Quality of

Surface Waters of the 

United States 

1958

Parts 5 and 6. Hudson Bay and Upper 

Mississippi River Basins, and Missouri 

River Basin

Prepared under the direction of S. K. LOVE, Chief, Quality of Water Branch 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1572

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, South 

Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, and 

with other agencies

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

STEW ART L. UDALL, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

Washington 25, D.C.
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the States of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, South Dakota, 

Wisconsin, and Wyoming, and with other agencies by personnel 

of the Water Resources Division under the direction of L. B. 

Leopold, chief hydraulic engineer, and S. K. Love, chief, Quality 

of Water Branch. The data were collected and computed under the 

supervision of the following engineers or district chemists:

V. R. Bennion ....................... Iowa City, Iowa

D. M. Culbertson..................... Lincoln, Nebr.

T. F. Hanly ......................... Worland, Wyo.

G. W. Whetstone ..................... Columbus, Ohio

III

CONTENTS

Page

Introduction.................................... 1

Collection and examination of samples........... 3

Chemical quality.............................. 4

Temperature................................... 4

Sediment...................................... 5

Expression of results........................... 6

Composition of surface waters................... 9

Mineral constituents in solution.............. 10

Silica...................................... 10

Aluminum.................................... 10

Iron........................................ 10

Manganese................................... 10

Calcium..................................... 11

Magnesium................................... 11

Strontium................................... 11

Sodium and potassium........................ 11

Lithium..................................... 12

Bicarbonate, carbonate and hydroxide........ 12

Sulfate..................................... 12

Chloride.................................... 13

Fluoride.................................... 13

Nitrate..................................... 13

Phosphate................................... 14

Boron....................................... 14

Dissolved solids............................ 14

Chromium.................................... 15

Nickel and cobalt........................... 15

Copper...................................... 15

Lead........................................ 16

Zinc........................................ 16

Barium...................................... 16

Bromide..................................... 17

Iodide...................................... 17

Properties and characteristics of water....... 17

Hardness.................................... 17

Acidity..................................... 18

Sodium-adsorption-ratio..................... 18

Specific conductance........................ 19

Hydrogen-ion concentration.................. 19

Color....................................... 20

Oxygen consumed............................. 20

Organics.................................... 20

Temperature................................. 21

Turbidity................................... 22

Sediment...................................... 22

Streamflow...................................... 23

Publications.................................... 24

Cooperation..................................... 25

Division of work................................ 28

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Page 

Literature cited................................. 28

Chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment ..................................... 31

Part 5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi

River basins............................. 31

Red River of the North basin................. 31

Wild Rice River near Cayuga, N. Dak........ 31

Red River of the North at Fargo, N. Dak.... 34

Sheyenne River near Warwick, N. Dak........ 37

Mauvais Coulee near Churchs Ferry, N. Dak.. 39 

Sheyenne River at Lisbon, N. Dak........... 40

Red River of the North at Grand Forks,

N. Dak................................... 43

Red River of the North at Drayton, N. Dak.. 45 

Souris River near Verendrye, N. Dak........ 46

Souris River near Westhope, N. Dak......... 47

Miscellaneous analyses of lakes and streams 

in Red River of the North basin in North 

Dakota................................... 49

Lake of the Woods basin...................... 51

South Branch Little Fork River near

Cook, Minn............................... 51

Miscellaneous analyses of streams in Lake

of the Woods basin in Minnesota.......... 52

Swan River basin............................. 53

Miscellaneous analyses of streams in Swan

River basin in Minnesota................. 53

Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn. (main

stem).................................... 54

Wisconsin River basin........................ 55

Dell Creek near Lake Delton, Wis........... 55

Black Earth Creek at Black Earth, Wis...... 58

Turkey River basin........................... 62

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa............... 62

Rock River basin............................. 66

Rock River at Afton, Wis................... 66

Yellowstone River near Blanchardville, Wis. 67

Mount Vernon Creek near Mount Vernon, Wis.. 71

Iowa River basin............................. 75

Iowa River near Rowan, Iowa................ 75

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa.............. 78

Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa........... 82

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, Iowa....... 86

Des Moines River basin....................... 92

Des Moines River at Euclid Avenue Bridge,

at Des Moines, Iowa...................... 92

Part 6A. Missouri River basin above Sioux

City, Iowa............................... 95

Jefferson River near Twin Bridges, Mont.

(main stem).............................. 95

Milk River basin............................. 101

Willow Creek near Glasgow, Mont............ 101

Yellowstone River basin...................... 103

Yellowstone River at Billings, Mont........ 103
CONTENTS VII

Page 

Chemical analyses, etc. Continued

Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa 

Continued 

Yellowstone River basin Continued

Muskrat Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo........... 106

Fivemile Creek above Wyoming Canal, near

Pavillion, Wyo........................... 108

Fivemile Creek near Riverton, Wyo.......... 112

Fivemile Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo.......... 116

Badwater Creek at Bonneville, Wyo.......... 120

Muddy Creek near Pavillion, Wyo............ 123

Muddy Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo............. 127

Fifteen Mile Creek near Worland, Wyo....... 131

Dry Creek at Greybull, Wyo................. 135

Bighorn River at Kane, Wyo................. 136

Bighorn River at Bighorn, Mont............. 140

Tongue River at Miles City, Mont........... 146

Powder River near Locate, Mont............. 149

Yellowstone River near Sidney, Mont........ 152

Miscellaneous analyses of streams in

Yellowstone River basin in Wyoming....... 155

Missouri River near Williston, N. Dak. (main

stem).................................... 157

Snake Creek basin............................ 159

Miscellaneous analyses of streams in

Snake Creek basin in North Dakota........ 159

Missouri River below Garrison Dam, N. Dak.

(main stem).............................. 160

Miscellaneous analyses of lakes on the

Missouri River main stem, North Dakota... 161 

Turtle Creek basin........................... 161

Miscellaneous analyses of lakes in Turtle

Creek basin in North Dakota.............. 161

Painted Woods Creek basin.................... 162

Painted Woods Creek near Wilton, N. Dak.... 162

Grand River basin............................ 163

Grand River near Shadehill, S. Dak......... 163

Cheyenne River basin......................... 165

Cheyenne River near Hot Springs, S. Dak.... 165

Cheyenne River at Angostura Reservoir

outlet, S. Dak........................... 169

Rapid Creek near Farmingdale, S. Dak....... 170

Belle Fourche River near Sturgis, S. Dak... 173 

Belle Fourche River near Elm Springs,

S. Dak................................... 179

Miscellaneous analyses of streams in

Cheyenne River basin..................... 180

Missouri River at Pierre, S. Dak. (main

stem).................................... 183

White River basin............................ 185

South Fork White River below White River,

S. Dak................................... 185

Niobrara River basin-........................ 191

Niobrara River near Verdel, Nebr........... 191
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Chemical analyses, etc. Continued Page 

Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa 

Continued 

Missouri River at Yankton, S. Dak. (main

stem).................................... 192

James River basin............................ 194

Pipestem Creek near Buchanan, N. Dak....... 194

James River at La Moure, N. Dak............ 195

James River at Columbia, S. Dak............ 197

James River upstream from diversion at

Huron, S. Dak............................ 198

James River near Scotland, S. Dak.......... 201

Miscellaneous analyses of streams in

James River basin in North Dakota........ 203

Part 6 B. Missouri River basin below Sioux

City, Iowa............................... 204

Little Sioux River basin..................... 204

Little Sioux River at Correctionville,

Iowa..................................... 204

Platte River basin........................... 208

Rock Creek at Atlantic City, Wyo........... 208

Bates Creek near Alcova, Wyo............... 212

North Platte River near Goose Egg, Wyo..... 216

North Platte River below Casper, Wyo....... 222

North Platte River below Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo................................ 225

Chugwater Creek near Uva, Wyo.............. 227

Laramie River near Uva, Wyo................ 228

Kiowa Creek at Elbert, Colo................ 229

Kiowa Creek at Kiowa, Colo................. 231

South Platte River at Julesburg, Colo...... 235

Supply Canal (Tri-County Diversion) near

Maxwell, Nebr............................ 238

Platte River at Brady, Nebr................ 241

Cedar River near Spalding, Nebr............ 245

Cedar River near Fullerton, Nebr........... 249

Miscellaneous analyses of streams in

Platte River basin....................... 253

Little Nemaha River basin.................... 263

Miscellaneous analyses of streams in

Little Nemaha River basin in Nebraska.... 263 

Missouri River at Nebraska City, Nebr.

(main stem).............................. 264

Nishnabotna River basin...................... 267

Mule Creek near Malvern, Iowa.............. 267

Davids Creek near Hamlin, Iowa............. 271

Kansas River basin........................... 275

Republican River above Medicine Creek at

Cambridge, Nebr.......................... 275

Medicine Creek at Maywood, Nebr............ 277

Brushy Creek near Maywood, Nebr............ 281

Fox Creek at Curtis, Nebr.................. 285

Dry Creek near Curtis, Nebr................ 289

Medicine Creek above Harry Strunk Lake,

Nebr..................................... 292
CONTENTS IX

Chemical analyses, etc. Continued Page 

Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa 

Continued

Kansas River basin Continued

Prairie Dog Creek at Norton, Kans.......... 296

Republican River at Scandia, Kans.......... 297

Republican River at Clay Center, Kans...... 300

Republican River at Milford, Kans.......... 304

Big Creek near Ogallah, Kans............... 307

Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, Kans........ 313

Saline River near Wakeeney, Kans........... 314

Solomon River at Beloit, Kans.............. 320

Smoky Hill River at Enterprise, Kans....... 323

Little Blue River near Deweese, Nebr....... 329

Big Blue River near Manhattan, Kans........ 335

Kansas River at Wamego, Kans............... 338

Vermillion Creek near Wamego, Kans......... 344

Kansas River at Topeka, Kans............... 347

Kansas River at Lecompton, Kans............ 350

Miscellaneous analyses of lakes and

streams in Kansas River basin............ 351

Chariton River basin......................... 358

Honey Creek near Russell, Iowa............. 358

Missouri River at Boonville, Mo. (main stem). 362

Index............................................ 363

ILLUSTRATION

Page

Figure 1. Map of the United States showing basins 

covered by the four water-supply papers on 

quality of surface waters in 1958............ 2

QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS 

OF THE UNITED STATES, 1958

PARTS 1-4 

INTRODUCTION

The quality-of-water investigations of the United States Geological Survey are concerned with chemical and physical characteristics of the surface and ground water supplies of the Nation. 

Most of the investigations carried on in cooperation with State and 

other Federal agencies deal with the amounts of matter in solution 

and in suspension in streams.

The records of chemical analysis, suspended sediment, and 

temperature for surface waters given in this volume serve as a 

basis for determining the suitability of the waters examined for 

industrial, agricultural, and domestic uses insofar as such use is 

affected by the dissolved or suspended mineral matter in the waters. The discharge of a stream and, to a lesser extent, the chemical quality are related to variations in rainfall and other forms 

of precipitation. In general, lower concentrations of dissolved 

solids may be expected during the periods of high flow than during periods of low flow. The concentration in some streams may 

change materially with relatively small variations in flow, whereas for other streams the quality may remain relatively uniform 

throughout large ranges in discharge. The quantities of suspended 

sediment carried by streams are also related to discharge, and 

during flood periods the sediment concentrations in many streams 

vary over wide ranges.

Publication of annual records of chemical analyses, suspended 

sediment, and water temperature was begun by the Geological 

Survey in 1941. The records prior to 1948 were published each 

year in a single volume for the entire country. Beginning in 1948, 

the records were published in two volumes, and beginning in 1950, 

in four volumes, covering the drainage basins shown in Figure 1. 

The samples for which data are given in this volume were collected from October 1, 1957, to September 30, 1958. The records 

are arranged by drainage basins according to Geological Survey 

practice in reporting records of streamflow: Stations on tributary 

streams are listed between stations on the main stem in the order
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

This report Parts 1-4; WSP 1571 

Parts 7-8; WSP 1573 

Parts 9-14; WSP 1574

Figure 1. --Map of the United States showing basins covered by the four water-supply papers on quality of surface 

waters in 19 . The shaded portion represents the section 

of the country covered by this volume; the unshaded portion 

represents the section of the country covered by other 

water-supply papers.

in which those tributaries enter the main stem.

A'station number has been assigned as an added means of identification for each stream location where regular measurements 

of water quantity or quality have been made. The numbers have 

been assigned to conform with the standard downstream order of 

listing gaging stations. The numbering system consists of two 

digits followed by a hyphen and a six digit number. The notation 

to the left of the hyphen identifies the Part or hydrologic region 

used by the Geological Survey for reporting hydrologic data. The 

number to the right of the hyphen represents the position of the 

location in the standard downstream order listing measuring stations within each of the 14 parts. The assigned numbers are in 

numerical order but are not consecutive. They are so selected 

from the complete 6 digit number scale that intervening numbers 

will be available for future assignments to new locations. The 

identification number for each station in this report is printed to 

the left of the station name and contains only the essential digits. 

For example, the number is printed as 4-100 for a station whose 

complete identification number is 04-0100. 00.
COLLECTION AND EXAMINATION OF SAMPLES 3

Descriptive statements are given for each sampling station 

for which regular series of chemical analyses, temperature measurements, or sediment determinations have been made. These 

statements include the location of the station, drainage area, periods of records available, extremes of dissolved solids, hardness, specific conductance, temperature, sediment loads, and 

other pertinent data. Records of discharge of the streams at or 

near the sampling station are included in most tables of analyses.

During the water year ending September 30, 1958, the Geological Survey maintained 99 stations on 67 streams for the study 

of chemical and physical characteristics of surface water. Samples were collected daily or monthly at 56 of these locations for 

chemical-quality studies. Samples were also collected less frequently at many other points. Water temperatures were measured 

daily at 70 stations. Not all analyses of samples of surface water 

collected during the year have been included. Single analyses of 

an incomplete nature generally have been omitted. Also, analyses 

made of the daily samples before compositing have not been reported. The specific conductance of almost all daily samples was 

determined, and as noted in the table headings this information is 

available for reference at the district off ices listed under Division 

of Work, on page 28.

Quantities of suspended sediment are reported for 48 stations 

during the year ending September 30, 1958. Sediment samples 

were collected one or more times daily during periods of significant flow at most of the continuous-record stations. Particlesize distributions of sediments were determined for 44 of the 

stations.

COLLECTION AND EXAMINATION OF SAMPLES

Samples for analyses are usually collected at or near points 

on streams where gaging stations are maintained by Surface Water 

Branch of U. S. Geological Survey for measurement of water discharge. The concentration of solutes and sediments at different 

locations in the stream-cross section may vary widely with different rates of water discharge depending on the source of the material and the turbulence and mixing of the stream. In general, the 

distribution of sediment in a stream section is much more variable 

than the distribution of solutes. It is necessary to sample some 

streams at several verticals across the channel and especially for 

sediment, to uniformly traverse the depth of flow. These measurements require special sampling equipment to adequately integrate the vertical and lateral variability of the concentration in the 

section. These procedures yield a velocity-weighted mean con-
4 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

centration for the section in contrast to the average spatial concentration that existed without regard to the variable velocities of 

the individual fluid elements.

The nearly uniform dispersed ions of the solute move with the 

velocity of the transporting media. The mean section concentration of solutes determined from samples is a precise measure of 

the solute. The mean section concentration obtained from suspended-sediment samples is a less precise measure of the total 

sediment load, because sediment samplers did not traverse the 

bottom 0. 4 foot of the sampling vertical where the concentration 

of suspended sediment is greatest and because a significant part 

of the coarser particles in many streams move in essentially continuous contact with the bed and are not represented in the suspended sediment sample. Hence, the suspended sediment loads 

presented in this report are usually less than the total sediment 

loads. For most streams the difference between the suspended 

and total sediment loads will be small, in the order of a few 

percent.

CHEMICAL QUALITY

The methods of collecting and compositing water samples for 

chemical analysis are described in a manual by Rainwater and 

Thatcher (1960, 301 p.). No single method of compositing samples is applicable to all problems related to the study of water 

quality. Although generally holding to the principle of 10 day periods or equivalent to three composite samples per month modifications are usually made on the basis of dissolved-solids content 

as indicated by measurements of conductivity of daily samples , 

supplemented by other information such as chloride content, river 

stage, weather conditions and other background information of the 

stream.

TEMPERATURE

Daily water temperatures were measured at most of the stations at the time samples were collected for chemical quality or 

sediment content. So far as practicable, the water temperatures 

were taken at about the same time each day for an individual station in order that the data would be relatively unaffected by diurnal 

variations in temperature. Most large, swiftly flowing streams 

probably have a small diurnal variation in water temperature, 

whereas sluggish or shallow streams may have a daily range of 

several degrees and may follow closely the changes in air temperature. The thermometers used for determining water temperature 

were accurate to plus or minus 0. 5°F.
COLLECTION AND EXAMINATION OF SAMPLES 5

At stations where thermographs are located, the records 

consist of maximum and minimum temperatures for each day, 

and the monthly averages of maximum daily and minimum daily 

temperatures.

SEDIMENT

In general, suspended-sediment samples were collected daily 

with U. S. depth-integrating cable-suspended samplers (U. S. 

Interagency, 1948, p. 70-76 and U. S. Interagency, 1952, p. 86-90) 

from a fixed sampling point at one vertical in the cross section. 

The US DH-48 hand sampler was used at many stations during 

periods of low flow. Depth-integrated samples were collected periodically at three or more verticals in the cross section to determine the cross-sectional distribution of the concentration of 

suspended sediment with respect to that at the daily sampling vertical. In streams where transverse distribution of sediment concentration ranges widely, samples were taken at two or more verticals to define more accurately the average concentration of the 

cross section. During periods of high or rapidly changing flow, 

samples were taken two or more times throughout the day at most 

sampling stations.

Sediment concentrations were determined by filtration- evapororation method. At many stations the daily mean concentration 

for some days was obtained by plotting the velocity-weighted instantaneous concentrations on the gage-height chart. The plotted 

concentrations, adjusted, if necessary for cross-sectional distribution were connected or averaged by continuous curves to obtain 

a concentration graph. This graph represented the estimated velocity-weighted concentration at any time, and for most periods 

daily mean concentrations were determined from the graph. The 

days were divided into shorter intervals when the concentration 

and water discharge were changing rapidly. During some periods 

of minor variation in concentration, the average concentration of 

the samples was used as the daily mean concentration. During 

extended periods of relatively uniform concentration and flow, 

samples for a number of days were composited to obtain average 

concentrations and average daily loads for each period.

For some periods when no samples were collected, daily loads 

of suspended sediment were estimated on the basis of water discharge, sediment concentrations observed immediately preceding 

and following the periods, and suspended-sediment loads for other 

periods of similar discharge, the estimates were further guided 

by weather conditions and sediment discharge for other stations.

In many instances where there were no observations for several days, the suspended-sediment loads for individual days are
6 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

not estimated, because numerous factors influencing the quantities 

of transported sediment made it very difficult to make accurate 

estimates for individual days. However, estimated loads of suspended sediment for missing days in otherwise continuous period 

of sampling have been included in monthly and annual totals in order 

to provide a complete record. For some streams, samples were 

collected about weekly, monthly, or less frequently, and only rates 

of sediment discharge at the time of sampling are shown.

In addition to the records of quantities of suspended sediment 

transported, records of the particle sizes of sediment are included. 

The particle sizes of the suspended sediments for many of the stations, and the particle sizes of the bed material for some of the 

stations were determined periodically.

The size of particles in stream sediments commonly range 

from colloidal clay (finer than 0.001 mm) to coarse sand or gravel 

(coarser than 1. 0 mm). The common methods of particle-size 

analyses cannot accomodate such a wide range in particle size. 

Hence, it was necessary to separate most samples into two parts , 

one coarser than 0. 062 mm and one finer than 0. 062 mm. The 

separations were made by sieve or by a tube containing a settling 

medium of water. The coarse fractions were classified by sieve 

separation or by the visual accumulation tube (U. S. Interagency, 

1957). The fine fractions were classified by the pipet method 

(Kilmer and Alexander, 1949) or the bottom withdrawal tube method 

(U.S. Interagency, 1943, p. 82-90).

EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

Quantities of water for analysis are most conveniently obtained 

in the laboratory by use of volumetric glassware. The analytical 

results thus obtained are expressed in weights of solute in a given 

volume of water. To express the results in parts of solute per 

million (ppm) of water the data must be converted. For most waters 

this conversion is made by assuming that the liter of water sample 

weighs 1 kilogram; and thus milligrams per liter are equivalent 

to parts per million.

Chemical equivalence in equivalents per million (epm) can be 

obtained by (a) dividing the concentration in parts per million by 

the combining weight of that ion, or (b) multiplying the concentration (in ppm) by the reciprocal of the combining weights. The 

following table lists the reciprocals of the combining weights of 

cations and anions generally reported in water analyses.

The terms "equivalents per million" is a contraction which 

has been generally adopted for convenience. In more exact language, these units are "milligram equivalents per kilogram" if 

derived from part-per million data, or "milligram equivalents per
EXPRESSION OF RESULTS 7

liter" if derived from data expressed in milligrams per liter. 

Equivalent weights may be computed for use with any of the systems 

of expression of data (Hem, 1959, p. 30-34).

In an analysis expressed in equivalents per million, unit concentrations of all ions are chemically equivalent.

Conversion factors: Parts per million to equivalents per million

Ion

Aluminum (Al+3) .....

Barium (Ba+2) .......

Bicarbonate (HCCV1 ).

Bromide (Br"1 ) ......

Calcium (Ca+2) ......

Carbonate (CO3 '2).. . .

Chloride (Cr1 ) ......

Chromium (Cr+6 ) . . . .

Copper (Cu+2) .......

Fluoride (F'1 ) .......

Hvdroe-pn (H+M

Hydroxide (OH'1 ) ....

Iodide (I-1 ) ..........

Multiply

by

0.11119

.01456

.01639

.01251

. 04990

.03333

. 02820

.11536

. 03148

. 05263

. 99206

. 05880

. 00788

Ion

Iron (Fp+3}

Lead (Pb+2). ........

Lithium (Li+1 ) ......

A/fuonoGinm /IV/TcH" \

Manganese (Mn+2) . . .

Nitrate (NCV1 ).

Phosphate (PO4 - 3). . .

Potassium (K+1 ).

Sodium (Na+1 ). ......

Strontium (Sr+a).

Sulfate (SO4 ~ 2) ......

Zinc (Zn+2) .........

Multiply

by

0.05372

. 00965

. 14409

. 08224

.03640

.01613

.03159

.02558

. 04350

.02282

. 02082

. 03059

Results given in parts per million can be converted to grains 

per United States gallon by dividing by 17.12.

The hardness of water is conventionally expressed in all water analyses in terms of an equivalent quantity of calcium carbonate. Such a procedure is required because hardness is caused 

by several different cations, present in variable proportions. It 

should be remembered that hardness is an expression in conventional terms of a property of water. The actual presence of calcium carbonate in the concentration given is not to be assumed. 

The hardness caused by calcium and magnesium (and other cations 

if significant) equivalent to the carbonate and bicarbonate is called 

carbonate hardness; the hardness in excess of this quantity is 

called noncarbonate hardness. Hardness or alkalinity values expressed in parts per million as calcium carbonate may be converted to equivalents per million by dividing by 50.

The value usually reported as dissolved solids is the residue 

on evaporation after drying at 180°C for 1 hour. For some waters , 

particularly those containing moderately large quantities of soluble 

salts, the value reported is -calculated from the quantities of the 

various determined constituents using the carbonate equivalent of 

the reported bicarbonate. The calculated sum of the constituents 

may be given instead of or in addition to the residue. In the
8 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

analyses of most waters used for irrigation, the quantity of dissolved solids is given in tons per acre-foot as well as in parts per 

million.

Specific conductance is given for most analyses and was determined by means of a conductance bridge and using a standard 

potassium chloride solution as reference. Specific conductance 

values are expressed in micromhos per centimeter at 25°C. Specific conductance in micromhos is 1 million times the reciprocal 

of specific resistance at 25°C. Specific resistance is the resistance in ohms of a column of water 1 centimeter long and 1 square 

centimeter in cross section.

The discharge of the streams is reported in cubic feet per 

second (see Streamflow, p. 23 ) and the temperature in degrees 

Fahrenheit. Color is expressed in units of the platinum-cobalt 

scale proposed by Hazen (1892, p. 427-428). A unit of color is 

produced by one milligram per liter of platinum in the form of the 

chloroplatinate ion. Hydrogen-ion concentration is expressed in 

terms of pH units. By definition the pH value of a solution is the 

negative logarithm of the concentration of gram ions of hydrogen. 

However, the pH meter that is generally used in Survey laboratories determines the activity of the hydrogen ions as distinguished 

from concentration.

An average of analyses for the water year is given for most 

daily sampling stations. Most of these averages are arithmetical 

or time-weighted; when analyses during a year are all on 10-day 

composites of daily samples with no missing days, the arithmetical 

and time-weighted averages are equivalent. A time-weighted average represents the composition of water that would be contained 

in a vessel or reservoir that had received equal quantities of water 

from the river each day for the water year. A discharge-weighted 

average approximates the composition of water that would be found 

in a reservoir containing all of the water passing a given station 

during the year after thorough mixing in the reservoir. A dischargeweighted average is computed by multiplying the discharge for the 

sampling period by the concentrations of the individual constituents 

for the corresponding period and dividing the sum of the products 

by the sum of the discharges. Discharge-weighted averages are 

usually lower than arithmetical averages for most streams because 

at times of high discharge the rivers generally have lower concentrations of dissolved solids.

The concentration of sediment in parts per million is computed 

as 1,000,000 times the ratio of the weight of sediment to the weight 

of water-sediment mixture. Daily sediment loads are expressed 

in tons per day and except for subdivided days are usually obtained 

by multiplying daily mean sediment concentration in parts per million by the daily mean discharge, and the appropriate conversion 

factor, normally 0. 0027.
COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS 9

Particle-size analyses are expressed in percentages of material finer than indicated sizes in millimeters. The size classification used in this report is that recommended by the American 

Geophysical Union subcommittee on Terminology (Lane and others, 

1947, p. 937). Other data included as pertinent to the size analyses 

for many streams are the date of collection, the stream discharge 

and sediment concentration when sample was collected, the concentration of the suspension during analysis, and the method of analysis.

COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS

All natural waters contain dissolved mineral matter. Water 

in contact with soils or rock, even for only a few hours, will dissolve some mineral matter. The quantity of dissolved mineral 

matter in a natural water depends primarily on the type of rocks 

or soils with which the water has been in contact and the length of 

time of contact. Some streams are fed by both surface runoff and 

ground water from spring or seeps. Such streams reflect the 

chemical character of their concentrated underground sources during dry periods and are more dilute during per^ds of heavy rainfall. Ground water is generally more highly mineralized than surface runoff because it remains in contact with the rocks and soils 

for much longer periods. The dissolved-solids content in a river 

is frequently increased by drainage from mines or oil fields, by 

the addition of industrial or municipal wastes, or--in irrigated 

regions--by drainage from irrigated lands.

The mineral constituents and physical properties of natural 

waters reported in the tables of analyses include those that have 

a practical bearing on the value of the waters for most purposes. 

The analyses generally include results for silica, iron, calcium, 

magnesium, sodium, potassium (or sodium and potassium together 

calculated as sodium), alkalinity as carbonate and bicarbonate, 

sulfate, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, boron, pH, dissolved solids 

and specific conductance. Aluminum, manganese, color, acidity, 

oxygen consumed, and other dissolved constituents and physical 

properties are reported for certain streams. Phenolic material 

and minor elements including strontium, chromium, nickel, copper, lead, zinc, cobalt, arsenic, cadmium, and others are occasionally determined for a few streams in connection with specific 

problems in local areas and the results are reported when appropriate. The source and significance of the different constituents 

and properties of natural waters are discussed in the following 

paragraphs. The constituents are arranged in the order that they 

appear on standard analytical statement cards which are used to 

process the chemical quality data i§ this report.
10 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

MINERAL CONSTITUENTS IN SOLUTION

Silica (SiO2)

Silica is dissolved from practically all rocks. Some natural 

surface waters contain less than 5 parts per million of silica and 

few contain more than 50 parts, but the more common range is 

from 10 to 30 parts per million. Silica affects the usefulness of 

a water because it contributes to the formation of boiler scale; it 

usually is removed from feed water for high-pressure boilers. 

Silica also forms troublesome deposits on the blades of steam turbines.

Aluminum (Al)

Aluminum is usually present only in negligible quantities in 

natural waters except in areas where the waters have been in contact with the more soluble rocks of high aluminum content such as 

bauxite and certain shales. Acid waters often contain large amounts 

of aluminum. It maybe troublesome in feed waters where it tends 

to be deposited as a scale on boiler tubes.

Iron (Fe)

Iron is dissolved from many rocks and soils. On exposure to 

the air, normal basic waters that contain more than 1 part per 

million of iron soon become turbid with the insoluble reddish ferric 

oxide produced by oxidation. Surface waters, therefore, seldom 

contain as much as 1 part per million of dissolved iron, although 

some acid waters carry large quantities of iron in solution. Iron 

causes reddish-brown stains on white porcelain or enameled ware 

and fixtures and on fabrics washed in the water.

Manganese (Mn)

Manganese is dissolved in appreciable quantities from rocks 

in some sections of the country. It resembles iron in its chemical 

behavior and in its occurrence in natural waters. However, manganese in rocks is less abundant than iron. As a result the concentration of manganese is much less than that of iron and is not 

regularly determined in many areas. Waters impounded in large 

reservoirs may contain manganese that has been dissolved from 

the mud on the bottom of the reservoir by action of carbon dioxide 

produced by anaerobic fermentation of organic matter. It is especially objectionable in water used in laundry work and in textile
COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 11

processing. Concentrations as low as 0. 2 part per million may 

cause a dark-brown or black stain on fabrics and porcelain fixtures. 

Appreciable quantities of manganese are of ten found in waters containing objectionable quantities of iron.

Calcium (Ca)

Calcium is dissolved from almost all rocks and soils, but the 

highest concentrations are usually found in waters that have been 

in contact with limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. Calcium and 

magnesium make water hard and are largely responsible for the 

formation of boiler scale. Most waters associated with granite or 

silicious sands contain less than 10 parts per million of calcium; 

waters in areas where rocks are composed of dolomite and limestone contain from 30 to 100 parts per million; and waters that 

have come in contact with deposits of gypsum may contain several 

hundred parts per million.

Magnesium (Mg)

Magnesium is dissolved from many rocks, particularly from 

dolomitic rocks. Its effect in water is similar to that of calcium. 

The magnesium in soft waters may amount to only 1 or 2 parts per 

million, but water in-areas that contain large quantities of dolomite 

or other magnesium-bearing rocks may contain from 20 to 100 

parts per million or more of magnesium.

Strontium (Sr)

Strontium is a typical alkaline-earth element and is similar 

chemically to calcium. Strontium may be present in natural water 

in amounts up to a few parts per million much more frequently 

than the available data indicate. In most surf ace water the amount 

of strontium is small in proportion to calcium. However, in sea 

water the ratio of strontium to calcium is 1:30.

Sodium and potassium (Na and K)

Sodium and potassium are dissolved from practically all rocks, 

sodium is the predominant cation in some of the more highly mineralized waters found in the western United States. Natural waters that contain only 3 or 4 parts per million of the two together 

are likely to carry almost as much potassium as sodium. As the
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total quantity of these constituents increases, the proportion of 

sodium becomes much greater. Moderate quantities of sodium 

and potassium have little effect on the usefulnesjs of the water for 

most purposes, but waters that carry more than 50 or 100 parts 

per million of the two may require careful operation of steam 

boilers to prevent foaming. More highly mineralized waters that 

contain a large proportion of sodium salts may be unsatisfactory 

for irrigation.

In this report, the potassium values not shown are usually calculated in with the sodium and reported as sodium.

Lithium (Li)

Data concerning the quantity of lithium in water are scarce. 

It is usually found in small amounts in thermal springs and saline 

waters. Lithium also occurs in streams where some industries 

dump their waste water. The scarcity of lithium in rocks is responsible more than other factors for relatively small amounts 

present in water.

Bicarbonate, carbonate and hydroxide (HCO3 , CO3 , OH)

Bicarbonate, carbonate, or hydroxide is sometimes reported 

as alkalinity. The alkalinity of a water is defined as its capacity 

to consume a strong acid to pH 4. 5. Since the major causes of 

alkalinity in most natural waters are carbonate and bicarbonate 

ions dissolved from carbonate rocks, the results are usually reported in terms of these constituents. Although alkalinity may 

suggest the presence of definite amounts of carbonate, bicarbonate 

or hydroxide, it may not be true due to other ions that contribute 

to alkalinity such as silicates, phosphates, berates, possibly fluoride, and certain organic anions which may occur in colored waters. 

The significance of alkalinity to the domestic, agriculture, and 

industrial user is usually dependent upon the nature of the cations 

(Ca, Mg, Na, K) associated with it. However, moderate amounts 

of alkalinity does not adversely affect most users.

Hydroxide may occur in water that has been softened by the 

lime process. Its presence in streams usually can be taken as an 

indication of contamination and does not represent the natural 

chemical character of the water.

Sulfate (SO4 )

Sulfate is dissolved from many rocks and soils in especially 

large quantities from gypsum and from beds of shale. It is formed 

also by the oxidation of sulfides of iron and is therefore present
COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS 13

in considerable quantities in waters from mines. Sulfate in waters 

that contain much calcium and magnesium causes the formation of 

hard scale in steam boilers and may increase the cost of softening 

the water.

Chloride (Cl)

Chloride is dissolved from rock materials in all parts of the 

country. Surface waters in the humid regions are usually low in 

chloride, whereas streams in arid or semiarid regions may contain several hundred parts per million of chloride leached from 

soils and rocks, especially where the streams receive return drainage from irrigated lands or are affected by ground-water-in-flow 

carrying appreciable quantities of chloride. Large quantities of 

of chloride may affect the industrial use of water by increasing 

the corrosiveness of waters that contain large quantities of calcium and magnesium.

Fluoride (F)

Fluoride has been reported as being present in some rocks to 

about the same extent as chloride. However, the quantity of fluoride in natural surface waters is ordinarily very small compared 

to that of chloride. Recent investigations indicate that the incidence of dental caries is less when there are small amounts of 

fluoride present in the water supply than when there is none. However, fluoride in excessive concentrations is undesirable in waters 

used for drinking. It is stated in a comprehensive report by the 

California State Water Pollution Control Board (1952, p. 257) on 

water-quality standards"... that water containing less than 0. 9 to 

1. 0 ppm of fluoride will seldom cause mottled enamel in children, 

and for adults concentrations less than 3 or 4 ppm are not likely 

to cause endemic cumulative fluorosis and skeletal effects. "

Nitrate (NO3)

Nitrate in water is considered a final oxidation product of nitrogenous material and may indicate contamination by sewage or 

other organic matter. The quantities of nitrate present in surface 

waters are generally less than 5 parts per million (as NO3) and 

have no effect on the value of the water for ordinary uses.

It has been reported that as much as 2 parts per million of nitrate in boiler water tends to decrease intercrystalline cracking 

of boiler steel. Studies made in Illinois indicate that nitrates in 

excess of 70 parts per million (as NO3) may contribute to,methe-
14 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

moglobinemia ("blue babies") Faucett and Miller, 1946, p. 593), 

and more recent investigations conducted in Ohio show that drinking water containing nitrates in the range of 44 to 88 ppm or more 

(as NO3) may cause methemoglobinemia (Waring, 1949). In a report published by the National Research Council, Maxcy (1950, 

p. 271) concludes that a nitrate content in excess of 44 parts per 

million (as NO3) should be regarded as unsafe for infant feeding.

Phosphate (PO4 )

Phosphorus is an essential element in the growth .of plants and 

animals, and some sources that contribute nitrate, such as organic wastes and leaching of soils, may be important as sources 

for phosphate in water and its occurrence may add to the apparent 

alkalinity. The addition of phosphates in water treatment constitutes a possible source, although the dosage is usually small. In 

some areas, phosphate fertilizers may yield some phosphate to 

water. A more important source is the increasing use of phosphates in detergents. Domestic and industrial sewage effluents 

may therefore contain considerable amounts of phosphate.

Boron (B)

Boron in small quantities has been found essential for plant 

growth, but irrigation water containing more than 1 part per million boron is detrimental to citrus and other boron-sensitive crops . 

Boron is reported in Survey analyses of surface waters in arid and 

semiarid regions of the Southwest and West where irrigation is 

practiced or contemplated, but few of the surface waters analyzed 

have harmful concentrations of boron.

Dissolved solids

The reported quantity of dissolved solids--the residue on evaporation--consists mainly of the dissolved mineral constituents in 

the water. It may also contain some organic matter and water of 

crystallization. Waters with less than 500 parts per million of 

dissolved solids are usually satisfactory for domestic and some 

industrial uses. Water containing several thousand parts per million of dissolved solids are sometimes successfully used for irrigation where practices permit the removal of soluble salts through 

the application of large volumes of water on well-drained lands , 

but generally water containing more than about 2,000 ppm is considered to be unsuitable for long-term irrigation under average
COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS 15

Chromium (Cr)

Few if any waters contain chromium from natural sources. 

Natural waters can probably contain only traces of chromium as 

a cation unless the pH is very low. When chromium is present in 

water, it is usually the result of pollution by industrial wastes. 

Fairly high concentrations of chromate anions are possible in waters having normal pH levels. Concentrations of more than 0. 05 

ppm of Cr in the hexavalent form constitutes ground for rejection 

of a water for domestic use on the basis of the standards of the 

U.S. Public Health Service (1946).

Nickel and cobalt (Ni, Co)

Nickel and cobalt are very similar in chemical behavior and 

also closely related to iron. Both are present in igneous rocks in 

small amounts and are more prevalent in silicic rocks. Any nickel 

in water is likely to be in small amounts and could be in a colloidal 

state. Cobalt may be taken into solution more readily than nickel. 

It may be taken into solution in small amounts through bacteriological activity similar to that causing solution of manganese. 

However, few data on the occurrence of either nickel or cobalt in 

natural water are available.

Copper (Cu)

Copper is a fairly common trace constituent of natural water. 

Small amounts maybe introduced into water by solution of copper 

and brass water pipes and other copper-bear ing equipment in contact with the water, or from copper salts added to control algae 

in open reservoirs. Copper salts such as the sulfate and chloride 

are highly soluble in waters with a low pH but in water of normal 

alkalinity these salts hydrolyze and the copper may be precipitated. In the normal pH range of natural water containing carbon 

dioxide, the copper might be precipitated as carbonate. The oxidized portions of sulfide-copper ore bodies contain other copper 

compounds. The presence of copper in mine water is common.

Copper imparts a disagreeable metallic taste to water. As 

little as 1. 5 ppm can usually be detected, and 5 ppm can render 

the water unpalatable. Copper is not considered to be a cumulative systemic poison like lead and mercury; most copper ingested 

is excreted by the body and very little is retained. The pathological effects of copper are controversial, but it is generally believed very unlikely that humans could unknowingly 'ngest toxic 

quantities from palatable drinking water. The U.S. Public Health 

Service (1946) recommends that copper should not exceed 3. 0 ppm
16 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

in drinking and culinary water on carriers subject to Federal quarantine regulations.

Lead (Pb)

Lead is only a minor element in most natural waters, but industrial or mine and smelter effluents may contain relatively large 

amounts of lead. Many of the commonly used lead salts are water 

soluble.

Traces of lead in water usually are the result of solution of 

lead pipe through which the water has passed. Amounts of lead of 

the order of 0.1 ppm are significant, as this concentration is the 

upper limit for drinking water in the standards adopted by the 

U.S. Public Health Service (1946). Higher concentrations may be 

added to water through industrial and mine-waste disposal. Lead 

in the form of sulfate is reported to be soluble in water to the extent of 31 ppm (Seidell, 1940, p. 1409) at 25°C. In natural water 

this concentration would not be approached, however, since a pH 

of less than 4. 5 would probably be required to prevent formation 

of lead hydroxide and carbonate. It is reported (Pleissner, 1907) 

that at 18 C water free of carbon dioxide will dissolve the equivalent of 1.4 ppm of lead and the solubility is increased nearly 

four fold by the presence of 2. 8 ppm of carbon dioxide in the solution. Presence of other ions may increase the solubility of lead.

Zinc (Zn)

Zinc is abundant in rocks and ores but is only a minor constituent in natural water because the free metal and its oxides are 

only sparingly soluble. In most alkaline surface waters it is present only in trace quantities, but more maybe present in acid water. 

Chlorides and sulfates of zinc are highly soluble. Zinc is used in 

many commercial products, and industrial wastes may contain 

large amounts.

Zinc in moderate concentrations is not known to have adverse 

physiological effects on man or stock, but zinc salts give water an 

unpleasant astringent taste and form a greasy film on boiling water 

(Howard, 1923, p. 411). The U. S. Public Health Service (1946, 

p. 13) recommends that the zinc content not exceed 15 ppm in 

drinking and culinary water on carriers subject to Federal quarantine regulations.

Barium (Ba)

Barium may replace potassium in some of the igneous rock
COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS 17

minerals, especially feldspar and barium sulfate (barite) is a common barium mineral of secondary origin. Only traces of barium 

are present in surface water and sea water. Because natural water contains sulfate, barium will dissolve only in trace amounts. 

Barium sometimes occurs in brines from oil-well wastes.

The U. S. Public Health Service (1946) states that salts of barium, which have a deleterious physiological effect, must not be 

added to drinking and culinary water on carriers subject to Federal quarantine regulations.

Bromide (Br)

Bromine is a very minor element in the earth's crust and is 

normally present in surface waters in only minute quantities. 

Measurable amounts may be found in some streams that receive 

industrial wastes, and some natural brines may contain rather high 

concentrations. Probably trace amounts of bromide are of frequent occurrence in surface water since compounds containing 

bromine are generally readily soluble. It resembles chloride in 

that it tends to be concentrated in sea water.

Iodide (I)

Iodine, like bromine, is a minor element and is normally present in natural waters in only minute quantities. Measurable amounts may be found in some streams that receive industrial 

wastes, and some natural brines may contain rather high concentrations. It occurs in sea water to the extent of less than 1 ppm. 

Rankama and Bahama (1950, p. 767) report iodide present in rainwater to the extent of 0. 001 to 0. 003 ppm and in river water in 

about the same amount. Few waters will be found to contain over 

2. 0 ppm.

PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER 

Hardness

Hardness is the characteristic of water that receives the most 

attention in industrial and domestic use. It is commonly recognized by the increased quantity of soap required to produce lather . 

The use of hard water is also objectionable because it contributes 

to the formation of scale in boilers, water heaters, radiators, 

and pipes, with the resultant decrease in rate of heat transfer,
18 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, Ir958

possibility of boiler failure, and loss of flow

Hardness is caused almost entirely by compounds of calcium 

and magnesium. Other constituents--such as iron, manganese, 

aluminum, barium, strontium, and free acid also cause hardness, although they usually are not present in quantities large 

enough to have any appreciable effect. Water that has less than 

60 parts per million of hardness is usually rated as soft and suitable for many purposes without further softening. Waters with 

hardness ranging from 61 to 120 parts per million may be considered moderately hard, but this degree of hardness does not seriously interfere with the use of water for many purposes exceptfor 

use in high-pressure steam boilers and in some industrial processes. Waters with hardness ranging from 121 to 200 parts per 

million are considered hard, and laundries and industries may 

profitably soften such supplies. Water with hardness above 200 

parts per million generally required some softening before being 

used for most purposes.

Acidity (H+1 )

The use of the terms acidity and alkalinity is widespread in 

the literature of water analysis and is a cause of confusion to those 

who are more accustomed to seeing a pH of 7. 0 used as a neutral 

point. Acidity of a natural water represents the content of free 

carbon dioxide and other uncombined gases, organic acids and 

salts of strong acids and weak bases that hydrolyze to give hydrogen ions. Sulfates of iron and aluminum in mine and industrial 

wastes are common sources of acidity. The presence of acidity 

is reported in those waters which have a pH below 4. 5.

Sodium-adsorption-ratio (SAR)

The term "sodium-adsorption-ratio (SAR)" was introduced by 

the U. S. Salinity Laboratory Staff (1954). It is a ratio expressing 

the relative activity of sodium ions in exchange reaction with soil 

and is an index of the sodium or alkali hazard to the soil. Sodiumadsorption-ratio is expressed by the equation:

SAR= Na+

where the concentrations of the ions are expressed in milliequiv-
COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS 19

alents per liter (or equivalents per million for most irrigation 

waters).

Waters are divided into four classes with respect to sodium or 

alkali hazard: low, medium, high, and very high, depending upon 

the SAR and the specific conductance. At a conductance of 100 micromhos per centimeter the dividing points are at SAR values of 

19, 18, and 26, but at 5,000 micromhos the corresponding dividing 

points are SAR values of approximately 2. 5, 6. 5 and 11. Waters 

range in respect to sodium hazard from those which can be used 

for irrigation on almost all soils to those which are generally unsatisfactory for irrigation.

Specific conductance (micromhos per centimeter at 25°C)

The specific conductance of a water is a measure of its capacity to conduct a current of electricity (see p. 8 ). The conductance varies with the concentration and degree of ionization of the 

different minerals in solution and with the temperature of the water. 

When considered in conjunction with results of determinations for 

other constituents, specific conductance is a useful determination 

and plays an important part in indicating changes in concentration 

of the total quantity of dissolved minerals in surface waters.

Specific conductance of most waters in the Eastern United 

States is less than 1,000 micromhos, but in the arid western parts 

of the country, a specific conductance of more than 1,000 micromhos is common.

Hydrogen-ion concentration (pH)

Hydrogen-ion concentration is expressed in terms of pH units 

(see p. 8 ). The values of pH often are used as a measure of the 

solvent power of water or as an indicator of the chemical behavior 

certain solutions may have toward rock minerals.

The degree of acidity or alkalinity of water, as indicated by 

the hydrogen-ion concentration, expressed as pH, is related to the 

corrosive properties of water and is useful in determining the 

proper treatment for coagulation that may be necessary at watertreatment plants. A pH of 7. 0 indicates that the water is neither 

acid nor alkaline. pH readings progressively lower than 7. 0 denote 

increasing acidity and those progressively higher than 7. 0 denote 

increasing alkalinity. The pH of most natural surface waters 

ranges between 6 and 8. Some alkaline surface waters have pH 

values greater than 8. 0, and waters containing free mineral acid 

or organic matter usually have pH values less than 4. 5.

The investigator who utilizes pH data in his interpretations of 

water analyses should be careful to place pH values in their proper 

perspective.
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Color

In water analysis the term "color" refers to the appearance of 

water that is free from suspended solids. Many turbid waters 

that appear yellow, red, or brown when viewed in the stream show 

very little color after the suspended matter has been removed. 

The yellow-to-brown color of some waters is usually caused by 

organic matter extracted from leaves, roots, and other organic 

substances in the ground. In some areas objectionable color in 

water results from industrial wastes and sewage. Clear deep water may appear blue as the result of a scattering of sunlight by the 

water molecules. Water for domestic use and some industrial 

uses should be free from any perceptible color. A color less than 

10 units generally passes unnoticed. Some swamp waters have 

natural color of 200 to 300 units or more.

The extent to which a water is colored by material in solution 

is commonly reported as a part of a water analysis because a significant color in water may indicate the presence of organic material that may have some bearing on the dissolved solids content. 

Color in water is expressed in terms of units between 0 and 500 

or more based on the Hazen's arbitrary standard (see p. 8).

Oxygen consumed

Oxygen consumed is a measure of the amount of oxygen required to oxidize unstable materials in water and may be correlated with natural-water color or with some carbonaceous organic 

pollution from sewage or industrial wastes.

Tolerances for oxygen consumed in feed water for low- and 

high-pressure boilers are 15 and 3 ppm, respectively (Northeast 

Water Works Association, 1940). Wash water containing more 

than 8 ppm has been reported to impart a bad odor to textiles; 

concentrations for water used in beverages and brewing range from 

0.5 to 5.0 ppm (California State Water Pollution Control Board, 

1952, 1954).

Organics

Phenols. Phenolic material in water resources is invariably 

the result of pollution. Phenols are widely used as disinfectants 

and in the synthesis of many organic compounds. Waste products 

from oil refineries, coke areas, and chemical plants may contain 

high concentrations. Fortunately, phenols decompose in the pres-
COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS 21

ence of oxygen and organic material, and their persistence downstream from point of entry is relatively short lived. The rate of 

decomposition is dependent on the environment.

Very low concentrations impart such a disagreeable taste to 

water that it is highly improbable that harmful amounts could be 

consumed unknowingly. Reported thresholds of detection of taste 

and odor range from 0. 01 to 0.1 ppm.

Detergents (ABS). --The major type of detergents is the alkylbenzene-sulfonate group, which are highly resistant to biological 

degradation so that the effect of ABS in water persists over a long 

period of time. Waste water may carry these detergents to surface water supplies with resulting deterioration of water quality 

which includes unpleasant taste, odor, and foaming. Very little 

is known concerning the nature and the extent of occurrence and 

movement of detergents in waters or of the chemical and physical 

change that they may undergo after being added to surface waters 

(U.S. Geological Survey-Federal Housing, 1959).

Temperature

Temperature is an important factor in property determining 

the quality of water. This is very evident for such a direct use 

as an industrial coolant. Temperature is also important, but perhaps not so evident, for its indirect influence upon aquatic biota, 

concentrations of dissolved gases, and distribution of chemical 

solutes in lakes and reservoirs as a consequence of thermal stratification and variation.

Surface water temperatures tend to change seasonally and daily 

with air temperatures, except for the outflow of large springs. 

Superimposed upon the annual temperature cycle is a daily fluctuation of temperature which is greater in warm seasons than in 

cold and greater in sunny periods than with a cloud cover. Natural warming is due mainly to absorption of a solar radiation by 

the water and secondarily to transfer of heat from the air or from 

the bottom. Condensation of water vapor at the water surface is 

reported to furnish measurable quantities of heat. Heat loss takes 

place largely through radiation, with further losses through evaporation and conduction to the air and bottom. Thus the temperature of a small stream generally reaches a maximum in mid-to 

late afternoon due to solar heating and reaches a minimum from 

early to mid-morning after nocturnal radiation.

Temperature variations which commonly occur during summer in lakes and reservoirs of temperate regions results in a 

separation of the water volume into a circulating upper portion 

and a non-circulating lower portion. Separating the two is a stratum of water of variable vertical thickness in which the temperature
22 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

decreases rapidly with increasing depth. This physical division 

of the water mass into a circulating and a stagnant portion is the 

result of density differences in the water column associated with 

the temperature distribution. Knowledge of the stratification in a 

body of water may result in increased utility by locating strata of 

more suitable characteristics. For example, the elevation of an 

intake pipe may be changed to obtain water of lower temperature, 

higher pH, less dissolved iron, or other desirable properties. 

Temperature is a major factor in determining the effect of 

pollution on aquatic organisms. The resistance of fish to certain 

toxin substances has been shown to vary widely with temperature. 

The quantity of dissolved oxygen which the water can contain is 

also temperature dependent. Oxygen is more soluble in cold water than in warm water, hence the reduction of oxygen concentrations by pollution is especially serious during periods of high 

temperature when oxygen levels are already low. Increased temperatures also accelerate biological activity including that of the 

oxygen-utilizing bacteria which decompose organic wastes. These 

pollutional effects may be especially serious when low flow conditions coincide with high temperatures. Summary temperature 

data of water are essential for planning multiple uses of water 

resources.

Turbidity

Turbidity is the optical property of a suspension with reference to the extent to which the penetration of light is inhibited by 

the presence of insoluble material. Turbidity is a function on both 

the concentration and particle size of the suspended material. 

Although it is reported in terms of parts per million of silica, it 

is only partly synonymous with the weight of sediment per unit 

volume of water.

Turbid water is abrasive in pipes, pumps, and turbine blades. 

In process water, turbidities much more than 1 ppm are not tolerated by several industries, but others permit up to 50 ppm 

higher (Rainwater, Thatcher, 1960, p. 289).

SEDIMENT

Fluvial sediment is generally regarded as that sediment which 

is transported by, suspended in, or deposited by water. Suspended 

sediment is that part of it which remains in suspension in water 

owing to the upward components of turbulent currents or by colloidal suspension. Much fluvial sediment results from the natural 

process of erosion, which in turn is part of the geologic cycle of
STREAMFLOW 23

rock transformation. This natural process may be accelerated 

by agricultural practices. Sediment is also contributed by a number of industrial and construction activities. In certain sections, 

waste materials from mining, logging, oil-field, and other industrial operations introduce large quantities of suspended as well as 

dissolved material.

The quantity of sediment, transported or available for transportation, is affected by climatic conditions, form or nature of 

precipitation, character of the soil mantle, plant cover, topography, and land use. The mode and rate of sediment erosion, 

transport, and deposition is determined largely by the size distribution of the particles or more precisely by the fall velocities of 

the particles in water. Sediment particles in the sandsize (larger 

than 0. 062 mm) range do not appear to be affected by flocculation 

or dispersion resulting from the mineral constituents in solution. 

In contrast, the sedimentation diameter of clay and silt particles in 

suspension may vary considerably from point to point in a stream 

or reservoir, depending on the mineral matter in solution and in 

suspension and the degree of turbulence present. The size of sediment particles in transport at any point depends on the type of 

credible and soluble material in the drainage area, the degree of 

flocculation present, time in transport, and characteristics of the 

transporting flow. The flow characteristics include velocity W 

water, turbulence, and the depth, width, and roughness of the channel. As a result of these variable characteristics, the size of 

particles transported, as well as the total sediment load, is in 

constant adjustment with the characteristics and physical features 

of the stream and drainage area.

STREAMFLOW

Most of the records «cf stream discharge, used in conjunction 

with the chemical analyses and in the computation of sediment 

loads in this volume, are published in Geological Survey reports 

on the surface-water supply of the United States. The discharge 

reported for a composite sample is usually the average of daily 

mean discharges for the composite period. The discharges reported in the tables of single analyses are either daily mean discharges or discharges for the time at which samples were collected, computed from a stage-discharge relation or from a discharge measurement.
24 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

PUBLICATIONS

Reports giving records of chemical quality and temperatures 

of surface waters and suspended-sediment loads of streams in the 

area covered by this volume for the water years 1941-58, are 

listed below:

Numbers of water-supply papers containing records for 

Parts 5-6, 1941-58

Year

1941 

1942 

1943 

1944 

1945

WSP

942 

950 

970 

1022 

1030

Year

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950

WSP

1050 

1102 

1132 

1162 

1187

Year

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

WSP

1198 

1251 

1291 

1351 

1401

Year

1956 

1957 

1958

WSP

1451 

1521 

1572

Geological Survey reports containing chemical quality, temperature, and sediment data obtained before 1941 are listed below. Publications dealing largely with the quality of ground-water 

supplies and only incidentally covering the chemical composition 

of surface waters are not included. Publications that are out of 

print are preceded by an asterisk.

PROFESSIONAL PAPER

*135. Composition of river and lake waters of the United States, 

1924.

BULLETINS

*479. The geochemical interpretation of water analyses, 1911. 

770. The data of geochemistry, 1924.

WATERSUPPLY PAPERS

*108. Quality of water in the Susquehanna River drainage basin, 

with an introductory chapter on physiographic features, 

1904.

*161. Quality of water in the upper Ohio River basin and at Erie, 

Pa., 1906.

*193. The quality of surface waters in Minnesota, 1907.

*236. The quality of surface waters in the United States, Part 1, 

Analyses of waters east of the one hundredth meridian, 

1909.
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*237. The quality of the surface waters of California, 1910.

*239. The quality of the surface waters of Illinois, 1910.

*273. Quality of the water supplies of Kansas, with a preliminary report on stream pollution by mine waters in southeastern Kansas, 1911.

*274. Some stream waters of the western United States, with 

chapters on sediment carried by the Rio Grande and the 

industrial application of water analyses, 1911.

*339. Quality of the surface waters of Washington, 1914.

*363. Quality of the surface waters of Oregon, 1914.

*418. Mineral springs of Alaska, with a chapter on the chemical 

character of some surface waters of Alaska, 1917.

*596-B. Quality of water of Colorado River in 1925-26, 1928.

*596-D. Quality of water of Pecos River in Texas, 1928.

*596-E. Quality of the surface waters of New Jersey, 1928.

*636-A. Quality of water of the Colorado River in 1926-28, 1930.

*636-B. Suspended matter in the Colorado River in 1925-28, 1930.

*638-D. Quality of water of the Colorado River in 1928-30, 1932.

*839. Quality of water of the Rio Grande basin above Fort Quitman, Tex. , 1938.

*889-E. Chemical character of surface water of Georgia, 1944.

*998. Suspended sediment in the Colorado River, 1925-41, 1947. 

1048. Discharge and sediment loads in the Boise River drainage

basin, Idaho, 1939-40, 1948.

1110-C. Quality of water of Conchas Reservoir, New Mexico, 

1939-49, 1952.

Many of the reports listed are available for consultation in the 

larger public and institutional libraries. Copies of Geological 

Survey publications still in print may be purchased at a nominal 

cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing 

Office, Washington 25, D. C. , who will, upon request, furnish 

lists giving prices.

COOPERATION

The chemical quality of water and sediment investigations in 

the Missouri River and Red River of the North basins in Colorado, 

Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and 

Wyoming were begun in 1945. Most of the investigations were 

made as part of the program of the United States Department of the 

Interior for development of the Missouri River basin with funds 

provided directly to the Geological Survey. Financial assistance 

was provided by the Bureau of Reclamation of the Interior Department for some of the investigations in South Dakota; by the Soil
State Cooperating agency Drainage basi

Iowa

Kansas

Minnesota

South Dakota

Iowa Geological Survey 

H. G. Hershey, director and 

State Geologist.

Kansas Water Resources Board, 

Robert L. Smith, executive 

secretary.

City of Wichita, Robert H. Hess, 

director of water.

Minnesota Iron Range Resources 

and Rehabilitation, Kaarlo J. 

Otava, commissioner.

South Dakota Water Resources 

Commission, J. W. Grimes, 

chief engineer.

Hudson Bay and upp

Mississippi River 

Missouri River basi

Missouri River basi

Hudson Bay and upp

Mississippi River 

Missouri River basi
State Cooperating agency Drainage bas

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Wisconsin Conservation Department, L. P. Voigt, director, 

through the Committee on 

Water Pollution, George P. 

Steinmetz, chairman, Theodore 

F. Wisniewski, director.

Wyoming Natural Resources 

Board, Paul A. Rechard, 

succeeded by Edwin R. Lang, 

chief of Water Development.

Office of State Engineer 

Earl Lloyd, State Engineer.

Missouri River bas
28 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture for some 

of the investigations in Colorado and Nebraska; and by the Corps 

of Engineers of the Department of the Army for some of the investigations in North Dakota and South Dakota.

The investigations in Minnesota and Wisconsin and some of 

the investigations in Iowa were made in cooperation with these 

States. The cooperative programs with the states of Kansas, South 

Dakota, and Wyoming which became effective in 1957, were continued in 1958.

The table on page 26 lists State and local agencies that cooperated in quality-of-water investigations in the drainage basins included in this volume, and the locations of quality-of-water district or regional offices responsible for the data collected.

DIVISION OF WORK

The quality-of-water program was conducted by the .Water ReResources Division of the Geological Survey, L. B. Leopold, chief 

hydraulic engineer, and S. K. Love, chief of the Quality of Water 

Branch.

Most of the investigations were made under the direction of 

D. M. Culbertson, district engineer, Lincoln, Nebr., and by T. 

F. Hanly, district engineer, Worland, Wyo. The sediment investigations in Iowa were made under the direction of V. R. Bennion, 

district engineer, Iowa City, Iowa, and those in Wisconsin under 

the direction of G. W. Whetstone, district chemist, Columbus, 

Ohio.

Additional basic data on file for the streams, lakes, and reservoirs shown in this report can be obtained by writing the responsible Survey district office.

LITERATURE CITED

American Society for Testing Materials, 1954, Manual on industrial water: Am. Soc. for Testing Mat., Philadelphia, 

Pa., p. 356.

Baker, M. N. , 1949, The quest for pure water: Am. Water Works 

Assoc. , New York, N. Y.

Brandt, H. J., 1948, Intensified injurious effects on fish, especially the increased toxic effect produced by a combination 

of sewage poisons: Chem. abs. 42, p. 9015.
LITERATURE CITED 29

Busch, Werner, 1927, The applicability of electrometric titration 

to the determination of the solubility of slightly soluble 

oxides; Zeitschr. Anorg. Chem. , v. 161, p. 161-179.

California State Water Pollution Control Board, 1952, Waterquality criteria: California State Water Pollution Control 

Board, pub. 3., p. 257, 291-292, 377-378.

______1954, Water-quality criteria: California State Water 

Pollution Control Board, pub. 3, Addendum no. 1. , p. 291- 

292.

Eriksson, E. , 1952, Composition of atmospheric precipitation II; 

sulfur, chloride, iodine compounds, bibliography: Tellus, 

v. 4, p. 280-303.

Faucett, R. L. and Miller, H. C. , 1946, Methemoglobinemia 

occurring in infants fed milk diluted with well waters of 

high nitrate content: Jour. Pediatrics, v. 29, p. 593.

Hazen, Alien, 1892, A new color standard for natural waters: 

Am. Chem. Jour., v. 12, p. 427-428.

Hem, John D. , 1959, Study and interpretation of chemical characteristics of natural water: U.S. Geo. Survey Water-Supply 

Paper 1473, 269 p.

Howard, C. D. , 1923, Zinc contamination in drinking water: Am. 

Water Works Assoc. Jour., v. 10, p. 411.

Kilmer, V. J. and Alexander, L. T. , 1949, Methods of making 

mechanical analyses of soils: Soil Sci. , v. 68, p. 15-24.

Lackey, J. B. , and Sawyer, C. N. , 1946, Plankton productivity 

of certain southeastern Wisconsin lakes as related to fertilization: Sewage Works Jour., v. t7, p. 573.

Lane, E. W. , and others, 1947, Report of the Subcommittee on 

Terminology: Am. Geophys. Union Trans. , v. 28, p. 937.

Magistad, O. C. , and Christiansen, J. E., 1944, Saline soils, 

their nature and management: U. S. Dept., Agriculture 

Circ. 707, p. 8-9.

Maxcy, K. F. , 1950, Report on the relation of nitrate concentrations in well waters to the occurrence of methemoglobinemia: Natl. Research Council, Bull. Sanitary Eng. and 

Environment, App. D. , p. 271.

Moore, E. W., 1950, The desalting of saline waters, a review of 

the present status; Natl. Research Council Comm. on Sanitary Eng. and Environment, Rept. to Subcomm. on Water 

Supply.

National Research Council, 1954, Sodium restricted diets: Natl. 

Research Council, pub. 325.

Northeastern Water Works Association, 1940, Progress report, 

Committee on quality Tolerances of Water for Industrial 

Uses: Northeast Water Works Assoc. Jour. , v. 54.

Pleissner, M. , 1907, Arb. Kais. Gesundheitsamt, v. 26, p. 384- 

443.
30 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

Rainwater, F. H., and Thatcher, L. L., 1960, Methods for collection and analysis of water samples: U. S. Geol. Survey 

Water-Supply Paper 1454, 301 p.

Rankama, K. , and Sahama, T. G., 1950, Geochemistry: Chicago 

Univ. Press, Chicago, 111. , p. 767.

Riffenburg, H. B. , 1925, Chemical character of ground waters of 

the northern Great Plains: U. S. Geol. Survey WaterSupply Paper 560-B, p. 31-52.

Seidell, Atherton, 1940, Solubilities of inorganic and metal organic compounds, 3d ed. , v. 1, D. van Nostrand, New 

York.

U.S. Interagency Report 6, 1952, A study of methods used in measurements and analysis of sediment loads in streams, the 

design of improved types of suspended samplers, p. 86- 

90; U. S. Engineer Office, St. Paul, Minn.

U. S. Interagency Report 7, 1943, A study of methods used in 

measurement and analysis of sediment loads in streams , 

a study of new methods of size analysis of suspended sampler, p. 82-90; U. S. Engineer Office, St. Paul, Minn.

U.S. Interagency Report 8, 1948, A study of methods used in 

measurement and analysis of sediment loads of streams, 

measurement of the sediment discharge of streams, p. 70- 

76; U. S. Engineer Office, St. Paul, Minn.

U. S. Interagency Report 11, 1957, A study of methods used in 

measurement and analysis of sediment loads in streams, 

the development and calibration of the visual-accumulation 

tube, p. 1-109.

U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, 1959, A reconnaissance study of anionic surfactants in ground water: 

Federal Housing Adm. , Washington 25, D. C.

U.S. Public Health Service, 1946, Drinking water standards: U.S. 

Public Health Service Repts., v. 61, no. 11.

___1946, Public Health Reports, reprint 2698.

U. S. Salinity Laboratory Staff, 1954, Diagnosis and improvement 

of saline and alkali soils: U.S. Dept. Agriculture, Agriculture Handb. 60, p. 1-160.

Waring, F. H., 1949, Significance of nitrates in water supplies: 

Am. Water Works Assoc. Jour., V. 41, no. 2., p. 147-150.
CHEMICAL ANALYSES, WATER TEMPERATURES, AND SEDIM

PART 5. HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BA

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

5-517. WILD RICE RIVER NEAR CAYUGA, N. DAK.

LOCATION.--At gaging station at county highway bridge, 1J miles downstream from unnamed tributary, 

northeast of Cayuga, Sargent County. Prior to Oct. 9, 1957, gaging station at site three-quarte

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: June 1957 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Water temperatures: October 1957 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 3,110 ppm Feb. 19-22; minimum, 483 ppm Feb. 26 to M

Hardness: Maximum, 1,080 ppm Feb. 19-22; minimum, 245 Ppm Feb. 26 to Mar. 1.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 3,990 micromhos Feb. 22; minimum daily, 696 micromhos Feb. 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 86°F May 31, July 22; minimum, freezing point on many days during O

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conduct

at Lincoln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WS

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, June 1957 to July 

Date of 

collection

June 21, 1957 a.

Sept. 30 a......

Oct. 1-6 .......

Oct. 7-27......

Oct. 28-Nov. 26.

Nov. 27-Dec. 27

Dec. 28- Jan. 10,

1958.........

Jan. 11-21.....

Jan. 22- Feb. 7 .

Feb. 8-14......

Feb. 15-18.....

Feb. 19-22.....

Feb. 23-24..... 

Feb. 25........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

36

20

17.0

10.5

15.7

6.30

1.56

.65

.22

.10

.10

.20

.90 

2

Silica 

(Si03 )

21

18

18

17

5.6

6.2

5.8

7.4

9.4

13

13

17

14 

8.7

Iron 

(Fe)

0.03

.02

.01

.03

.03

.01

.03

.03

.02

.02

.02

.10

.09 

.14

Calcium 

(Ca)

77

91

93

102

106

119

133

151

164

196

194

223

158 

60

Magnesium 

(Mg)

33

51

55

52

59

72

84

96

101

122

117

127

91 

32

Sodium 

(Na)

53

60

62

71

76

80

95

117

125

169

412

592

155 

117

Potassium 

(K)

13

18

20

18

16

17

19

23

24

26

27

31

24 

14

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

204

252

276

275

293

300

348

388

422

502

542

608

394 

164

Sulfate 

(S0«)

248

331

330

348

395

470

535

623

665

815

1,120

1,450

673 

318

Chloride 

(Cl)

22

21

26

26

27

29

37

43

49

68

192

290

74 

58

Fluoride 

(F)

0.4

.5

.3

.4

.3

.4

.5

.4

.5

.6

3.6

5.1

.6 

.7

Nitrate 

(NO,)

2.4

.9

1.2

.6

.3

.2

.3

1.1

.9

2.3

.2.6

3.3

3.7 

5.4

Boron 

(B)

0.22

.28

.24

.30

.27

.22

.31

.35

.35

.46

1.3

1.3

.43 

.33

Parts per 

Residue

at 180°C

588

760

784

816

879

1,010

1,170

1,350

1,470

1,780

2,450

3,110

1,460 

726

a Not included in weighted average.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continued 

5-517. WILD RICE RIVER NEAR CAYUGA, N. DAK. Co

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, June 1957 to July 1958-

Date of 

collection

Feb. 26-Mar. 1,

Mar. 2-Apr. 6 ..

Apr. 26-May 5..

June 28-July 26 . 

Weighted average b. .......

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

9.25 

39.3 

116 

65.7

10.4 

1.10 

.39

15.5

Silica 

(SiO,)

9.5 

8.2 

8.1 

5.3

5.9 

32 

17

8.1

Iron 

(Fe)

0.02 

.02 

.02 

.03

.01 

.01 

.02

0.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

51 

77 

79 

88

102 

109 

101

86

Magnesium 

(Mg)

29 

47 

43 

48

57 

59 

47

49

Sodium 

(Na)

48 

47 

40 

39

45 

72 

70

49

Potassium 

(K)

14 

14 

12 

13

14 

12

14

14

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

129 

216 

220 

245

288 

377 

251

238

Sulfate 

(SO.)

199 

277 

253 

276

317 

340 

344

292

Chloride 

(Cl)

30 

21 

16 

15

17 

26 

28

20

Fluoride 

(F)

0.2 

.3 

.3 

.2

.1 

.5 

.4

0.3

Nitrate 

(NO,)

12 

1.9 

.8 

.8

.8 

.7 

1.5

1.1

Boron 

(B)

0.15 

.17 

.16 

.18

.21

.31 

.29

0.19

Parts pe

Residue 

at 180°C

483 

656 

608 

654

765 

854 

786

686
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS 33

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN--Continued

5-517. WILD RICE RIVER NEAR CAYUGA, N. DAK. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. No flow July 27 to Sept-307

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

-.

--

a 54

55

53

51

49

50

52

50

54

55

52

54

50

51

51

51

47

46

41

37

32

a 40

39

39

42

44

48

Nov.

45

39

37

37

39

39

37

32

a 32

36

36

35

a 37

b37

a 38

a 32

34

34

33

32

32

a 34

a 33

a 32

33

b 34

a 34

b32

a 31

a 33

--

35

Dec.

33

31

33

a 33

b 33

31

32

b32

32

32

32

33

32

32

b33

_

a 33

33

33

34

a 35

b33

33

34

34

33

a 32

b31

--

33

Jan.

..

a 33

--

_

--

--

33

35

38

33

36

36

34

33

b34

35

34

33

32

32

31

31

34

34

33

32

33

--

Feb.

33

35

34

33

33

32

34

a 33

b 33

32

33

32

33

33

a 33

b33

33

32

33

33

32

a 34

b34

35

36

34

35

33

33

Mar.

34

33

34

34

35

34

34

33

a 34

35

34

35

33

34

33

34

33

34

35

34

34

a 34

34

34

33

34

34

38

39

--

34

Apr.

43

44

46

45

45

44

a 44

45

49

54

53

49

54

59

59

61

58

59

b58

a 53

51

50

48

b46

b43

42

a 40

41

43

48

--

49

May

49

48

b48

50

51

52

58

59

64

a 65

b64

66

63

68

67

68

69

65

61

59

58

a 63

65

a 67

-

70

68

73

76

81

86

63

June

a 75

69

71

65

74

84

a 76

74

a 72

71

a 70

a 65

a 68

a 65

b 66

68

69

a 71

a 68

b64

70

a 71

70

65

a 68

b 73

b66

78

80

74

--

71

July

b 74

b71

73

a 74

73

71

b 70

65

a 66

76

78

a 79

77

a 75

b 70

a 78

a 71

a 72

b74

76

78

86

a 81

80

a 82

--

75

Aug. Sept.

a Measurement between 9 a.m. and 12 m. 

b Measurement between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continued

5-540. RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT FARGO, N. D

LOCATION. At intake of Fargo Water Works, about 0.7 mile upstream from Island Park Dam and gaging 

upstream from Sheyenne River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,800 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Chemical analyses: October 1955 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: October 1955 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58.--Dissolved solids: Maximum, 650 ppm May 6-9;;minimum, 222 ppm July 3-8.

Hardness: Maximum, 420 ppm May 6-9; minimum, 161 ppm July 3-8.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 960 micromhos May 6; minimum daily, 326 micromhos July 4.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 79°F Aug. 11; minimum, 34°F Jan. 3, 4. 

EXTREMES, 1955-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 650 ppm May 6-9 L 1958; minimum, 174 ppm Dec. 1-2, 1

Hardness: Maximum, 420 ppm May 6-9, 1958; minimum, 154 ppm Dec. 1-2,18-19, 1955.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 960 micromhos May 6, 1958; minimum daily, 275 micromhos Dec

Water temperatures: Maximum, 82°F July 15, 16, 18, 1957; minimum, 33°F on many days during winte

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge.. Records of specific conduct

at Lincoln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in W

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to 

Date of collection

Oct. 1-Nov. 1,

Nov. 22-Dec. 8 ...

Dec. 25-Jan. 13, 

1958............

Mar. 29-Apr. 11..

Apr. 21-May 5 ....

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

452 

498 

530 

381 

462

332 

326 

307 

556 

552

736 

949 

811 

556 

361

Silica 

(Si02)

12 

11 

11 

12 

11

11 

11 

13 

9.1 

8.7

7.4 

8.3 

9.8 

8.2 

6.0

Iron 

(Fe)

0.02 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01

.01 

.01 

.02 

.00 

.01

.01 

.01 

.00 

.01 

.00

Calcium 

(Ca)

49 

59 

49 

55 

44

51 

56 

57 

51 

54

51 

64 

75 

82 

74

Magnesium 

(Mg)

30 

40 

34 

41 

35

41 

43 

42 

36 

39

35 

43 

48 

52 

49

Sodium 

(Na)

18 

22 

17 

23 

13

20 

18 

17 

20 

25

21 

31 

41 

43 

37

Potassium 

(K)

5.6 

6.5 

5.1 

6.0 

4.7

5.2 

5.0 

5.2 

5.4 

6.3

5.9 

7.9 

9.2 

9.2 

8.4

Bicarbonate 

(HCOS)

256 

260 

259 

280 

281

301 

303 

313 

254 

255

226 

235 

255 

274 

282

Sulfate 

(S04)

66 

134 

77 

112 

48

80 

90 

83 

98 

124

122 

191 

244 

267 

220

Chloride 

(Cl)

7.0 

7.5 

7.0 

7.5 

5.9

6.6 

7.0 

6.5 

7.5 

8.7

6.6 

9.6 

12 

11 

9.0

Fluoride 

(F)

0.2 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.1

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.2 

.0 

.0 

.3 

.3

.1 

.3 

1.3 

.9

.4

.5 

1.1 

.3 

.2 

.3

Boron 

(B)

0,07 

.08 

.08 

.08 

.07

.13 

.08 

.09 

.08 

.10

.Q9 

.13 

.15 

.15 

.13
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS 35

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> o co en co OCO^H-^O

I N TH N 133 O CD N TH i-l

J O Ci N O O ^ I

_ _ _ 0 0

sss

> o o o o <

> 10 O t 

1 N * I
36 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continued

5-540. RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT FARGO, N. DAK. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement at 9 a.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

58

60

60

60

b 59

58

57

55

54

53

53

b 54

53

55

54

54

53

52

b 52

53

51

51

48

46

46

b46

42

43

43

b44

52

Nov.

43

44

b43

43

43

43

43

41

39

38

37

38

38

39

39

39

38

39

as

39

37

36

36

35

36

36

36

b 37

36

36

--

39

Dec.

36

37

35

36

35

35

35

a 35

36

35

35

35

35

35

as

35

35

35

35

a 35

35

35

35

35

a 35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

Jan.

a 35

35

34

34

b35

35

35

35

35

35

35

b35

35

35

35

35

a 35

35

a 35

35

35

a 35

35

35

35

b35

35

35

35

35

35

35

Feb.

35

35

35

35

35

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

--

35

Mar.

36

35

a 35

35

35

35

35

a 35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

a 35

35

a 35

35

35

35

35

a 35

35

35

35

35

35

b36

37

35

Apr.

37

38

42

44

44

b43

44

46

47

48

50

50

b 50

52

53

55

55

56

56

b 56

a 55

55

55

52

51

51

52

52

49

50

--

50

May

50

51

53

a 55

55

54

55

59

59

61

63

65

65

65

66

66

68

67

64

63

63

63

63

63

b 64

64

64

65

66

67

a 69

62

June

66

66

65

a 65

64

64

66

66

67

66

65

66

65

65

65

66

66

65

67

a 66

66

b67

67

67

66

65

66

68

b 70

70

--

66

July

71

73

74

73

71

b69

68

67

67

65

67

69

b 71

a 72

72

a 71

72

a 72

a 73

74

74

74

75

77

75

76

74

73

a 73

74

72

Aug.

74

76

76

75

74

74

a 74

75

75

77

a 79

78

78

a 77

76

75

76

a 75

75

75

72

72

70

67

68

67

68

a 69

69

67

66

73

Sept.

64

66

66

66

66

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

66

66

66

65

63

63

63

64

b 63

63

64

66

63

62

61

b60

60

58

--

64

a Measurement between 10 a.m. and 12 m. 

b Measurement between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continued

5-560. SHEYENNE RIVER NEAR WARWICK, N. DAK

LOCATION. At gaging station at highway bridge, 3.3 miles south of Warwick, Benson County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,100 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: January 1951 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: January 1951 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 902 ppm Jan. 14-31; minimum, 287 ppm Apr. 4-12.

Hardness: Maximum, 472 ppm Jan. 14-31; minimum, 137 ppm Apr. 4-12.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,510 micromhos Mar. 4; minimum daily, 440 micromhos Apr. 8

Water temperatures: Maximum, 80°F July 23; minimum, 33°F on several days during October to Decem

EXTREMES, 1951-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,230 ppm Mar. 21-23, 1955; minimum, 174 ppm Apr. 1

Hardness: Maximum, 488 ppm Feb. 26 to Mar. 5, 1957; minimum, 76 ppm Mar. 30 to Apr. 2, 1955.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,940 micromhos Feb. 1, 1955; minimum daily, 240 micromhos 

Water temperatures: Maximum (1951-55, 1956-58), 86°F July 21, 1955; minimum, freezing point on s

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conduct

Lincoln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to 

Date of collection

Oct. 1-18, 1957.... 

Oct. 19-Nov. 19 ... 

Nov. 20-Dec. 17 ... 

Dec. 18-Jan. 13,

Jan. 14-31 ........

Feb. 18-23........

Feb. 24-Mar. 6....

Mar. 13-Apr. 3....

Apr. 16-May 14.... 

May 15-June 9 .....

July 1-7...........

July 18-Aug. 3.....

Aug. 25-Sept. 30... 

Weighted aver age a

Mean 

discharge 

(els)

33.7 

23.5 

11.9

8.5 

10.3 

8.1

4.2 

46.2 

33.7 

38.2 

109 

51.3 

26.8

19.7 

13.3 

103 

79.4 

25.5 

4.50 

1.59

23.6

Silica 

(Si02)

27 

16

19 

23

--

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.00

.02 

.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

87 

101

48

45 

52

--

Magnesium 

(Mg)

43 

54

26

26 

20

--

Sodium 

(Na)

57 

73 

82

109 

150 

133

82 

146 

92 

55 

44 

67 

82

91 

76 

53 

127 

85 

70 

33

81

Potassium 

(K)

7.2 

12

6.0

4.5

--

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

357 

414 

450

520 

626 

621

466 

560 

338 

245 

193 

264 

339

411 

407 

306 

426 

328 

324 

262

363

Sulfate 

(S04)

171 

122

64 

54

--

Chloride 

(Cl)

24 

17

14 

6.3

Fluoride 

(F)

0.3 

.2

.4 

.1

--

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.7

4.4

--

1.7 

1.7

--

Boron 

(B)

0.19 

.19

.15 

.14

--

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
38 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN--Continued

5-560. SHEYENNE RIVER NEAR WARWICK, N. DAK. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

65

61

60

59

55

_

52

50

46

47

47

48

51

51

50

52

51

50

"

47

42

40

35

33

39

--

40

40

41

43

48

Nov.

40

38

38

_

--

--

--

_

38

35

35

34

33

33

33

34

..

34

37

33

37

33

--

--

--

Dec.

..

34

33

34

33

..

--

37

33

34

34

37

a 37

_

40

a 40

a 40

37

36

--

37

37

38

36

35

35

35

--

Jan.

35

--

35

35

--

35

35

40

38

39

39

39

38

37

38

38

38

37

39

35

35

37

36

_

35

35

35

35

35

37

Feb.

35

35

34

34

34

35

34

34

33

33

35

33

33

33

35

35

37

37

37

40

36

a 35

.-

--

--

Mar.

_

a 35

a 35

35

_.

36

35

38

35

a 35

a 33

33

a 33

..

35

36

36

34

35

35

-.

36

36

38

38

39

39

39

--

Apr.

36

36

a 35

36

37

..

38

40

39

43

40

43

--

51

53

50

55

57

54

--

53

48

45

45

47

49

42

41

48

--

45

May

47

53

55

49

52

56

54

61

59

_

68

65

66

--

70

69

60

56

68

65

68

"

69

62

69

69

65

61

June

__

63

64

62

63

67

69

67

64

_

--

64

65

a 68

a 67

a 71

66

68

68

66

62

61

66

68

75

__

73

--

-

July

73

74

70

--

68

_

67

65

59

67

69

69

70

70

71

71

71

73

--

75

78

80

77

76

75

77

72

75

73

72

Aug.

75

73

73

72

73

74

79

77

78

76

74

76

76

75

71

67

73

65

65

a 64

66

69

67

63

--

--

Sept.

..

78

76

60

75

--

68

65

64

64

64

51

53

57

62

62

59

_

62

63

50

48

56

52

49

43

--

--

a Measurement between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
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RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continued 

5-587. SHEYENNE RIVER AT LISBON, N. DAK.

LOCATION. At gaging station, 150 feet downstream from dam at State fish hatchery, at north edge of 

from Timber Coulee.

DRAINAGE AREA.--8,560 square miles, approximately (includes 3,940 square miles in closed Devils Lake 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: August 1956 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: August 1956 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 671 ppm May 2-31; minimum, 269 ppm Nov. 7-8.

Hardness: Maximum, 349 ppm May 2-31; minimum, 146 ppm Nov. 7-8.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,150 microrahos July 20; minimum daily, 349 microrahos Nov. 8.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 79°F Aug. 9, 10; minimum, freezing point on many days during October 

EXTREMES, 1956-58 . Dissolved solids: Maximum, 671 ppm May 2-31, 1958; minimum, 269 ppm Nov. 7-8, 19

Hardness: Maximum, 349 ppm May 2-31, 1958; minimum, 146 ppm Nov. 7-8, 1957.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,150 microrahos July 20, 1958; minimum daily, 349 micromhos N

Water temperatures: Maximum, 81°F on several days during July 1957; minimum, freezing point on man

REMARKS.--Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conductan

at Lincoln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Se

Date of collection

Oct. 1-22, 1957.... 

Oct. 23-Nov. 6 ....

Nov. 9-Dec. 7.....

Jan. 1-31, 1958....

Feb. 27 -Mar. 7....

Mar. 16-26. .......

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

80.9 

171 

178 

118 

74.7

70.7 

68.7 

68.0 

70 

70.7

77.6 

128 

244 

86.1 

81.4

Silica 

(Si02)

17 

16 

11 

8.6 

11

14 

16 

16 

17 

17

19 

18 

17 

16 

14

Iron 

(Fe)

0.02 

.02 

.01 

.01 

.02

.01 

.02 

.09 

.09 

.04

.04 

.09 

.03 

.01 

.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

58 

58 

37 

63 

61

64 

67 

45 

51 

49

70 

62 

47 

58 

65

Magnesium 

(Mg)

28 

28 

13 

29 

32

32 

28 

21 

30 

19

31 

26 

19 

25 

31

Sodium 

(Na)

81 

81 

36 

83 

81

80 

75 

60 

76 

52

80 

67 

48 

57 

72

Potassium 

(K)

11 

11 

5.3 

12 

11

11 

9.8 

7.8 

9.8 

7.0

12 

12 

13 

12 

11

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

324 

322 

176 

326 

340

358 

348 

244 

308 

238

362 

300 

210 

251 

322

Sulfate 

(S0<)

135 

139 

68 

149 

137

141 

134 

102 

135

94

144 

128 

98 

132 

143

Chloride 

(Cl)

24 

26 

12 

26 

25

24 

22 

16 

23 

16

25 

22 

18 

21 

25

Fluoride 

(F)

0.1 

.1 

.0 

.2 

.3

.3 

.3 

.2 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4 

.3

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.3 

1.3 

.4 

.7 

3.3

3.5 

3.1 

2.5 

3. 3 

2.1

3.6 

4.8 

7.9 

7.2 

4.1

Boron 

(B)

0.15 

.16 

.18 

.18 

.19

.24 

.20 

.15 

.18 

.13

.20 

.19 

.13 

.14 

.18

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42 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continued

5-587. SHEYENNE RIVER AT LISBON, N. DAK.--Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 5 p.m. and 9 p.in./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

a 56

a 58

b 58

b 58

55

a 54

a 54

a 52

a 50

50

a 49

a 47

a 47

51

51

50

49

49

a 48

a 45

44

43

42

39

a 31

a 34

a 33

b 38

b 34

b40

b42

47

Nov.

a 36

a 36

b 36

b 36

36

a 36

34

a 34

a 35

a 34

a 34

a 34

b 38

a 34

a 35

a 34

a 34

b34

32

32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

b 33

b 35

a 32

a 32

a 32

--

34

Dec.

a 32

a 33

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 33

32

32

32

b32

a 32

a 32

32

32

32

32

b 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

32

Jan.

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

b 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

32

a 32

a 32

b 32

32

32

32

32

b32

32

Feb.

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

32

b 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

b32

32

32

32

32

32

a 32

b 32

32

32

32

32

32

-.

..

--

32

Mar.

b32

32

32

32

32

32

a 32

a 32

a 32

32

33

a 33

32

32

a 32

b32

32

32

32

32

32

b 32

a 33

b35

34

34

34

a 34

34

a 34

34

33

Apr.

34

34

34

b 35

a 37

40

40

b 40

40

40

42

a 46

50

b56

56

56

54

54

a 53

54

53

52

50

49

49

50

50

49

49

50

--

47

May

50

52

a 53

53

54

57

60

63

64

64

65

67

67

67

67

69

67

68

67

67

68

67

67

b68

66

b65

a 65

b 69

b 70

72

a 72

64

June

69

67

68

68

71

72

74

75

75

75

75

76

a 76

77

b 78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

76

b 76

a 77

b 78

78

b 78

78

--

75

July

76

74

75

a 73

74

72

72

71

a 70

a 68

a 66

a 70

71

74

__

74

a 73

73

74

75

76

a 76

77

a 76

--

a 74

Aug.

74

a 74

b 73

a 73

b 74

b 74

74

a 79

79

78

--

77

75

--

75

74

74

75

74

70

a 68

a 66

b 65

b 65

a 67

67

67

66

66

b 65

72

Sept.

b65

a 64

a 67

67

64

64

b 64

a 64

64

64

64

..

a 64

64

64

64

a 63

69

58

58

57

55

54

a Measurement between 8 a.m. and 12 m. 

b Measurement between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continued 

5-825. RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT GRAND FORKS, 

LOCATION. At gaging station, 500 feet downstream from dam at Riverside Park in Grand Forks, Grand 

DRAINAGE AREA. 30,100 square miles, approximately (includes 3,940 square miles in closed Devils Lak

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 1956 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: October 1956 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 479 ppm Apr. 21 to May 17; minimum, 289 ppm Apr. 1-1

Hardness: Maximum, 326 ppm Apr. 21 to May 17; minimum, 215 ppm Apr. 1-13.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 761 micromhos May 13; minimum daily, 430 micromhos Mar. 29.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 70°F on several days during August; minimum, 33°F Feb. 7, 8, 14, 15

EXTREMES, 1956-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 490 ppm Dec. 1-31, 1956; minimum, 246 ppm Mar. 27-31

Hardness: Maximum, 364 ppm Dec. 1-31, 1956; minimum, 174 ppm Mar. 27-31, 1957.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 795 micromhos Dec. 19, 1956; minimum daily, 362 micromhos Ma

Water temperatures: Maximum, 72°F on several days during August 1957; minimum, 33°F Feb. 7, 8, 1

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

available in district office at Lincoln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to 

Date of collection

Oct. 1-31, 1957.... 

Nov. 1-26.........

Nov. 27-Dec. 21... 

Dec. 22-Jan. 31,

Apr. 21-May 17....

June 29- July 5 .....

July 31-Aug. 16.... 

Aug. 17-Sept. 16... 

Sept. 17-30........

Weighted average a. .........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

3,245 

2,964 

1,540

1,382 

1,273

1,928 

2,973 

2,754 

1,734 

1,106

1,410 

1,132 

1,198 

6,319 

3,361

1,033 

535 

460

1,860

Silica 

(Si08)

11 

11 

13

11 

12

9.3 

8.0 

5.8 

5.9 

4.2

8.6 

12 

17 

32 

35

13 

7.7 

1.8

14

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.01 

.02

.01 

.01

.00 

.01 

.01 

.02 

.03

.03 

.03 

.01 

.01 

.02

.01 

.01 

.01

0.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

60 

68

74

59 

61

50 

48 

57 

69 

63

73 

81 

57 

59 

64

62 

49 

55

62

Magnesium 

(Mg)

24 

29 

34

29 

27

24 

23 

30 

37 

38

25 

25 

34 

23 

29

32 

30 

35

28

Sodium 

(Na)

14 

17 

22

18 

16

16 

17 

25 

30 

26

21 

21 

25 

12 

14

23 

19 

23

18

Potassium 

(K)

4.8 

5.0 

5.4

4.9 

4.6

4.9 

4.3 

6.3 

7.1 

6.1

5.4 

5.5 

12 

5.4 

5.4

5.7 

4.9 

5.7

5.3

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

235 

264 

319

287 

285

238 

212 

263 

268 

280

266 

280 

261 

218 

235

258 

254 

275

256

Sulfate 

(S04)

77 

96 

95

59 

57

56 

62 

100 

152 

120

96 

102 

103 

82 

106

103 

63 

85

86

Chloride 

(Cl)

4.5 

7.5 

11

7.7 

7.4

6.9 

7.3 

12 

13 

13

9.1 

9.3 

14 

5.7 

5.9

14 

11 

13

8.0

Fluoride

0.2 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2

.4

0.2

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.5 

.7

.4

.9 

2.2

2.7 

1.2 

1.2 

.9 

1.3

2.2 

1.7 

.5 

.9 

.7

1.4 

1.3 

5.3

1.2

Boron 

(B)

0.12 

.11 

.08

.08 

.08

.10 

.11 

.10 

.13 

.12

.15 

.12 

.13 

.14 

.12

.18 

.10 

.11

0.11

P

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continued

5-825. RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT GRAND FORKS, N. DAK. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 8 a.m. and 11

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

a 54

54

b 54

54

54

54

55

54

53

50

43

49

50

50

49

49

49

48

48

48

48

a 48

46

a 45

a 42

42

42

40

40

a 40

a 40

48

Nov.

40

40

40

a 40

40

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

a 38

38

b 37

36

--

39

Dec.

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

a 36

36

b36

a 36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

a 35

34

36

Jan.

34

34

34

34

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

34

35

35

b35

35

34

34

b35

35

35

b 35

a 35

35

Feb.

34

34

34

34

34

b 34

33

33

34

34

b34

34

a 34

33

33

35

34

34

b34

a 34

34

34

34

a 34

34

35

b35

35

--

34

Mar.

a 35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

a 35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

35

Apr.

37

37

a 37

37

37

37

b37

38

38

38

38

b42

42

43

43

43

43

43

b44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

--

41

May

49

49

49

49

49

b49

a 49

49

49

49

52

52

52

52

a 53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

a 53

54

54

54

a 54

54

54

54

54

52

June

54

a 54

54

54

a 54

54

55

55

56

b 56

59

b 59

b 59

60

b 59

b 60

b 59

59

b 58

58

b59

b 58

b 59

_.

b60

a 60

b 60

--

--

57

July

61

61

a 62

a 63

b64

64

a 64

64

64

"

__

64

64

64

a 64

64

64

64

a 64

64

64

64

65

65

65

65

65

65

b65

65

65

64

Aug.

65

65

65

a 65

65

65

65

67

67

68

68

68

a 68

68

70

70

a 70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

a 70

70

70

70

68

Sept.

69

69

68

67

67

67

65

65

a 64

64

64

64

64

64

63

63

62

62

62

62

62

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

a 61

61

64

a Measurement between 12 m. and 2 p. m. 

b Measurement between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continued

5-920. RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT DRAYTON, N

LOCATION. Temperature recorder at gaging station at interstate highway bridge, lj miles nort

DRAINAGE AREA. 34,800 square miles, approximately (includes^3,940 square miles iji closed Dev

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: June 1954 to September 1955.

Water temperatures: December 1956 to September 1958.

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 76°F Aug. 11-12; minimum, freezing point on 

EXTREMES, 1956-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 80°F on several days during July and August 

months. 

REMARKS. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 155

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to Se

/Recorder with temperature attachment, continuous ethyl alcohol-a

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Average .......

October

max

54 

55 

56 

56 

56

56 

56 

55 

53 

51

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

49 

48

48 

48 

46 

44 

42

41 

41 

40 

40 

40 

40

49

min

54 

54 

55 

56 

56

56 

55 

53 

51 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

49 

48 

48

48 

46 

44 

42 

41

41 

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

48

November

max

40 

40 

39 

38 

38

38 

38 

37 

37 

37

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

35 

35 

35 

34 

34

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

34 

34 

33 

33 

33

36

min

40 

39 

38 

38sa38 

37 

36 

37 

35

36 

36 

36 

36 

35

35 

35 

34 

34 

33

33 

32 

32 

32 

33

33 

33 

32 

32 

33

35

December

max

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

33 

33 

33 

33

33

min

34 

34 

34 

34 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

33 

33 

33

33

January

max

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

32

32 

32 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32

min

33 

33 

33 

33 

32

32 

33 

33 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

33 

33

33 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32

February

max

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

33

32

min

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32

32

March

max

32 

32 

32 

32 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

32 

33 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

33 

33

33

min

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

33 

33 

33 

33 

32

32 

33 

33 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

33 

33 

33

33

April

max

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

37 

39 

40 

43 

45

45 

45 

47 

50 

50

50 

52 

52 

52 

52

52 

51 

50 

49 

49

50 

50 

50 

44 

45

45

mi
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continued 

5-1200. SOURIS RIVER NEAR VERENDRYE, N. DAK.

LOCATION. At gaging station, 2.7'miles north of Verendrye, McHenry County, and 7$ miles southwest o

DRAINAGE AREA. 12,200 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1949 to August 1951, August 1952 to September 1958.

REMARKS. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1558. gl

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, October 1957 to Aug

Date of 

collection

Oct. 4, 1957....

Jan. 16, 1958...

Aug. 6.........

Discharge 

(cfs)

14.0 

36.8 

24.3 

32.6 

36.9

27.9 

36 

950 

75.5 

81.4

78.8 

23.3

Silica 

(Si02 )

14

12 

9.6 

8.0

14

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01

.02 

.02 

.18

.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

68

73 

69

23 

53

50

Magnesium 

(Mg)

39

44 

43

9.8

17

26

Sodium 

(Na)

79 

156 

109 

109 

111

100 

100 

30 

78 

66

188 

102

Potassium 

(K)

13

14 

13 

10

13

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

346 

433 

358 

392 

382

371 

360 

122 

244 

324

336 

369

Sulfate 

(SO.)

163 

195

216 

207

jO 

142

349 

177

Chloride 

(Cl)

22 

68

40 

37

5.0 

16

18 

37

Fluoride 

(F)

0.6

.2 

.3 

.2

.4

Nitrate 

(NO,)

11

15 

13 

7.6

4.7

Boron 

(B)

0.22

.24 

.09 

.07

.28

Parts pe

Residue 

at 180°C

781

718

714 

653 

247 

455

836 

632
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continued

5-1240. SOURIS RIVER NEAR WESTHOPE, N. DAK

LOCATION. At gaging station, 1,200 feet upstream from second crossing of international boundary, 1 

dam 357, 7 miles northeast of Westhope, Bottineau County, and 11 miles downstream from Boundary C

DRAINAGE AREA. 17,600 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: June 1954 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: October 1954 to September 1955, October 1956 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,280 ppm Feb. 10 to Mar. 5; minimum, 358 ppm Mar. 2

Hardness: Maximum, 668 ppm Feb. 10 to Mar. 5; minimum, 180 ppm Mar. 26 to Apr. 4.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,960 micromhos Mar. 5; minimum daily, 288 micromhos Mar. 26

Water temperatures: Minimum, freezing point on several days during October to March. 

EXTREMES, 1954-55, 1956-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,280 ppm Feb. 10 to Mar. 5, 1958; minimum, 

Hardness: Maximum, 668 ppm Feb. 10 to Mar. 5, 1958; minimum, 85 ppm Apr. 13-18, 1957.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily (1956-58), 1,960 micromhos Mar. 5, 1958; minimum daily, 232 m

Water temperatures: Minimum, freezing point on many days during winter months.

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

at Lincoln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1558.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to 

Date of collection

Oct. 1-30, 1957.... 

Oct. 31-Nov. 30 ...

Dec. 28- Jan. 23,

Jan. 24-Feb. 9 ....

Mar. 26-Apr. 4....

Apr. 26-May 13....

June 29- July 31 ... .

Sept. 1-30....

Weighted average a ..........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

19.8 

117 

56.6

16.4 

20.6

10.9 

.38 

1.57 

6.59 

33.4

77.2 

89.6 

32.8 

28.7 

21.3

38.4

Silica 

(Si02)

4.4

4.5 

9.1

11 

26

Iron 

(Fe)

0.03

.02 

.02

.05 

.03

.05

--

Calcium 

(Ca)

56 

65 

76

91 

107

129 

120 

33 

36 

39

44 

44 

29 

39 

45

56

Magnesium 

(Mg)

49 

52 

64

73 

81

84 

90 

24 

29 

31

35 

38 

36 

42 

45

48

Sodium 

(Na)

120 

118 

130

170 

186

190 

190 

49 

63 

60

67 

75 

88 

109 

128

106

Potassium 

(K)

15

13 

17

Bicarbonate 

(HCOS )

431 

418 

500

663 

713

780 

788 

215 

247 

250

282 

297 

246 

328 

389

383

Sulfate 

(S04 )

194 

249 

271

288 

335

342 

352 

89 

110 

123

139 

163 

170 

190 

203

209

Chloride 

(Cl)

28 

28 

33

57 

59

61 

64 

16 

20 

17

20 

21 

24 

30 

34

28

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5

.3 

.5

Nitrate 

(NO,)

7.9 

2.4 

1.5

1.8 

2.7

6.9 

5.0 

4.6 

4.5 

2.8

1.9 

6.1

19 

16

5.7

Boron 

(B)

0.19 

.17 

.17

.29 

.28

.28 

.25 

.10 

.12 

.12

.14 

.18 

.21 

.23 

.21

0.18

a Includes estimate where datum is missing. Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958
48 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continued

5-1240. SOURIS RIVER NEAR WESTHOPE, N. DAK. Continued

Temperature (" F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

Q

10

11 

12

13

14

15 

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

--

62

62

58

a 53

50

46

44 

43

44

46

53

53

52

50 

46

a 46

45

33

35

b 32

b35

~

Nov.

a 39

b34

--

--

b 33

b34

b32 

b 32

a 36

b 35

36

b37

OC3O

b 35 

a 37

b36

b37

b34

36

37

b35

b 36

b 34

36

b 36

33

b35

35

Dec.

34

b 34

35

34

b 34

b33

b 34

Q-J

31

33

33

b33

b34

QQ33

34

b35

b33

b 34

b33

34

33

b 34

b 35

b34

--

Jan.

..

__

--

..

b32

--

..

--

_

40

a 40

42

--

Feb.

..

--

--

--

32

._

--

b32

--

31

32

b31

32

--

_.

--

Mar.

..

~

_

-

_

--

--

..

-

a 33

36

b34

32

35

Apr.

35

40

40

b37

_

..

--

..

--

_

--

--

May

.-

_.

--

..

60

b66 

b64

61

62

..

63

b64

b 62

b 62

63

64

64

65

70

63

June

b 54

58

b 59

60

63

64

60

a 63

59

62

..

b63

60

64

b 58

b64

b63

b65

--

76

--

July

74

b 68

b 71

60

79\fi

70

b 70

62

a 65 

70

72 

72

b 72

b 70

78

a 72

a 71

b72

a 70

a 67

a 72

Aug.

--

a 73

74

70

--

72

a 72

a 70

a 76

70

63

a 68

b 72 

a 60

a 70

b 67

60

70

58

a 58

65

b66

58

b 58

Sept.

60

64

56

56

62

b 58

a 58

55

..

60

a 50

50 

a 54

a 60

b56

..

b56

b 53

50

50

b45

--

b48

46

45

--

a Measurement between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. 

b Measurement between 7 a.m. and 12 m.

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge, April to September 1958

Date

Apr. 17, 1958, 4:20 p.m.... 

May 6, 12:15 p.m..........

Sept. 24, 10:10 a.m........

Discharge 

(cfs)

6.8 

11 

105 

34 

28

26 

18 

13

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

43 

36 

90 

47 

32

23 

40 

46

Discharge 

(tons per day)

0.8 

1.1 

2.6 

4.3 

2.4

1.6 

1.9 

1.6
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continue

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN RED RIVER OF THE 

Chemical analyses, In parts per million, water year October 1957 t

Date of 

collection

Discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(SiO.)

Iron 

(Fe)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

Carbonate 

(CO,)

Sulfate

(soj

Chloride 

(Cl)

Fluoride 

(F)

Nitrate 

(NO,)

Boro

(B)

BUFFALO LAKE NEAR ESMOND

Oct. 3, 1957. 

June 21, 1958

a 8. 35 

a 7. 50

22 [0.01 

27 1 .07

14 

12

21 

26

456 

451

24 

25

954 1 25 

920 | 67

240 

219

43 

46

0.5 1 3.2 

.5 | .9

0.89 

.90

5-565. DEVILS LAKE NEAR DEVILS LAKE

Oct. 4, 1957 .

Jan. 13, 1958

June 22 .....

b2ZO, 000

b 223, 000

b211,000

6.1

4.3

--

0.02

.03

.04

68

85

73

265

284

279

1,400

1,500

1,580

167

166

--

624

580

508

0

43

77

2,940

3,220

3,140

649

740

693

0.5

.2

.2

6.8

2.2

--

1.0

1.1

-

EAST DEVILS LAKE NEAR HAMAR

Apr. 29, 1957 

Oct 4

June 23, 1958

b 8,800

b 9,000

11

-I 0

6.5

0.04

.03

144

128

2,260 

2 440

2,430

10,900

12,600

1,020

1,080

1,330

1,270

360

408

24,800

29,400

4,400

4,720 0.3

4.3

4.0

5.6

6.3

WESTERN STUMP LAKE NEAR LAKOTA

Apr. 29, 1957

June 23, 1958

b 1,500

b600

2.8

23

0.00

.03

99

116

777

856

3,730

4,070

245

143

213

404

14

50

8,470

8,910

2,240

2,550 0.3

1.0

5.1

2.5

2

/\

3.1

EASTERN STUMP LAKE NEAR LAKOTA

Apr. 29, 1957

June 23, 1958

b 9,000

b 7,800

10

5.8

0.08

.11

326

308

6,410

7,080

16,600

30,100

1,330

1,460

1,060

1,090

132

186

45,100 

fro nnn

75,800

11,500

12,600 0.3

2.5

5.4

13 

13

13

5-575. LAKE ASTABULA AT BALDHILL DAM

Sept. 26, 1956

Oct. 6, 1957 .

