52

45

50

59

49

51

46

46

46

1,497

48.3

0.736

0.85

Aug.

73

88

55

48

46

73

168

177

91

275

281

134

93

96

280

541

357

207

170

159

*224

*154

142

175

*121

104

91

87

392

367

193

5,462

176

2.68

3.10

Sept.

137

125

160

111

100

101

94

87

83

78

76

78

98

109

102

136

91

86

298

240

223

187

131

108

98

93

87

82

80

77

~

3,556

119

1.81

2.02

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - Ir . ~

Water year 1951-52: Max 706 Mln 43 Mean 112 Cfsm 1.71 Ir. 23.31

Peak discharge (base. 550 cfs).--Feb. 16 (1 p.m.) 763 cfs (14.07 ft); Aug. 16 (6:30 p.m.) 664 ofs 

(13.64 ft); Aug. 29 (2 p.m.) 556 cfs (13.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Shoal River near Crestvlew.
YELLOW RIVER BASIN 195 

Lightwood Knot Creek at Babbie, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°16', long. 86°19' , in SW-J- sec. 36 , T . 4 N. , R. 17 E. , on downstream side 

of right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 1 mile east of Babbie, 1^ miles downstream 

from Poley Creek, 2 miles upstream fron mouth, and 3i miles west of Opp.

Drainage area.--114 sq mi.

Records available. February 1944 to September 1952. Prior to October 1947, published 

as Poley Creek at Babbie.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 30, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and 

cfatum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 23? cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 7.42 ft); minimum daily, 25 cfs Oct. 15-20.

1944-52: Maximum discharge observed, 12,100 cfs Sept. 11, 1944 (gage height, 11.86 

ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs July 2-4, 1950, Aug. 29, 30, 1951.

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

Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 10-14, June 3-25, July 8-16, 

Aug. 12-13, 19-30, Sept. 1-3, 6-30)

Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

1.5 

4.0

4.5 

5.0

174

215

295

5.5 435

6.0 651

6.5 1,000

7.1 1,660

160

202

4.5 276

5.0 394

6.0 805

7.0 1,630

Discharge, in 3ubic feet pe

luy

1

:_

3

4

5

£

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IE

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2£

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11 *50

43

39

35

34

32

31

29

27

28

27

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

34

41

44

63

71

57

52

52

53

48

1,190

38.4

0.337

0.39

Nov.

63

127

188

205

162

114

*122

152

152

114

85

75

69

69

118

258

275

173

135

106

89

85

81

81

79

77

77

79

81

79

-

3,575

119

1.04

1.17

Dee.

77

75

Jan.

144

139

75! 135

99

162

221

227

181

139

110

104

*101

97

97

127

144

139

148

205

356

317

275

196

152

131

184

441

421

268

188

157

5,614

181

1.59

1.83

131

131

127

122

114

110

114

Feb.

139

118

122

135

135

118

Mil'.

210

181

174

427

763

427

1061 244

99 ; 192

95 174

£13 174

110| 93 334

106

104

104

110

»118

118

110

106

104

110

110

104

110

106

97

99

139

198

249

196

3,875

125

1.10

1.26

93

106

135

240

876

599

270

184

*178

221

241

249

234

227

354

472

401

275

_

-

6,608

228

2.00

2.16

555

435

330

257

200

174

168

196

221

196

174

246

1,620

1,260

*678

425

328

286

259

259

11,567

373

3.27

3.77

Apr.

420

512

394

295

295

295

259

214

192

179

171

167

242

436

458

306

22B

179

160

147

141

134

128

1S8

144

164

167

156

128

*1_09

-

6,948

232

2.04

2.27

May

97

89

87

June

197

131

97

85 | *83

81

75

71

83

124

114

200

530

434

240

111

93

104

175

393

550

512

314

192

141

134

144

179

150

131

73

67

65

75

97

93

75

61

55

49

44

43

52

59

59

57

50

45

45

49

44

39

35

32

35

164 33

202

5,999

194

1.70

1.96

-

1,939

64. 6

0.567

0.63

July

36

55

78

71

64

60

70

*107

114

95

79

107

81

59

50

44

42

40

39

38

33

57

50

35

IP50

75

63

56

45

42

1,875

60.5

0.531

0.61

Aug.

40

350

640

570

560

620

7CO

500

352

214

+ 1^4

102

81

169

339

221

295

202

109

87

69

77

65

es

65

e9

65

53

57

102

131

7,153

231

2.03

2.33

Sept.

102

79

121

233

197

95

71

61

*53

50

47

48

59

85

114

1C9

124

97

77

75

73

79

83

69

61

55

52

5O

46

45

-

2,513

83.8

0.735

0.82

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,360 Min 18 Mean 111 rfsm 0.974 In. 13.24

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,620 Min 25 Mean 161 Cfem 1.41 In. 19.20

Peak discharge (base. 1,800 efs).--Mar. 24 (2 p.m.) 2,100 cfs (7.42 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record June 26 to July 7, July 17 to Aug. 8; discharge estimated or 

recorded range in stage, records for stations on nearby streams, and weather records.
196 YELLOW RIVER BASIN

Yellow River at Milligan, Pla.

Location. Lat 30°45'10", long. 86°37'45", in sec. 15, T. 3 N. , R. 24 W. , on right bank 

10 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 90, half a mile east of Milligan, half 

a mile upstream from Trammel Creek, and 6f miles upstream from Shoal River.

Drainage area. 650 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 51.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 6, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,201 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,490 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 8.85 ft); minimum, 224 cfs Oct. 21 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs Sept. 13, 1944 (gage heigtt, 13.29 ft); minimum, 214 cfs July 2, 1950; minimum gage height, 1.30 ft Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1951.

Flood in 1929 reached a stage of 26.2 ft, from information by locfl residents.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 892: 1938-39. W 1204: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 18 to July 17)

.-21

210

550

425

Oct. 22 to Feb. ! 

July 18 to Sept.

1.4

2.0

5.0

228

588

682

5.0

7.0

8.0

-9, 

30

1,280

2,020

2,890

Mar. 1 to

1.8 229

2.0 276

4.0 830

6.0 1,470

July 17

7.0 2,010

8.0 2,890

9.0 4 , 900

Discharge, in cubic feet per seiond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

417

392

345

309

292

280

272

262

253

*249

249

247

243

241

240

236

232

231

227

227

224

232

232

263

290

282

282

293

293

273

266

8,374

270

0.415

0.48

Nov.

307

589

769

667

628

667

772

688

622

595

568

*490

438

410

433

616

802

796

766

661

562

499

464

444

433

422

410

405

402

396

-

16,721

557

0.857

0.96

Dee.

394

394

396

416

631

856

817

823

781

715

640

589

556

535

691

868

805

778

*916

1,050

,180

,280

,330

,220

,010

862

916

,200

,430

,550

1,440

27,049

873

1.34

1.55

Jan.

1,160

952

862

808

772

742

709

685

658

640

619

607

595

583

580

580

589

595

583

568

550

553

610

574

541

532

616

961

1,120

*1,130

1,080

22,154

715

1.10

1.27

Feb.

1,020

871

802

784

787

736

685

628

589

562

544

535

526

586

1,220

,670

,78O

,860

,940

,980

,770

,670

,720

,720

,78O

,050

,360

,640

,880

_

-

38,695

1,334

2.05

2.21

Mar.

2,840

2,400

1,840

1,600

1,690

2,140

2,650

2,750

2,350

1,680

1,330

1,290

*1,460

1,680

1,740

1,700

1,460

1,200

1,200

1,210

1,240

1,190

1,130

1,160

1,500

2,210

3,590

4.410

3,310

2,200

1,580

59,730

1,927

2.96

3.42

Apr.

,600

,730

,930

.100

,000

,700

,480

,310

,150

,030

929

868

,090

,220

,320

,350

,270

,110

891

771

701

*656

626

620

623

763

894

830

726

626

-

33,914

1,130

1.74

1.94

May

547

494

458

430

407

388

368

354

340

532

494

578

648

788

853

586

488

547

634

1,070

1,250

1.330

1,290

1,040

746

740

668

606

600

729

900

20.683

667

1.03

1.18

June

882

766

626

511

427

*382

357

335

535

565

596

365

324

296

278

271

294

582

335

514

509

306

319

317

291

274

264

311

338

317

-

11,287

376

0.578

0.65

Jily

311

304

274

252

238

229

236

278

357

402

404

486

570

494

421

360

332

*324

312

298

276

293

284

266

246

255

250

243

255

248

273

9,771

315

0.485

0.56

Aug.

301

263

329

310

315

622

967

1,170

1,200

1,280

1,550

1,050

718

616

778

1,260

1,160

979

808

733

645

565

742

*586

488

433

596

382

382

388

382

21,596

697

1.07

1.24

Sept.

394

456

464

525

517

550

520

427

366

332

312

307

338

363

380

520

718

610

526

467

453

511

499

444

402

371

340

315

301

290

~

12,996

433

0.666

0.74

Calendar year 1951: Max 2.S9O Min 224 Mean 640 Cfsm 0.985 In. 13.37

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,410 Min 224 Mean 773 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.20

* Discharge measurement made this day.
YELLOW RIVER BASIN 

Shoal River near Crestview, Fla.

197

Location. Lat 30°41'50", long. 86°34'15", in sec. 5, T. 2 N., R. 23 W., on right bank on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 85, 3j miles downstream from Titi Creek, 

4-5- miles south of Crestview, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--475 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1938 to September 1952.

Gage_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 47.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 12, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,115 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 cfs Feb. 16, 17 (gage height, 6.£6 ft); 

minimum, 299 cfs July 7 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 33,100 cfs July 7, 1940 (gage height, 14.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8.500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 294 cfs Oct. 23-27, 

:Nov. 3-7, 1943; minimum gage height, 0._98 ft Oct. 26, Nov. 4, 1943.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. W 1204: Drainage area.

Rating babies, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, . , 7 

Nov. 18 to Sept. 30 nov '

1.0 291

2.0 436

4.0 835

5.0 1,120

6.0 1,520

6.5 2,190

7.0 3,200

2.4 

3.0

468

592

4.0 

6.0

832

1,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

543

509

485

468

453

439

428

414

404

399

*396

391

388

385

378

373

370

367

361

558

361

573

388

443

444

406

394

390

376

568

566

12,618

407

0.857

0.99

Nov.

412

858

1,580

1,210

755

725

1,200

1,040

725

610

557

*520

500

484

526

857

951

760

648

594

564

545

530

518

507

496

489

482

477

468

-

20,368

679

1.43

1.59

Dec .

467

470

472

545

810

1,350

1,040

762

652

644

619

611

581

554

634

767

694

709

*900

853

879

820

702

640

608

604

717

717

658

617

590

21,586

696

1.47

1.69

Jan.

577

564

550

547

539

527

510

505

501

496

480

477

478

475

478

496

487

475

465

467

463

468

630

650

562

512

501

838

1,260

1,090

*800

17,868

576

1.21

1.40

Feb.

652

608

696

744

658

588

571

560

534

516

503

496

491

672

1,280

2,790

,050

,880

,240

,100

,440

,460

,350

,460

,400

,480

,330

,290

,630

-

-

34,449

1,188

2.50

2.70

Mar.

1,320

1,140

1,040

1,190

1,570

1,440

1,210

1,020

909

866

971

1,070

*977

879

805

7.r 5

719

741

1,130

1,170

977

840

898

1,110

1,170

1,060

914

800

739

698

715

30,843

995

2.09

2.41

Apr.

,190

,550

,310

,060

,070

971

843

767

721

690

672

652

986

1,460

1,270

968

779

706

664

636

619

*602

590

613

694

866

820

696

608

562

-

25,635

854

1.80

2.01

May

537

523

514

505

491

477

472

473

478

473

523

570

503

460

444

431

477

711

788

1,130

1,160

822

632

558

541

613

602

581

608

791

1,020

18,908

610

1.28

1.48

June

8O3

^96

510

465

436

420

*420

487

592

532

478

425

396

376

361

357

436

648

478

431

396

401

401

509

422

372

354

450

485

402

-

13,839

461

0.971

1.08

July

560

338

325

518

509

304

321

510

480

415

394

420

394

568

357

544

335

*555

331

324

317

465

431

348

317

379

519

417

407

364

337

11,579

374

O. 787

0.91

Aug.

407

451

368

330

316

409

741

1,140

1,C30

832

1,140

1,020

800

744

1,020

1,560

1,950

1,280

887

767

909

830

694

638

*613

554

507

477

530

711

7o7

24,472

739

1.66

1.92

Sept.

621

568

682

656

592

598

518

468

441

420

406

404

470

552

537

713

752

562

594

719

864

866

750

608

525

480

453

430

415

402

-

17,044

568

1.20

1.33

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,310 Min 314 Mean 660 Cfsrr 1.39 In. 18.84

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,030 Min 304 Mean 681 Cfsrr 1.43 In. 19.51

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
198 BLACKWATER RIVER BASIN

Blaekwater River near Baker, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°50'00", long. 86°44'05", in sec. 22, T. 4 H., R. 25 W. , near right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 4, 0.3 mile downstream from Red Wash 

Branch, and 3.8 miles northwest of Baker.

Drainage area . 205 sq mi.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 60.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

["from design elevation of bridge curb, furnished by Florida State Road Department).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 1,640 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 8.91 ft); minimum, 69 cfs Oct. 21 (gage height, 3.01 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 3,780 cfs Mar. 19, 1951 (gage height, 12.33 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum, that of Oct. 21, 1951.

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, ±n feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 9 to Feb. 1O, Aug. 22-29)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 12 Mar. 13 to Sept. 30

3.5 117

4.0 177

4.5 257

5.1 402

6.0 686

9.0 1,680

3.1 67

3.5 105

4.0 159

4.5 233

5.1 402

6.0 686

9.0 1,680

Discharge, in ruble feet per seaond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day Ot.

1

-

j

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2U

21

ZZ

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

83

82

80

78

77

76

75

73

72

*72

73

72

72

72

72

71

71

71

70

70

70

71

72

79

B9

65

80

78

IF

74

73

2,329

75.1

0.366

0.42

Nov.

81

239

276

197

146

128

154

163

135

119

110

*104

101

98

101

119

141

132

116

106

103

100

97

96

94

92

90

90

69

88

-

3,707

124

0.605

0.67

Dec.

87

8c

87

104

176

214

181

152

133

142

ISO

150

145

139

230

284

211

214

*325

356

414

325

253

219

200

191

246

265

232

206

190

6,312

204

0.995

1.15

Jan.

178

172

165

162

159

154

151

148

146

14E

140

138

136

135

134

134

133

130

128

128

126

123

129

126

124

122

135

243

427

*270

203

4,951

Feb.

172

163

291

353

243

192

170

153

142

134

127

120

118

133

793

1,060

676

414

286

629

747

531

554

673

566

1,060

1,380

1,000

708

-

-

13.588

160l 469

0.7801 2.29

0.90 2.47

Mar.

525

405

348

1,060

1,380

866

601

439

350

617

402

*446

358

286

237

209

190

192

392

364

258

217

246

962

1.590

1,140

731

525

399

317

297

16,349

527

2.57

2.97

Apr.

844

927

654

509

531

421

324

265

May

127

122

120

117

al!6

al!3

allO

107

Z31 al!3

209

194

184

330

480

333

235

194

176

164

155

*147

147

143

142

144

202

192

157

142

155

-

8,909

£97

1.45

1.62

a!30

a!50

a!72

al56

al44

a!32

al22

gl!3

g!35

a200

a460

a240

g!37

g!42

g!52

g!44

g!63

g280

g!86

g!42

g!3b

g!29

4,812

155

0.756

0.87

June

g!21

gl!5

g!08

g!05

*104

100

98

97

99

100

95

91

89

86

86

84

87

103

104

97

89

90

107

116

122

101

91

96

122

99

-

3,002

100

0.468

0.54

July

94

88

84

82

80

78

95

120

110

103

103

106

120

103

95

88

86

*86

87

86

82

82

82

80

79

77

76

79

76

it

76

2,757

88.9

0.434

0.50

Aug.

81

81

88

87

37

129

228

253

184

165

161

136

120

113

114

392

311

178

136

126

153

153

137

*142

130

123

111

102

100

97

94

4,512

146

0.712

0.82

Sept.

92

91

94

86

86

88

85

81

78

74

72

72

75

81

87

106

106

100

100

101

175

300

174

125

106

96

90

86

82

79

-

3,068

102

0.498

0.56

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,600 Min 70 Mean 175 Cfsm 0.854 In. 11.55

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,590 Min 70 Mean 203 Cfsm 0.990 In. 13.49

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 efa).--No peak above base. 

* Discnarge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

Coldwater Creek near Milton.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.

and records for
BLACKWATER RIVER BASIN 

Coldwater Creek near Milton, Pla.

199

Location. Lat 30 0 42'30", long. 86°58'20", in sec. 5 T. 2 N., R. 27 W. , on right baik at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 191, 2f miles upstream from mouth and 6-| 

miles northeast of Milton.

Drainage area. 238 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 9.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to Dec. 2, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 562 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,610 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 6.52 ft); minimum, 226 cfs Sept. 1; minimum gage height, 2.02 ft July 5-7.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 23,100 cfs Aug. 17, 1939 (gage height, 17.33 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 1, 1952; minimum gage height, 0.94 ft Dec. 11, 1938.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 892: 1939. W 1204: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

219

456

751

1,130

1,470

2,030

3,150

Discharge, In cutic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

"i

3

4

5

b

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

300

290

284

282

278

276

272

266

262

*260

264

262

262

262

260

258

256

254

"252 252

£52

270

335

32T 

292

278

276

276

272

270

270

8,464

273

1.15

1.32

liov .

335

699

696

453

361

423

505

507

401

346

*319

311

304

302

309

377

580

420

354

328

315

306

300

300

298

294

292

288

286

284

-

11,293

376

1.58

1.76

Dec.

264

286

359

379

529

479

394

348

352

363

354

341

328

337

494

430

570

403

*492

500

571

521

420

370 

348

343

352

350

332

328

321

12,078

390

1.64

1.89

Jan.

317

311

309

309

306

304

296

292

294

292

288

284

286

286

286

286

284

282

280

282

278

284

288

272 

268

270

282

384

594

*448

343

9,585

309

1.30

1.50

Feb.

3i;

319

379

382

339

309

302

296

288

284

280

278

280

298

993

1 , 580

878

532

426

468

796

636

606

738 

630

1,060

1,270

761

551

-

-

16,072

554

2.33

2.51

Mar.

474

423

453

1,250

947

600

468

410

386

396

492

510

433

*384

357

339

337

361

510

492

410

377

526

1,690 

2,390

994

655

532

471

433

532

19,032

614

2.58

2.97

Apr.

1,180

1,070

686

606

734

559

456

413

389

372

3ei

372

692

806

554

436

396

372

361

350

*343

339

332

343 

396

565

484

389

350

328

-

15,034

501

2. 11

2.35

May

317

309

306

304

300

294

298

302

317

335

343

370

328

300

290

284

306

321

423

824

712

484

372

330 

372

418

361

317

321

366

354

11,278

364

1.53

1.76

June

328

306

290

282

*276

272

278

280

278

286

286

270

264

256

254

254

354

350

300

302

2B2

268

262

276 

302

272

260

294

288

264

-

8,534

284

1.19

1.33

July

256

256

250

246

245

243

243

245

262

278

290

348

341

296

294

294

280

*272

270

260

254

276

262

250 

250

254

252

250

246

245

274

8,282 '267

1.12

1.29

Aug.

286

288

276

256

252

398

461

386

335

302

274

26C

258

254

286

36£

272

246

25f

36E

332

317

274

*302 

294

272

248

239

237

237

235

9,071

293

1.23

1.42

Sept.

230

266

264

243

337

375

317

264

248

239

233

233

262

510

630

674

534

375

401

401

649

502

370

317 

292

280

266

258

254

250

-

10,474

349

1.47

1.64

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,370 Min 252 Mean 400 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.82

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,390 Mln 230 Mean 380 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.74

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs).--Mo peak 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

319056 O - 55 - 14
200 E3CAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Conecuh River near Troy, Ala.

Location.--Lat 31°51' , long. 86°00' , in NE£ sec. 13 , T. 10 N., R. 20 E., on left bank 

near downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 231, li miles downstream from Mannings 

Creek, and 3 miles north of Troy.

Drainage area. 240 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Prior to Dec. 31, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 352 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,660 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 14.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 2.1 cfs July 24.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 16.1 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 0.8 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 10, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 25 to Jan. 27 and Sept. 27-30)

Oct. 1-2O Oct. 21 to Sept. 3O

0.6 

1.0 

1.4

3.1

9.6

0.5 1.9

.7 3.7

1.0 7.7

1.5 18

2.0 32

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

131

310

466

690

9.0 1,100

10.0 1,950

11.0 3,150

12.0 4,750

14.0 9,110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*30

22

17

13

11

9.8

8.2

7.0

6.1

6. 1

5.8

5.0

4.4

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

4.3

5.0

5.6

*5.7

5.7

5.7

5.6

7.2

8.0

7.0

7.2

237.4

7.66

0.032

0.04

Nov.

12

24

38

35

35

» 35

69

*64

62

48

30

24

24

24

32

46

59

48

42

35

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

30

29

-

1,071

35.7

0.149

0.17

Dec.

29

30

35

62

101

125

119

95

74

64

59

54

52

*48

54

62

64

74

101

152

247

267

247

201

159

138

183

210

175

131

125

3,537

114

0.475

0.55

Jan.

119

107

89

79

74

69

64

64

62

62

59

54

52

52

50

54

62

*64

56

±4

46

46

50

54

64

69

107

347

640

1,550

1,100'

5,409

174

0.725

0.84

Feb.

850

616

527

427

361

334

299

267

210

175

159

145

131

159

237

427

593

745

616

506

427

427

376

376

409

486

665

990

1,160

-

-

13,100

452

1.88

2.03

Mar.

810

665

548

570

*715

*1,040

890

690

570

486

745

1,460

1,740

1,160

850

616

466

376

361

392

409

427

745

*6,910

8.070

3,730

1,840

1,100

810

690

593

40,474

1,306

5.44

6.27

Apr.

527

506

506

616

850

990

850

640

548

486

347

322

361

506

665

616

506

409

322

247

201

167

152

138

152

288

409

392

277

192

-

13,188

440

1.83

2.04

May

138

*107

95

84

74

64

54

50

48

79

210

288

267

192

138

89

84

192

361

616

890

745

527

527

1,040

1,550

1,840

1,100

745

665

616

13,475

435

1.81

2.09

June

593

466

322

210

138

*113

101

95

84

84

84

64

52

46

34

29

26

46

84

62

40

44

52

35

28

22

18

14

13

li

-

3,011

100

0.417

0.47

July

12

21

36

18

12

7.7

5.9

5.4

4.9

*4.3

4.3

4.5

5.6

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.4

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

*2.1

3.4

19

18

10

7.7

7.0

5.3

245.0

7.90

0.033

0.04

Aug.

11

84

50

54

192

267

288

131

74

54

42

35

*30

28

32

74

89

95

74

52

38

32

23

22

36

50

36

29

28

48

74

2,172

70.1

0.292

0.34

Sept.

101

~89 107

59

42

32

34

28

16

11

*9.5

8.7

8.2

7.2

7.6

12

14

17

17

20

48

79

84

84

79

56

32

22

16

13

-

1,153.2

38.4

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 1951: Max 778 

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,070

Hear

Mean

113

265

0.471

1.10

6.38

15.06

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Mar. 25 (4 a. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

9,660 cfs (14.2 ft).
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 201

Conecuh River at Brantley, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°34', long. 86°15', in SE£ sec. 16, T. 7 N., R. 18 E., on left bark at

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 52, half a mile downstream from Moody Mill

Creek, and three-quarters of a mile southeast of Brantley.

Drainage area. 485 sq mi.

Records available . October 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 226.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 1, 1938, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 749 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11.300 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 20.7 ft); minimum, 55 cfs Oct. 19 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 15,800 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 23.0 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 10, 1951 (gage height, 1.09 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. W 952: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

9.0

122

382

1,240

12.0 

14.0 

 16.0 

1B.O 

20.0

2,000

2,980

4,600

6,990

10,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

34

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

178

*Ti4

123

108

97

85

75

72

70

68

65

64

62

62

60

60

59

58

57

5_6

59

59

63

*69

60

76

76

73

73

73

72

2,385

76.9

0.159

0.18

Nov.

84

115

190

214

184

172

247

268

*275

220

184

166

155

142

160

160

172

184

172

155

144

136

134

130

129

130

130

131

138

142

4,963

165

0.340

0.38

Dec.

140

136

133

184

282

353

332

289

275

261

247

220

202

*196

214

208

208

346

426

562

577

562

531

501

471

546

577

531

486

441

411

10,848

350

0.722

0.83

Jan.

367

346

324

303

289

268

261

247

240

227

220

214

214

214

208

208

208

208

202

202

196

*196

196

196

190

196

214

589

874

891

908

9,616

310

0.639

0.74

Feb.

943

1,010

1,220

1,310

1,130

943

773

641

562

501

456

411

396

456

1.630

1,570

1,030

874

823

891

1,010

1,010

995

995

960

1,190

1,290

1,150

1,090

_

-

27,260

940

.1.94

2.09

Mar.

1,070

1,130

1,290

1,870

1,810

1,450

1,170

1,070

1,110

1,240

1,780

1,810

1,640

1,520

1,640

1,970

1,810

1,520

1,310

1,050

891

806

1,550

3,550

*4,120

9,400

9.920

6,060

3,620

2,490

1,970

73,637

2,375

4.90

5.65

Apr.

1,680

1,450

1,220

1,090

1,090

1,070

1,090

1,190

1,310

1,330

1,170

995

1,430

1,610

1,330

1,070

960

960

960

891

773

625

531

471

456

562

690

657

641

641

29,943

998

2.06

2.30

May

593

471

382

324

296

*268

240

234

254

268

310

426

471

441

426

382

324

382

806

1,070

1,010

926

891

943

978

1,070

1,110

1,360

1,780

2,000

1,760

22,196

716

1.48

1.70

June

1,470

1,240

1,030

926

773

562

426

396

*353

324

282

268

234

208

190

172

178

268

471

367

268

310

234

220

196

178

155

160

155

140

12,154

405

0.835

0.93

July

135

196

135

118

124

112

*114

155

107

100

98

95

94

92

87

82

81

80

75

73

68

68

66

64

82

77

70

86

100

100

92

3,026

97.6

0.201

0.23

Aug.

90

87

133

208

217

396

346

*456

516

471

324

247

208

411

396

609

501

296

434

756

441

296

254

240

190

166

14*

142

160

202

240

9,57r

309

0.637

0.73

Sept.

208

196

268

268

230

184

155

141

128

114

*105

102

112

113

150

172

166

144

138

124

122

129

172

184

178

166

155

144

125

107

4,690

156

0.322

0.36

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,730 Min 39 Mean 317 Cfsm 0.654 In. 8.87

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,920 Min 56 Mean 575 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.12

Peak dl, charge (base. 4.000 efs).--Mar. 26 (11 p.m.) 11,300 cfs (20.7 ft). 

* Di&charge measurement made on this day.
202 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Patsallga Creek at Luverne, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°44', long. 86°17', In SW^ sec. 29, T. 9 N., R. 18 E., near center of

span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 9 and 10, 1 mile northwest of Luverne 

and 3 miles downstream from Pond Creek.

Drainage area. 250 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1952.

Gage . Hire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 267.53 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 9 years, 431 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,310 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 14.05 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 14 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 16.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 8.0 cfs Aug. 30, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 3-27, Feb. 4-26,

Mar. 18-21)

1.4 

1.8 

2.5 

3.5 

5.0 

8.0

14

28

61

125

258

613

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

14.0

811

1,220

1,790

2,870

7,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44 *35~

34

20

25

22

20

20

18

18

17

17

18

19

18

18

17

15

16

15

17

20

22

*22

23

20

22

23

22

20

20

666

21.5

0.086

0.10

Nov.

32

83

102

75

59

50

102

83

*68

55

48

42

39

39

50

61

70

68

56

48

42

42

39

41

41

40

39

47

46

44

~

1,651

55.0

0.220

0.25

Dec.

43

42

44

70

89

98

102

92

83

75

69

65

60

*57

64

65

58

94

133

174

268

268

288

278

214

188

224

233

268

214

165

4,185

135

0.540

0.62

Jan.

137

125

113

106

102

92

86

83

78

68

63

67

67

68

72

72

75

75

75

72

72

*69

66

75

78

80

101

430

598

613

6T3

4,491

145

0.580

0.67

Feb.

703

703

497

329

340

373

340

233

165

157

141

137

137

149

238

318

286

318

373

329

*308

308

318

340

340

432

524

570

664

-

-

10,072

347

1.39

1.50

Mar.

840

840

613

484

497

646

1,220

1,310

724

471

613

683

1,120

1,720

1,240

724

458

308

308

329

408

484

909

2,760

*7,060

4,830

2,420

1,530

1,060

683

566

37,858

1,221

4.88

5.63

Apr.

510

458

432

484

584

613

724

840

703

484

362

340

484

510

538

703

724

510

329

248

219

210

183

178

238

566

538

724

890

664

-

14,990

500

2.00

2.23

May

351

201

165

141

125

*113

102

109

157

170

248

258

298

258

157

117

125

318

538

1,000

1,310

1,340

1,120

703

584

598

2,590

2,450

1,530

1,010

683

18,869

609

2.44

2.81

June

566

524

362

233

188

157

141

206

*153

125

113

98

86

75

64

61

70

158

278

188

125

157

278

340

206

95

68

61

55

51

~

5,282

176

0.704

0.79

July

43

48

44

38

36

33

*30

28

26

33

30

33

30

28

26

25

24

22

20

19

18

19

28

28

18

23

25

25

22

21

25

868

28.0

0.112

0.13

Aug.

57

86

67

48

40

48

60

*125

109

78

61

54

46

49

100

214

110

61

230

201

129

83

61

49

45

43

35

30

29

56

54

2,458

79.3

0.317

0.37

Sept.

48

59

78

60

41

39

33

30

26

23

*22

24

35

37

44

72

83

133

113

70

60

58

56

54

51

41

37

33

30

28

-

1,518

50.6

0.202

0.23

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,520 Min 8.4 Mean 161 Cfsm 0.644 In. 8.74

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,060 Min 15 Mean 281 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.33

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs).--Mar. 25 (11 a.m.) 7,310 cfs (14.05 ft); Ma-r 27 (7 p.m.) 3,560 

cfs (12.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 203

Conecuh River near Andalusia, Ala. 

Location. Lat 31 "16', long. 86°36 ( , In NE£ sec. 1, T. 3 N., R. 14 E., on left bank at

ownstream side of Simmons Bridge on State Highway 83, 

and 10| miles downstream from Patsaliga Creek.

miles southwest of Andalusia, 

reek

Drainage area. 1,300 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available . August 1904 to December 1919, September 1929 to September 1952 (discontinued) . Published as "at Beck" 1904-19. 

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 106.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Aug. 21, 1904,

to Dec. 31, 1919, chain gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 38 years, 1,968 ofs (unadjusted). 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 30.7 ft); minimum, 70 cfs Oct. 15, minimum daily, 78 cfs Oct. 14.

1904-19, 1929-52: Maximum discharge observed, 42,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1913 (gage height,

39.2 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Nov. 3, 1941; minimum dally, 47 cfs Oct. 26, Nov. 9, 1941. 

Maximum stage known, 47.64 ft Mar. 15, 1929 (discharge, 154,000 cfs, by slope-area

determination of peak flow"). 

Remarks . Records good except those below 120 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height

record, which are fair. Plow regulated by hydroelectric plants and by Gantt Reservoir (usable capacity, 12,100 acre-ft) on Conecuh River at Gafitt , and by Point A Reservoir (usable capacity, 2,300 acre-ft) on Conecuh River, half a mile below Patsaliga

Creek. 

Revisions (water years) . W 697: Drainage area. W 1112; 1913(M) .

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

127

205

328

604

5.0

10.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

1,320

3,440

8,500

11,100

15,800

Dlscnarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

«7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

434 

518

*626

423

378

268 

142

118

252

284

258

453

192

78

116

198

228

218

200

181

87

130

250

335

310

362

260

172 

174

301

282

8,228

265

-29

Nov.

532 

975

520

270

530

1.100 

*900

594

740

638

261

468

732

597

466

570

586

294

448

656

480

310

420

330

250

360

470

390 

390

480

-

15,737

525

-1-22

Dec.

320 

230

440

780

1,000

960 

900

840

520

680

720

*674

642

606

593

322

498

1,360

1,340

1,940

2,060

1,850

1,470

1,420

1,370

1,910

2,070

2,160 

1,800

1,340

1,550

34,365

1,109

-3

Jan.

1,380 

853

929

891

881

876 

680

846

769

768

736

483

636

609

688

664

*658

642

514

740

642

732

624

580

635

372

634

1,610 

2,450

2,440

2.460

28,422

917

+103

Feb.

2,400 

2,410

2,940

3,300

2,750

2,520 

2,080

2,020

1,950

1,600

1,440

1,460

1,450

1,780

3,850

5.910

4,630

2,910

*2,480

2,480

2,790

2,790

3,300

2,820

3,180

4,160

4,480

3,870 

3,750

-

-

83,500

2,879

-1-16

Mar.

2,830 

2,740

3,230

4,780

4,540

3,790 

3,770

3,050

2,720

3,220

5,460

5,380

5,560

4,610

4,050

3,220

4,420

4,230

4,070

2,740

2,720

2.620

5,570

10,000

10,800

*1 1,400

12,300

15.000 

14,400

10,200

7,290

180,710

5,829

-30

Apr.

6.470 

4,170

4,160

3,140

3,590

3,540 

3,220

3,330

3,130

3,120

3,160

3,000

5,030

5,340

4,640

3,600

3,000

2,970

2,860

2,510

2,350

2,090

1,840

1,820

1,660

1,510

1,770

1,770 

2,310

*2,210

-

93,310

3,110

+4

May

2,040 

2,050

1,600

880

1,160

1,030 

842

864

839

756

1,170

948

1,400

1,070

1,480

1,140

1,140

1,360

1,890

3,180

3,150

3,080

3,250

3,190

3,020

3,210

3,030

3,110 

3,500

4,570

4.850

64,799

2,090

-1-35

June

4.770 

3,880

2,600

*2,520

2,240

1,420 

 1,290

1,210

1,400

1,120

1,020

887

882

554

224

662

776

676

700

712

763

1,070

994

696

552

575

770

768 

708

452

-

36,891

1,230

-42

July

562 

491

486

178

186

202 

596

*630

543

560

668

318

172

413

478

480

458

434

269

121

366

492

450

415

348

238

87

158 

290

324

306

11,719

378

-60

Aug. Sept.

322 444 

212 645

154 636

239 572

504 606

1,060 438 

978 293

1,380 430

736

486

*650

840

900

1,200

950

800

693

1,160

859

1,020

1,790

1,070

972

378

722

658

586

585 

594

469

190

23,157

747

+50

*624

573

559

566

410

297

380

721

744

603

794

678

1,020

534

503

462

458

527

536

284 

264

426

-

16,027

534

-19

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

236 

0. 182 

0.21

547 

0.421 

0.47

Calendar year 1951 : 

Water year 1951-52 :

1,106 

0.851 

0.98

1,020 

0.785 

0.90

2,895 

2.23 

2.40

5,799 

4.46 

5.14

3,114 

2.40 

2.68

2,125 

1.63 

1.88

Observed

Max 7,130 Min 72 Mean 998 

Max 15,000 Min 78 Mean 1,631

1,188 

0.914 

1.02

318 

0.245 

0.28

797 

0.613 

0.71

515 

0.396 

0.44

Asjusted

Mean 1,000 Cfsra 0.769 In. 10.46 

Mean 1,635 Cfsm 1.26 In, 17.11

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Qantt and Point A Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per second. 

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 3-7, Nov. 21 to Dec. 11, and Aug. 11-16; discharge estimated on 

basis of records for~station near Brooklyn.
 04 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Sepulga River near McKenzie, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°27', long. 86°47', in SE£ sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 13 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of Watt Bridge on U. S. Highway 31, three-el^nths of a mile upstream 

from Old Town Creek, 2-| miles upstream from Piney Woods Creek, 5^ miles downstream from 

Persimmon Creek, and 7 miles southwest of McKenzie.

Drainage area. 470 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 155.96 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 692 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,880 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 11.6 ft); minimum, 17 cfs July 31 (gage height, 2.57 ft).

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 28,100 cfs Mar. 17, 1938 (gage height, 24.5 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 9.2 cfs Aug. 29-31, Sept. 10, 1951.

Maximum stage known, about 33 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

27

59

121

224

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

535

800

1,500

3,160

5,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

208

154

125

*107

92

82

80

71

66

60

60

58

57

53

52

51

51

49

48

il

47

47

48

62

60

52

49

49

52

54

53

2,144

69.2

0.147

0.17

Nov.

74

150

136

107

*95

107

138

107

98

90

90

84

75

75

95

101

114

107

112

97

84

76

72

71

68

67

67

*67

66

J34

2,754

91.8

0.195

0.22

Dec.

64

^6

69

103

206

245

215

196

166

*140

121

108

100

97

95

92

90

189

271

505

657 65~2

535

420

282

294

445

605

465

390

302

8,185

264

0.562

0.65

Jan.

259

228

208

196

193

180

166

161

154

147

136

129

127

*123

121

121

123

123

125

123

123

123

117

116

114

119

154

362

1,190

1,270

860

7,691

248

0.528

0.61

Feb.

668

480

410

475

525

460

358

290

242

224

208

199

221

215

460

674

745

615

450

*430

635

690

625

635

772

1,060

1,540

1,670

1,340

_

-

17,316

597

1.27

1.37

Mar.

1,060

772

625

1,200

1,670

1,540

1,340

1,160

772

610

1,440

2,300

2,030

1,670

1,340

920

610

550

690

920

800

690

1,980

3,660

*5.400

5,240

3,580

2,630

1,900

1,130

800

51,029

1,646

3.50

4.04

Apr.

830

920

860

1,000

2,120

2.550

1,980

1,500

1,160

745

595

530

1,150

1,900

1,500

1,160

830

575

455

385

336

298

"259 259

381

955

800

635

*510

332

27,510

917

1.95

2.18

May

242

202

180

159

142

134

123

117

114

108

112

159

294

380

332

182

166

238

552

1,360

1.900

1,720

1,760

1,580

1,200

,500

,420

,060

890

,320

,010

20,656

666

1.42

1.63

June

652

495

*367

271

215

180

154

152

142

132

129

119

105

100

90

86

81

81

76

84

87

90

89

75

71

75

67

68

60

5_4

4,447

148

0.315

0.35

July

53

48

*47

46

45

49

42

36

39

55

54

55

59

57

52

42

37

32

3O

30

28

28

25

22

20

26

25

21

19

18

IS

1,158

37.4

0.080

0.09

Aug.

21

25

25

32

50

112

*188

185

156

117

161

164

114

221

138

89

87

95

84

97

1O1

81

78

110

89

63

47

40

37

38

37

2,882

93.0

0.198

0.23

Sept.

34

33

32

29

27

27

26

*25

22

2.1

21

22

32

32

35

76

59

55

66

64

60

52

53

44

45

47

42^

36

32

29

1,178

39.3

0.084

0.09

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,680 Min 9.2 Mean 357 cfsm 0.760 In. 10.33

Water year 1951-5?: Max 5,400 Min 18 Mean 402 Cfsm 0.855 In. 11.63

Peak discharge (base, 3.500 efs).--Mar. 25 (10 p.m.) 5,880 cfs (11.6 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 205

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°29', long. 86°39', in N| sec. 21, T. 6 N., R. 14 E., on left bank near 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 1-j miles upstream from Louisville & 

Nashville Railroad bridge, 2 miles southeast of Thad, 3 miles upstream from Reedy Creek, 

and 5-| miles southeast of McKenzie.

Drainage area. 296 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 172.58 ft above mean sea level, datuir of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 24, 1938, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 477 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,320 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 16.6 ft); minimum daily, 35 cfs Sept. 14.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 17,100 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 27.1 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs (result of unusual regulation) Oct. 11, 1938 (gage height, 1.66 ft); 

minimum daily, 22 cfs Sept. 28, Oct. 18, 1938.

Maximum stage known, about 30 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and occasional regulation at low flow caused 

by small mill 200 ft above station.

Revisions. W 952: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feeu, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

48

85

177

6.0

9.0

13.0

16.5

418

894

1,800

3,270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

137

101

83

*73

68

63

60

56

51

51

49

49

47

46

45

44

43

44

43

44

ii

44

44

47

52

54

50

49

50

49

52

1,730

55.8

0.189

0.22

Nov.

80

96

85

102

*128

167

177

128

147

147

110

90

81

79

83

85

137

157

128

101

87

81

76

73

71

73

71

74

72

72

-

3,058

102

0.34E

0.38

Dec.

77

77

78

119

142

177

214

198

172

*152

132

119

110

106

110

98

99

214

264

390

520

520

418

390

330

312

363

337

337

363

350

7,288

235

0.794

0.92

Jan.

270

231

209

192

182

172

162

157

147

142

137

132

128

*128

124

124

128

128

128

124

119

119

124

114

119

142

152

580

768

656

550

6,588

213

0.720

0.83

Feb.

550

505

446

390

363

337

324

270

231

204

187

187

198

209

620

640

520

446

404

*404

446

41S

418

460

520

625

768

840

720

-

-

12,650

436

1.47

1.59

Mar.

672

656

610

672

768

822

822

876

840

610

894

1,070

1,050

970

990

930

595

446

475

535

490

505

1,260

2,620

»3 . 170

2,830

2,920

2,300

1,650

1,050

704

34, 802

1,123

3.79

4.37

Apr.

640

625

565

565

786

990

912

858

822

610

432

376

840

1.070

970

768

720

595

418

324

288

258

236

350

324

376

446

418

*610

786

-

17,978

599

2.02

2.26

May

550

288

209

177

157

142

128

114

110

105

124

132

214

350

350

209

167

248

535

768

1,160

2.060

1,920

1,480

930

656

656

876

1,840

1,920

1,220

19,795

639

2.16

2.49

June

720

520

376

*300

236

204

177

204

172

167

142

128

114

99

92

85

81

77

73

71

74

77

72

72

69

66

62

77

66

71

-

4,744

158

0.534

0.60

July

66

66

*61

69

85_

60

55

55

54

58

83

73

74

65

58

55

46

44

45

41

44

44

43

41

42

41

37

42

55

59

53

1,714

55.3

0.187

0.22

Aug.

55

48

40

56

95

110

*92

157

167

187

198

187

192

220

147

110

119

152

124

147

128

147

167

192

128

102

79

64

61

61

56

3,788

122

0.412

0.48

Sept.

52

68

58

46

52

58

46

*48

48

44

41

38

41

35

44

63

58

91

142

103

75

65

71

128

114

82

61

52

47

41

-

1,912

63.7

0.215

0.24

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,470 Min 31 Mean 226 Cfsm 0.764 In. 10.36

Water Water year year 1951-52: 1951-52: Max Max 3,170 3,170____Min Min 35_____Mean 35 Mean 517____Cfsm 317 Cfsm 1.07 1.07 In. In. 14.60_______ 14.60

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). Mar. 25 (5 a.m.) 3,320 cfs (16.6 ft); May 22 (4 p.m.) 2,180 

cfs (14.1 ft); May 29 (9 p.m.) 2,220 cfs (14.2 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
206 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Conecuh River near Brooklyn, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°10', long. 86°48', In W^ sec. 6, T. 2 N. , R. 13 E. , on downstream side

 of right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 3 miles downstream fro-n Sepulga River 

and 7 miles southwest of Brooklyn.

Drainage area. 2,400 sqmi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1935 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 76.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 5, 1937, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 4,004 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,900 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 27.2 ft); min-

 imum dally, 303 cfs Oct. 15, 22.

1935-52: Maximum discharge, 67,300 cfs Dec. 1, 1948 (gage height, 38.6 ft); minimum daily, 251 cfs Sept. 10, 1951. Maximum stage known, about 47 ft (revised) Mar. 15, 1929, from information by State 

Highway Department.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flows by Gfntt and Point A

 Reservoirs (see records for Conecuh River near Andalusia for monthly change in contents) and powerplants.

Rating table, water year 3.951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9 

3.0 

5.0

292

578

1,340

9.0

19.0

27.5

3,520

11,000

22,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

i.oao

1,040

*960

940

759

692

532

406

394

501

501

486

642

394

503

336

418

431

406

406

370

303

359

532

562

578

594

486

382

451

532

16,776

541

0.225

0.26

Nov.

610 

1,300

1,720

960

594

742

*1.920

1,820

1,250

1,250

1,000

642

1,040

1,040

960

921

1,080

1,000

708

980

1,040

940

626

725

675

501

675

865

742

742

29,068

969

0.404

0.45

Dec.

847 

626

486

811

1,290

1,920

1,770

1,670

1,580

1,080

*1,250

1,290

1,160

1,080

1,150

1,160

692

1,360

2,660

3,020

4,110

3,840

3,390

2,540

2,780

2,840

4,110

3,710

3,450

2,900

2,600

53,182

2,038

0.849

0.98

Jan.

2,720 

2,020

,770

,720

,720

,620

,430

,530

,530

,390

,390

,340

,040

,200

,250

* ,250

,200

,160

,150

,080

,250

,200

,200

,080

,080

,080

883

,810

,810

.090

,500

54,603

1,761

0.734

0.85

Feb.

4,110 

3,910

4,040

4,810

4,040

3,780

3,330

3,020

2,840

2,540

2,170

2.070

2,270

2,380

6,660

9.180

7,800

5,720

*4,450

4,180

5,090

4,740

5,160

5,300

5,230

6,420

7,870

7,500

6,930

_

-

137,550

4,743

1.98

2.13

Mar.

5,930 

5,160

5,230

6,500

7,940

7,070

6,710

6,000

5,370

5,160

7,290

8,850

9,260

8,630

7,580

6,140

6,280

6,070

6,210

5,230

4,810

4.530

7,140

15,100

19,400

*20, 500

21,300

21,500

21,800

19 500

14,600

304,000

9,806

4.09

4.71

Apr.

11.400 

8,860

7,360

7,280

7,070

7,720

7,500

6,930

6,350

5,860

5,300

4,950

8,020

10,000

8,940

7,350

6,070

5,440

4,950

4,320

3,970

3,520

5.140

3,140

5,260

3,260

3,650

5,450

5,580

*5, 840

-

175,490

5,850

2.44

2.72

May

5,650 

5,260

2,780

2,220

1,720

1,870

1,670

1,550

1,580

1.480

1,970

1,670

2,020

2,070

2,450

2,330

1,870

2,580

5,080

5,790

6,280

5,500

7,000

6,930

6,140

5,140

5,790

5,510

5,580

7,350

8.020

118,620

3,826

1.59

1.84

June

7.290 

6,140

*4, 520

5,710

5,330

2,540

2,170

2,020

1,920

1,920

1,670

1,580

1,430

1,540

940

708

1,200

1,150

1,080

1,080

1,120

1,390

1,550

1,250

980

902

1,000

1,200

1,290

865

-

59,075

1,969

O.S'O

0.92

July

829 

865

829

742

472

552

*501

921

902

855

1,000

1.040

592

547

776

776

776

725

742

501

405

642

708

708

594

610

431

536

485

532

594

21,077

580

0.285

0.55

Aug.

610 

642

472

406

535

*1,540

1,580

2.380

2,270

1,520

1,250

1,580

1,580

1,570

2,120

1,770

1,530

1,340

1,480

1,250

1,870

1,870

1,430

1,590

940

1,200

1,000

921

865

883

708

40, 702

1,513

0.547

0.65

Sept.

444

759

960

921

811

865

692

458

*725

794

759

759

811

626

562

847

1,300

1,000

960

1,120

1.340

1,160

921

811

811

811

829

794

472

547

-

24,569

819

0.541

0.58

Calendar year 1951: Max 15,700 Min 251 Mean 1,920 Cfsm 0.800 In. 10.86

Water year 1951-52: Max 21,800 Min 303 Mean 2,854 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.20

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 cfs).--Mar. 29 (5 p.m.) 21,900 cfs (27.2 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 

Murder Creek near Evergreen, Ala.

207

Location. Lat 31°25', long. 87°00' , in NW£ sec. 8, T. 5 N., R. 11 E. , on left bank at

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 1 mile upstream from Louisville &

Nashville Railroad bridge and 2| miles southwest of Evergreen.

Drainage area. 169 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 178.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Mar. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 287 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 10.2 ft); minimum, 52 cfs July 30 (gage height, 3.11 ft).

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Mar. 16, 1938 (gage height, 16.65 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis 

of records for Sepulga River near McKenzie; minimum, that of July 30, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good below 300 cfs and fair above.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 27 to Dec. 4, 

Dec. 8-18, 23-26, Dec. 29 to Jan. 27, June 15 

to Aug. 5, Aug. 13 to Sept. 30)

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

4.0

12

93

131

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

214

337

764

2,160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

120 

112

*101

98

93

91

87

85

83

80

80

80

79

79

79

78

78

78

77

26

76

78

80

86

95

90

90

95

96

95

93

2,708

87.4

0.517

0.60

Nov.

104 

169

224

182

131

*120

161

142

120

112

108

104

104

104

150

173

157

123

112

108

108

108

104

104

104

104

104

108

108

104

-

3,764

125

0.740

0.83

Dec.

T6T

101

150

224

256

186

142

123

*120

120

112

108

104

112

120

112

157

240

214

268

219

173

142

131

153

209

200

169

142

138

4,907

158

0.935

1.08

Jan.

131 

127

123

127

123

120

116

112

112

112

112

108

108

*108

108

112 '108

108

108

104

104

104

101

98

98

101

104

222

344

322

240

4,125

133

0.787

0.91

Feb.

161 

153

169

173

157

142

134

127

123

123

123

131

153

146

255

288

224

173

146

177

*256

214

209

224

219

274

330

308

268

_

-

5,580

192

1.14

1.23

Mar.

204

177

177

337

281

214

177

165

157

177

384

454

436

268

200

177

165

177

256

240

209

186

801

2.100

1,120

*637

418

315

268

240

240

11,357

366

2.17

2.50

Apr.

337 

344

337

368

542

764

492

315

256

234

224

214

598

691

482

294

229

214

200

186

173

165

161

169

240

234

186

161

*150

142

-

9,102

303

1.79

2.00

May

134

131

131

127

120

116

112

112

112

116

138

165

150

123

116

112

123

224

315

436

410

274

190

169

265

664

472

190

219

337

376

6,679

215

1.27

1.47

June

*142 m

127

120

112

104

104

101

104

112

95

88

82

78

76

81

86

82

96

99

108

95

78

72

67

64

71

96

78

-

3,003

100

0.592

0.66

July

70 

83

*83

70

63

59

58

65

104

101

90

112

83

70

64

63

84

80

68

63

61

59

61

57

54

64

65

59

55

54

65

2,187

70.5

0.417

0.48

Aug.

61 

11?

8F

6f

71

46f

 1,330

1 ,48C 91"

451

598

268

157

150

173

142

127

101

112

142

112

92

87

108

98

95

83

74

71

76

79

7,990

258

1.53

1.76

Sept.

73

71

78

79

70

72

71

*66

62

60

59

61

72

104

131

195

153

101

101

100

104

116

96

82

76

74

71

69

67

66

-

2,600

86.7

0.513

0.57

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,670 Mln 61 Mean 176 cfsm 1.04 In. 14.16

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,100 Mln 54 Mean 175 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.09

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs). Mar. 24 (10 a.n 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

2,400 cfs (10.2 ft).
208 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Escambia River near Century, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°57'55", long. 87°14'00", In sec. 10, T. 5 N. , R. 30 W. , on left bank 

16 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 4, 1.2 miles downstream from Escambia 

Creek, and If* miles east of Century.

Drainage area. 3,810 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1934 to September 1952.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 28.34 ft above mean sea level (Florida 

State Road Department benchmark). Prior to Jan. 13, 1940, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 6,544 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,800 cfs Mar. "26 (gage height, 17.25 ft); 

minimum, 864 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

1934-52: Maximum discharge, 73,900 cfs Mar. 22, 1938 (gage height, 20.66 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum observed, 810 cfs Oct. 19, 26, Nov. 1, 2, 1938; minimum gage 

height, 1.85 ft Aug. 29, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 37.8 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 315,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 72,000 cfa).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by powerplants above station. 

Revisions. W 1204: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 9 to Feb. 11)

1.8

3,0

7.0

12.0

Oct. 1 to Sept. 16

800

1,300

4,040

8,570

14.0

15.0

16.5

18.0

Sept. 17-30

12,800

15,900

23,200

37,500

2.8 

5.9

1,280

3,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

5.210

2,160

1,810

1,670 

1,600

1,420

1,320

1,200

*1,060 

982

1,010

1,040

1,030 

1,090

1,020

912 

870

909

934

923

912

912

950

930

1,000

1,080

1,080

1,120

1,070

998 *946

37,168

1,199

0.315

0.36

Nov.

1,460

2,610

5.590

3,390 

2,510

1,780

1,860

2,680

2,810 

2,160

*2,000

1,790

1,490 

1,540

1,820

1,940 

1,960

1,900

1,780

1,550

1,550

1,660

1,580

1,580

1,340

1,340

1,250

1.240

1,410

1,380

56,510

1,884

0.494

0.55

Dec.

1,340

1,390

1,320

m

2,680

3,130

2,910

2,750 

2,610

2,210

2,200

2,200 

2,080

2,250

2,420 

2,300

*2,200

5,320

4,820

5,770

6,130

5,590

4,870

4,080

4,140

5,740

6.640

5,870

5,200 

4,530

105,590

3,406

0.894

1.03

Jan.

4,110

4,030

3,500

3,180 

3,100

3,000

2,880

2,720

2,650 

2,670

2,540

2,480

2,420 

2,200

2,270

2,300 

2,300

2,250

2,230

2,200

2,100

2,200

2,160

2,160

2,040

2.000

2,060

2,810

*5,070

6.420 

6,310

90,360

2,915

0.765

0.88

Feb.

5,780

5,270

5,200

5,390 

5,690

5,240

4,810

4,350

3,980 

3,740

3,490

3,170

5.100 

5,510

6,590

12 , 600 

14.500

15,200

9,160

7,170

7,870

7,980

7,770

8,470

8,570

8,760

10,200

11,200

11,000

-

207,560

7,150

1.88

2.02

Mar.

9,750

8,580

7,310

7,780 

9,180

10,100

9,600

8,580

7,760 

7,060

7,500

9,530

11,800 

*12,600

12,000

10,300 

8,440

7,710

8,160

8,500

7,650

6.690

8,150

19,000

26,000

28 . 400

28,200

27 , 500

26,900

26,800 

26,800

414,110

15,360

3.51

4.04

Apr.

26 . 800

24,500

20,400

15,300 

12,900

11,800

12,000

11,300

10,200 

8,830

8,020

7,400

9,500 

14, 100

15,500

15,200 

12,500

9,180

7,620

6,870

*6,220

5,790

5,360

5,050

5,080

5,500

5,550

5,410

5,090

5.020

313,990

10,470

2.75

5.06

May

5,130

4,940

4,980

4,170 

3,570

3,070

3,110

2.910

5,070 

5,120

3,780

4,590

3,660 

3,450

3,330

3,450 

3,410

5,460

4,880

7,870

9.550

9,230

8,250

7,940

7,920

7,950

8,420

8,300

7,280

7,320 

8,360

170,430

5,498

1.44

1.66

June

9,130

8,760

7,620

6,020 

4,990

*4,180

g4,300

g8,800

K9.660 

g7,660

g6,640

g5,680

g4,840 

g4,360

g5,180

g5,160 

g4,080

g2,960

2,420

g2,080

g2,000

g2,080

g2,860

g4,530

2,310

1,820

1.640

1,750

2,060

2,090

157,640

4,588

1.20

1.54

July

1,790

1,540

1,530

1,510 

1,440

1,260

1,160

1,210

1,460 

1,660

1,640

1,810

1.860 

1,520

1,320

1,360 

*1,430

1,400

1,400

1,360

1,240

1,090

1,160

1,260

1,240

1,220

1,180

1,140

1,020

998 

1,110

42,318

1,365

0.358

0.41

Aug.

1.200

1,280

1,320

1,220 

1,200

1,500

2,350

3,570

4,240 

4.270

5,540

5,110

2,940 

2,620

2,560.

5,040 

2,640

2,550

2,160

2,450

2,470

2,740

*2,810

2,510

2,130

1,730

1,800

1,640

1,500

1,450 

1,410

71,510

2 , 5O7

0.606

0.70

Sept.

1,300

1,160

1,270

1,440 

1,550

1,730

1,530

1,310

1,140 

1.100

1,240

1,240

1,390 

3,080

3,000

5.570 

3,170

2,870

2,650

2,460

2,490

2,590

2,310

1,870

1,650

1,550

1,510

1,480

1,440

1,300

56,190

1,875

0.492

0.55

Calendar year 1951: Max 23,000 Mln 824 Mean 3,368 Cfsm 0.884 In. 11.99

Water year 1951-52: Max 28,400 Mln 870 Mean 4,653 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.60

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Perdido River at Barrineau Park, Fla.

209

Location. Lat 30°41'25", long. 87°26'25", in sec. 15, T. 2 N., R. 32 W., on right bank 

25 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Alligator Creek, and 

half a mile southwest of Barrineau Park.

Drainage area. 388 sq mi.

Records available. June 1941 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 25.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 22, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 845 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,250 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 9.40 ft); 

minimum, 246 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1941-52: Maximum discharge observed, 9,390 cfs Mar. 24, 1944 (gage height, 16.17 

ft), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs; minimum observed, 242 cfs June 12, 

1941; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 12, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 25.7 ft Mar. 15, 1929, from information by local residert.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. W 1204: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

246

294

420

3.O 

7.0 

9.0

597 

2,O40 

3,01O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

347 

324

312

303

296

289

284

277

*274

274

272

271

269

269

267

266

264

263

261

260

260 

261

269

275

274

271

274

277

272

269

267

8,611

278

0.716

0.83

Nov.

305 

851

1.070

1,020

936

89O

547

444

385

358

*338

326

320

315

355

583

618

447

391

366

348

338

328

322

320

317

313

3O9

307

5O4

-

14,071

469

1.21

1.35

Dec.

302 

3OO

302

331

514

818

664

568

518

490

437

394

366

352

430

447

417

*514

729

883

990 

815

744

672

554

476

461

437

407

4O1

398

16,131

520

1.34

1.55

Jan.

380 

363

352

345

338

331

326

322

322

322

317

313

313

311

309

309

309

307

305

304

302

3OO

298

291

?91

294

300

568

*783

675

780

11,380

367

0.946

1.09

Feb.

718 

543

565

514

444

404

391

374

350

333

322

315

335

366

1,210

2,380

2 . 990

2,610

1.36O

1,040

1,220 

1,060

1,150

1,260

1,180

1,500

1,410

1,130

979

-

28,453

981

2.53

2.73

Mar.

840 

693

646

900

883

711

618

561

504

465

*557

646

636

611

561

490

430

404

497

525

479 

454

800

1,910

2,210

2.880

1,760

1,060

762

625

639

25,757

831

. 2.14

2.47

Apr.

1,500 

1,490

1,160

1,100

1,180

990

815

697

608

550

5OO

451

1,410

1.520

1,220

1,090

84O

618

511

*454

430 

407

394

388

391

385

374

355

340

331

22,499

75O

1.93

2.16

May

324

317

320

331

317

307

304

3OO

298

294

322

434

483

532

444

374

790

1,920

1,36O

2.220

2,120 

1,760

1,320

894

657

547

522

543

547

561

543

22,005

710

1.83

2.11

June

m377

350

*331

317

322

328

324

326

391

338

317

304

289

284

289

311

352

410

394

368

322

317

305

300

286

410

444

366

-

10,351

345

0.889

0.99

July

313 

289

275

282

274

264

260

263

277

350

454

382

333

322

296

291

*284

277

269

267

263 

264

267

266

269

348

385

292

274

275

294

9,219

297

0.765

0.88

Aug.

291 

287

277

274

267

280

363

511

465

380

345

313

286

294

302

322

340

302

348

561

722 

525

Sept.

261 

269

305

3O2

280

292

311

286

266

255

249

248

717

1,750

1,250

1,470

1,580

,340

,740

,910

.980 

,440

*391 1,000

404 722

461 557

348 454

304 391

282 355

274 331

269 317

265

11,051 22,628

356 754

0.918 1.94

1.06 2.17

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,58O Min 260 Mean 586 Cfsm 1.51 In. 2O.51

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,990 Min 248 Mean 552 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.39

Peak discharge (base. 4.OOP efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
210 PERDIDO RIVER BASIN 

Styx River near Loxley, Ala.

Location. Lat 30°39i50", long. 87°38<20", in Sj see. 26, T. 4 S., R. 4 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Hollinger 

Creek and 7 miles northeast of Loxley.

Drainage area.--92.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 39 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,730 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 7.5 ft); minl- 

 mum, 28 cfs Sept. 11, 12 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

Maximum stage known, 22.2 ft in September 1926, from floodmarks, from information 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

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

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

82

171

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

426

1,050

1,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

58

53 

51

49

47

45

44

42

42

42

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

41

41

40

40

45

47

45

42

41

1,335

43.1

0.466

0.54

Nov.

58

260 

339

286

226

144

89

72

67

63

59

56

56

54

58

188

184

136

99 

82

74

68

65

63

62

60

57

56

56

54

3,191

106

1.15

1.28

Dec .

53

53 

53

61

193

254

216

194

, 146

104

»88

82

75

74

121

101

83

192

244 

502

294

244

192

134

101

93

101

92

83

78

75

4,176

135

1.46

1.68

Jan.

70

69 

68

66

65

62

60

58

57

56

55

54

55

55

55

*56

56

55

54 

56

62

57

56

51

51

53

58

197

237

191

146

2,341

75.5

0.816

0.94

Feb.

101

96 

140

121

93

77

. 68

65

, 62

60

57

56

56

60

410

1.150

685

»364

242 

261

312

291

359

344

309

396

367

304

242

-

7,128

246

2.66

2.87

Mar.

194

146 

125

154

154

158

140

102

82

78

93

102

99

101

90

75

67

66

82 

83

77

71

224

535

 635

411

266

189

130

95

180

5,004

161

1.74

2.01

Apr.

568

m367

353

281

214

160

112

89

80

76

511

535

426

261

171

106

82 

72

67

65

61

62

64

60

56

*51

49

11

-

6,056

202

2.18

2.43

May

45

45 

54

56

50

45

43

43

41

40

52

62

53

47

43

41

191

441

551 

950

930

519

507

195

152

92

72

63

148

244

112

5,685

185

1.98

2.29

June

93

*64 

58

51

46

45

53

51

47

43

41

39

37

34

32

33

44

51

80 

54

45

40

37

35

59

58

56

152

-89 165

-

1,670

55.7

0.602

0.67

July

56

»44 

.40

57

54

52

54

55

50

47

45

57

67

56

47

46

45

42

38 

35

34

54

35

36

54

54

63

51

81

96

65

1,491

48.1

0.520

0.60

Aug.

86

85 

63

62

55

»46

60

165

191

125

85

70

56

47

40

105

68

51

52 

70

116

95

68

146

512

192

150

92

58

49

45

2,897

95.5

1 01

1.16

Sept.

42

45 

45

45

40

59

55

55

31

*30

28

28

206

568

456

870

732

625

1.460 

1,220

668

456

307

200

130

89

70

62

56

50

-

8,666

289

3.12

3.48

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,460 Min 28 Mean 136 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.95

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Feb. 16 (5 p.m.) 1,510 cfs (6.6 ft); May 21 (time and discharge 

unknown); Sept. 19 (12 p.m.) 1,75O cfs (7.5 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-24; discharge estimated on basis of records for Perdldo River 

at Barrineau Park. "
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Cartecay River near Ellijay, Ga.

211

Location. Lat 34°41', long. 84°27', on right bank adjacent to State Highway 43, tfreequarters of a mile downstream from Owltown Creek, 2 miles southeast of Ellijay, 

Gilmer County, and 2 miles upstream from confluence with Ellijay River.

Drainage area. 135 sq mi.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,255.39 ft above mean sea level, dftum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to 

Dec. 19, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 270 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,860 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 6.8 ft); minimum daily, 97 cfs Oct. 17, 19, 20.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Apr. 8, 1938 (gage height, 13.0 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 64 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmills above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

95

132

175

270

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

497

790

1,570

3,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

122

121

119

115

113

111

109

109

109

106

108

1O6

106

102

102

104

97

?9

97

97

108

128

122

152

*132

111

109

173

136

134

216

3,673

118

0.874

1.01

Nov.

776

297

208

170

157

146

337

211

178

164

152

146

142

191

198

297

241

191

170

161

152

148

148

146

148

148

142

142

136

132

-

5,975

199

1.47

1.64

Dec.

132

130

130

*462

325

231

201

183

256

263

221

196

183

390

870

421

316

536

436

1,120

1.830

716

534

431

396

790

539

436

406

378

355

13,813

446

3.30

3.80

Jan.

333

321

308

297

431

342

316

304

325

518

391

350

337

321

*316

316

297

297

281

333

297

640

539

396

350

346

502

866 6~13

466

406

12,155

392

2.91

3.36

Feb.

382

368

573

6O1

524

451

411

387

373

355

346

333

333

426

346

364

350

329

321

312

308

300

358

329

*308

316

346

316

308

_

-

10,724

370

2.74

2.96

Mar.

316

297

405

875

508

411

382

359

342

855

2.770

883

685

584

529

497

466

472

518

451

811

1,220

2,360

1,070

836

728

667

619

573

556

545

22,590

729

5.40

6.23

Apr.

604

704

567

534

545

502

*487

472

466

451

446

441

482

477

436

421

406

401

391

382

378

373

368

I5§

513

644

716

5§I

472

436

14,526

484

3.59

4.00

May

416

401

387

373

359

355

355

342

329

364

387

333

329

321

312

312

300

293

308

*368

329

300

297

368

396

321

293

278

391

421 3"29

10,667

344

2.55

2.94

June

312

285

274

266

285

648

333

300

285

316

411

382

325

300

285

445

391

308

285

266

289

263

248

238

231

224

218

248

259

*227

-

9,147

305

2.26

2.52

July

218 2"lT

204

198

198

198

214

218

201

191

185

180

175

175

170

168

166

164

164

161

152

150

152

142

142

140

142

138

132

136

138

5,323

172

1.27

1.46

Aug.

148

191

148

150

140

180

234

464

251

245

*204

175

183

164

166

157

198

152

221

281

180

185

166

224

164

148

142

142

142

159

152

5,886

19C

1.41

1.63

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,970 Min 97 Mean 283 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.43

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,770 Min 97 Mean 327 Cfsm 2.42 In. 32.98

Sept.

152

161

159

140

132

132

130

126

122

124

122

128

159

138

534

270

183

188

329

245

191

*173

164

150

146

144

140

138

136

132

-

5,188

173

1.28

1.43

Peak discharge (base. 1.40O efsl. Nov. 1 (8 a.m.) 1,440 cfs (3.88 ft); Dec. 21 (2 a.m.) 3,12O cfs 

(5.5 ft); Mar. 11 (8 a.m.) 4,860 cfs (6.8 ft); Mar. 23 (4 a.m.) 3,750 cfs (6.0 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
212 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Rocky Branch near Fair-mount, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°21'30", long. 84°46'50", on right bank 30 ft downstream from bridge 

on State Highway 140, 2-} miles upstream from Little Pinelog Creek ard 7 miles southwest of Fair-mount, Gordon County.

Drainage area. 10.9 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 758.96 ft above mean see level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 735 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 4.01 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Aug. 26-28 (gage height, 0.42 ft).

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

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9 

3.3 2.0 

2.5

32

54

93

175

300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

E5

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

al.3

al.3

al^

al.2

*1.2

1.2

al.2

al.3

al.7 

al.5

a2.0

al.5

*1.5

1.6

3.4

1.9

2.6

2.2

47.6

1.54

0.141

0.16

Nov.

9.0

3.5

2.9

2.6

2.2

2.9

6.8

*3.3

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.2

5.2

3.5

6.1

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

97.7

3.26

0.299

0.33

Dee.

2.2

272

2.2

*18

5.7

4.4

3.9

3.7

6.4

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.5

23

31

9.5

7.0

29

14

102

90

18 

13

9.9

9.1

88

20

14

11

9.5 

7.8

570.9

18.4

1.69

1.95

Jan.

7.0

6.5

6.0

7 .7

20

11

8.6

7.5

9.1

28

13

11

8.6

7.8

7.3

*9.9

7.3

7.0

6.2

13

8.6

48 

21

13

11

10

18

75

2T

15 

12

458.1

14.8

1.36

1.57

Feb.

11

10

14

20

16

13

11

8.6

8.2

7.3

7 .0

6.8

6.5

15

7.8

14

11

9.1

8.2

7.8

7.0

6.8 

6.8

7.5

6.5

a6.4

*876

7.8

8.6

~

278.3

9.60

0.881

0.95

Mar.

7.5

6.8

29

42

18

13

11

9.1

8.2

*130

*114

25

18

14

12

9.9

9.1

12

11

8.6

38

m31

20

15

13

11

10

8.6 

8.2

982.0

31.7

2.91

3.36

Apr.

8.6

7.5

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.0

5.7

*5.5

5.2

5.2

5.0

6.5

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

fc*

13

10

48

24

13

9.1

7.3

252.1

8.40

0.771

0.86

May

6.8

6.2

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

a4.4

a5.4

a5.0

a4.5

a4.3

a4.1

a4.0

a3.9

a3.8

a3.8

a6.0

a5.0

4.1

*3.7 

3.7

5.0

4.2

3.7

3.3

3.0

6.6

lit

4.2

144.8

4.67

0.428

0.49

June

3.7

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.6

10

4.2

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.7

86.1

2.87

0.263

0.29

July

1.7

*1.7

1.7

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.7

"2.0 15

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6 

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.4 

1.5

6E.9

2.03

0.186

0.21

Aug.

1.9

2.1

1.5

1.4

1.9

1.9

13

5.6

3.2

2.6

2.0

1.8

*1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.7 

5.9

69.0

2.23

0.205

0.24

Sept.

2.0

2.7

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

IA

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

9.0

2.5

1.8

2.6

2.5

1.9

1.8

1.7 

*1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

55.6

1.85

0.170

0.19

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52= Max 194 Min 1.0 Mean 8.48 Cfsm 0.778 In. 10.60

» Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

s*;age, weather records,
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel, Ga.

213

Location. Lat 34°35', long. 84°52', on right bank at downstream edge of highway bridge 

at Pine Chapel, Gordon County, 4 miles downstream from Sallacoa Creek, 5 miles east 

of Resaca, and 6 miles upstream from confluence with Conasauga River.

Drainage area.--856 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 616.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

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

Feb. 23, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum. Since Feb. 23, 1940, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder at highway bridge 2 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,432 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 cfs Mar. 12; maximum gage height, 23.5 

ft Mar. 24; minimum discharge, 396 cfs July 30, Sept. 12.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 40,200 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 30.8 ft); minimum daily, 220 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

Flood of Apr. 8, 1938, reached a stage of 30.0 ft, from gage readings.

Remarks. Records good, 

station.

Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-31, Apr. 26" to May 29; 

backwater from Conasauga River Nov. 2, 7, 16, 17, Dec. 4, 

5, 14-31, Jan. 6, 10-13, 22-31, Feb. 1-9, 14-18, 27, 28, 

Mar. 1, 4-31, Apr. 1-8, 13, 14, 25, May 30, 31, June 1, 

7, 12-14, Aug. 19, 20, Sept. 15)

1.8 

2.0 

5.0

382

440

1,510

10.0

22.0

3,950

11,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

592

576

545

530

500

485

485

470

455

455

440

440

440

440

425

425

410

410

410

410

440

576

515

*515

656

530

485

720

839

624

672

15,915

513

0.599

0.69

Nov.

2,720

2,660

1,190

892

771

704

1,690

1,550

1,040

874

788

737

704

1,000

1,710

1,880

2,330

1,390

1,110

964

856

805

771

754

754

754

737

737

704

672

-

34,248

1,142

1.33

1.48

Dec.

656

640

640

1,470

*3,010

1,590

1,190

1,040

1,190

1,970

1,430

1,190

1,080

1,820

6,110

5,070

2,430

3,030

4,110

4,090

9,860

11,700

8,580

3,780

2,550

5,210

5,690

3,470

2,550

2,300

2,040

101,486

3,274

3.82

4.40

Jan.

1,840

1,710

1,630

1,550

2,200

2,080

1,750

1,630

1,590

3,450

3,240

2,350

2,080

1,840

1,710

*1, 630

1,590

1,510

1.450

1,590

1,670

2,940

5,030

2,860

2,280

2,010

2,880

5,250

6.690

4,120

2,780

76,910

2,481

2.90

3.34

Feb.

2,370

2,180

2,540

3,470

4,120

2,940

2,460

2,230

2,060

1,930

1,840

1,710

1,670

2,180

2,020

2,090

2,210

1,930

1,750

1,670

1,670

1,550

1,510

1,750

1,670

1,630

*2,080

1,850

1,710

-

60,790

2,096

2.45

2.64

Mar.

1,910

1,670

1,750

6,180

5,330

2,910

2,280

2,040

1,890

2,790

9,610

11.800

8,770

4,200

3,070

2,610

2,310

2,180

2,460

2,170

2,580

6,800

9,770

11, 800

9,180

5,480

3,610

2,920

2,640

2,460

2,330

137,500

4,435

5.18

5.97

Apr.

2,340

3 460

«,470

2,230

2,330

2,160

2,010

*1,930

1,880

1,840

1,790

1,750

1,890

1,910

1,750

1,670

1,590

1,590

1,550

1,510

1,470

1.450

1,430

1,510

5,550

2,370

5,680

2,850

1,980

1,720

-

61,140

2,038

2.38

2.66

May

1,590

1,510

1,430

1,550

1,270

1,270

1,250

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,850

1,430

1,230

1,190

1,150

1,110

1,080

1.040

1,040

1,390

1,550

 1,110

1,040

1,110

2,070

1,430

1,190

1,080

1,350

2,560

1,670

41,670

1,344

1.57

1.81

June

1,380

1,230

1,150

1,080

1,040

1,790

1,350

1,080

1,000

1,250

1,190

4.140

2,220

1,540

1,270

1,270

1,470

1,190

1,110

1,040

1,080

1,040

928

892

856

822

788

771

1,110

856

-

57,893

1,265

1.48

1.65

July

788

*757

704

688

672

688

704

704

688

656

624

608

592

592

560

592

592

545

530

515

515

485

485

470

455

470

440

440

425

396

485

17,945

576

0.673

0.78

Aug.

500

624

624

500

576

608

1,080

1.950

1,590

964

892

*704

720

640

608

576

892

822

1,650

1,520

964

720

672

640

624

560

515

485

485

545

592

24,822

801

0.956

1.08

Sept.

704

576

608

550

485

455

455

440

425

425

410

396

515

550

1,150

~771 1.710

656

1,350

1,040

788

672

*656

560

550

500

485

470

455

455

-

19,202

604

0.748

0.85

Calendar year 1951: Max 31,500 Mln 334 Mean 1,631 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.87

Water year 1951-52: Max 11,800 Mln 396 Mean 1,720 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.33

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 efs).--Dee. 15 (9 p.m.) 6,890 cfs; Dec. 22 (9 a.m.) 12,000 cfs; Dec. 

26 (9 p.m.) 6,450 cfs; Jan. 29 (9 a.m.) 6,960 cfs; Mar. 4 (9 p.m.) 6,900 cfs; Mar. 12 (6 a.m.) 

12,300 cfs; Mar. 24 (4 a.m.) 12,200 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
214 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Mill Creek at Dalton, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°48', long. 84°59', on left tank at Dalton, Whitfield County, 1,000 ft 

upstream from city pumping plant and 1-| miles upstream from Southern Railway bridge.

Drainage area. 37 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1943 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 695.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 9 years, 74.6 cfs .

Extremes. 1950-51: Maximum gage height during water year, 8.39 ft Mar. 29 (discharge 

not determined); minimum daily discharge, 19 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 8, 9, 19-21.

1951-52: Maximum gage height during water year, 7.46 ft Mar. 11 (discharge not 

determined); minimum daily discharge, 20 cfs Oct. 1, 17.

1943-52: Maximum gage height, that of Mar. 29, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 14 

cfs on several days in September 1943.

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

an3Tthose above 500 cfs, which are poor. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at medium flow 

caused by milldams above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with city of Dalton.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 1950, to Jan. 14,

Oct. 1, 1950, to Mar. 27, 1951 Mar. 28, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

24

40

91

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

157

245

390

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.Z

18

32

86

156

245

390

440

6.4 

6.6 

6.8 

7.0 

7.3 

8.0

540

790

1,210

1,810

3,200

8,500

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

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

30

29

30

29

28

28

28

31

28

28

*27

26

26

26

26

26

26

29

82.

41

34

35

41

33

30

30

29

29

29

28

972

31.4

0.849

0.98

Nov.

27

28

32

43

31

28

28

27

*28

30

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

38

34

31

31

31

30

30

30

29

29

29

-

883

29.4

0.795

0.89

Dec.

28

29

76

97

54

53

289

106

80

66

52

47

43

40

38

36

34

34

32

*33

32

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

38

33

32

1,620

52.3

1.41

1.63

Jan.

31

31

33

77

47

45

56

47

43

42

48

44

52

68

157

94

77

70

64

59

54

50

47

47

45

43

42

42

44

43

44

1,686

54.4

1.47

1.70

Feb.

355

240

132

106

88

*80

181

106

97

85

77

72

66

62

58

59

58

54

56

77

135

91

77

70

66

61

58

56

_

.

-

2,723

97.2

2.63

2.74

Mar.

52

50

49

60

91

65

298

189

115

91

88

125

*125

109

94

82

77

80

122

94

85

74

70

66

61

57

54

814

*5.680

472

272

9,761

315

8.51

9.81

Apr.

180

210

184

126

102

95

182

420

202

140

116

126

92

83

76

73

66

*61

160

130

98

490

255

156

119

130

105

89

80

72

-

4,418

147

3.97

4.43

May

64

60

58

55

54

52

50

48

46

45

44

42

41

39

38

37

36

35

34

35

34

33

*34

34

34

33

38

33

32

32

31

1,281

41.3

1.12

1.29

June

31

30

30

30

30

29

32

116

T02

34

32

42

52

34

40

35

48

a40

a38

a45

a36

a32

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30

a36

a50

-

1,204

40.1

1.08

1.20

July

a45

a50

a45

*67

44

36

34

32

30

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

26

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

22

26

33

33

29

25

25

969

31.3

0.846

0.98

Aug.

24

24

25

23

22

22

22

24

26

38

31

24

23

22

*22

22

23

23

23

22

21

21

21

22

21

20

20

20

20

712

23.0

0.622

0.72

Sept.

20

20

20

19

19

21

20

19

19

21

23

*20

20

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

19

25

26

23

32

24

22

21

20

21

-

638

21.3

0.576

0.64

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,760 Min 22 Mean 92.2 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.81

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,68O Min 19 Mean 73.6 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.01

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Mill Creek at Dalton, Ga. Continued

215

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

20

21

21

21

21

21

22

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

21

20

21

21

21

29

25

23

*28

23

22

22

34

24

23

61

736

23.7

0.641

0.74

Nov.

156

34

30

26

25

32

146

41

34

30

28

27

26

55

36

~95 293

54

44

38

35

33

32

31

31

30

29

29

28

27

-

1,555

51.8

1.40

1.56

Dec .

27

27

27

127

72

*54

47

42

50

44

40

38

36

230

527

160

102

206

130

328

923

272

160

116

110

440

216

140

116

98

83

4,988

161

4.35

5.02

Jan.

72

66

60

58

89

64

56

54

84

415

176

126

102

86

*76

68

63

61

55

83

60

413

272

152

116

102

200

377

220

136

105

4,065

131

3.54

4.08

Feb.

89

83

278

255

156

116

95

83

77

69

64

59

56

71

57

89

74

63

61

59

56

52

56

79

*60

70

75

66

65

-

-

2,533

87.3

2.36

2.54

Mar.

69

57

81

277

122

95

79

70

65

225

*2.190

352

212

144

112

92

83

80

89

71

210

590

364

225

156

119

98

86

80

a78

allO

6,681

216

5.84

6.73

Apr.

a!50

a!20

a90

a96

a92

a76

*65

62

59

55

52

52

58

54

50

48

45

44

43

42

41

40

38

59

53

56

51

43

42

39

-

1,815

60.5

1.64

1.83

Hay

38

37

36

35

34

34

34

33

33

38

40

33

33

32

32

31

30

30

31

*34

32

30

30

a34

a43

a38

a33

a!40

a!30

alOO

a70

1,358

43.8

1.18

1.36

June

a50

36

29

149

44

38

36

34

33

33

32

31

32

32

56

113

71

48

38

34

33

34

33

30

30

29

28

30

32

 28

-

1,276

42.5

1.15

1.28

July

26

26

26

26

2°

34

32

34

36

29

26

26

26

25

24

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

22

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

53

863

27.8

0.751

0.87

Aug. Sept.

24 38

26 32

24 27

23 24

23 24

24 23

49 23

50 22

35 22

28 22

*25 21

24 22

28 24

24 25

24 52

26 28

24 24

23 38

66 42

24 27

23 1 26

25 *24

28 23

23 22

22 22

21 22

21 22

21 22

21 22

25 21

76

900 786

29.0 26.2

0.784 0.708

0.90 0.79

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,680 Min 19 Mean 84.0 Cfsm 2.27 In. 30.83

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,190 Min 20 Mean 75.3 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.70

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

319056 O - 55 - 15
216 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Conasauga River at Tilton, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°40' , long. 84°56', on left bank 250 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Swamp Creek, half a mile northeast of Tilton, 

Whitfield County, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with Coosawattee River.

Drainage area. 682 sq mi.

Records available. June 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Aug. 24, 1940, staff gage at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,165 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Mar. 13; maximum gage height, 21.3 

ft Mar. 13 (backwater from Coosawattee River); minimum discharge, 123 cfs July 30.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1951; maximum ga^e height, 30.2 ft 

Mar. 30, 1951; minimum discharge, 85 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from Oosta-iaula River, which 

are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

237

224

216

208

198

196

191

186

188

179

174

174

174

172

172

172

169

164

160

157

179

198

208

*227

224

250

232

242

258

253

234

6,216

201

0.295

0.34

Nov.

1,050

2,660

1,850

758

531

438

1,360

2,610

1,630

821

611

512

449

512

1,320

2,380

5,070

2,520

1,270

800

632

531

474

438

420

438

431

406

406

595

31,725

1,057

1.55

1.73

Dec.

362

336

330

570

2,430

*2,340

1,140

821

695

1,100

1,360

947

758

1,410

4,800

5,720

5,940

5,860

5,530

4,150

7,140

8,450

10,600

10,000

05,080

*o3,490

04,860

*c4,860

*o2,590

2,020

1,760

105,449

5,537

4.89

5.64

Jan.

1,450

1,270

1,140

1,030

1,230

1,560

1,140

989

947

3,020

4,800

5,610

4,300

1,890

1,490

1,520

*1,190

1,140

1,050

1,100

1,560

2,740

5,120

6,060

5,660

2,480

2,500

4,250

5,440

5,720

3,720

82,316

2,655

5.89

4.48

Feb.

2,070

1,710

2,120

5,440

5,860

- 5 , 200

2,200

1,710

1,490

1,320

1,190

1,100

989

1,230

1,410

1,270

1,800

1,450

1,140

1,050

989

905

842

1,190

1,270

*1,100

1,320

1,230

1,050

-

45,625

1,573

2.51

2.49

Mar.

1,100

989

989

3,720

4,750

5,250

1,760

1,410

1,250

2,400

7,850

*9,550

*cll,000

o9,090

o3,980

ol,640

1,490

1,360

1,410

1,320

1,800

4,960

7,450

10,600

*o9,830

*o6,460

02,480

ol,570

ol,490

1,360

1,270

119,498

5,855

5.65

6.51

Apr.

1,270

2,610

2,200

,360

,580

,540

,190

,030

*968

905

842

800

821

884

800

737

695

653

632

590

590

550

550

550

1,490

2,480

1,800

1,190

884

757

52,928

1,098

1.61

1.80

May

632

570

531

493

460

445

451

413

402

409

674

800

512

402

375

362

556

321

321

402

*470

493

424

395

402

467

590

456

438

g,540

1,940

17,706

571

0.837

0.96

June

1,050

758

590

512

1,140

1,100

570

512

420

575

562

445

550

800

926

653

716

550

474

375

556

306

590

420

303

272

255

247

237

232

-

16,074

536

0.786

0.88

July

*229

211

206

201

300

300

256

256

521

555

264

214

219

203

201

198

186

186

179

174

169

174

162

150

150

146

132

132

159

152

157

6,302

203

0.298

0.34

Aug.

186

174

289

250

195

229

368

493

926

1,050

590

*415

592

402

500

278

245

224

232

438

552

300

371

342

227

219

198

193

186

198

224

10,482

558

0.496

0.57

Sept.

309

250

245

224

206

186

174

172

169

155

150

150

169

169

198

474

330

245

550

458

300

229

*201

184

174

169

167

157

155

152

-

6,851

228

0.334

0.37

Calendar year 1951: Max 26,600 Win 148 Mean 1,425 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.37

Water year 1951-52: Max 11,000 Min 132 Mean 1,309 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.11

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 of3).--Dec. 17 (10 a.m.) 6,000 ofs; Dec. 25 (10 p.m.) 10,700 cfs; Dec. 

27 (6 p.m.) 5,120 cfs; Jan. 12 (7 p.m.) 5,770 ofs; Jan. 25 (2 a.m.) 6,500 ofs; Jan. 29 (10 p.m.) 

5,550 ofs; Mar. 15 (8 p.m.) 11,000 ofs; Mar. 25 (2 a.m.) 10,800 ofs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

o Backwater from Coosawattee River.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 217

Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°34', long. 84°57', near left bank on downstream side of pier of tridge 

on U. S. Highway 41 at Resaca, Gordon County, 200 ft downstream from Nashville, 

Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Camp 

Creek, and 3-| miles downstream from confluence of Conasauga and Coosawattee Rivers.

Drainage area. 1^610 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1896 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1891 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 604.14 ft above mean sea level, datrm of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Mar. 23, 1919, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum. Mar. 23, 1919, to 

Oct. 23, 1928, chain gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 24, 1928, to 

Sept. 23, 1934, chain gage and Sept. 24, 1934, to Sept. 11, 1938, wire-weight gage, at 

present site and datum. Since Oct. 29, 1948, auxiliary wire-weight gage read trice 

daily at bridge on State Highway 143, 6| miles downstream.

Average discharge. 51 years (1896-98, 1903-52), 2,807 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,100 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 24.2 ft); minimum discharge observed, 540 cfs July 30, 31, Aug. 1 (gage height, 2.0 ft).

1896-1952: Maximum discharge, 54,800 cfs Mar. 31, 1951; maximum gage height, 34.6 

ft Mar. 31, 1951; minimum discharge observed, 180 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 1925 (gage height,

Maximum stage known, 36.6 ft Apr. 1, 1886. 

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions (water years). W 697: 1896-1928. W852: 1921(M) .

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 29 bo Jan. 21, Feb. 1 

to Mar. 3, Mar. 7-9, 16-21, Mar. 28 to Apr. 26; backwater from return of over-bank flow Dec. 16-29, Jan. 

23-26, 31, Mar. 5, 6, 14-16, 26-28)

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

540

910

1,940

11.0

24.0

6,300 

19,8OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

850

810

770

730

710

675

675

640

640

622

622

605

605

605

605

588

588

588

570

570

605

730

730

710

*830

790

730

870

1.110

910

850

21,933

708

0.440

0.51

Nov.

2,540

5,180

3,460

1,880

1,380

1,230

2,510

3,810

3,040

1,820

1,480

1,330

1,230

1,480

2,640

3,320

5.540

4,020

2,640

1,820

1,590

1,430

1,330

1,280

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,210

1,180

1,140

-

65,000

2,167

1.35

1.51

Dec.

1,090

1.040

1,040

2,200

*5,020

4,160

2,640

2,000

1,940

2,840

2,900

2,320

1,940

2,890

9,400

10,900

8,540

7,510

7,500

8,230

14,000

16,500

18,100

17,006

12,800

9,920

10,700

9,700

6,290

4,460

3,880

209,450

6,756

4.20

4.84

Jan.

3,460

3,110

2,840

2,700

3,320

3,670

3,110

2,770

2.640

5,340

7,740

7,650

7,200

4,300

3,590

- 3,110

2,900

2,770

2,640

2,700

3,110

4,920

9,700

8,920

8,220

5,410

4,860

8,700

11,600

11,100

7,860

161,760

5,218

3.24

3.74

Feb.

 4,860

4,020

4,380

6,390

8,500

6,840

5,100

4,160

3,740

3,460

3,180

3,040

2,840

3,390

3,810

3,530

4,090

3,810

3,250

2,970

2,900

2,700

2,780

2,900

3,180

2,970

3,460

3,390

3,040

-

-

112,480

3,879

2.41

2.60

Mar.

3,180

2,970

2.900

8,500

10,600

7,340

4,540

3,670

3,250

4,620

14,100

17,300

19,200

18,200

13,600

6,270

4,090

3,670

3,880

3,740

4,020

10,000

14,400

17,300

19.700

18,000

11,800

5,650

4,540

4,090

3,810

268,930

8,675

5.39

6.21

Apr.

3,740

5,180

5,180

4,020

3,950

3,950

3,460

*3,110

2,970

2,840

2,700

2,640

2,700

2,900

2,640

2,510

2,380

2,320

2,250

2,180

2,180

2,120

2,060

2,060

4,090

4,860

5,660

4,460

3,040

2,580

-

96,730

3,224

2.00

2.23

May

,320

,120

,000

,940

,820

,760

,700

,640

,640

,640

,380

,320

,820

,640

,590

,540

,480

.450

,430

,700

* ,880

,640

,540

,540

,250

,940

,700

,590

1,880

4,250

3,670

59,770

1,928

1.20

1.38

June

2,440

1,940

1,640

1,540

1,700

2,320

1,940

1,540

1,380

1,480

,540

,810

,110

,120

,120

,820

,940

,820

,540

,380

,330

,330

,280

,330

,140

,070

,020

,000

,210

,140

-

50,970

1,699

1.06

1.18

July

*1,000

910

910

830

830

830

955

955

910

910

830

790

750

750

750

750

710

710

710

710

675

640

640

640

605

605

605

570

570

540

540

23,130

746

0.463

0.53

Aug.

57C

710

87C

83C

75C

83C

1,180

2,510

2,440

1,880

1,430

*1,090

1,040

1,090

910

850

910

1,180

1,230

2,060

1,430

1,020

930

1,020

870

750

692

675

640

692

830

35,909

1,094

0.680

0.78

Sept.

955

850

830

770

675

640

622

605

588

570

570

555

622

710

830

2.250

1,250

955

1,590

1,590

1,160

910

*870

770

710

675

658

640

622

605

"

25,647

855

0.531

0.59

Calendar year 1951: Max 50,000 Mln 505 Mean 3,160 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.66

Water year 1951-52= Max 19,700 Mln 540 Mean 3,087 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings July 2 to Aug. 12.
218 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Oostanaula River near Rome, Ga.

Location. Lat 34° 18", long. 85°08', on left bank l£ miles upstream from Dry Creek, 

4£ miles north of Rome, Floyd County, 4-=f miles upstream from confluence with Etowah 

River, and 6|- miles downstream from Armuchee Creek. Prior to Dec. 8, 1950, at site 

3-5- miles downstream.

Drainage area. 2,120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. Gageheight records collected at site 4-J miles downstream since 1890 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 561.70 ft above mean se? level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. February 1937 to May 1939, staff gage and 

Oct. 1, 1939, to Dec. 1, 1950, water-stage recorder, at site Similes downstream at 

same datum. February 1937 to May 1939, auxiliary staff gage and Oct. 1939, to 

Sept. 30, 1952, auxiliary water-stage recorder, at Fifth Avenue bridge 4-j miles downstream. Staff gage at site of auxiliary gage used as base gage for records published 

as Coosa River at Rome Jan. 1, 1897, to Dec. 31, 1903.

Average discharge.--13 years (1939-52), 3,518 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 19-10 to 1952 are contained 

following table:

Water 

year

1939-40

1940-41

1941-42

1942-43

1943-44

1944-45

1945-46

1946-47

1947-48

1948-49

1949-50

1950-51

1951-52

Maximum

Date

Mar. 15

July 8

Mar. 24

Jan. 2

Apr. 1

Feb. 15

Feb. 13

Jan. 23

Feb. 18

Dec. 2

Mar. 17,18

Apr. 2

Mar. 12

Discharge 

(cfs)

15,000

12,800

19,700

29,900

29,100

19,400

45,500

47,000

28,200

37,300

30,500

43,600

23,900

Date

Mar. 15

July 7

Mar. 23

Dec. 31

Mar. 30

Feb. 14

Feb. 12,13

Jan. 22

Feb. 14

Nov. 30

Mar. 14

Apr. 2

Mar. 12

Gage height" 

(feet)

17.93

16.92

26.43

30.17

29.34

20.24

34.50

35.13

27.77

34.22

26.95

35.42

28.05

Minimum daily

Date

Oct. 18,25

Oct. 6

Oct. 7

Oct. 19

Sept. 6,10,26

Oct. 22

Oct. 1

Sept. 29, 30

Oct. 1, 6

Oct. 5,19,20,22

Oct. 1

Sept. 11

Oct. 20

Discharge 

(cfs)

467

480

436

652

544

461

577

499

492

631

893

633

650

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 47,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1947; maximum grge height, 35.13 

ft Jan. 22, 1947; minimum daily discharge, 436 cfs Oct. 10, 1941.

Flood of Apr. 1, 1886, reached a stage of 40.3 ft at site of present auxiliary gage. 

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

T7UUO cfs, which are fair.

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1939 to September 194O

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

765

668

652

626

626

618

618

610

610

486

486

593

593

585

585

577

*474

467 

474

474

474

474

474

577

467

474

585

626 

642

618

494

17,492

564

0.262

0.30

Nov.

600

486

600

600

696

696

6OO

*494

6OO

593

610

610

610

618

618

500

500

610 

618

626

*513

520

652

652

642

513

507

507 

507

626

-

17,524

584

0.272

0.30

Dec.