June 25, 1958

c 1,265.72

c 1,265.90

c 1,265.63

9.6

14

1.4

0.01

.00

.06

44

47

53

19

24

29

55

73

68

9.2

10

9.6

259

298

330

0

0

0

89

105

116

9.5

14

14

0.3

.2

.2

1.4

1.5

.4

0.15

.1

.1

a Pool elevation, in feet below temporary reference mark no. 1.

b Lake content, in acre-feet,

c Pool elevation, in feet.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Cont inued

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BA

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Septem

Date of 

collection

Discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(Si02)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium

(MB)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCOS)

Carbonate 

(COS)

Sulfate 

(SOJ

Chloride 

(Cl)

Fluoride 

(F)

Nitrate 

(NO,)

Boron 

(B)

5-580. SHEYENNE RIVER BELOW BALDHILL DAM

Jan. 6, 1958 .

Mar. 14.....

Apr. 23.....

June 16 .....

June 25 .....

73

74

34.0

5.6

4.9

18

18

15

9.8

5.0

0.08

.01

.01

.01

.01

53

65

51

50

52

28

35

32

29

29

66

77

69

67

68

11

10

9.6

9.7

9.2

318

344

332

310

320

0

16

0

0

0

111

134

115

116

117

14

17

15

15

14

0.2

.3

.2

.3

.2

4.0

1.7

2.0

1.9

.9

0.16

.17

.18

.19

.18

5-885. HOMME RESERVOIR NEAR PARK RIVER

Sept. 25, 1956 

Oct. 5, 1957 .

c 1,079.85 

c 1,078.72

23 

21

0.01 

.01

60 

68

15 

23

Apr. 30, 1957 

July 8, 1958 .

0.1 

42

6.9 

37

0.29 

.05

30 

19

21

9. a

33 

37

6.4

7.4

190 

221

0 

0

121 

145

11 

12

0.3 1 2.6 

.3 1 1.1

0.09 

.12

5-1202. WINTERING RIVER NEAR BERGEN

1

252 

118

14 

9.4

550 

262

0 

0

198 

110

47 

14

0.4 1 3.3 

 4 \2.0

0.60 

.33

BUFFALO LODGE LAKE NEAR GRANVILLE

Apr. 30, 195'/

June 20, 1958

a 10.27 

a 10.91

a 10.93

30 

34

25

0.00

.11

35 

20

22

54 

59

60

139 

152

171

17 

21

21

384 

395

453

0

10

240 

265

268

30 

37

39

0.2 

.2

.3

4.5 

1.5

.5

0.36

.21

a Pool elevation, in feet below temporary reference mark no. 1. 

c Pool elevation, in feet.
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 

5-1299. SOUTH BRANCH LITTLE FORK RIVER NEAR COOK

LOCATION. At bridge on U.S. Hignway 53, 'J.I miles soutn 01 COOK, St. Louis County. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: April to September 1958.

REMARKS. Records of turbidity available in district office at Lincoln, Nebr. Discharge records for 

September 1958 given in WSP 1558.

_______ Chemical analyses, in parts per million, April to Septemb

Date of collection

Apr. 18, 1958 a....

Sept. 25...........

Discharge 

(cfs)

blOO 

41 

40 

51 

20 

42

Silica 

(SiOa)

6.8 

4.0 

4.7 

6.1 

6.0 

8.9

Iron 

(Fe)

0.47 

.12 

.17 

.25 

.13 

.22

Calcium 

(Ca)

10 

9.3 

8.6 

9.5 

11 

11

Magnesium 

(Mg)

2.9 

3.1 

3.3 

2.5 

3.1 

2.6

Sodium 

(Na)

2.2 

2.8 

3.2 

1.7 

2.1 

1.9

Potassium 

(K)

1.5 

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.8 

.7

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

33 

33 

32 

28 

40 

35

Sulfate 

(S04 )

11 

14 

13 

10 

11 

11

Chloride 

(Cl)

0.7 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.6

Fluoride 

(F)

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Nitrate 

(N03 )

1.6 

.5 

.6 

2.4 

1.3 

.5

Boron 

(B)

0.08

a Manganese (Mn), 0.00 ppm. 

b Estimated.
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN Continued 

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN LAKE OF THE WOODS BA

Date of collection

Discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(Si02)

Iron 

(Fe)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to 

Magnesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

Sulfate 

(S04 )

Chloride 

(Cl)

Fluoride 

(F)

Nitrate 

(NO,)

Boron 

(B)

P

m

l

5-1284. SAND RIVER NEAR BRITT

Apr. 26, 1958 ..... 12

22

3.5

3.0

0.25

.43

3.6

5.0

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.4

0.8

.2

16

14

7.5

9.5

0.5

.2

0.2

.1

0.8

.5

0.05 

5-1296. LITTLE FORK RIVER AT COOK

Apr. 18, 1958 a....

June 25 ...........

b 100 

28

20 3.5

0.54

.30 11 3.5

2.3

2.5

1.4

.6

29 

27

33

16

16

0.8

1.4 .3

1.4

.5 

5-1298. RICE RIVER NEAR ANGORA

Apr. 26, 1958......

June 25 ...........

20 

19

23

6.2

5.9

0.19 

.12

.16

5.2

6.7

2.7 

2.4

2.3

1.8 

1.8

1.6

1.2 

.8

.6

23

22

10

9.3

0.3

.5

0.2 

.1

.1

0.8 

.4

.3

0.09 

5-1305. STURGEON RIVER NEAR CHISHOLM

Apr. 18, 1958 c....

Sept. 26...........

75 

60

98

6.5 

7.1

10

0.61 

.34

.10

12

11

2.4

3.3

2.4

2.6

1.1 

.7

1.2

43

43

7.3 

14

7.3

1.0

.4

0.1

.2

1.1 

2.1

.6

0.05 

a Manganese (Mn), 0.00 ppm.

b estimated.

c Manganese (Mn), 0.12 ppm.
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS 53

'* 1 

1-1 a

ra E

C3 2

> 1

05 c

I \

1 1

§ &

H t, 

g S

ra S

0 |

c.

Specific conduct-

« |

m O

*'

1?

^ S~i

*

z

|

X

O

S

5

Potas -

I

t

S

E 

a

 Sis

E S-e.3 3 o o * » 

rt

1-1

i|s

Calcium, mag- nesium

g <3 a H a

HSS

l«="i

og

ii

3ST

II

logs

j|

To 

g

13

*ll

11

11

is?

(i

of collection Dae 

^

1

Pi

§

0

1

10

rj S *

t^ t^ (D

N " CO

O

CO t- OO

CD O IA

ggs

d

33S

0 O 1

d

d

O « <M 

O r* «

r-1 TH «

SS3

rH rH 

O5

CO

OS

00 O O i-H i-H

5 ""

rH rj* «

d

S S2

o oo *

« t- 00

CQ < a
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

5-3310. MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. PAUL, M

LOCATION. Temperature recorder at gaging station, 300 feet upstream from Robert Street Bridge 

from Minnesota River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 36,800 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: October 1956 to September 1958.

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 85°F Aug. 13-18; minimum, freezing point Feb. 

EXTREMES, 1956-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 85°F Aug. 13-18, 1958; minimum, freezing poin

REMARKS. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1558.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to Se

/Recorder with temperature attachment, continuous ethyl alcohol-a

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Average .......

October

max

57 

57 

57 

56 

56

56 

56 

56 

55 

55

55 

54 

54 

53 

53

53 

52 

52 

51 

51

51 

51 

50 

49 

49

48 

48 

47 

47 

46 

45

52

min

57 

57 

56 

56 

56

56 

56 

55 

55 

55

54 

54 

53 

53 

53

52 

52 

51 

51 

51

51 

50 

49 

49 

48

48 

47 

47 

46 

45 

44

52

November

max

44 

44 

44 

43 

43

42 

42 

42 

42 

41

40 

40 

39 

39 

39 

39 

39 

39 

38 

38

38 

38 

37 

37 

37

37 

36 

36 

36 

36

39

min

44 

44 

43 

43 

42

42 

42 

42 

41 

40

40 

39 

39 

39 

39

39 

39 

38 

38 

38

38 

37 

37 

37 

37

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

39

December

max

36 

37 

37 

38 

38

38 

38 

37 

37 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

36 

35 

35

36 

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36

min

36 

36 

37 

37 

38

38 

37 

37 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

35 

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36

January

max

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

35

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

36

min

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

35 

35

35 

36 

36 

36 

36 

36 

36 

36 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

36

February

max

37 

37 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

34 

34

34 

33 

33 

32 

32

33 

33 

34

35

min

37 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

34 

34 

34

33 

33 

32 

32 

32

32 

33 

33

35

March

max

34 

34 

35 

35 

35

35 

36 

35 

35 

36

36 

37 

37 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

37

37 

37 

38 

38 

38

39 

39 

40 

40 

40 

41

37

min

34 

34 

34 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

36 

36 

37 

37 

38 

38 

38 

38 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

38 

38

38 

39 

39 

40 

40 

40

37

April

max

41 

42 

43 

43

44

44 

44 

44

45 

45

45 

46 

46 

47 

48

48 

49 

50 

51 

52

53 

54 

54 

55 

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

56

49

min

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 

5-4037. DELL CREEK NEAR LAKE DELTON, WIS.

LOCATION. At gaging station at Butterfield Bridge on town road, 6 miles southwest of

Lake Delton, Sauk County, 7 miles east of Reedsburg, and 7 miles upstream from mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 44.9 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: October 1957 to September 1958.

Sediment records: October 1957 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 65°F July 1, Aug. 10; minimum,

freezing point on many days during November to February.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 87 ppm Feb. 25; minimum daily, 1 ppm May 1. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 17 tons Apr. 6; minimum daily, less than 0.05 ton 

May 1.

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Dec. 11-13, Dec. 29 to Feb. 24. Records of discharge 

for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in ¥SP 1558.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement at approximately 8 a.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

49

47

47

47

45

46

45

50

51

43

43

42

42

44

52

54

52

44

42

41

45

49

52

46

41

41

40

41

42

43

43

45

Nov.

44

48

48

47

43

38

44

43

33

38

40

44

45

44

45

41

37

34

36

36

33

35

36

35

33

39

38

37

32

--

40

Dec.

33

34

33

32

33

39

37

37

34

36

35

35

33

32

34

35

35

38

37

37

36

37

40

34

35

37

32

33

32

32

32

35

Jan.

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

34

36

37

36

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

34

34

33

32

32

Feb.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

34

34

37

35

--

32

Mar.

33

36

36

36

35

33

34

36

35

34

33

34

34

37

36

35

36

38

38

36

35

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

38

38

38

36

Apr.

40

42

40

41

42

37

34

39

39

39

39

41

43

44

45

47

51

51

51

49

47

46

44

43

40

43

40

46

38

42

--

43

May

48

46

50

48

43

45

45

50

47

52

55

53

51

54

58

52

55

58

52

49

48

55

48

51

51

51

55

50

50

51

57

51

June

57

52

53

54

60

52

54

58

55

57

55

54

54

51

54

52

54

54

55

56

53

52

54

55

55

54

55

56

61

60

--

55

July

65

63

62

63

62

59

58

56

58

60

56

56

59

61

60

58

54

58

56

55

56

55

57

58

60

57

60

60

60

58

56

58

Aug.

57

58

62

59

62

64

60

59

59

65

63

62

60

61

61

58

59

57

60

64

61

55

55

58

50

55

53

57

59

62

58

59

Sept.

54

55

60

62

58

62

57

52

57

53

50

51

54

57

60

56

55

52

49

54

57

50

56

61

60

51

49

46

49

51

--

55
56 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4037. DELL CREEK NEAR LAKE DELTON, WIS. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. ..... 

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. ..... 

13......

14. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

19. .....

20. .....

21......

22......

23. .....

24. .....

25. .....

26......

27......

28. .....

29. .....

30. .....

31......

Total.

1.. .... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

7. .....

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. ..... 

14. .....

15......

16. ..... 

17. .....

18. ..... 

19. .....

20. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

14.9 

14.9 

14.9 

14.6 

14.6

14.6 

14.9 

14.9 

14.6 

15.2

15.2 

15.2 

15.2 

15.4 

17.1

21 

17.1 

16.8 

16.6 

16.3

16.3 

16.3 

18.2 

21 

18.2

17.1 

16.8 

16.6 

16.6 

16.6 

16.6

504.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

8 

9 

6 

6 

5

3 

2 

2 

3 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

3

5 

3 

2 

2 

3

3 

3 

6 

11 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

4 

7

"

Tons 

per 

day

0.3 

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.3 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.3 

.6 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.3

6.1

January

16 

16 

16 

16 

17

17 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

17 

17 

16.8 

17

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

15 

15 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

509.8

5 

6 

6 

5 

6

5 

5 

4 

5 

7

5 

5 

5 

6 

4

4 

5 

4 

8 

7

4 

3 

4 

6 

4

4 

5 

6 

4 

4 

5

"

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.2 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

6.6

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

16.3 

17.1 

23 

19.1 

18.0

17.4 

17.7 

24 

21 

18.2

18.5 

18.8 

20 

22 

23

28 

22 

27 

52 

28

24 

21 

21 

23 

21

20 

20 

21 

21 

20

663.1

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

6 

10 

15

8 

4

3 

3 

7 

4 

2

2 

3 

4 

4 

6

15 

5 

14 

56 

15

8 

4 

5 

6 

5

6 

6 

6 

5 

9

--

Tons 

per 

day

0.3 

.5 

.9 

.4 

.2

.1 

.1 

.4 

.2 

.1

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.4

1.1 

.3 

s 1.4 

7.9 

1.1

.5 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.5

19.5

February

15 

16 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

14 

13 

13 

13 

12.3

13 

13 

20 

55 

69

46 

31 

25

554.3

5 

6 

6 

6

7

6 

8 

5 

4 

4

5 

5 

4 

5 

6

4 

5 

3 

2 

3

3

4

75 

87

77 

28 

16

--

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

e 2 

sa 12 

16

9.6 

2.3 

1.1

47.1

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

19.4 

19.7 

19.1 

18.5 

18.8

19.1 

19.1 

18.8 

18.5 

18.5

19 

19 

19 

18.2 

17.4

17.7 

17.7 

20 

31 

24

21 

21 

23 

21 

20

19.7 

19.4 

19.7 

18 

17 

17

609.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

7 

4 

2 

3 

4

3 

4 

3 

3 

4

8 

3 

2 

3 

4

3 

4 

10 

30 

15

6 

5 

6 

8 

9

6 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

"

Tons 

per 

day

0.4 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.2

.4 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.2

.1 

.2 

.5 

2.5 

1.0

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.5

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

10.6

March

21 

20 

20 

19.7 

19.7

19.7 

19.7 

20 

20 

19.7

19.4 

19.1 

19.1 

19.1 

18.5

18.5 

18.5 

18.8 

19.1 

19.1

18.8 

18.8 

19.1 

19.1 

19.7

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

604.2

12 

11 

9 

9 

9

7 

8 

8 

8 

6

6 

5 

6 

5 

4

4 

5 

4 

5 

3

4 

3 

3 

2 

2

3 

3 

3 

4 

5 

4

--

0.7 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2

9.0

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4037. DELL CREEK NEAR LAKE DELTON, WIS. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Contlnued

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

10. .....

12. .....

13. .....

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

22. .....

24. .....

26......

29. .....

31. ..... 

Total.

1...... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

20. .....

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

20 

23 

23 

22 

37

89 

38 

27 

25 

23

22 

22 

22 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

39 

27

22 

20 

19.7 

19.1 

18.2

764.0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

4 

6 

5 

4

70 

38 

12 

8 

8

7 

6 

6 

5 

4

5 

5 

6 

5 

3

4 

4 

8 

60 

12

3 

3 

2 

2 

2

-

Tons 

per 

day

0.2 

.4 

.3 

.2 

e 8

17 

3 9 

.9 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.2

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2

.2 

.2 

.4 

6.3 

.9

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

43.7

July

13.2 

16.0 

30 

34 

26

18.8 

17.1 

16.8 

17.1 

16.3

15.7 

14.0 

13.5 

13.5 

15.2

14.6 

14.0 

14.0 

13.8 

13.5

13.2 

12.9 

12.9 

12.9 

13.2

12.9 

12.9 

12.9 

12.4 

12.9 

12.9

489.1

11

30 

86 

56 

36

17 

12 

14 

14 

14

10 

10 

9 

9 

11

13

16 

17 

12 

9

7 

6 

7 

7 

8

8 

7 

7 

8 

8 

8

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons). . . .

0.4 

sa2 

7.0 

5.1 

2.5

.9 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.4

.5 

.6 

.6 

A 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

27.2

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

18.0 

18.2 

21 

18.8 

17.7

17.1 

16.8 

16.3 

16.3 

16.0

15.4 

15.0 

14.6 

14.6 

14.3

14.3 

14.3 

14.6 

14.0 

13.8

13.5 

13.8 

13.5 

13.5 

14.9

13.5 

13.2 

12.9 

12.7 

12.9 

14.0

469.5

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1 

2 

4 

2 

3

4 

4 

3 

3 

3

4 

5 

4 

6 

5

3 

3 

3

2 

2

3 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

5 

6 

6

-

Tons 

per 

day

(t) 

0.1 

.2 

.1 

.1

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

b .1 

b .1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.2 

.2 

.2

4.2

August

12.7 

12.4 

12.2 

12.2 

12.7

19.1 

14.6 

13.2 

12.9 

12.7

12.7 

13.5 

13.5 

12.7 

12.4

12.2 

11.9 

11.6 

11.6 

12.7

12.2 

12.2 

11.9 

12.7 

12.9

13.2 

13.2 

13.2 

12.9 

12.7 

12.4

399.0

9 

13 

8 

6 

9

77 

13 

10 

10 

10

11

17 

19 

8 

8

8 

7 

8 

8 

10

9 

8 

8 

10 

8

7 

8 

8 

8 

8 

7

0.3 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.3

s 4.7 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

.4 

.6 

.7 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.3 

.3 

.2 

.3 

.3

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

14.1

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

31 

21 

18.2 

17.7 

17.4

16.6 

16.0 

16.0 

15.7 

16.8

16.0 

15.2 

14.9 

14.6 

14.3

14.0 

13.8 

14.0 

14.0 

14.3

13.8 

13.8 

14.3 

14.6 

14.6

15.4 

14.9 

14.3 

13.5 

13.5

474.2

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

40 

13 

8 

8

7

6 

7 

8 

9 

13

8 

5 

5 

4 

2

4 

5 

8 

5 

8

7 

8 

11 

10 

17

12 

6 

7 

6 

7

-

Tons 

per 

day

sa4 

.7 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.6

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.3

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.7

.5 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2

13.4

September

12.7 

12.4 

12.2 

13.2 

13.8

17.4 

14.6 

13.8 

13.5 

13.2

13.2 

13.2 

12.7 

12.2 

12.7

12.7 

12.9 

13.5 

13.2 

12.9

12.7 

12.4 

12.4 

15.7 

14.6

13.8 

13.5 

13.5 

13.5 

13.8

401.9

7 

8 

8 

8 

11

22 

11 

8

8 

6

5 

5 

5 

6

7

6 

7 

8 

7 

6

5 

4 

4 

14 

8

3 

3 

3 

4

4

-

0.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4

1.0 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.6 

.3

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

7.6

6,442.7 

209.1

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph, 

b Computed from estimated concentration graph.

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

t Less than 0.050 ton.
58 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4065. BLACK EARTH CREEK AT BLACK EARTH, WIS.

LOCATION. At gaging station, 0.7 mile east of Black Earth, Dane County, 2.1 miles upstream from Vermont Creek, and 150 feet south of U.S. Highway 14. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 45.9 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: February 1954 to September 1958.

Sediment records: February 1954 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 76°F Aug. 5; minimum, freezing point

on several days during November to February. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 554 ppm June 1; minimum daily, 2 ppm

Sept. 26-28.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 180 tons Feb. 24; minimum daily, 0.1 ton Sept. 25-30. 

EXTREMES, 1954-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 78°F July 7, 1955, June 10, 1956,

July 20, 1957; minimum, freezing point on many days during winter months. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 2,010 ppm May 13, 1956; minimum daily, 1 ppm 

Dec. 31, 1955.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 3,960 tons July 3, 1954; minimum daily, 0.1 ton on 

many days.

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Nov. 28-30, Dec. 10-13, Dec. 29 to Jan. 7, Jan. 30 to 

Feb. 3, Feb. 7-19. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 

given in WSP 1558.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement at varying hourss/

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

63

59

58

60

58

52

61

52

47

47

56

48

49

54

52

57

51

46

53

48

51

53

47

42

45

44

49

48

46

48

51

Nov.

52

50

47

43

49

47

39

37

43

45

45

47

47

47

46

42

39

36

41

34

33

41

38

43

43

41

42

32

--

42

Dec.

33

38

39

34

34

41

38

38

37

37

_.

32

32

39

39

43

42

43

40

40

44

43

44

41

38

40

34

39

34

34

32

38

Jan.

32

32

33

33

37

33

35

32

39

38

43

42

43

41

41

39

35

36

40

35

40

38

39

42

41

39

38

42

37

35

38

Feb.

34

34

32

41

32

32

32

32

33

32

32

33

34

33

32

32

32

35

39

46

45

42

46

47

41

39

--

36

Mar.

42

41

41

41

39

41

45

44

44

45

48

49

47

41

41

38

45

46

42

40

46

--

_

51

52

43

52

50

52

53

51

45

Apr.

53

48

51

45

43

41

56

48

52

55

59

55

64

62

66

70

-_

--

"

..

--

49

44

._

--

--

--

44

--

"

May

55

53

52

61

60

61

64

64

62

66

72

70

70

70

69

67

67

61

67

_.

64

65

65

67

61

69

67

70

62

61

64

June

61

59

59

56

70

55

64

60

63

60

67

61

61

57

64

64

58

68

59

57

62

62

68

61

58

64

72

75

--

62

July

68

68

72

67

69

63

70

64

75

69

64

65

68

69

62

65

61

58

57

69

72

70

68

67

72

63

63

64

63

60

66

Aug.

__

73

65

76

68

64

65

72

71

74

69

68

65

72

72

64

75

74

"

68

70

62

60

62

60

61

64

70

74

59

68

Sept.

-.

68

73

67

65

60

64

69

--

62

65

64

59

59

58

60

60

--

55

60

57

64

-_

63

60

53

64

57

--

62
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4065. BLACK EARTH CREEK AT BLACK EARTH, WIS. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

13. .....

14. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. ..... 

19. .....

21......

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. .....

27. .....

28. .....

30. .....

31. ..... 

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

&..... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15......

16. .....

18. .....

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

21 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

21 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

22

23 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

30 

35 

25

23 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

678

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

20 

18 

15 

13 

18

13 

15 

13 

10 

13

16 

13 

13 

6 

5

6 

5 

5 

6 

8

10 

16 

53

22

46 

57 

75 

65 

47 

40

-

Tons 

per 

day

1.1 

1.0 

.8 

.7 

1.0

.7 

.8 

.7 

.6 

.7

.9 

.7 

.7 

.3 

.3

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4

.6 

.9 

s 5.7 

e 4 

1.5

2.8 

3.4 

4.4 

3 9 

2. 8 

2.4

45.1

January

20 

17 

17 

19 

19

17 

16 

20 

20 

20

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

18 

18 

18

18 

19 

19 

19 

18 

18

578

24 

20 

15 

14 

15

16 

10 

19 

21 

14

12 

16 

25 

13 

21

22 

19 

18 

14 

22

20 

21 

27 

23 

24

30 

22 

16 

19 

18 

14

-

1.3 

.9

.7 

.7 

.8

.7 

.4 

1.0 

1.1 

.8

.6 

.8 

1.3 

.7 

1.1

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.7 

1.1

1.0 

1.1 

1.3 

1.1 

1.2

1.4 

1.1 

.8 

1.0 

.9 

.7

29.3

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

22 

22 

28 

23 

22

22 

22 

34 

27 

24

23 

23 

24 

27 

27

25 

24 

39 

52 

34

31 

28 

28 

27 

26

25 

25 

23 

23 

23

803

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

46 

52 

44 

39 

70

84 

51 

48 

27 

32

39 

44 

58 

62 

59

68 

60 

110 

100

44

40 

46 

60 

69 

70

47 

55 

64 

43 

32

-

Tons 

per 

day

2.7 

3.1 

3.3 

2.4 

4.2

5.0 

3.0 

4.4 

2.0 

2.1

2.4 

2.7 

3.8 

4.5 

4.3

4.6 

3.9 

sa 16 

sa 15 

4.0

3.3 

3.5 

4.5 

5.0 

4.9

3.2 

3.7 

4.0 

2.7 

2.0

130.2

February

19 

19 

19 

18 

18

18 

15 

14 

14 

14

15 

15 

15 

14 

14

12 

12 

12 

18 

19

18 

19 

74 

128

74

37 

29 

24

717

12 

15 

22 

22 

30

22 

24 

27 

23 

21

16 

22 

18 

16 

19

22 

22 

19 

17 

19

21 

18 

262 

410 

143

79 

40 

18

-

0.6 

.8 

1.1 

1.1 

1.4

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.8

.6 

.9 

.7 

.6 

.7

.7 

.7 

.6 

.8 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

s 128 

sa 180 

s 36

7.9 

3.1 

1.2

375.2

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

23 

23 

23 

22 

22

23 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

23 

27 

25

23 

26 

30 

25 

24

24 

23 

24 

21 

21 

21

710

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

32 

38 

36 

52 

49

32 

25 

28 

20 

28

24 

13 

15 

18 

31

23 

17 

23 

37 

18

16 

37 

45 

22 

28

22 

14 

13 

13 

14 

13

Tons 

per 

day

2.0 

2.4 

2.2 

3.1 

2.9

2.0 

1.5 

1.7 

1.2 

1.7

1.4 

.8 

.8 

1.0 

1.8

1.3 

1.0 

1.4 

2.7 

1.2

1.0 

2.6 

3.6 

1.5 

1.8

1.4 

.9 

.8 

.7 

.8 

.7

49.9

March

22 

22 

21 

21 

20

21 

20 

21 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

19 

20

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

19 

19

604

15 

22 

18 

17 

14

21 

30 

26 

23 

17

20 

20 

22 

17 

8

10 

15 

13 

11 

12

13 

13 

16 

19 

20

18 

18 

14 

14 

13 

1fi

0.9 

1.3 

1.0 

1.0 

.8

1.2 

1.6 

1.5 

1.2 

.9

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

.9

.4

.5 

.8 

.7 

.6 

.6

.7 

b .7 

.8 

.9 

1.0

.9 

.9 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.8

28.1

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.

b Computed from estimated concentration graph.
60 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4065. BLACK EARTH CREEK AT BLACK EARTH, WIS. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. .....

14. ..... 

15. .....

16......

17. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

22

23. .....

24. ..... 

25. .....

26......

27. .....

28. ..... 

29. .....

30. .....

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

&..... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11...... 

12. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

19. ..... 

20. .....

23...... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

19 

20 

20 

20 

38

44 

30 

26 

24 

23

23 

22 

22 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

21 

23 

21 

25 

22

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

684

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

21 

26 

30 

33 

150

110 

27 

34 

53 

43

35 

28 

27 

35 

27

24 

28

20 

42

17

--

Tons 

per 

day

1.1

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

sa 25

sa 14 

2.2 

2.4 

3.4 

2.7

2.2 

1.7 

1.6 

2.0 

1.4

1.3 

1.5

e 2

1.1 

2.8

e 1 

.9

87.1

July

16 

16 

16 

18 

18

18 

16 

16 

18 

18

18

n

16 

16 

16

16 

18 

18 

18 

18

n

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

538

63 

51 

36 

34 

37

41 

32 

42 

28 

20

32 

35 

37 

32 

26

26 

22 

46 

27 

24

25 

13 

18 

17 

19

16 

14 

23 

59 

55 

47

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

2.7 

2.2 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8

2.0 

1.4 

1.8 

1.4 

1.0

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

2.2 

1.3 

1.2

1.1 

.6 

.9 

.8 

.9

.8 

.7 

1.1 

2.9 

2.7 

2.3

46.5

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

20 

19 

20 

20 

19

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

20 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

26 

73

651

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

22 

28 

35 

54 

51

33 

22 

29 

33 

28

25 

35 

42 

40 

32

31 

31 

30 

30 

33

37 

40 

42 

43 

32

43 

40 

37 

58 

120 

480

"

Tons 

per 

day

1.2 

1.4 

1.9 

2.9 

2.6

1.7 

1.1 

1.4 

1.6 

1.4

1.2 

1.7 

2.0 

1.9 

1.6

1.5 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7

1.9 

2.0 

2.3 

2.3 

1.7

2.3 

2.2 

2.0 

3.1 

sa 11 

sa 150

214.3

August

18 

18 

18 

17 

16

19 

18 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

15 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

16

19 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

13 

14 

14 

14

482

43 

43 

63 

60 

46

46 

36 

35 

22 

28

20 

25 

26 

12 

20

28 

33 

27 

25 

30

29 

23 

32 

35 

19

13 

18 

26 

37 

16 

18

2.1 

2.1 

3.1 

b 3 

2.0

2.4 

1.7 

1.6 

1.0 

1.2

.9 

1.1 

1.1

.5 

.8

1.1

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

b 1

1.5 

.9 

1.2 

1.3

.7

.5 

.7 

.9 

1.4 

.6 

.7

40.2

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

65 

30 

25 

23 

22

20 

20 

20 

21 

21

22 

20 

20 

20 

20

18 

18 

18 

18 

16

16 

16 

17 

18 

18

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

622

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

554 

129 

43 

49 

58

63 

58 

51 

55 

43

53 

66 

46 

32 

45

42 

45 

70 

48 

42

47 

59 

50 

32 

47

57 

43 

27 

23 

28

-

Tons 

per 

day

97 

10 

2.9 

3.0 

3.4

3.4 

3.1 

2.8 

3.1 

2.4

3.1 

3.6 

2.5 

1.7 

2.4

2.0 

2.2 

3.4 

2.3 

1.8

2.0 

2.5 

2.3 

1.6 

2.3

2.5 

1.8 

1.2 

1.0 

1.2

174.5

September

14 

14 

14 

15 

16

17 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

15

15 

16 

16 

16 

15

15 

15 

15 

20 

17

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

458

18 

6 

11 

19 

20

26 

28 

28 

16 

8

16 

11 

22 

13 

20

20 

13 

12 

14 

17

12 

10 

5 

3 

3

2 

2 

2 

3 

3

bO.7 

.2 

.4 

.8 

.9

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

.6 

b .3

.6 

.4 

.8 

.5 

.8

.8 

.6 

.5 

b .6 

.7

.5 

.4 

.2 

b .2 

b .1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

15.4

7,525 

1,235.8

Estimated. 

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph, 

b Computed from estimated concentration graph.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4065. BLACK EARTH CREEK AT BLACK EARTH, VIS

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; 

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; 

Date 

of 

collection

Feb. 23, 1958....

June 1 ...........

Time

4:35 p.m. 

4:30 p.m. 

7:00 p.m. 

7:00 p.m. 

10:50 a.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

75 

118 

143 

143 

65

Water 

temperature 

(' F)

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

304 

412 

2,350 

2,350 

576

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

490 

749 

2,170 

2,180 

203

Percent 

0.002

40 

41 

43 

17 

73

0.004

52 

51 

58 

30 

84

0.008

64 

63 

74 

50 

90

0.016

8

8

8

8

9
62 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

TURKEY RIVER BASIN 

5-4125. TURKEY RIVER AT CAREER, IOWA

LOCATION.--At gaging station on downstream side of bridge at Garber, Clayton County,

800 feet upstream from Wayman Creek, 2,000 feet downstream from Elk Creek, and 1 mile 

downstream from Volga River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,545 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: October 1957 to September 1958.

Sediment records: October 1957 to September 1958.

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 82°F Aug. 19; minimum, freezing point 

on many days during November to March. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 12,300 ppm May 31; minimum daily, not

determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 279,000 tons May 31; minimum daily, not determined. 

REMARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 52,800 ppm May 31. 

Flow affected by ice Nov. 9-11, Nov. 21 to Feb. 25. Records of discharge for water 

year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1558.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 7 a.m. and 10 a. mj

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

a 64

a 62

a 66

a 62

a 60

a 58

a 60

a 58

a 54

a 54

a 54

a 54

a 58

a 58

54

a 60

a 54

a 52

a 52

a 50

a 49

49

53

49

40

42

37

37

41

40

40

52

Nov.

43

50

50

48

42

36

44

38

34

34

36

37

40

42

42

41

40

35

33

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

35

34

34

32

--

38

Dec.

32

32

32

32

32

a 33

32

--

32

32

__

32

--

32

--

32

a 32

32

33

33

32

a 33

34

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

Jan.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

_

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

Feb.

.-

32

32

32

32

32

32

--

32

--

32

32

32

32

32

34

33

34

34

34

--

c 32

Mar.

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

34

34

40

37

37

39

38

38

42

34

Apr.

42

44

45

44

44

42

b44

37

b44

b40

b40

b42

46

b44

54

53

56

58

58

56

54

49

50

46

44

47

45

48

40

44

47

May

50

52

56

54

48

50

50

52

54

60

62

62

60

64

65

62

62

62

58

63

56

62

58

62

60

b60

64

58

62

66

62

59

June

61

60

60

60

66

b 62

65

66

65

67

b65

64

65

64

64

b62

63

68

69

67

64

64

62

65

64

62

64

68

72

74

--

65

July

74

72

72

73

71

73

68

68

72

72

68

66

73

73

70

68

67

68

66

69

68

67

69

73

72

74

70

71

72

72

71

70

Aug.

71

74

79

73

75

..

73

73

72

79

77

75

70

74

74

71

73

67

a 82

75

 75

67

67

65

58

65

64

68

72

71

64

71

Sept.

60

63

71

71

68

70

65

63

67

63

63

60

a 72

65

69

65

60

58

57

b 59

b63

57

63

68

66

b56

56

b 50

55

57

--

63

a Measurement between 12 m. and 6 p.m.

b Measurement between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m.

c Includes estimated temperature, 32° F, on missing days.
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

TURKEY RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4125. TURKEY RIVER AT CAREER, IOWA Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

5. .....

6......

7. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

14. .....

15. .....

17. .....

18. .....

20. .....

21......

22. .....

25. ..... 

26......

27. .....

28. .....

30. .....

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

&.....

10. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15......

1 fi

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

October

discharge 

(cfs)

116 

125 

119 

119 

119

119 

125 

123 

127 

127

129 

132 

127 

144 

161

174 

170 

170 

165 

157

174 

167 

202 

255 

220

208 

188 

202 

185 

185 

181

4,915

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

9

13 

24

9

90 

37

17

-

Tons 

per 

day

3

5 

10

4

e 7 

e 50 

62 

22

9

273

January

150 

138 

125 

115 

105

103 

103 

103 

103 

103

105 

110 

118 

122 

122

122 

122 

122 

122 

122

122 

125 

130 

135 

140

145 

150 

150 

150 

145 

145

3,872

10 

12 

12

29 

22

12 

15

16

-

4 

4 

4 

e 6 

8

6 

4

5

6

160

November

discharge 

(cfs)

183 

181 

181 

202 

208

202 

202 

200 

168 

150

160 

192 

192 

192 

192

228 

210 

263 

310 

236

195 

175 

205 

220 

220

222 

224 

210 

170 

140

6,033

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

19

23

24 

22 

110 

110 

50

20

--

Tons 

per 

day

10

11

15 

12 

sb95 

sb 100 

32

11

521

February

140 

140 

135 

130 

130

120 

115 

110 

105 

103

100 

96 

95 

94 

94

94 

94 

94 

94 

94

94 

94 

200 

900 

2,000

2,230 

1,900 

1,310

10,905

13 

12

12 

44 

37

14 

15

12

14 

26

14

500 

1,480 

2,060

1,450 

1,390 

679

-

a4 

a 12

a4

sb 600 

s 4,150 

11,100

8,730 

7,180 

2,400

34,288

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

180 

190 

200 

170 

190

190 

180 

170 

180 

120

160 

145 

140 

140 

140

155 

155 

170 

180 

200

195 

190 

215 

230 

240

225 

215 

205 

190 

175 

160

5,595

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

22

18

17 

17

15 

24 

23 

200 

340

70 

45 

83 

25 

48

29 

13

--

Tons 

per 

day

11 

6

a8

97 

184

37 

23 

48 

16 

31

18 

7

658

March

950 

720 

580 

496 

424

402 

399 

385 

364 

351

328 

361 

420 

388 

344

304 

304 

247 

269 

260

258 

252 

233 

247 

233

218 

220 

218 

218 

208 

223

10,824

334 

212 

105 

110

75

33 

62 

38 

31 

25

23 

43 

84 

55 

49

18 

19

13 

12

~

857 

412 

164 

147 

86

36 

67 

40 

30 

24

20 

42 

95 

58 

46

15 

16

9 

7

2,269

Estimated, 

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from samples obtained about three or four times a week, 

b Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

TURKEY RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4125. TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER, IOWA Cont inued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. ..... 

13. .....

16. .....

17. .....

19. .....

20. .....

22. .....

25. .....

29. .....

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

1 9

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

205 

226 

236 

250 

366

620 

645 

770 

670 

560

500 

460 

417 

388 

368

354 

338 

319 

310 

301

292 

286 

286 

316 

310

304 

295 

269 

286 

260

11,207

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

13

17 

15 

22 

440

700 

295 

240 

145 

95

79 

63 

49 

50 

38

56 

62 

53 

58 

70

45

-

Tons 

per 

day

7 

10 

10 

15 

sb600

1,170 

514 

499 

262 

144

107 

78 

55 

52 

38

54 

57 

46 

49 

57

35

4,174

July

132 

136 

136 

176 

213

213 

220 

195 

178 

167

161 

157 

138 

226 

1,110

1,120 

605 

468 

417 

344

301 

269 

215 

215 

210

200 

183 

200 

280 

316 

252

9,153

123 

128 

140 

250 

283

260 

280 

155 

122 

104

96 

105 

94 

950 

5,910

2,200 

725 

550 

450 

290

163 

120 

115 

81 

79

77 

97 

300 

720 

230

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons). . . .

44 

47 

51 

119 

163

150 

166 

82 

59 

47

42 

45 

35 

sbSOO 

s 18,300

s 6,900 

s 1,210 

695 

507 

269

132 

87 

67 

47 

45

e 40 

38 

52 

227 

614 

157

31,237

May

discharge 

(cfs)

260 

244 

244 

220 

239

226 

220 

218 

205 

190

190 

190 

174 

174 

174

170 

172 

161 

172 

155

144 

165 

146 

146 

138

150 

146 

134 

131 

119 

2,960

8,377

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

46 

31

43

40 

12,300

-

Tons 

per 

day

30 

18

20

15 

s 279,000

279,590

August

210 

185 

167 

157 

198

208 

185 

163 

176 

152

403 

352 

821 

403 

349

255 

223 

198 

178 

176

805 

293 

174 

159 

170

140 

129 

132 

136 

127 

107

7,531

146 

126 

76 

93 

177

143 

79 

68 

121 

72

5,160 

2,600 

2,100 

500 

750

520 

350 

250 

260 

275

2,420 

1,300 

300 

197 

97

104 

91 

80 

77 

88 

30

83 

63 

34 

39 

95

80 

39 

30 

58 

30

s 9,520 

sb 2, 600 

sb5,000 

sb600 

707

358 

211 

134 

125 

131

s 6, 200 

sb 1,100 

141 

85 

45

39 

32 

29 

28 

30 

9

27,675

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1,060 

540 

344 

310 

278

247 

228 

1,060 

774 

425

348 

289 

298 

266 

244

247 

241 

210 

234 

183

170 

150 

165 

157 

183

185 

165 

152 

134 

146

9,433

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

12,200 

2,500 

950 

550 

500

420 

350 

10,200 

5,620 

1,230

500 

340 

280 

260 

260

270 

. 233 

185 

266 

220

150 

185 

100 

93 

108

121 

101 

97 

131 

135

--

Tons 

per 

day

s 38,000 

3,650 

882 

460 

375

280 

215 

s 53,500 

s 13,300 

s 1,470

470 

265 

225 

187 

171

180 

152 

105 

s 186 

109

69 

75 

45 

39 

53

60 

45 

40 

47 

53

114,708

September

114 

123 

121 

107 

112

123 

119 

140 

129 

110

109 

109 

100 

96 

118

109 

107 

105 

107 

96

100 

102 

98 

110 

116

102 

100 

86 

90 

96

3,254

38 

32 

29

-

12

9 

8

290

91,099 

495,843

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

b Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
TURKEY RIVER BASIN Cont inued 

5-4125. TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER, IOWA -Cent 

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed

N, In native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; 

Date 

of 

collection

Feb. 24, 1958....

Aug. 21 .........

Time

4:30 p.m. 

2:40 p.m. 

 2:40 p.m. 

3:20 p.m. 

3:20 p.m.

4:50 p.m. 

4:50 p.m. 

6:15 a.m. 

6:15 a.m. 

1:20 p.m.

1:20 p.m. 

7:30 a.m. 

5:20 p.m. 

6:40 p.m. 

8:00 a.m.

7:35 a.m. 

11:40 a.m. 

10:15 a.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,200 

9,420 

9,420 

9,840 

9,840

11,400 

11,400 

1,250 

1,250 

1,040

1,040 

500 

1,070 

2,820 

1,280

1,370 

1,220 

1,400

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

32 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

61 

61 

60

60 

66 

70 

70 

70

68 

77 

73

Suspende

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

4,240 

3,620 

3,620 

52,200 

52,200

50,400 

50,400 

16,200 

16,200 

11,200

11,200 

8,080 

16,300 

32,000 

9,080

2,510 

19,400 

3,700

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

9,550 

4,610 

3,960 

3,050 

2,590

5,970 

5,080 

3,700 

3,170 

3,290

2,810 

2,760 

3,270 

9,830 

3,700

3,380 

4,540 

2,750

Percent 

0.002

17

34 

27

0.004

22 

26 

38 

34 

25

29 

20 

50 

39 

47

35 

44 

34 

28 

43

40 

33 

40

0.008

30

63 

58

0.016

4

7

7

5

5

5

4

7

7

8

7

7

6

5

6

5

6

5
ROCK RIVER BASIN

5-4305. ROCK RIVER AT AFTON, WIS.

LOCATION. Temperature recorder at gaging station on right bank 20 feet downstream from highw

from Bass Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,300 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: September 1954 to September 1958.

EXTREMES, 1957-58.--Water temperatures: Maximum, 85°F Aug. 3; minimum, freezing point on sev

EXTREMES, 1954-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 89°F July 27-30, Aug. 4, 1955; minimum, fr

REMARKS. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 15

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to S

/Recorder with temperature attachment, continuous ethyl alcohol-

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...................

October

max

65 

65 

63 

62 

61

60 

58 

60 

58 

58

58 

56 

56 

56 

56 

59 

57 

54 

54 

54

52 

53 

54 

52 

50

48 

48 

48 

46 

46 

48

55

rain

56 

55 

55 

55 

53

54 

54 

54 

56 

53

51 

50 

49 

51 

55

56 

53 

50 

48 

48

49 

52 

52 

50 

48

46 

45 

46 

45 

45 

45

51

November

max

51 

50 

51 

49 

48

48 

47 

47 

41 

42

43 

41 

42 

42 

44

44 

43 

43 

42 

40

39 

36 

35 

36 

35

35 

36 

36 

36 

36

42

min

46 

49 

49 

48 

46

44 

46 

41 

40 

38

40 

39 

41 

42 

42

43 

43 

42 

40 

39

36 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

36 

36 

35

40

December

max

36 

36 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

36 

35 

34

34 

34

35 

35 

36 

36 

36

36 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

36 

35 

35 

35 

34

35

min

35 

35 

35 

34 

34

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

34 

34 

34

34 

35 

35 

36 

35

34 

35 

36 

36 

37

36 

35 

34 

34 

34 

34

35

January

max

34 

34 

35 

35 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

35 

34 

34 

35

34 

35 

34 

34 

34

34 

36 

35 

35 

36 

34

34

min

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34 

33

34

February

max

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

34 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

32 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

34

33 

32 

32 

34 

35

34 

34 

33

33

min

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

32 

32 

33 

33

33 

32 

32 

32 

32

33 

33 

33 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

33

32 

33 

33

33

March

max

33 

33

34 

34 

34

37 

36 

37 

37 

36

38 

39 

39 

39 

38

37 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

40 

41 

41 

42

44 

45 

46 

49 

49 

50

39

min

32 

32 

33 

33

34

34 

36 

36 

36 

35

34 

35 

36 

38 

37

36 

36 

36 

37 

37

37 

37 

38 

39 

39

40 

42 

43 

43 

43 

44

37

April

max

50 

49 

50 

47 

46

45 

46 

47 

47 

48

50 

52 

54 

56 

59

60 

62 

59 

59

57

57 

55 

53 

56 

54

54 

53 

52 

53 

55

53

mi
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS 67

ROCK RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4335. YELLOWSTONE RIVER NEAR BLANCHARDVILLE, WIS.

LOCATION. At gaging station, 0.6 mile upstream from bridge on County Road F, 2.7 miles 

upstream from Yellowstone Lake dam, 7 miles southwest of Blanchardville, Lafayette 

County, and about 9 miles upstream from mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 29.1 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: August 1954 to September 1958.

Sediment records: August 1954 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 82°F Aug. 10; minimum, 33°F on many

days during November to March.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 464 ppm Feb. 24; minimum daily, 1 ppm 

Mar. 23-28.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 572 tons Feb. 24; minimum daily, less than 0.05 ton 

on several days during February to April.

EXTREMES, 1954-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 89°F July 27, 1955; minimum, freezing 

point on many days during winter months. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 1,540 ppm June 13, 1957; minimum daily, 1 ppm

on many days.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, not determined; minimum daily, less than 0.05 ton on 

many days.

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Nov. 30, Dec. 10-14, Dec. 27 to Feb. 23. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1558.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m^J

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

52

53

53

51

51

52

53

51

50

50

50

51

52

49

49

52

56

55

54

52

55

54

55

54

52

52

50

50

49

49

48

52

Nov.

47

48

46

45

43

43

42

41

44

40

41

41

42

41

41

40

39

38

38

35

35

34

34

35

34

33

33

33

34

34

40

Dec.

33

33

33

34

34

33

33

33

34

34

33

33

33

34

34

34

34

35

35

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

33

33

34

33

Jan.

34

34

33

33

34

34

34

33

33

34

34

34

33

34

34

33

33

34

34

34

34

33

34

33

34

34

33

33

35

34

34

34

Feb.

34

34

33

33

34

33

34

34

34

35

34

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

34

34

33

34

33

35

35

35

34

34

--

34

Mar.

33

33

38

37

38

39

39

39

39

39

40

39

39

39

40

40

41

41

40

42

43

45

48

48

46

47

46

46

45

46

48

41

Apr.

48

47

47

49

50

50

49

50

50

51

53

51

51

52

53

53

52

52

51

51

51

60

60

62

61

60

62

60

60

62

54

May

62

66

67

66

65

66

67

68

69

70

72

67

69

70

71

68

69

69

68

67

67

68

68

68

68

69

68

67

69

70

71

68

June

72

71

71

72

71

71

72

69

67

68

68

70

68

71

68

70

68

70

71

71

71

68

69

69

68

67

69

69

70

68

--

70

July

67

70

71

70

71

71

70

71

70

69

67

75

76

72

75

78

72

67

63

74

73

75

74

74

76

72

72

75

76

72

73

72

Aug.

74

75

79

76

79

70

70

77

78

82

81

79

78

77

77

78

79

78

78

77

78

70

72

65

65

69

70

68

68

67

64

74

Sept.

64

71

72

67

67

67

64

65

65

65

66

65

67

67

67

66

67

66

66

65

65

62

60

58

58

57

56

56

55

56

--

64
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

ROCK RIVER BASIN--Continued 

5-4335. YELLOWSTONE RIVER NEAR BLANCHARDVILLE, WIS. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1. .....

2. .....

5. .....

6. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

14. .....

15. .....

17. .....

18. .....

20. .....

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. .....

28. .....

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

&..... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

20. .....

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

6.1 

5.6 

5.8 

6.1 

6.4

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

7.0 

9.1

8.8 

7.0 

6.7 

6.4 

6.1

6.1 

6.1 

10.0 

11.4 

6.4

5.6 

6.1 

6.7 

5.8 

5.8 

5.6

210.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

28 

24 

17 

19 

21

36 

31 

26 

18 

13

22 

20 

21 

25 

30

28 

25 

23 

27 

28

22 

24 

60

36

23 

13 

23 

36 

28 

30

-

Tons 

per 

day

0.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

.4

.6 

.6 

.5 

.3 

.2

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.7

.7 

a .5 

.4 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4 

sb 2 

e4 

.6

.3 

.2

.4 

.6 

.4 

.4

18.8

January

6.0 

6.0 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

5.4. 

5.4 

5.3 

5.3 

5.0

172.6

19 

15 

11 

22 

17

4 

9 

15 

17 

19

14 

10 

7 

8 

16

18 

18 

9 

7 

11

9 

5 

6 

9 

11

13 

13 

13 

11 

11 

17

-

0.3 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.1 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.3

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.2

.3 

.3 

.1 

.1 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

5.9

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

5.6 

7.0 

7.8 

6.1 

5.6

5.6 

5.8 

9.4 

6.4 

5.8

5.8 

5.8 

6.4 

6.7 

6.7

6.1 

5.8 

10.0 

13.5 

9.1

7.8 

7.2 

7.0 

7.0 

6.7

6.4 

6.7 

6.4 

6.1 

4.0

206.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

28 

12 

6 

4 

8

10 

12 

76 

31 

11

11 

6 

6 

6 

9

11 

10 

12 

10 

7

6 

6 

11 

37 

39

41 

47 

49 

51 

40

Tons 

per 

day

0.4 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.2 

.2 

1.9 

.5 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.2

.1 

.1 

.2

.7 

.7

.7 

.8 

.8 

.8

.4

11.2

February

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5.0 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

5.2

5.4 

5.4 

110 

299 

41

18.2 

14.2 

11.0

602.0

32

37 

42 

41 

40

40 

39 

35 

33 

35

12 

3

4 

5 

5

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

5 

4 

280 

464 

169

76 

22 

8

-

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.2 

(t) 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

s 188 

s 572 

s 20

s 3.9 

.8 

.2

791.2

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

5.8 

5.8 

5.6 

5.6 

5.3

5.8 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

5.8 

6.1 

6.4

5.8 

5.8 

24 

16.6 

10.4

9.1 

9.7 

12.8 

8.4 

9.4

8.8 

7.5 

7.3 

6.7 

6.4 

6.0

238.1

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

35 

47 

38 

35 

55

58 

51 

51 

68 

49

41 

42 

45 

49 

67

91 

62

110 

88

79 

63 

49 

23 

9

12 

13 

26 

25 

17 

21

-

Tons 

per 

day

0.5 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.8

.9 

.8 

.8 

1.0 

.6

.5 

.5 

.7 

.8 

1.2

1.4 

1.0 

e 7 

4.9 

2.5

1.9 

1.6 

1.7 

.5 

.2

.3 

.3

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

35.7

March

9.1 

8.8 

8.8 

7.8 

7.5

8.8 

10.7 

8.1 

7.5 

6.7

6.7 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

5.8

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

208.5

13 

15 

36 

27 

18

28 

36 

24 

22 

8

8 

6 

7 

9 

7

7 

4 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2

--

0.3 

.4 

.8 

.6 

.4

.7 

1.0 

.5 

.4 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

(t) 

(t) 

(t)

(t) 

(t) 

(t) 

(t) 

(t)

(t) 

(t) 

(t) 

(t)

(t)

6.4

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

t Less than 0.050 ton.

a Computed from estimated concentration graph.

b Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS 69

ROCK RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4335. YELLOWSTONE RIVER NEAR BLANCHARDVILLE, WIS. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

14. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

19. .....

20. .....

24. .....

25. .....

26. .....

27. .....

29......

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

&..... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

19. ..... 

20. .....

23. .....

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. .....

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

6.1 

7.5 

7.0 

7.0 

18.8

17.4 

12.8 

11.0 

9.7 

9.1

8.4 

8.1 

7.5 

7.2 

7.0

7.0 

6.7 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

7.8 

9.4 

7.8 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

6.7 

7.0 

6.7 

6.7

250.6

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

3

4 

4 

7

10 

8 

9 

10

9 

8 

9 

11 

11

8 

8 

8 

8 

17

22 

27 

27 

31 

34

22 

23 

30 

29 

30

--

Tons 

per 

day

(t) 

0.1 

.1 

.1 

e4

e 1 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.3

.5 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.4 

.4 

.6 

.5 

.5

13.4

July

3.6 

4.4 

4.6 

5.6 

5.0

4.0 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.8 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

4.0

3.6 

3.6 

3.8 

3.6 

3.4

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.4

3.0 

3.8 

4.4 

7.0 

5.3 

4.2

123.1

30 

23 

20 

21 

23

24 

25 

20 

19 

31

33 

29 

19 

25 

28

29 

51 

57 

49 

26

24 

24 

14 

16 

18

15 

18 

21 

28 

27 

28

-

0.3 

.3 

.2 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.3

.3 

.5 

.6 

.5 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.2

.1 

.2 

.2 

.5

.4 

.3

8.4

May

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

6.4 

6.4 

6.7 

6.4 

6.4

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

5.8 

6.4 

7.0 

6.1 

6.1

6.1 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.7 

12.4

198.4

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

41 

45 

34 

37 

36

34 

35 

36 

28 

27

45 

37 

26 

27 

27

29 

30 

26 

25 

25

38 

62 

62 

63 

63

43 

42 

54 

54 

66 

95

-

Tons 

per 

day

0.7 

.8 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.4

.7 

.6 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.6 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

.7 

.7 

.9 

.9 

1.2 

sb4

24.1

August

4.0 

3.8 

3.6 

3.4 

3.8

7.0 

5.0 

4.0 

3.6 

3.6

3.4 

3.6 

3.6 

3.4 

6.4

4.2 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2 

14.1

9.3 

4.0 

3.4 

3.8 

3.8

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

3.8 

4.4 

5.0

139.2

44 

25 

16 

26 

24

35 

15 

17 

10 

10

11 

18 

18 

12 

40

11 

13

11 

14

33 

12 

18 

23

31 

38 

37 

33 

19 

20

-

0.5 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

b .7 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1

.2 

.2 

.1 

b .7

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

e 40

e 6 

.4 

.1 

.2 

.2

.3 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.3

53.1

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

10.7 

6.4 

5.8 

5.3 

5.0

4.8 

5.0 

5.8 

6.7 

5.6

5.0 

4.8 

5.6 

5.0 

5.3

4.8 

5.0 

5.3 

5.3 

5.0

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.2 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

154.8

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

55 

25 

29 

30 

30

30 

31 

46 

59 

54

24 

22 

24 

25 

25

26 

27 

24 

25 

30

27 

28 

22 

25 

51

21 

27 

28 

29 

30

--

Tons 

per 

day

sb2 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.7 

1.1 

.8

.3 

.3 

.4 

.3 

.4

.3 

.4 

.3

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.6

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

13.7

September

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

8.1 

5.2

6.1 

3.6 

3.2 

3.0 

2.9

2.7 

2.5 

2.5 

2.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.6 

3.6 

3.4 

3.4

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

8.1 

4.8

3.8 

3.6 

3.6 

3.8 

4.2

118.9

30 

22 

17 

26 

19

36 

24 

22 

27 

32

22 

27 

23 

20 

26

26 

40 

32 

23 

23

23 

23 

26

19

17 

27 

35 

28 

18

"

0.4 

.3 

.2 

.6 

.3

.6 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.2

.2 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

e 2 

.2

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

9.5

Total discharge for year (els-days) ............................................................. 4,044.0 

Total load for year (tons) ...................................................................... 991.4

Estimated, 

s Computed by subdividing day. 

t Less than 0.050 ton. 

b Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
ROCK RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4335. YELLOWSTONE RIVER NEAR BLANCHARDVILLE, WIS. 

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1957 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

Feb. 23, 1958....

Feb. 24 .........

Time

6:00 p.m. 

2:15 p.m. 

2:15 p.m. 

2: 30 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

525 

275 

275 

426

Water 

temperature

CD

Suspended se

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

935 

2,560 

2,560 

2,450

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

1,240 

1,810 

1,850 

3,960

Percent fin

0.002

39 

24 

8 

22

0.004

49 

30 

14 

28

0.008

60 

41 

26 

38

0.016

77 

57 

44 

56
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS 71

ROCK RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4360. MOUNT VERNON CREEK NEAR MOUNT VERNON, WIS.

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 92, 0.9 mile upstream from West

Branch Sugar River, and 2.5 miles southeast of Mount Vernon, Dane County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 16.1 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Water temperatures: January 1954 to September 1958.

Sediment records: January 1954 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 71°F May 14, Aug. 8-10, 28, 30; minimum,

freezing point on several days during January and February.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 550 ppm Feb. 24; minimum daily, 12 ppm Oct. 25. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 220 tons Feb. 24; minimum daily, 0.4 ton on several days

during October, December to February, July to September.

EXTREMES, 1954-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 75°F July 14, 1955; minimum, freezing 

point on many days during winter months. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 2,010 ppm Apr. 7, 1954; minimum daily, 1 ppm

Sept. 20, 1955.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 498 tons Apr. 7, 1954; minimum daily, less than 

0.05 ton Sept. 20, 1955.

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Dec. 11-13, Dec. 27 to Feb. 20. Records of discharge for 

water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1558.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 4 p.m. and 6 p.nu/

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

57

56

56

54

54

56

55

55

52

51

49

50

54

54

55

57

51

48

49

50

51

50

52

45

44

45

45

46

46

47

47

51

Nov.

48

50

49

46

44

45

46

44

43

42

43

45

43

44

43

_

40

36

37

38

38

37

39

40

40

41

40

42

42

40

--

42

Dec.

39

37

34

34

34

35

36

36

37

37

39

37

39

40

40

40

39

40

38

38

37

36

37

36

38

37

37

36

35

34

34

37

Jan.

33

34

35

35

34

35

35

34

34

39

37

39

37

40

39

40

37

36

36

37

32

34

36

37

36

37

40

37

37

39

34

36

Feb.

33

32

36

36

40

35

32

32

32

31

32

31

36

32

32

32

32

32

31

40

45

41

37

36

44

40

37

--

35

Mar.

_.

39

40

40

38

44

41

41

35

40

42

49

41

40

41

40

43

44

43

45

46

51

45

47

49

50

51

53

51

52

52

44

Apr.

51

47

51

47

44

40

51

55

49

48

54

59

49

60

62

66

65

65

56

53

50

47

46

55

56

50

47

51

51

59

53

May

63

53

58

56

57

60

61

61

63

65

67

68

69

71

64

60

61

54

57

61

61

61

64

63

65

63

65

65

67

63

--

62

June

59

58

61

69

66

68

59

58

59

66

68

64

65

66

59

61

67

64

64

66

64

62

63

66

66

63

69

68

69

69

--

64

July

69

65

70

63

69

68

67

69

70

70

58

69

65

60

67

69

61

67

68

68

68

67

68

69

67

66

69

64

60

69

67

Aug.

69

68

70

69

69

70

70

71

71

71

70

69

68

67

68

68

68

66

70

68

65

66

66

65

60

64

65

71

65

71

58

68

Sept.

59

65

69

62

60

64

64

62

66

59

59

62

63

64

62

61

56

59

58

61

59

60

61

64

62

59

54

56

56

48

--

60
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

ROCK RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4360. MOUNT VERNON CREEK NEAR MOUNT VERNON, WIS. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11. .....

12. .....

13. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

19. .....

20. .....

21......

22. .....

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. .....

28. ..... 

29. .....

30. .....

31. .....

Total.

1...... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8...... 

9...... 

10. .....

11. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15......

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23...... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

Mean

discharge 

(cfs)

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

14 

18 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

370

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

42 

37 

30 

28 

24

15 

16 

20 

22 

28

34 

28 

24 

25 

27

32 

26 

25 

15 

19

17 

17 

43 

46 

12

17 

18 

22 

19 

22 

30

--

Tons 

per 

day

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.8

.5 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.9

1.1 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.9

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.4 

.6

.5 

.5 

1.6 

2.2

.4

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.9

25.6

January

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

9.8 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

310.8

26 

33 

62 

61 

41

36 

37 

38 

40 

42

43 

41 

34 

22 

18

21 

20 

17 

16 

20

26 

36 

28 

17 

22

23 

22 

23 

18 

16 

21

--

0.8 

.9 

1.7 

1.6 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

1.2 

1.1 

.9 

.6 

.5

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.5

.7 

1.0 

.8 

.4 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.6

24.7

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

11 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

12 

15 

13 

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

13

13 

12 

19 

22 

14

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

388

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

28 

43 

39 

17 

20

26 

37 

46 

30 

28

27 

26 

37 

35 

28

35 

36 

60 

90 

57

57 

57 

62 

58 

73

102 

87 

55 

49 

46

"

Tons 

per 

day

0.8 

1.4 

1.3 

.5 

.6

.8 

1.2 

1.9 

1.0 

.9

.9 

.8 

1.3 

1.2 

1.0

1.2 

1.2

sb4 

b5 

2.1

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.0 

2.6

3.3 

2. 8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.5

50.9

February

10 

10 

10 

9.8 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

15 

10 

10

10 

10 

11 

12 

15

11 

11 

33 

135 

62

21 

16 

14

515.8

28 

23 

35 

19 

20

38 

38 

25 

23 

21

18 

24 

22 

31 

28

17 

23 

28 

28 

27

23 

22

550 

346

185 

77 

48

"

0.8 

.6 

.9 

.5 

.5

1.0 

1.0 

.7 

.6 

.6

.5 

.6 

.9 

.8 

.8

.4 

.6 

.8 

.9 

1.1

.7 

.6 

e 60 

sb220 

57

10 

3.3 

1.8

368.0

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

15 

14 

15

14 

15 

17 

13 

14

13 

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

389

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

36 

43 

48 

45 

43

34 

20 

35 

29 

17

15 

17 

14 

21 

23

23 

22 

51 

43 

26

42 

33 

27 

27 

28

31 

30 

30 

30 

28 

27

"

Tons 

per 

day

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

a 1 

1.4

1.1 

.6 

1.0 

.9 

.6

.5 

.6 

.4 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

s 2.4 

1.6 

1.0

1.6 

1.3 

1.2 

.9 

1.0

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8

31.6

March

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

382

48 

52 

47 

44 

40

49 

50 

42 

37 

37

43 

47 

47 

47 

39

37 

38 

42 

44 

42

38 

37 

38 

42 

47

46 

45 

46 

61 

48 

48

1.7 

1.8 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4

1.7 

1.8 

1.5 

1.3 

1.3

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.3

1.2 

1.2 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.4 

1.5

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

2.0 

1.6 

1.6

45.5

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from estimated concentration graph.

b Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

ROCK RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4360. MOUNT VERNON CREEK NEAR MOUNT VERNON, WIS.--Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8......

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21......

22. .....

24. ..... 

25. .....

26......

27. .....

28. .....

29. .....

30......

31...... 

Total.

1...... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

13...... 

14. ..... 

15......

18. .....

20. .....

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

12 

13 

13 

13 

25

24 

15 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

11 

12

12 

13 

12 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

400

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

45 

50 

51 

41 

211

70 

54 

63 

53 

53

50 

50 

34 

41 

46

42 

51 

71 

42 

33

72 

47 

28 

30 

22

22 

20 

52 

40 

35

Tons 

per 

day

1.4 

1.8 

1.8 

1.4 

s 20

4.5 

2.2 

o o

i!g

1.9

a2 

1.8 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

1.4 

1.6 

2.3 

1.2 

1.1

2.3 

1.6 

.9 

1.0 

.7

.7 

.6 

1.7 

1.3 

1.1

66.6

July

11 

11 

11 

12 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

10 

9.0 

8.8 

9.5 

9.7

9.9 

10 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

11 

11 

12 

11 

11

330.9

46 

34 

27 

53 

40

28 

29 

43 

52 

39

34 

54 

58 

50 

35

31 

35 

35 

24 

22

18 

13 

17 

24 

26

41 

38 

32 

61 

66 

50

"

1.4 

1.0 

.8 

1.7 

1.2

.8 

.9 

1.3 

1.5 

1.0

.9 

1.3 

1.4 

1.3 

.9

.8 

.9 

1.0 

.7 

.6

.5 

.4 

.5 

.7 

.8

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.5

33.0

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

11 

11 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

11 

16

328

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

46 

39 

42 

52 

43

38 

54 

50 

42 

34

34 

38 

49 

58 

57

42 

57 

40 

30 

36

31 

34 

57 

51 

44

49 

40 

28 

34 

72 

95

--

Tons 

per 

day

1.5 

1.3 

1.4 

1.5 

1.3

1.1 

1.4 

1.4 

1.1 

.9

.9 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

1.5

1.1 

1.7 

1.2 

.8 

1.0

.8 

.9 

1.5 

1.4 

1.2

1.3 

1.1 

.8 

.9 

2.1 

s 4.3

41.3

August

11 

11 

10 

10 

9.9

10 

10 

9.9 

9.7 

9.9

10 

9.7 

9.7 

9.9 

9.9

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

9.7 

9.7 

9.5 

9.5 

9.7

9.5 

9.5 

9.3 

9.5 

9.5 

9.3

303.8

33 

34 

38 

25 

33

55 

49 

43 

43 

43

53 

31 

18 

14 

22

18 

27 

30 

38 

42

42 

42 

39 

42 

42

38 

31 

33 

28 

39 

41

"

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.7 

.9

1.5 

1.3 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.4 

.8 

.5 

.4 

.6

.5 

.7 

.8 

1.0 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1

1.0 

.8 

.8 

.7 

1.0 

1.0

29.2

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

15 

12 

11 

11 

11

10 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

334

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

43 

43 

68 

61 

59

57 

48 

42 

37 

39

32 

33 

34 

49 

81

67 

43 

33 

34 

45

41 

44 

56 

49 

36

37 

38 

31 

32 

40

Tons 

per 

day

1.7 

1.4 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8

1.5 

1.4 

1.2 

1.1 

1.2

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.4 

2.4

2.0 

1.3 

1.0 

1.0 

1.3

1.2 

1.3 

1.7 

1.4 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

.9 

1.0 

1.2

40.5

September

9.3 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.3

9.7 

9.7 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.5

9.5 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

9.5 

9.3 

9.5 

11 

11

10 

10 

9.9 

9.9 

9.9

287.9

22 

27 

32 

27 

20

16 

15 

27 

35 

33

29 

26 

25 

23 

23

17 

16 

25 

25 

29

28 

31 

33 

54 

38

31 

32 

20 

28 

49

--

0.6 

.6 

.8 

.6 

.5

.4 

.4 

.7 

.9 

.8

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.4 

.4 

.6 

.6 

.8

.7 

.8 

.8 

1.6 

1.1

.8 

.9 

.5 

.7 

1.3

21.4

Total discharge for year (cfs-days) ....... ...................................................... *,3*u.<! 

Total load for year (tons). ..................................................................... 778.3

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from estimated concentration graph
ROCK RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4360. MOUNT VERNON CREEK NEAR MOUNT VERNON, WIS

Date 

of 

collection

Feb. 24, 1958....

Apr. 5 ..........

Time

4:00 p.m. 

6:00 p.m. 

4:20 p.m. 

5:55 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

133 

165 

42 

34

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

1,170 

830 

543 

692

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

2,030 

1,440 

778 

1,210

Percent f

0.002

23 

25 

30 

37

0.004

32 

37 

35

49

0.008

43 

50 

44 

53

0.016

65 

69 

63 

73
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS 75

IOWA RIVER BASIN 

5-4495. IOWA RIVER NEAR ROWAN, IOWA

LOCATION. At gaging station on downstream side of highway bridge, 3.8 miles northwest 

of Rowan, Wright County, and 9.4 miles downstream from confluence of East and West 

Forks.

DRAINAGE AREA. 429 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: October 1957 to September 1958.

Sediment records: October 1957 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 86°F Aug. 4; minimum, freezing point

on many days during December to February.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 750 ppm May 27; minimum daily, not determined. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 850 tons May 27; minimum daily, not determined. 

REMARKS.--Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 1,200 ppm May 27. 

Flow affected by ice Nov. 8-11, Nov. 18 to Mar. 21. Records of discharge for water 

year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1558.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

-.

a 58

60

62

60

56

54

50

50

52

56

58

58

a 56

54

52

53

49

52

50

48

44

40

40

42

40

a 42

a 45

50

51

Nov.

a 50

51

48

a 45

a 46

45

44

42

39

37

41

44

45

46

48

46

44

40

42

42

40

40

44

44

42

42

42

43

a 38

--

43

Dec.

34

34

33

a 34

34

34

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

-

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

Jan.

32

32

32

32

..

32

32

a 33

34

32

"

32

34

--

..

a 32

32

36

_.

--

34

32

--

--

Feb.

32

a 32

a 32

32

32

32

a 32

_

--

32

32

..

32

36

36

34

34

--

--

Mar.

34

34

36

38

38

34

38

38

40

39

46

42

44

42

40

38

38

40

38

38

38

40

40

48

48

54

54

52

54

54

58

42

Apr.

48

52

53

52

54

52

50

54

50

52

55

58

54

64

64

60

69

68

68

68

60

58

52

54

56

52

60

58

56

60

--

57

May

66

60

64

60

64

68

60

64

64

65

70

72

72

75

74

72

72

68

76

68

68

70

70

71

77

70

72

62

69

68

64

68

June

61

62

a 59

72

72

70

72

73

68

70

72

70

72

74

72

70

72

70

70

70

b 69

69

68

68

67

72

75

76

77

78

--

70

July

78

78

76

75

75

74

74

73

78

74

74

78

74

b70

b 70

72

66

68

70

74

74

76

80

78

78

79

80

78

76

74

78

75

Aug.

79

b 78

81

86

79

80

82

82

b84

84

b 84

78

78

80

81

78

82

78

80

78

73

72

68

68

72

73

76

76

78

72

68

78

Sept.

68

68

74

70

70

70

72

77

72

64

66

68

68

66

72

65

68

64

a 70

66

66

a 65

68

67

64

66

62

62

64

60

67

a Measurement before 2 p.m. 

b Measurement after 8 p.m.
76 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4495. IOWA RIVER NEAR ROWAN, IOWA--Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. ..... 

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

13. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

19. .....

20. .....

23. .....

24...... 

25. .....

27. .....

28. ..... 

29. .....

30. .....

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. .....

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27...... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

15 

16 

17

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

15 

17 

22 

22 

23

21 

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

514

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(PPtn)

} -

55

94 

72

59

90 

69

49

60 

70 

104 

18

8

) '

--

Tons 

per 

day

e 1.9

1.9 

3 8

s!i

2.5

3.9 

3.2

2.1

2.8 

4.2 

6.2 

1.1

.5 

.6

68.1

January

16 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

14 

14 

15 

15

15 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

17 

17 

18 

18 

17

472

4

4 

5 

5

29

3 

3

17 

6

2

4

4 

9

18

14 

17

"

aO.4

12.4

November

discharge 

(cfs)

19 

22 

22 

24 

22

21 

20 

15 

10 

12

15 

18 

20 

22 

23

28 

26 

20 

14 

17

20 

23 

21 

22 

23

24 

27 

25 

22 

19

616

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

34 

43 

84 

59 

16

16 

16

12 

16

19

-

Tons 

per 

day

1.7 

2.6 

5.0 

3.8 

1.0

.9 

.9

.5 

.9

1.2

37.6

February

17 

16 

16 

15 

15

14 

13 

12 

12 

11

11 

10 

9.6 

9.2 

8.8

8.4 

8.2 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

7.8 

7.8 

20 

80 

130

200 

160 

130

965.8

9 

14

5 

4

4 

2

2

5 

10

9

22

25 

25 

17

"

a 0.3

a .1

e .6 

e 2.0 

7.7

14 

11 

6.0

45.7

December

discharge 

(cfs)

35 

30 

26 

25 

29

31 

27 

27 

22 

17

14 

17 

21 

21 

21

21 

23 

25 

27 

29

31 

32 

33 

35 

30

25 

25 

20 

18 

16 

16

769

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concen - 

tration 

(ppm)

39 

15

7

19 

6

-

Tons 

per 

day

3.7 

1.1

.4

1.5 

.3

27.9

March

100 

80 

90 

60 

50

43 

41 

40 

35 

31

34 

33 

35 

35 

30

32 

32 

32 

31 

30

30 

32 

35 

37 

38

38 

36 

34 

31 

31 

31

1,267

8 

6 

15 

4 

6

18 

8

--

2.2 

1.3 

3.6 

.6 

.8

1.9 

.7

31.5

e Estimated.

a Computed on basis of samples obtained about three or four times a week.
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS 77

IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4495. IOWA RIVER NEAR ROWAN, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1956 Continued

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

5. .....

6......

7. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. ..... 

13. ..... 

14. .....

15. .....

16. .....

18. .....

21......

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. .....

25. .....

28......

30. ..... 

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

13. .....

14. ..... 

15. .....

19. ..... 

20. .....

23. .....

2S. .....

26...... 

27. ..... 

28...... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

32 

32 

34 

41 

51

84 

108 

94 

83 

71

65 

61 

59 

54 

50

47 

42 

40 

38 

37

36 

34 

35 

37 

42

42 

41 

40 

40 

39

1,509

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

12 

8 

8 

9 

60

46 

35 

29 

21 

31

14 

21 

48 

25 

49

50 

49 

50 

37 

53

56 

31

-

Tons 

per 

day

1.0 

.7 

.7 

1.0 

sb 9.0

10 

10 

7.4 

4.7 

5.9

2.5 

3.5 

7.6 

3.6 

6.6

6.3 

5.6 

5.4 

3.8 

5.3

5.4 

3.3

135.7

July

39 

45 

39 

39 

40

39 

34 

32 

31 

29

33 

36 

36 

127 

177

129 

89 

64 

56 

50

44 

39 

36 

33 

31

29 

29 

28 

30 

26 

25

1,514

175 

227 

100 

109 

114

119 

129 

108 

157 

154

142 

139 

130 

145 

210

205 

150

129 

132

91

68 

75

82 

76 

64 

157

135

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

18 

28 

11 

11 

12

13 

12 

9.3 

13 

12

13 

14 

13 

50 

100

71 

36 

e 24 

20 

18

11 

e 8.5 

e 8.0 

6.1 

6.3

6.4 

6.0 

4.8 

13 

e 11 

9.1

588.5

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

34 

33 

34 

34 

33

32 

30 

29 

29 

28

25 

24 

22 

21 

21

22 

24 

23 

22 

22

19 

18 

18 

17 

18

18 

357 

460 

260 

111 

140

1,978

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

40

47

80 

93 

106 

101 

95

90 

98 

92 

102 

98

140 

750 

550 

185 

145 

340

-

Tons 

per 

day

3.5

2.9

4.8 

6.0 

6.6 

6.0 

5.6

4.6 

4.8 

4.5 

4.7 

4.8

b7.0 

sb 850 

b700 

130 

43 

S&170

2,001.9

August

23 

22 

21 

23 

21

21 

19 

18 

16 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

22

16 

14 

13 

12 

12

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

9.6 

9.9 

10 

10

452.5

61 

78

87 

52

53

186 

62 

73 

61 

300

245 

165 

93

62 

56 

113 

123 

63

75 

64

85 

54 

85

e 6.0 

e 5.0 

3.5 

e 4.0 

4.4

4.9 

[ e 2.4

7.0 

2.3 

2.6 

2.1

b 18

11 

6.2 

3.3 

e 2.2 

e 2.6

1.8 

1.7 

3.1 

3.3 

1.7

2.0 

1.7 

e 1.8 

2.3 

1.5 

2.3

117.9

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

335 

195 

134 

171 

423

518 

335 

231 

188 

161

134 

109 

96 

80 

69

59 

52 

49 

45 

40

37 

36 

36 

69 

129

105 

80 

62 

49 

43

4,070

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

550 

180 

138 

240 

280

186 

192 

188 

189 

204

198 

185 

175 

177 

173

256 

303 

161 

161 

161

157 

136 

165 

200 

230

176 

118 

90 

100 

106

-

Tons 

per 

day

Sb 550 

b 95 

50 

bllO 

b 320

260 

174 

117 

96 

89

72 

54 

45 

38 

32

41 

43 

21 

20 

17

16 

13 

16 

37 

80

50 

25 

15 

13 

12

2,521

September

9.3 

8.8 

7.9 

7.6 

8.5

9.9 

9.3 

8.2 

7.9 

7.6

7.4 

7.6 

8.5 

9.9 

10

11 

11 

10 

10 

8.5

6.6 

6.4 

7.1 

8.2 

8.2

10 

12 

10 

9.0 

8.5

264.9

92 

72 

51 

62 

113

92 

62

46

71 

94

76

66 

58

} "

62 

67

82

79

2.3 

1.7 

1.1 

1.3 

2.6

2.5 

1.6

e 1.0

1.6 

2.5 

e 2.8

2.3

e 2.0 

1.8 

1.6 

e 1.0

.6

1.4 

1.5

2.2 

2.6 

e2.0 

e 1.6 

e 1.0

47.8

14,392.2 

5,636.0

s Computed by subdividing day.

b Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
78 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4545. IOWA RIVER AT IOWA CITY, IOWA

LOCATION. At Benton Street Bridge at Iowa City, Johnson County, 0.5 mile downstream frou 

gaging station, 0.4 mile upstream from Ralston Creek, and 4.1 miles downstream from 

Clear Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA.--3,271 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 1906 to September 1907, January 1944

to September 1954.

Water temperatures: January 1944 to September 1958. 

Sediment records: October 1943 to September 1958.

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 84°F Aug. 10, 14; minimum, freezing 

point on several days during November to March. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 2,460 ppm June 13; minimum daily, 3 ppm

Jan. 29, 31, Feb. 6, 8. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 18,700 tons June 13; minimum daily, 2 tons on several

days during January and February. 

EXTREMES, 1943-58. Water temperatures (1944-58): Maximum, 90°F July 19, 1957; minimum,

freezing point on many days during winter months. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 7,800 ppm June 13, 1953; minimum daily, 3 ppm

Jan. 29, 31, Feb. 6, 8, 1958.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 177,000 tons May 23, 1944; minimum daily, 2 tons on 

several days during 1951 and 1958.

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Dec. 10, 11, Dec. 30 to Jan. 3. Diurnal fluctuation at 

low stages caused by powerplants upstream from station. Records of discharge for 

water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1558.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 2 p.m. and 6 p.in./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

v n

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

a 66

a 64

a 66

a 66

a 66

a 62

66

63

60

62

62

60

62

62

59

60

60

58

57

56

54

56

56

51

1 46

46

46

47

49

50

52

58

Nov.

b 50

50

49

49

48

48

b48

42

b38

b 40

43

40

42

b43

46

44

44

b 42

b 36

b36

b 36

b 36

b 36

36

36

b36

b 38

38

b33

32

--

41

Dec.

36

b36

33

b36

b 38

b 34

34

32

36

32

32

34

36

39

38

a 38

b37

36

b36

38

38

42

38

38

38

38

39

b 39

38

a 33

33

36

Jan.

33

b32

b33

34

37

b33

32

33

a 34

b34

b33

34

38

b36

36

b 35

b36

b36

34

b32

33

33

34

b 33

b 33

33

34

b 34

34

b34

b 33

34

Feb.

b32

33

33

34

36

33

b32

32

32

33

33

33

b33

b33

32

32

32

32

b 32

34

b 36

b36

36

a 37

b38

a 38

a 38

a 33

--

34

Mar.

33

32

32

34

33

36

35

36

37

36

38

39

39

39

39

37

37

37

38

37

40

40

43

52

52

52

54

51

50

52

53

41

Apr.

52

52

50

51

a 50

48

49

52

52

50

52

a 54

54

51

62

64

66

67

a 64

65

60

60

57

55

57

a 56

55

55

55

56

--

56

May

59

60

a 63

59

60

60

59

63

64

a 65

70

71

72

72

74

72

a 75

72

72

71

70

69

70

a 72

a 74

71

72

72

74

73

a 74

68

June

b 68

67

66

76

71

74

a 70

73

74

75

73

70

72

70

68

70

70

72

72

70

a 71

68

71

72

70

71

75

a 76

79

81

--

72

July

77

78

79

76

79

79

77

78

79

76

74

78

76

73

73

74

70

74

66

68

71

74

75

76

78

78

77

78

78

76

78

76

Aug.

76

a 78

82

82

82

83

83

82

a 83

a 84

83

82

82

84

82

a 82

80

78

79

78

76

76

a 73

70

68

70

71

76

75

a 78

a 71

78

Sept.

70

73

74

71

70

a 69

a 70

71

72

69

69

70

a 70

70

69

67

66

68

67

a 68

68

68

67

71

68

70

a 62

66

66

60

--

69

a Measurement between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. 

b Measurement between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4545. IOWA RIVER AT IOWA CITY, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. ..... 

13. .....

14. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21......

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26......

27. .....

28. .....

30. .....

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

a.....

9. ..... 

10. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15......

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

91

22. ..... 

23...... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

296 

196 

309 

94 

224

242 

100 

232 

196 

134

138 

243 

198 

110 

284

234 

120 

302 

91 

269

250 

165 

186 

207 

205

216 

233 

346 

172 

308 

185

6,485

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

96 

83 

99 

85 

117

101 

100 

147 

120 

110

95 

97 

75 

88 

103

83 

92 

102 

69 

86

87 

77 

85 

85 

67

90 

80 

32 

26 

38 

53

-

Tons 

per 

day

77 

44 

83 

22 

71

66 

27 

92 

64 

40

35 

64 

40 

26 

79

52 

30 

83 

17 

62

59 

34 

43 

48 

37

52 

50 

30 

12 

32 

26

1,497

January

145 160' 

220 

267 

274

303 

326 

350 

354 

334

307 

303 

294 

287 

287

290 

297 

322 

364 

400

408 

382 

354 

364 

338

322 

314 

303 

297 

297 

294

9,557

10 

16 

27 

9 

11

] '

15

8

5 

5 

4 

3 

4 

3

--

4 

7 

16 

6 

8

15 

12

8

4 

4 

3 

2 

3 

2

286

November

discharge 

(cfs)

233 

251 

242 

236 

398

126 

308 

290 

214 

318

208 

336 

292 

280 

234

260 

212 

411 

485 

383

404 

401 

350 

399 

326

386 

390 

383 

407 

198

9,361

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

[ 62

55

55 

31 

31 

24 

24

15 

15

24

35 

35 

52 

52

29 

29

12

12 

12

-

Tons 

per 

day

40 

59

19 

26 

24 

14 

21

8 

14

17

20 

39 

68 

54

32 

31

12

13 

6

748

February

280 

287 

284 

284 

274

264 

242 

236 

233 

239

221 

202 

185 

170 

160

150 

143 

141 

147 

139

153 

151 

178 

747 

1,370

1,810 

1,890 

2,210

12,790

9

3 

7 

3 

6

7

6

1 '

5 

5 

8 

6 

6

14 

14 

26 

93 

340

400 

467 

563

-

7

2 

5 

2 

4 

5

4 

4

2 

2 

3 

2 

2

6 

6 

sa 16 

sa 240 

1,300

2,000 

2,380 

3,360

9,392

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

301 

301 

310 

312 

350

464 

495 

476 

348 

300

230 

175 

280 

307 

287

297 

338 

372 

386 

550

520 

603 

825 

699 

693

478 

578 

300 

390 

300 

240

12,505

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

} "

10

10 

11 

11 

11 

23

10 

10

9

41

45 

} 67

80 

36 

22 

22 

13 

13

--

Tons 

per 

day

13 

9

13 

15 

14 

10 

19

6 

5

8

62

100 

126

103 

56 

18 

23 

11 

8

956

March

2,530 

2,530 

2,050 

1,620 

1,340

1,200 

1,120 

1,020 

988 

890

825 

795 

729 

681 

675

693 

675 

657 

621 

597

565 

545 

530 

627 

436

495 

480 

500 

449 

462 

428

27,753

560 

385 

255 

195 

155

100 

82 

72 

69 

52

42 

41 

40

35 

38

51

-

3,830 

2,630 

1,410 

853 

561

324 

248 

198 

184 

125

94 

88 

79

63 

39

64

11,745

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
80 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4545. IOWA RIVER AT IOWA CITY, IOWA Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12......

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18...... 

19......

21......

22......

23. ..... 

24...... 

25......

26. .....

28. .....

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

1...... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6...... 

7. .....

8...... 

9...... 

10. .....

11......

19

13...... 

14. ..... 

15......

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21. ..... 

22. ..... 

23...... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

548 

458 

462 

476 

467

570 

597 

699 

988 

1,260

1,400 

1,400 

1,370 

1,300 

1,230

1,120 

1,060 

988 

922 

890

858 

795 

795 

795 

741

687 

675 

651 

560 

565

25,327

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

64 

53 

63 

65 

74

65 

63 

56 

80 

124

149 

120 

146 

111 

121

120 

117 

125 

124 

122

98 

110 

95 

124 

145

107 

105 

91 

73 

86

-

Tons 

per 

day

95 

66 

79 

84 

93

100 

102 

106 

213 

422

563 

454 

540 

390 

402

363 

335 

333 

309 

293

227 

236 

204 

266 

290

198 

191 

160 

110 

131

7,355

July

765 765' 

765 

890 

1,080

1,700 

1,890 

2,130 

2,130 

1,970

1,700 

1,480 

1,440 

2,390 

3,160

3,460 

3,460 

3,550 

3,550 

3,460

3,550 

3,460 

3,280 

3,100 

2,850

2,770 

2,690 

2,610 

2,450 

2,620 

2,370

73,485

224 

227 

212 

269 

249

803 

826 

507 

336 

280

258 

279 

341 

1,450 

1,150

940 

940 

740 

515 

370

270 

192 

170 

148 

146

130 

160 

184 

196 

750 

225

-

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons). . . .

463 

469 

438 

646 

726

3,690 

4,220 

2,920 

1,930 

1,490

1,180 

1,110 

1,330 

s 10, 800 

s 9,900

8,780 

8,780 

7,090 

4,940 

3,460

2,590 

1,790 

1,510 

1,240 

1,120

972 

1,160 

1,300 

1,300 

sa 5,200 

1,440

93,984

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

560 

550 

535 

520 

498

515 

420 

525 

446 

458

460 

436 

376 

401 

414

368 

482 

373 

498 

474

444 

456 

406 

354 

351

356 

348 

256 

326 

266 

350

13,222

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

124 

105 

86 

93 

98

90 

84 

95

105

100 

102 

248 

152 

132

143 

195 

171 

136 

99

133 

154 

54 

94 

89 

93

-

Tons 

per 

day

187 

156 

124 

131 

132

125 

95 

135

121

99 

133 

250 

204 

169

171 

240 

187 

130 

94

128 

145 

37 

83 

64 

88

4,154

August

2,210 

2,050 

1,810 

1,580 

1,400

1,370 

1,510 

1,510 

1,440 

1,340

1,200 

1,060 

955 

890 

988

922 

1,230 

1,730 

2,370 

2,690

2,770 

2,230 

1,160 

1,960 

1,920

1,550 

1,160 

1,060 

1,060 

1,200 

1,370

47,695

221 

254 

209 

199 

224

160 

172 

266 

233 

176

155 

194 

129 

138 

140

180 

199 

360 

440 

315

255 

228 

155 

190 

185

178 

126 

112 

113 

129 

106

-

1,320 

1,410 

1,020 

849 

847

592 

701 

1,080 

906 

637

502 

555 

333 

332 

373

448 

661 

sa 1,800 

2,820 

2,290

1,910 

1,370 

486 

1,010 

959

745 

395 

321 

323 

418 

392

27,805

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

442 

465 

735 

858 

795

765 

1,020 

1,160 

1,440 

1,480

1,510 

1,800 

2,570 

2,370 

2,450

2,610 

2,850 

3,370 

3,280 

3,090

3,460 

3,280 

3,010 

2,050 

1,340

1,060 

988 

922 

890 

795

52,855

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

276 

324 

263 

525 

535

463 

448 

405 

980 

850

520 

800 

2,460 

1,320 

600

450 

1,000 

950 

620 

450

355 

285 

304 

356 

376

328 

258 

247 

238 

208

-

Tons 

per 

day

329 

407 

522 

1,220 

1,150

956 

1,230 

1,270 

3,810 

3,400

2,120 

sa3,900 

s 18,700 

8,450 

3,970

3,170 

sa8,400 

8,640 

5,490 

3,750

3,320 

2,520 

2,470 

1,970 

1,360

939 

688 

615 

572 

447

95,785

September

922 

795 

677 

2,580 

4,200

4,600 

4,600 

4,500 

4,500 

4,700

4,500 

4,600 

4,500 

4,480 

3,190

1,610 

717 

414 

633 

645

645 

645 

585 

711 

858

858 

747 

693 

639 

603

64,347

107 

106 

120 

750 

890

630 

510 

370 

209 

179

163 

160 

133 

208 

178

134 

83 

86 

76 

80

89 

110 

129 

133 

122

129 

82 

74 

98 

102

--

266 

228 

a 220 

sa 5,700 

10,100

7,820 

6,330 

4,500 

2,540 

2,270

1,980 

1,990 

1,620 

2,520 

1,530

583 

161 

96 

130 

139

155 

192 

204 

255 

283

299 

165 

138 

169 

166

52,749

355,382 

306,456

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
IOWA RIVER BASIN -Cont inued 

5-4545. IOWA RIVER AT IOWA CITY, IOWA Co

Particle-size analyses ol suspended sediment, water year October 1

(Methods at analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; 

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; 

Date 

of 

collection

Feb. 26, 1958....

July 16 ..........

Time

2:10 p.m. 

9:15 a.m. 

9:15 a.m. 

2:20 p.m. 

5:45 p.m.

Discharge 

(els)

1,930 

1,400 

1,400 

2,930 

3,370

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

35 

66 

66 

64 

74

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

366 

909 

909 

3,490 

989

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

2,530 

3,330 

2,750 

3,310 

1,350

Percent 

0.002

61 

75 

40

0.004

69 

84 

68 

67 

76

0.008

84 

91 

82

0.016

9

9

94 

9

8
82 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4550. RALSTON CREEK AT IOWA CITY, IOWA

LOCATION.--At gaging station on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 1, at east edge

of Iowa City, Johnson County, and 2.2 miles upstream from mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3.01 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Sediment records: April 1952 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 7,140 ppm July 14; minimum

daily, no flow on many days.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 1,380 tons July 14; minimum daily 0 tons on many days. 

EXTREMES, 1952-58 . Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 8,230 ppm May 21, 1957;

minimum daily, no flow on many days each year. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 2,300 tons July 18, 1956; minimum daily, 0 tons on many

days each year. 

REMARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 73,500 ppm July 13.

Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1558.

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

2. .....

4. ..... 

5. .....

7. .....

11......

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20......

21...... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26...... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.81

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.15 

.06 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1.02

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

750

700 

220

--

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

sa6.5

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

sa .4 

sa .1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

7.0

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

3.0 

.24 

.02

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

3.26

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,400 

550

--

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

sa 16 

sa .5 

(t)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

16.5

December

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

4.8

.10 

.06 

.04 

0 

.98

.24 

.05 

.02 

0 

0 

0

6.29

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,100

420 

200

45

170

J ::

--

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

sa 34

.1

(t) 

(t) 

0 

sa .6

(t)

0 

0 

0

34.8

s Computed by subdividing day.

t Less than 0.050 ton.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4550. RALSTON CREEK AT IOWA CITY, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1. .....

2. ..... 

3. .....

4. ..... 

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

14. .....

15. ..... 

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

20. .....

22. .....

24. .....

25. ..... 

26. .....

27. .....

30. .....

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

&..... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

91

22 

23...... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

January

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

0

April

0.11 

.27 

.06 

.10 

.38

.26 

.10 

.08 

.07 

.05

.05 

.03 

.03 

.02 

.02

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01

.04 

.04 

.06 

.06 

.01

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1.89

110

56 

51

51 

32

43

58 

31

--

(t) 

aO.l 

(t)

 (t)

(t)

- (t)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0.2

February

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

4.4 

27 

6.5

2.1 

2.5 

.98

43.48

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

40 

1,420 

942

600 

808 

132

-

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

s 1.5 

s 234 

s 19

sa 6.0 

s 8.1 

.3

268.9

May

0 

0 

0 

.04 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.04 

.08 

0 

0

0 

2.5 

.05 

.01 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3.4

6.12

65 

75

6,600 

1,700

2.790

--

0 

0 

0 

(t) 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

(t) (t)

0 

0

0 

sa 190 

.2 

(t) 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

s 113

303.3

March

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0.43 

.27 

.20 

.18 

.18

.36 

.43 

.27 

.21 

.13

.12 

.10 

.11 

.09 

.09

.07 

.06 

.06 

.05 

.05

.04 

.05 

.04 

.03 

.03

.03 

.05 

.05 

.03 

.04 

.04

3.89

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

35 

17 

8 

16

58

6 

13

-

Tons 

per 

day

(t) 1-

0.1 

(t)

 (t)

0.2

June

0.29 

.02 

.01 

0 

0

0 

0 

5.6 

2.0 

.38

.07 

1.8 

17 

.48 

.24

.14 

.09 

.06 

.05 

.05

.02 

.01 

.02 

.08 

.03

.01 

0 

0 

0 

0

28.45

1,920 

522 

418

6,290 

3,720 

1,880

2,440 

4,190

154

"

s 1.9 

(t) 

(t) 

0 

0

0 

0 

s 514 

s 43 

s 2.3

e .1 

s 21 

s 856 

e 1.0 

.1

(t)

0 

0 

0 

0

1,439.5

e estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

t Less than 0.050 ton.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
84 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4550. RALSTON CREEK AT IOWA CITY, IOWA Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1. .....

2. .....

4. ..... 

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. ..... 

9. .....

10. ..... 

11......

12. ..... 

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15......

16. .....

17. .....

18...... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

22. ..... 

23. .....

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. .....

27. .....

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

July

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

.01

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

2.6 

42 

.85

.29 

.26 

.27 

.32 

.21

.09 

.05 

.02 

.02 

.02

.02 

.07 

.03 

.02 

4.3 

.14

51.59

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

4,260 

7,140 

160

49 

20

100

95 

1,200

--

Total discharge for year (cfs-( 

Total load for year (tons).

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

(t)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

s 255 

si, 380 

.4

(t)

 (t)

sa .1 

(t) 

(t) 

sa 26 

e .2

1,661.9

August

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.08 

.05 

.04 

.04 

1.2

.12 

.60 

.26 

.08 

.04

.03 

.54 

.31 

.04 

4.3

.20 

.11 

.06 

.04 

.07

.15 

.01 

0

.01 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

8.38

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

950

200 

500

1,000 

650 

330 

1,500

26

--

Tons 

per 

day

(t) 

sb6.5

b .1 

sb4.0 

e .1

(t)

sa3.0 

sa .7 

(t) 

sa46

e .1

}<»

(t)

e .1 

(t) 

0 

(t) 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

60.8

September

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

1.7 

2.3 

17

1.1 

.36 

.21 

.15 

.11

.07 

.07 

.06 

.05 

.09

.06 

.04 

.04 

.03 

.02

.02 

.01 

.01 

.03 

.02

.01 

.01 

.01 

0 

0

23.58

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

902 

500 

1,930

151

} "

-

lays). ............................................................

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

s 26 

3.1 

s 219

.4 

e .1

(t) 

(t)

(t)

0 

0

248.7

177.95 

4,041.8

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

t Less than 0.050 ton.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.

b Computed from estimated concentration graph.
IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4550. RALSTON CREEK AT IOWA CITY, IOWA Cont

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 195

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 15, 1957....

Feb. 24, 1958 ...

Sept. 5..........

Time

12:10 p.m. 

5:15 p.m. 

11:10 a.m. 

11: 10 a.m. 

2:50 p.m. 

2:50 p.m.

9:40 a.m. 

3:45 p.m. 

7:50 p.m. 

7:50 p.m. 

5:35 p.m.

6:20 p.m. 

7:00 a.m. 

7:00 a.m. 

8:10 a.m. 

5:00 a.m.

Discharge 

(els)

4.3 

.14 

5.5 

5.5 

136 

136

25 

.36 

40 

40 

20

74 

221 

221 

170 

1.5

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

56

54 

34 

34 

33 

33

54 

66 

66 

66 

72

70 

70 

70 

70 

67

Suspendsd s

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

3,620 

900 

2,440 

2,440 

4,200 

4,200

27,000 

3,080 

12,700 

12,700 

40,500

39,800 

18, 800 

18,800 

11,600 

7,820

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

2,200 

3,070 

2,730 

2,370 

2,710 

2,940

4,660 

2,320 

2,650 

2,570 

2,800

3,130 

4,130 

3,770 

4,490 

3,250

Percent fin

0.002

72

0.004

83 

91 

69 

67 

56 

17

53 

75 

49 

39 

50

44 

37 

26 

38 

49

0.008

93

0.016

94 

93 

85 

83 

73 

52

95 

81 

85 

79 

85

82 

75 

68 

71 

79
IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4620. SHELL ROCK RIVER AT SHELL ROCK, I

LOCATION. Temperature recorder at gaging station, 400 feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 

stream from mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,746 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: June 1953 to September 1958.

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 75°F Aug. 6-7, 11-13; minimum, 33°F Feb. 24 to 

EXTREMES, 1953-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 88°F June 19, 1953; minimum, freezing point on 

REMARKS. Records of discharge for water years October 1953 to September 1958 given in WSP's 127

Temperature (° F) of water, June to September 195

/Recorder with temperature attachment, continuous ethyl alcohol-actu

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October

max mln

November

max mln

December

max mln

January

max mln

February

max min

March

max min

April

max min
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5-4620. SHELL ROCK RIVER AT SHELL ROCK, IOWA C

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1954 to Sept

/Recorder with temperature attachment, continuous ethyl alcohol-act

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Average .......

October

max

61 

59 

61 

61 

59

58 

57 

55 

55 

56

58 

61 

61 

59 

55

52 

50 

50 

48 

47

49 

50 

51 

51 

53

53 

52 

50 

48 

44 

42

54

min

59 

58 

58 

59

57

57 

55 

54 

54 

55

56 

58 

59 

55 

52

50 

49 

48

47 

47

47 

49 

49 

51 

51

52 

50 

48 

44 

42 

41

52

November

max

41 

38 

37 

37 

36

37 

39 

40 

41 

42

44 

44 

44 

44 

43

43 

44 

44 

44 

43

43 

42 

41 

41 

38

37 

36 

36 

36 

34

40

min

38 

37 

36 

36 

36

36 

37 

39 

40 

40

42 

43 

43 

43 

41

41 

43 

44 

43 

43

42 

41 

41 

38 

37

35 

35 

36 

34 

34

39

December

max

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

35

min

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

34 

35

35 

35 

36 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

36 

36 

36

35

January

max

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

37 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

35

min

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

35

February

max

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34

34

min

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

35 

34 

34

35 

35 

35 

35 

34

34 

34 

34 

33 

33

34 

34 

33 

33 

34

34 

34 

34

34

March

max

35 

35 

35 

36 

37

38 

39 

39 

39 

39

38 

37 

38 

38 

39

39 

39 

38 

38 

38

38 

39 

39 

39 

39

39 

40 

41 

43 

44 

47

39

min

34 

34 

35 

35 

36

37 

38 

38 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

38 

38

39 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

40 

42 

43

38

April

max

49 

51 

53 

53 

52

50 

51 

53 

55 

58

58 

58 

58 

54 

57

59 

59 

61 

62 

63

64 

65 

64 

55 

57

58 

61 

63 

64 

64

58

min

46 

49 

51 

50 

50

49 

49 

50 

52 

55

57 

57 

54 

54 

54

56 

57 

58 

60 

60

59 

60 

55 

53 

52

55 

57 

61 

61 

62

55
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5-4620. SHELL ROCK RIVER AT SHELL ROCK, IOW

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1956 to S

/Recorder with temperature attachment, continuous ethyl alcohol-

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. ... .....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October

max

55 

57 

56 

56 

56

55 

55 

54 

52 

51

51 

54 

58 

57 

57

58 

59 

60 

59 

59

59 

59 

57 

55 

56

56 

55 

54 

55 

55 

55

56

min

52 

54 

54 

54 

54

54 

53 

52 

49 

50

50 

51 

54 

57 

55

56 

57 

58 

58 

58

58 

57 

53 

53 

54

53 

54 

53 

53 

54 

54

54

November

max

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

54 

53 

49 

46 

45

45 

45 

46 

49 

49

47 

43 

43 

44 

44

42 

41 

39 

40 

40

39 

39 

39 

39 

40

46

min

54 

53 

54 

54 

54

53

49 

46 

45 

44

44 

44 

44 

46 

47

43 

42 

43 

43 

42

41 

38 

39 

39 

39

38 

39 

39 

39 

39

44

December

max

40 

40 

41 

41 

39

39 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

36 

37 

37

37 

37 

36 

36 

37

37 

38 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

38

min

39 

39 

40 

39 

39

37 

36 

37 

36 

37

37 

36 

36 

36 

37

37 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

37

January

max

37 

36 

36 

36 

36

37 

36 

37 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

35 

35 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36

min

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

35 

35 

35 

35

34 

35 

35 

36 

35

35 

36 

36 

35 

36 

36

36

February

max

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

37 

37 

37 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

37 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

38 

37

37 

37 

36

37

min

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

35 

36 

36 

37

36 

35 

35

36

March

max

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

41 

41 

41 

41 

40

38 

38 

38 

38 

40

40 

42 

43 

43 

42

39 

40 

42 

44 

46 

46

40

min

35 

35 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

37

37 

39 

40 

40 

37

36 

36 

36 

36 

37

40 

40 

41 

42 

39

38 

38 

40 

41 

42 

44

38

April

max

45

45 

45 

44 

41

45 

47 

49 

49 

48

47 

46 

46 

48 

48

51 

55 

58 

58 

59

60 

60 

62 

64 

64

64 

62 

64 

67 

69

54

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DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 

5-4820. DES MOINES RIVER AT EUCLID AVENUE BRIDGE, AT DES MOINES, IOWA

LOCATION. At Euclid Avenue Bridge in Des Moines, Polk County, 2.1 miles upstream from 

gaging station, 4.9 miles upstream from Raccoon River, and 2.4 miles downstream from 

Beaver Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,245 square miles, upstream from gaging station. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: November 1954 to June 1955. 

Water temperatures: November 1954 to September 1958. 

Sediment records: November J.954 to September 1958.

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Minimum, freezing point on many days during 

November to March.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 4,200 ppm July 2; minimum daily, 7 ppm Feb. 2. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 51,400 tons July 3; minimum daily, 5 tons Feb. 2. 

EXTREMES, 1954-58. Water temperatures: Maximum (1954-57), 95°F July 28, 1955; minimum, freezing point on many days during winter months each year. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 5,900 ppm June 16, 1957; minimum daily, not

determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 99,000 tons June 16, 1957; minimum daily, not determined.

REMARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 5,670 ppm July 2. 

Flow affected by ice Nov. 10, 11, 20-22, Dec. 1-3, 7-10, Dec. 13 to Feb. 28. No 

appreciable inflow between sampling site and gaging station except during periods 

of heavy local runoff. Discharge records at gaging station at Des Moines for water 

year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1558.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 12 m. and 6 p.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

64

64

65

66

64

62

61

59

59

57

57

56

56

55

55

56

54

51

50

51

52

50

49

48

49

49

47

45

43

44

43

54

Nov.

44

43

42

--

..

46

36

32

a 37

41

42

42

"

39

38

32

_.

32

..

--

--

--

--

--

Dec.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

Jan.

__

._

-_

_-

--

32

32

32

32

a 32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

Feb.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

.-

--

32

Mar.

32

a 32

32

32

32

33

33

33

38

33

39

39

40

39

36

33

33

33

39

39

44

46

43

47

49

49

49

47

46

52

52

40

Apr.

48

50

49

48

53

45

47

51

46

47

51

52

56

56

58

65

68

67

65

66

..

a 57

a 52

53

a 52

50

56

53

50

55

--

54

May

62

57

62

a 60

62

62

a 58

62

66

68

__

--

--

--

--

..

--

--

..

_

June

..

--

..

--

_

71

a 71

75

a 73

73

a 71

a 67

a 71

a 71

70

71

76

77

a 80

83

--

--

July

77

70

71

72

72

a 75

a 74

74

75

72

72

75

75

73

71

66

70

67

69

70

a 71

a 75

73

a 77

77

a 70

a 76

a 78

74

75

73

Aug.

76

a 78

a 82

82

a 81

84

86

86

86

a 86

86

a 86

79

--

-.

--

--

--

..

_

Sept.

..

76

76

a 72

73

a 72

a 74

77

73

70

a 57

68

69

a 66

70

65

62

64

68

65

70

68

68

76

68

69

a 64

a 62

--

69

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HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4820. DBS MOINES RIVER AT EUCLID AVENUE BRIDGE AT DBS MOINES, IOWA--Continued

Sus 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8......

9. .....

11......

12. .....

13. .....

16. .....

17. .....

19. ..... 

20. .....

25. ..... 

26......

28. .....

31. ..... 

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

a.....

9. ..... 

10. .....

11. ..... 

12. ..... 

13...... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

2tt .....

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29...... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

172 

165 

157 

157 

150

150 

237 

202 

202 

194

194 

202 

186 

172 

194

172 

157 

165 

202 

202

172 

179 

237 

305 

369

325 

315 

315 

275 

255 

255

6,634

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

46 

39 

40 

40 

58

56 

53 

61 

61 

69

68 

54 

69 

64 

57

66 

52 

53 

48 

28

33 

67 

59 

58 

50

56 

89 

82 

56 

59 

56

--

Tons 

per 

day

21 

17 

17 

17 

23

23 

34 

33 

33 

36

36 

29 

35 

30 

30

31 

22 

24 

26 

15

15 

32 

38 

48 

50

49 

76 

70 

42 

41 

39

1,032

January

220 

310 

400 

500 

540

400 

350 

380 

310 

280

270 

270 

280 

300 

320

340 

350 

350 

350 

340

325 

320 

310 

300 

290

280 

280 

270 

260 

250 

220

9,965

65

39 

36 

53 

36 

58

94 

37 

124 

119 

76

I 28

} '

33 

14 

15 

39 

43

--

e 60

49

28 

26 

40 

29 

50

86 

35 

117 

112 

70

24

16

25 

10 

11 

26 

26

1,400

November

discharge 

(cfs)

305 

325 

336 

315 

336

358 

347 

336 

305 

270

310 

347 

315 

315 

380

380 

380 

485 

424 

370

460 

470 

424 

510 

560

587 

587 

587 

587 

336

12,047

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

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31 

91

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68

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229

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245

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-

Tons 

per 

day

61

e 46

29 

83

53

36 

58 

e 42

44

e 60 

95

284 

e 280 

337

e 320

e 200 

e 90

3,689

February

240 

245 

250 

250 

220

180 

180 

195 

205 

175

160 

150 

135 

125 

115

110 

105 

98 

94 

92

90 

94 

115 

250 

700

1,100 

1,400 

1,700

8,773

16 

7 

40 

13 

21

} "

14 

58

34 

56 

83 

65 

64

39 

38

32

70 

180 

300

340 

440 

550

-

10 

5 

27 

9 

12

8

8 

27

15 

23 

30 

22 

20

12 

11

8

a 22 

a 120 

a 550

a 1,000 

a 1,700 

a 2, 500

6,187

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

450 

470 

500 

424 

485

600 

500 

420 

360 

300

245 

285 

310 

380 

390

400 

400 

440 

470 

500

550 

580 

640 

560 

520

460 

500 

450 

370 

280 

250

13,489

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

} 93

} » 

50

50 

121 

121

90

39 

99

} 123

} 114

} «

1 '

66 

66 

62

-

Tons 

per 

day

116

95 

65

81 

163 

137

72

e 50 

40

109

161

174 

76

87

66 

50 

42

3,010

March

1,590 

1,390 

1,310 

1,350 

1,390

1,140 

1,000 

1,050 

922 

860

815 

740 

725 

770 

755

725 

695 

654 

614 

535

548 

560 

498 

498 

498

485 

498 

510 

498 

498 

498

24,619

320 

310 

200 

200 

260

150 

130 

105 

72 

58

51 

39 

54 

58

44

36 

46 

48 

43 

47

38 

51

60

-

sa 1,400 

1,160 

707 

729 

976

462 

351 

298 

179 

135

112 

78 

106 

121 

90

70 

86 

85 

71 

68

56 

77

81

8,146

Estimated, 

s Computed by subdividing day. 

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
94 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS,' 1958

DES MOINES RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4820. DES MOINES RIVER AT EUCLID AVENUE BRIDGE AT DES MOINES, IOWA Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

14. .....

15. ..... 

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

19. .....

20. .....

21......

22. .....

24. ..... 

25. .....

26......

27. .....

28......

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

1L.....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

18. .....

20. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23...... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

498 

485 

510 

574 

628

755 

1,070 

1,550 

1,740 

1,760

1,760 

1,660 

1,570 

1,440 

1,310

1,220 

1,170 

1,080 

1,020 

1,000

969 

922 

892 

892 

860

907 

892 

922 

1,070 

1,150

32,276

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

62 

70 

66 

65 

100

193 

233 

438 

382 

348

356 

335 

300 

235 

223

232 

225 

232 

205 

215

192 

138 

115 

111 

90

89 

129 

116 

109 

112

-

Tons 

per 

day

83 

92 

91 

101 

170

393 

673 

1,830 

1,790 

1,650

1,690 

1,500 

1,270 

914 

789

764 

711 

677 

565 

581

502 

344 

277 

267 

209

218 

311 

289 

315 

348

19,414

July

695 

2,900 

4,380 

6,870 

6,610

5,260 

4,160 

3,000 

2,280 

1,830

2,140 

4,600 

3,740 

3,840 

3,420

4,930 

8,060 

6,840 

5,590 

6,150

5,260 

4,160 

3,220 

2,600 

2,140

1,820 

1,620 

1,620 

1,350 

2,160 

2,200

115,445

202 

4,200 

4,150 

2,170 

1,050

650 

450 

450 

460 

880

850 

2,600 

2,000 

800 

690

1,500 

1,590 

735 

847 

799

480 

392 

415 

309 

321

295 

278 

345 

322 

1,000 

480

-

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons)

379 

sa38,000 

s 51,400 

s 40,800 

s 18,800

9,230 

5,050 

3,650 

2,830 

4,350

sa 5,200 

s 32,700 

sa2 1,000 

8,290 

6,370

sa23,000 

34,600 

13,600 

s 12,900 

13,300

6,820 

4,400 

3,610 

2,170 

1,850

1,450 

1,220 

1,510 

1,170 

s 6,000 

2,850

378,499

May

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

1,150 

1,150 

1,120 

1,050 

1,020

984 

938 

907 

860 

860

800 

770 

725 

695 

654

682 

654 

641 

628 

641

668 

600 

600 

548 

548.

535 

485 

460 

448 

424 

644

22,889

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

132 

128 

119 

123 

124

138 

132 

107 

97 

127

148 

118 

99 

115 

105

150 

101

138

77

I 97

96 

79 

67 

59 

300

-

Tons 

per 

day

410 

397 

360 

349 

342

367 

334 

262 

225 

295

320 

245 

194 

216 

185

276 

176

224 

125

142

126 

98 

81 

68 

sa750

7,555

August

1,680 

1,550 

1,510 

1,170 

1,000

845 

755 

725 

682 

641

614 

535 

485 

472 

448

391 

391 

380 

369 

413

725 

574 

485 

435 

391

347 

347 

315 

305 

295 

265

19,540

280 

300 

305 

172 

130

170 

163 

114 

116 

118

117 

95 

72

34

33 

50 

39 

47 

55

500 

200 

93 

65 

41

37 

40 

31 

33 

46- 

36

~

1,270 

1,260 

1,240 

543 

351

388 

332 

223 

214 

204

194 

137 

94 

e 65 

41

35 

53 

40 

47 

sa65

sa 1,100 

310 

122 

76 

43

35 

37 

26 

27 

37 

26

8,635

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

535 

522 

1,420 

1,760 

4,710

5,590 

4,060 

3,220 

3,320 

3,320

3,110 

2,700 

2,900 

3,110 

2,600

2,060 

1,850 

1,780 

1,570 

1,240

1,100 

984 

938 

892 

1,030

1,030 

984 

1,020 

907 

815

61,077

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

295 

130 

480 

500 

2,100

1,470 

880 

680 

1,300 

870

610 

440 

1,500 

1,890 

960

635 

850 

800 

500 

384

306 

246 

231 

321 

349

356 

310 

303 

225 

214

Tons 

per 

day

426 

183 

sa 1,900 

2,380 

sa 28,000

22,200 

9,650 

5,910 

a 12,000 

7,800

5,120 

3,210 

sa 12,000 

15,900 

6,740

3,530 

4,250 

3,840 

2,120 

1,290

909 

654 

585 

773 

971

990 

824 

834 

551 

471

156,011

September

255 

228 

237 

219 

307

587 

587 

413 

369 

358

305 

265 

245 

275 

305

369 

336 

315 

295 

275

265 

255 

245 

255 

245

228 

210 

202 

202 

179

8,831

22 

51 

89 

63 

90

260 

200 

72 

70 

50

45 

76 

60 

46 

27

36 

26 

39 

37 

28

[ 39

33 

30

I 26

-

lays). . ............................................................

15 

31 

57 

37 

sa 100

sa420 

317 

80 

70 

48

37 

54 

40 

34 

22

36 

24 

33 

30 

21

27

20 

17

14

1,720

335,585 

595,298

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
PART 6A. MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

6A-265. JEFFERSON RIVER NEAR TWIN BRIDGES, M

LOCATION. At gaging station at private bridge, an eighth of a mile upstream from Hell Canyon Creek, 

Big Hole Rivers, and 4 miles north of Twin Bridges, Madison County. 

DRAINAGE AREA.--7,632 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE.-- Chemical analyses: September 1957 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: March to September 1958.

Sediment records: October 1957 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, September 1957 to September 1958. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 390 ppm Sept. 30, 1957; min

Hardness: Maximum, 272 ppm Aug. 28 to Sept. 30, 1958; minimum, 49 ppm May 11-31.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 640 micromhos Sept. 25, 1958; minimum daily, 102 micromhos M

Water temperatures: Maximum, 65°F July 25, Aug. 2, 3, 11, 12; minimum, freezing point on many day

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 208 ppm Apr. 17; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 2,040 tons May 22; minimum daily, not determined.

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

Worland, Wyo. Flow affected by ice Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 10-13, 23-25, Dec. 30 to Jan. 12, Jan. 14, 

discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, September 1957 to Se

Date of collection

Sept. 30, 1957..... 

Oct. 23 ...........

Jan. 8, 1958 ......

Feb. 18...........

Mar. 15-Apr. 11 .. 

Apr. 12-16........

Apr. 24-May 3 ....

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

a 1,100 

1,430 

1,500 

1,390 

1,050

1,030 

964 

1,040 

1,080 

1,201

1,534 

3,123 

2,062 

3,490 

5,671

5,572 

6,143 

6.566

Silica 

(SiOs)

20 

20 

20 

23 

21

19 

21 

20 

38 

37

38 

34 

19 

17 

14

14 

16 

17

Iron 

(Fe)

0.09 

.00 

.01 

.09 

.02

.01 

.01 

.02 

.00 

.00

.02 

.05 

.01 

.02 

.03

.05 

.06 

.05

Calcium 

(Ca)

65 

63 

65 

63 

61

57 

58 

54 

57 

55

47 

30 

39 

25 

14

17 

22 

26

Magnesium 

(Mg)

26 

21 

21 

22 

21

20 

20 

21 

20 

20

15 

9.2 

12 

7.0 

3.4

4.0 

6.1 

7.8

Sodium 

(Na)

28 

23 

23 

24 

22

22 

21 

19 

19 

20

17 

12 

16 

9.9 

5.1

6.0 

8.4 

9.9

Potassium 

(K)

5.5 

4.7 

4.5 

4.3 

4.5

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.2 

4.7

4.0 

4.3 

3.9 

2.9 

2.1

1.7 

2.4 

2.7

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

252 

235 

238 

232 

225

210 

217 

207 

214 

209

178 

122 

146 

94 

55

66 

87 

105

Sulfate 

(S04)

103 

83 

84 

88 

83

81 

78 

76 

77 

76

60 

35 

52 

32 

15

18 

24 

29

Chloride 

(Cl)

14 

13 

13 

11 

8.8

11 

11 

9.9 

11 

11

9.0 

2.5 

7.5 

3.0 

.2

.4 

1.6 

2.1

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5 

.3 

.4

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3

.4

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.9 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.5

1.0 

1.2 

1.3 

.2

.7

.8 

1.0 

.4 

.6

.7

.4 

.4 

.4

Boron 

(B)

0.06 

.04 

.04 

.05 

.02

.00 

.00 

.00 

.03 

.04

.04 

.04 

.04 

.02 

.03

.03 

.04 

.04

a Discharge at time of sampling.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued 

6A-265. JEFFERSON RIVER NEAR TWIN BRIDGES, MONT. 

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, September 1957 to Septemb

Date of collection

June 17 -24, 1958.. 

June 25 -July 4 ....

July 25-Aug. 3 ....

Aug. 28-Sept.' 30 . .

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

3,578 

4,130 

2,981 

1,303

872 

607 

670 

1,047

Silica 

(Si02)

18 

20 

18 

16

16 

17 

21 

22

Iron 

(Fe)

0.04 

.02 

.01 

.00

.02 

.03 

.02 

.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

30 

35 

39 

38

40 

50 

62 

68

Magnesium 

(Mg)

9.5 

12 

14 

13

13 

18 

23 

25

Sodium 

(Na)

11 

13 

14 

14

14 

19 

25 

26

Potassium 

(K)

2.9 

3.6 

3.6 

3.4

4.5 

4.5 

6.1 

5.4

Bicarbonate 

(HCOS)

122 

143 

158 

149

157 

193 

234 

256

Sulfate 

(SO,)

33

41 

47 

46

47 

67 

90 

98

Chloride 

(Cl)

3.5 

6.1 

7.1 

7.0

6.5 

9.2 

13 

14

Fluoride 

(F)

0.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.3

.4 

.4 

.3

.4 

.3 

.7 

.9

Boron 

(B)

0.04 

.06 

.06 

.04

.06 

.08 

.08 

.08
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued 

6A-265. JEFFERSON RIVER NEAR TWIN BRIDGES, MONT. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, March to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

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

..

a 36

34

a 37

40

35

34

a 36

34

32

33

32

32

32

34

a 41

a 40

a 42

a 44

a 46

43

44

43

41

43

43

43

41

38

Apr.

43

a 45

43

41

41

a 45

44

45

43

41

42

52

43

48

49

48

47

a 46

45

46

43

42

37

38

40

44

41

40

42

45

--

44

May

49

50

56

53

52

53

51

48

53

52

55

a 50

48

48

51

53

49

56

56

57

58

57

57

56

57

59

61

59

58

58

55

54

June

54

54

55

54

53

56

59

57

54

53

55

55

54

54

56

a 64

60

61

58

57

59

58

61

62

55

59

63

60

59

55

--

57

July

55

57

56

55

57

62

58

57

59

60

62

63

62

58

57

59

62

60

62

63

62

59

64

61

65

64

61

63

64

62

62

60

Aug.

64

65

65

62

60

61

62

64

62

63

65

65

63

63

64

62

63

63

63

61

61

62

60

61

60

62

59

51

59

55

56

61

Sept.

57

56

52

57

58

55

55

51

60

57

54

57

53

52

50

49

54

43

49

49

52

52

a 49

47

48

a 55

50

51

48

46

--

52

a Measurement between 12 m. and 6 p.m.
98 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued

6A-265. JEFFERSON RIVER NEAR TWIN BRIDGES, MONT.--Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1. .....

3. .....

4. .....

6. .....

7. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. ..... 

13. .....

15. .....

18. .....

19. ..... 

20. .....

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

29. .....

31...... 

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. .....

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26...... 

27...... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1,050 

1,020 

997 

1,120 

1,300

1,360 

1,390 

1,410 

1,340 

1,310

1,300 

1,300 

1,280 

1,270 

1,320

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,370

1,390 

1,420 

1,430 

1,540 

1,590

1,600 

1,650 

1,780 

1,810 

1,770 

1,710

43,267

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

22

Tons 

per 

day

e 120

3,720

January

950 

900 

900 

950 

1,000

1,050 

1,100 

1,050 

1,100 

1,150

1,200 

1,200 

1,150 

1,080 

1,040

1,030 

1,040 

1,040 

1,000 

900

997 

1,030 

1,030 

997 

970

950 

960 

975 

975 

1,010 

964

31,688

58 

62

--

e 140

4,340

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1,700 

1,700 

1,610 

1,560 

1,500

1,550 

1,550 

1,560 

1,500 

1,430

1,460 

1,520 

1,520 

1,550 

1,550

1,580 

1,470 

1,380 

1,410 

1,460

1,470 

1,470 

1,410 

1,440 

1,510

1,550 

1,480 

1,420 

1,350 

1,300

44,960

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

21 

67

"

Tons 

per 

day

e 160

4,800

February

953 

964 

964 

964 

964

975 

975 

980 

980 

986

986 

964 

986 

950 

950

997 

1,010 

1,040 

1,060 

1,070

1,120 

1,140 

1,150 

1,160 

1,190

1,190 

1,140 

1,130

28,938

47 

29

-

e 110

3,080

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1,330 

1,370 

1,410 

1,390 

1,380

1,360 

1,390 

1,380 

1,380 

1,350

1,300 

1,270 

1,250 

1,260 

1,260

1,280 

1,370 

1,330 

1,280 

1,340

1,330 

1,270 

1,150 

1,100 

1,100

1,280 

1,270 

1,250 

1,240 

1,200 

l r !00

39,970

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

29

Tons 

per 

day

e 150

4,650

March

1,120 

1,080 

1,070 

1,100 

1,080

1,080 

1,110 

1,100 

1,110 

1,080

1,050 

1,050 

1,060 

1,050 

1,030

1,010 

1,030 

1,020 

1,040 

1,040

1,080 

1,140 

1,180 

1,240 

1,280

1,330 

1,280 

1,220 

1,210 

1,220 

1.270

34,760

24

32 

43 

52 

67 

80

85 

73 

58 

50 

53 

53

69

93 

132 

166 

224 

276

305 

252 

191 

163 

175 

182

3,539

e Estimated.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued

6A-265. JEFFERSON RIVER NEAR TWIN BRIDGES, MONT. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

99

Day

1. .....

2. .....

5. .....

7. .....

8. .....

10. .....

13. .....

15. .....

16. .....

22. ..... 

23. .....

24. .....

25. .....

28. .....

29......

30. ..... 

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

&.....

10. .....

1 1

15. .....

18. .....

19

20. .....

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1,260 

1,250 

1,250 

1,260 

1,280

1,270 

1,260 

1,270 

1,280 

1,310

1,330 

1,330 

1,330 

1,410 

1,590

2,010 

2,720 

3,120 

3,350 

3,380

3,350 

3,140 

2,800 

2,320 

2,010

1,980 

2,100 

2,040 

1,960 

1,880

57,840

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

39

78

150 

208 

156 

140 

132

99 

66 

59 

50 

41

37 

36 

34 

28 

26

--

Tons 

per 

day

136

335

814 

1,530 

1,310 

1,270 

1,200

895 

560 

446 

313 

223

198 

204 

187 

148 

132

11,669

July

3,400 

3,410 

3,620 

3,930 

3,980

3,600 

3,400 

3,350 

3,330 

3,240

2,940 

2,680 

2,350 

2,070 

1,850

1,600 

1,480 

1,410 

1,340 

1,310

1,240 

1,160 

1,110 

1,080 

1,020

975 

920 

870 

850 

860 

830

65,205

32 

30 

36 

47 

46

63 

36 

36 

37 

40

26 

25

18 

16

16 

13 

12

9

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

294 

276 

352 

499 

494

612 

330 

326 

333 

350

206 

181 

e 130 

101 

80

69 

52 

46

25

5,056

May

discharge 

(cfs)

1,890 

2,060 

2,380 

2,640 

2,800

2,920 

3,600 

4,230 

4,210 

4,030

4,160 

4,540 

4,850 

4,590 

4,200

3,790 

3,740 

4,000 

4,380 

4,910

5,770 

6,500 

6,960 

7,420 

7,490

7,920 

7,890 

7,400 

6,640 

6,160 

5,790

149,860

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

28 

30 

43 

57 

57

55 

132 

129 

110 

80

77 

100 

112 

69 

52

44 

44 

46 

56 

76

108 

116 

97 

99 

85

82 

66 

57 

53 

46 

42

--

Tons 

per 

day

143 

167 

276 

406 

431

434 

1,280 

1,470 

1,250 

870

865 

1,230 

1,470 

855 

590

450 

444 

497 

662 

1,010

1,680 

2,040 

1,820 

1,980 

1,720

1,750 

1,410 

1,140 

950 

765 

657

30,712

August

820 

802 

775 

730 

722

698 

674 

629 

608 

615

629 

622 

594 

574 

550

526 

510 

510 

520 

556

615 

636 

658 

690 

714

739 

748 

766 

811 

860 

910

20,811

14 

41

24 

80

1,416

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

5,480 

5,500 

5,280 

6,030 

6,840

7,080 

6,540 

5,570 

5,460 

5,810

5,700 

5,680 

6,990 

7,370 

6,870

5,920 

5,040 

4,290 

3,770 

3,460

3,310 

3,040 

2,750 

2,960 

4,910

5,390 

5,330 

4,420 

3,580 

3,310

153,680

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

42 

48

69 

75

85 

65 

50 

50 

57

46 

48 

77 

74 

60

55 

53 

53 

48 

42

36 

32 

28 

51 

125

80 

68 

52 

38 

30

--

Tons 

per 

day

621 

713 

e 700 

1,120 

1,390

1,620 

1,150 

752 

737 

894

708 

736 

1,450 

1,470 

1,110

879 

721 

614 

489 

392

322 

263 

208 

408 

1,660

1,160 

979 

621 

367 

268

24,522

September

920 

953 

964 

986 

986

986 

1,010 

953 

920 

920

953 

986 

1,070 

1,070 

1,080

1,110 

1,110 

1,080 

1,060 

1,050

1,050 

1,050 

1,120 

1,310 

1,320

1,270 

1,240 

1,250 

1,240 

1,240

32,257

39 114

3,420

703,236 

100,024

e Estimated.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued 

6A-265. JEFFERSON RIVER NEAR TWIN BRIDGES, MONT. 

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 195

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

June 17 ..........

Time

2:00 p.m. 

10:45 a.m. 

8:25 a.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,270 

5,830 

5,190

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

54 

53 

59

Suspended se

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

111 

54 

48

Concentration 

Of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

Percent fin

0.002 0.004 0.008 0.016 
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA 101

MILK RIVER BASIN 

6A-1740. WILLOW CREEK NEAR GLASGOW, MONT.

LOCATION. At gaging station, 6 miles south of Glasgow, Valley County, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 536 square miles

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Sediment records: October 1953 to September 1958.

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 18,000 ppm Feb. 26; minimum

daily, no flow on many days. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 2,380 tons Feb. 26; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days.

EXTREMES, 1953-58 . Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 58,000 ppm Apr. 5, 1954; 

minimum daily, no flow on many days each year.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 390,000 tons Apr. 6, 1954; minimum daily, 0 tons on 

many days each year.

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Mar. 22-24. Bureau of Land Management has extensive 

spreader systems on some of the tributaries upstream from station. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Monthly and annual sum

Month

September ...........

Water year .........

mary of wat

Discharge 

(cfs)

15.4 

0 

0

0 

85.5 

228.3 

14.7 

0 

91.3 

37.5 

0 

0

472.7

sr and suspended-sediment discharge, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Runoff 

(acre-feet)

31 

0 

0

0 

170 

453 

29 

0 

181 

74 

0 

0

938

Suspended sediment

Load 

(tons)

e 8 

0 

0

0 

a 3,440 

a 3,800 

a 22 

0 

a 2,660 

a 280 

0 

0

10,210

Daily load (tons)

Mean

0.3 

0 

0

0 

123 

123 

.7 

0 

89 

9 

0 

0

28

Maximum

0 

0

0 

2,380 

1,500 

12 

0 

1,940 

180 

0 

0

2,380

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Concentration (ppm)

Weighted 

mean

Maximum 

observed

22,200 

6,730 

476

38,200 

308

38,200

e Estimated.

a Includes loads computed from estimated concentration graph.
MILK RIVER BASIN Cont inued 

6A-1740. WILLOW CREEK NEAR GLASGOW, MONT. 

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; 

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; 

Date 

of 

collection

Mar. 24, 1958...

June 10 .........

Time

4:10 p.m. 

3:15 p.m. 

3:35 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

30 

13 

130

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

6,450 

4,200 

38,200

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

4,290 

3,140 

3,640

Percent 

0.002 0.004

90 

97 

85

0.008 0.016

9

9
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

6A-2145. YELLOWSTONE RIVER AT BILLINGS, MO

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on U.S. Highway 87, 1 mile northeast of Billings, Yellowstone 

DRAINAGE AREA. 11,870 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1950 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Water temperatures: December 1950 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 323 ppm Feb. 1-16; minimum, 96 ppm June 1-3.

Hardness: Maximum, 192 ppm Feb. 1-16; minimum, 56 ppm June 1-3.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 573 micromhos Feb. 10; minimum daily, 134 micromhos May 29.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 72°F Sept. 10; minimum, freezing point on several days during Novemb

EXTREMES, 1950-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 868 ppm Feb. 2, 1951; minimum, 96 ppm June 19, 1951, 

Hardness: Maximum, 476 ppm Feb. 2, 1951; minimum, 52 ppm May 21-23, 1954.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,210 micromhos Feb. 2, 1951; minimum daily, 129 micromhos M

Water temperatures: Maximum, 80°F July 24, 1955; minimum, freezing point on many days during wint

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

Worland, Wyo. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 15

Date of collection

Oct. 1-31, 1957....

Feb. 27-Mar. 31...

Apr. 23-May 3. .. ..

June 13-18 ........ 

June 19 ...........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

4,246 

3,904 

3,108

2,016

2,973 

2,578

3,583 

3,610

5,890 

9,782 

12,190 

15,750 

27,080

23,900 

23,600 

22,060 

18,750 

18.000

Silica 

(Si02)

19

26

11

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01

.00

.01

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to 

Calcium 

(Ca)

45

43 

17

Magnesium 

(Mg)

16

16 

4.3

Sodium 

(Na)

31 

32 

31 

31 

33

33 

33 

31 

24 

37

27 

17 

11 

9.0 

5.9

7.5 

11 

8.3 

11 

12

Potassium 

(K)

3.4 

3.6

1.3

Bicarbonate 

(HCO3)

165 

169 

172 

174 

175

155 

160 

158 

144 

160

164 

140 

99 

79 

68

63 

74 

73 

86 

142

Sulfate 

(S04 )

95 

103

17

Chloride 

(Cl)

7.0 

9.0

.3

Fluoride 

(F)

0.3 

.5

.2

Nitrate 

(NO,)

1.4 

1.0

.9

Boron 

(B)

0.16 

.23

.04

P
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2145. YELLOWSTONE RIVER AT BILLINGS, MONT. C

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Sept

Date of collection

June 20-26, 1958...

July 28-Aug. 8. ....

Sept. 1-30.........

Weightedairerage a

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

17,480

10,900 

8,948 

5,712

6,460 

5,401 

3 393

2,957

5,976

Silica 

(Si02)

"

"

Iron 

(Fe)

-

--

-

Calcium 

(Ca)

--

"

--

Magnesium 

(Mg)

-

-

Sodium 

(Na)

11

17 

17 

22

23 

22 

29 

34

19

Potassium 

(K)

-

"

Bicarbonate 

(HCOS )

85 

84 

148 

112 

120

150 

134 

154 

172

119

Sulfate 

(SOJ

"

"

Chloride 

(Cl)

-

-

Fluoride 

(F)

"

--

Nitrate 

(NO,)

--

-

Boron 

(B)

-

--

P

m

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-2145. YELLOWSTONE RIVER AT BILLINGS, MONT. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 3 p.m. and 4 p.mj

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

64

64

60

57

50

._

--

42

48

50

._

51

55

56

53

57

51

49

48

54

50

49

40

40

42

41

43

45

48

48

49

50

Nov.

46

40

40

41

39

40

40

39

41

40

42

41

40

41

40

38

40

38

35

31

34

37

38

39

40

41

38

39

45

35

--

39

Dec.

-.

31

36

39

39

36

34

39

43

40

36

38

38

38

36

47

40

38

38

37

39

35

34

32

36

32

32

34

32

33

33

36

Jan.

33

33

32

33

33

32

32

34

34

33

34

38

36

36

34

38

38

37

34

34

34

37

37

36

39

36

34

34

38

37

35

35

Feb.

36

34

36

38

35

46

36

35

35

37

38

36

45

35

34

35

37

35

38

37

33

36

37

39

40

36

35

38

--

--

37

Mar.

36

39

38

37

38

38

40

38

35

36

35

34

34

35

35

33

34

36

37

39

40

38

38

38

39

40

40

39

40

41

41

37

Apr.

36

38

40

39

38

40

39

38

42

39

41

42

42

43

41

44

42

41

42

40

40

38

34

38

39

38

38

39

37

41

--

40

May

54

42

44

45

45

43

44

50

44

40

43

43

40

41

42

41

43

41

45

40

46

44

43

41

43

42

43

44

42

42

41

43

June

42

43

38

39

40

43

44

40

42

40

38

39

38

41

40

42

43

42

43

42

39

41

43

42

42

43

43

44

45

42

--

41

July

40

42

42

42

43

42

41

42

44

44

45

45

46

41

41

42

45

45

42

46

43

43

44

42

45

41

43

45

43

42

44

43

Aug.

45

47

46

47

44

44

46

46

45

45

45

45

44

46

43

45

44

45

46

47

42

42

40

40

46

42

41

41

38

36

41

44

Sept.

38

38

65

67

68

67

68

70

71

72

70

62

65

62

59

60

40

59

64

62

60

60

58

56

57

56

55

56

54

--

60
106 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-2390. MUSKRAT CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WYO.

LOCATION. At gaging station, 2 miles upstream from mouth and 7 miles southwest of Shoshoni,

Fremont County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 760 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Sediment records: June 1950 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 54,000 ppm June 8; minimum

daily, no flow on many days.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 23,000 tons Aug. 23; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days. 

EXTREMES, 1950-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, not determined; minimum daily,

no flow on many days each year. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 150,000 tons (estimated) July 22, 1951; minimum daily,

0 tons on many days each year. 

REMARKS. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in

WSP 1559.

Monthly and annual summary of water and suspended-sediment discharge, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

September ...........

Water year .........

Discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

3.1 

1.3 

0 

30 

0 

130 

0

164.4

Runoff 

(acre -feet)

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

6.1 

2.6 

0 

60 

0 

258 

0

327

Suspended sediment

Load 

(tons)

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

a 282 

a 151 

0 

a 3,980 

0 

a 24, 400 

0

28,813

Daily load (tons)

Mean

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

9.1 

5.0 

0 

133 

0 

787 

0

79

Maximum

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

a 180 

126 

0 

e 3,200 

0 

a 23,000 

0

a 23,000

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Concentration (ppm)

Weighted 

mean

Maximum 

observed

34,000 

49,000

61,200 

104,000

104,000

e Estimated.

a Partly estimated.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN--Continued 

6A-2390. MUSKRAT CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WYO. Co

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 195

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W

Date 

of 

collection

Mar. 24, 1958... 

Apr. 11.........

Time

5:30 p.m. 

11:00 a.m.

Discharge 

(eta)

e 0.6 

2.5

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

51 

55

Suspended s

Concentration 

of sample 

(PPm)

34,000 

49,000

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

3,320 

5,000

Percent fi

0.002 0.004

97 

93

0.008 0.016

100 

97
108 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-2445. FIVEMILE CREEK ABOVE WYOMING CANAL, NEAR PAVILLION, WYO.

LOCATION. At gaging station, 1,400 feet upstream from Wyoming Canal siphon and 4 miles

north of Pavillion, Fremont County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 143 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1950 to November 1951. 

Water temperatures: October 1950 to September 1951. 

Sediment records: October 1949 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58.--Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 7,340 ppm July 30; minimum

daily, no flow on many day.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 299 tons July 30; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days. 

EXTREMES, 1949-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 77,400 ppm Sept. 20, 1950; 

minimum daily, no flow on many days each year.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 123,000 tons Sept. 20, 1950; minimum daily, 0 tons on 

many days each year.

RECORDS.--Flow affected by ice Nov. 3, 4, Nov. 9 to Mar. 19, Mar. 27. Records of discharge 

for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

2. .....

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. ..... 

17. ..... 

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26...... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29...... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.1

.1 

.2 

.2 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.6 

.7 

2.4

3.0 

2.9 

3.2 

3.4 

4.2 

4.5

29.1

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,250

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

e 2 

e 13

111

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

4.5 

4.5 

4.4 

4.3 

4.2

4.2 

4 

4 

3 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

1 

.6 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

55.9

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

2,100

500 

500

310

Tons 

per 

day

e 20 

e 3

(t)

186

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.6 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

0

21.4

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

136

582 

597

--

Tons 

per 

day

 (t) 

e 2

e 1 

0

37

e Estimated.

t Less than 0.50 ton.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2445. FIVEMILE CREEK ABOVE WYOMING CANAL, NEAR PAVILLION, WYO. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1S57 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4...... 

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8...... 

9. .....

10. ..... 

11......

12. ..... 

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16......

17. .....

18...... 

19. ..... 

20......

23. .....

24...... 

25......

26. .....

27......

28. .....

30. ..... 

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6......

&..... 

9...... 

10. .....

1L..... 

12...... 

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15......

16. .....

18. .....

20......

91

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24...... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

January

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.2 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

17.7

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

280 

370

-

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

(t) 

1

14

April

7.2 

5.5 

5.0 

5.5 

5.8

5.2 

5.2 

6.6 

5.0

4.5

4.0 

3.5 

2.7 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.2 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6

1.8 

3.2 

2.5 

2.8 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.0 

1.8 

1.5

103.1

6,200 

4,400 

3,700 

5,400 

4,440

4,200 

5,000 

5,700 

3,750 

3,250

2,700 

2,500 

2,550 

1,350 

2,400

2,000 

1,900 

1,700

2,300

1,300 

3,900 

2,400 

3,200 

2,500

2,150 

2,200 

1,500 

1,460 

1,600

--

a 120 

sa 75 

sa60 

sa85 

70

59 

70 

a 100 

51 

39

29 

24 

19 

8 

15

12 

11 

8 

e 8 

s 12

6 

sa44 

16 

sa 30 

17

15 

15 

8 

s 8 

sa 7

1,041

February

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

3 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

4 

3

3 

2 

2

67

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

320

560 

650 

1,000 

700 

750

850

1,100

1,100 

300 

220

-

Tons 

per 

day

1

5 

9 

a 14 

a 9 

a 10

11 

e 10 

e 10 

e 9 

9

a9 

2 

1

123

May

1.5 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.1 

4.6 

4.8 

3.5 

2. 8

2.3 

1.9 

7.4 

11 

9.5

5.8 

4.0 

2.3 

1.3 

.8

.4 

.4 

.6 

.7 

.4

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.2

71.5

1,190 

810 

640 

700 

450

720 

4,200 

3,960 

2,200

1,300 

3,400 

5,800 

6,000

3,320 

1,870 

1,050 

864 

600

412 

217 

227 

650 

512

41

"

5 

2 

2 

2

1

2 

sa 95 

51 

21 

e 14

e 9 

sa 11 

sa 75 

a 170 

sa 160

s 57 

s 22 

7 

s 5 

s 2

s 1 

s 1 

s 1 

a 1 

1

(t) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

(t)

718

March

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

1 

1

1 

2 

3 

4 

5.2

6.6 

7.6 

8.0 

7.6 

8.3

6.9 

6 

5.5 

6.2 

6.2 

6.3

112.4

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

290 

185 

180

480 

580 

590

900 

1,200 

1,600 

350

740 

850 

1,300 

1,500 

4,120

5,700 

5,940

5,500 

6,000

5,300 

4,000 

2,940 

3,410 

4,100 

3,510

--

Tons 

per 

day

e 1 

e 2 

2 

1 

1

3 

3 

3 

e 2 

e 1

e 1 

a 1 

a 2 

a 4 

1

2 

a5 

a 11 

a 16 

s 84

sa 120 

s 143 

e 140 

sa 120 

sa 140

a 100 

a 65 

s 53 

s 61 

sa 75 

60

1,223

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.6 

.9 

.2

.1 

.6 

.5 

.1 

.9

.7 

.3 

.2 

1.4 

2.3

.8 

.3 

0 

0 

0

9.9

1,800 

3,380

1,160

1,000 

2,200

"

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

sa 24 

s 17 

e 1

(t) 

e 2 

e 1 

(t)

s4

e 2 

e 1 

(t) 

sa 7 

a 14

e 3 

e 1 

0 

0 

0

77

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

t Less than 0.50 ton.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2445. FIVEMILE CREEK ABOVE WYOMING CANAL, NEAR PAVILLION, WYO Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958 Continued

Day

1. .....

3. .....

4. ..... 

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8......

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

14. .....

15. ..... 

16. .....

18. .....

21......

22

25. .....

28. ..... 

29. .....

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

July

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.9 

.2 

1.7 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.3 

.5 

.2 

4.7 

8.4 

1.5

18.4

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

3,600

1,500 

1,660

3,100 

7,340

--

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons). . . .

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

e 5 

e 1 

sa 55 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

s 4 

s 4 

e 1 

sa 240 

s 299 

e 10

619

days)

August

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1.6 

.9 

.9 

.4 

.2

.1 

0 

0 

0 

.3

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1

.2 

.4

.5 

.3 

0 

0 

0 

0

5.9

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

4,400

Tons 

per 

day

e 6 

e 3 

e 2 

e 1 

(t)

(t) 

0 

0

0

sa 7

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

(t)

e 1 

e 2

e 2 

e 1 

0 

0 

0 

0

26

September

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

OOOOOOO OOOOO

0.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

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

(t)

e 1

1

512.6 

4,176

Estimated, 

s Computed by subdividing day. 

t Less than 0.50 ton. 

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph i
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-2445. FIVEMILE CREEK ABOVE WYOMING CANAL, NEAR PAVILLI

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 19

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W

Date 

of 

collection

Nov. 4, 1957..... 

Feb. 17, 1958....

July 29 ..........

Time

1:05 p.m. 

4:50 p.m. 

3:10 p.m. 

2:25 p.m. 

2:25 p.m. 

3:50 p.m.

12:05 p.m. 

11:30 a.m. 

8:30 p.m. 

4:55 p.m. 

11: 10 p.m. 

10:15 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

a 4. 3 

7.2 

8.6 

11 

11 

12

5.0 

4.8 

6.9 

7.2 

4.2 

25

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

37 

32 

33 

34 

34 

42

58 

54 

49 

65 

48 

60

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(PPm)

9,020 

1,080 

2,060 

13,800 

13,800 

7,200

4,010 

4,700 

4,500 

5,610 

14,400 

17,500

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

7,770 

2,720 

3,890 

897 

3,160 

5,320

4,400 

5,680 

8,280 

2,980 

3,560 

5,870

Percent f

0.002

14

0.004

16 

16 

22

18 

20

14 

15 

32 

20 

48 

45

0.008 0.016

30 

31 

38

35 

33

22 

22 

45 

30 

68

a Daily mean discharge.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2500. FIVEMILE CREEK NEAR RIVERTON, WYO.

LOCATION. At gaging station, 3 miles downstream from Ocean drain, 12i miles north of

Riverton, Fremont County, and 13 miles upstream from mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 342 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 1950 to November 1951.

Water temperatures: October 1950 to September 1951, October 1952 to September 1958

(discontinued).

Sediment records: October 1949 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58 . Water temperatures: Maximum, 68°F July 20, Aug. 3, 6, 15; minimum,

freezing point on many days during November to March. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 15,800 ppm Apr. 28; minimum daily, not

determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 6,350 tons June 14; minimum daily, not determined. 

EXTREMES, 1949-58. Water temperatures (1950-51, 1952-58): Minimum, freezing point on 

many days during winter months each year. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 89,500 ppm Sept. 20, 1950; minimum daily,

not determined. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 199,000 tons Sept. 20, 1950; minimum daily, not

determined.

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Jan. 1 to Feb. 20. Records of discharge for water year 

October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 6 a.m. and 11 a. mj ___

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

53

54

54

48

45

47

47

46

47

45

46

47

50

52

50

51

48

45

46

47

48

47

43

44

45

42

40

44

40

41

41

47

Nov.

39

37

38

38

38

37

--

36

34

--

36

35

36

36

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

_

32

32

32

--

34

Dec.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

_

32

32

32

32

--

32

Jan.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

--

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

Feb.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

32

33

33

33

32

32

32

--

32

Mar.

32

32

34

32

32

33

32

32

32

32

32

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

34

37

37

38

38

38

36

37

33

40

34

Apr.

35

38

37

36

40

..

39

41

ik

42

42

44

46

41

43

44

49

46

43

41

44

47

39

37

37

40

39

38

39

41

--

41

May

41

46

52

50

52

52

53

47

49

54

58

54

53

48

47

54

49

56

65

60

59

62

62

60

64

60

59

62

60

61

62

55

June

59

63

60

57

60

62

67

63

6b

57

61

59

54

60

61

59

58

54

60

60

60

58

62

62

57

61

62

61

62

62

--

60

July

61

62

64

60

59

62

63

58

60

61

59

62

60

57

59

55

60

65

65

68

67

59

66

61

60

60

60

58

62

66

60

61

Aug.

..

62

68

63

62

68

61

59

64

66

65

66

67

68

64

64

65

66

64

63

62

63

63

61

62

61

61

62

57

64

63

Sept.

62

62

60

58

60

_.

61

61

58

59

65

62

51

54

..

53

54

52

50

54

56

45

48

49

49

50

46

--

55
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2500. FIVEMILE CREEK NEAR RIVEKTON, WYO. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8......

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21......

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

27. .....

28. .....

30. ..... 

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15......

16. .....

18. .....

20...... 

21......

22. ..... 

23...... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

121 

127 

137 

137 

137

140 

132 

124 

124 

119

102 

81 

75 

72 

70

70 

69 

68 

69 

69

67 

66 

64 

64 

63

62 

62 

62 

61 

60 

60

2,734

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

2,580 

3,120 

2,840 

2,710 

3,190

3,280 

2,800 

2,600 

2,490 

2,400

2,160 

2,000 

1,790 

1,830 

1,900

1,630 

1,550 

1,510 

1,400 

1,400

1,520 

1,650 

1,500 

1,960 

1,800

1,720 

1,800 

1,720 

1,380 

1,320 

1,460

--

Tons 

per 

day

843 

1,070 

1,050 

1,000 

1,180

1,240 

998 

870 

834 

771

595 

437 

362 

356 

359

308 

289 

277 

261 

261

275 

294 

259 

339 

306

288 

301 

288 

227 

214 

237

16,389

January

30 

30 

30 

35 

35

35 

40 

45 

50 

55

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

60 

60 

60 

50

40 

35 

25 

20 

20

20 

25 

25 

30 

30 

30

1,275

179

196 

194

240 

400 

650 

710 

700

890 

940 

880 

1,050 

1,120

770 

820 

580 

750 

880

1,040 

1,100 

800 

1,020 

750 

950

-

17

26 

29

39 

65 

105 

115 

113

144 

152 

143 

170 

151

83 

77 

39 

41 

48

56 

74 

54 

83 

61 

77

2,081

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

58 

56 

57 

59 

57

57 

56 

54 

53 

53

53 

55 

53 

54 

52

49 

51 

47 

46 

47

45 

45 

49 

51 

51

50 

49 

48 

46 

47

1,548

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,400 

1,360 

1,400 

1,700 

1,560

1,500 

1,520 

1,310 

1,180 

1,310

1,300 

1,630 

1,510 

1,520 

1,890

1,490 

1,520 

1,210 

1,100 

1,060

1,100 

1,120 

1,320 

1,250 

1,790

1,760 

1,270 

1,200 

810 

1,300

--

Tons 

per 

day

219 

206 

215 

271 

240

231 

230 

191 

169 

187

186 

242 

216 

222 

265

197 

209 

154 

137 

135

134 

136 

175 

172 

246

238 

168 

156 

101 

165

5,813

February

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

40 

40 

40 

45

46 

42 

40 

40 

39

34 

32 

31

989

620 

600 

710 

990 

850

920 

1,220 

1,900 

1,480 

1,520

1,220 

1,190 

830 

720 

1,140

1,730 

1,660 

2,750 

3,000 

2,850

4,510 

4,500 

4,430 

4,030 

4,120

3,000 

1,900 

2,050

"

50 

49 

58 

80 

69

75 

99 

154 

140 

144

115 

112 

78 

68 

108

163 

179 

297 

324 

346

s 637 

s 589 

s 520 

s 459 

s 472

280 

164 

172

6,001

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

48 

47 

46 

46 

48

48 

45 

46 

46 

42

43 

46 

49 

52 

53

51 

51 

49 

49 

46

46 

45 

41 

41 

42

45 

38 

40 

41 

39 

37

1,406

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,410 

1,540 

1,160 

1,390 

520

500 

1,410 

1,060 

1,750 

1,600

1,200 

1,260 

1,200 

,410 

,260

,190 

,150 

,660 

,400 

,470

1,200 

1,390 

1,140 

800 

700

912 

680 

963 

1,040 

921 

590

--

Tons 

per 

day

183 

195 

144 

173 

67

65 

171 

132 

s 238 

sa 200

139 

s 169 

173 

198 

180

164 

158 

s 237 

a 190 

s 197

sa 160 

169 

126 

89 

sa 90

s 118 

70 

s 118 

115 

s 103 

59

4,590

March

31 

31 

32 

31 

29

32 

32 

33 

34 

32

34 

35 

35 

33 

32

33 

33 

34 

36 

37

41 

42 

43 

43 

45

41 

40 

42 

40 

40 

39

1,115

2,360 

2,500 

2,660 

2,320 

2,250

2,540 

3,100 

2,430 

2,610 

2,280

2,230 

2,100 

2,470 

2,110 

1,770

1,810 

1,980 

2,070 

2,710 

2,430

3,270 

4,000 

3,540 

4,780 

5,910

4,500 

3,880 

3,800 

3,990 

4,000 

3.650

--

198 

209 

230 

194 

176

219 

268 

217 

240 

197

205 

198 

233 

188 

153

161 

176 

190 

263 

243

362 

454 

411 

555 

718

498 

419 

431 

431 

432 

384

9,253

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Cont inued

6A-2500. FIVEMILE CREEK NEAR RIVERTON, WYO. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8......

9. .....

10. .....

12. ..... 

13. .....

15......

16. .....

17. .....

19. .....

22. .....

24. ..... 

25. .....

29. .....

30. .....

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

&.....

10. .....

13...... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

41 

40 

38 

40 

43

42 

41 

43 

41 

39

38 

37 

37 

32 

28

29 

34 

34 

32 

32

30 

34 

31 

31 

49

52 

53 

63 

62

44

1,190

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

4,650 

4,000 

3,120 

3,200 

3,810

3,500 

3,450 

3,710 

3,600 

3,340

3,350 

2,790 

3,300 

2,690 

2,200

2,450 

3,060 

2,830 

2,810 

2,610

2,260 

3,170 

2,100 

2,350 

9,600

8,700 

13, 100 

15,800 

12,600 

6,400

Tons 

per 

day

515 

432 

320 

346 

442

397 

382 

431 

399 

352

344 

279 

330 

232 

166

192 

281 

260 

243 

226

183 

291 

176 

197 

s 1,670

1,220 

1,870 

s 2,850 

s 2,270 

760

18,056

July

172 

170 

167 

183 

183

179 

181 

157

145 

142

179 

198 

185 

180 

175

175 

176 

209 

174 

190

198 

204 

208 

197 

213

215 

223 

219 

218 

240 

206

5,861

3,580 

4,050 

4,690 

5,400 

4,810

4,810 

4,390 

3,800 

3,410 

3,500

4,510 

4,610 

4,820 

4,690 

4,330

4,300 

3,780 

6,190 

4,420 

4,410

4,180 

4,350 

4,930 

4,410 

4,450

4,000 

4,100 

3,800 

3,560 

5,480 

4,620

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons). . . .

1,660 

1,860 

2,110 

2,670 

2,380

2,320 

2,150 

1,610 

1,340 

1,340

2,180 

2,460 

2,410 

2,280 

2,050

2,030 

1,800 

3,490 

2,080 

2,260

2,230 

2,400 

2,770 

2,350 

2,560

2,320 

2,470 

2,250 

2,100 

3,550 

2,570

70,050

May

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

42 

40 

46 

50 

49

57 

51 

 71 

52 

50

52 

52 

55 

100 

94

65 

58 

53 

53 

58

59 

55 

57 

52 

52

51 

55 

61 

55 

58 

52

1,755

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

5,600 

4,600 

4,900 

4,700 

3,800

6,100 

5,200 

6,750 

4,700 

3,700

4,300 

4,250 

4,300 

7,970 

7,000

4,800 

3,500 

3,440 

3,440 

3,480

4,020 

3,880 

3,490 

3,500 

4,110

4,150 

3,410 

3,740 

3,550 

3,370 

2,500

-

Tons 

per 

day

635 

497 

609 

635 

503

sa 1,000 

716 

1,290 

660 

500

604 

597 

639 

2,150 

1,780

842 

548 

492 

492 

545

640 

576 

537 

491 

577

571 

506 

616 

527 

528 

351

21,654

August

195 

190 

179 

181 

157

154 

135 

128 

137 

154

167 

175 

178 

174 

176

195 

185 

191 

195 

184

161 

159 

171 

164 

163

166 

162 

161 

146 

136 

127

5,146

4,160 

4,370 

3,700 

3,690 

3,070

3,100 

3,200 

2,960 

2,910 

3,100

3,100 

3,350 

3,280 

2,820 

2,950

3,570 

3,480 

3,230 

3,390 

3,470

3,460 

3,250 

3,320 

3,270 

3,450

3,310 

2,780 

3,010 

2,360 

2,580 

2,360

2,190 

2,240 

1,790 

1,800 

1,300

1,290 

1,170 

1,020 

1,080 

1,290

1,400 

1,580 

1,580 

1,320 

1,400

1,880 

1,740 

1,670 

1,780 

1,720

1,500 

1,400 

1,530 

1,450 

1,520

1,480 

1,220 

1,310 

930 

947 

809

45,336

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

50 

58 

59 

68

74

71 

93 

93 

105 

119

141 

146 

167 

195 

131

127 

150 

166 

161 

168

174 

181 

176 

188 

211

194 

192 

181 

170 

171

4,180

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

2,860 

3,170 

3,000 

3,380 

3,720

3,610 

5,040 

4,990 

4,580 

4,930

5,490 

5,240 

6,870 

11,300 

6,500

6,550 

7,000 

5,850 

5,800 

5,700

5,450 

5,200 

5,250 

5,300 

5,400

5,000 

4,920 

4,710 

4,210 

4,110

-

Tons 

per 

day

386 

496 

478 

621 

743

692 

1,270 

1,250 

1,300 

1,580

2,090 

2,070 

3,100 

s 6,350 

2,300

2,250 

2,840 

2,620 

2,520 

2,590

2,560 

2,540 

2,490 

2,690 

3,080

2,620 

2,550 

2,300 

1,930 

1,900

62,206

September

121 

114 

112 

125 

121

122 

133 

142 

145 

136

135 

128 

125 

115 

114

119 

119 

124 

132 

116

120 

125 

126 

115 

118

133 

140 

140 

135 

141

3,791

2,250 

2,460 

2,100 

2,100 

2,000

2,090 

2,210 

2,290 

2,320 

2,320

1,990 

2,210 

2,350 

2,330 

2,030

2,280 

2,270 

2,150 

2,450 

1,760

1,840 

1,770 

2,030 

1,670 

1,900

1,980 

1,920 

1,900 

1,850 

2,100

--

735 

757 

635 

709 

653

688 

794 

878 

908 

852

725 

764 

793 

723 

625

733 

729 

720 

873 

551

596 

597 

691 

519 

605

711 

726 

718 

674 

799

21,481

30,990 

282,910

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Cont inued 

6A-2500. FIVEMILE CREEK NEAR RIVERTON, WYO. C

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; 

N, in native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; 

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 11, 1957....

Jan. 30, 1958.... 

Feb. 20.........

Oct. 2 ..........

Time

5:35 p.m. 

4:10 p.m. 

4: 30 p.m. 

3:05 p.m. 

2: 50 p.m.

4:25 p.m. 

2:00 p.m. 

5:20 p.m. 

3:45 p.m. 

5:55 p.m.

6:00 p.m. 

1:40 p.m. 

9:40 a.m. 

3:00 p.m. 

7:35 p.m.

11:45 a.m. 

9:45 p.m. 

2:45 a.m. 

12:30 p.m. 

3:10 p.m.

4:40 p.m. 

5:20 p.m. 

11:05 a.m. 

2:35 p.m. 

3:40 p.m. 

3:55 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

105 

52 

45 

a 30 

a 45

68 

43 

35 

46 

31

31 

52 

75 

51 

109

65 

187 

246 

179 

172

168 

209 

185 

122 

135 

174

Water 

temperature 

(° F)

55 

50 

33 

32 

33

40 

39 

37 

47 

53

53 

50 

41 

66 

44

65 

56 

63 

65 

73

77 

76 

69 

70 

63 

55

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

1,880 

1,230 

1,340 

1,050 

4,300

10,800 

5,010 

2,930 

6,730 

2,690

2,010 

12,000 

16,400 

3,810 

8,530

3,110 

7,920 

12,000 

10, 100 

3,930

3,440 

3,230 

2,670 

1,750 

2,400 

3,180

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

2,810 

1,410 

1,540 

2,380 

3,790

5,690 

4,700 

4,420 

3,350 

4,550

3,350 

3,100 

4,970 

8,430 

6,790

2,910 

3,320 

2,990 

3,410 

4,950

1,550 

1,360 

2,930 

668 

3,120 

5,320

Percent 

0.002 0.004

16 

12 

12 

19 

25

27 

25 

19 

32 

22

21 

33 

33 

24 

20

23 

22 

33 

32 

23

22 

19 

16 

20 

23 

24

0.008 0.016

2

1

1

3

4

4

4

3

5

3

3

5

5

3

3

3

3

4

4

3

3

2

2

2

3

3

a Daily mean discharge.
116 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-2530. FIVEMILE CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WYO.

LOCATION. At gaging station, lj miles upstream from normal high-water line of Boysen

Reservoir and 5 miles west of Shoshoni, Fremont County. 

DRAINAGE AREA.--397 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 1949 to November 1951. 

Water temperatures: December 1948 to September 1958. 

Sediment records: August 1948 to September 1958.

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 75°F May 26, Aug. 10; minimum, freezing 

point on many days during November to March.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 13,200 ppm Apr. 29; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 8,960 tons June 14; minimum daily, not determined. 

EXTREMES, 1948-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 84 F June 10, 1949; minimum, freezing

point on many days during winter. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 136,000 ppm June 12, 1949; minimum daily,

10 ppm Jan. 31, 1951. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 350,000 tons (estimated) Sept. 19, 1948; minimum daily,

less than 0.50 ton Jan. 31, 1951.

REMARKS.--Flow affected by ice Nov. 30, Dec. 2-4, Dec. 11 to Feb. 20. Records of discharge 

for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Temperature (" F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once daily measurement between 8 a.m. and 11 a..mj

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

53

56

54

49

46

47

44

47

47

46

46

47

48

50

50

50

47

47

45

46

46

45

44

44

46

41

39

39

a 46

40

39

46

Nov.

39

36

34

32

38

38

32

38

32

34

35

35

35

37

a 40

33

35

32

a 32

35

33

32

34

32

34

a 34

34

35

34

--

35

Dec.

34

32

33

34

33

33

33

33

34

31

35

38

34

34

34

35

34

34

32

33

33

35

33

32

-

_

a 32

--

--

32

--

33

Jan.

..

._

-

_.

a 32

32

a 32

_

a 33

32

34

33

-

_

32

33

--

_

a 34

32

--

--

Feb.

..

_

32

38

38

37

36

36

39

_

31

34

38

34

39

38

36

38

32

33

36

39

38

38

38

33

34

_

36

Mar.

33

33

33

32

33

37

35

38

35

38

38

38

33

33

37

32

37

36

42

42

43

45

45

45

45

45

39

40

46

45

38

Apr.

37

39

37

39

35

47

40

44

45

40

45

43

52

44

47

54

53

50

51

44

50

49

38

_

44

48

47

39

42

43

--

44

May

53

51

54

53

55

52

54

48

53

57

61

53

49

49

49

55

56

59

60

60

59

59

59

63

63

a 75

58

65

62

66

60

57

June

63

60

63

a 66

62

64

62

65

a 69

59

60

61

57

60

61

59

60

a 71

61

58

61

67

64

63

56

61

64

64

62

62

--

62

July

63

64

66

59

57

65

63

58

62

63

61

66

65

60

59

61

65

66

66

a 70

66

62

65

66

65

61

65

62

67

64

64

63

Aug.

63

65

69

67

64

63

66

62

65

a 75

66

69

66

68

68

65

66

70

65

65

64

60

60

63

63

64

65

64

67

60

59

65

Sept.

59

62

58

54

60

59

63

60

65

61

62

59

a 67

57

51

54

57

53

53

55

53

a 65

49

48

51

50

51

52

48

56

a Measurement between 12 m. and 4 p.m.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2530. FIVEMILE CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WYO. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

117

Day

1. .....

2. ..... 

3. .....

4. ..... 

5. .....

6. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

13. .....

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21......

22. .....

23. ..... 

24...... 

25. .....

27. .....

28. .....

31. ..... 

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

&.....

a.....

10. .....

11...... 

12. ..... 

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15......

16. .....

18. ..... 

19...... 

20. .....

21. ..... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

208 

211 

222 

231 

234

240 

231 

214 

205 

200

183 

147 

108 

92 

89

87 

86 

86 

91 

91

89 

87 

86 

84 

84

82 

80 

80 

79 

79 

79

4,165

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

2,050 

2,010 

2,110 

1,820 

1,830

1,920 

1,710 

1,480 

1,700 

1,770

1,700 

1,320 

1,010 

950 

950

780 

900 

810 

870 

840

670 

660 

690 

620 

410

400 

520 

390 

440 

640 

450

-

Tons 

per 

day

1,150 

1,150 

1,260 

1,140 

1,160

1,240 

1,070 

855 

941 

956

840 

524 

295 

236 

228

183 

209 

188 

214 

206

161 

155 

160 

141 

93

89 

112 

84 

94 

137 

96

15,367

January

45 45' 

45 

50 

50

50 

55 

60 

65 

70

75 

75 

75 

75 

75

75 

75 

75 

75 

60

50 

45 

40 

35 

35

35 

40 

40 

45 

45 

45

1,725

300 

256

300

510

520 

620 

560 

520 

570

500 

420 

350 

510 

520

520 

500 

450 

530 

430 

550

-

e40

[ e 50

e 80

103

105 

126 

113 

105 

92

68 

51 

38 

48 

49

49 

54 

49 

64 

52 

67

1,993

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

77 

77 

80 

82 

84

84 

82 

80 

77 

77

79 

79 

79 

80 

80

77 

77 

74 

72 

72

71 

69 

74 

74 

75

74 

71 

72 

71 

65

2,285

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

380 

390 

620 

790 

810

610 

740 

700 

520 

600

580 

710 

880 

870 

830

790 

790 

770 

490 

560

610 

500 

420

550

720 

620 

850 

730 

700

--

Tons 

per 

day

79 

81 

134 

175 

184

138 

164 

151 

108 

125

124 

151 

188 

188 

179

164 

164 

154 

95 

109

117 

93 

84 

e90 

a 110

144 

119 

165 

140 

123

4,040

February

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

55

63 

55 

56 

58 

58

50 

49 

48

1,402

700 

710 

490 

450 

580

620 

530 

690 

620 

720

960 

710 

720 

830 

840

1,800 

2,190 

2,530 

2,800 

3,150

3,690 

3,200 

3,200 

3,510 

2,900

2,590 

1,740 

1,580

--

85 

86 

59 

55 

70

75 

64 

84 

84 

97

130 

96 

97 

112 

113

243 

296 

342 

378 

468

628 

a 480 

sa 550 

s 580 

a 460

350 

230 

205

6,517

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

86 

80 

75 

70 

66

66 

64 

63 

64 

61

55 

55 

60 

70 

80

75 

75 

70 

70 

65

60 

60 

55 

55 

55

60 

55 

55 

55 

55 

50

1,985

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,120 

830 

910 

820 

910

860 

880 

1,070 

1,100 

920

500 

510 

400 

620 

900

1,610 

1,550 

1,270 

700 

1,020

1,380 

1,120 

430 

400

250 

413

Tons 

per 

day

260 

179 

184 

155 

162

153 

152 

182 

190 

151

a 75 

76 

a 65 

117 

194

326 

314 

240 

132 

179

224 

181 

64 

a 60

e 50

4,365

March

49 

48 

49 

48 

45

48 

49 

49 

52 

46

49 

50 

50 

49 

48

49 

48 

49 

54 

54

58 

61 

63 

61 

64

63 

58 

61 

58 

56 

56

1,642

1,390 

1,620 

1,600 

1,590 

1,860

1,940 

1,780 

1,900 

1,590 

1,840

1,740 

1,600 

1,530 

1,640 

1,580

1,560 

1,750 

1,810 

1,790 

1,800

2,650 

3,000 

3,400 

3,960 

4,720

4,130 

2,670 

3,550 

3,350 

3,010 

3.120

"

184 

210 

212 

206 

226

251 

235 

251 

223 

229

230 

216 

207 

217 

205

206 

227 

239 

261 

262

415 

494 

578 

652 

815

703 

418 

585 

525 

455 

472

10,609

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
118 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2530. FIVEMILE CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WYO. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1. .....

2......

5. .....

6. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

22

24. .....

26......

27. .....

28. .....

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26...... 

27...... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

56 

58 

55 

60 

64

66 

61 

64 

63 

56

55 

54 

54 

49 

43

43 

- 48 

48 

46 

46

46 

54 

52 

48 

58

75 

71 

79 

96 

105

1,773

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

3,460 

2,660 

1,810 

2,440 

2,900

3,130 

2,350 

2,710 

2,430 

2,060

1,770 

1,650 

1,740 

1,620 

1,110

1,260 

1,550 

1,650 

1,380 

1,360

1,290 

1,560 

1,470 

1,040 

4,830

7,900 

8,050 

9,550 

13,200 

6,650

--

Tons 

per 

day

523 

417 

269 

395 

501

558 

387 

468 

413 

311

263 

241 

254 

214 

129

146 

201 

214 

171 

169

160 

227 

206 

135 

s 1,080

1,600 

1,540 

2,040 

3,420 

1,890

18,542

July

319 

319 

312 

330 

330

305 

326 

308 

291 

288

319 

341 

330 

319 

312

322 

322 

344 

322 

326

337 

340 

355 

340 

363

386 

406 

394 

410 

450 

410

10,576

3,130 

2,960 

3,440 

4,280 

3,610

3,300 

3,480 

3,030 

2,920 

3,070

3,430 

3,600 

3,620 

3,770 

3,700

3,180 

2,780 

4,440 

3,430 

3,260

2,810 

3,170 

3,270 

3,350 

3,210

3,400 

2,720 

2,920 

2,900 

4,100 

3,470

-

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

2,700 

2,550 

2,900 

3,810 

3,220

2,720 

3,060 

2,520 

2,290 

2,390

2,950 

3,310 

3,230 

3,250 

3,120

2,760 

2,420 

4,120 

2,980 

2,870

2,560 

2,910 

3,130 

3,080 

3,150

3,540 

2,980 

3,110 

3,210 

4,980 

3,840

95,660

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

141 

141 

139 

130 

118

141 

166 

192 

141 

130

136 

141 

147 

225 

205

161 

161 

147 

143 

141

143 

132 

178 

159 

141

132 

147 

168 

150 

134 

118

4,648

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

6,JaO 

3,400 

2,680 

2,690 

2,340

4,420 

3,770 

4,100 

2,570 

2,250

2,130 

2,150 

2,710 

5,610 

4,700

2,730 

2,410 

1,970 

1,900 

1,920

2,090 

1,630 

2,770 

1,590 

1,620

1,180 

1,490 

1,850 

1,640 

1,510 

1,090

Tons 

per 

day

2,300 

1,290 

1,010 

944 

746

s 1,850 

1,690 

2,130 

978 

790

782 

819 

1,080 

s 3,660 

2,600

1,190 

1,050 

782 

734 

731

807 

581 

1,330 

683 

617

421 

591 

839 

664 

546 

347

34,582

August

359 

330 

330 

344 

322

312 

305 

302 

305 

312

326 

330 

333 

330 

326

344 

352 

366 

363 

355

316 

316 

337 

330 

326

330 

326 

322 

319 

305 

282

10,155

3,440 

3,110 

2,850 

2,900 

2,520

2,510 

2,450 

2,200 

1,810 

1,100

1,970 

2,280 

2,280 

2,030 

2,010

2,550 

2,720 

2,450 

2,250 

2,540

1,960 

2,240 

2,300 

2,310 

2,180

2,220 

1,790 

1,940 

1,780 

1,730 

2,070

-

3,330 

2,770 

2,540 

2,690 

2,190

2,110 

2,020 

1,790 

1,490 

927

1,730 

2,030 

2,050 

1,810 

1,770

2,370 

2,590 

2,420 

2,210 

2,430

1,670 

1,910 

2,090 

2,060 

1,920

1,980 

1,580 

1,690 

1,530 

1,420 

1.580

62,697

June

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

130 

171 

166 

164 

176

173 

197 

202 

214 

225

265 

302 

330 

386 

298

291 

312 

326 

330 

337

308 

308 

298 

319 

382

355 

337 

326 

305 

302

8,235

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,620 

2,110 

1,860 

1,680 

1,800

1,680 

2,730 

2,760 

3,030 

3,370

4,200 

4,920 

4,890 

8,600 

5,220

4,630 

4,960 

5,490 

4,040 

3,890

3,540 

3,690 

4,170 

4,620 

4,330

4,000 

3,970 

3,500 

3,370 

3,450

-

Tons 

per 

day

569 

974 

834 

744 

855

785 

1,450 

1,510 

1,750 

2,050

3,010 

4,010 

4,360 

8,960 

4,200

3,640 

4,180 

4,830 

3,600 

3,540

2,940 

3,070 

3,360 

3,980 

4,470

3,830 

3,610 

3,080 

2,780 

2,810

89,781

September

278 

265 

250 

275 

275

275 

285 

302 

308 

302

302 

302 

302 

272 

268

275 

278 

278 

282 

268

275 

275 

272 

265 

262

268 

268 

272 

272 

275

8,346

1,650 

1,580 

1,180 

1,220 

1,310

1,500 

1,320 

1,610 

1,580 

1,620

1,420 

1,370 

1,470 

1,500 

1,510

1,830 

1,460 

1,400 

1,490 

1,100

1,060 

1,300 

1,200 

1,130 

1,290

1,270 

1,410 

1,260 

1,200 

1,240

--

1,240 

1,130 

796 

906 

973

1,110 

1,020 

1,310 

1,310 

1,320

1,160 

1,120 

1,200 

1,100 

1,090

1,360 

1,100 

1,050 

1,130 

796

787 

965 

881 

809 

913

919 

1,020 

925 

881 

921

31,242

56,937 

375,395

s Computed by subdividing day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-2530. FIVEMILE CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WYO.--Co

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1957 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M, 

N, in native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 11, 1957....

Dec 17

Jan. 30, 1958....

Mar 11

Sept. 19.........

Time

1:10 p.m. 

12:00 m. 

1:35 p.m. 

1:05 p.m. 

11:05 a.m.

4:30 p.m. 

5: 15 p.m. 

3:35 p.m. 

12:40 p.m. 

5:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m. 

8:40 a.m. 

10:55 a.m. 

4:55 p.m. 

11:55 a.m.

12:45 p.m. 

1:20 p.m. 

3: 15 p. m. 

4:55 p.m. 

11:50 a.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

164 

84 

72 

78 

58

52 

61 

56 

63 

46

75 

152 

183 

352 

326

340 

402 

322 

305 

295

Water 

temperature 

(° F)

54 

47 

35 

35 

32

34 

46 

41 

49 

57

51 

45 

65 

69 

69

71 

71

77 

72 

58

Suspended se

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

1,210 

604 

857 

1,900 

396

3,230 

2,540 

2,020 

3,750 

1,080

9,000 

7,760 

1,840 

7,050 

3,540

3,080 

3,030 

2,050 

1,640 

1,510

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

2,160 

1,760 

1,620 

2,510 

1,510

4,620 

3,060 

3,340 

2,990 

4,010

4,270 

2,650 

2,220 

2,810 

3,310

2,500 

2,580 

1,280 

1,530 

1,590

Percent fin

0.002 0.004

17 

23 

18 

14 

25

31 

18 

15 

35 

23

38 

18 

17 

31 

17

20 

19 

16 

19 

16

0.008 0.016

25 

34 

30 

24 

35

52 

32 

27 

57 

36

60 

32 

26 

46 

26

30 

28 

24 

28 

24
120 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-2570. BADWATER CREEK AT BONNEVILLE, WYO.

LOCATION. At gaging station at Bonneville, Fremont County, 3 miles upstream from normal

high-water line of Boysen Reservoir. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 790 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Sediment records: October 1947 to February 1954, August 1954 to

September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58.--Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 64,400 ppm July 25; minimum

daily, no flow on many days.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 19,000 tons June 25; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days. 

EXTREMES, 1947-58.--Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 108,000 ppm July 11, 1949;

minimum daily, no flow on many days each year. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 210,000 tons May 29, 1956; minimum daily, 0 tons on

many days each year. 

REMARKS. No flow during October to December; record is omitted. Flow affected by ice

Mar. 16, 17. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given

in WSP 1559.

Suspended sediment, January to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

14. .....

15. .....

16...... 

17. ..... 

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

January

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

0

February

discharge 

(cfs)

0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

0

March

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1 

1 

1.6 

1.6 

4.5

5.5 

8.8 

18 

22 

40

46 

31 

36 

29 

11 

11

268.0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

333 

442 

1,400

2,900

3,240 

5,140 

5,070 

4,350 

4,400

4,350 

4,350 

3,400 

3,540 

3,800 

3,850

-

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

s 3 

s 4 

sa 18 

e 30 

sa 55

s 62 

s 146 

246 

258 

475

540 

364 

sa420 

277 

s 125 

114

3,137

e fistimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2570. BADWATER CREEK AT BONNEVILLE, WYO. Continued 

Suspended sediment, January to September 1958 Continued

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. ..... 

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

13. .....

15. .....

17......

18. ..... 

19...... 

20......

22. .....

24. ..... 

25. .....

26......

27. .....

28. ..... 

29. .....

31. ..... 

Total.

1...... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6......

a.....

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21......

23...... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

11 

14 

18 

22 

12

12 

11 

14 

11 

11

15 

12 

12 

10 

9.4

13 

15 

13 

17 

17

17 

16 

18 

16 

13

13 

14 

11 

14 

13

414.4

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

4,480 

5,960 

4,950 

4,440 

4,930

4,010 

5,250 

3,800 

4,100 

4,370

4,800 

5,520 

3,820 

4,000 

4,240

3,650 

3,350 

3,500 

3,400 

3,050

3,250 

3,300 

3,770 

3,530 

3,400

3,940 

3,230 

4,120 

3,610 

3,850

--

Tons 

per 

day

s 174 

s 257 

s 264 

264 

s 239

130 

s 164 

144 

122 

s 146

194 

179 

124 

108 

108

128 

136 

123 

156 

140

149 

143 

s 194 

152 

119

s 160 

s 131 

s 132 

136 

s 154

4,770

July

0 

0 

0 

2.5 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.6 

0 

0 

0 

41

1.6 

0 

0 

0 

24 

4.7

74.4

35,700

64,400 

22,100

39,400 

L 24,200

--

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

0 

0 

0 

s 504 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

e 50 

0 

0 

0 

s 18,800

s 145 

0 

0 

0 

s 5,080 

s 652

25,231

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

15 

17 

17 

18 

21

31 

42 

22 

27 

40

50 

50 

59 

82 

133

115 

82 

69 

56 

59

56 

42 

21 

18 

22

16 

11 

8.8 

0 

0 

0

1,199.8

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

3,650 

3,700 

3,150 

3,450 

4,250

4,250 

7,310 

5,780 

4,950 

4,600

3,300 

3,100 

3,670 

5,100 

9,300

5,300 

3,950 

3,100 

2,500 

2,400

2,550 

10,200 

4,120 

3,180 

29,700

20,300 

9,000 

6,200

-

Tons 

per 

day

148 

170 

145 

168 

241

356 

s 2,680 

s 380 

361 

497

446 

418 

585 

1,130 

3,340

1,650 

875 

578 

378 

382

386 

1,160 

234 

155 

s 2,050

877 

267 

147 

0 

0 

0

20, 204

August

. 0 0

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

7.8

13 

7.3 

0 

8.7 

85

16 

4.9 

0 

0 

0

142.7

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

29,200

48,000 

19,300

14,000 

57,000

21,600 

7,790

-

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

s 1,470

1,750 

s 573 

0 

sa 700 

sa 19,000

933 

s 137 

0 

0 

0

24,563

September

0 0

2,099.3 

77,905

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-2570. BADWATER CREEK AT BONNEVILLE, WYO. Co

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, January to Sept

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M, 

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

Mar. 24, 1958...

July 31 .........

Time

7:30 p.m. 

10:40 a.m. 

12: 10 p.m. 

4:55 p.m. 

12:40 p.m. 

11:50 a.m.

6:05 p.m. 

10:35 a.m. 

10:30 a.m. 

11:20 a.m. 

2:10 p.m. 

1:20 a.m.

2:00 a.m. 

10:10 a.m. 

11:40 a.m. 

4:20 p.m. 

7:50 p.m. 

7:15 a.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

20 

24 

14 

17 

12 

11

17 

16 

146 

40 

14 

17

82 

106 

7.0 

20 

26 

4.5

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

45 

43 

52 

62 

59 

59

54 

61 

48 

79 

78 

52

52 

63 

66 

74 

67 

57

Suspended sed

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

5,400 

4,540 

2,040 

11,200 

5,200 

4,880

5,420 

4,800 

17,400 

14,200 

18,200 

17,200

62,600 

60,300 

102,000 

46,200 

62, 200 

47,400

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

3,220 

2,640 

2,930 

3,370 

3,480 

3,250

1,570 

5,730 

5,280 

4,970 

3,230 

3,050

4,830 

5,010 

5,260 

4,260 

3,270 

4,370

Percent fine

0.002 0.004

41 

37 

50 

34 

52 

50

41 

30 

46 

71 

72 

71

46 

56 

76 

71 

69 

81

0.008 0.016

60 

54 

64 

58 

70 

74

64 

50 

63 

92 

97 

96

85 

81 

99 

96 

96 

100
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA 123

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-2575. MUDDY CREEK NEAR PAVILLION, WYO.

LOCATION. At gaging station, 600 feet upstream from Wyoming Canal siphon, 4 1/8 miles

downstream from Sheep Creek, and 9i miles northeast of Pavillion, Fremont County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 267 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: March to July 1949, October 1954 to September 1958

(discontinued). 

Sediment records: March 1949 to November 1953, October 1954 to September 1958

(discontinued) . 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 87°F Aug. 1; minimum, freezing point on

many days during November to March. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 29,000 ppm July 21; minimum daily, no flow on

many days.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 15,000 tons July 21; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days. 

EXTREMES, 1949-53, 1954-58 . Water temperatures (1954-58): Maximum, 89°F June 5, 1957;

minimum, freezing point on many days during winter months. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, not determined; minimum daily, no flow on many

days. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 140,000 tons (estimated) July 4, 1950; minimum daily,

0 tons on many days.

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Nov. 10 to Mar. 26. Records of discharge for water year 

October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Many days of no flow/

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

69

a 67

61

a 52

58

60

54

56

a 60

a 53

a 43

--

a 43

54

47

55

54

55

a 43

50

52

52

a 41

46

49

54

44

51

47

51

46

52

Nov.

39

a 35

38

37

35

34

37

a 33

34

33

33

34

32

32

32

32

33

32

32

32

32

--

33

33

33

..

32

32

32

34

--

34

Dec.

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

35

--

33

32

32

a 34

32

32

34

32

35

32

a 32

33

32

a 34

32

a 32

.-

_

a 32

33

Jan.

32

32

32

a 32

a 33

33

32

34

33

a 32

34

34

34

32

a 35

35

32

32

32

a 32

32

a 32

32

33

33

a 33

a 33

a 32

a 33

32

35

33

Feb.

a 36

a 33

a 32

32

a 32

33

32

33

32

33

32

32

32

a 32

32

32

a 35

a 34

35

35

34

34

34

36

33

33

33

32

_

--

33

Mar.

32

32

32

32

34

33

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

34

36

37

36

33

Apr.

39

37

39

35

39

41

47

41

46

50

49

52

63

47

54

52

58

52

49

52

53

52

37

41

44

55

39

43

52

55

--

47

May

53

61

58

63

64

59

a 50

a 51

63

68

64

60

61

49

66

a 60

a 65

65

72

68

74

67

81

67

a 75

71

82

76

76

68

71

65

June

70

--

__

_

-

_

__

74

70

68

69

80

68

74

66

a 72

72

64

70

76

85

60

_

--

71

July

__

__

-_

__

--

..

_-

__

--

._

_

--

_

81

68

72

70

56

70

a 79

a 70

60

81

71

Aug.

87

83

74

85

76

85

84

a 79

78

71

77

82

74

68

76

71

65

65

81

62

63

66

67

71

69

63

60

64

66

62

72

Sept.

_

__

62

63

61

67

70

a 77

70

a 63

64

a 64

50

60

71

__

60

59

"

_

70

_

-

..

63

_

--

a Measurement between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Cont inued

6A-2575. MUDDY CREEK NEAR PAVILLION, WYO. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

2......

3......

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. ..... 

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

13......

15. .....

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. .....

24. .....

25. .....

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8......

10. ..... 

11. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

1 ft

19. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

discharge 

(els)

3.0 

3.5 

3.5 

4.0 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.0 

4.2 

4.5

4.0 

4.2 

4.2 

5.0 

5.2

5.8 

5.5 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

6.2 

6.2

5.8 

6.6 

6.2 

5.5 

6.2 

6.2

156.9

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

324 

531

"

Tons 

per 

day

3 

8

183

January

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.4

.5 

.7 

1 

1 

1 

1

9.5

216

49

27

44

-

(t)

(t)

(t) 

(t)

2

November

discharge 

(cfs)

8.0 

8.0 

8.3 

7.6 

7.6

7.2 

7.6 

6.9 

5.8 

5

5 

5 

5 

5

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

3 

3 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

140.0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

550 

700 

850 

950 

922

857 

881 

850 

370 

390

460 

550 

370 

390 

590

580 

430 

390

162

--

Tons 

per 

day

a 12 

a 15 

a 19 

sa 20 

19

s 18 

18

a 16 

6 

5

6 

7 

5 

5 

6

6 

5

4

1

204

February

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1

2 

3 

3 

4 

5

5 

6 

8 

8 

8

8 

6

4

85

162

510 

750 

1,100 

280 

120

440 

210 

140 

390 

560

240 

180 

110

-

(t)

3 

6 

a 9 

3 

2

6 

3 

3 

8 

12

5 

3 

1

70

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

.5

60.5

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

263

Tons 

per 

day

1

31

March

4 

4 

4 

4 

5

6 

6 

6 

6 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

6

7 

8 

8 

9 

9

15 

20 

30 

35 

40

35 

33 

35 

30 

26 

24

440

130 

210 

300 

280 

220

410 

440 

360

440

420 

500 

570 

390 

290

370 

440 

540 

880 

1,250

2,800 

4,900 

5,300 

7,100 

10,600

10,000 

10,600 

9,070 

8,450 

8,220 

6,900

-

1 

2 

3 

3 

3

7 

7 

6 

e 6 

6

6 

7 

8 

5 

5

7 

10 

12 

21 

30

113 

265 

429 

671 

1,140

945 

s 1,010 

s 979 

684 

577 

a 440

7,408

t Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

t L,ess than 0.50 ton.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2575. MUDDY CREEK NEAR PAVILLION, WYO. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. ..... 

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18...... 

19. .....

21......

22

24. ..... 

25. .....

26......

27. .....

28. .....

30. ..... 

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

&..... 

9...... 

10. .....

11. ..... 

12. ..... 

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15......

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

23. .....

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

April

discharge 

(cfs)

17 

12 

7.4 

7.0 

8.6

7.4 

6.2 

7.4 

8.6 

8.6

8.2 

8.6 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4

7.4 

7.8 

9.5 

8.2 

4.4

3.2 

4.1 

3.5 

3.5 

4.7

5.0 

5.4 

4.7 

5.4 

5.8

211.8

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

8,270 

7,500 

7,120

11,100

19,400 

19,300 

11,800

6,980

-

Tons 

per 

day

s401 

243 

s 175

231

s 660 

427 

140

85

6,130

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

35 

14 

5.0 

5.0 

4.5

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

22 

13

114.7

29,000 

14,000 

670 

553 

383

1,180 

1,010 

380 

300 

20,800 

8,930

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

sa 15,000 

sa850 

s 10 

s 8 

5

s 17 

s 13 

4 

3 

s 2,370 

s 437

18,717

May

discharge 

(cfs)

6.2 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.1 

4.7 

5.4 

6.2 

7.4

9.5 

12 

14 

16 

14

14 

6.6 

4.7 

3.2 

2.6

2 9 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

3.8

4.4 

5.0 

5.8 

2.9 

.5 

.5

183.6

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

 4,040

6,900 

12,000 

5,800

[ 3,760

4,100 

4,500 

6,800

4,550 

3,100 

6,100 

3,050

 1,620

450 

563

-

Tons 

per 

day

50

sa 140 

a 180 

97

97

155 

194 

257

172 

55 

77 

26

16

sa 2 

s 2

2,108

August

2.0 

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.3

.3 

.3 

1.5 

2.1 

.8

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.4

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

18.0

1,360 

410 

923 

340 

190

89

600 

650 

210

48

--

s 3 

1 

s 4 

1 

(t)

(t)

sa 1 

sa4 

1

(t)

22

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.7 

5.1 

1.8

2.3 

2.9 

3.5 

4.1 

3.5

2.0 

2.0 

1.2 

1.4 

2.0

2.6 

1.2 

.3 

0 

0

36.7

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

350

1,330 

7,260 

2,000

1,410

1,090 

310 

511

[ 1,570 

119

-

Tons 

per 

day

(t) 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

s 12 

s 130 

10

11

s 7 

1 

s4

8

(t) 

0 

0

255

September

0 

0 

0 

.2

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4

.5 

.5 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.3 

1.6 

1.8 

1.5 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.6

1.8 

1.8 

2.1 

2.2 

2.1

31.7

21 

78

0 

0 

0

(t) 

(t)

6

1,488.4 

35,136

Conipate J by subdividing day. 

t i ess than 0.50 ton. 

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-2575. MUDDY CREEK NEAR PAVILLION, WYO. Co

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 19

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; 

N, In native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W

Date 

of 

collection

Nov. 4, 1957..... 

Feb. 25, 1958....

July 30 ..........

Time

2:20 p.m. 

4:25 p.m. 

4:45 p.m. 

3:20 p.m. 

2:05 p.m.

1:30 a.m. 

3:20 p.m. 

11:00 a.m. 

9:05 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

9.0 

15 

11 

31 

9.0

14 

8.0 

64 

15

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

38 

32 

32

40 

59

51 

81 

67 

63

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

2,520 

1,130 

2,460 

30,300 

8,120

16,000 

3,260 

70,400 

11,500

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

4,620 

1,450 

4,330 

4,460 

4,210

4,220 

3,700 

2,870 

3,970

Percent f

0.002 0.004

40 

19 

38 

18 

29

27 

70 

42 

63

0.008 0.016

68 

26 

49 

31

47

43 

88 

74 

90
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA 1!

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-2580. MUDDY CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WYO.

LOCATION.--At gaging station 2| miles upstream from normal high-water line of Boysen

Reservoir and 9 miles northwest of Shoshoni, Fremont County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 340 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: March to July 1949, October 1956 to September 1958.

Sediment records: March 1949 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 87°F July 12; minimum, freezing point

on many days during November to March.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 43,000 ppm July 22; minimum daily, no flow on 

several days during January and February. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 15,000 tons July 22; minimum daily, 0 tons on several

days during January and February. 

EXTREMES, 1949-58. Water temperatures: Maximum (1956-58), 87°F July 12, 1958; minimum

(1949, 1956-58), freezing point on many days during winter months. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily (1951-58), 119,000 ppm July 22, 1951; minimum

daily, no flow on many days.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 200,000 tons (estimated) July 5, 1950; minimum daily, 

0 tons on many days.

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Nov. 17 to Mar. 25. Records of discharge for water year 

October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Several days of no flow/

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

-.

64

58

_

56

a 47

60

54

54

62

--

56

-

54

49

a 46

._

46

--

"

Nov.

a 37

41

--

36

39

"

..

36

a 32

39

_

32

32

..

a 32

--

--

--

_

32

--

Dec.

-.

a 32

32

_

--

32

--

--

..

32

..

a 32

--

_

32

a 32

--

b 32

Jan.

_.

--

--

32

32

--

_

--

32

..

32

--

__

--

_

--

b32

Feb.

..

-

_

32

-_

--

32

__

-

_

a 32

32

32

a 32

32

33

33

32

33

32

a 32

32

--

--

Mar.

..

33

33

33

34

a 33

--

33

_

32

33

a 32

a 32

32

32

32

a 32

33

34

--

33

37

37

__

40

39

a 39

48

44

--

Apr.

51

49

48

39

49

_

54

45

58

59

55

a 53

58

"

_

70

a 47

--

--

62

40

56

_

56

a 49

66

--

--

May

a 44

71

a 57

_

53

55

64

70

68

65

a 56

51

60

71

75

a 55

a 58

a 68

a 58

79

75

a 70

"

77

a 70

a 67

a 59

--

64

June

a 61

79

80

69

83

a 68

a 62

a 59

68

a 76

77

a 68

73

70

-

a 60

76

76

75

72

a 69

81

65

76

82

84

77

83

--

73

July

a 67

85

81

a 60

-

_

72

80

84

85

86

87

73

a 63

80

79

71

a 72

a 72

a 72

73

76

--

76

_

75

83

31

78

76

Aug.

82

85

80

84

84

83

85

a 70

84

--

a 76

a 70

..

--

77

83

a 75

75

70

72

75

_.

76

72

--

72

--

Sept.

--

73

a 73

--

a 71

72

--

a 66

65

67

a 53

67

--

..

69

--

53

62

53

a 50

--

--

a Measurement between 8 a.m. and 12 m.

b Includes estimated temperature, 32° F, on missing days.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2580. MUDDY CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WYO. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

13. .....

15. ..... 

16. .....

17. .....

18. ..... 

19. .....

20. ..... 

21......

22. .....

24...... 

25. .....

26. .....

27. .....

28. .....

30. ..... 

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

&..... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28...... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

11 

10 

10 

12 

18

18 

15 

15 

16 

16

15 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

13 

12 

13 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

418

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

[ 1,000

1,380 

2,200

2,100 

 1, 870

 1,350

--

Tons 

per 

day

27

45 

a 110

a 100 

76

47

1,656

January

2 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

2 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

1

.5 

.2 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

42.8

196 

242

184 

194

[ 162

-

e 1

(t)

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

20

November

discharge 

(cfs)

13 

14 

15 

16 

17

18 

18 

17 

14 

12

12 

11 

9.4 

12 

15

10 

10 

5 

5 

4

3 

2 

2 

2 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

274.4

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

2,010

200 

373

286 

330

--

Tons 

per 

day

76 

e 3

1,331

February

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.5 

1 

2 

3 

3

4 

4 

5 

10 

15

14 

12 

11

85.5

45 

32

110 

120 

140 

130

160 

220 

220 

370 

400

370 

220 

190

-

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

 ft)

(t) 

(t) 

1 

1 

1

2 

2 

3 

10 

16

14 

7 

6

64

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

93

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

208 

331

364 

236

350

355 

370

--

Tons 

per 

day

e 3

93

March

10 

9 

8 

8 

9

11 

15 

15 

10 

9

8 

7 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

10 

15 

20

25 

30 

35 

40 

45

40 

29 

22 

23 

23 

23

529

280 

360 

310

400 

430

840

390 

420 

440 

370 

360

370 

320 

450 

1,020 

1,580

1,820 

2,620 

3,400 

5,750 

7,650

8,440 

7,250 

9,520 

9,350 

7,400 

7.000

-

e 6 

e 6 

6 

8 

8

12 

17 

e!8 

e 15 

20

8 

8 

7 

6 

6

6 

5 

12 

41 

85

123 

212 

321 

621 

929

912 

568 

565 

581 

460 

435

6,027

e Estimated.

t Less than 0.50 ton.

a Computed from estimated concentration graph.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA 

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2580. MUDDY CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WYO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

I......

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

10. .....

11......

13. .....

16. .....

18. .....

21......

22. .....

24. .....

26......

27. .....

28. .....

31...... 

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3. ..... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

1L.....

13. .....

15. .....

19. ..... 

20. .....

22. .....

o« ZO. ..... 

f)A

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

22 

22 

20 

22 

27

25 

21 

20 

20 

17

16 

17 

15 

14 

12

11 

9.1 

7.8 

13 

17

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

474.9

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

6,900 

7,500 

6,000 

6,750 

7,200

5,200 

5,000 

5,500 

5,520 

5,250

4,400 

3,450

4,010 

3,660

Tons 

per 

day

410 

446 

324 

401 

525

351 

284 

297 

298 

241

190 

158

119

e 180 

e 240

128

6,339

July

17 

15 

17 

36 

46

46 

47 

46 

34 

25

15 

22 

29 

34 

37

44 

48 

77 

47 

48

45 

97 

56 

49 

43

27 

26 

25 

25 

49 

58

1,230

1,280 

1,120 

1,370 

3,000 

3,800

3,550 

3,500 

3,650 

2,700 

2,950

1,350 

2,250 

3,000 

2,700 

3,050

3,850 

3,500 

12,000 

4,650 

4,600

4,250 

43,000 

9,800 

5,650 

5,000

3,730 

3,250 

2,350 

2,680 

7,670 

20.000

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

59 

45 

63 

292 

a 480

441 

444 

453 

248 

199

55 

134 

a 240 

248 

305

457 

454 

sb3,100 

590 

596

516 

sb!5,000 

1,480 

747 

580

s 285 

228 

159 

s 190 

s 1,840 

3.130

33,058

May

discharge 

(cfs)

10 

9.1 

8.6 

8.2 

8.2

8.6 

16 

27 

59 

74

74 

72 

45 

60 

85

58 

30 

14 

8. 2 

19

23 

17 

37 

47 

54

47 

44 

36 

34 

33 

22

1,087.9

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

 2,680

6,200 

11,600 

18,900 

15,000

12,300 

11,600 

8,840 

10,700 

13,000

9,650 

5,370 

2,100 

1,900 

3,790

2,800 

2,050 

5,200 

6,100 

5,400

5,150 

4,650 

3,550 

3,150 

3,000 

2,000

Tons 

per 

day

64

sb480 

s 1,040 

s 3,220 

3,000

2,460 

2,260 

s 1,210 

s 2,000 

2,980

1,510 

s 476 

79 

42 

s 206

174 

94 

519 

774 

a 800

654 

552 

345 

289 

267 

a 120

25,935

August

40 

33 

23 

20 

16

17 

21 

25 

25 

21

28 

25 

31 

37 

36

31 

25 

25 

29 

32

43 

57 

60 

61 

61

61 

57 

33 

29 

25 

23

1,050

7,450 

4,000 

2,400 

1,650 

1,450

1,500 

2,650 

2,500 

2,800 

1,900

2,150 

2,000 

2,800 

3,750 

3,500

3,000 

2,100 

1,950 

2,680 

3,200

4,450 

5,900 

5,550 

5,200 

5,300

5,400 

4,950 

3,100 

3,000 

2,400 

1,950

805 

356 

149 

89 

63

69 

150 

169 

a 190 

108

163 

135 

234 

375 

340

251 

a 140 

132 

210 

276

517 

908 

899 

a 850 

873

a 900 

762 

a 280 

235 

a 160 

121

10,909

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

17 

14 

14 

11 

9.1

7.3 

8.6 

6.4 

4.8 

4.4

12 

31 

40 

65 

54

52 

55 

58 

58 

52

43 

49 

47 

47 

43

31 

32 

25 

22 

20

932.6

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,510 

1,120 

1,200 

1,060 

940

610 

| 1,070

2,000 

4,000 

3,490 

10,700 

7,600

5,600 

6,200 

6,300 

5,850 

5,000

4,350 

5,200 

4,550 

4,500 

3,750

2,750 

3,750 

2,500 

2,400 

1,850

-

Tons 

per 

day

69 

42 

45 

31 

23

12 

17

s 81 

sb 360 

377 

1,880 

a 1,100

786 

921 

987 

916 

702

505 

a 700 

577 

571 

435

230 

324 

169 

a 140 

100

12,151

September

22 

18 

18 

18 

19

19 

17 

15 

16 

17

22 

22 

26 

23 

21

22 

27 

35 

30 

20

22 

20 

17 

17 

17

19 

20 

23 

24 

22

628

1,400

2,000 

2,600 

2,250

1,920

--

76

146 

a 240 

182

104

2,928

6,846.1 

100,511

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from estimated concentration graph.

b Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-2580. MUDDY CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WYO.--Co

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 19

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, ptpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 11, 1957.... 

Mar. 20, 1958...

July 18..........

Sept. 19.........

Time

2:05 p.m. 

3:45 p.m. 

1:25 p.m. 

3:20 p.m. 

12:15 p.m. 

5:45 p.m.

9:05 a.m. 

9:05 a.m. 

10:10 a.m. 

10:20 a.m. 

12:50 p.m. 

12:35 p.m.

12:50 p.m. 

1:45 p.m. 

2:35 p.m. 

2:15 p.m. 

12:05 p.m. 

12: 40 a.m.

9:20 p.m. 

6:35 a.m. 

11:10 a.m. 

1:35 p.m. 

1:40 p.m.

Discharge 

(els)

16 

52 

26 

14 

37 

33

71 

71 

79 

66 

17 

63

18 

36 

56 

88 

55 

51

146 

60 

38 

19 

32

Water 

temperature 

(" F)

60 

33 

40 

55 

52 

54

49 

49 

53 

49 

80 

67

81 

73 

71 

73 

73 

63

66 

59 

76 

73 

67

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

1,890 

3,000 

11,000 

4,220 

16,000 

16,600

26,500 

26,500 

26,600 

14,900 

1,350 

12,200

1,380 

2,760 

11,400 

54,200 

8,970 

10,800

25,500 

30,600 

3,630 

1,580 

2,380

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

2,670 

1,590 

5,100 

4,710 

4,210 

4,670

3,630 

3,790 

3,630 

3,340 

2,900 

2,970

1,770 

2,600 

2,840 

2,410 

4,730 

11,100

4,820 

4,560 

3,430 

996 

2,570

Percent f

0.002

0 

22

0.004

26 

27 

31 

45 

27 

33

9 

27 

31 

25 

20 

37

18 

13 

45 

54 

30 

30

19 

53 

19 

14 

16

0.008 0.016

37 

45 

48 

64 

45 

83

47 

50 

53 

38 

26 

51

25 

18 

59 

75 

46 

49

32 

75 

30 

19 

24
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA 13:

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-2685. FIFTEEN MILE CREEK NEAR NORLAND, WYO.

LOCATION. At gaging station, 1} miles upstream from mouth and 2 3/4 miles west of Worland, 

Washakie County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 594 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Sediment records: March 1951 to September 1958.

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 82,400 ppm June 8; minimum

daily, no flow on many days. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 110,000 tons June 13; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days.

EXTREMES, 1951-58 . Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 125,000 ppm Apr. 16, 1952; 

minimum daily, no flow on many days each year.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 418,000 tons May 22, 1952; minimum daily, 0 tons on many 

days each year.

REMARKS.--Flow affected by ice Feb. 21-25. Bureau of Land Management has extensive 

spreader systems on some of the tributaries upstream from station. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. .....

14. .....

15. .....

16...... 

17. ..... 

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21...... 

22 23.'.'.'.'.'. 

24...... 

25. .....

26. .....

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29...... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

14

.2 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

1.2 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.5

.4 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

47 

20 

2.2 

.4

85.9

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

27 , 000 

2,500

11,000

14,100 

9,860

40,000 

40,000 

17,000 

3,000

--

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

sa 3,100

sa 2 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

sa 140 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

s 29

s 16 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

sa 7,000 

sa 2,600 

sa 130 

sa 5

13,022

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

0

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

0

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from estimated concentration graph.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

YELLOVSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2685. FIFTEEN MILE CREEK NEAR VORLAND, VYO.--Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12......

13. .....

15. ..... 

16. .....

17. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21......

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. .....

28. .....

30......

31. .....

Total.

1..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

18. .....

20. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

January

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

0

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

5.6 

9.7 

4.5

1.8 

.6 

.4 

0 

0

22.6

31,000 

41,100 

25,100

23,300 

20,000 

11,300

-

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

sb900 

s 1,190 

s 288

s 127 

s 36 

s 11 

0 

0

2,552

February

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1

3 

2 

2 

1

1 

.5 

0

10.5

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

4,000 

12, 600 

12,000 

19,000 

10,200

3,200 

300

__

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

b 11 

102 

b65 

b 100 

28

a9 

(t) 

0

315

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

32 

12 

2.2

.4 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

9.7

9.3 

9.0 

5.0 

1.3 

.4

81.3

51,800 

56,600 

50,700

41,000

60,500

64,000 

45,800 

32,000 

34,900 

9,000

-

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

s 7,970 

s 2,390 

312

s 62 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

s 1,790

sb 2,200 

s 1,380 

sb400 

s 156 

a 10 

n

16,670

March

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

0

June

0 

0 

0 

174 

13

3.5 

11 

6.5 

1 

.5

0 

172 

438 

202 

89

37 

16 

6.5 

2.7 

17

12 

2 

1 

.5 

58

22 

6.2 

1.7 

.3 

0

1,293.4

65,800 

65,300

51,000 

49,000 

82,400 

25,600 

540

25,200 

78,000 

56,000 

46, 100

40,200 

22,600 

20,300 

13,900 

35,000

54, 100 

39,000 

33,500 

29,000 

38,200

38,700 

34,500 

29,600 

7,950

--

0 

0 

0 

s 66,800 

s 2,660

500 

sb3,200 

s 1,660 

s 124 

1

0 

s 44,700 

sb 110,000 

sb41,000 

s 13,600

s 5,110 

976 

s 386 

101 

sb4,200

s 2,180 

218 

94 

a 40 

s 9,360

s 2,580 

599 

s 157 

s 8 

0

310,254

s Computed by subdividing day.

t Less than 0.50 ton.

a Computed from estimated concentration graph.

b Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA 

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2685. FIFTEEN MILE CREEK NEAR NORLAND, WYO. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958 Continued

133

Day

I. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

7. .....

8. .....

10. .....

11......

15. .....

16......

17. .....

19. .....

20. .....

21......

22......

23. .....

24. .....

25. .....

28...... 

29. ..... 

30...... 

31. ..... 

Total.

July

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

11 

29

9.4 

3.7 

1.1 

50 

13

2.5 

.5 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

1.0 

22 

1.9

35 

8.0 

.6 

.4 

3.7

91 

121 

14 

7.6 

251 

341

1,018.4

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

33,400 

40,600

30,200 

27,000 

26,000 

31,800 

32,000

25,200 

15,300

3,300 

41,700 

18,100

51,700 

78,400 

31,200 

3,400 

33,000

39,900 

65,500 

33,500 

24,700 

69,200 

72,500

--

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons). . . .

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

s 1,650 

s 3,500

766 

270 

77 

s 10,500 

s 1,350

s 185 

s 33 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

sa48 

s 3,380 

93

s 7,870 

s 1,680 

s 95 

s 6 

b 340

s 23,900 

s 31,100 

1,310 

507 

s 56,600 

s 87,700

232 960

August

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

22 

8.5 

2.4 

.2 

4.9

.8 

0 

0 

0 

0

2.4 

4.6 

.4 

2.5 

2.4

122 

5.4 

0 

91 

6.9

.4 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

276.8

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

33,900 

25,200 

13,600 

1,000 

14,000

1,500

17,000 

59,200 

26,800 

45,000 

48,000

56,900 

29,300

48,600 

46,700

12,000

Tons 

per 

day

s 2,320 

578 

88 

a 1 

sb 240

sa4 

0 

0 

0 

0

sb650 

s 874 

s 41 

sa400 

sb 340

s 27,200 

s 583 

0 

s 20,100 

s 1,040

sa 26 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

54,485

September

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

2.4 

224

7.6 

1.0 

0 

2.3 

.3

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

237.6

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

4,670 

48,000

18,400 

1,700

15,000 

1,600

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

s 417 

sb45,000

s 459 

sa6 

0 

sa240 

sa 3

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

46,125

.................................................................. 676, 383

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from estimated concentration graph.

b Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Cont inued 

6A-2685. FIFTEEN MILE CREEK NEAR WORLAND, WYO. Co

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M, m

N, in native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in 

Date 

of 

collection

July 21 ..........

July 31 ..........

Time

9:50 a.m. 

3:50 p.m. 

5:15 p.m. 

9:15 p.m. 

4:45 p.m. 

2:35 p.m.

4:00 p.m. 

5:05 a.m. 

10:00 a.m. 

1:15 a.m. 

5:45 a.m. 

10:00 a.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

102 

106 

842 

778 

64 

49

129 

115 

591 

290 

669 

754

Water 

temperature

r F)

62

74 

63

63 

62 

65 

63 

62 

66

Suspended sedi

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

99,000 

70,400 

130,000 

114,000 

72,300 

53,600

71,600 

66,900 

94,200 

67,800 

126,000 

73,500

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

2,650 

3,640 

2,810 

2,760 

3,580 

5,640

3,200 

3,900 

4,290 

3,760 

4,920 

3,780

Percent finer 

0.002 0.004

70 

68 

43 

47 

66 

66

58 

57 

41 

51 

46 

60

0.008 0.016

94 

93 

66 

68 

91 

90

81 

80 

58 

64 

62 

76

0
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Cont inued 

6A-2780. DRY CREEK AT GREYBULL, WYO.

LOCATION.--At gaging station, half a mile north of Greybull, Big Horn County, and half a mile upstrea

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: December 1950 to September 1951, August 1957 to September 195

Water temperatures: October 1951 to June 1953.

Sediment records: April 1951 to June 1953. 

REMARKS. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, August 1957 to Septem

Date of 

collection

Aug. 8, 1957....

Jan. 7, 1958....

Sept. 2 .........