634

745

1,010

830

775

652

642

*634

626

642

610

626

634

634

634

634

626

626 

*634

745

869

1,020

995

1,010

1,120

1,240

.500

,260 

,260

,180

,110

25,957

837

0.389

0.45

Jan.

995

882

765

734

634

859

756

786

*696

686

807

1,160

1,550

3,090

4,550

*4,190

2,470

1,870 

1,500

al,200

a900

a700

a60O

a600

a600

a600

a600

3600 

a700

*841

943

37,664

1,215

0.565

0.65

Feb.

1,050

841

854

1,200

1,370

*4,720

7,390

6,410

3,980

5,280

8,450

7,320

*5,130

a4,200

a4,OOO

a3,8OO

a3 , 200

a4,700 

a7,500

a8,200

*8,430

6,420

4,070

2,990

2,650

2,520

*2,390

3,220 

5,190

-

-

127,475

4,396

2.04

2.20

Mar.

4,740

3,570

a3,100

33 , 300

a3 , 800

*a3,200

a2,900

a2 , 800

33 , 300

34,000

33,200

a3,500

*7,040

13,000

14.200

12,9OO

10,700

6,450 

4,580

*5,030

3,940

3,130

2,600

3,170

3,670

*3,350

2,650

2.480 

2,520

3,400

6,280

152,500

4,919

2.29

2.64

Apr.

7,090

5,260

*3,710

3,250

2,970

3,040

2,540

2,730

2,510

2,350

2,130

1,970

1,830

1,930

1,970

1,760

*1,680

1.590 

2,230

5,360

7.620

6,440

4.2OO

*3,080

3,270

3,140

2,650

2,270 

2,010

1,970

-

94,550

3,152

1.47

1.64

May

*2,180

2,570

5.170

2,550

2,180

1,930

1,850

*1,650

1,690

1,560

1,610

1,570

1,290

1,350

*1,240

1,520

1,330

1,230 

1,200

1,180

*1,080

971

1,070

866

971

1,210

1,110

*1,010 

1,110

911

922

45,881

1,480

0.688

0.79

June

888

854

850

818

807

*8O7

696

696

918

1,750

*1,180

984

900

1.O6O

1,010

1,090

5,020

5.590 

5,180

1,960

1,770

1,420

1,150

945

877

*1,140

1,200

1,020 

1,500

1,980

-

59,818

1,527

0.617

0.69

July

1,440

1,050

1,110

1,350

1,470

1,490

1,550

1,350

1,260

1,840

2,090

2,750

*6,320

9.150

6,990

5,200

2,960

2,470 

2,230

1,570

1,460

1,400

1,190

1,140

888

866

854

716 

706

7CJ6

786

64,112

2,068

0.962

1.11

Aug.

1,030

854

818

786

765

*756

706

1,240

1,O7O

905

765

642

1,970

5,830

*4.620

*2,470

1,630

1,570 

1,190

1,030

*996

971

841

841

706

706

696

*1,050 

841

945

1,750

38,750

1,230

0.581

0.67

Sept.

1.970

1,090

854

706

807

807

818

706

696

678

*652

660

652

634

642

628

634

628 

*628

618

618

618

600

500

507

*513

541

535 

513

500

-

20,953

698

0.325

0.36

Calendar year 1939: Max - 

Water year 1939-4O: Max 14,2OO

MIn - 

Min 467

Mean - 

Mean 1,865

Cfsm - In. - 

Cfsm O.867 In. 11.SO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

Etowah River at Rome and Coosa River near Rome.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Oostanaula River near Rome, Ga.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1940 to September 1941

219

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

494 

494

*486

486 

486

480

593

600

*486

600

610

600

486

585

600

600

*600

626

618

494

600

610 

*486

486

486

486

486

486

494

507

756

16,907

545

0.253

0.29

Nov.

*841 

956

1,180

747 

668

*652

660

786

756

652

869

1,180

1.240

*1,140

1,050

796

668

652

652

652

642

520 550"

528

520

668

*678

556

564

549

22,542

751

0.349

0.39

Dec .

696

1,030

1,150

1,160 

877

830

807

686

678

*678

668

668

668

830

1,200

1,230

1,240

1,180

1,240

922

877

854 

716

706

706

866

1,060

2,650

6,340

10 . 600

7,770

51,583

1,664

0.774

0.89

Jan.

4,940 

4,050

5,900

7.560 

5,780

3,770

2,820

2,350

1,930

1,850

1,590

1,560

1,520

1,400

*1,380

1,650

1,930

1,970

1,760

1,470

1,310

1.280 

1,290

1,340

1,560

1,890

2,390

2,430

2,340

*2,050

1,850

76,750

2,476

1.15

1.33

Feb.

1,610 

1,690

1,570

1,490 

1,380

1,260

1,330

1,230

1,120

1,110

*1,100

1.080

1,380

2,710

2^770

2,110

1,890

1,590

1,520

1,290

1,260

1,240 

1,140

1,120

1,110

*1,110

1,100

1,180

_

-

40,490

1,446

0.673

0.70

Mar.

996 

996

1,080

1,240 

1,560

1,810

2,580

4,430

7_t060

67180

4,490

3,870

3,730

*3,140

2,680

2,710

2,720

2,430

2,230

2,060

2,140

2,080 

1,800

2,140

2,130

*1,880

1,730

*1,900

2,760

2,310

2,130

80,992

2,613

1.22

1.41

Apr.

1,900 

1,830

1,700

1,630 

1,530

2,150

2,720

1,800

1,630

1,530

1,940

2,000

1,660

1,470

1,430

1,400

*1,380

1,370

1,350

1,320

1,290

1.120 

1,120

1,730

1,980

2.900

2,540

2,080

1,660

*1,440

-

51,600

1,720

0.800

0.89

May

1.250 

1,200

1,170

1,070 

1,050

1,110

1,040

1,080

1,010

1,070

931

905

882

*882

775

775

765

660

756

756

745

735 

634

745

735

716

618

486

600

600

707

26,438

853

0.397

0.46

June

610 

735

893

969 

955

859

814

707

679

707

*1,080

1,280

1,100

1,250

1,290

980

793

772

750

740

650

1,060 

1,100

1,530

1.B70

*1,530

1,180

1,170

1,170

1,390

-

30,613

1,020

0.474

0.53

July

1,440 

2,150

2,390

3,460 

4,860

8,960

*9,590

10 . BOO

9,600

6,100

3,460

2,510

2,350

2,680

2,930

4,240

9,680

7,990

4,370

3,770

4,890

4,080 

3,000

2,960

2,770

2,850

1,980

1,690

1,440

1,290

1.170

131,450

4,240

1.97

2.27

Aug.

1,250 

1,270

1,350

2,470 

1,960

5.590

2,080

1,810

1,490

1,480

1,660

1,640

*2,100

1,520

1,970

1,630

1,33C

1.20C

99E

869

76f

765 

848

84?

75F

84?

*95f

1,400

1,550

1,730

1,280

45,409

1,465

0.681

0.79

Calendar year 1940: Max 14,200 Min 480 Mean 1,947 Cfsm 0.906 In. 12.32

Water year 1940-41: Max 10,800 Min 480 Mean 1,626 Cfsm 0.756 In. 10.28

Sept.

848 

835

745

94i 

848

735

716

696

600

593

593

577

618

626

577

561

*561

561

553

553

544

538 

538

538

538

544

553

561

561

553

"

18,808

62.7

0.292

0.33

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In. ,

Oct.

544

544

544 

544

544

441

436

553

441

544

448

688

688

569

*450

448

553

448

448

441

441 

448

448

448 

441

441

450

1,370

1.850

841

626

18,120

585

0.272

0.31

Nov.

600

818

818 

668

618

634

877

984

765

726

610

600

*474

474

474

474

474

474

474

474

486 

668

866

1,380 

1.590

1,160

725

678

652

626

-

21,341

711

0.331

0.37

Dec.

626

618

610 

1,410

1,840

1,970

1,600

1,350

1,070

*1,010

893

775

1,140

1,570

1,850

1,260

984

943

818

786

775 

765

3,420

6.420 

6,060

5,260

4,030

3,270

2,630

2,090

1,850

59,693

1,926

0.896

1.C3

Jan.

2,240

4,910

6.440 

5,650

4,160

3,170

2,580

2,140

2,000

1,690

1,520

1,380

*1,320

1,350

1,320

1,110

996

1,080

1,080

1,140

1,310 

1,160

1,110

1,170 

1,070

958

1,200

2,610

5,070

4,440

3,960

71,334

2,301

1.07

1.23

Feb.

4,580

4,640

3,350 

2,780

2,340

3,160

6,630

7,910

6,570

4,370

3,220

2,650

2,510

2,180

2.090

4,450

14,700

* 16, 200

*16,700

* 19. 500

* 17, 600 

8,630

4,110

4,500 

5,620

5,620

4,690

3,800

-

_

-

184,900

6,604

3.07

3.20

Mar.

5.110

3,190

5,490 

6,870

6,610

*5,740

5,160

5,780

7,790

11,000

10,300

7,890

5,010

4,260

3,570

4,200

6,810

9,670

9,840

8,740

11,400 

12,200

15,300

17 . 400 

11,700

5,980

6,970

8,660

8,590

6,390

4,490

240,110

7,745

3.60

4.15

Apr.

5.780

3,480

3,520 

3,130

2,860

2,730

2,280

2,240

2,510

3,780

3,670

2,590

2,250

2,040

1,790

1,610

1,700

1,550

1,670

1,630

1,600 

1,460

1,430

1,430 

1,400

1,400

1,270

*1,370

1.240

1,340

-

64,550

2,152

1.00

1.12

May

1,210

1,310

1,310 

1,280

1,490

4.240

2,270

1,590

1,520

1,290

1,260

1,240

1,140

1.050

1,150

1,100

1,200

1,210

1,150

1,160

1,210 

2,390

3,330

2,380 

1,830

1,630

1,680

2,040

1,870

1,760

1,340

50,630

1,633

0.760

0.88

Calendar year 1941: Max 10,800 Min 436 Mean 1,649 Cfsr

June

1,380

*1,240

1,020 

1,140

1,110

1,100

2,290

1,680

2,950

2,710

2,780

3,340

5.750

3,630

2,770

2,550

1,970

1,800

1,400

1,310

1,160 

1,120

922

1,520 

1,060

971

841

854

841

877

-

52,086

1,736

0.807

0.90

n 0.767

July

1,080

4,360

5.140 

2,570

1,430

1,140

1,200

984

971

922

1,430

1,470

1,370

1,770

1,770

1,240

1,200

*1,180

1,050

905

786 

882

905

971 

1,110

1,300

1,080

971

854

981

969

43,991

1,419

0.660

0.76

Aug.

1,08C

905

86S 

76f

76T

893

1,83C

5,65C

5.07C

3,65C

4,48C

4,210

2,52C

1,72C

1,57C

1,08C

1,08C

951

1,58C

6,02C

15.70C 

13.30C

9,14C

7,32C 

7,840

6,58C

3.72C

2,31C

1.99C

1,76C

1,42C

115,54?

5,727

1.73

1.9S

In. 10.42

Sept.

1,750

1,500

,540 

,270

,180

,290

,890

,800

,060

,450

* ,370

,440

,170

,110

905

981

1,100

1,150

1,100

918

882 

775

765

756 

745

918

2,150

4.080

3,490

2,040

-

43,535

1,451

0.675

0.75

Water year 1941-42: Max 19,300 Min 436 Mean 2,646 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.69

Discharge measurement made on this day.
220 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Oostanaula River near Rome, Ga. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,340

1,330

1,100

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,230

1,180

1,200

1,010

796

854

1,020

796

796

775

660

660

652 '6"68

725

1,030

1,170

931

1,040

1,430

2.000

1,870

1,490

1,220

984

33,127

1,069

0.497

0.57

Nov.

866

1,13,0

1,020

1,080

1,040

1,020

818

818

706

818

818

1,050

1,050

830

807

686

905

969

686

686

686

786

,050

,300

.400

,230

,150

,020

706

1,040

28,151

938

0.436

0.49

Dec.

2,280

4,640

6,930

5,640

5,140

7,190

10,700

14,500

14,200

11,600

6,800

4,520

3,700

3,000

2,780

2,660

2,710

2,580

*2,410

2,090

1,950

2,120

2,580

3,200

3,270

3,460

3,570

9,200

14,500

*18,800

*22.100

200,800

6,477

3.01

3.47

Jan.

28,200

2 8 ,'200

24 , 800

18,300

6,070

3,750

5,970

5,910

3,820

3,350

3,110

2,940

2,730

2,570

2,480

2.550

4,170

13,100

*14,700

14,200

9,680

5,420

4,030

3,630

5,280

7,800

8,740

8,400

6,180

4,950

280,110

9,036

4.20

4.84

Feb.

4,320

3,660

5,490

4,240

12,300

14,500

16,100

18.100

17,200

10,500

6,100

5,610

5,700

4,800

3,940

3,770

3,090

3,130

3,080

2,950

2,730

2,690

2,770

2,730

2,690

2,480

2,350

2.270

_

-

167,290

5,975

2.78

2.90

Mar.

2,270

2,230

2,150

2,090

1,970

2,170

2,640

2,770

2,350

2,190

1.870

3,750

7,860

12,100

11,800

10,200

13,000

13,700

14,500

14,400

12,000

16 , 600

21,700

*22.200

21,200

20,000

13 , 500

7,150

6,350

5,290

4,320

276,280

8,912

4.15

4.78

Apr.

3,880

5,930

5,690

5,340

3,050

2,870

3,000

2,860

2,730

2,820

2,640

4,350

4,690

3,090

2,950

2.450

2,550

3,090

12,900

14.000

11,500

10,000

7,340

6,970

6,970

5,930

4,950

4,150

3,660

3,320 '-

149,650

4,988

2.32

2.59

May

5,150

2,910

2,730

2,560

2,610

2,480

2,430

2,230

2,390

2,550

2,690

2,690

*3.520

2,770

2,520

2,150

2,010

2,060

1,950

1,950

1,720

1,720

1.680

1,800

2,580

2,640

2,900

2,480

2,390

1,970

1,770

73,340

2,366

1.10

1.27

June

1,560

1,650

1,610

1,490

1,470

1,450

1,330

1,420

1,600

1,690

1,730

1,570

1.850

1,680

1,520

1,240

1,050

1,490

1,660

1,530

al,200

al,200

al,200

1,120

*1,380

al,300

al.100

al.100

al.OOO

al,100

-

42,070

1,402

0.652

0.73

July

2,080

1,490

1,290

1,590

1,630

1,980

2,080

1,660

2,100

1,730

1,770

1,890

1,610

2,260

2,580

2,440

al,700

al,500

al,300

2,570

2,520

1,760

al,300

al,200

al.100

a4,800

9.270

7,060

6,080

2,750

1,830

76,920

2,481

1.15

1.33

Aug.

1,810

2,150

1,600

1,750

2,100

5.190

4,590

5,510

2,230

1,700

*1,480

1,370

2,210

3,060

2,860

2,510

1,580

1,280

1,230

1,050

1,030

932

1,010

918

906

825

814

814

775

930

943

54,957

1,772

0.824

0.95

Sept.

918

al,000

al.OOO

1,050

1,140

952

1,030

1,080

918

3920

a880

a850

a820

a800

a800

a750

a750

a750

a800

1,900

4,170

6.180

4,230

2,150

1,420

1,170

1,050

859

*918

995

-

42,228

1,408

0.655

0.75

Calendar year 1942: Max 22,100 Min 652 Mean 3,092 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.51

Water year 1942-43: Max 29,300 Min 652 Mean 3,904 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.65

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of records for Etowah

River at Rome and Coosa River near Rome.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

980 

1,050

968

895

814

968

955

955

1,010

927

994

994

983

927

1,280

1,460

1.550 

1,350

1,160

993

980

895

857

883

793

883

906

825

848

93Z

735

30,730

991

0.461

0.53

Nov.

726 

814

726

814

895

814

1,010

1,590

2.220

1,930

1,610

1,310

1,170

955

848

932

848 

932

835

835

835

735

735

735

835

726

814

814

814

825

-

39,672

989

0.460

0.51

Dec.

726 

314

814

825

642

765

1,030

995

905

1,030

944

882

1,150

1,080

859

932

825 

814

Jan.

2,570 

2,470

8,810

15.100

13,200

9,010

5,580

3,270

2,830

2,970

2,900

2,410

2,580

2,200

2,570

5,050

3,570 

3,020

871 2,680

814

906

906

968

895

1,050

3,480

6.430

5,360

4,240

3,830

3,100

48,872

1,577

0.733

0.85

2,510

2,350

1,890

1,920

1,730

1,530

1,660

1,760

1,550

1,530

1,500

1.460

108,760

3,508

1.63

1.88

Feb.

1,420 

1,480

1,390

1.310

1,390

1,460

1,640

2,420

6,710

16,000

16,200

14,100

16,000

14,500

14,300

13,500

14,900 

17,200

18,600

17,500

17,400

15,300

11,200

9,940

10,100

15,200

25.600

*20,100

*21,800

_

-

356,660

11,610

5.40

5.82

Calendar year 1943: Max 39,300 Min 726

Mar.

*22,500 

23,600

21,300

16,300

7,500

5,690

11,700

16,600

18,400

15,400

10,500

7,370

7,570

6,930

5,710

4,840

4,490 

4.140

13,200

16,100

16,600

20,200

20,800

16,600

11,300

6,910

8,110

15,600

22,400

22,900

25.700

424,760

15,700

6.37

7.34

Apr.

27.500 

22,500

26 , 500

21,000

11,000

5,980

4,910

5,420

4,350

4.290

4,350

5,340

6,650

6,590

5,590

5,380

5,960 

5,320

5,150

5,890

6,400

5,840

5,130

6,220

8,660

8,200

9,530

9,990

8,640

5,950

-

264,050

8,801

4.09

4.56

May

4,460 

4,050

5,800

5,460

5,690

4,790

6,720

*5,310

3,940

5,140

2,910

2,820

2,770

2,560

2,240

2,310

2,430 

2,480

2,090

1,870

1,840

2,030

2,000

1.750

3,270

6,530

3,200

2,080

2,090

1,870

2,260

96,740

3,121

1.45

1.67

June

1.850 

1,630

1,680

1,680

1,470

1,770

1,850

1,660

1,770

1,490

1,470

1,380

1,470

*1,800

1,850

1,850

1,530 

1,460

1,370

1,520

1,230

1,250

1,140

1,280

1,170

1,080

980

1,050

1,050

1,120

-

43,900

1,463

0.680

0.76

July

1,060 

1,060

981

1,300

1.680

1,260

1,150

905

1,010

995

981

981

830

1,120

1,340

1,440

1,380 

1,110

1,110

1,040

1,510

877

1,010

*1,020

918

980

618

707

795

600

793

32,559

1,044

0.486

0.56

Aug.

848 

807

,110

,110

825

,110

,370

,460

,240

,080

980

1,020

707

726

835

,450

.620 

,570

,240

,050

906

707

688

585

679

669

750

669

696

726

707

29,720

959

0.446

0.51

Sept.

688 

593

761

669

561

5J4

641

561

553

544

660

686

918

869

626-

593

577 

561

561

569

750

669

577

660

641

544

708

641

553

740

-

19,218

641

0.298

0.35

Mean 3.485 Cfsm 1.62 Ir. 22.01

Water year 1943-44: Max 27,300 Min 544 Mean 4^044 Cfsm 1.86 Ir. 25.32

Discharge measurement made on this'day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Oostanaula River near Rome, Ga. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1944 to September 1945

221

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

895 

1.460

1,210

917

813

561

813

883

857

669

561

553

793

895

735

600

750

650

553

641

553

461

544

641

553

553

719

544

561

616

631

22,185

716

0.333

0.38

Nov.

641 

553

553

553

561

561

641

544

729

577

585

600

688

585

474

474

688

600

600

618

652

892

756

814

600

600

716

1,170

1.630

1,080

-

20,735

691

0.321

0.36

Dec.

1,010 

1,030

825

716

600

600

895

766

1,260

1,770

1,230

1,240

1,310

1,010

969

756

745

735

735

835

835

918

735

835

993

918

1,150

1,700

1,830

3,520

5.000

37,471

1,209

0.562

0.65

Jan.

5,840 

6,630

6.670

4,920

3,050

2,330

2,880

3,830

4,440

4,520

2,990

2,570

3,490

*5,490

5,420

3,840

3,630

2,370

2,570

2,850

3,150

2,850

2,310

2,210

2,050

1,940

1,890

1,720

1,60O

1.580

1,640

103,270

3,331

1.55

1.79

Feb..

1,460 

1,350

1,400

1.300

5,000

7,740

6,720

4,730

3,570

3,100

2,750

2,610

9,980

*16,700

18.700

16,200

15,000

16,800

17,500

15,600

14,400

15,200

14,500

11,400

8,970

5,630

4,860

4.440

_

-

247,610

8,843

4.11

4.28

Mar.

4,230 

3,750

3,910

9,850

13,500

14.700

12,900

8,880

4,680

3,770

3,530

3,300

2,970

3,000

2,570

2,600

2,660

2.480

2,800

2,920

3,100

4,780

*4,210

3,630

3,270

3,090

4,110

5,780

4,430

3,320

3,200

151,920

4,901

2.28

2.63

Apr.

2,820 

4,420

7,930

8,300

5,360

3,530

3,120

2,820

2,660

2,460

2,370

2,310

2,200

2,080

1 .890

1,990

2,770

5,490

5,390

2,970

2,310

2,270

2,220

2,680

3,900

6,210

7,260

*5,120

7,390

9.740

-

121,980

4,066

1.89

211

May

9.040 

7,450

4,990

4,850

4,230

3,820

3,440

3,050

3,300

3,270

3,020

3,560

3,990

6,660

7,740

7,710

5,790

4,52O

4,380

3,460

2,990

2,410

2,240

2,270

2,030

1,960

2,170

*2,140

2,100

2,010

1.890

122,480

3,951

1.84

2.12

June

1,780 

1,700

1,540

1,760

1,660

1,610

1,460

1,610

1,550

1,550

1,530

1,460

1,480

1,400

1,310

1,350

1,580

1,560

1,460

2,190

2 . 650

2,310

1,590

1,350

1,240

1,150

1,140

1,110

1,160

1.080

-

46,320

1,544

0.716

0.8C

July

1,080 

1,010

1,190

1,150

1,210

1,120

1,020

918

944

814

707

793

825

945

2,750

4.070

1,670

1,270

1,150

995

969

1,140

1,170

1,260

1,080

932

1,110

969

1,190

1,240

1,640

38,331

1,236

0.575

0.66

Aug.

1,280 

1,400

1,140

1,040

2,3fO

2,220

2,230

2,770

5.4BO

2,470

1,680

1,170

1,210

1,110

1,020

7F6

1,150

1,280

1,050

871

857

848

780

1,520

3,060

2,300

1,080

883

688

TeT

750

45,254

1,460

0.679

0.78

Sept.

660 

750

631

*708

624

624

631

553

544

544

538

650

761

726

1,210

1,530

1,380

5.520

2,340

900

796

765

625

618

610

600

593

585

424

wn

-

25,867

862

0.401

0.45

Calendar year 1944 : Max 27,300 Min 461 Mean 3,925 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.82

Water year 1944-45 : Max 18,700 Min 461 Mean 2,694 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.01

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1945 to September 1946

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

577 

688

593

618

593

707

1,050

1,270

931

1,180

927

848

761

750

750

660

669

750

740

660

729

660

814

1.800

1,680

1,310

943

893

918 

814

716

26,999

871

0.405

0.47

Nov.

793

707

906

1,280

1,280

1,210

1,150

1,050

883

883

793

696

793

1,110

1,460

1,800

1,640

1,380

1,140

1,700

2,450

3.450

3,430

2,480

2,200

1,680

1,540

1,380

1,580 

1,600

-

44,444

1,481

0.689

0.77

Dec.

1,550 

1,350

1.240

2,080

7,030

11.200

10,200

8,230

4,790

3,390

3,460

3,420

2,860

3,270

3,910

3,840

3,020

2,490

2,410

2,730

2,560

2,270

1,960

1,930

4,150

8,790

10,900

9,140

6,410 

6,270

7,300

144,150

4,650

2.16

2.49

Jan.

8,180 

7,720

5,540

4,170

5.250

6,520

9,920

14,900

*25,300

29,500

31,900

54.000

33,400

28,500

25,500

*20,600

20,400

17,900

11,200

5,610

6,230

5,220

4,640

4,080

3,880

3,490

3,570

3,380

3,350 

4,090

6,510

392 , 450

12,660

5.89

6.79

Feb.

7,610 

7,760

6,110

4,890

4,670

9,110

13,300

12,300

17 , 600

19,900

31,800

*32,400

*45.400

* 41, 900

36,300

30,800

25,100

19,800

9,910

8,120

7,920

7,070

5,640

5,790

5,230

*4,460

5.940

4,720

-

-

429,550

15,340

7.13

7.42

Mar.

5,030 

4,520

4,110

3,540

3,530

3,570

5.200

5,600

8,050

9,780

13,600

8,980

5,380

4,680

4,600

7,380

8,210

9,760

7,380

5,430

5,320

4,350

4,040

3,740

3,540

3,200

*3,230

7,750

12,200 

15,100

18.200

207,000

6,677

3.11

3.58

Apr.

22.600 

18,400

11,900

4,890

4,610

4,400

4,150

3,620

5,380

7,220

8,220

8,120

5,890

4,610

4,500

5.400

4,920

*7,680

6,630

4,920

4,320

3,910

3,620

3,600

3,640

7,660

8,930

7,300

4,790 

4,290

-

198,120

6,604

3.07

3.42

May

4,030 

3,330

5,380

8,040

10,800

9,370

5,530

4,920

4,910

4,200

3,250

6,480

8,060

7,230

7,620

11,400

14,900

16.700

16,300

15,200

*13,700

8,190

4,890

5,320

6,300

7,220

6,020

4,600

3,840 

3,490

5.200

234,420

7,562

3.52

4.06

June

4,940 

8.560

8,070

6,430

4,510

3,520

3,050

2,950

2,770

2,770

2,420

2,390

2,350

2,230

3,750

5,790

4,500

3,990

3,390

2,860

2,880

2,630

2,770

2,430

2,310

2,150

2,350

2,680

2,180 

1.950

-

105,350

3,512

1.63

1.82

July

1,890 

2,170

3,610

5.780

5,720

3,890

2,800

2,430

2,220

2,220

2,260

2,050

1,850

1,890

1,850

2,850

2,940

2,230

1,930

1,850

1,850

1,630

1,850

1,730

1,530

1,400

1,300

1,370

1.270 

1,500

1,410

71,270

2,299

1.07

1.23

Aug.

*1,310 

1,330

1,250

1,300

1,040

1,120

1,180

1.530

1,440

1,190

1,080

1,290

1,210

1,180

1,020

1,010

93?

1,080

918

906

906

1,040

955

883

942

895

955

883

871 

871

1,420

33,937

1,095

0.509

0.59

Sept.

1,210 

1,040

942

927

927

*780

848

917

917

871

1,130

1,080

918

793

772

761

688

793

968

793

780

696

882

1,680

2.000

1,370

1,050

825

955 

793

-

29,106

970

0.451

0.50

Calendar year 1945: Max 18,700 Min 474 Mean 3,065 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.35

Water year 1945-46: Max 45,400 Min 577 Mean 5,251 Cfsm 2.44 In. 33.14

Discharge measurement made on this day.
222 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Oostanaula River near Rome, Ga. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a810

a810

a800

a800

a750

a750

*a700

871

1,230

1,610

1,070 

955

932

a900

a950

a950 

a800

a800

a800

803

780

772

761

761

803

1,290

1.900

1,700

1,140

993

906

29,897

964

0.448

0.52

Nov.

814

883

8Q3

a750

*a750

707

726

848

1,180

1,120

4,290 

6.080

5,840

5,480

3,250

1,660 

2,140

3,740

4,400

3,730

2,280

2,000

1,860

1,560

1,510

1,350

1,270

2,350

2,280

1,870

-

67,521

2,251

1.05

1.17

Dec.

1,640

1,440

1,330

1,290

1,120

1,190

1,110

1,110

1,020

1,020

932 

944

944

1,050

1,240

*1,140 

1,020

955

1,140

2,130

5,720

7.190

6,680

5,050

2,750

2,280

1,940

1,760

2,460

4,420

5,360

69,375

2,238

1.04

1.20

Jan.

7,060

9,420

12,000

11,000

8,290

5,950

4,300

4,580

5,140

4,660

5.700 

8,750

10,700

10,400

15,100

22,100 

24,200

26,000

24,600

*27,000

36,700

*39,500

45.700

41,600

35,200

27,700

20,400

10,600

5,100

4,050

4,400

515,900

16,640

7.74

8.92

Feb.

5,600

5,030

3,710

3,320

3,520

3,320

3,110

3,110

2,770

2,800

2,550 

*2,350

2,350

2,150

2,150

2.010 

2,140

2,060

2,090

*4,650

*9,270

10 . 100

8,260

5,490

4,080

3,400

3,020

2,770

.

-

107,180

3,828

1.78

1.85

Mar.

2,920

3,020

3,350

2,920

2.750

3,800

5,610

11,200

15.200

13,100

11,400 

7,060

5,330

5,890

6,510

5,620 

4,840

4,210

3,930

4,610

4,770

4,010

3,380

4,350

4,980

4,610

3,750

3,460

3,240

3,060

2,970

163,830

5,285

2.46

2.84

Apr.

2,850

2.520

2,600

2,520

2,850

2,900

2,640

2,550

2,690

2,990

3,750 

5,690

6,240

10,200

12,500

14.400 

14,000

13,800

10,700

6,240

5,030

4,540

3,910

3,520

3,240

3,060

2,900

2,720

2,680

2,680

-

158,690

5,290

2.46

2.74

May

a3,400

a3,800

a3 , 500

a3 , 000

a2,700

*2,750

2,510

2,410

2,170

2,240

2,200 

2,080

1,960

2,030

1,920

1,850 

1,920

1,660

1.610

1,730

1,960

5,150

4.720

3,790

2,690

2,380

2,580

2,030

1,960

1 , 930

2,170

76,600

2,471

1.15

1.33

June

1,980

1,680

1,760

2,120

2,120

1,850

1,680

1,500

1,460

1,460

1,420 

1,280

1,280

1,460

1,610

1,570 

1,390

1,240

1,060

981

1,520

1,790

2,310

2,480

1,850

1,610

1,580

2,150

2,510

2.520

-

51,221

1,707

0.794

0.89

July

.720

,610

,330

,220

,190

,180

,120

,380

,220

,030

1,010 

980

980

968

883

803 

993

1,370

1,580

1,300

1,190

*906

803

780

772

761

761

761

750

750

750

32,651

1,053

0.490

0.56

Aug.

740

669

716

593

761

569

600

859

726

883

726 

716

634

707

707

696 

577

669

626

1.120

803

761

650

618

825

883

871

825

729

641

624

22,524

727

0.338

0.39

Sept.

531

531

523

523

*597

515

515

553

927

793

994 

836

761

669

631

553 

836

679

631

616

691

523

515

515

515

507

507

507

499

499

-

18,492

616

0.287

0.32

Calendar year 1946: Max 45,400 Min 688 Mean 5,118 Cfsm 2.38 In, 32.30

Water year 1946-47: Max 45,700 Min 499 Mean 3,600 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.73

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at base gage; discharge estimated on basis of records' for Etowah River at 

Rome and Coosa River near Rome.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

492

499

499

499

499

492

499

507

593

634

716

577

544

544

538

531

544

815

1.650

1,020

1,060

955

750

708

624

631

641

641

802

761

660

20,905

674

0.313

0.36

Nov.

553

561

652

888

882

869

,170

,030

,270

,270

,050

,310

,620

,770

,920

,410

* .120

,560

,680

,420

,380

,240

,110

,200

,100

1,020

958

918

893

869

-

39,695

1,323

0.615

0.69

Dec.

848

835

825

825

825

825

869

,050

,060

,560

,050

,270

,930

,660

,890

,180

.020

,350

,520

,410

,080

,730

,600

,380

,350

,370

,380

,420

,310

,200

,110

56,732

1,830

0.851

0.98

Jan.

,390

,230

,930

,630

,920

,560

,420

,310

,280

,260

,170

.150

,250

,040

,760

,610

,410

,070

,780

,580

,6uO

,660

,580

,580

,420

,240

,220

,780

,570

,240

.920

66,620

2,149

1.00

1.15

Feb.

7,700

7,130

4,800

3,590

5.160

5,410

6,060

11,500

*14,600

*16,000

*19,100

*19,400

19,400

*20,500

*22,800

*25,300

*26,800

*27.200

*24,400

*18,300

*6,530

5,180

5,250

5,130

4,210

3,750

3,730

3,590

3,480

_

-

341,980

11,790

5.48

5.91

Mar.

3,220

3,320

3,730

4,020

3,520

4,350

9,500

11,700

11,600

10,300

6,870

4,550

3,800

3,400

5.080

3,190

3,630

4,630

6,390

4,920

3,590

3,190

8,240

11,800

15.900

12,400

10,600

9,640

11,700

8,450

*6,880

210,110

'6,778

3.15

3.63

Apr.

8,950

11,500

11,200

9,160

7,850

6,690

6,620

8,550

12.200

11,000

9,010

6,410

4,950

5,110

7,180

6,960

5,720

4,350

3,730

3,480

3,220

2,970

2,850

2,680

2,480

2,430

2,390

2,340

2,170

2.090

-

176,240

5,875

2.73

3.05

May

2,120

2,000

2,120

2,220

2,310

2,430

2,310

2,390

2,090

1,810

1,770

*1,730

1,660

1,520

1,420

1,480

1,460

1,520

1,530

1,390

1,220

1,280

1,260

1,170

1,170

1.150

1,240

1,930

2.600

2,360

2,170

54,630

1,762

0.820

0.95

June

.590

,330

,170

,140

,020

,090

995

,330

,170

,090

969

955

944

944

1,020

969

981

995

955

944

859

944

*1,080

1,110

918

803

780

780

793

803

-

30,471

1,016

0.473

0.53

July

1,200

1,020

883

772

761

750

660

650

641

669

1,230

2,470

2,540

1,670

1,750

2.650

2,230

2,300

1,280

945

866

830

807

775

756

745

735

1,230

1,740

1,580

1,370

38,505

1,242

0.578

0.67

Calendar year 1947: Max 45,700 Min 492 Mean 3,464 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21

Aug.

,420

,680

,540

.510

* ,020

,520

,590

,310

,590

,400

,260

,240

,230

,180

,150

,160

,200

,050

,020

893

869

848

835

848

745

869

848

814

803

707

*696

52,845

1,705

0,793

0.91

Sept.

688

679

660

679

688

911

1.510

1,150

955

835

932

1,030

*993

793

688

*688

679

669

740

650

650

650

641

641

641

631

778

813

848

871

-

23,581

786

0.366

0.41

.87

Water year 1947-48: Max 27,200 Min 492 Mean 3,039 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.24

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Oostanaula River near Rome, Ga. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1948 to September 1949

223

Day

1

9

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tobal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

679

660

650

641

631

719

719

802 

802

650

641

719

641

719

708

700

700 

700

631

631

708

631

641

650

750

*650

650

641

641

641

719

21,065

680

0.316

0.36

Nov.

MI

669

1,560

1,930

2,040

3,380

4,610

4,660 

3,520

2,380

2,350

2,580

2,170

1,780

1,640

1,440

1,300 

1,350

7,720

17,600

17,400

14,800

13 , 500

12,700

7,490

4,450

7,640

14,800

24 , 500

25.000

-

207,600

6,920

3.22

3.59

Dec.

28,400

55 . 500

34,200

30,100

25,800

13,200

8,840

6,910 

5,080

4,180

3,710

3,320

3,240

2.900

2,940

3,350

5,140 

6,340

6,760

*6,610

5,940

4,850

4,500

4,650

5,580

8,560

8,780

7,170

6,020

7,740

8,480

308,790

9,961

4.63

5.34

Jan.

7,330

5,520

4,820

6,020

17,000

20,500

21,900

20,900 

23,100

24,200

24,300

17,400

6,970

4,690

4,110

3,620

3,860 

*5.580

4,030

4,430

4,540

5,420

10,200

11 , 400

11,100

10,800

9,120

7,320

6,020

5,620

7,140

316,760

10,220

4.75

5.48

Feb.

10,600

11,200

9,580

9,250

10,300

10,500

7,740

5,970 

5,330

9,700

14,900

14,000

13,000

7,920

5,640

9,910

14,000 

11,400

16.500

14,100

14,300

13,100

8,980

6,210

5,530

4.890

4,920

5,120

_

_

-

274,590

9,807

4.56

4.75

Mar.

*4,850

4,330

4,020

3,820

3,530

3,430

3,460

3,320 

3,130

3,290

3,620

3,590

3,340

3,240

2,870

3,000

2.750 

2,860

3,380

3,380

3,300

3,240

3,640

4,270

3,940

4,500

4,790

5,610

7,630

7,590

9.540

127,240

4,105

1.91

2.20

Apr.

13.100

12,200

11,400

10,200

6,410

5,780

5,780

4,950 

4,330

4,580

3,570

*3,570

4,470

6,460

7,380

5,970

4,410 

3,770

3,290

3,350

3,240

3,570

3,690

3,400

3,190

2,970

2,930

2.850

4,430

9,030

-

164,270

5,476

2.55

2.84

May

11,000

15.600

12,800

10,900

7,270

4,910

4,200

3,770 

3,690

3,400

3,400

3,450

3., 110

2,900

2,800

2,600

2,480 

2,390

2,260

2,220

2,350

2,230

2,}.80

*2,020

2,150

2,270

2,L20

1,980

1.890

2,340

2,580

127,540

4,108

1.91

2.20

June

2,540

2,450

2,140

1,680

1,520

1,610

1,610

1,570 

2,310

2,540

1,690

1,690

1,470

1,770

1,680

5,480

4.150 

2,910

2,110

1,770

1,610

1.430

1,470

1,430

1,960

2,410

2,560

2,850

5,750

5,090

-

65,230

2,174

1.01

1.13

July

2,430

2,250

1,950

1,850

1.680

*2,540

5,100

3,240 

a5 , 200

a2,500

a2,000

a2,100

a2 , 800

a2 , 400

a4 , 800

a5,900

a6 . 700 

a6 , 000

a5, 700

a4 , 100

a5 , 700

a3 , 400

a2,800

a2 , 400

a2,100

a2 , 100

a2,100

a2 , 100

al , 800

al,900

al,900

93,100

3,005

1.40

1.61

Aug.

a ,60C

a ,60C

a ,10C

a .20C

a ,50C

a ,700

a ,80C

a ,50C 

a ,60C

a ,60C

a ,60C

a ,60C

a ,70C

a .10C

a ,10C

* ,37C

,41C 

,03C

,45C

,77C

,46C

,66C

,47C

,53C

,44C

,48C

,110

,15C

,19C

,33C

,50C

50,430

1,627

0.757

0.87

Sept.

2,100

2,300

1,480

1,330

1,590

2,600

5,880

6.540 

5,210

2,770

1,720

1,690

1,680

1,400

1,370

1,350

1,440 

1,350

1,390

1,300

1,500

1,090

1,150

1,060

1,150

1.050

*1,030

1,060

1,080

1,080

-

55,520

1,851

0.861

0.96

Calendar year 1948: Max 35,500 Min 631 Mean 4,187 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.50

Water year 1948-49: Max 35,500 Min 631 Mean 4,964 Cfsm 2.31 In. 31.33

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at base gage; discharge estimated on basis of records for Etowah R'ver at 

Rome and Coosa River near Rome.

Discnarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

B

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

893 

155

932

918

918

932 

1,480

2,950

2,350

1,590

1,210

1,180

1,260

1,480

1,300

1,240

1,690

3,620

4,350

3,460

2,150

1,740

1,350

1,530

1,420

1,240

1,190

1,260

1,240

2,350

10.500

60,678

1,957

0.910

1.05

Nov.

*13,500 

15.600

13 , 000

11,600

8,230

3,610 

2,630

2,310

2,150

1,730

1,610

1,550

1,610

1,760

1,890

1,660

1,780

1,320

1,290

1,520

1,580

1,570

1,330

1,410

2,040

2,010

1,730

1.050

1,200

1,420

-

103,670

3,456

1.61

1.80

Dec.

1,660 

1.250

1,310

1,300

1,370

1,370 

1,510

1,740

1,950

1,700

1,940

*2,030

2,270

2,690

3,370

3,160

2,490

2,510

4,100

5,650

5,220

4,100

5,720

8.250

7,970

6,370

4,860

4,680

4,170

3,550

3,190

103,430

3,336

1.55

1.79

Jan.

2,970 

2,700

2,480

2,640

2,820

3,080 

4,640

6,560

6,930

6,560

5,720

6,080

6,560

6,440

7,060

7,580

7,060

8,100

9,290

12,100

15.300

11,900

10,500

*5,530

5,120

4,180

4,400

6,440

7,190

6,680

5,120

197,750

6,578

2.97

5.42

Feb.

4,680 

4,450

6,800

8,490

7,970

6,080 

7,060

11,200

11,400

12.600

12,600

10,700

8,620

7,520

7,320

7,190

6,440

5,240

4,290

3,850

5,960

5,850

3,960

4,290

3,960

5,300

5,080

2.950

_

-

183,650

6,559

3.05

3.18

Mar.

4,170 

4,520

4,400

3,740

3,080

2.970 

3,080

*4,180

5,600

5,480

4,070

4,640

18,600

25,000

* 26, 300

26,000

29,900

29,600

27,200

21,300

9,170

5,350

4,790

4,290

4,310

4,040

3,920

4,320

5,560

5,030

4,210

308,820

9,962

4.63

5.34

Apr.

3,730 

3,730

3,630

3,530

5,420

7.360 

6,630

5,040

4,040

5,610

*5,370

3,160

2,930

2,970

2,730

2,760

2,480

2,480

2,830

2,410

2,440

2,530

2,450

2,060

2.050

2,630

3,060

2,590

2,200

2,160

-

98,810

3,294

1.53

1.71

May

2,160 

2,250

3,010

3.480

3,080

2,580 

2,280

1,960

*2,040

*1,800

1,710

1,960

1,980

2,250

2,350

2,280

2,120

1,960

1,910

1,720

1,910

1,850

*1,730

1,620

1,630

1,530

1,510

1.550

1,660

1,700

2,550

63,680

2,054

0.955

1.10

June

3,300 

2,550

2,890

3,960

8,360

10,100 

7,450

5,240

6,160

9,270

6,080

3,960

5,190

2,750

5,080

2,650

2,310

2,140

2,080

1,880

1,710

2,120

2,430

3,240

5,410

2,200

1,930

1,470

1,700

1.240

-

110,850

3,695

1.72

1.92

Calendar year 1949: Max 24,500 Min 893 Mean 4,225 Cfsm 1.97

July

1,270 

1,380

1.210

1,300

1,280

1,780 

2,760

2,480

2,090

1,440

1,550

2,560

*2,650

3,610

4,370

5,120

5,840

5,600

4,290

3,130

2,650

2,650

3,300

3,020

3,410

4,570

6,720

8,890

9.950

8,880

8,100

117,430

3,788

1.76

2.03

Aug.

m3,22C

2,730

2,17C

1,960 

1,780

1.52C

1,850

1,650

1,480

1.250

1,560

1,400

*1,390

1,480

1,660

1,700

2,250

2,200

1,970

1,740

1,590

1,300

1,660

2,160

1,750

2,400

2,890

3,550

3,790

67,050

2,165

Sept.

a5,000 

all, 000

alO.OOO

a6,100

a4,100

a3,100 

a5,500

a!9,000

*25.200

24,800

22,100

16,300

6,410

3,690

2,680

,180

,890

,800

,330

,900

,520

,570

,730

,720

,540

* ,400

,300

.100

,400

,140

-

188,500

6,283

1.01 2.92

1.16 3.26

In. 26.68

Water year 1949-50: Max 29,900 Min 893 Mean 4,395 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at base gage; discharge estimated on basis of records for Etowah River at 

Rome and Coosa River near Rome.
224 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Oostanaula River near Rome, Ga. Continued 

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

Day

1

2 

5 

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,280

1,260 

1,290 

 1,230

 1,240

 1,270

1,220

1,170

1,200 

1,240

1,200

1,190

1,200

1,100

1,090

1,040

1,050

1.010

1,070

2,910

5.150 

3,850

2,650

2,200

2,050

1,760

1,650

1,550

1,500

1,390

1,570

50,580

1,625

0.767

0.88

Nov.

1,400

1,550 

1,450 

1,680

1,880

1,700

1,480

1,420

1,500 

1,590

1,650

1,530

 1,280

1,240

1,180

1.150

1,180

1,150

1,190

1,150

1,270 

1,550

2.170

1,520

1,500

1,400

1,500

1,500

1,290

1,210

-

42,640

1,421

0.670

0.75

Dec.

1,190

1.180 

1,250 

 2,020

3,670

4,040

5,060

6,220

6.500 

5,300

3,620

2,800

2,430

2,270

2,060

1,980

1,830

1,720

1,620

1,550

1,570 

1,490

1,440

1,390

1,390

1,560

1,510

1,500

1,750

1,980

1,920

75,190

2,425

1.14

1.51

Jan.

1,680

1.500 

1,560 

2,280

2,930

5,110

2,650

»2,550

2,700 

2,530

2,590

2,540

2,970

5,500

6,800

7.960

6,900

5,160

4,250

5,980

5,230 

3,070

2,660

a2,500

a2 , 400

32 , 200

32,100

a2 , 000

a2 , 000

a2,000

al,900

95,560

5,085

1.45

1.67

Feb.

36,000

alO.OOO 

39,700 

38,400

37,700

35,100

36,200

38,400

a8,200 

36,300

34,600

a4 , 000

33,600

a3,200

3,030

2,820

2,980

2,930

2,770

a3,500

a4 , 900 

36,500

a5,800

34,500

a5,600

3,360

3,030

2,780

_

_

-

143,500

5,125

2.42

2.52

Mar.

2,680

2,520 

2.570 

2,440

35,700

34,500

a8,400

15,400

15,200 

10,600

6,500

5,000

6,400

7,000

 6,700

5,800

4,690

4,700

6,500

7,450

7,310 

6,110

4,910

4,230

5,690

5,280

5,050

3,690

17,200

*58.200

35,800

251,400

8,110

3.83

4.42

Apr.

40,600

45.100 

 59,400 

 55,100

28,000

20,700

9,820

12,000

12,500 

11,700

9,680

6,780

6,720

6,540

5,720

5,000

4,570

4.050

5J89C

11,500

10,700 

12,400

15,200

14,300

11,800

7,440

5,450

5,100

4,650

4,480

-

408,490

13,620

6.42

7.16

May

5.950

5,560 

5,420 

5,530

5,120

2,950

2,780

*2,540

2,510 

2,440

2,500

2,190

2,150

2,060

1,960

1,870

1,780

1,740

1,750

1,660

1,640 

1,640

1,640

1,580

1,600

1,600

1,540

1,720

1,670

1,530

1.560

67,540

2,179

1.05

1.19

June

1,550

1,550 

1,260 

1,220

1,210

1,190

1,200

1,180

1,660 

2,720

 2,520

1,720

1,590

5.050

2,490

1,740

1,830

2,910

2,650

1,910

1,690 

1,630

1,450

1,550

1,270

1,530

1,210

1,140

1.150

1,900

-

50,630

1,688

0.796

0.89

July

2,880

5,800 

8.880 

6,780

5,980

2,670

2,090

1,680

1,490 

1,580

1,500

1,220

1,240

1,250

1,120

1,070

1,150

1,100

978

1,070

1,070 

956

1,070

1,090

904

894

1,030

1,180

1,300

 1,150

1,310

61,082

1,970

0.929

1.07

Aug.

1,290

1,060 

977 

937

861

798

766

1,050

1,520 

2,410

4,250

5,440

1,690

1,120

1,000

957

904

906

898

850

813 

786

772

775

775

716

*671

704

692

695

739

35,782

1,154

0.544

0.65

Sept.

768

742 

788 

850

816

985

669

651

676 

662

655

*642

711

756

1,810

1,650

1,170

915

795

750

717 

981

4,520

5.000

5,470

2,910

2,000

1,610

1,580

1,280

-

41,465

1,582

0.652

0.75

Calendar year 1950: Max 29,900 Min 1,010 Mean 4,123 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.06

Water year 1950-51: Max 43,100 Min 635 Mean 5,626 Cfsm 1.71 In. 25.22

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

Etowah River at Rome and Coosa River near Rome.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13 

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Tot3l

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,080

970

940

905

858

853

813

*790

743

794

756

757

713 

710

705

701

687 

714

704

650

691

*746

*90I

859

899

344

857 

1.500

1,270 

1,230

1,160

26,600

858

0.405

0.47

Nov.

2,620

5,500

5,500

3,440

2,020

1,750

3,600

4,630

4,740

3,280

2,250

1,840

1,610 

2,470

3,320

4,620

6,690 

6,100

4,540

2,920

2,310

2,120

1,840

1,720

1,640

1,560

1 . 510 

1,720

1,690 

1,530

-

91,080

3,036

1.43

1.60

Dec.

1,410

1,340

1.500

2,450

5,590

6,570

4,670

5,120

2,850

»5,440

5,860

5,520

2,840 

4,020

12,000

15,900

12,400 

11,500

11,500

12,700

19,500

22.500

21,900

19,900

19,400

19,600

20,000 

17,300

12,900 

7,810

6,000

307,390

9,916

4.68

5.40

Jan.

5,040

4,400

3,940

3,570

4,850

5,300

 4,610

3,860

3,610

6,450

9,700

10,200

9,600 

7,410

4,960

4,320

5,990 

5,650

5.540

5,680

5,930

5,810

12,900

13,000

11 , 400

10,600

7,200 

10,600

14,200 

14.700

13,200

224,220

7,233

3.41

3.93

Feb.

8,890

6,040

6,300

8,520

10 . 500

10,500

8,110

6,040

5,350

4,700

*4,260

3,870

3,590 

4,220

4,940

4,870

5,350 

5,500

4,350

5,850

5,670

5,410

5.240

5,450

3,920

3,500

3,660 

4,500

4,040

-

152,880

5,272

2.49

2.68

Mar.

4,000

3,980

5.550

9,850

13,400

12,900

8,460

5,250

5,850

5,820

17,800

25.100

22,000 

19,100

20,400

18,800

9,430 

4,770

4,720

4,590

4,580

8,390

13,400

17,400

19,500

20,300

19,700 

17,000

8,640 

5,440

*4,700

356,780

11,510

5.45

6.26

Apr.

4,460

4,820

6,330

5,170

4,360

4,440

4,150

3,950

5,510

 3,420

3,210

5,080

5,210 

5,550

5,270

2,980

2,790 

2,650

2,610

2,480

2,450

2,340

2,270

2.210

2,750

6,370

7,610 

6,780

4,540 

3,440

-

114,960

3,832

1.81

2.02

May

3,150

2,600

2,480

2,280

*2,170

2,140

1,990

1,920

1,880

1,880

2,500

2,830

2,420 

2,000

1,840

1,760

1,700 

1,650

1.560

1,740

2,100

1,990

1,790

1,850

1,950

2,880

2,090 

1,880

1,920 

3,390

4,910

69,220

2,233

1.05

1.21

June

3,630

2,560

2,100

1,810

1,880

2,300

2,530

2,030

1,640

1,570

1,760

5,200

4.520 

2,890

2,450

*2,640

2,350 

2,320

1,880

1,690

1,470

1,500

1,360

1,570

1,400

1,290

1,160 

1,210

1.140 

1,580

-

61,230

2,041

0.965

1.07

Jily

1,190

1,110

1,050

990

1,060

1,580

1,180

1,180

1,100

1,110

1,100

1,010

959 

895

868

887

880 

881

818

803

*784

785

845

835

992

730

725 

679

725 

704

759

28,974

935

0.441

0.51

Aug.

875

911

853

976

929

1,060

1,210

1,850

2.810

2,560

2,110

1,880

1,590 

1,290

1,290

1,100

1,010 

1,160

1,150

1,920

1,950

1,590

1,120

1,080

1,080

921

887 

796

777 

748

1,810

40,855

1,518

0.622

0.72

Sept.

1,770

1,280

1,060

1,010

912

829

790

 752

722

707

711

718

742 

780

1,260

1,740

2,150 

1,290

2,020

2.140

1,720

1,310

1,060

1,020

861

899

777 

790

728

770

-

35,298

1,110

0.524

0.58

Calendar year 1951: Max 43,100 Min 633 Mean 4,550 Cfsm 2.04 Ir . 27.75

Water year 1951-52: Max 25,100 Min 650 Mean 4,119 Cfsm 1.94 Ir. 26.45

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 225 

Etowah River near Dawsonville, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°23' , long. 84°04' , on left bank half a mile upstream from Palmer Creek, 

1 mile downstream from Russell Creek, 4 miles southeast of Dawsonville, Dawson County, 

and 7^ miles upstream from Shoal Creek.

Drainage area. 103 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,050 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 12 years, 258 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 14.5 ft); minimum daily, 74 cfs Oct. 20.

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 4,780 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 15.8 ft); minimum 

daily, 55 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation during periods of low flow caused by mills 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.1

1.5

2.0

11.0

13.0

66

96

175

295

2,730

3,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

93

 91

88

85

83

82

80

76

77

*77

79

77

77

77

77

77

77

76

76

IA

109

147

122

252

173

120

110

162

139

129

129

3,191

103

1.00

1.15

Nov.

324

225

157

137

124

120

235

177

147

133

124

120

116

131

171

197

188

149

137

127

124

116

118

114

112

116

 110

109

107

105

_

4,375

146

1.42

1.58

Dec.

103

100

Too

359

275

179

164

151

155

179

153

145

135

258

1,180

399

268

438

412

823

2.800

763

516

412

360

737

490

386

347

334

303

13,424

433

4.20

4.84

Jan.

282

268

258

252

412

321

282

265

260

334

295

270

260

252

*242

235

228

225

213

238

228

488

503

347

303

305

347

581

495

373

334

9,691

313

3.04

3.50

Feb.

311

303

594

620

516

412

386

347

334

316

308

295

290

 334

295

360

347

305

288

282

275

262

262

288

268

290

321

288

280

-

9,777

337

3.27

3.53

Mar.

334

282

524

1,520

555

438

386

360

334

929

5,540

971

685

594

529

490

477

464

607

477

824

1,540

2,760

1,150

841

711

646

620

581

542

542

24,853

802

7.79

8.98

Apr.

581

594

529

503

490

464

451

438

425

412

412

412

451

412

399

386

*373

360

360

360

347

347

334

386

503

477

503

412

373

360

-

12,854

428

4.16

4.64

May

347

334

316

308

300

295

288

*280

278

282

334

282

278

270

265

260

255

252

270

321

282

255

258

262

295

258

238

230

258

295

252

8,698

281

2.73

3.15

June

232

218

218

206

278

303

230

215

206

232

245

255

220

211

197

195

193

195

*186

184

206

195

177

171

164

157

143

164

186

160

-

6,142

205

1.99

2.22

July

151

155

147

143

139

135

143

145

143

135

129

125

124

124

118

116

116

114

114

110

105

107

110

100

98

98

101

96

93

96

*94

3,724

120

1.17

1.35

Aug.

98

139

110

103

109

116

332

345

618

238

188

143

133

125

145

124 12-5

118

1?4

147

139

139

124

114

110

105

101

96

?5

122

118

4,8*6

156

1.51

1.74

Sept.

110

103

114

96

94

94

93

90

88

93

*90

98

143

110

173

197

125

107

168

179

127

127

122

107

100

90

93

91

91

91

3,404

113

1.10

1.23

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,800 Mln 61 Mean 209 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.61

Water ter year year 1951-52: 1951-52: Max Max 3,340 3,340____Mln Mln 74_____Mean 74 Mean 287 287 Cfsm Cfsm 2.79 2.79 In. In. 37.91 37.91_________

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 cfs).--Dee. 21 (1 p.m.) 3,530 cfs (13.2 ft); Mar. 4 (6 a.m.) 2,350 cfs 

1.7 ft); Mar. 11 (1 p.m.) 4,100 cfs (14.5 ft); Mar. 23 (10 a.m.) 4,010 cfs (14.3 ft). 

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made on this dav.y
226 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Amicalola Creek near Dawsonville, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°26 l , long. 84°13', on left bank under bridge on State Highway 53, 5 miles 

upstream from mouth and 5-J miles west of Dawsonville, Dawson County.

Drainage area. 84.7 sq mi.

Records available . --June 1907 to December 1908 (fragmentary), June 1910 to December 1913 

(in 1913, gage heights only), May 1939 to May 1952 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,203.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 1907 to December 1908 and June 1910 to 

December 1913, staff gage at site l|- miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 12 years (1939-51), 215 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October to May, 5,960 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 

6.1 f t ) ; minimum daily, 60 cfs Oct. 19, 20.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 7,450 cfs Feb. 17, 1942 (gage height, 7.0 ft); minimum 

daily, 51 cfs Sept. 9, 1951.

Remarks . Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above 

station.

Cooperatior .--Gage- height record and six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers .

Revisions (water years) . W 1112: 1939(M) , 1940-44, 1946-47.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1951, to May 31, 1952 (gage height, 

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

0.4

.6

1.0

1.5

105

260

580

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

960

1,930

3,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1951 to May 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

88

83

80

75

70

70

67

65

65

65

65

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

*60

60

88 

108

97

203

T27

102

91

163

121

127

121

2,702

87. Z

1.03

1.19

Nov.

265

194

148

124

115

115

233

163

134

124

118

115

105

141

137

190

170

141

121

118

115 

115

111

102

102

102

102

99

97

*94

-

4,010

134

1.58

1.76

Dec.

94

94

94

366

242

186

163

156

178

182

159

152

141

498

805

316

256

409

334

1,100

2.000 

632

428

352

310

550

376

310

295

275

256

11,709

378

4.46

5.14

Jan.

242

224

224

215

346

*270

238

228

228

295

242

228

220

211

215

211

207

207

203

228

199 

448

402

290

256

256

300

505

422

322

285

8,367

270

3.19

3.68

Feb.

270

265

588

588

456

370

334

310

295

285

275

265

265

280

260

310

285

265

256

251

242 

238

238

260

242

256

270

256

251

-

-

8,726

301

3.55

3.83

Mar.

290

246

572

1,000

463

358

310

295

280

1,460

2,940

*812

618

528

470

422

402

416

491

402

542 

1,420

2, 770

1,120

805

625

558

520

491

463

442

22,531

727

8.58

9.89

Apr.

528

512

442

422

409

383

370

358

346

340

334

328

370

340

316

305

300

300

295

290

285 

275

270

352

416

*449

505

370

334

310

-

10,854

362

4.27

4.76

May

290

280

270

260

256

246

242

238

233

246

251

233

228

220

215

207

207

199

220

251

228 

207

203

224

260

215

199

194

215

260

224

7,221

233

2.75

3.17

June

t208

Jaly Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,000 Mln 51 Mean 191 Cfsm 2.26 Ir. 30.62

Water year 1951-52: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - Ir. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 227

Etowah River at Canton, Ga.

Location. Lat 34"14' , long. 84°30' , on left bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highways 5 Spur and 140 at Canton, Cherokee County, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Canton Creek, and if miles downstream from Hickory Log Creek.

Drainage area. 605 sq mi.

Records available March 1892 to December 1905 (prior to 1895, gage heights only), March 

1937 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1891 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 844.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. March 1892 to December 1905, staff gage at 

site 100 ft upstream at datum 2.0 ft higher. Mar. 16, 1937, to Jan. 17, 1939, wireweight gage at site 100 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1937-52), 1,104 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 23.3 ft); minimum, 259 cfs Oct. 19, 20.

1896-1905, 1937-52: Maximum discharge, 29,800 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 26.7 

ft), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

at gage height 26.7 ft; minimum observed, 190 cfs on several days in September and 

October 1904.

Maximum stage known since 1891, that of Jan. 7, 1946.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height^ in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 20, Aug. 8 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 11 Mar. 12 to Sept. SO

1.3 250

2.0 460

4.0 1,210

8.0 3,220

18.0 10,000

20.0 12,400

1.4 320

2.0 516

4.0 1,300

8.0 3,220

18.0 10,000

22.0 16,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

371

359

341

329

314

305

300

292

285

282

282

280

280

277

274

268

265

265

262

262

280

410

442

508

*832

525

407

490

630

508

595

11,520

372

0.615

0.71

Nov.

850

l,210i

758

595

525

490

700

*890

648

560

508

475

460

490

758

965

925

740

612

560

508

490

475

475

460

460

460

4SO

442

4Z5

-

18,374

612

1.01

1.13

Dec.

416

410

404

965

1,840

1,000

775

700

700

815

740

665

612

665

3,580

2,590

1,380

1,430

*2,290

2,440

9,300

9,330

2,740

1,990

1,700

*3,460

2,980

1,990

1,700

1,520

1,430

62,557

2,018

3.34

3.85

Jan.

,300

,250

,160

,120

,610

,660

,340

,210

,160

,300

,380

,210

,160

,120

* ,080

,080

,040

,000

965

,000

,080

,430

,740

,750

,430

,300

,300

,340

,740

,840

,560

43,655

1,408

2.33

2.69

Feb.

1,430

1,340

1,840

2,920

2,590

1,990

1,700

1,560

1,480

1,380

1,340

1,300

1,250

1,380

1,380

1,430

1,660

1,380

1,300

1,250

1,210

1,160

1,160

1,250

*1,210

1,210

1,560

1,380

1,300

-

-

43,340

1,494

2.47

2.66

Mar.

1,380

1,340

1,480

6,320

4,240

2,290

1,890

1,700

1,560

2,800

11,300

12,100

3,800

2,750

2,400

2,200

2,060

1,970

2,500

2,150

2,840

6,810

16,000

15,100

5,590

3,760

3,220

2,900

2,650

2,500

2,350

131,950

4,256

7.03

8.10

Apr.

,400

,550

,300

,150

,150

,060

* ,970

,880

,880

,840

,840

,790

,840

,920

,740

,740

,660

,660

,560

,560

,520

,480

,480

,480

,300

,400

,400

,450

,970

,740

-

58,710

1,957

3.23

3.60

May

,660

,560

,480

,430

,480

,340

,300

,300

,300

,250

,340

,340

,250

,200

,160

,160

,120

,120

,120

* ,520

,340

,160

,120

,200

,380

,250

,120

.040

,040

,300

,200

39,580

1,277

2.11

2.43

June

1,080

1,000

960

940

960

2,060

1,380

1,040

960

980

1,000

1,160

1,000

960

900

1,080

1,160

920

842

804

940

880

823

766

728

710

692

692

1,120

*785

-

29,322

977

1.61

1.80

July

710

632

656

656

620

620

620

692

620

620

584

550

550

533

516

516

516

499

499

482

567

620

584

584

550

516

448

448

432

T48

516

17,464

563

0.931

1.07

Aug.

620

620

567

465

60?

533

1,380

2,800

2,300

1,480

*880

692

620

550

516

5EO

550

516

465

516

516

465

462

44-8

416

3?0

3f4

368

368

432

448

21,939

708

1.17

1.35

Sept.

448

432

499

432

387

374

378

355

342

352

352

352

567

533

656

1.040

656

516

499

656

584

*516

584

516

448

432

416

400

394

390

-

14,506

484

0.800

0.89

Calendar year 1951: Max 9,330 Min 230 Mean 933 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.95

Water year 1951-52: Max 16,000 Min 262 Mean 1,347 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.28

Peak discharge (base. 6.500 efs).--Dee. 21 (11 p.m.) 11,300 cfs (19.2 ft); Mar. 4 (7 p.m.) 7,370 

cfa (14.5 ft); Mar, 11 (7 p.m.) 14,70O cfs (21.3 ft); Mar. 23 (5 p.m.) 19,500 cfa (23.3 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note!. --Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Apr. 9 to May 7.
228 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Little River near Roswell, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°07', long. 84°23', at downstream end of center pier of bridge on State 

Highway 140, 1 mile downstream from Cooper Sandy Creek and 7 miles north of Roswell, 

Pulton County.

Drainage area. 60.5 sq mi.

Records available. March 1947 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 897.8 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). 

Prior to July 25, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years , 92.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs Mar.-11 (gage height, 11.1 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Aug. 28, Sept. 11.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 3,200 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 14.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 5.2 cfs Sept. 9, 1951.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

*23

25

22

21

21

21

20

19

20

20

20 

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

28 

33

33

101

37

27

24

59

35

68

41

907

29.3

0.484

0.56

Nov.

*136

58

39

52

27

27

85

41

32

29

27 

25

25

49

55

96

61

46

40

37

35 

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

31

30

1,295

43.2

0.714

0.80

Dec.

30

29

30

229

124

69

55

48

54

53

45 

41

38

63

278

97

70

178

*138

*440

*1.480 

591

163

119

103

402

205

130

110

97

88

5,597

181

2.99

3.45

Jan .

83

77

73

70

191

108

86

79

76

78

67 

65

65

64

63

*67

63

63

58

80

68 

129

116

84

77

73

78

387

210

118

97

3,013

97.2

1.61

1.86

Feb.

88

85

157

128

102

89

84

78

75

71

71

67

67

82

75

136

102

*84

78

74

72 

68

68

81

70

116

145

107

*100

_

-

2,620

90.3

1.49

1.61

Mar.

163

97

220

764

260

133

105

91

86

406

~362 1.720 

199

157

128

113

103

116

169

114

277 

560

1,550

590

286

250

151

*137

125

116

112

9,660

312

5.16

5.95

Apr.

119

107

98

111

98

92

88

85

83

81

79 

78

102

87

80

78

77

74

71

70

69

67

65

74

98

368

386

151

107

*90

-

3,233

108

1.79

2.00

May

83

75

73

69

65

63

59

59

59

59

72 

59

58

56

55

53

50

52

95

119

70 

58

55

55

57

55

49

48

65

*79

57

1,981

63.9

1.06

1.22

June

51

46

44

42

43

43

38

36

35

44

45 

46

44

40

38

43

40

35

33

34

46 

43

41

34

32

30

28

37

44

*33

-

1,188

39.6

0.655

0.73

July

31

30

27

26

24

26

27

32

27

25

22

22

20

18

20

36

25

22

21

19

16 

17

26

17

17

24

25

17

14

13

*14

700

22.6

0.374

0.43

Aug.

19

21

17

16

14

19

124

78

70

41

30 

25

24

21

19

19

18

16

16

26

16 

20

20

18

16

12

12

11

16

34

26

834

26.9

0.445

0.51

Sept.

26

24

*22

16

16

16

14

13

12

14

11 

16

31

21

34

34

24

22

26

24

22 

28

25

22

20

19

18

16

18

*16

-

620

20.7

0.342

' 0.38

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,480 Min 5.2 Mean 71.5 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.09

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,72O Mln 11 Mean 86.5 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.50

Peak discharge (base. 9OO cfs).--Dec. 21 (3 p.m.) 1,800 cfs (9.8 ft); Mar. 4 (4 a.m.) 926 cfs 

(6.4 ft)j Mar. 11 (8 a.m.) 2,180 cfs (11.1 ft); Mar. 23 (11 a.m.) 2,000 cfs (10.5 ft). 

* Disc-harge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Etowah River at Allatoona Dam above Cartersville, Ga.

229

Location. Lat 34°10' , long. 84°44" , on right bank three-quarters of a mile downstream

from Allatoona Dam, 2 miles upstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway

bridge, and 3 miles east of Cartersville, Bartow County.

Drainage area. 1,110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1938 to September 1952. Prior to October 1950, published 

as "above Uartersville."

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 686.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

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

Dec. 19, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,772 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1950).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 9.10 ft); minimum daily, 231 cfs May 11.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 40,400 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 20.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs; minimum daily, 209 cfs Mar. 11, 19, 19^0.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir since December 1949 (see

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 17 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). W 1032: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2 

1.5

184

292

832

2.0 

3.0 

9.0

1,710

3,290

10,EOO

Discnarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

E4

25

26

E7

E8

E9

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

857 

823

1,870

1,160

1,840

938

250

1,520

1,940

1,910

1,740

652

351

E50

906

1,030

1,570

*1,420

50 E

E74

274

*1,740

1.6EO

2,050

1,160

747

543

E6E

1,480

1,710

1,440

34,829

1,124

-540

Nov.

1,500 

1,170

472

262

3,550

3,060

1,950

1,990

1,160

E74

274

1,590

E.490

3,210

3.E10

3,930

843

26E

E.470

3,150

3,420

292

1,560

3E3

E6E

2,480

4.480

4,390

3,000

2,E10

-

59.E34

1,974

-874

Dec.

375 

*E92

1,020

1,240

1,660

E.410

1,800

821

274

E.210

1,440

1,520

1,890

1.5EO

679

292

943

864

1,160

2,320

1,110

1,760

250

4,180

4.560

3,800

2,080

1,440

817

250

2,100

46,877

1,512

+2,184

Jan.

1,200 

2,840

3,110

*E,970

842

250

4,420

4,400

4,170

4,450

4,690

1,410

250

4,310

4,360

4,420

4,650

4.710

832

250

4,680

4,570

4,500

4,550

4,640

467

250

2,610

4,050

4,470

4,370

97,691

3,151

-799

Feb.

4,450 

465

258

4,410

4,540

4,460

4,550

4.620

274

250

3,160

2,080

*1,650

1,350

2,660

618

262

5,050

2,110

2,460

1,750

1,770

1,080

262

5,570

5,500

2,410

2,280

1,760

_

-

65,799

2,269

+58

Mar.

281 

262

2,480

4,650

4,850

4,900

4,480

4,570

262

5,040

5,570

3,000

4,780

*6,950

7,010

5,810

5,250

6,610

6,770

6,940

7,120

7,280

2,620

4,650

5,520

*8,020

9,750

*9,570

9,550

9,460

9,440

171,185

5,522

+1,769

Apr.

8.670 

7,790

7,710

7,620

7,710

7,720

7,780

5,580

5,550

2,950

2,260

5,190

250

4,150

5,580

2,610

2,520

2,770

2,050

250

5,160

2,180

1,670

2,750

3,760

1,750

*E62

4,970

5,190

4,880

-

122,822

4,094

-1,202

May

2,640 

2,550

1,910

250

2,940

1,770

1,770

1,910

2,580

1,110

251

5,060

1,080

1,850

1,710

2,000

1,760

262

2,100

2,910

1,650

2,180

1,890

1,620

262

5,150

2,760

2,510

5.500

2,940

1,140

59,555

1,915

-150

June

262 

2,550

1,270

2,180

1,510

*5.910

2,770

*E6E

1,780

1,410

2,050

5,690

1,260

1,550

254

1,680

1,690

1,540

1,550

1,040

265

274

1,850

2,320

2,110

2,340

2,210

250

250

2,120

-

48, 157

1,605

-178

July

1,500 

1,050

1,010

250

250

250

1,040

1,470

1,420

752

985

*250

250

*1,090

628

1,590

1,640

700

258

258

1,470

2,040

2,420

5.520

2,620

250

250

1,410

1,540

2,000

2,890

56,791

1,187

-507

Aug.

2.5SO 

ITS

232

1,830

2,250

1,800

1, 6 tO

2,010

274

274

1,670

2,3*0

1,670

1,590

2,250

274

235

2,510

2,150

2,480

2,010

*1, 730

*250

232

1,830

1,710

735

1,110

1,180

262

232

42,510

1,555

-532

Sept.

262 

456

401

1,180

827

274

274

1,070

846

1,220

1,420

1,410

808

262

1,580

2,120

1,490

2.440

594

262

262

1,540

1,760

1,550

*2,170

967

262

262

1,560

1,550

-

50,479

1,016

-329

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

584 

0.526 

0.61

1,10C 

0.99 

1.1

Calendar year 1951 : 

Water year 1951-52 :

) 5,696 

L 5.35 

L 5.84

2,552 

2.12 

2.44

2,507 

2.08 

2.24

7,291 

6.57 

7.57

2,892 

2.61 

2.91

1,785 

1.61 

1.86

Observed

Max 4,520 Min 226 Mean 1,251 

Max 9,750 Min 251 Mean 2,228

1,427 

1.29 

1.44

680 

0.613 

0.71

1,035 

0.931 

1.07

687 

0.619 

0.69

Adjusted

Mean 1,521 Cfsm 1.57 In. 18.60 

Mean 2,159 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.49

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Allatoona Reservoir; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.
230 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Etowah River near Kingston, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°12' , long. 84°59', on downstream side of center pier of highway bridge, 

half a mile upstream from Two Run Creek, if miles upstream from Connesena Creek, and 

Z\ miles southwest of Kingston, Bartow County.

Drainage area. 1,630 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1928 to December 1931, November 1936 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 609.97 ft above mean sea level (Dixie Construction Co. benchmark).

Average discharge. 18 years (1928-31, 1937-52), 2,389 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,700 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 18.6 ft); minimum daily, 455 cfs Oct. 14,

1928-31, 1936-52: Maximum discharge, 42,700 cfs Apr. 9, 1938 (gage height, 27.7 ft); 

minimum, 201 cfs Oct. 19, 1931 (gage height, 2,76 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 31 ft Dec. 11, 1919, from information by local resident 

(discharge, 52,000 cfs).

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

Flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir (see p. 254) and powerplant.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 16 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.2 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

18.0

414

920

2,860

5,500

23,600

Discnarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

660

1,330

1,280

1,960

1,730

1,880

747

953

2,300

1,790

2,210

1,270

894

455

748

1,140

1,470

1,660

*1,550

496

472

1,700

1,630

1,990

1,620

1,190

965

792

1,030

2,120

2,030

42,062

1,357

-540

Nov.

2,100

1,840

1,460

721

2,860

3,420

3,350

2,410

2,210

865

592

1,400

2,370

3,370

3,680

4,440

1,990

1,250

2,040

3,110

3,360

2,020

1,110

1,360

520

1,600

4,320

4,950

*3,410

2,800

-

70,928

2,364

-874

Dec.

1,500

556

1,070

1,880

2,380

2,580

2,350

1,560

1,180

1,620

2,300

1,860

2,000

2,770

2,230

1,870

1,390

1,980

2,600

5,030

11.400

a9 , 500

a3,300

a3,400

a5, 300

a8,500

a5,400

a3,100

a2,200

al,600

a2,200

96,606

3,116

+2,184

Jan.

a2,400

a2,800

a3,400

a4,000

*a2,900

1,880

3,710

5,480

5,180

5,230

5,630

3,850

1,390

3,550

5,140

5,230

5,200

5,210

2,810

1,420

3,660

6,220

6,370

5,790

5,520

2,690

1,260

4,820

6.890

5,550

5,500

130,680

4,215

-799

Feb.

5,120

2,890

1,480

3,940

6,110

5,520

5,150

5,340

2,820

928

2,610

3,100

*2,490

2,040

2,450

2,440

1,540

2,610

3,620

3,180

2,840

2,650

1,530

1,450

2,940

4,310

3,770

3,480

2,940

_

-

91,288

3,148

-1-38

Mar.

1,720

980

2,690

6,070

6,880

6,090

5,870

5,730

3,070

4,820

15,400

9,510

6,320

*8,720

*8,530

5,740

5,800

7,800

8,230

8,280

10,900

18,900

21,900

*15,300

9,370

10,000

*11,900

11,700

11,400

11,100

11,100

271,820

8,768

+1,769

Apr.

10,700

9,390

9,190

9,120

9,140

9,160

9,140

6,580

6,800

5,400

3,380

3,390

2,390

4,070

4,400

3,930

3,180

3,350

3,040

1,800

2,590

3,660

2,660

2,940

4,200

3,380

3,320

*4,030

6,350

6,160

-

156,840

5,228

-1,202

May

4,030

3,310

2,760

1,870

2,640

2,830

2,400

2,440

2,760

2,610

952

2,640

2,510

2,130

2,310

2,360

2,170

1,530

2,430

3,210

3,010

2,270

2,880

1,880

1,440

2,760

3,400

3,250

3,770

3,800

2,580

80,932

2,611

-130

June

810

2,240

1,890

2,130

2,460

2,840

*4,080

*1,780

1,780

2,130

2,130

3,420

2,940

2,000

1,040

1,770

2,360

1,990

1,890

1,500

1,330

1,400

2,570

2,530

2,860

2,210

3,020

1,080

590

1,490

-

62,260

2,075

-178

July

2,640

1,620

1,340

792

541

532

1,040

1,790

1,380

1,620

1,210

712

*500

*1,130

1,030

1,430

1,930

1,280

697

458

1,350

2,250

2,390

3,130

5,410

1,110

461

1,330

1,620

1,630

3,030

45,383

1,464

-507

Aug.

5.070

1,400

813

1,550

2,390

2,030

2,290

1,920

1,810

503

1,470

2,430

2,280

1,940

1,300

1,510

472

1,640

2,570

*2,640

*2,760

2,050

1,070

476

1,400

2,330

1,430

1,540

1,580

690

1,350

52,784

1,703

-332

Sept.

1,720

940

706

1,300

1,550

754

460

1,040

1,110

1,330

1,840

1,670

1,510

727

2, 110

2,540

2,440

2,550

1,550

848

520

1,260

1,860

2,050

*2, 500

1,590

1,140

482

1,190

1,550

-

42,597

1,420

-329

Adjusted for change In reser

Mean 

Cfsm

817 

0.501 

0.58

1,490 

0.914 

1.02

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52:

5,300 

3.25 

3.75

3,416 

2.10 

2.42

3,186 

1.95 

2.10

10,540 

6.47 

7.46

4,026 

2.47 

2.76

2,481 

1.52 

1.75

Observed

Max ll,4OO Mln 365 Mean 1,934 

Max 21,900 Mln 455 Mean 3,126

1,897 

1.16 

1.29

957 

0.587 

0.68

1,371 

0.841 

0.97

1,091 

0.669 

0.75

Adjusted

Mean 2,204 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.35 

Mean 3,057 Cfsn 1.88 In. 25.53

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Allatoona Reservoir; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Rome.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Etowah River at Rome, Ga.

231

Location. Lat 34°15', long. 85°09', on downstream side of center pier of Southern Railway bridge in Rome, Floyd County, 2 miles upstream from confluence with Oostaraula 

River.

Drainage area. 1,810 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July to December 1903, August 1904 to June 1921 (published as "near 

Rome"), May 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 561.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1 to Dec. 31, 1903, staff gage at Second 

Avenue bridge 1 mile downstream at different datum. Aug. 17, 1904, to June 30, 1921, 

staff gage at Freemans Ferry 5 miles upstream at different datum. Since May 15, 1939, 

auxiliary water-stage recorder at Second Avenue bridge 1 mile downstream.

Average discharge.--13 years (1939-52), 2,617 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,000 cfs Mar. 23; maximum gage height, 28.70 

ft Mar. 23; minimum daily discharge, 562 cfs Sept. 8, 29.

1904-21, 1939-52: Maximum discharge 55,000 cfs Dec. 11, 1919 (gage height, over 

28 ft, at former site at Freemans Ferry), computed from data at upstream stations; minimum daily, 360 cfs Oct. 10, 24, 1904.

Maximum stage known, that of Dec. 11, 1919. Flood of Apr. 9, 1938, reached a stage 

of 37.5 ft (discharge, 46,500 cfs), from gage reading and discharge measurement by 

Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record at auxiliary gage, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir since December 1949 (see p.

in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

616

1,240

1,080

2.200

1,630

2,130

1,340

a850

al,400

a2,000

al,900

al,900

al,100

a700

a650

al.OOO

al,200

al,600

al,400

al , 000

a580

*808

1,720

1,970

1,990

1,560

842

864

662

1,950

2,140

42,022

1,356

-540

Nov.

1,890

2,060

1,690

1,010

1,390

3,520

3,180

2,500

2,560

1,490

826

893

2,110

3,010

3,710

3,770

3,820

2,910

*794

3,060

3,000

3,040

856

1,890

812

967

3,100

4,800

4,170

3,120

-

71,948

2,398

-874

Dec.

2,270

829

832

1,860

2,340

2,410

2,710

2,170

1,510

*913

2,850

1,770

2,070

1,610

2,610

2,220

1,840

1,920

3,060

4,050

12.700

10,200

7,500

2,640

6,970

8,500

9,270

5,510

3,720

2,580

2,220

113,654

3,666

-H2.184

Jan.

3,380

2,710

3,860

4,450

4,500

2,870

*2,720

6,200

5,840

6,280

6,610

5,640

2,510

2,560

5,380

5,730

5,750

6,250

4,410

1,820

2,160

6,310

7,400

7,000

6,050

4,860

1.550

3,270

7.890

6,820

6,600

149,360

4,818

-799

Feb.

6,220

4,810

1,700

2,660

7.120

6,400

5,980

5,660

4,770

1.440

*2,070

3,700

2,940

2,640

1,950

3,440

1,860

2,330

3,970

3,160

3,100

2,950

1,860

2,050

2,170

4,080

4,130

3,460

3,210

_

-

101, 830

3,511

1-38

Mar.

2,360

1.270

2,060

7,920

8,410

6,910

7,640

6,220

4,430

4,330

16,600

11,200

4,390

8,520

8,260

4,620

5,630

8,320

8,780

9,580

10, 400

17,700

22.200

15,600

9,730

9,600

11,200

11,100

11,000

11,300

*11,100

278,380

8,980

+1,769

Apr.

10.900

9,550

9,240

9,230

9,290

9,210

9,200

6,660

6,590

6,550

3,640

3,090

3,610

2,380

5,120

4,010

3,290

3,590

3,260

2,810

1.590

3,930

2,920

2,610

3,650

4,860

4,300

3,010

6,190

6,220

-

160,300

5,343

-1,202

May

5.110

3,680

3,150

2,670

*1,770

3,130

2,520

2,550

2,630

2,920

1,760

1,890

3,150

1,860

2,470

2,360

2,470

2,280

1.180

2,950

3,460

2,340

2,530

2,210

2,120

1,410

3,490

3,180

3,180

3,700

3,260

83,380

2,690

-130

June

1,490

1,370

2,690

1,880

2,610

2,720

4.120

2,750

1,170

2,080

2,180

2,740

3,460

1,690

1,880

*1,090

2,240

2,020

1,920

1,790

1,860

1,360

1,680

2,140

2,730

2,180

2,480

2,140

801

700

-

61,961

2,065

-178

July

2,140

1,650

1,370

1,380

750

643

667

1,480

1,590

1,640

1,120

1,200

675

622

1,310

998

1,690

1,590

1,070

647

*585

1,720

2,220

2,360

5.020

2,260

640

585

1,540

1,480

2,290

42,932

1,385

-507

Aug.

2.620

2,340

1,030

639

2,000

2,060

2,140

1,900

2,240

620

719

1,930

2,210

1,830

1,600

2,090

634

625

2,420

2,280

2,450

2,110

1,4EO

634

5£3

2,280

1,570

1,3?0

1,240

1,330

9?8

49,872

1,6C9

-332

Sept.

2,010

992

896

822

1,460

1,170

645

*562

1,380

1,170

1,590

1,670

1,740

1,120

1,160

2,300

2,440

2,120

2.470

966

634

589

1,660

2,020

2,070

1,930

1,220

623

562

1,720

41,711

1,390

-329

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

816 

0.451 

0.52

1,524 

0.842 

0.94

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52:

5,850 

3.23 

3.72

4,019 

2.22 

2.56

3,549 

1.96 

2.11

10,750 

5.94 

6.85

4,141 

2.29 

2.56

2,560 

1.41 

1.63

Observed

Max 12,700 Min 520 Mean 2,187 

Max 22,200 Min 562 Mean 3,271

1,887 

1.04 

1.16

878 

0.485 

0.56

1,277 

0.7C6

o.ei

1,061 

0.586 

0.65

Adjusted

Mean 2,457 Dfsm 1.36 In. 18.41 

Mean 3,202 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.07

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Allatoona Reservoir; furnished by 

Corpsi of Engineers.

319056 O - 55 - 16
332 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Coosa River near Rome, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°12 1 , long. 85°16', on left bank attached to downstream face of abutment 

of Mayo Bar lock and dam, 1-J miles upstream from Webb Greek, 6 miles southwest of Rome, 

Ployd County, 7^ miles downstream from confluence of Oostanaula and Etowah Rivers, and 

at mile 279.

Drainage area. 4,040 sqmi, approximately.

Records available. January 1897 to December 1903 (published as "at Roms"), June 1928 to 

December 1931, March 1937 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1922 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 553.05 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Jan. 1, 1897, to Dec. 31, 1903, staff gage at site 7^ miles upstream at datum 22.74 ft higher.

Average discharge. 18 years (1928-31, 1937-52), 6,298 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,600 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 28.8 ft); min-

 imum daily, 1,100 cfs Oct. 15, 21.

1897-1903, 1928-31, 1937-52: Maximum discharge, 65,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1947 (gage 

height, 37.0 ft); minimum, 870 cfs Oct. 18-22 1931 (gage height, -0.55 ft). 

Maximum stage known, 40.3 ft Apr. 1, 1886 (site and datum at Rome).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir since December 1949 (see

 pTT54).

ating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 14)

-0.1

0.0

1.0

10.0

29.0

1,100

1,180

1,980

11,100

36,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

g

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,660

2, 140

1,980

3,020

2,390

2,930

2,060

1,340

2,480

2,930

2,840

2,750

1,540

1,260

1,100

1,740

1,820

2,390

2,140

1,380

1,100 

1,220

*2,660

2,660

3,020

2,390

1,820

2,140 

1,900

3,020

5.290

67, 100

2, 165

-540

Nov.

4,750

7,050

7,150

4,550

2,840

5,350

6,950

6,950

7,050

4,950

2,840

2,390

3,470

4,750

6,750

8,050

10.000

7,450

5,450

5,950

5,550 

5,350

2,480

3,380

2,220

2,060

4,150

5,950 

5,850

4,550

-

156,230

5,208

-874

Dec.

3,650

2,060

1.900

4,250

6,950

8,470

*7,550

5,550

4,250

4,250

6,450

5,550

4,850

6,250

15,400

18,100

15,900

15,100

15,700

17,500

29,300 

52.400

31,100

27,100

26,000

29,400

30,700

26,900 

21,100

12,700

8,250

444,630

14,340

+2,184

Jan.

8,800

7,150

7,950

7,950

10, 000

8,690

7,250

*9,790

9,350

12,100

15,300

15,900

12,700

10,000

10, 100

10,000

9,680

9,350

9,020

5,850

5,750 

11,500

19,000

19,400

17,600

15,900

10,000

13, 500 

21,100

21.500

20, 100

372,280

12,010

-799

Feb.

16,400

12,300

8,360

10,600

17.100

17,100

14, 800

12,700

11,100

6,550

5,950

*7,950

6,950

7,350

7,350

8,910

7,550

6,950

8,580

7,350

7,150 

6,550

6,050

5,650

5.450

8,150

9,130

8,470 

7,750

-

-

266,250

9,181

+38

Mar.

7,050

5,550

5.550

16,000

21,600

20,700

16,600

12,100

10,400

8,910

29,300

32,700

51,100

29,700

29,200

27,700

19,400

15,900

13,500

13,500

14, 200 

25,800

32,100

55.200

55, 200

51,200

30,800

30,300 

25,500

19,300

16,400

658,260

21,230

-1,769

Apr.

*15.900

14, 800

15,700

14,900

14,000

13,900

13,600

11,600

10, 400

10,300

7,650

6,750

7,550

5,350

8,470

7,450

6,750

6,350

6,450

5,750

5,950 

6,450

5,550

5,050

6,650

11,600

12,800

9,460 

11,300

9,900

-

286,330

9,544

-1,202

May

8.800

6,650

5,950

5,350

3,950

*5,750

4,950

4,750

4,850

5,250

4,550

4,250

6,250

4,150

4,650

4,450

4,750

4,350

5.200

4,950

6,050 

4,750

5,050

4,550

4,450

4,450

6,050

5,550 

5,550

7,350

8,690

164,290

5,300

-130

June

5,850

5,850

5,550

4,050

4,950

4,750

7,450

5,750

3,110

4,050

4,150

6,150

8.580

5,350

4,750

3,750

*4, 950

4,850

4,350

3,950

3,750 

3,200

3,200

4,350

4,650

4,250

4,250

4, 150 

2.500

2,400

-

136,490

4,550

-178

Jaly

3,950

5,380

2,840

2,750

2,200

2,300

2,140

2,930

3,200

3,020

2,660

2,660

2,220

2,140

2,660

2,480

5,020

3,110

2,390

2,140

1,900 

*2,750

3,290

3,470

4.450

3,750

1,500

1,400 

2,480

2,390

3,200

84,770

2,735

-507

Aug.

3,950

3,750

2,140

1,900

3,290

3,650

3,560

4,050

5.550

3,750

3,020

3,950

4,150

3,560

3,470

3,750

1,940

1.860

4,050

4,350

5,150 

4,150

3,380

1,900

1,860

3,290

3,020

2,220 

2,300

2,480

3,110

102,550

3,308

-332

Sept.

4,750

2,660

2,220

2,060

2,570

2,300

1,620

1.460

*2,220

2,060

2,480

2,570

2,660

2,140

2,660

4,550

5.550

3,850

5,150

3,470

2,750 

2,220

3,020

3,380

3,200

3,470

2,390

1,660 

1,500

2,660

-

85,250

2,842

-329

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,625 

0.402 

0.46

4,334 

1.07 

1.19

Calendar year 1951 : 

Water year 1951-52:

16,520 

4.09 

4.72

11,210 

2.77 

5.19

9,219 

2.28 

2.46

23,000 

5.69 

6.56

8,542 

2.06 

2.30

5,170 

1.28 

1.48

Observed

Max 48,100 Min 1,100 Mean 6,921 

Max 35,200 Min 1,100 Mean 7,717

4,372 

1.08 

1.20

2,228 

0.551 

0.64

2,976 

0.737 

0.85

2,513 

0.622 

0.69

Adjusted

Mean 7,191 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.17 

Mean 7,648 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Allatoona Reservoirj furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 233 

Cedar Creek near Cedartown, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°04' , long. 85°19' , on left bank 700 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 161, 4j miles upstream from Lake Creek, and 4| miles northwest of Cedars-own, 

Polk County.

Drainage area.--109 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 720 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 1Q years, 168 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,800 efs Mar. 23 (gage height, 13.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance studies; minimum 

daily, 39 cfs July 30, Aug. 27.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 12,500 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 16.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance studies; minimum 

daily, 29 cfs Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 26, 1944.

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

Diurnal fluctuation and moderate regulation at low flow.caused by powerplant alm^p 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge. 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21 Dec. 22 to Sept. 50

0.7 33

1.0 62

1.3 111

1.7 208

2.0 27&

3.0 536

5.0 1,250

8.0 2,800

10.0 4,250

0.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.7

57

58

120

224

3.0 536

5.0 1,250

8.0 2,800

12 . 0 6 ,130

Discharge, in Pubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

52

51

50

48

46

58

50

47

47

45

45

45

45

44

*45

44

45

43

43

44

53

51

48

47

48

48

50

59

56

75

80

1,552

50.1

0.460

0.53

Nov.

158

95

67

62

59

65

273

125

91

83

83

80

75

85

107

103

101

83

75

70

71

68

70

74

66

62

66

a58

50

*48.

2,573

85.8

0.787

0.88

Dec.

48

47

46

154

123

89

78

70

83

103

88

80

72

271

900

382

260

490

395

1,610

5.570

800

462

350

300

1,160

614

396

340

300

261

13,942

450

4.13

4.76

Jan.

229

211

190

180

372

280

234

*214

177

290

229

203

190

188

180

162

151

141

130

141

130

456

396

280

243

224

226

866

551

361

300

8,125

262

2.40

2.77

Feb.

261

248

300

320

280

243

224

206

190

177

164

*156

151

185

162

252

214

182

170

167

164

154

146

162

151

162

243

203

182

_

-

5,819

201

1.84

1.98

Mar.

167

154

204

845

396

310

270

234

211

657

2 , 540

645

448

340

300

263

238

243

320

238

1,430

2,950

5.250

1,200

680

476

384

330

290

261

246

22,500

726

6.66

7.68

Apr.

*Z50

224

201

193

193

180

169

162

162

154

151

146

185

180

167

154

138

133

128

120

a 120

allO

allO

a!20

a!30

a!40

a!60

alSO

a!30

allO

-

4,670

156

1.43

1.60

May

a 100

a 100

a98

a96

a94

*94

90

89

89

87

90

85

82

ai

79

78

76

76

82

89

81

75

72

72

11

72

72,

71.

84'

82

76

2,583

83.3

0.764

6.88

June

74

68

67

67

89

96

69

64

67

74

68

84

67

63

62

62

*64

55

60

63

96

176

208

78

71

62

62

57

57

57

-

2,307

76.9

O.706

0.79

July

55

55

53

53

56

56

55

51

49

48

48

49

49

48

49

46

44

42

44

44

44

*44

46

45

42

42

42

42

41

31

86_

1,507

48.6

0.446

Aug.

144

48

47

44

54

68

57

89

67

66

55

50

48

47

56

52

45

44

42

42

42

42

41

41

41

40

39

41

41

43

380

1,956

63.1

0.579

0.51J 0.67

Sept .

103

85

87

58

52

50

49

48

*45

46

45

45

46

45

60

56

50

48

49

46

46

46

46

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

-

1,545

51.5

0.472

0.53

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,710 Min 39 Mean 178 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.17

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,230 Min 39 Mean 189 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.58

Peak discharg 

(9.4 ft); Ma

2,OOP c

.) 7,800 cfs (13.4 ft),

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Chattooga River at Summerville.
234 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Chattooga River at Summerville, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°28', long. 85°20' , on left bank 600 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 27, 1 mile southeast of Summerville, Chattooga County, and 4 miles upstream 

from Raccoon Creek.

Drainage area.--193 sq mi.

Records available . March 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 613.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). 

Prior to Nov. 12, 1937, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 356 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 19.0 ft); minimum daily, 69 cfs July 26.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 21.0 ft); miniimum daily, 38 cfs Oct. 17, 1937, Nov. 9, 12, 1939.

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

Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant at Trion, 6 miles above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-24)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21 Dec. 22 to Sept. 3O

2.2 

2.5

3.0

102

184

5.0 

6.0

596

842

Note. Same as following 

table above 6.0 ft.

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

6.0 

11.0

69

111

190

842

2,400

13.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

3,290

4,030

7,320

12,600

Discharge, in cubic second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf Bra

In.

Oct.

101

99

96

92

89

91

92

91

92

91

91

88

84

85

89

79

85

99

88

11

98

119

*94

102

a 11O

a92

a88

allO

a 130

a 100

agog

3,036

97.9

0.507

0.58

Nov.

a680

a200

a!70

a!50

a!40

a!80

a540

a300

a!90

a!60

also

al50

a!40

a220

a210

a250

a310

a270

a250

a230

a200

a!90

al80

al80

a!70

a!70

a!70

alBO

al50

alSO

-

6,620

221

1.15

1.28

Dec.

a!50

alSO

alSO

a350

a640

a360

*282

254

236

254

231

220

208

774

3,350

1,460

692

972

894

1,750

7,520

2,390

998

722

610

2,270

1,550

868

698

610

522

31,935

1,030

5.34

6.16

Jan.

448

406

374

364

566

468

416

395

364

1,430

842

654

544

479

437

395

*374

342

311

364

364

1,270

2.020

868

654

566

654

1,170

1,080

746

610

19,975

644

3.34

3.85

Feb.

522

479

1,050

1,250

1,030

746

610

533

479

437

395

353

342

426

384

416

448

395

353

342

332

300

290

364

353

353

395

*364

353

_

-

14,094

486

2.52

2.72

Mar.

384

332

384

998

610

511

448

406

374

1,140

11,200

3,030

1,280

920

746

610

544

511

588

468

615

2,090

1,550

1,080

818

654

566

500

448

406

384

34,595

1,116

5.78

6.66

Apr.

406

544

416

374

395

342

322

311

290

*280

270

260

290

322

290

270

260

246

236

230

224

214

206

216

216

300

290

246

226

202

-

8,694

290

1.50

1.67

May

198

183

190

177

177

162

165

160

153

155

206

174

169

169

167

122

144

144

155

153

153

138

152

128

152

*149

142

129

206

240

167

5,079

164

0 . 850

0.98

June

155

155

145

141

133

145

129

128

128

128

138

186

152

122

115

155

157

126

136

167

416

165

142

128

122

122

119

115

135

115

-

4,420

147

0.762

0.85

Jaly

111

110

108

107

574

280

*138

138

139

131

124

96

108

125

97

114

100

108

96

77

111

83

97

97

122

69

94

94

94

111

104

3,757

121

0.627

0.72

Aug.

97

174

108

97

133

181

719

1,070

1 . 400

500

364

270

*228

194

198

210

169

155

425

194

188

155

155

149

139

132

136

125

118

136

871

9,190

296

1.53

1.76

Sept.

1.280

384

311

248

210

190

172

160

169

131

152

132

160

135

280

186

157

196

290

210

179

172

153

*139

139

136

129

125

122

111

-

6,558

219

1.13

1.26

Calendar year 1951: Max 17,700 Min 58 Mean 435 Cfsm 2.25 In. 30.63

Water watyear 1951-52: 1951-52: Max 11,200. Min 699______Mean Mean4044_____Ulsm Cfsm2.09 In. 28.49.49_______

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Dec. 15 (2 p.m.) 3,840 cfs (13.8 ft); Dec. El (3 p.m.) 8,700 

cfs(16.6 ft); Mar. 11 (12 m.) 16,000 cfs (19.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Cedar Creek near Cedartow 

and Mill Creek at Dalton.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 235

Chattooga River at Gaylesville, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°16', long. 85°34', In SW^ sec. 11, T. 9 S. , R. 10 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on county road to Cedar Bluff, 0.2 mile southwest of Gaylesville and 9 miles upstream from Little River.

Drainage area.--377 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 549.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). June 5, 1937, 

to Sept. 26, 1944, staff gage and Sept. 27, 1944, to Dec. 14, 1948, wire-weight gage, 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 685 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 21.1 ft); minimum daily, 170 cfs Oct. 17.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 33,700 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 25.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs; minimum daily, 74 cfs Oct. 21, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant 27 miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 1052: 1938, 1943-44.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of backwater (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3 to Dec. 13, Sept. 20-30)

4.4

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

162

252

452

1,290

15.0

17.0

19.0

21.0

3,500

4,950

8,100

14,300

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

212

205

*204

194

190

187

186

184

180

180

178

176

176

174

176

181

170

174

187

176

172

199

205

192

199

212

204

523

322

260

360

6,538

211

0.560

0.64

Nov.

959

822

362

295

260

277

*990

732

417

342

304

286

268

392

576

777

1.140

576

452

384

352

322

304

286

2S6

268

268

260

252

252

-

13,461

449

1.19

1.33

Dec.

236

228

228

706

1,29O

732

563

464

512

550

488

*428

395

1,460

4,410

4,950

c2,100

1,940

2,570

3,270

7,700

8,100

c4,SOO

c 1,900

1,480

5,430

05,000

c2,400

1,800

1,520

1,230

68,880

2,222

5.89

6.79

Jan.

1,110

960

844

816

1,420

1,200

990

872

816

2,120

2,270

1,450

1,200

1,050

930

900

816

760

680

760

*816

1,870

5,540

2,520

1,480

1,260

1,390

2,450

3,020

1,730

1,350

43,390

1,400

3.71

4.28

F<=b.

1,170

1,080

1,690

2,420

2,090

1,550

1,260

1,110

990

872

788

732

680

1,020

900

872

1,020

844

760

706

680

628

589

706

732

680

*816

732

706

_

-

28,823

994

2.64

2.84

Mar.

732.

930

825

2,760

1,690

1,230

1,020

872

788

1,970

8,180

15,000

c6,200

c2 ,000

1,550

1,260

1,080

990

1,170

1,050

1,110

2,380

3,180

2,340

1,690

1,320

1,140

1,050

960

872

816

66,155

2,134

5.66

6.53

Apr.

*816

816

316

680

680

654

589

563

537

512

500

488

537

602

524

500

476

452

440

428

417

406

395

395

395

1,200

930

615

512

452

-

17,327

578

1.53

1.71

May

428

406

384

373

352

352

*342

332

332

322

476

362

322

322

313

304

286

295

295

304

304

286

277

286

295

362

295

277

562

706

452

11,004

355

0.942

1.09

June

373

332

313

304

304

295

286

268

268

260

*277

313

304

260

252

260

322

286

268

268

505

417

286

260

244

236

236

228

252

252

-

8,729

291

0.772

0.86

July

228

220

220

212

828

680

304

260

268

252

228

228

220

212

212

*212

228

236

212

205

190

202

192

198

199

205

175

181

182

182

313

7,884

254

0.674

0.78

Aug.

260

236

260

204

*220

504

1,290

1,730

2^090

1,080

654

589

524

384

417

563

352

304

362

464

*304

428

417

283

260

25?

236

236

236

283

424

15 , 85?

511

1.3S

1.5S

Sept.

1,870

741

488

395

332

295

286

268

252

252

228

236

260

260

342

362

268

313

706

384

304

277

260

244

236

228

*220

212

205

204

-

10,928

364

0.966

1.08

Calendar year 1951: Max 26,200 Min 137 Mean 870 Cfsm 2.31 In. 31.31

Water year 1951-52: Max 13,000 Min 170 Mean 817 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.49

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP efs).--Dee. 16 (6 a.m.) 5,070 cfs (17.1 ft); Dec. 22 (6 

cfs (19.1 ft); Dec. 26 (9 p.m.) 6,46O cfs (18.1 ft); Mar. 12 (11 a.m.) 14,600 cfs (21.1 ft) 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from return of overbank; flow.
236 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Coosa River at Leesburg, Ala.

Location. Lat 34"II 1 , long. 85°45', in NW£ sec. 12, T. 10 S., R. 8 E., near center of 

channel on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 411, 1 mile east of Leesburg 

and 4 miles downstream from Yellow Creek.

Drainage area. 5,270 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--June 1937 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 517.77 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 7, 1941, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 8,439 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42,900 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 27.5 ft from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 1,620 cfs Oct. 22, July 29.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 73,200 cfs Feb. 14, 1946, Jan. 24, 1947 (gage height, 

35.1 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1,130 cfs Oct. 24-27, 

1941.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir since December 1949 (see 

p. 254) and hydroelectric plant on Etowah River.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

4.0

8.0

16.0

28.0

1,400

4,320

9,750

22,900

43,900

st per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2,500

2,140

*2,700

2,900

3,640

3,310

3,420

2,500

2,050

3,200

3,530

3,530

3 , 000

2,050

1,700

1,700

2,320

2,700

3,200

2,600

1,960

1,620

2,050

3,000

3,530

3,640

3,100

2,700

3,310

3,000

4.200

86,800

2,800

0.531

0.61

Nov .

5,310

8,300

8,860

7,600

5,310

4,080

9,300

10,400

8,860

8,160

5,700

4,080

3,860

5,310

7,180

9,600

12.500

11,600

9,150

7,180

7,180

6,900

6,090

4,080

4,560

3.420

3,530

5,830

7 ,040

6,350

-

207,120

6,904

1.31

1.46

Dec .

5,440

4,560

3.000

4,440

10,700

11,100

10 , 400

8,020

7,460

8,580

7,600

*8,300

7,320

9,900

22,600

27 ,300

25,400

22 ,700

23,800

25,600

38,000

42,500

42.700

41,300

39,100

39,300

41,500

40,800

38,400

31,600

20,900

670,320

21,620

4.10

4.73

Jan.

12 ,600

11,000

9,750

10,400

12 , 100

14,500

11,600

10,500

12,100

14,800

19,000

19,800

18,000

14,500

12,700

12,400

11,800

11,300

10,700

9,600

8.580

12,600

23,400

25,400

23,800

21,000

18,800

18,800

25,600

27,000

25,600

489,730

15,800

3.00

3.46

Feb.

25 . 100

18,800

15 , 100

18,000

21,400

22,600

20,400

17,500

14,200

11,300

8,860

8,440

9,750

9,750

11,100

10,000

10 , 400

10,700

10,200

10 , 500

9,300

8,860

8,160

8,020

B.020

8,160

*11,600

11,300

10,400

_

-

365,920

12,620

2.39

2.58

Mar.

9,750

8,580

8.020

16,800

25,100

25,400

23,200

18,600

12 , 900

14,500

32,900

39,600

42.10O

41,000

38,700

36,200

33,800

27,800

19,700

16,800

16,100

23,800

32,900

37,700

38,200

38,000

37,400

36,000

34,600

31,200

25,300

842,650

27,180

5.16

5.95

Apr.

2O.OOO

18,100

17,100

17,300

16,400

15,600

15,300

14,800

12,400

11,600

10,800

8,580

9,000

8,860

7,460

9,450

8,720

7,600

7,460

7,320

6,620

5.850

7,320

6,350

6,090

8,860

14,800

13,700

11,900

11,800

-

337,120

11,240

2.13

2.38

May

10.70O

8,860

7,460

6,760

5,960

4,560

*6,220

5,700

5,570

5,570

6,090

5,440

5,830

6,220

5,050

5,180

5,050

5,180

4,680

4.080

5,830

6,350

5,180

5,570

5,050

5,310

5,310

6,480

6,620

7,600

8,720

188,180

6,070

1.15

1.33

June

8,300

5,960

4,560

5,570

4,920

5,570

5,570

7,460

5,700

3,970

4,440

5,570

7,600

8.440

5,570

4,920

4,680

5,570

5,180

4,560

4,920

4,560

3,970

4,200

4,800

4,920

4,320

4,680

3,860

2.700

-

157,040

5,235

0.993

1.11

July

2,900

4,320

3,530

3,200

3 ,000

3,420

3,000

2,600

3,420

3,420

3,530

3,000

2,800

2,230

1,960

*2,eoo

2,600

3,310

3,310

2,410

1,960

1,870

3,00^

3,75J

3,860

4,560

3,750

1,870

1.620

2,800

2,900

92,700

2,990

0.567

0.65

Aug.

3,970

4,560

3,750

2,500

2.520

*3,640

5,050

5,700

6 , 900

7.740

4,920

4,200

5,050

4,680

4,320

4,200

3,860

2,500

2,500

4,920

*5,310

5,440

5,310

3,860

2,410

2,410

3,750

3,200

2,600

3,000

3,530

128,100

4,132

0.784

0.90

Sept.

5,570

6,550

3,750

3,200

2,800

3,200

2,700

2,140

1.870

2,600

2,410

2,900

3,000

3,310

3,000

3,970

5,440

5,570

5,700

5,960

4,320

3,420

2 , 900

3,530

3,750

3,860

3,640

2,600

2,050

1,870

-

107,380

3,579

0.679

0.76

Calendar year 1951 : Max 66,000 Hin 1,620 Mean 9,407 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.22

Water year 1951-52: Max 42,700 Win 1,620 Mean 10,040 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.92

Discharge measurement
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 237

Terrapin Creek near Piedmont, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°57', long. 85°34', in SE£ sec. 27, T. 12 S. , R. 10 E. , on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge in State Highway 74, 500 ft upstream from Southern Railway 

bridge, half a mile upstream from Ladiga Creek, and 3 miles northeast of Piedmont.

Drainage area. 115 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1944 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 649.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 172 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 11.0 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs July 30.

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 13.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,400 cfs on basis of slope and conveyance studies; minimum, 2.9 cfs Sept. 28-30, Oct. 2, 6, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.8 

9.1

31

68

186

539

1,540

2,660

3,490

4,790

6,930

Discharge bic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

27

26

»25

22 

22

21

21

20

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

21

37

32

32

35

29

26

46

54

51

Z£

825

26.6

0.231

0.27

Nov.

27Q

137

75

55 

48

»54

438

153

93

68

57

51

50

53

65

79

88

67

58

54

49

48

45

46

45

45

44

44

42

il

-

2,462

82.1

0.714

0.80

Dec.

41

40

40

361 

238

135

99

81

120

175

*130

106

84

651

1,600

415

242

619

457

2,350

3,160

574

341

245

192

1,070

518

321

248

204

169

15,026

485

4.22

4.86

Jan.

145

130

122

120 

390

281

198

166

155

238

195

169

153

137

132

127

115

115

108

110

»101

561

493

278

210

180

192

1.270

606

341

251

7,789

251

2.18

2.52

Feb.

204

189

304

438 

352

258

210

178

158

145

.135

122

122

125

113

180

164

135

122

120

115

106

113

145

132

150

*288

235

189

-

-

5,247

181

1.57

1.70

Mar.

158

152.

266

1,440 

461

304

232

192

172

890

2,600

535

376

281

238

201

180

192

304

210

2,120

3,100

S.270

1,020

606

453

369

311

268

242

226

23,349

753

6.55

7.55

Apr.

*235

204

180

180 

183

158

148

140

132

130

125

122

186

145

127

120

113

108

104

101

97

93

90

93

93

242

298

161

125

108

-

4,341

145

1.26

1.40

May

97

88

84

77 

72

70

*70

73

72

72

90

79

70

67

67

64

62

64

81

97

84

68

64

90

101

104

77

65

110

161

104

2,544

82.1

0.714

0.82

June

82

68

60

57 

55

57

53

48

51

*55

51

46

45

41

38

33

32

86

48

55

46

53

48

39

34

30

26

31

31

27

-

1,426

47.5

0.413

0.46

July

26

21

18

17 

17

18

29

39

30

24

21

18

15

14

*15

13

11

11

10

9.7

8.7

7.8

9.7

11

8.7

7.4

6.1

5.2

4.8

5.2

6.1

457.4

14.8

0.129

0.15

Aug.

5.7

6.1

7.0

9.1

23

37

430

82

99

42

30

26

26

48

35

23

18

16

14

14

14

14

16

15

14

12

9.7

11

22

. 22

l,148.e

37.1

0.323

0.37

Sept.

30

34

50

18

15

14

13

12

10

9.1

9.7

11

14

53

153

38

24

24

26

21

20

26

20

16

14

*14

13

12

11

-

750.8

25.0

0.217

0.24

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,200 Mln 10 Mean 189 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.32

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,270 Mln 4.8 Mean 179 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.14

Peak: discharge (base. 4,000 cfs). Dee. 21 (4 a.m.) 5,690 cfs (9.5 ft); Mar. 11 (4 a.m.) 5,120 

(9.2 ft); Mar. 21 (9 p.m.) 6,380 cfs (9.8 ft); Mar. 23 (6 a.m.) 10,000 cfs (11.0 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
238 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Coosa River at Gadsden, Ala

Location. Lat 34°01', long. 86°00', in NE-j sec. 10, T. 12 S., R. 6 E. , near midstream on 

pier of Etowah County Memorial Bridge on 0. 3. Highway 241, in Gadsden, 450 ft downstream from Louisville, and Nashville Railroad bridge and l|- miles upstream from Big 

Wills Creek.

Drainage area. 5,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1926 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1890 are contained in reports of 0. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 485.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--26 years, 9,372 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 48,500 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 23.5 ft in gage 

well, 23.6 ft from outside gage); minimum daily, 2,000 cfs Oct. 17.

1926-52: Maximum discharge, 76,900 cfs Apr. 11, 1936 (gage height, 31.13 ft); minimum, 1,170 cfs Oct. 27, 1941 (gage height, 0.36 ft).

Maximum stage known, 37.9 ft Apr. 6, 1886, from floodmarks established by Corps of 

Engineers. Flood of July 15, 1916, reached a stage of 32.7 ft.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir since December 1949 (see 

p. 254 ) and hydroelectric plant on Etowah River.

Revisions (water years). W 682: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from tributary inflow Dec. 2O-22, Mar. 11-12)

1.0

4.0

10.0

20.0

23.5

1,840

5,620

15,700

38,200

48,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.470 

2,810

2,570 

*2,930

3,050

3,470

3,350

3,350

2,690

2,340

3,230

3,470

3,470

3,050

2,450

2,120

2,000

2,450

2,750

3,110

2,990

2,390

2,060

2,630

3,350

3,470

3,470

3,230

3,230

3,470

3,470

91,890

2,964

0.511

0.59

Nov.

4,780 

6,800

8,700 

8,860

7,260

5,200

7,100

10,800

10,500

9,340

7,900

5,620

4,250

4,640

6,650

9,500

11,700

15.100

11,300

9,020

7,900

7,580

7,100

5,620

4,510

4,580

5,750

4,250

6,500

7,100

-

221,690

7,590

1.27

1.42

Dec.

6,200 

5,340

4,250 

4,250

8,700

11,700

12,000

11,000

9,980

9,980

9,340

9,340

*8,860

9,820

19,600

27,600

29,400

28,200

26,900

29,000

37,000

42,000

48,200

47,000

44,900

45,200

45,800

46,700

45,200

42,200

35,100

760,760

24,540

4.23

4.88

Jan.

22,000 

14,200

11,700 

11,300

13,400

16,400

15,100

12,400

12,700

14,900

18,800

20,800

20,600

18,200

15,100

14,200

13,400

13,100

12,400

11,800

9.980

12,500

21,400

26,700

26,900

25,000

23,500

22,900

25,600

28,500

28,200

553,680

17,860

3.08

3.55

Feb.

26,700 

23,700

21,000 

20,200

22,000

23,900

25.500

21,200

18,200

15,700

11,700

9,500

10,500

11,500

12,700

12,500

15,400

12,700

11,500

11,700

11.000

10,500

9,500

9,180

8.700

8,700

11,500

*12,900

12,200

-

427,180

14,730

2.54

2.74

Mar.

11,500 

10, 500

9.540 

15,300

23,700

26,700

26,200

23,500

18,400

16,600

27,000

36 , 000

43,100

45,700

43,400

41,600

38 , 800

35,300

28,500

21,000

18,400

21,400

29,400

36,100

39,300

39,900

39,600

38,800

37,200

35,900

32,200

907,940

29.290

5.05

5.82

Apr.

25,800 

20,550

18,400 

18,000

17,600

16,600

15,900

15,500

14,400

12,700

12,000

10,500

9,020

9,500

8,580

9,500

9,660

8,700

8,060

7,900

7,420

6.200

6.800

7,260

6,650

7,260

11,800

14,800

12,700

12,400

-

362,010

12,070

2.08

2.32

May

11,800 

10,600

8,540 

7,420

6,650

5,620

6,050

*6,200

5,760

5,620

5,900

5,900

5,340

6,350

5,900

5,340

5,200

5,200

5,060

4,510

4,920

6,200

6,050

5,480

5,620

5,200

5.340

6,200

6,650

7,100

8,220

195,940

6, 521

1.09

1.26

June

9,540 

8,060

5,620 

5,620

5,620

5,620

5,620

6,800

7,100

5,760

4,510

4,780

6,050

8,220

7,420

5,620

4,780

5,060

5,340

5,200

5,060

4,920

4,250

5,990

4,510

4,920

4,920

4,510

4,640

5,750

-

167,590

5,586

0.963

1.07

July

2,930 

5,470

4,120 

3,600

5,230

3,350

3,350

3,250

5,250

3,600

3,470

3,470

3,110

2,810

2,450

2,510

*2,870

5,050

3,470

5,110

2,570

2,170

2,340

3,350

3,730

4,250

4,510 31-230"

^120

2,170

3,050

97,920

3,159

0.545

C.63

Aug.

5,350 

4,250

4,510 

5,470

2,930

*3,050

4,120

5,200

6,550

7,420

6,650

4,780

4,640

5,060

4,640

4,380

4,380

3,730

2,690

3,730

*4,510

5,480

5,620

4,780

5,470

2.650

2,990

3,750

3,350

5,480

3,990

155,360

4,366

0.753

0.87

Sept.

3,600 

6,500

5,340 

5,860

3,230

3,110

3,230

2,810

2.540

2,340

2,690

2,810

5,110

5,250

5,470

5,470

4,510

5,760

5,620

6,200

5,540

4,250

3,470

5,550

3,750

3,860

3,990

3,470

2,870

2,280

-

115,840

3,795

0.654

0.73

Calendar year 1951: Max 64,500 Mln 1,780 Mean 10,790 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.24

Water year 1951-52: Max 48,200 Min 2,000 Mean 11,030 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.88

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 239

Big Wills Creek near Crudup, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°06', long, 86°02', in SE£ sec. 6, T. 11 S. , R 6 E. , at midstrean on 

upstream handrail of highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Fisher Creek, 2 miles west of 

Crudup, and 4 miles downstream from Little Duck Creek.

Drainage area. 189 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is about 650 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--9 years, 338 cfs.

Extremes .--.Maximum discharge during year, 4,340 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 10.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 50 cfs Oct. 9, 15, 19, 20, 21.

1943-52: Maximum discharge observed, 14,800 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 14.5 ft, 

from floodmarks): minimum observed, 30 cfs Dec. 6, 1943.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

210

303

424

6.0

S.O

9.0

10.0

11.0

1,020

1,870

2,500

3,500

5,000

Discharge, in c-ubic feet per second, water year Octaber 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

67

72

67

*62

62

58

58

54

50

54

54

58

58

54

54

54

54

54

54

50

58

54

54

58

62

62

62

202

T65

158

172

2,255

72.7

0.385

0.44

Nov.

396

402

194

138

125

125

*591

330

202

172

151

138

138

172

286

571

376

245

202

194

165

151

144

132

118

118

112

106

106

100

-

6,400

213

1.13

1.26

Dec.

100

94

88

438

730

448

376

352

330

330

286"

*245

202

568

1,400

1,090

640

730

1,020

1,240

3,340

5,660

1,580

820

790

1,820

3,500

1,810

820

670

582

30,099

971

5.14

5.92

Jan .

500

424

400

376

d700

d550

d450

d400

352

586

730

526

474

424

376

352

376

352

330

376

352

*843

1,670

1,090

790

582

730

1,160

1,360

985

640

19,256

621

3.29

3.79

Feb.

610

640

790

1,160

1,120

820

640

526

500

424

400

352

352

622

474

526

500

424

376

352

352

376

352

330

330

330

*330

308

308

-

-

14,624

504

2.67

2.88

Mar.

308

308

373

820

582

424

376

352

352

512

2,160

5,220

1,340

670

582

500

424

400

424

400

448

670

850

700

554

474

424

376

352

352

330

20,057

647

3.42

3.95

Apr.

*352

330

286

286

286

245

245

245

227

227

210

202

218

210

202

194

186

179

172

172

165

165

165

165

158

158

158

158

158

172

-

6,296

210

1.11

1.24

Hay

144

144

138

132

125

125

125

*125

118

118

352

T79

132

125

125

125

112

T25

125

138

15S

132

112

112

112

112

151

144

165

165

144

4,339

140

0.741

0.85

June

125

118

112

112

112

118

118

106

106

106

*100

94

94

88

82

82

88

82

82

82

82

77

77

77

7_2

72

72

72

245

ITS

-

2,971

99.0

0.524

0.58

July

88

77

77

72

72

67

72

72

72

72

67

67

72

67

67

*67

62

62

67

67

58

54

5$

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

2,040

65.8

0.348

0.40

Aug.

54

267

82

72

*166

118

372

2TS

165

151

138

118

100

94

83

82

77

72

72

67

67

*72

103

82

67

62

62

53

53

23?

210

3,649

118

0.62.1

0.72

Sept.

125

112

106

100

88

82

67

67

62

62

58

67

72

138

227

179

172

179

330

T86

144

118

100

94

as

82

*77

72

72

67

-

3,393

113

0.598

0.67

Calendar year 1951: Max 

Water year 1951-52: Max

12,600

3,660

Min 

Min

CfSII

Cfsir

2.14

1.67

28.99

22.70

Peak discharge (base. 5,600 cfs). Dec. 21 (12 p.m.) 4,340 cfs (10.6 ft); Dec. £7 (10 a.m.) 3,900 

cfs (10.3 ft)j Mar. 12 (4 a.m.) 3,760 cfs (10.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby 

streams.
240 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Big Canoe Creek near Gadsden, Ala.

Location.--Lat 33°54 I , long. 86°07', in SW£ sec. 15, T. 13 S., R. 5 E. , near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 11, 400 ft downstream from Rock 

Creek, 5 miles upstream from mouth, and 10 miles southwest of Gadsden.

Drainage area. 238 sq mi.

Records available. January 1938 to September 1952.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 490.56 ft above mean see level, datum of 

'929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 20, 1939, staff gage at datum 2.24 

ft higher. Sept. 20, 1939, to Mar. 15, 1944, staff gage and Mar. 16, 1944, to Dec. 13, 

1948, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum. Since Nov. 3, 1?49, auxiliary staff 

gage 2 miles downstream at present datum. Prior to Nov. 3, 1949, auxiliary staff gage 

on Coosa River at Greensport Ferry, 2.4 miles downstream from mouth of Big Canoe Creek, 

at datum 9.81 ft lower.

Average discharge. 13 years (1939-52), 444 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,470 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 15.7 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 11, 12 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 37,900 cfs Dec. 29, 1942 (gage heigl-t, 29.1 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of runoff for 

stations on nearby streams; minimum daily since Oct. 1, 1945, 10 cfs, Oct. 10, 22, 

Nov. 1, 1948; minimum not determined prior to Oct. 1, 1945.

Remarks. Records good except those below 50 cfs or those for periods of no gage-height 

record or backwater from Coosa River, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Coosa River Dec. 29-30, Mar. 14-18)

2.3 

2.6 

2.9 

3.3 

4.0

44

78

152

350

7.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

1,200

2,400

4,050

6,800

:ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

92

78

71

*62

60

53

49

48

43

41

40 

39

38

38

36

36

35

35

34

34

41

45

44

43

41

39

40

61

70

86

115

1,587

51.2

0.215

0.25

Nov.

634

592

234

154

124

162

776

*360

209

162

139

124

117

332

618

797

m

287

225

191

164

152

139

128

124

115

109

101

96

91

-

7,930

264

1.11

1.24

Dec.

88

84

84

384

334

223

171

148

402

664

373 

272

*228

1,360

2,900

1,800

714

1,490

1,710

3,110

6,140

5,700

4,230

2,170

1,020

2,640

2,550

2,000

cl.100

eSOO

C640

45,529

1,469

6.17

7.11

Jan.

508

415

370

366

918

664

447

380

363

850

642 

431

396

373

347

328

318

296

275

257

263

*1,300

1,790

1,120

565

551

1,040

2,130

2.220

1,720

852

22,495

726

3.05

3.52

Feb.

642

551

1,810

1,950

1,550

943

686

551

478

415

376 

340

309

618

592

618

664

447

366

340

331

284

320

912

716

612

1,200

*763

551

_

-

19,935

687

2.89

3.12

Mar.

478

447

599

2,180

1,790

892

618

493

431

994

5,750 

2,900

2,140

el, 000

e710

C590

C520

c490

852

578

933

1,870

a2,600

a2 , 000

al,100

a800

a650

a550

a450

a410

a580

34,195

1,103

4.63

5.34

Apr.

a560

*778

331

287

278

260

237

223

214

204

191 

184

194

245

201

169

157

145

139

134

128

120

119

117

113

115

126

113

104

9T_

5,983

199

0.836

0.93

May

89

84

80

77

74

68

*67

67

64

63

61 

58

56

55

55

54

53

52

56

61

63

67

61

55

55

54

52

49

65

92

85

1,987

64.1

0.269

0.31

June

64

56

52

51

85

222

75

54

48

49

45 

*42

41

40

38

35

35

34

36

40

38

38

51

52

44

42

37

38

43

41

1,566

52.2

0.219

0.24

July

39

45

45

55

4T

50

46

41

38

35

33 

32

31

31

30

*30

30

29

28

27

27

27

27

28

27

27

27

27

27

26

32

1,044

33.7

0.142

0.16

Aug.

41

40

47

29

122

*97

51

42

53

89

109

64

45

40

64

128

74

50

38

47

33

29

28

28

28

28

27 57

69

872

270

2,709

87.4

0.367

0.42

Sept.

81

55

*52

53

44

36

32

28

27

25

 24" 24 

27

61

148

89

72

65

124

97

53

44

38

34

32

30

*28

27

27

27

-

1,504

50.1

0.211

0.24

Calendar year 1951: Max 13,900 Mln 26 Mean 551 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.42

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,140 Mln 24 Mean 400 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.88

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 efs). Dee. 21 (7 a.m.) 6,470 cfs (15.7 ft); Mar. 11 (6 a.m.) 4,170 

efs (13.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations on nearby streams.

e Backwater from Coosa River.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala.

241

Location. Lat 33°34', long. 85°56', on line between sees. 5 and 8, T. 17 S., R. 7 E., on 

left bank near upstream side of left abutment of Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Salt Creek and 1-| miles north of Jenifer.

Drainage area. 275 sq mi.

Records available. August 1903 to February 1908, May 1929 to March 1932, May 1935 to 

September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 554.15 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1903. Prior to July 25, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1903-7, 1929-31, 1935-52), 401 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,770 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 11.7 ft); minimum daily, 92 cfs July 30, Aug. 27, 28.

1903-8, 1929-32, 1935-52: Maximum discharge, 21,900 cfs Feb. 4, 1936 (gage teight, 

17.2 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Oct. 10, 1931.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by milldams above station. An 

average of about 12 cfs diverted from Coldwater Spring for municipal water supply for 

city of Anniston.

Revisions (water years).--W 782: Drainage area. W 952: 1904(m). W1204: 1936-S9, 

1946(P), 1949.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25 to Dec. 20)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

82

135

262

431

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

883

2,250

4,270

8,600

Discharge, in cubic feet pe ;cond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*156

148

139

133

126

127

122

114

114

112

109

111

109

109

107

105

98

9698"

96

114

107

120

118

109

109

107

198

228

T78

161

3,878

125

0.455

0.52

Nov.

263

344

265

193

168

170

409

*486 '2"8"6

228

198

178

166

185

214

230

214

193

175

163

168

173

183

163

163

163

161

161

154 

150

-

6,367

212

0.771

0.86

Dec.

154

148

TST

277

390

324

259

220

242

250

265

245

228

277

754

1,150

1,040

684

*912

1,660

5,150

5.880

3,110

1,210

756

1,550

1,950

1,560

883 

708

616

33,013

1,065

3.87

4.46

Jan.

530

474

443

435

661

756

616

518

474

490

470

427 409'

390

383

416

387

362

344

338

327

401

*731

756

543

514

470

1,140

1,700 

1,560

830

18,295

590

2.15

2.47

Feb.

638

572

756

856

83(5

684

594

514

474

443

416

394

372

372

372

462

494

427

383

372

362

344

365

490

506

*514

70S

708

594

-

15,016

518

1.88

2.03

Mar.

616

514

749

2,090

2,330

1,740

883

708

616

727

2,170

2,760

2,250

1,000

756

661

572

594

756

661

661

1,440

7.780

6,610

3,150

1,670

1,090

856

731 

661

616

48,418

1,562

5.68

6.55

Apr.

638

594

*530

510

514

478

447

431

416

401

394

383

447

466

405

372

358

344

334

324

314

305

298

292

314

398

409

383

327 

295

_

12,121

404

1.47

1.64

May

280

27T

259

250

236

236

230

*230

250

236

245

239

220

211

206

204

198

'550 196

242

236

211

198

198

225

236

217

198

265 

274

280

7,227

233

0.847

0.98

June

242

206

190

180

190

180

173

166

168

*236

277

16T

178

168

158

154

152

156

152

156

245

230

193

170

152

146

139

137

T39 

141

-

5,375

179

0.651

0.73

July

141

131

131

127

131

129

129

156

1ST

139

129

126

124

118

*114

118

118

112

114

114

109

107

103

100

100

98

100

98

93

92

100

3,653

118

0.429

0.49

Aug.

93

105

100

98

*98

105

118

146

137

139

129

118

114

111

114

118

114

105

102

120

100

98

100

100

100

95

92

92

129 

^95" 665

4,150

134

0.487

0.56

Sept.

168

154

139

137

129

124

114

107

107

102

*103

103

116

112

137

131

141

129

118

120

126

116

111

109

103

*103

103

102

96 

98

-

3,558

119

0.433

0.48

Calendar year 1951: Max 16,300 Min 93 Mean 478 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.58

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,780 Min 92 Mean 440 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.77

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Dec. 22 (7 a.m.) 6,460 cfs (9.6 ft)j Dec. 27 (10 a.m.) 2,020

cfs (5.7 ft); Mar. 5 (2 a.m. 2.410 cfs (6.2 ft)j Mar. 12 (10 p.m.) 3,050 cfs (6.9 ft); Mar. 23

(10:30 a.m.) 9.770 cfs (11.7 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
242 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Choceolocco Creek near Lincoln, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°34', long. 86°08', in SW£ sec. 9, T. 17 S. , R. 5 E. , en right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 102, three-eighths of a mile downstream from 

Schmidt's mill, 4 miles south of Lincoln, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles 

north of Talladega.

Drainage area. 491 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 448.46 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, adjusted. Prior to June 4, 1939, staff gage at site 1,000 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 710 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs Mar. 23 (gage heigbt, 17.4 ft); minimum daily, 185 cfs Oct. 18, 19, July 30.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 49,300 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 25.5 ft); minimum, 66 cfs Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 0.28 ft); minimum daily, 151 cfs Oct. 10, 12, 

1938.

Maximum stage known, about 27.5 ft in 1886, from floodmarks, at site used from October 1938 to June 1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by

small mills and diversion for municipal water supply for city of Anniston above station.

Revisions (water years) . W 1204: 1946, 1947(M) , 1949(M) .

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second} 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19)

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

171

206

321

486

4.0

8.0

16.0

1,430

4,150

11,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

LO

LI

L2

L3

L4

15

L6

L7

18

L9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

258 

238

227

221

216

208

204

*202

199

199

195

193

190

188

188

186

186

185

TSs

186

195

199

195

208

197

193

201

260

286

289 '258

6,535

211

0.430

0.49

Nov.

369 

424

424

324

279

279

490

*673

494

372

333

308

289

302

330

330

313

302

287

279

269

262

269

274

260

258

255

248

248

-

9,795

326

0.664

0.74

Dec .

244 

240

1?4"4

330

442

486

397

341

330

372

375

369

*338

350

765

1,280

L.400

1,160

1,330

3,780

8,770

6,610

4,300

2,080

1,260

3,460

2,870

2,320

1,510

1,230

1,050

50,033

1,614

3.29

3.79

Jan.

931

811

740

718

1,030

1,180

1,000

859

787

787

764

696

673

651

630

673

630

587

566

546

525

608

*980

1,160

883

764

764

2,100

2,450

2,140

1,430

29,063

938

1.91

2.20

Feb.

1,100

980

1,380

1,510

1,400

1,230

1,030

907

835

764

718

696

651

651

630

787

835

740

651

630

608

587

BUS

859

907

907

1,380

1,280

*1,100

-

26,361

909

1.85

2.00

Mar.

1,030 

907

1,220

3,990

3,220

2,660

1,600

1,260

1,100

1,320

4,310

3,590

3,150

1,720

1,330

1,160

1,030

1,030

1,280

1,180

1,080

2,050

10,500

8 590

4,710

2,660

1,840

1,480

1,300

1,180

1,100

74,577

2,406

4.90

5.65

Apr.

1,160 

*1,080

980

931

956

883

835

787

764

718

718

696

811

859

764

696

651

630

608

587

566

546

546

525

5^5

718

696

696

587

546

22,065

736

1.50

1.67

May

502 

486

467

449

432

*418

414

407

438

421

456

446

411

384

378

366

359

359

407

509

438

394

362

350

384

442

407

366

467

566

650

13,315

430

0.876

1.01

June

479 

404

366

347

356

333

321

313

302

*327

388

350

308

289

279

272

267

274

274

289

608

428

344

310

279

264

260

246

246

253

9,776

326

0.664

0.74

July

269 255

231

229

229

255

253

262

253

253

238

229

227

*219

212

206

204

202

201

204

202

195

193

190

190

190

190

188

186

185

199

6,739

217

0.442

0.51

Aug.

199 

255

204

201

*197

301

835

669

333

327

274

248

235

246

359

327

251

231

217

*217

225

216

206

204

204

197

193

192 214-

885

567

9,429

304

0.619

0.71

Sept.

344

771

269

248

242

229

221

214

206

204

197

202

204

208

227

229

229

233

216

208

214

2L4

204

197

*195

193

193

190

188

186

-

6,575

219

0.446

0.50

Calendar year 1951: Max 35,500 Mln 179 Mean 841 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.24

Water year 1951-52: Max 10,500 Mln 185 Mean 722 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.01

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Dec. 21 (3 p.m.) 9,900 cfs (14.5 ft)j Dec. 26 (5 p.m.) 5,110

cfs (9.2 ft); Mar, 11 (10 a.m.) 5,530 cfa (9.7 ft); Mar. 23 (2 p.m.) 13,200 cfs (17.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 243 

Coosa River near Cropwell, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°30' , long. 86°14', in SE-f sec. 33, T. 17 S., R. 4 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of "bridge on State Highway 48, 2 miles downstream from Poorhous3 Branch 

and 4 miles southeast of Cropwell.

Drainage area.--7.690 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1892 to December 1899 (gage heights only), March 1942 to 

September 1952. Published as "at Lock 5" 1892-99.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 420.68 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). January 1892 to December 1899 staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. 

March 1942 to July 1945 staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1942-52), 13,930 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 75,200 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 16.2 

ft); minimum daily, 2,700 cfs Oct. 18.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 126,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 23.7 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 1,720 cfs Oct. 1-5, 9, 11, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good. Since December 1945, flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir (see 

p. 254) and hydroelectric plant on Etowah River.

Revisions (water years),--W 1032: 1943-44. W 1082: 1943, 1946.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0

4.0

9.0

16.0

2,700

9,800

33,000

74,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

m3,670

3,340 

*3,840

4,000

4,160

4,330

4,000

3,670

3,340

4,000

4,000

4,160

4,000

3,340

2,860

2.700

3,020

3,500

4,000 

3,840

3,340

2,860

3,500

4,330

4,670

4,670

4,160

4,670

4,670

120,320

3,881

0.505

0.58

Nov.

5,360 

7,520

9,040

9,800 

9,040

7,900

7,520

11,000

12,600

9,420

9,040

7,900

6,080

5,360

6,800

9,040

12,200

15.500

12,200

11,000

8,280 

8,280

8,280

7,900

6,440

5,720

,5,010

5,010

6,080

7,520

-

250,840

8,361

1.09

1.21

Dec.

7,520 

6,800

6,080

5,720 

6,800

12,200

13,100

13,100

12,600

14,800

13,100

11,400

10,600

9,800

18,300

34,100

36,800

36,300

*39,000

42,400

73,300 

72,600

64,600

60,400

55,000

58,600

61,000

57,400

52,800

51,700

47,800

1,005,720

32,440

4.22

4.86

Jan.

37,400 

21,100

16,100

11,800 

16,100

20,100

20,600

18,300

15,200

17,000

20,600

24,400

25,400

23,400

20,100

17,400

17,000

15,700

15,200

14,800

13,500 

13,500

28,800

33,600

34,600

33,000

33,600

36,300

39,000

39,000

38,000

730,600

23,570

3.07

3.53

Feb.

34,600 

32,500

30,900

30,400 

29,900

29,900

30,400

28,300

23,900

20,600

17 , 400

13,100

11,800

13,100

15,200

16,100

16,500

16,500

14,800

13 , 500

13,500 

13,100

12,200

12,600

12,200

11,800

14,300

*17,900

17,000

-

-

564,000

19,450

2.53

2.73

Mar.

15,700 

13,900

12,600

27,800 

36,300

36,500

35,200

32,000

26,300

22,400

42,400

51,200

55,000

52,800

51,700

49,500

47,800

45,100

41,200

31,400

24,400 

35,200

48 , 400

55,600

52,200

50,600

49,000

47,300

46,200

44,600

41,800

tl,221.9

39,420

5.13

5.91

Apr.

37,400 

*28,800

23,900

22,000 

21,500

20,600

19,200

18,800

18,800

16,100

14,300

13,100

12,600

11,400

11,400

10,200

11,400

10,600

9,800

9,040

9,040 

7,900

7,520

8,280

8,280

7,900

10,200

15,700

14,800

13,100

-

443,660

14,790

1.92

2.15

May

13,100 

12,200

11,000

9,420 

8,280

7,900

*6,440

6,800

6,800

6,800

6,800

7,160

6,800

6,440

7,160

6,440

6,080

6,080

6,440

6,440

5.720 

6,080

7,160

6,800

6,440

6,800

6,800

6,440

7,520

7,900

8,660

230,900

7,448

0.969

1.12

June

9,420 

9.800

8,280

6,800 

6,800

6,800

6,800

6,800

7,900

7,520

6,800

5,010

6,800

8,280

8,660

7,520

6,440

5,720

6,080

6,440

6,440 

6,440

5,720

5,360

5,360

5,360

5,720

5,720

5,360

5,360

-

201,510

6,717

0.873

0.97

July

5,010 

3,840

4,330

4,670 

4,670

3,840

4,160

4,330

4,000

4,000

4,160

4,330

4,330

4,000

*3,670

3,180

3,340

3,670

3,840

4,330

4,000 

3,500

5,020 3,0'2'0

4,160

4,330

5,010

5,360

4,000

3,180

3,020

124,300

4,010

0.521

0.60

Aug.

3,500 

4,670

5,360

5,720 

*4,670

3,670

6,440

8,280

6,440

7,900

8,280

7,160

5,720

5,720

6,800

6,080

5,360

5,720

4,670

*3,670

4,670 

6,080

6,440

6,800

5,720

4,330

3,340

4.00C

Sept.

5,720 

5,360

7,520 67080"

5,010

4,330

4,330

4,330

3,840

3,340

1,180

1,500

3,500

4,000

4,330

4,670

4,670

5,720

6,800

7,160

6,800 

5,720

4,670

4,000

4,000

4,670

5,010

4,670

5,01C 4,330

7,16C 3,670

7,52C

176, 90C 144,930

5,70C 4,831

0.74? 0.628

0.8C 0.70

Calendar year 1951: Max 

Water year 1951-52: Max

122,000

73,300

Min 2,540 

Min 2,700

14,300

14,250

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.86

1.85

In. 

In.

25.25

25.22

Peak discharge (base, 50,000 cfs).--Dec. 21 (4 p.m.) 75,200 cfs (16.2 ft),- Mar. 13 (5 p.m.) 55,600 

cfs (13.1 ft )i Mar. 24 (5 p.m.) 56,200 cfa (13.2 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.
244 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Kelly Creek near Vincent, Ala.

Location.--Lat 33°26'50", long. 86°23"15", in SWj sec. 24, T. 18 S., R. 2 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 25, Ij miles downstream 

from Little Creek, 4^ miles north of Vincent, and 5 miles upstream f^om mouth.

Drainage area.--195 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 404.09 ft above mean sea level datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 8,770 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 19.51 ft); 

minimum, 2.8 cfs July 30 (gage height, 0.64 ft).

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

Rating table, Nov. 30, 1951, to Sept. 3O, 1952 (gage height, 

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

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

2.0

2.4

5.0

8.7

17

29

60

2.5

3.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

19.0

139

242

1,000

2,430

4,900

8,240

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, November 1951 to Septembe" 1952

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov.

*38

-

-

-

-

-

Dec.

36

36

37 

158

180

145

116

122

353

aS86

540 

374

285

288

1,030

721

503

1,000

1,150

2,740

*7,740

6,960

2,590

1,410

914

2,640

2,770

1,550 

1,090

802

590

39,756

1,282

6.57

7.58

Jan.

443

374

340 

329

540

443

*351

329

307

362

296

259

254

244

244

351

307

278

254

240

215

*3T7

1,310

721

552

503

1,280

2,350 

2,230

1,210

830

18,563

599

3.07

3.54

Feb.

642

552

1,210 

1,060

775

6O3

491

408

362

318

*285 

257

242

254

223

265

265

200

185

183

189

165

194

552

432

503

1,090

802 

616

_

-

13,323

459

2.35

2.54

Mar.

528

408

815 

*3,490

*2,230

1,150

775

603

491

883

3,730 

2,480

1,310

942

721

552

*443

443

668

443

515

1,050

2,730

1,870

1,180

830

629

503 

408

351

340

33,511

1,081

5.54

6.39

Apr.

59O

397

318 

307

340

265

236

223

210

194

181 

173

274

229

179

159

145

133

124

116

*109

102

96

94

96

118

100

86 

75

64

-

5,733

191

0.979

1.09

May

56

53

48 

53

44

41

37

36

36

35

35 

34

33

28

27

25

24

23 26"

50

53

37

30

28

37

*50

41

32 

52

83

57

1,244

40.1

0.206

0.24

June

44

35

30 

26

24

21

19

18

17

17

16 

14

13

12

11

10

12

12

11

1O

9.8

11

15

18

14

13

11

8.9 

8.1

*7.3

-

488.1

16.3

O.084

0.09

July

8.1

13

24 

1?

14

13

14

12

9.8

*8.7

8.1

7.3

6.5

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.2 

3.1

3TT

6.4

226.9

7.32

0.038

0.04

Aug.

5.0

3.6

3.6 

*10

14

7O

595 J47

546

523

284 

102

60

47

69

194

78

46

*34

34

27

53

30

22

18

15

13

12 

12

58

94

3,519.2

114

0.585

0.67

Sept.

41

27

22 

21

18

15

13

12

10

8.7

7.7 

7.1

23

136

1T55

56

39

28

31

50

34

27

22

18

16

14

13

12 

10

9.6

-

850.1

28.3

0.145

0.16

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Dee. 21 (10 p.m.) 8,770 cfs (19.5 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

record for adjacent days.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala.

245

Location. Lat 33°17', long. 86°22', in NE£ sec. 18, T. 20 S., R. 3 E., on downstream 

side of second masonry pier from right bank of Central of Georgia Railway bridge, 

700 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 91, half a mile downstream from 

Tallaseehatchee Creek, and 1 mile northwest of Childersburg.

Drainage area.--8,390 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1914 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 382.45 ft above mean sea level, dati/m of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Alabama Power Co.). Prior to Oct. 1, 

1915, at datum 0.10 ft lower.

Average discharge.--35 years (1917-52), 13,950 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 86,200 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 21.0 ft); minimum, 2,850 cfs Oct. 19 (gage height, 1.59 ft).

1914-52: Maximum disqharge, 146,000 cfs Mar. 30, 31, 1951 (gage height, 30.1 ft); 

minimum, 1,300 cfs in September 1925.

Remarks.--Records good. Since December 1949, flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir (see 

p. 254) and hydroelectric plant on Etowah River.

Cooperation.--Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5

2.0

5.0

12.0

21.0

2,650

3,800

12,100

40,000

86,200

Discharge, in cubic feet pe :ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

5,680 

5,030 

4,400

3,800 

3,780

3,920

4,280

4,280

4,280

4,040

3,440

3,560

4,280

4,280

4,280

3,610

3,170

2,870

2,850

3,220

3,800

4,040 

3,610

3,170 

2,920

3,610

4,280

4,770

4,520

4,520

5,030

123,320

3,978

0.474

0.55

Nov.

5,550 

7,440 

9,120

9,990 

9,990

9,120

8,000

10,300

*12,700

12,100

10,900

9,700

7,720

6,340

6,620

8,840

11,200

13,000

14,000

12,400

10,300

9,120 

8,840

8,560 

7,440

6,080

5,810

5,160

5,160

7,160

-

268,660

8,955

1.07

1.19

Dec.

8,280

7,720 

6,880

6.480 

7,300

10,600

13,400

13,400

12,700

15,000

14,000

12,100

11,500

11,200

18,200

29,700

34,500

35,400

37,700

42,000

75,900

85,100 

74,400

63,400 

56,200

58,800

63,900

59,800

56,200

52,700

48,200

1,042,660

33,630

4.01

4.62

Jan.

40,000 

26,000 

18,600

15,700 

16,800

20,200

21,300

*19,000

16,400

16,800

19,800

22,900

24,400

23,600

21,300

18,600

17,500

16,800

16,100

15,400

14,700

14,400 

26,400

30,900 

33,100

32,200

32,200

37,700

41,900

39,100

38,100

747,900

24,130

2.88

3.32

Feb.

35,400

silsoo

31,800 

30,100

30,100

30,100

28,800

26,000

22,100

19,000

15,400

15,000

13,400

15,000

16,800

16,800

17,200

15,700

14,400

14,700

13,700 

13 , 000

14,000 

14,000

13 , 400

16,800

18,600

18 , 600

-

-

592,400

20,430

2.44

2.63

Mar.

17,500 

15,700 

15,700

32,000 

37,200

*37,200

35,400

32,700

29,200

24,800

30,200

54,200

54,700

53,700

51,200

49,700

47,300

44,800

42,400

34,000

27,200

32,700 

54,700

*61,900

56,200

51,700

48,700

46,800

45,300

43 , 400

41,500

«,249.7

40,310

4.80

5.54

Apr.

38,600 

30,900 

25,200

22,900 

22,500

21,300

20,200

19,400

19,000

17,500

16,100

15,000

14,000

12,700

12,700

11,500

12,100

12,100

11,500

10,900

10,300

9,990 

9,120

8,840 

9,700

9,120

9,700

13 , 400

16,400

14,700

-

477,370

15,910

1.90

2.12

May

14, 000 

13,400 

12,400

10,600 

9,410

8,840

7,720

7,720

8,000

7,720

7,580

7,720

7,720

7,160

7,720

7,720

7,020

6,880

7,300

7,580

*6,880

6,480 

7,580"

7,720 

7,720

8,280

7,440

7,160

8,560

9,410

9,410

260,850

8,415

1.00

1.16

June

9,990 

10.900 

9,990

8,000 

7,440

7,720

7,440

7,440

8,000

8,840

8,280

6,620

6,340

7,160

9,120

9,120

7,720

6,750

6,340

6,750

7,160

7,160 

7,020

6,210 

5,550

5,680

6,080

6,210

6,080

6,080

-

223, 19C

7.44C

0.887

0.99

July

5,810 

5,290 

4,520

5,160 

5,160

4,640

4,640

5,030

5,030

4,640

4,640

4,770

4,640

4,400

4,160

3,730

3,380

3,610

3,800

4,280

4,400

3,800 

3,330

5,03.0 

3, 42^5

4,280

4,900

5,290

4,770

3,610

*3,100

135,260

4,363

0.520

0.60

Aug. Sept.

3.580 6,880 

4,280 5,550 

5,160 7,020

5,810 7,300 

5,160 5,810

4,280 4,900

6,480 4,280

7,580 4,280

7,160 4,160

8,560 3,700

9,120 5,310

8,560 3, 330

6,880 3,800

6,080 4,160

6,880 4,520

7,160

6,340

5,810

5,550

4,400

4,160

5,420 

6,540

6,620 

6,540

5,290

4,040

3,580

4,280

7,160

9,700

187,560

6,050

0.721

0.83

4,770

4,770

5,290

6,620

7,160

7,300

6,880 

5,810

4,900 

4,280

4,520

4,770

4,770

4,770

4,160

-

153,770

5,126

0.611

0.68

Calendar year 1951: Max 143,000 Min 2,850 Mean 15,470 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.03

Water year 1951-52: Max 85,100 Min 2,850 Mean 14,930 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
246 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Yellowleaf Creek; near Wilsonville, Ala.

Location. La t 33°18', long. 86°33', in NW£ sec. 9, T. 20 S., R. 1 E., on upstream side of 

right pier of highway bridge, 3| miles south of State Highway 91, 4 miles upstream from 

Muddy Prong, and 6 miles northwest of Wilsonville.

Drainage area. 97 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 430.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,190 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 19.6 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow July 31, Aug. 1, 3-6.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 19,300 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 23.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,700 cfs on basis of velocity-area stud-r; minimum, that of 

July 31, Aug. 1, 3-6, 1952.

Remarks. Records good above 30 cfs and fair below except those for periods of no gageheight record or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 1-12)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.4 

.9

1.2 

1.7

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.5 

5.2 

9.1

Oct. 23 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

1.7 

3.3 

5.6

3.9 35

4.5 83

7.0 382

13.0 1,350

17.0 2,420

19.0 3,500

't per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

ie

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

8.3

6.5

5.6

4.4

5.6

4.2

3.8

3.2

5.6

5.2

4.6

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.3

1.2

.6

276

2.6

2.4

2.6

4.0

6.5

6.0

3.5

3.0

6.0

*5.8

15

100

234.5

7.56

0.078

0.09

Nov.

150

100

40

20

15

15

50

40

26

20

17

16

15

20

30

19

16

14

12

T2

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

15

12

13

-

771

25.7

0.265

0.30

Dec .

13

12

*11

28

59

60

54

44

40

132

127

101

92

88

304

330

266

310

437

1,050

a2,100

a5, 200

1,390

648

525

712

856

632

409

525

260

14,815

478

4.93

5.68

Jan.

194

159

164

154

159

170

*176

170

164

141

134

148

154

117

101

62

95

83

70

75

71

200

284

212

182

206

409

856

1,000

680

465

7,255

234

2.41

2.78

Feb.

291

291

451

465

437

395

242

186

164

al50

*142

132

120

133

115

159

159

117

104

106

113

91

124

298

248

317

600

480

369

_

-

6,999

241

2.48

2.68

Mar.

291

230

442

1,260

*1,55Q

840

480

343

278

404

1,100

1,050

648

409

310

254

*212

218

343

242

356

570

1,210

1,300

872

525

369

291

236

200

194

16,807

542

5.59

6.44

Apr.

495

395

278

260

284

218

186

170

154

136

117

105

182

170

122

104

92

82

74

68

*62

55

50

50

47

43

40

37

32

28

-

4,136

138

1.42

1.59

May

25

22

21

18

17

14

13

12

12

12

14

13

12

9.8

8.3

7.6

7.6

7.3

13

53

28

17

13

12

27

*74

T7

21

19

39

30

608.6

19.6

0.202

0.23

June

21

15

11

9.4

7.6

6.3

5.6

5.1

5.3

4.3

4.3

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.8

1.4

1.4

2.9

51

28

8.7

6.3

8.0

4.9

4.1

3.3

2.6

-

233.6

7.79

0.080

0.09

July

2.4

3.3

4.1

3.5

3.1

2.8

83

63

14

*6.3

3~. 7

2.8

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

206.7

6.67

0.069

0.08

Aug.

0

.1

0

0

0

0

3.9

4.3

4.3

5.9

8.7

5.1

*4.3

15

94

57

30

28

*138

31

13

8.7

6.6

5.6

4.6

3.9

3.5

3.1

2.8

3.3

2.9

487.6

15.7

0.162

0.19

Sept.

3.1

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.3

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.6

2.6

4.6

7.5

6.3

5.3

5.1

4.5

5.9

4.6

3.7

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.4

-

98.3

3.28

0.034

0.04

Calendar year 1951: Max 13,300 Min 0.5 Mean 215 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.10

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,200 Min 0 Mean 144 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.19

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Dec. 22 (time unknown) 4,190 cfs (19.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on highwater -nark and adjacent record.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 25 to Nov. 50; discharge estimated on basis of re 

ords for stations on.nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 247 

Hatchet Creek near Rockford, Ala.

Location..--Lat 32°57', long. 86°13', in NW^ sec. 31, T 23 N., R. 19 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from State Highway 11, I? 

miles downstream from Socapatoy Creek, and 4 miles north of Rockford.

Drainage area. 225 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 450 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

iTec. 9, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 388 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 18.42 ft); min- 

 imum, 36 cfs July 30 (gage height, 0.39 ft).

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 22,800 cfs Jan. 6, 1946 (gage height, 24.9 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Aug. 30, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good.

0.9 34

1.4 105

2.0 224

4.0 756

water year 1951-52 (j

> Mar

8.0 

13.0 

17.0

3

2,170 

4,800 

8,600

*age height, In feeb ; 

; per second)

Mar. 4

0.4 37 

1.0 128 

2.0 330 

4.0 850

, and dls 

to Sept.

8.0 

13.0 

15.0

charge , 

30

2,300 

4,800 

6,400

October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

5

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oft.

76

71

67

64

60

59

54

50

*49

47

47

46

46

46

46

45

44

44

41

li

61

67

71

99

89

73

70

91

152

430

332

2,576

83.1

0.369

0.43

Nov.

564

418

224

168

*139

154

428

262

191

160

145

136

129

141

174

148

129

119

115

110

108

108

108

107

107

107

107

108

107

105

5,126

171

0.760

0.85

Dec.

102

100

103

160

£26

187

158

147

160

236

196

170

156

162

618

376

279

*431

555

2,230

7,820

2,200

874

629

494

1,050

756

534

454

402

350

22,315

720

3.20

3.69

Jan.

316

289

276

276

896

615

454

389

347

347

314

286

274

264

259

244

236

229

214

212

198

1,160

1,210

#602

467

415

389

1,800

1,160

699

548

15,385

496

2.20

2.54

Feb.

467

428

845

671

561

467

402

363

334

312

294

272

363

454

389

574

494

389

342

347

337

294

389

342

322

552

1,060

643

*520

_

-

13,127

453

2.01

2.17

Mar.

454

389

3,540

5,700

1,540

1,030

794

684

619

1,020

3,110

1,220

1,090

822

710

619

567

738

1,120

710

684

1,230

3,350

1,580

1,090

880

738

658

606

567

*554

38,413

1,239

5.51

6.35

Apr.

619

554

502

554

580

502

463

450

438

414

414

402

658

489

438

414

390

366

354

342

330

319

319

319

354

619

414

354

319

297

12,987

433

1.92

2.15

May

275

266

252

242

232

*224

228

232

240

222

246

230

202

196

196

192

192

230

699

580

414

286

256

391

1,540

910

489

366

580

541

476

11,625

375

1.67

1.92

June

366

297

252

228

206

194

184

196

*176

163

157

299

178

154

141

132

178

212

144

146

379

463

271

218

173

150

133

121

354

184

6,449

215

0.956

1.07

July

270

163

125

114

108

103

105

101

101

106

90

85

79

*76

74

72

67

64

61

56

54

64

81

66

56

51

44

42

37

37

172

2,724

87.9

0.391

0.45

Aug.

343

103

82

*68

90

323

132

275

198

232

260

198

125

108

152

402

159

*114

93

82

82

81

73

67

66

63

57

51

lT9

794

275

5,265

170

0.756

0.87

Calendar year 1951: Max 15,200 Mln 21 Mean 332 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.04

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,820 Mln 37 Mean 379 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.92

Sept.

159

126

130

106

93

84

79

74

68

64

63

64

138

128

108

105

90

82

87

89

82

78

74

*68

64

61

60

56

51

50

-

2,581

86.0

0.382

0.43

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs).--Dec. 21 (6:30 a.m.) 11.000 cfs (18.42 ft 

10,700 cfs (18726 ft); Mar. 11 (3 a.m.) 3,900 cfs (11.36 ft); Mar. 23 (5 a 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

ft); Mar. 3 (12 p.m.) 

.m.) 3,900 cfs (11.36 ft).

319056 O - 55 - 17
248 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Weogufka Creek near Weogufka, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°59', long. 86°18', in NEij- sec. 18, T 23 N., R. 18 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2 miles south of Weogufka, and ,6 miles 

upstream from Phinikochika Creek.

Drainage area. 74 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 593.08 ft abova mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 11.0 ft); minimum, 2.9 cfs July 31.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 24,200 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 16.8 ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs Aug. 27-31, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-5Z (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Z.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21

2.8

5.3

8.6

18

39

91

153

5.0

6.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

309 

514 

1,110 

1,580 

Z,240 

3,220

Dec. 22 to Sejct. 30

Z.Z 

Z.3 

Z.5 

2.7

1.9 

4.4

1Z

23

3.0 44

3.5 9Z

4.0 153

Note. Same as preceding table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

12

10

9.4

8.3

7.9

7.9

*7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.3

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.8

^73

7.6

10

12

17

16

11

9.4

16

21

149

102

517.7

16.7

O.226

0.26

Nov.

239

TC5

52

37

*30

45

123

59

42

35

32

30

29

33

41

35

30

28

26

_25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

29

28

26

1,335

44.5

0.601

0.67

Dec.

24 24

25

65

61

55

44

37

58

91

57

46

40

49

331

113

75

*197

150

730

*2,600

839

218

156

128

330

202

136

120

103

98

7,208

233

3.15

3.62

Jan.

89

81

77

84

437

181

125

108

100

107

89

80

78

77

74

69

67

66

63

62

58

650

*701

181

139

126

175

962

455

195

157

5,913

191

Z.58

Z.97

Feb.

139

135

274

195

150

128

119

109

105

100

98

93

99

228

154

Z76

163

131

114

113

110

99

99

1ZO

103

*241

375

T88

150

_

-

4,408

152

2.05

2.22

Mar.

137

1ZO

1,100

»g,240

*477

266

210

181

167

385

*1,420

356

318

233

195

177

164

256

385

202

181

343

968

405

282

225

195

178

167

156

*163

12,252

395

5.34

6.16

Apr.

218

163

130

170

170

140

130

126

120

115

113

109

280

153

128

117

109

104

100

93

86

84

71

71

85

120

91

79

71

67

-

3,613

120

1.62

1.82

May

63

61

58

57

53

*50

48

52

58

53

66

54

47

44

42

40

42

62

199

148

90

62

58

86

859

400

128

98

334

137

105

3,654

118

1.59

1.84

June

83

80

62

55

50

46

43

41

*39

36

45

47

35

32

29

27

28

29

26

28

27

28

26

28

24

21

19

17

21

20

-

1,092

36.4

0.492

0.55

July

32

36

22

18

18

17

14

14

14

14

12

9.9

9.1

*8.2

9.9

11

11

10

9.5

8.2

7.8

8.6

9.1

7.8

6.8

5.1

4.7

3.9

4.7

3.6

578

365.7

11.8

0.159

0.18

Aug.

30

19

9.9

*7.8

37

89

38

26

71

118

48

52

28

32

43

92

31

20

*16

14

12

12

12

11

9.5

8.6

7.1

6.4

90

-61 200

1,251.3

40.4

0.546

0.63

Sept.

29

24

26

19

16

14

13

12

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

53

44

24

20

16

13

13

16

14

12

11

*9.5

9.1

8.6

7.8

7.8

6.8

6.4

-

484.7

16.2

0.219

0.24

Calendar year 1951: Max 15,000 Min 1.9 Mean 131 Cfsm 1.77 In. 23.91

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,600 Min 3.6 Mean 115 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.16

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfa).--Dec. 21 (2 p.m.) 3,220 cfs (11.0 ft); Mar. 4 (7 a.m.) 2,900 cfs 

(10.7 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 249

Coosa River at Jordan Dam, near Wetumpka, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°37' , long. 86°15', in S^ sec. 22, T. 19 N., R. 18 E., on right bark half 

a mile downstream from Jordan Dam, 4 miles upstream from Corn Creek, 5-| miles northwest 

of Wetumpka, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with Tallapoosa River.

Drainage area. 10,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1912 to September 1914, December 1925 to September 1952. Frior 

to October 1936, published as "at lock 18, near Wetumpka."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 141.6 ft above mean sea level (level? by 

Alabama Power Co.). July 1912 to September 1914, staff and slope gages at site s quarter of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1912-14, 1926-52), 16,300 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 124,000 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 28.1 ft); minimum daily, 784 cfs Oct. 6.

1912-14, 1925-52: Maximum discharge, 298,000 cfs Apr. 8, 1938 (gage height, 46.4 

ft), computed on basis of powerplant records and flow over spillway; minimum daily, 54 

cfs Oct. 15, 1938.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by several upstream reservoirs and hydroelectric 

plants (see pp.

Cooperation. Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.8 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

742

862

1,580

2,700

4,400

9.0

11.0

16.0

28.0

9,540

17,000

43,500

123,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

7,430 

8,730

6,760

5,520

6,110

784

803

4,850

6,100

5,580

4,650

4,670

1,540

2,270

5,960

4,800

4,060

4,050

4,000

2,490

2,490

4,710

*4,800

4,350 

4,080

4,790

1,720

2,130

5,350

8,210

9,450

143,237

4,621

-

-

Nov.

10,500 

14,100

10,100

5,860

9,030

11,100

14,000

13,800

14,100

13,800

6,600

9,890

9,510

9,790

9,150

12,400

13,700

12,200

11,300

13,100

10,000

10,100

11,200

11,100 

5,550

7,810

7,080

6,180

7,330

11,400

-

311,780

10,390

-

-

Dec .

5,890 

4,550

7,800

11,000

14,600

12,900

14,100

12,300

11,100

15,000

16,600

14,900

14,900

15,800

19,800

19,900

27,100

40,300

44,000

58,900

117,000

103,000

85,900

69,300 

59,000

63,500

71,000

65,200

60,100

56,200

53,400

IJ.85,040

38,230

-

-

Jan,

47,800 

36 , 000

23,100

24,200

22,200

23,200

25,900

25,200

22,400

22,100

21,800

21,900

26,100

27,300

26,500

23,000

22,900

22,100

20,000

16,100

18,500

19,500

*26,400

33,400 

36,900

38,600

35, 800

52,900

54,000

43,900

44,200

905,900

29,220

-

-

Feb.

40,600 

40,300

37,400

38,300

36,700

34,000

34,800

34,400

31,900

27,700

24,900

21,200

21,100

23,200

19,100

20,700

20,700

21,900

21,900

20,900

19,400

23,000

18,400

15,500 

13,500

13,900

24,000

25,000

24,600

-

-

747,200

25,770

-

-

Mar.

25,500 

23,700

28,900

76,000

49,500

49,600

42,600

*38,100

37,600

34,800

56,400

60,300

61,400

60,800

56,200

53,400

49,900

49,000

353,100

a42,800

54,100

55,500

68,800

75,600 

66,600

57,300

55,000

49,800

51,000

48,800

44,700

*1,534.6

49,500

-

-

Apr.

47,200 

41,300

32,200

27,200

28,800

27,000

23,500

23,300

23,900

21,700

22,100

19,700

20,200

20,400

19,100

16,600

14,100

14,100

16,100

15,700

14,000

14,500

12,900

10,700 

10,600

12,500

12,400

10,400

16,700

16,700

-

605,600

20,190

-

-

May

15,900 

13,400

14,800

13,500

15,400

*11,700

11,600

11,600

8,660

8,160

7,700

8,900

8,520

9,420

9,400

9,010

6,470

7,750

10,200

12,400

11,800

8,790

9,610

9,810 

9,610

12,900

12,200

12,500

15,000

13,800

13,900

342,210

11,040

-

-

June

14,100 

13,500

13,100

12,600

6,890

7,840

7,100

6,280

8,660

8,710

8,610

8,680

8,740

6,230

8,110

11,100

9,320

7,400

8,040

7,980

5,700

9,300

10,800

11,000 

8,060

5,560

4,620

5,920

5,550

5,520

-

254,800

8,493

-

-

July

6,440 

7,140

6,720

6,550

5,390

5,140

4,420

6,160

*3,720

5,260

5,490

5,260

4,560

5,180

5,570

5,420

3,380

2,450

6,810

5,960

5,420

4,820

a3,200

a3,600 

a2,520

alO,200

a4,000

a6,800

a6,510

33,220

3,520

158,830

5,124

-

-

Aug.

3,280 

2,750

3,720

7,510

7,620

4,500

7,290

9,610

10,800

9,730

10,100

7,720

9,020

10,300

11,400

7,020

5,610

7,180

4,600

4,200

7,170

8,030

5,440

5,540 

6,660

4,660

4,420

6,050

8,150

8,700

2.450

211,010

6,807

-

-

Sept.

7,620 

7,380

6,710

8,130

9,050

5,760

2,550

5,980

4,440

3,720

3,980

4,360

3,520

2,570

6,140

5,650

6,250

6,920

7,290

7,050

2,640

5,680

8,150

9,520 

7,250

6,660

3,180

2,590

6,180

6,660

-

170,940

5,698

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 193,000 Mln 93 Mean 18,180 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.20

Water year 1951-52: Max 117,000 Mln 784 Mean 17,950 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Jordan Dam hydroelectric 

plant.
250 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Little Tallapoosa River at Carrollton, Ga.

Location.--Lat 33°36', long. 85°05', on left tank at city water-pumpirg plant 200 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S Highway 27 at CarrolltLn, Carroll County, 1 mile upstream from Central of Georgia Railroad, and 3| miles upstream from Buck Creek.

Drainage area.--89 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1937 to September 1952.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 971.25 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--15 years, 138 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,980 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 15.3); 

minimum observed, 6.0 cfs July 29.

1937-52: Maximum discharge observed, 6,010 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 19.3ft); 

minimum observed, 5..4 cfs Oct. 17, 18, 1938.

Flood of Feb. 1, 1936 reached a stage of 18.15 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

5,450 cfs) .

Remarks.--Records good.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*39

35

33

30

27

26

26

24

22

22

21

21 

"55 20

20

20

20

21

21

21

23

33

31

41

50

41

35

88

109

120

104

1,164

37.5

0.421

0.49

Nov.

120

126

132

94

*70

*65

192

230

W

109

84

74 

70

74

99

120

104

89

79

70

65

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

56

2,811

93.7

1.05

1.17

Dec.

52

52

52

94

114

132

104

84

79

84

79

70 

65

70

167

220

*201

210

230

458

3,030

3,180

1,020

340

210

308

378

378

230

167

152

12,010

387

4.35

5.02

Jan.

138

132

120

114

192

220

192

138

126

138

132

120 

114

109

109

109

104

104

104

99

*94

132

220

266

167

132

132

464

835

5B15

254

5,870

189

2.12

2.44

Feb.

175

152

294

340

3^4

201

152

138

126

126

120

114 

109

T59

114

175

201

183

132

*120

114

109

109

126

132

159

254

308

*280

_

-

4,996

172

1.93

2.08

Mar.

192

167

224

965

1,150

472

254

192

159

2Z6

1,330

1,510 

500

280

201

175

159

152

'2215

230

254

446

730

1,100

560

324

Z80

210

183

167

159

13,171

425

4.78

5.51

Apr.

167

201

167

152

152

145

132

126

120

120

*120

114 

152

159

145

126

114

109

109

104

99

99

94

99

120

210

358 g'so'

152

114

-

4,359

145

1.63

1.82

May

104

94

89

79

74

70

70

74

84

79

175

T59 

89

74

70

61

61

61

84

99

114

89

70

65

74

84 *70

56

70

99

94

2,585

83.4

0.937

1.08

June

74

65

54

50

96

156

89

61

152

144

79

104 

89

61

47

61

126

104

56

47

120

132

109

74

47

39

33

30

28

28

-

2,355

78.5

0.882

0.98

July

27

25

24

23

22

22

22

*21

20

20

19

18 

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

10

10

11

9.3

8.1

6.9

7.5

6.3

35

il

542.1

17.5

0.197

0.23

Aug.

21

30

20

16

16

18

18

~99~ 160

61

65

43 

28

*39

99

145

138

56

31

28

28

27

43

28

23

20

18

16

16

30

136

1,516

48.9

0.549

0.63

Sept,

109

84

65

43

30

25

23

22

20

19

19

33 

43

35

138

159

T35

74

56

52

43

39

39

37

*33

54

79

74

74

70

-

1,736

57.9

0.651

0.73

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,180 Mln 5.8 Mean 1Z6 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.15

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,180 Mln 6.3 Mean 145 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.18

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Dee. 21 (ll p.m.) 3,5 

cfs (11.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

cfs (15.3 ft); Mar. 12 (4 a.m.) 1,
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, 41a.

251

Location. --Lat 33°08', long. 85°34', In sec. 12, T. 22 S. , R. 10 E.,on right bank at Wadley, 

a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 63 and three-quarters of a 

mile downstream from Beaverdam Creek.

Drainage area.--1,660 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1923 to September 1952.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 601.33 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Alabama Power Co.).

Average discharge.--29 years, 2,481 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 36,800 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 22.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 300 cfs Oct. 16, July 28.

1923-52: Maximum discharge observed, 52,800 cfs Feb. 5, 1936 (gage height, 27.9 

ft); minimum daily, 60 cfs at times during September 1925.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation during extreme low flow caused by small 

mills above station.

Cooperation.--Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.0 

7.0

249

519

5,520

21.0

16,500

34,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27 

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

940

663

543

497 

486

444

405

387

378

378

360

316

308

316

308

300 

3l6

516

308

308

355

405

531

735

880

723

639 

1,060

1,180

1,300

1,420

17,483

564

0.340

0.39

Nov.

1,960

2,080

1,540

1,240 

1,060

1,200

4,560

*3,400

2,320

1,720

1,300

1,120

1,000

1,000

1,240

1,240 

1,180

1,120

1,060

940

940

940

940

880

940

880

880 

867

867

843

-

41,257

1,375

0.828

0.92

Dec .

855

855

843

1,150 

1,420

1,840

1,600

1,420

1,180

1,360

1,300

1,300

1,240

1,240

4,260

3,910 

2,680

2,800

4,040

9,690

55,800

24,700

17,400

13,100

5,380

6,980

7,920 

5,380

3,910

3,160

2,800

169,483

5,467

3.29

3.80

Jan.

2,440

2,320

2,200

2,080 

3,400

3,650

3,160

2,680

*2,320

2,320

2,200

2,200

1,960

1,960

1,840

1,840 

1,840

1,840

1,720

1,720

1,720

2,730

4,560

3,650

2,920

2,560

2,320 

7,880

8,720

6,160

4,300

93,210

3,007

1.81

2.09

Feb.

3,520

3,040

3,780

4,300 

4,560

4,040

3,160

2,680

2,560

2,440

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,320

2,200

2,560 

3,400

2,800

2,440

2,320

2,200

2,200

2,320

3,040

2,680

3,040

4. 820 

4,430

3,780

-

-

87,230

3,008

1.81

1.95

Mar.

3,910

5,400

8,400

*22,700 

*12,000

7,920

5,380

4,450

5,650

4,820

20,400

15,600

12,000

8,080

5,100

4,170 

5,520

5,520

4,820

4,300

4,040

8,460

19,600

18,100

*15,700

12,800

6,480 

4,690

3,780

3,650

3,520

256,940

8,288

4.99

5.76

Apr.

3,650

3,650

3,520

3, ISO 

3,400

3,280

3,040

2,920

2,800

2,680

2,680

2,680

3,400

3,160

3,040

2,680 

2,440

2,440

2,320

2,320

2,200

2,200

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,320

3,040 

3,400

2,800

2,320

-

83,780

2,793

1.68

1.88

May

2,080

1,960

1,840

1,720 

1,600

1,540

1,480

1,540

1,600

1,960

2,200

1,960

1,720

1,540

1,420

1,560 

1,420

1,420

1,720

2,200

2,680

*2,080

1,600

1,600

2,440

2,680

1,840 

1,840

1,960

2,920

2,680

58,600

1,890

1.14

1.31

June

2,080

1,840

1,420

1,360 

1,240

1,240

1,420

1,360

1,730

4,500

1,840

1,420

1,240

1,180

1,120

1,000 

940

1,240

1,060

1,600

3,910

1,840

1,540

1,540

1,180

1,060

940 

855 88"0

855

45,430

1,514

0.912

1.02

July

M3" 867

843

843 

723

723

747

723

687

615

603

615

555

519

497

405 

396

405

387

369

378

405

405

387

387

351

316 

300

"5138

316

308

16,226

523

0.315

0.36

Aug.

*735

94C

603

519 

40E

475

405

3,110

3,780

2,20C

1,360

1,000

880

880

1,060

1,180 

1,300

940

831

807

747

651

519

497

486

497

405 

396

531

itrlr

35,679

1,151

0.693

0.80

Sept.

1,600

2,680

1,600

1,180 

940

783

627

531

508

444

424

424

711

747

1,480

3,160 

2,800

1,600

1,840

1,180

1,060

940

807

735

699

675

603 

555

519

497

-

32,549

1,078

0.649

0.7Z

Calendar year 1951: Max 33,800 Mln 231 Mean 2,158 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.64

Water year 1951-52: Max 33,800 Min 300 Mean 2,562 Cfsm 1.54 In. 21.00

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 cfs).--Dec. 21 (12 m.) 36,800 cfs (22.2 ft)j Mar. 4 (10 a.m.) 

cfs 117Y9 ft); Mar. 11 (10 a.m.J 22,700 cfs (15.8 ft)j Mar. 23 (9 a.m.) 20,500 cfs (14.8 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
252 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tallapoosa River below Tallassee, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°31', long. 85°53', in E| sec. 30, T. 18 H., R. 22 E., on left bank 

1-j miles downstream from Benjamin Fitzpatrick Highway Bridge and Tturlow Dam at 

Tallassee and 3? miles upstream from Uphapee Creek.

Drainage area. 3,320 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1928 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 162.03 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Alabama Power Co.).

Average discharge. 24 years, 4,800 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,900 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 27.3 ft); minimum daily, 62 cfs Aug. 31.

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs Mar. 15, 1929 (gage height, 51.35 ft, 

from floodmarks), computed on basis of powerplant records and flow over spillway; minimum daily, 10 cfs June 3, 1930, May 17, 1931.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Lake Martin (see p. 254 ) and hydroelectric 

plants above station.

Cooperation. Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Discnarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,000

1,630 

2,260

3,180

2,260

3,820

73

2,780

4.240

3,600

4,040

2,480

395

67

2,360

3,660

3,440

3,880

2,490 

186

65

2,560

3,700

*4,130

3,520

1,870

495

67

3,340

3,550

3,040

74,178

2,393

Nov.

1,320

2,040 

469

77

1,480

3,320

2,670

2,610

1,650

156

71

1,790

2,080

3,780

3,390

3,690

1,040

75

3,310 

3,630

3,850

75

1,950

484

72

5,250

5,760

6.000

5,520

3,580

-

71,189

2,373

Calendar year 1951: I

Water year 1951-52: 1

Dec.

72

67 

5,060

1,770

2,240

1,780

1,420

94O

297

3,650

4,320

4,380

3,040

4,020

4,640

3,370

5,340

5,090

4,580 

5,320

7.480

5,170

4,520

5,260

3,OOO

3,890

6,160

5,110

4,250

3,980

5,330

115,546

3,727

Jan.

6,350

4,200 

5,300

6,430

4,280

3,170

5,610

4,210

4,400

5,280

4,820

2,980

1,550

2,920

4,370

3,980

4,460

4,410

3,370 

1,280

3,690

*4,920

4,660

5,570

5,9OO

4,220

1,760

7.550

6,850

5,610

5,900

139,800

4,510

Feb.

5,100

5,640 

5.260

5,900

5,600

5,760

5,750

6,090

4,200

3,490

6,310

5,760

5,730

5,400

6,500

4,730

4,700

6,320

5,980 

6.700

5,910

5,530

4,930

4,590

5,910

6,620

6,210

6,320

6,350

_

-

161,290

5,562

Mar.

5,800

4.440 

7,360

18,200

50.400

17,300

13,100

9,510

6,180

9,180

22,500

26,300

17,100

10,300

11,100

9,600

10,000

10,100

10,400 

1O.40O

10,3OO

10,600

16.OOO

26,6OO

24,300

19,400

15,600

13,100

8,720

8,770

8,890

421,550

13,600

Apr.

6,900

6,580 

4,430

6,830

8.980

7,860

6,230

5,640

6,120

4,840

5,610

3,820

4,450

6,360

7,150

7,710

5,800

4,830

2,990 

2,410

5,600

5,710

4,040

4,86O

4,820

3,380

1.210

4,650

4,130

6,280

-

160,220

5,341

May

6,140

5,770 

1,380

109

4,490

3,260

*4,370

4,310

2,880

286

649

4,480

3,410

2,180

3,040

2,170

921

90

5,670 

6,700

5,420

5,260

4,910

1,760

4,090

10 . 400

9,400

7,400

8,980

8,310

9,030

137,265

4,428

June

8.540

6,560 

4,970

4,080

4,610

2,350

992

84

3,670

4,670

4,230

4.20O

4,580

3,230

21

3,510

4,480

4,520

5,110 

4,150

1,020

92

3,660

4,810

5,720

6,320

5,600

319

77

4,220

-

110,445

3,682

July

4,300

3,020 

2,980

97

1,680

86

*5,260

5,590

5,030

5,690

4,920

92

67

5,230

5,290

5,470

5.880

5,340

96 

72

5,470

5,500

5,340

5,720

5,250

2,100

67

3,630

4,630

4,990

4,630

113,517

3,662

Aug.

4,160

547 

70

3,860

3,100

3,400

2,200

1,620

124

166

2,290

3,440

3,620

3,870

3,830

440

79

4,900

5.520 

5,140

4,830

4,650

264

76

593

2,030

1,260

1,740

2,360

885

62.

70,926

2,288

Sept.

173

3,090 

2,390

2,590

1,160

73

93

2,420

3,800

3,630

4,700

4,570

321

68

5.100

4,500

3,790

3,830

3,630 

337

92

1,920

2,330

4,090

4,470

3,540

310

72

2,380

4,690

-

74,159

2,472

Observed Adjustedt

lax 9,490 Min 62 Mean 2,868 Mean 3,488 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.26

lax 30,400 Min 62 Mean 4,508 Mean 4,670 Cfsra 1.41 In. 19.15

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents In Lake Martin.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 253

Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee, Ala.

Location.--Lat 32°28', long. 85°42', on east line of sec. 12, T. 17 N., R. 23 E., en 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 81, 1 mile upstream froir Red 

Creek, l£ miles upstream from bridge of Western Railway of Alabama, and 4 miles north 

of Tuskegee.

Drainage area.--331 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 223.65 ft above mean sea level, dati'm of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 13 years, 445 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,000 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 18.0 ft); minimum daily, 8.8 cfs July 31.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 29,600 cfs Mar. 21, 1943 (gage height, 27.33 ft); 

minimum daily, 3.8 cfs Sept. 9, 1951.

Flood of March 1929 reached a stage about 2 ft higher than that of Mar. 21, 1943.

Remarks.--Records fair. Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small 

plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1O-12, 17-25, 

Apr. 29 to May 11, May 13-24)

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.4

4.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 

9.0

105

223

5.0

7.0

10.0

15.0

490 

1,250 

2,70O 

5,850

Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

2.1 7.0 4.0

2.2 13 5.0

2.4 28 7.0

2.7 60 11.0

3.0 107 17.0

314

588

1,370

3,560

7,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

94

73

57

47

*41

35

30

25

23

21

18

17

15

15

14

14

12

11 

11

W

12

15

15

18

19

18 

18

17

16

23

24

778

25.1

0.076

0.09

Nov.

35

48

73

68

52

48

74

110

105

84

66

57

*48

48

112

192

132

100 

86

74

70

64

60

60

60

60 

60

64

71

73

2,254

75.1

0.227

0.25

Dec.

67

61

61

112

234

270

221

165

148

142

142

127

121

110

2O2

292

268

250 

330

730

1.130

1,090

1,010

582

400

415 

550

*616

505

386

365

11,102

358

1.08

1.25

Jan.

333

304

282

268

304

386

371

312

278

268

245

223

217

215

217

221

217

204 

189

185

183

192

371

445

351

273 

247

770

1,130

1.170

750

11,119

359

1.08

1.25

Feb.

460

386

616

950

*830

535

430

371

335

317

297

292

282

292

460

87O

710

445 

351

371

535

535

415

430

460

770 

1 . 700

1,700

1,520

_

-

17,665

609

1.84

1.98

Mar.

850

616

671

2,250

2,450

2,3OO

1,250

850

671

*652

1,570

2,100

2,250

1,130

850

671

566

535

850

930

850

616

2,420

*5,600

7.850

3,750 

1,980

1,230

984

834

780

50,906

1,642

4.96

5.72

Apr.

744

744

708

708

1,060

1,100

726

556

496

439

412

386

708

1,140

816

*482

399

349 

314

291

269

254

232

227

302

572 

674

482

326

254

-

16,170

539

1.63

1.82

May

212

191

171

155

138

129

114

102

*98

105

361

482

302

196

169

152

138

136 

154

167

175

179

280

453

1,190

1.470 

1,320

726

526

588

556

11,135

359

1.08

1.25

June

361

291

236

198

183

269

183

150

125

107

98

129

104

77

67

*59

56

90 

109

87

85

70

60

52

48

41 

37

34

44

42

-

3,492

116

0.350

0.39

July

42

90

42

34

29

26

30

48

45

49

38

31

27

24

20

19

16

15 

14

13

*14

19

17

19

16

13

12

12

11

11

»8.8

804.8

26.0

0.079

0.09

Aug.

16

30

35

2E

38

181

165

286

374

361

269

26?

171

111

12f

326

30?

15f 

10?

10?

107

68

lie

84

68

4f 

38

32

180

639

386

5,206

168

0.508

0.58

Sept.

214

214

167

133

88

70

58

47

37

32

*32

36

42

67

498

890

361

198 

372

280

302

453

326

198

142

112 

93

84

71

63

-

5,680

189

0.571

0.64

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,13O Min 3.8 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.450 In. 6.11

Water year 1961-52: Max 7,850 Min 8.8 Mean 372 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.31

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP cfs). Mar. 25 (5:3O a.m.) 9.OOO cfs (18.O ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
254 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Reservoir in Mobile River basin, Ala.

Allatoona Reservoir.--Lat 34°09'50", long. 84"43"40", at forebay of dan on Etowah River, 

2£ miles upstream from Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway bridge, 6 miles 

upstream from Pumpkinvine Creek, and 4 miles east of Cartersville, Ga. Drainage area, 

1,110 sq mi. Records available December 1949 to September 1952. Water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Maximum contents during year, 485,000 acre-ft Mar. 25 

(elevation, 848.93 ft); minimum, 225,000 acre-ft Nov. 30 (elevation, 825.80 ft). Maximum contents during period 1949-52, that of Mar. 25, 1952; minimum, 149,300 acre-ft 

Jan. 12, 1951 (elevation, 815.01 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway (crest elevation, 835.0 ft) 

is equipped with 9 taintor gates 40 ft wide by 25 ft high, and 2 taintor gates 20 ft 

wide by 25 ft high. There are 4 sluices 5 ft 8 in. wide by 10 ft high and 1 sluice 

48 in. in diameter. Storage began Dec. 27, 1949; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 5, 1950. Total capacity at elevation 860.0 ft (top of gates) 

is 670,000 acre-ft, of which 587,200 acre-ft is controlled storage fbove elevation 

800.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and power. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Lake Martin. Lat 32°41', long. 85°55', in sec. 36, T. 20 N. , R. 21 E. , at forebay of 

Martin Dam on Tallapoosa River, 5 miles upstream from Sougahatchee Creek, and 10 miles 

north of Tallassee, Ala. Drainage area, 3,000 sq mi (approximately). Records available October 1927 to September 1952. Remote indicating gage, refererced to wire-weight 

gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Alabama Power Co., adjustment 

unknown). Maximum dally contents during year, 1,627,000 acre-ft Mar. 5 (elevation, 

490.07 ft); minimum daily, 1,102,000 acre-ft Dec. 16, 18 (elevation, 475.05 ft). Maximum daily contents since October 1, 1940, 1,630,000 acre-ft Apr. 27, 1944 (elevation, 

490.26 ft); minimum daily, 555,000 acre-ft June 29, 1941 (elevation, 452.12 ft).

Reservoir is formed by a combination arch and gravity concrete dam with a riprap 

earth embankment on left or east end. Spillway is equipped with 20 modified stoneytype gates, 30 ft wide and 16 ft high. Storage began in the summer of 1926, and the 

powerhouse completed in the summer of 1927. Total capacity at elevation 490.00 ft (top 

of gates) is 1,622,000 acre-ft, of which 1,375,000 is controlled storage above elevation 430.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power development. Capacity 

curve and gage-height record furnished by Alabama Power Co.

Coosa River Reservoirs on Coosa River, used for power development, are the following: 

Lay Lake, 11 miles northeast of Clanton, Ala., completed in 1914, usable capacity, 

48,000 acre-ft; Mitchell Lake, 11 miles southeast of Clanton, completed in 1923, usable capacity, 54,000 acre-ft; Lake Jordan, 5 miles northwest of Wetumpka, completed 

in 1929, usable capacity, 84,000 acre-ft. Capacity curves and gage-height record furnished by Alabama Power Co.

Monthly elevation and change In contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Oct. 31. ............

Calendar year 1951

Feb. 29.............

May 31... ..........

Sept .30. ............

Water year 1951-52

Allatoona Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

834.88 

831.59 

825.80 

839.30

-

834.88 

835.09 

844.31 

838.47 

837.75 

836.77 

833.89 

831.85 

829.79

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

310,200 

277,000 

225,000 

359,300

-

310,200 

312,400 

421,200 

349,700 

341,700 

331,100 

299,900 

279,500 

259,900

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-33,200 

-52,000 

+134,300

+195,500

-49,100 

+2,200 

+108,800 

-71,500 

-8,000 

-10,600 

-31,200 

-20,400 

-19,600

-50,300

Elevation 

(feet)t

475.35 

475.15 

483.95

-

485.95 

487.00 

489.42 

489.55 

489.54 

487.70 

482.75 

482.35 

481.70

-

Lake Martin

Contents 

(acrefeet)

1,112,500 

1,106,300 

1,398,100

-

1,470,200 

1,508,700 

1,599,600 

1,604,700 

1 , 604 , 200 

1,534,700 

1,355,800 

1 , 341 , 800 

1,319,300

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-89,300 

-6,200 

+291,800

+449,300

+72,100 

+39,500 

+90,900 

+5,100 

-500 

-61,500 

-178,900 

-14,000 

-22,500

+117,500

Coosa River 

Reservoirs

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-14,700 

-7,900 

+64,900

+55,200

+1,500 

-18,200 

+19,700 

-44,300 

-9,300 

-1,000 

-7,000 

+13,200 

-16,800

-22,900

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Alabama River near Montgomery, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°24'42", long. 86°24'32", in Nlrf£ sec. 31, T. 17 N., R. 17 E. , in pier, 

near midstream, of bridge on 0. S. Highway 31, 4 miles upstream from Autauga Cr^ek 

and 6 miles northwest of Montgomery.

Drainage area. 15,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1899 to December 1903 (gage heights only),, October 1927 to 

September 1952. Published as "at Montgomery" 1899-1903. Gage-height records 

collected at Montgomery since December 1890 are contained in reports of U. S. V'eather 

Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). January 1899 to December 1903, staff gage at 

site 9.3 miles upstream at different datum. Since Mar. 27, 1951, U. S. Weather Bureau 

staff gage used as an auxiliary gage.

Average discharge . 25 years (1927-52), 23,960 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 103,000 cfs Mar. 27; (maximum gage height, 

36.b ft; minimum daily, 3,640 cfs Oct. 8.

1927-52: Maximum discharge, 256,000 cfs Mar. 17, 1929 (gage height, 59.6 ft); 

minimum, 2,180 cfs Nov. 24, 1941 (gage height, -2.1 ft); minimum daily, 2,420 cfs 

Nov. 24, 1941.

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

fair. Flow regulated by upstream reservoirs on Coosa, Etowah, and Tallapoosa Rivers 

(see p. 254).

Cooperation. Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Revisions (water years). W 1142: 1929.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

-1.0 

1.0 

5.0

3,4OO

5,820

13,400

15.0

37.0

40,100

104,000

Discharge, In 3ubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4,740

7,910

10,000

a8,700

a8,66O

a6,710

a4,65O

a5 . 640

a8,300

9,400

9,200

8,450

7,680

4,230

3,710

6,540

7,570

7,570

7,910

6,880

5,120

*3,710

5,440 

7,910

8,450

7,910

7,540

4,380

3,820

6,870

1 1 , 200

214,800

6,929

-

-

Nov.

12,500

15,200

13,400

10,400

7,490

10,000

15,200

1.6 . 400

16 , 200

15,9OO

12,100

8,090

10,200

11,900

12,300

15,000

15,900

15,900

11,200

14,100

15,200

13,200

11,400 

11,900

'11,900

6.620

9,850

11,900

11,900

13,600

376,850

12,560

-

-

Dec .

13,900

8,480

6.120

9,960

16,400

15,500

14,600

14 , 800

13,000

13,400

17,100

19,600

'18,600

17,400

20,900

22,700

23 , 800

35,500

44,200

49 , 900

72,000

92,OOO

97.400 

.94,300

86 , 800

79.OOO

76,400

77,600

75,000

71,300

66 , 4OO

tl,284

41,420

-

-

Jan.

62,600

56,200

41 , 300

30,800

3O.8OO

28,500

28,800

31,600

29,100

27,1OO

27,100

26,600

27,100

28,800

29,900

28,800

26, BOO

26,000

24,900

22,900

20,600

21,900

26,000 

*33,800

38,900

43 , 000

41 , 800

44,700

60,300

63.200

58,300

H, 088. 2

35,100

-

-

Feb.

56,200

50,200

48,200

45,900

46 , 500

43 , 900

41,800

40,700

40,400

36,600

31 , 600

29,1OO

27,100

28,500

27,100

26,300

28,500

28,500

28,500

28,500

28, OOO

26,000

21,400 

22,700

2O. 600

21,900

29,100

38,900

38,400

_

-

981,100

33,830

-

-

Mar.