Discharge 

(cfs)

60 

12 

a 13 

a9 

a 6

a 7 

6.0 

20 

58 

37

154 

59

Silica 

(Si02 )

20 

26 

26 

24

20 

17 

15 

18 

15

16 

15

Iron 

(Fe)

0.00 

.00 

.02 

.00

.10 

.00 

.01 

.01 

.01

.58 

.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

84 

158 

178 

211 

199

180 

174 

162 

72 

79

110 

84

Magnesium 

(Mg)

35 

85 

87 

101 

96

89 

99 

100 

27 

31

41 

38

Sodium 

(Na)

154 

444 

448 

500 

466

465 

532 

577 

147 

150

228 

156

Potassium 

(K)

5.7 

4.7 

5.4 

4.8

6.9 

13 

20 

4.3 

3.9

9.0 

4.2

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

262 

371 

418 

b493 

473

418 

396 

381 

224 

243

249 

300

Sulfate 

(S04)

430 

1,310 

1,290 

1,520 

1,440

1,390 

1,580 

1,580 

391

417

705 

448

Chloride 

(Cl)

9.8 

34 

35 

37 

37

42 

64 

74 

11 

11

25 

13

Fluoride 

(F)

1.6 

1.7 

1.9 

1.6

1.4 

1.3 

1.0 

.8 

1.0

.8 

1.4

Nitrate 

(NO,)

11 

16 

20 

19

15 

8.7 

7.3 

6.8 

8.8

1.3 

2.8

Boron 

(B)

0.40 

.41 

.42 

.47

.35 

.39 

.42 

.15 

.16

.34 

.18

Parts pe

Residue 

at 180"C

2,320 

2,390 

2,700 

2,640

2,470 

2,830 

2,840 

803 

858

1,280 

925

a Daily mean discharge.

b Includes equivalent of 6 ppm of carbonate (CO3).
136 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-2795. BIGHORN RIVER AT KANE, WYO.

LOCATION.--At bridge on State Highway 14, half a mile upstream from Shoshone River, li

miles northeast of Kane, Big Horn County, and 12i miles downstream from gaging station. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 15,900 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Chemical analyses: December 1949 to September 1953, June 1955 to

September 1957.

Water temperatures: July to September 1949, October 1950 to September 1958. 

Sediment records: March 1946 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58.--Water temperatures: Maximum, 82°F Aug. 8, 13; minimum, freezing point

on many days during November to February. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 21,500 ppm June 14; minimum daily, 143 ppm

Sept. 6.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 239,000 tons June 13; minimum daily, 313 tons Sept. 6. 

EXTREMES, 1946-58.--Water temperatures (1950-58): Maximum, 85°F July 14, 30, 1953,

July 12, 1954; minimum, freezing point on many days during winter months. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 972,000 tons June 25, 1946; minimum daily, not determined. 

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Feb. 9-17. No appreciable inflow between gaging station 

and sampling point except during periods of intense local precipitation. Records of 

discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

a 59

a 61

a 52

a 56

a 49

a 48

a 48

a 45

52

a 47

a 48

a 49

a 52

a 55

a 53

a 51

a 49

a 51

49

49

53

50

46

45

a 44

50

a 43

a 45

a 45

50

a 46

50

Nov.

a 45

a 40

a 38

a 39

a 40

42

a41

a 38

a 36

a 38

a 39

a 39

42

40

39

38

38

36

35

35

32

35

35

36

35

32

36

33

--

38

Dec.

37

34

34

36

34

37

36

38

38

35

36

36

34

34

37

a 34

36

34

37

37

34

32

32

33

32

31

33

32

32

32

35

Jan.

33

32

33

32

34

33

34

34

a 32

33

a 32

33

34

a 31

..

33

34

33

33

32

32

a 32

33

34

34

32

34

33

33

33

Feb.

37

a 31

38

33

35

32

32

31

a 32

32

31

32

31

a 32

32

34

a 32

40

43

44

a 39

43

44

41

38

a 36

34

__

_

--

36

Mar.

35

38

37

38

a 36

39

41

41

36

a 34

36

39

38

37

38

37

42

42

39

46

42

48

53

49

47

48

49

49

50

52

49

42

Apr.

51

52

a 43

50

46

50

51

49

52

53

52

55

60

59

58

58

60

59

a 49

53

54

46

44

47

49

52

45

45

49

57

--

52

May

56

60

61

64

66

63

63

63

68

69

70

65

59

59

60

67

60

69

61

69

65

65

67

66

70

69

71

71

72

66

70

66

June

69

68

64

65

70

72

75

a 65

71

69

69

65

60

61

66

68

69

69

65

a 66

67

a 61

73

66

a 66

a 68

74

74

74

73

68

July

74

74

72

a 59

71

67

a 68

74

76

75

78

a 67

77

69

73

76

78

78

78

77

a 66

80

77

76

79

67

71

74

71

74

74

73

Aug.

75

81

79

78

78

78

80

82

76

79

81

79

82

81

81

80

77

73

74

69

75

72

70

73

75

73

75

72

68

69

73

76

Sept.

74

68

67

a 69

72

74

a 65

76

72

72

74

70

71

62

61

55

64

64

66

61

a 54

65

a 58

a 52

a 51

50

a 54

a 54

a 48

64

a Measurement between 6 a.m. and 12 m.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-2795. BIGHORN RIVER AT KANE, WYO. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

137

Day

1. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8......

9. .....

10. .....

12......

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

17......

18...... 

19...... 

20

21......

22. .....

24...... 

25. .....

28...... 

29......

30...... 

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

a.....

9. ..... 

10. .....

11. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

18. ..... 

19

20. .....

21. ..... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

2,400 

2,400 

2,410 

2,440 

2,460

2,660 

2,400 

2,440 

2,490 

2,110

1,930 

2,400 

2,640 

2,570 

2,590

2,670 

2,690 

2,640 

2,640 

2,710

2,840 

2,820 

2,640 

2,590 

2,620

2,640 

2,620 

2,640 

2,730 

2,670 

2,670

79,170

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

610 

680 

560 

590 

550

820 

720 

680 

570 

380

560 

639 

594 

540 

603

810 

1,050 

990 

711 

720

1,080 

702 

684 

585 

567

531 

522 

675 

954 

1,380 

693

Tons 

per 

day

3,950 

4,410 

3,640 

3,890 

3,650

5,890 

4,670 

4,480 

3,830 

2,160

2,920 

4,140 

4,230 

3,750 

4,220

5,840 

7,630 

7,060 

5,070 

5,270

8,280 

5,350 

4,880 

4,090 

4,010

3,780 

3,690 

4,810 

7,030 

9,950 

5,000

151,570

January

2,730 

2,730 

2,840 

2,930 

2,960

2,980 

2,960 

2,960 

2,850 

2,800

2,820 

2,840 

2,850 

2,980 

2,760

2,710 

2,730 

2,670 

2,910 

2,930

2,760 

2,600 

1,710 

2,430 

2,670

2,620 

2,780 

2,750 

1,840 

2,690 

2,800

84,590

350 

360

418 

495

528 

561 

605 

550 

572

517 

198 

363 

308 

396

726

792 

770 

836

858 

748 

341 

384 

612

840 

912 

900 

648 

840 

780

-

2,580 

2,650 

e 3,000 

3,310 

3,960

4,250 

4,480 

4,840 

4,230 

4,320

3,940 

1,520 

2,790 

2,480 

2,950

5,310 

e 5,500 

5,710 

6,050 

6,610

6,390 

5,250 

1,570 

2,520 

4,410

5,940 

6,850 

6,680 

3,220 

6,100 

5,900

135,310

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

2,640 

2,730 

2,600 

2,670 

2,660

2,670 

2,690 

2,670 

2,640 

2,620

2,640 

2,670 

2,690 

2,730 

2,730

2,670 

2,670 

2,690 

2,660 

2,750

2,710 

2,600 

2,620 

2,730 

2,800

2,800 

1,860 

1,710 

1,710 

1,610

76,640

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

558 

405 

477 

495 

513

684 

450 

585 

585 

648

702 

702 

405 

405 

513

522 

468 

459

702

648 

540 

549 

630 

468

315

400 

624 

560

-

Tons 

per 

day

3,980 

2,990 

3,350 

3,570 

3,680

4,930 

3,270 

4,220 

4,170 

4,580

5,000 

5,060 

2,940 

2,990 

3,780

3,760 

3,370 

3,330 

e 3,800 

5,210

4,740 

3,790 

3,880 

4,640 

3,540

2,380 

e 2,000 

1,850 

2,880 

2,430

110,110

February

2,730 

2,670 

2,640 

2,640 

2,620

2,620 

2,560 

2,590 

2,600 

2,600

2,500 

2,500 

2,500 

2,500 

2,500

2,500 

2,500 

2,570 

2,590 

2,640

2,710 

2,840 

2,870 

2,820 

2,910

2,780 

2,690 

2,600

73,790

648 

588

564 

504

492 

540 

696 

792 

864

672 

804 

780 

768 

696

720 

624 

672 

564 

588

744 

1,150 

1,140 

876 

1,150

648 

660 

648

-

4,780 

4,240 

e 4,700 

4,020 

3,570

3,480 

3,730 

4,870 

5,560 

6,070

4,540 

5,430 

5,270 

5,180 

4,700

4,860 

4,210 

4,660 

3,940 

4,190

5,440 

8,820 

8,830 

6,670 

9,040

4,860 

4,790 

4,550

145,000

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1,580 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

1,710 

1,730 

2,590 

2,710 

2,410

1,660 

1,520 

1,550 

1,400 

1,370

1,610 

1,700 

1,700 

1,660 

1,460

1,980 

2,600 

2,670 

2,710 

2,590

2,660 

2,820 

2,820 

2,800 

2,890 

2,850

64,550

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

488 

544 

440 

320 

408

360 

312 

714 

520 

560

408 

312 

456 

432 

320

384 

344 

272 

336 

312

645 

900 

920 

790 

830

750 

690 

690 

780 

300 

170

-

Tons 

per 

day

2,080 

2,500 

2,020 

1,470 

1,870

1,660 

1,460 

4,990 

3,800 

3,640

1,830 

1,280 

1,910 

1^630 

1,180

1,670 

1,580 

1,250 

1,510 

1,230

3,450 

6,320 

6,630 

5,780 

5,800

5,390 

5,250 

5,250 

5,900 

2,340 

1,310

93,980

March

2,560 

2,570 

2,320 

2,300 

2,220

2,240 

2,280 

2,270 

2,280 

2,240

2,160 

2,170 

2,190 

2,120 

1,620

1,640 

1,640 

1,660 

1,670 

1,670

1,700 

1,710 

1,800 

1,830 

1,840

1,870 

2,240 

2,220 

1,690 

1,870 

1.230

61,820

552 

420 

312 

468 

636

516 

552 

516 

504 

576

564 

612 

564 

456 

312

336 

312 

420 

456 

480

420 

372 

480 

696 

912

756 

936 

738 

444 

847 

254

3,820 

2,910 

1,950 

2,910 

3,810

3,120 

3,400 

3,160 

3,100 

3,480

3,290 

3,590 

3,330 

2,610 

1,360

1,490 

1,380 

1,880 

2,060 

2,160

1,930 

1,720 

2,330 

3,440 

4,530

3,820 

5,660 

s 4,710 

2,030 

s 4,550 

844

90,374

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2795. BIGHORN RIVER AT KANE, WYO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1......

3......

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13......

14. .....

15. .....

17. .....

20. .....

24. .....

25. ..... 

26......

27......

30. .....

31......

Total.

1...... 

2...... 

3...... 

4. ..... 

5......

8. ..... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

13. ..... 

14. .....

18. .....

Oo

24. .....

25. .....

26. ..... 

27...... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total .

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1,200 

1,120 

1,130 

1,120 

1,130

1,140 

1,110 

1,100 

1,110 

1,130

1,090 

1,080 

1,030 

1,040 

990

1,070 

1,090 

1,450 

1,530 

1,470

1,460 

1,490 

1,440 

1,350 

1,250

1,200 

1,130 

1,160 

1,190 

1,320

36,120

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

240 

432 

732 

501 

402

372 

288 

288 

288

240

240 

252 

240 

312 

300

240 

264 

456 

492 

480

432 

444 

540 

1,190 

792

864 

612 

492 

432 

548

"

Tons 

per 

day

778 

s 1,390 

2,230 

1,520 

1,230

1,150 

863 

855 

863 

732

706 

735 

677 

876 

802

693 

777 

1,790 

2,030 

1,910

1,700 

1,790 

2,100 

4,340 

2,670

2,800 

1,870 

1,540 

1,390 

s 3,410

46,207

July

1,640 

1,400 

1,330 

1,130 

1,990

1,620 

1,340 

1,330 

1,390 

1,240

1,160 

980 

940 

850 

800

800 

760 

740 

910 

1,430

1,470 

1,280 

1,210 

1,090 

1,110

1,870 

2,220 

2,410 

1,670 

1,600 

2.890

42,600

715 

704 

2,640 

2,330 

4,760

7,040 

2,520 

1,780 

2,440 

2,060

2,040 

1,520 

924 

946 

396

275 

220 

220 

453 

6,600

15,200 

9,900 

2,920 

2,090 

1,650

18,000 

8,250 

16,400 

7,500 

3,710 

16.400

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

3,170 

2,660 

9,480 

7,110 

25,600

30,800 

9,120 

6,390 

9,160 

6,900

6,390 

4,020 

2,350 

2,170 

855

594 

451 

440 

s 1,280 

s 29,800

60,300 

34,200 

9,540 

6,150 

s 5,370

90,900 

49,500 

107,000 

33,800 

s 18,300 

128.000

701,800

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

4,040 

2,480 

2,400 

2,360 

2,380

1,440 

1,430 

1,800 

1,760 

1,880

2,110 

2,840 

3,420 

2,890 

2,510

2,100 

1,990 

2,510 

2,980 

3,560

4,890 

5,910 

6,090 

6,640 

6,070

5,540 

5,110 

4,490 

4,200 

3,820 

3,250

104,890

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

2,920 

960 

852 

804 

780

420 

876 

2,100 

4,080 

3,000

2,870 

2,740 

2,490 

1,630 

1,250

847 

550 

1,110 

1,290 

2,020

3,950 

4,010 

3,260 

3,380 

2,540

2,360 

1,980 

2,150 

2,100 

1,200 

910

--

Tons 

per 

day

s 33,600 

6,430 

5,520 

5,120 

5,010

1,630 

3,380 

s 10,700 

19,400 

15,200

16,400 

21,000 

23,000 

12,700 

8,470

4,800 

2,960 

7,520 

10,400 

s 21,400

s 54,900 

64,000 

53,600 

60,600 

41,600

35,300 

27,300 

26, 100 

23,800 

12,400 

7,990

642,230

August

2,410 

1,900 

1,580 

1,570 

1,570

1,300 

1,060 

910 

770 

710

740 

860 

850 

780 

710

710 

810 

790 

770 

920

990 

970 

940 

970 

1,050

1,090 

990 

900 

870 

900 

930

32,320

16,500 

8,600 

4,200 

3,400 

1,210

2,310 

1,760 

627 

484 

385

330 

385 

396 

649 

650

286 

275 

231 

5,940 

4,120

4,600 

4,620 

2,340 

1,100 

1,020

913 

1,660 

1,160 

891 

517 

385

107,000 

44, 100 

17,900 

14,400 

5,130

8,110 

5,040 

1,540 

1,010 

738

659 

894 

909 

1,370 

1,050

548 

601 

493 

12,300 

10,200

12,300 

12,100 

5,940 

2,880 

2,890

2,690 

4,440 

2,820 

2,090 

1,260 

967

284,369

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

3,070 

2,840 

2,600 

2,760 

2,640

2,110 

2,120 

2,120 

2,280 

1,940

1,440 

1,310 

4,220 

3,740 

3,400

2,430 

2,620 

2,250 

2,280 

2,640

2,800 

2,460 

2,170 

2,170 

2,520

3,290 

3,160 

2,560 

2,170 

1,810

75,920

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

913 

968 

1,110 

2,230 

2,420

5,780 

2,070 

1,110 

1,740 

4,360

1,210 

680 

17,700 

21,500 

16,900

9,050 

5,460 

5,000 

2,350 

3,670

5,660 

4,730 

2,120 

7,800 

4,000

4,880 

6,090 

2,820 

1,530 

1,020

--

Tons 

per 

day

7,570 

7,420 

7,790 

16,600 

17,200

32,900 

11,800 

6,350 

10,700 

22,800

4,700 

2,410 

S 239,000 

217,000 

155,000

59,400 

38,600 

30,400 

14,500 

26,200

42,800 

31,400 

12,400 

45,700 

s 29,800

43,300 

52,000 

19,500 

8,960 

4,980

1,219,180

September

970 

990 

930 

900 

850

810 

790 

780 

790 

880

2,020 

1,780 

1,810 

1,830 

1,980

1,900 

1,830 

1,880 

1,900 

1,900

1,880 

1,960 

2,000 

1,990 

2,080

2,120 

2,110 

2,140 

2,160 

2,170

48,130

363 

330 

253 

220 

154

143 

198 

154 

198 

335

6,340 

4,980 

2,270 

1,690 

2,040

2,330 

1,450 

920 

1,380 

1,300

1,370 

1,220 

1,240 

1,080 

1,140

1,120 

1,140 

1,130 

1,220 

1,500

-

951 

882 

635 

535 

353

313 

422 

324 

422 

s 1,100

34,600 

23,900 

11,100 

8,350 

10,900

12,000 

7,160 

4,670 

7,080 

6,670

6,950 

6,460 

6,700 

5,800 

6,400

6,410 

6,490 

6,530 

7,120 

8,790

200,017

780,540 

3,820,147

s Computed by subdividing day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Cont inued 

6A-2795. BIGHORN RIVER AT KANE, WYO. Contin

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1957 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M, 

____ N, in native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, i

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 9, 1957.....

Feb. 4, 1958 ....

Aug. 1 ..........

Time

3:50 p.m. 

9:20 a.m. 

9:00 a.m. 

11: 20 a.m. 

12:55 p.m.

10:15 a.m. 

1:25 p.m. 

10:00 a.m. 

10:15 a.m. 

10:15 a.m.

1:45 p.m. 

7:40 a.m. 

7:40 a.m. 

9:50 a.m. 

10:40 a.m.

Discharge 

<cfs)

2,490 

2,710 

1,690 

2,640 

2,600

1,190 

1,040 

1,460 

2,540 

2,540

2,710 

4,360 

4,360 

1,410 

2,350

Water 

temperature

r F)

53 

39 

32

38

53 

59 

55 

55

68 

62 

62 

68 

72

Suspended sed

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

579 

552 

250 

564 

559

174 

239 

448 

1,340 

1,340

949 

18,700 

18,700 

540 

14,400

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

1,400

859

572 

1,030 

1,620 

4,880 

4,980

4,290 

3,750 

3,840 

2,870 

5,310

Percent fine

0.002

3 

28

3 

49

0.004

9

6

22 

48 

36 

6 

34

31 

5 

62 

30 

61

0.008 0.016

13

10

32 

61 

53 

53 

54

46 

87 

85 

48 

82

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 1957 to S

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M, 

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in 

Date of collection

Apr. 30, 1958 .....

Time

4:30 p.m. 

2:05 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,490 

1,030

Number of 

sampling 

points

21 

22

Bed m

Percent finer than indi

0.031 0.062

2 

0

0.125

7 

3

0.175

18 

18

0.250

39 

54

0.350

6

8
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2947. BIGHORN RIVER AT BIGHORN, MONT.

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on U.S. Highway 10, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mo

and 4 miles east of Custer. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: February 1950 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: April 1949 to September 1951, August 1952 to September 1958.

Sediment records: July 1947 to September 1954, October 1955 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,030 ppm July 24; minimum, 409 ppm May 23-31.

Hardness: Maximum, 454 ppm July 24; minimum, 224 ppm May 23-31.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,380 micromhos July 24; minimum daily, 574 micromhos May 2

Water temperatures: Maximum, 74°F Aug. 3; minimum, freezing point on many days during November to 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 13,800 ppm June 16; minimum daily, 60 ppm Jan. 1.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 299,000 tons June 15; minimum daily, 632 tons Jan. 1. 

EXTREMES, 1947-58 . Dissolved solids (1951-58): Maximum, 1,190 ppm July 28-31, 1955; minimum, 304 p

Hardness (1951-58): Maximum, 544 ppm July 28-31, 1955; minimum, 151 ppm June 23, 1951.

Specific conductance (1951-58): Maximum daily, 1,640 micromhos Nov. 18, 1955; minimum daily, 384 

Water temperatures (1949-51 , 1952-58): Maximum, 89°F Aug. 7, 1953; minimum, freezing point on ma

Sediment concentrations (1947-54, 1955-58): Maximum daily, 23,200 ppm May 24, 1952; minimum daily

Sediment loads (1947-54, 1955-58): Maximum daily, 727,000 tons May 24, 1952; minimum daily, 128 

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

at Worland, Wyo. Flow affected by ice Nov. 30, Dec. 14, 15, Dec. 22 to Feb. 24. Records of dis

given in WSP 1559.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to 

Date of collection

Oct. 1-31, 1957....

Nov. 30-Dec. 25... 

Dec. 26-Jan. 31,

Feb. 19-Mar. 18... 

Mar. 19-Apr. 4....

Apr. 23-May 2.....

June 12-14 ........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

3,985

3,181 

3,916

3,941 

4,231 

3,121

2,707

3,063 

3,858

4,880

6,013

Silica 

(Si02)

--

12 

18

--

--

--

--

Iron 

(Fe)

-

0.01 

.01

--

--

--

Calcium 

(Ca)

--

86

77

--

--

-

Magnesium 

(Mg)

"

30 

27

--

-

~

--

Sodium 

(Na)

92 

88 

90

75

75 

83 

100 

100 

103

100 

88 

71 

45 

57

83 

109 

88

Potassium 

(K)

3.6 

3.4

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

204 

204 

222

204

204 

204 

214 

210 

213

230 

221 

201 

186 

186

180 

230 

191

Sulfate 

(S04 )

310 

285

Chloride 

(Cl)

13 

12

Fluoride 

<F)

0.5

.4

Nitrate 

(NO,)

1.2 

.7

Boron 

(B)

0.13 

.19

P
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

 T-I C*3'-t'->OO OO

> O O O O OOOOO

i-3i-3i-Ji-Ji-J Illtt ----- ttttt ---- if 5
142 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2947. BIGHORN RIVER AT BIGHORN, MONT. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

60

61

60

52

50

50

46

44

44

44

46

50

50

51

51

49

48

47

49

48

48

49

45

38

37

40

40

44

42

45

46

48

Nov.

44

40

36

33

35

35

32

37

36

33

36

35

39

39

39

35

38

35

35

34

35

33

36

37

38

39

35

36

a 35

34

--

36

Dec.

34

33

34

a 36

34

a 36

a 37

a 37

--

a 36

a 35

33

a 35

a 34

a 37

a 37

a 37

35

a 37

a 38

a 34

a 34

a 34

35

_

a 34

--

a 33

a 33

a 32

35

Jan.

32

a 33

a 33

a 33

a 34

a 35

a 35

a 34

a 35

a 34

a 34

a 33

a 33

a 36

a 38

a 34

a 32

a 33

a 33

a 33

a 35

a 34

a 33

--

--

--

_-

Feb.

a 35

a 34

a 35

a 33

_.

--

a 32

a 32

a 32

..

--

--

--

_

a 34

a 35

33

34

35

36

40

39

35

32

_-

--

--

Mar.

32

32

32

33

34

34

34

34

36

33

35

33

32

33

32

33

33

33

36

37

42

40

41

43

44

43

44

43

44

46

47

37

Apr.

45

45

45

48

45

42

45

45

45

45

44

42

49

53

50

51

53

55

52

53

49

47

43

43

43

42

44

42

43

49

--

47

May

50

51

58

57

55

60

69

57

60

61

63

64

61

56

55

59

61

58

59

64

65

65

66

65

65

65

65

67

67

70

64

61

June

64

65

61

59

60

64

67

67

65

60

60

61

58

60

64

62

62

64

65

61

59

65

67

65

61

64

66

67

63

67

--

63

July

65

70

57

64

65

63

62

63

66

67

67

70

70

65

64

65

67

70

69

67

69

72

71

69

69

70

66

66

72

67

69

67

Aug.

70

71

74

72

69

66

69

71

73

70

72

72

70

70

70

71

71

71

70

67

67

67

66

65

65

68

65

67

66

62

62

69

Sept.

65

63

61

61

61

62

63

63

61

66

66

65

66

61

58

58

58

58

57

56

56

55

55

52

50

52

50

53

52

47

--

58

a Measurement between 2 p. n. and 6 p.m.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA 

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2947. BIGHORN RIVER AT BIGHORN, MONT. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

143

Day

1.. ....

2. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

11......

13. .....

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

19. .....

24. .....

25. .....

26......

27......

28. .....

30. .....

31. .....

Total .

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8......

10. ..... 

11. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

19. .....

20. .....

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

3,550 

3,530 

3,530 

3,550 

3,620

3,620 

3,730 

3,810 

3,680 

3,810

3,640 

3,590 

3,380 

3,880 

3,950

3,860 

4,010 

4,060 

4,030 

4,060

4,280 

4,490 

4,350 

4,230 

4,390

4,560 

4,510 

4,420 

4,440 

4,530 

4,440

123,530

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

360 

408 

480 

440 

344

336 

324 

333 

396 

351

252 

342 

297 

430 

350

380 

380 

500 

580 

380

480 

850 

680 

730 

430

480 

430 

310 

300 

390 

360

--

Tons 

per 

day

3,450 

3,890 

4,570 

4,220 

3,360

3,280 

3,260 

3,430 

3,930 

3,610

2,480 

3,310 

2,710 

4,500 

3,730

3,960 

4,110 

5,480 

6,310 

4,170

5,550 

10,300 

7,990 

8,340 

5,100

5,910 

5,240 

3,700 

3,600 

4,770 

4,320

142,580

January

3,900 

3,900 

4,000 

4,000 

4,200

4,200 

4,200 

4,200 

4,100 

4,100

4,100 

4,200 

4,200 

4,200 

4,200

4,200 

4,000 

4,000 

3,900 

3,900

3,800 

3,700 

3,700 

3,200 

3,000

3,300 

3,800 

3,900 

3,800 

3,300 

3,300

120,500

60 

136 

332 

476 

484

408 

348 

382 

459 

510

366 

374

348 

187

374 

552 

493 

476 

340

450 

357 

314 

298 

272

255

306 

382

--

632 

1,430 

3,590 

5,140 

5,490

4,630 

3,950 

4,330 

5,080 

5,650

4,050 

4,240 

e 4,100 

3,950 

2,120

4,240 

5,960 

5,320 

5,010 

3,580

4,620 

3,570 

3,140 

2,580 

2,200

2,270 

e 2,600 

e 3,200 

3,140 

e 2,700 

3,400

115,912

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

4,510 

4,490 

4,460 

4,390 

4,440

4,390 

4,370 

4,420 

4,440 

4,300

4,210 

4,170 

4,210 

4,210 

4,190

4,280 

4,280 

4,260 

4,230 

4,190

4,210 

4,190 

4,140 

4,170 

4,230

4,300 

4,210 

3,510 

3,160 

2,900

125,460

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

500 

550 

400 

370 

470

330 

320 

300 

370 

350

450 

370 

330 

350 

300

260 

170 

200 

210 

200

230 

220 

250 

270 

240

310 

260 

190 

297 

119

-

Tons 

per 

day

6,090 

6,670 

4,820 

4,390 

5,630

3,910 

3,780 

3,580 

4,440 

4,060

5,120 

4,170 

3,750 

3,980 

3,390

3,000 

1,960 

2,300 

2,400 

2,260

2,610 

2,490 

2,790 

3,040 

2,740

3,600 

2,960 

1,800 

2,530 

932

105,192

February

2,900 

3,800 

4,000 

4,200 

4,000

3,900 

3,800 

3,800 

3,800 

3,900

3,900 

4,000 

4,000 

4,000 

4,000

4,200 

4,800 

5,400 

5,600 

5,400

5,800 

6,000 

5,800 

5,600 

4,560

4,690 

4,490 

4,260

124,600

620 

536 

629 

680 

348

170 

128 

144 

170 

119

68

200 

250

320 

450 

1,230 

1,830 

1,110

1,040 

720 

570

-

4,850 

5,500 

6,790 

7,710 

3,760

1,790 

1,310 

1,480 

1,740 

1,250

716 

e 800

e 1,000 

e 2,000 

e 2,600 

3,020 

3,650

5,010 

7,290 

19,300 

27,700 

13,700

13,200 

8,730 

6,560

153,856

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

2,830 

2,860 

2,920 

2,960 

2,900

2,920 

2,940 

2,960 

3,340 

4,030

4,140 

3,570 

3,040 

2,900 

2,900

2,900 

2,920 

3,140 

3,180 

3,140

2,940 

3,200 

3,300 

4,000 

3,900

4,000 

4,200 

4,200 

4,000 

4,000 

4.000

104,230

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

408 

722 

527 

561 

612

561 

510 

552 

714 

672

484 

434 

408 

382 

323

298 

264 

264 

289 

221

264 

374 

408 

289 

170

153 

382 

212 

280 

272 

85

-

Tons 

per 

day

3,120 

5,580 

4,160 

4,480 

4,790

4,420 

4,050 

4,410 

6,440 

7,310

5,410 

4,180 

3,350 

2,990 

2,530

2,330 

2,080 

2,240 

2,480 

1,870

2,100 

3,230 

3,640 

3,120 

1,790

1,650 

4,330 

2,400 

3,020 

2,940 

918

107,358

March

4,100 

3,990 

3,990 

3,990 

3,680

3,700 

3,680 

3,680 

3,680 

3,680

3,660 

3,590 

3,490 

3,550 

3,510

3,160 

3,000 

2,960 

3,000 

3,040

3,100 

3,120 

3,180 

3,200 

3,240

3,320 

3,340 

3,320 

3,950 

3,240 

3.220

107,360

368 

315 

278 

270 

300

322 

352 

315 

278 

285

368 

382 

315 

278 

255

202 

420 

195 

248 

262

240 

262 

285 

390 

315

300 

382 

585 

645 

540 

405

4,070 

3,390 

2,990 

2,910 

2,980

3,220 

3,500 

3,130 

2,760 

2,830

3,640 

3,700 

2,970 

2,660 

2,420

1,720 

3,400 

1,560 

2,010 

2,150

2,010 

2,210 

2,450 

3,370 

2,760

2,690 

3,440 

5,240 

6,880 

4,720 

3 r 520

97,300

e .Estimated.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-2947. BIGHORN RIVER AT BIGHORN, MONT. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6......

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. .....

14. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18......

19. .....

20. .....

21......

22. .....

23. .....

24. .....

25. .....

26......

27......

28......

29. .....

30. .....

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. ..... 

7. .....

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15......

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

19. ..... 

20. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23. .....

 )A 

&*t. .....

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. .....

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

2,980 

2,690 

2,580 

2,540 

2,560

2,540 

2,540 

2,540 

2,560 

2,520

2,520 

2,430 

2,280 

2,410 

2,350

2,290 

2,220 

2,220 

2,240 

2,450

2,450 

2,370 

2,450 

3,080 

3,180

2,640 

2,370 

2,370 

2,310 

2,350

75,030

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

375 

345 

278 

262 

315

285 

315 

300 

240 

240

262 

285 

232 

315 

450

300 

188 

255 

255 

292

315 

338 

390 

552 

920

928 

968 

960 

752 

782

-

Tons 

per 

day

3,020 

2,510 

1,940 

1,800 

2,180

1,950 

2,160 

2,060 

1,660 

1,630

1,780 

1,870 

1,430 

2,050 

2,860

1,850 

1,130 

1,530 

1,540 

1,930

2,080 

2,160 

2,580 

4,590 

7,900

6,610 

6,190 

6,140 

4,690 

4,960

86,780

July

5,570 

4,840 

6,600 

4,900 

3,890

4,190 

3,750 

3,430 

2,980 

2,830

2,510 

2,130 

2,070 

1,940 

1,800

1,620 

1,430 

1,440 

1,500 

1,580

1,930 

2,560 

2,370 

2,040 

1,710

1,970 

2,900 

3,200 

3,840 

3,440 

3,280

90,240

1,430 

1,400 

8,300 

1,840 

972

1,790 

1,350 

2,920 

2,880 

1,580

2,030 

1,280 

900 

1,050 

1,280

900 

825 

465 

420 

345

536 

912 

2,200 

4,200 

2,480

2,770 

2,610 

3,960 

7,650 

5,760 

5,760

Total discharge for year (cf sTotal load for year (tons) ....

21,500 

18,300 

148,000 

24,300 

10,200

20,300 

13,700 

27,000 

23,200 

12, 100

13,800 

7,360 

5,030 

5,500 

6,220

3,940 

3,190 

1,810 

1,700 

1,470

2,790 

6,300 

14, 100 

23,100 

11,500

14,700 

20,400 

34,200 

79,300 

53,500 

51.000

679,510

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

2,560 

3,760 

4,080 

3,990 

3,880

3,900 

3,320 

2,500 

2,620 

3,320

3,100 

3,140 

3,700 

4,720 

4,320

3,590 

3,180 

2,830 

2,960 

3,470

4,140 

5,510 

7,430 

7,560 

7,210

7,180 

6,760 

6,300 

5,800 

5,900 

5,060

137,790

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,480 

2,880 

1,760 

1,160 

918

783 

567 

657 

576 

837

1,120 

1,560 

1,650 

1,820 

1,470

1,070 

864 

711 

630 

594

864 

1,940 

3,600 

3,050 

2,350

2,330 

1,750 

1,630 

1,260 

1,150 

1,670

-

Tons 

per 

day

10,200 

29,200 

19,400 

12,500 

9,620

8,240 

5,080 

4,430 

4,070 

7,500

9,380 

13,200 

16,500 

23,200 

17, 100

10,400 

7,420 

5,430 

5,030 

5,570

9,660 

28,900 

72,200 

62,300 

45,700

45,200 

31,900 

27,700 

19,700 

18,300 

22,800

607,830

August

5,150 

4,650 

4,780 

5,080 

4,760

4,420 

3,990 

3,620 

3,360 

3,360

3,360 

3,400 

3,440 

3,400 

3,380

3,320 

3,320 

3,400 

3,510 

3,530

3,810 

3,860 

3,990 

3,750 

4,170

4,190 

4,190 

4,060 

3,950 

3,970 

4.030

121,200

6,300 

9,000 

9,500 

6,900 

2,660

2,330 

1,400 

1,260 

1,040 

944

816 

776 

720 

704 

664

712 

616 

664 

664 

765

1,260 

2,140 

1,230 

1,440 

1,320

1,080 

1,120 

1,010 

774 

765 

765

--

87,600 

113,000 

123,000 

94,600 

34,200

27,800 

15,100 

12,300 

9,430 

8,560

7,400 

7,120 

6,690 

6,460 

6,060

6,380 

5,520 

6,100 

6,290 

7,290

13,000 

22,300 

13,300 

14,600 

14,900

12,200 

12,700 

11,100 

8,250 

8,200 

8.320

719,770

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

4,820 

4,940 

4,800 

5,030 

5,790

4,610 

4,290 

4,520 

5,270 

5,630

4,700 

4,080 

5,140 

8,820 

8,070

7,110 

5,520 

5,420 

4,690 

4,880

5,100 

6,430 

7,470 

7,050 

7,470

8,080 

8,920 

7,440 

6,680 

6,250

179,020

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,040 

950 

2,020 

2,670 

1,860

2,650 

2,140 

2,250 

5,300 

9,600

6,200 

3,200 

3,600 

6,200 

13,700

13,800 

10,800 

7,500 

3,700 

3,900

3,100 

3,500 

4,350 

2,780 

2,330

3,750 

3,380 

3,130 

3,520 

1,900

--

Tons 

per 

day

13,500 

12,700 

26,200 

36,300 

29,100

33,000 

24,800 27,500^ 

75,400 

146,000

78,700 

35,300 

50,000 

148,000 

299,000

265,000 

161,000 

110,000 

46,900 

51,400

42,700 

60,800 

87,700 

52,900 

47,000

81,800 

81,400 

62,900 

63,500 

32, 100

2,282,600

September

4,080 

4,060 

4,010 

3,950 

3,880

3,790 

3,660 

3,550 

3,510 

3,400

3,360 

4,260 

4,490 

4,390 

4,390

4,440 

4,580 

4,460 

4,490 

3,950

3,100 

2,750 

2,640 

2,710 

2,770

2,790 

2,900 

2,920 

3,000 

3,040

109,320

876 

722 

604 

578 

510

527 

459 

680 

442 

391

459 

935 

1,170 

2,850 

1,060

876 

833 

782 

680 

638

488 

458 

525 

600 

420

382 

510 

488 

570 

525

Says). ............................................................

9,650 

7,910 

6,540 

6,160 

5,340

5,390 

4,540 

6,520 

4,190 

3,590

4,160 

10,800 

14,200 

33,800 

12,600

10,500 

10,300 

9,420 

8,240 

6,800

4,080 

3,400 

3,740 

4,390 

3,140

2,880 

3,990 

3,850 

4,620 

4,310

219,050

1,418,280 

5,327,738
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-2947. BIGHORN RIVER AT BIGHORN, MONT. Co

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed

N, in native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; 

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 1, 1957.....

Jan. 8, 1958.....

Sept. 30.........

Time

6:50 a.m. 

3:05 p.m. 

2:35 p.m. 

4:10 p.m. 

9:50 a.m.

2:50 p.m. 

9:05 a.m. 

3:30 p.m. 

11:40 a.m. 

4:50 p.m.

3:50 p.m. 

2:35 p.m. 

7:30 p.m. 

7:30 p.m. 

11:55 a.m.

3:10 p.m. 

7:35 a.m. 

2:55 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,570 

3,920 

4,390 

3,000 

a 4, 200

a 4, 200 

3,440 

2,690 

2,580 

3,000

4,420 

4,540 

7,590 

7,590 

4,920

4,950 

4,010 

3,020

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

59 

52 

39 

35 

32

34 

36 

54 

54 

74

63 

71 

64 

64

76 

61 

53

Suspende

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

357 

282 

291 

446 

189

668 

273 

231 

916 

1,160

1,360 

2,200 

14,700 

14,700 

1,020

5,180 

582 

504

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

1,290 

1,010 

1,420 

1,970

2,780 

681 

781 

2,970 

3,390

4,270 

3,440 

5,110 

5,230 

2,210

4,140 

906 

669

Percent 

0.002

2 

54

0.004

25 

17 

30 

50

12 

16 

25 

68 

66

49 

59 

3 

68 

29

61 

26 

23

0.008 0.016

3

2

3

6

2

2

3

8

8

7

8

9

9

4

8

3

3

a Daily mean discharge.

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 1957 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W

Date of collection

Oct. 15, 1957...... 

May 1, 1958.......

Time

3:50 p.m. 

1:00 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,920 

2,600

Number of 

sampling 

points

22 

20

Percent finer than 

0.016 0.031 0.062

1 

5

0.125

8 

18

0.250

66 

75

0
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN--Continued

6A-3085. TONGUE RIVER AT MILES CITY, MONT.

LOCATION. At gaging station, 4 miles south of Miles City, Custer County, and 8 miles upstream from 

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Chemical analyses: January 1951 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: April 1949 to September 1958.

Sediment records: June 1946 to September 1951. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,790 ppm Sept. 11; minimum, 220 ppm June 1-2.

Hardness: Maximum, 688 ppm Sept. 11; minimum, 143 ppm July 4-7.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 2,390 micromhos Sept. 11; minimum daily, 337 micromhos June 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 72°F Aug. 3; minimum, freezing point on many days during November to 

EXTREMES, 1949-58. Dissolved solids (1951-58): Maximum, 1,790 ppm Sept. 11, 1958; minimum, 200 ppm 

Hardness (1951-58): Maximum, 688 ppm Sept. 11, 1958; minimum, 94 ppm May 4, 1955.

Specific conductance (1951-58): o Maximum daily, 2,390 micromhos Sept. 11, 1958; minimum daily, 288 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 86°F July 20, 1954; minimum, freezing point on many days during wint

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

Worland, Wyo. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to 

Date of collection

Oct. 1-15, 1957... 

Oct. 16-Nov. 1 ...

Nov. 30-Dec. 31 .. 

Jan. 1-25, 1958...

Jan. 26-Feb. 5 ...

Feb. 27-Mar. 1...

Mar. 26-Apr. 8... 

Apr. 9-30........

Mav 28-31........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

408 

99.3 

168 

163 

171

145 

146 

255 

285 

230

218 

317 

199 

209 

180

35 

313 

834 

733 

1.070

Silica 

(Si02)

5.1 

9.1

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.00

Calcium 

(Ca)

79 

67

Magnesium 

(Mg)

57 

46

Sodium 

(Na)

44 

84 

79 

75 

73

64 

73 

71 

57 

51

60 

50 

69 

63 

63

98 

53 

35 

25 

16

Potassium 

(K)

4.6 

4.0

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

260 

318 

305 

338 

362

315 

355 

280 

210 

257

297 

254 

288 

270 

270

336 

264 

222 

190 

160

Sulfate 

(S04)

284 

232

Chloride 

(Cl)

5.7 

4.5

Fluoride 

(F)

0.4 

.3

Nitrate 

(N03 )

0.6 

.1

Boron 

(B)

0.10 

.12

P
July 28-Aug. 14...

Aug. 30-Sept. 10..

Sept. 28-30.......

Weighted average a .........

738

348

764

708

221

135

134 

28.8

64.3 

18

49.0

268

9.8

-

"

..

--

.03

-

"

..

--

48

-

--

..

-_

__

16

--

"

--

17

41

40

30

27

57

60 

166

72 

318

236

128

51

_

4.0

--

"

_-

150

199

193

180

173

231

267 

434

292 

752

548

378

244

__

108

--

"

--

__

.2

-

-

-.

--

.4

--

--

_

.-

3.1

--

"

-.

--

_

.07

-

"

..

--

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
148 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-3085. TONGUE RIVER AT MILES CITY, MONT. Continued

Temperature F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Slice-daily measurement at 7 a. in./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

58

59

60

48

47

49

45

41

38

41

44

48

50

53

52

48

43

45

49

46

47

4tt

35

35

34

33

36

40

35

40

44

45

Nov.

44

37

35

34

35

33

36

33

32

32

32

33

34

35

34

33

33

33

33

32

32

31

33

32

32

33

33

32

32

32

--

34

Dec.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

34

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

Jan.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

__

--

32

32

32

32

Feb.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

._

32

Mar.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

36

36

34

37

43

45

33

Apr.

44

45

48

47

36

40

35

43

45

45

44

44

47

50

48

53

50

48

49

50

47

46

41

37

39

41

45

34

40

45

44

May

49

50

53

57

58

55

56

56

55

56

60

62

54

55

56

58

62

58

59

62

66

64

63

65

63

65

66

64

67

66

64

59

June

64

65

60

56

54

59

67

66

64

60

60

62

57

58

61

60

63

63

62

60

57

58

63

64

59

63

65

68

69

65

62

July

64

68

67

59

60

59

62

59

64

67

67

69

68

60

58

61

67

67

66

66

68

67

69

65

64

68

62

63

64

68

66

65

Aug.

65

68

72

68

66

64

65

66

70

69

69

68

66

66

64

64

64

68

65

61

58

60

60

56

60

60

60

61

60

58

56

64

Sept.

67

60

60

60

60

58

59

60

61

60

60

59

58

56

50

48

52

51

48

48

47

49

51

46

44

45

46

46

47

41

--

53
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN--Continued 

6A-3265. POWDER RIVER NEAR LOCATE, MONT.

LOCATION.--At gaging station at bridge on U.S. Highway 12, at present site of Locate (5 miles west of 

stream from Locate Creek and 25 miles east of Miles City. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Chemical analyses: December 1949 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: February 1951 to May 1954, October 1954 to September 1958.

Sediment records: March 1950 to September 1953. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 3,100 ppm Jan. 15; minimum, 427 ppm May 25-31.

Hardness: Maximum, 1,400 ppm Jan. 15; minimum, 240 ppm May 25 to June 3.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 3,440 micromhos Jan. 15; minimum daily, 567 micromhos May 26.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 77°F Aug. 13; minimum, freezing point on many days during November to 

EXTREMES, 1951-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 5,430 ppm Dec. 15-17, 1955; minimum, 278 ppm Mar. 29, 

Hardness: Maximum, 2,120 ppm Dec. 15-17, 1955; minimum, 62 ppm Oct. 22-24, 1953.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 9,270 micromhos Dec. 16, 1955; minimum daily, 407 micromhos Fe

Water temperatures: Maximum (1951-53, 1954-58), 85°F on several days during July 1952, 1953; minimu

each year.

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conductanc

Worland, Wyo. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Se

Date of 

collection

Oct. 1-23, 1957. 

Oct. 24-Nov. 20. 

Nov. 21-Dec. 5 .

Dec. 29- Jan. 14,

Jan. 16-26 ..... 

Jan. 27-Feb. 19

Feb. 21-22.....

Feb. 24-26..... 

Feb. 27-Mar. 14 

Mar. 15-19.... . 

Mar. 20-27.....

Mar. 28 -Apr. 2 .

Apr. 13-25..... 

Apr. 26 -May 3.. 

Mav 4-12 ......

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

94.5 

216 

133 

118

156

170 

159 

155 

190 

210

275 

343 

257 

269 

404

512 

387 

401 

441 

351

Silica 

(Si02 )

14 

13

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

183 

122

Magnesium 

(Mg)

73 

46

Sodium 

(Na)

196 

162 

172 

200

240

388 

200 

174 

124 

187

123 

97 

134 

161 

138

179 

212 

220 

146 

173

Potassium 

(K)

5.5 

5.3

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

226 

236 

279 

336

376

398 

334 

312 

76 

286

216 

180 

202 

212 

204

227 

232 

230 

209 

232

Sulfate 

(S0«)

810 

525

Chloride 

(CD

49 

49

Fluoride 

(F)

0.3 

.3

Nitrate 

(NO,)

3.3 

3.5

Boron 

(B)

0.08 

.11

Parts per 

Residue 

at 180°C

1,470 

1,260 

1,410 

1,610

1,950

3,100 

1,630 

1,460 

820 

1,350

862 

666 

1,050 

1,220 

1,070

1,280 

1,470 

1,560 

1,080 

1.310
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Cont inued

6A-3265. POWDER RIVER NEAR LOCATE, MONT. Contin

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Septemb

Date of 

collection

May 13-16, 1958.

June 21-July 2...

July 25-Aug. 14 .

Sept. 15-30 ..... 

Weighted average a .......

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1,081 

1,094 

1,181 

765 

1,404

2,120 

992 

1,471 

358 

1,564

546 

1,458 

4,757 

47.1 

14.6 

3.9

379

Silica 

(SiOj)

14

Iron 

(Fe)

--

0.03

-_

Calcium 

(Ca)

240

--

Magsium 

(Mg)

63

.

Sodium 

(Na)

93 

54 

41 

45 

91

61 

100 

111 

177 

113

176 

138 

162 

238 

266 

300

134

Potassium 

(K)

8.5

--

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

224 

190 

164 

146 

201

228 

192 

224 

213 

197

214 

216 

224 

221 

242 

270

220

Sulfate 

(SOJ

853

Chloride 

(Cl)

29

__

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5

..

Nitrate 

(N03 )

1.2

_.

Boron 

(B)

0.15

_.

Parts per 

Residue 

at 180°C

780 

542 

427 

455 

805

644 

955 

1,560 

1,490 

777

1,680 

1,730 

1,480 

1,680 

1,890 

2,060

1,150

Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-3265. POWDER RIVER NEAR LOCATE, MONT. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. October to March and between 7 i 

and^O a.m. May to September^/

151

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

67

70

a 52

a 50

51

52

40

38

42

54

a 51

60

61

50

62

54

62

55

a 50

48

46

a 41

a 36

35

36

38

41

42

a 40

46

a 44

49

Nov.

42

a 38

36

a 36

40

40

a 36

34

33

34

34

34

a 34

a 34

a 35

a 35

36

36

a 35

a 34

a 32

34

38

34

34

a 35

34

a 32

31

32

--

35

Dec.

32

32

34

33

33

32

32

32

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

a 32

a 32

a 32

32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

..

-.

--

32

32

Jan.

32

a 32

a 32

a 32

32

a 32

32

a 32

32

a 32

32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

32

32

a 32

32

32

32

32

32

32

a 32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

Feb.

32

32

32

a 32

32

32

a 32

32

32

a 32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

a 32

a 32

32

32

-_

--

32

Mar.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

a 32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

__

32

32

32

Apr. May

_.

__

__

a 61

_

a 65

64

48

63

--

54

54

52

58

62

63

64

64

65

65

65

64

64

68

69

66

June

64

68

62

58

60

62

68

69

66

69

59

61

58

60

61

61

62

62

63

60

60

60

62

63

62

62

66

66

66

67

--

63

July

66

72

67

64

62

60

70

68

68

70

75

73

72

61

62

67

68

74

69

72

72

72

73

69

70

70

68

62

69

65

72

68

Aug.

75

74

76

73

71

71

68

71

71

76

74

74

77

75

70

72

73

76

72

70

72

74

70

67

64

64

73

66

58

59

65

71

Sept.

63

69

66

63

72

67

60

62

64

64

71

74

75

60

71

59

71

73

56

57

56

66

63

59

54

56

57

50

50

45

--

62

a Measurement between 8 a.m. and 12 m.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-3295. YELLOWSTONE RIVER NEAR SIDNEY, MONT.

LOCATION. At bridge on State Highway 23, 2 miles south of Sidney, Richland County, 4i miles downstrea

Fox Creek, and 30 miles upstream from mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 69,450 square miles, approximately.

Water temperatures: January 1951 to September 1958.

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 724 ppm July 24; minimum, 192 ppm June 1-4. 

Hardness: Maximum, 376 ppm July 24; minimum, 108 ppm June 1-4.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,020 micromhos July 24; minimum daily, 284 micromhos June 3. 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 77°F Aug. 13, 14, 17; minimum, freezing point on many days during Dece

EXTREMES, 1951-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,370 ppm Jan. 2-3, 1954; minimum, 173 ppm June 5-16, 

Hardness: Maximum, 649 ppm Jan. 2-3, 1954; minimum, 102 ppm June 5-16, 1956.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 2,780 micromhos Jan. 14, 1951; minimum daily, 257 micromhos Ju

Water temperatures: Maximum, 82°F July 14, 15, 1953; minimum, freezing point on many days during wi

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conductanc

at Worland, Wyo. No appreciable inflow between gaging station and sampling station. Records of di

given in WSP 1559.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to S

Date of collection

Oct. 1-31, 1957...

Dec. 27-Jan. 12, 

1958 ...........

Feb. 18-Mar. 4. . .

Mar. 28-Apr. 2. . .

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

8,494 

8,789 

6,797

6,048

6,789 

5,415 

3,525 

8,127 

7,874

11,670 

6,506 

7,873 

12,140 

14,700

22,920 

35,970 

31,120 

29,750 

30,320

Silica 

(Si02)

13 

10

13 

11

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.00

.01 

.03

Calcium 

(Ca)

69 

66

38 

48

Magnesium 

(Mg)

27 

26

8.5 

12

Sodium 

(Na)

70 

75 

74

80

71 

75 

78 

69 

80

75 

85 

75 

53 

36

28 

17 

20 

33 

34

Potassium 

(K)

3 9 

3 9

1.9 

2.5

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

194 

202 

216

232

214 

216 

238 

182 

199

184 

197 

194 

179 

162

153 

130 

111 

129 

146

Sulfate 

(S04)

246 

250

57 

112

Chloride 

(Cl)

10 

13

1.6 

4.2

Fluoride 

(F)

0.4

.4

.2 

.3

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.9 

1.5

2.3 

1.6

Boron 

(B)

0.22 

.12

.06 

.08

Pa

p

m

lio
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA 153

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QtJALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-3295. YELLOWSTONE RIVER NEAR SIDNEY, MONT. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement at varying hours/

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

63

63

62

59

56

55

52

48

47

45

47

52

54

54

55

55

53

51

48

48

46

45

45

43

42

40

39

39

40

42

44

49

Nov.

47

43

43

43

42

42

41

40

40

40

41

40

40

40

39

38

38

37

37

37

37

36

36

37

37

37

37

37

35

33

--

39

Dec.

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

3232'

32

32

32

32

32

33

34

35

35

35

34

34

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

33

Jan.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

Feb.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

.-

..

--

32

Mar.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

34

32

Apr.

34

34

35

40

44

45

46

47

48

48

47

48

49

49

49

53

55

56

54

53

53

51

50

50

45

46

46

44

47

50

--

47

May

53

55

56

55

61

61

60

65

66

68

68

68

62

64

63

66

63

60

65

66

66

66

68

69

68

66

66

68

69

69

69

64

June

65

67

69

64

65

65

65

65

68

65

67

63

65

63

63

64

65

58

65

66

65

64

62

62

62

65

67

67

66

63

65

July

66

67

67

68

69

65

64

63

67

69

69

70

72

66

66

67

67

73

74

75

75

75

75

73

74

74

72

72

73

73

75

70

Aug.

73

74

73

73

74

74

74

75

75

76

76

76

77

77

76

76

77

75

75

73

73

71

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

69

69

73

Sept.

67

65

65

65

65

65

65

66

66

68

70

72

70

64

64

64

63

64

63

60

59

58

57

55

53

55

55

54

52

._

--

62
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN YELLOtfSTONE RIVER BASIN IN WYOMING 

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge, water year October 1957 to September 1958

155

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Discharge 

(tons per day)

6A-2280. WIND RIVER AT RIVERTON

Oct. 14, 1957............. 

Nov. 21..................

Dec 3

Jan. 10, 1958.............

Mar. 4. ..................

Oct. 2 ...................

1,790 

464

902

250

319 

55

75

52

30

11

116

24

742

4,180

1,710

124

35

10,100

29

1,540 

69

101

33

128

15

62,300

156

5

24,600

20

6A-2355. POPO AGIE RIVER NEAR RIVERTON

Oct. 14, 1957.............

Sept. 10..................

Oct. 2 ...................

406 

a 200

a 220

a 200

226

1,570

3,330

5,240

312

247

165

96

154

35 

60

20

24

33

163

129

970

1,120

242

108

119

97

108

69

25

38 

32

37

12

13

18

35

176

195

79

4,110

10, 100

3,420

466

91

48

65

48

18

10

a Daily mean discharge.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN YELLOWSTONE RIVER BA

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed

N, in native water; P, ptpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube

Date 

of 

collection

Time

Discharge 

(cfs)

Water 

temperature

Suspend

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

Percen

0.002 0.004 0.008 0.01

6A-2280. WIND RIVER AT RIVERTON

Oct. 14, 1957.... 

May 15, 1958....

Aug. 22.........

3: 20p.m. 

4:25 p.m.

7:35 p.m.

1,790 

1,390

4,880

406

902

1,310

53 

53

66

67

52

319 

742

1,710

1,920

11,900

3,750

3,950

3,830

58

8

45

6A-2355. POPO AGIE RIVER NEAR RIVER

May 19, 1958....

May 29..........

9:35 a.m.

3:30 p.m.

1,570

5,240

58

59

970

242

4,700

913

25

26
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM --Continued

6A-3300. MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON, N. 

LOCATION. At gaging station at Lewis and Clark Highway bridge, 5 miles southwest of Williston, Wi

River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 164,500 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: December 1950 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: May 1951 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 599 ppm Dec. 28 to Jan. 13; minimum, 240 ppm May 2

Hardness: Maximum, 304 ppm Dec. 28 to Jan. 13; minimum, 139 ppm May 28 to June 5.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 957 micromhos Jan. 10. 12; minimum daily, 337 micromhos Ju

Water temperatures: Maximum, 80°F July 21, 22; minimum, 33 F Dec. 1-3, 5. 

EXTREMES, 1950-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 604 ppm Mar. 9, 1955; minimum, 206 ppm June 3, 195

Hardness: Maximum, 308 ppm Mar. 9, 1955; minimum, 122 ppm June 3, 1956.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 957 micromhos Jan. 10, 12, 1958; minimum daily, 317 microm

Water temperatures (1951-58): Maximum, 80°F July 21, 22, 1958; minimum (1954-55, 1956-58), freezi

REMARKS.--Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conduc

available in district office at Lincoln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year October 195

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 

Date of collection

Oct. 1-31, 1957...

Dec. 28-Jan. 13, 

1958 ...........

Jan. 14-Feb. 12 . .

Feb. 23-Mar. 27.. 

Mar. 28-Apr. 30..

May 28-June 5 ....

June 21-July 7 ....

July 25-Aug. 11...

Aug. 29-Sept. 12.. 

Sept. 13-30.......

Weighted average a

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

14,420 

14,440 

12,280

10,530 

12,220 

9,780

14,730 

17,430 

13,460 

18,190 

31,460 

40,170 

35,950

34,880 

29,940 

18,950 

15,930 

13,080 

14,320 

13,190

16,790

Silica 

(S102)

19

9.4

12 

24

9.6

Iron 

(Fe)

0.00

.01

.03 

.00

.00

--

Calcium 

(Ca)

73

62

49 

39

58

--

Magnesium 

(Mg)

30

23

18 

10

22

Sodium 

(Na)

63 

68 

65

74 

64 

67

63 

62 

68 

44 

30 

22 

37

44 

41 

56 

61 

56 

59 

59

55

Potassium 

(K)

5.1

3.8

3.5 

2.7

3.7

--

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

200 

212 

214

245 

210 

224

195 

192 

193 

168 

148 

136 

145

158 

157 

174 

188 

183 

187 

198

185

Sulfate 

(SO,)

249

205

143 

69

191

Chloride 

(Cl)

13

12

7.7 

2.4

9.7

Fluoride 

(F)

0.6

.6

.4 

.4

.8

Nitrate 

(NO,)

1.9

.9

1.5 

.5

.5

Boron 

(B)

0.19

.15

.13 

.09

.14

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued

6A-3300. MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON, N. DAK. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 4 p.m. and 7 p.in./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

63

.64

60

49

51

46

44

43

46

48

50

53

55

55

52

51

53

51

51

51

51

40

38

38

40

42

--

42

45

46

49

Nov.

a 42

40

38

38

40

38

38

38

b 38

38

38

37

38

38

37

37

36

--

35

34

..

34

36

36

36

37

35

34

34

37

Dec.

a 33

33

33

34

33

35

a 34

a 34

35

a 36

a 36

a 36

a 36

a 36

a 36

37

a 38

36

35

35

..

a 34

--

a 34

a 34

a 34

a 34

a 34

a 34

34

34

35

Jan.

a 34

a 34

a 34

a 34

a 34

34

34

34

a 34

a 34

34

34

34

34

34

a 34

a 34

a 34

_

--

--

-_

a 34

a 35

34

34

34

34

34

34

Feb.

a 34

a 34

34

34

34

34

34

a 34

a 34

34

34

34

34

34

a 34

a 34

34

34

34

35

35

a 35

a 35

36

36

36

36

36

_.

--

35

Mar.

a 36

a 36

a 36

36

36

36

36

b 36

a 36

36

36

36

36

36

a 36

a 36

36

36

36

36

36

a 36

a 38

38

38

a 38

a 38

a 38

a 38

b38

--

37

Apr.

._

b51

51

51

52

52

52

b 52

b 53

53

55

55

55

55

a 55

b 55

55

55

55

54

54

a 54

b 54

52

52

52

--

53

May

56

57

b 57

57

62

62

64

66

66

a 67

b67

66

66

--

_

_

_

b 70

a 70

June

a 63

a 63

64

a 66

a 66

a 68

a 70

b 71

a 68

b 68

a 66

a 66

a 66

a 65

a 64

a 64

a 65

a 66

a 64

a 63

a 62

a 62

a 62

a 62

a 63

a 64

70

--

a 69

72

--

66

July

a 70

a 70

b 69

65

63

a 62

a 65

a 64

a 68

a 70

a 72

a 69

a 66

a 64

a 68

a 68

a 70

a 74

77

a 80

80

a 75

a 70

76

_

a 70

a 70

a 69

a 67

a 70

70

Aug.

a 76

a 75

a 74

a 74

a 74

a 73

a 75

a 78

a 76

a 78

b 75

a 72

77

b 74

a 77

a 77

b 76

b 77

74

a 66

b 68

b 66

a 67

a 67

64

b 67

72

a 68

a 66

a 62

a 66

72

Sept.

b 70

b 63

64

60

61

a 61

60

59

58

58

59

60

a 62

a 59

59

62

63

63

60

a 58

61

60

58

54

51

52

a 56

a 54

.-

--

--

59

a Measurement between 9 a.m. and 12 m. 

b Measurement between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued 

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN SNAKE CREEK BASIN 

Chemical analyses, in parts per million

Date of 

collection

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(Si02 )

Iron 

(Fe)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

Sulfate 

(S04 )

Chloride 

(Cl)

water year October 1957 to 

Fluoride 

(F)

Nitrate 

(NO,)

Boron 

(B)

Parts 

Resid

at 180

SNAKE CREEK, A QUARTER OF A MILE EAST OF EMBANKMENT 

Jan. 8, 1958... 

June 19 .......

36 

16

0.00 

.04

54 

31

137 

122

820 

750

34 la 1,100 

26 1 b932

1,520 

1,400

20 

11

0.2 

.5

4.7 

.7

1.0 

.98

3,19

2,87

a Includes equivalent of 39 ppm of carbonate (CO,), 

b Includes equivalent of 45 ppm of carbonate (CO,).
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Cont inued 

6A-3390. MISSOURI RIVER BELOW GARRISON DAM

LOCATION. Temperature recorder at gaging station, 4.3 miles north of Stanton, Mercer County

stream from Garrison Dam.

DRAINAGE AREA. 181,400 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Water temperatures: June 1952 to September 1958.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to S

/Recorder with temperature attachment, continuous ethyl alcohol-actuated thermog

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Average .......

October

max

60 

60 

59 

59 

58

58 

58 

57

56 

56 

56 

55

55 

54 

54 

54 

54

54 

54 

54 

53

51 

51 

51 

51 

51 

51

55

min

59 

59 

59 

58 

58

58 

57 

56

56 

56 

55 

55

54 

54 

54 

54 

54

54 

54 

53

50 

51 

51 

51 

50 

51

55

November

max

51 

50 

49 

49 

48

48 

48 

47 

45 

45

46 

46

4

4 

4 

3

min

49 

49 

49 

48 

48

48 

47

44 

45

45 

4

1

1 

8

--

December

39

38 

39

36

35 

33

--

January

33 

33

33 

33

33 

33

32

--

February

32

32 

33

33 

34

-

34 

34

34 

34

35

--

April

max m

35

3

3

38 

38 

39 

39

39 

39 

39 

39 

39

6

7
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES ON THE MISSOURI RIVER MAIN S

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Se

Date of collection

JOi 

ji-'VEltiOil

(feet)

Silica 

(Si02)

Iron 

(Fe)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

Sulfate 

(S04 )

Chloride 

(CD

Fluoride 

(F)

Nitrate 

(NO,)

Boron 

(B)

GARRISON RESERVOIR, A QUARTER OF A MILE WEST OF SNAKE CREEK 

June 19 .......... 4.1 .11

48

52

17

19

51

66

4.0

4.1

174

187

150

171

8.0

8.2

0.2

.6

0.7

1.1

0.11

.14

TURTLE CREEK BASIN 

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES IN TURTLE CREEK BASIN 

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 t

Date of collection

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(S10a)

Iron 

(Fe)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magsium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

Carbonate 

(CO,)

Sulfate 

(S04)

Chloride 

(Cl)

Fluoride 

(F)

Nitrate 

(NO,)

LAKE ORDWAY NEAR TURTLE LAKE

Oct. 2, 1957......... 

June 19, 1958........

a 7. 51 

a 7.40

13 

13

0.02 

.13

9.0 

25

35 

22

1,460 

1,500

38 

41

1,890 

2,000

370 

330

1,110 

1,150

30 

30

0.7 

.4

5.4 

1.7

a Pool elevation, in feet below reference mark no. 1. 

b Sum, 4,000 ppm. 

c Sum, 4,100 ppm.
PAINTED WOODS CREEK BASIN 

6A-3418. PAINTED WOODS CREEK NEAR WILTON, N. 

LOCATION. At gaging station at county highway bridge, 7 miles upstream from mouth of Yanktonai Cree

DRAINAGE AREA. 427 square miles, of which about 310 square miles is probably noncontributing.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1957 to September 1958.

REMARKS. No flow during August to September. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to 

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, October 1957 to Ju

Date of collection

July 15..............

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.2 

.14 

15.5 

160

7.84 

1.50 

.61 

.15

Silica 

(Si02)

9.3

12 

15

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01

.28 

.08

.05

Calcium 

(Ca)

35 

97 

27 

18

40 

15 

18 

17

Magnesium 

(Mg)

60 

76 

17 

11

29 

49 

56 

53

Sodium 

(Na)

426 

455 

100 

19

140 

316 

341 

333

Potassium 

(K)

14

11 

11

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

736 

1,030 

248 

128

378 

394 

473 

415

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

57 

32 

64

Sulfate 

(S04)

628 

680 

166 

35

218 

512 

542 

531

a Sum, 1,550 ppm.

Chloride 

(Cl)

14 

15 

2.4 

.5

6.5 

9.2 

11 

10

Fluoride 

(F)

0.3

.1 

.1

Nitrate 

(NO,)

4.0

.8 

1.1
GRAND RIVER BASIN

6A-3575. GRAND RIVER NEAR SHADEHILL, S. DAK

LOCATION. At spillway and irrigation outlets of Shadehill Reservoir, 1 mile upstream from gaging sta

Perkins County, and 4 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks of Grand River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,120 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Chemical analyses: April to October 1952, March 1953 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: August 1954 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58 (irrigation outlet). Dissolved solids: Maximum, 990 ppm Sept. 3-30; minimum, 909 

Hardness: Maximum, 149 ppm Jan. 29 to Feb. 28; minimum, 137 ppm Aug. 1 to Sept. 2.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,480 micromhos Sept. 25-30; minimum daily, 1,350 micromhos o

EXTREMES, 1954-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 990 ppm Sept. 3-30, 1958 (irrigation outlet); minimum

Hardness: Maximum, 167 ppm Apr. 4-7, 1955 (irrigation outlet); minimum, 104 ppm Mar. 27, 1956 (spi

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,480 micromhos Sept. 25-30, 1958 (irrigation outlet); minimu

REMARKS.--Records of specific conductance of daily samples available in district office at Lincoln, N

regulated irrigation outlet. Discharge records for gaging station at Shadehill for water year Oct

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to S

Date of collection

Oct. 1-28, 1957.... 

Oct. 29-Nov. 30 ...

Dec. 31-Jan. 28,

Jan. 29-Feb. 28 ...

June 3-July 1 ...... 

June 16-July 25 b . .

Aug. 1-Sept. 2..... 

Sept. 3-30.........

Weighted average c ..........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

10.9 

10.0 

10.0

10.0 

10.0

10.1 

39.4 

41.4 

20.4 

67.2

67.0 

37.7 

12.6 

10.8

20.5

Silica 

(SiOa)

2.2

.2

1.7

2.0

-.

Iron 

(Fe)

0.02

.00 

.01

.00

..

Calcium 

(Ca)

30

31 

30

27

..

Magnesium 

(Mg)

17

17 

17

17

..

Sodium 

(Na)

265 

260 

270

270 

283

286 

293 

286 

261 

272

268 

263 

275 

280

274

Potassium 

(K)

8.1

8.3 

7.8

8.1

..

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

398 

402 

404

a 420 

422

430 

413

411 

412 

410

415 

416 

406 

418

412

Sulfate 

(S04)

387

395 

388

411

..

Chloride 

(Cl)

5.5

5.7 

6.6

6.0

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5

.5

.4

.4

Nitrate 

(NOS)

0.2

.4 

.6

.2

..

Boron 

(B)

0.11

.38 

.33

.38

..

Pa

p

m

li

a Includes equivalent of 14 ppm of carbonate (CO3).

b Samples collected at service spillway. Not included in weighted average.

c Represents 100 percent of the runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
164 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

GRAND RIVER BASIN 

6A-3575. GRAND RIVER NEAR SHADEHILL, S. DAK.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 8 a.m. and 11 a.rn.7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Average

Oct.

61

a 58

..

a 57

--

54

..

--

55

55

b 54

a 55

a 53

52

50

a 50

_

a 51

51

50

Nov.

--

--

..

42

43

"

..

43

44

--

43

.-

38

b 38

b 39

--

39

39

38

38

__

Dec.

..

37

38

38

37

36

37

36

34

--

a 35

"

_

34

b 33

33

--

_

36

a 36

35

a 35

--

35 

36

Jan.

..

a 35

35

--

a 35

35

35

--

_

--

b35

36

a 37

36

36

--

-_

b 36

35

37

37

36

__

a 37

a 38

b35

a 36

~~

Feb.

36

a 35

36

35

35

35

35

34

34

b 34

b34

_-

--

_

36

37

37

38

a 37

38

--

38

36

38

.-

--

~~

Mar.

..

--

38

a 38

39

39

38

38

b 36

b37

b36

--

_

37

b 37

36

b 36

-_

39

_

b 39

39

a 40

Apr.

40

41

40

-

_

39

39

41

40

41

44

45

45

46

44

a 45

a 45

44

45

_

a 46

May

47

--

46

..

--

..

--

_

56

58

57

58

58

--

60

--

--

"

June

--

a 62

b64

62

62

b62

--

--

62

61

a 61

61

--

61

63

64

63

_

--

a 65

63

b 62

64

65

July

67

a 68

--

..

65

65

65

_.

--

66

a 69

69

a 68

b 68

--

_.

69

70

71

a 71

_

--

--

70

b 69

Aug.

--

--

--

69

70

72

--

a 74

--

--

a 74

72

73

._

a 74

b 73

b 71

--

b 70

a 71

b 70

a 70

--

Sept.

--

68

b68

67

66

67

--

67

67

a 67

--

--

a 65

__

a 66

65

--

--

62

a 61

60

b 61

--

57

a 58

a Measurement between 12 m. and 3 p.m. 

b Measurement between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 

6A-4005. CHEYENNE RIVER NEAR HOT SPRINGS, S. DAK.

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 87, a quarter of a mile downstream from Cascade Creek and 10 miles southwest of Hot Springs, Fall River County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 8,710 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: April 1947 to September 1951.

Water temperatures: July 1947 to September 1949, April 1951 to September 1958. 

Sediment records: April 1946 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58.--Water temperatures: Maximum, 91°F Aug. 9.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 40,900 ppm June 15; minimum daily, not

determined. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 288,000 tons July 11; minimum daily, less than 0.50 ton

on many days during May and June.

EXTREMES, 1946-58.--Water temperatures: Maximum (1947-49, 1951-55, 1956-58), 91°F 

Aug. 9, 1958; minimum (1947-49, 1951-56), freezing point on many days during winter 

months. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 55,000 ppm June 19, 1950; minimum daily,

not determined. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 612,000 tons June 28, 1952; minimum daily, 0.1 ton or

less on several days during some years.

REMARKS. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in 

WSP 1559.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

1 9

13

14

16

18

19

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

AverOct.

-_

70

._

59

..

62

..

68

--

-.

"

52

--

50

Nov.

.-

41

--

"

..

45

--

b60

45

_.

--

..

--

--

Dec.

..

b 51

--

_

b45

__

a 45

51

-

..

--

a 40

..

__

Jan.

__

--

57

b53

..

--

..

--

-

..

52

b46

--

..

Feb.

..

46

"

_

--

..

"

--

_.

__

46

--

47

43

46

43

35

44

Mar.

46

44

43

b 54

45

37

37

35

38

42

37

b36

a 34

a 37

a 37

a 38

a 46

a 40

a 40

_

a 38

_

Apr.

..

a 51

a 48

a 43

a41

a 44

a 41

a 44

a 41

a 43

a 51

60

60

46

_-

a 36

39

a 41

May

a 58

b 71

-_

72

_

"

..

74

63

a 66

..

75

79

_-

b85

_

80

__

b 72

June

67

b 75

62

63 

72

..

"

--

._

b68

70

72

a 57

a 66

..

..

July

78

80

72

--

a 75

b 72

--

70

_

72

72

69

65

a 70

b 77

b 79

75

80

71

b 74

74

a 69

Aug.

76

80

a 69

a 71

80

85

85 

90

91

81

82

85

84

74

77

80

77

74

70

72

a 66

78

76

73

78

Sept.

76

67

72

b 75

74

77

70

--

74

70

65

69

70

"

_

__

a Measurement between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. 

b Measurement between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
166 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-4005. CHEYENNE RIVER NEAR HOT SPRINGS, S. DAK. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to Se

Day

1......

2. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

13. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

20. .....

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26......

27......

28. .....

30. ..... 

31......

Total.

1. ..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

a.....

9. ..... 

10. .....

11. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

19. ..... 

20. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. .....

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31......

Total.

October

discharge 

(cfs)

23 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

19

19 

19 

21 

21 

21

18 

16 

15 

19 

30

26 

28 

42 

35 

35

40 

44 

45 

48 

51 

54

833

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

21

48

160 

270

240 

200 

190

-

Tons 

per 

day

1

e 3

e 2 

e 2 

5 

e 5 

e 5

17 

32 

e 30 

31 

28 

28

207

January

23 

22 

22 

22 

23

23 

23 

23

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

23 

23 

23 

22

23 

24 

22 

22 

22

23 

23 

23 

23 

22 

23

714

13 1

31

November

discharge 

(cfs)

57 

62 

60 

60 

60

55 

55 

51 

40 

41

54 

54 

52 

52 

52

52 

52 

52

49 

40

27 

27 

22 

22 

20

22 

22 

22 

25 

27

1,286

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

190 

150

170

190 

170

180

230

150 

140 

73

34 

44

-

Tons 

per 

day

e 30 

32 

24 

e 26 

28

28 

25 

e 24 

19 

e 22

34 

e 28 

21 

20 

10

e 7 

e 6 

5 

e4 

e 4

3

427

February

23 

22 

23 

23 

23

21 

21 

20 

21 

20

19 

20 

19 

19 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

21 

30 

41 

57 

96

120 

117 

28

924

17

110 

220 

320 

550

520 

640 

110

--

1

a9 

s 27 

s 58 

143

168 

s 225 

8

669

ptember 1958

December

discharge

(cfs)

28 

28 

27 

27 

23

27 

27 

27 

27 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

27 

25 

24 

31

31 

26 

25 

21 

22

23 

22 

22 

23 

22 

22

789

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

38 

24

Tons 

per 

day

3 

1

77

March

24 

40 

62 

76 

82

78 

76 

64 

53 

51

58 

50 

53 

53 

59

65 

55 

62 

64 

76

85 

82 

92 

109 

132

140 

120 

118 

106 

93 

91

2,369

64 

200 

300 

290 

350

440 

300 

200 

210 

200

240 

240 

270 

220 

240

290 

220 

300 

310 

490

590 

440 

380 

370 

1,040

1,300 

720 

550 

500 

440 

460

4 

22 

s 55 

60 

s 86

s 117 

62 

s 37 

s 32 

s 32

s 42 

s 36 

s 42 

s 37 

s 40

51 

s 36 

50 

s 58 

s 109

135

97 

94 

109 

s 418

491 

233 

a 180 

a 140 

a 110 

a 110

3,125

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from estimated concentration graph.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA 167

CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN--ContinUed

6A-4005. CHEYENNE RIVER NEAR HOT SPRINGS, S. DAK. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. ..... 

9. .....

10. .....

11......

13. .....

14. .....

15. .....

16......

17. .....

18. .....

21......

22......

23. .....

30. .....

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8......

10. ..... 

11. .....

13...... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

20. .....

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

160 

209 

206 

260 

278

213 

535 

438 

357 

270

202 

132 

104 

102 

89

74 

58 

48 

42 

40

32 

41 

62 

62 

85

98 

111 

120 

125 

100

4,653

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

4,400 

6,700 

4,900 

7,650 

9,360

6,400 

14,900 

13,400 

8,300 

3,600

2,060 

1,300 

900 

790 

740

650 

480 

370 

310 

280

220 

190 

220 

220 

280

380 

530 

5,060 

1,330 

650

-

Tons 

per 

day

a 1,900 

3,780 

2,730 

5,370 

7,030

3,680 

s 21,100 

15,800 

8,000 

2,620

1,120 

463 

253 

218 

a 180

a 130 

75 

48 

35 

30

19 

21 

a 36 

a 36

64

101 

159 

1,640 

449 

176

77,263

July

22

25 

35 

213 

274

115 

882 

537 

228 

202

2,710 

2,130 

2,150 

892 

529

328 

221 

458 

2,740 

4,950

2,650 

1,350 

838 

470 

361

253 

206 

172 

125 

132 

2,740

28,938

64 

74 

150 

17,100 

34,300

14,400 

23,000 

5,750 

2,770 

2,140

30,700 

24,600 

19,300 

10,700 

4,900

4,250 

2,750 

7,090 

18,600 

21,100

15,600 

9,920 

6,810 

6,500 

3,400

1,900 

1,000 

670 

540 

450 

15,900

--

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

4 

5 

s 15 

s 24,400 

26,300

4,470 

54,800 

s 9,180 

1,710 

1,170

s 288,000 

141,000 

112,000 

s 27,400 

7,000

3,760 

1,640 

s 10,900 

s 153,000 

282,000

112,000 

36,200 

15,400 

8,250 

3,310

1,300 

556 

311 

182 

160 

s 136.000

1,462,423

May

discharge 

(cfs)

76 

50 

34 

31 

22

22 

23 

22 

20 

14

12 

12 

10 

10 

9

11 

10 

10 

10 

8

8 

9 

10 

10 

10

9 

9 

9 

9 

8 

15

522

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

230 

120 

60 

28 

21

9

7 

117

-

Tons 

per 

day

47 

16 

6 

2 

1

(t)

(t) 

5

84

August

2,540 

1,050 

589 

381 

265

209 

165 

123 

102 

120

104 

70 

54 

65 

72

64 

44 

34 

41 

40

30 

28 

25 

151 

113

55 

35 

25 

16 

15 

14

6,639

15,600 

10,300 

6,000 

3,090 

1,600

960 

580 

380 

290 

380

5,510 

2,900 

1,100 

970 

2,570

2,140 

400 

220 

310 

2,200

1,220 

750 

450 

26,800 

25,800

9,500 

2,400 

880 

300 

190 

120

s 114,000 

29,200 

9,540 

3,180 

1,190

542 

258 

126 

80 

s 134

s 1,420 

548 

160 

s 205 

s 473

370 

48 

20 

s 39 

s 225

99 

57 

30 

s 15,200 

7,870

1,410 

227 

59 

a 13

8

a.5

186,736

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

21 

11 

14 

15 

36

27 

17 

16 

18 

11

5 

5 

33 

56 

608

407 

333 

191 

135 

123

166 

471 

333 

240 

170

102 

62 

52 

38 

27

3,743

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

250 

9 

12,000

5,200 

400 

180 

240 

140

23 

14,600 

13,200 

40,900

24,900 

18,100 

12,800 

5,840 

2,250

2,890 

29,100 

17,300 

10,100 

3,880

1,740 

670 

340 

160 

80

-

Tons 

per 

day

14 

e 1 

(t) 

e 5 

s 1,390

379 

18 

8 

s 13

4

e 1 

(t) 

1,300 

s 2,660 

69,600

27,400 

16,300 

6,600 

2,130

747

s 1,570 

s 39,800 

15,600 

6,540 

1,780

479 

112 

48 

16 

6

194,522

September

14 

14 

12 

17 

17

16 

15 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

12 

12 

12 

11

11 

11 

16 

16 

18

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

433

51 

26

20 

30

--

2

1 

e 1

1

e 1 

1

34

51,843 

1,925,588

Estimated, 

s Computed by subdividing day. 

t Less than 0.50 ton. 

a Computed from estimated concentration graph
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-4005. CHEYENNE RIVER NEAR HOT SPRINGS, S. DAK. C

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1957 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

Ancr 7S

Aug. 26 ..........

Time

11:00 a.m. 

3:05 p.m. 

12:40 p.m. 

11:35 a.m. 

5:15 p.m.

6:10 p.m. 

12:05 p.m. 

4: 50 p.m. 

8:10 p.m. 

5:00 p.m.

2:15 p.m. 

1:40 p.m. 

11:10 p.m. 

11: 10 p.m. 

5:00 p.m.

9:45 a.m. 

5:00 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

221 

58 

680 

412 

282

553 

3,920 

4,520 

3,720 

699

1,160 

2,120 

4,920 

4,920 

195

120

47

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

51 

69 

70 

68 

72

69 

70 

70 

67 

72

77 

74 

70 

70 

72

66 

78

Suspended se

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

4,940 

498 

43, 100 

24,600 

13,200

49,300 

40,800 

41,400 

35,400 

8,960

10,400 

14,000 

23,000 

23,000 

35,900

27,800 

7,530

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

3,420 

1,930 

3,850 

4,890 

4,270

5,060 

5,080 

5,210 

3,570 

2,690

3,130 

4,600 

4,070 

3,640

Percent fin

0.002

2 

45 

64

73 

84

0.004

83 

90 

76 

82 

86

72 

54 

55 

60 

66

66 

48 

6 

52 

78

86 

94

0.008 0.016

97 

99 

97

98 

80 

79 

81 

86

83 

65 

69 

71 

98

99 

99
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-4015. CHEYENNE RIVER AT ANGOSTURA RESERVOIR OUTLET, S. DAK.

LOCATION. At outlet to powerplant below Angostura Dam, 800 feet upstream from gaging

station, 4i miles upstream from Fall River, and 6j miles southeast of Hot Springs,

Fall River County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 9,100 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Sediment records: October 1951 to September 1953, October 1954 to

September 1958. 

REMARKS. Records of discharge for gaging station below Angostura Dam for water year

October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Monthly and annual summary of water and suspended-sediment discharge, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

April .................

July ..................

September ............

Water year ..........

Discharga 

(cfs-days)

49.0 

1,010.2 

1,685.9

1,771.0 

1,622.0 

1,728.0 

35.0 

99.7 

41.9 

4,540.3 

6,230.3 

118.1

18,931.4

Runoff 

(acre-feet)

97 

2,000 

3,340

3,510 

3,220 

3,430 

69 

198 

83 

9,010 

12,360 

234

37,550

Suspended sediment

Load 

(tons) a

1.2 

26.5 

23.3

24.4 

44.4 

69.7 

6.2 

11.4 

6.2 

1,350 

1,130 

14.4

2,707.7

Daily load (tons)

Mean

0.04 

.88 

.75

.79 

1.59 

2.25 

.21 

.37 

.21 

43.5 

36.5 

.48

7.42

Maximum Minimum

Concentration (ppm)

Weighted 

mean

9 

10 

5

5 

10 

15 

66 

42 

55 

110 

67 

45

53

Maximum 

daily

a Based on infrequent samples.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-4215. RAPID CREEK NEAR FARMINGDALE, S. DAK

LOCATION. At gaging station at highway bridge, 2 miles southeast of Farmingdale, Pennington County, a

DRAINAGE AREA. 602 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: February to September 1953, October 1955 to September 1958 (di

Water temperatures: October 1955 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,030 ppm Sept. 10-13,17-30; minimum, 362 ppm Jan. 6-8

Hardness: Maximum, 580 ppm Sept. 10-13, 17-30; minimum, 259 ppm Jan. 6-8.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,580 micromhos Sept. 18; minimum daily, 422 micromhos Jan. 8.

Water temperatures: Minimum, freezing point on several days during December, January, March. 

EXTREMES, 1955-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,210 ppm Oct. 1-7, 9-26, 1956; minimum, 320 ppm Nov. 

Hardness: Maximum, 690 ppm Oct. 1-7, 9-26, 1956; minimum, 320 ppm Nov. 5-9, 1956.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,650 micromhos Oct. 16, 1956; minimum daily, 422 micromhos Ja

Water temperatures: Maximum (1955-57), 93°F June 12, 1956; minimum, freezing point on several days 

REMARKS.--Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conductanc

Lincoln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 155

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Se

Date of 

collection

Oct. 1-31, 

1957.........

Nov. 1-29 .....

Nov. 30-Dec. 11

Dec. 12 .......

Dec. 13-15 ....

Dec. 26-Jan. 5,

1958.........

Jan. 6-8.......

Jan. 9-31......

Feb. 1-20 .....

Feb. 21-26 ....

Feb. 27-Mar. 14

Mar. 15-18....

Mar. 19- Apr. 5

Apr. 6-29 .....

Apr. 30 .......

May 1-30......

May 31 -June 14

June 17-30. ....

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

27.0

31.9

36.5

38

37.8

33.3

43.3

29.9

25.4

40.3

31.6

32.5

38. 3

40.2

54

12.2

43.7

52.8

Silica 

(SiOa )

9.8

3.9

4.0

4.6

4.8

6.1

5.3

6.3

7.6

5.9

6.9

6.2

2.7

3.6

4.6

4.5

14

11

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01

.01

.01

.02

.01

.02

.01

.01

.00

.02

.01

.05

.01

.02

.08

.03

.04

.04

Calcium 

(Ca)

115

111

76

101

80

95

64

105

105

82

105

79

89

115

78

101

123

81

Magnesium 

(Mg)

51

45

21

47

23

47

24

39

35

33

42

29

41

52

30

59

57

48

Sodium 

(Na)

46

40

17

39

19

36

18

33

30

32

37

24

37

48

28

55

73

32

Potassium 

(K)

6.1

4.9

2.4

5.5

2.7

5.9

3.2

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.5

3.2

4.7

6.0

4.3

6.5

8.9

5.1

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

272

262

137

236

144

210

174

262

252

195

254

200

217

253

130

212

258

230

Sulfate

(so«)

340

303

186

310

200

303

128

234

225

213

261

184

256

357

249

392

454

258

Chloride

(CD

17

18

7.0

20

8.3

19

9.0

16

15

11

14

8.8

13

17

13

18

16

11

Fluoride 

(F)

0.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

Nitrate 

(NO,)

2.3

4.4

1.0

4.3

1.8

5.3

2.8

7.1

8.9

5.2

7.5

3.8

3.3

3.4

4.9

1.6

.2

3.3

Boron 

(B)

0.15

.13

.14

.15

.06

.17

.07

.12

.15

.14

.15

.09

.15

.13

.07

.21

.28

.16

D

Parts per 

Residue

at 180°C

769

705

393

664

425

662

362

610

595

511

642

456

600

786

CIO

31O

800

946

620
July 21-22... .. 

July 23-Aug. 7. 

Aug. 8-19, 24- 

31

Sept. 10-13, 

17-30 .......

Weighted average a ......

Weightedaverage b ......

132 

29.6

3.52

29.2

30.4

9.6

12 

11

6.0

7.0

7.4

.01 

.02

.00

0.02

0.02

107 

109

125

101

99

49

31

45

52

65

44

44

45

28 

37

52

89

39

39

6.1

9.4 

7.0

7.4

8.3

5.4

5.4

228

193 

231

230

231

230

333

279 

318

359

513

294

290

18

9.6 

17

21

23

15

14

.4

.4 

.4

.5

.5

0.4

0.4

1.1

1.7 

1.4

.4

1.6

3.5

3.4

.21

.17 

.23

.24

.31

0.16

0.16

72

60

69

76

1,03

66

65

a Represents 91 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.

b Includes estimated data for missing periods. Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 195
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-4215. RAPID CREEK NEAR FARMINGDALE, S. DAK. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

70

70

63

60

..

--

55

._

--

54

55

55

51

..

50

44

40

47

..

--

a 45

--

Nov.

-.

43

..

40

38

38

--

38

41

41

39

40

a 38

37

36 

37

39

33

34

--

44

43

39

36

a 38

Dec.

39

35

34

35

34

--

35

..

33

31

35

a 35

34

34

33 

33

33

..

..

Jan.

._

--

--

_

--

33

32

b31

--

b 31

31

..

31

--

--

..

--

--

-

31

31

31

31

Feb.

..

--

--

_

--

_

--

_

34

38

_

--

36

36

34

._

_.

Mar.

._

34

35

31

--

34

34

35

34

--

_

37

a 36 

a, 37

a 39

a 43

42

b 51

_-

a 42

a 44

a 39

a 42

a 45

a 41

Apr.

a 43

a 50

a 53

a 53

--

50

a 53

a 45

a 45

a 45

_

a 50

a 55

60

a 60

--

--

62

50

--

_

45

a 45

a 43

a 43

May

..

65

--

--

_

73

67

a 73

a 64

a 63

a 61

70

b 69

-

-

_

--

74

-

74

46

82

72

June

..

--

76

a 69

"

..

__

"

_

--

--

70

b 65

--

72

b 75

82

79

--

July

..

a 73

74

_

76

80

77

__

81

b 82

78

76

_

"

--

76

80

b79

--

--

75

79

--

._

Aug.

..

83

b84

--

_

--

85

b82

84

85

"

_

85

80

-

_

79

78

_-

_.

__

74

Sept.

-.

--

-

..

72

a 66

--

74

"

__

75

71

a 60

73

74

--

a 52

_

_

a Measurement between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m 

b Measurement between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN--Continued

6A-4370. BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR STURGIS, S. 

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 24, half a mile upstream from Bear Butte Cr

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,870 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Chemical analyses: August 1954 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Water temperatures: August 1954 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Sediment records: October 1955 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 5,320 ppm May 25; minimum, 1,060 ppm June 12-14.

Hardness: Maximum, 1,950 ppm May 25; minimum, 518 ppm June 15-18.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 5,770 micromhos May 25; minimum daily, 1,230 micromhos July 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 84°F June 29; minimum, freezing point on many days during October to 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 78,000 ppm Apr. 28; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 110,000 tons June 8; minimum daily, not determined. 

EXTREMES, 1954-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 5,320 ppm May 25, 1958; minimum, 966 ppm July 5-8, 

Hardness: Maximum, 1,960 ppm Nov. 16-17, 1955; minimum, 505 ppm July 5-8, 1956.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 5,770 micromhos May 25, 1958; minimum daily, 1,120 minromho

Water temperatures: Maximum, 84°F Aug. 29, 1954, July 12, Aug. 5, 1956, June 29, 1958; minimum, 

Sediment concentrations (1955-58): Maximum daily, 78,000 ppm Apr. 28, 1958; minimum daily, not d

Sediment loads (1955-58): Maximum daily, 130,000 tons May 21, 1957; minimum daily, not determine

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conduct

Lincoln, Nebr. Flow affected by ice Nov. 21-23, Dec. 1 to Mar. 16. Records of discharge for wa

WSP 1559.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to 

Date of 

collection

Oct. 1-22, 1957.

Oct. 23-Nov. 17.

Nov. 18-25 .....

Nov. 26-Dec. 10

Dec. 11-29 .....

Dec. 30-Jan. 6,

1958 .........

Jan. 7-31 ......

Feb. 1-23......

Feb. 24-25 .....

Feb. 26-Mar. 2.

Mar. 3-5.......

Mar. 6-24......

Mar. 25-26.....

Mar. 27-Apr. 8.

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

79.5

51.5

72.0

45.2

42.6

18.1

33.8

24.8

225

109

61.7

64.3

62.0

76.3

Silica 

(Si02 )

7.9

9.2

8.9

5.9

6.8

7.6

5.9

7.1

7.4

5.1

6.9

5.5

6.3

6.2

Iron 

(Fe>

0.01

.01

.02

.00

.01

.02

.02

.01

.03

.02

.01

.05

.08

.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

248

273

298

269

308

360

295

310

200

238

308

250

260

239

Magnesium 

(Mg)

127

151

194

138

163

193

154

179

115

179

227

167

224

169

Sodium 

(Na)

150

210

325

196

240

255

210

266

167

343

416

273

535

352

Potassium 

(K)

17

16

19

16

17

19

15

15

15

21

21

18

26

30

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

236

272

292

264

296

341

306

328

218

240

310

262

276

275

Sulfate 

(S0«)

1,250

1,460

1,860

1,360

1,600

1,820

1,480

1,690

1,060

1,700

2,130

1,550

2,190

1,650

Chloride 

(Cl)

22

28

56

30

33

38

32

39

28

57

59

42

86

48

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

Nitrate 

(NO,)

7.0

11

4.0

20

26

15

15

24

19

53

55

36

142

8. 3

Boron 

(B)

0.34

.41

.46

.50

.54

.61

.52

.55

.40

.35

.48

.36

.41

.34

Parts p

Residu

at 180°

2,09

2,51

3,26

2,38

2,79

3,21

2,57

2 97

1^88

3,03

3,74

2,77

3,89

2,89
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Cont inued

6A-4370. BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR STURGIS, S. DAK. 

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Septem

Date of 

collection

Apr. 9-24, 1958.

Apr. 25-May 1. .

May 26-June 3 . .

June 12-14 .....

June 15-18 .....

June 19-21 .....

June 22-July 3 . .

July 17-Aug. 6.1

Sept. 1-30......

Weighted average a .......

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

52.8

153

98

161

459

886

195

85.8

238

189

132

Silica 

(Si02 )

6.5

6.1

15

14

14

13

6.7

7.5

7.7

9.0

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01

.01

.00

.00

.00

.00

.01

.01

.01

0.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

194

205

245

125

125

140

211

230

243

219

Magnesium 

(Mg)

133

121

124

53

50

58

106

86

91

108

101

Sodium 

(Na)

200

243

200

104

113

108

176

113

134

155

tassium 

(K)

24

30

31

16

16

18

15

16

15

18

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

231

236

285

241

156

174

145

179

138

183

201

Sulfate 

(S04 )

1,170

1,270

1,310

590

586

665

1,100

981

1,150

1,070

Chloride 

(Cl)

19

36

139

30

15

20

17

27

17

17

23

Fluoride 

(F)

0.6

.6

.6

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

0.5

Nitrate 

(NO,)

6. 2

1.9

.6

1.0

.1

.8

8.8

2.1

3 9

4.6

6.3

Boron 

(B)

0.25

.31

.44

.21

.25

.26

.34

.33

.35

0.32

Parts p

Residu

at 180°C

2,090

2,260

2,260

1,060

1,070

1,170

1,920

1,650

1,900

1,850

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-4370. BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR STURGIS, S. DAK. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

55

58

57

58

48

52

45

40

43

45

47

50

51

51

54

47

42

45

50

45

44

47

37

36

32

b32

33

40

35

41

45

45

Nov.

44

38

35

34

35

36

36

32

32

a 38

33

36

32

33

36

35

a 38

36

b34

32

32

32

34

a 42

33

35

33

b 35

a 33

32

--

35

Dec.

a 33

33

32

32

b 33

..

--

b 34

32

32

32

32

32

b33

34

33

32

34

32

32

b 34

32

32

b 32

b32

b32

b 32

a 32

32

32

32

Jan.

a 34

32

b32

32

a 34

32

a 32

a 34

32

a 34

32

32

a 32

a 34

b 32

b34

32

b 34

b32

32

b 34

a 34

32

32

a 34

32

32

b32

34

32

32

33

Feb.

32

a 32

32

a 34

32

32

b32

b32

b32

32

b32

b32

32

b32

b32

b32

b32

b 33

32

32

33

33

b34

34

36

34

a 33

b32

--

--

--

33

Mar.

32

b32

32

b32

b33

33

34

b34

34

34

32

32

32

32

33

b32

b35

32

a 40

32

b35

35

b43

38

36

35

35

35

35

38

43

35

Apr.

45

45

45

46

37

36

a 50

42

b48

45

47

42

45

47

50

51

52

51

50

48

47

45

36

40

40

39

42

36

38

41

--

44

May

46

50

53

51

b59

50

55

56

a 75

59

a 75

60

54

54

57

58

57

a 71

53

58

63

56

58

63

b 73

..

b 70

62

a 77

65

65

60

June

a 68

62

64

60

63

62

70

59

a 72

64

59

69

58

56

b65

60

62

64

60

61

58

b64

62

61

52

58

63

67

a 84

68

--

63

July

65

66

68

64

60

b 66

63

64

64

65

59

67

b 72

65

62

63

67

70

66

b 70

67

67

70

70

70

70

a 75

68

67

69

64

67

Aug.

68

70

a 83

73

68

69

70

70

72

72

73

70

69

72

68

69

67

72

69

68

60

57

62

60

60

62

64

65

62

60

57

67

Sept.

59

62

58

58

60

62

59

62

64

60

60

62

68

a 68

56

52

58

58

68

56

49

54

60

52

45

50

45

a 60

52

43

--

57

a Measurement between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. 

b Measurement between 9 a.m. and 12 m.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-4370. BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR STURGIS, S. DAK. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

15. ..... 

16. .....

18. .....

21......

22. .....

24. .....

25. ..... 

26......

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

132 

134 

123 

98 

95

93 

84 

84 

86

77

73 

71 

67 

60 

64

62 

58 

56 

56 

60

58 

58 

60 

58 

58

56 

54 

52 

51 

50 

50

2,238

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,400 

1,400 

1,500 

1,200 

1,100

1,100 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,100

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

870 

750

990 

830 

770 

890 

740

630 

680 

1,000 

1,200 

910

920 

860 

940 

1,000 

1,100 

1,200

-

Tons 

per 

day

500 

510 

500 

320 

280

280 

270 

270 

280 

230

220 

210 

200 

140 

130

170 

130 

120 

130 

120

99 

110 

160 

190 

140

140 

130 

130 

140 

150 

160

6,559

January

15 

15 

15 

15 

20

25 

25 

30 

35 

40

40 

40 

40 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

950

260 

160

14 

15

457

November

discharge 

(cfs)

50 

54 

52 

54 

52

51 

52 

48 

44 

50

44 

48 

50 

48 

46

54 

54 

44 

46 

46

50 

60 

75 

137 

118

95 

84 

73 

28 

28

1,735

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,100 

1,100 

1,200 

1,200 

1,300

1,400 

1,500 

1,500 

1,000 

1,200

1,200 

1,300 

1,100 

1,200 

1,200

1,000 

1,200 

1,000 

950 

750

330 

250 

1,900 

3,500 

2,800

2,700 

2,900 

1,100 

1,600 

1,100

-

Tons 

per 

day

150 

160 

170 

170 

180

190 

210 

190 

120 

160

140 

170 

150 

160 

150

150 

170 

120 

120 

93

45 

40 

380 

1,300 

890

690 

660 

220 

120 

83

7,551

February

30 

30 

30 

30 

25

25 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

15 

15 

15 

10

10 

10 

10 

15 

20

30 

50 

100 

200 

250

180 

130 

100

1,430

100

100

180 

120 

89 

390 

2,600

6,200 

790 

660

--

8

4

15 

16 

24 

210 

1,800

3,000 

280 

180

5,629

December

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

50 

45 

45 

45 

40

35 

30 

25 

25 

30

25 

30 

35 

45 

55

65 

70 

70 

70 

65

55 

45 

35 

30 

25

25 

25 

20 

20 

20 

20

1,220

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

650

} -

410 

2,200

140 

220

} 370 

440

270 

220

-

Tons 

per 

day

79

e 36

28 

180

9 

18

40 

78

40 

15

1,463

March

70 

65 

60 

60 

65

70 

70 

65 

65 

70

80 

85 

90 

85 

80

70 

60 

27 

45 

52

44 

52 

52 

60 

60

64 

58 

52 

46 

45 

52

1,919

420

1,000 

770 

1,600

1,300

980 

2,300 

1,600 

2,600 

3,500

5,100 

6,800 

5,800 

7,900 

8,700

8,200 

8,800 

8,100 

7,000 

7,800 

9.300

-

75

220 

180 

390 

e 300 

280

190 

370 

120 

320 

490

610 

950 

810 

,300 

,400

,400 

,400 

,100 

870 

950 

1.300

15,700

e Estimated.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-4370. BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR STURGIS, S. DAK. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958 Continued

Day

1......

3......

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

15. ..... 

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

22. .....

25. ..... 

26......

27. .....

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

1...... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

a.....

10. .....

11. .....

19

13...... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

18. .....

20. ..... 

21

23. .....

9A

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

89 

105 

60 

55 

75

91 

115 

149 

112 

64

50 

45 

36 

37 

42

38 

32 

34 

38 

36

42 

50 

94 

94 

88

168 

207 

238 

204 

95

2,583

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

20,000 

35,000 

16,000 

9,400 

16,000

23,000 

33,000 

40,000 

22,000 

11,000

5,700 

5,000 

5,200 

5,200 

6,400

7,800 

7,100 

6,600 

7,400 

7,200

6,700 

8,500 

13,000 

30,000 

33,000

50,000 

64,000 

78,000 

25,000 

9,700

Tons 

per 

day

4,800 

10,000 

2,600 

1,400 

3,200

5,700 

11,000 

17,000 

6,700 

1,900

770 

610 

510 

520 

730

800 

610 

610 

760 

700

760 

1,100 

3,300 

7,600 

8,100

24,000 

a 37,000 

a 52,000 

14,000 

2,500

221,280

July

64 

115 

215 

562 

348

282 

234 

207 

186 

256

792 

785 

748 

368 

261

214 

200 

182 

200 

241

245 

218 

204 

222 

189

211 

230 

245 

218 

278 

338

9,058

90 

240 

12,000 

22,000 

7,500

3,200 

2,000 

1,600 

1,500 

14,000

16,000 

11,000 

9,800 

4,700 

2,400

1,400 

1,100 

840 

1,400 

1,600

1,700 

1,500 

1,400 

1,600 

1,200

1,500 

1,500 

1,500 

1,400 

2,500 

3.700

-

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

16 

75 

a 7,000 

a 33, 000 

7,000

2,400 

1,300 

890 

750 

a 9, 700

a 34,000 

23,000 

20,000 

4,700 

1,700

810 

590 

410 

760 

1,000

1,100 

880 

770 

960 

610

850 

930 

990 

820 

a 1,900 

3.400

162,311

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

69 

98 

98 

80 

67

73 

73 

71 

64 

65

50 

50 

45 

42 

45

50 

50 

30 

34 

34

32 

27 

25 

56 

93

64 

58 

65 

65 

77 

98

1,848

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

5,700 

15,000 

10,000 

8,800 

4,400

4,000 

4,100 

3,300 

2,600 

2,800

2,700 

2,000 

2,100 

1,700 

1,900

1,900 

2,400 

1,600 

1,700 

1,500

1,400 

1,200

7,000 

6,400 

6,100 

5,500 

10,000 

24,000

Tons 

per 

day

1,100 

4,000 

2,600 

1,900 

800

790 

810 

a 630 

450 

490

360 

270 

260 

190 

230

260 

320 

130 

160 

140

120 

87 

e95 

e 800 

e 3,800

a 1,200 

1,000 

1,100 

970 

2,100 

6,400

33.562

August

307 

257 

249 

269 

278

226 

207 

204 

234 

230

226 

218 

238 

238 

226

245 

249 

273 

245 

238

249 

245 

265 

265 

265

238 

211 

207 

226 

234 

241

7,503

2,800 

2,300 

2,200 

2,500 

2,500

1,800 

1,600 

1,600 

2,300 

3,400

3,000 

3,300 

2,300 

3,600 

4,000

4,000 

4,500 

4,600 

2,700 

2,800

2,700 

2,500 

3,100 

3,800 

4,000

3,900 

2,900 

3,700 

3,500 

3,600 

3,500

2,300 

1,600 

1,500 

1,800 

1,900

1,100 

890 

880 

1,500 

2,100

1,800 

1,900 

1,500 

2,300 

2,400

2,600 

3,000 

3,400 

1,800 

1,800

1,800 

1,700 

2,200 

2,700 

2,900

2,500 

1,700 

2,100 

2,100 

2,300 

2, son

62,370

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

171 

253 

599 

710 

404

261 

234 

1,340 

860 

383

566 

438 

272 

668 

1,220

1,130 

695 

499 

273 

179

134 

110 

91 

84 

73

65 

58 

50 

44 

60

11.924

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

30,000 

32,000 

42,000 

30,000 

13,000

6,000 

6,600 

32,000 

16,000 

6,800

11,000 

10,000 

6,700 

11,000 

17,000

17,000 

11,000 

6,500 

4,300 

2,000

1,100 

720 

390 

180 

140

110 

96 

110 

81 

80

Tons 

per 

day

14,000 

23,000 

a 70,000 

a 58,000 

14,000

4,200 

s 4,500 

sa 110,000 

37,000 

7,000

17,000 

12,000 

4,900 

a 20,000 

a 56,000

s 57,000 

21,000 

8,800 

3,200 

970

400 

210 

96 

41 

28

19 

15 

15 

10 

13

543.417

September

241 

226 

218 

182 

175

200 

193 

186 

182 

169

186 

196 

186 

193 

189

200 

214 

214 

193 

175

172 

162 

172 

149 

156

182 

193 

211 

186 

175

5,676

3,100 

2,400 

1,800 

1,400 

1,900

2,000 

2,200 

2,000 

2,100 

1,700

1,900 

2,200 

1,900 

1,600 

2,000

2,200 

3,200 

3,300 

3,300 

2,700

2,200 

1,600 

1,700 

1,500 

1,400

1,700 

2,800 

3,000 

2,500 

2,300

-

2,000 

1,500 

1,100 

690 

900

1,100 

1,100 

1,000 

1,000 

780

950 

1,200 

950 

830 

1,000

1,200 

1,800 

1,900 

1,700 

1,300

1,000 

700 

790 

600 

590

840 

1,500 

1,700 

1,300 

1,100

34, 120

48,084 

1,094,419

Estimated, 

s Computed by subdividing day. 