36.6OO

34,700

32 . 400

59 , 1OO

79,000

84,200

»85,300

79,000

68,4OO

56,200

54 , 500

73 , 3OO

84 , 500

89,700

88,500

82 , 500

76,400

69,600

68,400

68,400

61.5OO

52 , 800

62, OOO 

81,100

92,900

101 , 000

103,000

98,9OO

91,700

82,200

71,900

42,269.7

73,220

-

-

Apr.

64,100

60,000

51,900

41,600

41 , 800

42 , 400

40,100

35 , 5OO

32,700

31,600

29,900

28,500

26,800

28.2OO

29,600

28,200

26,300

21,900

21,900

21,600

20,600

19,600

2O,4OO 

19,600

17,900

18,400

21,100

16.900

19,600

22,200

-

900,900

30,030

-

-

May

22,900

21,600

21,400

19,100

»16,700

17,600

16,700

17,900

16,700

13 , 900

13,400

12,300

14,100

15 , 500

14,600

13,900

13 , 200

10.600

11 , 400

17,100

21,100

17,600

17,100 

19,1OO

16 , 900

21,100

28.000

28,000

25,200

25,700

26,000

566, 4OO

18,270

-

-

June

26,000

24,000

21,900

19,600

16,400

13,400

13,600

10,600

9,400

12,100

14,100

14,100

13,900

13,900

11,400

12,700

12,700

13,600

13,400

13,900

13 , 200

12,100

9,950 

13,900

15,000

13,900

12,500

11,600

10,800

7,040

-

420,690

14,020

-

-

July

8,220

12,700

11,400

10,400

8,820

7,060

7,400

*7,570

11,400

10,000

11,200

11,400

8,530

6,270

8.O5O

11,000

11,200

9,800

9,010

10,000

5.970

8,050

10,200 

9,200

9,600

8,450

5,970

6,420

9,060

10,6OO

8,450

283,400

9,142

-

-

Aug.

9,200

8,270

6,430

5.540

9,830

11 , 200

9,200

11,900

13,000

12,3CO

12,100

11,9CO

11.9CO

14, ICO

15.7CO

14.6CO

10.6CO

8,820

10,2CO

10.2CO

10,400

12, SCO

13,OCO 

9,040

6,970

7,4fO

6,580

7,230

8,270

10,400

10,600

319,470

10,310

-

-

Sept.

6,020

8,820

9,200

1O,80O

12,300

10,800

5,830

4,200

6,740

7,230

8,090

8,820

9,010

6,680

4,580

8,820

13,000

12,500

12,500

12,100

10,200

5,490

8,410 

11,000

13 , 400

12,100

10,400

6,630

4,260

7,330

-

267,260

8,909

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 134, OOO Mln 3,640 Mean 21,610 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.43

Water year 1951-52: Max 1O3.0OO MLn 3,64O Mean 24,520 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

near Weturapka and Tallapoosa River below Tallassee.

cords for Coosa River at Jordan Dam,
256 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

"Autauga Creek at Prattvllle, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°27'30", long. 86°28'30", In N| sec. 17, T. 17 N., R. 16 E., on left

 bank 25 ft upstream from Bridge Street Bridge in Prattvllle, 500 ft downstream from 

dam, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 119 sq ml.

Records available.--January 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder in concrete channel. Datum of gage is 164.38 ft above mean

 sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 27, 1944, 

staff or recording gages at several sites within 3 miles downstream of present site 

at various datums.

Average discharge. 13 years, 198 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 3.15 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum daily, 48 cfs Sept. 10, 11.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 21,800 cfs Aug. 16, 17, 1939 (gage height, 18.35 ft, 

present datum, prior to major channel improvement); minimum, 3 cfs June 1, 1941; minimum daily, 42 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 1951.

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

Extensive diurnal fluctuation and occasional regulation caused by snail plant 500 ft 

above statior.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-20 

0.5 56 0.5

.8

1.0

Oct. 21 to Sept. 30

46

109

166

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

351

592

1,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per serond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

76

76

70

70

68

64

64

66

*64

62

62

60

56

60 

60

60

60

58

60

58

60

109

107

102

107

99

77

85

97

*81

77

2,275

73.4

0.617

0.71

Nov.

114

157

133

102

92

90

109

109

95

79

81

79

79

90 

114

102

83

79

81

81

11

77

79

79

83

81

83

92

92

85

-

2,777

92.6

0.778

0.87

Dec.

81

22

85

120

154

157

133

109

102

»112

102

95

90

95

148

163

142

136

157

245

6OO

380

230

210

200

180

200

210

160

140

130

5,145

166

1.39

1.61

Jan.

120

120

110

110

250

200

140

130

130

130

*122

109

112

85 

81

85

81

74

70

97

85

136

241

190

140

140

170

400

360

280

200

4,698

152

1.28

1.47

Feb.

170

160

180

190

170

140

120

110

100

100

98

94

110

*176 

249

260

200

130

110

100

96

92

96

110

100

120

220

190

160

-

-

4,151

143

1.20

1.30

Mar.

130

120

600

1.200

800

500

380

330

290

260

320

700

500

380 

320

250

230

250

380

300

*280

280

520

460

410

298

241

206

189

179

179

11,482

370

3.11

3.59

Apr.

189

206

186

220

275

256

220

176

163

154

151

154

234

298 

271

199

157

151

139

136

133

128

120

125

*133

128

120

120

107

102

-

5,151

172

1.45

1.61

May

95

97

95

97

95

85

83

128

120

109

415

471

173

117 

107

104

95

120

179

306

326

260

287

294

220

230

196

157

230

298

287

5,876

190

1.60

1.84

June

196

148

*131

120

117

109

136

148

133

109

99

97

87

77 

72

81

87

95

90

77

77

120

87

72

66

64

62

117

102

83

-

3,059

102

0.857

0.96

July

*77

77

79

62

62

62

62

66

70

74

72

59

77

83 

72

66

64

64

59" 57

70

68

72

68

66

77

83

77

72

66

65

2,148

69.3

0.582

0.67

Aug.

*122

99

83

77

87

97

109

196

186

224

227

125

87

83 

102

87

79

77

87

114

99

112

77

77

68

62

59

59

57

72

77

3,167

102

0.857

0.99

Sept.

66

60

57

57

57

50

51

57

51

i§

48

*51

70

90 

120

163

128

87

87

81

81

92

85

81

81

77

70

70

72

70

-

2,258

75.3

0.633

0.71

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,590 Mln 42 Mean 133 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.15

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,200 Mln 48 Mean 143 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.33

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 21 to Jan. 10, Jan. 24 to Feb. 13, Feb. 16 to Mar. 25; discharge 

estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for Mulberry River at Jones.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 257

Big Swamp Creek near Lowndesboro, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°16', long. 86°4:2', in NE£ sec. 19, T. 15 N., R. 14 E., at downstrBam 

side of left bank pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 1 mile downstream from Panther 

Creek, 5 miles west of Lowndesboro, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 242 sq mi.

Records available. December 1-937 to April 1938, October 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Wooden control since Aug. 8, 1951. Datum of gage is 127.95 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

July 12, 1944, staff gage, and July 12, 1944, to June 22, 1949, wire-weight gage, at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1943-52), 344 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,460 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 15.84 ft); no 

flow Oct. 17-22.

1937-38, 1940-52: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Nov. 27, 1948 (gage height, 21.3 

ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair above 20 cfs and poor below.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4 to Dec. 19, 

June 6 to July 9, July 14, Aug. 1-7, 9, 13, 

17-19, Sept. 20-30)

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

2.0

12

3.0

4.0

8.0

16.0

125

445

3,870

cutic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

o

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.5

.3

.2

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.5

.8

.4

.3

.4

.5

.8

1.0

12.1

0.39

0.0016

0.002

Nov.

3.4

5.8

375

1.8

1.8

2.0

3.2

3.0

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.6

2.8

4.6

5.3

5.3

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

4.9

5. 1

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.9

5.1

4.4

-

112

3.73

0.015

0.02

Dec.

a3.5

a2.3

al.4

1.4

2.9

*1.3

1.1

.7

.9

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

2.0

3.2

2.2

4.2

7.8

305

628

34T

124

51

28

24

18

30

24

19

15

1,653.4

53.3

0.220

0.25

Jan.

11

9.1

7.1

5.8

8.4

22

19

13

12

9.1

*7.1

a6.5

a5.9

a5.3

a4.9

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.4

3.4

2.9

772

6.5

11

13

10

8.8

236

427

418

365

1,666.1

53.7

0.222

0.26

Feb.

170

75

108

237

181

9O

48

34

26

21

19

17

17

20

*84

229

197

104

52

88

301

293

156

213

349

680

1,020

1,060

1,240

_

-

7,129

246

1.02

1.10

Mar.

1,080

489

567

*1,590

1,540

1,160

1,020

617

191

128

»612

734

1,020

1,230

610

178

94

103

518

507

382

240

1,160

»2,490

2,870

1,820

1,170

573

189

111

I&

25,069

809

3.34

3.85

Apr.

63

76

66

362

881

747

709

414

150

82

52

40

466

409

357

174

72

43

30

26

22

18

16

*15

52

46

213

160

44

26

-

5,831

194

0.802

0.90

May

18

14

12

8.8

8.1

5.1

4.2

4.0

3.0

374

68

197

229

68

24

16

12

11

208

349

373

427

400

229

295

540

799

954

853

303

136

6,571.6

212

0.876

1.01

June

317

427

*3Tf

84

29

22

18

16

15

14

12

11

10

9.1

8.8

7.4

6.8

8.4

12

8.4

8.1

7.1

7.1

15

13

10

8.4

11

9.1

6.5

-

1,448.2

48.3

0.200

0.22

July

5.8

F73

4.9

4.6

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

2.8

a2.0

al.3

a. 9

a. 6

*.5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 1

aTT

a.l

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

*a.l

a.l

a.l

47.2

1.52

0.0063

0.007

Aug.

~72 0.1

.2

*.5

1.5

28

5.1

25

16

59

128

50

21

24

80

69

52

31

15

28

36

15

e6.8

Sept.

el. 6

el. 5

el. 4

el. 3

el. 3

el-3

el. 2

el. 3

el. 2

e.9

e.7

6.6

e.7

el. 3

el. 7

el. 6

e4.6

57

24

15

12

9.4

9.8

e4.0 8.4

*e2.6 6.1

e2.4 4.9

e2.0 3.7

el. 7 2.3

el. 6 .8

el. 6 .3

el. 6

708.9 177.9

22.9 5.93

0.095 0.025

0.11 0.03

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,560 Mn 0 Mean 95.7 Cfsm 0.395 In. 5.37

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,870 fin 0 Mean 138 Cfsm 0.570 In. 7.76

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).---No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
258 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Mulberry River at Jones, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°35', long. 86°54', in Ej sec. 31, T. 19 N., R. 12 E., on right bank near 

downstream side of highway "bridge, 0.4 mile west of Jones, 6 miles upstream from Buck 

Creek, and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 205 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 165.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to June 2, 1939, staff gage at site 50 

ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 351 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 9.97 ft); minimum 

daily, 45 cfs Sept. 10.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 32,800 cfs Aug. 16, 1939 (gage height, 30.4 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 10, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 33.6 ft in April 1938, from information by local residents.

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

Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 22 to Feb. 1, Mar. 6 to Apr. 13)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4 Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

59

117

216

349

3.0

5.0

10.0

710

1,800

5,250

0.5 

1.0 

1.5

33

110

222

2.0 370

3.0 740

6.0 2,450

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4,

5

6

7

8

9

1C

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

86

85

82

78

75

73

72

72

71

72

72

*71

72

71

69

68

67

66

63

?3

66

72

86

96

88

79

85

103 

101

89

*98

2,411

77.8

0.380

0.44

Nov.

181

216

T52

112

101

101

140

130

110

94

96

94

94

110

150

130

99

94

97

97

 §o 90

94

94

97

96

97

110 

110

100

-

3,356

112

0.546

0.61

Dec .

97

94

1TS6

140

190

170

*131

120

126

163

147

129

119

129

273

221

163

209

258

705

2.450

939

494

396

337

435

448

302

273

260

245

10,263

331

1.61

1.86

Jan.

228

216

209

216

606

430

291

258

*250

250

228

214

212

205

203

198

186

181

177

171

163

387

748

331

275

281

402

1.240 

800

477

393

10,426

336

1.64

1.89

Feb.

343

334

430

377

286

248

226

207

198

194

184

173

230

*308

260

371

297

221

196

194

190

171

TTS

205

194

256

585

34? 

291

_

-

7,697

265

1.29

1.40

Mar.

262

226

2,160

4.690

1,860

945

804

700

640

812

2,590

1,070

920

761

700

580

521

630

1,060

*620

560

580

1,420

761

640

580

521

484 

432

416

400

29,345

947

4.62

5.32

Apr.

560

449

382

482

600

400

376

361

337

319

301

301

1.020

466

370

364

331

301

277

262

247

228

*222

222

217

262

253

199 

184

172

10,465

349

1.70

1.90

May

168

154

152

150

140

130

136

134

126

120

336

140

118

110

108

105

105

130

344

452

265

196

199

222

204

388

209

165 

*388

352

253

5,979

193

0.941

1.08

June

204

172

144

126

116

110

116

116

110

112

99

90

84

78

77

74

78

136

106

97

190

T96- 570

144

124

108

97

89

106

90

-

3,959

132

0.644

0.72

July

*92

168

146

103

89

85

103

336

T35

106

85

75

68

63

60

59

57

56

57

56

57

54

53

53

52

53

49

47 

47

46

35

2,563

82.7

0.403

0.46

Aug.

*57

56

53

T2

87

90

122

199

152

196

130

92

78

75

419

186

110

94

301

154

101

84

75

75

*74

70

66

62

63

70

72

3,535

114

0.556

0.64

Sept.

68

68

63

62

59

56

52

49

46

Ai

46

49

72

V5

114

101

75

66

62

68

74

70

63

57

52

53

52

47 

*47

46

-

1,857

61.9

0.302

0.34

Calendar year 1951: Max 13,700 Min 48 Mean 280 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.56

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,690 Min 45 Mean 251 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.66

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 cfs).--Mar. 4 (4 p.m.) 5,250 cfs (9.97 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 7 to Dec. 6; discharge estimated on basis o p recorded range in 

stage and records for Autauga Creek at Prattville.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Alabama River at Selma, Ala.

259

Location. Lat 32°24', long. 87°01', in T. 17 N. , R. 10 E., in first pier from right bank 

of Edmond Pettus Bridge on U. S. Highway 80 in Selma, 1 mile upstream from Valley Creek.

Drainage area. 17,100 stjmi, approximately.

Records available. January 1899 to January 1900 (gage heights only), February 19CO to 

December 1913, June 1928 to September 1952. Gage-height records since December 1890 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 61.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 22, 1906, staff gage, Mar. 22, 1906, to June 21, 1928, chain gage, 

June 22, 1928, to Apr. 11, 1938, water-stage recorder, and Apr. 12, 1938, to May 20, 

1940, wire-weight gage, all at site 300 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1900-1913, 1928-52), 26,520 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 101,000 cfs Mar. 27; maximum gage height, 37.4 

ft Mar. 28; minimum discharge, 3,990 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 0.07 ft); minimum daily. 

4,120 cfs Oct. 16.

1899-1913, 1928-52: Maximum discharge, 204,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1929; maximum gage 

height, 56.0 ft Dec. 3, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 2,660 cfs Nov. 1, 19C4 (gage 

height, -2.20 ft) .

Maximum stage known, 57.0 ft Apr. 8, 1886, from floodmarks established by Ccrps of 

Engineers (discharge, 221,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by upstream reservoirs en Etowah, Coosa, and 

Tallapoosa Rivers (see p, 254).

Revisions. W 662: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16 

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11, BOO

s!l30

10,600

10,200

9,450

9,070

6,020

*4,960

5,550

9,450

10,200

9,260 

8,500

5,55)0

4,120 

5,880

7,950

8,500

8,500

7,770

5,860

4,540

5,400

8,130

9,260

8,880

8,310

5,550

4,260

6,520

234,670

7,570

-

-

Nov.

*12,000 

14,000

16,200

15,000

12,000

9.070

l6,860

15,800

17,700

18,000

17,300

13,800

10,000 

11,000

13,400

14,000 

16,200

17,500

17,300

14,000

15,400

16,900

15,400

13,800

14,000

13,400

9,450

11,200

13,800

14,200

-

422,620

14,090

-

-

Dec.

16,000 

15,600

11,200

8,500

12,260

18,600

*18,600

17,700

17,500

15,600

16,200

20,000

21,800 

21,500

20,900

24,300 

26,200

30,300

40,300

47,700

60., 6 00

80,600

90,300

95,100

91,356

84,500

77,200

76,200

73,700

70,600

66,900

tl , 287 . 7

41,540

-

-

Jan.

62,200 

58,100

50,400

39,400

35,600

34,400

33,200

33,900

34,600

*32,500

30,800

30,500

30,100 

31,600

32,000

32, 900 

31,100

30, 300

29,300

28,400

26,000

24,600

27 , 700

32,700

38,600

42,000

43,700

45,800

53,400

62,500

61,200

H..179.E,

38,050

Feb.

57,800 

53,900

50,400

48,400

47,700

47,400

44,300

43,200

42,200

40,400

36,900

33,200

30,700 

*30,100

31,000

30,100 

30,700

31 , 300

31,000

31,000

31,000

30,300

30,400

30,700

25,700

25, 500

30,500

38,600

42,700

_

-

*1,076.9

37,130

-

-

Mar.

41,700 

58,900

39, 200

53,800

80,000

84,600

88,500

84,700

75,700

65,700

60,900

67,600

80,000 

87,000

98,000

84,700 

77,800

71,900

69,700

*70,100

66,300

58,600

59,100

74,000

87,000

95,600

100,000

99,800

95,200

87,600

78,500

*2,312.2

74,590

-

-

Apr.

69,100 

64,000

57,700

51,100

46,700

46,400

44,300

41,400

35,700

33,400

31,800

31,000

31,000 

31,000

32,000

32 , 000 

29,500

26,400

24 , 100

23,600

22,900

21,300

21,300

* 21, 500

20,400

18.800

19,500

21,800

19,500

21 , 300

-

990,500

33,020

-

-

May

22,900 

23,400

22,200

21,300

19,700

17,100

17,700

17,100

18,000

17,100

16,600

14,400

15.800 

15,606

15,800

15,000 

14,200

14,000

14,800

14,400

20,400

22,700

19,700

19,500

20,200

19,500

23,600

29,600

*29,500

27,100

27,400

603,700

19,470

-

-

June

27.700 

26,700

24,300

22,200

20,200

18,000

14,200

13,800

11,600

10,400

12,200

14,200

14,400 

14,200

13,800

12,200 

12,800

13,200

14,000

13,800

14,200

13,600

12,400

11,200

13,600

14,800

14,000

12,800

12,000

10,800

-

453,300

15,110

-

-

July

*7,950 

7,950

11,800

11,800

10,800

9,260

7,410

7,410

7,770

11,200

10,800

11,400

11,600 

9,450

6,690

7,590 

11,000

11,400

10,000

9,450

9,830

6,520

7,590

10,000

9,640

9,640

8,690

6,690

6,180

sfsW

10,600

286,420

9,239

-

-

Aug.

9,450 

9,450

8,880

7,050

6,020

10,000

12,000

10,600

12,600

14,600

13,800

13,200

12,800 

13,000

14,800

16 . 900 

15,400

11,800

10,000

11,000

11,200

11,600

13,400

13,600

10,200

7,770

7,950

*7,050

7,410

8,690

10, SCO

343,020

11,070

-

"

Sept.

11,000 

7,410

8,690

9,640

11 , 200

12,600

11,600

7,230

4,820

6,180

7,410

8,310

9,260 

9,640

7,950

5,400 

8,310

13,200

13,600

13,600

13,000

11,000

7,050

8,500

12,000

13,800

13,200

11,200

"7,770

*4,960

-

289,530

9,651

-

~

Calendar year 1951: Max 138,000 Mln 4,120 Mean 23,270 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.47

Water year 1951-52: Max 100,000 Mln 4,120 Mean 25,900 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.62

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.

Note. --Discharge computed from grs.ph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings Apr. 25 to 

May 28.
260 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Cahaba River near Acton, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°22', long. 86°49' , in SE^ sec. 23, T. 19 S., R. 3 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 31, half a mile upstream from Patton Creek, 

1 mile northwest of Acton, and 16 miles south of Birmingham.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 375.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 348 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,720 cfs Dec. 21; maximum gage height, 24.6 ft 

Dec. 21; minimum daily discharge, 1.9 cfs July 20, 21, Aug. 31.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 25,500 cfs Dec. 28, 1942; maximum gage height, 44.23 ft 

Dec. 29, 1942; minimum daily discharge, 0.3 cfs Sept. 20, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are poor. An average of 53 cfs is 

diverted above station by Birmingham Water Works Co. and is not included in records. 

Approximately 5 cfs from this diversion is returned to river below station. Flow partly 

regulated by Purdy Lake (capacity, 17,400 acre-ft) on Little Cahaba River.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Nov. 1, and rate of change In 

stage used Dec. 20, 22)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10

1.8

4.7

9.3

33

88

3.5

5.0

8.0

22.0

24.0

252

670

1,61O

6,300

7,250

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

Mar. 11 to Sept. 30

1.9 

5.2

3.0 162

4.0 440

6.0 1,070

12.0 2,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2\

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

in.

Oct.

77

W

48

41

35

36

30

25

22

22

21 

19

15

17

16

14

14

12

6.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

5.9

8.3

6.8

*21

14

607.6

19.6

-

-

Nov.

80

205

T?3

85

70

54

72

105

90

72

72 

57

45

45

86

105

100

91

78

70

64

52

44

35

31

27

24

24

22

18

-

2,046

68.2

-

-

Dec.

15

14

12

T7

35

47

45

41

754

*1,010

490 

324

233

216

887

778

490

825

1,070

3,160

7,100

3,290

1,450

949

701

2,440

2,120

1,230

887

701

565

31,896

1,029

-

-

Jan.

476

406

379

366

505

520

447

406

*379

406

392 

352

336

311

288

318

314

296

269

250

221 "515

1,140

701

550

505

980

2.250

2,090

1,170

825

18,363

592

-

-

Feb.

655

550

794

887

T94

640

520

433

379

347

316 

288

*269

257

301

303

318

271

235

212

198

166

T79

316

344

379

748

655

505

-

-

"12,259

423

-

-

Mar.

420

331

564

2,440

1,580

980

716

550

447

580

2,670 

1,880

1,200

840

650

515

425

410

*515

425

395

1,510

1,520

1,200

910

695

560

470

380

326

520

26,424

852

-

-

Apr.

455

380

302

311

293

248

221

189

166

158

142

136

234

206

169

148

136

123

110

105

98

*90

78

75

74

80

78

69

50

j|§

-

4,962

165

-

-

May

28

22

19

20

12

9.6

11

11

9.6

9.0

11.0 

12.0

14.0

7.2

4.7

9.6

12.0

18.0

44.0

54.0

38

26

12

9.6

26

*28

19

13

103 102-

52

766.3

24.7

-

-

June

30

19

10

5.2

4.7

11

7.2

4.3

7.2

5.2

5.2

15

14

7.8

4.7

3.3

2.7

473

13

35

53

242

ISS

96

38

16

7.8

4.7

4.3

*9.8

-

838.4

27.9

-

-

July

Si^2

11

4.3

2.4

2.2

15

9.6

6.7

7.2

7.2 

5.2

5.2

3.0

2.2

9.0

7.8

4.0

2.4

1.9

1.9

2.4

5.6

5.2

4.7

3.3

2.2

2.7

6.7

5.6

6.2

208.8

6.74

-

-

Aug.

10

15

12

10

5.6

26

47

75

59

123

70

*22

13

28

50

~57 166

30

19

9.6

4.0

2.4

2.4

4.3

4.7

4.0

3.3

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.9

881.5

28.4

-

-

Sept.

2.2

BTi

16

11

11

9.6

6.2

*4.0

3.3

3.0

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

46

36

20

11

9.0

7.8

5.6

4.7

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.7

4.0

3.6

3.6

-

258.7

8.62

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 15,300 Mln 0.3 Mean 426 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,100 Mln 1.9 Mean 272 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Dec. 21 (8 a.m.) 7,720 cfs (24.3 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Dahaba River at Centerville, Ala.

261

Location. Lat 32°56', long. 87°08', In E| sec. 26, T. 23 N. , R. 9 E., on left bank below 

bridge on U. S. Highway 82, a quarter of a mile west of Centerville, half a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, and 2-| miles upstream from Sandy Creek.

Drainage area. 1,030 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1901 to February 1908, May 1929 to March 1932, May 1935 to September 1952. 'Gage-height records collected at same site since January 1917 are contained in reports of U. 5. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 180.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Jan. 31, 1939, wire-weight, chain, 

or staff gages at same site and at same datum since May 1929. Prior to May 1929, at 

datum 1.15 ft lower.

Average discharge. 25 years (1901-7, 1929-31, 1935-52), 1,651 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,300 cfs Dec. 21; maximum gage height, 26.5 ft 

Dec. 21; minimum discharge, 180 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1901-8, 1929-32, 1935-52: Maximum discharge, 83,600 cfs Mar. 29, 1951, maxinum gage 

height, 36.63 ft Apr. 8, 1938; minimum discharge observed, 90 cfs Oct. 24-29, 1904 

(gage height, -0.35 ft, present datum).

Remarks. Records good. Some diversion above station (see Remarks for station near Acton). 

Revisions (water years) . W 682: 1901-8, 1929. W 872: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In reet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Rate or change In stage used as a factor Dec. 10, 11, 15, 18, 20, 22-24, 

26, 28, Jan. 22, 27-31, Feb. 26, 27, Mar. 3-6, 10-13, 21-25, Apr. 1, 

2, 13, 14, May 25, Aug. 15)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21

3.1 208

3.9 458

7.0 2,100

15.0 6,900

20.0

24.0

26.0

11,800

19,100

24,600

Dec 22 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.5 

6.0

152

480

1,780

16.0 7,930

20.0 11,800

23.0 16,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

575

558

316

298

286

275

261

258

250

245

240

255

252

252

227

227

227

222

222

220

215

*2~T5

220

245

222

218 

220

245 

269

522

550

8,127

262

-

-

Nov.

735

1,040

760

509

412

382

404

431

427

389

358

342

338

322

516

532

362

345

326

516

507

501

292

286

283

278 

*275

266 

261

258

-

11,653

388

-

-

Dec.

255

 S55 250

289

572

582

575

548

442

2,180

1,840

1,140

855

690

2,040

2,460

1,740

2,000

5,150

9,500

24.000

16,900

7,240

4,040

5,080

5,880 

6,280

4,390 

5,200

2,600

2,180

108,131

5,488

-

-

Jan.

1,840

1,610

1,460

1,400

2,010

2,130

*1,840

1,610

1,520

1,460

1,430

1,320

1,240

1,180

1,120

1,100

1,120

1,080

1,020

965

1,92"6~ 915

3,560

2,780

2,070

1,890 

5,200

7.950 

7,700

4,980

5,300

68,720

2,217

-

-

Feb.

2,720

2,300

2,420

2,780

2,480

2,130

1,840

1,610

1,460

1,550

1,260

1,180

1,150

1,450

1,260

1,550

1,660

1,580

1,210

1,150

*1,120

1,020

990 l/15"b~

1,450

1,650 

4.240

5,580 

2,660

_

-

51,940

1,791

-

-

Mar.

2,150

1,780

5,540

15.000

7,960

4,790

5,440

2,720

2,240

2,900

8,950

7,280

4,620

5,440

2,720

2,180

1,890

1,840

2,720

2,240

2,700

5,700

8,450

*5,710

4,130

3,260 

2,600

2,180 

1,890

1.660

1,660

120,320

3,881

-

-

Apr.

4.470

2,960

2,180

2,180

2,720

2,070

1,780

1,550

1,430

1,290

1,180

1,120

3,650

2,730

1,890

1,550

1,350

1,210

1,100

990

940

865

818

795

772

772 

750

*705 

660

658

-

47,115

1,570

-

-

May

615

570

556

525

512

484

476

468

468

472

460

444

432

420

420

400

396

436

915

1,120

750

591

520

516

1,060

1.450 

772

615 

1,050

1,100

915

19,908

642

-

-

June

990

*682

570

516

472

440

428

440

452

420

392

368

560

568

360

356

352

324

320

324

' 356

484

494

525

464

376 

356

348 

468

556

-

15,081

456

-

-

July

524

428

468

368

332

315

502

*340

364

316

299

299

282

278

274

264

254

250

250

254

260

250

250

243

240

255 

230

255 

233

250

285

8,966

289

-

-

Aug.

25^

273 25-7

293

361

348

400

440

543

703

548

503

393

507

*1,570

615

49 1

448

489

420

320

283

260

250

247

236 

223

219 

216

216

219

12,357

393

-

-

Sept.

219

*250

250

216

216

225

216

206

205

196

190

195

256

255

556

292

257

257

245

226

225

215

206

195

186

185 

185

185 

180

180

-

6,548

218

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 71,500 Mln 208 Mean 1,826 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.06

Water year 1951-52: Max 24,000 Mln 180 Mean 1,303 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.22

Peak discharge (base. 20.000 cfs). Dee. 21 (6:30 a.m.) 26,300 cfs (26.4 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
262 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Cahaba River at Sprott, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°40', long. 87°14', in NE£ sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 8 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 43, half a mile upstream from Goose 

Creek, 1 mile west of Sprott, and 5j- miles northeast of Marion.

Drainage area. 1,380 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1944 (fragmentary), October 1944 to 3eptember 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 129.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

May 10, 1947, staff or wire-weight gages at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1944-52), 2,297 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Dec. 22; minimum, 290 cfs 

S"epTT 30 (gage height, 4.94 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 85,200 cfs Aug. 16, 1939 

imum observed since Oct. 1, 1944, 265 cfs Sept, 29, 1945

gage height, 27.5 ft); mingage height, 4.42 ft).

Flood of Apr. 9, 1938, reached a stage of 28.55 'ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

95,000 cfs).

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

For diversion above station see Remarks for station near Acton.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, ir 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-23)

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

cubic fett per

290

640

1,100

9.0

14.0

17.0

4,670

10,300

15,800

, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

^

7

8

9

10

11

1?

11

14

15

1£

17

18

19

20

Li

E2

23

C4

25

"(.

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oo t .

656

600

539

504

476

455

427

406

399

385

378

*364

364

371

371

350

350

350

344

344

350

344

350

455

483

427

Nov.

*96O

1,550

1,320

980

792

696

688

704

729

696

656

616

576

584

576

560

56B

592

576

560

539

525

518

518

504

504

4131 497

441J 497

448

497

632

13,273

426

0 . 310

0.36

497

!§!"

19,861

662

0 . 480

0.54

Dec. Jan.

46z| 2,700

462

469

546

560

729

*720

672

648

1,130

2,200

2,100

1,500

1,100

1 , 100

2,300

2,600

2,200

2,400

7 , 200

11,000

15,000

14,000

11,000

8,900

4,700

4,600

6,200

5,000

3,900

3,200

118,598

3,326

2.77

3.20

2,300

2,000

1,8OO

1,900

2,500

2,600

2,400

*1,970

1,910

1,850

1,790

1,670

1,550

1,530

1,440

1,450

1,440

1,400

1,330

1,290

1,850

4,070

4,190

3,050

2,630

3,230

6,020

8,990

9,100

5,800

87,750

2,831

2.05

2.36

Feb.

3,830

3,230

3,110

3,470

3,350

2,870

2,510

2,270

2,030

1,85O

1,730

1,670

*1,610

1,730

2,030

2,030

2,330

2,030

1,790

1,670

1,550

1,510

1.430

1,450

1,730

1,970

3,470

4,550

3,590

-

-

68,390

2,358

1.71

1.84

Mar.

2,870

2,390

3,230

9,080

12,500

10 , 000

7,500

5,800

4,500

3,400

5,800

9,200

8,400

7,200

4,200

3,600

3,400

2,800

*3,350

3,470

2,810

4,190

6,460

8,880

6,680

4,670

3,710

3,110

2,690

2,390

2,270

160,550

5,179

3.75

4.33

Apr.

4,070

5.050

3,470

2,990

3,710

3,230

2,630

2,390

2,150

2,030

1,850

1,790

3,710

4,910

3,470

2,630

2,150

1,910

1,790

1,610

1,530

1,420

*1,530

1,310

1,290

1,250

1,230

1,160

1,090

1,040

-

70,170

2,339

1.69

1.89

May

990

940

891

873

819

801

792

756

738

738

747

712

704

672

648

632

624

632

1,030

2.090

1,730

1,230

980

900

1,170

1,910

1,530

*1,070

1,670

1,910

1.610

32,539

1,050

0.761

0.88

June

1.450

1,230

960

819

738

696

656

672

640

640

592

560

546

518

525

490

490

490

497

490

476

539

664

640

640

560

490

490

568

*616

"

19,382

646

0.468

0.52

July

490

455

539

525

455

420

406

385

455

455

399

385

371

357

350

350

350

344

338

344

338

344

338

332

320

320

308

302

302

302

308

11,687

377

0.273

0.31

Aug.

364

332

344

*344

427

525

560

576

640

810

810

688

600

518

1,000

1.190

729

648

632

672

*560

455

420

392

371

371

357

338

33C

332

326

16,663

538

0.390

0.45

Sept.

332

338

344

338

320

314

326

308

308

302

296

296

302

364

392

504

448

393

399

385

371

357

338

332

320

314

314

308

*296

296

"

10,261

342

0.248

0.28

Calendar year 1951: Max 68,000 

Water year 1951-52: Max 15,000

1.69 Ir. 23.00 

1.25 Ir. 16.96

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs).--Dec. 22 or 23 (time and discharge 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 11 to Jan. 8, Mar. 6-18; discharge 

'or other stations on Cahaba River.

stimated on basis of records
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Cahaba River near Marion Junction, Ala.

263

Location.--Lat 32°27', long. 87"11', on line between sees. 16 and 21, T. 17 N., P. 9 E., 

on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, half a mile upstream 

from Southern Railway bridge, 3 miles downstream from Oakmulgee Creek, 3j miles east 

of Marion Junction, and 20 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1.780 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--January 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 86.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Since Oct. 1, 1940, auxiliary wire-weight gage 

at Beloit, 12 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 13 years, 2,739 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 cfs Dec. 24; maximum gage height, 27.4 

ft Dec. 24; minimum discharge, 347 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 83,400 cfs Aug. 16, 1939 (gage height, 42.95 ft); 

minimum observed, 330 cfs Sept. 10, 1951.

A discharge of 323 cfs was measured Oct. 7, 1935 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. For diversion above station see Remarks for station near Acton.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 19 to Sept. 30, falleffect method used Dec. 23-26, Mar. 5-9, 14-17, 26-31)

1.6 

2.5 

8.0

347

683

3,630

20.0

26.0

11,800

17,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

^

4

5

6

7

8

a

10

11

2

2

4

5

6

; 7

8

3

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

893

822

729

683

638

594

573

552

532

533

*49*

494

494

494

494

476

458

458

458

441

441 

438

438

458

552

552

513

552

573

594

638

17,039

550

0.309

0.36

Nov.

* ,040

,360

.720

,410

,090

917

869

893

893

893

869

846

798

775

775

775

752

775

775

775

752 

729

729

729

729

729

729

729

729

729

"

26,313

877

0.493

0.55

Dec.

729

706

683

706

775

965

*989

941

869

917

2,360

2,580

1,780

1,460

1,620

2,640

3,270

2,690

2,860

5,400

9,600 

11,000

14,000

16,900

16,000

10 , 700

5,630

7,090

6,680

4,550

3,690

140,780

4,541

2.55

2.94

Jan.

3,150

2,800

2,470

2,310

2,750

3,210

3,270

2,910

*2,530

2,360

2,260

2,200

2,040

1,940

1,880

1,830

1,780

1,780

1,720

1,670

1,560 

1,880

3,690

4,930

4,430

3,450

3,510

6,220

7,990

9,530

10,200

104,250

3,363

1.89

2.18

Feb.

7.020

4,490

4,110

4,170

4,240

3 . 810

3,330

2,910

2,640

2,420

2,360

2,100

2,260

*2,200

2,580

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,420

2,200

2,040 

1,990

1,880

1,880

2,040

2,580

3,330

5,120

4,870

-

-

89,390

3,082

1.73

1.87

Mar.

3,930

3 270

5,200

11,700

12,800

15,900

13,400

9,550

5,260

4,740

7,360

9,110

11,000

10,800

7,130

4,800

4,070

3,810

4,740

*4,680

4,360 

4,740

6,880

8,480

10,100

8,760

5,470

4,200

3,530

3,140

5,050

213,960

6,902

3.88

4.47

Apr.

3,810

5,960

5,440

4,360

4,490

4,620

3,810

3,210

2,860

2,640

2,420

2,260

3,950

5,560

5,510

3,990

3,030

2,580

2,510

2,150

1,990 

1,830

*1,720

1,620

1,620

1,560

1,510

1,460

1,410

1,260

"

90,720

3,024

1.70

1.90

May

1,180

1,110

1,090

1,060

1,010

941

917

869

846

822

846

822

798

752

729

706

683

683

941

2,100

2,510 

1,850

1,410

1,180

1,210

1,670

2,200

*1,560

1,510

2,100

2,100

37,985

1,225

0.688

0.79

June

1,780

1,670

1,260

1,040

917

822

775

752

752

729

729

658

616

573

552

552

513

515

515

515

513 

513

616

729

775

685

594

532

532

729

-

22,425

748

0.420

0.47

July

*616

552

532

638

594

532

494

476

476

476

494

458

441

424

411

405

402

392

589

380

383 

383

386

380

374

362

362

356

565

559

383

13,675

441

0.248

0.29

Aug.

*415

415

399

402

476

638

616

775

706

893

1.0.VO

917

84,6

729

775

1,6?0

1,110

917

917

832

8*6

706

616

552

513

494

476

*441

4?8

4?8

4?4

21,352

639

0.337

0.45

Sept.

421

424

424

428

415

396

396

392

580

368

365

362

359

377

428

494

594

513

476

458

458 

428

418

596

380

371

365

359

356

*550

12,351

412

0.231

0.26

Calendar year 1951: Max 71,600 Min 339 Mean 2,839 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.65

Water year 1951-52: Max 16,900 Min 350 Mean 2,159 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.53

Peak discharge (base. 14,000 cfs). Dec. 24 (6 a.m.) 17,500 efs (27.3 ft); Mar. 6 (8 p.m.) 14,400 

ifs (23.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

319056 O - 55 - 18
264 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Boguechitto Creek near Browns, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°26i, long. 87°20i, In NW£ sec. 24, T. 17 N. , R. 7 E. , on downstream 

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, a third of a mile upstream from Southern Railroad 

bridge, 2 miles east of Browns, and 2-j miles downstream from Washington Creek.

Drainage area.--93 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1944 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 129.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Feb. 1, 1945, chain gage and Feb. 1, 1945, to Dec. 10, 1949, wire-weight gage, at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 144 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,670 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 15.8 ft); no 

flow July 21 to Aug. 5, Aug. 31 to Sept. 30.

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 19.0 ft); no 

flow Aug. 25 to Sept. 11, 1951, July 21 to Aug. 5, Aug. 31 to Sept. 30, 1952. 

Flood of Dec. 28, 1942, reached a stage of 20.7 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.2

4.2

3.9

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

1.8

1.6

1.2

*1.1

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.2

2.8

3.4

4.9

7.4

6.7

11

10

*8.6

96.7

3.12

0.034

0.04

Nov .

11

18

18

11

8.6

7.8

7.6

8.6

7.8

5.8

5.2

5.1

5.2

6.0

6.9

11

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

13

15

17

20

19

18

19

"

347.6

11.6

0.125

0.14

Dec.

17

16

16

21

41

*38

31

20

18

16

20

19

16

18

31

78

31

25

58

442

1.520

994

274

116

84

76

73

60

50

46

48

4,315

139

1.49

1.73

Jan.

44

42

41

45

172

147

74

52

44

*43

43

35

33

32

31

30

28

28

27

25

24

213

222

102

54

66

241

1,200

936

236

123

4,433

143

1.54

1.77

Feb.

96

93

213

169

102

78

68

60

56

52

50

47

*48

72

77

120

106

67

52

47

52

45

41

56

67

208

452

145

87

-

-

2,826

97.4

1.05

1.13

Mar.

68

54

1,510

4,480

1,590

451

177

130

109

264

1,200

642

244

177

130

102

90

178

*692

263

123

178

796

498

208

126

99

84

73

68

66

14,870

480

5.16

5.95

Apr.

195

153

84

188

248

102

70

60

55

50

47

51

619

456

137

84

66

56

50

46

41

37

*33

31

41

34

33

23

24

22

-

3,142

105

1.13

1.26

May

21

20

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

IS

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

24

222

122

48

38

61

58

90

93

*43

73

106

52

1,343

43.3

0.466

0.54

June

39

33

24

21

19

19

15

18

15

13

12

9.5

7.5

4.5

3.1

2.8

3.6

12

5.8

3.0

3.0

2.6

1.9

1.3

1.2

.9

.7

.6

76

*.6

~

293.2

9.77

0.105

0.12

July

0.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

6.9

0.223

0.0024

0.003

Aug.

0

0

0

*0

0

1.2

8.8

4.4

9.2

6.7

2.4

2.3

2.3

1.4

.8

.7

.5

1.2

30

1.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

0

74.9

2.42

0.026

0.03

Sept.

0

0

0

o

Calendar year 1951 : Max 12,000 Min 0 Mean 127 Cfsm 1.37 In. 16.53

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,480 Min 0 Mean 86.7 Cfsm 0.932 In. 12.71

Peak discharge (bas 1,500 cfs).--Mar. 4 (7 a.m.) 5,670 cfs.(15.8 ft).
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 265

Alabama River near Millers Perry, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°07i, long. 87°24', in NW£ seo . 8, T. 13 N., R. 7 E., on downstream hand-

 rail near midspan of bridge on State Highway 28, just downstream from Prairie Creek 

and 2-J- miles northwest of Millers Ferry.

Drainage area. 20,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at same

 site since 1931 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 26.82 ft above mean sea level, 

"datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior

to Oct. 2, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary staff gage 9^ miles

downstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--15 years, 30,880 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, iia,OuiJ cfs Dec. 24; maximum gage height, 40.9 

ft Mar. 29; minimum discharge observed, 4,ouO cfs Oct. 17; minimum daily, 4,890 cfs 

Oct. 17.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 237,000 cfs Apr. 14, 1938 (gage height, 56.6 ft); minimum observed, that of Oct. 17, 1951; minimum daily, that of Oct. 17, 1951.

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 56.8 ft, from floodmarks. Flood in April 

1886 reached a stage of from 1 to 5 ft higher than that of March 1929.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height reiord, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by upstream reservoirs on Etowah, Goose, and Tallapoosa Rivers (see p. 254).

Cooperatlon.--Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Co-ps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15.000

11,400

8,010

9,080

10,400

10 , 600 

9,610

8,430

7,250

6,140

6,190

8,900

9,000

9,450

8,460

6,200

4.890

7,330

8,920

9,060

8,570

7,760

*6,840

6,340

6,320

8,580

9,400

9,210

8,150

6,980

5,930

258,400

8,335

-

-

Nov.

7.050

12,200

14,600

16,300

14,900

11,500 

9,980

10,900

13,600

17,600

iy.VOO

17.800

13,200

*10,800

10,900

13,000

14,000

16,100

17,200

15,000

14,700

15,000

15,600

14,800

13,800

13,100

11,000

9,780

11,000

12,700

-

405,810

13,530

-

-

Dec.

13,900

14,500

12,600

10 , 700

9,740

11,800 

18,100

18,100

18,200

16,800

15,700

18,900

21,200

21,100

20,300

21,300

24,400

27,900

32,400

46,500

61,300

83,000

93,100

108,000

110,000

105,000

97,800

94,000

88,400

86,600

83,400

$1,404.74

45,310

-

-

Jan.

75,200

65,100

59,900

51,900

40,200

37,200 

35,300

34,900

35,400

*34,700

32,400

31,6OO

30,900

30,700

32,000

33,300

32,900

31,100

29 , 300

29,000

27,800

25,500

25.100

29,000

37,700

40,200

44,600

52,700

62,700

70,000

74,600

tl.272.9

41,060

-

-

Feb.

72.000

66,900

61,300

56,600

54,900

54.00O 

51,800

48,900

46,100

45,500

42,200

38,300

35,700

*34,700

33,800

34,400

34,600

34,300

34,300

34, LOO

33,800

32,300

31,800

32,800

32,000

50,400

35,600

39,500

46,300

-

-

H.228.9

42,380

-

-

Mar.

47,300

45.200

46,200

67,000

86,400

91,800 

97,000

101,000

94,300

88,400

83,000

81,500

a8 4, 000

92,300

98,200

98,000

93,300

87,800

88,600

87,400

80,800

75,600

74,500

81,400

91,300

97,600

104,000

109,000

110.000

105,000

99,800

*2,667.7

86,700

-

"

Apr.

97.900

83 , OOO

a79,000

76,600

66,500

59,500 

*54,900

50,100

42 , 500

38,600

37,500

34,300

37,000

42 , 500

40,200

38,000

34,700

32,800

27,800

27,000

25,100

23,800

24,000

23,700

23,000

21,700

21,500

22,400

22,000

21.100

-

*1,228.7

40,960

-

~

May

22,900

24,200

24,600

23,700

22,400

20,900 

19,20O

19,000

18,200

19,400

18,800

16,400

14,700

14.400

15,600

16,500

15,500

15,800

17,200

19,400

22,400

25,300

*25,100

22,900

22,700

23,600

23,800

27,300

31,800

32.500

31,800

668,000

21,550

-

"

June

51,800

31,100

28,600

26,400

24,000

22,000 

19,000

15,300

13,200

12,000

11,500

11,300

14,400

15,200

15,800

d!5,000

13,000

*15,500

14,000

d!5,000

d!6, 000

15,700

d!5,000

d!4,000

d!3,000

d!4, 100

15,200

15,200

13,800

12,700

-

502,600

16,750

-

~

July

11,400

9,350

9,230

11,9OO

12.500

11,300 

9,790

9,300

8,080

8,740

9,590

11,500

11,800

11,800

10,900

8,240

7,410

10,600

11,600

11,100

9,800

8,46O

7,850

7,710

9,380

10,400

10,200

9,190

*8,170

7,500

8,580

302,370

9,754

-

~

Aug.

10,400

10,200

9,910

9,570

8,260

7.800 

10,600

12,400

11,800

13,700

16,300

15,200

14,000

13,800

14,000

16,200

17,800

16,700

13,100

11,600

11,500

11,800

12,900

13,300

12,900

11,200

8,520

7,850

7,860

8,100

8,740

368,010

11,870

-

Sept.

10,400

10,900

8,790

8,300

9,740

10,900 

12,000

12,000

6,280

5.740

*6,130

7,500

8,250

9,230

9,280

7,830

6,210

7,410

11,800

13,300

15,500

L3,100

11,200

8,480

7,940

10 , 600

12,700

12,900

11,000

7,720

"

293,730

9,791

-

"

Calendar year 1951: Max 155, OOO Mln 4,890 Mean 26,940 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.66

Water year 1951-52: Max 110,000 Mln 4,890 Mean 29,020 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on casis of records for stations at Selma and 

Clalborne.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Sslma and 

Clalborne.
266 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Flat Creek at Fountain, Ala.

Location.--Lat 31°37', long. 87°25', in SEj sec. 36, T. 8 N., R. 6 E., on downstream

side of mid-channel pier of bridge on State Highway 11, three-quarters of a mile downstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad bridge, 1 mile northwest of Fountain, 

2 miles upstream from Bradley Mill Creek, 8 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles 

northwest of Monroeville.

Drainage area.--253 sq mi.

Records available. February 1944 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 45.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to July 21, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 318 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,820 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 8.4 ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs July 29.

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs Nov. 27, 1948 (gage height, 23.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs; minimum, 2.3 cfs Aug. 30, 1961.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record or backwater from tributary inflow, which are fair.

Cooperation.--Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of backwater 

from tributary Inflow (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. Z5 to May 30)

1.0

1.3

Z.3 

6.0

41

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

8.0

1Z6

301

806

1,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septe-nber 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1C)

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

Z2

23

24

Z5

26

27

28 

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

13

10

8.8

8.3

7.8

7.4

6.9

6.0

5.5

5.1

d5.0

d5.0

d4.9

d4.8

d4.8

d4.7

d4.7

d4.8

d4.8

d4.9

d5.0

*5.1

7.4

6.0

6.4

6.3

8.3 

8.8

8.3

9.9

215.3

6.95

0.027

0.03

Nov.

18

18

14

18

16

*14

15

14

12

11

11

10

8.8

*c28

41

6Z

38

29

21

ZO

18

15

14

14

14

15

14

16 

14

15

-

567.8

18.9

0.075

0.08

Dec.

13

150

61

41

39

46

43

39

3Z

Z9

26

26

24

23

26

26

24

52

58

99

112

113

79

63

50

73

99

126 

98

74

59

1,830

59.0

0.253

O.Z7

Jan.

52

45

41

39

39

38

35

34

33

31

31

30

30

28

*28

Z8

27

27

26

26

24

30

39

40

42

42

40

clBO 

630

467

173

2,375

76.6

0.303

0.35

Feb.

106

91

100

112

95

81

64

55

52

48

45

45

42

*39

68

113

133

103

76

75

93

126

126

112

155

264

641

750 

380

-

"

4,190

144

0.569

0.62

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,020 Mln 2.3

Mar.

214

158

126

139

228

223

133

103

87

108

537

960

537

261-

186

142

115

112

171

270

202

160

922

*1.700

1,640

922

474

323 

243

195

178

11,794

360

1.50

1.73

Apr.

212

250

228

484

1,370

1,310

563

*334

241

191

163

161

1,280

1.520

1,070

391

245

190

152

129

113

100

91

85

77

73

65

*59 

53

50

"

11,250

375

1.46

1.65

May

43

41

39

35

33

31

27

30

41

32

63

64

71

52

37

32

35

c56

0410

1,070

1,250

*778

301

323

221

268

438

205 

236

835

602

7,699

248

0.960

1.13

June

227

133

95

74

61

51

42

40

32

29

28

25

23

22

20

16

16

16

*13

14

15

15

14

12

12

9.9

9.9

9.9 

9.9

9.4

"

1,094.0

36.5

0.144

0.16

July

*8.3

11

9.4

13

9.4

7.8

6.4

6.4

9.9

11

36

21

12

9.4

6.3

8.8

7.8

6.0

5.5

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.9

3.9 

*3.2

ITS

5.5

257.9

8.32

0.033

0.04

Aug.

7.8

c58

89

30

22

30

60

88

86

42

45

36

26

23

18

20

16

14

19

46

63

31

19

16

13

11

8.8

7.4 

7.4

7.4

§.1

966.7

31.2

0.123

0.14

Sept.

6.9

6.9

7.8

7.4

6.9

7.8

7.4

*6.9

6.4

6.0

*5.5

5.1

8.0

24

15

12

10

10

9.9

13

18

33

17

14

10

9.9

6.3

6.4 

6.0

6.0

"

311.5

10.4

0.041

0.05

Mean 150 Cfsm 0.593 In. 8.04

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,700 Mln 3.2 Mean 116 Cfsm 0.456 In. 6.25

Peak discharee (base, 3,000 cfs). No peak above base.

scrge mesuremen mae on s ay. 

c Backwater from tributary inflow.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby 

streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIW 267

Limestone Creek near Monroeville, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°34', long. S7°21' , In NE^ see. 22, T. 7 N., R. 7 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 11, 3 miles northwest of Monroeville 

and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 126 sq ml.

Records available. December 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 104.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 3,070 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 9.02 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 

22 cfs July 25, 28.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, Dec. 14, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, 

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

1.9

3.0

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

641

921

1,380

2,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, December 1951 to September 1952

L>ay

1

Oct.

 = i

3

4

5

b

7

8

9

1C

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Nov. Dec.

.

.

_

.

-

.

.

_

_

-

_

*54

63

58

54

132

182

189

213

118

95

86

81

152

197

121

101

95

86

_

_

.

-

Jan. Fi-b.

80 i 100

77

76

77

75

69

64

63

62

60

59

57

60

60

*59

59

57

56

56

56

56

55

57

52

52

54

58

363

374

144

111

2,658

85.7

0.680

0.78

105

152

122

97

87

81

76

75

74

71

74

96

84

*173

176

111

91

84

134

*176

112

147

168

144

282

306

194

159

-

3,751

129

1.02

1.11

Mar.

136

123

122

159

125

107

98

92

91

140

559

268

184

152

134

118

111

125

237

141

119

135

1,590

*885

506

351

288

246

221

199

197

7,959

257

2.04

2.35

Apr.

306

324

246

437

1.040

379

297

£54

229

200

194

191

712

410

246

205

182

166

154

144

136

125

118

125

118

106

98

*88

82

77.

7,389

246

1.95

2.18

May

74

68

65

63

58

54

52

53

105

76

221

115

75

63

58

54

58

118

277

446

192

129

129

106

101

150

96

79

81

106

90

3,412

110

0.873

1.01

June

74

*60

53

48

46

43

41

42

39

41

38

35

33

31

30

30

31

34

*31

35

36

11

34

35

29

26

28

36

35

29

-

1,146

38.2

0.303

0.34

July

29

*96

47

33

29

28

28

27

30

33

32

31

44

30

28

28

29

26

27

26

25

25

25

23

22.

23

23

23

23

36

31

960

31.0

0.246

0.28

Aug.

33

4B

31

27

*27

70

156

252

129

508

111

68

52

44

41

37

33

33

39

35

31

29

28

55

37

y>.

29

27

26

28

27

1,923

62. 0

0.492

0.57

Sept.

26

27

33

28

27

32

27

*25

24

23

23

24

43

197

76

114

55

42

55

43

57

79

42

34

32

31

29

28

28

27

-

1,331

44.4

0.352

0.39

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs).--Mar. 23 (2 p.m.) 3,070 cfs (9.02 ft); Apr. 4 (2 a.m.) 1,820 cfs 

(7.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
268 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Alabama River at Claiborne, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°32', long. 87°31', in sec. 25, T. 7 N., R. 5 E., near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 84 at Claiborne, half a mile downstream 

from Limestone Creek and 12 miles west of Monroeville.

Drainage area. 22,000 sqmi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1930 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 22 years, 32,660 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 107,000 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 39.8 ft); minimum, 5,770 cfs Oct. 19 (gage height, 7.98 ft); minimum daily, 6,020 cfs Oct. 19.

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 227,000 cfs Apr. 16, 17, 1938; maximum gage height, 

52.25 ft Apr. 17, 1938; minimum discharge, 5,260 cfs Oct. 24, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by upstream reservoirs on Etowah, Coosa, and 

Tallapoosa Rivers (see p. 254).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16.800

15,300

12,900

10,200

9,260

9,980

10,100

9,960

9,240

7,910

6,640

6,290

8,150

9,450

9,430

8,900

7,450

6,040

6.020

7,280

8,O8O

8,400

8,400

*7,370

6,440

6,160

7,440

8,740

8,910

8,740

7,530

273,510

8,823

-

-

Nov.

6.580

7,190

11,000

14,000

15,500

15,100

13,200

11,400

11,900

15,300

16,900

17.200

16.5OO

*14,400

12 , 500

12,300

13,100

14.1OO

15,800

16,7OO

16,100

15,000

15,000

15,600

14,900

14,000

13,700

12,600

11,100

11,400

-

410,070

13,670

-

-

Dec .

12,700

13,700

14,900

14,400

12,400

10.700

12,700

16,300

17,000

17,000

16,400

15,800

17,600

20,200

2O,8OO

20,800

22,000

25,300

28,100

35,400

48,100

64,300

75,100

83 , 600

90 , 900

97,000

99,700

99.800

96,500

93,300

89,200

*1 ,301.7

41,990

-

-

Jan.

84.500

79,500

74,100

66 , 100

55,400

45,200

41,000

38,100

36,400

36,500

35,000

33,200

32,600

31,900

31,200

31,400

31,900

32,400

31,000

30,000

28,800

27,600

26.500

27,300

31,500

36,600

41,000

47,400

56,500

61,600

65,900

tt.,327.7

42,830

-

-

Feb.

69.200

69,200

65,400

62,300

58,300

55,500

52,900

50 , 200

47,5OO

46,100

44,100

41,200

38,100

*36,400

36,50O

36,200

36,000

34,900

34,700

34,700

34,900

34,900

34,700

34.200

35,400

34,700

36,300

39,500

42,400

_

-

*1,276.4

44,010

-

-

Mar.

45 , 600

45,600

45.300

56,900

72,200

81,000

87,800

91,800

94,600

95,900

94,300

92,300

88,200

87,900

90,400

93 , 500

95,300

95,900

95,300

92,300

88,200

86,000

83,100

83,000

84,200

88,600

93,900

99,400

103,000

106,000

107,000

*2,664.5

85,950

-

-

Apr.

106.000

100,000

93,000

87,200

80,900

73,100

63,800

*57,400

50,700

45,200

40,900

38,900

42,300

46,200

43,100

40,700

38,700

36,300

33,200

30,000

28,000

26,700

25,200

24,100

24,100

23,900

22,500

21.900

23,000

22,000

-

*1,389

46,300

-

-

May

21,400

23,OOO

24,200

24,100

23,7OO

22,300

20,200

19,000

18,800

18,600

19,600

19,500

17,300

15,900

15.200

15,600

16,500

17 , 000

17,900

21,300

23,500

*24,800

26,100

25,100

£3,600

23,700

23,900

25,600

30,700

55 . 900

33,400

685,400

22,110

-

-

June

32.400

31 , 900

30 , 600

28,500

26,100

23 , 800

21,400

18,500

16,300

14,900

13,200

12 . 500

13,200

14,400

14,900

14,900

14,200

13,700

*13,600

13,700

14,300

14,500

14,900

14,200

13,400

13,000

14,100

14,900

14,900

13,800

-

524,700

17,490

-

-

July

12.900

11,700

10,100

9,430

11,100

11,900

11,800

10,400

9,320

8,740

8,740

10,500

11,000

11,400

11,600

10,300

8,720

8,240

9,990

10,700

10,500

10,100

9,960

8,390

8,080

9,180

9,610

9,780

9,430

*8,480

7.600

309,690

9,990

-

-

Aug.

8,240

9,800

9,780

9,610

9,260

8,570

8,080

9,820

11,900

12,500

14,400

15,200

14,600

13,800

13,400

13,600

15,300

16.300

15,100

13,000

11,900

11,600

11,600

11,800

12,800

12,800

11,100

9,230

8,400

8,080

7.760

359,330

11,590

-

~

Sept.

8,400

9,810

10,100

8,980

8,570

9,260

10,400

11,400

10,700

8,960

*6,790

6.450

7,210

8,320

8,910

9,260

8,310

7,370

8,150

10,900

12,700

12.800

12,700

11,100

9,130

8,400

10,300

11,800

12,100

11,100

-

290,360

9,679

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 

Water year 1951-52: Max

148,000

107,000

Mln 

Mln

6,020

6,020

Mean 27,740 

Mean 29,540

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.26

1.34

In. 

In.

17.11

18.28

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 269

Mackys Creek near Dennis, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°32', long. 88°20', in sec. 26, T. 6 S., R. 9 E., Chickasaw meridian, on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 4 at Narrows dam site, 6 miles 

southwest of Dennis and about 10 miles upstream from confluence with Browns Creek.

Drainage area.--66 sq mi, approximately..

Records available. February 1938 to September 1952. Prior to January 1944, monthly discharge only.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 333.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 15, 1948, staff gage at sane site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 112 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,910 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 14.67 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Aug. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge observed, 3,520 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 22.08 

ft); minimum not determined.

Remarks. Records fair.

geratlon.- 

fengineers.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Co~ps of 

En '

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 4-10)

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

Oct. 1 to May 24 

24

210

296

340

5.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

400

560

890

1,220

1,700

May 25 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

13

33

59

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

210

340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

45

44

44

42

40

39

38

40

40

39

39

39

38

38

36

34

*32

32

32

32

*32

35

56

39

39

40

68

50

58

69

1,296

41.8

0.633

0.72

Nov.

176

85

68

62

59

98

111

74

68

68

66

64

72

218

106

*168

87

77

70

68

66

64

64

84

118

70

70

70

66

64

-

2,601

86.7

1.31

1.47

Dec.

64

62

75

428

213

89

156

551

407

203

127

106

91

575

1,040

296

158

224

158

332

881

318

193

155

293

1.500

504

253

193

167

150

9,962

321

4.86

5.61

Jan.

132

127

125

186

227

132

113

109

249

*979

346

198

152

*147

140

132

127

118

109

116

142

468

428

185

147

147

730

925

379

222

167

7,904

255

3.86

4.45

Feb.

150

192

253

196

147

132

122

116

113

111

109

120

127

144

118

125

122

111

109

210

152

120

320

241

152

267

259

173

155

-

-

4,666

161

2.44

2.63

Mar.

137

132

280

400

*215

190

179

173

167

275

639

295

202

164

150

137

132

179

198

137

243

333

 618

257

173

144

134

125

118

113

182

6,821

220

3.33

3.84

Apr.

344

182

134

134

125

113

106

104

102

100

98

104

269

150

118

104

100

*98

98

96

96

96

100

273

155

120

109

100

91

85

-

3,904

130

1.97

2.20

May

81

77

74

68

64

61

56

59

56

61

70

*58

51

48

47

45

44

122

137

111

85

62

61

134

86

67

59

58

73

69

59

2,203

71.1

1.08

1.24

June

51

48

44

43

*48

46

40

37

35

35

34

34

32

31

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

25

25

-

979

32.6

0.494

0.55

July

51

32

46

52

44

34

31

53

59

37

32

31

28

26

25

*25

26

25

25

25

25

23

24

22

20

20

21

21

20

19

18.

940

30.3

0.459

0.53

Aug.

11

17

18

25

21

26

35

28

240

154

48

*38

51

41

70

37

31

28

48

34

30

28

30

26

25

25

24

23

24

25

25

1,292

41.7

0.632

0.73

Sept.

25

35

34

28

*24

23

23

22

21

21

20

22

25

29

30

25

23

33

31

32

29

26

25

25

24

24

24

23

22

23

-

Ill

25.9

0.392

0.44

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,720 Win 22 Mean 156 Cfsm 2.36 In. 32.18

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,500 Min 17 Mean 118 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.42

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 cfs). Dee. 15 (12:30 a.m.) 1.400 cfs (12.81 ft); Dec. 21 (8 a.m.) 

1,160 cfs (11.74 ft); Dec! 26 (10 a.m.) 1,910 cfs (14.67 ft); Jan. 10 (8 a.m.) 1,360 cfs (12.62 ft); 

Jan. 27 (10 p.m.) 1,500 cfs (13.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
270 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton, Miss.

Location. Lat 34 "15 '55", long. 88°25'42", in 3E£ sec . 27 , T . 9 S . , R. 8 E. , Chickasaw 

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. 3. Highway 78, 1,000 ft downstream from Twentymile-Fulton Canal, 2 miles west of Fulton, 6£ miles upstream from 

Mantachie Creek Canal , and 13^ miles downstream from Twentym

Drainage area. 605 sq mi.

Records available. --August 1928 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at site 

800 ft upstream 1909-12 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 242.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 27, 1934, chain gage at bridge 200 ft upstream and Oct. 27, 1934, 

to Aug. 22, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site, both at present datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 927 cfs .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs Dec. 27 (gage height, 17.82 ft); minimum, 33 cfs July 28 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 47,700 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 22.24 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.87 ft Aug. 12, 1930.

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 27 Dec. 28 to Sept. 30

3.0 

6.0 

9.0 639

1,030

1,440

15.0

15.5

16.0

17.0

18.0

1,880

2,400

3,900

9,000

15,000

2.0

3.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

32

96

344

624

969

1,360

15.0

15.5

16.0

17.0

18.0

1,810

2,360

3,900

9,000

15,000

ubi-j feet per second, water year Cober 1951 to September 195E

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Q

g

lu

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tot a:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*ieo

162

144

130

121

114

106

99

95

95

98

100

100

99

98

98

98

96

94

94

96

100

104

130

153

162

135

162

216

207

211

3,897

126

0 . 208

0.24

imv.

432

549

423

324

279

297

369

432

342

288

E61

252

252

599

910

765

753

549

432

378

351

524

306

306

405

486

423

396

387

351

-

12,6E1

421

0.696

0.78

Der .

324

306

315

676

896

753

*705

1,250

1,520

2,080

3,400

2,400

1,770

1,720

1,950

6,890

5,510

3,320

2,400

2,130

2,500

6,720

5,560

3,320

2,320

3,290

10 . 600

7,820

4,110

2,570

1,920

91,045

2,937

4.85

5.60

Jan.

1,650

1,390

1,210

1,100

1,150

1,150

1,100

1,060

1,050

1,350

4,330

5 , 650

3,390

*2,190

1,750

1,550

1,360

1,210

1,080

984

941

1,250

1,600

4,810

3,430

2,120

2,190

*5,430

10.200

5,130

a4,000

76,805

2,478

4.10

4.72

Feb.

aS.OOO

a2,500

a2,500

a2,800

a2,500

a 1,600

a 1,500

a 1,400

al,200

1,030

*914

817

806

888

914

864

888

864

795

806

1,080

1,150

1,190

1,460

2,250

2,380

a2,500

a2 , 000

al,500

-

-

44.096

1,521

2.51

2.71

Mar.

al,300

al,300

al,400

*1,550

a2,000

al,600

al,400

al,300

31,200

al,300

1,650

*6.200

4,720

2,780

1,940

1,550

1,300

1,210

1,270

1,390

1,390

1,540

2,000

3,820

*3,360

2,190

1,700

1,390

1,21O

1,030

955

58,945

1,901

3.14

5.62

Apr.

1,230

1,600

1.960

1,750

1,470

1,250

1,080

914

735

707

634

634

956

1,230

1 , 300

1,270

1,170

1,010

8L7

674

594

544

524

902

1,270

1,650

1,750

*1,430

1,150

888

-

33,153

1,105

1.83

2.04

May

664

524

452

407

362

335

308

290

290

272

308

326

272

245

236

220

204

326

806

784

664

554

452

534

729

488

371

317

308

344

326

12,718

410

0.678

0.78

June

272

*236

212

196

180

184

196

172

156

144

136

128

117

114

alOS

103

a9O

a85

a90

454

326

152

124

110

103

a95

a90

a85

a80

I*.

-

4,589

153

0.253

0.28

July

76

117

106

a90

132

160

*100

a90

162

172

120

a85

a75

69

a68

66

67

67

64

58

55

52

46

43

42

43

38

34

34

39

39

2,409

77.7

0.128

0.15

Aug.

46

42

40

50

49

61

91

128

126

355

308

*164

156

140

236

212

128

a90

254

272

156

105

96

92

88

77

68

a65

a60

a60

56

3,867

125

O.E07

0.24

Sept.

a55

92

88

100

89

77

a70

a65

aS5

a60

a60

a60

a55

55

*64

68

64

70

106

152

86

72

63

57

54

52

51

50

49

£L

-

2,076

69.2

0.114

0.13

Calendar year 1951: Max 25,100 Mln 46 Mean 1,393 Cfsm 2.30 In. 31.27

Water year 1951-52: Max 10,600 Mln 34 Mean 946 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.29

Peak dlscharge (base. 8,000 cfs).--Dee. 16 (3 p.m.) 8,700 cfs (16.95 ft): Dec. 22 (4 p.m.) 8,400 

cfs (16.90 ft); Dec. 27 (2:30 p.ml) 13,800 cfs (17.82 ft); Jan. 29 (2 a.m.) 12,600 cfs (17.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for other stations In basin.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 271

Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°14'20", long. 88°16'15", in NE^-SW^ sec. 5, T. 10 S., R. 10 E., Chickasaw meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on D. S. Highway 78, 0.7 

mile northwest of Tremont, 1 mile upstream from Johns Creek, 1-| miles upstream from 

Cypress Creek, 3-J miles upstream from Chubby Creek, and 8 miles southeast of Fulton.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 317.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 22, 1949, staff gage a*- same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 225 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 8.45 ft); minimum, 12 cfs July 29, Aug. 3 (gage height, 2.09 ft).

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 9.65 ft); minimum, 9 cfs Oct. 10-13, 1943; minimum gage height, that of July 29, Aug. 3, 19E2.

A discharge of 5.1 cfs (gage height, 1.95 ft) was measured by Corps of Engineers 

Aug. 30, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those above 

§S5~cfs, which are fair.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Eng" ngineers.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.5

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

Oct. 1

20

31

64

150

250

351

to Dec.

6.5

6.8

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

26

440

600

840

1,960

3,400

8,100

2.1

2.5

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

Dec. 27

12

34

67

153

264

386

to Sept.

6.5

6.8

7.0

7.4

8.0

30

500

665

870

1,700

3,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, wat^r year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

30

29

28

27

27

26

24

24

24

26

27

27

27

27

27 

26

*26

26

27

28

*29

30

35

53

41

39

58

81

54

54

1,037

33.5

0.279

0.32

Nov.

130

145

78

62

58

60

119

98

73

66

63

60

61

274

460

250

165

135

121

111

103

99

99

130

126

116

126

121

108

-

4,081

136

1.13

1.26

Dee.

101

98

97

165

215

160

140

420

966

905

419

300

240

397

1,500

1,730 

594

410

389

683

5.610

2,310

890

480

504

2,950

2,830

1,070

632

486

400

26,091

842

7.02

8.09

Jan.

336

300

270

258

324

282

240

222

228

427

*493

373

324

294

*270

288 

258

a240

a225

212

222

386

360

282

252

240

360

835

998

els

416

10,830

349

2.91

3.36

Feb.

348

312

324

386

427

348

300

270

246

222

212

200

190

206

190

178 

190

a!70

al.60

a!90

a230

a210

a310

294

228

300

400

348

300

-

7,689

265

2.21

2.38

Mar.

264

222

234

400

*312

258

228

206

195

272

1,010

1^460

608

416

336

288 

252

258

324

264

288

294

446

497

360

300

258

228

206

190

200

11,074

357

2.98

3.43

Apr.

386

336

282

252

234

206

184

178

168

158

148

148

316

312

228

200 

*178

163

153

143

138

129

125

163

168

138

130

118

110

102

-

5,694

190

1.58

1.76

May

97

91

87

d3

78

75

72

69

66

67

82

*73

67

63

61

59 

55

56

a90

a95

a80

a70

a80

allO

alOO

a80

a70

a65

a80

95

72

2,388

77.0

0.642

0.74

June

63

56

*52

49

47

47

48

42

41

42

38

36

36

33

31

30 

29

27

28

37

62

38

37

34

31

26

25

24

22

£1

-

1,132

37.7

0.314

0.35

July

23

26

27

24

24

24

22

30

27

27

24

20

19

18

23

*20 

20

20

20

16

16

14

14

14

16

^6

14

14

12

16

14

614

19.8

0.165

0.19

Aug.

15

14

18

32

33

22

43

67

66

183

63

*41

36

38

30

27 

24

£2

?0

£6

38

31

£9

£9

£8

a£5

£2

£0

a?0

a20

20

1,142

36,8

0.3C7

0.35

Sept.

20

29

102

*44

30

27

24

23

22

20

19

18

19

23

30

36

27

25

97

57

38

32

28

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

-

945

31.5

0.262

0.29

Calendar year 1951: Max 9,320 

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,610

Mln 

Mln

323

199

Cfsir 

Cfsrr

2.69

1.66

In. 36.48

22.52

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 cfs). Dec. 21 (5 p.m.) 4,560 cfs (8.34 ft); Dec. 26 (10 p.m.) 5,000 

cfs (8.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at Smlthvllle.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Bull Mountain Creek near Smithville , Miss .

Location. Lat 34°05', long. 88°24', In SE-f sec. 30, T. 11 3., R. 9 E. , Chiekasaw meridian, 

on right bank at downstream side of old bridge on State Highway 25, 0.8 mile upstream 

from Mississippian Railway bridge, 1.1 miles north of Smithwille, and 3|- miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. --335 sq ml.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1952.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 234.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 5, 1944, staff gage and July 5, 

1944, to Oct. 14, 1948, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 12 years, 543 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 7,650 cfs E>ec . 27 (gage height, 12.56 ft); minimum, 40 cfs July 30 (gage height, 1.97 ft).

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 26,700 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 15.48 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, 1943, occurred during period of doubtful gageheight record.

Remarks . --Records good.

Cooperation . --Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers .

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

Oct. 1 to Dec. 27

57

130

268

456

1,050

8.0 1,410

9.0 1,930

10.0 2,650

11.0 4,010

12.0 6,000

1.9 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

Dec. 28 to Sept. 30

35

130

268

482

1,080

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

1,430

1,930

2,650

4,010

6,000

utic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septembe

Li ay

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

ie

17

16

19

20

21

22

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oft.

96

91

87

85

82

80

77

73

71

70

66

65

63 

63

63

69

66

*65

65

64

64

*64

*66

78

72

81

94

86

101

139

T30

2,436

78.6

0.235

0.27

liov.

139

206

311

218

153

133

146

206

236

178

151

140

133 

357

710

786

849

eoT

*467

329

285

260

236

228

228

276

302

293

293

276

-

9,326

311

0.928

1.04

Dec.

252

236

228

293

422

579

526

1,000

1,190

1,330

1,990

2,240

1,520 

1,230

1,810

2,110

3,360

3,090

2,170

2,210

3,840

5,560

5,080

3,090

2,170

2,470

5,340

5,560

3,220

2,310

1,700

68,126

2,198

6.56

7.56

Jan.

1,220

920

747

658

702

732

702

574

561

888

*984

1,120

1,250 

1,020

*778

688

702

673

574

521

521

658

824

984

1,020

778

762

1,150

1,390

2,110

2,310

28,521

920

2.75

3.17

Feb.

1,700

1,180

952

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,020

824

688

602

561

521

482 

495

521

534

482

470

432

420

457

521

482

644

762

762

920

1,020

1,050

_

-

21,742

750

2.24

2.41

Mar.

888

717

673

952

*952

1,020

824

644

561

725

1,510

1,700

2.740 

2,560

1,700

1,020

793

747

856

856

793

888

1,180

1,120

1,150

1,080

793

658

561

508

508

31,677

1,022

3.05

3.52

Apr.

793

920

824" 984

658

588

508

470

432

407

383

383

644 

793

824

644

*521

457

420

383

360

339

330

350

444

470

383

339

311

285

-

15,647

522

1.56

1.74

May

268

252

236

228

214

199

*192

185

178

172

172

172

172 

159

149

145

138

134

138

185

199

185

165

165

178

206

178

149

145

153

185

5,596

181

0.540

0.62

June

172

153

*140

129

124

122

117

116

112

107

106

104

99 

95

92

88

86

82

80

81

100

140

97

86

81

76

72

68

67

64

-

3,056

102

0.304

0.34

July

63

62

63

63

61

59

58

60

 68 86

62

62

58 

60

54

51

*56

56

53

52

51

47

45

44

43

41

44

42

41

41

44

1,690

54.5

C.163

0.19

Aug.

44

41

43

56

50

64

62

57

133

133

*265

147

92 

79

78

70

64

61

62

70

95

81

66

62

60

59

56

54

51

50

49

2,354

75.9

0.227

0.26

Sept.

49

52

56

*105 ~91

68

61

58

56

55

54

52

52 

51

50

49

54

60

56

77

98

70

61

56

52

50

48

47

45

44

1,777

59.2

0.177

0.20

Calendar year 1951: Max 16,200 Min 57 Mean 862 Cfsm 2.57 In. 34.94

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,560 Min 41 Mean 524 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.32

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Dec. 22 (7 p.m.) 6,730 cfs (12.30 ft); Dec. 27 (9:30 p.m.) 

7,650 cfs (12.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 273

East Fork Tombigbee River at Bigbee, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°00'40", long. 88°30'50", in SW^NE^ sec. 25, T. 12 S., R. 7 E., Chickasaw meridian, on downstream side of center pier of bridge on State Highway 6, 0.2 

mile upstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 0.5 mile southeast of 

Bigbee, 2 miles northwest of Amory, 3.7 miles upstream from confluence with West 

Fork, 8-J miles downstream from Boguefala Creek, and 15j miles downstream from Bull 

Mountain Creek.

Drainage area. 1,194 sq mi.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1946, October 1947 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 190.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^~929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. .9, 1949, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Water-stage recorder for station at Amory is used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 6 years (1945-46, 1947-52), 2,463 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 17.28 ft); 

 minimum, 79 cfs July 29 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

1945-46, 1947-52: Maximum discharge, 52,800 cfs Feb. 15, 1948 (gage height, 24.92

ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs;

minimum daily, 64 cfs Sept. 4, 1948.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Co-ps of 

Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of fall effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 11-13)

Oct. 1 to May 21 May ZZ to Sept. 30

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

148

273

447

700

1,250

2,550

9.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

4,200

6,900

8,700

11,300

13,700

17,000

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.7

78

106

196

322

735

1,090

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

327

184

206" 162

215

209

200

300

236

19?

182

182

182

184

184

186

*184

180

180

178

178

*180

*192

209

224

231

268

266

278

318

357

6,754

218

0.183

0.21

Nov.

402 

648

857

726

526

447

467

546

695

577

457

406

394

1,240

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,790

*1,430

992

804

700

648

602

612

726

911

857

804

778

-

25,592

853

0.714

0.80

Dec.

700 

643

622.

911

1,340

1,610

1,610

2,730

2,770

3,030

3,030

3,440

?,520

4,120

5,050

5,130

5,370

6,720

7,980

7,440

9,340

8,780

9,000

9,100

8,610

9,080

9,680

11,500

16.800

13 , 500

8,340

181,496

5,855

4.90

5.65

Jan.

6,270 

4,740

3,860

3,270

3,110

2,790

2,630

2,410

*2.200

2,400

2,560

2,950

3,690

5,370

*5,100

4,290

3,600

3,270

2,870

2,550

2,340

2,390

2,300

2,710

2,870

3,350

4,830

5,300

5,950

7,800

9.400

119,170

3,844

3.22

3.71

Feb.

8.250 

6,360

4,880

4,540

4,330

3,940

3,690

3,440

3,110

2,790

2,550

2,270

2,060

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,850

1,790

1,730

1.670

1,790

1,850

1,950

2,130

2,340

2,710

2,880

3,440

3,690

_

-

87,790

3,027

2.54

2.73

Mar.

3,690 

3,520

3,350

3,750

3,350

*3,270

3,190

3,190

3,030

3,270

4,670

4,350

4,800

6,900

7.260

5,640

4,200

3,520

3,340

3,190

3,030

2,950

3,280

3,390

3,440

4,030

4,560

4,030

3,350

2,870

2,630

119,040

3,840

3.22

3.71

Apr.

2,660 

2,800

2,870

2,790

2,710

2,710

2,550

2,410

2,200

1,920

1,670

1,460

1,710

2,330

2,340

2,270

*2,060

1,990

1,920

1,730

1,490

1,280

1.160

1,210

1,750

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,990

1,990

-

61,730

Z.058

1.72

1.92

May

1.850 

1,610

1,130

911

804

700

*643

592

541

511

491

501

541

476

416

383

357

354

476

992

1,130

1,030

905

831

880

1,060

880

640

588

616

640

23,479

757

0.634

0.73

June

593 

507

*435

392

364

357

348

348

325

298

284

265

258

242

231

222

211

206

202

226

470

570

335

248

224

206

190

180

174

170

9,081

303

0.254

0.28

July

182 

172

184

198

180

184

228

206

226

224

250

215

182

165

157

146

*144

143

139

136

130

120

114

106

99

95

92

98

88

91

86

4,780

154

0.129

0.15

Aug.

93 

91

95

109

130

122

136

153

252

368

*499

593

368

270

255

278

325

245

204

374

368

344

228

196

176

166

152

139

130

125

120

7,104

229

0.192

0.22

Sept.

117 

124

150

*184

222

180

148

132

125

117

109

106

116

129

136

137

139

148

152

165

240

202

161

143

130

122

116

112

108

105

-

4,275

142

0.119

0.13

Calendar year 1951: Max 39,000 Min 135 Mean 2,799 Cfsm £.34 In. 31.82

Water year 1951-52: Max 16,800 Min 86 Mean 1,777 Cfsm 1.49 In. £0.24

Peak discharee (base, 12,000 cfs). Dec. 29 (4 T>.m.) 17.800 cfs (17.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Oldtown Creek at Tupelo, Miss.

Location. Lab 34°17'40", long. 88°42'35", in SW^-SEi sec. 18, T. 9 S., R. 6 E., Chickasaw meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 45, half a 

mile north of city limits of Tupelo, three-quarters of a mile upstream from GulfMobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, and 4 miles upstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area.- -118 sq ml.

Records available. --February 1944 to September 1946, October 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Feb. 9 to Aug. 2, 1944, chain gage and Aug. 3, 1944, to 

Sept. 30, 1946, wire-weight gage, at site 2^ miles downstream at different datum.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 8,320 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 24.48 ft); no 

flow at times.

1944-46, 1951-52: Maximum discharge observed, 12,600 cfs Mar. 28, 1944 (gage 

height, 24.34 ft, site and datum then in use); no flow at times.

Flood of Jan. 3, 1951, reached a stage of 26.01 ft, present site and datum, from 

records of Corps of Engineers.

Remarks . - -Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Cooperation. --Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers .

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in iubic feet per second)

1.5

2.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27

3.0 

5.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

24.0

149

383

810

1,640

2,840

4,320

7,150

-0.4

-.3

0.0

.3

.6

1.0

Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

0 1.5

.8 2.0

5.5 3.0

11 5.0

19 8.0

31 12.0

52

80

161

383

810

1,640

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

Bay

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

*.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

.9

1.5

.9

1.2

4.3

3.4

1.7

.24

47.5

1.53

0.014

0.02

Nov.

171

31

5.0

2.9

2.6

3.1

6.0

5.8

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.2

276

203

*23

105

17

5.6

3.6

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.6

20

11

7.4

7.8

6.9

5.8

-

670.5

22.4

0.200

0.22

Dec.

4.8

4.0

4.4

411

58

23

168

2,220

1,080

176

79

52

36

2,910

2,840

a500

129

373

199

2,040

2,880

325

154

106

1,140

6,550

1,070

282

198

154

110

26,076.2

841

7.51

8.66

Jan.

82

65

54

156

191

84

56

*52

956

2,160

318

181

129

68

160

213

109

75

54

154

617

*2,440

605

186

124

122

2.840

1,480

a500

a300

al50

14,681

474

4.23

4.87

Feb.

a90

883

1,080

409

187

121

87

75

67

S62

a60

59

116

221

76

95

125

69

67

613

213

98

1,620

435

185

1,010

a300

a200

a!50

_

-

8,773

303

2.71

2.91

Mar.

alOO

g73

435

*396

109

80

a65

a55

g53

1,650

2.510

360

200

125

a90

S"

a60

658

523

156

428

1,250

652

205

130

alOO

a75

a65

a55

g49

i,ogo

11,874

383

3.42

3.94

Apr.

1,140

242

130

143

109

g74

aSS

a60

a55

a50

a50

91

924

229

*101

70

56

48

44

43

a42

a40

52

1.290

249

109

67

51

a42

a36_

-

5,702

190

1.70

1.89

 

May

a30

a26

a23

g21

al9

a!8

a!7

al6

a!5

a!4

g24

*14

14

14

14

13

T3

171

91

37

31

30

70

999

94

42

37

35

43

37

330

2,052

66.2

0.591

0.68

June

g26

a!8

a!2

*9.4

8.6

9.2

8.6

7.9

6.9

6.5

6.2

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.9

4.'.

4.7

4.7

4.5

11

as

g2.5

al.5

al.O

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

g.4

a. 3

-

182.1

6.07

0.054

0.06

July

2.2

4.9

a2.0

a. 5

a. 3

g.2

a. 2

1.0

6.5

a27o

al.2

al.O

g.8

a. 7

*.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

26.3

0.85

0.0076

0.009

Aug.

0

0

0

1.6

3.3

2.0

2.5

1.1

a. 4

0

0

0

*5.9

372

1.6

.8

.6

.2

5.1

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

40.8

1.32

0.012

0.01

Sept.

1.0

.8

*.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

g-4

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

o

-

6.2

0.21

0.0019

0.002

Calendar year 1951: Max - 

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,350

Mean - 

Mean 192 Cfsm 1.71

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 efsl. Dec. 26 (9 a.m.) 8,320 cfs (24.48 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations in basin.

g Computed from wire-weight gage reading.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 275 

Euclautubba Creek at Saltlllo, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°22'20", long. 88°42'00", in SW^NW^ sec. 20, T. 8 S., R. 6 E., Chickasaw meridian, on downstream side of right main pier of bridge on Q. S. Highway 45 

at Saltillo, a quarter of a mile downstream from Flat Creek and 2-J miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--19.7 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,240 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 13.33 ft); no 

flow at times.

Flood of Jan. 3, 1951, reached a stage of 13.65 ft, from records of Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Hating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to May l)

Oct. 1 to May 23 May 24 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.4

1,7

2.0

3.0

5.0

0

.5

1.8

4.7

8.2

23

68

7.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

11.5

12.0

125

169

320

436

634

1,190

0.8

.9

1.0

1.1

Nc

tab]

1.2 0.7

1.3 1.1

1.4 1.8

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 1.4 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

13 6

27

28

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

Oct.

C

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.3

.2

0

0

0

.1

0

0

1.5

2.3

0.07

0.0036

0.004

Nov.

6.8

.9

.3

.1

0

1.0

1.0

.4

.2

.1

0

.1

.4

36

*?.8

18

2.4

1.0

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

2.2

2.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.0

.9

-

85.1

2.84

0.144

0.16

Dec .

0.8

.7

.9

15

3.1

1.9

18

102

95

10

5.9

4.3

3.1

787

349

15

9.8

41

14

S88

317

21

15

12

588

1,0,50

40

25

18

15

13

4,258.5

137

6.95

8.04

Jan.

11

9.8

9.1

67

20

12

9.1

*8.8

511

303

25

18

15

14

17

16

12

9.9

8.2

17

150

*314

29

16

14

19

672

113

26

16

14

2,495.9

80.5

4.09

4.71

Feb.

12

135

56

49

21

15

12

11

9.2

8.8

8.5

9.6

41

30

11

14

11

7.8

7.4

106

17

13

270

36

22

184

44

28

21

_

-

1,210.3

41.7

2.12

2.28

Mar.

16

14

106

*39

16

12

12

10

10

555

117

28

20

15

13

11

10

131

30

15

41

342

62

19

14

11

9.6

8.2

7.5

7.2

295

1,976.5

63.8

3.24

3.73

Apr.

83

21

15

15

12

8.6

7.6

7.2

7.5

7.1

6.6

63

71

14

*9.5

7.7

7.5

6.8

6.0

5.5

5.1

4.9

38

169

25

13

8.0

*5.4

4.5

5.7

-

658.2

21.9

1.11

1.24

May

3.3

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.6

2.4

2.5

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

53

6.0

6.8

3.7

2.4

52

145

11

6.3

4.6

4.0

5.0

3.4

2.5

339.1

10.9

0.553

0.64

June

2.1

1.7

1.6

*1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.9

.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

.7

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

-

21.1

0.70

0.036

0.04

July

0.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

7.3

T7T

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.0

0.35

0.018

0.02

Aug.

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

*.i

1.0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

0.05

0.0025

0.003

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,030 Min 0 Mean 30.2 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.87

Peak discharge . 2,000 cfs) . Dec . 20 (9 p.m.) 2,200 cfs (12.68 ft); Dec. 26 (12:30 a.m.)

3,240 cfs (13.33 ft); Jan. 9 (10 p.m.) 2,200 cfs (12.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement jr observation of no flow made on this day.
276 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Chiwapa Creek at Shannon, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°06'35", long. 88°43'25", in SE£ sec. 24, T. 11 S. , R. 5 E. , Chickasaw 

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 4 5 W at Shannon, 

0.7 mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, and 4^ miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 136 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1952. 

j .--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 13.59 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Aug. 1, 18 (gage height, -0.47 ft).

Flood of Mar. 28, 1951, reached a stage of 13.95 ft, from records of Corps of Engineers .

Remarks . --Records good except those below 10 cfs, 'which are fair, and those for periods of 

no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers .

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 3)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

4.0 

7.0

4.0

9.5

21

38

78

188

446

904

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

13.0

1,330

1,930

2,390

2,950

3,800

5,200

9,200

-0.5

-.4

-.3

0.0

0.5 0.5 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

110

203

446

Note.--S3me ss preceding 

tsble sbove 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a7

36

as

36

as

as

gS.6

a6

36

a6

as

as

37

g6.8

a7

37

*g7.7

37 

37

37

g6.5

36

86

15

alO

89

g8.6

a8

as

as

JL6

230.4

7.43

0.055

0.06

Nov.

38

326 gie

315

aii

a!7

25

320

317

316

g!5

315

320

338

*48

45

30

25 

23

22

21

20

19

19

43

29

27

31

24

320

1,040

34.7

0.255

0.28

Dec.

320

319

19

149

36

26

26

154

196

69

47

39

35

1,760

406

115

77

158 

90

2,490

1,620

212

137

103

1,140

8.490

524

254

206

176

151

18,944

611

4.49

5.18

Jan.

129

117

107

178

215

115

*89

87

1,180

1,150

230

170

141

124

118

104

98

88 

81

92

631

1,010

245

173

164

155

2,420

835

340

256

245

11,087

358

2.63

3.03

Feb.

234

536

597

432

228

178

155

142

128

124

124

116

117

155

114

124

119

99 

98

239

142

117

380

203

150

516

291

183

155

_

-

6,196

214

1.57

1.69

Mar.

124

117

384

*319

155

128

119

110

109

2,000

1,520

267

203

164

142

128

124

600 

340

178

160

695

326

193

160

137

124

112

104

98

1,015

10,350

334

2.46

2.83

Apr.

474

203

155

160

128

111

103

101

96

90

89

219

599

173

*128

109

96

90 

83

77

*76

a70

3110

a750

3220

3140

112

91

81

72

5,006

167

1.23

1.37

May

67

62

58

53

48

45

42

67

44

44

55

340

336

332

a30

328

326

76 

81

84

58

45

78

477

108

75

60

52

72

57

42

2,142

69.1

0.508

0.59

June

g34

328

326

*g26

a40

326

322

819

317

316

315

314

313

312 gll

310

393~9

312

325

53

37

326

a 20

a!6

al4

al2

alO

66

a 20

-

958

31.9

0.235

0.26

Jrly

81

279

47

38

328

g21

316

49

77

a20

316

314

g!2

310

*J9.0

39

310

10 

9.0

8.0

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.3

2.6

2.2

^0

2.2

4.0

804.8

26.0

0.191

0.22

Aug.

2.6

2.2

3.3

14

6.5

17

104

16

13

16

*6.5

5.0

8.9

13

23

4.5

2.2

131 

102

24

12

9.0

8.5

7.5

7.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

594.7

19.2

0.141

0.16

Sept.

4.5

31

*12

7.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

35

35

35

a5

35

34

4.5

5.5

4.5

4.5

4.5 

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.5

4.5

5.0

5.5

4.5

3.0

*2.2

-

175.7

5.86

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1951: Max - 

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,490

Mln 

Mln 2.2

Mean - Cfsm - Ir, - 

Mean 157 Cfsm 1.15 Ir. 15.72

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 cfs).--Dec. 20 (7 p.m.) 7,200 cfs (12.52 ft); Dec. 26 (11 a.m.) 12,000 

cfs (13.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimsted on bssis of westher records and records for other stations in bssin.

g Computed from wire-weight gsge reading.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

West Fork Tombigbee River near Nettleton, Miss.

Location. La t 34°03'32" ) long. 88°37'40", In NW-j sec. 12, T. 12 S., R. 6 E., Chickasaw 

meridian, on right bank at downstream side of "bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 1.9 miles 

downstream from Tallabinnela Creek, 2 miles downstream from Tubbalubba Creek, and 2.1 

miles south of Nettleton.

Drainage area. 617 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 194.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, at datum 10.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 13 years, 933 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 24,300 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 27.01 ft); minimum, 5.0 cfs July 31, Aug. 1, 17.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 56,300 cfs Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 31.18 

ft Mar. 28, 1944, present datum; minimum discharge, 0.8 cfs Sept. 14, 15, 1942.

Flood of Dec. 24, 1926, reached a stage of 32.5 ft, present datum, from flo^dmark.

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 4, 7-11, 14, 15)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 11 Mar. 12 to Sept. 30

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

205

394

970

12.0

15.0

18.0

21.0

24.0

26.0

27.0

1,770

3,150

4,950

8,300

12,800

17 , 600

24,300

5.7 6.0 7.0 131

5.9 12 8.0 319

6.1 24 9.0 585

6.5 61 10.0 970

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 10.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

C2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*14 

a!3

a!2

a!2

all

a 10

a 10

aio

alO

alO

alO

alO

all

a!3

a!4

a!4

a!3

a!2

al2

all

all

all

all

a20

al5

al3

a!2

a!5

a!3

a!2

a 50

415

13.4

0.022

0.03

Nov.

a 300 

alOO

a40

a26

a22

a26

a 40

a36

a28

a24

22

19

18

1,590

282

205

131

a70

a50

a38

a34

a32

a30

64

205

96

39

a60

a55

*51

-

3,533

118

0.191

0.21

Dec.

46 

37

33

409

182

81

115

2,500

1,930

457

205

182

alSO

6,310

8,800

1,380

443

851

564

5,320

12,500

2,900

586

443

1,620

18,600

13 ,500

2,410

970

685

547

84,766

2,734

4.43

5.11

Jan.

468 

394

349

6O1

862

468

328

308

*959

7,860

1,560

657

547

468

418

520

394

308

254

27T

971

5,850

1,930

657

520

443

7,050

10.200

2,130

800

601

49,146

1,585

2.57

2.96

Feb.

520 

1,650

5.150

2,580

970

657

494

468

418

371

*349

308

328

713

349

594

443

308

289

957

852

349

2,240

1,530

713

2,560

2,040

800

547

_

-

27,347

945

1.53

1.65

Mar.

445 

371

1,330

2,000

601

443

371

308

289

3,720

11,700

2,620

970

585

410

363

341

1,650

2,250

751

890

3,260

5,780

 970

489

363

298

278

258

238

1,430

45,750

1,411

2.29

2.64

Apr.

4.950 

1,010

519

489

410

319 258'

238

228

219

219

497

5,100

970

363

278

258

258

238

228

*219

200

191

2,630

1,490

519

386

278

228

191

-

21,341

711

1.15

1.29

May

156 

123

115

97

83

83

83

164

81

68

a55

99

61

49

52

a48

a46

149

518

147

123

81

206

2,150

670

*228

131

100

214

173

238

6,571

212

0.344

0.40

June

66 

57

37

45

46

51

51

46

33

41

36

26

18

25

18

14

16

21

79

429

82

57

46

34

26

23

19

16

58

*58

-

1,554

51.8

0.084

0.09

July

28

~62 512

45

36

24

21

28

166

50

22

19

16

a 14

13

11

11

16

13

11

7.8

11

7.8

11

11

a9

7.8

7.8

9.4

11

6.5

1,197.9

38.6

0.063

0.07

Aug.

7.8 

7.8

11

*67

20

12

138

28

37

57

33

13

7.8

143

48

20

6.3 rrs

331

T3

18

17

14

12

11

11

10

9.0

8.7

8.4

9.0

1,166.6

37.6

0.061

0.07

Sept.

8.7 

39

43

15

11

10

8.7

8.4

8.7

9.0

8.4

8.4

9.4

11

11

9.7

*9.0

10

10

9.4

8.4

8.1

7.5

778

10

14

14

15

14

14

~

370.6

12.4

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1951: Max 41,400 Min - Mean 1,403 Cfsm 2.27 In. 30.87

Water year 1951-52: Max 18,600 Mln 6.3 Mean 659 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.54

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 efa).--Dee. 26 (8:30 p.m.) 24,300 cfs (27.01 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for other stations in basin.

Note.--Prior to Aug. 23, discharge below about 2,000 cfs computed on basis of twice-daily wireweight gage readings.
278 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tombigbee River near Amory, Miss."

Location. Lat 33°59'10", long. 88°33'05", in NE£ sec. 3, T. 13 S., R. 7 E., Chickasaw 

meridian, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 41, 0.3 mile 

downstream from confluence of West and East Porks of Tombigbee River and 3-4 miles west 

of Amory.

Drainage area. 1,941 sq mi.

Records available. December 1937 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 178.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 10, 1939, staff gage at site 1,500 

ft upstream at same datum. Oct. 10, 1939, to Apr. 25, 1944, staff gsge and Apr. 26, 

1944, to Oct. 16, 1948, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. Water-stage recorder for station at Aberdeen, 20 miles downstream, is used as an auxiliary gage for this 

station.

Average discharge. 15 years, 3,081 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,900 cfs Dec. 27; maximum gage height 26 12 

ft Dec. 27; minimum discharge, 91 cfs July 29 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

1937-52: Maximum discharge observed, 89,100 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height 32.55 

ft); minimum, 48 cfs S-pt. 1, 1943 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Dlscharge, In cubic feet pe year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

i:i

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

382

254

"226 179

237

235

221

312

307

217

209

205

205

213

209

211

*211

203

201

201

203

203

219

248

269

260

296

307

320

361

426

7,750

250

0.129

0.15

Nov.

704

828

865

792

618

536

568

618

721

652

552

504

488

2,870

2,450

1,960

*1,890

1,710

1,380

980

828

756

704

669

704

792

902

884

846

810

-

29,581

986

0.508

0.57

Dec.

756

704

686

1,170

1,430

1,530

1,650

5,780

6,700 

3,740

3,500

3,600

3,700

7,370

19,000

a!4,000

a6,900

37,400

alO,400

all, 900

a23,500

a22,200

a!4,600

a!2,800

a!2,100

322,000

334,500

322,800

318,500

318,000

312,800

325,716

10,510

5.41

6.24

Jan.

38,200

35,800

34,100

33,300

a4,100

3,790

3,440

3,140

*5,010 

11,700

8,220

3,600

4,010

6,140

6,160

*5,150

4,280

3,910

3,550

3,320

3,140

9,700

7,600

3,910

3,650

3,870

9,420

22,400

15,400

10,100

13,300

201,410

6,497

3.35

3.86

Feb.

12,000

10*800

9,540

6,580

4,670

34,200

34,000

3,870 

3,550

3,260

3,010

2,730

3,140

2,730

2,590

2,590

2,310

2.100

2,940

3,200

2,450

a4,300

a5,200

3,440

5,340

37,200

34,400

34,500

_

-

135,590

4,676

2.41

2.60

Mar.

34,300

34,1OO

34,500

37,800

34.20O

*3,860

3,790

3,600

5.550 

5,120

21,500

16,500

7,460

7,500

9,120

7,040

4,660

4,620

7,840

4,210

3,850

5,610

11,100

5,280

3,960

4,260

5,140

a4,600

3,910

3,550

3,650

189,980

6,128

3.16

3.64

Apr.

810,800

35,300

3,910

3,650

3,600

3,320

3,200

3,010

2,660 

2,380

1,960

1,770

6,610

3,670

3,200

2,800

*2,520

2,380

2,240

2,030

1,770

1,480

1,380

4,460

4,230

2,870

2,450

2,240

2,240

2,170

-

96,300

3,210

1.65

1.85

Msy

2,030

1,770

1,330

1,060

960

884

*828

774

721 

704

704

704

721

652

602

568

552

552

1,040

1,100

1,280

1,100

980

5,080

1,690

1,230

1,020

828

774

828

792

31,858

1,028

0.530

0.61

June

756

652

568

520

*472

472

457

442

411 

382

353

331

307

289

276

260

246

239

230

660

602

652

426

304

260

235

213

199

228

228

-

11,670

389

0.200

0.22

J'lly

207

627

279

248

215

199

250

232

371 

291

289

253

205

183

173

162

*166

169

154

148

141

132

125

118

107

102

102

102

99

106

104

6,059

195

0.100

0.12

Aug.

104

102

109

162

171

141

334

201

246 

442

*457

602

396

382

342

307

367

286

581

488

442

396

272

221

203

185

171

160

150

145

135

8,700

281

0. 145

0.17

Sept.

132

139

226

*203

235

199

156

135

126 

121

118

111

116

135

148

141

141

150

158

171

244

217

171

148

135

134

126

126

125

119

-

4,606

154

0.079

0.09

Calendar year 1951: Max 62,100 Mln 179 Mean 4,711 Cfsm 2.43 In. 32.94

Water year 1951-52: Max 34,500 Mln 99 Mean 2,867 Cfsm 1.48 Ir. 20.12

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). --Dec. 15 (4 p.m.) 20,700 cfs (20.78 ft); Dec. 21 (8 p.m.) 26,200

cfs (23.95 ft); Dec. 27 (12 m. ) 36.900 cfs (26.07 ft); Jan. 28 (2 p.m.) 23,300 cfs (21.46 ft); Mar. 11

(6 p.m.) 23,900 cfs (21.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

 a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge determined using falls based on once-daily

readings of U. S. Weather Bureau gage 1.3 miles upstream from auxiliary gage.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 279

Tombigbee River at Aberdeen, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°49'14", long. 88"31 "07", in N^ sec. 27, T. 14 S., R. 19 W., Huntsville 

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 1.3 miles 

downstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 1.5 miles east of Aberdeen, 

2 miles downstream from Mattubby Creek, 6 miles downstream from Halfway Creek, 13-f miles 

upstream from McKinley Creek, and at mile 384.6 (by U. S. Weather Bureau).

Drainage area. 2.210 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at site 

1.3 miles upstream since 1909 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 154.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 4, 1934, chain gage at site 1.3 

miles upstream at present datum and Nov. 4, 1934, to Aug. 30, 1939, wire-weight fage 

at present site and datum. Water-stage recorder for station at Amory, 20 miles upstream, 

is used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 24 years, 3,152 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,000 cfs Dec. 28; maximum gage height, ?6.6 

ft Dec. 28, from graph based on stage correlation with U. S. Weather Bureau gage 1.3 

miles upstream; minimum discharge, 133 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height 1.30 ft).

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 97,000 cfs Feb. 15. 1948 (gage height, 42.04 ft); minimum, 58 cfs Sept. 1,2, 1943 (gage height, 1.01 ft).

Maximum stage known, 44.8 ft, former site, present datum, Apr. 20, 1892.

Remarks. Records good.

charge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*406

346

240

226

254

254

247

240

338

268

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

226

226

233

240

268

291

291

291

314

322

346

397

8,361

270

0.122

0.14

Mov.

545

954

898

898

730

569

557

620

674

730

607

523

502

1,160

2.950

2,200

2,140

1,970

1,770

1,300

1,010

870

786

730

702

786

926

1,010

982

926

-

31,025

1,034

0.468

0.52

Dec .

842

786

758

1,010

*1,780

1,690

1,850

5,060

7,280

6,420

4,980

4,260

4,070

4,970

9,870

11,000

11,000

9,500

9,700

10,000

17,500

19,000

17,000

15,500

14,500

16,500

21,500

24,500

21,000

18,500

16,500

308,826

9,962

4.51

5.20

Jan.

15,500

11,000

8,700

6,900

5,900

4,600

3,600

3,200

*2,970

6,160

7,930

6,760

5,360

5,310

5,880

5,700

4,980

4,160

3,640

3,260

3,130

5,250

7,110

5,720

4,160

3,800

5,220

9,930

12,600

12,200

12,100

200,730

6,475

2.93

3.38

Feb.

12,000

11,100

11,100

11,200

10.600

8,320

7,000

5,600

4,400

3,700

3,200

3,100

3,000

3,500

3,300

2,900

2,800

2,600

2,400

2,600

3,500

2,800

3,600

4,300

*3,990

4,270

7,300

6,100

5,000

-

-

155,280

5,354

2.42

2.61

Mar.

4,700

4,300

4,200

6,600

6,100

4,930

4,060

3,680

3,550

4,040

10,200

12,800

11,500

10,400

10,000

9,120

7,700

6,580

7,500

6,660

5,280

5,150

7,530

7,370

*6,25Q

5,920

5,050

4,900

4,300

3,700

5,400

197,470

6,370

2.88

3.32

Apr.

7 ,5OO

7,300

5,600

4,200

3,700

3,500

3,200

2,900

2,800

2,600

2,320

2,100

5,060

5,640

4,020

3,140

2,770

2,580

2,460

2,320

*2,060

1,840

1,650

2,620

4,430

3,450

2,770

2,450

2,360

2,340

-

101,460

3,382

1.53

1.71

May

2,230

2,070

1,660

1,300

1,120

*1,010

926

842

814

786

814

786

758

730

646

594

557

545

842

1,180

,390

,330

,150

,970

,610

* ,540

,270

982

842

898

898

35,090

1,132

0.512

0.59

June

842

730

607

534

492

472

462

452

433

415

379

354

338

322

306

291

283

268

268

328

690

620

523

371

306

276

254

247

240

*268

-

12,371

412

0.186

0.21

July

247

456

510

291

268

24 /

247

276

306

388

306

291

261

233

212

206

199

206

193

186

180

174

168

156

155

145

144

138

138

136

138

7,201

232

0.105

0.12

Aug.

137

136

135

*144

199

193

217

306

233

346

397

519

482

362

354

314

322

314

304

554

424

388

322

247

219

206

193

180

174

168

162

Sept.

156

162

193

226

226

247

206

180

162

155

149

144

145

162

180

174

174

180

186

193

206

*261 2"26"

193

174

168

168

162

156

155

-

8,651 5,469

279 182

0.126 0.082

0.15 0.09

Calendar year 1951 : Max 61,400 Min 186 Mean 4,999 Cfsm 2.26 In. 30.71

Water year 1951-52: Max 24,500 Min 135 Mean 2,929 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.04

319056 O - 55 - 19
280 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Buttahatchee River below Hamilton, Ala.

Location. --Lat 34°06', long. 87°58', on line between sees. 14 and 15 , T . 11 S. , R. 14 W. , 

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 78, half a mile 

downstream from Woods Creek and 2 miles south of Hamilton.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Records available. --December 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 360.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 20,200 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 23.46 ft); minimum, 29 cfs July 28, 29 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 24,200 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 26.3 ft); minimum, that of July 28, 29, 1952.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

117

205

553

5.0

8.0

15.0

19.0

1,540

3,480

9,870

14,400

Discharge, in ;ubi<" feet pe iter year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oft.

59

60

60

57

57

56

54

52

54

54

55

55

56

54

54

55

54

52

52

55

54

55

105

*185

76

65

79

178

105

86

92

2,185

70.5

0.255

0.29

Nov.

443

164

107

87

86

116

175

121

100

94

87

87

90

544

238

377

205

144

125

114

105

105

103

107

123

117

108

*114

107

105

-

4,598

153

0.554

0.62

Dec.

100

100

152

844

322

213

1,080

13,700

2 , 520

1,400

867

616

476

3,860

5,210

1,710

1,060

1,610

1,290

4,840

7,210

2,100

1,320

963

947

6,080

2,150

1,370

1,060

867

727

66,774

2,154

7.80

9.00

Jan.

616

512

468

573

844

638

512

484

*613

1,710

1,010

820

682

595

553

532

468

426

382

414

382

887

750

574

512

647

2,300

5 , 480

1,890

1,210

939

26,423

852

3.09

3.56

Feb.

773

773

773

1.320

1,040

820

682

595

553

484

464

422

403

574

433

464

449

392

378

*433

389

350

^97

660

553

750

796

682

616

-

-

17,718

611

2.21

2.39

Mar.

532

464

800

915

616

553

480

445

418

3,040

5,550

1,830

1,240

939

773

638

553

660

704

553

553

1,370

1,320

891

704

*616

532

472

433

396

493

29,283

945

3.42

3.95

Apr.

682

500

433

441

403

364

336

328

312

295

289

312

1,110

660

532

449

400

364

342

315

295

276

273

325

289

267

246

227

210

*19B

-

11,473

382

1.38

1.55

May

182

173

168

162

146

142

144

144

138

164

190

144

128

121

119

112

108

119

146

146

142

123

108

188

157

126

110

119

367

213

157

4,706

152

0.551

0.63

June

134

114

107

*98

95

97

94

86

153

103

86

77

73

66

64

60

60

56

60

66

65

66

64

57

55

54

49

49

47

60

-

2,315

77.2

0.280

0.31

July

62

81

*71

55

55

49

79

55

59

49

44

41

66

85

41

39

47

43

40

37

35

33

32

31

31

31

31

30

31

32

36

1,451

46.8

0.170

0.20

Aug.

36

38

39

48

49

*74

402

97

1.400

424

121

81

71

62

64

58

51

46

57

54

48

48

57

55

50

47

43

41

40

42

44

3,787

122

0.442

0.51

Sept.

43

87

86

57

*47

46

44

43

42

40

38

39

46

71

103

71

56

342

253

92

65

57

52

50

48

47

45

45

44

43

-

2,142

71.4

0.259

0.29

Calendar year 1951: Max 20,600 Min 42 Mean 743 Cfsm 2.69 In. 36.54

Water year 1951-52: Max 13,700 Min 30 Mean 472 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.30

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs).--Dec. 8 (6 a.m.) 20,200 cfs (23.46 ft); Dec. 15 (1 a. 

cfs (14-30 ft); Dec. 20 (11:30 p.m.) 14,400 cfs (18.96 ft); Dec. 26 (5 a.m.) 9,670 cfs (l 

Mar. 10 (11 p.m.) 10,800 cfs (15.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

.m.) 9,170 

(14.76 ft);
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 281

Buttahatchee River near Sulligent, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°55', long. 88°09', in NE£ sec. 19, T. 13 S., R. 15 W., on downstream 

handrail of bridge on State Highway 19, 1 mile upstream from Bogue Creek, l| miles 

northwest of Sulligent, and 2 miles downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 460 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . March 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 287.58 ft above mean sea level, 

~cTatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to June 1, 1942, staff gage at 

site 500 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Since Nov. 3, 1948, supplementary wireweight gage read twice daily on side channel at datum 10.00 ft lower.

Average discharge.--13 years, 768 cfs.

Ext remes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs Dec. 9 (gage height, 14.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 76 cfs July 26, 28, 29.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946; maximum gage height, 16.4 ft 

Jan. 7, 1950; minimum discharge observed, 44 cfs Aug. 29, 1943 (gage height, 2.42 ft).

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge figures represent combined flow in main and side 

channels.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

100

100

100

100

93

93

93

86

85

21

89

ea

88

88

88

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

*93

277

222

130

104

179

236

191

208

3,618

117

0.254

0.29

Nov.

446

598

300

196

178

222

381

347

226

184

176

168

176

397

750

484

628

445

274

239

208

207

200

200

226

232

228

*207

206

198

-

8,907

297

0.646

0.72

Dec.

189

190

192

900

1,020

536

525

4,450

11.800

4,360

3,250

1,550

1,030

1,470

4,550

6,710

3,250

2,210

2,480

2,300

6,280

8,340

3,680

2,260

1,750

2,620

5,720

3,690

2,280

1,740

1,450

92,772

2,993

6.51

7.50

Jan.

1,260

1,120

990

921

1,320

1,220

1,170

949

*922

1,640

2,080

1,580

1,340

1,120

1,020

943

875

814

788

746

766

875

1,240

1,140

922

943

1,840

3,190

5,590

3,380

1,960

42,664

1,376

2.99

3.45

Feb.

,540

,350

,430

,710

.060

,710

,360

1,160

1,040

943

880

836

794

932

1,020

909

862

828

739

*759

825

716

694

856

1,000

1,050

1,380

1,220

1,080

_

-

31,683

1,092

2.37

2.56

Mar.

961

977

831

1,550

1,290

805

893

808

744

1,030

,640

.460

,090

,040

,610

,340

,140

,130

,440

,270

,060

,110

,120

,820

,300

*1, 100

980

869

804

740

722

45,674

1,473

3.20

3.69

Apr.

1,210

1,130

889

816

856

730

662

640

620

576

555

555

706

1,270

1,100

886

768

702

638

501

578

532

511

534

575

534

473

452

413

*376

-

20,788

693

1.51

1.68

May

357

339

320

306

289

272

272

256

254

274

312

329

275

243

228

227

213

227

243

273

274

257

227

244

263

£72

229

202

249

422

343

6,491

274

0.596

0.69

June

277

229

*198

*188

176

175

175

175

174

198

173

150

144

137

133

126

126

125

125

125

125

125

125

120

114

114

104

104

109

104

-

4,473

149

0.324

0.36

July

126

131

*142

137

118

122

121

125

121

121

115

104

114

120

120

99

99

99

99

90

90

85

85

85

80

21

80

76

76

85

85

3,226

104

0.226

0.26

Aug.

85

85

90

104

104

*104

136

326

185

792_

538

216

164

145

133

125

120

109

104

104

109

104

104

104

104

99

99

90

90

85

90

4, 8.17

156

0.339

0.39

Sept.

90

94

104

182

*104

104

90

90

85

80

80

85

90

94

149

153

121

125

220

254

143

120

114

109

99

94

94

90

90

90

-

3,437

115

0.250

0.28

Calendar year 1951: Max 28,000 

Water year 1951-52: Max 11,800

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs

cfs (14.2 ft); Dec. 21 (11 p.m.) 

(7 a.m.) 7,740 cfs (14.1 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made or

Min 

Min

>!. De

11,700 

i this

72 

76

c. 9

cfs

day.

(7 a.r 

(14.3

Mean 

Mean

n.) 16 

ft);

1,168 

739

,000 cfs

Dec. 27 1

Cfsm 

Cfsm

(14.6 

[8 a.m,

2.54 

1.61

ft); Dec 

.) 7,960

In. 34 

In. 21

. 16 (6 

cfs (14

.45 

.87

a.m.) 

.2 ft)

7,960 

; Mar. 12
282 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Chookatonchee Creek near Egypt, Miss.

Location Lat 33°50'30", long. 88°46'30", on line between sees. 27 and 22, T. 14 S 

R. 5 E., Chiekasaw meridian, near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge'on 

btate Highway 8, 4^ miles southwest of Egypt, and ll| miles upstream from Houlka Creel

Drainage area. 170 sq mi, approximately.

Records available October 1951 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,110 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height 8 49 ft)- no 

flow at times.

Flood of Mar. 28, 1951, reached a stage of 10.47 ft, from records of Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are fair. e e

Coo^ration. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2-14, Nov. 16 to Dec. 19, 

Dec. 23-25, Dec. 29 to Jan. 9)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Mar

1.6 

4.4

120

228

Mar. 12 to Sept. 30

5.0

6.0

6.4

6.7

7.0

7.5

8.5

382

632

840

1,230

1,830

3,230

9,200

0.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.5

2.0

0

.2

1.2

3.9

12

22

54

3.0

5.0

6.0

6.4

6.7

7.0

141

398

632

840

1,230

1,830

Discharge, in _utic feet year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

Oo t .

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

6 j a. 8

7

8

a

10

11

12

13

14

15

ie

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

.5

.3

.1

0_

0

.1

.4

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.4

.4

.2

.2

.4

1.4

7.4

5.6

3.4

3.0

4.7

5.3

5.3

5.6

54.7

1.76

0.010

0.01

Nov.

38

14

5.0

3.8

4.1

5.3

12

9.E

a6

S.4

3.4

3.4

4.1

371

*72

39

2Z

15

14

12

11

10

10

10

17

14

15

15

a!3

all

-

782.7

26.1

0.154

0.17

Dec.

9.6

9.6

10

24

17

13

46

548

130

62

37

29

a35

a250

a2, 000

al,500

a800

a600

182

2,840

5,840

2, 110

180

117

120

2,560

4,160

483

180

145

125

25,162.2

812

4.78

5.50

Jin.

109

100

92

95

135

87

*64

60

98

650

175

116

100

90

84

79

70

64

58

55

55

424

125

76

66

65

474

2.540

920

175

125

7,426

240

1.41

1.62

Feb.

106

228

615

1,490

380

165

125

104

95

88

86

80

88

234

111

106

101

75

68

212

140

88

214

183

111

627

666

186

135

-

-

6,907

238

1.40

1.51

Mar.

99

66

328

*933

186

114

91

79

70

701

5.740

1,590

258

172

141

121

112

422

974

258

208

422

1,920

416

208

161

136

118

100

92

343

14,579

470

2.76

3.19

Apr.

1,190

279

161

172

151

114

100

95

88

81

78

156

1,540

583

166

*126

105

92

86

80

75

68

70

293

220

146

98

75

63

53_

-

6,604

220

1.29

1.44

May

48

44

40

36

34

*33

30

29

28

29

35

27

25

23

21

19

18

20

46

41

36

27

34

641

264

91

60

47

61

a53

39

1,979

63.8

0.375

0.43

June

32

27

23

20

4J5

*28

18

15

14

11

9.8

9.0

7.8

7.0

6.2

5.8

4.6

3.9

3.5

34

16

7.8

5.8

a5

a3

a3

a2

a?

16

17

-

402.2

13.4

0.079

0.09

July

7.4

8.6

! .0

4.6

3.9

a2

a2

al

a2

al

a. 6

a. 4

a. 3

*5.8

1.6

.8

6.2

4.6

1.8

.7

7.7

a4

.1

34

65

76

78

*78

79

80

79

643.1

20.7

0.122

0.14

Aug.

75

73

65

18

10

a2

a9

5.8

3.9

7.3

3.5

2.1

1.0

12

20

4.6

1.2

.3

7.5

2.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

323.7

10.4

0.061

0.07

Sept.

( )

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In . -

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,840 Min 0 Mean 177 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.17

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).--Dec. 20 (11 p.m.) 9,110 cfs (8.49 ft); Dec. 27 (6 a.m.) 5,( 

cfs (7.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near West Point.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 283

Chookatonchee Creek near West Point, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°36', long. 88°42', on line between sees. 7 and 18, T. 17 S., R. 6 E., 

Chickasaw meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 10, 

3 miles west of West Point and 3-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 514 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1946, October 1947 to September 195?. Prior 

to October 1950, published as Sakatonchee River near West Point.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 170.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 8, 1944, chain gage and July 8, 

1944, to Aug. 2, 1949, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1943-46, 1947-52), 876 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 17.84 ft); no 

flow Oct. 9-22, Sept. 3-30.

1943-46, 1947-52: Maximum discharge, 45,800 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 23.55 

ft); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair.

g

eration.- 

ngineers,

Cooperation. Gage-height record and six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.0

.1

.2

.3

.5

.7 

1.2 

2.0

Discharge, In

Oct. 1

0

.2

2.9

11

31

48 

77 

122

cubic fee

to Apr. 15

3.0

5.0

8.0

11.0

13.0

15.0 

16.0 

18.0

t per second,

Apr. 16

193 0.0

384 .1

738 .2

1,300 .3

2,550 .5

to Sept . 30

0

.1

1.4

6.0

31

5*390 Note. --Same as pre- 

 i -i ' -z nn ceding table above

' 0.5 ft.

water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.2

.7

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.4

.4

.4

6.7

4.2

3.5

4.2

9.4

33.4

1.08

0.0021

0.002

MOV.

40

48

23

9.4

4.2

3.5

3.5

7.6

9.4

5.0

3.5

3.5

5.0

*12

292

116

80

39

24

19

16

14

14

14

14

21

21

20

26

23

930.6

31.0

0.060

0.07

Dec.

19

17

*18

21

52

36

72

1,930

2,060

1,080

618

209

98

460

1,780

2,410

2,980

2,760

2,480

1,770

3,840

8,270

9,200

5,560

2,730

2,200

2,480

3,060

3,620

2,410

738

64,978

2,096

4.08

4.70

Jan.

373

262

209

177

235

271

*197

158

162

936

1,570

1,020

570

320

244

217

193

177

152

134

128

29"i3

558

300

185

177

544

2,130

2,830

5.580

2,690

20,797

671

1.31

1.50

Feb.

878

462

764

2,010

2,760

5.140

1,810

655

362

271

226

201

189

568

1,260

1,160

630

384

253

255

594

474

350

570

522

658

1,650

2,130

1,370

_

-

26,514

914

1.78

1.92

Mar.

576

320

597

1,270

1,930

1,930

*821

573

255

806

2,690

5,700

5,220

4,220

1,670

552

320

576

1,690

2,200

1,650

853

1,550

1,990

2,410

1,050

450

500

244

201

378

42,390

1,367

£.66

3.07

Apr.

1,630

2,410

2,520

1,050

654

450

290

226

195

169

152

255

1,780

2,410

2.850

*1,850

564

271

201

169

148

*134

122

23T

522

546

395

226

155

122

-

22,675

756

1.47

1.64

Hay

98

84

74

66

57

50

46

45

41

66

77

55

39

53

30

28

25

27

40

74

68

56

40

313

960

960

618

201

116

119

92

4,596

148

0.288

0.33

June

63

*47

41

35

32

~90 105

40

56

31

25

16

11

16

10

6.0

4.7

4.1

4.1

4.1

53

23

8.4

4,1

5.6

5.6

3.1

2.7

2.5

6.7

-

709.5

23.6

0.046

0.05

July

21

18

30

18

6.0

3.6

3.1

2.3

11

6.0

3.6

2.3

1.7

*1.2

1.2

1.0

.6

.5

.6

1.7

1.4

.8

.5

.4

15

64

74

72

72

72

70

575.5

18.6

0.036

0.04

Aug.

70

65

63

54

*16

4.1

5.3

27

12

9.2

18

6.7

2.7

1.4

1.0

18

6.0

2.0

.8

2.5

3.1

2.3

.8

.5

.4

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

Ji.

592.8

12.7

0.025

0.03

Sept.

0.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

0.4

0.01

0.000019

0 .00003

Calendar year 1951 : Max 39,200 Hln 0 Mean 1,191 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.45

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,200 Mln 0 Mean 504 Cfsm 0.981 In. 13.35

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
284 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tibbee Creek near Tibbee, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°32'17", long. 88°38'00", in SW^ sec. 4, T. 19 N., R. 16 E., Choctaw 

meridian, on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on old State Highway 25, 560 ft 

upstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, 0.7 mile north of Tibbee, 4-| miles 

upstream from Magee Creek, 5 miles south of West Point, and 9| miles upstream from 

Catalpa Creek.

Drainage area. 928 sq mi.

Records available .--August 1928 to August 1930, November 1939 to September 1952. Prior 

to October 1950, published as Tibbee River near Tibbee.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 154.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Aug. 7, 1928, 

to Aug. 31, 1930, chain gage at site 560 ft downstream at present datum. Nov. 5 to 

Dec. 6, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1928-29, 1940-52), 1,256 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 25.38 ft); no 

flow Sept. 10, 11, 23-30.

1928-30, 1939-52: Maximum discharge, 75,200 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 30.82 

ft); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 31.5 ft in December 1926, from information by local residents.

Remarks .--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.8 

2.2 

3.0

58

146

4.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

21.0

23.0

24.0

26.0

280

630

1,530

2,950

6,300

8,300

10,300

20,300

Discharge, in cubic feet pe ar October 1951 to Septerber 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

3.9

*2.7

2.0

1.4

.9

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.1

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.7

2.2

3.6

4.4

5.8

45.6

1.47

0.0016

0.002

Nov.

41

34

44

24

17

13

9.4

7.5

9.0

11

8.6

7.2

6.8

7.5

177

187 ~59~

57

32

24

20

16

15

16

16

16

25

21

21

22

-

1,004.0

33.5

0.036

0.04

Dec.

23

20

*3?

32

32

51

39

1,030

2,430

3,500

2,600

916

280

366

1,580

2,330

2,950

3,550

3,110

2,950

4,640

9,520

16,100

11,400

7,780

6,090

6,020

6,700

5,740

4,760

2,750

109,321

3,526

3.80

4.38

Jan.

925

459

365

310

341

450

*390

302

280

845

1,680

2,090

1,500

650

477

398

357

325

280

245

231 273"

670

590

382

318

682

2,300

4,700

6.020

5,240

34,075

1,099

1.18

1.37

Feb.

3,160

1,000

850

2,200

4,100

5.240

4,460

2,200

670

477

390

349

*333

584

1,230

1,530

990

590

424

373

610

670

495

650

770

890

1,730

2,360

2,300

-

-

41,625

1,435

1.55

1.67

Mar.

1,170

551

557

1,450

2,360

2,600

1,780

680

441

942

3,490

6,380

7,580

7,190

5,250

2,010

532

648

*1,830

3,300

3,250

1,930

1,600

2,330

2,630

2,120

805

477

382

325

463

66,853

2,157

2.32

2.68

Apr.

1,560

3, 130

3,900

2,810

1,280

910

570

407

341

295

*259

322

1,810

3,650

4.520

3,750

1,640

495

357

295

252

224

204

238

570

670

610

412

273

211

-

35,965

1,199

1.29

1.44

May

159

129

110

100

84

71

60

54

47

50

141

115

84

55

44

38

33

30

*34

72

88

86

69

167

900

1,050

820

359

185

155

141

5,510

178

0.192

0.22

June

100

69

50

42

36

52

127

59

33

37

29

24

20

16

19

13

11

8.6

7.8

7.2

7.2

30

*17

11

7.8

6.2

5.2

4.4

4.1

5.6

-

857.1

28.6

0.031

0.03

July

7 .8

17

16

27

17

14

9.4

7.2

5.2

10

8.6

6.5

4.4

3.9

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.2

.8

.8

1.9

1.9

1.6

24

68

74

*73

74

11

561.4

18.1

0.020

0.02

Aug.

75

71

67

63

42

20

12

10

25

16

13

17

10

5.6

3.4

2.4

15

9.4

4.9

3.2

3.2

14

12

12

58

27

13

7.2

4.1

2.7

1.6

639.7

20.6

0.022

0.03

Sept.

0.9

1.1

.9

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.l

.1

0

0

.1

1.6

i/L

1.6

1.1

.8

.6.5-

.3

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

13.7

0.46

0.00050

0.0005

Calendar year 1951: Max 66,300 Min 0.6 Mean 2,137 Cfsm 2.30 In. 31.26

Water year 1951-52= Max 16,100 Min 0 Mean 810 Cfsm 0.873 In. 11.88

Peak discharge (base, 10.000 cfs). Dec. 23 (10 a.n 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

16,700 cfs (25.38 ft).
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 285

Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°29'2l", long. 88°25'57", in NW£ sec. 20, T. 18 S., R. 18 W., Huntsville 

meridian, on left bank, at Columbus, 1,800 ft (corrected) upstream from Gulf, Mobile 

& Ohio Railroad bridge, 1,200 ft (corrected) downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 

45, 2.3 miles upstream from Luxapallla Creek, 6.7 miles downstream from Tibbee Creek, 

and at mile 334.0 (by U. S. Weather Bureau) .

Drainage area. 4,490 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1900 to December 1912, August 1928 to September 1952. Gage 

heights during low stages for the period 1900 to 1904 are believed to be in er-'or. 

Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1890 are contained in reports of 

U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 128.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Nov. v, 1934, staff or chain gage 

at various sites within a quarter of a mile of present site at datum 4.00 ft higher, 

prior to Mar. 13, 1934, and at present datum thereafter. Since Mar. 3, 1941, auxiliary staff or wire-weight gage read twice daily 3.7 miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--35 years (1900-1904, 1905-12, 1928-52), 6,172 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,600 cfs Dec. 25; maximum gage height, 25.63 

ft Dec. 26; minimum discharge, 260 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1900-1912, 1928-52: Maximum discharge, 148,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1949 (gage height, 39.32 

ft); minimum observed, 160 cfs Oct. 29, 1904; minimum gage height observed, -0.1 ft 

present datum, Oct. 9-12, 1911.

Flood of Apr. 8, 1892, reached an elevation of 173.0 ft (revised) above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941, at site 1,100 ft upstream.

Remarks.--Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

754

688

*802

503

474

495

483

458

450

524

470

438

430

430

430

430

434

438

430

426

426

428

446

466

507

60E

688

644

666

688

776

16,122

520

0.116

0.13

Nov.

1,180

1,830

1,900

1,800

1,480

1,240

1,040

1,070

1,120

1,210

1,150

1,020

930

908

2,280

5,280

2,930

2,960

2,690

2,270

1,660

1,360

1,240

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,150

1,300

1,330

1,270

-

46,948

1,565

0.349

0.39

Dec.

1,240

1,150

1,180

2,420

2,490

3,000

3,230

7,850

11,900

13,400

14,000

15,400

12,600

10,400

13,100

14,600

15,800

18,100

20,100

20,000

22,800

24,300

27,400

32,900

54.500

33,900

31,200

28,300

28,400

30, 200

30,200

526,060

16,970

3.78

4.36

Jan.

27.600

23,800

19,400

15,200

11,800

9,380

7,440

6,320

5,700

7,880

10,900

12,400

11,600

9,590

8,920

*8,880

8,130

7,180

8,250

5,340

4,900

5,540

8,380

9,680

8,350

6,920

8,100

14,700

18,000

19,500

20,400

348,180

11,230

2.50

2. SB

Feb.

20,700

18,600

17,000

19,700

20,100

19,400

18,400

15,000

10,300

7,920

6,640

5,840

5,160

5,790

7,070

7,180

6,620

5,610

4,850

4,500

5,330

5,790

4,970

6,300

*7,630

7,160

11,300

12,300

11,700

.

-

298,860

10,310

2.30

2.48

Mar.

9,820

7,960

7,480

10,500

*11,700

11,500

9,910

7,620

6,270

7,740

16,600

19,600

21,100

22,700

23,700

21,000

15,700

13,300

14,000

13,900

13,400

11,200

10,900

*12,300

13,100

12,200

10,100

8,640

7,660

6,500

5.800

383,900

12,380

2.76

3.18

Apr.

9,500

12,200

15.600

12,100

8,720

7,200

6,140

5,420

4,820

*4,390

3,980

*3,740

9,120

12,200

12,300

10,800

8,620

5,710

4,530

4,160

3,760

*3,410

2,980

2.900

5,220

6,000

4,860

4,140

3,550

3,260

-

199,330

6,644

1.48

1.65

May

3,120

2,920

2,660

2,160

1,840

1,630

1,490

1,380

1,280

1,260

1,400

1,600

1,490

1,380

1,220

1,120

1,070

1,020

998

1,300

1,640

1,900

1,700

1,610

5.650

3,500

*2,850

2,130

1,520

1,370

1,520

55,708

1,797

0.400

0.46

June

1.550

1,390

1,210

1,070

975

908

886

908

842

798

776

754

710

666

623

602

581

540

536

581

688

952

908

798

644

560

520

491

470

462

-

23,399

780

0.174

0.19

July

*491

487

722

710

581

560

536

515

540

581

623

560

528

474

430

414

426

398

378

370

354

334

326

307

291

280

272

322

322

326

330

13,788

445

0.099

0.11

Aug.

334

342

354

*354

370

426

499

623

esa

754

£75

1,300

1.400

1,020

798

710

623

581

581

560

710

623

623

560

470

466

422

382

354

334

522

18,558

599

0.133

0.15

Sept.

311

322

307

330

382

418

422

370

326

295

276

268

260

280

299

382

462

462

430

406

446

*560

536

458

394

358

334

322

307

299

-

11,022

367

0.082

0.09

calendar year 1951: Max 115,000 

Water year 1951-52= Max 34,500

Mih 

Min

370

260

Mean 10,050 

Mean 5,306

Cfsm 

Cfsm

2.24 In. 

1.18 In.

3C.40 

16.07

Discharge measurement made on this day.
286 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Luxapallla Creek near Fayette, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°43', long. 87°52', in SW£ sec. 26, T. 15 S., R. 13 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 18, 3 miles northwest of Fayette.

Drainage area. 127 sq mi.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 322.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Apr. 22, 1944, staff gage and Apr. 22, 1944, to May 15, 1945, wire-weight gage, at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 248 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,710 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 11.3 ft), but 

may have been greater on Dec. 21 during period of no gage-height record; minimum, 39 

cfs July 28, 29 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 9,910 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 13.8 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 10, 1945.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1£

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

82

75

70

65

60

56

53

51

49

49

50

50

51

49

49

50

48

48

48

50

50

51

*54

62

56

56 

61

72 

60

70

157

1,852

59.7

0.470

0.54

Nov.

480

250

120

94

84

100

130

100

84

78

74

73

73

89

110

130

97

86

83

78

76

76

74

74

81

77 

74

*74 

74

72

-

3,165

106

0.835

0.93

Dec.

71

7T

76

199

105

91

91

498

340

190

140

110

110

400

650

261

192

540

490

1,000

1,800

800

297

232

196

1.810 

740

450 

330

275

233

12,788

413

3.25

3.74

Jan.

202

185

176

211

309

211

180

*172

237

702

322

252

216

198

185

172

164

155

148

T54

150

990

446

272

233

286 

800

1,400 

670

446

328

10,572

341

2.69

3.10

Feb.

269

269

358

870

480

338

263

230

206

187

185

170

205

814

296

312

238

195

187

190

*185

172

200

195

176

289 

296

226 

209

_

-

8,210

283

2.23

2.40

Mar.

183

176

396

409

230

191

174

167

164

1,680

2,050

652

480

344

281

230

210

407

419

260

233

216

200

190

*180

172 

160

154 

146

142

196

11,092

358

2.82

3.25

Apr.

288

174

152

172

155

144

136

136

1E6

124

122

141

"226 524

178

152

142

130

125

114

113

112

108

113

112

108 

106

96 

*95

.92

4,516

151

1.19

1.32

May

87

82

80

78

77

76

75

75

75

211

124

106

94

88

88

82

80

88

99

99

97

90

85

102

108

95

87

89 

131

112

101

2,961

95.5

0.752

0.87

June

92

80

*71

66

66

66

64

63

90

66

61

60

59

63

60

60

59

56

69

127

66

60

57

59

57

54 

53

53 

54

84

-

1,995

66.5

0.524

0.58

July

70

54

53

64

!§.

53

*50

49

68

52

47

45

45

45

45

46

49

46

46

46

46

43

45

43

43

43 

43

40 

T3

46

61

1,545

49.8

0.392

0.45

Aug.

78

47

45

47

72

61

*60

57

513

T35

71

64

60

53

50

49

49

49

49

49

47

47

49

49

47

46 

45

43 

42

43

45

2,161

69.7

0.549

0.63

Sept.

42

49

47

45

*42

42

42

42

42

43

45

45

49

"95 155

63

53

56

60

54

53

53

49

49

49

49 

49

49 

49

49

-

1,609

53.6

0.422

0.47

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,770 Mln 48 Mean 256 Cfsm 2.02 Ir . 27.38

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,050 Mln 40 Mean 171 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.28

Peak discharge (base, 2,500efs). Dec. 21 (time and discharge unknown); Dec. 26 (5:30 a.m.) 3,430 

cfs (9.8 ft); Mar. 11 (1 a.m.) 4,710 cfs (11.3 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-16, Hoy. 1-16, Dec. 9-15, 18-22, 27-29, Jan. 27, 28, Feb. 20, 

Mar. 17, 23, 24, May 3-9, 15-23, 28, June 2; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 287

Luxapalila Creek at Steens, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°34', long. 88°19', in

idian, on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile southeast 

of Steens, 1 mile upstream from Yellow Creek, and 6-5- miles nort

sec. 27, T. 17 S., R. 17 W., Huntsville merbridge, a quarter of a mile sou 

6-J miles northeast of Columbus.

Drainage area. 309 sq mi.

Records available . October 1943 to September 1947, October 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 179.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 13, 1944, staff gage and July 13, 

1944, to Sept. 30, 1947, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 518 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,350 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 15.47 ft); minimum, 42 cfs July 28, 29 (gage height, 2.79 ft).

1943-47, 1949-52: Maximum discharge, 12,700 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 18.55 

ft), from rating curve extended above 8,100 cfs on basis of records for station near 

Fayette, Ala.; minimum, that of July 28, 29, 1952, but may have been less during period 

of doubtful gage-height record in October 1943.

Flood of Jan. 6, 1949, reached a stage of 19.2 ft (discharge, about 16,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions (water years). W 1172: 1946(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method uSed Dec. 31 to Jan. 10,

Jan. 12-22, Mar. 15-18, Mar. 21 to Apr. 30)

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

43 

10J181 

408

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

1,370

2,030

3,120

4,800

feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

lu

11

12

13

14

15

ie

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

£

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

94

93

91

88

86

84

80

79

78

TB

78

78

79

80

81

80

81

80

*80

80

81

82

85

115

148

117

104

127

175

144

158

2,984

96.3

0.312

0.36

Nov.

571

1,010

444

257

197

178

215

266

209

176

161

154

151

151

188

217

255

239

*185

165

158

154

152

152

152

155

155

152

150

146

6,915

230

0.744

0.83

De o .

144

143

148

179

336

290

234

213

576

600

468

336

266

269

1,010

1,340

672

648

1,130

1,060

3,060

5,850

1,650

1,080

768

1,500

3,330

1,500

960

816

696

29,232

943

3.05

3.52

Jan.

624

564

528

528

672

768

600

*516

504

696

*1,010

720

624

564

516

492

468

444

420

596

396

718

1,990

1,080

720

648

840

1,920

2,820

1,370

960

25,116

810

2.62

3.02

Feb.

792

696

744

1,250

1,540

1,010

792

648

576

516

480

444

420

540

888

624

648

552

456

456

516

456

420

432

432

480

888

792

624

_

-

19,112

659

2.13

2.30

Mar.

528

456

480

1,100

936

*648

528

468

420

£24

3,440

4,700

2,110

1,220

888

744

672

720

1,150

960

768

R96

672

648

588

552

516

492

468

420

480

29,092

958

3.04

3.50

Apr.

720

792

576

540

600

528

456

432

420

396

384

396

768

1,050

696

*576

480

432

408

372

356

324

298

290

302

288

266

243

219

205

13,771

459

1.49

1.66

May

186

171

173

155

144

*137

143

138

128

133

194

259

158

136

128

123

116

115

T24

144

146

139

126

134

181

181

142 131-

176

312

228

4,901

158

0.511

0.59

 

162

138

123

114

106

*103

100

96

93

101

101

89

82

80

76

73

72

70

73

119

246

155

124

98

85

79

75

71

71

72

-

3,047

102

0.330

0.57

July

70

93

82

76

71

83

77

74

90

86

83

69

63

63

68

61

*59

58

56

53

51

50

49

50

48

47

45

43

44

49

59

1,970

63.5

0.206

0.24

Aug.

81

124

91

70

*76

106

151

147

132

269

360

161

113

105

91

81

76

72

69

68

66

65

69

71

70

68

64

61

57

55

56

3,145

101

0.327

0.38

Sept.

59

60

62

70

*63

59

57

53

51

49

48

48

50

64

142

255

124

92

91

82

77

71

65

62

61

60

58

57

56

55

-

2,201

73.4

0.238

0.26

Calendar year 1951: Max 12,300 Min 59 Mean 645 Cfstn 2.09 In. 28.32

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,700 Min 43 Mean 387 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.03

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Mar. 12 (9:30 a.m.) 5,350 cfs (15.47 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Tombigbee River near Cochrane, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°05 ( , long. 88°14', in sec. 7, T. 24 N. , R. 2 W., near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 17, 200 ft upstream from Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railroad bridge, l£ miles northeast of Cochrane, 2^ miles downstream 

from Boguechitto Creek, and 7 miles southwest of Aliceyille.

Drainage area. 5,990 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . January 1939 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at same 

site November 1909 to September 1924 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 89.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Auxiliary staff gage read twice daily at 

Vienna Ferry, 12 miles downstream at datum 7.5 ft lower.

Average discharge. 13 years, 8,485 cf s .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 37,700 cfs Dec. 28; maximum gage height, 29.8 ft 

Dec. 30; minimum discharge, 415 cfs July 28 (gage height, 3.01 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 163,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1949; maximum gage height, 46.9 ft 

Jan. 9, 1949; minimum discharge, 271 cfs Aug. 29, 30, 1943 (gage height, 2.64 ft).

Maximum stage known, 50.2 ft in April 1892, present datum from reports of U . S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks . --Records good.

eration. 

ngineers

Cooperation. Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

en

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septe-nber 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.170 

1,050

930

*870

785

735

735

735

685

685

685

710

635 

630

640

635

635

630

635

630

630 

620

a656"

a650

a700

a780

a850

a900

a930

al,000

al,100

23,625

762

0.127

0.15

Nov.

al , 500 

al,700

a2,400

a2,600

a2 , 500

2,340

1,940

1,660

1,660

1,740

1,740

1,620

1,440

1,370

*1,370

3,170

5,770

3,770

3,670

3,370

2,790 

2,250

1,900

1,700

1,580

1,540

1,510

1,620

1,740

1,780

-

63,540

2,118

0.354

0.39

Dec.

1,700 

1,620

1,620

1,900

3,070

3,670

4,100

4,380

9,950

13,600

15,000

15,600

15,900 

14,000

12,300

14,800

16,000

17,300

19,500

21,800

24,900 

27,000

29,300

31 , 300

32,500

34,700

36,000

57,200

37,000

36,700

36,300

570,710

18,410

3.07

3.54

Jan.

56,000 

34,300

31,800

28 , 200

23,500

18,200

12,200

*9,050

8,220

8,170

11,000

13,500

14,700 

13,600

11,400

10,900

10,500

9,550

8,540

7,540

6,680 

7,850

11,700

13,200

12,700

10,700

9,660

15,600

21 , 300

22,600

23,400

476,250

15,360

2.56

2.96

Feb.

25,500 

21,800

19,900

18,700

21,800

23,100

22,700

21 , 000

18,900

1 3, 300

9,480

8,080

*7,320 

7,030

8,050

9,220

8,880

8,260

7,390

6,620

6,540 

7,400

7,100

6,820

8,580

9,120

12,600

15,500

15,200

_

-

373,690

12,890

2.15

2.32

Mar.

14,500 

11,800

9,780

11,600

14,800

15,OOO

14,000

12,000

9,310

9,160

19,200

23,300

24,700 

26,400

27,200

27,700

26,200

21,8OO

18,700

*18,000

17,200 

16,400

14,400

14,200

14,500

15,200

14,300

11,800

9,960

8,740

7,970

499,820

16,210

2.69

3.10

Apr.

10,400 

13,200

15,000

15,800

14,000

10,800

8,740

7,680

6,820

6,140

5,470

5,330

9,950 

15,000

15,900

15,200

13,300

10,100

7,030

5,810

5,220 

4,720

4,260

5,940

4,320

6,820

6,820

5,720

4,820

4,440

-

262,750

8,758

1.46

1.63

May

4,100 

3,880

3,500

3,270

*2,790

2,430

2,250

2,120

1,940

1,820

1,860

2,020

2,250 

2,160

1,940

1,780

1,620

1,510

1,510

1,480

1,900 

2,250

2,430

2,250

2,250

4.440

3,940

3,400

2,790

2,120

2,070

76,070

2,454

0.410

0.47

June

2.250 

2,200

1,900

1,660

1,510

1,340

1,230

1,200

1,200

*1,170

1,110

1,080

1,020 

990

930

900

840

840

785

810

810 

990

1,340

1,230

1,140

930

810

735

735

685

-

34,370

1,146

0.191

0.21

July

685 

735

735

870

960

810

760

735

785

760

760

840

785 

735

655

615

605

570

560

545

545 

500

495

470

*465

450

430

425

445

465

470

19,665

634

0 106

0.12

Aug.

480 

490

500

550

580

645

735

760

930

1,020

1,080

1,480

1.S20 

1,820

1,400

1,110

960

870

785

*760

760 

900

810

840

760

655

630

605

560

530

520

26,345

850

0.142

0.16

Sept.

495

515

520

480

485

545

580

595

535

490

445

435

430 

135

490

500

630

840 84~0

685

630

630

735

735

640

585

535

520

490

470

-

16,985

566

0.094

0.11

Calendar year 1951: Max 120,000 Min 560 Mean 12,360 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.99

Water wuyearar1 1951-52: iyoi-5^: Max fiax37,200 if, £uu Min iviin425£t> Mean m6,677 b,o^Cfsm ui a1.11 In. i15.16 J.D.ID

Peak discharge (base. 20,000 cfs).--Dec. 28 (10 a.m.) 37,70O cfs (29.4 ft); Feb. 1 (2 a.m.) 23,800 

cfs (21.5 ft); Mar. 16 (12m.) 27,900 cfs (24.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of gage heights from auxiliary gage at 

Vienna Perry and records for station at Qainesville.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Sipsey River at Fayette, Ala.

289

Location. Lat 33°40', long. 87°49' , in SW-J- sec. 8, T. 16 S., R. 12 W., on downstream side 

of left bank pier of highway bridge, 1 mile southeast of Fayette, and l| miles downstream from Southern Railroad bridge.

Drainage area. 275 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 296.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 2, 

1945, chain gage, Feb. 2, 1945, to June 8, 1949, wire-weight gage, and June 9, 1949, to 

Oct. 17, 1951, water-stage recorder, at site 300 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 419 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,600 cfs Dec. 22, Mar. 12 (gage height, 17.8 

ft); minimum, 14 cfs July 29.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 20,500 cfs Jan. 7, 1950, Mar. 29, 1951, from rating 

curve extended above 14,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 21.75 ft Jan. 8, 1946; minimum 

discharge observed, 13 cfs Aug. 26-28, Oct. 11-13, 1943.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 14)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22 Dec. 23 to Sept. 30

6.3 

6.7 

7.5 

9.0

164

430

13.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

1,380

2,000

2,630

4,020

6.2 

6.5 

6.8 

7.4 

8.0

14

32

62

154

268

13.0 1,390

15.0 2,000

16.0 2,630

18.0 6,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

E

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

21

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

41

38

37

36

36

34

31

30

29

28

28

28

27

28

28

26

22

22

24

25

29

*43

87

66

44

49

127

T6

64

79

1,314

42.4

0.154

0.18

Nov.

438

568

202

128

98

93

128

137

120

100

87

80

76

85

131

164

289

196

138

113

100

96

90

89

85

85

85

*82

79

73

-

4,235

141

0.513

0.57

Dec.

75

70

74

204

271

220

167

153

352

420

352

262

209

300

1,070

1,490

1,600

1,410

1,440

1,690

1,920

3,420

4,060

1,920

938

1,400

1,690

3,000

2,080

1,090

750

34,097

1,100

4.00

4.61

Jan.

603

519

456

435

561

603

498

*446

435

818

1,340

1,080

750

624

540

477

424

393

362

530

330

853

1,490

1,660

1,200

793

815

1,480

1,720

2,050

1,660

25,745

830

3.02

3.48

Feb.

925

729

708

1,260

1,490

1,210

837

666

561

508

477

435

309

ZSG

380

460

550

582

*498

466

477

424

393

488

530

530

645

603

540

_

-

18,001

621

2.26

2.43

Mar.

477

414

466

729

881

645

530

456

424

692

1,780

5,750

3,660

1,810

947

687

582

582

837

771

603

582

687

645

*530

466

414

382

351

320

330

26,410

852

3.10

3.57

Apr.

466

446

351

340

351

320

288

268

264

252

246

256

645

793

56T

446

382

340

298

278

258

238

224

224

226

220

205

186

*174

154

9,700

323

1.17

1.31

May

146

135

132

122

114

107

101

98

112

112

200

230

154

120

107

101

92

89

54

102

110

101

96

125

135

115

100

90

185

190

146

3,861

125

0.455

0.52

June

118

96

*83

72

68

63

63

58

60

67

58

51

46

45

38

37

36

41

109

194

152

83

58

47

41

38

36

37

33

51

1,959

65.3

0.237

0.26

July

29

33

60

41

36

37

*33

32

32

41

39

44

38

31

26

26

29

26

21

20

19

18

17

18

16

17

16

15

15

19

42

886

28.6

0.104

0.12

Aug.

50

55

31

24

25

45

*49

48

161

546

285

104

66

49

52

46

37

31

28

28

26

25

28

25

24

22

22

20

18

20

20

1,810

se.4

0.212

0.24

Sept.

20

21

30

*31

24

27

25

21

19

i§

18

19

27

116

190

120

71

48

38

37

31

32

31

27

25

23

25

21

21

21

-

1,177

39.2

0.143

0.16

Calendar year 1951: Max 

Water year 1951-52: Max

18,300

4,060

Min 

Mln

552

353

Cfsm 

Cfsm

2.01

1.28

27.23

17.45

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Dec. 22 (8 p.m.) 5,600 cfs (17.8 ft); Dec. 28 (l p.m.) 3,480 

cfs (16.7 ft); Mar. 12 (6 p.m.) 5,600 cfs (17.8 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
290 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Sipsey River near Elrod , Ala.

Location. Lat 33°15', long. 87°46', in HE^ sec. 3, T. 21 S., R. 12 W. , on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on D. S. Highway 82, a quarter of a mile upstream from Gulf, 

Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, 1 mile east of Elrod, and 2 miles downstream from Box 

Creek.

Drainage area. 515 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to March 1932, October 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 197.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Mar. 31, 1932, chair gage at railroad 

bridge a quarter of a mile downstream from present site at datum 1.93 ft higher.

Average discharge.--16 years (1928-31, 1939-52), 786 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 14.7 ft); minimum, 30 cfs July 29 (gage height, 3.16 ft).

1928-32, 1939-52: Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1950, Mar. 31, 1951 (gage 

height, 18.1 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Oct. 3, 1931.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec

3.9 67

5.0 137

8.0 390

10.0 653

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

1,140

1,770

3,090

6,600

Dec. 27 to Sept. 30

3.2 

4.0 

7.0 

9.0

11.0

32

76

303

525

890

12.0 1,190

13.0 1,770

14.0 3,090

15.0 6,600

October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1C

11

12

13

14

15

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

130

109

95

89

86

83

77

77

74

72

72

69

69

69

69

69 

69

69

69

67.

67

*67

67

74

159

228

182

144

140

197

228

3,136

101

0.196

0.23

Nov.

244

340

421

466

490

478

360

286

277

268

252

228

212

212

260

295 

295

295

313

331

313

260

236

220

212

204

*204

197

197

189

-

8,555

285

0.553

0.62

Dec.

186

182

178

2T2

331

432

503

529

587

619

587

557

572

572

587

603 

619

671

748

959

1,810

3,450

4,230

3,950

3,320

5,200

5,000

3,640

2,890

2,570

2,360

48,654

1,569

3.05

3.51

Jan.

2,890

2,890

2,430

2,070

1,860

1,530

1,310

*1,150

1,060

1,020

996

941

915

890

941

1,020 

1,190

1,230

1,150

1,060

915

821

778

758

778

890

1,060

1,700

2,430

2,300

2,070

43,043

1,388

2.70

3.11

Feb.

2,020

2,070

2,500

2,640

2,360

2,020

1,680

1,530

1,470

1,560

1,600

1,500

1,310

1,120

996

890 

843

821

866

*941

1,060

1,060

996

941

866

799

843

866

_

-

38,989

1,344

2.61

2 82

Mar.

890

915

968

1,090

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,060

1,150

1,440

1,530

1,470

1,440

1,720

5,580 

3,200

2,640

2,430

2,070

1,680

1,500

1,680

1,680

*1,500

1,360

1,230

1,150

1,060

968

866

46,387

1,496

2.90

3.35

Apr.

843

778

719

719

738

719

682

630

568

498

460

424

630

799

821

843 

866

915

941

890

758

614

498

424

391

370

360

340

*321

285

-

18,844

628

1.22

1.36

May

267

243

227

212

204

193

182

174

167

159

159

186

193

235

219

182

156

159

197

235

219

204

182

174

204

251

251

212

227

360

391

6,624

214

0.416

0.48

June

380

*350

251

197

174

167

142

128

117

117

128

117

106

96

89

83

79

74

70

69

88

148

193

163

117

92

80

74

83

81

-

4,053

135

0.262

0.29

July

77

81

83

73

65

76

72

*65

65

65

62

59

58

58

58

59 

57

48

46

46

44

42

38

37

36

34

33

32

32

47

40

1,688

54.4

0.106

0.12

Aug.

58

40

114

92

106

138

167

267

212

167

189

259

391

235

*156

117 

96

89

80

71

64

60

58

55

56

56

53

50

48

46

44

3,634

117

0.227

0.26

Sept .

42

44

*46

46

46

46

48

45

*43

42

40

37

36

64

233

380 

340

235

170

128

103

86

78

71

65

63

60

57

54

52

-

2,800

93.3

0.181

0.20

Calendar year 1951: Max 19,700 Mln 52 Mean 1,021 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.89

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,200 Mln 32 Mean 618 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.35

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 efs). Dee. 26 (3 p.m.) 5,400 efs (14.7 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 291

Sipsey River near Pleasant Ridge, Ala.

Location.--Lat 33°02', long. 88°07 ! , in Sj sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 1 W., on downstream 

handrail of bridge on State Highway 40^ 450 ft downstream from Hughes Creek, 2j miles 

northwest of Pleasant Ridge, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles south of 

Aliceville.

Drainage area. 766 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. --Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 105.13 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Prior to Dec. 21, 1942, staf gage at 

site 300 ft upstream at present datum. Dec. 21, 1942, to July 12, 1943, wire-height 

gage at present site and datum. Auxiliary staff gage read twice daily on Tombigbee 

River at Vienna Ferry, 2 miles upstream from Sipsey River.

Average discharge.--9 years (1943-52), 1,266 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,740 cfs Dec. 30 (gage height, 14.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 35 cfs July 31.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 21,900 cfs Apr. 2, 1951; minimum daily, since Oct. 1, 

1943, that of July 31, 1952; minimum prior to Oct. 1, 1943, not determined.

Remarks. Records fair, except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation. --Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Cons of 

Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

(Fall used as a factor Dec. 21 to Jan. 5, Jan. 31 to Feb. 8, Mar. 13-20)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 20

2.4 76 6.0

2.6 98 12.0

3.0 159 14.0

4.0 386

1,080

3,800

4,850

Mar. 21 to Sept. 30

2.1

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

35

185

407

700

6.0 1,080

12.0 3,800

14.0 4,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

219

178

*159

141

125

111

111 

104

98

92

86

81

82

82

82

84

83

83

83

83

83 

82

82

82

92

170

270

25T5

190

180 

220

3,868

125

0.163

0.19

Nov.

250

280

300

470

580

640

680 

655

500

390

350

330

310

280

263

*274

298

334

334

310

334 

360

360

310

286

252

241

241

230

230

10,667

356

0.465

0.52

Dec.

230

219

208

'2758

230

310

386 

3580

3700

772

809

809

772

736

736

772

772

772

809

1,160

1,810 

2,100

1,970

1,910

2,360

3,270

3,910

3,960

4,520

4,630 

4,050

46,480

1,499

1.96

2.26

Jan.

3,480

3,010

2,580

2,800

3,140

2,920

2,540 

*2,230

1,920

1,700

1,530

1,370

1,240

1,200

1.120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,200

1,240 

1,370

1,410

1,320

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,490

1,660

1,700 

1,830

53,920

1,739

2.27

2.62

Feb.

2,160

2,360

2,450

2,480

2,510

2,650

2,790 

2,650

2,360

2,050

1,830

1,700

*1,700

1,700

1,700

1,660

1,530

1,410

1,240

1,120

1,080 

1,080

1,120

1,160

1,200

1,240

1,320

1,370

1,240

-

50,860

1,754

2.29

2.47

Mar.

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,410

1,490

1,450

1,410 

1,324

1,280

1,320

1,880

2,100

2,030

1,970

1,860

1,780

1,710

2,090

3,060

*5,750

3,550 

3,110

3,060

2,730

2,450

2,230

2,010

1,880

1,660

1,530 

1,450

60,854

1,963

2.56

2.95

Apr.

1,660

1,830

1,530

1,370

1,280

1,160

1,040 

1,000

922

884

846

884

1,790

1,830

1,530

1,280

1,160

1,080

1,040

1,040

1,040 

1,040

1,000

884

736

601

542

514

459

433

32,405

1,080

1.41

1.57

May

407

382

357

310

*288

288

266 

256

224

224

224

204

2l¥

224

256

256

256

245

357

382

357 

333

310

433

382

382

357

357

333

333 

382

9,579

309

0.403

0.46

June

433

433

433

382

310

245

224 

185

185

176

157

*148

139

139

130

130

130

105

113

113

113 

94

1S5

157

204

176

148

113

105

97

5,622

187

0.244

0.27

July

89

84

82

86

90

91

89 

94- 94

84

64

68

73

70

79

75

68

59

68

65

56 

56

54

47

*48

44

42

39

39

39 

35

2,071

66.8

0.087

0.10

Aug.

38

5S

53

76

130

130

571 

700 '60T

310

256

204

214

256

288

245

157

139

122

105

97 

*91

84

80

75

73

68

65

65

64 

59

5,466

176

0.230

0.26

Sept.

56

59

53

52

53

58

53 

53

50

53

50

42

42

318

288

234

288

357

333

266

194 

148

130

113

97

89

83

78

75

71

3,836

128

0.167

0.19

Calendar year 1951: Max 19,500 Mln 72 Mean 1,324 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.47

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,630 Mln 35 Mean 780 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.87

Peak discharge (base, 4.500 cfs). Pec. 30 (7:30 a.m. ) 4,740 cfs (14.6 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Elrod. 

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 13 to Nov. 14, July 3-5, Aug. 24, 27j discharge estimated 

on basis of records for station near Elrod.
292 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Noxubee River near Brooksville, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°13"30", long. 88°42'10", in center of sec. 19, T. 16 N., R. 16 E., 

Choctaw meridian, on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a 

mile downstream from Shotbag Creek, 3j miles upstream from Lynn Creek, 4§ miles downstream from Octoc Creek, 5^ miles upstream from Yellow Creek, and 7 miles west of 

Brooksville.

Drainage area.--440 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1940 to June 1942, January 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Ifater-stage recorder. Prior to May 18, 1945, staff gage and May 18, 1945, to 

July 22, 1949, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1940-41, 1944-52), 689 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 17.06 ft); minimum not determined, but less than 2 cfs during period of no gage-height record in 

September.

1940-42, 1944-52: Maximum discharge, 55,000 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gags height, 23.88 

ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that 

of September 1952; minimum gage height observed, 0.51 ft Sept. 27, 1948.

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

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 2-6)

0.5 

1.0 

1.5

2.0

4.0

8.0

12.0

17.0

249

760

1,380

2,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

34

28

26

24

23

21 

18

15

14

14 

14

14

13

12

*11

11

11

10

10

12 

14

14

15

16

17

16

18

22

22

26

553

17.8

0.040

0.05

Nov.

63

75

69

91

75

57

48 

43

39

38

38 

39

38

*39

42

38

50

58

49

43

41 

38

36

36

36

37

37

36

38

39

-

1,406

46.9

0.107

0.12

Dec.

40

12

*41

117

70

50

58 

84

137

249

303 

303

214

155

125

105

98

184

276

373

1,500 

1,120

802

760

581

490

542

425

438

338

234

10,254

331

0.752

0.87

Jan.

191

160

137

125

168

155

*142 

*137

125

217

259 

303

314

234

191

164

146

133

121

117

121 

356

516

292

229

191

356

1,540

1,620

1,350

1,330

11,440

369

0.839

0.97

Feb.

1,350

1,060

620

950

1,360

1,330

1,580 

1,350

816

451

326 

259

224

200

182

182

200

186

182

178

168 

155

155

276

362

529

920

704

568

-

16,654

574

1.30

1.41

Mar.

438

326

292

875

920

935

*746 

464

326

505

2,250 

2,020

1,980

2,130

2,190

1,750

774

477

920

1,070

1,220 

1,260

905

594

529

412

314

254

219

186

178

27,459

886

2.01

2.32

Apr.

451

542

704

634

555

490

477 

362

292

239

209

196

1,110

*1,350

1,400

1,500

1,530

888

399

281

229 

*182

164

150

142

246

555

477

292

214

-

16,260

542

1.23

1.37

May

168

137

117

102

89

80

75 

70

65

61

60 

54

50

48

50

55

50

60

70

80

70 

60

55

70

80

90

85

80

90

100

85

2,406

77.6

0.176

0.20

June

90

*98

78

64

60

51

46 

42

39

36

32 

30

28

25

23

22

22

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

20

22

24

22

21

20

-

1,053

35.1

0.080

0.09

July

 2E

1 2(,

*1P

IE

ie

1

f ^

} 

*7.2

r 7

49E.2

ie.o

0.03<5

0.04

Aug.

6

> 18

» 12

, 18

10

8

> 6

352

11.4

0.026

0.03

Sept.

7

*8.8

\

J

6

!

4

8

6

"j

1 * r

J

1:157.8

5.26

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1951: Max 45,400 Min 10 Mean 898 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.70

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,250 Min - Mean 242 Cfsm 0.550 In. 7.48

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. No gage-height record Oct. 15, 17-21, May 16 to June 1, June 27 to July 13, July 17-27, 

July 29 to Sept. 1, Sept. 3-30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records ard records 

for station at Macon.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 293

Noxubee River at Macon, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°06'05", long. 88°33"40", in NEi; sec. 4, T. 14 N., R. 17 E., Chcctaw 

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 45, at Macon, a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Cedar Creek, 1 mile downstream from Gulf, Mobile & 

Ohio Railroad bridge, Ij miles downstream from Horse Hunters Creek, and 6-5- miles upstream from Running water Creek.

Drainage area.--812 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to May 1932, September 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 142.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 31, 1932, chain gage at site 40 ft 

downstream at different datum. Sept. 21, 1938, to Aug. 10, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1928-31, 1938-52), 922 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,790 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 21.90 ft); 

minimum, 35 cfs July 28, Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 5.90 ft July 28.

1928-32, 1938-52: Maximum discharge, 52,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 32.97 

ft); minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 25; 26, 1943 (gage height, 4.89 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8 to Dec. 3)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 11

6.1 

6.6 

7.2

64

115

202

Mote. Same as 

following table 

above 7.2 ft.

Mar. 12 to Sept. 30

5.9

6.2

6.6 

7.2 

8.O

105

202

373

12.0 1,500

16.0 2,300

20.0 3,270

22.0 3,820

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

Ill

104

98

93

90

85

83

82

81

78

74

72

71

70

70

70

70

70

71

73

73

74

75

81

83

92

85 

85

85

98

112

2,559

82.5

0.102

0.12

Nov.

139

161

192

141

150

160

131

121

105

91

89

88

93

100

114

123

107

97

117

121

110

97

93

91

89

90

91 

91

95

91

-

3,375

112

0.138

0.15

Dec.

89

89

*101

258

217

199

143

139

219

305

373

385

373

305

252

239

197

316

362

1,370

2,960

2,330

1,600

1,000

863

863

751

667

555

542

448

18,510

597

0.735

0.85

Jan.

350

294

262

241

305

305

283

*249

245

397

410

397

422

410

350

316

294

262

239

221

221

1,440

1,870

1,030

528

422

592 

2,480

2,640

2,590

1,990

22,255

718

0.884

1.02

Feb.

1,720

1,650

1,470

1,180

1,470

1,670

1,620

1,620

1,550

919

569

448

*385

350

327

422

461

410

350

327

327

316

428

723

695

1,090

1,910 

1,620

1,090

-

27,117

935

1.15

1.24

Mar.

807

611

555

1,030

1,380

1,240

1,150

863

583

1,140

3,620

3,710

3,710

3,270

2,760

2,430

2,140

1,500

*2,030

1,920

1,620

1,600

1,760

1,360

891

723

583 

474

397

"468 350

46,675

1,506

1.85

2.14

Apr .

1,910

1,890

1,120

1,150

1,270

947

723

639

528

435

373

463

2,220

2.640

*2,220

1,840

1,800

1,760

1,060

555

422

373

327

305

305

294

397 

639

528

397

-

29,530

984

1.21

1.35

May

~262 316

235

208

186

170

162

152

145

136

131

136

122

111

105

105

101

W

*115

145

124

112

136

137

144

162

158

160

170

174

152

4,774

154

0.190

0.22

June

152

177

T55

131

113

101

92

85

80

78

77

69

67

65

62

61

59

58

57

T!

113

96

*68

60

58

57

59

66

62

63

-

2,508

83.6

0.103

0.11

July

60

56

82

81

60

56

52

53

57

96

71

58

52

50

53

56

52

50

49

48

48

46

45

44

44

44

43 

*39

39

40

41

1,667

53.8

0.066

0.08

Aug.

44

43

48

49

49

50

68

92

"59 102

48

56

63

57

56

52

48

48

50

56

54

48

48

49

54

48

44 

41

38

38

38

1,638

52.8

0.065

0.08

Sept.

38

40

41

51

fB

43

42

*41

40

38

38

37

38

43

48

48

49

45

43

42

44

41

38

38

36

36

36 

36

36

35

-

1,229

41.0

0.505

0.06

Calendar year 1951: Max 45,400 Win 65 Mean 1,362 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.76

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,710 Win 35 Mean 442 Cfsm 0.544 In. 7.42

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
294 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Noxubee River near Geiger, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°55', long. 88 0 18', in SE£ sec. 33, T. 23 N., R. 3 W., near left bank on 

 downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 17, half a mile upstream from Woodards Creek, 1 mile upstream from Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railroad bridge, and

4 miles north of Geiger.

Drainage area. 1,080 sq mi.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1940, July 1944 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 86.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~T"929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Prior to Sept. 30, 1940, staff gage at site of 

old highway bridge 1 mile downstream at datum 84.64 ft above mean sea level. July 26, 

1944, to June 5, 1949, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. Auxiliary waterstage recorder on Tombigbee River at Gainesville, ! £ miles downstream from mouth of 

Noxubee River.

Average discharge. 9 years, 1,749 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,980 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 24.4 ft); minimum daily, 40 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1939-40, 1944-52: Maximum discharge, 37,600 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 42.7 

ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge includes flow of Noxubee cutoff channel at bridge on 

State Highway 17, 1 mile north of gage.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Fall used as a factor Dec. 24 to Jan. 7, Feb. 4-10, Mar. 15-19, 22)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 12 Mar. 13 to Sept. 30

3.5 129

4.0 206

9.0 1,330

18.0 3,770

25.0 6,220

2.7 36

3.3 85

4.0 174

9.0 1,330

18.0 3,770

25.0 6,220

Discharge, in cubi- feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*109

111

106

102

97

93

89

86

81

79

76

75

73

72

71

71

68

68

68

68

68

68

69

72

75

75

80

86

85

85

87

2,513

81.1

0.075

0.09

Nov.

104

133

150

181

192.

164

172

173

158

146

137

126

120

121

 125

126

140

146

140

130

142

148

143

135

129

129

129

130

129

129

-

4,227

141

0.131

0.15

Dec.

129

129

130

149

242

299

280

242

242

329

381

402

412

423

412

370

329

329

423

1,160

4,140

5,120

3,960

2,010

1,000

864

927

724

575

550

491

27,173

877

0.812

0 . 94

Jan.

481

389

356

293

266

278

340

*350

309

329

456

456

445

434

445

423

392

360

329

299

280

299

1,670

2,030

al.100

a560

a520

a820

a2,900

a5 . 500

a3,100

24,009

774

0.717

0.83

Feb.

a2 , 50O

a2,200

al,900

1,840

1,360

1,380

1,530

1,500

1,480

1,430

942

599

456

402

370

370

511

555

467

392

370

370

381

621

850

966

2,180

2,560

1,830

,

-

32,312

1, 114

1.03

1.11

Mar.

1,230

896

827

1,460

1,680

1,460

1,280

1,130

919

990

4 , 600

5.820

5 , 190

4,560

4,080

3,440

2,770

2,560

3,240

*3,240

2,390

1,880

2,610

2,130

1,560

1,040

780

630

522

454

465

65,833

2,124

1.97

2.27

Apr.

2,610

3,680

2,390

1 , 500

1,680

1,530

1,080

805

680

582

500

550

2,980

4.050

3 , 300

2,560

1 , 900

1,730

1,630

1,130

630

465

399

357

337

347

317

357

570

534

-

41,180

1,373

1.27

1.42

 

May

421

347

297

259

*236

214

196

184

174

170

160

152

148

149

136

124

123

132

148

136

146

159

145

146

160

166

177

187

177

185

190

5,744

185

0.171

0.20

June

188

164

180

187

162

141

127

115

106

 99

96

90

88

82

78

75

72

70

68

75

75

85

132

108

84

75

70

68

68

71

-

3,099

103

0.095

0.11

July

74

75

92

74

87

93

73

64

61

60

64

92

85

68

64

59

59

60

66

60

54

51

49

46

*46

44

43

42

48

49

44

1.94S

62.8

0.058

0.07

Aug.

178

83

48

44

45

49

64

84

114

115

107

78

64

60

68

65

63

61

64

*78

64

59

63

59

55

56

58

57

52

49

47

2.151

69.4

0.064

0.07

Sept.

44

47

47

46

46

49

55

52

47

45

44

43

41

49

55

55

56

56

57

55

54

50

49

47

45

43

42

41

40_

40

-

1,440

48.0

0.044

0.05

Calendar year 1951: Max 36,600 Mln 65 Mean 1,942 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.42

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,820 Min 4O Mean 578 Cfsm 0.535 In. 7.31

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). --No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

No gage-height record; discharge estimated cords for station
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 295

Tombigbee River at Gainesville, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°49', long. 88°09', in SE^ sec. 2, T. 21 N., R. 2 W., on downstream 

side of right bank pier of bridge on State Highway 39 at Gainesville, 2 miles downstream from Noxubee River.

Drainage area.--8.700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at the 

same site since 1937 are contained in reports of U. 3. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 63.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

supplementary adjustment of 1946. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Epes, 19 miles 

downstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--14 years, 11,930 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 40,600 cfs Dec. 31; maximum gage height, 34.83 

ft Dec. 31; minimum discharge, 523 cfs July 29 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 168,000 cfs Jan. 11, 1949; maximum gage height, 53.9 ft 

Jan. 11, 1949; minimum discharge, 389 cfs Aug. 31, 1943 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

Remarks. --Records good.

Cooperation. --Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Cons of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per se:ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

11

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,740 

1,600

*1,410

1,290

1,180

1,040

985

960

930

900

875

930

875

850 

850

850

850

850

850

850

825

8?5

825

850

875

900

1,040

1,290

1,410

1,350

1,470

32,325

1,043

0.120

0.14

Nov.

1,600 

2,110

2,980

3,560

3,460

3,360

2,980

2,530

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,270

2,110

*1,950 

1,920

2,350

4,160

4,160

4,160

3,960

3,560

3,070

2,620

2,350

2,190

2,110

2,030

2,030

2,190

2,270

-

81,090

2,703

0.311

0.35

Dec .

2,270 

2,190

2,110

2,190

3,070

3,960

4,560

4,960

8,020

13,000

15,600

16,600

17,500

17,000 

14,600

14,900

16,600

18,200

19,800

22,900

32,100

34,100

35,300

34,600

34,600

36,100

37,700

39,100

39,900

40,500

40,400

624,430

20,140

2.31

2.67

Jan.

40,200

39^100

37,400

34,400

28,800

21,000

15,000

*11,8CO

10,800

12,000

14,900

16,300

16,500 

14,800

13,400

12,800

12,200

11,100

10,100

9,100

9,600

14,400

17,000

17,100

14,700

12,200

15,500

24,000

28 , 000

29,400

603,400

19,460

2.24

2.58

Feb.

30,100

29^900

30,100

28,900

29,000

29,600

29,400

27,900

23,100

16,500

*12,300

10,900

10,400 

10,200

11,600

12,200

11,700

10,500

9,340

8,500

8,620

9,580

9,460

10,300

12,000

15,600

19,200

20,000

-

-

516,600

17,810

2.05

2.21

Mar.

18,800 

16,300

13,700

15,500

18,800

19,200

18,500

16,700

13,800

11,600

22,800

30,900

32,400

33,500 

34,300

33,500

33,100

31,700

*30,400

28,800

26,900

25,100

26,100

22,900

21,200

20,400

19,300

16,800

14,100

12,200

1L.POO

690,300

22,270

2.56

2.95

Apr.

15,100 

19,900

20,500

20,200

20,000

17,000

13,200

10,900

9,700

8,620

7,900

7,300

15,700

22,400

23,300

22,100

19,800

16,100

12,100

9,570

8,140

7,180

6,460

5,860

5,500

6,820

8,260

7,420

6,580

5,980

-

379,590

12,650

1.45

1.62

May

5,280 

4,860

4,560

4,260

3,760

*3,260

2,980

2,710

2,530

2,440

2,350

2,350

2,620

2,710 

2,530

2,350

2,270

2,110

2,270

2,270

2,350

2,800

3,070

3,260

3,360

4,160

5,170

4,460

3,860

3,070

2,800

98,830

3,188

0.366

0.42

June

2,980 

3 , 07 0

2,890

2,530

2,270

1,950

1,780

1,670

1,640

*1,570

1,470

1,410

1,350

1,320 

1,230

1,180

1,120

1,100

1,040

1,070

1,010

1,100

1,440

1,600

1,570

1,410

1,200

1,070

985

960

-

46,985

1,566

0.180

0.20

July

900 

930

1,010

985

1,230

1,180

1,040

1,010

985

1,040

1,010

1,040

1,100

985 

900

850

800

800

800

750

700

675

*650

635

610

590

555

550

532

1555

585

26,007

839

0.096

0.11

Aug.

700 

775

645

675

800

875

1,260

1,9?0

1,740

1,670

1,670

1,700

2,030

m1,740

1,440

1,260

1,1?0

1,070

1,010

*1,OTO

1,120

1,040

1,010

930

850

850

SCO

725

7CO

37,575

1,212

0.139

0.16

Sept.

650 

650

645

635

615

630

700

750

750

675

620

585

570

725 

1,180

1,010

1,120

1,540

1,810

1,540

1,180

1,010

985

1,010

960

850

800

725

700

650

-

26,270

876

0.101

0.11

Calendar year 1951: Max 138,000 Mln 666 Mean 16,510 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.77

Water year 1951-52: Max 40,500 Mln 532 Mean 8,643 Cfsm 0.993 In. 13.52

Peak discharge (base, 42,000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

319056 O - 55 - 20
296 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Mulberry Fork near Garden City, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°00 I , long. 86°45', in NEf sec. 16, T. 12 S., R. 2 W., on left bank near 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 1,000 ft downstream from Louisville & 

Nashville Railroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Garden City, and 5j miles downstream 

from Mud Creek.

Drainage area.--365 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1928 to September 1952.

Gage.--Hater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 380.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 3, 1934, chain gage, and Dec. 4, 1934, to Jan. 4, 1939, wireweight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1929-52), 651 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 ofs Dec. 21 (gage height, 13.75 ft); minimum, 4.7 cfs Oct. 18 (gage height, 2.05 ft).

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 46,600 ofs Feb. 4, 1936 (gage height, 24.0 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 3 ofs Sept. 28-30, Oct. 1, 3-6, 1931 (gage height, 1.88 

ft).

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

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 11 to Sept. 30)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 

3.3

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

9.0 

11.0

442

691

1,040

1,920

3,060

6,400

10,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

18

15

14

12

9.9

9.5

8.3

7.3

6.6

9.1

8.7

7.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.3

5.0

575

5.0

6.0

6.3

6.3

~^48 1.260

100

66

756

*272

205

521

3,634.7

117

0.321

0.37

Nov.

5.480 

1,290

677

475

372

390

1,070

574

450

372

316

279

272

693

595

1,680

898

580

475

406

353

302

276

253

247

237

216

196

191

177

-

19,792

660

1.81

2.02

Dee.

167 

164

16?

*2,100

1,280

905

745

629

1,070

1,160

949

799

691

3,860

6,540

2,800

1,970

2..620

2,560

5,570

9,730

3,500

2,400

1,870

1,600

8,920

3,500

2,400

1,970

1,680

1,360

75,673

2,441

6.69

7.71

Jan.

1,160 

1,010

956

898

1,450

1,040

905

*855

868

2,820

1,820

1,500

1,240

1,080

949

827

738

648

574

607

560

8.190

3,490

2,120

1,680

1,500

2,120

3,430

2,500

1,920

1,540

50,995

1,645

4.51

5.20

Feb.

1,280 

1,160

1,450

2,090

1,770

1,450

1,240

1,040

920

772

677

*585

644

i'Ol'6 2,140

1,200

1,040

806

731

677

607

"579 513

1,080

898

827

848

738

691

-

29,863

1,030

2.82

3.04

Mar.

704 

574

9T6

1,840

1,010

884

758

654

590

3,340

8,210

2,740

2,020

1,540

1,240

1,040

827

923

*1,300

786

1,990

2,290

3,140

1,970

1,540

1,240

1,040

862

731

607

596

47,902

1,546

4.24

4.88

Apr.

a 13 

OT

475

438

398

353

320

310

285

272

253

250

379

379

285

3250

222

214

202

188

177

*167

159

159

159

159

149

134

122

111

-

8,430

281

0.770

0.86

May

107 

96

90

86

75

66

58

a 54

351

al50"

368

172

115

94

77

72

62

60

86

181

115

90

72

86

132

111

*90

72

261

324

222

3,695

119

0.326

0.38

June

177 

139

111

94

580

1,580

372

262

603

6,150

888

492

357

289

231

194

159

134

113

100

86

77

68

66

58

56

48

38

33

32

-

13,587

453

1.24

1.38

July

*33 

~BT 195

46

35

29

28

26

116

92

52

36

28

24

24

24

24

322

a 20

318

a!6

a!4

313

312

11

11

9.9

9.9

9.5

9.1

9.5

1,080.9

34.9

0.096

0.11

Aug.

H8.7

85

212

205

1,280

199

1.710

725

272

188

*214

498

982

465

216

141

107

82

68

57

51

47

40

34

28

25

24

39

211

8,231.5

266

0.729

0.84

Sept.

109

98

159

100

66

50

40

34

30

*27

24

23

3?

149

109

124

a86

a660

915

m

180

124

94

73

60

51

44

38

35

32

-

3,907

130

0.356

0.40

Calendar year 1951: Max 23,700 Min 5.0 Mean 896 Cfsm 2.45 In. 33.32

Water year year 1951-52: j.aoj.-3£: Max max 9,730 v,tsu Mln mm 5.0 s.u Mean mean 729 rza ui Cfsm sm <:.uu 2.0O in. In. ct.iv 27.19

: discharge (base. 15,000 cfs). Dec. 21 (2 a.m.) 17,200 ofs (13.75 ft)} Dec. 26 (8 a.m.) 

' cfs (12776 ft;j Jan. 22 (12:30 p.m.) 15,SOO cfs (13.06 ft)j Mar. 11 (2 a.m.) 16,300 cfs 

ft).

Peak

14,800__ 

(13.37 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 297 

Sipsey Fork near Falls City, Ala.

Location. -Lat 34°03', long. 87°16', in NE£ sec. 33, T. 11 S., R. 7 W., near midstream on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, l£ miles downstream from Clifty Fork, if 

miles north of Falls City, and 2^ miles upstream from Clear Creek.

Drainage area. 375 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 9 years, 690 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 15.6 ft); minimum, 9.4 cfs July 29-31.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 48,400 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 29.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs; minimum, that of July 29-31, 1952. 

A discharge of 6.4 cfs was measured Aug. 26, 1943.

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

Rating table, water year

and discharge, In 

1.7 7.0

1.9 16

2.2 34

2.6 73

3.0 129

3.5 230

1951-52 (gage

4.0

5.0

7 .0

9.0

11.0

14.0

Discharge, In cubic feet pe

leight, In feet, 

second)

360

750

2,000

4,100

6,900

12,000

eond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

49

46

42

41

40

36

35

29

33

32

31

30

29

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

36

30

*93

59

52

48

57

140

110

138

1,465

47.3

0.126

0.15

Nov.

575

348

196

131

109

105

149

161

140

113

100

93

89

112

466

478

411

268

198

160

136

119

110

105

103

102

102

98

*92

86

-

5,455

182

0.485

0.54

Dec.

84

84

85

482

800

425

308

4,300

2,940

1,490

900

615

453

3,900

7,950

2,700

1,520

1,840

2,000

3,420

9,080

3,120

1,880

1,330

1,060

10,700

4,100

2,240

1,560

1,240

950

72,556

2,341

6.24

7.20

Jan.

750

638

535

495

825

825

705

638

615

*2,840

2,160

1,490

1,150

925

775

660

615

555

478

460

432

2,170

2,240

1,460

1,120

975

1,900

6.030

3,470

2,000

1,490

41,421

1,336

3.56

4.11

Feb.

,180

,000

,210

,800

.920

,490

,150

925

775

660

595

515

478

775

775

728

750

660

*615

595

555

478

638

900

850

825

1,030

1,030

925

_

-

25,827

891

2.38

2.56

Mar.

800

638

900

1,630

1,270

1,000

825

705

615

2,660

9,590

3,350

2,080

1,490

1,180

900

750

750

950

775

750

850

2,240

1,740

1,270

* 1,000

800

660

575

495

478

43,716

1,410

3.76

4.34

Apr.

515

478

425

400

394

354

325

315

310

298

285

265

400

460

400

363

336

315

300

285

272

255

245

250

250

235

221

203

185

175

-

9,514

317

0.845

0.94

May

*165

161

156

151

143

142

a 140

a 140

al30

a!50

165

147

also

a!20

allO

allO

alOO

a 100

a!20

a!30

a!20

allO

a99

a88

79

a 120

a9O

*73

121

258

175

4,043

130

0.347

0 . 40

June

142

118

96

83

78

113

88

85

109

102

77

65

59

52

48

44

40

36

38

58

152

106

*95

73

55

49

46

40

35

33_

-

2,215

73.8

0.197

0.22

July

33

30

26

26

28

23

25

33

50

41

44

33

30

28

23

21

20

20

18

18

16

15

14

13

12

10

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

697.8

22 .5

0.060

0.07

Aug.

11

20

45

44

*32

25

53

75

190

394

158

93

73

219

198

158

85

67

56

50

42

36

35

32

30

26

25

23

22

22

22

2,361

76.2

0.203

0.23

Sept.

23

25

25

26

26

24

23

21

*20

19

16

16

16

20

25

33

33

30

31

55

63

48

36

30

25

22

20

19

18

17

-

805

2P.8

U.071

0.08

Calendar year 1951: Max 30,400 Mln 18 Mean 835 iTsm 2.23 In. 3C.21

Water year 1951-52: Max 10,700 Mln 9.4 Mean 574 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.84

Peak discharge (base, 11.000 cfsi.--Dec. 21 (6 a.m.) 12,000 cfs (14.0 ft); De 

efs (15.6 ft); Mar. 11 (7 a.m.) 12^800 cfs (14.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Blackwater Creek near Manchester.

26 (]

ek at Falls City and
298 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Clear Creek at Palls City, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°02', long. 87°16', in NE£ sec. 9, T. 12 S., R. 7 W., on left bank 15 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Clear Creek Palls , 

half a mile south of Falls City, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 151 sq mi.

Records available. June 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only), October 1939 to September 1952.PuFlished as "near Elk" 1904-5.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 4, 1939, staff gages at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 13 years, 259 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,980 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 5.0 ft); minimum, 

17 cfs July 24 (gage height, 0.64 ft).

1939-52: K ximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 10.97 ft), from 

rating curve expended above 6,800 cfs; minimum, 12 cfs July 19, 1942 (gage height, 0.63 

ft).

Remarks. Records good except those below 25 cfs, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

375 

650 

1,630

.9 62 5.0 3j980 

1.2 167

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

SI

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

40

38

38

57

35

34

32

32

32

32

32

52

52

22

30

30

30

50

30

50

50

55

*65

68

44

40

72

98

62

97

1,307

42.2

0.279

0.32

Mov.

406

198

99

74

60

62

106

106

83

77

68

65

65

83

167

277

246

185

110

89

80

74

68

68

65

65

65

62

 58

58

-

5,289

110

0.728

0.81

Dec .

55

55

60

218

277

185

147

1,140

1,000

590

575

277

212

1,040

3,110

1,170

590

794

828

1 , .WO

5.250

1,340

794

561

472

2,740

1,460

864

642

519

420

26,505

855

5.66

6.55

Jan.

545

304

272

251

375

345

288

272

272

*878

682

512

420

357

515

277

251

232

212

203

194

724

810

512

414

375

658

1,900

1,320

778

582

15,330

495

3.28

5.78

Feb.

472

427

460

658

698

540

446

375

327

288

272

241

236

357

310

293

315

277

*261

261

251

222

283

427

375

351

420

408

375

_

-

10,626

366

2.42

2.62

Mar.

327

272

310

674

466

388

327

288

266

928

3.110

1,320

837

620

492

408

351

351

440

351

553

345

622

486

401

*539

299

266

246

232

227

16,522

527

3.49

4.02

Apr.

261

251

222

212

208

185

176

172

167

163

155

155

241

256

208

190

172

165

159

151

147

145

155

151

139

155

124

120

115

110

-

5,164

172

1.14

1,27

May

*99

92

92

92

89

83

80

85

83

102

127

92

77

74

71

65

62

62

74

77

77

71

62

62

77

74

65

*58

116

155

102

2,595

83.7

0.554

0.64

June

102

83

68

60

58

55

53

55

58

60

49

40

42

40

38

38

35

34

40

53

42

40

*42

40

60

47

40

37

54

34

-

1,475

49.2

0.326

0.36

July

34

37

35

34

34

27

30

32

47

37

30

29

24

26

26

27

26

24

24

24

23

22

22

20

22

21

IS

18

20

22

23

838

27.0

0.179

0.21

Aug.

27

23

52

29

*26

52

238

86

182

459

92

58

55

555

198

110

65

51

42

38

37

37

54

54

52

50

29

29

26

27

50

2,521

81.3

0.538

0.62

Sept.

29

30

34

34

29

26

26

24

 24

26

24

24

26

57

71

47

55

50

90

58

58

35

32

50

29

29

27

26

26

26

-

1,022

34.1

0.226

0.25

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,100 Mln 22 Mean 338 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.35

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,230 Min 18 Mean 258 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.43

Peak diseharne (base, 3,000 cfs). --Dec. 15 (4 to 8 a.m.) 3,600 cfs (4.7 ft); Dec. 21 (1 to 9 a.m.)

3,980 cfs (5.0 ft 

» Discharge measu
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 299

Blackwater Creek near Manchester, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°55' , long. 87°15' , in SE^ sec. 15, T. 13 S. , R. 7 W. , on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from small tributary,- 

2 miles east of Manchester, and 5| miles north of Jasper.

Drainage area. 177 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 401.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T"929, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 14 years, 308 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,550 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 6.8 ft); minimum daily, 4.4 cfs Aug. 1, 2.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 8,050 cfs Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 11.49 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Oct. 25, 1938.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Occasional regulation 

at very low flow by mill 2 miles above station.

Rating table, water ye 

and discharge,

1.3 3.5

1.5 7.6

1.8 15

2.1 31

2.4 56

2.9 137

1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

ubic feet pe ond)

442

655

960

2,750

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

26

22

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

10

1011

12

*21

44

34

28

28

22

25

5JL

568

18.3

0.103

0.12

Nov.

583

484

202

120

89

81

111

126

100

80

66

61

56

60

113

276

359

214

153

122

102

90

82

78

74

74

70

65

*61

57

-

4,209

140

0.791

0.88

Dec.

55

53

54

201

263

209

168

149

179

266

260

219

177

577

1,430

1,520

1,480

1,430

1,220

1,520

2,350

2,350

2 , 200

1,660

858

1,920

1,880

1,700

1,340

825

586

29,099

939

5.31

6.11

Jan.

465

379

343

328

410

372

312

294

312

*858

825

685

550

446

382

331

289

266

239

224

221

1,030

1,260

1,140

795

572

670

1,300

1,580

1,260

995

18,933

611

3.45

3.98

Feb.

665

533

572

995

925

705

559

461

403

343

306

230

304

1,060

795

655

590

469

*399

372

356

303

406

594

533

488

550

476

424

_

-

15,521

535

3.02

3.26

Mar.

372

321

359

665

see

488

403

340

300

780

1,790

1 , 880

1,840

1,300

705

500

406

438

576

446

542

563

747

572

457

382

*328

286

252

229

231

19,084

616

3.48

4.01

Apr.

362

297

247

226

224

200

177

168

159

151

141

143

321

328

266

221

190

172

157

149

139

129

122

122

131

124

114

104

94

86_

-

5,464

182

1.03

1.15

May

*82

97

70

66

60

34

41

50

64

113

214

170

104

76

64

56

52

48

46

48

52

53

50

45

51

49

48

*43

62

74

104

2,186

70.5

0.398

0.46

June

118

75

54

44

37

32

31

35

44

30

26

23

20

19

17

16

15

15

40

54

41

31

23

18

15

14

12

12

12

16

-

939

31.3

0.177

0.20

July

14

*12

25

32

18

15

13

15

15

13

23

22

15

12

12

17

13

11

11

10

9.8

9.3

8.6

7 .8

7.2

6.9

6.7

6.5

5.8

5.4

5.2

397.2

12.8

0.072

0.08

Aug. Sept.