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-4370. BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR STURGIS, S. DAK.

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 195

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, In native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 8, 1957.....

Mar. 21, 1958...

Aug. 27.........

Time

4:15 p.m. 

1:05 p.m. 

12:25 p.m. 

12:10 p.m. 

10:00 a.m.

1:00 p.m. 

10:25 a.m. 

2:20 p.m. 

10:20 a.m. 

10:20 a.m.

2:45 p.m. 

4:05 p.m. 

4:25 p.m.

Discharge 

(eta)

88 

56 

40 

50 

62

64 

253 

 607 

179 

234

207 

204 

207

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

46 

39 

36 

47 

65

78 

66 

71 

65 

68

75 

83 

78

Suspended s

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

1,580 

1,280 

4,840 

9,290 

2,440

6,000 

5,080 

9,800 

,970 

,660

,330 

,240 

,470

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

3,320 

5,140 

3,350 

3,870 

3,570

4,380 

3,820 

4,900 

5,030 

2,390

3,650 

4,430 

3,300

Percent fi

0.002

12

0.004

34 

37 

33 

26 

25

17 

9 

62 

69 

22

54 

15 

18

0.008 0.016

89 

93 

96 

77 

68

56 

26 

72 

88 

46

74 

53 

52
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-4380. BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR ELM SPRINGS, S

LOCATION.--At gaging station at highway bridge, 4| miles northwest of Elm Springs, Meade County, an

DRAINAGE AREA. 7,210 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1950 to September 1951, July 1956 to September 1958

REMARKS. Determinations of manganese, copper, lead, zinc, arsenic, selenium, cyanides, and sulfide

of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, October 1957 to Aug

Date of 

collection

Oct. 31, 1957...

Jan. 29, 1958...

Mav 14

Aug. 27........

Discharge 

(cfs)

53 

77 

35 

82 

51

440 

47 

510 

218 

224

Silica 

(Si02 )

6.6 

7.8 

6.2 

3.6

4.8

7.2 

6.1 

6.8 

5.9 

5.6

Iron 

(Fe)

0.08 

.05 

.03 

.07 

.03

.06 

.03 

.06 

.02 

.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

265 

273 

268 

260

245

149 

199 

115 

163 

239

Magnesium 

(Mg)

146 

146 

141 

185 

146

71 

111 

44 

66 

93

Sodium 

(Na)

216 

200 

200 

362 

250

217 

176 

107 

113 

129

Potassium 

(K)

15 

15 

15 

19 

16

21 

24 

15 

15 

16

Bicarbonate 

(HCO3 )

213 

258 

267 

227 

236

165 

164 

137 

132 

173

Sulfate

(so«)

1,420 

1,410 

1,360 

1,760 

1,480

983 

1,120 

541 

765 

1,050

Chloride 

(Cl)

31 

28 

28 

60 

40

23 

27 

15 

15 

16

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5 

.6 

.5 

.7 

.5

.7 

.7 

.5 

.4 

.6

Nitrate 

(NO,)

16 

15 

14 

59 

23

.1 

6.6 

1.0 

5.2 

5.3

Boron 

(B)

0.40 

.38 

.40 

.66 

.32

.24 

.33 

.22 

.23 

.31

Parts p

Residue 

at 180°C

2,460 

2,460 

2,420 

3,160 

2,550

1,630 

1,970 

971 

1,300 

1,740
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN CHEYENNE RIVER BA

Chemical, analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to 

Date of collection

Discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(Si02)

Iron 

(Fe)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

Sulfate 

(S04 )

Chloride 

(Cl)

Fluoride 

(F)

Nitrate 

(N03)

Boron 

(B)

P

m

a Also Selenium (Se), 0.01 ppm.

b Estimated.

c Also Selenium (Se), 0.00 ppm.

TRIBUTARY TO SOUTH BRANCH OF DRY CREEK NEAR RAPID C

Apr. 30, 1958a....

June 9 L. .........

bO.l

.52 8.6 151 22 12 9.2 72

3,030

400 0.0

5.1

.7

0.62

.11 

BOXELDER CREEK NEAR RAPID CITY, S. DAK. 

June 9, 1958 c ....

July 19 c .........

2.59

28.1

8.0 142

OQ

13 9.6 174 370

225

4.0 0.4

.3

0.16

.10
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA 181

CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued 

Periodic determinations ot suspended-sediment discharge, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Discharge 

(tons per day)

6A-3860. LANCE CREEK AT SPENCER, WYO.

Oct. 7, 1957, 2:15 p.m.....

Mar. 3, 1958, 12:30 p.m... 

Mar. 4, 11:20 a.m.........

Mar. 24, 4:20 p.m.........

May 12, 2:20 p.m. .........

July 11, 12:15 a.m.........

July 19, 10:20 a.m.........

July 19, 11:10 a.m. ........

Aug. 26, 9:50 a. m .........

0.2

2.2

15

9ft

rjKA

1,130

156

13

3

0

13

38

170

24,900

33,000

25,900

18,800

6,550

19 700

12 400

1,960

0.02

.3

1.0 

1.4

11,000

1,240

8.0

3.3

.8

823

7,530

565

107

48,900

296,000

297,000

18

64, 500

79,000

103,000

142,000

2,030

4,550

69

a Daily mean discharge.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN CHEYENNE RIVER BA

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1957 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M, 

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

Time

Discharge 

(cfs)

Water 

temperature

Suspended se

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

Percent fin

0.002 0.004 0.008 0.016 

6A-3860. LANCE CREEK AT SPENCER, WYO.

Apr. 1, 1958.....

July 31...... ....

1:55 p.m. 

12:25 p.m.

3:45 p.m.

170 

163

163

27

24

?2

126

115

310

51

64

79

67

65

83

77

24,000 

11,700

11,700

442

12,700

1,800

20,900

6,550

19,700

4,160 

4,190

4,240

1,660

4,730

4,470

3,130

3,740

5,210

3,710

4,260

0

56

_

_

--

72 

3

73

63

90

77

86

62

95 

92

91

80

100

100

100

74

98

70

78
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued

6A-4400. MISSOURI RIVER AT PIERRE, S. DAK.

LOCATION. At gaging station at Chicago and North Western Railway Co. bridge at Pierre, Hughes County

DRAINAGE AREA.--243,500 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1950 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Water temperatures: March 1951 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 627 ppm Aug. 3-5; minimum, 387 ppm Mar. 31 to Apr. 4

Hardness: Maximum, 280 ppm Aug. 3-5; minimum, 190 ppm Mar. 31 to Apr. 4.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 923 micromhos Aug. 5; minimum daily, 564 micromhos Apr. 3.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 78°F on several days during August; minimum, freezing point on many d

EXTREMES, 1951-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 872 ppm May 25-26, 1957; minimum, 264 ppm June 18-26, 

Hardness: Maximum, 354 ppm May 25-26, 1957; minimum, 134 ppm July 9, 1951.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,150 micromhos May 25-26, 1957; minimum daily, 394 micromhos 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 81°F July 17, 18, 28, 1957; minimum, freezing point on many days duri

REMARKS.--Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conductan

Lincoln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 15

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to S

Date of collection

Oct. 1-31, 1957....

DJC. 1-31......... 

Jan. 1-13, 1958....

Feb. 26-Mar. 7....

Mar. 31-Apr. 4....

Apr. 29-May 31....

June 19-July 8.....

Aug. 18-28........

Aug. 29-Sept. 30... 

Weighted average a

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

14,020 

10,540 

10,290 

8,077 

15,510 

13,500 

14,430

16,810 

49,100 

35,420 

21,030 

21,420 

22,450 

34,550

31,480 

15,320 

8,845 

2,087 

5,413 

12,800 

26,950

17,380

Silica 

(Si02)

8.4 

9.1 

9.8

7.9

-

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.01 

.02

.00

-

Calcium 

(Ca)

51

57 

64

46

--

Magnesium 

(Mg)

19 

20 

17

20

-

Sodium 

(Na)

57 

59 

57 

63 

51 

53 

55

66 

59 

53 

68 

64 

64 

67

65 

66 

66 

87 

76 

64 

58

61

Potassium 

(K)

4.0 

4.4 

6.0

4.5

-

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

175 

177 

180 

199 

171 

176 

167

181 

196 

161 

182 

182 

191 

182

188 

196 

185 

187 

189 

190 

184

182

Sulfate 

(SO,)

168 

195 

218

184

-

Chloride 

(Cl)

8.5 

8.7 

9.1

9.5

--

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5 

.5 

.4

.6

-

Nitrate 

(N03)

0.1 

.3

.4

.4

-

Boron 

(B)

0.12 

.18 

.19

.14

-

Pa

p

m

li

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued

6A-4400. MISSOURI RIVER AT PIERRE, S. DAK. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement at 8 a. mj

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

62

62

60

61

60

58

55

50

49

48

48

57

57

55

54

53

51

50

49

49

49

49

48

44

38

38

39

38

40

41

41

50

Nov.

43

39

39

38

38

38

38

36

35

35

36

34

35

37

37

35

35

35

35

35

33

32

34

34

34

34

35

34

33

33

--

36

Dec.

33

32

33

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

32

32

33

33

33

33

32

36

33

32

33

33

32

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

Jan.

a 33

32

33

33

32

32

32

32

33

33

33

a 33

33

33

32

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

a 33

33

33

33

33

32

33

Feb.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

32

32

--

..

--

32

Mar.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

33

35

34

34

32

Apr.

35

36

38

38

36

37

37

40

41

43

45

43

44

45

52

54

54

54

51

51

47

47

44

43

44

43

43

42

44

45

--

44

May

46

50

47

52

54

53

56

56

57

61

59

65

65

62

62

62

63

60

65

63

64

63

62

65

66

67

67

66

68

67

68

61

June

66

61

68

68

67

66

70

72

71

71

66

64

64

63

62

63

68

64

66

66

65

67

68

67

65

63

64

72

72

73

--

67

July

72

72

73

73

73

72

70

68

68

67

70

73

75

74

73

71

70

73

72

71

72

73

74

75

74

74

74

74

73

73

72

72

Aug.

74

75

75

75

75

75

75

76

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

77

76

76

76

76

71

71

70

70

70

69

68

68

75

Sept.

68

69

68

67

67

67

67

67

67

65

65

67

68

67

67

63

65

66

65

65

65

65

65

65

62

62

61

61

61

60

--

65

a Measurement between 11 a.m. and 12 i
WHITE RIVER BASIN

6A-4505. SOUTH FORK WHITE RIVER BELOW WHITE RIVER, 

LOCATION. At gaging station, 1 mile upstream from small tributary, 2 miles downstream from Pine Cr

Mellette County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,570 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: December 1950 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Water temperatures: February 1951 to September 1954, August 1955 to September 1958 (discontinued)

Sediment records: December 1950 to September 1954, October 1955 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 326 ppm Apr. 20 to May 21; minimum, 243 ppm Feb. 25 

Hardness: Maximum, 148 ppm Apr. 20 to May 21; minimum, 114 ppm Feb. 25 to Mar. 18.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 544 micromhos July 24; minimum daily, 291 micromhos Feb. 25

Water temperatures: Maximum, 95°F Aug. 17; minimum, freezing point on many days during November 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 5,400 ppm Apr. 7; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 8,790 tons Apr. 7; minimum daily, not determined. 

EXTREMES, 1950-58. Dissolved solids (1952-54, 1955-58): Maximum, 948 ppm Aug. 3, 1953; minimum, 2

Hardness (1952-54, 1955-58): Maximum, 435 ppm June 15, 1953; minimum, 102 ppm Aug. 9-31, 1956.

Specific conductance (1952-54, 1955-58): Maximum daily, 1,200 micromhos Aug. 3, 1953; minimum dai

Water temperatures (1951-54, 1955-58): Maximum, 97°F June 18, 1953; minimum, freezing point on m

Sediment concentrations (1950-54, 1955-58): Maximum daily, 19,300 ppm May 29, 1951; minimum daily

Sediment loads (1950-54, 1955-58): Maximum daily, 99,600 tons Mar. 29, 1952; minimum daily, not d

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

in district office at Lincoln, Nebr. Flow affected by ice Dec. 29 to Mar. 25. Flow partly regul

Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to 

Date of collection

Oct. 1-28, 1957....

Oct. 29-Nov. 30 ...

Dec. 1-Jan. 8,

1958 ............

Jan. 9-31 .........

Feb. 1-9..........

Feb. 10-24...... ..

Feb. 25-Mar. 18...

Mar. 19-Apr. 4. . . . 

Apr. 5-19.........

Apr. 20-May 21....

May 22-June 12 . . . .

June 13-30 ........

July 1-31..........

Aug. 1-12.........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

82.3

102

112

103

65.6

88.0

152

197 

358

204

120

162

134

88.3

Silica 

(SiOa)

.-

61

43

58

47

"

Iron 

(Fe)

0.02

.19

.02

.02

.03

.02

.01

.05 

.07

.02

.02

.03

.02

.03

Calcium 

(Ca)

38

40

42

38

39

41

37

41 

39

46

41

39

40

39

Magnesium 

(Mg)

5.1

5.4

7.5

6.1

6.0

5.2

5.2

6.4 

7.4

8.0

7.4

6.9

5.6

5.7

Sodium 

(Na)

22

24

31

25

24

24

21

24 

29

36

30

29

27

29

Potassium 

(K)

8. 2

8.7

11

10

8.9

9.2

8.4

9.6 

11

11

9.1

11

11

11

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

186

195

224

194

194

194

173

192 

192

216

212

203

196

210

Sulfate 

(S04)

21

21

24

20

19

24

19

34 

43

53

33

26

27

21

Chloride 

(Cl)

0.4

.0

.1

.1

.0

.0

.2

.2 

.2

.1

.8

.3

1.0

1.3

Fluoride 

(F)

--

--

0.6

_

.5

.6

"

Nitrate 

(N03 )

--

2.5

_

2.7

1.5

2.1

--

Boron 

(B)

-.

0.09

_

.06

.08

--

P

m
WHITE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-4505..SOUTH FORK WHITE RIVER BELOW WHITE RIVER, S. D

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Septe

Date of collection

Aug. 13-31, 1958...

Sept. 22-30........

Weighted average a ..........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

67.3 

60.3 

50.4

128

Silica 

(Si02)

61 

66

..

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.00 

.01

0.04

Calcium 

(Ca)

38 

40 

39

40

Magslum 

(Mg)

5.6 

5.1 

5.7

6.8

Sodium 

(Na)

23 

23

24

28

Potassium 

(K)

9.6 

9.0 

8.6

10

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

192 

197 

199

200

Sulfate 

(S04 )

18 

16 

15

30

Chloride 

(Cl)

1.5 

.2 

.3

0.3

Fluoride 

(F)

0.4 

.5

..

Nitrate 

(NO,)

1.0 

.7

._

Boron 

(B)

0.08 

.07

..

Pa

p

m

lio

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

WHITE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-4505. SOUTH FORK WHITE RIVER BELOW WHITE RIVER, S. DAK.--Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 12 m. and 3 p. in./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

a 55

b 70

68

--

--

_

a 45

48

a 45

b 55

a 55

b 60

b56

a 50

_

a 52

a 47

..

a 47

b40

b40

b 38

40

a 35

b47

b 50

50

b 50

Nov.

_

b40

40

b37

41

b 35

-_

36

b46

b39

b44

44

41

a 40

39

b38

37

37

33

a 32

b 33

b35

b 38

42

40

32

a 32

32

35

--

38

Dec.

a 33

35

35

35

35

32

35

35

36

32

32

32

35

32

32

..

34

36

b 33

b40

35

33

b32

34

b33

34

32

32

32

34

Jan.

32

32

32

32

32

_

32

32

--

--

32

a 32

b32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

_

-_

32

32

32

--

Feb.

32

32

32

32

--

_

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

a 34

34

36

--

Mar.

-.

--

32

32

32

--

..

32

32

32

32

-_

34

-_

--

34

35

35

35

37

37

36

37

38

45

45

"

Apr.

43

45

48

--

45

46

50

52

54

..

60

60

65

61

_

60

61

_-

58

b 52

--

45

45

47

--

50

60

--

--

May

__

67

67

68

b69

b65

b 78

a 60

a 60

70

64

a 57

b66

a 65

a 70

b 72

b 78

b62

a 60

--

--

b 76

a 65

a 70

a 68

a 66

--

"

June

70

b 74

78

b 75

b 72

b 75

77

b85

a 69

_

a 58

a 65

b 70

b 70

b 72

a 65

a 65

b 70

a 60

b 70

a 64

a 63

a 55

a 58

a 60

a 70

a 80

87

--

69

July

a 72

a 71

a 70

--

"

..

a 65

75

a 65

a 69

b80

a 70

a 78

a 70

70

a 66

83

a 70

75

b80

a 70

a 70

a 72

a 70

--

a 69

b 76

b 75

b80

a 70

72

Aug.

._

a 73

b82

a 70

a 70

a 75

b88

a 75

a 74

--

a 72

a 70

95

85

a 70

a 62

b 70

a 65

--

a 60

a 68

b 77

--

--

Sept.

a 68

a 57

69

a 60

a 60

a 70

b80

a 65

a 60

a 60

a 64

a 68

a 63

--

bS6

a 52

a 60

a 72

b65

a 57

a 58

a 65

a 50

a 55

a 46

a 55

--

62

a Measurement between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. 

b Measurement between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

WHITE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-4505. SOUTH FORK WHITE RIVER BELOW WHITE RIVER, S. DAK. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1. .....

2. .....

4. ..... 

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. ..... 

11......

12. ..... 

13. .....

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

21......

22......

26......

28. ..... 

29......

30. ..... 

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

18. ..... 

19...... 

20. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

63 

60 

57 

58 

61

66 

66 

87 

65 

71

90 

75 

85 

75 

66

84 

84 

66 

78 

80

84 

80 

110 

139 

120

115 

119 

99 

93 

100 

82

2,578

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

200 

190 

180 

120 

110

240 

210 

400 

540 

300

260 

280 

280 

320 

330

370 

320 

240 

210 

250

280 

280 

600 

760 

980

720 

500 

620 

670 

620 

400

--

Tons 

per 

day

34 

31 

28 

19 

a 18

43 

a 37 

s 107 

s 100 

58

63 

a 57 

64 

65 

59

84 

a 73 

a 43 

44 

54

64 

60 

s 201 

285 

318

224 

161 

166 

168 

167 

89

2,984

January

75 

80 

80 

85 

90

95 

105 

100 

120 

130

115 

110 

110 

110 

110

105 

110 

115 

115 

110

110 

105 

115 

120 

110

95 

75 

70 

70 

75 

75

3,090

35 

110 

180

[ 100 

85

75

-

8 

34 

54

30 

26

16

830

November

discharge 

(cfs)

90 

100 

118 

100 

96

87 

82 

79 

88 

93

106 

76 

85 

102 

110

103 

117 

110 

113 

120

103 

108 

102 

114 

139

122 

103 

120 

102 

103

3,091

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

440 

390 

280 

220 

330

340 

300 

300 

340 

1,820

1,100 

310 

500 

520 

680

620 

540 

430 

490 

600

570 

860 

810 

460 

520

430 

570 

610 

820 

610

--

Tons 

per 

day

107 

105 

a 89 

59 

86

80 

a 66 

a 64 

81 

s 509

315 

64 

115 

143 

202

172 

171 

128 

149 

194

159 

s 296 

223 

142 

195

142 

159 

198 

226 

170

4,809

February

70 

70 

65 

60 

70

70 

70 

60 

55 

65

60 

70 

75 

75 

80

85 

85 

90 

95 

105

100 

105 

110 

115 

115

115 

120 

130

2,390

75

150 

300

-

13

35 

94

1,151

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

110 

113 

107 

118 

118

118 

130 

103 

139 

91

74 

99 

104 

120 

115

136 

154 

158 

148 

127

140 

156 

151 

104 

107

99 

135 

97 

95 

90 

85

3,641

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

420 

850 

1,140 

1,000 

780

880 

900 

820 

730 

360

370 

590 

500 

540 

580

550 

500 

450 

440 

430

310 

400 

540 

330 

390

290 

300 

400

L 55

-

Tons 

per 

day

125 

s 308 

329 

319 

249

280 

316 

228 

274 

88

74 

158 

140 

174 

180

a 202 

208 

192 

176 

147

117 

168 

220 

93 

113

78 

109 

105

13

5,209

March

130 

120 

100 

160 

145

145 

145 

160 

170 

175

175 

175 

175 

175 

175

175 

180 

180 

185 

190

190 

195 

195 

195 

190

195 

181 

183 

201 

201 

201

5,362

} -

450 

500

1,200

1,540 

2,130 

2,080 

1,270 

1,220 

1.170

-

e 95 

183

135

612

811 

1,040 

1,030 

689 

662 

635

13,455

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA 189

WHITE RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-4505. SOUTH FORK WHITE RIVER BELOW WHITE RIVER, S. DAK. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958 Continued

Day

1......

2. ..... 

3. .....

4. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

14. .....

16. .....

17. .....

19. .....

21......

22. .....

24...... 

25. .....

29. .....

31. ..... 

Total.

1...... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

&..... 

9...... 

10. .....

11......

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15......

19. ..... 

20. .....

22. ..... 

23. 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

192 

192 

225 

239 

382

525 

603 

467 

414 

362

329 

329 

323 

304 

288

276 

267 

259 

242 

192

194 

182 

213 

226 

369

359 

357 

254 

230 

249

9,043

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

860 

500 

380 

400

5,400 

2,240 

1,210 

620

500 

610 

920 

420 

380

560 

400 

620 

600 

370

1,750 

2,300 

3,110 

2,400 

5,160

1,380 

1,250 

1,100 

1,010 

1,550

-

Tons 

per 

day

446 

259 

231 

a 258 

e 2, 200

e 5,500 

a 8,790 

2,820 

1,350 

606

a 444 

542 

832 

345 

295

417 

288 

434 

a 392 

192

s 995 

a 1,130 

sa 1,990 

a 1,460 

a 5, 140

1,340 

1,200 

754 

627 

1,040

42,287

July

87 

85 

100 

143 

115

100 

100 

95 

93 

86

156 

171 

130 

103 

82

93 

90 

79 

85 

147

103 

107 

106 

212 

185

315 

264 

151 

156 

189 

225

4,153

120 

130 

160

170 

160 

270 

120

200 

280 

310 

190 

200

140 

140 

110 

110 

660

140 

150 

260

2,150 

920 

1,100 

690 

400 

500

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons). . . .

28 

30 

43 

e 180 

e85

e 44 

46 

41 

68 

28

a 84 

129 

109 

53

44

35 

34 

23 

25 

a 262

39 

43 

a 74 

e 5,600 

e 2,600

1,830 

656 

448 

291 

a 204 

a 304

13,480

May

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

225 

208 

192 

175 

179

185 

157 

170 

175 

179

178 

175 

177 

170 

162

155 

163 

154 

152

184

193 

143 

124 

110 

101

96 

93 

87 

80 

94 

100

4,716

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

810 

450 

420 

420 

420

650

920 

640 

440

260 

320 

360 

320 

230

410 

587 

250 

180 

200

220 

250 

300 

240 

160

190 

190 

95 

100 

140 

180

--

Tons 

per 

day

492 

253 

218 

a 198 

203

a 325 

e 750 

422 

a 302 

a 213

125 

151 

a 172 

a 147

101

172 

258 

104 

a 74 

a 89

a 115 

97 

100 

a 71

44

49 

48 

22 

22 

36 

a 49

5,422

August

162 

139 

124 

103 

85

72 

60 

44 

69 

70

68 

64 

67 

69 

86

70 

82 

76 

82 

75

78 

77 

66 

62 

65

55 

54 

54 

53 

53 

54

2,338

280 

220 

270 

240 

170

170 

190 

130 

120 

140

90 

78 

75 

75 

100

110 

100 

70 

65 

400

400 

330 

100 

60 

65

70 

95 

43 

30 

32 

44

._

a 122 

83 

90 

a 67 

39

33 

a 31 

a 15 

22 

26

17 

13 

a 14 

14 

a 23

21 

22 

14 

a 14 

s 59

84 

69 

18 

10 

a 11

10 

14 

6.3 

4.3 

a4.6 

a 6. 4

976.6

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

110 

102 

110 

97 

100

127 

127 

143 

150 

146

158 

235 

240 

239 

210

215 

192 

179 

170 

180

147 

139 

131 

131 

127

188 

143 

110 

94 

87

4,527

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

200 

170 

200 

300 

330

280 

240 

270 

440 

240

320 

500 

580 

620 

710

840 

800 

620 

510 

410

290 

250 

250 

210 

230

270 

280 

220 

170 

160

-

Tons 

per 

day

59 

47 

59 

a 79 

89

96 

82 

104 

178 

95

a 137 

317 

a 376 

a 400 

403

488 

415 

300 

234 

199

115 

94 

88

74 

79

a 137 

108 

65 

43 

38

4,998

September

47 

36 

51 

62 

65

105 

71 

52 

73 

48

79 

70 

56 

56 

59

56 

59 

57 

57 

57

51 

51 

64 

50 

52

40 

44 

49 

58 

46

1,721

56 

75 

90 

47 

190

270 

97 

50 

56 

65

72 

83 

95 

110 

130

190 

200 

130 

115 

98

88 

110 

200 

150 

140

220 

140 

130 

130 

130

7.1 

7.3 

12 

7.9 

a 33

77 

19 

7.0 

11 

8.4

15 

16 

a 14 

a 17 

a 21

a 29 

32 

20 

18 

15

12 

15 

35 

a 20 

20

24 

17 

a 17 

20 

a 16

582.7

46,650 

96,184.3

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
WHITE RIVER BASTN--Continued 

6A-4505. SOUTH FORK WHITE RIVER BELOW WHITE RIVER, S. 

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1957 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 3, 1957.....

Apr. 7, 1958 ....

Sept. 13.........

Time

3:35 p.m. 

12:35 p.m. 

3:30 p.m. 

4: 15 p.m. 

6:40 p.m.

2:50 p.m. 

5:35 p.m. 

4: 30 p.m. 

6:45 p.m. 

3:10 p.m.

9:35 a.m. 

7:30 a.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

87 

140 

127 

678 

397

166 

100 

239 

93 

100

79 

41

Water 

temperature 

(° F)

68 

47 

36 

48 

53

76 

80 

71 

80 

83

74 

68

Suspended se

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

180 

918 

745 

6,110 

984

323 

234 

522 

262 

159

172 

2,370

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

1,530

3,230 

1,870

1,170 

599 

922

249

252 

2,770

Percent fin

0.002

35

0.004

16

52

20

24 

33 

25

41

50 

46

0.008 0.016

23

65 

48

36 

48 

37

53

67 

75

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 1957 to 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date of collection

Aug. 18 ...........

Time

3:35 p.m. 

3:30 p.m. 

2:50 p.m. 

5:35 p.m. 

4:30 p.m.

6:45 p.m. 

3:10 p.m. 

9:35 a.m. 

1:50 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

87 

127 

Ib6 

100 

239

93 

100 

79 

41

Number of 

sampling 

points

14 

13 

15 

17 

17

18 

18 

17 

15

Be

Percent finer than in

0.062

4 

1 

5 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0.125

9 

4 

8 

2 

1

3 

1 

2 

1

0.250

44 

36 

62 

48 

28

50 

48 

34 

28

0.500

87 

83 

90 

91 

72

84 

81 

77 

82

1.000

95 

92 

93 

97 

80

89 

86 

83 

91

2.00
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 

6A-4655. NIOBRARA RIVER NEAR VERDEL, NE

LOCATION -At gaging station at Pishelville bridge, 6 miles south of Verdel, Knox County, an

DRAINAGE AREA. 10,900 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: June to September 1958.

EXTREMES, June to September 1958.-Water temperatures: Maximum, 94 F Aug. 2.

REMARKS.--Records of discharge for June to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Temperature (° F) of water, June to September 19

/Recorder with temperature attachment, continuous ethyl alcohol-

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Average .......

October

max min

November

max min

December

max min

January

max min

February

max min

March

max min

April

max mi
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued 

6A-4675. MISSOURI RIVER AT YANKTON, S. DAK

LOCATION. At gaging station at Meridian Highway Bridge on U.S. Highway 81 in Yankton County, 5.8 

stream from Gavins Point Dam.

DRAINAGE AREA. 279,500 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1950 to September 1951; October 1956 to September 

Water temperatures: October 1956 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 489 ppm Oct. 1-31; minimum, 377 ppm May 26 to Apr

Hardness: Maximum, 236 ppm Oct. 1-31; minimum, 194 ppm Mar. 26 to Apr. 17.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 772 micromhos Oct. 1; minimum daily, 537 micromhos Apr. 6

Water temperatures: Maximum, 81°F Aug. 19; minimum, 33°F on many days during December to Februa

EXTREMES, 1956-58 . Dissolved solids: Maximum, 559 ppm Aug. 29 to Sept. 30, 1957; minimum, 327 p

Hardness: Maximum, 250 ppm Aug. 29 to Sept. 30, 1957; minimum, 168 ppm Mar. 16-31, 1957.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 839 micromhos Aug. 24-25, Sept. 5-8, 1957; minimum daily, 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 81°F Aug. 19, 1958; minimum, freezing point on many days during w

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific condu

Lincoln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WS

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 

Date of collection

Oct. 1-31, 1957....

Jan. 1-31, 1958....

Mar. 26- Apr. 17... 

Apr. 18-May 12. ...

Sept. 1-30.........

Weighted average a ..........

Mean 

discharge 

(els)

28,120 

11,800 

8,351 

8,803 

8,695

8,206 

20,820 

24,920 

26,580 

27,950

25,970 

28,220 

28,910

19,720

Silica 

(Si02)

10 

13 

18 

13 

13

13 

14 

11 

9.5 

9.6

7.7 

8.5 

8.6

10

Iron 

(Fe)

0.04 

.02 

.01 

.01 

.01

.01 

.00 

.04 

.04 

.01

.00 

.00 

.00

0.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

64 

63 

59 

61 

60

56 

51 

56 

54 

53

56 

56 

58

57

Magnesium 

(Mg)

19 

17 

18 

17 

17

16 

16 

17 

18 

18

17 

18 

19

18

Sodium 

(Na)

71 

64 

60 

58 

55

55 

44 

54 

55 

60

60 

61 

63

60

Potassium 

(K)

5.6 

5.2 

4.9 

5.3 

5.0

4.6

4.7 

4.7 

4.6 

4.7

5.2 

6.0 

5.2

5.1

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

191 

185 

200 

182 

185

174 

166 

176 

172 

162

168 

174 

187

177

Sulfate 

(S0<)

209 

190 

180 

174 

167

168 

140 

164 

167 

184

195 

194 

201

184

Chloride 

(Cl)

12 

10 

11 

10 

9.8

9.0 

7.7 

9.4 

9.2 

8.9

8.9 

9.0 

10

9.6

Fluoride 

(F)

0.6 

.7 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.4

.5 

.5 

.5

0.5

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.4 

.5 

1.2 

1.2 

.6

1.2 

1.4 

1.4 

.8 

.6

.1 

.8

.4

0.7

Boron 

(B)

0.19 

.14 

.07 

.12 

.10

.13 

.08 

.10 

.11 

.12

.19 

.16 

.15

0.14

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA 193

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued 

6A-4675. MISSOURI RIVER AT YANKTON, S. DAK. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

a 63

b 65

a 64

a 62

a 62

63

b61

b60

b 58

b 58

a 58

b 58

57

57

b 57

57

b 58

57

b56

b 55

a 51

a 49

_.

b 51

a 48

a 49

a 49

57

Nov.

a 49

b47

b46

a 45

b 46

45

a 45

b45

a 45

46

45

44

45

a 43

43

40

35

44

44

40

a 38

39

b40

b41

42

b41

-_

--

36

38

--

43

Dec.

37

a 37

39

38

37

34

36

37

b37

a 33

33

b34

a 34

--

a 34

34

a 34

b 33

b34

a 35

34

b33

-

a 33

33

34

33

33

33

35

Jan.

33

33

a 33

a 33

a 33

33

a 33

33

a 33

a 33

33

33

33

33

34

b33

34

b34

33

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

b33

33

Feb.

b34

a 34

b33

a 33

33

33

33

b33

33

33

33

a 34

a 34

a 33

33

33

33

a 33

34

34

34

34

34

a 35

35

35

35

a 35

--

--

34

Mar.

a 34

a 34

a 35

b35

35

a 34

a 34

34

34

34

34

34

a 34

34

34

34

--

a 34

a 34

34

34

b34

35

36

36

35

35

b35

36

--

b37

35

Apr.

--

38

a 38

a 38

38

38

39

b41

a41

b44

45

46

48

48

48

51

52

53

53

a 53

54

54

52

51

51

49

47

46

46

b46

--

46

May

49

b51

52

a 54

b55

54

55

b 55

b 56

57

b58

a 59

59

60

a 60

61

61

62

62

"

62

b 62

a 62

a 63

a 64

b64

a 65

a 65

66

66

66

60

June

68

67

b67

b68

69

a 70

70

--

b69

a 69

b69

b68

b67

66

b67

b 67

a 68

b68

a 68

b68

b68

68

--

--

67

67

68

68

68

a 69

--

68

July

70

a 71

b 70

72

b 73

74

73

72

a 72

b 72

72

73

73

a 72

72

73

a 73

a 73

a 73

a 74

74

74

76

b 76

76

b 76

b76

75

75

a 76

73

Aug.

b 76

a 77

79

78

b78

78

78

77

79

79

b80

78

b 79

80

b 80

..

b 79

81

77

a 76

a 75

b 75

a 71

b 70

72

74

b 74

73

a 73

b72

76

Sept.

b75

a 73

a 71

71

71

b 72

a 73

b71

71

b72

71

71

a 70

a 70

69

a 68

a 68

b68

a 68

a 68

b 68

68

a 67

66

65

a 64

a 61

--

69

a Measurement between 8a.m. and 12 m. 

b Measurement between 1 p.m. ani 4 p.m.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

6A-4695. PIPESTEM CREEK NEAR BUCHANAN, N. DA

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on county road, 4i miles west of Buchanan, Stutsman County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 925 square miles, of which about 450 square miles is probably noncontributing. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: August 1955 to June 1956, October 1957 to June 1958 (discon

REMARKS.--Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, October 1957 to Ju

Date of collection

June 23.. ..........

Discharge 

(cfs)

13.3 

1.00 

373 

93.0 

28.0

5.14 

4.41

Silica 

(Si02)

32 

12 

9.6

Iron 

(Fe)

0.03 

.02 

.08

Calcium 

(Ca)

44 

102 

12

Magnesium 

(Mg)

26 

56 

5.4

Sodium 

(Na)

67 

160 

6.5 

72 

71

100 

126

Potassium 

(K)

9.8 

12 

13

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

311 

609 

56 

148 

a 331

460 

433

Sulfate 

(S04)

96 

271 

22 

49 

132

193 

260

Chloride 

(Cl)

10 

33 

2.0 

6.5 

13

20 

21

Fluoride 

(F)

0.3 

.1 

.0

Nitrate 

(N03)

2.4 

.3 

15

Boron 

(B)

0.16 

.12 

.00

P

a Includes equivalent of 18 ppm of carbonate (CO3).
JAMES RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-4705. JAMES RIVER AT LA MOURE, N. DAK.

LOCATION. Temperature recorder at gaging station, downstream from bridge on State Highway 13, half a 

upstream from Cottonwood Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,740 square miles, approximately, of which about 2,800 square miles is probably nonc

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Water temperatures: June 1953 to September 1958.

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 82°F July 1, 2, Aug. 10; minimum, freezing point on 

EXTREMES, 1953-58.--Water temperatures: Maximum, 91 °F July 12, 13, 1957; minimum, freezing point on m

REMARKS. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, September 1957 to Septe

Date of 

collection

Sept. 30, 1957.. 

Jan. 9, 1958 . . .

Sept. 30 .......

Diacnarge 

(efs)

22 

17 

89.2 

116 

39 

4.1

Silica 

(Si02 )

21 

32 

16 

19

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.02 

.08 

.02

.03

Calcium 

(Ca)

73 

109 

32 

59

Magnesium 

(Mg)

35 

54 

14 

31

Sodium 

(Na)

118 

161 

24 

75 

80

Potassium 

(K)

10 

12 

16 

11

Bicarbonate 

(HCOS )

363 

570 

156 

318 

331

Sulfate 

(SO.)

189 

272 

62 

141 

133

Chloride 

(Cl)

64 

64 

12 

25 

33

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5 

.2 

.1 

.2

Nitrate 

(NO,)

1.6 

8.7 

8.7 

2.4 

3.2

Boron 

(B)

0.40 

.39 

.09 

.18 

.26

Parts per 

Residue 

at 180°C

694 

1,020 

278 

536 

544
JAMES RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-4705. JAMES RIVER AT LA MOURE, N. DAK. C

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to Se

/Recorder with temperature attachment, continuous ethyl alcohol-a

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

24

_.,

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

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

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

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

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

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

Average .......

October

max

63 

63 

63 

62 

60

58 

57 

55 

52 

52

51 

52 

54 

53

54

54 

52 

51 

51 

51

49 

49 

47 

44 

41

41 

41 

41 

42 

42 

43

51

mln

60 

60 

60 

59 

58

57 

55 

52 

51 

51

50 

51 

52 

53 

53

51 

50 

50 

49 

49

49 

47 

44 

41 

38

37 

40 

40 

40 

40 

42

49

November

max

43 

41 

39 

39 

39

38 

38 

36 

35 

37

39 

40 

41 

40 

39

37 

36 

38 

38 

36

36 

38 

36 

37 

38

37 

36 

37 

36 

36 

37

38

mln

41 

39 

38 

38 

38

36 

36 

34 

34 

35

36 

38 

39 

39 

38

36 

35 

36 

35 

36

34 

35 

36 

36 

36

36 

35 

36 

36 

36 

36

36

December

max

37 

37 

37 

37 

36

36 

36 

35 

35 

36

36 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

36 

36 

36

36 

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

36

min

36 

36 

37 

36 

35

35 

35 

35 

34 

34

35 

34 

34 

34 

34

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

34 

34 

35 

35 

35

35 

34 

35 

35 

35 

35

35

January

max

35 

35 

35 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

33 

33

33 

33 

34 

34 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

33

mln

34 

34 

34 

34 

33

33 

33 

32 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

33

February

max

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

33 

33 

33 

34

34 

34 

34

32

min

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

33 

33

33 

34 

34

32

March

max

34 

34 

34 

34 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

34 

34 

34 

34 

35 

35

33

mln

34 

34 

34 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

34 

34

33

April

max

37 

38 

39 

39 

38

38 

40 

42 

44 

46

45 

45 

47 

49 

53

53 

54 

53 

51 

51

50 

46 

46

44 

44

44 

45 

45 

43 

46

45

min
JAMES RIVER BASIN Continued

6A-4710. JAMES RIVER AT COLUMBIA, S. DAK. 

(Formerly published as James River near Columb

LOCATION. At bridge on county road, 3.5 miles north of Columbia, Brown County, approximately 5 mile

from Columbia Road Reservoir.

DRAINAGE AREA. 7,050 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1951 to September 1952, November 1954 to September 1

REMARKS.--No flow during July to September. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to Sep

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, October 1957 to Jul

Date of 

collection

Oct. 14, 1957...

Jan. 7, 1958....

Mar 19

July 2 .........

Discharge 

(cfs)

19 

47 

58 

43 

30

35 

88 

115 

134 

142

182 

208 

41 

65 

.01

Silica 

(Si02 )

19 

36

14 

16

Iron 

(Fe)

0.14 

.01

.03 

.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

43

52 

66 

68

43 

56

43 

34 

38

Magnesium 

(Mg)

40

46 

61 

65

36 

56

30 

25 

28

Sodium 

(Na)

151 

146 

156 

200 

221

107 

173 

129 

116 

107

91 

67 

75 

81 

124

Potassium 

(K)

14 

17

13 

12

Bicarbonate 

(HC03 )

385 

359 

342 

478 

492

266 

392 

344 

320 

288

260 

236 

262 

260 

341

Sulfate 

(SOJ

196

237 

307 

330

190 

282

 142 

99 

103

Chloride 

(Cl)

75

78 

100 

106

65 

88

48 

33 

35

Fluoride 

(F)

0.4

.3

.4 

.4

--

Nitrate 

(NO,)

1.4

13

6.5

7.4

-

Boron 

(B)

0.43

.41 

.52 

.60

.28 

.39

.25 

.23 

.28

Parts p

Residue 

at 180"C

743

820 

1,070 

1,100

631 

911

520 

412 

478
JAMES RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-4760. JAMES RIVER UPSTREAM FROM DIVERSION AT HURON

LOCATION.--Just upstream from Chicago and North Western Railway bridge, 135 feet upstream from gagin

Beadle County, and 300 feet upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 14. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 16,800 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: April 1950 to September 1951, August 1956 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: August 1956 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,260 ppm Feb. 12-23; minimum, 429 ppm Mar. 29 to Ap

Hardness: Maximum, 478 ppm Feb. 26 to Mar. 2; minimum, 166 ppm Mar. 29 to Apr. 5.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,930 micromhos Jan. 15; minimum daily, 558 micromhos Apr. 1

Water temperatures: Maximum, 75°F on several days during July and August; minimum, freezing point 

EXTREMES, 1956-58.--Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,580 ppm Mar. 6-15, 1957; minimum, 340 ppm Mar. 29 

Hardness: Maximum, 764 ppm Mar. 6-15, 1957; minimum, 166 ppm Mar. 29 to Apr. 5, 1958.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 2,270 micromhos Mar. 9, 1957; minimum daily, 483 micromhos M

Water temperatures: Maximum, 83°F July 17, 1957; minimum, freezing point on several days during w

REMARKS.--No flow during August and September. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by di

samples and some records of strontium available in district office at Lincoln, Nebr. Records of 

from the diversion, for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, October 1957 to Augu

Date of 

collection

Oct. 7-10, 14-31,

1957. .........

Nov. 1-24 ......

Nov. 25 -Dec. 20.

Dec. 21-Jan. 8,

1958..........

Jan. 9-24. ......

Jan. 25-Feb. 11.

Feb. 12-23 .....

Ftb. 24-25 .....

Feb. 26-Mar. 2.

Mar. 3-14......

Mar. 15-19.....

Mar. 20-22.... .

Mar. 23-i6.....

Md>-. 29-Apr. 5 .

Apr. 6-30. ......

May 1-31.......

June 1-13.......

June 14-28..... .

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

12.7

19.1

39.5

53.0

43.5

29.1

31.3

45.0

104

114

93.8

167

422

(530

429

227

150

106

Silica 

(Si02 )

14

24

25

15

14

9.5

13

17

15

16

20

18

15

12

11

9.1

12

12

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.03

.02

.06

.03

.03

.04

.09

.04

.04

flQ . uo

.02

.03

.03

Calcium 

(Ca)

64

69

95

87

87

80

80

72

82

68

82

73

51

33

44

45

66

77

Magnesium 

(Mg)

43

51

56

54

60

58

63

58

67

50

64

55

36

20

29

31

25

29

Sodium 

(Na)

197

189

185

250

250

230

246

225

242

179

229

200

132

72

99

96

103

126

Potassium 

(K)

20

17

15

16

19

18

18

17

18

14

16

15

13

12

13

13

14

15

Bicarbonate 

(HCOj)

372

370

436

432

452

469

503

458

520

412

528

a 460

298

177

245

270

278

325

Sulfate 

(SO.)

Q-1 C 

t3lJ

345

373

380

410

370

400

363

393

297

373

327

220

125

162

156

221

Chloride 

(Cl)

98

89

95

154

160

130

137

120

125

92

122

106

71

38

55

49

51

63

Fluoride 

(F)

0.4

3

.3

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3'.3

Nitrate 

(NO,)

O Q . y

1.4

.7

.3

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

2.1

2.5

4.7

3.4

1.6

.9

1.7

1.7

Boron 

(B)

0.50

52

.49

.08

.12

.64

.71

.40

.63

.47

.64

.55

.38

.16

.22

.27

. 31

.40

Parts pe

Residue

at 180°C

963

970

1,080

1,160

1,240

1,170

1,260

1,150

1,250

960

1,220

1,060

718

429

552

558

618

720
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33 §

38 "

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nn -.

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t-i e- tSS S3

TH T-l T-l

CO CX> 0>

CO (M (M

S3 5?

o o o

M M r3

|2 2

>! ^ ^ 

*"* ^ t1

cr

0

(M

CO

CC

tn

CO

CO

a

I

0

1

s

0 

0

2

o

§

I

0

§3

S

S

0 

0

0

11 '.

3 : 

1-° 

si

a

O y

"S 0)

13 o

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QJ CQ

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QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

JAMES RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-4760. JAMES RIVER UPSTREAM FROM DIVERSION AT HURON, S. DAK. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 7a.m. and 8 a.m. No flow Aug. 8 to Sept. 307

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

._

--

_

55

53

52

..

54

53

52

50

52

52

..

50

49

45

40

39

39

40

41

--

--

Nov.

45

42

40

39

39

_.

39

38

33

34

36

36

38

37

40

38

38

35

34

34

33

35

35

36

35

36

36

35

36

36

--

37

Dec.

37

35

37

37

36

36

35

35

36

35

33

34

36

36

37

38

36

36

35

35

35

36

36

35

36

35

36

34

a 34

34

33

35

Jan.

34

a 34

33

34

a 34

35

35

35

35

35

35

a 35

a 34

a 35

a 35

a 36

a 35

a 35

a 35

a 34

a 34

a 34

a 34

a 36

a 35

a 35

a 34

a 34

a 34

a 34

a 34

35

Feb.

a 34

a 33

a 34

--

a 34

a 34

a 34

a 34

a 34

a 35

a 34

a 34

a 35

a 33

a 33

a 34

a 34

a 33

a 33

a 33

a 34

a 35

a 36

a 36

a 35

37

a 39

a 38

-_

--

35

Mar.

a 36

a 35

a 34

a 33

a 34

a 33

a 33

a 32

a 32

a 33

a 33

a 32

a 33

a 33

a 32

a 33

a 33

a 33

a 33

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 33

a 33

32

31

32

35

38

40

33

Apr.

45

42

42

42

41

38

39

41

45

45

47

48

47

48

51

53

57

55

50

53

52

50

49

48

49

46

48

48

43

45

--

47

May

47

54

54

54

55

56

57

58

61

62

64

65

66

64

64

63

66

65

62

64

64

64

62

66

65

67

67

66

68

71

72

62

June

66

66

66

70

66

67

70

73

70

73

67

65

65

65

63

66

68

68

69

69

69

69

69

71

65

64

64

68

74

74

--

68

July

74

75

75

74

74

74

70

69

70

69

72

73

72

73

72

71

69

71

73

73

72

73

73

75

75

73

74

73

73

72

72

73

Aug.

72

74

75

--

75

_.

--

"

..

_

_.

--

--

--

"

_

--

Sept.

a Measurement between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
JAMES RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-4785. JAMES RIVER NEAR SCOTLAND, S. DAK.

LOCATION.--At gaging station, 50 feet upstream from highway bridge, 500 feet upstream from Dawson Cr

DRAINAGE AREA. 21,550 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Chemical analyses: August 1956 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: January 1953 to September 1958.

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 89°F Aug. 8, 12, 13; minimum, freezing point on ma

EXTREMES, 1953-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 90°F Aug. 1, 2, 1957; minimum, freezing point on m

REMARKS. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1559.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to 

Date of 

collection

Oct. 29, 1957...

Jan. 3, 1958....

Sept. 4.... .....

Discharge 

(cfs)

27 

48 

55 

52

102

787 

331 

252 

162 

117

36 

21 

5

Silica 

(Si02 )

16 

17 

5.5 

16 

10

13 

9 3 

9.5 

3.7 

9.5

8.5 

11 

6.0

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.08 

.00 

.02 

.02

.03 

.02 

.02 

.02 

.02

.02 

.52 

.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

150 

165 

103 

158 

132

88 

76 

77 

70 

76

70 

78 

61

Magnesium 

(Mg)

60 

84 

74 

83 

61

43 

40 

44 

42 

46

50 

54 

45

Sodium 

(Na)

122 

224 

230 

248 

172

128 

109 

122 

124 

138

139 

140 

139

Potassium 

(K)

17 

18 

17 

20 

15

14 

14 

15 

15 

16

18 

18

17

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

284 

344 

224 

500 

336

290 

272 

298 

286 

234

244 

184 

197

Sulfate

(so.)

549 

740 

675 

665 

520

333 

288 

323 

294 

386

360 

467 

364

Chloride 

(Cl)

57 

137 

137 

151 

114

66 

52 

57 

59 

58

91 

77 

83

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5 

.6 

.8 

.6 

.5

.4 

.2 

.4 

.4 

.5

.4 

.5 

.5

Nitrate 

(NO,)

1.6 

6.0 

3.5 

4.5 

5.2

5.2 

1.2 

2.8 

3.2 

8.5

3.1 

.1 

3.9

Boron 

(B)

0.50 

.76 

.66 

.72 

.55

.36 

.31 

.38

.42 

.46

.48 

.57 

.50

Parts p

Residu

at 180°C

1,180 

1,660 

1,440 

1,660 

1,240

850 

748 

815 

764 

870

899 

971 

853
JAMES RIVER BASIN Continued 

6A-4785. JAMES RIVER NEAR SCOTLAND, S. DAK. C

/Recorde

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to Sep

er with temperature attachment, continuous ethyl alcohol-ac

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. ..................

October

max

65 

65 

65 

65 

63

62 

61 

61 

59 

56

55 

53 

55 

55 

57

58 

57 

54 

53 

53

51 

52 

52 

51 

47

44 

43 

44 

46 

46 

47

55

min

63 

63 

62 

62 

61

60 

61 

59 

56 

55

53 

53 

53 

55

55

57 

54 

52 

52 

51

51 

51 

51 

47 

44

43 

43 

43 

44 

46 

46

53

November

max

47 

47 

46 

43 

44

43 

43 

43 

39 

36

39 

40 

41 

41 

41

41 

39 

38 

36 

35

35 

34 

34 

35 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

34

39

mln

47 

46 

43 

43 

43

42 

43 

39 

36 

35

36 

37 

40 

40 

41

39 

38 

36 

35 

35 

34 

34 

33 

34 

35

35 

36 

36 

34 

33

38

December

max

33 

33 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

34

34 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32

min

33 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32

January

max

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32

min

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32

February

max

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

34

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33

33

min

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33 

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33

33

March

max

34 

34 

34 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

34

35 

35 

36 

38 

38

39 

41 

41 

39 

41 

42

35

mln

33 

34 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

34 

35 

35 

36 

36

36 

39 

39 

39 

39 

41

35

April

max

45 

46 

46 

46 

47

47 

47 

49 

49 

50

51 

52 

52 

53

55

56

55 

55 

51 

50

50 

51 

51 

51 

53

50

min

42 

45 

45 

46 

46

47 

46 

47 

48 

48

50 

51 

51 

52 

53

55

55 

51 

49 

49

50 

50 

51 

50 

50

49
JAMES RIVER BASIN Continued 

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN JAMES RIVER 

Date of collection

Discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(Si08)

Iron 

(Fe)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

Sulfate 

(S04)

Chloride 

(Cl)

Fluoride 

(F)

Nitrate 

(NO,)

Boron 

(B)

6A-4700. JAMES RIVER AT JAMESTOWN, N. DAK.

June 23 ...........

16

6.43

495

102

37.6

13.2

31

35

9.5

14

0.03

.01

.09

.31

-

50

101

16

29

27

47

6.6

13

71

171

10

22

77

100

10

9.7

14

11

_

--

318

554

72

154

334

394

116

266

25

50

142

157

17

61

4.1

9.0

19

33

0.3

.2

.1

.2

--

3.6

5.0

15

.7

0.24

.50

.00

.16

"

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge, water year Octob

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Susp

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

6A-4735. VEST BRANCH SNAKE CREEK NEAR ATHOL, S

Mar. 3, 1956, 12:00 m.....

May 20, 9:50 a.m .........

a. 1.0 

9 0

.1

a Daily mean discharge.
204 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

PART 6B. MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 

6B-6066. LITTLE SIOUX RIVER AT CORRECTIONVILLE, IOWA

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 31, 0.2 mile upstream from 

Bacon Creek, 0.5 mile west of Correctionville, Woodbury County, and 0.8 mile downstream from Pierson Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,500 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: November 1954 to June 1955. 

Water temperatures: May 1951 to September 1958. 

Sediment records: May 1950 to September 1958.

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 82°F Aug. 9, 11, 12; minimum, freezing 

point on many days during November to March.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 9,570 ppm June 3; minimum daily, not determined. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 42,300 tons June 3; minimum daily, 1 ton Sept. 27-30. 

EXTREMES, 1950-58. Water temperatures (1951-58): Maximum, 84°F July 31, 1955; minimum,

freezing point on many days during winter months. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 13,300 ppm June 22, 1957; minimum daily, not

determined. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 257,000 tons June 19, 1954; minimum daily, less than

0.50 ton Feb. 18-25, 1957.

REMARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 29,200 ppm June 3. 

Flow affected by ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, Dec. 10 to Feb. 27. Records of discharge 

for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 7 a.m. and 10 a.raj

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

58

57

56

57

48

._

50

54

57

..

52

--

47

"

49

--

54

--

39

..

36

40

44

~

Nov.

..

46

--

40

40

39

42

36

a 35

33

34

40

41

43

43

41

38

33

32

33

33

a 32

33

32

a 35

a 35

35

34

33

a 34

--

37

Dec.

32

a 33

a 33

33

33

32

a 33

a 33

32

a 32

a 32

a 34

a 35

33

33

33

33

a 35

a 35

a 36

33

a 35

a 33

33

a 35

a 33

a 33

a 32

a 32

a 32

33

Jan.

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

--

a 32

a 32

a 33

--

a 34

..

33

_-

32

__

32

32

--

..

32

32

32

..

a 32

_.

a 32

_.

a 32

Feb.

..

a 32

..

a 32

a 33

a 32

32

a 32

_

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

_

35

34

34

35

35

33

--

--

Mar.

32

32

32

34

34

34

36

32

32

32

32

35

37

37

36

34

33

32

34

38

38

40

40

42

43

44

50

44

46

46

45

37

Apr.

50

47

50

49

48

46

41

45

48

46

47

52

52

54

57

61

60

62

60

60

52

52

50

46

48

48

49

41

48

49

--

51

May

54

58

59

56

54

56

58

52

58

61

66

68

68

69

68

68

68

66

64

62

64

66

61

64

63

67

68

64

66

70

62

63

June

69

66

66

70

70

70

71

70

70

72

68

64

68

66

67

68

70

69

70

70

68

65

65

67

62

64

66

70

74

78

--

68

July

78

76

78

77

72

70

70

71

72

72

70

74

72

76

70

68

68

68

70

70

69

70

74

75

72

74

74

74

74

71

70

72

Aug.

72

74

76

80

80

78

78

81

82

80

82

82

76

78

78

74

76

77

76

80

72

70

70

64

63

65

70

73

77

76

66

75

Sept.

68

73

76

70

70

67

68

70

73

69

66

66

68

68

64

64

58

61

64

69

60

62

70

72

64

62

55

52

58

52

--

65

a Measurement between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-6066. LITTLE SIOUX RIVER AT CORRECTIONVILLE, IOWA Continued

205

Suspended sediment, water year October 195? to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3......

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

15...... 

16......

17. .....

18...... 

19. .....

21......

22

24. ..... 

25. .....

28. ..... 

29. .....

30...... 

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

8......

10. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

11.....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21......

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

95 

91 

87 

85 

82

81 

86 

110 

109 

103

98 

98 

102 

107 

137

240 

226 

174 

155 

165

202 

221 

237 

237 

231

231 

233 

237 

237 

233 

226

4,956

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

56 

61

52 

100 

82 

36 

30

40 

48 

70 

92 

170

480 

180 

80 

52 

55

128 

260 

166 

95 

75

65 

64 

82

--

Tons 

per 

day

e 13

sa 24 

S 25 

a 11 

8

a 11 

13 

a 19 

27 

sb 70

a 320 

110 

a 38 

22 

a 24

70 

a 160 

106 

a 60 

47

e 44

1,507

January

160 

160 

150 

150 

140

130 

130 

120 

120 

110

110 

110 

120 

130 

130

130 

130 

130 

130 

130

130 

130 

130 

130 

120

120 

110 

110 

110 

100 

100

3,910

24 

59 

69 

75 

99

78 

72

62

66 

33 

18

14 

11

12 

8

9

11

7 

8

--

10 

25 

28 

30 

37

27 

e 22 

11

e 5 

e 3

372

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

272 

432 

405 

379 

379

379 

405 

392 

366 

340

328 

304 

304 

328 

340

366 

392 

405 

392 

418

366 

316 

356 

440 

460

460 

474 

474 

474 

310

11,456

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

440 

775 

440 

280 

170

132 

142 

150 

125 

130

100 

101 

97 

127 

124

112 

129 

110 

93 

93

83 

88 

40 

170 

225

145 

143 

126 

140 

142

-

Tons 

per 

day

sa400 

904 

a 480 

287 

174

135 

155 

159 

124 

119

89 

83 

80 

112 

114

111

137 

120 

98 

105

82 

75 

38 

202 

279

180 

183 

161 

179 

119

5,484

February

100 

100 

95 

95 

95

90 

90 

85 

80 

75

70 

65 

60 

55 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

60 

100 

160 

200

300 

1,300 

1,000

4,625

9

7 

7

35 

31 

39

23 

30

19 

40 

26

32 

55 

110 

88 

55

1,000 

5,900 

3,010

-

e 2 

e 8 

e 4

e 4

a 4 

9 

a 30 

38 

30

sb 1,600 

sb 21,000 

s 8,430

31,231

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

275 

300 

350 

372 

410

446 

392 

328 

304 

250

200 

230 

250 

270 

280

270 

260 

260 

270 

280

260 

250 

240 

230 

210

200 

190 

190 

180 

170 

160

8,277

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

48 

115 

140 

125 

86

143 

115 

95 

83 

125

125 

100 

78 

102 

70

70 

51

55

31 

52 

28 

14 

22

-

Tons 

per 

day

36 

93 

132 

126 

95

172 

122 

a 85 

68 

84

68 

a 60 

53 

74 

53

51

37

34

16 

27 

14 

6 

10

1,800

March

618 

392 

366 

366 

340

328 

292 

260 

219 

200

240 

233 

240 

231 

219

206 

186 

175 

168 

170

175 

178 

178 

178 

176

178 

176 

176 

176 

178 

181

7,399

1,000 

275 

230 

228 

175

100 

120 

85

65

35 

[ 32

45

-

s 1,720 

291 

227 

225 

161

89 

95 

60

40

19 

15

22

3,469

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from estimated concentration graph.

b Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-6066. LITTLE SIOUX RIVER AT CORRECTIONVILLE, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958 Continued

Day

2. .....

7. .....

10. .....

13. ..... 

14. .....

18......

21......

24. .....

26......

28......

30. ..... 

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

22. ..... 

23. .....

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

184 

199 

212 

250 

379

432 

516 

601 

661 

691

661 

616 

586 

572 

544

516 

488 

460 

446 

432

418 

405 

408 

481 

502

502 

537 

601 

601 

572

14,473

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

102 

96 

120 

160 

750

435 

352 

495 

643 

695

610 

500 

433 

380 

371

357 

347 

349 

297 

277

244 

196 

220 

243 

235

230 

220 

330 

365 

305

--

Tons 

per 

day

51 

52 

69 

b 110 

b 750

507 

490 

803 

1,150 

1,300

1,090 

832 

685 

587 

545

497 

457 

433 

358 

323

275 

214 

b 240 

316 

319

312 

sb340 

535 

592 

471

14,703

July

133 

132 

128 

122 

116

114 

114 

118 

136 

124

160 

168 

128 

134 

134

124 

116 

112 

115 

112

105 

101 

95 

91 

86

81

77 

73 

69 

74 

81

3,473

108

150 

220 

92

190 

500 

242 

210 

175

130 

114 

105 

200 

180

129 

128 

124 

126 

132

130 

129 

117 

102 

145 

160

-

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons). . . .

36

sb 50 

81 

31

sb 110 

s 250 

84 

76 

63

44 

36 

32 

b 60 

54

37 

35 

32 

31 

31

28 

27 

23 

19 

29 

sb 40

1,555

May

discharge 

(cfs)

558 

558 

488 

460 

418

392 

366 

366 

340 

328

304 

281 

260 

248 

231

216 

209 

207 

194 

192

189 

183 

172 

165 

180

178 

175 

159 

151 

141 

160

8,469

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

279 

281 

254 

263 

234

217 

200 

182 

198 

185

190 

203 

204 

201 

175

166 

160 

160 

143 

130

127 

163 

100 

108 

129

141 

115 

90 

100 

93 

200

-

Tons 

per 

day

420 

423 

335 

327 

264

230 

198 

180 

182 

164

156 

154 

143 

135 

109

97 

90 

89 

75 

67

65 

81 

46 

48 

63

68 

54 

39 

41 

35 

sb 95

4,473

August

86 

87 

70 

63 

58

57 

54 

50 

47 

43

42 

40 

39 

37 

35

33 

32 

29 

28

27

25 

24 

27 

27 

33

26 

23 

22 

21 

19 

19

1,223

260 

190 

183 

130 

110

105 

86 

81 

77 

103

96 

94 

107 

110 

102

109 

92 

103

82

-

b60 

sb 46 

35 

22 

17

16 

13 

11 

10 

12

11 

10 

11 

11 

10

10 

8 

8

6

399

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

248 

191 

1,110 

1,070 

1,180

1,220 

998 

768 

646 

572

516 

460 

439 

379 

328

292 

270 

260 

240 

233

219 

206 

195 

189 

181

180 

174 

165 

155 

145

13 , 229

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

340 

210 

9,570 

5,120 

2,750

1,850 

1,300 

1,020 

800 

720

660 

530 

800 

450 

413

400 

327 

250 

195 

137

103 

96 

83 

86 

81

80 

84 

98 

105 

118

Tons 

per 

day

b 220 

108 

s 42,300 

s 15,900 

8,760

6,090 

3,500 

2,120 

1,400 

1,110

920 

658 

b 950 

461 

366

315 

238 

176 

126 

86

61 

53 

44 

44 

40

b38 

39 

44 

44 

46

86,257

September

18 

17 

17 

17 

16

18 

17 

17 

15 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

17

16 

15 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

12 

12 

13

14 

12 

11 

11 

9.1

433.1

77

71

41 

38

-

3

3

1 

1

82

81,923.1 

151,332

s Computed by subdividing day.

b Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN--Continued 

6B-6066. LITTLE SIOUX RIVER AT CORRECTIONVILLE, 

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; 

N, in native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; 

Date 

of 

collection

Feb. 27, 1958....

June 5 ...........

Time

4:05 p.m. 

4:00 p.m. 

1:00 p.m. 

1:00 p.m. 

6:55 a.m.

Discharge 

(eta)

1,600 

2,020 

864 

864 

1,220

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

35 

66 

70 

70 

60

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

5,370 

10,500 

3,990 

3,990 

3,480

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

3,730 

4,720 

4,350 

3,920 

2,940

Percent 

0.002

33

47 

26

0.004

41 

37 

70 

52 

53

0.008

45

74 

54

0.016

6

75 

8

84 

7
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6B-6379.1. ROCK CREEK AT ATLANTIC CITY, WYO

LOCATION. At gaging station, 500 feet below Slate Creek and 1.4 miles northwest of Atlantic City, F

DRAINAGE AREA. 21.3 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: April to June 1957, November 1957 .to September 1958.

Water temperatures: June to September 1957, May to September 1958.

Sediment records: June 1957 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 68°F July 9, Aug. 2.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 99 ppm May 17; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 14 tons May 17; minimum daily, less than 0.05 ton on many days. 

EXTREMES, June 1957 to September 1958. Water temperatures: Maximum, 68°F Aug. 8, 1957, July 9, Aug

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 99 ppm May 17, 1958; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 14 tons May 17, 1958; minimum daily, less than 0.05 ton on many da

REMARKS.--Flow affected by ice Nov. 2 to Mar. 5. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to 

Chemical anal;

Date of collection

Nov. 21, 1957..... 

Jan. 28, 1958 .....

Sept. 26 ..........

Discharge 

(cfs)

4.2 

2.9 

4.5 

4.0 

72 

2.4

Silica 

(Si02)

17 

17 

17 

14 

11 

15

Iron 

(Fe)

0.37 

.42 

.40 

.37 

.07 

.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

16 

16 

16 

13 

6.5 

22

Magnesium 

(Mg)

3.2 

3.2 

2.7 

2.8 

.4 

3.4

Sodium 

(Na)

3.6 

4.4 

3.7 

3.7 

1.9 

4.3

Potassium 

(K)

1.3 

1.2 

1.6 

1.5 

1.1 

1.4

rses, in parts per millipn, November 1957 to Sept

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

70 

72 

70 

60 

24 

92

Sulfate 

(S04)

3.0 

5.8 

4.5 

7.5 

2.5 

4.3

Chloride 

(Cl)

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.5 

.2

Fluoride 

(F)

0.1 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.1 

.1

Nitrate 

(N03 )

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.5 

.3 

.2

Boron 

(B)

0.00 

.00 

.00 

.01 

.02 

.03

P

m
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA 209

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-6379.1. ROCK CREEK AT ATLANTIC CITY, WYO. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m^

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

..

a 43

"

_

a 45

_

a 41

_

--

--

..

--

--

Nov.

» -

a 32

~

__

-

_

a 33

_

a 32

--

..

--

--

--

Dec. Jan.

a 32

Feb.

a 33

Mar.

32

Apr.

a 37

May

._

a 45

36

a 42

36

36

a 46

40

36

a 34

a 34

a 54

46

44

44

a 56

46

44

44

44

44

44

45

48

47

48

46

43

June

47

a 58

50

46

50

56

54

53

49

47

49

50

44

49

48

50

48

51

52

53

53

52

53

56

50

47

53

55

55

53

--

51

July

a 57

57

56

54

a 61

54

a 65

54

a 68

57

a 66

a 67

55

54

50

_

a 59

--

__

a 59

55

_.

a 57

50

--

Aug.

51

a 68

a 64

57

57

a 64

57

a 59

58

a 65

58

a 66

58

a 63

a 60

57

57

a 58

57

a 58

54

57

54

52

53

a 59

a 58

54

a 60

53

51

58

Sept.

a 59

a 52

a 62

a 62

53

_

53

45

_

a 53

--

a 53

..

a 54

_-

a 48

--

a 50

--

42

--

a 46

--

a Measurement between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
210 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-6379.1. ROCK CREEK AT ATLANTIC CITY, WYO.--Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13......

14. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

19. .....

20. .....

21......

22. .....

23......

24. .....

25. .....

26......

27. .....

28. .....

29. .....

30. ..... 

31......

Total.

1...... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

7. .....

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11. ..... 

12. .....

13. .....

14. .....

15......

16. ..... 

17. .....

18. ..... 

19. .....

20...... 

21

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31......

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

4.9 

4.4 

5.6 

7.8 

5.0

5.2 

4.8 

4.4 

4.2 

4.0

3.8 

4.2 

4.2 

4.8 

6.5

6.2 

5.4 

5.2 

5.2 

5.4

5.4 

5.4 

5.2 

5.0 

5.2

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.6 

5.0 

5.0

156.4

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

6

5

--

Tons 

per 

day

e 0.1

3.1

January

2.9 

3.0 

3.1 

3.2 

3.3

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

3.3 

3.2 

2.9 

2.7

2 . 8 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

95.7

6

e 0.1

3.1

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

4.8 

4.3 

4.2 

4.1 

4.0

4.2

4.4 

4.5 

4.6 

4.7

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.3 

4.1 

3.8 

4.0

133.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

4 

6 

8

--

Tons 

per 

day

e 0.1

3.0

February

2.9 

2.8 

2.9 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

2.9 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

3.7 

3.9 

4.1 

4.3

4.4

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.3

4.0 

3.7 

3.5

98.9

3

(t)

1.1

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.9

4.0 

4.0 

4.1 

4.1 

3.6

3.3 

3.5 

3.7 

3.8 

3.6

3.7 

3.8 

3.7 

3.6 

3.7

3.8 

3.6 

3.3 

3.4 

3.5

3.6 

3.4 

3.5 

3.5 

3.2 

3.0

113.9

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

25

Tons 

per 

day

e 0.1

3.1

March

3.2 

3.0 

3.1 

3.1 

3.0

2.9 

2.8 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.9 

3.1 

3.2 

3.2 

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.8 

4.2 

4.2

4.0 

4.0 

3.8 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8

101.5

2 

3

"

 (t)

0.9

e Estimated.

t Less than 0.050 ton.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-6379.1. ROCK CREEK AT ATLANTIC CITY, WYO.--Continued

Susoended sediment ± water year October 1957 to September 1958 Continued

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3......

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

15. ..... 

16......

17. .....

18. ..... 

19. .....

20. .....

24. ..... 

25. .....

27. .....

28. ..... 

29......

30. ..... 

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15......

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21

2290

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. .....

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

4.2 

3.8 

3.6 

3.4 

3.6

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

4.2 

4.8 

5.6

7.0 

10 

12 

9.7 

10

9.3 

8.8 

5.8 

6.1 

6.4

5.8 

5.6 

5.3 

5.1 

5.3

171.8

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

3

Tons 

per 

day

 ft)

 e 0.2 

(t)

2.4

July

8.2 

7.8 

7.4 

8.2 

10

12 

8.7 

7.8 

7.1 

6.5

6.2 

5.9 

5.4 

5.4 

5.9

9.2 

6.8 

6.5 

5.9 

5.6

8.7 

9.7 

6.2 

5.4 

5.4

5.6 

6.8 

5.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.6

213.1

4

2 

5

} "

13 

2

2 

2

Total discharge for year (cfs-c 

Total load for year (tons) .....

0.1

(t)

e .5 

a .1

e .1

e .6 

e .5 

e .3 

.2

(t)

3.7

May

discharge 

(cfs)

6.4 

9.0 

14 

19 

27

34 

42 

38 

33 

41

54 

54 

46 

48 

38

44 

50 

58 

71 

84

89 

90 

91 

96 

111

91 

88 

80 

75 

66 

60

1,747.4

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

8 

9 

6 

9 

12

16 

19 

4 

3 

2

60 

99 

28 

19 

20

16 

10 

8 

15 

24

9 

5 

9 

8 

5 

4

Tons 

per 

day

eO.l 

e .1 

e .2 

e .4 

e .6

.7 

1.0 

.6 

a .8 

sa 1.7

a 2.3 

2.8 

.5 

.4 

.2

a 7.0 

s 14 

s 4.7 

s 4.4 

s 5.0

3.8 

2.4 

2.0 

sa4.8 

s 7.6

2.2 

1.2 

1.9 

1.6 

.9 

.6

76.5

August

4.2 

3.8 

3.6 

3.4 

2.9

2.8 

2 . 8 

2.8 

2.6 

2.8

2.6 

2.5 

2.4 

2.9 

2.6

2.9 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

3.0

2.6 

2.4 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6 

2.2

86.8

3 (t)

0.6

June

discharge 

(cfs)

50 

46 

39 

35 

32

30 

31 

32 

28 

24

23 

22 

24 

22 

19

17 

16 

15 

14 

14

14 

12 

12 

16 

25

18 

12 

8.7 

8.2 

8.2

667.1

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

9 

6

} '

4

4

8

9

4 

10

} '

Tons 

per 

day

1.2 

.7

.5 

.3

.2

s .4 

s .7

.2 

.3

.1

9.8

September

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

2.3 

2.3

2.2 

2.3 

1.9 

1.9 

2.5

2.4 

2.5 

3.0 

2.6 

. 2.5

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.2

2.3 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

68.5

3 

30

2

--

lays). ............................................................

(t)

(t) 

aO.2 

(t)

(t)

0.6

3,654.4 

107.9

Estimated, 

s Computed by subdividing day. 

t Less than 0.050 ton. 

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
212 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

PLATTE RIVER BASIN--Continued 

6B-6430. BATES CREEK NEAR ALCOVA, WYO.

LOCATION. At gaging station, 2.8 miles above mouth and 10.5 miles northeast of Alcova,

Natrona County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 377 Square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: November 1957 to June 1958 (discontinued).

Sediment records: October 1956 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Minimum, freezing point Dec. 10, Jan. 3, Feb. 3,

and on several other days during December to February.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 99,100 ppm June 6; minimum daily, no flow on 

many days.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 33,000 tons Apr. 17; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days. 

EXTREMES, 1956-58. Water temperatures: Minimum, freezing point on several days each year. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 99,100 ppm June 6, 1958; minimum daily, no

flow on many days each year.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 33,000 tons Apr. 17, 1958; minimum daily, 0 tons on 

many days each year.

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Nov. 9, 10, 16, Nov. 18 to Dec. 6, Dec. 8-14, 18-20, 

Dec. 23 to Feb. 10, Feb. 12-15, 18-21, Mar. 12-19. Records of discharge for water 

year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Many days of no flow/

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

71

--

a 56

a 44

-.

--

--

_.

42

--

..

--

-

Nov.

46

38

38

36

43

47

42

45

41

a 42

44

a 46

a 43

42

39

38

36

33

37

33

33

34

34

a 34

36

37

38

a 34

34

34

--

39

Dec.

a 34

35

37

a 34

34

35

36

37

36

32

35

35

38

a 38

a 40

47

42

37

35

--

--

Jan.

-.

--

32

34

34

a 36

33

34

33

33

33

34

33

34

33

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

_

34

33

33

a 34

a 33

33

Feb.

34

32

33

33

a 34

a 33

33

33

35

34

33

34

33

34

35

38

37

39

34

34

34

38

36

37

35

33

33

--

34

Mar.

39

34

a 33

a 33

a 37

34

33

a 33

33

33

34

a 33

34

36

a 34

51

34

43

41

49

_

56

59

56

48

--

Apr.

56

61

52

43

a 38

a 38

a 38

a 38

a 38

38

57

55

56

59

59

55

55

55

52

a 45

54

51

45

52

49

51

59

a 41

50

May

a 62

61

65

63

63

58

57

52

59

63

63

62

58

a 51

..

71

70

a 64

a 66

66

a 62

74

_

a 64

a 66

--

June

..

a 69

76

a 67

74

77

._

72

--

--

74

a 61

74

_

--

--

July

75

Aug.

..

--

..

79

__

--

_

--

a 66

_.

--

--

Sept.

a Measurement between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-6430. BATES CREEK NEAR ALCOVA, WYO. Continued

213

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1......

2. ..... 

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6......

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. .....

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

19. ..... 

20......

23. .....

24. .....

25. ..... 

26......

27. .....

28. .....

30. ..... 

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

a.....

9. ..... 

10. .....

19. ..... 

20. .....

91

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31......

Total.

October

discharge 

(cfs)

0.9 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1 

1.4

1.4 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

2.2 

3.5

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

3.2 

3.5

4.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.3

72.9

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

184 

348 

272

378

-

Tons 

per 

day

e 3

65

January

5.5 

5.5 

5.0 

5.0 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.5

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

5.0 

4.5

5.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.5 

5.5

165.5

251

-

4

124

November

discharge 

(cfs)

3.2 

3.2 

3.3 

3.2 

3.3

3.2 

3.3 

3.3 

3.2 

3.7

4.0 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.3

4.3 

4.2 

4.0 

3.8 

3.5

3.2 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

9.0 

8.0 

7.0 

6.0 

6.0

137.8

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

233

433 

820 

1,180

990 

920

I 252

--

Tons 

per 

day

2

6 

15 

29

24 

20

4

150

February

5.5 

5.5 

7.0 

8.0 

8.0

7.0 

6.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.0

6.6 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

7.0

8.0 

9.4 

11 

15 

30

20 

6.1 

5.3 

20 

56

25 

10 

6.0

320.4

413

2,600 

10,400 

9,200

6,800 

3,100 

4,100 

13,000 

10,000

3,400 

1,300 

340

--

8

77 

421 

745

367 

sa 90 

sa 75 

sa 1, 100 

sa 1,800

sa 340 

sa 60 

sa 7

5,218

December

discharge 

(cfs)

6.5 

7.0 

7.0 

7.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

6.5

7.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

7.7

7.7 

8.7 

8.0 

7.0 

7.5

8.0 

8.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.0 

4.5 

4.0

221.6

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

359

Tons 

per 

day

7

217

March

5.0 

10 

14 

13 

10

11 

12 

13 

13 

11

10 

9.0 

8.0 

7.0 

6.0

5.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

7.7

16 

121 

51 

20 

12

8.4 

5.8 

4.5 

4.2 

4.5 

9.0

440.1

214

128

5,600 

37,000 

48,000 

20,200 

12,500

1,100 

630 

370 

260 

25.700

--

e 6

7

2

sa 2,200 

sa 17,000 

sa 9,100 

s 1,500 

s 599

e 150 

a 17 

7 

4 

3 

s949

31,623

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
214 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-6430. BATES CREEK NEAR ALCOVA, WYO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958 Continued

Day

1. .....

2. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

14. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

20. .....

22. .....

24. .....

26......

27. .....

28. .....

29. .....

30...... 

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

13. .....

15. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26...... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

3.2 

2.2 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0

2.2 

1.9 

3.0 

2.9 

4.2

3.2 

3.5 

7.5 

7.2 

28

124 

286 

310 

292 

150

110 

84 

68 

46 

50

37 

26 

17 

11 

9.0

1,694.8

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

2,300 

850 

440 

151 

125

320 

300 

2,000 

2,540 

7,000

2,790 

6,820 

15,500 

22,100 

25,600

39,100 

41,000 

16,000 

6,390 

1,480

1,130 

790

510

260 

224 

122 

90 

80

--

Tons 

per 

day

sa30 

sa6

1 

1

a 2 

a 2 

sa 19 

20 

s 139

s 31 

s 71 

s458 

s 662 

s 2,670

s 12,600 

a 33,000 

a 13,000 

s 5,860 

599

336 

179 

e 120 

e 75 

69

26 

16 

6 

3 

2

70,005

July

0 

0 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0.6

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

0 

0 

(t) 

(t) 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1

May

discharge 

(cfs)

7.7 

15 

32 

55 

79

98 

113 

146 

170 

147

126 

102 

86 

84 

86

70 

51 

34 

24 

18

14 

11 

12 

5.2 

5.1

2.5 

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.5 

.4

1,596.8

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

54 

263 

413 

792 

890

700 

700 

970 

710 

490

490 

400 

420

337

84 

87

83 

82 

8,220 

2,130 

28,500

5,020 

285 

121

-

Tons 

per 

day

1

s 14 

s 40 

s 130 

190

185 

214 

382 

326 

194

167 

110 

98 

e 90 

78

e 50 

e 30 

e 10 

5 

4

3 

2 

s 320 

s 58 

s 670

s 48

3,421

August

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

20 

.2 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.2 

5.0

.1 

.1 

5.0 

1.0 

.5

.3 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

33.1

98,500 

35,000

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

s 11,200 

e 17 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

e 320 

e 1, 100

(t) 

(t) 

sa 900 

e 3

(t)

13,542

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.3 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

30 

1.2 

.5 

.4 

.3

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

7.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

42.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

17

99,100 

2,110 

218

132 

146

270 

16,500 

480

-

Tons 

per 

day

 (t)

s 13,900 

s 22

 ft)

s 631 

 (t)

0 

0

14,555

September

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

.1 

.1

0

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

1.7

^ys).......... ...................................................

(t)

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 1" 0

(t)

1

4,727.6 

138,922

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

t Less than 0.50 ton.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-6430. BATES CREEK NEAR ALCOVA, WYO. Co

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; 

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; 

Date 

of 

collection

Feb. 19, 1958....

F

~U 1 Q

Feb. 25 .........

June 6 ...........

Time

3:45 p.m. 

5:20 p.m. 

8:00 p.m. 

10:30 p.m. 

9:40 a.m.

4:30 p.m. 

4:20 p.m. 

5:30 p.m. 

1:30 p.m. 

12:20 p.m.

12:20 p.m. 

1:15 p.m. 

6:10 p.m. 

3:40 p.m. 

5:15 p.m.

1:05 p.m. 

5:00 p.m. 

12:40 p.m. 

1:40 p.m. 

6:00 a.m. 

7:30 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

10 

e 15 

e 20 

e 25 

9.0

34 

86 

20 

150 

64

64 

12 

3.6 

180 

208

302 

383 

14 

6.4 

68 "5.8

Water 

temperature

r F)

44 

39 

34 

34 

38

36 

37 

48 

38 

41

41 

45 

47 

55 

52

52 

54 

63 

74 

52 

67

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(PPm)

1,700 

12,700 

24,900 

29,100 

16,000

16,000 

11,000 

595 

27,600 

33,600

33,600 

64,600 

5,960 

31,000 

19,800

19,000 

8,700 

18,500 

75,200 

146,000 

40,600

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

2,530 

4,390 

4,710 

4,480 

2,820

5,350 

3,500 

2,30Q 

4,210 

3,500

3,890 

3,490 

4,450 

2,970 

3,950

3,220 

2,940 

3,360 

5,390 

2,970 

4,210

Percent 

0.002

0 

32

0.004

46 

57 

48 

50 

85

65 

50 

24 

42

43 

68 

85 

39 

43

38 

41 

81 

71 

59 

83

0.008 0.016

7

8

7

7

10

8

6

4

6

7

6

9

10

6

6

5

6

9

9

8

10

e Estimated.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-6435. NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR GOOSE EGG, WY

LOCATION. At gaging station, 0.3 mile downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 2i miles downstream from P

Natrona County, and 13 miles southwest of Casper. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 11,500 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1950 to August 1951, October 1957 to September 1958

Water temperatures: June 1950 to September 1952, April to September 1953, August 1956 to Septemb

Sediment records: June 1950 to September 1953, August 1956 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,710 ppm Jan. 1; minimum, 269 ppm June 1-15.

Hardness: Maximum, 740 ppm Jan. 1; minimum, 156 ppm June 1-15.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 2,030 micromhos Nov. 22; minimum daily, 413 micromhos May 2

Water temperatures: Maximum, 71°F Aug. 6, 8; minimum, freezing point on many days during Novembe

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 28,000 ppm Mar. 22; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 36,100 tons Apr. 17; minimum daily, not determined. 

EXTREMES, 1950-53, 1956-58. Water temperatures (1950-52, 1956-58): Minimum, freezing point on man

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 28,000 ppm Mar. 22, 1958; minimum daily, 1 ppm Oct. 5, 9

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 191,000 tons May 29, 1953; minimum daily, less than 0.50 ton on s

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

Worland, Wyo. Flow affected by ice Nov. 21-23, Nov. 27 to Dec. 5, Dec. 8, 11, 12, 21, 22, Dec. 

October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million water year October 1957 to S

Date of 

collection

Oct. 1-26, 1957 . 

Oct. 27-Nov. 20. 

Nov. 21-Dec. 31. 

Jan. 1, 1958....

Feb. 19-25 ..... 

Feb. 26-Mar. 1 .

Mar. 13-17..... 

Mar. 18-22.....

Mar. 23-28..... 

Mar. 29 -Apr. 1.

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

55.5 

34.6 

30.7 

58 

140

950 

315 

69.3 

33.0 

32.1

44.3 

38.2 

33.5 

34.4 

52.4

53.5 

36.0 

249 

304

Silica 

(SiOj)

10 

15 

17 

18 

18

13 

15 

14 

15 

14

13 

13 

14 

14 

21

15 

14 

14 

14

Iron 

(Fe)

0.00 

.02 

.00 

.00 

.01

.00 

.01 

.00 

.00 

.01

.01 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.06

.00 

.03 

.04 

.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

149 

184 

201 

203 

97

50 

75 

127 

175 

175

149 

129 

171 

181 

169

151 

131 

60

Magnesium 

(Mg)

45 

52 

58 

57 

3.6

13 

22 

35 

49 

47

41 

35 

48 

52 

45

39 

33 

15

Sodium 

(Na)

150 

176 

188 

200 

71

28 

52 

107 

146 

140

118 

114 

152 

162 

126

102 

138 

107 

40

Potassium 

(K)

6.0 

6.8 

7.4 

7.8 

4.5

3.6 

4.5 

5.7 

6.8 

6.6

6.2 

6.3 

6.9 

6.7 

9.0

7.3 

6.5 

6.2 

3.9

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

174 

207 

228 

204 

156

146 

174 

212 

232 

217

189 

177 

215 

211 

219

169 

192 

169 

155

Sulfate 

(S04)

630 

770 

825 

890 

225

111 

225 

450 

670 

678

582 

507 

683 

755 

642

502 

616 

490 

157

Chloride 

(Cl)

35 

40 

45 

45 

29

9.5 

13 

20 

38 

39

26 

23 

31 

45 

36

26 

33 

46 

11

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5

.4 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.6 

.4

Nitrate 

(NO,)

9.0 

13 

15 

12 

3.7

1.4 

4.4 

8.0 

12 

9.7

8.1 

.9 

8.0 

8.5 

5.6

5.4 

7.1 

4.0 

1.4

Boron 

(B)

0.26 

.19 

.24 

.16 

.18

.21 

.20 

.11 

.08 

.18

.14 

.13 

.15 

.17 

.19

.13 

.18 

.15 

.07

Parts p

Residu

at 180°C

1,190 

1,450 

1,600 

1,710 

534

341 

520 

938 

1,340 

1,310

1,120 

955 

1,270 

1,410 

1,230

957 

1,150 

964 

398
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

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QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-6435. NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR GOOSE EGG, WYO. Continued

Temperature (" F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

64

61

57

51

56

55

45

46

49

52

53

55

51

50

50

50

50

51

47

46

46

44

48

43

42

42

46

48

46

46

46

50

Nov.

41

35

34

37

38

35

36

36

40

39

39

37

37

37

34

34

33

33

32

32

32

33

34

a 34

35

33

32

32

32

--

35

Dec.

33

32

32

33

33

32

32

33

34

32

32

33

33

a 33

34

a 33

34

a 33

32

a 34

33

a 32

a 32

32

a 32

a 31

32

32

32

32

32

Jan.

31

32

31

31

32

32

32

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

32

32

32

31

31

32

32

32

32

a 32

33

a 31

32

31

--

32

Feb.

32

32

a, 32

a 32

31

a 31

a 31

32

34

33

a 32

a 32

a 32

33

a 34

34

a 36

38

38

40

44

43

39

37

a 33

a 32

_

34

Mar.

34

37

34

33

37

40

a 39

35

34

33

33

33

33

33

32

35

37

39

42

44

44

43

45

46

41

45

40

a 45

a 46

--

38

Apr.

45

47

43

a 39

39

42

42

39

39

39

42

40

44

44

45

46

47

47

a 44

a 43

44

44

36

39

43

45

41

42

45

46

--

43

May

46

49

49

50

51

49

a 45

43

a 47

50

50

47

44

47

51

51

53

54

53

53

52

52

55

55

54

55

a 56

57

a 52

54

51

June

a 53

a 54

56

55

a 54

56

58

56

55

55

55

55

56

57

58

56

a 57

a 56

58

54

57

__

60

55

59

61

61

62

62

57

July

64

63

60

59

a 60

__

62

62

65

65

66

--

63

62

64

69

66

64

64

--

65

66

65

63

61

a 64

a 65

65

62

68

64

Aug.

70

70

a 67

68

69

71

70

71

69

70

70

69

70

70

68

70

69

69

67

67

67

65

66

67

68

67

68

a 63

64

64

66

68

Sept.

64

63

62

63

65

61

68

68

67

68

68

68

62

58

57

60

62

62

60

58

a 57

60

60

53

56

60

60

60

52

56

--

61

a Measurement between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

PLATTE RIVER BASIN--Continued

6B-6435. NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR GOOSE EGG, WYO.--Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

219

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

14. .....

15. ..... 

16......

17. .....

18. .....

20. .....

21......

22. .....

25. .....

26......

27. .....

28. .....

29......

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8......

10. ..... 

11. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21. ..... 

22 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

discharge 

(cfs)

70 

79 

68 

61 

61

59 

57 

55 

54 

49

47 

47 

49 

57 

63

72 

54 

47 

52 

49

54 

55 

47 

47 

46

44 

39 

39 

37 

35 

36

1,629

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

22

100 

104

80 

66

20

--

Tons 

per 

day

3

sa 17 

18

16 

9

e 2

162

January

58 

140 

950 

450 

180

80 

90 

75 

65 

56

50 

45 

31 

24 

36

35 

33 

31 

30 

29

29 

31 

30 

31 

33

35 

36 

37 

36 

35 

33

2,854

40 

420 

102 

20 

22

20 

[ 23

37 

14

-

6 

159 

262 

24 

11

4 

2

e 2

524

November

discharge 

(cfs)

37 

37 

39 

37 

39

35 

36 

36 

34 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

32

32 

33 

30 

30 

27

26 

27 

27 

29 

29

32 

28 

27 

27 

28

959

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

39 

28

40

49 

22

29

-

Tons 

per 

day

e 3

90

February

32 

33 

36 

37 

35

33 

34 

33 

30 

26

27 

34 

32 

27 

29

33 

33 

34 

40 

54

57 

37 

29 

30 

59

61 

35 

29

1,009

34 

12

39

47 

106

-

e 3

e 15 

e 17

} -

e 18

e 20 

e 10 

e 7

171

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

26 

25 

24 

26 

28

39 

37 

36 

39 

36

33 

35 

35 

35 

35

36 

36 

34 

27 

26

25 

25 

24 

30 

29

33 

31 

36 

33 

32 

32

978

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

27 

13

141 

46

62 

105

-

Tons 

per 

day

e 6

186

March

28 

30 

35 

33 

29

32 

33 

30 

35 

42

36 

34 

34 

33 

34

35 

36 

35

34 

34

34 

125 

72 

55

47

55 

52 

40 

33 

30 

35

1,250

67

28,000 

5,440 

402 

342

272 

208 

214 

122 

112 

140

-

6

sa 11,000 

1,060 

60

43

40 

29 

23 

11 

9 

13

12,414

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
220 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

PLATTE RIVER BASIN--Contlimed 

6B-6435. NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR GOOSE EGG, WYO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

B. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

15. .....

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. .....

20. .....

21......

22

24. ..... 

25. .....

28. .....

29. .....

31......

Total.

1...... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

&..... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. ..... 

17. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

23. .....

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

46 

249 

284 

323 

758

780 

908 

1,260 

1,600 

2,800

3,190 

3,900 

3,900 

3,880 

3,910

3,910 

4,270 

4,250 

4,200 

4,040

4,000 

3,990 

4,000 

3,980 

3,990

3,990 

3,970 

3,940 

3,940 

3,940

88,198

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

140 

1,120 

580 

822 

1,210

460 

590 

640 

921 

810

625 

480 

310 

220 

1,360

893 

3,130 

1,880 

980 

352

330 

158 

150 

141 

136

130 

I 90

--

Tons 

per 

day

17 

753 

445 

s 788 

2,480

969 

s 1,600 

2,180 

s 5,010 

6,120

s 5,700 

5,050 

3,260 

2,300 

14,400

9,430 

36,100 

21,600 

11,100 

3,840

3,560 

1,700 

1,620 

1,520 

1,470

1,400 

960

148,252

July

4,130 

4,130 

4,140 

4,170 

4,140

4,160 

4,160 

4,160 

4,160 

4,160

4,140 

4,140 

4,130 

4,170 

4,170

4,140 

4,160 

4,140 

4,160 

4,180

4,170 

4,170 

4,160 

4,170 

4,170

4,170 

4,170 

4,160 

4,140 

4,220 

4.170

128,910

I 60

145 

68

43

610 

950

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

669

1,630 

760

483 

s 7,320

a n.ooo

34,309

May

discharge 

(cfs)

3,960 

3,980 

3,990 

4,000 

4,050

4,070 

4,120 

4,140 

4,160 

4,140

4,130 

4,090 

4,080 

4,200 

4,160

4,130 

4,120 

4,120 

4,100 

4,080

4,080 

4,080 

4,070 

4,050 

4,050

4,070 

4,040 

4,030 

4,030 

4,040 

4,040

126,400

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

92

174 

147

68

-

Tons 

per 

day

1,010

1,970 

1,650

747

28,702

August

4,130 

4,270 

4,900 

5,000 

5,000

4,980 

4,790 

4,140 

4,160 

4,200

4,220 

4,180 

4,170 

4,040 

3,680

3,680 

3,670 

3,360 

2,730 

2,410

2,240 

1,910 

1,940 

1,780 

1,420

982 

824 

1,060 

1,060 

996 

566

96,488

130 

131 

152 

128 

118

108 

95

} "

750 

300 

64 

51 

62

50 

42 

39 

65 

400

116 

82 

700 

320 

72

72 

70 

84 

72 

66 

. . 59 .

1,450 

1,510 

2,010 

1,730 

1,590

1,450 

1,230

844

a 8, 500 

3,390 

721 

556 

616

497 

416 

354 

a 480 

a 2,600

702 

423 

a 3, 700 

1,540 

276

191 

156 

240 

206 

177 

90

39,333

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

4,040 

4,040 

4,040 

4,040 

4,050

4,100 

4,050 

4,040 

4,050 

4,050

4,090 

4,080 

4,120 

4,100 

4,090

4,220 

4,140 

4,170 

4,170 

4,180

4,170 

4,170 

4,160 

4,170 

4,170

4,160 

4,140 

4,140 

4,130 

4,140

123,410

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

39

850 

132

42

666 

242 

97

62

-

Tons 

per 

day

425

a 9, 400 

1,440

463

s 8,120 

2,710 

1,090

696

36,941

September

552 

575 

575 

585 

595

595 

605 

605 

605 

615

610 

600 

600 

600 

610

615 

610 

605 

600 

605

605 

650 

1,880 

1,930 

2,270

2,950 

2,920 

2,010 

2,130 

3,080

32,387

46

36 

240 

123 

156

218 

150 

86 

114 

160

--

74

sa 75 

a 1,200 

641 

956

1,740 

1,180 

s496 

s 784 

1,330

9,956

604,472 

311,040

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-6435. NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR GOOSE EGG, WYO. 

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 19

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P. pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W

Date 

of 

collection

Jan. 2, 1958.....

Apr. 7 ..........

Apr. 13 .........

Time

2:20 p.m. 

12:05 p.m. 

6:15 p.m. 

10: 40 a.m. 

10: 40 a.m.

2:30 p.m. 

10: 25 a.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

e 1,000 

323 

141 

270 

270

802 

3,910

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

32 

32 

44 

43 

43

48 

40

Suspended s

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

1,030 

109 

26,700 

1,260 

1,260

323 

247

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

2,770

5,130 

3,040 

3,140

816 

1,130

Percent fi

0.002

54

0.004

38 

76 

71

54 

45

0.008 0.016

47

99 

99 

96

82 

62

e Estimated.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-6450. NORTH PLATTE RIVER BELOW CASPER, W

LOCATION. At gaging station, 0.3 mile upstream from Claude Creek, half a mile north of U.S. Highwa

Natrona County, and 9i miles downstream from Casper Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 12,600 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1950 to August 1952, August 1957 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: June 1949 to September 1952, August 1957 to September 1958.

Sediment records: April 1947 to September 1952. 

EXTREMES, August 1957 to September 1958. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,700 ppm Apr. 1-2; minimum, 

Hardness: Maximum, 720 ppm Jan. 1-2; minimum, 162 ppm June 2-5.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 2,360 micromhos Nov. 29; minimum daily, 434 micromhos May 2

Water temperatures: Maximum, 71°F Aug. 16, 1958; minimum, freezing point on several days during 

EXTREMES, 1949-52, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 76°F July 3, 1951; minimum, freezing poi

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conduct

Worland, Wyo. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1

Chemical analyses, in parts per million

Date of 

collection

Aug. 9 -Sept. 2,

Sept. 3-19 a.. .. 

Sept. 20-25 a ... 

Sept. 26-30 a...

Oct. 21-Nov. 21. 

Nov. 22-Dec. 31 

Jan. 1-2, 1958..

Jan. 12-20 ..... 

Jan. 21-31 .....

Feb. 1-Mar. 6.. 

Mar. 7-31 .....

Apr. 4 ........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

4,903 

2,439 

243 

139

101 

83. 2 

49.2 

46.0 

694

330 

125 

101 

54.2

57.7

60.5 

77.6 

79.0 

285 

330

Silica 

(Si02 )

14 

14 

14 

8.1

5.3 

7.9 

5.5 

9.8 

17

13 

12 

12 

12 

13

10 

9.5 

9.1 

11 

13

Iron 

(Fe)

0.00 

.01 

.00 

.01

.02 

.02 

.02 

.02 

.02

.02 

.02 

.02 

.03 

.04

.04 

.04 

.03 

.04 

.06

Calcium 

(Ca)

52 

55 

89 

110

129 

153 

167 

181 

145

61 

81 

109 

143 

161

153 

157 

148 

148 

125

Magnesium 

(Mg)

15 

15 

35 

43

56 

63 

72 

65 

40

14 

25 

40 

50 

57

57 

60 

74 

59 

38

Sodium 

(Na)

33 

35 

99 

152

188 

226 

217 

243 

133

50 

90 

133 

170 

200

196 

200 

276 

200 

135

Potassium 

(K)

3.3

3.5 

4.5 

5.6

5.6 

6.4 

5.9 

7.2 

6.4

4.3 

4.7 

6.1 

6.4 

7.0

6.4 

6.8 

7.1 

6.3 

6.5

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

160 

167 

209 

201

209 

235 

260 

280 

208

156 

180 

250 

246 

260

236 

226 

234 

224 

183

Sulfate 

(SO.)

119 

122 

356 

521

655 

755 

830 

830 

535

165 

283 

430 

600 

690

705 

780 

925 

758 

511

Chloride 

(Cl)

9.4 

9.7 

26 

35

51 

72 

92 

104 

54

16 

27 

43 

72 

83

72 

75 

60 

53 

52

Fluoride 

(F)

0.3 

.3 

.4 

.4

.7 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.6

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.6

.5 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5

August 1957 to Septe

Nitrate 

NO,)

0.3 

.3 

1.9 

3.9

9.9 

20 

24 

28 

7.8

4.2 

9.8 

12 

20 

19

18 

20 

24 

17 

9.6

Boron 

(B)

0.09 

.10 

.17 

.22

.21 

.24 

.15 

.10 

.21

.17 

.14 

.20 

.21 

.26

.27 

.28 

.33 

.24 

.13

Parts p

Residu

at 180°

332 

350 

747 

1,020

1,280 

1,520 

1,580 

1,650 

1,100

427 

630 

918 

1,320 

1,410

1,380 

1,500 

1,700 

1,440 

1.020
Apr. 5........ .

Apr. 6-9.......

Apr. 10-11.....

Apr. 12-30.....

May 1-June 1 ...

June 2-5 .......

June 6 .........

June 7-30 ......

July 1-30.......

July 31-Aug. 19.

Aug. 20-31.....

Sept. 1-23......

Sept. 24-30.....

Weighted average b .......

544

1,035

L,915

4,235

4,238

4,152

4,240

4,212

4,286

4,330

1,633

661

2,466

1,726

16

14

15

13

12

12

16

12

12

12

12

7.8

13

12

.06

.00

.00

.01

.01

.01

.01

.00

.02

.02

.02

.02

0.01

83

62

58

52

44

43

67

45

46

49

63

64

52

50

24

19

17

14

14

13

17

13

14

15

19

24

16

15

69

48

37

31

28

25

31

29

27

30

39

56

34

34

4.3

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.3

2.8

4.3

3.0

3.2

3.9

4.3

4.1

3.7

3.5

204

175

175

153

138

137

196

142

146

155

175

167

156

150

259

175

142

113

97

97

126

100

104

102

155

215

128

122

22

13

10

8.9

7.6

6.9

6.3

6.8

8.3

8.7

12

16

9.2

9.7

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.2

.3

0.4

1.9

2.5

1.4

.7

.9

.3

1.2

.3

.2

.3

.8

2.3

2.0

1.0

.11

.06

.05

.06

.05

.06

.06

.06

.07

.07

.11

.09

.07

0.07

6

4

3

3

2

2

3

2

3

3

4

4

3

3

a Not included in weighted average.

b Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
224 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-6450. NORTH PLATTE RIVER BELOW CASPER, WYO. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, August to September 1957 

/Once-daily measurement between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. .7

Day

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Average

Aug.

..

._

--

67

67

_

68

68

67

69

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

66

67

69

69

__

--

69

67

68

65

--

68

66

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Sept.

68

65

67

67

67

66

68

64

64

65

63

64

63

63

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Sept.

60

60

60

55

56

54

63

59

63

62

64

63

65

63

60

63

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

63

64

61

54

59

60

49

50

49

52

53

53

50

49

49

50

50

48

49

49

50

53

48

45

50

49

48

48

49

50

52

Nov.

46

45

46

45

46

45

47

50

42

42

41

41

41

42

35

34

33

33

34

33

33

33

34

34

35

33

32

33

33

--

39

Dec.

33

33

35

35

35

35

33

34

35

34

34

35

34

36

38

39

38

35

36

35

34

34

34

_

35

34

33

35

Jan.

33

34

34

34

33

34

34

34

. 

_-

"

_.

_

_

--

--

Feb.

..

--

35

35

35

35

32

35

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

34

37

37

38

41

45

41

43

41

_

36

34

..

36

Mar.

34

39

39

34

36

42

41

39

32

36

34

32

32

36

34

33

37

36

47

48

45

46

44

36

46

39

46

46

44

39

Apr.

47

46

47

40

38

41

44

41

38

39

45

42

53

49

50

49

53

47

47

47

43

45

39

40

42

43

43

42

46

48

--

44

May

48

49

50

49

49

50

49

49

51

51

52

52

51

51

48

50

50

53

56

56

55

56

56

56

56

56

56

52

June

57

57

57

57

58

58

57

57

..

56

56

58

57

58

58

57

59

59

59

57

58

59

59

--

~

July

64

62

59

..

64

67

66

68

66

64

..

67

65

65

67

67

65

65

63

66

67

67

67

--

Aug.

62

68

69

70

69

..

70

70

70

69

--

~

71

70

69

69

69

_

a 69

a 64

a 63

a 64

a 63

a 63

a 65

a 64

a 60

a 59

--

Sept.

a 59

a 59

a 59

a 59

a 59

a 64

a 63

a 64

a 62

a 63

a 62

a 62

a 60

a 56

a 53

a 56

a 54

a 56

a 52

a 53

a 54

a 56

a 56

a 54

a 48

a 55

a 52

a 46

--

57

a Measurement between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-6560. NORTH PLATTE RIVER BELOW GUERNSEY RESERVOI

LOCATION. At bridge on U.S. Highway 26 at Guernsey, Platte County, 0.9 mile downstream from gaging 

DRAINAGE AREA. 16,200 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: December 1950 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Water temperatures: October 1951, April to September 1952, March to September 1953, May 1954 to 

Sediment records: April 1947 to June 1953. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 673 ppm Apr. 24 to May 6; minimum, 311 ppm July 21-

Hardness: Maximum, 323 ppm Apr. 24 to May 6; minimum, 179 ppm July 11-31.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,110 micromhos Apr. 26; minimum daily, 466 micromhos Aug. 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 75°F July 12, 13; minimum, 36°F Nov. 21, Dec. 7. 

EXTREMES, 1951-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum (1954-58), 1,010 ppm Mar. 1-5, 1957; minimum, 226 p

Hardness: Maximum (1954-58), 470 ppm Mar. 1-5, 1957; minimum, 132 ppm June 27, 1955.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily (1954-58), 1,430 micromhos Mar. 1, 1957; minimum daily, 354 

Water temperatures (1954-58): Maximum, 90°F Aug. 20, 1955; minimum, freezing point on many days 

REMARKS. Records of specific conductance of daily samples available in district office at Worland, 

sampling station except during periods of heavy local precipitation. Records of discharge for w

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to S

Date of collection

Oct. 1-12, 1957...

Oct. 19-Nov. 30 ..

Jan. 1-31, 1958... 

Feb. 1-28 ........

Apr. 24-May 6. ...

May 29-June 30 ...

Sept. 1-30........

Weighted average a .........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

12.1 

11.0 

10.2 

11.0 

12.5 

13.0

14.0 

560 

953 

965 

1,549 

3,055

2,168 

4,353 

4,818 

4,425 

4,824 

3,240

1,449

Silica 

(Si02)

li 

9.5

12

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.01

.01

--

Calcium 

(Ca)

75 

73

52

--

Magnesium 

(Mg)

25 

27

16

..

Sodium 

(Na)

51 

62 

68 

71 

72 

74

75 

70 

88 

75 

66 

48

39 

30 

29 

29 

30 

32

36

Potassium 

(K)

5.4 

5.3

3.9

..

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

162 

185 

204 

210 

214 

212

210 

194 

196 

179 

172 

159

150 

154 

159 

158 

156 

165

160

Sulfate 

(SO,)

172 

206

234 

247

135

.-

Chloride 

(Cl)

20 

19

11

..

Fluoride 

(F)

0.6 

.4

.3

..

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.6 

.6

.4

Boron 

(B)

0.10 

.12

.10

-.

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
226 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Cont inued

3-6560. NORTH PLATTE RIVER BELOW GUERNSEY RESERVOIR, WYO. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 4 p.m. and 7 p.rn.7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

67

65

64

60

60

63

55

53

53

60

59

53

55

56

53

57

59

58

55

53

52

52

45

41

43

52

52

52

51

55

53

55

Nov.

51

45

42

45

45

41

40

41

40

40

40

41

40

43

43

41

41

41

40

37

36

37

40

43

43

39

39

40

39

43

--

41

Dec.

43

41

43

39

43

41

36

41

43

43

40

43

39

39

42

46

46

44

41

43

42

42

40

41

40

40

39

39

40

39

37

41

Jan.

37

37

37

39

40

37

41

41

42

43

42

43

42

42

43

43

44

40

40

43

41

40

43

40

40

44

43

43

45

40

43

41

Feb.

41

44

..

39

44

48

41

39

42

43

39

43

43

39

40

43

39

41

45

49

50

53

50

57

54

53

42

43

_

45

Mar.

43

44

45

47

50

52

50

55

48

52

49

48

50

52

52

49

52

52

52

52

53

53

53

55

49

50

55

50

60

60

60

51

Apr.

60

60

62

59

50

52

52

50

50

49

49

49

53

53

_

..

55

55

59

55

57

56

56

56

55

55

55

55

55

--

55

May

55

55

55

59

58

56

58

58

59

60

60

60

62

63

63

65

65

65

65

66

67

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

67

67

67

62

June

65

65

65

65

67

65

65

65

65

65

65

67

67

67

71

67

71

71

71

70

71

72

72

72

71

71

71

73

74

74

 

69

July

74

74

73

70

72

72

74

74

72

74

71

75

75

74

73

69

69

70

69

69

69

70

69

68

70

69

68

69

68

69

68

71

Aug.

68

69

69

71

70

69

69

69

69

70

70

69

68

69

67

67

67

67

65

69

65

67

65

65

65

68

67

65

65

68

Sept.

65

63

62

62

62

62

64

64

63

63

62

62

63

63

59

62

59

59

55

55

55

55

55

55

54

50

53

53

50

--

59
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-6698.5 CHUGWATER CREEK NEAR UVA, W

LOCATION. Lat 42°07'12", long 104°51'05", in SE^SEi sec. 23, T. 25 N., R. 67 W., at bridge on cou

Uva, Platte County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: May to September 1958. 

REMARKS. No discharge records available for this station.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, May to Septem

Date of collection

Sept. 30 ..........

Discharge 

(cfs)

41.1 

12.9 

32.2 

16.4 

19.1 

19.7

Silica 

(Si02)

32 

40 

37 

37 

36 

36

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.01 

.01 

.02 

.00 

.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

65 

101 

105 

103 

104 

103

Magnesium 

(Mg)

42 

27 

25 

26 

27 

27

Sodium 

(Na)

70 

63 

54 

64 

63 

65

Potassium 

(K)

7.5 

7.0 

6.7 

6.5 

6.5 

7.3

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

312 

328 

320 

320 

a 339 

326

Sulfate 

(S04 )

196 

192 

194 

204 

204 

203

Chloride 

(Cl)

19 

19 

19 

18 

21 

20

Fluoride 

(F)

0.7 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.6

Nitrate 

(NO,)

4.5 

3.9 

6.9 

5.0 

3.9 

5.3

Boron 

(B)

0.13 

.11 

.10 

.12 

.10 

.13

a Includes equivalent of 12 ppm of carbonate (CO3).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-6700. LARAMIE RIVER NEAR UVA, WYO.

LOCATION. At gaging station at private bridge, 7i miles east of Uva, Platte County, and 9i miles d

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1956 to June 1957, September 1957, May to September 

Water temperatures: October 1952 to September 1957.

Sediment records: October 1952 to September 1957. 

REMARKS. Records of discharge for October 1957, June to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, May to Septembe

Date of collection

Sept. 30 ..........

Discharge 

(cfs)

302

50 

104 

50 

27 

38

Silica 

(Si02)

22 

33 

29 

30 

34 

35

Iron 

(Fe)

0.02 

.02 

.01 

.02 

.02 

.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

52 

85 

85 

75 

90 

86

Magnesium 

(Mg)

33 

28 

27 

27 

30 

28

Sodium 

(Na)

45 

56 

54 

55 

61 

60

Potassium 

(K)

5.0 

5.9 

5.4 

5.1 

6.1 

6.1

Bicarbonate 

(HCOS)

231 

301 

288 

256 

310 

288

Sulfate 

(S04 )

152 

169 

163 

180 

194 

190

Chloride 

(CD

15 

18 

17 

17 

20 

21

Fluoride 

(F)

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.7

Nitrate 

(N03)

2.9 

1.8 

3.2 

2.0 

2.7 

2.7

Boron 

(B)

0.13 

.12 

.12 

.12 

.14 

.13
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA 229

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-7580. KIOWA CREEK AT ELBERT, COLO.

LOCATION. At gaging station, a quarter of a mile southeast of Elbert, Elbert County, and 

half a mile upstream from West Kiowa Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 28.6 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Sediment records: April 1956 to September 1958.

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 1,890 ppm July 20; minimum

daily, no flow on many days. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 113 tons July 20; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days.

EXTREMES, 1956-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 6,500 ppm July 31, 1957; minimum daily, no flow on many days each year.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 1,320 tons July 31, 1957; minimum daily, 0 tons on many 

days each year.

REMARKS. No flow during period October to June; record is omitted. Records of discharge 

for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Suspended sediment, July to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. .....

14. ..... 

15. .....

16......

17. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26...... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30...... 

31...... 

Total.

July

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

1.0 

8.3

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

9 3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

335 

1,890

-

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons). . . .

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

s 18 

s 113

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

131

August

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

0

September

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0.2

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

e 2.0

e 1.2 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

3.2

9.5 

134.2

Estimated, 

s Computed by subdividing day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-7580. KIOWA CREEK AT ELBERT.COLO. Conti

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, July to Septe

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

July 20, 1958. . . . 

July 20 .........

Time

6:20 a.m. 

8:25 a.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

12 

5.5

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

Suspended se

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

2,580 

2,070

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

1,740 

2,330

Percent fin

0.002

81 

79

0.004

88 

86

0.008 0.016

99 

92
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA 231

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-7582. KIOWA CREEK AT KIOWA, COLO.

LOCATION. At gaging station, at cableway 0.7 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 86, 

and 0.7 mile south of Kiowa, Elbert County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Ill square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Sediment records: April 1956 to September 1958.

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 6,140 ppm May 25; minimum daily, 

no flow on many days. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 763 tons May 15; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days.

EXTREMES, 1956-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 15,000 ppm Aug. 1, 1956; minimum daily, no flow on many days each year. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 43,000 tons July 31, 1956; minimum daily, 0 tons on many

days each year.

REMARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year 19,700 ppm Aug. 20. 

Flow affected by ice Nov. 6, 7, 14-21, 26-29, Dec. 1-7, Dec. 9 to Feb. 20, Mar. 10-18, 

22, 23. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in 

WSP 1560.

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8

9. .....

10. .....

11

12. .....

13. ..... 

14. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

19. .....

20. .....

21......

22. .....

23. .....

24. .....

25. .....

26......

27. ..... 

28. .....

29. .....

30. .....

31. ..... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.5 

1.3

2.6

3.4

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

2.6

2.6

44.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

(t) 

e 2

e 2

e 3

} "

 >

J e 3

59

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

3.4 

6.6 

2.6 

6.6 

6.6

6.6 

6.0 

4.2 

4.2 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

1.8 

2.5 

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

3.4

3.4

2.6

1.0

1.0

.9 

.8

.8

.8

--

93.1

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

230

Tons 

per 

day

e 3 

e 12 

e 3

e 12 

e 4

e 1

} -

e 1

--

105

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.8 

.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

1.7 

1.2 

.8

2.5

66.9

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

e 1

31

Estimated.

Less than 0.50 ton.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-7582. KIOWA CREEK AT KIOWA, COLO. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1. .....

2. . . . , .

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

9. .....

11......

12. .....

14. .....

15. .....

17. .....

19. ..... 

20......

22......

23. .....

24. ..... 

25. .....

27. .....

28......

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

&..... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

19. ..... 

20. .....

22. ..... 

23...... 

24. .....

25.......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31......

Total.

January

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1.5

46.5

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

e 1

31

April

7.4 

4.2 

4.2 

5.8 

5.0

8.2 

7.4 

5.8 

13 

9.0

9.0 

16 

7.4 

5.0 

2.6

3.4 

2.6 

3.4 

2.6 

2.6

3.4 

1.0 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

11 

4.2 

1.8 

3.4 

4.2

161.4

580 

360

230

-

e 10

e 18

e 60 

e 36

e 30 

e 100 

e 20 

e 12

e3

e 55 

e4

466

February

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.7

1 

2 

4 

6 

8

6.6 

2.6 

1.0 

2.6 

.9

.8 

.6 

.7

47.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,400 

1,280

} J;

"

Tons 

per 

day

(t)

e 1 

e 1 

e3 

e 6 

e 14

e 12 

e 8 

e 1

82

May

5.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1,0 

1.0

1.0 

1.8 

13 

28 

5.8

4.2 

4.2 

3.4 

4.2 

27

18 

5.8 

5.8 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

3.4 

1.8 

.9 

5.8

3.4 

6.6 

2.6 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

166.5

140 

140 

1,170 

5,180 

4,300

1,400 

700 

600 

1,000 

3,650

4,610 

2,000 

1,300 

600

400 

750 

1,860 

6,140

1,050 

600

} ^

-

e 10 

1

sa48 

a 392 

b67

a 16 

a 8 

b6 

b 11 

s 763

sa 269 

b30 

b20 

4 

e 4

e 3 

4 

4 

sa 56 

sa 188

a 10 

a 11 

e3

e 1

1,936

March

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1 

3 

6.6 

1.8 

1.0

3.4 

2.6 

.6 

.4 

.5

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.8

.7 

.7 

2 

11 

6.6

8.2 

14 

9.6 

7.4 

4.2

4.2 

5.8 

7.4 

7.4 

6.6 

7.4

127.4

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,180 

540

520

800 

1,400 

1,000 

900 

800

750

--

Tons 

per 

day

e 1 

e4 

e 15 

e 2 

e 1

e 5 

e 4

e 2

a 3 

e 15

a 9

a 18 

a 53 

b 26 

b 18 

b9

a 8 

e 14

281

June

1.8 

1.8 

.6 

.6 

6.6

4.3 

6.6 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.3 

.3 

.5 

.8

.6 

.4 

0 

.1 

1.0

1.0 

.6 

.4 

.2 

0

29.0

2,310

1,380 

3,180

13 

350

--

e 4

(t) 

sa 57

s 112 

57

(t)

0 

0 

0 

0

0 I".

0

(t)

1

(t)

0

242

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

t Less than 0.50 ton.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.

b Computed from estimated concentration graph.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-7582. KIOWA CREEK AT KIOWA, COLO. Continued

233

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958 Continued

Day

1......

2......

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18...... 

19. .....

20. .....

24. .....

25. .....

26......

27. .....

28. .....

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

July

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

4.2

.7 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.1

.3 

.2 

.1 

0 

0

0 

.3 

.2 

0 

0 

0

6.9

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

3,480

] ;

440

} "

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) .....

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

sa34

e 1 

(t)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 1-

0 

0

0

(t)

0 

0 

0

37

August

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.5

.2

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0.7

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

2,700

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

s 13

e 1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

14

September

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.2

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0.4

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

toys).......... ...................................................

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

e 2 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

} "

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

4

790.4 

3,288

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day 

Less than 0.50 ton. 

Computed from partly estimated concentration graph
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-7582. KIOWA CREEK AT KIOWA, COLO. Con

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed

N, in native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube

Date 

of 

collection

Aug. 20...........

Time

9:05 a.m. 

7:45 p.m. 

7:45 p.m. 

11:05 a.m. 

7:05 a.m.

10: 30 p.m. 

1:45 a.m. 

2:35 a.m. 

4:15 a.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

39 

106 

106 

18 

15

50 

4.2 

1.8 

.8

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

50 

50 

50

68

57 

55 

55 

55

Suspende

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

5,150 

19, 100 

19, 100 

3,810 

4,930

13,600 

19,700 

16,100 

8,340

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

3,140 

7,090 

7,170

4,690

7,750 

5,440 

5,800 

2,110

Percen

0.002

43 

34 

19 

47 

50

37 

71 

72 

78

0.004

50 

40 

29 

56 

59

46 

85 

85 

90

0.008 0.01
PLATTE RIVER BASIN--Continued

6B-7640. SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT JULESBURG, COLO.

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 51, 0.9 mile southeast of Julesburg, Sedgwick C

State line, and 8 miles downstream from Lodgepole Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 22,800 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Chemical analyses: October 1945 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: October 1945 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,560 ppm Nov. 1-30; minimum, 560 ppm May 25.

Hardness: Maximum, 740 ppm Nov. 1-30; minimum, 288 ppm May 25.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 2,000 micromhos Oct. 16-18; minimum daily, 807 micromhos June 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 85°F Aug. 16, 19, 20; minimum, 33°F on several days during December to 

EXTREMES, 1945-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,860 ppm Apr. 13, 1955; minimum, 429 ppm June 18, 1956

Hardness: Maximum, 846 ppm Feb. 20, 1955; minimum, 173 ppm Mar. 1-12, 1947.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 2,350 micromhos Apr. 13, 1955; minimum daily, 617 micromhos Aug

Water temperatures: Maximum (1946-49, 1950-58), 93°F July 28, Aug. 1, 1953; minimum, freezing point 

REMARKS. Records:of specific conductance of daily samples available in district office at Lincoln, Neb

to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Sep

Date of 

collection

Oct. 1-31, 1957 .

Dec. 1-Jan. 2,

Feb. 19-Mar. 7 .

Apr. 18-22 ..... 

Apr. 23-27 .....

Apr. 29 -May 6 . .

May 26 -June 7 . .

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

259 

376

479 

949

855 

607 

854 

1,104 

669

693 

1,360 

1,638 

1,238 

4,918

6,470 

5,228 

1,049 

617 

552

Silica 

(SiO;,)

26 

19

20

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.00

.04

Calcium 

(Ca)

195 

175

138

Magnesium 

(Mg)

58 

61

50

Sodium 

(Na)

180 

188

181 

165

169 

173 

164 

160 

184

150 

166 

133 

148 

88

64 

71 

112 

143

77

Potassium 

(K)

15 

11

12

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

304 

322

334 

338

312 

304 

301 

278 

292

257 

285 

241 

263 

188

174 

178 

222 

248 

182

Sulfate 

(S04)

710 

681

566

Chloride 

(Cl)

61 

57

47

Fluoride 

(F)

0.8 

.9

.7

Nitrate 

(N03 )

2.6 

5.8

.8

Boron 

(B)

0.22 

.24

.22

D

Parts per m

Residue 

at 180°C

1,550 

1,560

1,480 

1,420

1,400 

1,460 

1,430 

1,340 

1,470

1,250 

1,410 

1,070 

1,210 

757

560 

606 

902 

1,170 

676
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-7640. SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT JULESBURG, COLO. 

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Septe

Date of 

collection

June 25-30, 1958

July 27-31 ..... 

Aug. 1-28......

Aug. 29 -Sept. 19 

Sept. 20-30 .... 

Weighted average a .......

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

537 

621 

456 

468 

269

56.0 

55.5 

126

908

Silica 

(SiOa )

30

..

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01

..

Calcium 

(Ca)

167

..

Magnesium 

(Mg)

54

..

Sodium 

(Na)

161 

117 

159 

91 

158

143 

150 

166

126

Potassium 

(K)

15

..

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

217 

197 

245 

212 

238

240 

242 

262

244

Sulfate 

(SO.)

671

Chloride 

(Cl)

61

..

Fluoride 

(F)

0.8

..

Nitrate 

(NO,)

2.6

..

Boron 

(B)

0.25

._

Parts pe

Residue 

at 180°C

1,230 

941 

1,200 

740 

1,260

1,220 

1,260 

1,380

1,060

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-7640. SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT JULESBURG, COLO. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 3 p.m. and 5 p.mj

237

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

68

66

b66

68

67

65

b61

52

51

52

53

58

55

58

58

59

53

53

b48

52

53

56

b52

46

54

a 52

53

57

b 53

58

56

56

Nov.

54

51

44

46

44

46

48

44

b50

47

b47

46

46

45

43

a 40

40

43

39

36

46

a 46

45

47

46

43

43

36

45

Dec.

a 37

b37

40

b39

43

b40

36

36

43

34

35

b40

39

41

41

42

43

44

44

44

45

42

43

34

37

39

34

33

39

Jan.

b33

33

33

33

35

34

34

36

35

37

37

38

36

34

37

39

b39

34

37

34

34

34

38

37

a 36

37

39

b38

41

b37

36

Feb.

38

39

37

41

42

38

36

34

a 33

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

36

43

39

b45

36

51

b52

52

43

39

Mar.

34

37

40

39

40

38

40

43

_

38

39

38

40

b41

46

40

42

42

43

48

44

--

45

45

44

49

48

41

51

54

50

43

Apr.

54

b49

58

50

a 43

48

47

42

44

47

51

54

54

62

63

65

64

64

61

60

58

64

41

41

40

45

a 49

49

51

58

--

53

May

61

65

63

66

68

64

65

60

67

68

68

65

62

57

63

a 61

64

70

74

b68

70

74

72

b76

75

76

76

79

74

68

June

a 72

77

75

76

70

74

74

a 78

80

80

73

74

b 74

76

72

b71

77

76

74

b71

b74

75

76

b69

74

75

82

83

b81

--

75

July

81

77

b74

81

77

75

80

78

77

b78

b80

81

b78

78

a 71

74

a 78

78

--

78

80

82

78

78

76

a 74

b74

83

80

82

78

Aug.

80

82

81

82

b82

82

82

83

82

83

83

b83

82

b83

80

85

84

84

85

85

83

76

83

82

79

b75

a 83

81

75

_

80

82

Sept.

78

76

72

77

77

80

76

76

75

81

80

76

70

71

66

68

70

77

75

72

70

71

76

68

65

65

64

68

64

59

--

72

a Measurement between 12 m. and 2 p.m. 

b Measurement between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-7657. SUPPLY CANAL (TRI-COUNTY DIVERSION) NEAR MAX

LOCATION. At gaging station at Parshall Flume in sec. 28, T. 13 N., R. 29 W., near Maxwell, Lincoln 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: March 1951 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: March 1951 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,010 ppm Mar. 1-4; minimum,-478 ppm Oct. 1-31.

Hardness: Maximum, 492 ppm Mar. 1-4; minimum, 211 ppm Oct. 1-31.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,440 micromhos Mar. 1; minimum daily, 641 micromhos Oct. 20.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 82°F Aug. 11, 15; minimum, 33°F on many days during November to March

EXTREMES, 1951-58 . Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,010 ppm Mar. 1-4, 1958; minimum, 368 ppm May 15, 19

Hardness: Maximum, 492 ppm Mar. 1-4, 1958; minimum, 171 ppm May 15, 1951.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,440 micromhos Mar. 1, 1958; minimum daily, 403 micromhos Ja

Water temperatures: Maximum, 85°F June 13, 15, 1952, July 27, 31, 1957; minimum, freezing point on 

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Composite periods normally id

Records of specific conductance of daily samples available in district office at Lincoln, Nebr. R

to September 1958 given in reports of State Engineer.

Chemical analyses,

Date of collection

Oct. 1-31, 1957...

Jan. 1-5, 1958....

Ma.r 1-4

Apr. 26-May 12...

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1,187 

1,062 

1,132 

1,140 

1,220

814 

1,279 

1,314 

1,360 

1,230

1,375 

1,370 

1,470 

863 

708

1,268 

1,455 

1,775 

1,790 

1,403

Silica 

(Si02)

31 

27

Iron 

(Fe)

0.00 

.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

84 

109

Magnesium 

(Mg)

22 

33

Sodium 

(Na)

68 

71 

75 

97 

83

112 

87 

84 

112 

121

102 

111 

102 

67 

125

87 

100 

110 

117 

98

Potassium 

(K)

11 

10

in parts per million, water year October 1957 to 

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

219 

217 

226 

246 

236

268 

245 

240 

262

274

258 

276 

256 

218 

268

234 

248 

223 

205 

203

Sulfate 

(S04 )

255 

364

Chloride 

(Cl)

26 

33

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5 

.6

Nitrate 

(NOS)

1.4 

1.9

Boron 

(B)

0.11 

.18

P

p

m

l
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA 239

 i-H N *-H CO * (
240 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-7657. SUPPLY CANAL (TRI-COUNTY DIVERSION) NEAR MAXWELL, NEBR. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement at 4 p.in.7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

57

a 60

65

a 58

62

a 59

60

a 56

52

a 52

54

a 52

54

a 54

58

a 58

54

a 51

50

a 48

50

a 50

53

a 45

41

a 38

47

a 42

50

a 47

51

53

Nov.

a 49

45

a 41

42

a 45

44

a 43

41

a 37

43

a 42

45

a 41

45

a 43

40

a 37

38

a 33

37

a 33

36

a 34

44

a 38

42

a 36

41

a 34

42

--

40

De;.

a 34

39

a 35

43

a 37

37

a 35

35

a 34

36

a 33

35

a 34

40

a 36

40

a 41

43

a 38

42

a 37

42

a 37

36

a 33

37

a 34

38

a 34

33

a 33

37

Jan.

33

a 33

33

a 33

33

a 33

33

a 33

35

a 34

36

a 38

40

a 36

38

a 34

38

a 35

34

a 33

34

a 33

34

a 34

35

a 34

36

a 34

35

a 33

36

35

Feb.

a 34

34

a 33

35

a 35

35

a 34

34

a 33

33

a 33

33

a 33

33

a 33

33

a 33

33

a 34

35

a 34

38

a 36

42

a 38

38

a 34

33

--

35

Mar.

a 33

33

a 33

33

a 33

33

a 33

34

a 33

33

a 33

34

a 33

34

a 33

34

a 33

34

a 33

35

a 35

37

a 36

38

a 38

38

a 38

36

a 35

38

a 36

35

Apr.

41

a 45

46

a 44

38

a 35

39

a 36

38

a 36

41

a 40

44

a 42

49

a 46

58

a 54

57

a 55

56

a 48

42

a 38

37

a 36

38

a 36

39

a 37

--

43

May

39

a 36

48

a 46

59

a 53

60

a 57

63

a 57

68

a 62

63

a 58

60

a 57

62

a 57

70

a 65

73

a 64

70

a 69

72

a 68

70

a 66

74

a 69

73

62

June

a 68

71

a 73

76

a 70

68

a 67

71

a 67

72

a 68

68

a 67

70

a 65

70

a 67

77

a 68

67

a 66

68

a 67

70

a 61

71

a 67

73

a 70

78

--

69

July

a 71

79

a 73

78

a 72

80

a 73

78

a 72

78

a 72

74

a 68

76

a 67

68

a 64

72

a 67

73

a 68

72

a 72

77

a 72

78

a 73

77

a 71

78

a 73

73

Aug.

78

a 73

79

a 75

79

a 77

81

a 77

81

a 76

82

a 78

81

a 78

82

a 75

81

a 74

78

a 72

74

a 69

72

a 64

76

a 66

77

a 71

76

a 70

74

76

Sept.

a 66

72

a 66

70

a 65

75

a 68

76

a 69

74

a 68

75

a 66

68

a 61

62

a 57

66

a64

68

a 64

57

a 52

60

a 55

62

a 52

63

a 58

57

65

a Measurement made at 8 a.r
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Cont inued 

6B-7660. PLATTE RIVER AT BRADY, NEBR.

LOCATION. At gaging stations at highway bridges, half a mile and 2| miles south of Brady, Lincoln 

Platte and South Platte Rivers.

DRAINAGE AREA. 56,900 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: November 1950 to September 1958. 

Water temperatures: March 1951 to September 1958. water temperatures: inarcn ±?^x tu oeptemuei ±VDO . EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 817 ppm Mar. 1-4; minimum, 350 ppm May 13-16. 

Hardness: Maximum, 404 ppm Mar. 1-4; minimum, 179 ppm May 13-16.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 

Date of collection

Oct. 1-31, 1957....

Jan. 1-5, 1958.....

Apr. 26-May 12....

Mean 

discharge 

(els)

211 

196 

173 

172 

209

384 

232 

199 

209 

253

190 

255 

360 

230 

731

385 

420 

390 

497 

281

Silica 

(Si02)

40 

34

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.00

Calcium 

(Ca)

64 

65

Magnesium 

(Mg)

15 

15

Sodium 

(Na)

50 

52 

59 

48

67 

45 

53 

51 

65

43 

43 

41 

79 

100

56 

45 

52 

50 

50

Potassium 

(K)

10 

9.2

Bicarbonate 

(HCOS)

230 

236 

241 

257 

222

248 

218 

224 

226 

244

220 

208 

190 

256 

256

220 

219 

218 

212 

221

Sulfate 

(S04 )

130 

122

Chloride 

(Cl)

16 

14

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5 

.5

Nitrate 

(NO,)

1.7 

1.8

Boron 

(B)

0.07 

.09
PLATTE RIVER BASIN--Continued

6B-7660. PLATTE RIVER AT BRADY, NEBR. Con

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Sep

Date of collection

May 13-16, 1958...

June 28- July 4.....

Aug. 21-Sept. 10 .. 

Sept. 11-30 .......

Weighted average a ..........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

887 

1,046 

3,503 

2,784 

240

184 

193 

270 

403 

235

1,257 

181 

189

508

Silica 

(SiO,)

35 

35

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.00

..

Calcium 

(Ca)

86 

64

Magnesium 

(Mg)

26

17

.-

Sodium 

(Na)

37 

61 

84 

73 

55

69 

55 

66 

47 

58

63 

58 

58

64

Potassium 

(K)

15 

11

--

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

194 

219 

210 

199 

210

206 

216 

190 

207 

242

239 

212 

218

216

Sulfate 

(SOJ

278 

155

.-

Chloride 

(Cl)

26 

19

-.

Fluoride 

(F)

0.7 

.5

Nitrate 

(N03)

0.7 

1.5

.-

Boron 

(B)

0.15 

.11

--

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-7660. PLATTE RIVER AT BRADY, NEBR. Continued 

CHANNEL I

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m./

243

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

57

57

56

56

59

60

59

52

49

48

47

49

53

53

50

51

50

49

49

a 46

47

52

50

44

35

36

35

39

40

42

46

49

Nov.

49

42

a 39

38

40

40

43

34

33

34

a 39

43

37

38

41

38

a 35

a 33

a 32

33

32

32

33

35

a 36

a 37

a 35

a 33

a 32

a 32

--

37

Dec.

33

33

32

33

35

34

34

a 33

34

a 34

a 32

a 32

32

a 34

a 35

a 36

a 39

39

a 37

a 33

34

a 35

32

32

32

32

a 34

a 32

32

32

a 32

34

Jan.

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

32

32

32

32

a 34

a 34

a 32

32

a 34

34

a 34

a 33

a 32

a 32

32

a 34

a 33

34

a 33

a 32

32

34

a 33

32

33

Feb.

a 33

a 32

32

32

32

32

32

32

a 32

a 32

32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

32

a 35

a 35

a 35

a 35

35

38

35

_.

--

-_

--

33

Mar.

__

b 39

b 35

a 34

a 32

a 32

a 34

32

32

a 32

a 34

32

a 32

a 32

32

a 32

a 32

a 32

32

a 34

a 34

34

35

35

38

36

39

39

38

a 40

41

35

Apr.

41

44

46

45

44

39

40

42

45

44

42

44

45

48

50

54

55

57

54

49

52

48

50

40

44

43

47

46

40

48

--

46

May

52

56

57

55

56

56

57

56

56

57

62

61

62

a 59

57

59

60

61

63

64

67

69

67

70

68

69

71

69

68

70

74

62

June

69

69

73

73

69

66

69

72

70

73

65

62

b76

a 69

a 69

b 84

a 77

b 61

b76

a 70

a 70

b 74

__

b 83

66

74

71

--

71

July

73

72

72

71

70

71

67

70

71

68

71

a 67

69

70

66

66

65

74

78

71

a 74

71

72

73

69

68

a 71

65

69

70

71

70

Aug.

71

73

75

74

76

76

73

76

75

76

82

72

77

75

74

72

72

72

76

75

68

66

67

64

65

63

65

68

69

67

61

71

Sept.

65

66

67

64

67

66

65

67

66

63

62

64

64

65

58

a 58

55

58

63

62

53

61

66

68

56

56

50

55

56

50

--

61

a Measurement between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. 

b Measurement between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
244 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-7660. PLATTE RIVER AT BRADY, NEBR. Continued 

CHANNEL 4

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

58

58

58

58

60

62

62

55

51

50

50

52

54

53

51

53

50

50

50

a 47

47

52

52

45

37

37

36

39

42

43

46

50

Nov.

49

43

a 40

38

40

41

44

37

34

34

37

42

37

37

42

39

37

a 34

34

34

33

32

34

35

36

37

a 36

33

32

32

--

37

Dec.

34

34

35

36

36

35

36

a 35

34

36

32

32

34

36

a 37

a 40

a 43

37

a 38

35

37

40

35

35

36

32

37

32

35

35

a 34

36

Jan.

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

32

a 32

a 32

32

35

34

35

36

a 36

a 35

33

36

37

a 36

a 36

34

a 32

33

a 36

37

37

a 36

35

35

37

a 36

35

34

Feb.

a 37

a 34

32

35

35

36

32

32

a 33

32

34

a 32

32

a 32

a 32

a 32

32

a 34

a 34

35

39

40

41

44

43

45

40

--

36

Mar.

..

b34

b35

a 35

35

a 35

a 38

35

35

a 38

a 40

35

35

a 34

32

36

a 36

a 34

36

38

37

39

41

40

41

40

42

40

42

a 41

42

37

Apr.

44

45

48

47

45

41

40

44

45

45

42

44

46

49

51

54

56

58

54

50

54

49

50

40

44

43

47

46

40

48

--

47

May

54

58

56

56

56

57

59

58

56

56

61

62

63

a 59

57

58

58

60

61

63

65

67

64

67

64

65

69

65

65

68

70

61

June

65

60

67

69

65

64

66

70

67

70

69

62

b75

b74

a 65

a 68

b78

a 74

b62

b73

a 70

75

a 70

b71

..

b 80

66

73

71

--

69

July

72

72

71

71

69

70

67

69

71

67

70

a 66

67

70

67

66

64

72

68

69

a 73

70

71

71

68

69

70

65

70

72

71

69

Aug.

72

74

74

76

75

72

70

73

73

73

a 81

72

77

71

71

70

72

69

73

73

67

65

66

63

65

63

65

68

69

67

61

70

Sept.

64

67

68

65

67

65

65

68

67

65

63

64

65

65

59

a 60

56

59

62

62

61

61

65

68

58

58

51

56

57

51

--

62

a Measurement between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. 

b Measurement between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-7915. CEDAR RIVER NEAR SPALDING, NE

LOCATION. At gaging station at highway bridge, 10i miles northwest of Spalding, Greeley County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 794 square miles, of which about 50 square miles contributes directly to surface ru

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 1957 to August 1958 (discontinued). 

REMARKS. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, February 1949 t

Date of 

collection

Feb. 28, 1949... 

Sept. 20, 1957 ..

Jan. 29, 1958...

Aug. 18 ........

Discharge 

(cfs)

a 130 

57 

70 

103 

92

123 

246 

64 

131 

59

66 

61

Silica 

(Si02 )

42 

44

46

Iron 

(Fe)

0.12 

.01

.04

Calcium 

(Ca)

27 

27

26

Magnesium 

(Mg)

6.8 

3.8

4.4

Sodium 

(Na)

3. 

6.2 

7.0 

6.3 

6.3

5.8 

6.1 

6.1 

8.1 

7.2

6.1 

6.2

Posium 

(K)

9 

5.7

5.6

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

117 

116 

109 

118 

103

100 

112 

108 

110 

124

118 

124

Sulfate 

(S0«)

5.6 

5.5

8.3

Chloride 

(Cl)

0.5 

.0

.1

Fluoride 

(F)

0.2 

.2

.2

Nitrate 

(NO,)

1.1 

.8

.8

Boron 

(B)

0.01 

.07

.03

Parts p

Residu

at 180°

148 

148

156

a Daily mean discharge.
246 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-7915. CEDAR RIVER NEAR SPALDING, NEBR. Continued 

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge, September 1957 to September 1958

Date

Sept. 20, 1957, 3:35 p.m... 

Oct. 29, 11:55 a.m........

Nov. 26, 4:45 p.m.........

Jan. 29, 1958, 10:05 a.m ..

Mar. 18, 2:10 p.m ........

Sept. 9, 10:05 a.m ........

Discharge 

(cfs)

57 

86 

68 

56 

107

123 

a 85 

58 

235 

154

309 

59 

66 

53 

52

91 

306 

61 

70

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

38 

38 

21 

18 

72

123 

62 

31 

396 

213

438 

35 

88 

36 

46

94 

294 

56 

65

Discharge 

(tons per day)

5.8 

8.8 

3.9 

2.7 

21

41 

14 

4.9 

251 

89

365 

5.6 

16 

5.2 

6.5

23 

243 

9.2 

12

a Daily mean discharge.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-7915. CEDAR RIVER NEAR SPALDING, NEBR. Co

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, September 1957 to 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W

Date 

of 

collection

Sept. 20, 1957.... 

Oct. 29..........

Jan. 29, 1958 ....

May 26 ..........

Sept. 9 ..........

Time

3:35 p.m. 

11: 55 a.m. 

1:55 p.m. 

4:45 p.m. 

10:25 a.m.

10:05 a.m. 

3:25 p.m. 

2:10 p.m. 

9:10 a.m. 

10:10 a.m.

5:30 p.m. 

3:00 p.m. 

2:10 p.m. 

2:10 p.m. 

12:15 p.m.

4:30 p.m. 

10:05 a.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

57 

86 

68 

56 

107

123 

a 85 

58 

235 

154

309 

59 

53 

91 

306

61 

70

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

57 

46 

45 

45 

38

32 

32

44 

44 

57

54 

80 

70 

76 

78

79 

71

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

38 

38 

21 

18 

72

123 

62 

31 

396 

213

438 

35 

36 

94 

294

56 

65

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

Percent fi

0.002 0.004 0.008 0.016 

a Daily mean discharge.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-7915. CEDAR RIVER NEAR SPALDING, NEBR. Con

Particle-size analyses of bed material, September 1957 to Sep

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M, 

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in 

Date of collection

Sept. 20, 1957......

Jan. 29, 1958 ......

Apr. 16............

May 26 ............

July 8 .............

Aug. 5.............

Aug. 18............

Sept. 9 ............

Time

3:35 p.m. 

11:55 a.m. 

1:55 p.m. 

4:45 p.m. 

10:25 a.m.

10:05 a.m. 

3:25 p.m. 

2:10 p.m. 

9:10 a.m. 

10:10 a.m.

5:30 p.m. 

3:00 p.m. 

4:40 p.m. 

2:10 p.m. 

4:45 p.m.

2:10 p.m. 

12:15 p.m. 

4:30 p.m. 

10:05 a.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

57 

86 

68 

56 

107

123 

a 85 

58 

235 

154

309 

59 

66 

53 

52

91 

306 

61 

70

Number of 

sampling 

points

13 

11 

10 

10 

13

9 

7 

8 

12 

12

7 

9 

11 

10 

15

9 

8 

10 

10

Bed 

Percent finer than indi

0.016 0.031 0.062

3 

5 

0 

2 

2

1 

0 

0 

0 

1

0 

0 

0 

1 

0

0 

0

4 

1

0.125

14 

15 

6 

10 

8

8 

29 

1 

2 

12

2

4 

11 

9 

4

3 

5 

11 

9

0.250

58 

56 

50 

50 

50

59 

84 

42 

45 

70

42 

46 

49 

48 

44

41 

42 

58 

63

0.500

96 

93 

95 

93 

94

94 

96 

92 

96 

98

92 

97 

97 

96 

96

96 

80 

95 

98

a Daily mean discharge.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-7920. CEDAR RIVER NEAR FULLERTON, NEBR.

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 52, 3 miles northwest of Fullerton, Nance Co

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,220 square miles, approximately, of which about 480 square miles contributes direc

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 1957 to August 1958 (discontinued). 

REMARKS. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, September 1957 to Au

Date of 

collection

Sept. 20, 1957..

Feb. 19, 1958.. 

Mar 19

Aug. 19........

Discharge 

(cfs)

253 

210 

208 

256 

150

228 

277 

203 

216 

148

Silica 

(Si02 )

43 

45

42

Iron 

(Fe)

0.03 

.04

.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

37 

38

37

Magnesium 

(Mg)

4.7 

5.4

6.9

Sodium 

(Na)

7.2 

8.6 

7.5 

7.1 

7.7

6.9 

9.6 

8.5 

7.2 

7.2

Potassium 

(K)

7.0 

6.4

7.6

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

167 

154 

162 

157 

164

160 

168 

169 

156 

162

Sulfate 

(S0«)

6.8 

9.3

6.3

Chloride 

(Cl)

0.5 

.1

.2

Fluoride 

(F)

0.3 

.3

.3

Nitrate 

(NO,)

1.6 

1.2

1.3

Boron 

(B)

0.12 

.03

.05

Parts p

Residu

at 180°C

184 

193

196
250 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-7920. CEDAR RIVER NEAR FULLERTON, NEBR. Continued 

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Date

Oct. 1, 1957, 11:00 a.m....

Jan. 28, 1958, 3:40 p.m....

Sept. 9, 4:15 p.m.. ........

Discharge 

(cfs)

156 

231 

208 

195 

208

a 256 

a 126 

a 151 

a 228 

342

277 

402 

203 

174 

213

157 

383 

486 

342 

356

148 

174

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

287 

526 

392 

437 

419

1,710 

154 

114 

618 

1,250

705 

1,200 

299 

426 

808

354 

16,900 

4,750 

1,520 

945

298 

368

Discharge 

(tons per day)

121 

328 

220 

230 

235

1,180 

52 

46 

380 

1,150

527 

1,300 

164 

200 

465

150 

17,500 

6,230 

1,400 

908

119 

173

a Daily mean discharge.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-7920. CEDAR RIVER NEAR FULLERTON, NEBR. Con

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 195

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W

Date 

of 

collection

Nov. 27...........

Jan. 28, 1958......

Apr. 30...........

Aug. 19 ...........

Sept. 9............

Time

11:00 a.m. 

9:35 a.m. 

12:05 p.m. 

5:10 p.m. 

3:40 p.m.

1:40 p.m. 

11:05 a.m. 

3:00 p.m. 

10:20 a.m. 

3:10 p.m.

11:30 a.m. 

6:45 p.m. 

9:40 a.m. 

11:45 a.m. 

12:10 p.m.

11:00 a.m. 

7:45 p.m. 

11: 10 a.m. 

4:15 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

156 

231 

208 

a 256 

a 126

a 151 

a 228 

277 

402 

203

174 

213 

157 

383 

486

342 

356 

148 

174

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

57 

39 

32 

33

32 

37 

64 

51 

70

75 

79 

60 

69 

73

73 

84

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

287 

526 

419 

1,710 

154

114 

618 

705 

1,200 

299

426 

808 

354 

16,900 

4,750

1,520 

945 

298 

368

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

1,770 

2,710

15,300 

5,290

3,260 

4,060

Percent fi

0.002

28 

16

37 

38

43 

16

0.004

31 

21

50 

44

50 

19

0.008 0.016

46 

33

78 

56

62

a Daily mean discharge.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-7920. CEDAR RIVER NEAR FULLERTON, NEBR. Con

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 1957 to 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M, 

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in 

Date of collection

Oct. 30 ...........

Mar. 19, 1958.....

Sept. 9............

Time

11:00 a.m. 

9:35 a.m. 

10:10 a.m. 

10:35 a.m. 

12:05 p.m.

5:10 p.m. 

11:05 a.m. 

5: 30 p.m. 

3:00 p.m. 

10:20 a.m.

3:10 p.m. 

11:30 a.m. 

6:45 p.m. 

9:40 a.m. 

11:45 a.m.

12:10 p.m. 

11:00 a.m. 

7:45 p.m. 

11:10 a.m. 

4:15 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

156 

231 

208 

195 

208

a 256 

a 228 

342 

277 

402

203 

174 

213 

157 

383

486 

342 

356 

148 

174

Number of 

sampling 

points

8 

24 

10 

16 

10

10 

25 

20 

20 

10

10 

8 

19 

15 

19

10 

8 

8 

20 

20

Bed 

Percent finer than indi

0.016 0.031 0.062

5 

0 

0 

1 

22

4 

3 

0 

2 

12

3 

2

4 

4 

8

1 

0 

0 

11 

18

0.125

7 

2 

2 

3 

48

11 

9 

5 

8 

20

8 

3 

8 

9 

14

9 

4 

3 

25 

30

0.250

55 

61 

42 

44 

89

74 

63 

75 

75 

76

73 

51 

45 

62 

79

82 

50 

56 

64 

75

0.500

95 

94 

88 

87 

98

97 

94 

98 

98 

97

96 

95 

93 

96 

97

99 

97 

96 

97 

97

a Daily mean discharge.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN PLATTE RIVER B

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Sep

Date of collection

Discharge 

(eta)

Silica 

(S102)

Iron 

(Fe)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCOS)

Sulfate 

(S04 )

Chloride 

(Cl)

Fluoride 

(F)

Nitrate 

(NO,)

Boron 

(B)

P

m

l

6B-6655. WHEATLAND CANAL NO.l NEAR WHEATLAND, WY

May 14, 1958.....

Aug. 5 ..........

187

245

7.4 

11

6.2

4.1

0.00 

.02

.01

.02

67 

58

57

61

26 

26

24

28

38 

33

36

43

3.8 

2.8

2.9

3.7

183

174

159

165

188 

161

158

202

15 

11

11

13

0.4 

.4

.4

.5

1.1 

.8

.8

.4

0.09 

.09

.08

.09

6B-6660. WHEATLAND CANAL NO. 2 NEAR WHEATLAND, W

May 14, 1958.....

Aug. 5...........

62

130

118

12 

15

9.5

8.6

0.01 

.02

.01

.02

85 

73

70

71

33 

28

26

27

54

40

41

4.6 

2.8

2.9

3.0

234 

218

205

204

239 

180

173

185

17 

13

12

13

0.5

.5

.6

1.4 

.8

.8

.6

0.11

.07

.09

6B-7080. SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT WATERTON, COLO.a

Feb. 7, 1958..... 

Apr. 9...........

18 

113

9.8 

10

0.06 

.00

25 1 7.8 

29 1 8.8

18 

23

1.6 

1.6

77 

94

35 

39

24 

28

1.0 

1.1

0.6 

.0

6B-7105. BEAR CREEK AT MORBISON, COLO.a/

Feb. 7, 1958..... 

Apr. 9...........

13 

21

12 

13

0.57 

.06

13 2.9 

15 1 3.4

5.8 

6.0

2.0 

1.4

52 

60

12 

11

2.0 

2.0

0.3

.4

1.0 

.9

6B-7195. CLEAR CREEK NEAR GOLDEN, COLO.a/

Feb. 7, 1958 ..... 1 58 

Apr. 9........... | 66

7.6 

12

0.00 

2.0

24 1 8.3 

27 1 8.8

9.2 

7.6

1.6 

1.8

33

40

81 

82

2.0 

2.0

0.5

.4

1.8 1 

1.4 |

6B-7240. ST. VRAIN CREEK AT LYONS, COLO.a/

Feb. 7, 1958..... 

Apr. 9...........

9.0

14

9.0 

12

0.15 

.09

9.6 1 2.9 

14 1 2.4

4.0 

5.5

0.0 

.0

36 1 12 

42 1 19

1.0 

1.0

0.1

.4

1.4 

1.1

LEFT HAND CREEK NEAR BOULDER, COLO.a/

Feb. 7, 1958..... 

Apr. 9........... 13

11

14

0.00 

.00

32 

22

8.3 

6.8

19 

23

1.6 

1.6

56 

58

95 1 4.0 

73 1 1.0

2.4 

3.6

0.7 

.7

a Some records of aluminum, manganese, and phosphate available in district office at Lincoln, Nebr.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Septemb

Date of collection

Discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(Si02)

Iron 

(Fe)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

Sulfate 

(S04 )

Chloride 

(Cl)

Fluoride 

(F)

Nitrate 

(N03)

Boron 

(B)

Pa

p

m

lio

6B-7270. BOULDER CREEK NEAR ORODELL, COLO.a/

Apr. 9. ........... 54 8.8 .06 8.0 1.9 2.5 .4 32 7.4 .0 .2 .0 

6B-7295. SOUTH BOULDER CREEK NEAR ELDORADO SPRINGS, C

Feb. 7, 1958...... 

Apr. 9. ...........

4.2 

6.8

5.8 

5.9

0.42 

.31

10 

8.0

2.4 

1.0

4.2 

4.0

1.2 

.0

38

27

12 

5.1

1.0 

3.0

0.2 

.2

0.7 

.0

COAL CREEK NEAR PLAINVIEW, COLO.a/

Apr. 9............

9.6 

11

0.00 

.00

6.4 

10

3.4 

1.9

4.8 

4.8

1.2 1 32 

.6 1 38

9.5 

9.1

3.0 

2.0

0.3 

.3

0.0 

.0

6B-7725. WOOD RIVER NEAR CHAPMAN, NEBR.

Sept. 20, 1957 ....

Mar. 19, 1958 ....

July 23 ...........

12.2 

18

10

452

25 

31

27 

28

17

0.01 

.17

.01

.05

51 

75

58 

62

17

9.5 

13

13

3.3

26" 

36

32

3.0

13 

41

11

12

186 

388

190

69

59 

58

58

12

17 

2.7

20

.4

0.4 

.4

.5 

.5

.4

4.5 

.2

36

4.0

0.07 

.13

.12

.09

DANE CREEK NEAR ORD, NEBR.

Nov. 13, 1957..... 

Jan. 28, 1958.....

July 25 ...........

0.66 

.56 

1.69

22 

20 

17

2.7

493 

488 

422

82

46 8.3

MIRA CREEK NEAR NORTH LOUP, NEBR.

May 18, 1956 ..... 

Nov. 13, 1957..... 

Jan. 28, 1958.....

July 25 ...........

0.11 

b 5 

b .1

37 0.22 141 29 21 

8.2 

26

2'. 3

20 612 

212 

566

80

25 

31

-

9.2 

3.7

-

0.4 0.3 0.14 

a Some records of aluminum, manganese, and phosphate available in district office at Lincoln, Nebr. 

b Estimated.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA 255

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN PLATTE RIVER BASIN Coantinued

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Discharge 

(tons per day)

6B-7840. SOUTH LOUP RIVER AT ST. MICHAEL, NEBR.

Oct. 1, 1957, 5:30 p.m.... 

Oct. 15, 11:00 a. m .......

Nov. 26, 12:25 p.m...'...:

Jan. 27, 1958, 3:10 p.m...

Sept. 8, 2:30 p.m.........

143

180

a 200

330

145

306

244

1 9on

6

f\Af\

292

286

118

132

COQ

944

112

6B-7843. OAK CREEK NEAR LOUP CITY, NEBR.

July 1, 1958, 1:30 p.m....

July 17, 8:15 a.m.........

July 24, 1:20 p.m.........

69

310

34

109

1 eo

510

49,400

9 220

5,910

9,540

7 730

2 960

13 500

9

OCrt

6 920

8,140

6B-7850. MIDDLE LOUP RIVER AT ST. PAUL, NEBR.

Oct. 14, 1957, 2:35 p.m...

Nov. 25, 11:25 a.m.......

Dec. 16, 11:20 a.m.......

Jan. 27, 1958, 12:45 p.m..

Apr. 14, 12:45 p.m.......

June 23, 4:15 D.m ........

1,100

a 1,320

956

1.480

636

792

702

1,890

3 120

9 330

2,820

1 440

1 440

2.810

a Daily mean discharge.
256 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

PLATTE RIVER BASIN--Continued

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Contlnued

Date

Discharge 

(els)

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Discharge 

(tons per day)

6B-7850. MIDDLE LOUP RIVER AT ST. PAUL, NEBR. Continued

July 7, 1958, 11:40 a.m....

Sept. 8, 10:50 a. m ........

1,140

956

810

468

358

1,440

22, 100

783

6B>-7905. NORTH LOUP RIVER NEAR ST. PAUL, NEBR.

Oct. 14, 1957, 11:40 a.m ..

Jan. 27, 1958, 10:50 a.m ..

Sept. 8, 12:10 p.m ........

1,020 

992

980

950

Of) A

0-IQ

758

1 790

685

343 

430

260

U

onn

2 740

OC7

1 ^n

350

945 

11 ^n

667

17 900

eno

1QQ

647

6B-7918. CEDAR RIVER AT BELGRADE, NEBR.

Oct. 15, 1957, 3:35 p.m ...

Jan. 28, 1958, 1:45 p.m ...

Sept. 9, 12:50 p.m ........

253

220

213

253

205

331

9m

167

790

300

2 1 on

346

540

173

79

156

e Estimated.

a Daily mean discharge.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN PLATTE RIVER BASI

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1957 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

Time

Discharge 

(cfs)

Water 

temperature 

(«F)

Suspended se

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

Percent fin

0.002 0.004 0.008 0.016 

6B-7840, SOUTH LOUP RIVER AT ST. MICHAEL, NEB

Jan. 27, 1958..... 

Feb. 18..........

Sept. 8...........

11: 00 a.m.

3:10 p.m. 

11:15 a.m.

10: 10 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

2:30 p.m.

175

188

180

202

a 215

a 200 

a 130

a 220

440

330

774

193

172

7,320

690

158

145

60

48

43

41

33

32 

32

32

49

46

68

68

74

68

70

72

82

407

408

385

416

580

244 

157

935

1,390

1,060

477

396

6,940

2,260

891

286

'

_

_

_

3,340

3,550

6,180

4,210

4,420

3,480

3,050

15

17

26

36

55

45

_

_

20

20

32

39

41

61

51

_

35

_

28

44

45

74

66

6B-7843. OAK CREEK NEAR LOUP CITY, NEBR.

July 9............ 7:20 p.m.

208

346

16 7.780 4.790 75 88 97

a Daily mean discharge.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN--Continued 

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN PLATTE RIVER BASI

Date 

of 

collection

Time

Discharge 

(els)

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

Suspended sed

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

Percent fine

0.002 0.004 0.008 0.016 

6B-7843. OAK CREEK NEAR LOUP CITY, NEBR. Cont

July 11, 1958.....

July 24 ..........

9:45 a.m.

5:50 a.m.

1:20 p.m.

69

109

158

206

440

510

15,900

44, 100

17,700

9,220

5,910

4,680

11,200

6,360

3,320

3,180

3,220

58

26

37

61

74

64

28

41

82

80

95

6B-7850. MIDDLE LOUP RIVER AT ST. PAUL, NEBR

Oct. 14, 1957 ....

Jan. 27, 1958 ....

Julv21 ..........

2:35 p.m.

11:25 a.m.

12:45 p.m.

12:00 m.

1,100

995

a 1,320

1,340

1,750

956

1,480

1,140

10,800

2,100

56

39

33

32

33

61

55

77

68

75

636

792

1,280

560

468

7,320

3.910

"

-

3,630

3.550

"

-

_

31

33

"

-

_

41

34

36

"

-

39

44
Sept. 8 .........

2:25 p.m.

10:50 a.m.

956

670

810

QC

74

75

367

596

358

_

_

-

__

_

--

_

-

_

-

6B-7905. NORTH LOUP RIVER NEAR ST. PAUL, NEBR

Oct. 14, 1957 . . .

Jan. 27, 1958 . . .

July 9 ..........

Sept. 8 .........

11:40 a.m.

10:50 a.m.

10:45 a.m.

10:45 a.m.

12: 10 p.m.

1,020 

992

980

955

950 

a 639

1,130

1,600

1,300

1,700

824

813

813

918

758

2,200

1,790

824

476

685

55 

45

43

46

33

32 

32

33

55

49

75

73

74

75

71

85

81

78

343 

430

356

526

866

260 

194

1,040

606

830

313

291

11,200

150

350

"

_

--

_

_

7,570

8,380

--

-

45

42

27

--

"

_

_

-

_

54

--

"

--

_

69

41

--

6B-7918. CEDAR RIVER AT BELGRADE, NEBR.

Oct. 15, 1957 ...

Dec. 17.........

Jan. 28, 1958 ...

Apr. 29.........

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

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

3:35 p.m.

1:45 p.m.

11:25 a.m.

4:50 D.m.

253 

232

208

220

251

213 

e 190

e 230

366

387

205

214

202

163

64 

51

44

38

33

32 

32

44

58

72

66

70

790

458

755

924

300 

140

1,200

521

420

--

_

--

3,590

"

--

12

--

--

12

_

"

--

26

16

e Estimated.

a Daily mean discharge
PLATTE RIVER BASIN--Continued 

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN PLATTE RIVER BAS

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to Se

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

Date 

of 

collection

Time

Discharge 

(cfs)

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

Suspended se

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

Percent fin

0.002 0.004

6B-7918. CEDAR RIVER AT BELGRADE

Sept. 9 ..........

7:55 a.m. 

6:10 p.m. 

4: 20 p.m. 

8:40 a.m. 

12:50 p.m.

187 

331 

376 

210 

167

70 

76 

80

442 

2,190 

778 

480 

346

3,550 

2,710

34 

16

38 

20

0.008 0.016 

, NEBR. Continu

45

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 1957 to 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, i

Date of collection Time Discharge 

(cfs)

Number of 

sampling 

points

Bed 

Percent finer than ind

0.016 0.031 0.062 0.125 0.2 50 0.500 

6B-7840. SOUTH LOUP RIVER AT ST. MICHAEL, N

Oct. 28 ............

Dec. 16............

3:35 p.m.

4:40 D.m.

188

180

a 215

12

12

26

3

6

13

25 87

9

9
Mar. 18, 1958.......

Sept. 8 .............

10:10 a.m.

2:30 p.m.

a 220

440

292

199

218

193

7,320

160

145

6 

22

19

13

5

23

12

5

11

18

1 

7

4

4

0

0

20

5

14 

32

31

18

22

11

4

4

35

15

86 

81

87

85

81

25

83

70

1

1

6B-7850. MIDDLE LOUP RIVER AT ST. PAUL, NEBR

Aug. 18............. 11:10 a.m.

1,680

1,750

956

995

9,950

956

670

3

16

4

7

33

5

24

43

0

1

0

1

2

0

0

1

4

15

2

9

10

4

4

5

35

58

23

32

59

47

6B-7905. NORTH LOUP RIVER NEAR ST. PAUL, NEBR

Mar. 17, 1958.......

July 7 ..............

Aug. 18............. 12:30 p.m.

1,130

813

758

824

476

4

12

26

13

23

27

6

0

0

1

8

1

10

31

30

23

a Daily mean discharge.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN PLATTE RIVER BAS

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 1957 to Septe

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

____N, in native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, i

Date of collection Time Discharge 

(cfs)

Number of 

sampling 

points

Bed 

Percent finer than ind

0.016 0.031 0.062 0.125 0.250 0.50

6B-7918. CEDAR RIVER AT BELGRADE, NEBR

Sept. 9.............

1:45 p.m.

12:40 p.m.

11:25 a.m.

4:20 p.m.

12:50 p.m.

232

220

251

213

e 190

366

253

387

205

214

202

163

187

331

376

210

167

10

9

11

9

17

15

15

7

13

15

19

16

16

6

8

19

19

6

9

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

4

21

3

5

1

8

3

2

3

6

14

3

4

5

3

2

8

73

63

44

54

59

82

59

70

53

38

59

48

72

72

48

46

46

1
LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER BASIN

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF STREAMS IN LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER 

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge, water year October 

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Suspen

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

6B-8105. LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER NEAR SYRACUSE

Oct. 15, 1957, 10:30 a.m..

Feb. 27, 1958, 11:50 a.m . 

July 10, 11:35 a.m........

July 11, 9:40 a.m.........

528 

553

2,690

5,290

9,48

43,20

17,20

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 195

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

Date 

of 

collection

Time

Discharge 

(cfs)

Water 

temperature 

(° F)

Suspended s

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

Percent fi

0.002 0.004 0.008 0.016 

6B-8105. LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER NEAR SYRACU

Oct. 15, 1957....

Feb. 27, 1958 . . .

July 11..........

10:30 a.m.

11:50 a.m. 

11:35 a.m.

9:40 a.m.

528 

553

2,690 

24,400

22,500

5,290

9,480 

13,100

43,200 

10,200

9,650

17,200

4,070 

12,100

14,100 

3,810

10,500

16,400

42 

40

32 

51

50

35

46 

49

36 

55

56

40

69 

74

56 

75

75

61
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued

6B-8070. MISSOURI RIVER AT NEBRASKA CITY, NEB

LOCATION. At gaging station at Waubonsie Highway Bridge at Nebraska City, Otoe County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 414,400 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: January 1951 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: May 1951 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 499 ppm Jan. 1-12; minimum, 276 ppm Aug. 6-11.

Hardness: Maximum, 264 ppm Jan. 1-12; minimum, 141 ppm Aug. 6-11.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 832 micromhos Jan. 7; minimum daily, 421 micromhos Aug. 10.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 80°F Aug. 19, 20; minimum, freezing point on many days during January 

EXTREMES, 1951-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 600 ppm Jan. 1-10, 1952; minimum, 252 ppm June 18-19, 

Hardness: Maximum, 344 ppm Jan. 1-10, 1952; minimum, 141 ppm Aug. 6-11, 1958.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 936 micromhos Jan. 6, 1953; minimum daily, 361 micromhos Mar. 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 85°F July 25, 1952; minimum, freezing point on many days during winter 

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conductanc

Lincoln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 156

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Se

Date of collection

Oct. 1-31, 1957....

Jan. 1-12, 1958.... 

Jan. 13-Feb. 22 ...

Feb. 26-Mar. 5....

Mar. 24-Apr. 5....

Apr. 17-May 1.....

July 14-19.........

July 31-Aug. 2. . . . . 

Aue. 3-5 ..........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

34,670 

19,370 

14,020

9,580

12,900 

18, 100 

37,810 

20,000 

24,650

39,280 

34,910 

32,870 

33,530 

36,980

46,300 

34,730 

44,930 

53,730 

33.870

Silica 

(Si02)

21

18 

13

Iron 

(Fe)

0.02

.01 

.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

66

61 

72

Magnesium 

(Mg)

18

16 

9.4

Sodium 

(Na)

69 

59 

55 

50 

64

58 

49 

32 

47 

45

43 

52 

56 

58 

53

54 

57 

46 

33 

36

Potassium 

(K)

5.5

7.7 

5.7

Bicarbonate 

(HCOS)

191 

201 

215 

199 

236

208 

186 

157 

201 

192

183 

192 

190 

181 

190

155 

174 

169 

149 

158

Sulfate 

(S04)

146

129 

167

Chloride 

(Cl)

24

21 

19

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5

.4 

.4

Nitrate 

(NO,)

3.4

3.9 

1.2

Boron 

(B)

0.10

.22 

.11

(

Par

pe

mi

lio
Aug. 21-Sept. 5 ...

Sept. 8-30 ........

Weighted average a ..........

31,640

31,720

27,810

--

11

..

--

.00

.-

-

58

"

18

-.

59 

57

63

54

"

5.4

182

186

186

"

180

..

--

18

_-

"

.6

..

"

.7

..

"

.13

_-

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued

MISSOURI RIVER AT NEBRASKA CITY, NEBR. Continued

Temperature (° F) o£ water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement at 8 a.in./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

a 56

a 57

57

57

57

57

57

57

56

56

55

55

55

55

a 55

a 55

54

54

53

52

52

51

51

50

49

47

47

45

a 43

a 43

43

53

Nov.

43

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

40

39

39

39

39

39

40

40

40

--

38

38

37

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

38

Dec.

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

Jan.

33

32

32

32

32

33

32

32

32

32

32

33

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

Feb.

32

32

32

a 32

a 32

32

32

32

32

32

a 32

a 32

32

32

32

32

._

_-

--

_

32

33

a 33

a 33

33

34

b32

Mar.

34

34

33

a 33

a 33

33

33

34

34

34

a 34

a 34

34

34

34

34

34

a 34

a 34

34

34

34

34

34

a 35

a 35

35

35

35

36

37

34

Apr.

a 38

a 39

39

40

41

41

41

a 41

a 42

42

42

43

45

47

a 48

a 48

49

51

51

51

52

a 52

a 52

52

52

52

52

52

a 52

a 52

--

47

May

52

52

53

53

53

a 54

a 54

54

54

54

55

56

a 56

a 58

59

61

61

62

63

a 63

a 63

64

64

64

65

65

a 68

a 68

68

68

68

60

June

68

69

a 70

a 70

70

70

70

71

71

a 71

a 71

71

71

71

71

70

a 71

a 70

70

70

69

69

69

a 69

a 68

68

68

68

69

69

70

July

a 70

70

70

70

72

73

73

a 73

a 73

73

73

73

73

73

a 73

a 73

73

73

73

71

70

a 70

a 70

70

70

70

70

71

a 71

a 72

72

72

Aug.

72

72

73

73

a 73

a 73

73

74

76

76

76

a 76

a 76

76

78

79

79

79

a 80

a 80

79

79

78

79

76

a 74

a 73

73

72

72

71

75

Sept.

71

a 71

a 71

70

70

70

70

70

a 70

a 70

70

69

69

68

68

a 68

a 68

68

68

68

68

68

a 68

a 68

68

68

67

67

67

a 66

69

a Measurement at 4 a.m.

b Includes estimated temperature, 32° F, on missing days.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA 26

NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN 

6B-8080. MULE CREEK NEAR MALVERN, IOWA

LOCATION. At gaging station at highway bridge, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth and 4.4 miles

south of Malvern Mills County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 10.6 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Sediment records: July 1954 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 7,110 ppm Apr. 4; minimum

daily, not determined. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 10,000 tons July 30; minimum daily, less than 0.05 ton

on many days. 

EXTREMES, 1954-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 14,000 ppm June 17 1957-

minimum daily, no flow Jan. 20-25, 1956.. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 22,000 tons Aug. 21, 1954; minimum daily, 0 tons

Jan. 20-25, 1956. 

REMARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 55,100 ppm Apr. 4

Flow affected by ice Nov. 8-11, Nov. 18 to Mar. 8, Mar. 15-21. Records of discharge

for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

7. .....

10. .....

11......

13......

16. ..... 

17. ..... 

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21'. ..... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.55 

1.2 

.42 

22 

22

.22 

.99 

1.4 

.61 

.55

.69 

3.8 

1.8 

1.3 

2.6

1.4 

4.3 

1.7 

.84 

1.2

1.6 

3.9 

4.2 

2.3 

1.4

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

45.61

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1

13

460 

326

26 

85

16 

22

-

Tons 

per 

day

(t) 

eO.3

(t)

e .3 

e .5 1"

sa 6.0 

e 1.0 

e 1.0 

2.3

e .8 

e 20 

e .8 

.1 

e .2

.4 

e 8.0 

e 10 

e 2.0

e .1

54.6

November

discharge 

(cfs)

3.9 

3.4 

1.6 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

.80

.95 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.4 

1.4 

3.5 

3.0 

2.0

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.9 

2.0

1.8 

1.7 

1.8 

1.3 

.90

49.35

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

200

15 

13

6

38

12 

13

42 

23 

16

Tons 

per 

day

e 10 

1.8

e .4

 (t)

(t)

e 1.0 

e .4 

.2

e .1

)..,

15.2

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1.0 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

.95 

.80 

.70

.60 

.60 

.64 

.68 

.73

.78 

.90 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

.85 

.65 

.54

29.42

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

8 

24

10 

8 

13

18 

11

11 

190 

177

60 

42

54 

54 

20

-

Tons 

per 

day

 (t)

 (t)

sa 1.1 

e 1.0 

.6

e .3 

e .2

 (t)

5.0

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

t Less than 0.050 ton.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8080. MULE CREEK NEAR MALVERN, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1......

2. .....

5. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

15. ..... 

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

19. .....

21......

22. .....

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. .....

28. .....

30. ..... 

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

18. ..... 

19. .....

20. .....

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

January

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.52 

.50 

.50 

.50 

.70

.65 

.62 

.65 

.80 

.95

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

.90

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90

.88 

.85 

.82 

.86 

.92

1.0 

.92 

.88 

.82 

.78 

.84

25.66

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

53

16 

10

11 

40

11

8 

60

33 

38 

16

7

-

Tons 

per 

day

e 0.1

 (t) 

.1 

(t) 

.1 

e .1

(t)

1.8

April

1.8 

1.8 

2.3 

3.9 

11

4.0 

2.6 

2.3 

1.4 

1.8

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.6 

1.8

1.8 

1.2 

2.1 

2.1 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.8 

1.4 

1.2

63.1

110 

63 

650 

7,110 

5,000

580 

160 

148

95

80 

45

19

45 

27 

21 

44 

78

124 

41 

150 

164 

40

71 

24 

89 

65 

31

-

aO.-5 

.3 

a4.0 

s 220 

149

6.3 

1.1 

.9 

e .5 

.5

.3 

e .1

.4

.6 

.1 

.9 

.9 

.1

.2

.1 

.4 

.2 

.1

388.2

February

discharge 

(cfs)

0.90 

.96 

1.0 

1.1 

.86

.70 

.60 

.50 

..40 

.34

.29 

.26 

.23 

.20 

.17

.15 

.15 

.15 

.15 

.15

.90 

2.5 

5.0 

8.0 

3.5

1.1 

3.0 

4.5

37.76

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

11

13 

11 

14

14 

25

16 

18

867 

1,500 

1,100 

750

600

-

Tons 

per 

day

(t)

 (t)

eO.7 

5.9 

a 20 

b24 

b 7.0

b 1.8 

e 5.0 

e 10

74.7

May

1.2 

1.2 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.8 

2.1 

2.3 

2.1 

1.8

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

.84 

.84

1.0 

1.4 

1.2 

.84 

.69

.69 

.69 

.69 

.55 

.55

.42 

.42 

.32 

.32 

.69 

.84

33.49

17 

25 

42 

73 

25

65 

86

47 

29

30 

51

26 

29

22 

37

0.1 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.1

e .2 

.4 

.5 

e .3 

.2

} ...

.2

e .1 

e .1

(t)

(t)

-1

3.8

March

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

3.5 

3.1 

2.6 

1.9 

3.0

3.2 

3.0 

2.9 

2.8 

2.8

2.3 

2.6 

2.3 

2.1 

1.8

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

1.H

66.1

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

575

200 

650

500 

485 

285 

261 

193

161 

184 

184 

123 

260

140 

62 

130 

84 

64

1 "

34

Tons 

per 

day

5.4 

e 3.0 

e 1.0 

a 1.0 

a 5.0

a4.4 

3.9 

2.2 

2.0 

1.5

1.0 

1.3 

1.1 

.7 

al.3

a .6 

.3 

a .6 

.4 

.3

.2 

e .2

39.2

June

0.84 

.69 

.55 

.42 

.84

.84 

1.2 

.84 

.84 

.84

.84 

1.0 

1.0

.84 

.55

.55 

.42 

.42 

.55 

.55

.55 

.84 

.84 

.84 

.84

.69 

.55 

.32 

.14 

.14

20.37

16

16

46 

15

26 

31 

43

8 

18

24

12 

9

-

e 0.1

(t) 

 ft)

2.0

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

t Less than 0.050 ton.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration grap

b Computed from estimated concentration graph.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8080. MULE CREEK NEAR MALVERN, IOWA Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 19J8--Continuc-J

Day

1. .....

3. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

14. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

21......

22. .....

24. .....

25. .....

27. .....

28. .....

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

July

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.22 

2.8 

1.8 

2.1 

1.2

.84 

.55 

.42 

1.2 

3.6

2.6 

1.8 

1.2 

1.2 

.84

.84 

11 

4.0 

79 

6.8

3.7 

2.3 

1.8 

2.3 

1.8

1.6 

2.5 

1.8 

1.6 

378 

13

534.41

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

750 

52

23

67 

360

50

57

22 

1,720 

250 

4,500 

2,800

49 

56

29 

170

50 

7,000 

850

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons). . . .

Tons 

per 

day

(t) 

sa 10 

e .7 

e 1.0 

.2

.1

(t) 

(t) 

.2 

sa 4.0

e 2.0 

.2 

.2 

e .2 

(t)

(t) 

s 77 

b 2.8 

sal, 800 

51

e 5.0 

e 2.0 

.2 

.3 

e .2

.1 

sa 1.4 

e .2 

sa .3 

salO.OOO 

sa34

11,993.5

August

discharge 

(cfs)

6.2 

4.4 

3.4 

2.8 

3.1

13 

4.4 

2.8 

2.3 

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

9.4 

5.9 

2.8

2.3 

2.1 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

2.3 

2.3 

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

1.6

98.2

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

575 

118

240

1,200 

112 

88 

44 

45

28 

26 

1,160 

253 

78

36 

30

79

27

Tons 

per 

day

e 20 

6.8 

1.1 

e 1.0 

sb 6.5

sa 50 

1.3 

.7 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2

s 47 

4.0 

.6

.2 

.1 

.5

.2

142.9

September

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

4.2 

27

41 

5.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.3 

2.1 

1.8 

14 

6.2

2.8 

2.3 

2.1 

2.1 

2.6

3.4 

2.3 

8.5 

4.4 

2.1

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4 

1.8

157.6

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

24

300 

1,900

2,200

244

80

73 

1,270 

131

140 

82

27

900 

50

11 

22

Tons 

per 

day

[ e 0.1

sb 10 

sa 600

sa480 

3.3 

e 2.4

e .5

s 85 

1.7

1.1 

.5 

e .3 

e .3 

e 2.0

.2 

e .1 

sa 36 

.6

e .1

1,226.9

1,161.07 

13,947.8

e Estimated.

s Computed bv subdividing day.

t Less than 0.050 ton.

a Computed fiom partlj estimateJ concentration graph.

b Computed from estimated concenlraUon graph.
NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8080. MULE CREEK NEAR MALVERN, IOWA Cont

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1957 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M, 

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

July 10, 1958... ..

Sept. 23 .........

Time

8:00 a.m. 

7:45 a.m. 

7:30 a.m. 

7:30 a.m. 

7:00 a.m.

6:05 a.m. 

11:30 p.m. 

6:15 a.m. 

1:00 p.m. 

2:30 p.m.

3:45 p.m. 

5:00 p.m. 

12:45 p.m.

Discharge 

(eta)

5.3 

13 

1,060 

1,060 

21

16 

222 

57 

178 

47

49 

40 

30

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

66 

60

72 

72 

72

80

70 

71 

64 

64

68 

68 

68

Suspended se

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

1,040 

7,130 

10,100 

10,100 

1,300

978 

9,100 

2,280 

3,310 

4,930

2,760 

2,060 

3,710

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

2,770 

2,690 

3,540 

3,190 

3,790

3,350 

3,440 

3,430 

4,820 

3,300

3,970 

3,830 

4,540

Percent fin

0.002 0.004

58 

45 

33 

19 

47

45 

31 

28 

39 

36

38

41 

45

0.008 0.016

83 

72 

52 

44 

69

69 

48 

49 

57 

53

57 

58 

63
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN--Continued 

6B-8090. DAVIDS CREEK NEAR HAMLIN, IOWA

LOCATION. At gaging station on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 64, 5.2 miles

east of Hamlin, Audubon County, and 8 miles upstream from mouth and East Nishnabotna

River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 26.0 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: July 1952 to September 1953.

Sediment records: July 1952 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 10,000 ppm July 2; minimum

daily, not determined. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 99,000 tons July 2; minimum daily, less than 0.05 ton

Oct. 1-5. 

EXTREMES, 1952-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 10,700 ppm Apr. 23, 1955;

minimum daily, no flow on many days. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 99,000 tons July 2, 1958; minimum daily, 0 tons on

many days. 

REMARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 14,800 ppm June 13.

Flow affected by ice Nov. 9, 10, Nov. 18 to Dec. 16, Dec. 26 to Feb. 24. Records of

discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3......

4. .....

5. .....

6......

7. .....

8. .....

9

10

11......

12

13......

14. .....

15. .....

16......

17. .....

18. .....

19. .....

20. .....

21......

22. .....

23. .....

24. .....

25. .....

26......

27......

28......

29......

30. .....

31......

Total .

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.92

.83

.83

.83

.83

4.3

5.1

28

a

6.4

4.9

4.6

5.6

5.3

8.1

7.6

6.0

4.9

4.6

4.2

4.2

7.2

14

12

9.5

8.0

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.4

5.6

202.94

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

__

_

__

__

26

__

70

458

95

58

96

_

100

__

--

25

--

..

--

--

43

--

26

__

21

--

-

Tons 

per 

day

 (t)

e 0.9

1.0

s 46

2.8

1.0

e 1.3

2.2

e 1.2

e .3

e 3.0

e 4.0

1.4

e 1.0

.6

e .4

74.0

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

7.6

14

9.0

8.5

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.2

5.0

5.6

6.4

6.4

8.0

7.6

8.5

15

12

8.0

6.0

13

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

14

11

10

285.6

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

__

168

22

_

_

46

29

..

--

72

__

._

__

--

_

63

_

-

..

109

_.

._

118

-_

-

Tons 

per 

day

e 3.0

6.4

e 2.4

e 2.0

e .6

2 9

e 2.0

e 1.5

e 1.0

e 1.9

e 3.6

-_

55.5

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

13

13

13

13

12

13

12

10

8.0

7.0

8. 2

9.0

9 6

1011

12

13

15

15

13

12

13

13

12

13

11

12

10

9.0

8.0

7.2

350.0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

__

_

40

54

55

60

42

62

--

..

54

62

__

52

41

35

__

-

45

__

._

__

._

42

--

Tons 

per 

day

e 2.8

e 1.6

e 1.3

e 2.0

 e 1.2

46.3

Estimated.

Computed by subdividing day.

Less than 0.050 ton.
272 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8090. DAVIDS CREEK NEAR HAMLIN, IOWA--Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 19J8--Continued

Day

1......

3. .....

4. ..... 

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12......

13. .....

15. .....

16. .....

18. .....

20. .....

22

24. .....

25. .....

28. .....

29. .....

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3......

4......

5......

8......

9. .....

11. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

19. ..... 

20. .....

21...... 

22...... 

23...... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31......

Total.

January

discharge 

(cfs)

6.6 

6.2 

5.8 

5.6 

5.7

5.8 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6. 2

6.4 

6.6 

6.7 

6.8 

7.0

7.0 

6.8 

6.6 

6.3 

6.0

6.2 

7.0 

6.8 

6.6 

6.3

6.2 

5.8 

5.6 

5.4 

5.0 

4.7

191.7

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

44

43

82 

87 

50

50

43 

37

48

Tons 

per 

day

 e 0.7

I e 1.5 

e .9

e .7

25.5

April

15 

15 

15 

19 

19

17 

13 

13 

IS 

13

12 

11 

11 

10 

9.5

9.0 

9.0 

8.5 

9.0 

9.0

8.0 

7.6 

9.0 

8.5 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

9.0 

6.4 

6.4

326.5

146 

48 

73 

110 

80

35 

31

36

-

5.9 

1.9 

3.0 

5.6 

4.1

1.6 

1.0

.8

43.1

February

discharge 

(cfs)

4.5 

4.2 

4.1 

3.9 

3.8

3.7 

3.5 

3.4 

3.3 

3,1

3.0 

2.8 

2.7 

2.7 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

3.0 

30 

100 

53

30 

83 

39

404.9

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

32 

36

47 

36

39

95 

442 

1,010 

850

560 

2,730 

450

--

Tons 

per 

day

e 0.3

e .3

sa 1.0 

s 58 

j 321 

a 120

45 

s 845

47

1,443.3

May

6.4 

6.4 

6.8 

6.4 

6.0

6.5 

7.2 

7.6 

6.8 

6.4

6.4 

6.0 

5.3 

5.6 

6.0

6.0 

6.4 

5.3 

4.9 

4.9

4.6 

4.6 

4.0 

4.0 

3.6

3.4 

3.1 

2.6 

2.6 

2.8 

5.0

163.6

48

45 

20

23 

34

25 

85

-

0.8

e .3 

1.1

17.6

Marca

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

27 

23 

21 

21 

21

22 

20 

19 

19 

17

18 

20 

20 

19 

17

16 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

520

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

222 

140

126

150 

100

70 

80 

90 

76

} "

63 

40

"

Tons 

per 

day

8.7 

7.1

7.7 

e 6.5 

4.6

3.1 

4.3 

4.9 

3.9

e 3.0 

2.4

1.4

130.5

June

4.2 

3.4 

3.1 

3.1 

2.8

2.b 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4 

2.1

1.8 

4.9 

43 

8.6 

6.4

4.9 

4.6 

4.0 

4.0 

3.4

3.4 

4.5 

6.0 

5.8 

3.6

2. 6 

2.4 

2.1 

1.8 

1.6

148.3

24 

30

58 

35

80 

4,200 

300 

163

140 

122

94

67

530 

17a 

62

52 

70 

42 

33 

30

-

e 0.9 

e .3

sa 1.2 

sa 850 

s 7.3 

2.8

1.9 

1.5 

e 1.2 

1.0 

e .8

.6 

e 2.0 

s 21 

s 3.0

.8

.4 

.5 

.2 

.2

b .1

900.2

e iSstimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration grapn.

b Computed from estimated concentration graph.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8090. DAVIDS CREEK NEAR HAMLIN, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958- -Continued

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

13. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

19. .....

21...... 

22. .....

25. .....

28. .....

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

July

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

78 

1,620 

407 

291 

55

43 

36 

32 

30 

29

28 

26 

25 

24 

22

20 

21 

21 

282 

49

34 

28 

26 

29 

24

22 

22 

20 

19 

50 

48

3,461

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

2,700 

10,000 

4,400 

1,200 

340

420 

300 

185

153

123 

90

78

2,100 

330

220 

170 

164 

260 

170

145 

160 

110 

102 

850 

1,100

-

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

Tons 

per 

day

sb9,400 

sbM.OOO 

sa 7,300 

sa 1,300 

50

49 

29 

16 

e 14 

12

e 11 

8.6 

e 7.0 

5.8

e 4.4

sa 2,100 

44

20 

b 13 

12 

sa 24 

10

8.6 

a9.5 

b6.0 

5.2 

sa 120 

sb340

119,932.3

days)

August

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

50 

33 

24 

21 

21

20 

18 

18 

17 

16

16 

15 

16 

16 

15

13 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

10 

13 

15 

11

11 

10 

9.1 

8.9 

9.1 

7.3

490.4

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,000 

360 

280 

242

237

169 

206 

232

190 

202 

165 

172

178 

218

177 

144 

138

103

114 

122 

159

-

Tons 

per 

day

sa 170 

sa 36 

b 18 

14 

e 13

13 

e 10 

8. 2 

9.5 

10

8.2 

8. 2

e 6.5

6.5

e 6.0 

e 5.0 

6.2 

5.8 

4.1

e 3.4 

2.8 

e 2.8 

2.7 

3.0 

3.1

415.0

September

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

7.3 

6.9 

6.2 

6.0 

88

114 

19 

16 

16 

14

13 

12 

12 

21 

22

15 

14 

12 

11 

11

12 

10 

11 

12 

9.7

9 3 

8.5 

8.3 

8. 3 

7.3

532.8

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

138 

123 

65 

84 

700

500 

207 

150 

114 

123

109 

115 

72 

190 

260

157 

166

71 

106

119 

135 

73

132 

93

71

-

Tons 

per 

day

2.7 

2.3 

1.1 

1.4 

sb260

sa200 

11 

6.5 

4.9 

4.6

3.8 

3.7 

2.3 

sa 14 

sa 15

6.4 

6.3 

e 3.6 

2.1 

3.1

e 3.6 

3.2 

4.0 

2.4 

e 2.2

3.3 

2.1 

e 1.8 

1.6 

e 1.0

580.0

7,077.74 

123,663.3

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.

b Computed from estimated concentration grapa.
NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8090. DAVIDS CREEK NEAR HAMLIN, IOWA Conti

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1957 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M, 

N, in native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 8, 1957..... 

Feb. 23, 1958 ...

July 19..........

Time

9:15 a.m. 

5:15 p.m. 

4:30 p.m. 

7:30 a.m. 

5:00 p.m.

8:30 p.m. 

4:15 p.m. 

10:45 a.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

43 

60 

200 

150 

30

24 

329 

503

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

54 

34 

35 

64 

64

68 

70 

62

Suspended se

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

1,320 

1,350 

2,510 

14,800 

1,250

8,410 

2,710 

1,900

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

2,820 

2,720 

3,370 

2,880 

1,890

5,890 

2,340 

3,540

Percent fin

0.002

31

0.004

40 

34 

30 

65 

72

53 

72 

43

0.008

53

0.016

65 

56 

57 

95 

90

90 

90 

78
KANSAS RIVER BASIN

6B-8387. REPUBLICAN RIVER ABOVE MEDICINE CREEK AT CAMB

LOCATION. At bridge on State Highway 47, 2 miles upstream from gaging station at Cambridge, Furna

3.3 miles upstream from Cambridge diversion dam. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 13,200 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: December 1950 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Water temperatures: December 1950 to September 1958 (discontinued).

EXTREMES, 1957-58.--Dissolved solids: Maximum, 432 ppm Jan. 1-5; minimum, 233 ppm July 20-25. 

Hardness: Maximum, 267 ppm Jan. 1-5; minimum, 150 ppm July 20-25.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 658 micromhos Jan. 4; minimum daily, 331 micromhos July 23

Water temperatures: Maximum, 91°F Aug. 3; minimum, freezing point on many days during November 

EXTREMES, 1950-58 . Dissolved solids: Maximum (1951-58), 444 ppm Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, 1952; minimum

Hardness: Maximum, 272 ppm Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, 1952; minimum, 113 ppm Sept. 1-5, 1953.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily (1951-58), 830 micromhos Aug. 21, 1952; minimum daily, 267 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 97°F Aug. 19, 1952, July 28, 1953; minimum, freezing point on many 

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conduc

Lincoln, Nebr. Water discharge computed by subtracting the discharge of Medicine Creek below Ha

Cambridge. Records of discharge for Medicine Creek below Harry Strunk Lake and Republican Rive

1958 given in WSP 1560.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 

Date of collection

Oct. 1-31, 1957....

Jan. 1-5, 1958.....

May 17 -June 16 ....

June 24-July 3 .....

July 29-Aug. 15.... 

Aug. 16-Sept. 14... 

Sept. 15-30....... .

Weightedaverage a

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

144 

217 

166 

126 

255 

437 

601

675 

596

503 

440 

280 

348

225 

1,008 

220 

153 

198 

272

360

Silica 

(Si02)

50 

32

26 

29

--

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.01

.01 

.01

--

Calcium 

(Ca)

62 

52

47 

48

--

Magnesium 

(Mg)

18 

16

14 

15

--

Sodium 

(Na)

23 

25 

27 

32 

24 

26 

26

29 

29 

18 

29 

24 

28 

20

26 

9.2 

18 

26 

27 

28

-6

Potassium 

(K)

13 

13

14 

14

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

258 

280 

296 

343 

266 

238 

250

249 

245 

201 

243 

220 

240 

213

234 

194 

231 

229 

218 

229

244

Sulfate 

(SO,)

38 

46

47 

51

--

Chloride 

(Cl)

8.5 

7.7

7.8 

7.2

--

Fluoride 

(F)

1.0 

.9

.9 

.9

Nitrate

(NO,)

2.4 

2.8

2.8 

3.5

--

Boron 

(B)

0.09 

.09

.12 

.11

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
276 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

KANSAS RIVER BASIN--Continued 

6B-8387. REPUBLICAN RIVER ABOVE MEDICINE CREEK AT CAMBRIDGE, NEBR. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 11 a.m. and 1 p.mj

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

66

a 60

b89

73

63

54

50

54

81

54

61

55

52

61

60

55

50

50

48

50

54

49

b47

37

37

42

47

52

53

52

54

Nov.

54

46

42

40

42

45

47

42

40

40

a 39

b49

a 39

a 40

45

37

b 39

37

36

38

35

43

39

a 35

39

44

42

a 32

37

b 38

--

41

Dec.

a 32

a 32

b42

b44

b42

37

33

a 32

41

37

32

33

35

36

34

39

41

48

39

34

a 32

a 33

a 32

a 32

a 32

32

a 35

32

a 32

32

32

35

Jan.

b32

32

32

32

32

b 33

35

35

34

34

34

a 33

b 34

a 32

32

a 32

a 32

a 32

a 32

32

34

b 35

34

32

35

b 38

36

37

b 38

39

38

34

Feb.

38

b38

32

b 38

35

a 34

a 32

32

b32

--

b32

b32

32

32

32

a 32

32

32

32

32

33

33

41

39

a 44

a 46

a 38

_

_.

.-

--

35

Mar.

b 32

32

32

33

b35

32

33

34

b 35

35

33

36

39

b41

b42

a 33

a 33

a 33

35

36

a 33

b42

a 41

44

46

46

b 52

a 44

43

a 40

b44

38

Apr.

46

48

49

45

b46

44

b45

a 45

a 45

46

58

a 54

b63

60

63

63

bSO

60

a 53

60

58

52

48

48

45

a 47

48

49

58

--

52

May

58

a 55

b63

b65

b 72

b 71

67

67

b65

69

a 58

a 65

65

63

b63

b 81

b 71

b 72

a 85

88

89

72

a 66

b69

a 67

81

81

71

81

a 72

79

68

June

b 82

77

82

a 72

68

b 70

a 88

b 78

a 75

78

74

68

b 80

b 72

a 71

a 68

__

81

80

69

70

69

a 65

a 69

a 60

a 61

a 65

a 69

_

77

--

72

July

a 78

a 76

b 89

a 81

b 81

b 81

81

80

83

83

85

72

b 85

a 73

a 69

a 68

a 67

a 75

a 72

b 74

75

b 79

76

77

a 75

78

b 81

78

88

80

87

78

Aug.

82

89

b91

a 75

a 75

84

b 89

87

a 75

a 75

a 75

b90

a 77

88

86

a 72

b 85

b 87

a 72

80

72

68

70

b 70

72

77

81

80

81

77

a 85

79

Sept.

b88

a 68

77

72

79

a 68

77

a 68

a 71

a 68

b 74

a 66

a 67

a 68

65

63

80

84

a 68

a 87

b 71

73

75

74

62

67

63

a 62

a 58

52

--

69

a Measurement between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. 

b Measurement between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA 277

KANSAS RIVER BASIN--Continued 

6B-8390. MEDICINE CREEK AT MAYWOOD, NEBR.

LOCATION. At bridge on county road, 150 feet upstream from gaging station, a quarter of 

nD A? H'?^e ,^?t °f Maywood, Frontier County, and 5 miles upstream from Brushy Creek. 

1JKA1NAGE AREA. 207 square miles, approximately, of which about 82 square miles contributes

directly to surface runoff.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: April 1951 to September 1958 (discontinued) 

r,v £ fnt records: APril 1951 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

HXTREMES 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 78°F June 30; minimum, freezing point

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 5,650 ppm July 19; minimum daily, 105 ppm 

Aug. 12 .

FYTSpMSt^i^ti Maximum daily, 1,920 tons July 19: minimum daily, 4 tons Aug. 7, 8, 12. 

hXlRHMEb, 1951-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 86 F July 13, 1953; minimum, freezing

point on many days during winter months. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 20,000 ppm July 12, 1951; minimum daily, not

determined. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 22,700 tons May 20, 1951; minimum daily, 2 tons

Oct. 27, 28, 1952, Sept. 1, 1956. 

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Dec. 11-13, Dec. 31 to Jan. 8, Feb. 3, 7 8 10-19 Feb. 28

to Mar. 6, Mar 11,12, 14, 15, 19. Records of discharge for water year October 1957

to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 7a.m. and 12 mj

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

n

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

.-

b 56

--

--

..

--

--

._

54

b 55

54

--

_

--

b52

49

.-

51

--

b43

46

--

--

Nov.

_.

--

43

--

--

--

--

43

__

--

--

-.

--

--

37

--

..

b 37

--

--

--

Dec.

_.

--

b41

..

--

b 37

--

..

-_

40

__

b42

--

"

42

--

--

b 36

_-

35

--

--

Jan.

._

--

--

b32

__

--

b 36

b36

__

38

b38

__

36

"

._

b 37

--

36

_

-_

-_

--

--

Feb.

_.

b36

b33

b41

_

--

b 34

_

33

-_

"

33

-_

34

--

..

39

b48

--

b43

._

-_

__

--

--

Mar.

33

34

-

a. 35

b 36

a 39

37

38

b33

33

a 35

--

a 35

37

a 39

b45

46

b42

b45

b44

b 44

40

b42

b41

38

39

40

b43

39

Apr.

a 47

b48

b49

46

42

40

b42

b45

43

b48

b49

b 52

47

a 59

b 81

a 62

b65

b65

a 61

b60

b 59

b 59

50

47

45

43

47

44

45

48

--

51

May

b 55

51

56

57

51

87

59

57

56

59

b 70

64

62

60

58

61

b 67

84

62

64

65

68

63

70

65

86

69

68

__

a 76

70

83

June

68

66

b 77

b 69

64

69

70

70

89

67

66

69

65

85

66

65

a 72

65

67

66

b 89

87

88

a 82

b 68

88

b 75

71

b 78

--

68

July

a 77

72

72

72

69

b 77

70

b 75

71

68

71

66

70

72

69

66

67

73

70

70

70

72

70

72

71

69

69

66

71

71

71

71

Aug.

69

69

71

73

74

73

70

72

72

72

72

71

72

69

73

73

72

68

71

72

89

76

77

69

65

63

65

67

69

67

81

70

Sept.

62

65

67

64

66

65

65

72

67

71

65

84

67

67

63

61

56

b86

65

85

82

61

64

83

58

58

55

55

57

54

--

63

a Measurement between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. 

b Measurement between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
278 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8390. MEDICINE CREEK AT MAYWOOD, NEBR. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

15. .....

17. .....

19. .....

21......

22. .....

25. .....

28. .....

31......

Total.

1...... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

&..... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15......

20. .....

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

20 

19 

20 

20 

20

20 

22 

23 

23 

23

24 

24 

25 

34 

31

26 

24 

24 

25 

34

32 

29 

26 

25 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

25 

25

773

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

220 

400 

750

3bb 

5oO

290

185 

200

--

Tons 

per 

day

e 12

14 

27 

69 

e 42

[ e 23

50 

e 34

e 16

620

January

23 

22 

22 

23 

25

26 

27 

29 

29 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

27

26 

27 

28 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

28 

28 

27 

28 

28 

28

830

285

505 

235

255 

210

240

185 

185

-

a 16 

e 13

478

November

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

25 

25 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

23 

23

24 

25 

25 

24 

28

42 

34 

32 

29 

28

27 

25 

25 

28 

28

28 

27 

26 

25 

26

796

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

170 

205

215 

175

--

Tons 

per 

day

e 14

420

February

28 

27 

26 

26 

28

28 

27 

25 

25 

24

24 

18 

20 

20 

22

24 

26 

26 

28 

27

29 

34 

36 

37 

37

45 

67 

42

826

155 

320

160

145

175

185 

335

465 

580

1,560

--

a 12

a 40

190 

e 360 

e 55

1,101

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

25 

26 

26 

26 

27

28 

28 

29 

28 

28

23 

25 

28 

24 

24

26 

28 

29 

29 

28

27 

26 

26 

25 

24

25 

25 

25 

24 

25 

24

811

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

170 

205

280 

285

175

145 

175

"

Tons 

per 

day

a 14

434

March

40 

40 

38 

38 

36

36 

33 

33 

32 

32

30 

31 

31 

29 

28

32 

31 

31 

30 

31

33 

33 

35 

39 

41

45 

52 

56 

64 

57 

50

1,167

230 

240

} -

470 

480 

400 

400 

400

410 

340 

310 

445 

405

305 

280 

235 

290 

360

370 

360 

390 

450 

690

650 

1,950 

1,600 

2,460 

1,620 

1,340

-

25 

26

e 24

46 

43 

36 

35 

35

33 

28 

26 

35 

31

26 

23 

20 

23 

30

33 

32 

37

47 

76

79 

s 335 

242 

s 465 

249 

181

2,369

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from samples obtained about two times a week.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8390. MEDICINE CREEK AT MAYWOOD, NEBR. Continued

279

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1... ..

2. .....

3......

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. ..... 

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. .....

14. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

19. .....

20. .....

22. .....

23. .....

24. .....

25. .....

26......

27. .....

28. .....

30. ..... 

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

a.....

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15......

18. ..... 

19

25. .....

26...... 

27...... 

28. ..... 

29...... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

44 

41 

37 

36 

46

49 

37 

32 

32 

33

31 

30 

29 

28 

27

26 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

40 

41 

32

34 

42 

63 

37 

30

1,027

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

760 

700 

550 

480 

890

800 

540 

470 

590 

410

345 

305 

255 

265 

295

300 

255 

250 

265 

220

215 

220 

920 

730 

425

520 

750 

4,450 

710 

460

--

Tons 

per 

day

90 

77 

55 

47 

111

106 

54 

41 

51 

37

29 

25 

20 

20 

22

21 

17 

17 

18 

15

15 

15 

99 

81 

37

48 

85 

s 813 

71 

37

2,174

July

15 

15 

59 

34 

26

23 

26 

33 

24 

21

20 

25 

37 

28 

23

36 

43 

40 

126 

153

114 

42 

29 

24 

22

21 

22 

26 

23 

20 

20

1,170

210 

280 

3,250 

1,140 

540

335 

880 

1,160 

445 

305

260 

980 

1,760 

750 

385

2,230 

1,940 

2,460 

5,650 

2,750

2,350 

810 

430 

285 

220

215 

230 

340 

205 

195 

170

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) . . .

9 

11 

s 616 

s 111 

38

21 

62 

103 

29 

17

14 

s 79 

176 

57 

24

s 255 

225 

s 526 

1,920 

1,140

723 

92 

34 

18 

13

12 

14 

24 

13 

11 

9

6,396

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

28 

37 

33 

29 

27

26 

25 

25 

26 

25

24 

23 

26 

54 

68

44 

34 

28 

26 

25

25 

24 

22 

22 

22

20 

22 

24 

22 

21 

20

877

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

415 

1,070 

650 

460 

430

390 

410 

380 

430 

430

440 

405 

630 

2,480 

2,150

1,100 

790 

580 

520 

445

375 

330 

315 

300 

250

225 

345 

540 

495 

360 

370

--

Tons 

per 

day

31 

107 

58 

36 

31

27 

28 

26 

30 

29

29 

25 

44 

362 

395

131 

73 

44 

37 

30

25 

21 

19 

18 

15

12 

20 

35 

29 

20 

20

1,807

August

20 

19 

18 

17 

16

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

16 

15 

22 

11 

10

15 

21 

19 

16 

16

16 

15 

16 

18 

18

16 

16 

15 

14 

14 

15

499

155 

145 

135 

125 

130

120 

110 

110 

125

145

150 

105 

340 

170 

185

160 

285 

220 

180 

175

160 

135 

145 

175 

170

165 

130 

140 

135 

125 

125

--

8 

7 

7 

6 

6

5 

4 

4 

5 

6

6

4 

20 

5 

5

6 

16 

11 

8 

8

7 

5 

6 

8 

8

7 

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

215

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

19 

19 

18 

18 

17

17 

19 

20 

21 

26

36 

32 

28 

23 

21

22 

21 

23 

66 

44

33 

28 

24 

21 

20

19 

19 

18 

17 

16

725

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

335 

330 

315 

290 

275

280 

365 

440 

690 

1,200

1,850 

1,580 

1,140 

560 

430

430 

430 

1,440 

4,900 

1,630

1,000 

620 

425 

335 

255

230 

250 

250 

220 

200

-

Tons 

per 

day

17 

17 

15 

14 

13

13 

19 

24 

39 

84

180 

s 148 

86 

35 

24

26 

24 

s 151 

873 

194

89 

47 

28 

19 

14

12 

13 

12 

10 

9

2,249

September

15 

15 

14 

15 

15

16 

16 

16 

17 

16

17 

18 

19 

33 

33

25 

22 

22 

34 

40

39 

26 

22 

20 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

639

195 

205 

200 

190 

200

215 

200 

195 

260 

255

200 

250 

335 

1,070 

770

380 

295 

280 

1,680 

1,590

960 

420 

330 

275 

210

165 

165 

165

170 

160

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

9 

9 

8 

12 

11

9 

12 

s 18 

95 

69

26 

18 

17 

s 175 

s 184

101 

29 

20 

15 

11

8 

8 

8 

9 

8

929

10,128 

19,192

Computed ty subdividi
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Cont inued 

6B-8390. MEDICINE CREEK AT MAYWOOD, NEBR. Con

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 19

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W

Date 

of 

collection

Mar. 27, 1958...

July 20 .........

Time

5:00 p.m. 

8:08 p.m. 

10:00 p.m. 

9:18 a.m. 

9:18 a.m.

8:20 a.m. 

10:15 p.m. 

12:05 a.m. 

10:15 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

78 

64 

70 

70 

70

38 

60 

128 

192

Water 

temperature 

(° F)

41 

40 

60 

65 

65

65 

65 

69 

66

Suspended s

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

9,590 

3,070 

3,080 

6,000 

6,000

5,130 

3,450 

14,800 

7,470

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

10,500 

9,590 

3,410 

2,440 

2,270

5,790 

2,900 

8,200 

3,330

Percent fin

0.002

17 

15 

8

23 

12 

28 

24

0.004

24 

23 

20 

26 

16

30 

14 

36 

29

0.008

33 

26

0.016

41 

36 

36 

41 

37

53 

23 

55 

45
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8395. BRUSHY CREEK NEAR MAYWOOD, NEBR.

281

LOCATION. At bridge on U.S. Highway 83,420 feet upstream from gaging station, 2 miles 

south of Maywood, Frontier County, 2i miles upstream from Frazier Creek, and 5 miles 

upstream from mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 130 square miles, approximately, of which about 73 square miles contributes

directly to surface runoff. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: April 1951 to September 1958 (discontinued)

Sediment records: April 1951 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 75°F June 19; minimum, freezing point

Jan. 4.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 7,840 ppm May 2; minimum daily, not determined. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 4,600 tons July 19; minimum daily, less than 0.05 ton

on many days.

EXTREMES, 1951-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 89°F Aug. 1, 1953; minimum, freezing 

point on many days during winter months.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 22,700 ppm June 8, 1951; minimum daily no flow 

on many days during 1951, 1953-57.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 58,000 tons Sept. 2, 1951; minimum daily 0 tons on 

many days during 1951, 1953-57.

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Dec. 11, 12, Dec. 31 to Jan. 11, Jan. 24, Feb. 7-20, 

Feb. 28 to Mar. 6, Mar. 10. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to 

September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 6 a.m. and 12

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

..

42

--

59

54

56

"

_.

--

47

..

57

"

a 44

37

--

Nov.

..

--

_.

a 45

_

--

._

--

--

36

..

38

"

_

--

34

.-

"

Dec.

..

37

--

a 44

..

--

38

_.

a 33

--

39

--

"

..

35

--

a 34

--

.-

__

_.

-

Jan.

..

a 32

36

_

_

35

-.

--

_.

a 39

_

-.

--

a 36

__

--

37

._

..

--

Feb.

..

--

a 34

a 37

_

-

..

36

--

33

35

a 33

--

_

_

..

36

_

._

__

-

Mar.

35

a 36

a 35

a 35

a 37

a 36

a 36

35

37

a 38

a 36

a 37

a 38

a 40

a 37

36

a 38

a 37

a 45

a 45

a 46

a 39

40

41

a 42

a 45

a 44

a 41

42

a 41

39

Apr.

44

47

46

40

40

a 50

45

46

45

50

53

50

a 53

52

53

55

55

56

47

52

48

47

a 51

a 41

42

42

44

45

46

48

May

50

51

43

53

58

55

54

53

54

58

57

60

61

60

57

61

53

53

58

59

60

64

60

62

61

60

64

60

61

66

63

58

June

63

64

64

66

62

61

62

68

65

64

60

61

62

62

63

62

60

64

a 75

62

59

61

59

64

56

58

54

a 72

70

CQby

63

July

70

69

67

68

67

67

66

67

68

66

67

65

--

65

65

65

67

67

65

66

68

70

68

68

66

64

68

70

68

67

Aug.

67

67

68

71

72

70

67

69

70

71

70

69

70

67

67

70

70

67

71

70

65

65

66

61

63

58

61

64

67

65

57

67

Sept.

60

63

66

65

67

62

65

65

65

65

65

63

65

67

66

60

54

56

60

58

54

60

58

60

56

54

50

54

54

47

60

a Measurement between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
282 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8395. BRUSHY CREEK NEAR MAYWOOD, NEBR. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1.. ..

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. .....

14. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

20. ..... 

21......

22. .....

23. .....

24. .....

25. ..... 

26......

27. .....

28. .....

29......

30. .....

31......

Total.

1...... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

a.....

9. ..... 

10. .....

1 **

15. .....

17. .....

19. ..... 

20. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31......