4.4 13

4.4 15

6.5 15

6.3 13

*8.8

11

143

193

384

428

219

111

62

100

181

118

61

41

51

30

24

2 1

19

18

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

2,342.4

75.6

0.427

0.49

12

13

13

13

*12

11

12

12

12

13

33

34

23

16

14

15

16

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

-

436

14.5

0.082

0.09

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,05O Min 6.0 Mean 394 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.18

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,350 Min 4.4 Mean 271 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.83

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs).--Dec. 20 (10 p.m.) 2,55n cfs (6.8 ft); Dec. 26 (11 a.m.) 1,970

cfs (6.21 ft); Mar. 

* Discharge

(11 p.m.) 1,880 cfs (6.10 ft), 

this
300 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Lost Creek near Oakman, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°45'50", long. 87°21'30", in SE£ sec. 3, T. 15 S., R. 8 W., on right 

 bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 69, a quarter of a mile 

upstream from Wolf Branch, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Pumpkin Creek, 

4 miles northeast of Oakman, and 6-| miles southwest of Jasper.

Drainage area. 134 sq mi.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 280 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 3,550 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 16.5 ft); 

minimum, 0.7 cfs Aug. 1,2, 1952.

Remarks. Records good above 20 cfs and poor below.

Rating table, Nov. 17, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, in 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.8 

1.0

1.4

2.0

4.0

10.0

16.0

59

13 Z

444

1,760

3,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, November 1951 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov.

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

*240

145

112

92

78

71

63

59

56

56

53

48

45

42

-

_

_

-

-

Dec.

38

37

39

418

270

181

147

132

181

217

174

149

125

555

1,810

750

410

980

896

1,490

 5.340

2,090

630

436

342

1,940

1,510

630

462

368

294

21,041

679

5.07

5.84

Jan.

247

210

195

195

286

240

202

188

195

*852

570

393

318

270

240

210

188

173

150

143

139

1,810

1,340

552

393

350

498

1,710

1,094

610

436

14,397

464

3.46

4.00

Feb.

350

310

384

1,290

852

aeoo

a400

a300

240

202

181

161

147

516

350

350

342

*254

217

210

202

164

171

240

195

210

342

294

254

-

-

9,728

335

2 .50

2.70

Mar.

210

174

217

534

318

254

210

181

163

577

£.650

1,127

570

384

302

240

202

232

462

294

402

410

670

462

342

270

*217

181

156

138

129

12,678

409

3.05

3.52

Apr.

224

174

138

128

131

106

92

86

80

73

69

72

270

240

164

129

108

92

80

71

62

a56

a5 2

a60

a54

a48

a42

a38

a34

a3C>

-

3,003

100

0.746

0.83

May

*a28

25

22

20

17

16

15

14

14

14

86

49

27

22

18

17

16

16

14

14

16

15

13

13

12

13

13

10

*33

28

24

654

21.1

0.157

0.18

June

16

12

9.4

6.9

6.5

5.8

11

9.9

6.2

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.4

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.1

5.8

44

18

8.9

5.8

4.3

3.6

3.2

3.9

6.2

2.8

-

220.1

7.34

0.055

0.06

July

2.8

*7_^

4.7

3.6

2.5

2.3

2.3

2 .1

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

.9

1.0

1.1

1.0

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

56.1

1.81

0.014

0.02

Aug.

0.7

.7

.8

.8

»3.3

15

32

109

304

416

64

32

24

88

47

25

16

9.9

8.0

6.2

5.0

5.4

4.3

3.4

3.4

2.8

3.2

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.9

1,237.7

39.9

0.298

0.34

Sept.

6.2

3.6

3.6

4.3

3.2

2.1

3.2

*2.5

2.8

2.1

2.3

2.3

3.6

5.0

7.3

20

13

8.9

8.0

4.3

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.3

2.0

3.0

-

137.4

4.58

0.034

0.04

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Dec. 21 (10 p.m.) 3,550 cfs (16.5 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Locust Fork near Cleveland, Ala.

301

Location.--Lat 34°02', long. 86°34', in NE£ sec. 6, T. 12 S., R. IE., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 38, 2 miles north of Cleveland and 

2j miles downstream from Graves Creek.

Drainage area.--300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1936 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 536.94 ft above mean sea level, datjm of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 20, 1940, staff gage at site 200 

ft upstream at same datum. Apr. 20, 1940, to Mar. 23, 1944, staff gage and Mar. 24, 

1944, to Apr. 11, 1945, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1937-52), 538 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximam discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 10.9 ft); minimum, 16 cfs July 27-29, Aug. 1-2.

1936-52: Maximum discharge observed, 47,000 cfs Dec. 28, 1942 (gage height, 19.2 

ft, from gage then in use); minimum since Oct. 1, 1943, 3.6 cfs Sept. 28, 29, 1947; 

minimum prior to Oct. 1, 1943, not determined.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 1112: 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 22-26, Dec. 26 to

Jan. 22, Jan. 24 to Mar. 10)

0.8 

.9

10

17

40

91

195

481

3.0 

4.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

778

1,500

4,470

7,400

12,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

43

37

32

31

30

30

30

30

30

26

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26 

26 

26

26

26

27

27

74

*109

67

58

1,081

34.9

0.116

0.13

Nov.

1.000

520

283

198

162

157

465

408

279

228

198

174

165

189

334

606

616

417

334

279

253 

221 

202

192

180

171

162

154

146

136

-

8,831

294

0.980

1.09

Dec.

130

123

120

*763

652

558

451

394

731

908

714

592

461

1,920

3,610

2,360

1,500

2,410

2,310

4,910

10.100 

4,490 

2,600

1,820

1,460

5,520

3,600

2,310

1,720

1,420

1,180

62,257

2,008

6.69

7.72

Jan.

1,040

940

876

843

1,160

1,040

*876

617

791

1,540

1,260

1,060

973

876

798

727

689

646

592

592

604 

4.580 

3,400

1,660

1,380

1,180

1,340

3,000

2,600

1,900

1,460

41,480

1,338

4.46

5.14

Feb.

,180

,040

,260

.900

,770

,460

,160

,010

676

776

*708

628

596

1,820

1,080

1,300

1,220

973

843

778

706 

622 

656

720

658

628

772

727

671

-

-

28,566

985

3.28

3.54

Mar.

791

610

646

1,380

1,140

876

759

671

610

1,270

4,940

3,100

1,820

1,260

1,010

843

*752

708

940

727

791 

1,340 

2,220

1,540

1,260

1,010

876

733

628

564

552

36,367

1,173

3.91

4.51

Apr.

906

772

592

503

451

394

372

338

314

298

264

257

326

302

257

232

218

215

202

180

*152 

149 

133

133

136

130

123

123

109

98

-

8,681

289

0.963

1.08

May

67

83

76

70

67

62

55

52

52

50

55

55

50

46

42

37

36

36

40

119

179 

69 

67

55

50

55

*69

69

122

276

177

2,380

76.8

0.256

0.30

June

128

98

60

70

65

332

229

126

89

3.790

762

376

253

192

160

130

109

89

78

70

65

111 

98

72

62

50

43

39

35

32

-

7,633

261

0.870

0.97

July

*69

127

57

39

34

26

35

149

267

118

57

43

37

28

34

27

24

27

25

22

21 

20 

18

17

17

17

16.

16

16

17

17

1,439

46.4

0.155

0.18

Aug.

ieis

27

123

71

5S

8C

7?

204

465

123

If

*16£

167

11£

12C

63

5t

4f

36

34 

3C 

32

27

23

23

21

22

22

1 . 2 40

657

4,254

137

0.457

0.53

Sept.

225

*157

302

174

109

80

65

55

46

40

36

32

35

73

111

85

74

65

190

130

102 

74 

60

50

43

39

32

30

28

JT7

-

2,571

85.7

0.286

0.32

Calendar year 1951: Max 24,800 Mln 21 Mean 722 Cfsm 2.41 In. 32.66

Water year 1951-52: Max 10,100 Min 16 Mean 562 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.51

Peak discharge (base, 11.000 cfs). Dec. 21 (5 a.m.) 12,200 cfs (10.9 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Locust Fork at Trafford, Ala.

Location.--Lat 33°50>, long. 86°45', in SW£ sec. 9, T. 14 S. , R. 2 W., or left bank 50 

ft upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Trafford, 1|- 

rniles east of Coaldale, and 2| miles upstream from Gurley Creek.

Drainage area.--622 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1930 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 309.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Jan. 27, 1934, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1930-31, 1932-52), 1,038 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 18,000 cfs Dec. 21; minimum discharge, 

26 cfs July 27-29.

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 60,700 cfs Jan. 6, 1949 (gage height, 59.1 ft); minimum daily, 8 cfs Oct. 20, 1931.

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

Diversion above station subsequent to 1938 by city of Birmingham from Inland Reservoir 

(usable capacity, 60,000 acre-ft) on Blackburn Pork for industrial water supply.

Revisions (water years).--W 782: 1934.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Mar. 11)

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

4.0

110

390

8.0

14.0

24.0

31.0

1,950

5,060

12,300

18,900

Discharge, in euti- 2Cond, water year uetober 1951 to September 1952

say

1

2

3

4

^

P

1

B

9

in

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean ! f J

(tt}

Oct.

94

82

74

69

67

62

62

55

51

47

46

46

46

46

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

46

49

53

51

53

65

87

*166

120

1,889

60.9

-72

80

Nov .

718

1,150

460

285

226

204

349

652

422

306

257

229

212

218

332

962

1,070

724

512

411

338

296

271

250

236

232

222

208

201

187

"

12,140

405

-17

68

Dec.

176

173

170

*1,120

1,550

1,040

760

635

1,350

1,860

1,390

1,070

851

2,230

6,930

4,300

2,600

3,000

5,000

8,600

18.000

13,000

7,200

3,200

2,300

5,600

8,600

4,300

2,800

2,270

1,910

113,985

3,677

+285

76

Jan.

1,590

1,390

1,270

1,230

1,730

1,730

1,390

*1,230

1,190

2,450

2,400

1,800

1,500

1,400

1,200

1,100

990

920

870

820

1,200

6,800

5,600

2,800

2,200

1,800

3,100

5,800

5,200

3,700

2,600

69,000

2,226

+85

77

Feb.

2,100

2,000

2,900

5,600

3,200

2,600

2,100

1,800

1,500

I, POO

1,100

*999

888

1,730

1,820

1,680

2,0*3

1,550

1,350

1,190

1,070

925

1,110

1,590

1,430

1,270

1,430

1,430

1,310

-

-

48,912

1,687

-3

79

Mar.

1,230

1,070

1,110

2,360

2,270

1,730

1,430

1,190

1,036

1, 710

9,250

6,520

3,550

2,450

1,910

1,550

1,310

1,230

1,590

1,350

1,470

2,750

4,040

3,250

2,450

1,950

1,590

1,350

1,150

999

906

67,751

2,186

78

Apr.

1,510

1,310

1,040

851

778

670

600

530

495

460

422

394

582

582

460

394

348

313

288

278

264

*250

250

250

246

236

222

215

204

180

-

14,422

481

-37

81

May

170

148

145

145

138

131

120

114

110

110

110

107

107

107

98

91

82

79

94

110

150

210

160

120

100

92

*91

114

166

285

514

4,118

133

-68

79

June

208

166

138

117

110

145

376

218

148

4,500

1,700

680

380

290

220

170

150

130

120

110

100

100

110

134

130

110

100

80

67

6Z_

"

11,069

369

-56

62

July

*69

79

145

88

62

55

55

69

198

264

134

82

67

57

53

51

49

42

36

38

36

36

33

32

29

28

26

26

28

62

.44

2,073

66.9

-58

56

Aug.

47

33

28

30

112

124

215

173

178

623

356

190

*234

347

444

254

212

156

128

110

88

79

79

88

*85

67

46

38

38

128

1,470

6,200

200

-73

80

Sept.

479 *2-7T

286

354

226

166

124

101

82

77

69

57

72

110

204

215

162

194

222

313

212

173

120

72

62

53

51

46

46

46

-

4,668

156

-67

84

Calendar year 1951: Max 46,100 Min 31 Mean 1,395 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.44

Water year 1951-52: Max 18,000 Min 26 Mean 973 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.30

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs).--Dec. 21 (time and discharge unknown).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Inland Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second; records furnished 

by city of Birmingham.

tt Diversion from Inland Reservoir, in cubic feet per second; records furnished by city of 

Birmingham.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Dec. 16-29, Jan. 11 to Feb. 11, May 21-26, June 10-23, 25-28; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Cleveland and at Sayre.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 303

Turkey Creek at Morris, Ala.

Location.--Lat 33°44 I 25", long. 86°48'45", in SW£ sec. 12, T. 15 S., R. 3 W., on right 

bank 60 ft upstream from bridge on U. 3. Highway 31 at Morris, three-quarters of a 

mile downstream from Cunningham Creek, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--81 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1944 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gags is 

3~45.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--8 years, 145 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,790 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 14.6 ft); minimum observed, 12 cfs Sept. 28-30.

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 23.1 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 10 cfs Oct. 18-21, 1944, Sept. 24, 

25, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair. Occasional slight diversions by sawmills above station.

Eating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 28, Nov. 2, 7, 8,

15-20, Dec. 4, 5, 9-19)

0.6

1.1 

1.5

9.5 

43' 19.5 

2.0

3.0

6.0

10.0

172

400

1,330

2,940

Discharge, In ruble feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46

41

37

33

32

30

28

27

25

24

24

23

25

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

20

19

21

20

19

20

64

29

*2B

50

837

27.0

0.333

0.38

Nov.

218

70

50

44

38

53

96

68

57

49

45

42

42

168

153

135

103

81

70

61

54

50

46

44

42

39

37

36

34

34

-

2,059

68.6

O.B47

0.95

Dec.

36

36

37

81

63

58

54

52

299

*191

126

96

84

159

323

172

153

456

323

2,640

2,080

598

348

264

301

1,420

512

348

264

211

182

11,967

386

4.77

5.49

Jan.

153

135

126

118

211

162

144

*135

135

252

201

172

153

135

135

135

126

118

110

103

96

312

264

191

162

162

366

1,580

512

311

242

6,957

224

2.77

3.19

Feb.

201

172

373

400

287

231

182

162

144

126

118

*110

105

201

144

221

172

153

135

155

118

105

118

144

135

153

182

182

162

-

-

5,067

175

2.16

2.33

Mar.

144

126

215

512

287

221

182

153

135

356

772

400

287

221

182

153

135

*153

172

155

476

484

685

428

299

242

191

162

144

126

126

8,304

268

5.31

3.81

Apr.

182

144

126

126

110

103

89

89

85

79

77

262

211

126

110

96

85

80

72

69

65

*62

60

62

64

56

55

51

45

42

-

2,883

96.1

1.19

1.32

May

41

39

41

38

56

56

36

32

55

55

38

32

28

27

28

28

27

28

55

40

32

55

28

30

29

*29

26

34

70

39

32

1,058

34.1

0.421

0.49

June

31

28

28

26

26

25

25

24

25

24

23

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

24

25

24

25

55

27

23

21

23

21

-

738

24.6

0.504

0.34

July

*21

20

19

18

IB

19

19

26

20

19

21

17

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

44

IB

16

15

T5

15

15

15

15

15

21

26

586

18.9

0.233

0.27

Aug.

28

3?

26

37

35

54

123

39

102

58

25

22

*43

22

20

21

18

17

16

15

15

16

15

15

14

14

14

15

14

17

15

891

28.8

0.35S

0.41

Sept.

14

18

19

17

15

15

15

15

14

*15

14

14

18

20

18

17

16

38

16

14

15

14

13

13

15

13

13

12

12

12

~

472

15.7

0.194

0.22

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,5OO Min IB Mean 167 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.95

Water year 1951-52: -Max 2,64O Min 12 Mean 114 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.20

_ Peak discharge , (base, 2,000 cfs).--Dec. 2O (12 p.m.) 5,790 cfs (14.6 ft)j Dec. 26 (5 a.m.) 2,130 

cfs (8.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
304 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Locust Fork at Sayre, Ala.

Location.--Lat 33°42 1 35", long. 86°59'00", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 15 S., R. 4 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge at Sayre, lj miles downstream from Camp 

Creek.

Drainage area. 885 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1928 to March 1932 (published as "near Warrior), May 1942 to 

September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 258.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 1928 to March 1932, chain gage at site 

9 miles upstream at different datum. May 14, 1942, to Jan. 16, 1943, staff gage, and 

Jan. 17, 1943, to June 30, 1949, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1928-31, 1945-52), 1,603 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,500 ofs Dec. 21 (gage height, 29.96 ft); 

minimum daily, 40 cfs July 25, 27, 28.

1928-32, 1942-52: Maximum discharge, 55,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1949 (gage height, 47.9 

ft); minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 28, Oct. C, 1931.

Remarks,--Records good. Diversion from 70 sq mi above station for industrial water 

supply for city of Birmingham.

Revisions (water years ) . W 1142: 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21 Dec. 22 to Sept. 3O

2.6 53 10.0

2.9 128 20.0

3.5 340 29.0

5.0 980

4,320

12,600

22,200

2.4 

2.7 

3.5 

5.0

92

546

980

10.0 4,320

20.0 12,600

28.0 21,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf srn

In.

Oct.

198

152

128

122

111

103

98

90

82

78

73

73

71

68

66

64

64

62

62

62

62

66

68

82

*88

82

98

182

155

128

219

3,057

98.6

0.111

0.13

Nov.

368

1.540

805

500

372

317

440

660

680

500

416

356

317

348

600

760

1,300

1,030

760

620

540

468

424

392

360

336

317

293

274

*259

-

16,152

538

0.608

0.68

Dec.

248

241

233

502

1,760

1,330

980

805

1,820

2,810

2,040

1,450

1,160

1,220

6,100

6,260

3,660

3,580

5,620

8,410

22,000

20,600

9,430

4,470

3,300

6,990

10 , 500

6,020

4,020

3,160

2,530

143,249

4,621

5.22

6.02

Jan.

2,110

1,760

1,570

1,480

1,830

2,250

1,830

1,570

1,450

2,250

*3,160

2,460

2,040

1,760

1,600

1,450

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,060

1.000

1,520

7.810

4,470

2,880

2,320

2,180

4,920

7,230

5,150

3,730

78,440

2,530

2.86

3.30

Feb.

2,880

2,390

2,530

4,240

4.520

3,580

2,880

2,320

1,970

1,660

1,450

1,300

1,180

1,280

2,460

1,970

2,600

2,180

1,720

*1,540

1,360

1,200

1,150

1,760

1,830

1,630

1,830

1,970

1,760

-

-

60,920

2,010

2.37

2.56

Mar.

1,600

1,480

1,510

3,090

3,440

2,600

2,040

1,690

1,420

1,640

8,140

9,510

5,380

3,510

2,600

2,110

1,720

1,630

1,970

1,900

2,600

4,020

5,540

5,080

3,660

2,880

*2,320

1,970

1,630

1,420

1.280

91,180

2,941

3.32

3.83

Apr.

,420

.690

,390

,180

,060

930

830

760

720

680

640

620

955

1,OOO

830

740

660

600

540

500

464

437

417

417

417

398

372

346

328

500

-

21,641

721

0.815

0.91

May

282

*265

251

238

218

205

192

205

189

177

168

165

159

153

150

147

147

150

150

165

186

244

272

215

189

171

*156

150

186

278

550

6,173

199

0.225

0.26

June

394

292

244

218

196

183

177

394

278

768

4,470

1^060

620

429

332

272

231

196

177

171

162

156

168

192

208

199

153

120

110

100

-

12,670

422

0.477

0.53

July

100

*100

95

162

130

95

95

111

108

211

292

171

116

106

90

80

74

72

65

60

60

65

53

44

40

42

40

4O

42

65

100

2,924

94.3

0.107

0.12

Aug.

103

80

65

*49

67

133

234

328

464

440

720

394

328

339

460

492

310

258

189

130

111

97

87

82

80i

87

70

62

56

56

755

7,106

229

0.259

0.30

Sept.

800

437

289

317

324

215

162

*133

119

106

95

92

97

106

141

205

215

177

238

238

292

208

174

144

119

108

95

90

84

80

5,900

197

0.223

0.25

Calendar year 1951: Max 46,400 Min 62 Mean 1,865 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.61

Water year 1951-52 : Max 22,000 Mln 40 Mean 1,228 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.89

Peak discharge (base, 17.000 cfs). Dec. 21 (9 p.m.) 23,500 cfs (29.96 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Yellow Creek near Tuscaloosa, Ala.

305

Location, --La t 33°18'20", long. 87°28i40", in NE£ sec. 16, T. 20 S., R. 9 W. , near left 

bank on upstream side of pier of highway bridge, 8 miles upstream from mouth and 

8 miles northeast of Tuscaloosa.

Drainage area. --24 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --January 1951 to September 1952.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 246.42 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Tuscaloosa City Engineering Department).

Extremes . --Maximum daily discharge during year. 500 cfs Dec. 20; minimum daily. 4.5 cfs 

July 28, 29.

1951-52: Maximum discharge, 2,500 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 9.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 350 cfs; minimum daily, that of July 28, 29, 1952.

Remarks. --Records fair except those below 20 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10, 

Aug. 29 to Sept. 30 Mar. 11 to Aug. 28

4.4 

8.7

1.0 

1.3

1.6 53

2.0 90

3.0 210

5.0 590

3.9 

8.2

1.0 

1.3

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

90

210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October'1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

12

10

10

10

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

10

30

15

10

10

30

25

20

25

362

11.7

0.488

0.56

Nov.

90

24

19

17

15

27

27

16

15

15

15

15

17

46

26

20

17

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

*14

14

14

13

-

607

20.2

0.842

0.94

Dec.

13

13

18

70

31

24

42

36

50

50

40

30

27

48

76

41

31

82

50

500

*303

109

74

55

47

138

69

57

47

43

40

2,254

72.7

3.03

3.49

Jan.

38

35

32

36

51

37

*31

31

31

43

31

30

29

28

29

33

26

25

24

24

23

62

43

34

33

37

46

147

83

64

53

1,269

40.7

1.70

1.97

Feb.

50

45

60

80

50

39

38

36

32

28

26

24

25

25

23

45

31

*28

26

35

29

26

31

31

28

49

60

47

40

-

"

1,087

37.5

1.56

1.68

Mar.

34

31

64

81

58

49

43

39

39

124

159

86

66

54

47

42

39

58

57

44

43

56

83

*64

53

45

41

37

36

33

41

1,746

56.3

2.35

2.71

Apr.

50

36

33

42

36

32

31

30

28

31

33

43

143

67

53

44

39

35

33

31

29

27

27

31

27

26

24

*22

21

20

-

1,124

37.5

1.56

1.74

May

19

18

19

18

17

17

19

18

17

18

20

18

16

14

13

13

12

21

33

28

20

15

13

26

28

24

18

20

83

37

28

680

21.9

0.912

1.05

June

30

21

*19

16

15

14

13

13

16

20

15

11

10

10

9

9

8.5

8.5

8.2

9.5

11

15

13

10

9

8

7.7

8

9

8

"

374.4

12.5

0.521

0.58

July

8

9

8

7.7

7.5

7.5

12

*13

12

9

7.5

7.2

7

7

7

7

7

6.5

6.3

6

6

5.5

5.5

5

5

5.0

5

4.5

4.5

JLZ

6.5

231.7

7.47

0.311

0.36

Aug.

29

18

7.7

8.0

23

14

49

20

22

30

18

14

16

*11

10

9.8

9.6

9.3

18

10

9.0

8.5

8.2

8.5

8.7

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.6

7.1

7.6

431.4

13.9

0.579

0.67

Sept.

6.2

7.8

*8.7

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.8

5^4

5.8

6.6

35

23

9.2

7.6

8.5

11

7.8

7.1

6.6

6.2

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.2

"

249.7

8.32

0.347

0.39

Calendar year 1951: Max 

Water year 1951-52:

Min 

Min 4.5 Mean 28.5 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.14

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). Dec. 20 (time and discharge unknown).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Mo gage-height record Oct. 1-31, Dec. 9-12, 20, Feb. 1-5, 9-11, May 12-14, 16, 17, 22, 27, 

28, June 4-11, 13-18, 20-26, June 28 to July 3, July 5-7, 9-11, 13-18, 20-25, 27-29; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
306 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

North River near Samantha, Ala.

Location. La t 33°28'45", long. 87 "35'50", in SW^ sec. 16, T. 18 S., R. 10 W., on left bank 

100 ft downstream from new highway bridge, half a mile east of Crump's store, l£ miles 

upstream from Cripple Creek, and 4 miles north of Samantha.

Drainage area. 220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 232.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 ^929.

Average discharge. 13 years (1939-52), 346 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,650 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 16.3 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs July 26-29.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 30.7 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 1, 1943.

Floods of July 1916 and February 1936 reached a stage of about 31 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those between 10 and 20 cfs, which are fair, and those below 

10 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

2.4 

5.0 

8.5

2.0

2.3 

3.0 

7.0

15.0

89

185

530

2,600

6,840

Discharge, in cubic fe second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

19

19

17

18

15

14

12

13

12

12 

12

12

12 

12

12

10ij 9.9

11

12

11

*42

559

118

54

51

234

145

97

124

1,720.9

55.5

0.252

0.29

Nov.

2,140

682

300

185

142

124

239

177

139

115

99 

89

87

124 

145

169

194

145

121

112

94

89

85

81

72

70

*76

65

57

55

-

6,272

209

0.950

1.06

Dee.

54

52

55

1,430

684

425

320

305

536

634

440

330

266

498

2,150

970

552

1,410

1,410

3,350

6,460

2,700

888

624

502

2,950

1,950

832

634

514

410

34,335

1,108

5.04

5.80

Jan.

350

290

275

275

530

425

365

*325

310

590

530 

430

370

325 

295

275

248

230

203

198

185

1,900

2,280

778

552

492

602

2,750

1,950

860

607

19,795

639

2.90

3.35

Feb.

475

420

519

998

1,110

624

470

385

330

285

266 

234

226

330 

248

325

360

280

*248

257

244

T98~ 194

226

194

234

514

470

415

_

-

11,079

382

1.74

1.87

Mar.

325

270

524

1,140

640

475

375

320

280

1,190

4,100 

1,800

805

585 

460

375

320

400

722

508

722

860

1,080

832

*607

475

390

325

280

248 552

21,685

700

3.18

3.67

Apr.

415

315

262

270

275

216

190

181

169

145

142 

157

778 '5"90 

420

320

262

221

190

169

145

136

118

124

127

112

107

*92

83

72

-

6,803

227

1.03

1.15

May

68

66

63

57

51

46

46

39

37

38

51 

54

44

38 

35

31

29

38

42

49

52

42

35

56

63

51

38

56

*139

T21

70

1,645

53.1

0.241

0.28

June

52

42

36

30

2£

24

25

26

~49 118

30 

25

20

19 

16

14

13

12

11

13

56

38

26

19

13

12

12

9.9

11

9.0

-

808.9

27.0

0.123

0.14

July

15

16

10

8.5

27

28

*18

16

13

11

11 

9.5

8.5

8.2 

16

13

9.5

7.8

7.8

7.4

5.7

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.5

21

326.2

10.5

0.048

0.06

Aug.

36

8.5

5.7

74

33

15

*216

113

187

285

70 

41

3S

25 

20

18

13

11

11

8.5

7.8

7.4

7.4

9.5

9.0

8.2

8.2

6.8

5.7

5.0

5.0

1,308.7

42.2

0.192

0.22

Sept.

5.0

8.5

6.8

*6.0

6.0

5.7

5.0

4.5

4.2

ITS

4.2 

4.5

24

m

65

32

25

20

19

15

12

11

9.5

8.2

7.4

6.8

7.1

7.1

6.0

-

1,051.7

35.1

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 1951: Max 17,000 Hin 3.8 Mean 509 Cfsm 2.31 In. 31.39

water year 1951-52: Max 6,460 Min 3.7 Mean 292 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.07

Peak discharge (base. 4.800 cfs). Bee. 21 (6 a.m.) 7,650 efs (16.3 ft); Mar. 11 (4 a.m.) 5,000 

cfs (11.8 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 307

North River near Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°21'10", long. 87°33'25" , in NW£ sec. 35, T. 19 S., R. 10 W. , on do'instream side of pier near center of bridge on State Highway 69, 1,000 ft upstream from 

Tierce Creek and 10 miles north of Tuscaloosa.

Drainage area. 373 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 150 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 9,850 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 15.5 ft); minimum, 8.4 cfs July 29 (gage height, 0.42 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, MOV. 18, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5

1.0 

1.4

7.0

14

36

84

181

2.0

3.0

5.0

11.0

15.0

400

940

2,600

7,300

9,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, November 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov.

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

256

209

190

170

161

153

150

146

140

138

138 

121

116

-

-

-

-

-

Dec.

114

112

119

1,120

1,260

670

463

445

1,130

1,260

*760 

555

432

476

2,280

1,660

880

1,340

2,060

3,980

*9,250

4,940

1,660

1,120

880

3,720

3,320

1,620 

1,150

910

736

50,422

1,627

4.36

5.03

Jan.

605

535

490

472

742

736

*595

535

515

820

880 

700

615

555

515

515

454

427

378

378

343

1,<540"

2,960

1,260

850

760

790

5,250 

3,050

1,620

1,120

28,485

919

2.46

2.84

Feb.

850

760

940

1,120

1,740

1,040

790

646

570

505

468 

422

396

476

440

515

615

*490

436

440

454

378

378

422

391

445

940

850 

730

-

-

18,647

643

1.72

1.86

Mar.

600

490

683

*2,150

1,260

880

700

575

515

1,400

5,570 

2,960

1,540

1,040

820

670

565

615

1,260

910

940

1,620

2,150

*1,580

1,120

850

700

590 

500

450

450

36,153

1,166

3.13

3.60

Apr.

694

580

458

468

495

404

360

339

323

304

290 

323

1.420

1,180

760

545

440

373

331

294

270

242

225

228

235

212

196

181 

*167

153

-

12,490

416

1.12

1.25

May

140

133

121

114

105

97

97

97

90

94

121 

110

99

84

77

70

66 iTo

206

161

140

110

88

126

222

178

112

103 

495

375

238

4,382

141

0.378

0.44

June

173

133

*107

94

84

79

70

66

99

143

88 

68

58

52

47

43

37

36

35

40

53

97

73

58

46

37

32

"55 30 

40

-

2,068

68.9

0.185

0.21

July

34

50

50

34

26

36

47

*43

58

T3

34 

28

32

28

24

22

25

24

21

19

17

16

16

15

13

11

12

10 

TO

28

26

852

27.5

0.074

0.08

Aug.

137

92

43

138

404

140

398

*427

215

582

256 

238

175

123

73

63

49

40

40

40

32

30

28

31

31

32

28

24 

23

23

24

3,979

128

0.343

0.40

Sept.

24

23

34

*32

28

24

23

22

20

19

18 

18

29

623

916

273

123

80

75

64

56

52

46

-42

39

35

35

31 

30

29

-

2,863

95.4

0.256

0.29

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 6,200 cfs).--Dec. 21 (l p.m.) 9,850 efs (15.5 ft)i Mar. 11 (10 a.m.) 6,530 

cfs (9.9 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
308 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°12'50", long. 87 034'25", in SW£ sec. 15, T. 21 S. , R. 10 W. , near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 82, in Tuscaloosa, a quarter 

of a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, and three-quarters of a 

mile upstream from Tuscaloosa lock and dam.

Drainage area. 4,830 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1889 to December 1894 (gage heights only), January 1895 to 

December 1902, January 1903 to December 1905 (gage heights only), August 1928 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 83.35 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Aug. 29, 1939, staff gage at site 

half a mile upstream at same datum. Aug. 29, 1939, to Mar. 19, 195], water-stage 

recorder at site a quarter of a mile downstream at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder 500 ft below Tuscaloosa lock and dam, at datum 1.08 ft lower.

Average discharge . 32 years (1894-1902, 1928-52), 7,892 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 120,000 cfs Dec. 21; maximum gage height, 56.3 

ft Dec. 21; minimum daily, 40 cfs July 25, 29.

1889-1905, 1928-52: Maximum discharge, 223,000 cfs Mar. 29, 1951; maximum gage 

height, 67.7 ft Apr. 18, 1900; minimum daily discharge, that of July 25, 29, 1952.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 18, 1900.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs and poor below. Some regulatior at low flow by

lock below gage and occasional regulation by reservoir at lock 17 (usable capacity,

112,000 acre-ft). Diversion through lock valves included in figures of discharge.

Revisions (water years). W 662: Drainage area. W 1002: 1940-43.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

525

504

525

644

389

372

389

250

182

182

150

126

167 

149

!§.

150

149

140

136

175

141

150

150 

719

1,440

1,260

1,200

2.550

17455 

1,740

1,520

17,552

566

0.117

0.14

Nov.

12,500

14 . 600

5.21C

3,570

2,330

1,650

2,650

2,500

2,360

2,330

2,330

2,290

2,060 

2,170

2,940

5,020

7,950

4,540

3,260

2,390

2,290

2,190

1,800 

1,680

1,620

1,820

1,560

1,200

1,170 

1 . 120

101 , 100

3,370

0.698

0.78

Dec.

1.140

1,150

1,170

9,290

12 , 800

8,520

5,500

5,350

17,000

17,200

11,200

7,670

6,320 

6,540

34,700

41,200

23,100

20,700

29,100

53,400

114.000

50 ! 600 

25,500

16,100

38,200

55,900

38,200

21 , 500 

16,800

12 , 800

786,050

25,360

5.25

6.05

Jan.

10,600

8,800

7,950

6,850

9,680

11,200

8,800

7,400

6,850

10,600

17,200

12,200

10,300 

8,230

7,070

6,580

5,960

5,700

5,400

5,200

5.000

7,950

34 , 500 

23,100

13,600

10,300

10,300

32,700

45.200 

*28,200

*18,400

399,820

12,900

2.67

5.08

Feb.

15,000

12,500

12,500

18,400

25.100

17,600

15,600

11,200

9,680

8,230

7,400

6,160

6,060 

7,950

12,500

9,980

11,500

9,380

7,670

7,670

7,070

5,700

5.500 

9,680

9,090

9,090

11,500

12,200

10,500

-

308,210

10 , 630

2.20

2.37

Mar.

9,380

7,400

9,090

24,700

19,100

13,900

10,900

8,520

7,670

11,200

53 , 700

59 . 500

33,600 

19,900

13,900

11,200

9,090

8,800

12,500

11,500

15,200

20,700

28,200 

26,400

18,400

14,200

11,200

9,380

7,670 

6,960

6.080

517,940

16,710

5.46

5.99

Apr.

8,250

7,670

6,900

5,650

5,260

5,010

4,870

5,840

3,670

5,720

3,510

2,800

15.000 

10,500

7,950

5,800

4,280

5,950

5,750

5,510

2,650

2,470

2,360 

2,610

3,490

2,570

2,220

1,960

1,890 

1.710

-

137,580

4,586

0.949

1.06

May

,250

,230

,170

,180

,150

,100

,120

,060

788

771

,740

,260

,550 

,170

886

814

855

951

,560

,740

,580

,180

,050 

,450

,090

,090

,500

,370

.120 

,100

,360

45,215

1,459

0.302

0.35

June

2,060

1,850

1,300

1,050

862

580

2,090

1,390

1,230

2,080

7.700

2,800

1,770 

1,120

597

487

428

394

375

409

590

447

862 

792

449

590

556 413"

546 

466

-

35,661

1,189

0.246

0.27

July

468

411

409

462

409

409

502

445

432

449

575

592

468 

466

449

464

466

592

507

98

91

64

53 

46

40

43

43

57

40 

70

104

8,924

288

0.060

0.07

Aug.

141

241

98

115

1,200

975

6,060

5,260

5,770

10.600

5,010

2,330

1,580 

1,570

4,230

3,750

1,960

1,070

814

664

642

578

565 

523

372

541

258

194

245 

192

2i

57,422

1,852

0.383

0.44

Sept.

169

1,050

900

745

706

586

523

372

507

255

167

136

164 

523

1.510

582

279

276

578

1,010

1,140

1,090

668 

580

523

390

207

187

207 

181

-

15,809

527

0.109

0.12

Calendar year 1951: Max 201,000 Win 67 Mean 10,240 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.76

Water year 1951-52: Max 114,000 Min 40 Mean 6,643 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.72

Peak discharge (base. 85.000 cfs). Dee. 21 (l a.m.) 120,000 cfs (55.4 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Black Warrior River near Eutaw, Ala.

309

Location.--Lat 32°49'05", long. 87°49'00", in SE^ sec. 6, T. 21 N., R. 3 E., on downstream 

side of right mala channel pier of bridge on State Highway 41 between Eutaw and Wedgeworth, lij miles downstream from Big Creek, and 4 miles southeast of Eutaw.

Drainage area. 5,820 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1932 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 53.11 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Auxiliary staff gages read once daily at lock 7, 3 miles downstream from base 

gage.

Average discharge. 20 years, 9,195 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 54,600 cfs Dec. 24; maximum gage height, 48.0 ft 

Dec. 25; minimum daily discharge, 390 cfs July 29.

1932-52: Maximum discharge, 183,000 cfs Apr. 1, 1951; maximum gage height 59.1 ft 

Apr. 1, 1951; minimum discharge, 177 cfs Oct. 9, 1935 (gage height, 18.44 ft); minimum 

daily, 203 cfs Oct. 9, 1935.

Remarks. Records good above 20,000 cfs and fair below. Occasional regulation by reservoir at lock 17 (usable capacity, 112,000 acre-ft).

Cooperation. Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,160

*1,080

1,070

1,070

1,090

944

899

908

810

727

708

708

714

720

708

675

663

675

675

720

714

663

675

708

1,140

1,740

1,660

1,850

2,500

2,220

2,350

32,944

1,063

0.183

0.21

Nov.

3,370

10,900

12,000

6,430

4,640

3,140

2,550

2,810

2,810

2,790

2,660

2,660 

2,700

2,520

2,630

*3,370

4,990

6,430

4,870

3,720

2,850

2,590

2,410

2,180

1,910

1,970

2,160

1,810

1,620

1,550

-

109,020

3,634

0.624

0.70

Dec.

1,460

1,460

1,550

2,330

8,880

10,300

7,630

6,190

7,290

14,500

13,900

10,800 

8,130

6,430

8,910

27,700

32,800

31,400

27,200

31,200

36 , 000

42,900

51,800

55.600

52,600

49,500

45, 700

44,400

45, 900

43,200

38,000

7-63,660

24,630

4.23

4.88

Jan.

29,600

19,000

12,200

9,990

9,350

11,300

11,700

10,600

*9,630

9,880

13,000

16,800 

15,200

12,900

11,500

10,400

9,630

8,880

8,130

7,630

6,910

8,130

20,200

30,900

29,200

23,500

17,000

18,900

31,100

55.200

35,100

505,460

16,240

2.79

5.22

Feb.

50.100

21,900

15,900

15,700

20,400

25,600

20 , 500

16,200

12,400

10,600

9,150

8,150 

7,590

*7,390

9,880

12,400

11,600

11,900

10,400

8,880

8,630

7,880

6.910

7,390

9,650

9.880

10,800

12,20(5

12,000

_

-

369,520

12,740

2.19

2.36

Mar.

10,800

9,880

9,380

14,600

25,700

23,100

17,000

13,800

11,800

10,900

21,400

36,500 

40,900

42,000

54,300

25,800

16', 400

12,800

12,600

14,500

*14,800

17,000

22,400

26,600

28,000

23,000

17,500

14,600

11,900

10,600

9,380

599,740

19,550

5.52

5.83

Apr.

9,880

11,100

10,600

9,880

9,150

8,380

7,880

7,390

6,430

6,190

6,070

5,710 

9,020

16,200

15,400

11,900

9,150

7,390

6,670

6,430

5,710

4,990

4,750

4,640

4,990

5,230

4,870

4,290

3,830

5,480

-

227,560

7,585

1.30

1.45

May

3,140

2,660

2,440

2,110

1,950

*1,870

1,760

1,790

1,610

1,400

1,430

2,530 

2,610

2,110

1,770

1,450

1,420

1,400

2,880

4,870

4,400

3,600

2,550

2,880

4,520

4,990

4,180

3,260

4,400

6,190

a5,720

89,690

2,893

0.497

0.57

June

a4,620

a3,610

a3,050

a2,410

a2,110

al,750

al,750

a2,220

a2,110

a2,110

*2,790

7,150 

5,940

2,810

1,830

1,340

1,090

899

850

953

899

866

944

1,230

1,140

882

740

'665 598

720

-

58 , 054

1,955

0.332

0.37

July

740

740

627

566

615

775

890

990

955

899

926

850

775

754

669

727

754

782

761

645

555

458

456

419

403

*599

398

594

590

392

392

20,016

646

0.111

0.13

Aug.

394

40^

420

43?

470

926

1,550

5,590

4,990

6,910

8,880

5,470 

5,260

2,520

2,520

4,400

3,720

2,410

1,660

1,280

1,140

1,040

962

955

866

810

754

688

645

621

675

67,546

2,172

0.573

0.43

Sept.

571

582

1,140

1,220

1,100

1,060

953

866

754

*657

560

458 

414

446

1,140

1,170

858

651

621

694

874

962

955

740

659

576

502

430

398

552

-

22,475

749

0.129

0.14

Calendar year 1951: Max 179,000 Min 290 Mean 11,220 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.18

Water year 1951-52: Max 53,600 Min 390 Mean 7,824 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.29

Peak discharge (base. 50,000 cfa). Dee. 24 (7 a.m.) 54,600 cfs (46.7 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of gage heights at lower lock 7.
310 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Prairie Creek near Gallion, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°32' , long. 87°41', in SE£ sec. 9, T. 18 N., R. 4 E., near right bank on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, 4 miles upstream from Little Prairie 

Creek and 4 miles northwest of Gallion.

Drainage area. 170 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1940 to September 1952 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Auxiliary staff gage read once daily at lock 5 on Black 

^Warrior River, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Prairie Creek.

Average discharge.--12 years, 238 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 15.7 ft); mini-

 mum dally, 0.4 cfs Sept. 13, 30.

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 39,000 cfs Dec. 28, 1942 (gage height, 19.30 ft in gage 

well, 20.1 ft from outside gage); minimum since Oct. 1, 1944, a reverse flow of 10 cfs 

occurred Apr. 2, 1951 (backwater from Black Warrior River); minimum daily since Oct. 1, 

1944, unaffected by backwater, that of Sept. 13, 30, 1952; minimum prior to Oct. 1, 

1944, not determined.

Remarks. Records fair above 10 cfs and poor below.

Cooperation. Ten discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

-0.5

-.4

-.1 

.5 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

3.1 

4.5 

9.6

89

228

7.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

16.0

Apr

550

1,010

1,330

1,960

3,100

4,720

12,500

0.4 

1.3 

2.0

4.1

Sept. 3 

-0.2

1.0 

2.0

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.3

*5.5

5.8

5.2 

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3T5

3.3

3.2

3.6

4.6

11

8.8

5.5

4.7

5.2

6.8

*6.8

148.5

4.79

0.028

0.03

Nov.

8.5

16

T5

9.0

7.9

7.4

7.4

10.0

9.8

8.3

8.1

7.5

7.2 *772-

8.1

9.8

10

9.6

8.8

8.3

9.0

9.6

10

11

11

12

12

11

13

13

-

295.5

9.85

0.058

0.06

Dec.

12

11

12

13 

26

*21

19

14

13

13

16

13

12

12

29

60

23

20

58

241

990

8TI

134

69

52

47

52

43

37

37

37

2,950

95.2

0.560

0.65

Jan.

34

32

32

33 

142

103

44

32

30

*29

30

25

24

24

24

23

22

22

21

20

20

215

555

117

64

130

602

1,990

1,940

298

104

6,781

219

1.29

1.48

Feb.

79

76

463

248 

101

69

56

49

45

42

*40

39

*39

56

64

104

113

54

43

40

41

36

36

53

59

140

654

198

92

-

-

3,129

108

0.635

0.68

Mar.

66

50

1,640

7,520 

1,600

274

137

101

89

237

1,810

998

219

154

104

79

69

241

*1,210

592

128

158

990

629

207

116

84

72

59

52

54

19,539

630

3.71

4.27

Apr.

266

144

69

283 

547

113

60

56

51

45

41

91

1.920

1,590

217

89

66

55

49

45

39

37

*34

34

41

38

34

30

26

23

-

6,142

205

1.21

1.34

May

21

20

18

21 

17

15

*14

12

12

11

12

13

12

10

9.8

9.6

9.4

11

238

1,430

908

99

391

352

373

537

380

277

2,550

1,540

209

9,331.8

301

1.77

2.04

June

79

54

40

32 

28

23

20

50

20

16

15

*15

12

10

8.9

8.5

9.4

14

11

8.7

9.2

8.4

7.5

6.7

6.4

5.9

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.8

-

516.5

17.2

0.101

0.11

jLly

5.9

6.7

6.7

5.6 

5.0

4.6

*4.1

3.9

6.8

50

10

6.7

5.1

4.5

3.9

3.7

5.0

2.9

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.9

*2.1

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

146.5

4.72

0.028

0.05

Aug.

1.6

1.6

1.4

*T76 

3.0

15

20

24

15

58

28

10

6.0

5.0

3.8

4.1

3.3

2.5

40

6.7

3.2

2.5

2.5

3.0

2.3

*2.5

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

274.9

8.87

0.052

0.06

Sept.

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.6 

1.6

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

*1.0

.8

*.5

.4

.8

6.2

5.7

4.0

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.7

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.2

1.0

.7

.7

*.6

.4

-

51.5

1.72

0.010

0.01

Calendar year 1951: Max 21,400 Min -10 Mean 219 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.49

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,320 Min 0.4 Mean 135 Cfsm 0.794 In. 10.76

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 afs).--Mar. 4 (4 a.m.) 10,500 cfs (15.7 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Tombigbee River near Coatopa, Ala.

311

Location. Lat 3S°26', long. 88°02', in sec. 19, T. 17 N., R. IE., on left bank at downstream side of Moscow Memorial Bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 2 miles upstream fron 

Sucarnoochee River, 5 miles southeast of Coatopa, 10 miles upstream from lock 3, and 

13 miles southwest of Demopolis.

Drainage area.--15 ,500 sqmi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1928 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 29.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 18, 1934, chain gage and Dec. 18, 

1934, to Oct. 31, 1939, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum. Auxiliary staff gage 

read twice daily 10 miles downstream from base gage at lock 3.

Average discharge. 24 years, 22,500 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 77,800 cfs Dec. 31 (gage height, 38.0 ft); minimum daily discharge, 1,000 cfs July 29.

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 217,000 cfs Apr. 6, 1951 (gage height, 52.4 ft); minimum daily, 382 cfs Oct. 1, 1931; minimum gage height, 1.64 ft (result of unusual lock 

manipulation) Sept. 10, 1943 (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records good above 8,000 cfs and fair below.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 10 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers .

Revisions (water years) . W 782: 1934. W 952: 1941.

Discharge, In jublc feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

 

Oct.

3,530

*3,110

3,000

2,800

2,700

2,600

2,440

2,240

2, £00

2,020

1,960

1,920

1,940

1,920

1,920

1,940

1,920

1,960

1,940

1,960

1,960

1,940

2,040

2,060

2,080

2,600

3,110

3,220

3,640 

3,960

3,850

76,480

2,467

0.159

0.18

lov.

4,180

6,300

13.000

13,000

8,900

7,300

6,300

5,700

5,600

5,600

5,300

5,200

5,100

5,000

*4,960

5,070

6,120

9,300

10,400

8,790

7,370

6,680

5,990

5,530

5,180

4,700

4,600

4,600

4,300 

4,200

-

194,270

6,476

0.418

0.47

De.-.

4,300

4,200

4,200

4,300

6,300

13,000

14,000

13,000

13,000

20,000

29,000

30,000

27,000

24,000

24,000

28,000

38,000

44,000

45,400

47,400

58,400

62,600

67,700

72,200

75,400

75,800

75,100

75,900

76,600 

77,400

77,800

*1,228

39,610

2.56

2.95

Jan.

75,400

69,100

61,000

54,100

49,600

45,400

41,700

33,200

*26,400

22,100

21,600

27,600

32,800

31,900

28,900

26,600

23,600

21,400

19,700

17,700

16,000

16,900

26,200

37,000

43,300

44,300

39,200

35,800

39,300 

52,700

56,400

H, 136. 9

36,670

2.37

2.73

Feb.

57.600

56,300

52,400

47,900

46,400

48,400

48,600

47,100

44,200

40,400

32,400

*26,400

21,400

18,800

18,800

22,400

25,400

25,400

24,600

20,700

18,300

17,400

17.000

17,000

18,500

21 , 500

25,400

29,800

33,200

-

923,700

31,850

2.05

2.22

 

Mar.

32,900

30,500

29,800

37,600

40,700

45,400

45,100

37,700

31,400

25,600

32,800

47,700

59,400

59,300

66,500

65,300

60,400

53,500

50,300

*47,700

45,800

45,500

47,400

47,100

48,100

47,100

44,300

39,700

31,800 

25,300

22,500

ft, 541. 6

43,280

2.79

5.22

 

Apr.

21,600

26,600

30,600

31,000

30,800

29,500

26,000

20,900

17,200

15,200

13,800

13,500

22,100

34,200

40,400

39,600

34,600

28,500

23,100

18,300

14,200

11,600

11,000

10,100

9,560

9,830

11,300

11,900

10,400 

9,500

-

626,690

20,890

1.35

1.50

May

8,540

7,830

7,140

6,910

6,450

5,990

*5,530

5,180

4,960

4,620

4,400

4,400

5,070

5,300

5,070

4,620

4,290

4,290

6,450

9,830

9,560

8,300

7,140

7,600

11,000

11,100

11,000

9,560

10,400 

11,500

10,100

223,930

7,224

0.466

0.54

June

8,060

7,140

6,450

5,760

4,960

4,400

3,850

3,850

*4,070

3,740

3,740

5,070

6,910

4,840

3,960

3,220

2,800

2,700

2,500

2,400

2,460

2,460

2,420

2,800

3,220

3,000

2,700

2,500

2,240 

2,060

-

116,280

3,876

0.250

0.28

July

1,940

2,040

2,080

1,980

1,750

1,860

2,060

2,060

2,000

2,020

2,020

2,000

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,800

1,600

1,600

1,900

1,800

1,500

*1,160

*1,160

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,000 

1,100

1,100

51,530

1,662

0.107

0.12

Aug.

1,200

1,200

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,600

2,300

2,800

7,200

6,100

8,400

8,600

5,700

4,400

4,100

4,400

5,400

4,400

3,300

2,600

2,200

2,000

1,900

1,900

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,400 

1,300

1,400

96,700

3,119

0.201

0.23

Sept.

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,600

1,800

1,800

1,700

1,700

*1,690

1,600

1,500

1,440

1,380

1,520

2,320

2,700

2,440

2,120

2,120

2,320

2,320

2,280

2,160

2,020

1,840

1,690

1,560

1,450

1,310 

1,250

-

53,530

1,784

0.115

0.13

Calendar year 1951: Max 215,000 Hin 1,400 Mean 28,790 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.22

Water year 1951-52: Max 77,800 Hin 1,000 Mean 16,580 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.57

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Mote. Ho gage-height record Nov. 2-14, Nov. 26 to Dec. 18, July 12-22, July 25 to Sept. 8, Sept. 

10, 11; discharge estimated on basis of gage-height records for auxiliary gage at lock 3 and lower 

gage at lock 4.

319056 O - 55 - 21
312 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Sucarnoochee River at Livingston, Ala.

Location.--Lat 32°34', long. 88°12' , in SE£ sec. 33, T. 19 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 

aTUownstream side of pier of main span of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 500 ft upstream 

from Southern Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile southwest of Livingston, and 

9 miles upstream from Alamuchee Creek.

Drainage area. 635 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 90.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

J"929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge. 14 years, 828 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,680 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 17.0 ft); mini- 

 mum, 79 cfs Sept. 12.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 21,500 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 27.6 ft); minimum, 61 cfs Aug. 28, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 10 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. l-ll)

Oct. 1 to Dee. 20

3.9

5.0

6.0 344

114 9.0 808

230 14.0 1,920

:. 21 to Sept. 30

3.1 

4.0 

6.0

150

369

10.0 1,030

16.0 2,410

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Bay

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

y

10

ll

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

"1

22

23

24

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

not.

*159

149

144

139

139

134

132

128

125

121

120

115

TTv

117

117

118

121

119

119

117

117

117

117

119

122

126

127

132

132

142

154

3,955

128

0.202

0.23

Nov.

170

170

224

236

202

170

164

164

175

175

164

164

164

*164

170

170

170

175

175

164

159

164

164

170

175

175

ISO

180

197

224

-

5,318

177

0.279

0.31

Dec.

214

197

186

192

241

382

421

320

395

664

1,110

888

435

320

320

506

582

491

395

1,920

2.410

2,280

2,230

2,180

1,430

615

507

492

464

408

395

23,590

761

1.20

1.38

Jan.

382

369

343

331

369

436

464

395

356

*343

343

343

343

319

319

319

319

307

301

295

289

568

1,260

1.570

1,220

698

599

1,160

1,220

1,090

786

17,256

557

0.877

1.01

Feb.

567

492

664

878

87S

664

522

450

408

382

369

*356

*356

356

369

537

599

599

507

422

382

395

395

464

567

422

715

750

664

_

-

15,129

522

0.822

0.88

Mar.

552

478

1,240

1,950

1,740

1,460

878

599

507

696

1,830

2.090

2,060

1,990

1,440

750

583

647

*993

1,110

993

715

822

1,160

1,200

822

599

522

464

436

408

31,734

1,024

1.61

1.86

Apr.

450

631

804

750

715

768

647

507

436

395

369

416

1,580

1,850

1.880

1,740

974

567

478

422

382

356

343

331

331

450

464

356

301

272

-

19,965

666

1.05

1.17

May

250

239

228

218

208

*198

188

183

178

178

178

173

173

168

159

154

154

150

295

583

840

552

319

422

478

408

356

295

244

218

228

8,615

278

0.438

0.50

June

234

213

193

173

164

159

173

173

*154

146

136

132

128

124

120

120

116

116

112

TT2

112

128

234

178

146

136

132

128

141

136

-

4,469

149

0.235

0.26

July

128

120

116

188

T73

150

132

136

173

154

132

124

116

108

104

104

101

104

104

101

101

104

101

94

94

*90

90

104

104

94

90

3,634

117

0.184

0.21

Aug.

98

116

141

TT6

120

128

120

141

128

132

136

116

108

120

120

120

-112

98

*94

108

101

98

98

94

108

124

108

98

90

90

87

3,468

112

0.176

0.2O

Sept.

85

87

90

94

108

101

94

90

87

86

82

80

81

98

112

159

150

124

124

124

136

112

101

98

90

87

85

86

82

82

-

3,015

100

0.157

0.18

Calendar year 1951: Max 21,100 

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,410

Mean 846 

Mean 383

1.33 In. 18.10 

0.603 In. 8.19

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 313

Tombigbee River near Leroy, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°34' , long. 88°02', in sec. 13, T. 7 N., R. 1 W., above spillway of

navigation dam at lock 1, 4 miles upstream from Jackson Creek and 5 miles northwest of 

Leroy.

Drainage area. 19,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1928 to September'1952.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 7.28 ft below mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 24 years, 27,390 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 79,700 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 35.6 ft); minimum daily, 1,310 cfs July 26-28, 30, 31.

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs Apr. 11, 1951; maximum gage height, 46.0 

ft Apr. 2, 1929; minimum daily discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records good above 10,000 cfs and fair below. Some regulation at low flow by 

locks and dams.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Ccrps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,190

4,160

3,870

3,720

*3,410

3,290

3,290

3,190

2,870

2,550

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,360

2.280

2,350

2,350

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,740

3,040

2,860

2,530

3,650

4,490

3,790

4,860

5_i55Q

97,990

3,161

0.165

0.19

Nov.

5,560

6,200

11,400

14,900

14.900

1 1 , 200

8,220

6,780

6,550

6,550

6,550

6,250

5,960

*6,200

6,200

6,200

6,200

8,810

12,000

11,100

9,950

8,460

7,370

7,030

6,520

5,680

5,360

5,580

5,580

5,360

-

234,420

7,814

0.409

0.46

Dec .

5,360

5,360

5.180

5,180

5,870

10,100

14,500

16,000

14 , 400

13,800

19,600

27,500

29,000

28,200

26,400

25,800

29,700

35,700

39,300

43,300

50,200

53,400

57,000

59,100

62,300

67,200

67,700

71,8OO

74,000

75,300

76, OOP

1,114,250

35,940

1.88

2.17

Jan.

76,800

79,000

*79,7OO

79,000

78,200

74,600

69,400

61,100

50,800

40,300

30,200

28,100

30,900

32,000

31,200

29,500

27,300

25,000

23 , 400

22,300

20,400

19.6OO

2O 200

26)eoo

33,900

39.OOO

43,000

47,200

48,000

48,200

51,400

*1,366.5

44,080

2.31

2.66

Feb.

53 , 900

55,400

57,700

58,500

56,800

55,000

53,800

53,400

51,600

50,200

*46,400

40,600

32,900

27,300

25,400

24,800

26,100

27,200

27,200

25,700

23 , 900

22,000

21,000

21,100

21,100

22,200

25 , 500

28,900

31,300

-

-

* 1,066.9

36,790

1.93

2.08

Mar.

33,600

55,400

50^800

55,600

57,700

56,800

54,500

50,100

45,000

46 , 300

48,800

52,500

55 , 500

58,500

61,600

65,600

66,000

66,500

65,000

65,000

59,200

57,200

56,000

55,600

55,200

53,800

51,900

47 , 500

41,500

35 , 200

* 1,6 35. 8

52,770

2.76

3.19

Apr.

32,500

32,300

34,100

38 , 200

40,600

4O,2OO

36,800

31,800

*27,100

23,200

20,400

18,100

24,8OO

38,500

41,1OO

42.500

40,500

37,800

31,400

26,600

22 , 200

19,600

16,500

14,900

15,000

14,100

14,400

14,400

14,400

12.800

-

814,600

27,150

1.42

1.59

May

11,400

10,500

9,560

9,180

8,200

7 ,890

7,140

6,660

6,250

6,060

6,060

6,060

5,860

6,250

6,490

6,250

6.O6O

5,860

10,500

22,500

25,400

19,600

*14,300

13,700

14,800

17,600

1 7 , 100

15 , 400

13,300

15,800

16,500

346,230

11,170

0.585

O.67

June

12,900

10,500

9,180

8,320

7,140

6,330

5,480

4,910

5,240

5,400

4,980

4,920

8,O70

8,680

6,080

4,720

4,110

3,520

3,330

3,330

3,200

3,200

3,050

2,910

3,110

3,740

4,070

3,940

3,450

2.870

-

160,680

5,356

0.280

0.31

July

2,540

2,060

5.270

2,790

2,790

2,360

2,220

2,700

3,050

2,960

2,870

2,580

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,390

2,230

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,090

*1,940

1.760

1,500

1.510

1,310

1,310

1,550

1,510

1,310

681,190

2,200

0.115

0.13

Aug.

1.550

1,390

1,440

1,730

1,960

2,06O

3,440

4,050

7,470

10,000

9,270

10 . 900

10,700

7,580

5,260

5,400

6,700

7,170

6,440

4,28O

3.O6O

2,980

2,780

2,690

2,790

2.7SO

2,690

2,430

2,150

1,900

1,790

136,640

4,408

0.231

0.27

Sept.

1,550

1.550

1,550

2,290

2,880

2,790

2,450

2,230

2,230

1,870

*1,840

1,890

1,890

2,440

3,680

5.690

3,650

3,520

3,200

3,020

3,470

3,600

3,490

3,360

2,870

2,360

2,220

2,290

2,290

2,140

-

78,480

2,616

0.137

0.15

Calendar year 1951: Max 2O1.OOO Min 1,620 Mean 32,520 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.11

Water year 1951-52: Max 79,700 Min 1,310 Mean 19,460 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.87

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
314 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Chickasaw Creek near Whistler, Ala.

Location. Lat 30°49'15", long. 88°09'10" , In NW^ sec. 2, T. 3 S., R. 2 W., on downstream 

side of right pier of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Seabury C-eek, 5 miles 

northwest of Whistler, and 8 miles northwest of Mobile.

Drainage area.--124 sq mi.

Records available . October 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 20 ft (from topographic map). Auxiliary 

staff gage 4 miles downstream from base gage.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs May 20 (gage height, 10.1 ft); minimum, 38 cfs July 25, Sept. 12 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

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

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 13 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of

Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 24 to May 21

1.1 57

2.0 155

4.0 434

7.0 960

10.0 1,520

May 22 to Sept. 30

0.8 35

2.0 175

4.0 451

6.0 780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~92 100

81

75

72

68

66

65

62

61

60

59

59

59

59

59

58 

58

57

57

57

58

61

*83

82

69

68

71

68

65

65

2,074

66.9

0.540

0.62

Nov.

157

498

482

258

161

124

112

102

96

93

90

87

86

95

161

186

142 

112

100

96

93

93

91

90

90

88

88

88

86

83

4,128

138

1.11

1.24

Dec.

83

83

84

98

161

265

198

137

120

113

*105

100

93

95

192

179

131 

244

403

373

314

231

167

145

132

135

155

141

126

120

114

5,037

162

1.31

1.51

Jan.

Ill

109

108

106

104

100

97

94

94

93

89

88

8990'

*93

96

95 

92

90

91

91

88

101

114

98

97

104

*600

726

388

218

4,554

147

1.19

1.37

Feb.

173

161

205

198

161

138

139

128

117

111

106

105

113

114

998

1,220

618

*321

244

373

549

418

482

566

450

498

515

*373

293

-

9,887

341

2.75

2.97

Mar.

244

218

224

»244

231

192

167

153

145

148

258

286

205

167

150

138

m293

265

186

167

870

*1,200

654

403

293

238

205

186

212

8,621

278

2.24

2.59

Apr.

*600

600

35O

450

618

434

286

238

212

186

179

179

780

888

403

258

218 

190

180

170

160

140

140

140

*343

293

186

143

122

110

-

9,196

307

2.48

2.76

May

102

96

117

105

93

86

82

83

79

81

751

618

251

161

126

109

105

131

692

*1,46Q

*1,030

780

620

500

430

470

500

340

270

230

190

10,688

345

2.78

3.21

June

160

140 120-

110

96

93

90

91

95

100

92

84

78

74

70

69

*80 

130

150

122

100

92

84

79

82

72

67

140

~92 180

-

3,032

101

0.815

0.91

Jvly

72

63

59

58

53

49

57

59

74

85

135

214

122

92

79

90

80

74

63

58

53

52

52

46

40

61

63

57

49

74

103

2,286

73.7

0.594

0.69

Aug.

*163

141

92

67

55

116

208

175

157

135

110

87

90

71

57

48

43 

42

69

227

260

129

116

114

90

78

64

57

71

64

55

3,251

105

0.647

0.98

Sept.

48

*64

98

87

67

71

82

59

49

44

40

63

175

451

*575

328

194 

397

692

481

279

201

157

123

105

96

85

78

72

69

-

5,330

178

1.44

1.60

Calendar year 1951 : Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,460 Mln 40 Mean 186 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.45

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--May 20 (6 p.m.) 1,540 cfs (10.1 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-23, Apr. 18-24, May 22 to June 16, June 18, 19, 21-29; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 315

Leaf River near Collins, Miss.

Location.--Lat 31°41', long. 89°24', in NE£ sec. 33, T. 9 N., R. 14 W., St. Stephens meridian, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 2 miles downstream 

from Oakahay Creek, 8 miles upstream from Rahoma Creek, and 9i miles northeast of 

Collins.

Drainage area. 752 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 197.48 ft above mean sea level (Mississippi 

State Highway benchmark). Prior to Dec. 8, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,102 cfs.

mum, that of Sept. 30, 1952. 

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 10)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10 Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

6.7

95

166

383

575

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

65

108

183

6.0 

8.0 

12.0

408

1,180

3,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

134

T24

119

116

114

111

110

106

105

102

101

101

101

101

101

101

100

100

99

99

97

99

108

108

110

106

105

106

115

115

110

3,324

107

0.142

0.16

Nov.

163

177

168

143

*133

127

126

124

121

120

119

119

120

116

116

112

111

TIT

112

112

114

115

116

117

120

120

127

140

149

143

3,811

127

0.169

0.19

Dec .

136

136

134

133

TI9

170

188

197

231

570

650

552

368

338

890

1,030

970

*830

630

830

2,070

2.190

2,190

1,710

1,060

990

1,030

870

710

516

408

22,876

738

0.981

1.13

Jan.

368

342

306

294

294

318

330

330

306

294

283

272

261

257

255

253

250

244

240

240

244

Z63

394

516

611

611

408

703

1,010

1,110

930

12,537

404

0.537

0.62

Feb.

630

730

2,070

2,560

2.910

2,630

*1,770

930

650

*516

451

422

422

451

482

552

650

690

611

533

690

630

1,160

1,330

1,380

1,200

910

690

592

_

-

29,242

1,008

1.34

1.45

Mar.

516

451

580

2,370

2,490

2,310

1,580

870

611

611

2,060

2,560

2,840

2,310

1,350

810

*592

592

1,260

1,260

1,110

870

970

850

750

630

498

422

368

342

342

35,175

1,135

1.51

1.74

Apr.

355

355

408

408

730

690

592

451

368

318

283

306

2,350

*Z,9BO

5,000

1,800

1,300

900

700

600

500

450

400

450

500

450

400

380

360

340

-

23,124

771

1.03

1.14

May

320

300

360

320

300

260

240

220

200

220

220

220

220

200

180

170

160

250

1,000

2,500

2,000

1,600

1,500

3,000

5,500

*2,000

1,480

1,050

611

533

790

25,924

836

1.11

1.28

June

830

482

294

242

212

194

178

168

163

158

147

142

136

131

127

121

118

116

114

112

111

108

150

171

169

147

129

117

116

118

-

5,521

184

0.245

0.27

July

112

106

112

132

117

108

120

*109

122

116

124

111

106

100

95

95

95

96

96

98

95

90

87

87

85

85

84

83

S4

96

107

3,153

102

0.136

0.16

Aug.

135

121

100

9?

87

114

*228

T4T

131

140

120

101

93

97

95

83

82

81

103

210

13<-

135

117

121

114

98

90

85

82

78

_77

3,500

113

0.150

0.17

Sept.

82

88

80

79

81

80

75

73

*72

71

69

To

73

83

102

102

93

86

83

81

81

80

78

75

73

71

71

70

69

69

-

2,360

78.7

0.105

0.12

Calendar year 1951: Max 21,600 Win 95 Mean 873 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.75

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,500 Win 69 Mean 466 Cfsm 0.620 In. 8.43

Peak discharge (base. 8,000 efsl.--Mo peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Apr. 15 to May 26; discharge estimated on basia of recorded range in 

stage, records for station at Hattiesburg, Bowie Creek near Hattiesburg, Tallahala Creek at Laurel, 

and weather records.
316 PASCAGOUU RIVER BASIN

Bowie Creek near Hattiesburg, Miss.

Locatlon.--Lat 31°26', long. 89°26', in sec. 5, T. 5 N., R. 14 W., St. Stephens meridian, 

on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 49, 2 miles southwest of 

Lux, 2 miles upstream from Okatoma Creek, and 10 miles northwest of Hattiesburg.

Drainage area. 304 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 160.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 8, 1938, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 499 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, 9.08 ft); minimum, 10V cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 2.91 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 20,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1943 (gage height, 25.70 ft); minimum, 100 cfs Sept. 23-30, Oct. 4-13, 16, 1938; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 12, 

1952.

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4 Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

120

162

246

5.0 493

7.0 1,140

9.0 1,900

2.9 106

3.0 115

3.5 173

4.0 259

5.0 493

8.0 1,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

Cb

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oc t .

151

147

141

140

137

136

135

132

131

130

128

127

126

125

124

124

122

121

122

120

120

120

138

181

151

141

135

152

157

151

144

4,209

136

0.447

0.51

Nov.

206

300

240

193

170

165

162

*162

162

158

155

154

151

150

149

148

144

140

139

138

136

136

136

136

136

135

136

140

147

150

-

4,774

159

0.523

0.58

Dee.

146

141

140

142

148

161

167

172

184

224

289

278

234

198

554

562

439

439

506

 *1,170

1,500

860

604

400

312

581

894

634

413

336

289

13,117

423

1.39

1.60

Jan.

261

244

230

216

230

,289

2fc7

230

213

205

200

192

186

182

181

181

178

172

167

165

165

193

361

246

207

220

226

828

750

493

336

8,222

265

0.872

1.01

Feb.

*267

884

1.740

1,140

649

439

348

300

267

250

242

234

238

246

336

466

387

312

259

316

426

387

1,280

1,140

894

562

466

361

312

-

-

15,148

522

1.72

1.85

Mar.

278

256

577

1.620

1,140

712

453

342

300

321

809

680

520

427

342

289

269

3O5

*680

604

414

331

365

466

342

289

259

249

233

224

252

14,348

463

1.52

1.76

Apr.

712

576

365

422

604

414

310

259

238

224

215

275

1,210

996

686

414

310

259

235

218

211

206

204

279

353

300

238

209

*191

182

-

11,315

377

1.24

1.38

May

173

169

180

279

279

199

173

162

158

157

160

159

163

165

154

152

148

1ST

218

1.100

1,100

484

259

213

317

696

680

466

479

365

279

9,837

317

1.04

1.20

June

231

194

176

165

159

157

157

151

*151

150

145

144

143

140

140

135

135

130

130

140

140

135

135

130

130

130

125

125

125

125

-

4,373

146

0.480

0.53

July

125

125

125

145

159

138

136

136

148

289

191

163

160

140

134

136

136

136

138

148

145

134

128

*127

130

125

123

121

T42

148

138

4,469

144

0.474

0.55

Aug.

133

127

125

122

121

123

"206 347

155

137

137

130

126

132

128

122

118

115

115

123

119

125

122

120

125

127

125

115

114

112

110

4,156

134

0.441

0.51

Sept.

110

111

*117

115

113

112

110

110

110

108

108

108

112

129

174

163

143

134

125

127

125

120

118

116

114

112

111

110

110

110

-

3,585

120

0.395

0.44

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,33O Min 12O Mean 369 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.44

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,740 Min 108 Mean 267 Cfsm 0.878 In. 11.92

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 ofs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record June 10, June 14 to July 2; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for Leaf River at Hattiesburg.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 317 

Leaf River at Hattiesburg, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°21', long. 89°17', in NW£ sec. 2, T. 4 N., R. 13 W., St. Stephens meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 11, at eastern city 

limits of Hattiesburg, 300 ft downstream from Bowie Creek, 3,000 ft upstream from New 

Orleans and Northeastern Railroad bridge, and at mile 78.0 (by U. S. Weather Bureau).

Drainage area. 1,760 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected in 

same vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 118.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Dec. 10, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 2,779 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,570 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 13.34 ft); minimum, 387 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 4.48 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 71,300 cfs Mar. 22, 1943 (gage height, 28.91 ft); minimum, that of Sept.. 29, 30, 1952.

Flood in April 1900 reached a stage of about 33.6 ft, present datum, from reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In fee 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. Z5-30)

4.3

4.5 

4.7 

5.0

371 

4Z5 

490 

625

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

1,330

3,030

4,830

8,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

^8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

704

636

600

580

566

552

534

534

510

506

494

490

490

494

490

486

483

480

472

466

462

458

791

1,970

B63

605

552

647

658

575

570

18,718

604

0.343

0.40

Nov.

1,330

1,750

1,210

926

764

692

664

*652

647

630

625

620

625

620

605

595

575

570

566

566

566

570

580

580

580

580

585

625

647

669

-

21,194

706

0.401

0.45

Dec.

647

615

600

600

620

680

716

764

788

940

1,490

1,610

1,490

1,170

1,930

2,760

2,580

2,670

2,850

*4,200

7.570

5,330

4,380

3,750

3,030

2,850

4,110

3,210

2,580

2,310

1,890

70,530

2,275

1.49

Jan.

1,570

1,450

,330

,250

,330

,490

,450

,330

,250

,170

,090

,050

,020

,020

,020

978

978

978

940

940

940

1,050

1,570

1,450

1,490

1,570

1,530

3,300

3,570

2,850

2,490

45,444

1,466

0.833

0.96

Feb.

*2,010

3,660

6,770

5,860

4,930

4,560

3,930

2,850

2,050

1,730

1,570

1,490

1,450

1,450

1,770

2,220

2,010

1,890

1,810

1,850

2,130

2,130

4,560

5,030

4,290

3,570

3,030

2,490

2,010

-

-

85,100

2,934

1.67

1.80

Mar.

1,770

1,650

4,650

8 , 090

6,190

5,030

4,110

2,940

2,130

2,050

3,930

4,650

4,470

4,290

3,480

2,490

1,890

1,810

*2,940

3,300

2,850

2,400

2,490

2,580

2,130

1,890

1,050

1,490

1,370

1,290

1,410

93,410

3,013

1.71

1.97

Apr.

2,400

2,130

,610

,890

,580

,220

,890

,610

,370

,210

,130

,250

,380

_ ,530

,930

,380

,570

,400

,650

,410

,250

,170

,170

,410

,610

,570

,450

,210

* ,050

940

-

62,170

2,072

1.18

1.31

May

863

800

1,050

1,020

940

807

734

680

652

636

664

680

710

674

615

585

575

610

993

4,830

4,650

2,850

1,930

3,570

3,840

4,650

4,110

3,660

3,480

2,220

1,730

55,808

1,800

1.02

1.18

 

June

1,730

1,570

1,170

933

807

740

716

674

*642

625

615

585

570

562

539

539

530

518

510

514

522

502

498

539

544

544

526

518

506

490

4

20,278

676

0.384

0.43

Jaly

486

483

480

483

544

534

506

498

548

877

740

605

575

526

498

506

498

494

499

502

502

490

483

*466

462

462

455

452

455

490

539

16.137

521

0.296

0.34

Aug.

605

605

53S

506

49C

486

76£

87C

658

58 E

544

522

494

49C

483

466

45?

449

443

45F

557

590

620

625

526

510

486

458

446

440

454

16,602

536

0.305

0.35

Sept.

434

437

*446

443

452

449

g451

g417

g414

g411

g408

g405

g411

g452

575

570

550

557

544

475

458

446

454

422

403

g394

g394

g389

g38_7

*387

-

13,375

446

0.253

0.28

Calendar year 1951: Max 23,100 Mln 458 Mean 2,110 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.27

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,090 Mln 387 Mean 1,417 Cfsm 0.805 In- 10.96

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs).--Ho peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
318 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Tallahala Creek at Laurel, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°41', long. 89°07', in NE^ sec. 8, T. 8 N., R. 11 W. , St. Stephens

meridian, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, half a mile 

upstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, half a mile southeast of city limits 

of Laurel, and 6 miles upstream from Tallahoma Creek.

Drainage area. 233 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 201.37 ft above mean sea level (Mississippi 

State Highway benchmark). Prior to Dec. 14, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 360 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 1,980 cfs May 27 {gage height, 14.00 ft); minimum 

5.1 cfs Sept. 8 {gage height, 2.03 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Jan. 21, 1947 {gage height, 20.29 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Oct. 15, 16, 1938; minimum gage height, 1.82 ft Oct. 18, 1939.

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-Z4, Nov. 4 to Dec. 19)

2.3 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

Oct. 1 to May 27

10

16

May 28 to Sept. 30

34

86

161

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

14.0

352

602

908

1,510

1,980

4.6

11

2.0

2.3

2.5

Mote. Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

21

19

18

16

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

11

11

13

42

24

15

15

16

14

14

15

14

477

15.4

0.066

0.08

Nov.

44

32

58

34

*23

21

20

16

15

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

14

17

16

19 

20

22

25

-

582

19.4

0.083

0.09

Dec.

23

23

24

24

25

29

44

41

49

53

64

54

51

70

118

157

allO

*141

119

307

400

329

329

352

205

296

376 

275

177

133

110

4,508

145

0.622

0.72

Jan.

93

84

76

72

76

85

84

75

71

66

62

60

56

55

55

56

56

56

54

54

60

69

70

76

90

133

114 

236

59~6 318

307

3,115

100

0.429

0.50

Feb.

209

284

576

700

686

644

*658

618

 271

181

149

133

125

129

169

209

227

250

265

214

189

185

318

352

376

376

296 

232

201

-

9,222

318

1.36

1.47

Mar.

177

157

258

644

807

807

775

760

532

326

524

630

658

672

616

323

*214

214

329

424

472

436

352

318

307

275

205 

165

141

121

118

12,757

412

1.77

2.04

Apr.

137

173

145

173

265

296

296

209

149

121

107

134

400

630

*658

658

700

630

232

153

121

107

96

89

89

90

91 

79

73

6_2

-

7,163

239

1.03

1.14

May

56

50

44

40

37

35

33

31

28

31

37

33

36

29

25

23

22

21

205

644

775

672

485

550

772

1,110

*1,870 

1,730

1,360

852

550

12,186

393

1.69

1.95

June

436

236

145

107

84

70

60

52

47

41

37

35

32

28

26

23

22

21

19

18

17

16

18

16

15

15

14 

14

12

T2

-

1,688

56.3

0.242

0.27

July

14

13

12

14

12

10

IT

 10

30

23

15

17

13

12

11

a!2

a!4

a!5

a!3

a22

a!9

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!3

a!2 

all

a!5

a!2

*13

448

14.5

0.062

0.07

Aug.

22

16

13

34

32

28

60

249

107

58

44

32

24

21

25

20

17

17

23

35

30

21

23

18

15

13

11 

10

9.3

8.4

8.2

1,043.9

33.7

0.145

0.17

Sept.

8.4

8.6

8.0

6.6

6.4

6.8

7.0

6.4

*8.4

7.8

6.4

6.8

7.2

18

10

14

23

22

25

Te

14

12

10

9.1

8.4

8.0

7.4 

6.4

6.2*

*6.2

-

312.5

10.4

0.045

0.05

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,920 Kin 5.9 Mean 258 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.06

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,870 Kin 6.2 Mean 146 Cfsm 0.627 In. 8.55

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

near Runnelstown.

ecords and records for station
PASCAOrOULA RIVER BASIN 3lg 

Tallahala Creek near Runnelstown, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°20', long. 89°07', in NE£ sec. 8, T. 4 N., R. 11 W., St. Stephens 

" meridian, on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge between Sunrise and Runnelstown, 3 miles south of Runnelstown and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 612 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1952.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 109.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Average discharge. 13 years, 996 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,010 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 10.05 ft); mini- 

 mum, 42 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 0.90 ft), but may have been less during period of 

no gage-height record. , .

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 19,300 cfs Jan. 23, 1947 (gage height, 21.70 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 11, 1952.

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 11 to Aug. 11)

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

Oct.

48

63

96

164

275

1 to Mar. 4

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

10.0

422

779

1,700

3,360

4,010

Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

0.9 38 2.0 

1.2 60 2.5 

1.5 92 3.0

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

172

279

422

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

115

93

79

71

67

62

59

56

54

52

52

51

51

51

51

51

52

56

52

50

49

50

122

741

352

148

99

96

102

88

74

3,146

10-1

0.165

0.19

Nov.

328

382

248

188

168

128

*109

96

91

86

81

78

76

75

72

72

68

67

66

65

64

65

66

67

68

69

72

79

83

86

-

3,263

109

0.178

0.20

Dec.

87

92

93

93

110

115

81

102

139

150

182

207

227

207

334

576

504

585

*722

1,330

5.170

2,200

1,180

959

918

1,000

1,650

1,300

980

760

540

20,593

664

1.08

1.25

Jan.

438

370

322

299

331

406

379

340

311

283

260

238

229

218

218

216

216

212

207

205

203

205

504

385

314

352

454

1,300

1.550

*1,110

877

12,750

411

0.672

0.77

Feb.

779

1,420

5.050

2,570

2,000

1,750

1,550

1,450

1,300

857

594

504

454

454

558

760

741

704

667

760

857

722

1,550

1,800

1,500

1,200

1,070

897

741

-

-

33,259

1,147

1.87

2.02

Mar.

648

558

2,160

5.680

2,810

2,200

1,900

1,700

1,600

1,350

1,750

1,800

1,600

1,550

1,450

1,300

918

686

*1,040

1,110

1,090

1,070

1,140

1,020

918

798

722

594

487

438

422

40, 509

1,307

2.14

2.46

Apr.

722

686

576

950

1,000

877

818

722

594

454

391

392

1.600

1,600

1,500

1,400

al , 300

al.100

al , 000

a900

a700

a500

a400

a600

a550

a450

a400

a350

292

255

-

23,079

769

1.26

1.40

May

226

*201

226

197

170

153

139

130

119

allO

a!20

127

127

a!20

allO

a!05

alOO

a 100

359

818

1,400

1,600

1,500

1,250

1,500

1,800

1,900

2,200

2.510

2,450

1,950

23,817

768

1.25

1.45

June

1.180

918

630

438

332

267

232

203

182

a!70

a!55

*144

135

127

a!15

a!05

a!20

153

a!20

allO

alOO

a95

a90

a85

a80

a75

a70

a70

a65

a65

-

6,631

221

0.361

0.40

July

a65

62

61

60

59

58

60

74

80

130

297

151

106

92

84

82

79

74

84

95

92

74

72

*72

68

65

64

64

68

63

70

2,625

84.7

0.138

0.16

Aug.

146

125

95

78

68

69

93

85

201

287

170

119

100

90

84

71

65

65

64

64

66

69

90

112

90

76

67

61

56

53

51

2,930

94.5

0.154

0.18

Sept.

50

50

51

49

*52

74

79

53

46

44

42

a44

a50

a80

alOO

a70

a60

a90

a220

alOO

78

69

60

54

51

47

46

46

45

46

-

1,946

64.9

0.106

0.12

Calendar year 1951: Max 9,940 Min 46 Mean 687 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.24

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,680 Min 42 Mean 477 Cfsm 0.779 In. 10.60

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

and records for station at Laurel.

aorded range in stage, weather records,
320 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 

Leaf River near McLain, Miss.

Location.--Lat 31"06'10", long. 88°48'30", In SE£ sec. 29, T. 2 N., R. 8 W., St. Stephens 

meridian, on downstream side of right main pier of bridge on State Highway 15, 1^ miles 

east of McLain, 2 miles downstream from Atkinson Creek, 6 miles upstream from Big 

Oktibbee Creek, and 17-| miles upstream from confluence with Chickasawhay River.

Drainage area. 3,510 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 42.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to June 4, 1940, staff gage and June 4 

to Sept. 7, 1940, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 5,853 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 16.43 ft); minimum, 570 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 2.22 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 88,300 cfs Mar. 24, 1943 (gage height, 27.76 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 12, 1952.

Flood in April 1900 reached a stage about 4 ft higher than that of Mar. 24, 1943, 

from information by local residents.

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 6

770

1,000

1,610

3,100

4,980

9.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

17.0

6,200

7,500

11,500

18,800

Mar. 7 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

570

705

950

4.0 

6.0

1,550

3,100

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.0 ft.

Discharge ublc feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

,500

,290

,140

,050

,000

950

925

875

850

830

830

810

810

810

810

810

810

810

810

810

810

790

810

1,200

2.720

1,820

1,290

1,110

1,110

1,170

1,080

32,440

1,04R

0.298

0.34

Nov.

1,500

5.100

2,950

2,200

1,750

1,470

*1,290

1,170

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,020

1,000

1,020

1,080

1,020

950

925

925

925

925

925

935

925

925

925

925

950

975

1,000

-

36,935

1,231

0.351

0.39

Dec.

1.020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,140

1,290

1,260

1,230

1,260

1,290

1,380

1,750

1,900

1,860

1,720

2,280

3,180

3,750

4,650

5,820

*9,060

11,700

11.800

9,320

7,890

7,240

7,240

8,280

6,980

5,460

4,760

129,570

4,180

1.19

1.37

Jan.

4,120

3,580

3,100

2,720

2,500

2,580

2,880

2,720

2,580

2,350

2,280

2,120

1,980

1,900

1,860

1,820

1,820

1,790

1,750

1,720

1.680

1,680

1,720

2,500

2,580

2,580

2,880

6,880

10.200

9,190

7,110

97, 170

3, 135

0.893

1.03

Feb.

5,700

6,720

11,500

14. OOP

14,000

*1 1,500

9,580

*8,280

*6,720

5,220

3,840

3,260

5.020

3,100

5,660

4,760

4,650

4,120

5,750

4,020

5,100

4,760

8,410

10, 800

11,200

9,710

7,760

6,460

5,220

-

-

200,820

6,925

1.97

2.15

Mar.

4,520

3,750

5,950

11,400

16,000

17.400

16,200

15,500

10, 500

7,890

7,760

8,670

9,320

8,800

8,280

7,500

6,070

4,760

4,220

5,340

*6,200

5,300

5,800

6,000

5,600

5,000

4,300

3,700

3,300

3,000

2.700

226,510

7,307

2.08

2.40

Apr.

3,900

5,700

5,000

3,800

5,500

5,900

5,200

4,400

3,800

3,200

2,900

2,400

5,600

9,400

9.600

8,800

7,900

7,000

5,600

4,400

3,400

2,600

2,400

2,800

4,800

4,200

3,500

2,900

2,500

2.500

-

141,400

4,713

1.34

1.50

May

*2,060

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,400

1,400

1,380

1,380

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,320

1,260

1,260

1.250

1,400

6,600

8,020

7,630

5,700

4,980

7,500

9.580

9,580

8,540

7,890

7,500

5,700

117,860

3,802

1.08

1.25

June

4,120

5,500

5,020

2,460

2,060

1,830

1,760

1,690

1,550

1,440

*1,350

1,290

1,230

1,170

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,110

1,350

1,170

1,050

1,050

1,000

975

975

975

950

950

950

900

-

45,205

1,507

0.439

0.48

July

875

850

850

825

850

900

900

900

925

1,250

1.860

1,620

1,320

1,080

975

950

925

875

900

925

950

925

850

825

800

750

750

*750

750

750

750

29,405

949

0.270

0.31

Aug.

825

1,020

1,000

900

1,020

950

,050

,000

,260

.580

,290

,050

950

875

825

800

750

728

800

800

728

750

850

1,000

1,000

900

825

750

705

682

660

28,123

907

0.258

0.30

Sept.

638

638

660

*638

638

638

660

660

638

592

592

592

592

1,720

2.540

,480

,170

,000

,300

,720

1,170

925

850

775

728

682

660

638

615

615

-

26,764

892

0.254

0.28

Calendar year 1951: Max 45,700 Mln 770 Mean 4,317 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.68

Water year 1951-52: Max 17,400 Mln 592 Mean 3,039 Cfsm 0.866 In. 11.78

Discharge measurement made or. this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 21 to Apr. 30, May 2-9, 19, 20; discharge estimated on basis of 

relation between records at station and those for U. S. Weather Bureau gage at Beaumont, about 10 

miles upstream.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 321

Chunky Creek near Chunky, Miss.

Location.--Lat 32°20', long. 88°54', in SW£ sec. 30, T. 6 N. , R. 14 E., Choctaw meridian, 

on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80. 2,500 ft upstream from 

Alabama & Vicksburg Railway bridge, l£ miles east of Chunky, 3^ miles upstream from 

Tallahatta Creek, and 5-j miles downstream from Concobona Creek.

Drainage area. 368 sq mi.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Mar. 24, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 506 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,850 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 7.44 ft); minimum, 4.7 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 2.24 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 30,700 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 25.08 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 12, 1952.

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

Rating table , water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, 

July 28 to Aug. 1)

3.5

10

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

5.0 

8.0

128

273

541

1,090

2,200

In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

27

25

24

22

20

19

18

18

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

17

*20

23

21

21

25

24

578

18.5

0.051

0.05

Nov.

32

43

44

45

37

34

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

JO

30

30

31

31

32

34

36

37

37

40

49

54

52

-

1,070

35.7

0.097

0.11

Dec.

a50

a48

a45

*44

50

50

71

70

304

602

377

151

94

101

402

483

213

149

195

878

1.410

1,300

754

283

189

151

149

133

120

114

108

9,119

294

0.799

0.92

Jan.

103

98

94

93

133

201

159

122

108

108

105

101

96

*93

93

93

93

93

88

88

91

204

785

702

350

226

204

349

522

424

253

5,383

205

0.550

0.55

Feb.

189

230

1,150

1.690

1,380

561

381

287

235

210

a!90

al80

a!70

a200

a250

a350

a300

a250

a230

a210

a240

a280

a340

a400

a400

a350

a330

a300

a270

_

-

11,574

403

1.10

1.18

Mar.

3240

a220

a500

*1,250

1,220

702

353

273

235

551

1,630

al.BOO

al,300

505

353

283

245

487

786

544

345

384

722

602

388

300

249

217

185

157

167

17,238

555

1.51

1.74

Apr.

186

242

213

226

454

363

233

183

169

151

142

219

1,410

1,850

1,520

»622

342

266

217

186

172

159

149

154

161

154

137

124

110

103

-

10,617

354

0.962

1.07

May

96

93

90

88

84

82

79

78

76

72

71

73

67

68

63

63

60

66

114

*161

*146

108

96

135

174

149

108

90

108

293

233

3,284

106

0.288

0.33

June

124

90

72

63

88

146

85

66

55

50

46

42

40

37

36

33

31

28

26

48

97

72

54

40

33

27

27

29

31

31

1,647

54.9

0.149

0.17

July

24

21

20

18

16

17

18

18

*18

18

18

16

16

14

13

13

12

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

16

*44.

498

16.1

0.044

0.05

Aug.

21

16

22

2C

16

*16

63

44

24

17

14

13

12

13

13

13

1C

9.6

19

37

2C

14

12

9.6

33

24

14

11

6.6

6.8

6.2

571.8

18.4

0.050

0.06

Sept.

5.6

7.2

16

24

15

13

11

9.3

7.6

*6.5

5.9

5.0

5.6

18

25_

21

17

16

13

12

11

11

10

8.6

7.6

6.8

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.3

331.7

11.1

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1951; Max 14,100 Min 14 Mean 448 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.53

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,850 Min 5.0 Mean 172 Cfsm 0.457 In. 6.37

ak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).--No peak above ba 

» Discharge measurement surement made on this day. 

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

Chickasawhay River at Enterprise.
322 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Sowashee Creek at Meridian, Miss.

Location. Lat 32 0 22'25", long. 88°40'40", in SE^ sec. 8, T. 6 N. , R. 16 E. , Choctaw meridian, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highways 80 and 11, at 

eastern city limits of Meridian, 0.2 mile downstream from Southern Railway System 

bridge and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--51.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1952.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 308.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Dec. 19, 1950, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs May 19 

mum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.60 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 8,030 cfs Mar. 28, 1951 

mum, that of Sept. 8, 1952.

height, 13.70 ft); miniheight, 20.09 ft); miniRemarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 25 to Jan. 22, July 30, 31, 

Aug. 4, 5, 1, 14, 24, 25, Aug. 29 to Sept. 30: stagedischarge discharge relation Indefinite Nov. 27, Dec. 1)

Oct. 1-31

0.6 

.7

0.8 

1.8 

4.5

0.4

.5

.6

.7

.9

1.2

1.5

Nov. 1

0

.6

1.4

2.5

5.6

12

21

to Sept. 30

2.0

3.0

5.0

8.0

11.0

13.0

40

92

230

500

940

1,300

Discharge, In cubi; feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

se

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.3

3.3

3.2

3-. 2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.4

2.4

2.4

73.3

2.36

0.045

0.05

llov.

14

7.8

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.9

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

6

6.2

4.8

4.4

-

130.3

4.34

0.084

0.09

Dec.

4.4

4.4

4.9

*10

12

9.9

6.2

5.8

28

32

12

7.8

6.4

13

32

15

9.0

17

19

232

338

63

38

31

27

26

22

19

18

19

17

1,098.8

35.4

0.682

0.79

Jan.

17

15

15

15

26

23

18

17

17

19

17

15

15

*16

17

17

17

16

15

15

15

69

46

*24

21

26

24

113

68

39

32

819

26.4

0.509

0.59

Feb.

28

36

102

62

40

32

27

23

22

21

20

21

22

22

26

50

40

28

24

25

26

22

34

45

34

37

50

39

35

-

-

993

34.2

0.659

0.71

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,860 Mln 0.9

Mar.

30

25

210

*399

107

72

58

50

45

154

414

132

89

70

58

48

42

66

116

61

48

44

45

40

34

31

28

26

24

23

24

2,613

84.3

1.62

1.87

Apr.

30

27

22

51

49

30

26

24

22

20

20

65

310

89 *55

42

35

31

27

24

22

21

20

23

136

54

33

24

20

17.

-

1,369

45.6

0.879

0.98

May

15

14

12

11

10

9.2

8.3

7.8

8.8

7.6

7.6

6.8

6.4

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.6

10

*1.260

*558

107

64

110

78

93

77

46

36

39

34

26

2,684.8

86.6

1.67

1.92

June

22

19

16

15

3J.

22

13

11

9.9

8.8

7.8

7.2

6.4

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.1

4.8

5.6

4.8

4.6

5.3

5.1

4.8

-

284.7

9.49

0.183

0.20

July

a4.5

a4.0

S3. 5

a3.5

a3.0

S3.0

a3.0

4.9

 4.6

4.6

4.2

a4.0

a3.5

a3.0

a2.8

a2.6

a2.4

a2.2

a2.0

al.8

al.6

al.4

si. 3

al.2

al.2

al.l

al.l

al.O

al.5

5.1

«2.3

66.1

2.78

0.054

C.06

Aug.

al.5

al.3

al.2

2.0

2.1

*L.6.

3.1

a2.4

a2.2

a2.0

al.8

al.6

al.5

2.5

5.4

a2.0

al.5

al.3

al.2

al.l

al.O

a. 9

a. 9

1.4

1.4

al.o

a. 8

a. 7

*.6

.6

.6

55.2

1.78

0.034

0.04

Sept.

0.6

.9

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.7

.5

.5 * .5

.6

.7

1.2

2.4

2.5

1.1

.9

.9

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

-

27.1

0.90

0.017

0.02

Mean 61.2 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.01

Water year 1951-52; Max 1,260 Mln 0.5 Mean 28.0 Cfsm 0.539 In. 7.32

Peak dlscharee (base, 1.300 cfs).--Mav 19 (5:30 D.m.) 1,480 cfs (13.70 ft).

stations In basin.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 323

Chickasawhay River at Enterprise, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°10' , long. 88=49' , in NW£ sec. 24, T. 4 N., R. 14 E. , Choctaw meridian, 

on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge in Enterprise, half a mile downstream from confluence of Chunky and Okatibbee Creeks, and at mile 206.0 (by U. S. 