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.2 

.2 

.4 

.5 

.6

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.1

.2 

.1 

.2 

.3

.4

.4 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

10.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

15 

14

10 

11

15 

14

8 

16

-

Tons 

per 

day

 (t)

0.3

January

0.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.8

.9 

.9

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5

20.7

14 

5

10

11

8 

9

-

ft)

0.3

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.6

.6 

.6

.7

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

19.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

4 

6

4

5 

5

Tons 

per 

day

 (t)

0.3

February

0.6 

.6

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

1.0

1.6 

1.4 

1.0

20.4

2 

9

14

7 

6

82

--

(t)

0.4 

e .4 

e .5

1.6

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.6 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4

.5 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.9

.8 

.7 

.7 

.5 

.5

.6 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

19.8

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

4 

4

8

14

6

11 

12

-

Tons 

per 

day

 ft)

0.3

March

1.0 

.9

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.9 

.9 

1.0 

1.2

1.2 

3.0 

1.5 

1.6 

2.5 

3.2

32.0

160 

140

44

18

28 

120

55 

850 

200 

650

1.800

-

0.4 

.3

.1

(t)

.1

.4

.2 

sa 12 

.8 

sa 3.2 

e 12 

sa!9

49.6

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

t Less than 0.050 ton.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8395. BRUSHY CREEK NEAR MAYWOOD, NEBR. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

283

Day

1......

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6......

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

15. .....

17. .....

22

25. .....

27. .....

28. .....

30. .....

31......

Total.

1...... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

&.....

10. .....

12. . . . . . 

13...... 

14. ..... 

15......

16. .....

1ft

20......

22

23

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1.5 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

1.0 

.9

.9 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

1.5 

.7 

.7

1.0 

2.3 

7.9 

1.0 

.9

35.1

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

485 

40

20

140 

300 

28 

92

110 

500 

5,100 

670 

120

--

Tons 

per 

day

2.0 

.1

(t)

a .3 

1.2 

.1 

.2

.3 

sa 22 

sa 170 

1.8 

.3

199.5

July

0.5 

.6 

1.1 

.5 

1.0

.6 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

7.1 

1.0 

.4 

.3

28 

1.4 

44 

128 

46

36 

2.0 

1.3 

1.0 

.7

.7 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

306.6

43 

30 

240 

51 

650

320 

130 

59 

54

37 

2,600 

1,310 

350 

240

3,740 

1,100 

1,800 

7,300 

2,520

4,560 

1,080 

260 

160 

120

87 

59 

200 

99 

52 

43

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

0.1 

(t) 

sa 1.0 

.1 

sa 2.4

.5 

.1 

.1 

.1 

e .1

(t) 

sa85 

3.5 

.4 

.2

s 449 

4.2 

sal,500 

sa4,600 

s 1,470

s 1,590 

5.8 

.9 

.4 

.2

.2

.1 

.3 

.1 

.1 

(t)

9,715.0

Mav

discharge

(cfs)

1.4 

7.6 

1.0 

.9 

.7

.9 

.9 

.9 

.7 

.7

.7 

.9 

.9 

6.6 

1.5

.9 

.9 

.9 

.7 

.9

.7 

.6 

.5 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.6

37.5

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

130 

7,840 

620 

150 

92

110 

100 

130 

43 

32

52 

28 

80 

6,400 

1,200

160 

73 

84 

110 

50

24

-

Tons 

per 

day

sa 0.8 

s 328 

1.7 

.4 

.2

.3 

.2 

.3 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.2 

sa 150 

4.9

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

(t)

488.9

August

0.4 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

13 

1.4 

.4 

9.0

4.4

2.6 

.6

.4 

.4 

.4

.2

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2

13 

7.4 

.6 

.3 

.2 

-2

57.6

88 

64

6,470 

1,590 

270

3,600

990 

380 

280 

110 

100

72 

56 

92 

42 

64

3,500 

3,420 

460 

180 

170 

100

-

0.1 

(t)

s 1,120 

s 11 

.3 

e 1,000 

sa 140

s 9.0 

.6 

.3 

.1 

.1

(t) 

(t) 

.1 

(t) 

(t)

sal, 400 

s 212 

.7 

.1 

.1 

.1

3,894.9

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.4 

.4 

.9

.3 

7.2 

.7 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

7.2 

12 

.7

.7 

.9 

.7 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

42.0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

36

33 

41 

500

50 

3,440 

170

57

55 

39 

1,570 

3,600 

400

180 

100 

150 

68 

55

29 

48 

32 

30 

23

-

Tons 

per 

day

0.1

(t) 

(t) 

1.2

(t) 

s 240 

.3 

e .1 

.1

.1 

.1 

s 112 

sa 260 

.8

.3 

.2 

.3 

.1 

.1

(t) 

.1 

(t) 

(t) 

(t)

616.8

September

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.4 

.4

.2 

.2

9.1 

8.5 

.5

.5 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4 

.2

.3 

.3 

.4 

.3 

.3

26.4

100 

95 

120 

70 

89

72 

45 

76 

280 

270

94 

160 

2,610 

2,550 

440

170 

110 

110 

100 

86

70 

74 

76 

74 

51

38 

36 

55 

50 

28

-

0.1 

.1 

.1 

(t) 

(t)

(t) 

(t) 

(t) 

s .9 

.3

.1 

.1 

s 411 

s 136 

.6

.2

.1 

.1

.1 

(t)

(t) 

(t) 

.1 

(t) 

4)

550.7

627.7 

15,518.2

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

t Less than 0.050 ton.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8395. BRUSHY CREEK NEAR MAYWOOD, NEBR. Con

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 195

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W

Date 

of 

collection

Mar. 27, 1958....

May 14

July 21 ..........

Time

3:45 p.m. 

2:05 p.m. 

8:10 a.m. 

3:00 a.m. 

10:15 a.m.

11:10 p.m. 

9:25 a.m. 

3:30 p.m. 

2:05 a.m. 

3:25 a.m.

11:10 p.m. 

1:00 a.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

4.5 

2.3 

8.8 

5.8 

18

52 

50 

31 

840 

395

370 

270

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

44

51 

42 

60

58 

63 

64 

67 

67

63 

63

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

2,530 

4,080 

6,460 

10,700 

4,600

9,500 

4,400 

4,420 

12, 100 

10,600

15,400 

13,200

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

3,350 

2,550 

4,640 

4,040 

3,660

2,970 

5,700 

6,530 

6,050 

5,670

5,840 

7,530

Percent f

0.002

42 

54 

29 

32

22 

23

0.004

36 

88 

76 

28 

71

47 

56 

72 

39 

41

27 

30

0.008 0.016

49 

93 

91 

46 

89

79 

77 

92 

58 

59

40 

43
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA 285

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8400. FOX CREEK AT CURTIS, NEBR.

LOCATION. At bridge on State Highway 23N, 50 feet downstream from gaging station, half

a mile upstream from mouth, and 1 mile east of Curt is, Frontier County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 77 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Water temperatures: April 1951 to August 1952, October 1953 to

September 1958 (discontinued).

Sediment records: April 1951 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 79°F June 29, Aug. 14.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 6,640 ppm Apr. 28; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 1,610 tons Sept. 19; minimum daily, not determined. 

EXTREMES, 1951-58. Water temperatures: Maximum (1951-52, 1953-58), 86°F July 18, 1954; 

minimum (1951-52, 1955, 1957), freezing point on several days during winter months. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 37,600 ppm June 8, 1951; minimum daily, not

determined. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 131,000 tons May 31, 1951; minimum daily, less than

0.50 ton on many days.

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Dec. 31, Jan. 2, 15, Feb. 6-19. Flow affected by backwater from Medicine Creek July 21. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 

to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Q

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

62

--

..

54

"

_.

55

56

49

_

53

a 41

47

--

--

Nov.

..

44

_

~

--

_

45

--

"

_

38

"

..

38

43

--

--

--

Dec.

38

40

--

_

38

_.

b 37

--

_

41

--

--

_

37

--

35

34

--

Jan.

._

34

_.

35

--

--

_

36

_

37

37

..

39

--

--

Feb.

..

37

._

--

-

--

_

34

_-

--

33

34

38

..

48

b43

--

--

Mar.

..

36

40

38

38

40

38

37

37

38

38

38

40

41

37

40

42

40

45

42

45

47

41

47

40

42

46

42

41

Apr.

49

49

47

43

44

47

47 

46

49

50

53

54

58

59

63

64

63

57

b58

58

55

49

46

47

44

48

48

53

57

--

52

May

56

54

61

63

65

65

63

55 

58

63

64

64

61

58

57

57

65

64

65

65

70

71

68

70

70

70

70

66

69

b76

69

64

June

69

69

74

73

62

62

70

70 

72

65

63

67

65

62

64

68

69

68

61

62

65

66

65

58

65

67

71

79

76

--

67

July

76

75

74

73

70

73

74

rjK

(3

74

73

67

76

a 66

--

a 64

66

71

a 68

69

73

b77

75

b75

b75

70

b73

74

72

Aug.

75

fr77

a 70

b75

78

69

b77

72

b75

b76

b79

72

73

a 67

71

--

68

64

a 64

a 60

68

a 63

a 65

a 67

a 64

--

--

Sept.

a 63

72

69

a 65

a 64

a 65

a 66 

a 64

a 63

a 63

a 66

66

a 58

a 59

a 55

a 56

a 60

a 57

a 59

a 63

a 61

a 58

a 56

a 52

a 54

a 51

--

61

a Measurement between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. 

b Measurement between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.
286 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8400. FOX CREEK AT CURTIS, NEBR.--Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. ..... 

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. ..... 

13. .....

15. .....

17. .....

18...... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

23. .....

24. .....

25. .....

26......

28. ..... 

29. .....

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21. ..... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31......

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(els)

5.6 

5.6 

5.8 

6.0 

6.2

6.2 

6.7 

6.9 

6.2 

6.7

6.7 

6.5 

6.9 

7.9 

6.9

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

7.1 

9.1

8.1 

7.5 

7.5 

6.7 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.3 

7.1 

7.1 

6.7

212.4

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

80

42

47 

47

75 

50

66

31 

30

-

Tons 

per 

day

a 1.0

31.0

January

7.3 7.3' 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.9 

7.9

8.1 

8.1 

8.1

7.9 

7.5

7.5 

7.5

7.7

7.8

7.9

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.7 

7.9

239.7

58 

26

48

28 

68 

50

-

 a 1.0

31.0

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

6.7 

6.5 

6.2 

6.3 

6.2

6.5 

6.5 

6.3 

6.3

6.7

7.1 

7.3 

7.1 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

7.3 

7.5 

7.5

7.7 

7.5 

7.7 

7.9 

7.3

207.0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

29

23

19

13 

14

--

Tons 

per 

day

e 0.4

12.0

February

7.7 

7.5 

7.3 

7.5

7.7

7.5 

7.4 

7.4 

7.5 

7.6

7.6 

7.0 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

7.3 

7.5 

7.5 

7.9

8.5 

10 

8.5 

8.3 

8.3

9.1 

11

7.7

220.1

36

28

92 

24 

40

76 

110

--

a 0.9

e 1.2 

e 5.0 

e 3.6 

e 2.2 

1.7

2.7 

e 3.8 

e 1.3

39.5

December

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

8.1 

8.3 

8.1 

8.1 

8.3

7.9 

7.9 

7.7 

7.5 

7.5

7.3 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

7.7

7.9 

8.7 

9.1 

9.1

7.7

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.3 

7.3

7.3 

7.5 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3

241.1

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

52 

27

39

57

44

54 

50

50

-

Tons 

per 

day

al.O

31.0

Marcn

8.9 

8.7 

8.5 

8.1

7.9

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.3

7.9

7.7 

7.9 

7.7 

7.5

7.1 

7.7 

7.7 

7.5 

7.9

8.3 

7.9 

8.3 

8.3 

8.5

9.9 

13 

22 

15 

14 

12

287.2

37

60

150 

240 

1,240 

530 

455 

420

-

e 1.2

.8

1.4

4.0 

s 13 

s 84 

21 

17 

14

174.8

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from samples obtai led about two times a week.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8400. FOX CREEK AT CURTIS, NEBR. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

287

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

14. .....

18. .....

19. .....

24. ..... 

25. .....

28. .....

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

1L..... 

12. .....

15. .....

18. .....

20. .....

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

8.9 

11 

8.5 

8.7 

8.9

8.5 

7.9 

8.3 

8.5 

8.7

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.1

8.1 

8.1 

7.7

7.9 

7.7

7.3 

7.5 

9 3 

8.9

7.7

9.1 

9.7 

25 

9.1 

8.5

271.6

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

3^5 

340 

310 

210 

170

130 

110 

100 

110 

110

120 

140 

140 

130 

130

140 

150 

110 

120 

110

100 

70 

400 

300

74

85 

240 

6,640 

530 

260

--

Tons 

per 

day

7.7 

10 

7.1 

5.0 

4.1

3.0 

2.3 

2.2 

2.5 

2.6

2.8 

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

2.8

3.1 

3.3 

2.3 

2.6 

2.3

2.0 

1.4 

10 

7.2 

1.5

2.1 

6.3 

s 786 

13 

6.0

910.6

July

6.5 

6.2 

9.3 

7.3 

6.3

6.2 

6.3 

6.3 

5.8 

6.0

6.0 

8.1 

7.5 

6.5 

6.0

9 3 

7.7 

23 

80 

25

17 

8.3 

6.9 

6.3 

6.2

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.2 

6.5 

6.7

328.3

210 

170

200 

190

160 

150 

180 

170 

160

190 

220 

240 

250 

220

530 

300 

1,160

2,220

670 

300

250 

200

180 

210 

170 

200

--

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons). . . .

3.7 

2.8 

e 7.5 

3.9 

3.2

2.7 

2.6 

3.1 

2.7 

2.6

3.1 

4.8 

4.9 

4.4 

3.6

s 14 

6.2 

s 356 

el, 400 

s 347

e 240 

15 

5.6 

e 4.6 

4.2

3.4 

e 3.2 

3.1 

3.5 

3.0 

3.6

2,468.0

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

8.3 

11 

8.3

7.7 

7.5

7.7 

7.9 

7.7 

7.9 

7.7

7.5 

7.3 

8.1 

13 

9.5

8.9 

8.9 

8.1 

8.1

7.7

7.7 

7.5 

7.3 

7.1 

6.9

6.7 

9.7 

6.9 

6.7 

6.9 

6.9

249.1

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

210 

630 

260 

180 

190

210 

200 

160 

120 

160

170 

180 

240 

720 

250

170 

210 

230 

180 

230

230 

200 

210 

190 

160

180 

390 

280 

240 

230 

270

--

Tons 

per 

day

4.7 

19 

5.8 

3.7 

3.8

4.4 

4.3 

3.3 

2.6 

3.3

3.4 

3.5 

5.2 

25

6.4

4.1 

5.0 

5.0 

3.9 

4.8

4.8 

4.1 

4.1 

3.6 

3.0

3.3 

s 12 

5.2 

4.3 

4.3 

5.0

174.9

August

6.7 

6.2 

6.2 

5.8 

3 . 8

3.4 

3.4

5

7 

6 

5.2

5.4 

4.7

4.8 

3.8 

3.8 

5.6 

5.6

5.0 

3.9 

4.1 

3.9 

3 9 

3^8

140.8

220

200 

250

180 

210

270 

210

200 

240

230 

180 

230

260

190 

350 

360 

330 

290

--

4.0 

e 3.4 

3.3 

3.9 

e 2.0

1.7 

1.9

3.6

4.0 

6 3.4 

2.8 

3.5 

6 3.0

3.0 

1.8 

2.4 

e 4.0 

3.9

2.6 

3.7 

4.0 

3.5 

3.1 

e2.6

88.4

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.3 

6.2

6.7 

7.3 

7.1 

7.3 

7.3

6.9 

19 

10 

7.3 

7.3

7.3 

7.1 

7.5 

19 

7.5

8.1 

7.5 

6.9 

7.1 

7.1

6.9 

7.1 

6.9 

6.7 

6.2

238.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

220 

250 

250 

240 

180

160 

210

250 

240

190 

2,600 

1,700 

400 

300

280 

260 

460 

2,890 

470

210 

240 

210 

200 

120

130 

160 

170 

140 

190

--

Tons 

per 

day

4.1 

4.7 

4.7 

4.1 

3.0

2.9 

4.1 

e 4.2 

4.9 

4.7

3.5 

s 242 

46 

7.9 

5.9

5.5 

5.0 

9.3 

s 226 

9.5

4.6 

4.9 

3.9 

3.8 

2.3

2.4 

3.1 

3.2 

2.5 

3.2

635.9

September

4.1 

4.1 

3.6 

3.4 

4.3

4.5 

3.6 

3.8 

3.4 

3.8

4.3 

5.0 

11 

19 

6.2

4.5 

5.0 

4.8 

79 

8.9

5.8 

5.6 

5.2 

5.0 

4.8

5.0 

5.0 

5.2 

5.0 

5.0

237.9

200 

220

190 

320

270

310 

270 

250

220 

300 

1,030

460

280 

290 

300 

3,430 

1,110

580 

330 

260 

240 

220

210 

270

170 

130

-

2.2 

2.4 

e 1.9 

1.7 

3.7

3.3 

e 2.8 

3.2 

2.5 

2.6

2.6 

4.1 

s 136 

e 180

7.7

3.4 

3.9 

3.9 

s 1,610 

27

9.1 

5.0 

3.7 

3.2 

2.9

2.8 

3.6 

e 2.8 

2.3 

1.8

2,042.1

2,873.5 

6,639.2

Estimated, 

s Computed by subdividing day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8400. FOX CREEK AT CURTIS, NEBR. Contin

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 195

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; 

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W

Date 

of 

collection

Apr. 28, 1958.... 

June 12..........

Sept. 19.... .....

Time

8:05 a.m. 

5:00 p.m. 

5:00 p.m. 

1:25 a.m. 

4:50 a.m.

6:45 a.m. 

7:50 a.m. 

8:55 a.m. 

2:05 p.m. 

4:30 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

24 

49 

49 

247 

e 152

e 106 

e 83 

e 69 

375 

192

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

47 

65 

65 

68 

68

68 

68 

68 

63

59

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

10,600 

8,650 

8,650 

9,240 

6,480

7,310 

6,660 

7,520 

6,750 

7,920

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

2,980 

4,260 

4,510 

5,200 

3,010

3,620 

3,240 

4,360 

6,200 

7,760

Percent 

0.002

4 

29 

26 

30

34 

30 

36 

28 

28

0.004

65 

6 

37 

36 

41

47 

44 

46 

37 

36

0.008

21

47

0.016

83 

34 

57 

67 

67

73 

69 

70 

61 

61

e Estimated.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA 2

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8405. DRY CREEK NEAR CURTIS, NEBR.

LOCATION. At gaging station at county road bridge, 2\ miles upstream from mouth and 

3| miles east of Curtis, Frontier County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 20 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Sediment records: April 1951 to September 1958 (discontinued).

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 5,700 ppm Apr. 28; minimum

daily, no flow on many days. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 2,000 tons July 18; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days.

EXTREMES, 1951-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, not determined; minimum

daily, no flow on many days each year.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 95,000 tons (estimated) June 8, 1951; minimum daily, 

0 tons on many days each year.

REMARKS. No flow during period October to December; record is omitted. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to Septembef 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Suspended sediment, January to September 1958

Day

1. .....

2

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6

7

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. .....

14. .....

15. .....

16,

17. .....

18......

19. .....

20. .....

21......

22. .....

23. .....

24. .....

25. .....

26. .....

27. .....

28......

29. .....

30......

31. .....

Total.

January

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

0

February

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

0

March

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

12

11

3.5

4.5

1.3

0

45.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

e750

e650

e 600

e 110

e 160

e30

0

2,300

e Estimated.

648908
290 QUALITY OP SURFACE WATERS, 1958

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Cont inued

6B-8405. DRY CREEK NEAR CURTIS, NEBR. Continued 

Suspended sediment, January to September 1958 Continued

Day

2. .....

5. .....

7. .....

8. .....

11......

13. .....

15. .....

17. .....

20......

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26......

27......

29......

31. ..... 

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21......

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

Z<\. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

.2

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.9 

0 

0

0 

5.9 

4.3 

0 

0

11.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

5,490 

5,700

"

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

e 2

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

e 18 

0 

0

0 

s 488 

s 212 

0 

0

720

July

0 0 ' 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.2

0 

23 

19 

20

10 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

72.2

2,900 

4,240 

2,720

3,220

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

e 2 

0 

s 2,000 

s 504 

s 1,130

s 153 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

3,789

May

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0 

1.8 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

1.9 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

5.6 

0 

0 

0 

0

9.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

2,750 

4,700

--

Tons 

per 

day

0 

e 48 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

s 24 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

s 198 

0 

0 

0 

0

270

August

0 0

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

2.8 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

2. 8

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

e 90 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

90

September

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

1.6 

0

0 

0 

6.4 

8.0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.8 

.2

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

17.0

1,630 

4,300

.-

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

e 40 

0

0 

0 

s 46Q 

s 216 

0

0 

0 

0 

e 16 

e 2

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

734

157.9 

7,903

Estimated, 

s Computed by subdividing day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN--Continued 

6B-8405. DRY CREEK NEAR CURTIS, NEBR. Continu

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, January to Septem

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

Apr. 28, 1958....

July 20 ..........

Time

12:10 a.m. 

12:10 a.m. 

8:35 a.m. 

10:00 a.m. 

4:40 a.m.

4:40 a.m. 

11:45 p.m. 

12:35 a.m. 

9:20 p.m. 

9:50 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

35 

35 

1.7 

5.2 

27

27 

166 

108 

282 

238

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

45 

45 

39 

58 

61

61 

67 

67 

65 

65

Suspended se

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

24,200 

24,200 

5,660 

6,010 

12,600

12,600 

18,200 

14,000 

38,600 

23 , 000

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

4,670 

4,750 

1,690 

4,160 

4,750

4,590 

4,980 

4,880 

9,620 

6,400

Percent fin

0.002

33

4

38

10 

29 

32 

19 

24

0.004

43 

12 

94 

71 

53

22 

37 

46 

24 

33

0.008

50 

41

69 

62

0.016

62 

56 

99 

94 

82

81 

60 

71 

38 

52
292 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Cont inued 

6B-8410. MEDICINE CREEK ABOVE HARRY STRUNK LAKE, NEBR.

LOCATION. At gaging station, a third of a mile downstream from top of Harry Strunk 

Lake flood-control pool, Frontier County, 3| miles southeast of Stockville, and 

13i miles upstream from Medicine Creek Dam. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: October 1952 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Sediment records: April 1951 to September 1958 (discontinued).

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 88°F June 3, 7; minimum, freezing 

point on several days during December to February.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 13,100 ppm July 21; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 36,100 tons July 21; minimum daily, not determined. 

EXTREMES, 1951-58. Water temperatures: Maximum (1956-58), 88°F June 3, 7, 1958; 

minimum (1952-58), freezing point on many days during winter months. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily (1952-58), 20,000 ppm May 16, 1954; minimum daily, not determined. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 490,000 tons (estimated) June 22, 1951; minimum daily,

not determined.

REMARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 32,300 ppm Aug. 11. 

Flow affected by ice Nov. 22, 30, Dec. 8, 10-13, 24-26, 28, 29, Dec. 31 to Jan. 12, 

Jan. 15, 22-24, Feb. 2-4, 7-21, Feb. 27 to Mar. 6. Records of discharge for water 

year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 8 a.m. and 12 m.7

Day

1

 i

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

56

58

--

--

a 64

--

b 51

-.

55

--

55

53

--

a 48

53

--

--

44

40

47

--

--

Nov.

49

--

b43

--

42

--

..

45

a 44

45

..

38

--

_

36

a 39

45

38

a 39

--

Dec.

a 41

35

._

35

34

..

34

..

41

--

a 41

__

37

32

_

._

a 32

Jan.

_.

..

32

34

33

..

a 34

_

35

--

34

.,

--

34

36

32

37

Feb.

33

33

--

a 37

33

--

32

_,

33

33

_

--

a 32

a 34

..

..

43

--

..

-.

33

_

--

Mar.

a 33

33

35

a 34

35

a 38

36

37

38

34

34

36

37

35

33

37

37

36

35

36

38

43

42

42

45

b46

44

41

41

41

38

Apr.

45

46

50

47

43

40

42

43

46

47

48

50

53

53

55

57

62

57

58

55

a 62

b 57

49

44

44

43

47

45

48

--

50

May

b 58

55

56

55

b 70

a 72

b68

a 67

a 67

a 76

69

64

a 71

60

57

60

b 74

b 73

67

68

b 75

b74

b 74

b 76

65

b82

b 79

b 75

72

b85

b80

69

June

a 79

69

a 88

b84

b69

b 70

a 88

73

69

72

61

67

71

68

65

67

65

69

67

b61

65

67

70

67

59

62

66

68

79

79

--

70

July

72

77

70

72

71

75

71

a 84

73

69

71

65

72

70

69

69

70

74

69

69

69

72

72

71

70

70

69

a 85

__

a 81

79

72

Aug.

73

76

80

76

77

a 77

75

76

75

75

a 76

70

79

72

82

75

78

73

76

73

66

a 68

a 74

60

65

65

70

70

75

66

63

73

Sept.

68

70

73

66

72

70

72

71

72

66

64

71

71

68

63

60

59

67

64

59

56

67

68

b 70

57

57

a 66

61

60

59

--

66

a Measurement between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. 

b Measurement between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8410. MEDICINE CREEK ABOVE HARRY STRUNK LAKE, NEBR. Continued

293

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

15. .....

17. .....

25. ..... 

26......

30. .....

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

a.....

9. ..... 

10. .....

11. .....

13......

15. .....

18. .....

1 Q

20. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

43 

43 

42 

37 

34

49 

48 

48 

49 

49

49 

43 

46 

58 

59

55 

53 

52 

53 

59

63 

61 

63 

59 

58

57 

55 

55 

51 

57 

55

1,603

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

160 

210

260 

190

610

440 

395

280 

380

240

220 

230

--

Tons 

per 

day

a 24

96 

e 80

65 

57

a 45

1,240

January

55 

56 

54 

53 

55

53 

52 

55 

56 

58

61 

62 

63 

61 

60

59 

59 

59 

60 

59

59 

58 

55 

55 

59

59 

60 

60 

59 

59 

60

1,793

140

200 

180

315 

1,050

420 

400

360

470 

290

430

--

a 25

49

e 60 

176 

e 75

a 63

1,719

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

54 

54 

55 

55 

55

55 

58 

57 

57 

57

57 

59 

59 

59 

58

59 

70 

66 

63 

60

59 

57 

58 

58 

60

61 

61 

59 

58 

56

1,754

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

260 

190

270

490 

510 

380

480

710 

360

410 

440

350

-

Tons 

per 

day

a 36

a 73

e 80 

109

a 62

1,766

February

60 

58 

57 

58 

59

59 

57 

55 

57 

58

57 

55 

56 

56 

56

57 

56 

55 

58 

60

62 

65 

69 

69 

70

73 

68 

64

1,684

440 

330

480 

190 

87

140 

120

240 

490

1,120 

140

-

a 66

a 20

38 

79

e 85 

e 200 

209

e 55

1,522

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

57 

57 

57 

57 

58

59 

60 

58 

60 

58

56 

56 

58 

61 

59

58 

59 

63 

64 

63

61 

60 

59 

47 

50

54 

58 

56 

56 

58 

56

1,793

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

310 

320

420 

390

350

480 

420

400 

170

270 

590

-

Tons 

per 

day

a 59

1.829

March

65 

67 

68 

70 

74

79 

85 

77 

75 

75

73 

72 

72 

71 

70

71 

71 

70 

69 

70

71 

71 

73 

75 

77

87 

100 

146 

116 

126 

103

2,489

105 

140 

180 

235 

810

2,350 

2,100 

1,180 

930 

820

920 

810 

820 

750 

680

740 

690 

670 

610 

720

660 

720 

790 

820 

960

1,380 

2,080 

6,010 

3,100 

2,550 

2,200

18 

25 

33 

44 

162

501 

482 

245 

188 

166

181 

157 

159 

144 

128

142 

132 

127 

114 

136

127 

138 

156 

166 

200

324 

s 593 

2,370 

971 

868 

612

9,809

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from samples obtained about three times a week.
294 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8410. MEDICINE CREEK ABOVE HARRY STRUNK LAKE, NEBR.~Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1. .....

2......

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6......

7. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

15. .....

16. .....

18. .....

19. ..... 

20. .....

21......

22......

23...... 

24. .....

25......

26......

27......

30. .....

31...... 

Total.

1...... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

14. ..... 

15. .....

IP

20. .....

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

94 

87 

82 

78 

84

85 

82 

73 

72 

72

71 

71 

69 

66 

65

64 

63 

61 

63 

64

63 

61 

75 

84 

80

76 

80 

127 

117 

90

2,319

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,930 

1,430 

1,200 

1,000 

1,380

1,360 

1,110 

770 

680 

690

690 

650 

600 

570 

580

550 

510 

465 

480 

460

420 

370 

860 

1,120 

1,000

720 

890 

5,660 

3,750 

1,340

--

Tons 

per 

day

490 

336 

266 

211 

313

312 

246 

152 

132 

134

132 

125 

112 

102 

102

95 

87 

77 

82 

79

71 

61 

174 

254 

216

148 

192 

s 2,060 

1,180 

326

8,267

July

38 

37 

103 

138 

70

52 

47 

74 

96 

53

47 

47 

60 

61 

51

59 

109 

82 

586 

265

955 

189 

95 

72 

59

52 

42 

40 

47 

45 

47

3,718

270 

275 

5,450 

8,300 

1,860

740 

490 

4,850 

5,000 

530

415 

430 

860 

820 

550

1,120 

4,850 

1,860 

11,900 

8,750

13 , 100 

4,350 

1,200 

560 

395

320 

240 

210 

220 

210 

155

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons). . ..

28 

27 

s 2,860 

s 3,380 

s373

104 

62 

s 2,380 

s 1,920 

76

53 

55 

139 

135 

76

s 195 

1,430 

412 

s 21,500 

s 6,780

s 36,100 

s 2,460 

308 

109 

63

45 

27 

23 

28 

26 

20

81,194

May

discharge 

(cfs)

84 

102 

87 

69 

64

60 

60 

58 

58 

61

61 

63 

63 

90 

117

103 

84 

Ti> 

65 

61

59 

59 

58 

57 

53

54 

59 

59 

55 

55 

53

2,104

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

830 

3,400 

3,100 

1,060 

750

600 

540 

530 

500 

500

510 

485 

510 

2,140 

4,740

2,730 

1,570 

1,040 

770 

640

570 

550 

435 

395 

385

440 

850 

850 

495 

410 

380

-

Tons 

per 

day

188 

s 1,000 

728 

197 

130

97 

87 

83 

78 

82

84 

82 

87 

s 558 

1,500

759 

356 

205 

135 

105

91 

88 

68 

61 

55

64 

135 

135 

74 

61 

54

7,427

August

46 

45 

43 

41 

40

40 

41 

42 

41 

43

218 

93 

45 

40 

39

37 

36 

41 

42 

43

35 

37 

38 

38 

38

38 

45 

38 

31 

30 

29

1,453

145 

120 

110 

120 

140

130 

110 

115 

110 

110

5,950 

4,050 

1,650 

600 

700

960 

485 

370 

265 

225

200 

165 

160 

180 

190

185 

1,240 

2,010 

570 

295 

220

18 

15 

13 

13 

15

14 

12 

13 

12 

13

s 8,540 

s 1,090 

s 213 

65 

s 88

96 

47 

41 

30 

26

19 

16 

16 

18 

19

19 

s 201 

206 

48 

24 

17

10,977

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

51 

51 

51 

48 

45

48 

48 

47 

46 

60

57 

67 

82 

63 

54

52 

50 

55 

153 

109

103 

80 

64 

54 

51

48 

46 

45 

41 

40

1,809

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

375 

395 

430 

365 

325

460 

780 

520 

465 

1,310

850 

1,240 

3,000 

1,500 

780

610 

570 

1,170 

7,450 

3,650

3,900 

2,300 

1,020 

680 

520

435 

380 

365 

330 

305

--

Tons 

per 

day

52 

54 

59 

47 

39

60 

101 

66 

58 

s 231

131 

224 

664 

255 

114

86 

77 

s 275 

3,080 

1,070

1,080 

497 

176 

99 

72

56 

47 

44 

37 

33

8,884

September

29 

30 

29 

31 

31

31 

31 

32 

32 

58

36 

34 

34 

257 

82

60 

51 

47 

71 

102

65 

60 

51 

47 

43

42 

42 

41 

40 

39

1,578

185 

160 

150 

160 

185

200 

190 

210 

210 

1,800

595 

210 

255 

9,870 

3,350

840 

375 

240 

2,720 

4,500

1,000 

660 

350 

255 

255

210 

170 

170 

165 

170

14 

13 

12 

13 

15

17 

16 

18 

18 

s 352

58 

19 

23 

s 10,700 

742

136 

52 

30 

s 1,350 

s 1,700

176 

107 

48 

32 

30

24 

19 

19 

18 

18

15,789

24,097 

150,423

s Computed by subdividing day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8410. MEDICINE CREEK ABOVE HARRY STRUNK LAKE, N

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; 

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W

Date 

of 

collection

Mar. 30, 1958.....

Aug. 11...........

Time

9:20 a.m. 

11:50 a.m. 

3:20 p.m. 

3:45 p.m. 

8:30 a.m.

10:25 a.m. 

12:30 a.m. 

5:10 p.m. 

10:35 a.m. 

2:35 p.m.

5:35 p.m. 

12:45 a.m. 

3:40 a.m. 

10:30 a.m. 

4:00 p.m.

Discharge 

<cfs)

128 

156 

113 

98 

118

87 

228 

213 

777 

922

1,010 

534 

1,270 

95 

546

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

41 

50

61 

57

71 

65 

77 

69 

73

72 

65 

64 

73 

73

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

2,540 

8,780 

3,480 

2,290 

5,470

3,620 

16,000 

13,000 

13,700 

14,300

12,400 

23,500 

15,600 

1,230 

30,600

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

5,170 

6,310 

4,910 

2,570 

3,410

5,130 

5,170 

8,500 

8,510 

7,350

7,270 

9,820 

9,530 

2,290 

11,100

Percent f

0.002

16

24 

26

27

24 

21 

28

26 

14 

28 

29 

13

0.004

19 

30 

43 

31 

34

37 

35 

34 

29 

36

36 

19 

38 

39

17

0.008

22

0.016

28 

51 

56 

45 

50

59 

54 

60 

45 

53

52 

32 

60 

61 

28
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8480. PRAIRIE DOG CREEK AT NORTON, KANS

LOCATION.--At gaging station at bridge on U.S. Highway 283, half a mile south of Norton, Norton Count

DRAINAGE AREA. 721 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1948 to September 1949, September 1957 to June 1958 

Water temperatures: December 1948 to September 1952.

Sediment records: March 1947 to September 1952. 

REMARKS. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, September 1957 to J

Date of 

collection

Sept. 30, 1957..

Jan. 16, 1958 ..

M~17 1Q

June 16 ........

Discharge 

(cfs)

6.4 

5.3 

4.5 

a 5. 3 

a4.9

a 5.6 

a 6.0 

12 

38 

6.8

Silica 

(SiOa )

36 

34 

25 

29 

38

38 

32 

28 

36 

39

Iron 

(Fe)

0.00 

.09 

.08 

.09 

.01

.01 

.01 

.01 

.05 

.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

71 

75 

76 

74 

66

83 

71 

73 

48 

79

Magnesium 

(Mg)

12 

15 

16 

18 

15

20 

16 

17 

8.8 

18

Sodium 

(Na)

12 

15 

16 

18 

18

21 

17 

20 

12 

21

Potassium 

(K)

16 

13 

12 

11 

8.9

11 

10 

11 

15 

12

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

285 

318 

322 

320 

288

356 

304 

320 

202 

336

Sulfate 

(SOJ

24 

25 

25 

28 

25

30 

28 

28 

20 

29

Chloride 

(Cl)

6.9 

7.7 

7.2 

8.8 

8.0

9.0 

10 

10 

5.5 

9.0

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5 

.4 

.5 

.5 

.2

.5 

.5 

.7 

.6 

.7

Nitrate 

(NO,)

4.3 

.7 

.3 

1.3 

1.2

2.7 

3.1 

1.1 

6.0 

3.5

Boron 

(B)

0.07 

.07 

.08 

.10 

.09

.00 

.07 

.09 

.06 

.08

Parts pe

Residue 

at 180°C

323 

337 

331 

342 

325

385 

334 

350 

263 

377

a Daily mean discharge.

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, May to Jun

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

June 19 ..........

Time

2:25 p.m. 

11:05 a.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

21 

411

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

60 

55

Suspended se

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

1,290 

6,520

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

4,210 

5,260

Percent fin

0.002 0.004

61 

65

0.008 0.016

79 

88
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8545. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT SCANDIA, KANS

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on U.S. Highway 36 at Scandia, Republican County, 4 miles dow

DRAINAGE AREA. 22,930 square miles, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute direct

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1957 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Water temperatures: October 1957 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 375 ppm Nov. 1-30; minimum, 140 ppm July 17-18.

Hardness: Maximum, 238 ppm Nov. 1-30; minimum, 79 ppm July 17-18.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 574 micromhos Jan. 3; minimum daily, 190 micromhos July 17.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 90°F Aug. 12; minimum, freezing point on several days during Decembe

REMARKS.--Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

Lincoln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 

Date of collection

Oct. 1-31, 1957....

Jan. 1-31, 1958....

Feb. 27-Mar. 3....

May 1-13..........

June 1-17 .........

June 22-July 3 ..... 

July 4-7...........

July 17-18. ........

July 24 ...........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

93.8 

159 

242 

247 

311

423 

215 

989 

526 

720

688 

1,681 

682 

622 

763

1,089 

466 

719 

309 

753

2,235 

855 

841

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 t

Silica 

(SiO,)

32 

43 

23 

24 

21

20 

22 

19 

27 

25

24 

18 

18 

19 

19

17 

17 

16 

21 

18

16 

17 

15

Iron 

(Fe)

0.02 

.00 

.02 

.01 

.01

.01 

.01 

.02 

.02 

.07

.05 

.02 

.00 

.00 

.00

.00 

.00 

.02 

.01 

.02

.06 

.01 

.06

Calcium 

(Ca)

68 

73 

65 

58 

59

51 

67 

52 

63 

45

62 

52 

55 

53 

51

40 

53 

34 

54 

36

22 

42 

26

Magnesium 

(Mg)

15 

14 

9.0 

12 

13

12 

13 

12 

15 

8.6

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

9.5 

14 

8.5 

14 

8.5

5.9 

7.8 

6.4

Sodium 

(Na)

25 

23 

19 

19 

20

17 

21 

17 

20 

13

19 

19 

20 

20 

19

12 

21 

11 

20 

11

5.4 

11 

6.4

Potassium 

(K)

12 

11 

16 

13 

14

11 

12 

14 

12 

10

11 

14 

14 

14 

14

11 

14 

11 

13 

11

8.8 

11 

9.0

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

a 264 

274 

235 

230 

239

205 

254 

213 

233 

160

232 

215 

226 

219 

221

166 

224 

142 

224 

144

94 

162 

102

Sulfate 

(SO,)

56 

59 

42 

43 

43

39 

52 

41 

59 

41

52 

44 

48 

48 

46

28 

45 

27 

45 

27

12 

26 

13

Chloride 

(Cl)

12 

12 

8.5 

7.7 

8.0

6.0 

11 

7.0 

11 

7.2

8.6 

6.6 

7.9 

7.9 

8.4

6.2 

9.4 

5.8 

9.6 

6.1

6.0 

4.8 

6.6

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5 

.3 

.5 

.4 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.3 

.4

.4 

.6 

.5 

.6 

.6

.5 

.6 

.5 

.6 

.5

.4 

.5 

.4

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.4 

2.0 

2. 8 

2.6 

2.9

2.3 

2.0 

1.9 

2.2 

5.7

3.3 

1.0 

.4 

.6 

.7

4.8 

1.0 

4.7 

2.6 

6.0

4.8 

4.5 

6.6

Boron 

(B)

0.01 

.00 

.06 

.06 

.10

.08 

.06 

.06 

.08 

.18

.08 

.07 

.08 

.08 

.09

.07 

.09 

.07 

.15 

.07

.18 

.07 

.08

a Includes equivalent of 6 ppm of carbonate (CO3).
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8545. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT SCANDIA, KANS. Co

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Septe

Date of collection

July 25- AUK. 5, 1958

Aug. 24-Sept. 4 ...

Sept. 8-30 ........

Wei-^Aed average b ..........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

790 

1,957 

693 

1,436 

828

8,563 

606

669

Silica 

(Si02)

18 

16 

17 

16 

18

12 

16

18

Iron 

(Fe)

0.00 

.00 

.01 

.01 

.01

.02 

.00

0.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

S3

47 

51 

44 

50

32 

53

50

Magnesium 

(Mg)

14 

8.6 

13 

7.8 

12

4.9 

12

11

Sodium 

(Na)

20 

12 

18 

13 

18

4.5 

17

16

Potassium 

(K)

14 

12 

14 

11 

15

9.0 

13

13

Bicarbonate 

(HCOS)

220 

186 

217 

170 

211

117 

214

200

Sulfate 

(S04 )

48 

31 

43 

26 

42

15

46

39

Chloride 

(Cl)

7.6 

4.2 

7.2 

3.9 

7.1

.5 

7.8

6.5

Fluoride 

(F)

0.6 

.5 

.7 

.5 

.6

.3 

.5

0.5

Nitrate 

(NO,)

1.5 

3.7 

1.5 

4.8 

2.4

4.3 

1.7

2.3

Boron 

(B)

0.09 

.07 

.07 

.06 

.07

.04 

.06

0.07

P

b Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA 299

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8545. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT SCANDIA, KANS. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m^7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

._

70

71

a 70

66

58

57

57

58

a 65

_

--

_

57

52

46

42

a 52

54

57

56

58

"

Nov.

56

47

45

44

47

45

47

40

44

50

44

45

48

52

49

a 45

37

43

a 33

38

36

33

40

41

45

50

42

b 36

38

39

--

43

Dec.

42

38

39

42

42

_

41

38

44

31

_

34

35

35

45

a 42

b33

41

a 42

45

37

41

39

a 44

37

43

a 31

39

Jan.

_

32

--

_

33

33

34

a 34

35

34

32

33

a 39

34

34

32

32

_

--

33

..

35

33

35

34

--

"

Feb.

a 36

32

--

_

--

"

..

--

--

31

..

--

_

33

--

36

44

34

32

--

Mar.

32

33

38

33

a 33

b34

a 35

b 35

37

39

40

a 37

40

40

43

_

42

42

42

45

b38

a 41

45

47

48

49

50

50

45

50

52

41

Apr.

58

56

54

57

51

45

50

48

46

49

a 54

54

53

57

60

64

59

61

61

62

59

52

53

52

55

55

55

b 55

58

a 60

--

55

May

62

63

a 60

66

a 63

70

68

a 64

b64

a 74

75

77

74

72

67

66

72

78

79

73

81

74

a 71

75

81

80

78

79

86

80

72

June

78

81

89

75

78

80

83

82

83

73

79

80

74

79

81

79

80

80

72

77

75

77

71

68

75

80

80

83

82

--

78

July

85

82

82

80

"

_

84

85

85

86

81

75

84

86

82

74

73

79

71

70

75

78

84

--

85

84

a 83

80

82

81

81

81

Aug.

86

88

89

86

b 80

84

83

85

86

86

87

90

87

88

88

83

a 80

78

82

81

80

72

74

71

73

72

a 76

81

82

79

78

82

Sept.

82

82

79

71

b 71

72

79

83

77

75

72

75

72

65

70

70

69

75

71

75

75

78

70

73

68

65

70

59

--

73

a Measurement between 12 m. and 3 p.m. 

b Measurement between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m.
300 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8566. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT CLAY CENTER, KANS.

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 15, 1 mile south of Clay Center,

Clay County, and 4 miles downstream from Five Creeks. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 24,570 square miles, approximately, of which a large area is noncontributing. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: October 1957 to September 1958.

Sediment records: October 1957 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 94°F Aug. 12; minimum, freezing point

on several days during November to February.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 4,930 ppm Sept. 22; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 277,000 tons Sept. 6; minimum daily, not determined. 

REMARKS.--Flow affected by ice Dec. 11-14, Dec. 30 to Jan. 12, Jan. 20 to Feb. 20.

Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

64

64

62

_

68

56

56

53

60

_

55

53

"

54

a 55

--

42

__

b38

45

43

--

Nov.

..

50

a 48

--

~

..

a 47

--

42

a 38

32

_

42

32

--

--

Dec.

..

34

_

35

"

a 32

32

_

a 43

38

35

34

39

37

__

33

--

--

--

--

Jan.

a 32

._

a 35

--

35

a 34

..

--

34

__

--

..

a 33

--

33

..

--

-.

a 37

--

Feb.

__

._

.-

a 35

a 32

a 32

_

a 32

._

a 32

..

--

a 48

45

40

--

Mar.

a 36

b35

a 39

a 42

a 41

38

38

38

35

38

35

a 37

a 42

a 42

a 41

_

a 40

a 42

a 41

a 48

a 46

a 43

a 47

a 51

a 51

43

47

47

47

b 47

45

42

Apr.

50

51

55

53

53

a 48

45

47

48

47

47

51

56

54

55

57

61

62

63

59

61

55

55

52

53

53

55

55

52

54

--

54

May

56

61

62

59

57

60

62

63

63

65

70

68

67

69

68

66

65

65

66

70

70

72

69

67

71

71

74

71

71

a 86

77

67

June

b76

71

72

76

75

72

72

a 87

b 82

77

75

76

78

b 72

69

71

73

73

75

b75

71

72

67

71

74

63

67

70

74

75

73

July

77

77

73

73

76

76

72

74

74

74

..

74

75

78

75

72

70

72

76

74

73

72

73

72

76

77

79

78

b82

b85

80

75

Aug.

b82

81

83

a 91

81

80

83

80

81

80

80

a 94

83

82

84

80

75

75

a 85

78

81

74

72

73

69

69

72

75

74

74

--

79

Sept.

__

69

72

72

74

74

75

72

70

67

68

66

65

65

65

a 65

67

70

74

68

67

65

b65

60

60

--

68

a Measurement between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. 

b Measurement between 10 a.m. and 12 m.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOVA

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8566. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT CLAY CENTER, KANS. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3......

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. .....

15. .....

16......

17. .....

18. .....

19. .....

20. .....

21......

22. .....

24. .....

25. ..... 

26......

27. .....

28. ..... 

29. .....

30. .....

31. .....

Total.

1...... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

7. .....

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

18. .....

20. .....

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

219 

212 

205 

202 

199

192 

192 

202 

182 

176

173 

170 

173 

166 

160

154 

146 

148 

148 

140

134 

143 

143 

140 

137

134 

132 

132 

134 

140 

137

5,065

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

110 

120 

120 

140 

160

170 

160 

150 

150 

160

180 

180 

160 

160 

180

170 

150 

130 

130 

160

160 

140 

130 

120 

130

140 

140 

140 

130 

130 

120

--

Tons 

per 

day

65 

a 70 

66 

a 75 

86

a 90 

83 

a 80 

74 

a 75

84 

a 85 

75 

a 70 

78

a 70 

59 

a 50 

52 

a 60

58 

a 55 

50 

a 45 

48

a 50 

50 

a 50 

47 

a 50 

44

1,994

January

150 

150 

165 

170 

185

170 

160 

195 

205 

220

245 

325 

345 

340 

336

308 

295 

336 

345 

300

175 

85 

140 

160 

200

250 

290 

270 

260 

250 

270

7,295

100 

80

120 

90 

210 

170

100 

120

230

-

e 50

e 160

| e46

 e 160

3,180

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

137 

137 

134 

137 

160

176 

179 

182 

182 

182

182 

179 

179 

179 

176

173 

176 

195 

182 

176

192 

192 

192 

185 

192

195 

192 

192 

195 

192

5,322

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

} :

130 

140

100 

100 

110 

150

150 

100

--

Tons 

per 

day

e 40 

e 55

e 70

1,740

February

260 

260 

240 

250 

310

350 

310 

320 

250 

210

270 

260 

240 

230 

230

230 

230 

240 

260 

270

395 

500 

530 

660 

612

618 

592 

732

9,859

240 

210

60 

70

200 

50

100

630

600 

630 

730

--

e 180

e 65

e 110 

135 

e 200 

e 950 

1,040

1,000 

1,010 

a 1,400

8,065

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

192 

188 

188 

202 

216

227 

230 

238 

238 

246

180 

170 

200 

220 

253

246 

265 

304 

322 

304

282 

278 

278 

278 

282

278 

278 

274 

274 

250 

185

7,566

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

220 

180

130

100 

130

280 

290 

260

210 

180

170 

140

--

Tons 

per 

day

e 80

230 

252 

213

160 

135

e 120 

e 60

3,370

March

467 

395 

365 

313 

390

874 

1,240 

1,740 

1,260 

1,080

1,010 

970 

970 

978 

970

978 

994 

994 

986 

986

994 

994 

1,010 

1,030 

1,190

1,570 

1,420 

1,360 

1,220 

978 

866

30,592

640 

440 

360 

240 

540

1,670 

1,980 

2,390 

1,410 

950

770 

730 

690 

620 

550

520 

470 

420 

460 

530

450 

460 

440 

440 

820

2,040 

1,100 

1,070 

800 

550 

520

807 

469 

355 

203 

s624

3,940 

6,630 

11,200 

4,800 

2,770

2,100 

1,910 

1,810 

1,640 

1,440

1,370 

1,260 

1,130 

1,220 

a 1,400

1,210 

1,230 

1,200 

1,220 

s 2,820

8,650 

4,220 

a 3,900 

2,640 

1,450 

1.220

76,838

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from estimated concentration graph.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

KANSAS RIV-ER BASIN Coatinued

6B-8566. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT CLAY CENTER, KANS.--Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--ConUnued

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

5. .....

6......

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

13. .....

15. .....

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. .....

21......

22......

24. .....

25. .....

27......

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8......

10. .....

11. .....

12

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

19. ..... 

20. .....

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

930 

898 

718 

632 

646

866 

702 

586 

646 

1,050

1,220 

1,290 

1,440 

1,660 

1,770

1,800 

1,830 

1,840 

1,840 

2,220

1,940 

1,940 

1,940 

1,930 

1,900

1,900 

1,920 

1,960 

1,900 

1,570

43,484

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

750 

1,130 

670 

460 

400

850 

2,200 

1,350 

860 

1,410

1,100 

770 

800 

910 

900

740 

700 

670 

700 

1,530

1,100 

760 

600 

540 

520

490 

460 

520 

440 

350

--

Tons 

per 

day

1,880 

2,740 

1,300 

785 

698

1,990 

4,170 

2,140 

1,500 

4,000

3,620 

2,680 

3,110 

4,080 

4,300

3,600 

3,460 

3,330 

3,480 

9,170

5,760 

3,980 

3,140 

a 2,800 

2,670

2,510 

2,380 

2,750 

2,260 

1,480

91,763

July

484 

467 

889 

1,060 

1,110

1,510 

1,060 

740 

674 

566

842 

914 

1,160 

1,300 

1,210

2,180 

3,830 

5,000 

4,900 

3,070

1,960 

1,640 

1,380 

1,060 

954

1,380 

1,120 

1,500 

1,360 

994 

1,170

47,484

300 

300 

1,720 

1,790 

2,590

3,080 

1,870 

1,290 

1,450 

700

3,280 

3,100 

4,000 

4,310 

4,570

3,800 

3,780 

3,510 

3,900 

2,970

2,210 

1,700 

2,000 

1,680 

1,300

2,000 

2,050 

2,260 

2,480 

1,400 

1,420

--

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

392 

378 

sb5,210 

sb 5,740 

sb 9,700

12,600 

5,350 

2,580 

2,640 

1,070

S 8,120 

7,650 

12,500 

15,100 

14,900

22, 400 

39,100 

47,400 

51,600 

24,600

11,700 

7,530 

7,450 

4,810 

3,350

7,450 

6,200 

9,150 

9,110 

3,760 

4,490

364,030

May

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

1,340 

1,250 

1,810 

2,080 

1,430

1,180 

1,070 

1,000 

890 

802

695 

653 

606 

667 

906

1,250 

5,170 

7,250 

3,520 

2,070

1,480 

1,110 

1,000 

986 

1,160

1,280 

1,280 

1,060 

858 

725 

625

47,203

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

310 

280 

2,010 

2,330 

1,000

510 

390 

280 

200 

170

140 

130 

120 

430 

1,190

1,980 

4,320 

4,080 

2,900 

2,030

980 

550 

480 

650 

570

500 

440 

370 

300 

250 

210

-

Tons 

per 

day

1,120 

945 

sb 12, 800 

13,100 

3,860

1,620 

1,130 

756 

481 

368

263 

229 

196 

sb 1,230 

2,910

6,680 

S 64,500 

79,900 

27,600 

11,300

3,920 

1,650 

1,300 

1,730 

1,790

1,730 

1,520 

1,060 

695 

489 

354

247,226

August

1,040 

1,110 

1,000 

946 

914

914 

1,040 

1,350 

2,270 

1,690

1,010 

748 

890 

946 

930

1,240 

2,220 

1,230 

1,740 

2,260

1,500 

1,400 

1,160 

1,580 

1,560

1,320 

1,260 

1,180 

1,110 

1,060 

1,030

39,648

880 

1,080 

700 

600 

530

500 

620 

1,500 

2,280 

1,800

1,100 

650 

580 

650 

520

970 

2,350 

1,050 

1,220 

2,450

2,100 

2,000 

1,520 

1,830 

1,800

1,150 

800 

600 

540 

500 

490

-

2,470 

3,240 

1,890 

1,530 

1,310

1,230 

1,740 

5,470 

14,000 

8,210

3,000 

1,310 

1,390 

1,660 

1,310

3,250 

14, 100 

3,490 

5,730 

14,900

8,500 

7,560 

4,760 

7,810 

7,580

4,100 

2,720 

1,910 

1,620 

1,430 

1.360

140,580

June

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

536 

484 

440 

425 

580

810 

962 

1,010 

2,130 

1,910

1,140 

1,030 

938 

1,620 

2,130

1,400 

842 

732 

695 

718

1,260 

1,410 

986 

770 

660

592 

548 

530 

518 

500

28,306

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

200 

190 

170 

170 

280

380 

460 

510 

2,520 

2,250

1,150 

480 

390 

2,360 

3,420

3,460 

1,600 

700 

520 

590

2,010 

3,700 

2,050 

1,330 

780

520 

440 

410 

400 

380

-

Tons 

per 

day

289 

248 

202 

195 

438

831 

1,190 

1,390 

S 15,500 

11,600

3,540 

1,330 

988 

S 12,000 

19,700

13,100 

3,640 

1,380 

976 

1,140

6,840 

14,100 

5,460 

2,770 

1,390

831 

651 

587 

559 

513

123,378

September

1,010 

986 

882 

762 

22,500

32,100 

22,000 

14,300 

5,760 

4,040

3,460 

2,640 

2,360 

2,120 

1,940

1,620 

1,450 

1,470 

1,470 

1,270

3,410 

3,740 

2,660 

2,900 

1,670

1,270 

1,110 

1,040 

930 

850

143,720

410 

390 

380 

350 

4,530

3,200 

2,330 

2,290 

2,120 

1,530

1,850 

1,380 

920 

900 

1,000

1,380 

690 

660 

620 

560

3,940 

4,930 

2,820 

3,580 

1,700

800 

480 

400 

390 

270

-

1,120 

1,040 

905 

720 

s 276,000

277,000 

138,000 

88,400 

33,000 

16,700

17,300 

9,840 

5,860 

5,150 

5,240

6,040 

2,700 

2,620 

2,460 

1,920

s 38,200 

49,800 

20,300 

28,000 

7,670

2,740 

1,440 

1,120 

979 

620

1,042,884

415,544 

2,105,048

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from estimated concentration graph.

b Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8566. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT CLAY CENTER, KANS. 

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 195

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

______ N, in native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

Dec. 18, 1957.... 

Jan. 15, 1958....

Mar 2

Sept. 10 .........

Time

1:15 p.m. 

1:15 p.m. 

5:15 p.m. 

3:40 p.m. 

6:00 a.m.

5:15 p.m. 

3:10 p.m. 

2:20 p.m. 

2:45 p.m. 

1:45 p.m.

2:15 p.m. 

2:00 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

304 

360 

a 310 

380 

2,030

1,510 

1,480 

7,000 

2,310 

4,310

1,660 

3,820

Water 

temperature 

(° F)

44

32 

33 

38

33 

49 

68

77 

75

Suspended se

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

252 

203 

209 

435 

2,720

1,720 

2,040 

3,940 

2,780 

2,840

1,540 

1,610

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

1,670

1,610 

3,880

2,280 

2,790 

7,730 

5,710 

3,000

6,020 

2,950

Percent fin

0.002

46

75 

55

53 

53 

71 

54 

68

70 

66

0.004

57

80 

58

58 

55 

78 

61 

74

79 

67

0.008 0.016

73

86 

72

72 

70 

87 

76 

85 '

90 

81

a Daily mean discharge.

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 1957 to 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in 

Date of collection

Mar. 8, 1958......

May 18 ...........

Time

5:15 p.m. 

3:10 p.m. 

2:20 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,510 

1,480 

7,000

Number of 

sampling 

points

6 

6 

7

Bed 

Percent finer than ind

0.031 0.062 0.125

0 

0 

0

0.250

10 

10 

11

0.500

59 

56 

62

1.000
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8570. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT MILFORD, KANS.

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 82, at southwest city limits of Milford, Gea

DRAINAGE AREA. 24,900 square miles, approximately, of which a large area is noncontributing. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1955 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Water temperatures: October 1955 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 456 ppm Jan. 1-11; minimum, 114 ppm Sept. 5-9.

Hardness: Maximum, 286 ppm Jan. 1-11; minimum, 67 ppm Sept. 5-9.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 770 micromhos Jan. 8; minimum daily, 157 micromhos Sept. 6, 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 83°F Aug. 15; minimum, 33°F on several days during December to Febru

EXTREMES, 1955-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 596 ppm Oct. 1-13, 1956; minimum, 114 ppm Sept. 5-9, 

Hardness: Maximum, 376 ppm Oct. 1-13, 1956; minimum, 67 ppm Sept. 5-9, 1958.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 925 micromhos Dec. 11, 1955; minimum daily, 157 micromhos Se

Water temperatures: Maximum, 85°F July 20, 1957; minimum (1955-56, 1957-58), freezing point on se

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

coln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to S

Date of 

collection

Oct. 1-24, 1957. 

Oct. 25-Nov. 30.

Dec. 18-31..... 

Jan. 1-11, 1958.

Jan, 12-31 .....

Feb. 23-24..... 

Feb. 25-Mar. 2.

Mar. 11-31.....

Apr. 11-30.....

Mav 20-21 ......

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

194 

171 

196 

265 

155

307 

301 

515 

654 

378

1,295 

1,006 

748 

1,704 

1,430

2,043 

805 

3,520 

6,490 

2.200

Silica 

(Si02 )

31 

31 

24 

24 

27

23 

21 

19 

18 

19

15 

18 

21 

18 

16

13 

17 

11 

12 

13

Iron 

(Fe)

0.00 

.01 

.00 

.00 

.00

.01 

.00 

.01 

.02 

.01

.02 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01

.05 

.01 

.08 

.14 

.06

Calcium 

(Ca)

76 

79 

75 

64 

86

63 

72 

58 

49 

63

43 

53 

56 

52 

53

37 

59 

34 

20 

32

Magnesium 

(Mg)

16 

16 

15 

15 

17

13 

15 

13 

9.6 

12

7.7 

11 

12 

12 

13

11 

13 

8.3 

5.4 

3 9

Sodium 

(Na)

40 

39 

34 

28 

40

28 

30 

22 

18 

31

16 

22 

23 

20 

22

13 

27 

15 

7.6 

13

Potassium 

(K)

11 

10 

11 

12 

13

12 

14 

13 

9.4 

11

9.0 

13 

12

14 

14

10 

13 

9.4 

7.9

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

264 

272 

271 

244 

306

240 

272 

229 

183 

223

158 

206 

201 

211 

224

152 

229 

132 

87 

114

Sulfate 

(S0«)

79 

82 

73 

57 

83

57 

62 

47 

42 

59

32 

56 

53 

45 

50

36 

57 

33 

14 

19

Chloride 

(Cl)

39 

38 

29 

20 

33

21 

21 

11 

12 

29

11 

14 

18 

8.8 

12

6.9 

20 

9.3 

5.0 

10

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.6

.4 

.6 

.7 

.4 

.4

.5 

.5 

.4 

.5 

.4

.5 

.5 

.2 

.2 

.3

Nitrate 

N03 )

0.5 

.9 

1.7 

2.8 

2. 8

2.5 

2.2 

2.7 

3.2 

1.9

4.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.0 

.3

3 9 

.3 

4.2 

4.6 

4.7

Boron 

(B)

0.07 

.06 

.08 

.06 

.09

.09 

.09 

.10 

.04 

.07

.05 

.06 

.07 

.07 

.08

.06 

.07 

.05 

.08 

.06

Parts pe

Residue 

at 180°C

420 

432 

397 

341 

456

341 

383 

310 

253 

337

237 

291 

309 

293 

301

212 

334 

198 

146 

174
May 22-June 9. . .

June 26- July 5...

July 28-Aug. 17 .

Aug. 24-Sept. 4 .

Sept. 10-15 ..... 

Sept. 16-19 ..... 

Sept. 20-25 ..... 

Sept. 26-30

Weighted average a ........

894

1,833

1,310

1,147 

1,550

1,607

1,184 

20,540

4,167 

2,268 

4,215 

1,452

1,258

17 

12

13 

15

16 

11

15

17 

10

14 

18 

12 

16

15

.02

.03

.01 

.01

.01 

.05

.01

.00 

.05

.01 

.00 

.01 

.00

0.03

57 

37

32

36

43

44

50 

30

39

52 

22

47 

64 

40 

68

42

12 

9.6

7.8

7.8

9.4 

8.3

10 

4.9

8.4

6.2

9.4 

2.9

7.2 

12 

6.8 

13

8.3

34 

16

13

23

16 

19

18 

11

21

9.6

18

4.7

16 

28 

17 

31

17

13

11

10 

11

8

0

13 

9.6

13

11

13

6.4

10 

11 

8.5 

11

10

213 

160

134

144

167 

160

190 

108

190

146

198 

80

158 

216 

139 

228

158

59 

34

28

46

24

38 

39

44 

23

23

42 

10

35 

59 

36 

63

35

33 

9.5

7.0

8.0

11 

17

14 

5.5

15

5.0

11 

2.6

18 

29 

16 

32

13

.6 

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5 

.5

.5 

.4

.6

.4

.6 

.2

.4 

.6 

.5 

.3

0.4

1.1

3.5

2.4

5.3

2.9 

3.5

4

0

2.1

6.0

3.4

2.7

2.2 

3.7

2.3 

1.8 

3.6 

.6

3.0

.08 

.08

.08

.06

.07 

.07

.07 

.05

.08

.06

.07 

.04

.06 

.06 

.05

.06

0.06

33

18

19

23

23

26

27

18

26

11

23

33

21

35

23

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8570. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT MILFORD, KANS. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

54

56

59

59

54

59

60

61

52

59

57

59

57

57

56

57

54

47

46

48

49

49

57

48

48

38

37

40

52

50

54

53

Nov.

56

52

45

46

40

44

50

35

34

38

42

52

52

53

51

50

44

a 38

34

36

35

34

35

38

36

36

40

38

44

34

--

42

Dec.

38

39

36

35

42

39

34

36

36

40

33

34

--

34

44

45

48

49

49

35

35

44

41

35

36

36

46

34

38

35

34

39

Jan.

..

34

33

35

39

38

34

35

38

34

35

40

44

42

34

34

34

35

42

--

a 35

a 33

a 33

33

33

a 35

34

35

35

36

36

36

Feb.

34

35

33

a 35

35

36

35

35

34

33

34

34

34

34

33

35

34

36

37

36

35

36

37

46

45

a 37

._

.-

--

36

Mar.

35

37

a 37

39

40

39

a 39

40

37

38

35

35

a 36

34

35

37

a 35

a 38

a 38

a 36

39

a 42

42

39

43

43

45

46

47

a 49

49

39

Apr.

52

50

55

54

56

56

41

45

48

47

46

47

50

52

56

57

56

60

56

55

60

54

61

55

55

54

58

54

52

57

--

53

May

55

60

60

57

58

59

61

59

56

63

66

65

66

68

69

66

65

66

67

67

68

70

67

69

68

65

69

66

69

74

79

65

June

71

69

71

73

74

72

71

74

69

73

73

76

75

73

75

73

74

73

74

76

72

72

72

71

73

66

65

66

66

66

--

72

July

70

71

71

70

72

71

72

74

73

74

71

71

70

71

74

72

70

73

73

74

74

72

75

74

73

73

75

75

75

78

75

73

Aug.

76

77

77

78

78

79

80

80

78

80

79

79

81

82

83

80

78

78

79

78

79

74

72

72

68

69

70

70

74

74

72

77

Sept.

73

72

75

75

72

75

73

72

74

75

72

71

69

69

68

67

60

59

62

63

62

63

60

64

60

58

58

58

57

56

--

66

a Measurement between 10 a.m. and 12 m.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Cont inued

6B-8633. BIG CREEK NEAR OGALLAH, KANS.

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 147, 5 miles south of Ogallah, Trego County

Ellis.

DRAINAGE AREA. 347 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1955 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Water temperatures: October 1955 to September 1958.

Sediment records: October 1955 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 322 ppm Oct. 1-31, May 24-30; minimum, 124 ppm May 

Hardness: Maximum, 238 ppm Oct. 1-31; minimum, 72 ppm May 18-19.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 563 micromhos Apr. 15; minimum daily, 167 micromhos May 18.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 79°F July 30, Aug. 15, 16; minimum, freezing point Mar. 1.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 139,000 tons June 17, 1957; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days.

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conduct

coin, Nebr. Flow affected by ice Jan. 20-21, Feb. 28, Mar. 1-3, 5-7. Records of discharge for 

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 t

Date of collection

Oct. 1-31, 1957...

Jan. 1-30, 1958... 

Jan. 31-Feb. 21 ..

Feb. 28-Mar. 31..

Apr. 28-May 15...

M~TT f)f) no

Mav 24-30. .......

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

6.48 

3.68 

3.25 

2. 83 

2.89

3.00 

6.60 

72.3 

126 

30.7

15.1 

13.5

837 

447 

102

43.5 

27.3

Silica 

(Si02)

37 

23 

24 

14 

17

13 

19 

15 

14 

17

20 

18 

17 

12 

16

21 

25

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.00 

.01 

.03 

.01

.01 

.00 

.03

.04 

.04

.01 

.03 

.07 

.07 

.06

.04 

.04

Calcium 

(Ca)

67 

76 

66 

61 

64

52 

61 

47 

43 

55

75 

64 

43 

27 

38

56

77

Magnesium 

(Mg)

17 

10 

12 

11 

10

8.9 

12 

6.0 

3.8 

5.6

9.7 

12 

1.8 

1.1 

4.1

6.0 

10

Sodium 

(Na)

12 

13 

13 

13 

13

11 

12 

7.2 

5.9 

8.1

14 

14 

2.2 

.8 

2.5

6.9 

11

Potassium 

(K)

8.3 

6.6 

5.9 

5.3 

4.8

4.6 

5.9 

7.5 

9.0 

8. 8

8.6 

8.4 

9.8 

9.0 

10

11 

11

Bicarbonate 

(HC03)

282 

276 

254 

234 

240

197 

232 

168 

146 

183

260 

232 

150 

94 

136

198 

267

Sulfate 

(S04)

23 

23 

25 

23 

21

18 

18 

23 

18 

21

32 

31 

8.0 

7.3 

10

15 

26

Chloride 

(Cl)

10 

11 

10 

10

11

8.5 

10 

4.8 

3.2 

5.4

9.6 

12 

1.0 

.0 

.7

3.3 

8.6

Fluoride 

(F)

0.4 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4

.3 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.2

.3

.4

Nitrate 

(NO,)

3.2 

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

1.6

.8 

3.0 

5.2 

5.4 

6.5

5.2 

4.7 

1.7 

4.7 

4.6

6.9 

7.8

Boron 

(B)

0.09 

.06 

.00 

.08 

.05

.04 

.04 

.04 

.04 

.08

.08 

.05 

.05 

.02 

.03

.04 

.10
KANSAS RIVER BASIN--Continued

6B-8633. BIG CREEK NEAR OGALLAH, KANS. Contin

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Septem

Date of collection

June 25 ...........

June 26- July 4.....

July 29-31 ........

Aug. 18-Sept. 14 . . 

Sept. 15-30 .......

Weighted average a ..........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

34 

16.1 

11.5 

12 

9.72

162 

19.2

125 

16.3 

51.5

12.3 

106 

14.1 

112 

12.4

55.0 

6.16 

2.14

22.8

Silica 

(Si02)

24 

22 

22 

27

18 

26 

20 

29 

22

32 

18 

24 

19 

27

23 

28 

7.8

19

Iron 

(Fe)

0.02 

.03 

.02 

.00

.01 

.02 

.02 

.02 

.00

.02 

.02 

.02 

.02 

.01

.02 

.00 

.01

0.04

Calcium 

(Ca)

70 

84 

83 

78 

58

35 

45 

36 

61 

48

71 

50 

47 

38 

54

48 

66 

65

47

Magnesium

(MB)

1.3 

1.3 

1.9 

2.3 

10

3.0 

6.4 

3.9 

7.1 

2.4

8.0 

5.6 

5.5 

3.6 

6.2

4.9 

10 

12

5.0

Sodium 

(Na)

15 

13 

14 

13 

14

2 9 

5.5 

2.3 

7.3 

3.4

10 

2 9 

5.8 

2.6 

6.5

5.7 

12 

13

5.6

Potassium 

(K)

11 

10 

8.8 

8.2 

9.0

11 

12 

9.4 

9.2 

10

11 

14 

10 

12 

12

10 

8.4 

7.2

9.4

Bicarbonate 

(HCO3)

198 

245 

247 

234 

214

127 

165 

133 

216 

160

258 

180 

172 

138 

196

166 

246 

247

168

Sulfate 

(SO,)

36 

31 

30 

27 

30

8.5 

18 

7.0 

19 

11

21 

10 

13 

6.3 

14

16 

22 

22

14

Chloride 

(Cl)

11 

9.8 

11 

10 

11

.6 

4.9 

.1 

4.8 

.5

2.0 

1.0 

.2 

.2 

4.0

1.4 

9.4 

11

3.5

Fluoride 

(F)

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.1 

.3 

.2 

.3 

.2

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4

.5

.5 

.4

0.3

Nitrate 

(NO,)

5.7 

4.0 

3.1 

3.0 

3.8

4.4 

4.5 

4.3 

4.1 

4.8

2.7 

6.4 

4.5 

6.0 

2.5

6.2 

2.6 

2.5

3.9

Boron 

(B)

0.06 

.07 

.05 

.05 

.08

.04 

.05 

.04 

.06 

.05

.07 

.04 

.06 

.05 

.05

.07 

.05 

.06

0.05

P

m

a Includes estimates where data are missing. Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8633. BIG CREEK NEAR OGALLAH, KANS. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

62

61

73

61

64

64

64

60

56

54

64

55

57

56

59

57

56

55

53

52

51

55

56

50

43

36

40

42

46

47

50

55

Nov.

52

44

44

43

42

42

44

42

36

43

44

45

45

43

46

42

40

35

33

34

34

33

34

37

37

39

41

35

33

34

--

40

Dec.

35

35

35

37

39

40

47

34

38

38

34

34

34

34

36

36

38

40

39

38

39

37

36

35

35

35

38

34

35

35

34

37

Jan.

38

34

33

33

34

34

35

34

34

34

35

37

39

36

34

35

36

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

35

34

34

35

35

34

34

35

Feb.

36

34

34

34

35

34

34

34

33

34

34

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

35

34

36

38

43

44

49

40

33

--

--

36

Mar.

32

34

a 40

34

33

33

33

34

35

"

33

34

34

34

33

33

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

35

37

35

35

34

34

39

41

35

Apr.

41

42

45

44

45

a 42

41

44

44

43

42

43

44

53

55

58

60

50

47

55

57

55

55

57

50

48

53

51

51

54

--

49

May

55

59

59

56

58

53

63

59

57

59

65

a 71

65

64

64

a 68

a 69

63

64

69

68

70

66

66

68

67

67

70

70

72

71

64

June

a 72

69

73

72

71

71

72

72

72

75

68

70

71

70

78

71

70

70

71

73

73

69

66

70

69

64

71

72

74

78

--

71

July

74

74

74

77

61

70

70

72

73

74

74

73

73

62

68

68

74

76

71

70

72

75

77

76

74

67

72

75

79

74

72

Aug.

70

73

76

77

68

74

74

75

75

75

78

77

78

79

79

a 78

73

74

73

69

74

73

73

65

78

70

70

71

70

73

74

Sept.

69

67

73

74

68

70

72

71

70

69

70

70

72

70

70

70

64

63

63

64

68

72

69

68

68

69

70

58

83

--

68

a Measurement between 12 m. and 4 p.m.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8633. BIG CREEK NEAR OGALLAH, KANS. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

13. .....

15. .....

16. .....

18. .....

22

25. .....

27. .....

29. .....

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. .....

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

10 

8.7 

8.2 

7.6 

7.9

7.6 

7.1 

7.1 

5.0 

6.0

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

7.6 

7.3

7.6 

6.2 

5.0 

6.5 

6.5

6.8 

5.2 

6.5 

5.8 

5.5

5.0 

4.8 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

201.0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

270 

130 

210 

140 

69

81 

82 

81 

62 

60

66 

84 

100 

110 

150

87 

97 

130 

85 

60

77 

94 

120 

89 

67

42 

58 

45 

58 

68 

90

-

Tons 

per 

day

7.3 

3.1 

4.6 

2.9 

1.5

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

.8 

1.0

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.3 

3.0

1.8 

1.6 

1.8 

1.5 

1.0

1.4 

1.3 

2.1 

1.4 

1.0

.6 

.8 

.6 

.8 

.9 

1.2

55.7

January

1.6 

1.6 

1.1 

2.4 

2.6

3.6 

2.8 

1.7 

1.9 

3.0

4.0 

3 . 8 

3.8 

4.0 

3.8

3.8 

3.6 

3.2 

3.4 

3.1

2.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.0 

3.4

2.4 

3.4 

3.2 

3.4 

2.2 

3.2

88.0

13 

33 

35 

9 

10

4 

17 

13 

6 

6

3 

5 

3 

3 

3

2 

5 

4 

10 

9

11 

31 

7 

10 

8

12 

9 

7 

8 

17 

10

--

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

(t) 

.1 

.1 

(t) 

(t)

(t) 

.1 

(t) 

(t) 

(t)

(t) 

(t) 

(t) 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

(t) 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

2.4

November

discharge 

(cfs)

5.0 

4.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.2

4.0 

4.2 

4.2 

3.8 

3.8

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

4.0

3.6 

4.8 

4.8 

4.0 

4.0

4.2 

1.9 

1.9 

3.6 

4.0

4.0 

3.6 

1.7 

1.7 

1.9

110.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

39 

40 

29 

36 

29

19 

27 

31 

24 

21

27 

30 

27 

35 

35

23 

20 

14 

15 

23

23 

11 

14 

12 

11

14 

12 

22 

29 

17

-

Tons 

per 

day

0.5 

.5 

.3 

.4 

.3

.2 

.3 

.4 

.2 

.2

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.3 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

7.3

February

3.4 

2.8 

3.4 

3.2 

3.0

3.2 

3.2 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

2.2 

2.4 

2.0 

2.2 

2.8

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

3.4 

3.0

4.2 

2.2 

2.4 

3.4 

3.0

3.2 

3.8 

3.5

81.9

10 

11 

11 

7 

4

5 

2 

6 

12 

2

30 

24 

8 

22

4

12 

4 

9 

7 

6

8 

10 

5 

11 

14

26 

26 

31

-

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

(t)

(t) 

(t) 

(t) 

.1 

(t)

.2 

.2 

(t) 

.1 

(t)

.1 

(t) 

.1 

.1 

(t)

.1

.1 

(t) 

.1 

.1

.2 

.3 

.3

2.8

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

4.2 

2 . 8 

2.2 

3 . 8 

3.4

3.8 

4.0 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

1.5 

2.2 

2.2 

3.6 

3.8

3.6 

3.6 

3.4 

3.6 

3.2

3.4 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2 

3.6

3.2 

3.6 

2.6 

3.6 

3.6 

1.7

100.8

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

16 

46 

36 

34 

32

28 

14 

30 

32

42 

33 

34 

32 

23

25 

54 

20 

46 

25

26 

14 

14 

17 

11

24 

26 

12 

21 

8 

20

-

Tons 

per 

day

0.2 

.3 

.2 

.3 

.3

,4 

.3 

.1 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2

.2 

.5 

.2 

.4 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.2 

.2 

.1 

.2 

.1 

.1

6.8

March

3.0 

3.3 

2.5 

2.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.4 

6.8 

7.9 

5.2

4.0 

3.8 

1.6 

2.0 

4.5

4.2 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6 

4.2

3.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.0 

6.2

5.2 

6.8 

12 

20 

20 

40

207.6

18 

14 

19 

18 

8

10 

12 

11 

7 

13

13 

10 

12 

25 

9

7 

9 

12 

9

7

7 

7 

5 

6 

10

11 

19 

60 

58 

41 

14fl

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2

.2 

.3 

1.9 

3.1 

2.2 

s ?.n

30.6

s Computed by subdividing day. 

Less than 0.050 ton.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8633. BIG CREEK NEAR OGALLAH, KANS. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958 Continued

311

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

14. ..... 

15. .....

16......

17. .....

18. ..... 

19. .....

20. .....

21......

22. .....

23

24. ..... 

25. .....

26......

27. .....

28. .....

30. .....

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

&..... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

in

19

91

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

68 

96 

55 

70 

135

117 

36 

29 

27 

24

22 

21 

21 

16 

17

17 

15 

12 

14 

13

12 

12 

12 

10 

10

11 

12 

21 

12 

11

948

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

480 

1,270 

420 

400 

1,390

910 

600 

380 

210 

160

130 

200 

230 

220 

200

200 

220 

240 

240 

300

220 

180 

210 

89 

130

130 

140 

470 

150 

110

-

Tons 

per 

day

s 158 

s 367 

62 

s 96 

s 527

287 

58 

30 

15 

10

7.7 

11 

13 

9.5 

9.2

9.2 

8.9 

7.8 

9.1 

11

7.1 

5.8 

6.8 

2.4 

3.5

3.9 

4.5 

27 

4.9 

3.3

1,775.6

July

9.2 

10 

14 

11 

249

285 

154 

72 

52 

27

18 

16 

21 

14 

109

59 

352 

234 

123 

60

34 

25 

21 

16 

14

14 

85 

18 

14 

12 

11

2,153.2

180 

150 

310 

210 

2,990

3,220 

2,520 

1,850 

1,440 

980

580 

430 

1,120 

400 

2,640

1,700 

3,530 

2,160 

2,220 

2,060

1,120 

780 

530 

460 

390

410 

1,960 

520 

320 

260 

210

-

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons). . . .

4.5 

4.1 

12 

s 7.1 

s 2,310

2,480 

1,050 

360 

202 

71

28 

18 

64 

15 

s 901

271 

s 3,600 

1,360 

737 

334

103 

53 

30 

20

15

16 

s 554 

25 

12 

8.4 

6.2

14,671.3

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

11 

10 

36 

17 

19

12 

10 

10 

9.3 

9.0

8.5 

8.7 

7.9 

8.7 

21

403 

1,270 

565 

328 

131

72 

49 

38 

34 

30

27 

25 

22 

23 

30 

34

3,279.1

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

88 

150 

670 

530 

200

240 

200 

230 

170 

190

210 

300 

200 

230 

300

2,200 

3,340 

1,700 

1,790 

1,310

900 

510 

420 

360 

320

300 

240 

270 

260 

280 

380

-

Tons 

per 

day

2.6 

4.1 

6a 

24 

10

7.8 

5.4 

6.2 

4.3 

4.6

4.8 

7.0 

4.3 

5.4 

17

82,610 

812,700 

2,600 

1,580 

463

175 

67 

43 

33 

26

22 

16 

16 

16 

23 

35

20,596.5

August

106 

25 

12 

11 

8.5

133 

90 

20 

16 

14

12 

10 

11 

8.2 

7.8

82 

28 

20 

12 

10

9.0 

9.2 

8.0 

7.5 

7.0

6.4 

5.9 

6.1 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9

713.3

1,970 

900 

420 

250 

230

2,110 

2,410 

1,210 

570 

440

340 

290 

270 

280 

220

2,890 

1,410 

650 

420 

310

290 

240 

210 

200 

200

220 

240 

230 

240 

210 

220

--

s 865 

61 

14 

7.4 

5.3

s 1, 000 

s 640 

65 

25 

17

11 

7.8 

8.0 

6.2 

4.6

s 772 

s 116 

35 

14 

8.4

7.0 

6.0 

4.5 

4.1 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.3 

3.5

3,730.1

June

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

22 

18 

16 

15 

15

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

10 

9.2 

11 

11

12 

11 

10 

14 

12

9.8 

8.8 

8.0 

7.5 

9.2

363.5

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

430 

300 

220 

280 

250

200 

160 

180 

170 

150

190 

190 

170 

160 

180

160 

200 

170 

160 

230

170 

410 

170

410

220 

210 

200

-

Tons 

per 

day

26 

14 

9.5 

11 

10

7.6 

5.6 

6.3 

6.0 

5.3

6.2 

6.2 

5.0 

4.8 

5.3

4.8 

5.4 

4.2 

4.8 

6.8

e 7 

e 7 

4.6 

15 

5.5

11 

e 8 

4.8 

4.3 

5.0

227.0

September

4.8 

4.8 

3 9 

3.9 

4.1

7.3 

4.1 

3.7 

3.4 

2.8

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.8 

2.7

2.3 

2.7 

2.5 

2.5 

1.8

2.5 

2.7 

2.2 

1.8 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

2.3 

1.6 

2.2

88.0

230 

230

200 

200

610 

240 

190 

200 

190

180 

180 

200 

120 

110

120 

96 

150 

130 

130

140 

120 

110 

120 

110

100 

79 

84 

84 

75

-

3.0 

3.0 

e 2.5 

2.1 

2.2

12 

2.7 

1.9 

1.8 

1.4

1.3 

1.3 

1.5 

.9 

.8

.7 

.7 

1.0 

.9 

.6

.9 

.9 

.7 

.6 

.4

.4 

.3 

.5 

.4 

.4

47.8

8,334.7 

41,153.9

Estimated, 

s Computed by subdividing day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8633. BIG CREEK NEAR OGALLAH, KANS. Continu

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1957 t

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M, 

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

Nov. 1, 1957..... 

Apr. 2, 1958.....

July 17 ..........

Time

12:20 p.m. 

12:30 p.m. 

9:00 a.m. 

7:00 a.m. 

10:00 a.m.

3:30 p.m. 

2:00 p.m. 

11:25 a.m. 

1:35 p.m. 

3:30 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

5.0 

91 

156 

588 

371

119 

430 

577 

648 

529

Water 

temperature

r F)

42 

45 

61

69

Suspended sed

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

978 

1,080 

1,890 

4,100 

3,390

2,760 

3,960 

4,490 

4,640 

4,300

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

1,470 

1,250 

2,090 

2,100 

2,190

4,130 

2,820 

3,240 

3,360 

3,010

Percent fine

0.002

87

71 

77

68 

77 

56 

70 

73

0.004

99 

92 

84 

80 

84

82 

85 

64 

78 

89

0.008

97

0.016

99 

99 

96 

96 

95

92 

97 

77 

90 

95
KANSAS RIVER BASIN--Continued 

6B-8645. SMOKY HILL RIVER AT ELLSWORTH, KANS.

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 14 in Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, 2 miles do

DRAINAGE AREA. 7,580 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 1957 to September 1958.

REMARKS. --Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, May 1950 to September 

Date of 

collection

May 6, 1950. . . . 

Sept. 11, 1957..

Jan. 14, 1958 ..

Sept. 30 .......

Discharge 

(cfs)

289 

554 

1,540 

216 

136

93 

112 

38 

150 

8,710

493 

451 

505 

1,230 

130

Silica 

(Si02 )

Iron 

(Fe)

Calcium 

(Ca)

124 

118

Magsium 

(Mg)

20 

18

Sodium 

(Na)

4 

40 

19 

123 

164

183 

244 

225 

144 

20

77 

79 

70 

34 

240

Potassium 

(K)

5

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

142 

189 

152 

205 

233

248 

255 

272 

204 

148

177 

182 

166 

146 

258

Sulfate 

(S0«)

55 

205

Chloride 

(Cl)

71 

264

Fluoride 

(F)

Nitrate 

(NO,)

4.2

Boron 

(B)

0.30

Parts per 

Residue 

at 180°C

356 

416 

360 

762

1,060 

1,230 

1,170 

887 

278

680 

672 

546 

432 

1,230
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8669. SALINE RIVER NEAR WAKEENEY, KANS.

LOCATION.--At gaging station at bridge on U.S. Highway 283, 1 mile upstream from Trego Creek and 5 

DRAINAGE AREA. 696 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1955 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Water temperatures: October 1955 to September 1958.

Sediment records: October 1955 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 439 ppm Feb 11-20; minimum, 172 ppm May 16-18.

Hardness: Maximum, 314 ppm Feb. 11-20; minimum, 127 ppm May 16-18.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 696 micromhos Apr. 26; minimum daily, 263 micromhos May 16

Water temperatures: Maximum, 89°F July 31, Aug. 4, 5, 12, 13; minimum, freezing point Feb. 13-16

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 4,080 ppm July 17; minimum daily, 5 ppm Feb. 12, 13.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 15,400 tons May 17; minimum daily, 0.1 ton on several days during 

EXTREMES, 1955-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 475 ppm Jan. 19-27, 1956; minimum, 148 ppm May 15-2

Hardness: Maximum, 334 ppm Jan. 19-27, 1956; minimum, 104 ppm May 15-23, 1957.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 726 micromhos Jan. 25, 26, 1956; minimum daily, 205 micromh

Water temperatures: Maximum, 89°F July 31, Aug. 4, 5, 12, 13, 1958; minimum (1955-56, 1958), fre

days during winter months.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 8,400 ppm May 30, 1956; minimum daily, no flow on many d

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 140,000 tons June 17, 1957; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days.

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conduct

coln, Nebr. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 8,510 ppm July 5. Flow 

Jan. 20-25, Feb. 6-22, Feb. 28 to Mar. 6, Mar. 12-23. Records of discharge for water year Octob

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to 

Date of collection

Oct. 1-31, 1957....

Dec. 30-Jan. 12,

Jan. 30-Feb. 10 ...

Feb. 21-Mar. 5....

Apr. 22-May 5.....

Mav 9-14

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

10.2 

7.19 

9.20

9.31

9.64 

9.00 

7.10 

10.1 

17.3

55.8 

38.6 

23.8 

34.3 

20.7

Silica 

(Si02)

25 

25 

20

18

17 

15 

20 

17 

19

20 

22 

22 

19

24

Iron 

(Fe)

0.02 

.01 

.01

.00

.01 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.01

.01 

.01 

.01 

.04 

.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

87 

83 

79

85

78 

80 

91 

75 

70

76 

80 

80 

57 

80

Magnesium 

(Mg)

16 

18 

19

18

18 

19 

21 

16 

15

17 

21 

22 

14 

18

Sodium 

(Na)

18 

22 

23

25

24 

24 

27 

22 

19

21 

25 

31 

18 

25

Potassium 

(K)

13 

10 

9.6

10

9.2 

9.4 

9.5 

8.8 

9.0

9.4 

10 

10 

11 

12

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

300 

306 

294

298

282 

291 

326 

274 

248

266 

300 

310 

217 

297

Suliate 

(S04 )

71 

66 

69

79

66 

69 

75 

59 

58

76 

79 

76 

47 

65

Chloride 

(Cl)

15 

17 

18

18

16 

18 

19 

16 

14

15 

18 

19 

10 

15

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5 

.4 

.5

.6

.6 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.6

.6 

.7 

.8 

.6 

.7

Nitrate 

(N03 )

1.6 

2.1

1.2

1.0

.4 

.4 

' 1.2 

.5 

1.4

2.4 

2.1 

1.1 

2.6 

1.9

Boron 

(B)

0.09 

.02 

.01

.07

.06 

.09 

.09 

.08 

.05

.06 

.10 

.11 

.07 

.09

P

m
May 22-June 1 .....

June 20-27 ........ 

June 28-July 4 .....

Aug. 20-31........ 

Sept. 1-30.........

Weighted average a ...;......

50.5

62.5 

13.1

78.5

109

46.8

149

11.1 

3.52

35.5

18

25

19 

28

21

28 

25

20

.03

.02

.02 

.00

.01

.00

.02

.01 

.01

0.02

43

55

80 

89

56 

84

52

50

59

77 

85

60

7.3

15

9.4 

16 

3.4

5.5

3.4

7.1

9.5

6.6

5.8

14

18

9.6

9.6

21

10 

21

6.2

6.5

6.2

3.6

17 

22

11

10

11

12 

12

11

12

11

12

12

12

12

11

10

187

274 

299

187 

278

176

178

198

189

261 

274

209

14

38

66 

80

40 

79 

22

26

28

39

62

31

18

64

62 

92

38

.2

1.0

14

8.0 

14 

2.0

4.5

4.2

5.2

.6

12 

16

7.0

.2

.4

.5 

.6

.4 

.5 

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5 

.5

0.4

3.2

2.9

2.8 

2.1

3.6 

1.4 

4.2

2.4

3.4

6.7

3.6

2.9

.9

5.9

3.6

10

3.0

6.1

3.0 

1.3

3.5

.04

.06

.08 

.09

.05 

.10 

.06

.06

.22

.06

.05

.07 

.08

0.07

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8669. SALINE RIVER NEAR VAKEENEY, KANS. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

____/Once-daily measurement between 2 p.m. and 5 p.in./______

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

68

70

69

70

71

65

58

57

56

57

65

66

a 62

61

60

58

62

62

62

61

58

59

58

55

50

45

42

48

50

51

52

59

Nov.

54

55

54

55

53

52

51

52

52

53

54

55

54

53

51

50

48

45

42

40

39

41

44

46

48

50

45

48

44

--

--

49

Dec.

42

43

44

43

42

42

43

44

45

43

38

37

37

38

39

40

42

43

40

41

40

42

39

39

40

42

39

40

42

a 34

34

41

Jan.

35

34

33

34

36

35

35

36

37

38

39

40

39

38

40

42

40

41

36

36

36

37

36

36

38

39

38

40

39

38

a 34

37

Feb.

37

38

37

38

37

36

34

34

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

35

37

38

47

45

37

--

35

Mar.

_

_

-

33

33

33

34

34

33

34

35

35

36

38

36

36

39

48

46

45

44

a 40

41

45

"

Apr.

54

b52

50

b53

b45

b48

52

45

44

44

48

50

52

56

60

61

62

61

a 59

a 62

63

a 57

a 53

a 59

a 48

a 49

a 51

a 55

a 52

a 54

--

53

May

68

68

a 68

a 59

74

74

71

61

69

a 60

73

a 70

a 65

68

57

a 60

a 68

a 66

75

a 67

b 73

72

79

78

a 71

a 74

78

a 69

a 78

a 79

70

June

a 70

a 76

b 87

a 81

a 69

b 76

a 77

a 75

85

85

80

81

80

75

a 70

78

b82

82

a 74

a 75

a 66

a 69

a 68

a 67

a 63

77

80

a 76

a 78

a 82

--

76

July

b85

a 78

a 77

a 80

a 68

a 67

77

82

87

a 78

b80

80

a 75

87

a 69

72

a 68

79

b 77

b75

b82

b 80

83

80

a 76

a 79

b 82

b83

a 77

b85

89

79

Aug.

a 70

b 85

a 82

89

89

b77

86

88

a 79

a 81

b84

89

89

87

b84

a 71

84

a 80

a 79

a 75

a 69

a 68

a 67

a 67

b 79

b80

84

85

79

b 76

80

Sept.

a 78

79

b 79

82

b 77

78

83

a 74

86

b 75

76

b74

b 72

a 68

a 67

64

66

a64

b 79

80

a 68

b 77

b 78

b 79

a 60

73

68

a 63

67

a 50

73

a Measurement between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. 

b Measurement between 6p.m. and 8 p.m.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

KANSAS RIVER BASIN--Continued

6B-8669. SALINE RIVER NEAR WAKEENEY, KANS. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3......

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. .....

14. .....

16. .....

17. .....

19. .....

22. .....

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. .....

27. .....

29. .....

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

1...... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

i.....

6. .....

a.....

10. ..... 

11. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

18. ..... 

19. .....

20. .....

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. .....

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

21 

18 

15 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

10 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

10 

10

9.5 

9.1 

9.1 

9.1 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.4 

8.4

8.4 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

7.6

315.8

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

46 

46 

27

26 

35 

35 

24 

22

61 

41 

52 

43 

30

40 

23 

30 

40 

56

144 

103 

46 

9 

13

30 

158 

86 

6 

84 

18

--

Tons 

per 

day

e 2.8 

e 2.4 

1.9 

1.5 

.9

.8 

1.0 

1.0 

.6 

.6

1.6 

1.1 

1.3 

1.2 

.8

1.0 

.6 

.7 

1.0 

1.3

3.4 

2.4 

1.1 

.2 

.3

.7 

3.4 

1.9 

.1 

1.8 

.4

39.8

January

6.7 7.4' 

6.0 

7.5 

9.0

9.5 

7.6 

8.2 

11 

13

16 

13 

10 

9.5 

9.1

8.8 

8. 8 

8.4 

8.8 

7.5

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11 

14

13 

12 

11 

10 

10 

9.1

297.9

10 

10 

11 

13 

15

31 

50 

37 

48 

44

52 

70 

30 

29 

46

18 

15 

19

35 

57

103

57 

36 

33 

24 

19 

20

-

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.4

.8 

1.0 

.8 

1.4 

1.5

2.2 

2.5 

.8 

.7 

1.1

e .8 

.4 

.3 

.5 

e .6

.6 

1.1 

e 1.8 

e 2.6 

3.9

2.0 

1.2 

1.0 

.6 

.5 

.5

32.5

November

discharge 

(cfs)

7.3 

6.9 

6.5 

6.9 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.9 

6.9 

6.5

6.5 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.4 

6.0 

7.0

8.0 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4

8.4 

8.4 

8.4 

8.8 

8.8

215.8

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

7 

8 

11 

27 

8

7 

11 

10 

10 

10

9 

10 

21 

13 

19

9 

18 

12 

26 

17

25 

14 

18 

23 

7

13 

22 

21 

9 

9

-

Tons 

per 

day

0.1 

.1 

.2 

.5 

.1

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.4 

.2 

.3

.2 

.3 

.2 

.4 

.3

.5 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.2

.3 

.5 

.5 

.2 

.2

8.2

February

9.5 

8.8 

9.1 

9.5 

10

10 

8.0 

9.0 

8.0 

7.0

7.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

6.5

6.0 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5 

8.0

12 

17 

15 

11 

10

9.5 

9.1 

8.0

251.5

62 

34 

16 

48 

17

18 

38 

26 

29 

27

6 

5 

5 

11 

9

6 

7 

8 

8 

70

146 

1,280 

327 

34 

30

32

-

1.6 

.8 

.4 

1.2 

.5

.5 

.8 

.6 

.6 

.5

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2 

1.5

4.7 

59 

13 

1.0 

.8

.8 

e .7 

e .6

90.9

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

8.8 

7.6 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8

8.8 

9.1 

9.1 

9.1 

9.1

8.5 

8.0 

9.0 

9.5 

9.1

9.1 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

10 

10 

10 

10 

8.0 

7.4

282.1

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

68 

19 

21 

12 

22

30 

20 

30 

28 

249

152 

66 

34 

55 

42

} "

54 

55

57 

57 

70 

43 

55

49 

28 

27 

29 

46 

9

--

Tons 

per 

day

1.6 

.4 

.5 

.3 

.5

.7 

.5 

.7 

.7 

6.1

3.5 

1.4 

.8 

1.4 

1.0

e 1.2

1.4 

1.4

1.5 

1.5 

1.8 

1.1 

1.4

1.3 

.8 

.7 

.8 

1.0 

.2

38.6

March

7.2 

7.2 

7.6 

8.6 

8.6

10 

13 

13 

14 

15

13 

11 

11 

10 

10

11 

10 

10 

9.5 

10

12 

13 

14 

15 

18

21 

25 

30 

38 

46 

47

488.7

37 

33 

89 

70 

64

70 

50 

55 

40 

54

47 

38 

38 

48 

37

44 

273 

226 

241 

232 

237

"

eO.9

1.3 

1.0 

2.6 

1.9 

1.7

2.1 

1.4 

1.5 

1.0 

1.5

1.5 

1.3 

1.4 

1.9 

1.8

2.5 

18 

18 

25 

29 

30

155.4

e Estimated.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8669. SALINE RIVER NEAR WAKEENEY, KANS. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1......

2. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. ..... 

19. .....

20. ..... 

21......

22. .....

23. .....

24. ..... 

25. .....

26......

27. .....

29......

30...... 

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11......

13...... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

1Q

20. .....

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

50 

53 

55 

66 

55

46 

41 

42 

48 

47

46 

42 

41 

39 

37

36 

34 

32 

31 

29

27 

25 

24 

23 

23

23 

24 

27 

23 

22

1,111

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

178 

172 

146 

205 

127

135 

101 

110 

99 

99

135 

98 

87 

92 

82

101 

94 

98 

118 

125

113 

124 

134 

125 

143

118 

115 

127 

116 

138

-

Tons 

per 

day

24 

25 

22 

37 

19

17 

11 

12 

13 

13

17 

11 

9.6 

9.7 

8.2

9.8 

8.6 

8.5 

9.9 

9.8

8.2 

8.4 

8.7 

7.8 

8.9

7.3 

7.5 

9.3 

7.2 

8.2

377.6

July

6.9

6.2 

6.5 

41 

202

270 

123 

57 

34 

27

22 

26 

23 

19 

72

85 

1,090 

695 

185 

84

59 

44 

78 

38 

27

23 

20 

16 

14 

13 

12

3,418.6

83 

128 

160 

910 

2,850

2,820 

1,880 

795 

314 

206

130 

274 

242 

178 

1,780

1,990 

4,080 

2,950 

1,860 

900

420 

270 

806 

600 

281

198 

201 

173 

160 

130 

131

--

Total discharge for year (cf sTotal load for year (tons) . . .

1.5 

2.1 

2. 8 

s 383 

s2,430

s2,210 

s 740 

122 

29 

15

7.7 

s 23 

15 

9.1 

s 466

457 

514,800 

5,540 

929 

204

67 

32 

a 170 

62 

20

12 

11 

7.5 

6.0 

4.6 

4.2

28,782.5

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

20 

21 

20 

24 

34

37 

36 

30 

26 

25

21 

16 

15 

21 

360

453 

1,670 

410 

172 

116

91 

74 

67 

62 

56

50 

44 

40 

45 

44 

38

4,138

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

138 

128 

191 

169 

208

249 

208 

180 

182 

199

188 

189 

178 

168 

2,570

2,430 

3,420 

1,890 

920 

490

311 

242 

234 

230 

216

205 

191 

194 

311 

216 

172

-

Tons 

per 

day

7.5 

7.3 

10 

11 

19

25 

20 

15 

13 

13

11 

8.2 

7.2 

9.5 

s 4,390

s 3,200 

15,400 

2,090 

427 

153

76 

48 

42 

38 

33

28 

23 

21 

38 

26 

18

26,227.7

August

198 

70 

29 

21 

16

270 

132 

44 

29 

23

18 

15 

14 

12 

11

190 

121 

54 

32 

22

16 

13 

12 

12 

11

9.9 

8.5 

8.0 

7.8 

6.8 

6.0

1,432.0

3,060 

1,070 

288 

201 

192

2,300 

1,480 

318 

198 

172

162 

180 

180 

142 

120

3,730 

2,340 

1,410 

540 

280

171 

185 

165 

158 

148

124 

115 

128 

132 

128 

126

s 2,650 

202 

23 

11 

8.3

s 3,220 

s 614 

38 

16 

11

7.9 

7.3 

6.8 

4.6 

3.6

s 2,360 

764 

206 

47 

17

7.4 

6.5 

5.3 

5.1 

4.4

3.3 

2.6 

2.8 

2. 8 

2.4 

2.0

10,262.1

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs

35 

34 

30 

25 

22

21 

20 

18 

16 

16

14 

13 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

30 

36

199 

63 

34 

26 

94

30 

18 

13 

10 

8.4

894.4

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

150 

158 

156 

145 

124

128 

135 

119 

148 

144

127 

112 

112 

118 

112

102 

102 

95 

319 

388

2,810 

1,540 

318 

272 

3,120

595 

239 

164 

146 

124

-

Tons 

per 

day

14 

14 

13 

9.8

7.4

7.3 

7.3 

5.8 

6.4 

6.2

4.8 

3.9 

3.6 

3.8 

3.6

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

s 30 

38

s 2,710 

s311 

29 

19 

s 943

48 

12 

5.8 

3.9 

2.8

4,272.2

September

6.0 

5.8 

5.0 

5.0 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.6 

4.0

3.8 

3.8 

3.6 

3.5 

3.1

2.9 

3.1 

3.1 

3.5 

3.3

3.6 

2.7 

2.6 

2.2 

2.0

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8

.7

105.5

141 

128 

110 

109 

102

93 

80 

104 

92 

81

91 

160 

226 

174 

80

76 

63 

71 

51 

51

95 

57 

56 

56 

51

39 

71 

58 

49 

58

-

2.3 

2.0 

1.5 

1.5 

1.3

1.2 

1.0 

1.3 

1.1 

.9

.9 

1.6 

2.2 

1.6 

.7

.6 

.5 

.6 

.5 

.5

.9 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.3

27.5

12,951.3 

70,315.0

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8669. SALINE RIVER NEAR WAKEENEY, KANS. Co

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 19

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W

Date 

of 

collection

July 17 ...........

Time

11:00 a.m. 

3:35 p.m. 

8:05 p.m. 

9:00 a.m. 

10:55 a.m.

7:20 p.m. 

6:15 p.m. 

8: 10 p.m. 

10:30 a.m. 

3:30 p.m. 

7: 55 p . m .

Discharge 

(cfs)

896 

1,980 

1,310 

437 

174

276 

417 

538 

1,470 

2,150 

1,370

Water 

temperature 

<°F)

60 

67 

67 

68 

66

65 

73

68 

73

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

6,330 

3,160 

2,530 

2,100 

951

5,190 

8,380 

6,820 

6,480 

5,520 

4,400

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

5,260 

2,920 

2,160 

1,790 

1,610

2,230 

3,010 

3,030 

4,510 

2,960 

4,190

Percent f

0.002

69 

60 

66

70 

66 

61 

57 

68 

62

0.004

62 

76 

76 

75 

83

76 

76 

76 

66 

80 

74

0.008 0.016

82 

89 

90 

85 

89

91 

90 

91 

83 

94 

89
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8760. SOLOMON RIVER AT BELOIT, KANS.

LOCATION. At bridge on State Highway 14 in Beloit, Mitchell County, 8i miles upstream from gaging 

feet downstream from dam at city waterplant. Prior to June 10, 1958, gaging station at sampling 

DRAINAGE AREA.--5,430 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: December 1949 to September 1952, September 1957 to September 

Water temperatures: February 1949 to September 1952, September 1957 to September 1958 (discontinu

Sediment records: May 1948 to September 1952. 

EXTREMES, September 1957 to September 1958. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 873 ppm Jan. 1-12; minimum

Hardness: Maximum, 405 ppm Jan. 1-12; minimum, 140 ppm Oct. 24-29.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,510 micromhos Jan. 5; minimum daily, 272 micromhos Mar. 31

Water temperatures: Maximum, 85°F Aug. 14; minimum, freezing point on several days during Decembe

EXTREMES, 1949-52, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 89°F June 15, 1952; minimum, freezing poi

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

coln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, September 1957 to Sep

Date of collection

Sept. 12-20, 1957 a.