Weather Bureau).

Drainage area. 913 sq mi.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 212.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Jan. 6, 1939, U. S. Weather Bureau 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,293 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,930 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 11.37 ft); minimum observed, 26 cfs Sept. 5, 12 (gage height, -0.90 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 33,500 cfs Jan. 8, 1950 (gage height, 33.10 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 1, 12, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 37.2 ft, from floodmark, in April 1900 (from reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record and 

those based on wire-weight gage readings, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 20 May 21 to Sept. 30

-0.6

-.3

0.0

.5

1.0

27

54

90

159

254

2.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

11.0

523

1,130

1,780

3,320

3,750

-.5 

0.0

1.0 291

2.0 530

4.0 1,130

6.0 1,780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

81

77 

67

63 

55

52

50

43

g41

837

g34

837 

47

46

45

g39

g42

837

829

828

SS1 

827

837

50

47

*s«

49

54

51

51

60

1,458

47.0

0.051

0.06

Nov.

100

152 

116

104 

100

95

95

91

84

82

81

81 

82

87

86

86

84

80

21

80

90 

93

91

91

95

95

107

143

141

133

-

2,923

97.4

0.107

0.12

Dec.

131

*224 m

222

243

209

270

557

1,360

1,200

710 

393

326

885

1,130

793

613

628

1,760

5,750 

3,280

2,500

1,450

854

688

598

523

480

436

407

26,868

867

0.950

1.09

Jan.

393

366 

339

326 

393

525

523

436

379

366

339

314 

301

*299

294

289

287

279

266

263

263 

576

1,360

1,550

1,290

885

703

1,070

2.660

1,290

947

19,569

631

0.691

0.80

Feb.

718

718 

1,680

2.580 

2,230

1,520

947

765

658

585

558

525 

558

558

568

658

763

748

628

568

613 

628

675

885

916

825

825

885

823

-

-

25,336

874

0.957

1.03

Mar.

688

583 

998

*2,980 

2,740

2,020

1,260

916

763

885

2,900

5,550 

5,110

2,500

1,450

1,010

823

885

1,520

1,620

1,230 

978

1,200

1,520

1,520

1,010

795

673

598

538

508

43,349

1,398

1.53

1.77

Apr.

523

615 

673

748 

978

947

718

568

480

436

393

506 

2,970

5.450

*5,020

2,160

1,260

823

688

585

508 

465

393

436

673

598

422

559

287

245

26,903

897

0.982

1.10

May

215

196 

187

170 

153

147

138

131

122

125

127

115 

111

100

96

89

Si

84

2,100

*2.660

1,490 

658

1,260

793

748

763

516

390

450

503

516

15,233

491

0.538

0.62

June

566

281 

235

205 

186

508

255

188

160

147

129

120 

111

104

98

95

94

88

85

125

201 

235

168

128

111

94

85

95

118

93

-

4,682

156

0.171

0.19

July

85

870 

862

862

75

859

851

*87

90

862

855

848 

844

849

848

842

842

852

846

844

842 

838

g56

855

835

832

850

850

855

g55

*g64

1,579

50.9

0.056

0.06

Aug.

95

a48 

a5°

85 

g59

112

3C9

271

153

m

107

?0

77

76

g56

8*5

8*5

g69

g56

g62

79 

857

852

850

844

871

g66

852

*S38

a35

a£9

2,5*9

82.2

0.090

0.10

Sept.

8S6

852 

845

852 

854

851

8*1

835

851

»S51

827

826 

a50

872

165

108

871

856

856

845

844 

842

839

859

837

855

a53

a31

a29

a27

-

1,408

46.9

0.051

0.06

Calendar year 1951: Max 28,800 Mln 27 Mean 1,136 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.90

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,750 Mln 26 Mean 470 Cfsm 0.515 In. 7.00

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs). No peak above base 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recorls for 

other station In basin.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
324 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Chickasawhay River at Leakesville, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°08' , long. 88°33', in SVf£ sec. 12, T. 2 N. , R. 6 W. , St. Stephens meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 63, a cuarter of a mile 

downstream from logging railroad bridge, half a mile southeast of Leakesville, and 25 

miles upstream from confluence with Leaf River.

Drainage area. 2 .680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 51.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 19, 1939, wire-weifht gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 4,055 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 21.30 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum, 264 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 7.38 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 39,600 cfs Apr. 29, 1944 (gage height, 30.13 ft); minimum, 260 cfs Oct. 15-17, 1938; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 12, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 34.12 ft Apr. 12, 1938; a discharge of 65,600 cfs was measured 

by Corps of Engineers on preceding day (gage height, 33.36 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, rtiich are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 22 May 23 to Sept. 30

7.4 

8.0 

9.0 

11.0

346

455

742

1,650

15.0

18.0

21.0

4,370

7,320

11,100

7.4 

8.0 

9.0

268

399

697

11.0 1,640

15.0 4,370

18.0 7,320

Discharge, in eublo feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septemte

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

656

594

553

514

478

455

433

41-2

402

393

384

376

368

368

368

360

360

360

360

353

353

346

360

360

393

478

490

466

422

402

393

13,010

420

0.157

0.18

Nov.

478

624

707

707

656

*609

540

502

490

478

466

455

455

455

490

502

478

455

444

444

433

433

444

433

433

444

444

444

455

478

-

14,876

496

0.185

0.21

Dec.

490

514

514

514

553

673

742

796

778

760

778

912

1,450

1,600

1,400

1,300

1,450

1,870

2,230

*2,350

3,220

5,520

6.990

6,330

5,340

4,450

4,290

4,620

3,500

2,530

2,110

70,574

2,277

0.850

0.98

Jan.

1,870

1,700

,550

,450

,400

,450

,550

,600

,600

,500

,400

,300

,220

,180

,150

,130

,130

,100

,080

,O60

,040

,020

,040

,400

,650

,170

,590

,570

,120

.550

,070

59,640

1,924

0.718

0.83

Feb.

4,050

3,360

3,150

4,710

5,520

*5,250

4,890

4,290

3,500

2,730

2,230

2,050

1,870

1,870

2,170

2,530

2,730

2,600

2,200

2,600

3 , 000

2,700

3,000

3,400

3,800

3,400

3,000

2,800

2,600

_

-

92,000

3,172

1.18

1.28

Mar.

2,400

2,200

5,000

8,000

10,000

11,000

10,000

8,000

6,000

4,500

5,000

6,000

6,500

7,000

7,000

5,500

4,500

3,500

3,800

*3,890

4,370

4,370

4,710

5,160

4,530

4,13O

3,810

3,290

2,800

2,470

2,290

161,720

5,217

1.95

2.24

Apr.

2,660

3,150

2,940

2,800

3,810

4,370

3,890

3,290

2,870

2,470

2,110

1,990

3,220

5,620

6.550

6,550

6,220

5,720

4,710

3,220

2,470

2,170

1,990

1,870

2,050

2,230

1,990

1,930

1,810

1,600

-

98,270

3,276

1.22

1.36

May

* ,450

,350

,300

,220

,180

,130

,040

973

912

872

853

912

1,130

1,180

1,020

872

815

815

1,350

3,820

6,220

7.540

7,320

5,250

5,430

6,440

6,020

5,070

3,960

3,080

2,410

82,934

2,675

0.998

1.15

June

2.050

1,870

1,700

1,430

1,260

1,000

1,010

962

940

940

855

*794

735

678

625

592

576

592

642

608

592

592

592

592

608

592

545

516

502

502

-

25,592

853

0.318

0.36

July

488

475

462

436

424

412

412

399

462

834

985

834

697

592

5O2

449

424

412

412

412

436

449

*399

375

364

364

352

341

341

33£

352

14,626

472

0.176

0.20

Aug.

462

449

, 475

488

488

475

608

897

940

1.050

985

814

642

530

449

412

375

364

387

436

502

560

449

387

387

424

412

375

341

320

509

16,172

522

0. 195

0.22

Sept.

309

299

299

*288

309

309

299

288

288

278

268

268

278

330

387

592

660

678

625

625

530

488

436

387

352

330

309

288

278

268

-

11,343

378

0.141

0.16

Calendar year 1951: Max 35,200 Min 346 Mean 3,381 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.14

Water year 1951-52: Max 11,000 Min 268 Mean 1,805 Cfsm 0.674 In. 9.17

Discharge measurement made on this day. a

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 18 to Mar. 19; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in

stations in basin.

I'm o^ . --lltj £ag,e-HC-LgIll, J.CUUJ.U reu. -LO tu nai

stage, weather records, and records for other
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 325

Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss.

Location. Lat 30°59', long. 88°44', in SW^- sec. 18, T. 1 S. , R. 7 W., St. Stephens meridian, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on old State Highway 15, half a 

mile downstream from confluence of Leaf and Chickasawhay Rivers , half a mile west of 

Merrill, and at mile 88.0 (by II. S. Weather Bureau).

Drainage area. 6,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . December 1930 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected in 

same vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of II. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 26.31 ft above mean sea level, datuir of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 6, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 10,010 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,200 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 18.29 ft); minimum, 1,020 cfs Sept. 12, 13; minimum gage height, 2.70 ft Sept. 12.

1930-52; Maximum discharge, 154,000 cfs Apr. 13, 1938 (gage height, 29.71 ft); minimum, 696 cfs Nov. 3, 1936 "(gage height, 2.37 ft).

Maximum stage known, 32.5 ft in April 1900 (from information by II. S. Weather 

Bureau). Flood of July 9, 1916, reached a stage of 31 ft, present datum (from reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

4.0

6.0

1,020

2,130

4,070

10.0

14.0

19.0

9,280

15,700

27,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,780

2,360

2,080

1,900

1,770

,640

,550

,470

,420

,380

,340

,300

,300

,260

,260

,260

,220

,220

,220

.180

,180

,180

,220

,380

_ .020

,880

,260

,950

,820

,860

,770

51,430

1,659

0.251

0.29

Nov.

1,860

4,070

4.620

3,770

3,070

*2,600

*2,310

2,080

1,950

1,860

1,770

1,720

1,720

1,860

2,260

2,080

1,860

1,720

1,640

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,510

1,550

1,600

1,640

-

61,970

2,066

0.313

0.35

Dec.

1.680

1,720

1,770

1,770

1,860

2,260

2,360

2,400

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,690

3,170

3,670

3,570

3,670

4,620

5,760

8,020

8,720

 11,500

14,600

17 .400

17,000

14,800

13,000

11,900

12,700

12,400

9,840

8,160

210/090

6,777

1.03

1.18

Jan.

7,060

6,280

5,500

4,860

4,400

4,290

4,620

4,740

4,510

4,290

4,070

3,870

3,670

3,570

3,470

3,370

3,370

3,270

3,270

3,170

3,170

 3.070

3,070

3,670

4,290

4,620

5,500

9,280

15,300

16,400

14,800

168,820

5,446

0.825

0.95

Feb.

11,900

10 , 600

13,200

16 , 400

« 18. 500

18,300

16 , 100

13 , 900

11,600

9,560

7,600

6,280

5,630

5.500

6,670

8,720

8,720

8,160

7,320

7,320

9,140

9,000

10,700

14,800

15 , 900

15,200

13 , 600

11,600

9,990

-

-

321,910

11,100

1.68

1.81

Mar.

8,580

7 , 600

7,060

11,000

18,300

23,000

25,000

24,800

22,200

17,900

14,800

15,000

15 , 900

16 , 100

15,700

14,800

13,200

10,900

9,000

*9,560

10 , 900

10 , 900

11,900

12,900

12,400

10,900

9,560

8,580

7,460

6,540

6,020

408,460

13,180

2.00

2.30

Apr.

8,720

11,000

10,300

9,280

11,500

12,400

11,300

9,560

8,300

7,190

6,280

5,630

9,420

14,600

16,600

16,600

15,500

14,300

12,600

10,100

7,460

6,020

5,370

5,500

7,600

7,060

6,410

5,760

5,240

»4.740

-

282,340

9,411

1.43

1.59

May

4,290

3,970

3,870

3,970

3,970

3,670

3,470

3,270

3,070

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

3,070

3,070

2,780

2.690

2,780

4,230

10,600

13,200

15,000

14,400

12,700

12,200

14 , 800

16.400

15,700

13,700

12,200

10,600

225,190

7,264

1.10

1.27

June

8,580

6,800

5,890

5,110

4,290

3,770

3,470

3,370

3,270

3,070

*2,980

2,780

2,600

2,500

2,400

2,260

2,220

2,220

2,500

2,400

2,220

2,130

2,080

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,000

1,950

1,900

1.860

-

92,740

3,091

0.468

0.52

July

1,770

1,720

1,680

1,680

1,600

1,640

1,720

1,680

1,720

2,180

3.970

3,470

2,880

2,500

2,130

1,950

1,860

1,770

1,680

1,820

1,770

1,770

*1,720

1,600

1,510

1,420

1,420

1,380

1,540

1,340

1,340

58,030

1,872

0.284

0.33

Aug.

1,510

1,900

1.90C

1.77C

2.00C

1.95C

2,26C

2.22C

2,50C

2,88C

5 , 07 C

2,690

2.31C

2,000

1.82C

1,640

1,510

1,420

1,470

1,550

1,510

1,550

,720

,860

,770

,680

,600

,510

,380

,300

.220

57,470

1,854

0.281

0.32

Sept.

1,180

1,180

1,180

*1,140

1,140

1,140

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,060

1.020

1,020

1,360

5.870

2,880

2,500

2,260

2,180

2,880

2,500

2,080

1,820

1,600

1,470

1,340

1,260

1,180

1,140

1,060

-

48,040

1,601

0.243

0.27

Calendar year 1951 : Max 71,800 Min 1,180 Mean 8,178 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.82

Water year 1951-52 : Max 25,000 Min 1,020 Mean 5,428 Cfsm 0.822 In. 11.18

Discharge
326 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 

Escatawpa River near Wilmer, Ala.

Location. Lat 30°52', long. 88°25', in NWt sec. 19, T. 2 S., R. 4W., on downstream 

side of center main channel pier of bridge on State Highway 42 at Alsbama-Mississippi 

State line, a quarter of a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, 

half a mile upstream from Rocky Creek, and 4 miles northwest of Wilmer.

Drainage area.--506 sq mi.

Records available. --August 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. --Water -stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 60 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--? years, 1,085 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 5,280 cfs May 20 (gage height, 14.76 ft); min- 

 imum, 70 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 2.43 ft).

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 24.0 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 12, 1952.

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

eration. 

gineers.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements f urnist ed by Corps of 

Engine

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 24 to June 20)

Oct. 1 to May 23 May 24 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

128

227

352

5.0 

9.0 

15.0

650

2,340

5,410

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

66

152

354

5.0 

6.0

650

1,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

ie

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf srn

In.

Oct.

170

145

133

*123

117

110

106

104

98

97

96

94

93

93

93

93

91

91

89

89

89

90

97

115 

117

117

168

158

128 

120

122

3,446

111

0.219

0.25

Nov.

236

485

421

341

264

214

186

168

156

149

142

140

137

174

470

523

407

286

220

192

178

170

158

156 

154

151

147

*145

140 

140

-

6,850

228

0.451

0.50

Dec.

140

150

150

180

330

450

350

250

210

190

180

170

160

170

320

290

230

400

840

74O

620

520

430

370

350

340

360

430

410

380

350

10,460

.337

0.666

0.77

Jan.

320

*299

267

243

232

216

201

194

190

182

176

174

174

174

176

176

176

172

164

160

158

160

264

241

197

178

188

728

1.040

868

702

8,790

284

0.561

0.65

Feb.

585

554

570

601

601

523

450

393

366

333

296

272

229

223

1,840

,440

,020

774

601

843

,360

,150

,580

.890 

,660

,710

,620

* ,360

,130

-

25,974

896

1.77

1.91

Mar.

926

792

719

737

830

774

650

523

464

435

758

1,000

1,020

868

667

554

493

508

719

634

538

521

2,680

2.780 

2,070

1,440

1,060

811

667 

554

554

27,746

895

1.77

2.04

Apr.

1,620

1,760

1,360

1,580

2,200

1,800

1,440

1,080

830

650

538

562

2.780

2,340

1,620

1,190

985

830

702

585

450

366

325

322 

*744

554

407

328

284 

252

-

30,484

1,016

2.01

2.24

May

227

212

201

220

223

201

178

160

147

360

447

320

264

227

192

166

156

492

2,130

5.040

*4,220

2,200

1,490

1,020 

774

907

985

774

570 

463

379

25,345

818

1.62

1.86

June

318

275

240

220

196

182

173

176

183

180

173

171

155

141

127

120

*154

246

307

272

194

163

150

139 

142

133

120

134

142 

128

-

5,457

182

0.360

0.40

July

114

103

101

101

94

89

93

89

120

162

304

354

283

201

171

178

163

144

128

121

114

110

104

96 

32

93

93

90

113 

133

113

4,264

138

0.273

0.31

Aug.

*118

166

128

99

114

146

152

168

166

212

218 205"

185

154

132

118

118

97

96

124

149

150

166

152 

122

107

93

82

79 

79

25

4,170

135

0.267

0.31

Sept.

72

79

*104

107

108

171

149

113

93

80

74

75

154

274

379

318

263

218

224

201

178

158

136

117 

104

94

89

80

78 

75

-

4,365

146

0.289

0.32

Calendar year 1951: Max 11,000 Min 89 Mean 731 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.59

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,040 Min 72 Mean 430 Cfsm 0.85O In. 11.56

Pealc discharge (base. 5,000 efs). May 20 (5 p.m.) 5,280 cfs (14.76 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 29 to Jan. Ij discharge estimated on basis o" records for Chickasaw Creek near Whistler.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 327

Pearl River at Edinburg, Miss.

Location.--Lat 32°47', long. 89°20', in SW£ see. 13, T. 11 N., R. 9 E., Choctaw meridian, 

on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 16 at Edinburg, 1,100 ft 

downstream from Hooper Mill Creek, 3 miles upstream from Rice Creek, and 11-j miles 

northeast of Carthage.

Drainage area.--898 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected in 

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

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 341.67 ft above mean sea level, detain of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to July 2, 1930, staff gage at site 

500 ft upstream at datum 0.12 ft higher. July 2, 1930, to July 23, 1935, staff gage 

and July 24, 1935, to Sept. 20, 1938, wire-weight gage, at present site and dftum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 1,073 cf/3.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 14.91 ft); 

minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.44 ft).

1928-52; Maximum discharge, 31,400 cfs Mar. 8, 1935; maximum gage height, 26.30 

ft Feb. 16, 1950; minimum discharge, 2.7 cfs Aug. 29, 1943; minimum gage heigtt, that 

of Sept. 30, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 29.0 ft Mar. 1, 1902, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17-31, July 28-30)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14

17 8.0

43 10.0

82 12.0

170 15.0

428

Apr. 15 to Sept. 30

776

1,190

1,670

2,560

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

7.0

16

30

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

98

183

288

428

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

50

40 

35

30

27

25

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

41

*49

55

59

58

56 

52

48

981

31.6

0.035

0.04

Nov.

123

103 

100

95

92

89

86

77

70

65

61

60

64

71

83

81

75

74

79

84

82

80

79

79

81

80

88

91

90 

85

-

2,467

82.2

0.092

0.10

Dec.

82

80 

84

136

*127

132

140

575

610

524

443

413

398

383

558

475

398

413

443

923

1.720

1,420

1,370

1,230

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,010

993 

972

952

20,244

653

0.727

0.84

Jan.

932

872 

795

700

664

575

475

413

383

398

398

369

369

369

355

*369

369

347

333

327

319

558

738

757

738

738

814

1,350

1.400 

1,400

1,300

19,924

643

0.716

0.83

Feb.

1,230

1,300 

1,780

1,930

2.080

1,960

1,750

1,540

1,370

1,210

1,100

993

932

1,120

993

1,120

1,060

993

892

852

814

372" 776

912

*912

892

892

872

852

-

33,999

1,172

1.31

1.41

Mar.

833

757

814

1,040

1,040

1,010

952

872

814

1,080

2,080

2,110

2,380

2,260

2,020

2,140

2,380

2.470

2,440

2,230

1,960

1,780

1,840

1,810

1,640

1,440

1,280

1,140

1,040 

932

872

47,456

1,531

1.70

1.97

Apr.

1,140

1,190 

1,160

1,260

1,320

1,320

1,260

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,190

1,160

1,750

1,840

*1.9OO

1,620

1,350

1,210

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,080

1,040

872

682

524

413

369 

348

34,248

1,142

1.27

1.42

May

341

307 

247

196

151

134

118

105

94

85

92

88

81

76

73

69

64

BE

91

*105

104

96

100

204

258

231

196

180

466 

398

288

5,104

165

0.184

0.21

June

231

206 

183

147

118

96

80

68

61

55

51

46

42

40

37

35

34

34

32

333

341

206

118

*83

67

54

48

42

39 

36

-

2,963

98.8

0.110

0.12

July

35

59 

48

46

55

75

61

53

73

122

105

85

71

56

45

37

34

32

30

28

26

26

24

24

22,

24

39

30

*24 

54

71

1,514

48.8

0.054

0.06

Aug.

56

61 

33

24

42

48

68

71

64

54

42

37

37

47

60

58

46

37

30

51

78

S6

44

32

25

20

17

*18

21

17

11

1,319

42.5

0.047

0.05

Sept.

15

24 

36

41

32

25

20

16

*14

15

13

12

12

12

14

15

14

14

63

IS

22

16

14

12

11

9.5

9.0

8.8

*8.5 

8.0

"

551.8

18.4

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1951: Max 

Water year 1951-52: Max

21,800

2,470

Min 

Min

Mean 1,197 

Mean 467

1.33 In. 18.08 

0.520 In. 7.07

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

319056 O - 55 -22
328 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Lobutoha Creek near Carthage, Miss.

Location.--Lat 32°46', long. 89°28', in NE£ sec. 34, T. 11 N., R. 8 E., Cioctaw meridlan, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 3 miles 

upstream from mouth and 5 miles northeast of Carthage.

Drainage area.--313 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1937 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 334.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1943, staff gage at Scotts Crossing bridge 4j miles upstream at 

datum 12.37 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1943, to June 29, 1947, staff gage at site 5 miles 

upstream from present site at datum 13.02 ft higher.

Average discharge. 13 years (1939-52), 401 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 11.16 ft); minimum, 9.2 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.22 ft).

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 19,100 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 18.00 ft); 

minimum observed, 5.3 cfs Aug. 24, 1943 (gage height, 1.47 ft, site and datum then in 

use), but may have been less during period of doubtful gage-height record in August 

1943.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Mar. 12

19

34

54

80

111

4.0

7.0

10.0

11.0

226

534

l.OOO

1,240

Mar. 13 to Sept. 30

0.1 8.0 1.5 58

.5 20 2.0 82

1.0 38 2.5 111

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

40

34

34

32

28

26

24

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

21

21

21

22

22

22

*24

30

30

30

30

32

42

44

823

26.5

0.085

0.10

Nov.

64

104

92

86

80

74

74

72

62

54

52

54 

56

74

125

132

118

104

86

69

62

59

56

56

56

59

62

69

69

66

-

2,246

74.9

0.239

0.27

Dec.

64

64

64

86

*98

98

98

280

390

410

340

253 

202

154

202

226

178

154

218

330

658

700

565

431

340

280

350

360

280

210

186

8,264

267

0.853

0.98

Jan.

162

146

139

T39

178

235

218

194

170

186

226

210 

202

186

*162

178

178

162

146

139

154

253

290

244

210

178

194

486

758

804

714

7,841

253

0.808

0.93

Feb.

588

616

714

804

700

588

498

442

390

360

280

226 

226

235

310

350

431

400

320

271

244

262

235

280

*290

271

320

330

3OO

_

-

11,281

389

1.24

1.34

Mar.

271

226

210

4OO

486

464

360

320

262

280

788

1,210 

1,210

960

804

788

743

700

788

820

700

588

560

510

453

34O

253

210

186

162

154

16,206

523

1.67

1.93

Apr.

390

758

773

644

672

644

547

442

330

244

202

235 

534

773

788

*672

588

560

534

475

310

210

178

170

186

194

226

253

262

226

-

13,020

434

1.39

1.55

May

146

105

93

82

72

62

58

54

50

52

62

72 

60

54

48

46

44

44

52

*62

77

77

72

125

280

320

186

125

162

202

178

3,122

101

0.323

0.37

June

139

Til

77

60

52

46

42

38

34

32

30

28 

26

25

24

24

24

21

21

28

24

28

24

*38

42

34

26

22

20

19

-

1,159

38.6

0.123

0.14

July

18

18

20

23

21

19

19

30

28

26

23

23 

30

28

23

20

19

18

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

*15

17

16

619

20.0

0.064

0.07

Aug.

42

30

22

19

22

64

60

36

28

24

28

28 

23

20

20

19

18

19

26

26

62

44

38

26

21

19

17

16

15

14

14

860

27.7

0.088

0.10

Sept.

14

18

32

30

20

17

15

15

*14

14

13

13 

14

16

16

16

15

14

14

16

17

20

15

13

12

11

11

11

*10

9^5

465.5

15.5

0.050

0.06

Calendar year 1951: Max 19.1OO Min 18 Mean 526 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.83

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,210 Min 9,5 Mean ISO Cfsm 0.575 In. 7.84

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 329

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°35', long. 89°28', in NE£ sec. 34, T. 9 N., R. 8 E., Choctaw meridian, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 35 (old), over north 

drainage canal, 0.4 mile southwest of Walnut Grove, 0.8 mile upstream from Gulf, 

Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge , 7-^ miles upstream from junction of north and south 

drainage canals, and 15-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 411 sq mi (combined drainage area for all channels). 

Records available.--January 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily, on north canal. Prior 

To June 18, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum. Water-stage recorder on s-^uth 

canal at bridge on State Highway 35 (old) 5,000 ft southwest of north canal gag3. 

Prior to Nov. 24, 1943, staff gage at same site and datum. Datum of gages is 332.70 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 498 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,290 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 11.41 ft, 

north canal); maximum gage height, south canal, 14.20 ft Mar. 12; minimum discharge 

(combined flow), 5.9 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, north ranal, 0.49 ft Seit. 30; 

minimum gage height, south canal, 6.56 ft Sept. 12.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 34,600 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 23.00 ft, north 

canal); maximum gage height, south canal, 21.53 ft Jan. 7, 1950; minimum discharge 

(combined flow), 5.0 cfs Aug. 28, 29, 1943; minimum gage height, north canal, that of 

Sept. 30, 1952; minimum gage height, south canal, that of Sept. 12, 1952.

Prior to canalization, creek reached a stage of 24.5 ft, from floodmark, sometime 

between 1920 and 1925.

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

which are fair. Discharge computed by combining the flow of individually rated lowwater channels except when discharge in north canal exceeds 1,110 cfs or that in 

south canal exceeds 730 cfs, during which periods discharge is determined from combined stage-discharge relation for all channels referred to gage on north canal.

Revisions (water years). W 1002: 1943.

Discharge, in cubic feet pe Bcond, water year October 1951 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

17

15

14

12

12

11

9.9

9.4

tt

9.8

12

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*14

17

18

16

15

18

18

17

399.5

12.9

0.031

O.O4

Nov.

24

39

31

24

23

22

22

23

21

20

22

22

20

22

22

20

21

19

19

20

20

21

24

28

26

27

31

39

42

32

-

746

24.9

0.061

0.07

Dec.

33

28

30

47

*54

46

40

37

243

375

186

93

56

49

193

278

131

104

147

451

1.050

850

544

279

159

115

103

88

78

77

75

6,019

194

0.472

0.54

Jan.

70

67

64

64

105

146

104

84

81

86

90

79

75

72

70

71

*72

75

66

68

77

455

927

782

543

327

208

621

769

601

362

7,281

235

0.572

0.66

Feb.

212

316

1,310

1.500

1,280

868

470

251

180

153

136

130

152

162

164

324

428

339

243

219

311

264

288

359

314

*2SO

263

238

198

-

-

11,332

391

0.951

1.03

Mar.

169

139

193

702

671

437

279

180

143

357

2.220

2,060

1,630

920

404

237

184

182

323

308

247

275

474

400

283

200

160

142

119

110

109

14,257

460

1.12

1.29

Apr.

152

169

134

197

308

238

174

133

110

97

90

130

1,290

al.550

al,050

*558

265

150

118

94

86

80

76

101

114

88

76

68

61

54

7,611

254

0.618

0.69

May

46

44

41

40

39

34

32

30

31

32

a28

a26

24

24

22

22

19

22

31

74

*ao

78

129

354

198

103

71

53

172

343

245

2,487

80.2

0.195

0.23

June

124

67

45

35

37

53

32

28

22

21

19

18

16

15

14

13

13

14

13

8C

109

73

33

25

36

33

21

18

22

21

-

1,070

35.7

0.087

0.10

July

16

16

16

17

16.

14

13

12

*29

19

14

14

11

11

10

12

10

9.3

9.2

a9.2

alO

alO

a9.5

a9.0

a9.0

16

13

15

15

77

*84

545.2

17.6

0.043

0.05

Aug.

54

32

18

15

16

17

51

48

26

16

14

14

12

10

9.5

9.3

9.5

23

37

30

19

12

9.1

9.0

9.3

9.7

8.5

a7.5

a7.0

a7.0

a6.5

565.9

18.3

0.045

0.05

Sept.

a6.5

a7.5

9.9

il

15

10

8.8

8.4

7.3

a6.6

a6.1

*6.0

6.5

7.8

11

11

10

9.9

14

12

11

10

8.9

7.2

6.6

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

5^9

265.5

8.85

0.022

0.02

Calendar year 1951: Max 13,600 Mln 6.9 Mean 441 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.55

Water year 1951-52: Max '2,220 Min 5.9 Mean 144 Cfsm 0.35O In. 4.77

Peak discharge (base. 4.OOP cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this-day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record at either north or south canal; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for nearby stations.

Note. Discharge at north canal computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings prior to 

Mar. 11 when combined discharge was below about 30 cfs and thereafter when combined discharge was 

below about SO cfs.
330 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Pearl River near Lena, Miss.

Location.--Lat 32°40', long. 89°38', in SW£ sec. 36, T. 10 N., R. 6 E., Choctaw meridian, 

near center of span on upstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Tuscolameta Creek, 3^ miles upstream from Yockanookany River, 6 miles 

north of Lena, and 8 miles southwest of Carthage.

Drainage area. 1,995 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1936 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

~:Ts 299.50 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 26, 

1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1936-37, 1939-52), 2,377 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,990 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 14.40 ft); minimum observed, 62 ofs Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.20 ft).

1936-52: Maximum discharge observed, 46,500 cfs Jan. 8, 1950 (gage height, 28.56 

ft); minimum, about 40 cfs Aug. 27, 28, 1943 (occurred during period of doubtful gageheight record).

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5

0.7 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

Feb. 6 to Sept. 30

92

117

230

404

5.0

10.0

14.0

902

2,600

4,710

0.2 

1.0 

3.0

160

543

7.0

13.0

15.0

1,760

4,120

5,440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

m

.35

145

135

135

126

117

117

117

108

108

104

108 

108

104

108

108

104

108

100

95 

92 io5

*112

117

135

117

126

135 

135

3,745

121

0.061

0.07

Nov.

m

m230

230

202

177

155

177

166

189

155

155 

166

202

216

202

202

177

166

177 

166 

166

166

166

177

177

202

202

5,559

185

0.093

0.10

Dec.

189 

189

1

177 

S3o

291

*326

308

725

1,080

1,470

1,080

1,110

931

902 

1,200

1,500

1,440

1,140

1,020

1,320

2,600

3.100 

3,000 

2,680

2,360

2,240

2,160

2,130

2,060

1,820 

1,570

42,348

1,366

0.685

0.79

Jan.

1,410 

1,320

1,200 

1,170

1,080

1,140

1,080

960

902

817

845

845

817

789 

817

*817

789

735

708

682

656

1,540 

1,780

1,680

1,440

1,290

1,820

2,600

2.800 

2,720

38,038

1,227

0.615

0.71

Feb.

2,520 

2,440

3,300 

4,050

4.290

4,220

3,670

3,310

3,070

2,830

2,670

2,390

2,180

2,140 

2,110

2,110

2,390

2,360

2,180

1,970

1,830

1,760 

1.660 

1.83P

1,940

1,830

*1,860

1,830

1,830

72,570

2,502

1.25

1.35

Mar.

1,760 

1.620

1,690 

2,110

2,390

2,460

2,080

1,970

1,800

1,800

3,470

4,570

4,920

4.990 

4,450

3,820

3,510

3-, 430

3,630

3,770

3,590

3,390 

3,390

3,390

3,230

2,990

2,600

2,250

2,000

1,800 

1,620

90,490

2,919

1.46

1.69

Apr.

1,660 

1,970

2,250 

2,390

2,600

2,670

2,560

2,390

2,220

2,040

1,900

1,760

2,600

3,470 

3.670

*3,550

3,190

2,830

2,600

2,390

2,180

1,900 

1,760 

1,660

1,550

1,480

1,310

1,190

1,100

1.040

65,880

2,196

1.10

1.23

May

920 

800

743 

638

589

543

456

414

394

374

335

335

354

297 

316

297

279

2T5

279

*297

374

394 

920 

1,410

1.760

1,340

1,040

771

771

1,380 

1,410

20,509

662

0.332

0.38

June

1.130

ado

663 

566

456

394

374

335

279

243

209

209

209

209 

192

192

176

176

168

168

316

521 

477 

*374

297

261

226

192

184

160

10,156

339

0.170

0.19

Jily

152 

152

150 

168

160

145

160

160

160

160

160

160

192

209

184

168

145

131

118

124

118

118 

118 

112

106

106

106

112

*11B

414 

297

4,883

158

0.079

0.09

Aug.

243 

226

226

176

145

160

192

243

226

192

168

160

152

118 

118

124

131

118

160

152

145

152 

176 

374

155

138

112

100

94

94 

83

5,098

164

0.082

0.10

Sept.

83 

83

94

106

112

118

155

94

*88

78

72

72

72

72 

72

83

83

83

83

83

118

106 

94 

83

83

72

72

67

*T?

67

2,565

85.5

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1951: Max 40,500 Min 92 Mean 2,598 Cfsm 1.30 Ir. 17.65

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,990 Min 67 Mean 989 Cfsm 0.496 Ir, 6.75

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 331

Yockanookany River near Kosciusko, Miss.

Location.--Lat 33°02', long. 89°35', in NE^NE^ sec. 33, T. 14 N., R. 7 E., Choctaw meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 35, and 2 miles south 

of Kosciusko.

Drainage area. 314 sq mi.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1952. Prior to October 1947, published as 

Yokahockany River.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 374.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Mar. 28, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 417 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 13.25 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum, 6.8 cfs Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 2.79 ft 

Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 29.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 19,300 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 18.72 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs Aug. 20-24, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.10 ft Sept. 3-6, 1939.

Flood in December 1932 reached a stage of about 17 ft (from information by Corps 

of Engineers).

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

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17, 24, 25,

June 21 to Aug. 20)

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

6.9

9.5

20

36

61

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

103

151

174

258

600

10.0 860

11.0 1,220

12.0 1,750

13.0 2,700

Discharge, in rmbie feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*36

29

29

26

22

21

28

50

573

18.5

0.059

0.07

Nov.

168

213

138

73

47

42

55

54

48

42

38

40

70

122

138

106

70

55

47

44

42

42

44

47

49

51

56

71

73

65

-

2,150

71.7

0.228

0.25

Dec.

59

55

56

105

129

*129

165

741

1,560

2,060

1,620

1,000

500

250

350

500

400

300

400

800

1,500

2.500

2,000

1,000

500

350

380

420

350

300

200

20,679

667

2.12

2.45

Jan.

180

170

160

160

170

200

190

180

170

200

400

300

250

190

*201

197

187

179

170

182

246

258

234

184

167

167

304

1,070

1.560

1,400

1,350

10,976

354

1.13

1.30

Feb.

1,140

600

716

1,400

1.750

1,560

1,500

1,140

505

298

246

218

213

205

190

194

234

201

179

T84

201

187

278

393

320

312

*462

*393

305

-

15,524

535

1.70

1.84

Mar.

234

194

240

600

579

343

228

190

179

376

1,220

1.500

1,400

1,400

1,060

400

240

326

860

1,070

860

518

538

444

291

213

184

172

167

158

183

16,367

528

1.68

1.94

Apr.

690

925

715

462

691

499

298

213

184

170

160

174

902

1.550

1,220

994

*373

218

179

167

158

151

143

187

415

298

194

158

115

83

-

12,486

416

1.32

1.48

Hay

64

54

47

40

35

32

31

29

28

29

79

68

44

33

28

26

23

23

67

120

 HI

72

60

232

359

240

151

76

299

402

546

3,148

102

0.325

0,37

June

140

g5

43

33

29

24

21

19

18

17

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

58

108

42

29

21

*20

16

14

14

13

13

-

871

29.0

0.092

0.10

July

12

18

37

21

24

22

17

15

26

23

17

14

13

12

12

13

13

13

15

13

12

12

11

10

11

16

12

11

10

30

*50

535

17.3

0.055

0.06

Aug.

31

35

46

136

30

34

23

43

28

18

16

14

13

12

14

16

13

11

49

142

36

18

12

11

10

9.8

9.4

8.8

8.1

8.0

U.

862.8

27.8

0.087

0.10

Sept.

7.7

9.5

14

12

11

10

8.8

8.2

.9

* .5

.1

.0

.0

8.0

21

24

15

11

15

11

9.5

8.8

8.7

8.2

8.0

7.7

7.5

7.1

7.1

*7.1

-

302.4

10.1

0.032

0.04

Calendar year 1951: Max 17,700 Min 9.5 Mean 682 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.46

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,500 Min 7.0 Mean 231 Cfsm 0.736 In. 10.00

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 efs).--Dec. 22 (time unknown) 3,020 cfs (13.25 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 8-23, Dec. 12 to Jan. 14; discharge estimated on 

orded range in stage, weather records, and records for station near Ofahoma.

basis of re-
332 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Yockanookany River near Ofahoma, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°42', long. 89°40', in NE^M^ sec. 22, T. 10 N., R. 6 E., Choctaw meridian, near center of main span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, If 

miles southeast of Of ahoma, 3 miles upstream from mouth, and 8-5 miles southwest of 

Carthage.

Drainage area. 484 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1952. Prior to October 1947, published as 

Yokahockany River.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily. Datum of gage 

is 311.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 1, 1944, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 741 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,590 cfs Feb. 4 (ga^e height, 12.17 

ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height, 3.74 ft Sept. 30.

1943-52: Maximum discharge observed, 20,700 cfs Mar. 31 1951 (gage height, 20.28 

ft); minimum, 8 cfs Oct. 11, 12, 1943 (gage height, 3.00 ft).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . W 1204: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage.height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Dec. 11)

3.6 

3.8 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

40

63

112

6.0

8.0

11.0

12.1

256

618

1,280

1,560

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

53

50

36

a33

31

29

26

26

a25

a25

a24

24

22

21

20

20

a20

a20

a20

21

24

22

20

*29

29

32

33

33

33

33

36

870

28.1

0.058

0.07

Nov.

41

47

59

123

123

112

91

72

a62

a56

a52

49

a52

a60

76

91

106

112

101

91

a75

a65

a60

a55

50

49

55

67

72

72

-

2,196

73.2

0.151

0.17

Dec.

72

76

72

67

67

*86

128

449

413

377

395

431

561

804

1,000

1,210

1,050

826

677

637

782

804

677

892

1,230

,510

,560

,560

,430

,330

,020

22,193

716

1.48

1.71

Jan.

599

341

273

290

290

290

290

324

359

341

341

324

359

431

*485

467

341

341

359

341

a320

a310

a300

290

290

290

341

523

718

739

782

12,089

390

0.806

0.93

Feb.

,000

,280

,510

.560

,330

,140

,050

,260

,330

,400

,330

,140

958

718

618

504

561

467

431

377

324

324

324

324

324

*359

431

449

449

-

-

23,272

802

1.66

1.79

Mar.

449

449

485

618

523

431

449

485

523

561

1,000

958

718

782

1,050

1,260

1.550

1,300

1,300

1,210

914

782

826

936

870

804

739

637

449

324

a500

23,462

757

1.56

1.80

Apr.

341

504

504

599

760

848

826

718

657

580

449

341

561

618

542

*599

782

1,000

1.070

958

677

449

256

240

208

208

240

290

307

256

-

16,388

546

1.13

1.26

May

192

141

106

101

a90

a 80

a70

a60

55

il

55

63

55

91

81

67

54

52

49

55

*59

59

128

192

290

359

307

256

256

224

177

3,871

125

0.258

0.30

June

240

273

273

208

148

86

67

67

59

51

46

37

36

33

27

a25

22

19

24

29

29

31

44

76

*59

34

33

33

29

21

-

2,159

72.0

0.149

0.17

July

22

24

26

18

22

41

35

19

25

28

27

26

19

18

17

17

15

a!5

a!6

19

23

18

17

15

15

17

20

22

25

29

*33

683

22.0

0.045

0.05

Aug.

26

20

34

32

31

45

67

47

31

31

32

29

27

26

26

a24

a23

a22

22

22

22

63

72

46

31

27

26

*22

20

17

18

981

31.6

0.065

0.08

Sept.

18

18

19

25

26

24

24

20

*19

17

17

15

15

14

14

14

a!5

20

27.

27

22

18

18

17

14

14

13

12

12

12

-

540

18.0

0.037

0.04

Calendar year 1951: Max 19,500 Mln 20 Mean 911 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.55

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,560 Mln 12 Mean 297 Cfsm 0.614 In. 8.37

Peak discharge (base

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; dlschargi 

for station near Kosclusko.

4,000 cfs). No peak above bas

stlmated on basis of weather records and records
PEARL RIVER BASIN 333

Pearl River at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, Miss.

Location.--Lat 32 0 30'50", long. 89°56'25", in NE£ sec. 25, T. 8 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw 

meridian, on downstream side of center span of Meeks Bridge, 3| miles northeast of 

Goshen Springs, 65 miles upstream from Mill Creek, 9 miles southeast of Cantor, and 

10 miles downstream from Fannegusha Creek.

Drainage area. 2,780 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 270.53 ft above mean sea level. datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Sept. 15, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 3,463 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,220 cfs Mar. 14, 15; maximum gage height, 

12.62 ft Mar. 14; minimum discharge, 105 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.44 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 57.800 cfs Apr. 2, 1951 (gage height, 26.30 ft); minimum, 87 cfs Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 1943 (gage height, 0.11 ft), but may have been less during 

period of no gage-height record in October and November, 1943.

Flood in December 1932 reached a stage of 26.4 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 30 to July 31, Aug. 15-23)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 24 Dec. 25 to Sept. 30

0.6 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

155

216

409

932

6.0

9.0

10.0

1,780

3,630

4,320

0.4 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

99

206

409

649

1,450

7.0 2,450

9.0 3,630

11.0 5,020

13.0 6,540

Discharge, In cubic.feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*367 

336

306

276

258

232

224

208

200

196

190

185

180

179

178

176

173

170

170

170

168

167 

16§ 

179

178

178

179

194

*198

200

208

6,391

206

0.074

0.09

Nov.

224 

224

232

296

356

388

388

367

336

326

306

286

286

276

267

276

296

336

356

346

336

306 

296 

286

267

267

276

267

276

286

-

9,031

301

0.108

0.12

Dec.

306 

306

*306

316

326

388

442

511

871

1,300

1,680

1,680

1,390

1,300

1,440

1,780

2,170

2,110

1,680

1,580

2,350

3,560 

5.970 

3,970

3,700

3,440

3,370

3,300

3,300

3,110

2,760

58,712

1,894

0.681

0.79

Jan.

2,450 

2,150

1,950

1,800

1,650

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,450

1,360

1,320

1,320

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,320

*1,320

1,270

1,180

1,140

1,040

1.020 

1,270 

2,050

2,300

2,250

2,000

2,050

2,930

3,630

5.850

54,610

1,762

0.654

0.75

Feb.

5,760 

5,650

3,900

4,670

5,240

5.620

5,540

5,170

4,670

4,320

3,970

3,700

3,300

2,990

2,820

2,700

2,760

3,050

2,990

2,700

2,400

2,250 

2.150 

2,150

2,250

2,350

2,300

2,300

2,350

-

-

98,000

3,379

1.22

1.31

Mar.

2,250 

2,150

2.100

2,350

2,870

3,180

3,050

2,700

2,450

2,450

3,440

5,020

5,920

6.220

6,220

6,000

5,470

5,100

4,950

5,020

5,100

5,020 

4,740 

*4,740

4,740

*4,460

4,040

3,500

2,990

2,600

2,300

123,140

3,972

1.43

1.65

Apr.

2,150 

2,200

2,550

2,870

3,110

3,440

3,500

3,370

3,110

2,870

2,650

2,450

2,700

3,830

4,530

4.740

4,600

4,320

3,900

3,560

3,240

2,870 

2,500 

2,200

2,050

,950

,850

,700

,550

.450

-

87,810

2,927

1.05

1.17

May

1,360 

1,220

1,070

958

857

768

692

636

584

547

523

499

488

476

476

464

453

431

431

420

420

476 

1,050 

2,200

2.950

2,650

1,850

*1,400

1,220

1,360

1,850

30,759

992

0.357

0.41

June

1.700 

1,360

1,110

958

802

677

584

535

488

453

420

388

367

356

346

326

316

306

286

296

276

326 

488 

511

464

40£

356

316

286

264

-

15,770

526

0.18S

0.21

July

250 

238

222

216

224

228

218

222

220

*216

214

220

226

242

242

228

210

196

187

181

170

166 

161 

154

148

143

139

136

139

157

279

6,192

200

0.072

0.08

Aug.

556

£96

286

266

266

£76

276

306

£96

276

256

252

242

222

210

200

200

*204

206

218

218 

220 

248

316

326

232

197

164

150

139

7,730

249

0.090

0.10

Sept.

136 

146

136

130

129

155

166

161

143

132

125

*124

118

117

115

115

115

117

122

124

129

134 

145 

137

134

125

117

113

112

109

-

3,881

129

0.046

0.05

Calendar year 1951: Max 57,800 Mln 167 Mean 3,949 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.29

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,220 Mln 109 Mean 1,372 Cfsm 0.494 In- 6.71

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily readings of U. S. Weather Bureau wire-weight gage Oct. 

24-28, July 21 to Aug. 21, Aug. 29 to Sept. 5, Sept. 9-11.
334 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Pelahatchle Creek near Pannln, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°23'18", long. 89°58'05", in SW£SW£ sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw

 meridian, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 471, 2 miles

downstream from Clark Creek, 2 miles south of Fannin, arid 8| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 205 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 279.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TT929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to July 6, 1951, wire-weight gage and creststage indicator at same site and datum.

Extremes. 1951: Maximum discharge during period January to September, f,500 cfs Mar. 30

 (gage height, 20.68 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 10-12.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,240 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 13.46 

ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 16-19; minimum gage height, 0.59 ft Sept. 17, 18.

Maximum stage known since at least 1880, about 23.7 ft in February 1950, from information by local residents.

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

Rating tables, Jan. 1, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, In feet, ard discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 27 to Mar. 3, Oct. 12 to Nov. 15, 

Nov. 17 to Dec. 8, Dec. 15, 16, 1951)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

Jan.

0.3 

.5 

1.0 

1.8 

3.1 

5.8

1, 1951, to Mar. 12, 1952 

2.0 10

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

94

160

340

10.0

15.0

18.0

18.5

19.0

20.5

695

1,550

2,570

2,870

3,600

7,900

Mar.

0.6

.7

.9 

1.1 

1.4

13 to Sept. 30, 1952

0.2 1.7 9.5

.4 2.0 16

1.2 3.0 46

2.5 4.0 94

5.3

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, January to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

tie

Jan.

69

174

541

1.550 

1,220

807

565

695

405

245

125

*94

86

156

520

381

236

115

509

529

254

125

92 

94

69

94

76

62

50

192 

458

9,946

521

1.57

1.80

Feb.

1,050

2,520

5.040

1,880 

1,590

1,650

*1,760

*2,150

2,790

2,240

1,150

469

265

180

164

458

865

591

517

541

757

695

550 

180

128

a95

*74

64

_

-

27,929

997

4.86

5.07

Mar.

57

50

46

a250 

565

604

456

204

128

89

66

54

a65

54

53

46

41

575

1,680

2,200

2,330

1,450

403 

160

115

89

155

1,570

4,600

7.150 

5,250

28,111

907

4.42

5.10

Apr.

1,820

554

164

112 

89

76

486

1,280

1,150

669

209

122

103

97

76

63

51

48

69

*256

540

2,220

5.510 

2,620

1,550

376

115

79

65

48

18,355

612

2.99

 5.55

May

a35

26

a25

23 

22

21

21

18

14

12

12

10

9.7

9.0

8.6

8.1

7.0

*6.2

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.1

5.9 

5.7

3.4

3.3

3.2

5.0

2.8

2.5 

2.5

555.9

10.8

0.055

0.06

June

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.0 

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

2.4

5.1

2.4

5.1

4.5

5.7

16

18

11

a9

6.2

4.6

3.4 

5.0

2.6

2.5

2.1

1.8

4.6

4.6

126.0

4.20

0.020

0.02

July

4.2

62

109

112 

46

*20

10

6.2

4.6

3..9

5.1

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.0

21

27

10

5.7

5.9

3.1

2.5 

5.0

22

12

4.9

5.9

147

254

115

1,0^8.0

35.2

0.162

0.19

Aug.

35

13

7.0

4.8

3.7

2.9

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

*.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

1.0

5.9

8.8 

4.1

1.8

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.5

1.0 

.9

108.7

3.51

0.017

0.02

Sept.

0.8

.7

.6

.6 

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

_.!

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6 

1.4

22

23

*25

25

25

26

157,1

5.24

0.026

0.05

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ofsm In,

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 efs).--Feb. 2 (12 p.m.) 4,500 cfs (19.3 ft); Feb. 9 (5 p.m.) 2,870 cfs 

(18.5 ft)j Mar. 30 (2 a.m.) 8,BOO cfs (20.68 ft); Apr. 25 (5 p.m.) 4,450 cfs (19.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement made on this _ay.

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

stations.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 

Pelahat'chie Creek near Fannin, Miss. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

335

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

24

24

23

23

23

21

21

20

19

15

5.3

2.0

1.3

1.0

.9

^1

1.2

6.8

7.6

7.8

8.4

9.6

10

10

11

7.2

3.8

*2.0

1.3

1.2

337.2

10.9

0.053

0.06

Nov.

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

29

27

19

9.7

5.0

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

-

116.2

3.87

0.019

0.02

Dec.

1^0

1.1

n.7

2.8

4.0

4.7

6.9

8.8

15

20

62

42

17

12

9.2

25

64

35

20

46

183

340

170

65

31

18

12

9.7

8.3

8.1

7.0

1,250.3

40.3

0.197

0.23

Jan.

6.3

5.8

4.9

5.0

5.2

4.9

12

20

16

12

8.4

7.0

6.4

5.7

5.2

4.4

*4.0

4.3

4.2

5.9

4.6

10

256

414

170

66

39

162

591

469

164

2,491.2

80.4

0.392

0.45

Feb.

76

53

168

517

370

156

92

64

43

30

23

20

18

2T

26

32

124

204

122

69

49

86

89

197

272

156

103

86

*69

_

-

3,335

115

0.561

0.61

Mar.

50

36

33

184

458

236

100

58

37

98

874

1.200

996

423

139

76

55

50

130

245

150

106

225

340

180

97

62

44

34

28

25.

6,769

218

1.06

1.23

Apr.

22

21

21

34

127

188

94

51

35

26

21

25

484

863

529

164

*72

46

34

27

22

18

16

15

13

12

12

12

9.5

8.1

-

3,021.6

101

0.493

0.55

May

7.3

6.1

5.5

8.0

9.2

7.3

5.3

4.7

4.0

3.3

3.1

2.7

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.4

i!g

*2.4

2.6

19

194

486

695

290

78

36

40

117

146

2,185.1

70.5

0.344

0.40

June

68

32

18

12

8.1

6.4

5.5

5.5

4.8

4.4

4.9

3.7

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

7.4

24

12

5.9

3.9

3.4

3.1

3.0

2.5

1.9

-

256.5

8.55

0.042

0.05

July

1.5

2.0

2.1

10

11

5.9

3.5

2.6

2.1

*1.9

1.8

1.6

1.3

al.l

a. 9

a. 8

al.3

al.l

al.O

al.2

al.O

a. 9

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

.7

1.0

a. 7

a. 5

.8

69.5

2.24

0.011

0.01

Aug.

aO.7

a. 6

a. 5

*1.2

a. 9

a. 7

81

150

41

31

13

6.8

4.2

2.8

2.4

1.6

1.4

al.2

al.l

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

348.7

11.2

O.O'iS

0.06

Sept.

aO.3

1.9

1.4

al.2

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.3

a. 9

a. 6

a. 4

*.3

.3

.3

.3

oi

.2

.2

.2

3.1

6.5

5.9

5.4

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.0

-

73.3

2.44

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,150 Min 0.4 Mean 241 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.93

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,200 Min 0.2 Mean 55.3 Cfsm 0.270 In. 3.68

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather 

stations.

ecords and records for nearby
336 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Pearl River at Jackson, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°17'20", long. 90°10 I 45", in SE£ sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. 1 E Choctaw

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80 (old) at eastern city limits of Jackson, 0.2 mile upstream from Alabama & Vicksburg Railway bridge, 

a quarter of a mile upstream from Town Creek, and 4-| miles upstream from Richland 

Creek.

Drainage area. 3,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1901 to December 1913 (prior to 1903 and for 1913, gage heights 

only), August 1928 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at same site since 

1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 234.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Dec. 31, 1913, chain gage and Aug. 15, 1928, to Sept. 14, 1934, staff gage, at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1903-12, 1928-52), 3,793 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,600 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 17.51 ft); minimum, 118 cfs Sept. 18, 31 (gage height, 2.31 ft).

1901-13, 1928-52: Maximum discharge observed, 60,000 cfs Dec. 19, 1932 (gage 

height, 35.2 ft); maximum gage height, 37.20 ft Apr. 1, 1902 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 80 cfs Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, 1904; minimum gage height, 0.20 ft Nov. 4, 

5, 1911.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions .~W 662; Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

Oct. 1 to Mar

184

350

675

1,400

16

9.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

2,600

3,800

5,300

6,900

Mar. 17 to Sept. 3O

2.3 

3.0

4.0

115

329

675

Note. Same as preceding table abov? 

4.0 ft.

Discharge, In ;ublc feet pe ;cond, wate ir October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

442

410

387

350

323

296

273

257

246

232

227

219

209

202

199

196

194

192

192

192

192

194

206

202

206

204

202

202

209

*225

227

7,507

242

0.078

0.09

Nov.

243

240

240

248

287

374

395

395

380

374

341

332

320

320

320

317

305

317

350

371

377

359

350

326

317

311

329

302

*302

299

-

9,741

325

0.105

0.12

Dec .

311

338

365

377

377

362

442

606

868

955

1,320

1,680

1,720

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,840

2,200

2,160

2,280

2,320

2,680

3,480

3,850

5,900

3,720

3,480

3,320

3,280

3,240

3,120

59,271

1,912

0.617

0.71

Jan.

2,800

2,440

2,160

1,960

1,800

1,600

1,520

1,520

1,480

1,400

1,320

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,240

* ,240

,240

,240

,200

,160

,1OO

.060

,060

,560

,280

,400

,280

,720

,720

,400

5,900

55,560

1,792

0.578

0.67

Feb.

3,950

3,850

3,760

4,000

4,700

5,200

5,450

5.600

5,550

5,250

4,750

4,300

3,900

3,480

3,160

2,960

2,840

2,960

3,200

3,200

2,840

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,480

2,600

2,560

2,440

2.400

-

-

104,940

3,619

1.17

1.26

War.

2,400

2.320

*2,360

2,720

2,760

3,320

3,440

3,240

2,880

2,880

3,850

4,650

5,550

6,150

6,540

6.600

6,540

6,420

6,250

6,000

5,700

5,650

5,700

5,700

5,500

5,250

5,000

4,500

3,800

3,240

2,760

139,670

4,505

1.45

1.68

Apr.

2,400

2,160

2,160

2,600

2,880

3,200

3,480

3,560

3,480

3,320

*2,920

2,800

3,200

3,680

4,500

4,900

5.000

4,900

4,600

4,200

3,720

3,360

3,000

2,600

2,240

2,040

1,920

1,800

1,64O

1,560

-

93,820

3,127

1.01

1.13

May

1,440

1,360

1,200

1,100

990

920

832

745

675

640

588

552

518

500

482

482

465

465

535

482

430

482

2,200

3,560

4,500

4,050

*3,240

2,240

2,320

2,240

1,840

41,873

1,351

0.436

0.50

June

2.040

1,800

1,400

1,160

1,020

885

762

658

605

552

482

440

410

376

352

332

309

296

309

482

369

296

312

482

535

500

*430

382

329

299

-

18,604

620

0.200

0.22

July

277

264

254

242

232

238

258

261

245

235

*229

242

258

248

258

261

254

242

223

204

195

186

*180

171

186

168

162

156

151

159

207

6,846

221

0.071

0.08

Aug.

277

313

393

336

312

316

296

303

427

389

372

329

286

274

254

229

232

280

349

242

276

290

258

251

264

326

386

306

*242

207

186

9,201

297

0.096

0.11

Sept.

189

332

251

186

174

168

174

198

192

180

171

154

145

145

*151

137

131

151

139

137

142

145

154

165

171

162

159

139

134

*131

-

5,007

167

0.054

0.06

Calendar year 1951: Max 48,200 Win 192 Mean 4,580 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.06

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,600 Mln 131 Mean 1,508 Cfsm 0.486 In. 6.63

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed on basis of once-daily readings of U. S. Weather Bureau wire-weight gage 

Mar, 20-22, Mar. 24 to Apr. 21, and June 2-6.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 

Strong River at Dlo, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°58'45", long. 89°54'05", in SW£ sec. 28, T. 2 N. , R. 4 E. , Choctaw meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 0. S. Highway 49, 460 ft upitream 

from Gulf & Ship Island Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile south of Dlo, 1,500 ft 

downstream from Sellers Creek, 1.6 miles upstream from Dobbs Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Mendenhall.

Drainage area. 429 sq mi.

Records available . August 1928 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 257.99 ft above mean sea level (Corp^ of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 19, 1938, staff gage at site 700 ft upstream at 

datum 5.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--23 years (1928-29, 1930-52), 568 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 11.29 ft); minimum; 13 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 2.23 ft).

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 23,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 33.0 ft, f-om 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,400 cfs: minimum, that of Sept. 24, 

1952.

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

Slight regulation at low flow by water mill above station.

Rating tables, wa*er year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 9

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

5.0 400

6.0 615

8.0 1,170

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

Dec. 10 to Sept. 30

6.0 690

8.0 1,220

11.0 2,100

Discharge, in eubir feet per second, wate October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

24

24

23

23

22

25

19

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

23

20

18

19

20

24

25

25

27

27

28

28

26

28

27

716

23.1

0.054

0.06

Nov .

51

43

36

33

2_9

35

33

33

31

32

32

31

31

31

35

33

33

30

31

35

*35

35

35

36

37

37

43

53

41

42

-

1,072

35.7

0.083

0.09

Dec.

41

43

46

59

76

66

55

53

921

950

444

216

130

280

1,060

546

*328

258

232

912

1.500

977

655

380

240

512

249

187

160

140

130

11,856

382

0.890

1.03

Jan.

120

110

110

100

130

140

120

110

100

95

90

85

85

80

80

75

75

70

70

70

100

500

600

500

400

250

300

*550

792

740

523

7,170

231

0.538

0.62

Feb.

298

326

896

1,140

1,030

682

380

278

221

187

135

170

196

191

210

369

466

400

318

278

308

467

1,550

1,300

870

581

411

328

278

_

-

14,074

485

1.13

1.22

Mar.

238

208

318

1,060

870

593

380

268

219

431

1,860

1,890

1,530

1,060

488

338

*268

502

525

500

380

298

258

258

308

247

194

165

147

138

150

15,867

512

1.19

1.38

Apr.

134

122

114

186

258

268

219

170

159

118

105

271

1,860

1,800

1,250

690

328

234

184

157

139

124

165

278

241

187

142

113

95

84.

-

10,173

339

0.790

0.88

May

75

*72

102

72

63

60

56

56

52

51

52

48

45

43

45

42

41

45

285

226

120

96

444

1,470

1,500

578

268

168

155

138

113

6,379

206

0.480

0.55

June

96

81

68

61

60

81

64

81

*61

53

49

46

44

41

40

39

38

37

39

207

156

84

65

49

45

54

41

41

37

35.

1,871

62.4

0.145

0.16

July

51

53

82

53

50

41

39

108

88

74

42

36

55

50

29

30

33

39

46

38

34

55

29

28

26

25

27

23

*36

48

41

1,305

42.1

0.098

0.11

Aug. Sept.

39 28

36 29

50 54

28 27

52 *25

33 20

46 22

47 21

46 22

44 21

33 20

30 22

29 23

33 31

51 45.

28 32

26 28

44 27

186 26

119 26

53 25

45 28

46 21

43 18

32 20

28 19

28 21

25 20

24 21

23 20

22

1,309 ! 738

42.2 24.6

0.098 0.057

0.11 0.06

Calendar year 1951: Max 13,200 Min. 18 Mean 530 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.76

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,890 Min 18 Mean 198 Cfsm 0.462 In. 6.27

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 50 to Jan. 28; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

n stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
338 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Pearl River near Monticello, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°33', long. 90°05', in SW£ sec. 23, T. 7 N., R. 21 W., St. Stephens meridia n, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 1.0 mile 

east of Monticello, 2-| miles upstream from Halls Creek, and 3 miles upstream from Silver 

Creek.

Drainage area. 5,040 sqmi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected since 

1924 at site l£ miles upstream from station are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 158.66 ft atove mean sea level, 

cTatum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 12, 193F, staff gage and 

Dec. 12, 1938, to Jan. 10, 1949, water-stage recorder, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 6,469 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 14.38 ft); minimum, 344 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 3.74 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge observed, 59,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gafe height, 29.44 

ft); minimum, 330 cfs Oct. 26-28, 1943; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1952.

Flood of April 1902 reached a stage of about 33 ft, from reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau. A discharge of 69,900 cfs was measured Apr. 8, 1938, by Corps of Engineers 

(gage height, 30.15 ft, from floodmark).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-leight record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3O)

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

332

431

647

5.0

9.0

15.0

1,020

4,500

11,900

Discharge, in cubic feet pe sond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

758

812

812

766

737

678

659

637

595

549

545

528

528

520

511

503

488 

488

484

476

476

480

499

532

515

499

499

495

491

499

520

17,579

567

0.112

0.13

Nov.

549

577

581

572

554

3550

3550

a630

*665

678

"659 690

665

647

642

621

611 

600

590

572

600

631

659

665

653

653

647

653

665

665

-

18,694

623

0.124

0.14

Dec.

642

611

600

621

647

690

868

916

3,000

5,880

3,650

2,390

2,570

5,550

8.850

7,550

4,100 

3,290

3,740

5,330

37.000

 6,460

4,900

4,500

4,700

5,220

5,550

5,660

4.700

4,300

4,100

118,585

3,825

0.759

0.88

Jan.

4,100

3,830

3,560

3,200

3,020

2,840

2,660

2,480

2,390

2,390

2,300

2,220

2,060

1,980

1,940

1,900

1,860 

1,900

1,900

1,940

1,940

3,110

3,830

3,740

3,560

3,470

3,470

5,000

7.060

6,220

5,110

96,980

3,128

0.621

0.72

Feb.

5,220

5,660

5,990

5,990

5,990

 6,100

6,100

5,990

5,990

5,990

5,990

5,880

a5, 500

as, 200

aS, 000

36,000

35,800 

4,800

4,500

4.500

4,700

5,110

7,680

11.100

9,890

5,990

5,000

4,600

5,920

-

170,180

5,868

1.16

1.26

Mar.

3,650

3.560

3,560

5,350

6,100

5,660

5,000

4,700

4,300

3,920

4,100

5,770

8,720

10.800

9,110

7,300

7,060 

7,300

*8,590

7,180

7,060

6,940

6,820

6,700

6,580

6,340

5,770

5,440

5,000

4,800

4,600

187,760

6,057

1.20

1.39

Apr.

34,400

a3,900

3,290

3,580

34,000

4,500

4,400

4,400

4,200

3,920

3,740

3,830

8,460

*9.110

7,420

6,100

5,000 

4,500

4,400

4,600

4,800

4,700

4,500

4,200

3,920

3,560

3,200

3,020

2,930

2,750

-

135,130

4,504

0.894

1.00

May

2,570

2,480

2,220

2,020

1,860

1,700

1,540

1,460

1,300

1,260

1,180

al.100

al,100

al,000

al.OOO

a950

a900 

a950

a2,200

a2,800

a2,000

al,600

2.060

5,770

9,240

*10.500

8,070

6,460

6,220

5,770

5,440

94,520

5,049

0.605

0.70

June

3.470

2,840

2,660

2,500

1,940

1,740

1,540

1,420

1,260

1,180

1,060

948

892

766

744

a660

3600 

3580

a700

611

642

1,060

924

696

626

631

730

788

715

671

-

35,394

1,180

0.234

0.26

July

605

567

780

766

605

572

 948

605

940

1.100

796

616

586

586

536

532

520 

515

532

595

524

484

461

461

461

442

431

424

 424

414

424

18,252

589

0.117

0.13

Aug.

549

595

503

524

637

671

631

876

940

766

751

665

605

577

532

507

476 

464

567

751

678

586

507

684

541

476

446

438

T72

491

468

18,374

593

0.118

0.14

Sept.

431

442

431

446

524

446

406

*393

376

370

366

370

370

389

424

424

396 

385

376

370

366

366

 357

348

348

348

348

348

*344

344

"

11,650

388

0.077

0.09

Calendar year 1951: Max 40,000 Min 442 Mean 6,513 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.55

Water Water year year 1951-52: 1951-52: Max Max 11,100 11,100 Mln Mln 344 344 Mean Mean 2,522 2,522 Cfsm cram 0.500 0.500 In. In. 6.84 6.84_______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of readings of U. S. Weather 

Bureau gage Ij miles upstream, weather records, and records for station near Columbia.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 339

Pearl River near Columbia, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°14', long. 89°51<, in E|- sec. 7, T. 3 N., R. 18 W., St. Stephens meridi an, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 24, l| miles southwest of Columbia, 2 miles downstream from Pernwood, Columbia & Gulf Railroad bridge, 

2£ miles upstream from Silver Creek, and 2f miles downstream from Jones Creek.

Drainage area. 5,690 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . August 1928 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected in 

vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 115.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

May 26, 1934, chain gage at site 1 mile downstream at datum 0.37 ft higher.

Average discharge . 23 years (1928-29, 1930-52), 7,501 cfs . ,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 cfs May 26 (gage height, 11.61 ft); minimum, 818 cfs Sept. 25-30; minimum gage height, 1.04 ft Sept. 26-30.

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 72,600 cfs Apr. 9, 1938 (gage height, 26.40 ft); minimum, 736 cfs Oct. 20-31, Nov. 5, 6, 1936; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 26-30, 1952.

Flood of 1874 reached a stage of about 31 ft, from information by U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

795

1,280

1,900

3,530

7.0

10.0

13.0

5,630

9,700

15,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,310

1,310

1.570

1,370

1,340

1,310

1,280

1,230

1,200

1,180

1,160

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,160

1,180

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,130

36,330

1,172

0.206

0.24

Nov.

1,310

1,570

1,310

1,280

1,230

1,200

1,180

1,160

*1,180

1,200

1,260

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,260

1,200

1,200

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,200

1,230

1,260

1,260

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

-

37,250

1,242

0.218

0.24

Dec.

1,280

1 . 260

1,260

1,260

1,310

1,370

1,490

1,490

1,520

3,620

5,630

4,230

3,080

2,810

4,240

8,350

7,370

5,190

4,330

4,970

6,850

*8,060

7,240

5,750

5,300

5,520

7,500

8.950

6,850

5,630

5,190

138,900

4,481

0.788

0.91

Jan.

4,970

4,750

4,550

4,250

5,930

3,730

3,530

3,350

3,170

2,990

2,900

2,810

2,730

2,570

2,570

2,490

2,490

2.410

2,410

2,410

2,490

2,650

2,900

4,230

4,130

3,730

3,830

4,530

*6,980

7,780

6,850

115,070

3,712

0.652

0.75

Feb.

5,990

6,230

6,980

7,240

7,110

6,850

6,850

6,850

6,720

6,720

6,720

6,720

6,470

6,250

6,110

5,870

6,350

6,590

5,870

5,520

5.410

5,650

6,550

9,910

11,700

9,400

6,980

5,990

5,410

-

-

196,770

6,785

1.19

1.29

Mar.

4,970

4.640

4,750

6,110

7,500

7,500

6,230

5,630

5,520

5,300

5,870

8,950

10,700

9,860

8,950

8,350

8,060

8,060

8,800

9,700

*9,700

8,800

8,200

7,920

7,640

7,570

7,110

6,850

6,590

6,550

5,990

227,970

7,554

1.29

1.49

Apr.

6,230

5,520

4,640

4,230

4,430

4,860

4,750

4,750

4,660

4,860

4,860

4,750

7,370

10,700

10,300

8,650

7,370

6,850

6,590

6,470

6,230

5,990

5,630

5,750

5,630

4,970

4,330

3,730

*3,440

5.260

-

172,000

5,755

1.01

1.12

May

3,080

2,900

2,730

2,810

2,810

2,490

2,250

2,110

1,970

1,900

1,900

1,760

1,700

1,640

1,580

1,520

1,460

1.450

1,830

5,080

5,350

2,570

2,040

2,330

6,230

11.700

11,500

8,650

6,470

6,110

5,750

109,650

3,537

0.622

0.72

June

5,300

4,330

3,630

3,350

2,990

2,650

2,410

2,250

2,040

1,900

1,760

1,700

*1,580

1,520

1,460

1,400

1,340

1,310

1,310

1,460

1,570

1,370

1,580

1,580

1,370

1,260

1,230

1,280

1,340

1,340

-

59,410

1,980

0.548

0.39

July

1,280

1,250

1,200

1,570

1,460

1,310

1,230

1,460

1,340

1,760

1,850

1,520

1,340

1,230

1,200

1,230

1,180

1,180

1,130

1,150

1,160

1,130

1,080

*1,060

1,030

1,030

1,000

980

980

980

980

38,020

1,226

0.215

0.25

Aug.

98C

1.13C

1.13C

1.06C

1.08C

1.15C

1,18C

1.20C

1.64C

1 , 70C

1.40C

1.31C

1,23C

1,18C

1,130

1,080

1,060

1,000

1,000

1,100

1,260

1,310

1,180

1,080

1,130

1,160

1,030

980

955

955

1,000

35,760

1,154

0.203

0.23

Sept.

980

*980

980

980

955

1,000

980

930

908

885

862

862

862

930

980

980

955

955

908

885

885

862

862

840

818

818

818

818

*818

818

-

27,114

904

0.159

0.18

Calendar year 1951: Max 38,100 Mln 1,080 Mean 7,464 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.80

Water year 1951-52: Max 11,700 Mln 818 Mean 3,263 Cfsm 0.573 In. 7.81

Discharge measurement made on this day.
340 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Pearl River near Bogalusa, La.

Location. Lat 30°47'35", long. 89°49'15", on line between sees. 17 and 18, T. 3 S., R. 14 

K., near right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 35, 2 miles east of 

Bogalusa and 2 miles upstream from Bogue Lusa.

Drainage area. 6,630 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 55.00 ft above mean sea level, 

cfatum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 14 years, 9,340 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 16.41 ft); minimum, 1,240 cfs Sept. 10-12; minimum gage height, 6.26 ft July 26.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs Jan. 25, 26, 1947; maximum gage height, SO.32 

ft Jan. 13, 1950; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 10-12, 1952; minimum gage height, 

5.54 ft Oct. 27-29, 1943.

Flood of Apr. 11, 1938, reached a stage of 21.0 ft.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 28 to Jan. 9,

Aug. 26-28, Sept. 4-12)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 12 Sept. 13-30

1,240

1,550

1,870

3,160

3,830

4,560

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

17.0

5,400

6,560

8,010

9,900

14,800

7.2 1,200

7.5 1,400

8.0 1,740

9.0 2,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,060 

1,870

1,740

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,620

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

*1,430

1,430

1,360

1,500

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300 

1,300

1,620

1,740

1,680

1,550

1,430

1,430

1,430

47,390

1,529

0.231

0.27

Nov.

1,680 

2,640

5^,160

2,450

2,000

1,740

1,680

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,680

1,680

*1,680

1,680

1,620

1,620

1,550

1,550

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,450 

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,490

1,620

1,620

1,620

-

51,300

1,710

0.258

0.29

Dec.

1,620 

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,740

1,870

1,930

2,000

2,000

2,380

a3, 600

35,800

4,180

3,420

3,220

4,260

6,430

7,390

7,100

6,300

6,500

8,010

8,530 

7,540

6,690

6,050

5,710

8,010

9,090

7,390

6,430

149,850

4,834

0.729

0.84

Jan.

5,820 

5,600

5,400

*5,220

4,960

4,800

4,560

4,260

4,040

3,900

3,830

3,760

3,690

5,650

5,490

3,360

3,220

5.160

3,160

3,160

3,160

33,200

a5,200 

a5,500

a4,300

34,200

a4,000

4,110

5,600

a7,000

38.000

133,290

4,300

0.649

0.75

Feb.

37,000 

36.600

37,000

38,000

*8,710

8,010

,540

,240

,960

,820

,690

,690

,690

,820

,820

,240

,540

,390

,390

,100

,100

,390

,390 

,690

310,000

al2.000

a 11, 000

8,530

7,100

-

-

222,450

7,671

1.16

1.25

Mar.

6,690 

6,450

6.500

6,690

7,540

9,690

10,100

9,690

9,290

8,900

8,350

8,010

8,900

11,700

15,000

10,500

9,290

*8,900

8,710

8,900

11,200

11,200

10,300 

9,900

9,290

8,710

8,350

8,010

7,540

7,340

6,960

276,280

'8,912

1.34

1.55

Apr.

7,390 

8,710

37,500

a6,000

36,000

a7,000

a7,000

36,500

36,000

a6,000

36,000

a6,000

a6,000

310,000

*12,700

12,200

10,300

8,530

7,240

7,240

6,960

a6,800

36,600 

a6,600

37,400

a7,000

a6,000

a5, 400

35,000

a4.600

-

216,670

7,222

1.09

1.22

May

34,200 

34,000

35,800

35,800

a5,800

35,700

33,300

33,100

32,900

a2,800

a2,700

32,700

32,500

a2,300

a2,200

32,100

a2,100

32.000

a4,000

6,170

*5,820

5,220

4,480 

3,900

3,830

5,470

10,800

12.200

9, 900

8,010

6,300

140,100

4,519

0.682

0.79

June

5.600 

5,500

5,040

4,720

4,040

3,690

5,360

3,160

2,960

2,770

2,570

2,580

2,250

2,150

2,060

32,000

31 , 900

31,900

31,800

al,800

32,000

a2,100

32,000 

*1,870

31,900

31,800

al,700

al,700

al,700

al,800

-

80,200

2,673

0.403

0.45

July

al,800 

31,700

31,700

31,700

31,700

a2,000

al,800

31,700

al,800

1,810

1,870

2.510

2,580

2,190

2,060

1,930

31,900

31,800

31,800

31,800

al,700

al,700

31,600 

al,600

31,500

1,430

al,500

31,500

*1,490

31,500

31,500

54,970

1,773

0.267

0.31

Aug.

31,500 

1.490

1,550

1,740

1,680

1,680

1,680

31,700

31,800

a2,200

32.500

32,100

31,900

31,800

31,700

31,600

31,600

31,500

31,500

al.500

al,600

31,800

31,900 

31,800

31,700

*1,680

1,680

1,620

1,550

1,550

1,490

52,890

1,706

0.257

0.30

Sept.

1,490 

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,430

1,430

1,560

1,560

*1.240

1,240

1,240

1,260

1,460

2,100

2,020

1,740

1,600

1,550

1,530

1,460

1,460

1,330 

1,330

1,330

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

-

43,200

1,440

0.217

0.24

Calendar year 1951: Max 37,700 Min 1,300 Mean 8,669 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.76

Water year 1951-52: Max 13,000 Min 1,240 Mean 4,013 Cfsm 0.605 In. 8.26

* Discharge messurement made on this dsy.

a No gsge-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station nesr Columbis snd 

weather records.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 341

Bogue Lusa near Pranklinton, La.

Location. Lat 30 0 52'05", long. 90 "00'10", in NE£N¥£ sec. 21, T. 2 S., R. 12.E., St. Helena 

meridian, near right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 35 at Sheridan 

Store, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Witches Creek and 9 miles east of Pranklinton.

Drainage area. 12.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 2, 1948, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 136 cfs May 19 (gage height, 5.16 ft); minimum, 

O.L1 cfs June 4, caused by temporary dam upstream (gage height, 1.25 ft); minimum daily, 

1.3 cfs July 1.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, 4,020 cfs Nov. 26, 1948 (gage height, 11.0 ft, from

f

raph based on gage readings); minimum, that of June 4, 1952; minimum daily, that of 

uly 1, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-31 Nov. 1 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.3 

3.3 

4.4 

5.6

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

0.9 

1.6 

2.7 

5.3

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

20

32

44

Discharge, In ci ;t per seaond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

cy t .

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

T71

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

3.3

3.6

3.3

3.0

4.4

5.0

475

3.6

3.6

89.3

2.88

0.238

0.27

Nov .

39

28

7.9

6.4

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.7

*4.7

4.7

5.6

6.0

5.3

4.7

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.3

7.0

5.9

5.3

-

215.1

7.17

0.593

0.66

Dec.

5.2

5.2

5.3

8.9

18

14

7.5

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.7

5.2

8.8

7.1

5.6

23

18

26

19

9.8

7.3

6.5

6.2

9.9

9.9

7.0

6.2

6.0

5.8

284.3

9.17

0.758

0.87

Jan.

5.8

5.6

*5.6

5.6

7.1

8.0

6.2

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.7

4.6

4.3

4.6

5.4

5.6

34

T6

7.5

5.9

208.8

6.74

0.557

0.64

Feb.

5.7

32

19

*9.5

7.6

6.6

5.9

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.3

6.7

10

8.8

34

18

9.2

7.6

7.1

22

16

16

33

21

15

15

11

9.4

8.9

_

-

376.9

13.0

1.07

1.16

Mar.

7.8

7.5

20

30

13

9.4

8.3

7.5

7.0

9.5

17

9.9

9.6

7.8

7.0

6.2

*5.9

9.2

12

7.3

6.5

8.6

16

8.7

6.5

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.0

5.0

11

296.1

9.55

0.789

0.91

Apr.

34

13

7.5

36

26

10

8.0

7.1

6.5

6.0

11

15

51

15

8.9

 6.6

5'. 8

5.4

4.9

4.9

5.4

4.9

19

53

13

7.6

5.9

4.7

4.0

3^8

-

403.9

13.5

1.12

1.24

May

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

49

55

*9.3

4.9

3.8

4.9

5.4

6.2

4.0

3.3

6.2

5.2

3.4

206.6

6.66

0.550

0.63

June

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.5

2.4

1.6

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.5

*1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

-

53.8

1.79

0.148

0.17

July

1.3

3.1

4.0

2.7

2.9

2.1

8.1

5.0

3.3

8.8

3.8

2.6

2.2

2.0

3.9

11

6.5

4.5

3.8

3.5

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.6

3.4

2.7

2.2

*2.0

2.2

2.1

112.2

3.62

0.299

0.34

Aug.

2.4

2. 1

1.9

10

7.2

3.0

2.7

2.2

3.8

6.5

3.5

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.9

3.3

5.8

3.4

2.5

2.4

*2.2

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

93.3

3.C1

0.249

0.29

Sept.

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

*1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

2.3

5.2

7.0

4.2

2.7

2.8

3.9

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

-

73.0

2.43

0.201

0.22

Calendar year 1951: Max 823 Min 2.3 Mean 15.5 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.34

Water year 1951-52: Max 55 Min 1.3 Mean 6.59 Cfsm 0.545 In. 7.40

Peak discharge (base. 350 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
342 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Bogue Chitto near Tylertown, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°11', long. 90°17' , in SE^ sec. 34, T. 3 N., R. 9 E., Washington meridian, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 24, a quarter of 

a mile upstream from Fernwood, Columbia & Gulf Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile 

upstream from Bars Branch, 2^ miles downstream from Topisaw Creek, anl 9 miles northwest of Tylertown.

Drainage area. 502 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1944 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 227.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Average discharge. 8 years, 932 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,170 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 11.22 ft); minimum, 187 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 7.66 ft).

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 45,700 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 33.50 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 28, 1952; minimum gage height, 7.38 ft Oct. 21, 1946.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

7.6

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

176

270

630

1,250

2,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

d

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

crt.

325

322

316

312

312

309

306

303

300

297

297

297

297

297

297

297

297

294

294

294

294

297

322

325

316

312

309

306

303

303

309

9,459

305

0.608

0.70

liov.

403

410

376

344

325

325

325

319

*322

322

322

322

328

331

331

331

325

322

319

319

322

328

328

328

328

328

337

337

337

337

-

10,031

334

0.665

0.74

Dec.

337

337

334

347

360

366

366

360

466

1,010

1,280

1,180

565

485

1,080

1,570

1,730

1,500

910

1,280

1,950

*1,890

1,250

704

565

565

942

1,010

704

565

524

26,512

855

1.70

1.96

Jan.

485

455

441

427

427

427

423

413

406

403

393

389

386

386

386

386

383

383

383

380

386

423

462

544

485

441

423

504

857

1,080

678

14,445

466

0.928

1.07

Feb.

544

704

975

975

730

*586

524

485

452

437

427

423

430

441

452

524

654

815

586

524

504

544

910

1,460

1.500

1,010

758

654

586

-

-

19,614

676

1.35

1.45

Mar.

544

504

524

845

1,010

758

586

524

485

466

608

1.080

1,040

654

565

504

466

485

630

*815

654

544

504

466

444

430

416

403

396

389

403

18,142

585

1.17

1.34

Apr.

1,140

1,040

630

630

1,080

785

586

504

459

430

410

504

1,770

2,010

1,460

730

565

485

452

427

410

396

403

462

455

413

389

*370

357

350

-

20,102

670

1.33

1.49

 

May

341

334

331

328

325

319

309

306

303

303

303

300

297

294

291

288

285

282

505

815

586

420

357

430

608

1,280

1,460

662

504

504

427

14,097

455

0.906

1.04

June

380

344

325

312

306

297

291

288

285

279

276

270

*270

267

267

261

258

256

264

261

253

256

247

241

238

"236 236

250

238

238

-

8,190

273

0.544

0.61

July

234

234

234

247

264

267

253

241

270

267

247

244

244

241

238

238

238

238

234

236

231

224

218

*303

273

256

234

221

253

334

385

7,839

253

0.504

0.58

Aug.

347

344

420

319

282

256

238

234

228

236

231

226

221

226

231

226

221

218

276

273

258

279

306

285

264

241

224

214

208

206

203

7,941

256

0.510

0.59

Sept.

203

*206

206

208

208

212

208

205

199

195

193

191

195

203

228

251

224

218

214

214

212

210

203

199

195

193

191

189

*191

191

-

6,133

204

0.406

0.45

Calendar year 1951: Max 22,900 Min 294 Mean 758 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.48

Water year 1951-52 : Max 2,010 Min 189 Mean 444 Cfsro 0.864 In. 12.02

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--No peak abov 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 

Bogue Chitto at Franklinton, La.

343

Location. Lat 30°50'35", long. 90 0 09'45", in SE^-SE^ sec. 26, T. 2 S. , R. 10 E. , on right 

bank: just downstream from bridge on State Highway 35, three-quarters of a mile west of 

Franklinton and 3-| miles upstream from Lawrence Creek.

Drainage area. 985 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1931, October 1938 to September 1952. Gageheight records collected in this vicinity since 1922 are contained in reports of If. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 134.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. August 1928 to September 1931, staff gage at 

site about a quarter of a mile downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. October 1938 to 

June 22, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 1,680 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,010 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 4.04 ft); minimuiri, 446 cfs Sept. 11, 12 (gage height, -0.05 ft).

1928-31, 1938-52: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1943 (gage height, 18.46 

ft),-minimum, 350 cfs Nov. 6-8, 1938; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 11-12, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 27.6 ft, former site and datum, from floodmark, sometime in 

April 1900.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 15 to Sept. 3)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 3

0.2 520

.5 640

1.0 890

1,440

2,150

3,010

Feb. 4 to Sept. 30

-0.10 

0.0

425

466

685

925

2.0 1,480

3.0 2,170

4.0 3,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

640

620

600

580

580

580

580

580

560

560

560

560

560

560

*540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

620

740

665

620

600

600

600

580

580

18,045

582

0.591

0.68

Nov.

600

790

1,040

815

715

665

620

600

620

620

620

*600

600

600

600

600

580

580

580

580

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

640

640

620

-

19,125

638

0.648

0.72

Dec.

620

620

620

665

740

765

715

690

690

915

1,350

1 , 530

1,320

940

1,040

1,600

1,840

2,150

1,770

1,600

2,310

2,470

2,230

1,530

1,140

1,090

1,140

1,440

1,350

1,120

990

38,990

1,258

1.28

1.47

Jan.

940

890

*840

815

840

865

840

815

790

765

765

740

740

740

740

740

715

715

715

715

715

740

815

865

915

840

840

1,230

1,290

1,470

1,410

26,855

866

0.879

1.01

Feb.

,140

,600

,880

* ,810

,580

1,300

1,160

1,050

975

925

900

955

925

950

1,180

1,240

1,180

1,270

1,270

1,300

1,360

1,270

1,950

2,240

2,480

2,240

1,740

1,480

1,330

-

-

40,625

1,401

1.42

1.53

Mar.

1,210

1,130

*1,330

1,950

1,950

1,810

1,510

1,240

1,130

1,100

1,270

1,420

1,740

1,510

1,240

1,100

1,020

1,020

1,210

1,300

1,390

1,210

1,100

1,020

1,000

925

900

875

850

825

900

38,185

1,232

1.25

1.44

Apr.

1,180

1,780

1,480

1,800

2,170

1,880

1,420

1,180

1,050

975

975

1,020

2,340

5,010

2,650

*2,020

1,390

1,160

1,050

975

950

900

950

1,050

1,050

975

900

850

800

775

-

40,705

1,357

1.38

1.54

May

775

752

730

730

708

708

685

685

685

662

685

662

662

640

640

640

640

640

1,250

*2,480

1,710

1,240

950

900

1,050

1,390

1,880

1,640

1,240

1,100

1,000

30,159

973

0.988

1.14

June

875

loo

752

730

685

685

662

662

662

662

640

618

618

595

595

595

573

573

573

595

595

573

*573

618

573

547

538

573

573

547

-

18,860

629

0.639

0.71

July

534

530

542

551

618

551

595

685

618

640

850

6l5

595

573

573

618

640

595

573

551

542

534

525 5?B"

618

685

573

*530

534

775

730

18,688

603

0.612

0.71

Aug.

875

730

635

730

632

515

573

551

595

6^5

7->8

618

595 7-J8

632

595

573

573

595

640

618

595

612

640

*618

595

573

542

521

517

512

19,341

624

0.634

0.73

Sept.

517

521

525

504

487

512

479

*462

458

454

450

446

5T7

573

595

573

525

512

551

547

525

504

487

474

466

462

462

458

458

458

-

14,962

499

0.507

0.56

Calendar year 1951: Max H2,600 Min 

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,010 Min

540

446

Mean 1,486 Cfsm 1.51 In, 20.47 

Mean 887 Cfsm 0.901 In. 12.24

Peak discharge (base, 7.000 cfs). No peak 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Discharge Oct. 1-14, Oct. 24 to Nov. 

gage- readings.

above base. 

12 computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight

319056 O - 55 - Z3
344 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Bogue Chitto near Bush, La.

Location. --Lat 30°37'45", long. 89°53'50", in T. 53., R. 13 E. , near center of span on

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 7, 0.2 mile downstream from Gulf, Mobile,

& Ohio Railroad bridge and 1.4 miles north of Bush.

Drainage area. 1,210 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1937 to September 1952.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,999 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,090 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 7.77 ft); minimum, 491 cfs Sept. 10-13; minimum gage height, 1.63 ft June 27.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 51,200 cfs Mar. 23, 1943 (gage height, 15.9 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of records for station at Franklinton; 

minimum, 460 cfs Oct. 1, 1937; minimum gage height, 0.7 ft Oct. 1, 1937, Oct. 29-31, 

1940, Oct. 22-27, 1941.

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

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of shifting control 

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

491

561

690

820

955

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,230

1,560

1,990

2,500

3,280

Discharge, in cubic 3?ond, water year- October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

742

716

690

664

664

664

664

638

638

638

638

612

6T2

612

612

*612

612

612

612

612

612

612

638

716

794

742

690

690

690

690

690

20,428

659

0.545

0.63

Nov.

768

1,090

1,120

928

820

768

742

742

716

690

690

690

*690

716

716

716

716

690

690

690

690

690

690

690

690

690

690

716

716

716

-

22,366

746

0.617

0.69

Dec.

716

7T6

716

742

874

928

820

820

794

900

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,400

1,100

1,300

1,500

2,000

2,200

1,900

1,800

2,300

2,500

2,300

1,800

1,300

1,100

1,350

1,480

1,480

1,290

42,326

1,365

1.13

1.30

Jan.

1,120

1,060

*1,010

982

982

982

982

1,150

955

901

874

847

847

847

820

820

820

820

794

T94

794

820

847

847

820

794

794

1,040

1,380

1,440

1,480

29,463

950

0.785

0.91

Feb.

1,380

1,320

1,560

1,950

*1,860

1,640

1,350

1,230

1,170

1,120

1,010

955

928

1,040

1,720

1,990

1,900

1,720

'1,480

1,380

1,900

1,810

1,410

1,480

2,190

2,690

2,500

2,040

1,720

_

-

46,443

1,601

1-.32

1.43

Mar.

1,640

1,480

1,440

1,770

2,140

2,090

1,900

1,770

1,600

1,?90

1,290

1,410

1,520

1,720

1,600

1,410

*1,260

1,170

1,200

1,290

1,380

1,410

1,380

1,320

1,230

1,150

1,090

1,040

982

955

Si55

43,882

1,416

1.17

1.35

Apr.

1,200

1,560

1,770

1,810

2,190

2,560

2,040

1,600

1,350

1,230

1,150

1,120

1,910

2,690

*5,000

2,690

2,140

1,640

1,380

1,230

1,120

1,060

1,120

1,320

1,640

1,410

1,230

1,060

955

928

48,103

1,603

1.32

1.48

May

874

847

820

794

794

768

742

742

742

716

716

716

716

690

690

690

664

664

901

* 1,990

2,590

1,810

1,320

1,170

1,090

1,170

1,350

1,720

1,720

1,560

1,320

32,896

1,061

0.877

1.01

June

1,120

982

901

820

794

742

716

716

716

716

690

690

664

664

650

640

620

612

612

612

638

612

612

*612

638

612

586

586

638

638

20,849

695

0.574

0.64

Jvly

612

612

612

612

638

690

638

664

690

690

690

794

901

7T6

664

716

716

716

664

638

638

612

612

612

586

612

638

638

*612

612

716

20,561

663

0 548

0.63

Aug.

742

716

716

716

690

664

638

612

612

664

716

690

638

660

700

660

638

638

612

612

638

638

638

638

638

*664

638

612

586

586

586

20,196

651

0.538

0.62

Sept.

586

586

586

586

586

612

586

561

537

*514

491

491

514

586

586

586

586

561

561

612

586

561

537

537

514

514

514

514

514

514

16,619

554

0.458

0.51

Calendar year 1951: Max 32,700 Min 612 Mean 1,732 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.43

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,000 Min 491 Mean 995 Cfsm 0.82E In. 11.20

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 10-27, June 15-17, Aug. 14-17; discharge estimated on basis of 

precipitation records and records for station at Franklinton. Shifting-control method used May 19- 

21, June 28 to Sept. 30.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 345

Measurements of streamflow in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico 

basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River made at points other than gaging stations are given 

in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Qulf of 

basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1951 to September

Ogeechee River basin, Qa.

Mexicc 

1952

Date

Mar. 3 

5

6

Feb. 26

17

21

Feb. 26

19

6 

June 26

Feb. 22

Stream

South Fork Ogeechee River.

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

Ogeechee River . .

do

do

do

Canoochee River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Ogeechee River . .

Atlantic Ocean..

do

Ogeechee River . .

do

Locality

At crossing of State Highway 22, 3.1 

miles south of Crawfordville .

At crossing of State Highway 119, 

5 miles west of Quyton .

miles southeast of Lanier.

do

At crossing of State Highway 80, 

4 miles east of Swainsboro.

6 miles south of Pembroke.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

32.6 

32.6

32.6

2,610 

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,960

2,960

47.5 

47.5

952

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,200 

173

110

4,880 

7,120

9,500

412

5,920

5,350

LI, 700

9,890

212 

0

0

2,630

Altamaha River basin, Qa.

Ocb. 18 

Dec. 21

21

Ocb. 18 

18 

Mar. 5 

6

Feb. 21

Sept. 9 

29

9 

29

9 

29

9 

29

9 

29

9 

29

9 

29

9

9 

29

29

10

10

29

South River.. .. . 

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

Conley Creek. . . . 

Indian Creek. . . . 

Cotton Creek. . . .

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

Yellow River. . . .

Wildcat Creek.. .

Yellow River. . . .

Little Suwanee 

Creek.

Ager Creek ......

Little Suwanee 

Creek.

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

Yellow Rjver. . . .

do

Wolf Creek.. ....

Yellow River. .. .

Ocmulgee River..

South River. .... 

Snapfinger Creek 

Cotton River.. . .

Ocmulgee River . .

Yellow River. . . .

Ocmulgee River . .

Yellow River. . ..

Little Suwanee 

Creek.

Yellow River. . ..

Ocmulgee River . .

Yellow River.. ..

Ocmulgee River..

Ab county bridge on Boulder Crest 

Road, DeKalb County, 4 miles southeast of Atlanta.

DeKalb County, 6 miles southeast of 

Atlanta.

Ab crossing of U. S. Highway 23, at 

Conley. 

At bridge on Indian Creek Road, 

3 miles southeast of Clarkston. 

At crossing of State Highway 42, 

2 miles southeast of Stockbridge.

At crossing of Sbate Highway 20, 

3 miles north of Lawrenceville.

Lat 34°00' , long. 84°00', at county 

road, 4.5 miles northwest of 

Lawrenceville .

Lat 33° 59', long. 84°00', at county 

road, 2.5 miles northwest of 

Lawrenceville .

Lat 34°01', long. 84°01', at county 

road, 4.5 miles northwest of 

Lawrenceville .

Lat 34°00', long. 84°01', at county 

road, 4.0 miles northwest of 

Lawrenceville .

Lat 34°00', long. 84°01', at county 

road, 3£ miles northwest of 

Lawrenceville .

Lat 33°58', long. 84°01 ' , at county 

road, 2-5- miles northwest of 

Lawrenceville .

miles east of Lawrenceville.

Lat 34°00', long. 84°02 ' , at county 

road, 4.5 miles northwest of 

Lawrenceville.

3 miles east of Lawrenceville.

Lat 33° 57', long. 84°02', at county 

road, 2.5 miles west of Lawrenceville

U. S. Highway 29 and 3.5 miles southwest of Lawrenceville.

40.7 

40.7

4.42 

4.60 

51

"

"

"

"

"

-

29.0 

1,960

1.39 

1.24 

714

522

.14

.143

.676

1.01

.550 

.805

1.81

2.60

3.24

4.28

4.07

3.55
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952--Continued

Altamaha River basin, Ga. Continued

Date

Oct. 16

Sept. 10 

10

29 

10

29 

10

29 

10

2S 

10

29 

29

29

29 

29 

29 

10

Oct. 16

Sept. 10 

29 

10

29 

10

29 

10

29 

10

29 

10

29 

10

29 

11

29 

29

29 

Mar. 4

6 

Oct. 19

Mar. 5

6 

24 

28 

Apr. 9 

Mar. 6

Feb. 20

Mar. 6 

3

Stream

Yellow River.. ..

Pew Creek. ...... 

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

Redland Creek. . .

Tributary to 

Yellow River.

Yellow River. .. . 

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

Bankstan Creek.. 

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

Knox Creek. .....

Beaver Ruin 

Creek.

Shetley Creek. . .

Tributary to 

Beaver Ruin 

Creek.

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

Sweetwater Creek 

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

Jackson Creek. . . 

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

Pumpkinvlne 

Creek.

Jackson Creek. . .

Camp Creek. .....

Jackson Creek. . .

Yellow River. . . .

Garner Creek .... 

Yellow River. . . .

Yellow Water 

Creek. 

Cedar Creek. ....

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

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

Alligator Creek. 

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

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

Middle Oconee 

River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Ocmulgee River..

Yellow River. . . .

Pew Creek. ......

Yellow River. . . .

Ocmulgee River..

Yellow River. . . .

... do. ... .

Sweetwater Creek 

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

Beaver Ruin 

Creek.

Yellow River. . . .

Sweetwater Creek

Jackson Creek. . .

Sweetwater Creek

Jackson Creek. . .

Sweetwater Creek

Ocmulgee River..

Yellow River. . . . 

Ocmulgee River . . 

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

Big Creek. ......

do

Little Ocmulgee 

River.

Ooonee River. . . .

Locality

At crossing of U. S. Highway 29, 

3 miles southwest of Lawrencevllle.

At crossing of county road, 0.3 mile 

southeast of U. S. Highway 29 and 

2.5 miles southwest of Lawrencevllle

At crossing of U. S. Highway 29, 

3 miles southwest of Lawreneevllle .

Lat 33°54', long. 84°02', at county 

road, 4.0 miles southwest of 

Lawrencevllle .

At crossing of county road, 0.4 mile 

southeast of Seaboard Air Line Railway and 1.5 miles east of Gloster.

At county road, 0.5 mile south of Seaboard Air Line Railway and Gloster. 

At county road, 1.0 mile south of Seaboard Air Line Railway and Gloster .

At county road, 0.7 mile west of Seaboard Air Line Railway and Gloster. 

At crossing of State Highway 120, 1.5 

miles southeast of Duluth. 

Lat 33°56', long. 84°12', at county 

road, 1.5 mile southeast of Norcross . 

Lat 33°55'30", long. 84°10'00", at 

county road, 3 miles southeast of 

Norcross . 

Lat 33°57', long. 84°10', at county 

road, 3.0 miles northeast of Norcross . 

Lat 33°56', long. 84°09 ' , at county 

road, 4.5 miles east of Norcross.

Lat 33°55', long. 84°08', at county 

road, 4.0 miles east of Norcross.

At crossing of U. S. Highway 29, 

7 miles southwest of Lawrencevllle.

do

At crossing of county road, 1.0 mile 

northeast of U. S. Highway 29 and 

4.5 miles southwest of Lllburn.

At crossing of county road, 0.8 mile 

northwest of U. S. Highway 29 and 

3 miles west of Lllburn.

At crossing of county road, 1.5 miles 

northwest of U. S. Highway 29 and 

2.5 miles northwest of Lllburn.

At crossing of county road, 0.5 mile 

northwest of U. S. Highway L9 and 

1.0 mile northwest of Lllburn.

At crossing of county road, 0.2 mile 

southeast of Seaboard Air Line Railway at Lllburn.

At crossing of county road at Seaboard Air Line Railway and Luxomnl.

Lat 33° 53', long. 84°05 ' , at county 

road, 4.5 miles northwest of Snellville.

Lat 33°52', long. 84°05 ' , at county 

road, 3-J miles west of Snellville. 

Lat 336 52', long. 84°06 ' , at county 

road, 4.5 miles west of Snellville. 

At crossing of State Highway 138, 

4 miles northeast of Conyers.

At crossing of State Highway 36, 0.6 

mile north of Jackson. 

At crossing of State Highway 27, 6 

miles southwest of Hawklnsvllle .

At crossing of Post Road, 5.5 miles 

east of Scotdale. 

At crossing of State Highway 134, 

4 miles east of Towns.

At crossing of State Highway 11, 2.5 

miles southwest of Jefferson.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

36 

36

48

48 

48

263

263 

11

40.3

40.3 

40.3 

40.3 

40.3 

222

245

245 

124

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.87

3.79 

.844

1.01 

1.02

1.12 

2.05

2.53

6.39

9.83 

9.69

1.24

1.40 

.587

.318 

.699

1.55 

.296 

2.96

2.96

3.65 

7.30

10.3 

10.3 

1.50

2.03 

2.08

2.53 

.776

.802 

3.40

3.80 

1.91

2.34 

6.31

5.98 

26.7

30.0 

30.1

2.38 

2,720

1,180 

1.52

314

228 

181 

155 

47.9 

583

434

707 

2,260
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 347

Miscellaneous dischar 

Ogeechee River to

measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Oh. 

arl River, during water year October 1951 to September

Altamaha River basin, (Ja. Continued

If of Mexico basins, 

1952--Continued

Date

Mar. 11 

4

Oct. 17

17 

18 

17 

17 

17 

18 

19

19 

18 

Mar. 7

Feb . 20

Feb. 25

Apr. 8

Stream

Middle Ooonee 

River. 

Oconee River. . . .

Little River. . ..

Big Indian Creek 

Little River. .. . 

Murder Creek. . . . 

Pearson Creek. . . 

Shoal Creek. .... 

Cedar Creek. .... 

Fishing Creek...

Wolf Creek. .....

Commissioners 

Creek. 

Cobb Creek. .....

. . do

do

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Oconee River. . . . 

Altamaha River . .

Oconee River. . . .

Little River.... 

Oconee River. . . . 

Little River. . .. 

Shoal Creek. .... 

Murder Creek. . . . 

Little River.. .. 

Oconee River. . . .

Commissioners 

Creek. 

Oconee River ....

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

Locality

At crossing of State Highway 11, 2.5 

miles southwest of Jefferson. 

At crossing of State Highway 44, 11 

miles northeast of Eatonton.

At crossing of county road at Walton's 

Mill, 5 miles northeast of Shady 

Dale. 

At crossing of State Highway 83, 6 

miles southwest of Madison. 

At crossing of State Highway 16, 3 

miles east of Eatonton. 

At crossing of State Highway 83, 3 

 miles southwest of Shady Dale . 

At crossing of State Highway 11, 2.0 

miles northwest of Monticello. 

At crossing of State Highway 83, 4 

miles northeast of Monticello. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 129, 11 

miles south of Eatonton. 

At crossing of State Highway 221, 6 

miles west of Milledgeville.

miles west of Milledgeville.

Milledgeville. 

At crossing of State Highway 22, at 

Oray. 

At crossing of State Highway 49, 7 

miles southeast of dray.

miles south of Lyons. 

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

miles north of Oak Park.

miles south of Georgia State Prison 

near Reidsville. 

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

124 

1,660

622

1,310

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,440 

17,300 

20, 800

13,400

12.1

3.60 

23.9 

3.60 

.894 

10.2 

6.67 

.037

.710

.074 

1.27

3,230

2,190

Satilla River basin, Ga.

Feb. 28

Dec . 20 

20

Aug. 12

Dec . 20

8

Satilla River. . .

Little Hurricane 

Creek. 

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

Big SatilLa 

Creek.

Little Satilla 

Creek. 

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

Atlantic Ocean. .

Alabaha River...

Satilla River.. .

Big Satilla 

River.

At crossing of U. S. Highway 441, 6.5 

miles south of Douglas.

At crossing of State Highway 64, 5 

miles southwest of Alma.

miles south of Alma.

miles south of Alma. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 1, 8 

miles north of Alma.

At crossing of State Highway 27, 1 

mile west of Odum.

miles southwest of Jesup.

228

53 

96

96

115

58

988

149

162

0

321

0 

0

Lake Okeechobee and The Everglades, Fla.

Sept. 11

Jan. 9 

Apr. 2

Jan. 14

Oct. 30 

30

Dec. 3

Oct. 30 

31

Sept. 23

Scarp seepage 

near Lake 

Placid.

Canal.

Ida Lake Outlet . 

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

Sebring Lake 

northeast outlet.

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

Little Red Water 

Lake Outlet.

let.

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

Sebring Lake 

south outlet 

Jackson Creek. . .

Harney Pond 

Canal.

Reedy Lake ......

Little Red Water 

Lake.

Letta Lake Outlet.

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

Rex Beach Lake . . 

Josephine Lake . .

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

Ej- miles east of crossing of State 

Highway 70 and U. S. Highway 27, 5£ 

milea south of Lake Placid.

Brighton.

1 mile east of State Highway 17 at 

Frostproof.

3.4 miles northwest of Sebring.

3.6 miles north of Sebring. .... J ......

3 miles northwest of Sebring. ......... 

2 miles south of Sebring ..............

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

-

-

"

-

_

_

4.4

664

7.67 

6.32

2.69 

4.67

5.56

11.5 

4.53

3.91

3.20

.26 

1.46

30.2
348 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Lake Okeechobee and The Everglades, Fla. Continued

Date

Oct. 31

Nov. 1

Jan. 15

Oct. 31

June 30

Nov. 1

Feb. 27

Oct. 31

Aug. 12

Oct. 5

Nov. 14

Dec . 18

Jan. 28

Apr. 22

July 16

Feb. 6

Jan. 30 

30

Nov. 7

Stream

Josephine Creek.

Annie Lake outlet.

Placid-Mirror 

Canal

Stearns Creek...

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

Canal .

Clay Lake Outlet.

Yellow Bluff 

Creek.

Klsslmmee River.

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

North New River 

Canal, lateral 

to west.

South side 

(Country Club) 

canal. 

. . .do . ...

North Canal .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Lake Istokpoga.. 

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

Placid Lake. ....

Mirror Lake .....

Frances Lake ....

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

Apthorp Lake ....

Josephine Creek.

Lake Okeeehobee .

North New River 

Canal.

Miami Canal. .... 

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

Blscayne Bay. . . .

Drainage 

Locality area 

(sq ml)

At outlet from Josephine Lake near 

De Soto City.

0.3 mile north of Chllds ..............

1.9 miles south of Lake Placid ........

3.4 miles northwest of Lake Placid....

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

2.1 miles northeast of Lake Placid....

1.1 miles southeast of DeSoto City....

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

At bridge on State Highway 78, 7 miles 

southwest of Okeechobee .

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

At 26-mile bend near Ft. Lauderdale . . .

At Florida East Coast borrow pit at 

Miami Springs .

Springs . 

At pump and control near Homestead....

Discharge 

(cfs)

60.8 

35.8

19.3

74.5

8.61 

2.75

2.25

4.89

5.26

3.96

3.33

36.7

23.5

24.6

19.8

15.8

3.66

1.23

6.42

9.39 

4.39

5.94

8.50

5.92

5.26

7,720

2,560

2,420

1,470

t63.2

*15.0 

*16.8

199

t Flow out of canal.

* Average of 2 discharge measurements during tide cycle.

Peace River basin, Fla.

Nov. 27

Jan. 9

Feb. 19

Apr. 1

Sept. 16

Nov. 28

Sept. 16

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

.do

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

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

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

Lulu Lake Outlet

outlet.

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

Marsh Outlet.

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

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

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

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

Outlet near Lake Hamilton.

At crossing of Highway, 3 miles southeast of Eagle Lake .

Alturas .

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

17.6

8.08

5.16

Suwannee River basin, Ga.

July 1 Suwanooehee

Creek.

Suwannee River . . At crossing of U. S. Highway 84, at

Dupont .

72.9 0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 349

Miscellaneous discharge 

Ogeechee River to Pe

measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

irl River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Suwannee River basin, Ga. Continued

Date

Nov. 10

July 1 

Aug. 11 

Mar. 26

July 21 

Sept. 1 

Feb. 20

Mar. 26 

July 21 

Sept. 1 

Jan. 23

29 

Mar. 26 

June 30 

Aug. 8 

Sept. 2 

Oct. 18

18 

Dec. 7 

Jan. 29

Feb. 18 

Apr. 23

Feb. 19

Aug. 1 

Sept. 15 

Dec. 6

Oct. 16 

16 

16

Sept. 22 

Oct. 16

Stream

Tatum Creek .....

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

Willacoochee 

Creek. 

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

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

Grand Bay Creek.

Withlacoochee 

River. 

Little River.. . .

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

Ochlockonee 

River. 

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

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

Barnetts Creek. .

Wolf Creek...... 

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

Attapulgus Creek

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Suwannee River . .

Alapaha River...

do

Suwannee River . .

Withlacoochee 

River.

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

Locality

At crossing of U. S. Highway 441, 14 

miles south of Homerville.

do

At crossing of State Highway 90, at 

Rebecca.

do

At crossing of State Highway 12, 5 

miles east of Ashburn.

do

At crossing of State Highway 90, 9 

 miles southeast of Ocilla.

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

At crossing of State Highway 94, 

miles northwest of Statenville. 

At crossing of county road, 5.5 m 

west of Statenville. 

At crossing of State Highway 76, 

mile west of Nashville. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 82, 

miles west of Tifton.

Ochlockonee River basin, Ga.

Gulf of Mexico. .

Ochlockonee 

River.

Tired Creek. ....

Swamp Creek. ....

At crossing of State Highway 37, 

Moultrie .

At crossing of county road, 3.5 m 

northwest of U. S. Highway 84 ai 

miles northwest of Thomasville. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 84, 

miles west of Thomasville. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 84, 

miles west of Cairo. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 84, 

miles west of Cairo.

At crossing of U. S. Highway 84, 

Climax.

Apalachicola River basin

Sept .30 

30 

30 

Aug. 7

7 

6 

6 

5 

5 

Oct. 19

Sept. 30 

30

Oct. 19

Sept. 30 

Oct. 18

Sept. 30 

Oct. 18

Sept. 30 

Oct. 19

Richland Creek. .

Wehadkee Creek. . 

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

Osanlppa Creek.. 

Halawakee Creek. 

Uchee Creek .....

Little Uchee 

Creek.

North Fork 

Peachtree 

Creek. 

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

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

South Fork 

Peachtree 

Creek.

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

Montreal Branch.

Chattahoochee 

River.

Chattahoochee 

River.

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

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

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

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

Uchee Creek. .... 

Peachtree Creek.

do

South Fork 

Peachtree 

Creek.

At crossing of State Highway 20, I 

mile west of Buford, Ga . 

At crossing of county road at wes 

city limits of Suwannee, Ga. 

At crossing of county road at eas 

city limits of Buford, Ga. 

Sec. 4, T. 21 S., R. 13 E., at co 

road, 6 miles northeast of Roan 

Ala. 

Sec. 34, T. 21 S., R. 13 E., at c 

road, 1 mile southeast of Rock 1 

Ala. 

Sec. 25, T. 21 N., R. 28 E., at U 

Highway 29, 1 mile southwest of 

Fairfax, Ala. 

Sec. 29, T. 20 N., R. 28 E., at U 

Highway 29, 7 miles northeast o 

Opelika, Ala. 

Sec. 26, T. 16 N., R. 29 E., at U 

Highway 241, 6 miles northeast 

Seale, Ala. 

Sec. 13,- T. 16 N., R. 29 E., at U 

Highway 241, 8 miles northeast 

Seale, Ala. 

At crossing of Chamblee-Tucker ro 

1.1 mile southeast of Chamblee,

Lat 339 51'40", long. 84°17'15", a 

Shallowford Road near Chamblee, 

At crossing of Clairmont Road, 3 i 

east of Atlanta, Ga. 

do

.0 

.les

>

Drai nage 

area 

(sq mi)

112

112 

112 

130

130 

130 

130 

98

98 

98 

98 

98 

98

139 

144

144 

144

it

.les 

id 10

5.5

it

91.9

91.9 

91.9 

102

17.1 

17.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

143

0 

0 

872

0 

0 

361

863 

0 

0 

154

296 

656 

0 

0 

0 

3.70

11.8 

401 

298

677 

29.5

381

0 

0 

523

1.38 

.674 

2.00

250 

.438

1.5

mty 

Dke,

Dunty 

(ills,

. S. 

. S.

. S.

Df

S.

Df

id, 

Ga.

Ga. 

niles

At crossing of Montreal Road, 0.4 mile 

northwest of Clarkston, Ga.

At crossing of U. S. Highway 29, L.6 

miles northeast of Decatur, Ga.

At crossing of Hudson Road, 2.5 n -les 

northwest of Clarkston, Ga.

4.6 

.77 

3.8

10.8

10.8 

19.1

28.0

28.0 

6.25

6.25 

9.20

9.20 

1.84

2.66 

.052 

2.28 

6.97

10.2 

34.3 

52.0 

8.49 

6.40 

1.93

3.14 

4.97

4.13

5.57 

.90

1.46 

1.11

1.84 

.380
350 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge 

Ogeechee River to P<

measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Galf of Mexico basins, 

:arl River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952--Continued

Apalachicola River basin--Continued

Date

Sept .30

19 

19 

Sept. 30

30

Oct. 19 

19

19

Oct. 19

Sept .30

Dec. 21 

21

Jan. 28

Sept. 30

30

30

30

30 

30

30 

Oct. 19 

19 

19 

23

Feb. 15

July 22

22 

22 

22 

Oct. 19 

18

19

25

Feb. 19

Stream

South Fork 

Peachtree 

Creek.

Peachtree Creek. 

Nancy Creek. ....

Powder Springs 

Creek.

Sweetwater Creek 

Wards Creek. ....

Noses Creek. ....

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

Dog River. ......

Creek.

Flat Creek ......

Bear Creek. ..... 

Beach Creek. ....

Shoal Creek... . . 

Long Cane Creek.

White Sulphur 

Creek. 

Flat Shoal Creek

Creek.

Flint River. ....

Morning Creek. . . 

Flint River. .... 

Heads Creek ..... 

Red Oak Creek . . .

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

Muckalee Creek..

Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Peachtree Creek.

Chattahoochee 

River. 

Peaehtree Creek.

Sweetwater Creek

Chattahoochee 

River . 

Noses Creek. ....

Sweetwater Creek

Chattahoochee 

River.

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

Yellowjacket 

Creek.

Beach Creek. ....

Yellowjacket 

Creek.

Beach Creek. ....

Chattahoochee 

River . 

Flat Shoal Creek

Chattahoochee 

River.

River . 

Apalaehicola 

River.

Flint River. ....

Apalachieola 

River. 

Wildcat Creek. . .

Flint River .....

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

Locality

Lat 33°48', long. 84°20', at Johnson 

Mill Road near Atlanta, Ga.

in Atlanta, Ga. 

At crossing of Northside Drive, in 

Atlanta, Ga. 

At crossing of West Paces Ferry road 

in Atlanta, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 6, 1.5 

miles northwest of Powder Springs, 

Ga.

road, 1-J miles northwest of Austell, 

Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 6, 0.5 

mile northwest of Austell, Ga. 

At crossing of Wards Road, 10.8 miles 

north of State Highway 5 and 4 

miles southwest of Marietta, Ga. 

At crossing of Mableton-Powder Springs 

road, 8 miles southwest of Marietta, 

Ga.

road, 7 miles southwest of Marietta, 

Ga.

At crossing of county road, 10 miles 

southwest of Douglasville, Ga.

road, 3 miles east of Grantville, Ga.

Hogansville, Ga. 

Lat 33°08 r , long. 84°51', at county 

road, 2 miles west of St. Marks, Ga.

miles south of Hogansville, Ga.

road, 4j miles northwest of Odessadale, Ga. 

Lat 33°06', long. 84° 51', at county 

road, 2j miles southwest of St. 

Marks , Ga . 

Lat 33°06', long. 84°59', at county 

road, 4j miles northwest of La 

Grange, Ga. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway, 2.5 

miles northeast of La Grange, Ga. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 27, 1.5 

miles southeast of La Grange, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 18, at 

White Sulphur Springs, Ga. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 27, 8 

miles southeast of La Grange, Ga.

miles south of Louvale, Ga .

miles south of Lumpkin, Ga.

miles east of Georgetown, da. 

Lat 33°31', long. 84523 ' , at county 

road, ij miles west of Jonesboro, 

Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 54, 3.5 

miles northeast of Fayetteville, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 92, at 

Lowly, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 92, 5 

miles northwest of Griffin, Ga. 

At crossing of county road, 1 mile 

northeast of Imlac, Ga.

miles west of Zebulon, Ga.

miles south of Woodbury, Ga.

Manchester, Ga .

Byronvi lie, Ga .

At. crossing of State Highway 32, 2.5 

miles east of Leesburg, Ga .

miles northeast of Dawson, Ga.

miles east of Dawson, Ga .

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

28.2

86.9 

28.9 

17

29

164 

5.7

46 

46

14

45.0

8.3

19 

27

11

12 

52

9.2 

23 

22 

119

70.1

296

41

40 

194 

10 

148 

20

15.2

44.0

44.0

44.0

386

506

Discharge 

(cfs)

11.6

9.57 

4.42

5.15

29.9 

1.03

6.86

3.53

4.02

1,200 

5,670

1,030

4.76

3.46 

3.83

3.32

1.59 

7.07

1.99 

2.76 

4.64 

21.0 

18.5

602

1,350

7.12

4.82 

25.7 

.979 

13.5 

.882

16.1

3.23

374

185

168

309

31.9

1,610 

556

1,260
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 351

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Apalachieola River basin--Continued

Date

Mar. 27

28 

28 

Nov. 15

21 

28 

Dec. 12 

Jan. 8 

Zl 

Mar. 5

Oct. 18 

17

July 30 

Oct. 16

Feb. Zl

Mar. 27 

Apr. 3

Mar. Z5 

Z6

Oct. 19 

19 

18 

19 

19 

Mar. 11

12 

Oct. 19

19 

Jan. 28

Mar. 4 

Oct. 18

15 

Mar. 4 

Aug. 4

4 

5

5 

5

July 17 

Aug. 5

5

6 

4 

4 

7

Stream

Kinchafonee 

Creek.

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

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

Little Nochaway 

Creek . 

Ichawaynoehaway 

Creek.

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

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

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

Sepulga River. . . 

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

Coosawattee 

River. 

Sugar Creek. ....

Plnhook Creek . . .

Coahulla Creek., 

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

Rook Creek. .....

Pumpkin vine 

Creek. 

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

Cedar Creek. ....

Little Tallapoosa River. 

Nances Creek. . . .

Little Tallahatchee Creek.

Cheaha Creek. . . .

Talladega Creek. 

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

Emauhee Creek. . . 

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

Tallaseehatchee 

Creek .

Wolf Creek. ..... 

Mortar Creek. . . . 

Tallapoosa River 

Wedowee Creek. . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Flint River. ....

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

....do;.........

Ic hawaynochaway 

Creek. 

Flint River. ....

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

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

Locality

At crossing of State Highway 3Z, 12 

miles east of Dawson, Ga.

At crossing of county road, 0.2 mile 

above mouth, near Radium Springs, Ga.

do - -

At crossing of State Highway 50, 

miles west of Dawson, Qa. 

At crossing of State Highway 200, 

miles southwest of Newton, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 62, 

miles west of Arlington, Ga.

At crossing of U. S. Highway 27, 

Colqultt, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 38 i 

Brinson, Ga.

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

Escambia River basin, Ala.

Conecuh River... 

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

Sec. 33, T. 4 N., R. 13 E., at cc 

road, at Brooklyn. 

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

Mobile River basin

Oostanaula River

Coosawattee 

River .

Sallacoa Creek..

Conasauga River. 

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

Holly Creek. .... 

Etowah River. . . .

Coosa River. .... 

Tallapoosa River 

Terrapin Creek..

Tallahatchee 

Creek.

Choccolocco 

Creek.

Coosa River. .... 

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

Tails seehatchee 

Creek. 

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

Coosa River. ....

Waxahatchee 

Creek.

Coosa River. .... 

Alabama River . . .

Little Tallapoosa River.

At crossing of U. S, Highway 411 

Carters, Ga. 

At crossing of U. S, Highway 411 

miles north of Carters, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 53, 

mile west of Fair-mount, Qa. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 411 

miles north of Fairmount, Ga. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 411 

miles south of Flexatile, Ga. 

At crossing of county road, 0.8 n 

east of State Highway 71 and. 4 

miles north of Dalton, Ga.

At crossing of U. S. Highway 76, 

mile east of Chattsworth, Ga. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 411 

Ramhurst, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 6, ' 

miles west of Dallas, Qa.

At crossing of U. S. Highway 411 

Carters ville, Ga. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 411 

miles northeast of Cave Spring! 

At crossing of county road, Z mi: 

south of Bowden, Ga. 

Sec. 4, T. 13 S., R. 10 E., at H 

11, 1^ miles northeast of Piedi 

Ala. 

Sec. 17, T. 14 S., R. 8 E., at e< 

road, 3^ miles southwest of Ja< 

vllle,' Ala. 

Sec. 34, T. 17 S., R. 6 E., at U 

Highway Z41, 3 miles southeast 

Muns ford, Ala . 

Sec. 17, T. 19 S., R. 6 E., at H: 

48 at Waldo, Ala. 

Sec. 5, T. 19 S., R. 5 E., at U. 

Highway 241, 3 miles southwest 

Talladega, Ala. 

Sec. 36, T. 20 S., R. 4 E., at ec 

road, 1 mile east of Sycamore, 

Sec. Z, T. Zl S., R. 4 E., at 001 

road, li miles south of Sycamo] 

Ala. 

Sec. 9, T. 21 S., R. 4 E., at U. 

Highway Z41, 4 miles northeast 

Sy lac auga , Ala . 

Sec. 33, T. 21 S., R. 1 W., at H: 

25, 3 miles southwest of Colut 

Ala. 

Sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 17 E., be. 

mouth of branch at Highway 14, 

more , Ala . 

Sec. Z3, T. 16 S., R. 10 E., at 

road, 3 miles southeast of Hel 

Ala. 

Sec. 34, T. 19 S., R. 11 E., at . 

way 37, lj miles north of Wedc 

Ala.

9 

9 

5

at

t

unty

at 

5 

0.8 

2 

1.5

die 

5

0.5 

at

at

2.5

, Ga. 

es

ghway

lont,

unty 

ksonS.

of

ghway

S. 

of

unty 

Ala. 

mty 

e,

S. 

of

ghway 

)iana,

>w 

Elounty 

in,

U ghDrainage 

area 

(sq mi)

506

506 

506

49 

1,000 

47.0 

47.0

654

654 

654

87 

87

40

40 

38

160 

210

D'scharge 

(cfs)

Z,210

Z,510 

Z,5ZO 

29.8

42. 8

32.0 

39.2 

62.0 

47.2 

183

226 

0

0 

17.1

2,260

1,660 

955

£,290 

?,850

325 

1.20 

4.14 

1.94 

9.62 

2,680

1,480 

10.9

Z.19 

682

4Z6 

8.45

81.7 

2,200 

7.63

36.3 

25.3

26.2 

27.9

.68 

.98

12.1 

.2 

10.1 

128 

33.5
352 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and' eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Mobile River basin Continued

Date

Aug. 4

7

7

7

6

6

4

Oct. 15

15

Aug. 4

5

5

5

6

4

4

4

4

4

4

6

6

June 24

July 23

Aug. 25

June 24

July 23

Aug. 6

6

6

Mar. 4

Sept . 5

June 24

July 23

Aug. 25

Sept. 18

June 24

July 23

June 25

July 23

Stream

Crooked Creek...

High Pine Creek.

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

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

Flndley Creek . . .

Chatahaspee

Creek.

Enltachope

Creek.

Little Sandy

Creek.

North Fork

Sandy Creek.

Channahatchee

Creek.

Sougahatchee

Creek.

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

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

Chewacla Creek..

Sawacklahatchee

Creek .

Uphapee Creek...

Tumkeehatchee

Creek.

Calebee Creek. ...

Cubahatchee

Creek.

Oakfuskee Creek.

Cahaba River. . ..

Little Cahaba

River.

Shades Creek. . . .

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

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

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

Buck Creek. .....

Cahaba Valley

Creek.

Shoal Creek. ....

Mush Creek ......

Luxapallla Creek

Plvemlle Creek. .

do

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

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

do

Village Creek

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Tallapoosa

River.

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

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

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

Mill Creek......

Tallapoosa River

Hlllabee Creek. .

South Fork Sandy

Creek.

Sandy Creek. ....

Tallapoosa River

do

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

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

Sawaeklahatchee

Creek.

Uphapee Creek. . .

Tallapoosa River

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

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

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

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

Alabama River . . .

Cahaba River ....

do

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

do

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

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

Little Cahaba

River.

Cedar Creek. ....

Tomblgbee River.

Locust Fork. ....

do

do

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

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

Locality

Sec. 19, T. ZO S., R. 9 E., at county

road, 2 miles south of Lineville,

Ala.

Sec. 27, T. Zl S., R. 1Z E., at counts

road, f- miles north of Roanoke, Ala.

Sec. 28, T. 21 S., R. 1Z E., at Highway 63, 13 miles west of Roanoke,

Ala.

Sec. 2, T. 24 N., R. 25 E., at Highway

77, at Abanda, Ala.

Sec. 17, T. 22 N., R. 26 E., at pumpIng station, 3j miles west of Lafayette, Ala.

Sec. 27, T. 23 N., R. 25 E., at counts

road, 9 miles northwest of Lafayette, Ala.

Sec. 31, T. 20 S., R. 8 E., at Highwa^

9, 3 miles southwest of Ashland,

Ala.

Sec. 28, T. 21 N., R. 24 E., at U. S.

Highway 241, ij miles south of Camp

Hill, Ala.

Sec. 3, T. 21 N., R. 23 E., at county

road, 1 mile above U. S. Highway 241,

2 miles east of Dadevllle, Ala.

Sec. 5, T. 19 N., R. 21 E., at county

road, 3 miles northeast of Eclectic,

Ala.

Sees. 12 and 13, T. 19 N., R. Z5 E., at

county road, 3 miles north of Auburn,

Ala.

See. 22, T. 19 N., R. 24 E., at count-'

road, 23 miles northwest of Loachapoka, Ala.

Sec. 26, T. 19 N., R. 23 E., at count-r

road, 3 miles northwest of Notasulga,

Ala.

Sec. 18, T. 18 N., R. 26 E., above

Moore's Mill Creek at Chewacla Park.

Ala.

Sec. 23, T. 17 N., R. 25 E., at U. S.

Highway 80, 5 miles northwest of

Society Hill, Ala.

Sec. 21, T. 17 N., R. 24 E., at U. S.

Highway 80, 3 miles east of Tuskege3.

Ala.

Sec. 9, T. 17 N., R. 21 E., at county

road, 7 miles southeast of Tallasae3,

Ala.

Sec. 11, T. 16 N., R. 22 E., at U. S.

Highway 80, 8. miles west of Tuskegee, Ala.

Sec. 5, T. 16 N., R. 21 E., at U. S.

Highway 80, lj miles west of

Shorter, Ala .

Sec. 13, T. 16 N., R. 20 E., at U. S.

Highway 80, 6 miles east of Mt .

Melgs, Ala.

Sec. 14, T. 17 S., R. 1 W., at county

road at Lovlck, Ala .

Sec. 30, T. 17 S., R. 1 E., at county

road, 2j miles southwest of Leeds,

Ala.

Sec. 17, T. 18 S., R. 2 W., at U. S.

Highway 31, at Hollywood, Ala.

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

Sec. 24, T. 18 S., R. 3 W., at county

road at Hollywood, Ala.

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

Sec. 11, T. 21 S., R. 3 W., at county

road, 1 mile south of Sllurla, Ala.

Sec. 15, T. 20 S., R. 3 W., below dam

at Helena, Ala.

Sec. 5, T. 24 N., R. 12 E., at Southern R. R. bridge, 1 mile north of

Wilton, Ala.

Sec. 29, T. 15 N., R. 11 E., on Highway 43, 12 miles south of Selma, Ala.

Sec. 12, T. 13 S., R. .15 W., at U. S.

Highway 78, 2 miles northwest of

Wlnfleld, Ala.

Sec. 27, T. 16 S., R. 2 W., at county

road, 1 mile upstream from Highway

38, at Ketona, Ala.

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

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

Sec. 33, T. 16 S., R. 2 W., at Highway 38, lj miles northeast of Tarrant City, Ala. 

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

Sec. 31, T. 17 S., R. 3 W., at Avenue

F, at Ens ley, Ala.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

__

_

_

_

Discharge 

(cfs)

14.4

5.60

5.43

22.1

3.50

51.6

11.6

9.35

7.59

.08

20.5

22.7

22.8

2.42

6.98

17.5

.72

5.71

41.8 *

 1.28

10.8

7.8S

5.67

2.42

7.20

8.17

5.83

1.54

25.8

40.8

257

4.26

16.8

9.77

9.79

8.35

23.6

10.2

69.0

54.9
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 353

Miscellaneous discharge'measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Mobile River basin Continued

Date

Aug. 26

July 24

June 25

July 24

Aug. 26

Sept. 17

15

17

4

Aug. 4

Dec. 20

Aug. 5

Dec. 23

Mar. 10

Aug. 5

Sept. 29

22

8

8

Stream

Village Creek. ..

Valley Creek. . . .

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

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

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

Big Brown Creek.

Mantachie Creek.

Coonewar Creek. .

Unnamed creek...

Mattubby Creek..

Line Creek ......

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

Trim Cane Creek.

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

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

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

Catalpa Creek.. .

Hashuqua Creek . .

Running Water

Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Locust Fork. ....

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

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

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

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

East Fork Tombigbee River.

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

West Fork Tombigbee River.

'Chlwapa Creek. . .

Tombigbee River.

Tlbbee Creek. . ..

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

Line Creek ......

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

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

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

Tibbee Creek. . . .

Noxubee River . . .

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

Locality

See. 31, T. 17 S., R. 3 W., at Avenue

F, at Ensley, Ala.

Sec. 4, T. 19 S., R. 4 W., at county

road, Imile southwest of Brighton,

Ala.

Sec. 25, T. 18 S., R. 6 W., at county

road, 2 miles east of Oak Grove,

Ala.

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

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

Lat 34°37', long. 88°27', N| sec.. 27,

T. 53., R. 8E., Chickasaw meridian, Prentiss County, Miss., at

bridge 6j miles southeast of Boone-.

ville on Highway 30.

SE{- sec. 32, T. 9 S., R. 8 E., Chickasaw meridian at bridge on U. S.

Highway 78, J mile east of Dors

Miss.

Lat 34°07', long. 88°43', on line

between sees. 12 and 7, T. US

line between R. 5 E., and R. 6

Chickasaw meridian, Lee County

Miss., at bridge -J mile upstrea

from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railrc

and 1 mile north of Shannon on

way 45.

Lat 34° 11', long. 88° 58', NWi sec

T. 10 S., R. 3 E., Chickasaw mei

Pontotoc County, at bridge on t

way 41, lj miles upstream from

and 4f miles southeast of Pontoto

On line between sees . 7 and 8, T

S., R. 7 E., Chickasaw meridiar

bridge on State Highway 45, 4§

west of Aberdeen, Miss.

Si sec. 26, T. 17 S., R. 2 E., la

33°39', long. 89°04', at bridge

mile downstream from Gulf, Mob:

Ohio Railroad and 6i miles nort

Maben, Miss., on Highway 15.

Lat 33°28', long. 88° 55', w| sec

T. 19 N., R. 13 E., Choctaw mer

dian, Oktibbeha County, 3 miles

stream from Elba Wila Creek anc

miles west of Starkville, Miss

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

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

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

SEi see. 28, T. 19 N., R. 16 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

Highway 82, 0.5 mile east of Mi

Miss.

Lat 33°06', long. 88°41', on lin<

tween sees. 32 and 5, on line I

tween T. 14 N., and T. 15 N., I

E., Choctaw meridian, Noxubee {

at bridge 1 mile upstream from

tersection of Wolf Creek and 7

west of Macon, Miss., on Highwz

In see. 28, T. 14 N., R. 17 E., C

taw meridian, at bridge on U. f

Highway 45, 4j miles south of ^

Miss.

Pascagoula River basin, Miss.

Sept. 11

17

11

11

9

9

8

Leaf River ......

Ichusa Creek. . . .

West Tallahala. .

Oakohay Creek. . .

* Oakey Woods

Creek .

Station Creek. . .

Okatoma Creek . . .

Pascagoula River

Leaf River ......

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

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

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

Oakey Woods

Creek.

Bowie Creek. ....

SWt sec. 13, T. 2 N., R. 8 E., Cl

taw meridian, at bridge on Sta1

Highway 18, 2i miles west of

Sylvarena .

Lat 32°01', long. 89°24', w| sec

T. 2 N., R. 8 E., Choctaw merle

Smith County at bridge 2j miles

stream from mouth and ij miles

of Sylvarena on Highway 18.

NEj sec. 22, T. 2 N., R. 9 E., Cl

taw meridian, at bridge on Stat

Highway 18, 2 miles southeast <

Sylvarena .

On line between sec. 34, T. 3 N.,

sec. 3, T. 2 N., R. 7 E., Choci

meridian, at bridge on State ffi

18, 3 miles west of Raleigh.

ey,

., on

E.,

m

ad

High-

. 26,

idlan,

ighmouth

j, Miss

14

, at

miles

t

i

le &

h of

35,

1-

up6

U. S.

yhew,

bee-

. 16

ounty,

inmiles

y 14.

hocaeon,

oce

17,

ian,

upwest

00-

e

f

and

aw

ghway

SWt sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 15 W., . .

Stephens meridian, at bridge o-i U.S.

Highway 84, 6 miles northeast :>f

Collins .

On line between sees. 9 and 16, .'. 8

N., R. 15 W., St. Stephens met. dian,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 3.1

miles northeast of Collins .

NWi sec. 19, T. 8 N., R. 15 W., :,t .

Stephens meridian, at bridge O'i

U. S. Highway 84, at Collins.

Drainage

area 

(sq ml)

-

-

-

^

_

-

62

-

-

89

_

-

_

108

-

46

D'scharge 

(cfs)

53.1

12.3

117

84.6

121

.716

1.93

0

1.13

0

1,430

0

1C, 900

1,880

0

0

.128

35.0

7.41

118

-

155

66

15

59

167

0.75

0

.32

.06

1.46

.41

47.4

Formerly published as Oahwood Creek.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Pascagoula River basin, Miss.--Continued

Date

Sept. 17

9

17

11

17

17

17

11

10

10

10

May 20

Sept. 10

May 19

20

Stream

Tallahoma Creek.

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

Chunky Creek....

Potterchitto

Creek.

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

Tar low Creek. . . .

Turkey Creek.. . .

Bethel Creek. . ..

Tallahatta Creek

** Souinlovey

Creek.

Pachuta Creek...

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

Archusa Creek...

Red Creek.......

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Tallahala Creek.

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

Chickasawhay

River .

Chunky Creek. . . .

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

Potterchitto

Creek.

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

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

Chunky Cr ee k . . . .

Chickasawhay

River.

Souinlovey Creek

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

Chickasawhay

River .

Black Creek. ....

Locality

Lat 32°00', long. 89°14', NE-J sec.

23, T. Z N., R. 10 E., Choctaw

meridian. Jasper County, at

bridge 2\ miles northeast of Bay

Springs on Highway 18.

NEi sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 12 W., St.

Stephens meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 84, 2 miles west of

Laurel .

Lat 32°33', long. 89°07', Wj sec.

7, T. 8 N., R. 12 E., Choctaw meridian, Newton County, at bridge \

mile downstream from Gulf, Mobile ft

Ohio' Railroad and l£ miles south of

Union on Highway 15.

SW£ sec. 28, T. 6 N., R. 11 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county

road, 1 mile northwest of Newton.

Lat 32*21', long. 890 08', SE-J- sec. 23

T. 6 N.j R. 11 E., Choctaw meridian.

Newton County, at bridge J mile

downstream from Gulf, Mobile 8t Ohio

Railroad and 2 miles nprtheast of

Newton on Highway 15.

Lat 32°17', long. 89°09', Wf sec. 11,

T. 15 N., R. 11 E., Choctaw meridian.

Newton County, at bridge J mile downstream from Bethel Creek, and 2j

miles south of Newton on Highway 15.

Lat 32°23', long. 89°08', NE-J- sec. IE,

T. 6 N., R. 11 E., Choctaw meridian,

Newton County, at bridge J mile downstream from Gulf, Mobile 8t Ohio Railroad and 4 miles south of Decatur on

Highway 15.

On line between sees. 26 and 27, T. 6

N., R. 12 E., Choctaw meridian, at

bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 1.7

miles west of Hickory.

SWi sec. 28, T. 6 N., R. 14 E., Choctaw

meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway

80, 0.5 mile west of Meehan Junction.

Sec. 32, T. 3 N., R. 14 E., Choctaw

meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highwa"-

11, ~L\ miles north of Pachuta.

NEi sec. 8 T. 2 N., R. 14 E., Choctaw

meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway

11, J mile south of Pachuta. 

SWj sec. 14, T. 2 N., R. 14 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county

road, J mile upstream from mouth and

2 miles northwest of Harmony.

Sec. 1, T. 2 N., R. 15 E., Choctaw

meridian, at bridge on State Highway

18, 1 mile east of Quitman.

NW-J- sec. 28, T. 2 S., R. 12 W., St.

Stephens meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 26, 2j miles upstream

from Kerby Creek and 4 miles west of

Wiggins .

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

_

171

-

6.0

_

-

_

22

71

174

23

55

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

1.90

.172

.52

0

0

.036

.36

,61

2.94

1.81

351

16.0

1,550

2,050

** Formerly published as Hassanlowaha Creek.

Wolf River basin, Miss.

May 19 

19

Wolf River... ... 

Murder Creek. . . .

Gulf of Mexico.. 

Wolf River ......

Wy sec. 26, T. 2 S., R. 15 W., St. 

Stephens meridian, at county road 

bridge, 2j miles upstream from 

Alligator Creek and 4 miles east 

of Poplarvllle. 

SWiNWi sec. 14, T. 3 S., R. 14 W., St. 

Stephens meridian, at bridge on 

State Highway 26, 2 miles upstream 

from mouth and 11 miles southeast cf 

Poplarville .

-

859 

382

Pearl River basin, Miss.

Sept . 8 Tallahaga Creek. Pearl River. .... Lat 33°01', long. 89°03 ' , NEi sec. 4, 

T. 13 N., R. 12 E., Choctaw meridian, Winston County, £ mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile 8t Ohio 

Railroad (at bridge on Highway 15) 

and l£ miles north of Noxapater.

Lat 32°58', long. 89°05 ' , in SE-J- sec.

20, T. 13 N., R. 12 E., Choctaw 

meridian, Winston County, at bridge 

on Highway 15, -J mile upstream from 

Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad, and 2 

miles south of Noxapater.

_

_

0 

0

0

0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 355

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, 

Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Tearl River basin, Miss. Continued

Date

Sept .16

17

17

May 24

22

24

24

24

2E

Sept. IE

17

17

8

16

17

17

Stream

Noxapater Creek.

Small tributary.

Kentawka Creek. .

Purple Creek. . . .

Small tributary.

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

Hanging Moss

Creek.

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

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

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

Richland Creek

White Oak Creek.

Dobbs Creek .....

Bogue Chltto ....

Big Creek. ......

Albrltton Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Pearl River. ....

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

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

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

Hanging Moss

Creek .

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

Pearl River. ....

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

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

..: .ao. .........

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

Strong River. . . .

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

Pearl River. ....

Bogue Chltto ....

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

Locality

Lat 32°58', long. 89°05', In SE£ sec.

20, T. 13 N., R. 12 E., Choctaw

meridian, Wlnston County, at bridge

on Highway 15, -J mile upstream from

Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad, and 2

miles south of Noxapater.

Lat 32°43', long. 89°09', SE£ sec. 15,

T. 10 N., R. 11 E., Choctaw meridian, Neshoba County, at bridge £

mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile &

Ohio Railroad and 4^ miles southwest of Philadelphia on Highway 15.

NWt sec. 35, T. 11 N., R. 11 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State

Highway 16, li miles west of Philadelphia.

NWt sec. 8, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw meridian, at Colonial Country

Club, Jackson, and 1-J miles upstream from mouth.

NEi sec. 11, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S.

Highway 51, 1 mile upstream from

mouth and 1.3 miles southwest of

Tougaloo .

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

Lat 32°22', long. 90°09 ' , NE£ sec. 13,

T. 6 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw meridian,

Hinds County, at bridge on new U . S .

Highway 51, at Jackson, 1 mile upstream from Whiteoak Creek and 2

miles above mouth.

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

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

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

Lat 32°15', long. 89°57', SE£ sec. 26,

T. 5 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw meridian,

Rankln County, at bridge 2^ miles

south of Brandon on Highway 18.

Lat 32°04', long. 89°42', E| sec. 29,

T. 3 N., R. 6 E., Choctaw meridian,

Smith County, at bridge 1-j miles upstream from mouth and 1 mile west of

Gunn on Highway 18.

SWj sec. 18, T. 2 N., R. 4 E., Choctaw

meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway

49, 2.5 miles northwest of Dlo.

SW£ sec. 26, T. 7 N., R. 7 E., Washington meridian, at bridge on U . S .

Highway 84, 2| miles southwest of

Brookhaven .

Lat 31°27', long. 90°27', N| sec. 36,

T. 6 N., R. 7 E., Washington meridian, Lincoln County, at bridge -J

mile upstream from mouth and } mile

north of Bogue Chltto on Highway 51.

Lat 31°23', long. 90°28', Si sec. 23,

T. 5 H T , R. 7 E., Washington meridian, Lincoln County, at bridge £

mile upstream from mouth and 4 miles

south of Bogue Chltto on Highway 51.

ralnage

area 

sq ml)

-

_

135

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

55.1

30

_

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

.31

3.09

617

40.8

90.6

574

533

25.6

0

0

.775

0

0

12.1

2.50
INDEX

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Aberdeen, Miss., Tombigbee River at... 279 

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 7-8

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 2

Acton, Ala., Cahaba River near........ 260

Adel, Ga., Little River near.......... 131

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 11

Ager Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 345

Alabama River at Claiborne, Ala....... 268

at Selma, Ala ....................... 259

near Millers Ferry, Ala............. 265

near Montgomery, Ala................ 255

Alafia River at Lithia, Fla........... Ill

North Prong, at Keysville, Fla...... 110

Alafia River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in.............110-111

Alapaha River at Statenville, Ga...... 130

discharge measurements of........... 349

near Alapaha, Ga.................... 129

Alaqua Creek near De Funiak Springs,

Fla............................193-194

Albany, Ga., Flint River at........... 177

Albritton Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.................. 355

Allatoona Reservoir, Ala., contents of 254 

Alligator Creek (Alligator Creek

basin) at Safety Harbor, Fla.... 116

Alligator Creek (Altamaha River basin),

Ga., discharge measurements of.. 346 

Alligator Creek (Apalachicola River

basin) near Milford, Ga......... 179

Altamaha River at Doctortown, Ga...... 34

Altamaha River basin, Ga., discharge

measurements in................345-347

gaging-station records in........... 17-34

Altha, Fla., Chipola River near....... 183

Alturas, Fla., Peace Creek Marsh outlet near........................ 99

Amicalola Creek near Dawsonville, Ga.. 226 

Amory, Miss., Tombigbee River near.... 278

Anclote River near Elfers, Fla........ 121

Andalusia, Ala., Conecuh River near... 203 

Annie Lake outlet, Fla., discharge

measurements of................. 348

Apalachee River near Buekhead, Ga..... 27

Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee,

Fla............................. 182

Apalachicola River basin, Ala.-Fla.-

Ga., discharge measurements in.349-351 

gaging-station records in.......... 153-183

Arbuckle Creek near De Soto City, Fla. 81 

Arcadia, Fla., Horse Creek near....... 106

Peace River at...................... 104

Archusa Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 354

Ariton, Ala., Pea River near.......... 188

Ashton, Fla., Brick-Alligator Canal

near............................ 70

Lizzie-Lost Canal near.............. 70

Athens, Ga., Middle Oconee River near. 25 

Atkinson, Ga., Satilla River at....... 36

Atlanta, Ga., Chattahoochee River at.. 160 

Attapulgus Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... 349

Aucilla River at Lament, Fla.......... 145

Austell, Ga., Sweetwater Creek near... 161 

Autauga Creek at Prattville, Ala...... 256

Babbie, Ala., Lightwood Knot Creek at. 195 

Bainbridge, Ga., Flint River at....... 180

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

Bankstan Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of..................... 346

Barnetts Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 349

Barrineau Park, Fla., Perdido River at 209 

Barren River Canal near Everglades,

Fla............................. 95

Bartow, Fla., Kissengen Spring near... 102 

Peace River at...................... 101

Beach Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 350

Bear Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 350

Beaver Ruin Creek, Ga., discharge

measurements of................. 346

tributary to, discharge measurements of........................ 346

Bell, Fla., Suwannee River near....... 139

Belle Glade, Fla., Hillsboro Canal

near............................ 88

Bennett, Fla., Econfina Creek near.... 184

Bethel Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 354

Big Brown Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.................. 353

Big Canoe Creek near Gadsden, Ala..... 240

Big Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of......................... 355

Big Indian Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of.................. 347

Big Satilla Creek, Ga., discharge

measurements of................. 347

Big Swamp Creek near Lowndesboro, Ala. 257 

Big Wills Creek near Crudup, Ala...... 239

Bigbee, Miss., East Fork, Tombigbe"}

River at........................ 273

Black Creek, North Fork, near Middle-'

burg, Fla....................... 61

South Fork, near Penney Farms, Fla.. 60

Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala/ 308

near Eutaw, Ala..................... 309

Blackwater Creek near Manchester, Ala. 299 

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

Blackwater River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in............. 198-199

Bloxham, Fla., Ochlockonee River n^ar. 150 

Blue Spring near Orange City, Fla..... 47

Blue Springs, Ala., West Fork

Choctawhatehee River at......... 186

Bogalusa, La., Pearl River near....... 340

Bogue Chltto at Franklinton, La....... 343

discharge measurement of............ 355

near Bush, La....................... 344

near Tylertown, Miss................ 342

Bogue Lusa near Franklinton, La....... 341

Boguechitto Creek near Browns, Ala.... 264

Bonita Springs, Fla., Imperial Riv^r

near............................ 96

Bowie Creek near Hattiesburg, Miss.... 316

Boynton Beach, Fla., Boynton Canal at. 87 

Boynton Canal at Boynton Beach, Fla... 87 

Bradenton, Fla., Manatee River near... 108 

Branford, Fla., Suwannee River at..... 134

Brantley, Ala., Conecuh River at...... 201

Brick-Alligator Canal near Ashton,

Fla............................. 70

Bristol, Fla., Telogia Creek near....151-152

Brooker Creek near Odessa, Fla........ 119

near Tarpon Springs, Fla............ 120

Brooklyn, Ala., Conecuh River near.... 206

Brooksville, Fla., Weekiwachee Spring

near............................ 121

Brooksville, Miss., Noxubee River near 292 

Browns, Ala., Boguechitto Creek near.. 264 

Bruce, Fla., Choctawhatchee River near 192 

Brush Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 349

Buck Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of......................... 352

Buekhead, Ga., Apalachee River near... 27

Buford, Ga., Chattahoochee River n^ar. 158

Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont, Miss.. 271

near Smithville, Miss ............... 272

Bush, La., Bogue Chitto near.......... 344

Butler, Ga., Whitewater Creek near.... 173

.Buttahatehee River below Hamilton, Ala. 280 

near Sulligent, Ala............'..... 281

357
358 INDEX

Page 

Cahaba River at Centerville, Ala...... 261

at Sprott, Ala...................... 262

discharge measurement of............ 352

near Acton, Ala..................... 260

near Marion Junction, Ala........... 263

Cahaba Valley Creek, Ala., discharge

measurement of.................. 352

Cairo, Ga., Tired Creek near.......... 147

Calebee Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of...................... 352

Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Haven,

Fla............................. 97

Camp'Creek (tributary to Jackson

Creek), Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 346

Camp Creek (tributary to Oconee River),

Ga., discharge measurement of... 347 

Camps Canal near Rochelle, Fla........ 54

Canal Point, Fla., West Palm Beach

Canal at........................ 86

Cane Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 350

Canoe Creek near St. Cloud, Fla....... 74

Canoochee River, Ga., discharge measurements of..................... 345

near Claxton, Ga.................... 16

Canton, Ga., Etowah River at.......... 227

Canton, Miss., Pearl River near....... 333

Carrollton, Ga., Little Tallapoosa

River at........................ 250

Cartecay River near Ellijay, Ga....... 211

Cartersville, Ga., Etowah River above. 229 

Carthage, Miss., Lobutcha Creek near.. 328 

Caryville, Fla., Choctawhatchee River

at.............................. 190

Catalpa Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 353

Catfish Creek near Lake Wales, Fla.... 77

Cedar Creek (tributary to Big Creek),

Ga., discharge measurements of.. 346 

Cedar Creek (tributary to Coosa River),

Ga., discharge measurement of... 351 

near Cedartown, Ga.................. 233

Cedar Creek (tributary to Little

River) Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 347

Centerville, Ala., Cahaba River at.... 261

Century, Fla., Escambia River near.... 208

Cfs-day, definition of................ 2

Channahatchee Creek, Ala., discharge

measurement of.................. 352

Charlie Apopka Creek'near Gardner,

Fla............................. 103

Chatahaspee Creek, Ala., discharge

measurement of.................. 352

Chattahoochee, Fla., Apalachicola

River at........................ 182

Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, Ga.... 160

at Columbia, Ala.................... 168

at Columbus, Ga..................... 167

at West Point, Ga................... 165

near Buford, Ga..................... 158

near Gainesville, Ga...............154-156

near Leaf, Ga....................... 153

near Roswell, Ga.................... 159

near Whitesburg, Ga................. 162

Chattooga River at Galesville, Ala.... 235

at Summerville, Ga.................. 234

Cheaha Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of......................... 351

Chestatee River near Dahlonega, Ga.... 157

Chewacla Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of...................... 352

Chickasaw Creek near Whistler, Ala.... 314

Chickasawhay River at Enterprise, Miss. 323 

at Leakesville, Miss................ 324

Childersburg, Ala., Coosa River at....13,245

Chipola River near Altha, Fla......... 183

Chiwapa Creek at Shannon, Miss........ 276

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala... 241 

near Lincoln, Ala................... 242

Choctawhatchee River at Caryville, Fla. 190 

East Fork, near Midland City, Ala... 185 

near Bruce, Fla..................... 192

near Newton, Ala.................... 187

West Fork, at Blue Springs, Ala..... 186

Choctawhatchee River basin, Ala.-Fla.,

gaging-station records in......185-192

Chookatonchee Creek near Egypt, Miss.. 282 

near West Point, Miss............... 283

Christmas, Fla., St. Johns River near.

Chuluota, Fla., Econlockhatchee River 

near............................

Chunky Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of......................

Page 

43

44

Citra, Fla., Orange Lake Outlet near.,

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

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

Clay Lake Outlet, Fla., discharge

measurements of.................

Clear Creek at Falls City, Ala........

Cleveland, Ala., Locust For!' near.....

Coahulla Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of.....................

Coatopa, Ala., Tombigbee River near...

Cobb Creek, Ga., discharge measurement 

of..............................

Cochrane, Ala,, Tombigbee River near..

Coldwater Creek near Milton, Fla.

54

268

16

348

298

301

351

311

347

288

199

Collins, Miss., Leaf River near....... 315

Columbia, Ala., Chattahoochee River at 168 

Columbia, Miss., Pearl River near.....4, 339

Columbus, Ga., Chattahoochee River at. 167 

Columbus, Miss., Tombigbee River at... 285 

Commissioner's Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of.................. 347

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 7-8 

Conasauga River at Tilton, Ga......... 216

Conecuh River at Brantley, Ala........ 201

near Andalusia, Ala................. 203

near Brooklyn, Ala.................. 206

near Troy, Ala...................... 200

Conley Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 345

Contents, definition of............... 2

Control, definition of................ 2

Coonewar Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 353

Cooperation, record of................ 1

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala......13,245

at Gadsden, Ala..................... 238

at Jordan Dam, near Wetuanka, Ala... 249 

at Leesburg, Ala.................... 236

near Cropwell, Ala.................. 243

near Rome, Ga....................... 232

Coosa River reservoirs, Ala., contents

of.............................. 254

Coosawattee River at Pine C'lapel, Ga.. 213 

discharge measurement of............ 351

Cornwell, Fla., Istokpoga Canal near.. 83 

Cotton Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 345

Country Club Canal. See South Side

Canal. 

Covington, Ga., Yellow Rive- near..... . 19

Crane Creek at Melbourne, Fla. ........ 64

Crawfordville, Fla., Wakulla Spring

near............................ 146

Crestview, Fla., Shoal Rive- near..... 197

Crooked Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of...................... 352

Groom, Fla., Withlacooehee River at... 123 

Cropwell, Ala., Coosa River near...... 243

Cross City, Fla., Steinhatcv)ee River

near............................ 141

Crudup, Ala., Big Wills Cre-?k near.... 239

Crystal Springs near Zephyrhills, Fla. Ill 

Cubahatchee Creek, Ala., discharge

measurement of.................. 352

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of................... 2

Cubic foot per second, defi"ition of.. 2 

Culloden, Ga., Flint River near....... 172

Cypress Canal. See TohopekaligaCypress Canal. 

Cypress Creek at Vineland, Fla........ 75

Cypress-Kis'Simmee Canal near Lake

Wales, Fla...................... 79

Dahlonega, Ga., Chestatee River near.. 157 

Dalton, Ga., Mill Creek at...........214-215

Data, accuracy of..................... 7-8

explanation of...................... 3-7

Dawsonville, Ga., Amicalola Creek near 226

Etowah River near................... 225

De Funiak Springs, Fla. , Alaqua Creek

near"........................... 193-194

De Land, Fla., St. Johns River near... 47 

De Soto City, Fla., Arbuckle Creeknear 81
INDEX 359

Page 

De Soto City, Fla., Josephine Creek

near............................ 82

Deep Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 349

Deerfield Beach, Fla., Hillsboro Canal

near..................;......... 88

Dennis, Miss., Mackys Creek near...... 269

Dlo, Miss., Strong River at........... 337-

Dobbs Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of......................... 355

Doetortown, Ga., Altamaha River at.... 34

Dog River, Ga., discharge measurement

of.............................. 350

Drainage area, definition of.......... 3

Dublin, Ga., Oconee River at.......... 13,30

Dudley, Ga., Rocky-Creek near.......... 31

Dundee, Fla., drainage canal west of.. 98 

Dunnellon, Fla., Rainbow Springs near. 125

East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal

near St. Cloud, Fla............. 72

See also Hart-East Tohopekaliga

Canal. 

Econfina Creek near Bennett, Fla...... 184

Econfina River near Perry, Fla........ 144

Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota,

Fla............................. 44

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

Edinburg, Miss., Pearl River at....... 327

Egypt, Miss., Chookatonchee Creek near 282 

Elfers, Fla., Anclote River near...... 121

Elkins Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 350

Ellaville, Pla., Suwannee River at.... 133

Ellijay, Ga., Cartecay River near..... 211

Eloise, Fla., Lulu Lake Outlet at..... 100

Elrod, Ala., Sipsey River near. ....... 290

Emauhee Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of..................... 351

Enitachope Creek, Ala., discharge

measurement of.................. 352

Enterprise, Miss., Chickasawhay River

at.............................. 323

Escambia River near Century, Fla...... 208

Escambia River basin, Ala.-Fla., discharge measurements in.......... 351

gaging-station records in..........200-208

Escatawpa River near Wilmer, Ala. 

Etowah River at Allatoona Dam, above 

Cartersville, Ga...............

at Canton, Ga.

326

229

at Rome, Ga. ........................ 231

near Dawsonville, Ga................ 225

near Kingston, Ga................... 230

Euclautubba Creek at Saltillo, Miss... 275

Eureka, Fla., Oklawaha River at....... 53

Eutaw, Ala., Black Warrior River near. 309 

Everglades, Fla., Barron River Canal

near............................ 95

Evergreen, Ala., Murder Creek near.... 207

Fairmount, Ga., Rocky Branch of Little

Pine Log Creek near............. 212

Falls City, Ala., Clear Creek at...... 298

Sipsey Fork near.................... 297

Fannin, Miss., Pelahatchie Creek near 334-335 

Fargo, Ga., Suwannee River at......... 127

Payette, A.la., Luxapalila Creek near.. 286 

Sipsey River at..................... 289

Fenholloway River at Poley, Pla....... 142

near Perry, Pla..................... 143

Fenholloway River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in.............142-143

Findley Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of...................... 352

Fisheating Creek at Palmdale, Fla..... 69

Fishing Creek,'Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 347

Fivemile Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of..................... 352

Flat Creek (Appalachicola River basin),

Ga., discharge measurements of.. 350 

Flat Creek (Mobile River basin) at

Fountain, Ala................... 266

Flat Shoal Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of..................... 350

Flint River at Albany, Ga............ 177

at Bainbridge, Ga.................. 180

at Montezuma, Ga................... 174

at Oakfield, Ga.................... 175

Page

Flint River, Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 350

near Culloden, Ga.................... 172

near Griffin, Ga..................... 169

near Molena, Ga...................... 170

Floods, special reports on............. 10

Foley, Fla., Fenholloway River at...... 142

Fork Creek, Ga., discharge measurement

of............................... 346

Fort Lauderdale, Pla., Middle River

Canal near....................... 89

North New River Canal at 26-mile

bend, near....................... 92

North New River Canal near........... 92

Plantation Road Canal near........... 90

Fort White, Fla., Santa Pe River near.. 138 

Fountain, Ala., Flat Creek at.......... 266

Franklinton, La., Bogue Chitto at...... 343

Bogue Lusa near...................... 341

Frostproof, Fla., Reedy Lake Outlet

near............................. 80

Fulton, Mias., East Fork Tombigbee

River near....................... 270

Gadsden, Ala., Big Canoe Creek near.... 240

Coosa River at....................... 238

Gainesville, Ala., Tombigbee River at.. 2.95 

Gainesville, Ga., Chattahoochee River

near............................154-156

Gallion, Ala., Prairie Creek near...... 310

Garden City, Ala., Mulberry Fork near.. 296 

Gardner, Fla., Charlie Apopka Creek

near............................. 103

Garfield Lake Outlet, Fla., discharge

measurements of.................. 348

Garner Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 346

Gaylesville, Ala., Chattooga River at.. 235 

Geiger, Ala., Noxubee River near....... 294

Geneva, Fla., St. Johns River near..... 45

Gentry Lake Outlet near St. Cloud, Fla. 73 

Glen St. Mary, Fla., South Prong

St. Marys River at............... 39-40

Grand Bay Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of...................... 349

Greensboro, Ga., Oconee River near..... 26

Griffin, Ga., Flint River near......... 169

Haines Creek at Lisbon, Pla............ 49

Halawakee Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of....................... 349

Hamilton, Ala., Buttahatchie River

below............................ 280

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

Hanging Moss Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 355

Hannahatchee Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of................... 350

Hart-East Tohopekaliga Canal near

Narcoossee, Fla.................. 72

See also Mary Jane-Hart Canal. 

Hashuqua Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 353

Hatchet Creek near Rockford, Ala....... 247

Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal near Lake

Wales, Fla....................... 78

Hattiesburg, Miss., Bowie Creek near... 316 

Leaf River at........................ 317

Havana, Fla., Ochlockonee River near... 148 

Hawkinsville, Ga., Ocmulgee River at... 23 

Hawthorn, Fla., Lochloosa Creek near... 55 

Heads Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 350

Hialeah, Fla., Miami Canal at.......... 93

High Pine Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of...................... 352

High Springs, Fla., Santa Fe River near 137 

Hildreth, Fla., Ichatucknee Springs

near............................. 139

Hillsboro Canal above Cross Canal, near

Belle Glade, Fla................. 88

near Deerfield Beach, Fla............ 88

Hillsboro River near Tampa, Fla........ 113

near Zephyrhills, Pla................ 112

Hillsboro River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in..............111-115

Holder, Fla., Withlacoochee River near. 124 

Holly Creek, Ga., discharge measurement

of............................... 351

Holmes Creek at Vernon, Fla............ 191

319056 O - 55 - 2,4
360 INDEX

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

Huntley Clay Canal, Fla., discharge

measurements of .................

Hutchins Lake Outlet near Lutz, Fla... 

Hydrologic conditions .................

diagram of ..........................

Page 

106

348

114

12

13

139

178

353

347

96

345

347

64-67

181

83

20

336

346

347

241

258

348

82

105

85

Ichatucknee Springs near Hildreth,

Fla.................. ...........

Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford, Ga. . 

Ichusa Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of ......................

Ida Lake Outlet, Fla., discharge

measurements of .................

Imperial River near Bonita Springs,

Fla.. ...........................

Indian Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of .........................

Indian Prairie Canal, Fla., discharge

measurements of .................

Indian River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in. .............

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

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Fla....

Jackson, Ga., Ocmulgee River near.....

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

Jackson Creek (Altamaha River basin),

Ga., discharge measurements of.. 

Jackson Creek (Lake Okeechobee basin

and the Everglades), Fla.,

discharge measurements of .......

Jenifer, Ala., Choccolocco Creek near. 

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

Josephine Creek, Fla., discharge measurements of. ....................

near De Soto City, Pla. .............

Joshua Creek at Nocatee, Fla. .........

Jupiter , Fla . , Loxahatehee Slough near

Kelly Creek near Vincent, Ala. ........ 244

Kentawka Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of ...................... 355

Keysville, Fla., North Prong Alafia

River at ........................ 110

Kinchafoonee Creek at Preston, Ga..... 176

discharge measurements of ......... .350-351

Kingston, Ga., Etowah River near...... 230

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Fla..... 102

Kissimmee Canal. See HatchinehaKissimraee Canal. 

Kissimmee River below Lake Kissimmee,

Fla... .......................... 79

discharge measurements of ........... 348

near Okeechobee, Fla. ............... 13,84

Knox Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of ......................... 346

Kosciusko, Miss., Yockanookany River

near. ........................... 331

La Grange, Ga., Yellow jacket Creek

near ........................... 163-164

Lake Butler, Fla., New River near..... 135

Lake Jordan, Ala., change in contents

of .............................. 254

Lake Kissimmee, Fla., Kissimmee River

below. .......................... 79

Lake Martin, Ala., contents of........ 254

Lake Okeechobee, Fla., gage heights of 68 

St. Lucie Canal. at. ................. 85

Lake Okeechobee basin and The Everglades, Fla., discharge measurements in. ..................... .347-348

gaging- station records in. .......... 68-97

Lake Tarpon basin, Fla., gaging- station

records in. .................... 119-120

Lake Wales, Fla., Catfish Creek near.. 77 

Cypress-Kissimmee Canal near. ....... ' 79

Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal near..... 78

Lamont, Fla. , Aucilla River at. ....... 145

Largo, Fla., Seminole Lake Outlet

near ........................... 117-118

Laurel, Miss., Tallahala Creek at..... 318

Lay Lake, Ala., change in contents of. 254 

Leaf, Ga., Chattahoochee River near... 153 

Leaf River at Hattiesburg, Miss. . ..... 317

discharge measurement of ............ 353

near Collins , Miss .................. 315

near McLain, Miss. .................. 320.

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Leakesville, Miss., Chickasawhay River

at............................... 324

Leesburg, Ala., Coosa River at......... 236

Lena, Miss., Pearl River near.......... 330

Leroy, Ala., Tombigbee River near...... 313

Letta Lake Outlet, Fla., discharge

measurements of.................. 347

Lightwood Knot Creek at Babtie, Ala.... 195

Limestone Creek near Monroeville, Ala.. 267 

Lincoln, Ala., Choccolocco Creek near.. 242 

Line Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 353

Lisbon, Fla., Halnes Creek at.......... 49

Lithia, Fla., Alafia River at.......... Ill

Little Cahaba River, Ala., discharge

measurement of................... 352

Little Haw Creek near Seville, Fla..... 59

Little Hurricane Creek, Ga., discharge

measurements of.................. 347

Little Manatee River near Wlmauma, Fla.4, 109 

Little Nochaway Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of................... 351

Little Pine Log Creek, Rocky Branch

near Fairmount, Ga............... 212

Little Red Water Lake Outlet, Fla.,

discharge measurement of......... 347

Little River (Altamaha River basin),

discharge measurements of........ 347

Little River (Mobile River tasin) near

Roswell Ga...................... 228

Little River (Ochlockonee River basin)

near Quincy, Fla................. 149

Little River (Suwanee River basin), Ga.,

discharge measurements of........ 349

near Adel, Ga........................ 131

Little Sandy Creek, Ala., discharge

measurement of................... 352

Little Satilla Creek, Ga., discharge

measurements of.................. 347

Little Suwanee Creek, Ga., discharge

measurements of.................. 345

Little Tallahatchee Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of............ 351

Little Tallapoosa River at Carrollton,

Ga............................... 250

discharge measurement of............. 351

Little Uchee Creek, Ala., discharge

measurement of................... 349

LIvingston, Ala., Sucarnoochee River at 312 

Lizzie-Lost Canal near Ashton, Fla..... 70

Lobutcha Creek near Carthage, Miss..... 328

Lochloosa Creek near Hawthorn, Fla..... 55

Lochloosa Lake Outlet near Lochloosa,

Fla.............................. 55

Locust Fork at Sayre, Ala.............. 304

at Trafford, Ala..................... 302

near Cleveland, Ala.................. 301

Long Cane Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of....................... 350

Lost Creek near Oakman, Ala............ 300

Loughman, Fla., Reedy Creek near....... 76

Lowndesboro, Ala., Big Swam-) Creek near 257 

Loxahatchee Slough near Jupiter, Fla... 85 

Loxley, Ala., Styx River near.......... 210

Lulu Lake Outlet at Eloise, Fla........ 100

discharge measurements of............ 348

Lumber City, Ga., Ocmulgee River at.... 24

Lutz, Fla., Hutchins Lake Oitlet near.. 114 

Luverne, Ala., Patsaliga Cr3ek at...... 202

Luxapalila Creek at Steens, Miss....... 287

discharge measurement of............. 352

near Fayette, Ala.................... 286

McDonough, Ga., South River near....... 17

McKenzie, Ala., Sepulga Rivsr near..... 204

McLain, Miss., Leaf River n?ar......... 320

Macclenny, Fla., St. Marys River near.. 41

Mackys Creek near Dennis, Miss......... 269

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

Tobesofkee Creek near................ 22

Macon, Miss., Noxubee River at......... 293

Main Canal at Vero Beach, Fla.-......... 66

Manatee River near Bradentoi, Fla...... 108

Manchester, Ala., Blackwate- Creek near 299 

Mantachie Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 353

Map of the United States............... 9

Marion Junction, Ala., Cahaba River

near............................. 263
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Mary Jane-Hart Canal near Narooossee,

Fla............................. 71

Mascotte, Fla., Palatlakaha Creek near 48 

Mattubby Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.................. 353

Melbourne, Fla., Crane Creek at....... 64

St. Johns River near................ 42

Meridian, Miss., Sowashee Creek at.... 322

Merrill, Miss., Pascagoula River at... 325 

Miakka River near Sarasota, Fla....... 107

Miami'Canal at water plant, Hialeah, Fla. 93 

Middle Oconee River, Ga., discharge

measurements of................346-347

near Athens, Ga..................... 25

Middle River Canal near Fort

Lauderdale, Fla................. 89

Middleburg, Fla., North Fork Black

Creek near...................... 61

Midland City, Ala., East Fork

Choctawhatchee River near....... 185

Milford, Ga., Alligator Creek near.... 179

Ichawaynochaway Creek at............ 178

Mill Creek at Dalton, Ga.............214-215

Milledgeville, Ga., Oconee River at... 29 

Millers Ferry, Ala., Alabama River

near............................ 265

Milligan, Fla., Yellow River at....... 196

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

Mitchell Lake, Ala., change in contents of........................ 254

Mobile River basin, Ala.-Ga.-Miss.,

discharge measurements in......351-353

gaging-station records in..........211-314

reservoirs in....................... 254

Molena, Ga., Flint River near......... 170

Moniac, Ga., North Prong St. Marys

River at........................ 37-38

Monroe, Fla., Tamiami Canal outlets,

Miami to........................ 94

Monroeville, Ala., Limestone Creek

near............................ 267

Montezuma, Ga., Flint River .at. ....... 174

Montgomery, Ala., Alabama River near.. 255 

Monticello, Miss., Pearl River near... 338 

Moore Haven, Fla., Caloosahatchee

Canal at........................ 97

Morning Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 350

Morris, Ala., Turkey Creek at......... 303

Mortar Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of......................... 351

Moss Bluff, Fla., Oklawaha River at... 50 

Moultrie Creek near St. Augustine,

Fla............................. 62

Mount Vernon, Ga., Oconee River near.. 32 

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

Muckalee Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... 350

Mulberry Fork near Garden City, Ala... 296 

Mulberry River at Jones, Ala. .......... 258

Murder Creek (Altamaha River basin),

Ga., discharge measurement of... 347 

Murder Creek (Escambia River basin)

near Evergreen, Ala............. 207

Murder Creek (Wolf River basin) Miss.,

discharge measurement of........ 354

Mush Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of......................... 352

Myrtle-Mary Jane Canal near

Narcoossee, Fla................. 71

Nances Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of.......................... 351

Nancy Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of .................. j. ..... 350

Narcoossee, Fla., Hart-East

Tohopekaliga Canal near......... 72

Mary Jane-Hart Canal near........... 71

Myrtle-Mary Jane Canal near......... 71

Nettleton, Miss., West Fork Tombigbee

River near...................... 277

New River near Lake Butler, Fla....... 135

Newton, Ala., Choctawhatchee River

near............................ 187

Nocatee, Fla., Joshua Creek at........ 105

North Canal (Indian River basin) at

Vero Beach, Fla................. 65

North Canal (Lake Okeechobee and the 

Everglades), Fla., discharge 

measurement of.................. 348

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North New River Canal at South Bay,

Fla............................. 91

at 26-mile bend, near Fort

Lauderdale, Fla................. 92

lateral to west, discharge measurements of........................ 348

near Fort Lauderdale, Fla........... 92

North Prong Alafia at Keysville, Fla.. 110 

North River near Samantha, Ala........ 306

near Tuscaloosa, Ala................ 307

Noses Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 350

Noxapater Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................354-355

Noxubee River at Macon, Miss.......... 293

near Brooksville, Miss .............. 292

near Geiger, Ala.................... 294

Oakey Woods Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.................. 353

Oakfield, Ga., Flint River at......... 175

Oakfuskee Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of...................... 352

Oakman, Ala., Lost Creek near......... 300

Oakohay Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 353

Ocala, Fla., Oklawaha River near...... 51

Silver Springs near................. 52

Ochlockonee River, Ga., discharge

measurements of................. 349

near Bloxham, Fla................... 150

near Havana, Fla.................... 148

near Thomasville, Ga................ 146

Ochlockonee River basin, Fla.-Ga.,

discharge measurements in....... 349

gaging-station records in.......... 146-152

Ocmulgee River at Hawkinsville, Fla.c

Ga. .............................. 23

at Lumber City, Ga.................. 24

at Macon, Ga........................ 21

near Jackson, Ga.................... 20

Oconee River at Dublin, Ga............ 13,30

at Milledgeville, Ga................ 29

discharge measurements of........... 347

near Greensboro, Ga................. 26

near Mount Vernon, Ga............... 32

near Sparta, Ga..................... 28

Odessa, Fla., Brooker Creek near...... 119

Ofahoma, Miss., Yockanookany River

near............................ 332

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

discharge measurements of........... 345

near Eden, Ga....................... 15

South Fork, discharge measurements

of.............................. 345

Ogeechee River basin, Ga., discharge

measurements in................. 345

gaging-station records in........... 14-16

Ohoopee River, Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 347

near Reidsville, Ga................. 33

Okahumpka, Fla., Palatlakaha Creek

near.................:.......... 49

Okatoma Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 353

Okeechobee, Fla., Kissimmee River near 13,84 

Oklawaha River at Eureka, Fla......... 53

at Moss Bluff, Fla.................. 50

at Riverside Landing, near Orange

Springs, Fla.................... 58

near Ocala, Fla..................... 51

near Orange Springs, Fla............ 57

Oldtown Creek at Tulepo, Miss......... 274

Olley Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 350

Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga........ 217

near Rome, Ga......................218-224

Orange City, Fla., Blue Spring near... 47 

Orange Creek at Orange Springs, Fla... 56 

Orange Lake Outlet near Citra, Fla.... 54

Orange Springs, Fla., Oklawaha River

near............................ 57,58

Orange Creek at..................... 56

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations........................ 3

Osanippa Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of...................... 349

Otter Creek, Fla., Otter Creek at..... 126

Waccasassa River near............... 125

Otter Creek at Otter Creek, Fla....... 126
INDEX

Pachuta Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................. 354

Palatlakaha Creek near Mascotte, Fla.. 48 

near Okahumpka, Pla................. 49

Palmdale, Pla., Fisheating Creek at... 69 

Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss..... 325

Pascagoula River basin, Ala.-Miss.,

discharge measurements in......353-354

gaging-station records in..........315-326

Pataula Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 350

Patsaliga Creek at Luverne, Ala....... 202

Pea River near Ariton, Ala............ 188

near Samsora, Ala.................... 189

Peace Creek Marsh outlet near Alturas,

Fla............................. 99

Peace River at Arcadia, Fla........... 104

at Bartow, Fla...................... 101

at Zolfo Springs, Fla............... 102

Peace River basin, Fla. , discharge

measurements in................. 348

gaging-station records in...........98-106

Peachtree Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of.................. 350

North Fork, discharge measurements

of.............................. 349

South Fork, discharge measurements

of.............................349,350

Montreal branch, discharge measurement of...................... 349

Pearl River at Edinburg, Miss......... 327

at Jackson, Miss.................... 336

at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, Miss.. 333 

near Bogalusa, La................... 340

near Columbia, Miss.................4, 339

near Lena, Miss ..................... 330

near Monticello, Miss............... 338

Pearl River basin, La.-Miss., discharge

measurements in................354-355

gaging-station records in..........327-344

Pearson Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... 347

Pelahatchie Creek near Fannin, Miss..334-335 

Penney Farms, Fla., South Fork Black

Creek near...................... 60

Perdido River at Barrineau Park, Fla.. 209 

Perdido River basin, Ala.-Fla.,

gaging-station records in......209-210

Perry, Fla., Econfina River near...... 144

Fenholloway River near.............. 143

Rocky Creek near.................... 143

Pettit Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 351

Pew Creek, Ga., discharge measurements

of.............................. 346

Piedmont, Ala., Terrapin Creek near... 237 

Pigeon Creek (Apalachicola River

basin), Ga., discharge measurement of......................... 350

Pigeon Creek (Escarabia River basin)

near Thad, Ala.................. 205

Pine Chapel, Ga., Coosawattee River at 213 

Pine Log Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... 351

Pinetta, Fla., Withlacoochee River

near............................ 132

Pinhook Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of...................... 351

Placid Mirror Canal, Fla., discharge

measurements of................. 348

Plantation Road Canal near Port

Lauderdale, Fla................. 90

Pleasant Ridge, Ala., Sipsey River

near............................ 291

Porapano Canal at Pompano Beach, Fla... 89 

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga....... 171

Potterchitto Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................. 354

Powder Springs Creek, Ga., discharge

measurements of................. 350

Prairie Creek near Gallion, Ala....... 310

Prattville, Ala., Autauga Creek at.... 256

Preston, Ga., Kinchafoonee Creek at... 176 

Publications on strearnflow by Geological Survey...................... 8-10

by State agencies................... 11

Pumpkinvine Creek (Altamaha River

basin), Ga., discharge measurements of........................ 346

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Pumpkinvine Creek (Mobile Fiver basin),

Ga., discharge measurements of... 351 

Purple Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 355

Quincy, Fla., Little River near........ 149

Radium Springs, Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 351

Rainbow Springs near Dunnellon, Fla.... 125

Red Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of......................... 354

Red Oak Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 350

Redland Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 346

Reedy Creek near Loughman, Fla......... 76

Reedy Lake Outlet near Frostproof, Fla. 80

Reidsville, Ga., Ohoopee River near.... 33

Resaca, Ga., Oostanaula River at....... 217

Richland Creek (Apalachicola River

basin), Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 349

Richland Creek (Pearl Rive- basin),

Miss., discharge measurement of.. 355

Rochelle, Fla., Camps Canal near....... 54

Rock Creek, Ga., discharge measurement

of............................... 351

Rockford, Ala., Hatchet Cr?ek near..... 247

Rocky Branch near Fair-mount, Ga. ....... 212

See also Little Pine Log Creek.

RocTcy Creek (Altamaha Rive" basin) near

Dudley, Ga....................... 31

Rocky Creek (Fenholloway River basin)

near Perry, Fla.................. 143

Rome, Ga., Coosa River near............ 232

Etowah River at...................... 231

Oostanaula River near...............218-224

Rosalie Canal. See Weohyakapka-Rosalie 

Canal.

Roswell, Ga., Chattahooehes River near. 159 

Little River near.................... 228

Runnelstown, Miss., Tallahala Creek

near............................. 319

Running Water Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 353

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 2

Safety Harbor, Fla., Alligator Creek at 116 

St. Augustine, Fla., Moultrie Creek

near............................. 62

St. Cloud, Fla., Canoe Creek near...... 74

East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal

near............................. 72

Gentry Lake Outlet near.............. 73

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near...... 73

St. Johns River above Lake Harney, near

Geneva, Fla...................... 45

near Christmas, Pla.................. 43

near De Land, Pla.................... 47

near Melbourne, Fla.................. 42

near Sanford, Fla.................... 45

St. Johns River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in............... 42-61

St. Lucie Canal at Lake Okeeehobee,

Fla.............................. 85

St. Marys River near Macclenny, Fla.... 41

North Prong, at Moniac, Ga........... 37-38

South Prong, at Glen St. Mary, Fla... 39-40 

St. Marys River basin, Fla.-Ga., gaging-station records in........... 37-41

Sallacoa Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 351

Saltillo, Miss., Euclautubba Creek at.. 275 

Saraantha, Ala., North River near....... 306

Samson, Ala., Pea River near........... 189

Sarasula, Fla., Spruce Creek near....... 63

Sandy Creek, Ala., North Fork, discharge measurement cf............ 352

Sanford, Fla., St. Johns River near.... 45

Wekiva River near.................... 46

Santa Fe River at Worthington, Fla..... 136

near Port White, Pla................. 138

near High Springs, Fla............... 137

Sarasota, Fla., Miakka River near...... 107

Satilla River at Atkinson, Ga.......... 36

discharge measurements cf............ 347

near Waycross, Ga.................... 35

Satilla River basin, Ga., discharge

measurements in.................. 347
INDEX 363

Satllla River basin, Ga., gagingstation records in............. 35-36

Sawacklahatohee Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of.......... 352

Sayre, Ala., Locust Fork at.......... 304

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

Scarp seepage near Lake Placid, Fla.,

dJ-Jcharge measurement of....... 347

Sebring Lake, Fla., northeast outlet,

discharge measurements of...... 347

south outlet, discharge measurement

of............................. 347

Selma, Ala., Alabama River at........ 259

Seminole Lake Outlet near Largo,

Fla...........................117-118

Sepulga River, Ga., discharge measurement of..................... 351

near McKenzie, Ala................. 204

Seville, Fla., Little Haw Creek near. 59 

Shades Creek, Ala., -discharge measurement of..................... 352

Shannon, Miss., Chlwapa Creek-at..... 276

Shetley Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of..................... 346

Shoal Creek (Altamaha River basin),

Ga., discharge measurement of.. 347 

Shoal Creek (Apalachicola River basin),

Ga., discharge measurement of.. 350 

Shoal Creek (Mobile River basin),

Ala., discharge measurement of. 352 

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

Silver Springs near Ocala, Fla....... 52

Sipsey Fork near Falls City, Ala..... 297

Sipsey River at Fayette, Ala......... 289

near Elrod, Ala.................... 290

near Pleasant Ridge, Ala........... 291

Smithville, Miss., Bull Mountain

Creek near..................... 272

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

Sougahatchee Creek, Ala., discharge

measurements of................ 352

Souinlovey Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................. 354

South Bay, Fla., North New River

Canal at....................... 91

South Canal near Vero Beach, Fla..... 67

South River, Ga., discharge measurements of....................... 345

near McDonough, Ga................. 17

South Side (Country Glub) Canal, Fla.,

discharge measurements of...... 348

Sowashee Creek at Meridian, Miss..... 322

Sparta, Ga., Oconee River near....... 28

Spring Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of........................ 351

near Iron City, Ga................. 181

Sprott, Ala., Cahaba River at........ 262

Spruce Creek near Samsula, Fla....... 63

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of..................... ........ 2

Statenville, Ga., Alapaha River at... 130 

Station Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of..................... 353

Stearns Creek, Fla., discharge measurements of.................... 348

Steens, Miss., Luxapallla Creek at... 287 

Steinhatchee River near Cross City,

Fla............................ 141

Strong River'at Dlo, Miss............ 337

Styx River near Loxley, Ala.......... 210

Sucarnoochee River at LIvingston,

Ala............................ 312

Sugar Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of........................ 351

Sulligent, Ala., Buttahatchie River

near........................... 281

Sulphur Springs, Fla., drainage ditch

near........................... 115

Summerville, Ga., Chattooga River at. 234 

Suwanee Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of..................... 349

Suwannee River at Branford, Fla...... 134

at Ellaville, Fla.................. 133

at Fargo, Ga....................... 127

at White Springs, Fla.............. 128

near Bell, Fla..................... 139

near Wilcox, Fla................... 140

Suwannee River basin, Fla.-Ga., discharge measurements In........348-349

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Suwannee River basin, Fla.-Ga.,

gaging-station records In.......127-140

Suwanoochee Creek, Ga., discharge

measurements of.................. 348

Sweetwater Creek (Altamaha River basin)

Ga., discharge measurements of... 346

Sweetwater Creek (Appalachicola River 

basin), Ga., discharge measurement of.......................... 350

near Austell, Ga..................... 161

Talladega Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of...................... 351

Tallahaga Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of...................... 354

Tallahala Creek at Laurel, Miss........ 318

near Runnelstown, Miss ............... 319

Tallahatta Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 354

Tallahoma Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of...................... 354

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala........ 251

below Tallassee, Ala................. 252

discharge measurement of............. 351

Tallaseehatchee Creek, Ala., discharge

measurement of................... 351

Tallassee, Ala., Tallapoosa River below 252 

Tamiami Canal outlets, Miami to Monroe,

Fla.............................. 94

Tampa, Fla., Hillsboro River near...... 113

Tarlow Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 354

Tarpon Springs, Fla., Brooker Creek

near............................. 120

Tatum Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 349

Telogia Creek near Bristol, Fla....... 151-152

Terms and abbreviations, definition of. 2-3 

Terrapin Creek near Piedmont, Ala...... 237

Thad, Ala., Pigeon Creek near.......... 205

Thomaston, Ga., Potato Creek near...... 171

Thomasville, Ga., Ochlockonee River

near............................. 146

TIbbee Creek near Tibbee, Miss......... 284

Tilton, Ga., Conasauga River at........ 216

Tired Creek, Ga., discharge measurement' of.......................... 349

near Cairo, Ga....................... 147

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

Tohopekallga-Cypress Canal near St.

Cloud, Fla. ...................... 73

See also East TohopekaligaTohopekaliga Canal. 

Tombigbee River at Aberdeen, Miss...... 279

at Columbus, Miss.................... 285

at Gainesville, Ala.................. 295

East Fork, at BIgbee, Miss........... 273

near Fulton, Miss.................. 270

near Amory, Miss..................... 278

near Coatopa, Ala.................... 311

near Cochrane, Ala................... 288

near Leroy, Ala...................... 313

West Fork, near Nettleton, Miss...... 277

Trafford, Ala., Locust Fork at......... 302

Tremont, Miss., Bull Mountain Creek at. 271 

Trilby, Fla., Withlacoochee River at... 122 

Trim Cane Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 353

Troy, Ala., Conecuh River near......... 200

Tulepo, Miss., Oldtown Creek at........ 274

Tumkeechatchee Creek, Ala., discharge

measurement of................... 352

Turkey Creek (Apalachicola River basin),

Ga., discharge measurements of... 350 

Turkey Creek (Mobile River basin) at

Morris, Ala...................... 303

Turkey Creek (Pascagoula River basin),

Miss., discharge measurement of.. 354 

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Black Warrior River

at............................... 308

North River near..................... 307

Yellow Creek near.................... 305

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove,

Miss............................. 329

Tuskegee, Ala., Uphapee Creek near..... 253

Tylertown, Miss., Bogue Chitto near.... 342

Uchee Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of.......................... 349
364 INDEX

Uphapee Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of.....................

near Tuskegee, Ala.................

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352

253

Valley Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of....................... 353

Vernon, Fla., Holmes Creek at........ 191

Vero Beach, Fla., Main Canal at...... 66

North Canal at..................... 65

South Canal near................... 67

Village Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of...................352-353

Vincent, Ala., Kelly Creek near...... 244

Vineland, Fla., Cypress Creek at..... 75

Waccasassa River near Otter Creek,

Fla............................ 125

Waccasassa River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in............ 125-126

Wadley, Ala., Tallapoosa River at.... 251

Wakulla Spring near Crawfordville,

Fla............................ 146

Walnut Grove, Miss., Tuscolameta

Creek at....................... 329

Wards Creek, Ga., discharge measurement of........................ 350

Waycross, Ga., Satilla River near.... 35

Wedowee Creek, Ala., discharge measurement of..................... 351

Weekiwachee Spring near Brooksville,

Fla............................ 121

Wehadkie Creek, Ala., discharge measurements of.................... 349

Wekiva River near Sanford, Fla....... 46

Weogufka Creek near Weogufka, Ala.... 248

West Palm Beach Canal at Canal Point,

Fla............................ 86

at West Palm Beach, Fla............ 87

West Point, Ga., Chattahoochee River

at............................. 165

West Point, Miss., Chookatonchee

Creek near..................... 283

West Tallahala Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................. 353

Wetumpka, Ala., Coosa River near..... 249

Whistler, Ala., Chickasaw Creek near. 314

White Oak Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................. 355

White Springs, Fla., Suwannee River

at............................. 128

White Sulphur Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of................. 350

Whltesburg, Ga., Chattahoochee River

near........................... 162

Whitewater Creek below Rambulette

Creek), near Butler, Ga......... 173

Wilcox, Fla., Suwannee River near.... 140

Wildcat Creek, Ga., discharge measurements of.................... 345

Wi-llacoochie Creek, Ga., discharge

measurements of................ 349

Wilmer, Ala., Escatawpa River near... 326

Wilsonville, Ala., Yellowleaf Creek

near............................. 246

Wlmauma, Fla., Little Manatee River

near.............................4, 109

Withlacoochee River (tributary to

Suwannee River), Ga., discharge 

measurements of.................. 349

near Pinetta, Fla.................... 132

Withlacoochee River (tributary to 

Withlacoochee Bay of Gulf of 

Mexico) at Croom, Fla............ 123

at Trilby, Fla....................... 122

near Holder, Fla..................... 124

Withlacoochee River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in.............. 122-125

Wolf Creek (tributary to Commissioners 

Creek), Ga., discharge measurements of......................... 347

Wolf Creek (tributary to Tired Cr.eek in 

Ochlockonee River basin), Ga., 

discharge measurements of........ 349

Wolf Creek (tributary to Waxahatchee

Creek), Ala., discharge measurement of.......................... 351

Wolf Creek (tributary to Yellow River),

Ga., discharge measurements of... 345

Wolf River, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 354

Wolf River basin, Miss., discharge

measurements in.................. 354

Work, division of...................... 2

scope of............................. 1

Worthington, Fla., Santa Fe River at... 136

Yellow Bluff Creek, Fla., discharge

measurements of.................. 348

Yellow Creek near Tuscalooraa, Ala...... 305

Yellow River (tributary to East Bay of

Pensacola Bay), at M'.lligan, Fla. 196 

Yellow River basin, Ala.-Fla., gagingstation records in..............195-197

Yellow River (tributary to Ocmulgee

River), Ga., discharge measurements of........................345,346

near Covington, Ga................... 19

near Snellville, Ga.................. 18

tributary to, discharge measurement

of............................... 346

Yellow Water Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of................... 346

Yellowjacket Creek, Ga., discharge

measurements of.................. 350

near La Grange, Ga..................163-164

Yellowleaf Creek near Wilsonville, Ala. 246 

Yockanookany River near Kosciusko,

Miss............................. 331

near Ofahoma, Miss ................... 332

Zephyrhills, Fla., Crystal Springs

near............................. Ill

Hillsboro River near................. 112

Zolfo Springs, Fla., Peace River at.... 102

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