Oct. 30-Nov. 2 ....

Jan. 1-12, 1958....

Jan. 27-Feb. 4 ....

Feb. 18-Mar. 25...

Apr. 9-13.........

Apr. 14-19........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

159 

364 

310 

160 

87.4

401 

76.8 

65.1 

58.6 

46.6

47.8 

45.7 

40.3 

275 

906

3,450 

1,488 

639 

460 

344

Silica 

(S102)

26 

19 

13 

16 

21

14 

18 

20 

12 

12

11 

8.1 

8.8 

8.1 

10

14 

13 

18 

16 

17

Iron 

(Fe)

0.00 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01

.06 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.01

.00 

.00 

.00 

.01 

.01

.00 

.02 

.01 

.02 

.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

88 

57 

62 

75 

107

51 

95 

119 

119 

123

116 

111 

119

55 

57

53 

63 

91 

116 

130

Magnesium 

(Mg)

13 

7.8 

5.2 

9.0 

15

3.2 

10 

19 

22 

24

22 

22 

25 

9.2 

9.0

4.9 

7.5 

12 

16 

18

Sodium 

(Na)

70 

23 

24 

46 

95

13 

79 

114 

121 

142

116 

114 

132 

24 

15

6.6 

16 

36 

48 

66

Potassium 

(K)

11 

12 

11 

12 

11

9.4 

11 

10 

9.S 

11

9.4 

9.6 

10 

12 

9.4

8.0 

9.0 

11 

11 

12

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

246 

176 

178 

218 

302

160 

264 

324 

320 

339

322 

306 

326 

162 

136

150 

154 

184 

220 

248

Sulfate 

(S04)

117 

57 

52 

77 

134

28 

110 

172 

183 

215

190 

185 

204 

68 

88

44 

70 

124 

178 

193

Chloride 

(Cl)

79 

25 

26 

54 

108

9.4 

93 

126 

131 

153

131 

127 

137 

23 

9.8

1.2 

18 

47 

61 

88

Fluorlde 

(F)

0.5 

.4 

.3 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.3

Nitrate 

(NO,)

4.8 

1.5 

.1 

1.0 

2.8

3.9 

2.8 

4.3 

4.5 

6.5

6.0 

4.3 

5.1 

1.0 

3.6

4.2 

10 

16 

15

15

Boron 

(B)

0.14 

.04 

.06 

.07 

.11

.06 

.10 

.10 

.12 

.21

.12 

.13 

.15 

.06 

.08

.08 

.06 

.17 

.08 

.08

P
Apr. 20-May 7. ....

May 21-June 16 ....

June 28-July 3 .....

July 31-Aug. 6.....

Aug. 26-Sept. 5....

Sept. 25-30........

Weighted average b ..........

321

5,727

406

154 

575

1,779

303

585 

161

181

142

118

356

9.8

12

15

14 

19

20 

16

18

14

18

16 

17

20 

18

18

16

14

.01

.01

.01

.01

.03

.00 

.00

.01

.02

0.01

92

56

76

106 

120

87

123 

67

90

57

89

67 

83

83 

65

95

59

91

74

14 

19

5.5

9.8

14 

19

12

18

7.5

13

4.4

8.0 

14

8.0

14 

7.3

17

8.5

16

9.8

50 

72

10

24

62 

88

52

94 

23

58

11

56

25 

68

19

55 

14

70

21

67

34

11 

12

8.7

11

12 

11

11

12 

12

12

10

12

11 

12

12

12 

9.8

12

11

12

10

195 

228

154

178

242 

283

209

302 

182

235

172

224

184 

225

184

230

253

244

192

147 

184

47

100

155 

185

128

185 

70

119

35

119

72 

123

55

111

47

137

49

134

89

62 

89

8.2

27

75 

100

59

112 

25

68

9.6

70

29 

82

20

6b 

14

82

23

L__ 78

38

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.4 

.3

.4

.4 

.5

.5

.4

.4

.1 

.2

.4

.3

.4

.2

.2

.4

0.3

5.3

4.5

5.3

5.3

6.5 

7.0

5.2

7.1 

6.5

4.2

5.0

4.3

3.5 

1.5

7.0

4.7 

4.8

3.7

9.9

4.1

5.5

.07 

.10

.05

.06

.12

.14

.11

.16 

.10

.10

.07

.12

.06 

.09

.07

.11 

.07

.11

.17

.11

0.08

a Not included in weighted average.

b Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8760. SOLOMON RIVER AT BELOIT, KANS. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, September 1957 

/Once-daily measurement between 9 a.m. and 11

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

Sept.

65 

66 

67 

68 

65

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

Sspt.

65 

66 

69 

67 62 '

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

Sept.

a 66 

a 64 

60 

61 

63

Day

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

Sept.

63 

65 

65 

65 

65

a Measurement at 1 p.m.

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

66

65

65

64

67

68

68

64

60

57

57

58

59

58

60

61

61

58

58

55

55

55

57

53

48

44

45

42

45

47

50

57

Nov.

54

52

48

47

46

46

47

45

44

44

44

46

45

48

47

44

37

37

37

35

34

35

37

38

39

42

40

40

38

--

43

Dec.

39

37

37

36

38

39

37

40

38

38

33

32

33

33

34

36

37

39

40

38

37

39

39

36

37

37

38

36

35

37

34

37

Jan.

33

33

33

32

36

33

32

32

33

33

33

34

34

34

a 34

35

36

35

36

34

33

33

34

33

34

34

36

35

36

36

37

34

Feb.

38

34

34

34

34

34

32

32

32

33

32

32

32

33

--

_

32

32

32

34

33

35

37

38

44

41

34

--

34

Mar.

32

33

34

34

34

35

36

36

35

36

34

36

35

36

35

35

35

34

36

37

40

41

41

42

42

43

43

44

42

40

40

37

Apr.

43

46

46

47

48

46

45

46

45

45

47

50

52

55

57

60

64

62

61

61

61

57

55

52

54

54

56

54

54

56

--

53

May

58

61

61

59

62

62

64

64

63

65

69

71

72

72

67

64

62

65

67

68

70

73

69

70

71

72

73

73

72

76

77

67

June

75

74

77

78

75

73

a 74

a 77

a 77

78

a 75

a 75

a 76

74

72

74

a 75

a 73

a 77

a 78

a 72

71

70

72

67

67

68

73

75

78

74

July

81

79

77

76

76

75

73

74

76

77

77

80

74

79

76

73

71

70

74

72

72

72

74

77

77

79

78

81

82

78

76

Aug.

77

80

82

80

82

81

84

82

82

80

81

84

84

85

84

81

76

76

75

77

77

75

71

70

68

70

74

77

77

76

74

78

Sept.

76

75

77

73

-74

74

73

72

76

73

72

72

a 71

72

70

67

65

65

66

69

69

68

69

75

70

70

68

63

63

57

--

70

a Measurement between 6 a.m. and 7 a.r
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8776. SMOKY HILL RIVER AT ENTERPRISE, KANS

LOCATION (revised). At bridge on State Highway 43 in Enterprise, Dickinson County, 0.2 mile upstrea

Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 19,200 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1955 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Water temperatures: October 1955 to September 1958.

Sediment records: October 1957 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,480 ppm Feb. 15-20; minimum, 315 ppm May 21-24.

Hardness: Maximum, 526 ppm Feb. 15-20; minimum, 174 ppm Oct. 24-28.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 2,470 micromhos Feb. 19; minimum daily, 458 micromhos May 22

Water temperatures: Maximum, 83°F Aug. 15; minimum, freezing point on several days during January 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 5,710 ppm Sept. 11; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 133,000 tons Oct. 24; minimum daily, not determined. 

EXTREMES, 1955-58 . Dissolved solids: Maximum, 3,220 ppm Jan. 22-24, 1957; minimum, 199 ppm May 17-

Hardness: Maximum, 652 ppm Jan. 22-24, 1957; minimum, 124 ppm Oct 5-7, 1955.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 5,340 micromhos Jan. 24, 1957; minimum daily, 292 micromhos 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 88°F June 21, 1956; minimum, freezing point on many days during wint

REMARKS.--Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conduct

coln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560

Chemical analyses, in parts per million,

Date of 

collection

Oct. 1-11, 1957 .

Oct. 12-23......

Oct. 24-28.... ..

Oct. 29-Nov. 10.

Nov. 11-26 .....

Nov. 27 -Dec. 13

Dec. 14-Jan. 12,

1958 .........

Jan. 13-Feb. 14.

Feb. 15-20 .....

Feb. 21-26 .....

Feb. 27-28 .....

Mar. 1 .........

Mar. 2-6.......

Mar. 7-11......

Mar. 12-14.....

Mar. 15-27 .....

Mar. 28-29.....

Mar. 30-Apr. 5 .

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

2,576

827

4,698

&67

782

635

481

435

346

488

1,915

1,220

1,120

4,428

1,927

1,460

2,875

8,766

Silica 

(Si02 )

16

18

12

19

20

15

13

10

9.6

9.1

9.9

11

9.5

9.8

9.6

10

11

10

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.00

.01

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.01

.01

.00

.00

.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

70

99

55

90

119

123

133

138

149

140

141

69

81

53

65

87

77

75

Magsium 

(Mg)

11

20

9.0

17

26

24

32

34

37

35

34

17

23

11

17

24

16

11

Sodium

(Na)

57

172

70

122

180

194

248

268

313

270

191

59

113

39

62

95

74

30

Potassium 

(K)

11

11

10

6.5

10

10

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

7.6

8.2

6.3

7.0

7.6

7.4

7.9

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

167

245

158

208

272

288

314

316

330

328

304

162

184

143

143

189

190

195

Sulfate 

(SO*)

104

169

66

151

220

217

256

276

309

285

300

111

167

72

127

181

129

86

Chloride 

(Cl)

77

240

96

160

245

285

366

392

443

380

250

83

149

51

81

128

96

35

water year October 1957 to Se

Fluoride 

(F)

0.4

.5

.3

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.1

.3

.5

.4

.3

Nitrate 

(N03 )

3.1

2.3

4.8

3.6

3.1

2.0

1.6

1.9

1.8

2.4

3.9

5.2

4.9

5.0

6.4

6.2

2.9

2.4

Boron 

(B)

0.07

.13

.04

.09

.12

.13

.15

.18

.19

.17

.18

.08

.11

.05

.08

.09

.16

.05

Parts per 

Residue

at 180°C

444

857

421

689

965

1,050

1,260

1,330

1,480

1,330

1,120

495

677

338

473

675

527

380
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8776. SMOKY HILL RIVER AT ENTERPRISE. KANS. Con

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Septem

Date of 

collection

Apr. 6-10, 1958. 

Apr. 11-18...... 

Apr. 19-May 2 . .

May 27-June 12 .

June 27-July 6 . . 

July 7-12.......

Aug. 17-22 ..... 

Aug. 23-29 .....

Aug. 30 -Sept. 7 .

Sept. 17-22..... 

Sept. 23-30 ..... 

Weighted average a .......

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

5,974 

3,710 

3,195 

6,380 

2,408

1,832 

7,790 

10,420 

4,930 

2,866

1,310 

1,373 

6,460 

1,831 

2,995

2,966 

4,813 

2,909 

2,153 

2,541

1,066 

2,343 

1,568 

1,200

2,193

Silica 

(Si02 )

11 

11 

10 

10 

12

11 

12 

12 

14 

12

12 

13 

9.2 

13 

12

9.1 

12 

15 

17 

16

18 

17 

15 

16

12

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.01 

.00 

.01 

.01

.01 

.05 

.01 

.07 

.03

.03 

.03 

.07 

.01 

.04

.07 

.01 

.13 

.00 

.00

.00 

.01 

.00 

.00

0.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

87 

97 

99 

73 

109

117 

74 

64 

84 

108

115 

123 

70 

93 

68

85 

67 

78 

94 

79

105 

69 

80 

95

86

Magnesium 

(Mg)

13 

18 

17 

13 

19

24 

11 

7.4 

14 

19

24 

27 

13 

17 

10

14 

8.5 

12 

17 

11

19 

11 

14 

19

15

Sodium 

(Na)

41 

68 

83 

41 

79

110 

66 

24 

43 

100

163 

190 

53 

102 

60

83 

45 

70 

146 

63

143 

32 

72 

129

82

Potassium 

(K)

8.0 

8.8 

8.8 

7.4 

8.7

9.0 

8.0 

8.5 

9.2 

10

10 

10 

7.2 

8.8 

9.0

9.4 

9.2 

10 

11 

11

11 

9.8 

9.2 

10

9.0

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

188 

192 

190 

160 

204

218 

180 

158 

182 

214

242 

255 

188 

196 

166

164 

160 

171 

198 

177

224 

172 

173 

209

192

Sulfate 

(S04 )

121 

157 

163 

104 

180

220 

98 

73 

127 

182

220 

242 

87 

166 

93

143 

83 

111 

163 

109

173 

92 

126 

167

134

Chloride 

(Cl)

61 

101 

128 

63 

124

162 

85 

29 

60 

140

228 

260 

76 

142 

83

128 

66 

106 

209 

93

211 

85 

104 

189

117

Fluoride 

(F)

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4

.4 

.5 

.6 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

0.4

Nitrate 

(NO,)

5.4 

4.9 

3.7 

4.3 

4.4

4.5 

5.7 

3.1 

5.3 

4.8

5.3 

4.9 

5.3 

5.0 

5.5

3.3 

4.8 

2.8 

3.4 

2.4

2.5 

5.4 

4.3 

3 9

4.0

Boron 

(B)

0.06 

.07 

.09 

.08 

.09

.11 

.12 

.07 

.10 

.12

.16 

.17 

.07 

.12 

.09

.10 

.08 

.09 

.13 

.09

.14 

.16 

.09 

.11

0.09

Parts pe

Residue 

at 180°C

487 

612 

656 

442 

672

837 

466 

315 

496 

702

925 

1,020 

428 

660 

433

571 

390 

510 

779 

486

820 

452 

528 

764

581

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8776. SMOKY HILL RIVER AT ENTERPRISE, KANS. Cantinued

Temperature (" F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.7

325

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

66

66

67

66

65

65

67

67

62

62

59

59

59

61

61

61

59

57

57

56

56

58

58

50

48

43

43

46

46

48

58

Nov.

48

53

49

49

48

48

49

47

44

44

44

46

46

47

47

46

44

42

40

39

38

37

37

38

40

42

44

39

42

42

--

44

Dec.

38

38

38

39

42

42

41

37

38

42

33

34

33

36

38

40

40

43

37

38

39

39

41

38

39

38

42

38

36

36

35

38

Jan.

35

32

32

33

34

35

33

33

34

37

37

43

43

44

35

37

38

38

42

37

35

34

34

34

34

35

35

36

37

37

38

36

Feb.

38

33

33

36

37

36

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

35

32

32

32

32

35

35

36

38

37

37

40

42

45

32

35

Mar.

39

35

35

36

37

37

38

39

39

35

36

37

37

35

35

36

36

36

37

37

40

41

41

41

41

42

43

43

44

44

43

39

Apr.

46

46

47

49

48

47

46

46

48

45

46

46

48

48

48

50

50

52

55

55

57

53

57

53

53

53

53

55

49

54

50

May

53

60

61

57

56

58

60

61

58

62

62

63

64

65

65

65

66

67

65

66

67

67

67

66

67

67

68

68

68

68

68

64

June

68

68

68

69

72

72

73

74

73

76

76

75

76

77

74

74

75

75

74

74

75

73

74

74

72

68

65

69

69

73

--

73

July

76

78

77

76

77

76

76

73

77

75

76

76

75

77

77

76

74

76

78

74

72

73

76

77

76

77

77

75

77

78

79

76

Aug.

77

78

78

79

80

80

81

78

79

79

80

81

81

82

83

82

79

81

79

79

78

80

78

78

77

75

74

75

78

79

78

79

Sept.

74

76

78

79

75

78

78

77

76

75

74

73

75

73

72

72

67

64

64

69

66

69

74

73

70

68

68

63

63

62

--

72
326 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8776. SMOKY HILL RIVER AT ENTERPRISE, KANS. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3......

4. .....

5. .....

6. ..... 

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

21......

22......

24. .....

25. .....

29......

30. ..... 

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3. ..... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

a.....

9. ..... 

10. .....

11. .....

1 ^

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

20. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26...... 

27. ..... 

28...... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

2,720 

2,750 

2,720 

2,710 

2,590

2,210 

1,850 

3,980 

3,810 

1,860

1,140 

942 

870 

834 

810

818 

770 

730 

710 

702

722 

750 

1,260 

9,290 

6,660

3,680 

1,920 

1,940 

1,720 

1,260 

1,070

65,798

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

580 

530 

500 

500 

510

460 

420 

5,080 

2,160 

1,270

1,150 

910 

660 

370 

290

310 

310 

290 

280 

270

260 

260 

1,570 

5,300 

3,550

2,760 

3,000

1,350 

1,600 

1,850

-

Tons 

per 

day

4,260 

3,940 

3,670 

3,660 

3,570

2,740 

2,100 

s 59,100 

s 24,400 

6,380

3,540 

2,310 

1,550 

833 

634

685 

644 

572 

537 

512

507 

526 

s 13,000 

133,000 

63,800

27,400 

15,600 

e 18,000 

6,270 

5,440 

5,340

414,520

January

428 

431 

418 

415 

485

476 

431 

388 

467 

440

434 

458 

461 

449 

443

452 

452 

452 

461 

467

467 

422 

455 

446 

452

467 

464 

476 

476 

479 

491

14,003

50 

50

60

50 

50

60 

60

40

60 

60

-

e 60 

e 80

1,940

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

985 

926 

882 

878 

858

838 

830 

790 

774 

762

762 

766 

758 

754 

750

742 

746 

818 

1,020 

882

806 

770 

750 

738 

726

722 

706 

686 

646 

660

23,731

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,250 

590 

350 

300 

250

140 

90

90 

90 

90 

100 

100

110 

110

300

250 

190 

140 

90

110 

100

-

Tons 

per 

day

3,320 

1,480 

833 

711 

a 600

e 700 

e 900 

e 800 

293 

185

185 

186 

184 

204 

202

220 

222 

e 300 

e 950 

714

a 550 

a 400 

a 280

 e 180

15,679

February

506 

482 

455 

440 

434

425 

385 

420 

372 

350

375 

335 

314 

335 

335

325 

. 335 

345 

368 

368

388 

402 

425 

545 

563

605 

1,520 

2,310

14,462

50 

20

30 

30

20 

30

70

50 

750

-

} e 65 

e 34

e 28

e 55

e 75

e 3,190 

4,680

8,957

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

663 

660 

652 

642 

632

635 

629 

623 

614 

608

587 

581 

566 

527 

512

503 

497 

488 

491 

572

533 

524 

524 

512 

512

512 

506 

494 

485 

482 

473

17,239

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

100 

120 

140 

100

70 

90 

50 

80

70 

60

40

40 

50

-

Tons 

per 

day

179 

a 220 

246

e 150

e 95

e 260

e 140 

99 

a 85

e 55

3,739

March

1,220 

960 

862 

818 

942

2,020 

3,140 

5,780 

5,880 

4,530

2,810 

2,210 

1,860 

1,710 

1,580

1,400 

1,310 

1,180 

1,120 

1,160

1,220 

1,230 

1,300 

1,530 

1,700

1,960 

2,290 

2,490 

3,260 

6,900 

7.960

74,332

490 

690 

700 

710 

1,850

1,150 

3,710 

3,500 

2,550 

1,820

1,350 

1,050 

700 

500 

420

360 

310 

300 

240 

250

270 

330 

340 

620 

660

900 

1,150 

1,750 

2,410 

4,600 

3.350

1,610 

1,790 

1,630 

1,570 

4,710

6,270 

s 37,100 

54,600 

40,500 

22,300

10,200 

6,270 

3,520 

2,310 

1,790

1,360 

1,100 

956 

726 

783

889 

1,100 

1,190 

2,560 

3,030

4,760 

7,110 

11,800 

21,200 

85,700 

72,000

412,434

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from estimated concentration graph.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

KANSAS RIVER BASIN--Continued

6B-8776. SMOKY HILL RIVER AT ENTERPRISE, KANS. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. .....

15. ..... 

16......

17. .....

18. .....

19. .....

20. .....

22......

23......

24. .....

25. .....

26......

27......

29. .....

31......

Total.

2...... 

3. .....

5...... 

6. .....

a.....

9...... 

10. .....

14. ..... 

15. .....

17. .....

20. .....

91

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28...... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

8,480 

9,250 

10 , 200 

9,750 

8,820

8,040 

7,300 

5,960 

4,540 

4,030

3,960 

4,040 

3,860 

3,730 

3,790

3,610 

3,390 

3,300 

3,260 

3,200

3,260 

3,180 

3,130 

3,240 

3,190

3,000 

2,940 

2,980 

3,080 

3,260

143,770

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

4,500 

4,800 

3,400 

2,450 

2,840

2,850 

2,420 

2,100 

2,000 

1,650

1,400 

1,250 

1,150 

1,050 

1,000

930 

780 

770 

700 

780

760 

800 

830 

850 

850

770 

910 

770 

650 

720

--

Tons 

per 

day

103,000 

120,000 

93,600 

64,500 

67,600

61,900 

47,700 

33,800 

24,500 

18,000

15,000 

13,600 

12,000 

10,600 

10,200

9,060 

7,140 

6,860 

6,160 

6,740

6,690 

6,870 

7,010 

7,440 

7,320

6,240 

7,220 

6,200 

5,410 

6,340

798,700

July

1,120 

1,040 

1,200 

1,460 

1,380

2,530 

3,870 

3,730 

2,740 

2,170

2,570 

2,890 

2,860 

2,830 

2,720

2,740 

3,680 

4,480 

6,000 

6,700

6,620 

6,570 

5,540 

3,850 

3,080

3,090 

4,020 

5,160 

5,200 

4,390 

2,680

108,910

660 

500 

1,080 

1,500 

690

2,640 

4,450 

4,400 

3,000 

3,550

3,200 

2,250 

1,650 

1,320 

1,450

1,300 

2,500 

3,750 

4,650 

4,150

3,900 

3,800 

3,400 

3,150 

3,350

2,530 

2,660 

2,750 

2,170 

2,280 

2,400

--

' otal discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

2,000 

1,400 

s 4,370 

5,910 

2,570

s 19,200 

46,500 

44,300 

22,200 

20,800

22,200 

17,600 

12,700 

10,100 

10,600

9,620 

s 27,400 

45,400 

75,300 

75,100

69,700 

67,400 

50,900 

32,700 

27,900

21,100 

28,900 

38,300 

30,500 

27,000 

17 , 400

887,070

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

3,420 

3,590 

6,170 

8,490 

7,740

5,980 

3,520 

3,040 

2,710 

2,440

2,110 

1,740 

1,600 

1,510 

1,470

1,500 

2,290 

2,620 

6,160 

9,420

10,800 

11,400 

10,900 

8,580 

6,400

3,460 

2,920 

3,140 

3,430 

3,340 

3,210

145,100

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

960 

1,170 

4,350 

3,900 

2,100

2,200 

1,950 

1,260 

930 

760

710 

540 

480 

450 

330

400 

1,350 

2,700 

4,400 

3,850

3,600 

2,900 

2,220 

1,850 

1,850

2,230 

1,750 

1,520 

1,500 

1,500 

1,150

-

Tons 

per 

day

8,860 

11,300 

s 79,300 

89,400 

43,900

35,500 

18,500 

10,300 

6,800 

5,010

4,040 

2,540 

2,070 

1,830 

1,310

1,620 

8,350 

19,100 

73,200 

97,900

105,000 

89,300 

65,300 

42,900 

32,000

20,800 

13,800 

12,900 

13,900 

13,500 

9,970

940,200

August

2,860 

3,270 

3,400 

3,450 

3,340

3,440 

3,540 

3,640 

3,300 

3,060

2,910 

2,810 

2,300 

1,840 

1,660

1,720 

1,750 

1,600 

1,590 

1,910

2,910 

3,160 

2,360 

2,010 

2,680

2,920 

2,910 

2,860 

2,050 

1,410 

1,120

79,780

2,150 

1,720 

1,150 

1,100 

1,250

1,350 

1,700 

1,800 

1,080 

1,000

910 

800 

700 

650 

620

1,430 

750 

670 

990 

1,030

2,400 

5,600 

4,900 

3,000 

2,100

2,150 

1,650 

1,350 

1,050 

650 

590

--

16,600 

15,200 

10,600 

10,200 

11,300

12,500 

16,200 

17,700 

9,620 

8,260

7,150 

6,070 

4,350 

3,230 

2,780

6,640 

3,540 

2,890 

4,250 

5,310

18,900 

47,800 

31,200 

16,300 

15,200

17,000 

13,000 

10,400 

5,810 

2,470 

1.780

354,250

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

3,180 

3,320 

3,250 

3,100 

2,960

2,830 

2,750 

2,770 

2,860 

2,360

1,800 

1,510 

1,420 

1,290 

1,280

1,440 

1,350 

1,250 

1,140 

1,060

1,120 

1,150 

1,070 

1,160 

2,680

6,460 

4,160 

2,460 

1,650 

1,310

66,140

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,120 

1,050 

1,160 

950 

1,080

830 

780 

780 

740 

760

640 

560 

490 

470 

510

1,030 

510 

710 

720 

650

540 

510 

500 

670 

2,660

4,550 

3,150 

2,900 

1,950 

1,180

--

Tons 

per

day

9,620 

9,410 

10,200 

7,950 

8,630

6,340 

5,790 

5,830 

5,710 

4,840

3,110 

2,280 

1,880 

1,640 

1,760

4,000 

1,860 

2,400 

2,220 

1,860

1,630 

1,580 

1,440 

2,100 

s 24,400

79,400 

35,400 

19,300 

8,690 

4,170

275.440

September

976 

896 

835 

831 

819

873 

1,830 

2,880 

2,720 

2,950

3,780 

2,730 

1,920 

1,600 

1,310

1,200 

1,680 

2,070 

1,530 

1,200

1,160 

1,770 

1,140 

1,660 

1,440

1,340 

1,150 

963 

968 

936

47,157

420 

400 

360 

330 

320

330 

2,660 

4,160 

4,050 

5,100

5,710 

5,100 

4,850 

3,250 

2,180

1,300 

2,460 

2,450 

1,050 

1,000

1,080 

2,280 

810 

900 

1,400

790 

620 

550 

580 

480

--

1,110 

968 

812 

740 

708

778 

s 17,200 

32,300 

29,700 

40,600

58,300 

37,600 

25,100 

14,000 

7,710

4,210 

s 12,700 

13,700 

4,340 

3,240

s 3,660 

10,900 

2,490 

4,030 

5,440

2,860 

1,930 

1,430 

1,520 

1,210

341,286

800,422 

4,454,215

s Computed by subdividing day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8776. SMOKY HILL RIVER AT ENTERPRISE, KANS. C

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 195

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 8, 1957..... 

Oct. 8 ..........

Oct. 29 .........

Feb. 28, 1958 ...

Sept. 9......... .

Time

2:00 p.m. 

6:30 p.m. 

7:00 a.m. 

7:00 a.m. 

7:00 a.m.

7:00 a.m. 

7:00 a.m. 

6:00 p.m. 

12:15 p.m. 

3:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m. 

1:30 p.m. 

5:45 p.m. 

5:40 p.m. 

12:40 p.m. 

12:10 p.m.

Discharge 

(els)

4,790 

6,090 

4,130 

2,120 

9,800

7,360 

1,860 

1,890 

2,160 

5,950

2,280 

9,720 

9,680 

6,600 

2,720 

2,690

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

67 

62 

62 

62 

53

50 

46 

38 

38 

35

55 

74 

74 

73

Suspended se

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

6,420 

5,880 

2,280 

1,290 

6,260

3,750 

1,450 

663 

1,080 

2,200

1,020 

2,100 

3,720 

3,620 

2,000 

3,590

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

773 

2,220 

864 

1,020 

2,460

1,550 

1,200 

840 

3,050 

5,340

2,950 

4,180 

4,130 

10,100 

3,200 

2,850

Percent fin

0.002

53 

58 

70 

76 

50

63 

64 

77 

58 

52

56 

58 

58 

53 

60 

67

0.004

53 

62 

74 

77 

54

63 

68 

78 

62 

59

64 

66 

65 

66 

61 

75

0.008 0.016

70 

77 

79 

86 

70

76 

92 

93 

81 

74

83 

79 

77 

82 

79 

89
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Cont inued 

6B-8830. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR DEWEESE, NEBR

LOCATION. At bridge on State Highway 14, a quarter of a mile downstream from gaging station, three-q

southeast of Deweese, Clay County, and 5| miles northwest of Angus. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: August 1956 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Water temperatures: August 1956 to September 1958.

Sediment records: August 1956 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 285 ppm Nov. 1 to Dec. 31; minimum, 66 ppm July 19-22

Hardness: Maximum, 190 ppm Jan. 1-31; minimum, 28 ppm Mar. 30 to Apr. 1, July 19-22.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 440 micromhos Jan. 2, Feb. 9-10; minimum daily, 65.2 micromho

Water temperatures: Maximum, 82°F June 4; minimum, 34°F on many days during December to March.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 11,600 ppm July 11; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 27,900 tons July 19; minimum daily, not determined. 

EXTREMES, 1956-58. Water temperatures: Maximum, 82°F June 4, 1958; minimum, 33°F Nov. 22, 1956.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 11,600 ppm July 11, 1958; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 129,000 tons June 16, 1957; minimum daily, not determined.

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conductan

coln, Nebr. Flow affected by ice Dec. 11, 12, Dec. 31 to Jan. 9, Jan. 22, Feb. 2, 3, 7-20, Feb. 2

ber 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Chemical analyses, In parts per million, water year October 1957 to Se

Date of 

collection

Oct. 1-31, 1957.

Jan. 1-31, 1958.

Mnr 1 99

Mar. 23-27..... 

Mar. 28-29..... 

Mar. 30- Apr. 1.

Apr. 12-May 8. .

June 12-13 ..... 

June 14-15 ..... 

June 16-July 9 . .

Julv 14-16......

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

68.2 

70.9 

68.6 

71.9 

66.4

71.8 

149 

339 

891 

523

249 

129 

89.0 

80.0 

72.7

600 

125 

75.9 

526 

139

Silica 

(Si02 )

30 

33 

35 

31 

32

30 

22 

13 

11 

12

17 

26 

30 

28 

32

17 

25 

31 

21 

31

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.01 

.00 

.05 

.02

.01 

.03 

.09

.07 

.01 

.03 

.03 

.02

.09 

.02 

.01 

.15 

.19

Calcium 

(Ca)

70 

60 

60 

60 

62

58 

40 

15 

8.8 

12

25 

48 

59 

60 

59

18 

42 

55 

12 

43

Magnesium 

(Mg)

3.3 

9.4 

9.4 

9.8 

7.7

9.4 

6.6 

3.1 

1.5 

4.1

5.7 

9.2 

9.0 

9.4 

10

3.7 

7.5 

8.5 

2.0 

7.4

Sodium 

(Na)

16 

16 

16 

15 

15

15 

10 

4.5 

1.9 

3 3

7.0 

13 

15 

16 

16

4.8 

11 

14 

2.1 

11

Potassium 

(K)

6.5 

6.5 

6.3 

6.6 

5.8

6.2 

6.5 

6.9 

8.0 

8.4

7.9 

7.3 

6.6 

6.6 

7.0

9.2 

9.0 

7.3 

10 

9 2

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

218 

222 

220 

220 

218

216 

150 

60 

31 

55

101 

182 

211 

216 

217

69 

159 

200 

47 

162

Sulfate 

(SO.)

35 

35 

35 

33 

28

30 

21 

10 

9.3 

16

24 

33 

35 

33 

35

13 

25 

34 

9.3 

28

Chloride 

(Cl)

9.0 

9.0 

10 

10 

8.5

9.0 

6.0 

1.8 

.4 

.4

3.2 

6.0 

9.2 

9.5 

9.1

2.5 

6.5 

8. 2 

1.4 

5.5

Fluoride 

(F)

0.4 

.3 

.2 

.4 

.3

.4 

.3 

.2 

.3 

.3

.3 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.3 

.4 

.2 

.3

Nitrate 

NO,)

0.9 

.8 

.7 

1.2 

.7

1.1 

2.1 

3.8 

5.1 

3.0

3.8 

2.4 

1.4 

.7 

.9

6.0 

2.4 

.9 

3.4 

.6

Boron 

(B)

0.01 

.00 

.00 

.01 

.04

.04 

.03 

.02 

.03 

.02

.03 

.04 

.06 

.03 

.04

.05 

.06 

.04 

.05 

.03

Parts per 

Residue 

at 180°C

283 

285 

285 

273 

265

271 

199 

126 

98 

99

149 

237 

270 

272 

278

132 

214 

262

228
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8830. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR DEWEESE, NEBR. Co

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Septem

Date of 

collection

July 17-18, 1958.

July 28 -Aug. 5 . .

Aug. 15-19......

Aug. 26 -Sept. 4 .

Sept. 9-30 ......

Weighted average a ........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

278 

966 

466 

234 

102

165 

85.0

911 

277 

97.4

336 

73.6

132

Silica 

(Si02 )

27 

16 

19 

25 

20

22 

31 

17 

19 

31

19 

33

24

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.11 

.22 

.03 

.01

.01 

.00 

.03 

.08 

.01

.01 

.00

0.05

Calcium 

(Ca)

25 

8.0 

13 

30

49

29 

52 

7.5 

18 

50

15 

56

36

Magnesium 

(Mg)

4.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

8.9

5.0 

9.4 

2.5 

4.4 

8.0

3.1

9.6

5.6

Sodium 

(Na)

6.7 

1.6 

3.0 

6.4 

13

7.2 

14 

1.7 

4.4 

13

3.2

14

9.0

Potassium 

(K)

8.8 

9.6 

9.8 

9.2 

8.1

10 

8 . 2 

8 . 2 

9.4 

8.4

8.8

7.4

7.8

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

101 

32 

54 

105 

186

111 

194 

32 

77 

184

61 

209

132

Sulfate 

(S04 )

19 

8.8 

11 

19 

31

20 

32 

8.0 

13 

29

10 

32

22

Chloride 

(Cl)

3.5 

1.0 

1.8 

2.5 

7.9

4.6 

8.0 

.8 

1.8 

7.5

1.4 

8.6

5.2

Fluoride 

(F)

0.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.3

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.4

0.3

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.0 

2.7 

1.4 

.0 

.8

3. 8 

1.1 

5.8 

1.8 

1.2

3.7 

1.1

2.3

Boron 

(B)

0.04 

.04 

.04 

.03 

.05

.05 

.05 

.09 

.03 

.04

.07 

.05

0.04

Parts pe

Residue 

at 180°C

141

156 

242

162 

250 

72 

125 

238

262

183

a Includes estimates where data are missing. Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8830. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR DEWEESE, NEBR. Continued

Temperature (" F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

65

63

59

58

60

a 70

68

60

54

51

55

57

b60

56

60

57

50

b 55

b 56

b 57

53

b 55

54

51

43

b40

b45

42

45

46

52

55

Nov.

47

b47

44

b40

42

45

46

45

b47

b48

46

a 46

49

44

46

b45

46

45

b46

44

_

b39

39

--

41

b43

40

--

44

Dec.

_

b43

--

39

--

b40

37

b 38

36

b 35

37

b40

b41

._

41

45

38

37

36

a 46

39

40

b46

a 46

b39

b36

b 37

b 36

b 37

39

Jan.

34

35

b35

--

a 34

b35

a 37

35

38

39

a 44

36

a 41

b35

35

b 37

38

35

36

a 37

34

b34

34

35

39

b38

36

34

b38

35

37

36

Feb.

35

b34

b 34

34

35

b 35

34

b34

34

b 34

b34

--

b34

b 35

34

b34

b 34

a 34

a 34

a 37

40

41

41

a 55

46

a 49

36

a 34

_

--

37

Mar.

a 35

a 36

35

a 37

a 37

a 34

37

a 40

b40

b44

a 42

a 43

a 42

a 45

41

..

.-

a 47

a 48

a 42

a 43

a 45

a47

a 50

b49

47

a 50

a 42

a 41

38

a 49

42

Apr.

a 50

a 52

b48

a 53

a 48

a 45

a 52

a 48

45

a 52

b 51

a 58

55

a 58

53

66

65

a 55

b60

a 63

a 60

57

54

b 54

a 58

a 56

a 56

54

a 56

54

--

55

May

56

a 64

b59

a 66

54

59

56

54

62

64

64

66

66

64

a 66

b 64

62

64

65

b 67

66

68

a 70

a 74

68

66

67

63

72

70

70

64

June

a 74

68

a 80

a 82

72

65

70

77

70

72

_

62

61

65

68

67

66

68

70

64

61

61

63

60

57

62

63

72

73

75

--

68

July

70

71

78

70

70

72

72

72

75

67

68

72

80

69

70

68

65

70

70

68

68

71

73

67

71

71

73

72

71

74

73

71

Aug.

72

75

75

75

74

73

74

74

75

75

72

74

75

76

70

74

73

75

69

68

68

66

65

64

66

67

70

72

67

66

71

Sept.

65

a 81

80

67

--

71

75

75

70

63

62

64

65

65

61

60

55

65

66

66

64

67

68

60

58

63

60

57

54

50

--

65

a Measurement between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. 

b Measurement between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
332 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8830. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR DEWEESE, NEBR.--Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3......

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13. .....

14. .....

15. .....

16......

17. .....

18. ..... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

21......

22......

24. .....

25. .....

26......

27. .....

28. .....

29...... 

30. .....

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

8...... 

9...... 

10. .....

11. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

20. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

26...... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

62 

62 

63 

63 

62

63 

63 

66 

66 

66

68 

69 

69 

71 

70

69 

68 

69 

69 

69

70 

72 

72 

71 

72

71 

71 

71 

72 

72 

72

2,113

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

67 

32 

43 

24 

49

65 

32 

21 

23 

40

43 

30 

27 

40 

43

48 

57 

42 

47 

39

39 

43 

46 

41 

41

34 

30 

31 

49 

76 

77

--

Tons 

per 

day

11 

5.4 

7.3 

4.1 

8.2

11 

5.4 

3.7 

4.1 

7.1

7.9 

5.6 

5.0 

7.7 

8.1

8.9 

10 

7.8 

8.8 

7.3

7.4 

8.4 

8.9 

7.9 

8.0

6.5 

5.8 

5.9 

9.5 

15 

15

242.7

January

67 

67 

65 

68 

75

73 

70 

80 

76 

74

74 

74 

73 

73 

73

73 

73 

73 

75 

76

75 

73 

72 

71 

71

71 

69 

69 

69 

69 

69

2,230

39 

49 

59 

60 

59

54 

46 

38 

33 

37

43 

43 

42 

32 

22

22 

21 

18 

17 

20

24 

22 

19 

19 

19

21 

23 

22 

19 

22 

26

--

7.1 

8.9 

10 

11 

12

11 

8.7 

8.2 

6.8 

7.4

8.6 

8.6 

8. 3 

6.3 

4.3

4.3 

4.1 

3.5 

3.4 

4.1

4.9 

4.3 

3.7 

3.6 

3.6

4.0 

4.3 

4.1 

3.5 

4.1 

4.8

191.5

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

72 

71 

70 

70 

70

71 

71 

71 

71 

71

70 

71 

71 

71 

71

71 

73 

75 

72 

71

70 

70 

70 

70 

70

71 

71 

71 

71 

69

2,127

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

43 

27 

36 

54 

53

66 

62 

49 

52 

56

62 

64 

70 

73 

62

49 

36 

25 

23 

23

23 

23 

24 

27 

45

64 

45 

30 

25 

24

-

Tons 

per 

day

8.4 

5.2 

6.8 

10 

10

13 

12 

9.4 

10 

11

12 

12 

13 

14 

12

9.4 

7.1 

5.1 

4.5 

4.4

4.3 

4.3 

4.5 

5.1 

8.5

12 

8.6 

5.8 

4.8 

4.5

251.7

February

69 

65 

63 

64 

66

66 

60 

58 

56 

54

52 

52 

55 

55 

60

65 

70 

79 

80 

75

71 

70 

71 

72 

72

76 

88 

75

1,859

25 

24 

23 

24 

24

24 

60 

150 

115 

45

60 

110 

95 

75 

50

65 

65 

60 

140 

310

220 

60 

55 

100 

100

65 

70 

105

-

4.7 

4.2 

3.9 

4.1 

4.3

4.3 

9.7 

23 

17 

6.6

8.4 

15 

14 

11 

8.1

11

12 

13 

30 

63

42 

11 

11 

19 

19

13 

17 

21

420.3

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

70 

70 

69 

69 

70

70 

70 

70 

68 

70

66 

67 

67 

67 

67

67 

68 

69 

69 

68

68 

68 

67 

67 

68

69 

70 

70 

69 

70 

69

2,126

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

34

25

28 

34 

38 

43 

46

48 

48 

47 

34 

25

22 

21 

25 

18 

15

13 

14 

16

} "

"

Tons 

per 

day

e 5.5

5.0 

6.2 

6.9 

7.8 

8.3

8.7 

8.8 

8.8 

6.3 

4.6

4.0 

3.9 

4.5 

3.3 

2.8

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

e4.8

167.3

March

70 

72 

75 

75 

75

75 

75 

75 

75 

76

74 

73 

73 

70 

69

69 

68 

67 

67 

67

68 

71 

105 

122 

146

172 

201 

296 

382 

950 

824

4,777

150 

170 

75 

70 

90

75 

45 

85 

45 

65

50 

75 

35 

80 

105

100 

60 

45 

35 

20

25 

75 

365 

570 

550

900 

750 

1,150 

1,290 

3,470 

2,550

28 

33 

15 

14 

18

15 

9.1 

17 

9.1 

13

10 

15 

6.9 

15 

20

19 

11 

8.1 

6.3 

3.6

4.6 

14 

103 

188 

217

418 

407 

919 

s 1,480 

8,900 

5,670

18,606.7

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

648908
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6B-8830. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR DEWEESE, NEBR. Continued

333

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958 Continued

Day

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

8. ..... 

9. .....

11......

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

19. .....

20. .....

22. .....

23. .....

24. ..... 

25. .....

26......

27......

29. .....

31......

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

8......

10. .....

13. .....

14. ..... 

15. .....

16. .....

1ft

19. ..... 

20. .....

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

900 

666 

521 

382 

293

254 

201 

155 

132 

120

109 

106 

102 

100 

97

93 

92 

90 

90 

87

86 

85 

93 

90 

86

86 

87 

88 

86 

84

5,461

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

2,050 

1,600 

1,600 

2,050 

2,450

1,570 

1,250 

660 

380 

250

190 

150 

120 

120 

125

120 

80 

75 

75 

65

80 

80 

75 

65 

90

140 

80 

50 

200 

200

-

Tons 

per 

day

4,980 

2,880 

2,250 

2,110 

1,940

1,080 

678 

276 

135 

81

56 

43 

33 

32 

33

30 

20 

18 

18 

15

19 

18 

19 

16 

21

33 

19 

12 

46 

45

16,956

July

65 

61 

67 

95 

70

62 

60 

57 

62

364

821 

544 

375 

189 

124

104 

335 

221 

1,110 

1,190

1,020 

543 

291 

687 

419

250 

218 

153 

125 

115 

106

9,903

225 

240 

200 

710 

190

120 

120 

120 

500 

6,930

11,600 

4,000 

2,580 

2,630 

800

330 

4,440 

2,480 

8,540 

5,400

2,820 

2,300 

1,250 

3,950 

2,580

940 

980 

940 

320 

300 

550

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) . . .

40 

40 

36 

s 194 

36

20 

19 

18 

84 

s 7,230

25,700 

5,880 

2,610 

1,340 

268

93 

s 5,260 

s 1,670 

s 27,900 

17,400

7,770 

3,370 

982 

s 8,310 

2,920

635 

577 

388 

108 

93 

157

121,148

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

84 

82 

84 

91 

88

85 

81 

81 

81 

79

78 

77 

79 

82 

 84

84 

85 

84 

80 

80

80 

80 

79 

79 

79

80 

80 

78 

78 

77 

78

2,517

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

120 

180 

155 

85 

110

110 

110 

100 

105 

100

75 

90 

80 

85 

75

60 

70 

100 

210 

200

180 

150 

210 

190 

150

150 

175 

200 

300 

265 

225

-

Tons 

per 

day

27 

40 

35 

21 

26

25 

24 

22 

23 

21

16 

19 

17 

19 

17

14 

16 

23 

45 

43

39 

32 

45 

41 

32

32 

38 

42 

63 

55 

47

959

August

100 

90 

81 

74 

71

241 

169 

139 

112 

88

74 

74 

91 

98 

124

1,350 

1,200 

1,260 

620 

311

244 

323 

344 

262 

176

140 

122 

109 

101 

95 

88

8,371

310 

150 

180 

150 

200

1,950 

1,900 

1,200 

920 

330

350 

650 

600 

575 

300

5,200 

4,480 

2,940 

2,220 

1,000

1,010 

1,760 

1,500 

840 

580

420 

400 

490 

1,620 

1,650 

1,070

-

84 

36 

39 

30 

38

s 1,790 

867 

450 

278 

78

70 

130 

147 

152 

100

19,000 

14,500 

10,000 

3,720 

840

666 

1,540 

1,390 

594 

276

159 

132 

144 

442 

423 

254

58,369

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

77 

73 

74 

73 

72

73 

73 

73 

71 

71

70 

874 

326 

145 

104

84 

77 

74 

73 

72

117 

112 

92 

86 

81

76 

73 

71 

69 

66

3,472

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

220 

300 

400 

400 

250

250 

210 

185 

175 

200

200 

8,640 

5,820 

3,080 

800

350 

325 

260 

345 

620

640 

640 

600 

335 

280

210 

200 

170 

190 

225

-

Tons 

per 

day

46 

59 

80 

79 

49

49 

41 

37 

34 

38

38 

s 25,400 

s5,420 

1,210 

225

79 

68 

52 

68 

120

202 

194 

149 

78 

61

43 

39 

33 

35 

40

34,066

September

84 

80 

78 

77 

216

751 

232 

144 

106 

91

85 

81 

79 

76 

74

72 

72 

71 

69 

70

71 

68 

70 

69 

67

66 

66 

67 

65 

65

3,282

220 

440 

180 

110 

1,760

5,680 

2,210 

1,320 

600 

275

230 

190 

180 

150 

250

240 

940 

630 

150 

300

1,000 

250 

620 

150 

380

120 

250 

200 

480 

160

-

50 

95 

38 

23 

1,030

s 13,100 

1,380 

513 

172 

68

53 

42 

38 

31 

50

47 

183 

121 

28 

57

192 

46 

117 

28 

69

21 

45 

36 

84 

28

17,785

48,238 

269,163.2

s Computed by subdividing day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8830. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR DEWEESE, NEBR. Co

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1957 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M, 

N, in native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date 

of 

collection

Mar. 29, 1958...

July 17 .........

Sept. 8 .........

Time

6:00 p.m. 

10:30 a.m. 

11:40 a.m. 

3:45 p.m. 

6:30 p.m.

8:00 a.m. 

8:00 a.m. 

11:00 a.m. 

2:50 p.m. 

7:30 p.m.

10:00 a.m. 

4:30 p.m. 

7:00 p.m. 

3:15 p.m.

Discharge 

(els)

478 

568 

995 

1,630 

1,550

313 

684 

1,180 

1,200 

517

819 

1,540 

980 

139

Water 

temperature

r D

41 

40 

63 

68 

67

61 

67 

70 

73 

69

72 

71 

70 

76

Suspended se

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

1,360 

3,830 

14,200 

10,500 

9,390

5,780 

7,390 

11,800 

8,810 

8,570

7,880 

8,010 

2,450 

1,260

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

1,640 

4,180 

8,510 

4,090 

5,840

3,660 

4,450 

7,310 

5,420 

6,130

5,050 

5,000 

4,500 

2,200

Percent fin

0.002

44 

56 

54

63 

52 

51 

57 

50

51 

56 

57 

63

0.004

74 

48 

52 

60 

61

70 

58 

57 

63 

55

56 

62 

62 

83

0.008 0.016

98 

66

74 

78 

78

83

74 

75 

78 

70

74 

80 

73 

91
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8870. BIG BLUE RIVER NEAR MANHATTAN. KANS.

LOCATION. At gaging station at highway bridge, 4 miles north of Manhattan, Riley County, and 7.0 mi

DRAINAGE AREA. 9,560 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1955 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Water temperatures: October 1955 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 398 ppm Feb. 1-23; minimum, 114 ppm July 26-28.

Hardness: Maximum, 254 ppm Feb. 1-23; minimum, 63 ppm July 19-20.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 698 micromhos Jan. 9, Feb. 17; minimum daily, 139 micromhos 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 86°F Aug. 15; minimum, freezing point Dec. 13. 

EXTREMES, 1955-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 414 ppm May 31, 1956; minimum, 112 ppm July 5-7, 195

Hardness: Maximum, 254 ppm Feb. 1-23, 1958; minimum, 52 ppm July 5-7, 1956.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 753 micromhos Jan. 20, 1957; minimum daily, 123 micromhos Ju

Water temperatures: Maximum, 89°F July 15, 1957; minimum, freezing point Nov. 28, 1955, Dec. 8, 1

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

coln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Sep

Date of collection

Oct. 1-13, 1957....

Oct. 26-Nov. 25 ... 

Nov. 26-Dec. 27... 

Dec. 28-Jan. 31.

Feb. 26-Mar. 1....

Apr. 1-9 ..........

Apr. 23-May 16....

May 25-June 13 ....

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

385 

1,009 

402 

381

348

310 

1,040 

2,880 

5,288 

4,313

1,540 

1,434 

3,213 

2,794 

1,554

955 

915 

4,832 

1,720 

740

Silica 

(Si02)

16 

12 

19 

22

22

20 

19 

15 

14 

11

13 

17 

12 

12 

12

14 

15 

12 

13 

15

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.01 

.00 

.03

.01

.00 

.01 

.02 

.03 

.08

.04 

.03 

.07 

.13 

.06

.03 

.01 

.02 

.01 

.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

52 

34 

58 

66

69

74 

72 

47 

39 

30

45 

59 

28 

23 

31

47 

60 

35 

43 

65

Magnesium 

(Mg)

9.8 

6.6 

12 

14

15

17 

13 

9.4 

7.4 

5.9

9.8 

11 

5.1 

4.8 

6.9

11 

14 

7.2 

9.6 

15

Sodium 

(Na)

27 

19 

30 

38

40

42 

33 

25 

14 

8.7

11 

25 

9.0 

7.1 

12

19 

27 

8.9 

15 

31

Potassium 

(K)

7.7 

6.6 

6.7 

6.0

5.9

6.0 

9.1 

9.3 

6.6 

7.0

7.0 

7.4 

7.5 

8.3 

8.6

8.4 

7.3 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

Bicarbonate 

(HC03 )

196 

130 

218 

257

270

288 

242 

175 

139 

98

150 

208 

97 

80 

108

164 

215 

125 

167 

235

Sulfate 

(S0«)

34 

24 

39 

48

51

56 

63 

35 

24 

24

30 

50 

25 

24 

38

48 

59 

25 

40 

61

Chloride 

(Cl)

30 

19 

31 

35

38

37 

25 

20 

12 

5.0

13 

20 

5.2 

4.9 

9.4

16 

23 

4.0 

9.5 

28

Fluoride 

(F)

0.4 

.5 

.5 

.3

.3

.2 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.4 

.3 

.3

Nitrate 

(N03 )

1.1

4.3 

1.7 

.6

1.0

2.0 

3.7 

5.1 

21 

14

12 

7.8 

2.7 

6.5 

6.0

3.9 

2.5 

7.2 

2.9

.7

Boron 

(B)

0.03 

.03 

.04 

.04

.06

.12 

.04 

.04 

.12 

.05

.07 

.07 

.05 

.03 

.04

.05 

.06 

.06 

.08 

.06

P

p

m

li
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8870. BIG BLUE RIVER NEAR MANHATTAN, KANS. Co

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Septem

Date of collection

June 14-27, 1958... 

June 28-July 2 .....

July 29-Aug. 5..,..

Aug. 27-Sept. 5....

Sept. 18 30........

Weighted average a ..........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1,674 

456 

2,630 

4,142 

17,650

16,350 

19,150 

7,392 

19,000 

7,094

1,788 

2,243 

2,264 

25,030 

7,588 

3,086

2,437

Silica 

(S102)

12 

16 

14 

13 

11

12 

11 

13 

11 

13

17 

15 

21 

12 

12 

16

13

Iron 

(Fe)

0.03 

.01 

.00 

.01 

.02

.02 

.02 

.02 

.02 

.05

.01 

.01 

.01 

.06 

.00 

.00

0.03

Calcium 

(Ca)

36 

58 

49 

42 

25

32 

18 

26 

21

24

46 

36 

58 

23 

30 

48

34

Magnesium 

(Mg)

7.1 

13 

10 

6.6

4.0

6.4 

4.4 

4.9 

3.3 

5.1

10 

7.8 

13 

4.5 

6.1 

10

7.3

Sodium 

(Na)

10 

25 

21 

8.0 

3.7

4.5 

3.0 

5.1 

3.5 

5.2

13 

9.7 

22 

4.3 

5.1 

11

10

Potassium 

(K)

7.1 

7.4 

6.6 

7.0 

7.0

6.8 

7.0 

8.3 

7.4 

7.6

7.8 

7.2 

8.2 

6.4 

7.0 

6.8

7.1

Bicarbonate 

(HCOS)

129 

208 

180 

148 

91

120 

73 

93 

74 

92

168 

132 

212 

88 

110 

171

126

Sulfate 

(SO.)

24 

42 

32 

20 

9.3

13 

9.0 

17 

11 

15

29 

26 

42 

12 

17 

33

23

Chloride 

(Cl)

7.6 

25 

18 

6.4 

1.3

.8 

.2 

2. 8 

1.0 

3.8

13 

7.8 

22 

1.2 

2.9 

8.9

7.9

Fluoride 

(F)

0.3 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.4 

.4 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.4

0.4

Nitrate 

(NOS)

6.5 

2.1 

4.8 

5.6

7.4

6.5 

5.2 

6.0 

5.5 

3.7

3.0 

4.8 

3.2 

5.4 

5.3 

5.2

6.0

Boron 

(B)

0.04 

.06 

.06 

.08 

.04

.04 

.04 

.04 

.04 

.05

.06 

.06 

.07 

.07 

.05 

.06

0.05

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8870. BIG BLUE RIVER NEAR MANHATTAN, KANS. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 8 a.m. and 9 a.mj

337

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

a 68

64

66

65

66

64

a 68

b 65

61

60

58

58

57

b 57

a 58

58

57

55

54

53

b 55

54

56

53

50

44

44

b44

a 47

46

46

56

Nov.

49

50

48

47

b46

45

46

44

40

41

a 45

45

46

44

46

46

46

40

a 37

--

34

34

33

34

36

a 43

38

35

35

--

42

Dec.

36

b37

b34

33

35

40

a 38

35

a 38

38

33

33

32

33

34

b 35

b36

38

39

38

36

38

39

b39

38

37

37

36

37

34

b 34

36

Jan.

a 33

a 33

a 33

33

a 35

a 34

33

a 34

34

33

33

36

a 35

b36

a 35

33

33

a 34

a 35

a 34

a 33

a 33

a 33

a 34

34

34

a 33

a 33

a 34

a 34

34

34

Feb.

a 34

a 33

a 34

a 35

34

33

a 33

a 33

a 33

a 33

b33

a 33

a 33

33

a 33

a 33

b 33

b33

a 33

a 33

33

a 34

a 34

a 34

a 35

35

35

35

-_

--

34

Mar.

36

34

a 36

a 36

36

35

36

37

36

b35

b35

35

37

36

37

b37

b 37

36

40

41

40

39

_.

44

44

45

46

a 45

45

45

39

Apr.

48

50

54

55

54

53

a 48

a 49

48

48

47

50

54

a 58

b60

58

62

63

62

62

63

62

58

60

56

57

57

b 57

b 56

57

56

May

58

63

62

60

b62

b62

63

63

60

64

68

a 73

a 74

72

72

73

70

a 69

b 67

69

72

b 72

b68

b67

b 70

b 73

a 77

b 75

a 76

77

b 80

69

June

80

a 76

b 77

80

80

78

72

78

78

a 83

80

78

82

a 72

68

a 75

b 73

75

73

76

72

72

70

72

70

67

70

74

74

77

75

July

80

a 82

78

74

77

75

b 76

a 78

76

76

75

74

72

b 76

b 75

74

72

72

72

74

73

b 73

73

72

73

72

71

73

--

76

78

75

Aug.

77

76

77

79

81

82

82

79

80

82

a 84

a 85

84

85

86

a 81

80

a 80

78

75

74

73

71

a 71

b 70

70

72

77

78

76

78

Sept.

b 76

75

76

76

75

71

70

a 74

a 76

a 74

70

70

70

71

a 71

70

b 71

66

65

66

65

a 68

b 70

71

71

68

65

62

63

60

70

a Measurement between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. 

b Measurement between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8875. KANSAS RIVER AT WAMEGO, KANS.

LOCATION.--At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 99 at Wamego, Pottawatomie County, and 3 mil

DRAINAGE AREA. 55,240 square miles, approximately, of which a large area is probably noncontributin

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: August 1956 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Water temperatures: August 1956 to September 1958.

Sediment records: October 1957 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58.--Dissolved solids: Maximum, 802 ppm Feb. 16-22; minimum, 160 ppm July 27-28.

Hardness: Maximum, 370 ppm Feb. 16-22; minimum, 102 ppm July 27-28.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,460 micromhos Jan 9; minimum daily, 217 micromhos Sept. 8.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 84°F Aug. 13; minimum, freezing point on many days during November t

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 8,650 ppm July 12; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 677,000 tons July 12; minimum daily, not determined. 

EXTREMES, 1956-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,180 ppm Feb. 2, 1957; minimum, 160 ppm July 27-28, 

Hardness: Maximum, 448 ppm Feb. 2, 1957; minimum, 102 ppm July 27-28, 1958.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,980 micromhos Nov. 12, 1956; minimum daily, 217 micromhos 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 84°F Aug. 13, 1958; minimum, freezing point on many days during wint

REMARKS.--Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

coln, Nebr. Flow affected by ice Dec. 10-13, Dec. 31 to Jan. 4, Jan 7-8, 21-22, Feb. 1-4, 6-23. 

ber 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to 

Date of collection

Oct. 31-Nov. 18 ..... 

Nov. 19-Dec. 31 . .... 

Jan. 1-13, 1958......

Mar 1

Mar. 28-Apr. 6....... 

Aor. 7-13...........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

3,053 

5,160 

1,764 

1,521 

1,186

1,472 

1,165 

1,031 

2,080 

4,140

4,657 

16,500 

9,190 

6,627 

11,110

5,048 

4,301 

11,140 

8,923

Silica 

(Si02)

13 

14 

23 

18 

18

18 

16 

16 

15 

19

15 

16 

11 

13 

11

13 

15 

12 

12

Iron 

(Fe)

0.00 

.01 

.00 

.01 

.00

.01 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.01

.03 

.05 

.11 

.09 

.04

.05 

.04 

.01 

.03

Calcium 

(Ca)

66 

51 

81 

94 

104

95 

98 

106 

92

74

56 

65 

35 

49 

46

59 

75 

56 

64

Magnesium 

(Mg)

11 

8.5 

16 

21 

24

20 

25 

26 

21 

11

11 

9.2 

6.9 

9.1 

7.5

13 

18 

9.8 

12

Sodium 

(Na)

60 

36 

80 

100 

138

118 

108 

134 

106 

65

45 

29 

13 

28 

19

34 

48 

23 

29

Potassium 

(K)

9.4 

6.5 

9.6 

8.3 

8.5

8.1 

7.7 

8.8 

7.9 

8.8

6.6 

6.6 

7.0 

7.8 

6.4

7.6 

8.6 

8.0 

8.4

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

182 

150 

228 

272 

303

281 

295 

312 

269 

254

184 

196 

116 

152 

140

170 

220 

167 

157

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(S04)

85 

50 

110 

135 

154

132

145 

154 

128 

73

59 

53 

31 

53 

43

77 

103 

56 

86

Chloride 

(Cl)

76 

51 

107 

144 

185

153 

150 

176 

141 

58

55 

35 

14 

33 

22

38 

56 

26 

39

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5 

.4 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.6 

.4

.4 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.5

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

Nitrate 

(N03 )

2.9 

3.2 

3.3 

2.1 

1.8

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

2.6 

1.3

6.2 

11 

14 

10 

8.2

8. 3 

6.3 

5.6 

7.1

0
June 15-17 ..........

Sept. 28-30..........

Weighted average a .

6,420

14,700

7,418

3,932

4,360

6,968

4,758

7,723

3,690

17,030

25,900

14,670

5,056

33,530

5,537

6,563

13

14

1 9

11

12

16

13

.02

.01

.02

.04

.04

.02

.15

.07

.03

.00

0.02

77

63

71

90

76

45

77

95

55

69

65

47

34

44

70

35

52

71

58

12

15

15

14

10

14

6.9

4.1

12

4.5

13

10

48

25

36

56

40

20

36

75

34

65

16

7.9

14

43

47

33

10

7.2

8.4

9.0

8.8

8.0

8.2

9.6

9.8

8.4

9.6

7.2

8.5

6.4

8.2

7.0

7.2

9.2

10

6.4

7.6

7.9

193

182

186

225

216

196

225

162

190

203

116

223

169

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

--

63

94

134

99

62

98

33

80

76

63

68

31

52

77

51

22

48

43

86

49

21

8.6

59

62

44

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

.6

0.4

4.0

5.2

3.5

3.8

4.0

4.4

3.9

2.8

4.5

5.0

5.3

3.0

4.7

0

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
340 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8875. KANSAS RIVER AT WAMEGO, KANS.--Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement at 7 a. raj

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

64

64

64

61

63

62

66

65

60

55

58

56

b 57

58

58

59

59

55

53

50

54

55

60

53

47

48

43

44

44

47

47

56

Nov.

50

52

47

47

47

46

48

44

40

40

44

46

45

46

48

46

44

40

32

31

35

34

34

37

37

40

43

39

b40

35

--

42

Dec.

36

37

35

34

38

42

38

36

35

39

31

32

32

33

40

40

41

42

40

37

37

39

42

37

39

38

40

35

37

35

32

37

Jan.

..

--

32

38

34

31

32

b 33

33

33

b39

39

40

33

b32

36

34

b 37

34

32

32

32

32

b32

33

33

32

32

33

35

34

Feb.

32

32

32

32

33

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

b 31

32

--

_

31

b31

32

32

32

32

35

37

b42

44

40

--

33

Mar.

35

32

32

34

38

38

38

38

38

37

36

36

36

36

35

37

36

38

39

40

42

42

41

"

44

46

45

46

45

45

39

Apr.

48

50

52

52

52

47

46

47

48

47

46

50

52

53

52

a 56

59

60

61

61

a 62

a 58

57

a 56

55

55

56

56

55

56

54

May

56

61

62

59

58

59

60

62

61

63

66

a 68

69

70

a 70

70

69

70

67

70

70

70

69

67

69

70

73

70

71

74

76

67

June

75

72

73

77

76

73

73

a 75

73

79

75

75

77

76

72

71

74

74

75

76

75

71

68

71

64

65

68

69

72

a 74

--

73

July

76

77

75

74

74

74

74

75

a 76

74

74

71

71

a 74

73

74

71

74

74

74

72

70

78

75

74

75

72

74

76

79

a 79

74

Aug.

77

76

79

80

80

81

83

79

80

80

a 81

83

84

a 83

a 83

a 82

75

77

76

77

75

75

73

73

69

69

73

a 75

a 77

a 76

73

78

Sept.

73

75

74

75

74

72

a 72

71

a 73

72

70

70

71

70

70

a 70

63

75

66

67

67

69

70

72

70

68

65

63

63

61

--

70

a Measurement made at 6 a.m. 

b Measurement made at 8 a.m.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8875. KANSAS RIVER AT WAMEGO, KANS. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

341

Day

1. .....

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

14. .....

16......

18. ..... 

19. .....

22. .....

23. .....

25. .....

26. .....

27. .....

29......

31. ..... 

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4..... 

5......

8...... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

11. .....

13. ..... 

14. ..... 

15. .....

1 B

19. ..... 

20. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

3,610 

3,530 

3,480 

3,460 

3,420

3,370 

3,150 

3,290 

4,510 

5,910

3,830 

2,570 

2,140 

2,570 

4,230

2,700 

3,130 

2,910 

2,380 

2,020

1,800 

1,700 

1,810 

1,760 

7,050

8,410 

5,960 

3,880 

2,830 

2,830 

2,480

106,720

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

460 

500 

530 

560 

550

520 

520 

540 

1,550 

3,320

2,150 

1,630 

1,350 

1,740 

2,660

1,070 

1,100 

1,170 

760 

640

550 

500 

460 

450 

3,140

3,840 

3,250 

2,410 

1,810 

1,490 

1,320

--

Tons 

per 

day

4,480 

4,770 

4,980 

5,230 

5,080

4,730 

4,420 

4,800 

18,900 

53,000

22,200 

11,300 

7,800 

12,100 

30,400

7,800 

9,300 

9,190 

4,880 

3,490

2,670 

2,300 

2,250 

2,140 

s 67,500

87,200 

52,300 

25,200 

13,800 

11,400 

8,840

504,450

January

1,050 

1,040 

920 

860 

1,280

1,420 

1,180 

1,090 

1,300 

1,300

1,260 

1,310 

1,410 

1,480 

1,470

1,500 

1,540 

1,500 

1,530 

1,620

1,300 

875 

1,070 

1,310 

1,680

,700 

,520 

,580 

,620 

,570 

,640

41,925

) ::

130

100 

110

90 

88

120 

100

-

e 320 

e 380

e 420

e 320 

e 200 

e 320 

e 400

e480

12,240

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

2,200 

2,050 

1,870 

1,780 

1,760

1,690 

1,670 

1,680 

1,640 

1,600

1,570 

1,610 

1,660 

1,640 

1,600

1,560 

1,570 

1,890 

1,890 

2,360

2,290 

1,970 

1,810 

1,720 

1,660

1,640 

1,610 

1,620 

1,570 

1,680

52,860

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1,320 

1,410 

1,070 

840 

460

300 

260 

240 

210 

190

160 

140 

140 

150 

150

150 

160 

370 

380 

400

400 

350 

290 

240 

180

140 

140 

160 

180 

170

--

Tons 

per 

day

7,840 

7,800 

5,400 

4,040 

2,190

1,370 

1,170 

1,090 

930 

821

678 

609 

627 

664 

648

632 

678 

1,890 

1,940 

2,550

2,470 

1,860 

1,420 

1,110 

807

620 

609 

696 

763 

771

54,693

February

1,550 

1,400 

1,400 

1,420 

1,490

1,360 

1,120 

1,000 

900 

850

990 

960 

890 

1,120 

1,020

950 

890 

950 

960 

970

1,000 

1,500 

2,100 

2,060 

4,140

4,770 

3,810 

5,390

46,960

130 

93

1,750

1,880 

1,230 

1,480

--

e 460

e 300

e 800 

e 2,800 

e 5,600 

19,600

24,200 

12,700 

s 23,100

96,060

December

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

1,660 

1,580 

1,520 

1,460 

1,480

1,440 

1,470 

1,480 

1,480 

1,390

1,320 

1,200 

1,250 

1,250 

1,290

1,320 

1,340 

1,370 

1,380 

1,400

1,440 

1,480 

1,440 

1,410 

1,460

1,440 

1,420 

1,410 

1,400 

1,360 

1,260

43,600

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

140 

120 

100 

110

220

170

98 

87

130 

130

Tons 

per 

day

627 

512 

410 

434

e 700

e 600 

e 360

e 500

16,443

March

16,500 

14,700 

7,540 

5,330 

4,470

5,110 

10,300 

12,400 

15,600 

13,100

10,300 

8,480 

6,800 

5,790 

5,200

4,800 

4,400 

4,070 

3,940 

3,710

3,590 

3,710 

3,690 

3,770 

3,880

5,040 

7,610 

8,140 

7,930 

8,380 

10.800

229,080

3,810 

6,380 

3,940 

2,660 

1,960

2,130 

3,840 

3,600 

4,040 

3,100

2,210 

1,640 

1,250 

1,060 

860

760 

690 

570 

550 

500

360 

360 

380 

400 

410

480 

1,830 

3,160 

2,540 

2,170 

2,680

170,000 

253,000 

80,200 

38,300 

23 , 700

29,400 

107,000 

121,000 

170,000 

110,000

61,500 

37,500 

23,000 

16,600 

12,100

9,850 

8,200 

6,260 

5,850 

5,010

3,490 

3,610 

3,790 

4,070 

4,300

6,530 

37,600 

69,500 

54,400 

49,100 

78 , 100

1,602,960

Estimated, 

s Computed by subdividing day.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-8875. KANSAS RIVER AT WAMEGO, KANS. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

3. .....

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

14. .....

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

18...... 

19. ..... 

20. .....

22. .....

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25. .....

28. .....

30. ..... 

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4. ..... 

5......

6. .....

a.....

10. .....

19

13. .....

15......

19. ..... 

20. .....

24. ..... 

25. .....

26. ..... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

11,800 

12,100 

12,700 

13,300 

13,500

12,700 

11,600 

10,900 

9,750 

8,360

7,420 

7,250 

7,180 

6,970 

6,800

6,970 

6,850 

6,610 

6,460 

6,490

6,390 

6,580 

6,370 

6,220 

6,080

6,150 

6,030 

6,270 

6,290 

6,170

248,260

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

3,140 

2,850 

3,180 

3,610 

3,100

2,620 

2,680 

2,560 

2,100 

1,860

1,630 

1,540 

1,450 

1,260 

1,080

1,000 

920 

800 

710 

670

750 

950 

940 

760 

660

620 

620 

630 

700 

800

--

Tons 

per 

day

100,000 

93,100 

109,000 

130,000 

113,000

89,800 

83,900 

75,300 

55,300 

42,000

32,700 

30,100 

28,100 

23,700 

19,800

18,800 

17,000 

14,300 

12,400 

11,700

12,900 

16,900 

16,200 

12,800 

10,800

10,300 

10, 100 

10,700 

11,900 

13,300

1,225,900

July

3,060 

2,830 

10,000 

15,300 

12 , 400

8,970 

7,880 

8,070 

7,690 

7,400

15,000 

29,000 

31,800 

26,200 

16,400

14,000 

21,100 

32,200 

37,000 

27,900

19,000 

15,200 

15,000 

14,500 

15,200

23,300 

28,300 

23,500 

17,600 

14,800 

14,600

535,200

1,230 

1,200 

4,000 

5,060 

3,000

2,610 

2,920 

3,510 

2,800 

3,070

6,500 

8,650 

6,000 

5,200 

4,550

3,800 

5,680 

4,800 

4,450 

3,630

3,470 

3,120 

3,080 

3,280 

3,320

4,850 

3,850 

3,250 

2.780 

2.200 

2,310

--

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons) ....

10,200 

9,170 

108,000 

209,000 

100,000

63,200 

62,100 

76,500 

58,100 

61,300

s 284,000 

677,000 

515,000 

368,000 

201,000

144,000 

324,000 

417,000 

445,000 

273,000

178,000 

128,000 

125,000 

128,000 

136,000

305,000 

294,000 

206,000 

132,000 

87,900 

91,100

6,216,570

May

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

6,170 

5,890 

6,650 

12,400 

19,300

12,400 

10,200 

7,590 

6,220 

5,660

5,020 

4,430 

3,920 

3,500 

3,370

3,350 

4,360 

13,600 

17,500 

14,800

13,300 

13,200 

14,000 

13,400 

11,300

9,620 

7,090 

5,660 

5,500 

5,440 

5,260

270,100

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

500 

610 

800 

3,500 

5,300

2,550 

1,850 

1,450 

1,250 

1,000

760 

660 

520 

440 

420

420 

920 

5,440 

5,580 

3,960

3,370 

2,950 

2,480 

2,100 

1,560

1,430 

1,270 

1,280 

1,100 

960 

870

-

Tons 

per 

day

8,330 

9,700 

14 , 400 

s 139,000 

276,000

85,400 

50,900 

29,700 

21,000 

15,300

10,300 

7,890 

5,500 

4,160 

3,820

3,800 

10,800 

s 217,000 

264,000 

158,000

121,000 

105,000 

93,700 

76,000 

47,600

37, 100 

24,300 

19,600 

16,300 

14,100 

12,400

1,902,100

August

14,600 

15,400 

11,000 

9,410 

8,260

7,490 

7,590 

7,400 

7,710 

7,420

7,830 

6,650 

5,930 

5,390 

4,690

5,040 

5,790 

7,060 

6,560 

6,200

9,040 

10,400 

8,090 

6,750 

5,610

6,080 

6,390 

6,270 

6,030 

5,610 

4,710

232,400

2,500 

2,900 

1,670 

1,440 

1,130

880 

880 

1,020 

1,170 

1,000

1,290 

920 

750 

580 

400

510 

680 

1,020 

1,300 

1,090

2,680 

3,500 

2,620 

2,600 

2,550

1,720 

1,510 

1,190 

910 

800 

690

--

98,600 

121,000 

49,600 

36,600 

25,200

17,800 

18,000 

20,400 

24,400 

20,000

27,300 

16,500 

12 , 000 

8,440 

5,070

6,940 

10,600 

19,400 

23,000 

18,200

65,400 

98,300 

57,200 

47,400 

38,600

28,200 

26,100 

20,100 

14,800 

12, 100 

8.770

996,020

June

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

5,000 

4,840 

4,870 

4,690 

4,450

4,160 

4,290 

4,580 

5,910 

6,700

6,610 

5,000 

4,010 

7,280 

9,620

7,690 

5,860 

4,450 

3,990 

3,610

3,420 

3,260 

3,550 

3,550 

6,730

7,930 

9,020 

7,130 

5,090 

3,790

161,080

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

820 

730 

690 

720 

680

800 

700 

760 

1,220 

1,320

1,650 

1,410 

1,080 

2,310 

6,400

4,200 

2,770 

1,680 

1,350 

1,020

760 

700 

840 

1,090 

3,420

3,500 

4,020 

2,600 

1,870 

1,500

--

Tons 

per 

day

11,100 

9,540 

9,070 

9,120 

8,170

8,990 

8,110 

9,400 

19,500 

23,900

29,400 

19,000 

11,700 

s 52,200 

166,000

87,200 

43,800 

20,200 

14,500 

9,940

7,020 

6,160 

8,050 

10,400 

62,100

74,900 

97,900 

50,100 

25,700 

15,300

928,470

September

4,140 

3,830 

3,690 

3,750 

7,470

31,800 

45,500 

51,000 

40,000 

27,200

21,200 

18,000 

12,400 

9,640 

9,560

9,380 

9,380 

8,840 

7,610 

9,850

10,400 

8,940 

11,700 

15,300 

12,900

9,690 

7,470 

6,130 

5,390 

5,090

427,250

500 

480 

490 

530 

2,040

6,600 

4,880 

3,750 

2,810 

3,650

4,200 

3,350 

2,850 

2,300 

1,960

1,700 

1,550 

1,150 

1,100 

3,050

3,400 

1,880 

3,000 

3,880 

3,480

2,120 

1,450 

880 

610 

420

-

5,590 

4,960 

4,880 

5,370 

s 68,000

567,000 

600,000 

516,000 

303,000 

268,000

240,000 

163,000 

95,400 

59,900 

50,600

43 , 100 

39,300 

27,400 

22,600 

s 93,800

95,500 

45,400 

94,800 

160,000 

121,000

55,500 

29,200 

14,600 

8,880 

5,770

3,808,550

2,395,435 

17,364,456

s Computed by subdividing day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8875. KANSAS RIVER AT WAMEGO, KANS. Con

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 19

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W

Date 

of 

collection

Jan. 16, 1958....

Sept. 9..........

Time

11:10 a.m. 

2:50 p.m. 

10:20 a.m. 

10:00 a.m. 

5:00 p.m. 

2:10 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,470 

6,920 

11,960 

7,540 

7,610 

39,150

Water 

temperature 

(° F)

37 

35 

36 

48 

83

Suspended s

Concentration 

of sample 

(PPm)

90 

3,080 

3,140 

1,060 

1,170 

2,660

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

Percent fi

0.002

50 

49 

35 

61 

53

0.004

54 

56 

38 

66 

57

0.008 0.016

71 

71 

56 

81 

62

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 1957 t

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, 

Date of collection

Mar. 3, 1958...... 

July 23. ...........

Time

2:50 p.m. 

2:15 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,920 

15,000

Number of 

sampling 

points

9 

9

Be

Percent finer than in

0.031 0.062

0 

1

0.125

2 

4

0.250

7 

26

0.500

44 

61

1.00
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8880. VERMILLION CREEK NEAR WAMEGO, KANS.

LOCATION. At gaging station at highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Indian Creek and

14 miles northeast of Wamego, Pottawatomie County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 243 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: April to September 1958.

Sediment records: April to September 1958.

REMARKS. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in 

WSP 1560.

Temperature (° F) of water, April to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m./

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_.

_

--

-_

_.

--

--

--

_

a 66

a 65

_-

a 65

__

a 61

a 60

_

50

--

"

May

..

66

60

54

60

_.

60

54

62

65

68

73

75

70

68

70

74

70

68

64

63

68

66

76

68

--

--

--

June

76

a 84

68

_.

72

75

75

70

70

68

66

__

a 75

70

--

60

66

68

66

65

60

65

--

75

--

--

July

__

a 74

75

75

75

70

a 75

--

--

70

70

70

74,

75

70

72

66

73

76

73

71

70

73

74

72

75

74

--

Aug.

73

73

76

76

"

..

76

_

77

a 75

73

72

76

76

73

72

70

70

66

65

69

71

75

--

Sept.

..

-.

-_

74

73

_.

70

--

64

65

66

a 70

69

68

62

62

-

65

68

70

75

69

65

58

55

--

a Measurement between 12 m. and 8p.m.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8880. VERMILLION CREEK NEAR WAMEGO, KANS. Continued

Suspended sediment, April to September 1958

Day

1......

2. .....

3......

4. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

14. .....

15. .....

17. .....

18. .....

20......

24. .....

26......

29......

31. .....

Total.

L..... 

2...... 

3...... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

8......

10. .....

15. .....

1 Q

20. .....

21...... 

22. ..... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26...... 

27. ..... 

28. ..... 

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

April

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

39 

37 

40 

55

44 

37 

36 

35 

31

28 

29 

40 

39 

33

523

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(PPm)

50 

71 

100 

160

110 

97 

90 

86

[ 85

150 

135 

110

-

Tons 

per 

day

5 

7 

a 11 

a 24

13 

10 

9 

8

7

b 16 

14 

10

148

July

35 

111 

149 

134 

65

41 

33 

29 

25 

661

2,460 

1,950 

177 

132 

362

352 

2,190 

2,040 

260 

187

166 

156 

142 

226 

337

136 

321 

289 

127 

108 

3,470

16,871

175 

1,450 

1,970 

1,500 

430

250 

200 

165 

135 

3,810

5,600 

3,350 

1,450 

650 

4,500

2,600 

4,880 

2,700 

1,750 

650

450 

400 

400 

1,790 

2,150

1,200 

2,100 

1,500 

550 

450 

4,370

--

17 

s 1,140 

s 884 

a 550 

75

28 

18 

13 

9 

s 9,320

37,200 

s 16,000 

693 

232 

s 6,440

2,470 

s 34,900 

14,900 

1,230 

328

202 

b 170 

b 150 

1,090 

1,960

b440 

a 1,800 

1,170 

189 

131 

s 35,800

169,549

May

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

29 

29 

321 

531 

209

120 

98 

89 

80 

72

63 

55 

49 

45 

101

132 

304 

174 

73 

56

79 

152 

56 

49 

45

39 

34 

30 

27 

26 

25

3,192

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

100 

105 

4,340 

3,240 

1,020

480 

300 

245 

235 

240

220 

210 

210 

210 

1,100

900

2,100 

630 

310

800

640 

335 

285

275 

275 

270 

265 

265 

260

-

Tons 

per 

day

8 

8 

s 4,710 

s 5,410 

s 612

a 160 

79 

59 

51 

47

37 

31 

28 

26 

sa 340

321 

e 3,700 

sa 1,200 

124

47

sa 300 

e 1,000 

97 

44 

35

29 

25 

22 

19 

18 

18

18,605

August

2,050 

1,270 

370 

200 

151

144 

130 

105 

92 

82

75 

70 

64 

59 

54

165 

218 

70 

52 

47

45 

41 

39 

39 

37

39 

36 

32 

29 

26 

23

5,854

3,000 

3,990 

1,600 

1,150 

1,000

900 

800 

600 

400 

265

285 

235 

165 

160 

210

2,630 

1,550 

1,000 

290 

225

200 

210 

245 

160 

125

115 

itb 

170 

110 

110 

110

-

s 11,500 

s 12,600 

b 1,600 

621 

b400

b350 

b 280 

b 170 

b 100 

59

58 

44 

28 

25 

31

s 1,380 

912 

189 

41 

29

24 

23 

26 

17 

12

12 

12 

15 

9 

8 

b7

30,582

June

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

23 

21 

20 

17 

14

12 

16 

157 

521 

85

34 

59 

465 

1,220 

1,020

142 

92 

277 

335 

95

235 

109 

75 

67 

364

193 

74 

56 

48 

41

5,887

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

255 

250 

240 

230 

220

215 

220 

1,500 

4,050 

1,490

520

5,100 

3,800

1,600 

600 

2,330 

2,400 

900

2,480 

500 

300 

500 

4,800

3,030 

610 

330 

235 

190

Tons 

per 

day

16 

14 

13 

11 

8

7 

b 10 

sb 2,500 

s 7,320 

342

48 

e 400 

e 4, 100 

s 23,400 

10,500

613 

149 

s 3,050 

2,170 

b240

s 1,770 

147 

61 

90 

sa 6,000

s 1,980 

122 

50 

30 

21

65,182

September

21 

21 

20 

424 

227

57 

81 

31 

22 

1,390

344 

86 

67 

99 

1,030

178 

138 

141 

90 

82

162 

151 

755 

1,140 

172

110 

90 

78 

74 

80

7,361

I 100

2,200 

2,300

1,900 

1,700 

400 

150 

5,120

3,200 

900 

320 

1,390 

3,980

980 

830 

610 

220 

180

800 

750 

2,970 

2,350 

750

315 

210 

150 

120 

110

"

b6

sa4,800 

1,410

b300 

b380 

33 

9 

19,200

2,970 

209 

b60 

s 781 

s 10,500

471 

309 

232 

53 

40

350 

306 

s 8,490 

7,230 

348

94 

51 

32 

24 

24

58, 724

Total discharge for period Apr. 17 to Sept. 30, 1958 (cfs-days). 

Total load for period Apr. 17 to Sept. 30, 1958 (tons). 342,790

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.

b Computed from estimated concentration graph.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8880. VERMILLION CREEK NEAR WAMEGO, KANS. Co

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, April to Septem

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M, 

N, in native water; P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, i

Date 

of 

collection

Aug. 1............

Aug. 2............

Time

7:10 p.m. 

3:05 p.m. 

2:30 p.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,640 

638 

1,900

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

74 

75

Suspended sed

Concentration 

of sample 

(PPmj

3,120 

4,560 

3,370

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

6,950 

9,740 

3,080

Percent fine

0.002

65 

42 

31

0.004

74 

51 

50

0.008 0.016

88 

83 

84
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Cont inued

6B-8890. KANSAS RIVER AT TOPEKA, KANS.

LOCATION. At Kansas Avenue Bridge in Topeka, Shawnee County, 0.3 mile downstream from gaging station 

DRAINAGE AREA. 56,710 square miles, approximately, of which a large area is probably noncontributing

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Chemical analyses: November 1955 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Water temperatures: November 1955 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 729 ppm Jan. 1-15; minimum, 212 ppm July 11-21.

Hardness: Maximum, 358 ppm Feb. 10-23; minimum, 134 ppm Sept. 6-13.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,290 micromhos Jan. 11; minimum daily, 237 micromhos Sept. 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 87°F Aug. 13, 15; minimum, freezing point on many days during Decemb

EXTREMES, 1955-58 . Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,180 ppm Aug. 19, 1956; minimum, 139 ppm July 6-8, 

Hardness: Maximum, 358 ppm Feb. 10-23, 1958; minimum, 86 ppm July 6-8, 1956.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 2,000 micromhos Aug. 19, 1956; minimum daily, 202 micromhos 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 87°F Aug. 13, 15, 1958; minimum, freezing point on many days during w

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

able in district office at Lincoln, Nebr. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to Se

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to 

Date of collection

Oct. 1-17, 1957....

Oc c 2731

Nov. 28-Dec. 31 ... 

Jan. 1-15, 1958.... 

Jan. 16-Feb. 9 ....

Feb. 28-Mar. 1. ...

Mar. 29-Apr. 1....

Apr. 8-12.........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

3,628 

3,296 

4,498 

2,164 

4,710

2,526 

1,662 

1,380 

1,704 

1,422

3,125 

4,900 

9,425 

10,760 

10,810

4,977 

5,460 

9,538 

13,170 

9.436

Silica 

(S102)

17 

18 

14 

15 

12

15 

16 

16 

14 

14

13 

14 

13 

12 

11

12 

14 

13 

12 

11

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.01 

.01 

.02 

.08

.02 

.01 

.01 

.00 

.00

.00 

.01 

.02 

.02 

.01

.01 

.00 

.01 

.01 

.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

63 

63 

56 

84 

61

94 

97 

102 

98 

104

85 

66 

58 

46 

52

73 

77 

64 

59 

69

Magnesium 

(Mg)

10 

12 

7.9 

15 

9.7

17 

20 

24 

22 

24

19 

16 

11 

8.3 

11

18 

20 

11 

9.0 

12

Sodium 

(Na)

42 

65 

37 

76 

37

76 

96 

117 

97 

108

82 

51 

37 

18 

22

38 

49 

36 

22 

28

Potassium 

(K)

9.6 

8.1 

6.4 

8.5 

6.6

7.9 

7.9 

8.1 

7.0

7.7

6.3 

6.5 

5.8 

6.4 

6.2

7.4 

7.4 

7.6 

7.8 

8.2

Bicarbonate 

(HC03 )

176 

182 

164 

231 

182

255 

284 

300 

288 

314

254 

220 

177 

144 

162

221 

235 

180 

169 

170

Sulfate 

(S04 )

73 

78 

53 

105 

56

121 

131 

143 

130 

137

115 

75 

60 

42 

52

93 

107 

75 

60 

87

Chloride 

(Cl)

54 

87 

49 

97 

49

102 

134 

158 

125 

137

109 

60 

43 

18 

24

42 

53 

40 

24 

38

Fluoride 

(F)

0.4 

.4 

.3 

.4 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5

.2 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

Nitrate 

(NOS )

3.0 

3.8 

4.0 

2.2 

3.3

2.5 

1.4 

.8 

1.3 

2.8

2.8 

4.3 

7.1 

11

7.7

5.5 

5.1 

7.3

7.4 

7.4

Boron 

(B)

0.04 

.05 

.04 

.05 

.10

.18 

.09 

.10 

.08 

.10

.09 

.08 

.10 

.08 

.06

.06 

.09 

.07 

.05 

.06

P

m
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Cont inued

6B-8890. KANSAS RIVER AT TOPEKA, KANS. Contin

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Septem

Date of collection

Apr. 13-29, 1958.. 

Apr. 30-May 3 ....

May 31-June 9 ....

June 19-July 3 ....

July 27-Aug. 5 ....

Aug. 24-Sept. 5 ...

Sept. 14- -0. ......

Weighted average a .........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

6,724 

6,485 

14,950 

15,300 

8,107

5,136 

14,380 

7,063 

5,236 

6,492

9,235 

6,243 

12,190 

9,090 

33,150

17,880 

20,040 

7,213 

12,100 

5,577

32,780 

10,980

7,581

Silica 

(Si02)

12 

13 

14 

12 

16

13 

12 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

14 

14 

11

13 

12 

14 

13 

16

12 

13

13

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.04

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.00

.01 

.01 

.01 

.00 

.01

.01 

.00 

.02 

.00 

.00

.02 

.13

0.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

77 

76 

77 

55 

69

91 

62 

78 

93

75

60 

70 

55 

66 

45

53 

49 

65 

56 

67

43 

55

61

Magnesium 

(Mg)

16 

16 

14 

15 

14

19 

9.1 

14 

18 

14

11 

13 

10 

13 

6.9

8.0 

6.7 

12 

9.4 

12

6.4 

9.7

11

Sodium 

(Na)

50 

49 

36 

25 

34

52 

28 

38 

70 

45

29 

49 

27 

50 

11

20 

14 

33 

28 

42

18 

21

33

Potassium 

(K)

9.4 

9.8 

7.9 

6.5

7.5

8.4 

8.1 

9.6 

10 

9. 2

8.3 

7.8 

7.8 

9.2 

6.3

8.1 

7.1 

8.6 

7.1 

9.8

7.3 

7.1

7.6

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

200 

203 

216 

172 

186

230 

175 

197 

226 

194

185 

196 

170 

183 

148

163 

161 

192 

169 

196

143 

176

181

Sulfate 

(S04 )

107 

109 

76 

60 

89

129 

62 

110 

138 

97

56 

82 

49 

86 

26

39 

34 

71 

52 

76

30 

49

63

Chloride 

(Cl)

64 

68 

50 

33 

47

71 

32 

47 

99 

64

39

67 

36 

70 

14

27 

15 

46 

37 

57

23 

25

42

Fluoride 

(F)

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4 

.4

.4 

.6 

.4 

.7 

.4

.5 

.3

0.4

Nitrate 

(NO,)

4.8 

2.5 

5.2 

5.2 

4.1

3.0 

4.4 

3.1 

3.0 

2.9

5.0 

3.5 

5.2 

4.4 

4.9

4.5 

3.0 

2.0 

5.0 

2.9

4.1 

4.1

4.3

Boron 

(B)

0.08 

.08 

.07 

.06 

.28

.10 

.06 

.08 

.11 

.09

.09 

.08 

.07 

.10 

.07

.08 

.05 

.07 

.07 

.08

.05 

.06

0.07

P

m

l

a Represents 100 percent of runoff for water year October 1957 to September 1958.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA 349

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-8890. KANSAS RIVER AT TOPEKA, KANS. Continued

Temperature (° F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Once-daily measurement between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m^7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

68

67

68

65

64

68

66

65

60

58

58

57

56

58

60

60

60

57

56

56

54

56

59

53

47

45

47

46

47

50

52

58

Nov.

52

52

a 49

48

48

47

49

45

42

44

45

44

46

49

50

a 47

43

40

37

38

37

36

38

39

41

46

46

--

39

36

--

44

Dec.

40

38

36

38

40

43

39

37

38

38

32

32

33

34

41

42

42

42

40

40

41

44

39

a 43

39

41

38

38

35

I 32

38

Jan.

..

32

32

32

33

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

38

42

36

36

36

35

37

34

32

32

33

32

32

32

32

32

33

35

34

34

Feb.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

34

38

46

44

42

--

--

--

34

Mar.

37

36

37

37

39

38

38

38

37

37

36

36

38

37

39

a 39

38

40

41

43

44

42

40

42

44

46

49

49

46

46

47

41

Apr.

49

51

52

56

52

47

49

48

48

49

53

--

53

54

59

61

a 64

64

--

62

60

--

59

60

58

a 58

60

57

56

--

55

May

60

62

63

59

58

60

62

62

62

66

_.

71

72

72

73

73

72

73

71

72

72

72

68

68

72

72

73

74

70

75

78

69

June

77

74

a 76

80

79

74

74

80

76

82

80

79

80

a 76

75

74

77

75

78

79

a 77

a 73

72

73

70

69

72

74

a 77

79

--

76

July

81

82

81

--

77

a 77

77

79

80

78

73

a 74

77

77

75

73

73

a 79

75

74

75

76

76

78

a 78

a 75

77

79

81

80

77

Aug.

79

a 81

a 83

84

83

84

84

83

a 83

--

84

86

87

86

87

a 80

a 80

81

81

81

77

76

75

76

72

74

76

79

81

--

77

81

Sept.

76

78

77

79

77

a 75

75

75

76

72

74

a 75

72

71

71

68

69

69

--

69

71

71

75

a 74

a 73

70

67

a 64

63

--

72

a Measurement between 2 p.m.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Cont inued 

6B-8910. KANSAS RIVER AT LECOMPTON, KANS.

LOCATION. At gaging station at highway bridge at Lecompton, Douglas County, half a mile downstream f

DRAINAGE AREA.--58,420 square miles, approximately, of which a large area is noncontributing. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1957 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

REMARKS.--Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Se

Date of 

collection

Oct. 7, 1957....

Jan. 13, 1958 ..

Sept. 9..... ....

Discnarge 

(els)

3,340 

2,230 

1,780 

1,760 

923

10,900 

12,900 

7,660 

9,020 

10,400 

48,600

Silica 

(Si02 )

14 

16 

18 

15 

14

12 

11 

12 

10 

14 

11

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.08 

.08 

.00 

.00

.05 

.02 

.01 

.02 

.01 

.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

67 

86 

97 

98 

109

52 

70 

84 

50 

64 

34

Magnesium 

(Mg)

12 

17 

20 

21 

22

16 

9.6 

15 

8.5 

15 

5.8

Sodium 

(Na)

70 

100 

110 

84

23 

22 

64 

22 

35 

8.6

Potassium 

(K)

^8.7 

8.3 

7.0 

7.1

6.2

7.8 

9.2 

7.0 

9.8 

7.2

Bicarbonate 

(HC03 )

IwO 

250 

282 

288 

322

182 

192 

214 

156 

202 

125

Sulfate 

(SO,)

93 

107 

126 

131 

130

56

68 

114 

44 

76 

15

Chloride 

(Cl)

63 

fl 

126 

140 

101

26 

26 

77 

24 

48 

9.6

Fluoride 

(F)

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

Nitrate 

(NO,)

3.4 

3. a 

3.4 

2.5 

4.6

8.2 

4.5 

4.2 

4.1 

1.8 

3.1

Boron 

(B)

0.08 

.06 

.10 

.08 

.01

.06 

.06 

.09 

.05 

.07 

.04

D

Parts per 

Residue 

at 180°C

401 

529 

652 

690 

646

309 

320 

494 

250 

374 

170
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN KANSAS RIV

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1957 to Sep

Date of collection

Lake 

content 

(acre-ft)

Silica 

(Si02)

Iron 

(Fe)

Calcium 

(Ca)

nesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

Sulfate 

(S04 )

Chloride 

(Cl)

Fluoride 

(F)

Nitrate 

(N03 ) (B)

P

p

m

l

6B-8260. BONNY RESERVOIR NEAR HALE, COLO.

Sept. 27, 1957.... 35,320 20 0.00 40

Dec. 3........... 37,390

Mar. 14, 1958.... 43,200

May 2 ........... 41,130

Dec. 23, 1957....349,700

Mar. 13, 1958.... 361,800

Apr. 30.......... 350,900

June 16.......... 349,300

Dec. 18, 1957.... 190,980

Mar. 11, 1958.... 189,240

May 4 ........... 190,980____________ _____

Nov. 15, 1957 .... 65,350 O" 0.07 W 11

Feb. 3, 1958..... 58,730

May 6 ........ t.. 51,046

Aug. 3........... 79,470

188

216

212

3.5 

4.3

1.5 0.11

6B-8490. HARLAN COUNTY RESERVOIR NEAR REPUBLICAN CITY

205

210

218

a 218

6B-8615. CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR NEAR ELLIS, KANS

140

140

6B-8650. KANOPOLIS RESERVOIR NEAR KANOPOLIS, KAN

45 12 148

184

150

126

114 57 2.2 0.06 

a Includes equivalent of 4 ppm of carbonate (CO3).
352 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

_____Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge, water year October 1957 to September 195&

Discharge 

(cfs)

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

Discharge 

(tons per day)

6B-8695. SALINE RIVER AT TESCOTT, KANS.

Oct. 2, 1957, 1:20 p.m..... 171 386 179

Nov. 4, 11:20 a.m ......... 119 471 151

Dec. 2, 12:45 p.m ......... 109 281 83

Feb. 3, 1958, 1:30 p.m..... 94 257 65

Mar. 5, 4:10 p.m.......... 70 200 38

Apr. 3, 1:30 p.m .......... 3,140 3,030 25,700

May 7, 3:15 p.m........... 558 1,540 2,320

May 22, 10:20 a.m......... 6,580 1,440 25,600

July 9, 12:30p.m.......... 309 584 488

July 25, 2:45.p.m.......... 435 2,510 2,950

Sept. 20, 10:40 a.m........ ________________185 ________________554 ______________277

6B-8730. SOUTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER ABOVE WEBSTER RESERVOIR, KANS.

May 4, 1958, 8:10 a.m ..... 27]~ 3,970 2,900

May 17, 9:15 p.m.......... 386 2,110 2,200

Aug. 16, 3:45 p.m ......... ______________3,590 ______________9,040 ___________87,600

6B-8769. SOLOMON RIVER AT NILES, KANS.

Oct. 2, 1957, 2:50 p.m..... 263 406 288

Nov. 4, 12:45 p.m.......... 161 154 67

Dec. 3, 9:10 a.m .......... 128 130 45

Jan. 15, 1958, 10:00 a.m... 118 93 30

Feb. 5, 2:00 p.m .......... 108 73 21

Mar. 6, 11:00 a.m......... 563 632 961

Mar. 9, 4:30 p.m.......... 1,080 1,280 3,730

Mar. 27, 6:10 p.m......... 1,180 2,390 7,610

Apr. 4, 2:45 p.m .......... 2,020 2,580 14,100

May 8, 10:45 a.m.......... 493 496 660

May 20, 7:20 p.m.......... 7,340 2,300 45,600

June 9, 4:45 p.m........... 463 356 445

July 4, 11:15 a.m.......... 340 644 592

July 7, 1:45 p.m........... 931 1,710 4,300

July 24, 2:40p.m.......... 639 2,830 4,880

Aug. 19, 6:00 p.m ......... 649 1,250 2,190

Sept. 10, 11:20 a.m........ _______________1,540 ______________4,880 ___________20,300

6B-8780, CHAPMAN CREEK NEAR CHAPMAN, KANS.

Mar. 9, 1958, 2:10 p.m .... 237 1,700 1,090

May 18, 5:10 p.m.......... 859 2,550 5,910

July 3, 8:20 p.m........... 5,900 2,000 31,900

July 3, 10:40 p.m.......... 3,780 1,800 18,400

July 4, 12:15 p.m.......... 3,780 1,240 12,700

July 18, 2:30 p.m.......... 376 2,340 2,380

Sept. 10, 12:15 p.m........ _________________14 ________________323 ______________12

6B-8785. LYON CREEK NEAR WOODBINE, KANS.

Mar. 27, 1958, 3:20 p.m ... 69~185 

May 13, 4:30 p.m.......... s) 1? l?t

June 9, 11:20 a.m.......... 112 326

June 21, 2:50 p.m.......... 49 231

Sept. 11, 10:30 a.m........ _________________66 ________________161

6B-8792. CLARK CREEK NEAR JUNCTION CITY, KANS.

Mar. 27, 1958, 2:30 p.m ... 60~ 68~ IT" 

June 21, 3:40 p.m.......... 38 156 16

July 3, 9:40 p.m........... 700 1,150 2,170

Sept. 11, 11:00 a.m........ _________________91 ________________317 ______________78

6B-8840. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURY, NEBR.

Oct. 28, 1957, 9:50 a.m.... IST 38~ T2~

Nov. 21, 12:05 p.m......... a 127 56 19

Jan. 7, 1958, 11:05 a.m.... a 109 148 44

Jan. 23, 12:40 p.m......... a 140 52 20

Feb. 12, 11:50 a.m ........ a 94 56 14

a Daily mean discharge.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge, water year October 1957 to September 1958 Continued

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(PPm)

Discharge 

(tons per day)

6B-8840. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURY, NEBR. Continued

Feb. 27, 1958, 2:35 p.m.... 

Mar. 4, 11:00 a.m .........

Mar. 25, 3:50 p.m .........

July 25, 12:45 a.m.........

Sept. 8, 11:15 a.m.........

408 

168

205

2,070

5,920

2,080

3,060 

195

4,830

5,710

134

12,200

14,200

8,180

3,560

4,140

3,770

3,370 

88

22,300

32,500

67,600

59,500

53,900

104

98

74

22

76,100

79,400

120,000

125,000

88,000

56,900

54,400

120,000

85

25,800

68,900

21,200

6B-8855. BLACK VERMILLION RIVER NEAR FRANKFORT, KANS.

Mar. 8, 1958, 11:35 a.m ... 

June 13, 11:40 a.m.........

Aug. 1, 4:10 p.m ..........

1,560

3,420

2,280

675

9,600 

3,430

6,230

6B-8905. DELAWARE RIVER AT VALLEY FALLS, KANS.

Dec. 5, 1957, 12:10 p.m.... 

Jan. 16, 1958, 2:00 p.m....

July 10, 4:20 p.m........ ..

Sept. 11, 3:45 p.m .........

93 

76

260

610

110 

53

112

2,940

28 

11

30

4,840

6B-8915. WAKARUSA RIVER NEAR LAWRENCE, KANS.

Mar. 19, 1958, 12:25 p.m ..

Sept. 11, 5:55 p.m .........

262

16

111

135

79

5.8

6B-8920. STRANGER CREEK NEAR TONGANOXIE, KANS.

Nov. 5, 1957, 3:00 p.m.....

Mar. 19, 1958, 11:40 a.m .. 

May 9, 4:15 p.m ...........

May 23, 11:10 a.m .........

Sept. 11, 5:05 p.m .........

17

114 

230

14

77

136 

486

201

4

42 

302

49

39 500

8
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN KANSAS RIVER 

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1957 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M, 

Date 

of 

collection

Time

Discharge 

(cfs)

Water 

temperature

Suspended sed

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

Percent fine

0.002 0.004 0.008 0.016 

6B-8635. BIG CREEK NEAR HAYS, KANS.

Mar. 30, 1958.... 

May 17 ..........

12:55 p.m. 

4:25 p.m.

128 

1,680

40 

46

573 

2,710

1,280 

5,140

59 

56 71

77 

89

68-8680. SALINE RIVER NEAR WILSON, KANS.

May 16, 1958..... 

Aug. 13..........

4:30 p.m. 

1:45 p.m.

1,110 

132 89

5,680 

524

5,200 

1,240

53

57

65 

66

84 

85

6B-8695. SALINE RIVER AT TESCOTT, KANS.

Apr. 3, 1958.....

July 25 ..........

1:30 p.m. 

3:15 p.m. 

10:20 a.m. 

12:30 p.m. 

2:45 p.m.

3,140 

558 

6,580 

309 

435

50 

59 

72 

77 

80

3,030 

1,540 

1,440 

584 

2,510

5,920 

2,980 

3,540 

2,100 

6,400

56 

62 

6b 

72 

62

65 

70 

79 

80 

77

84 

89 

94 

90 

94

6B-8710. NORTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER AT GLADE, K

May 4, 1958...... 

May 4. ...........

12:55 p.m. 

12:55 p.m.

296 

296

6,080 

6,080

5,430 

5,350

40 

2

53 

5

61 

23

71 

70

6B-8740. SOUTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER AT OSBORNE, 

Mar. 30, 1958.... 

July 5 ...........

12:35 p.m. 

3:10 p.m.

482 

540

1,370 

6,910

2,400 

6,400 54

48 

69

66 

89

6B-8769. SOLOMON RIVER AT NILES, KANS.

Mar. 6, 1958.....

July 7 ...........

11:00 a.m. 

4:30 p.m. 

6:10 p.m. 

2:45 p.m. 

7:20 p.m.

11:15 a.m. 

1:45 p.m.

ObE 

1,080 

1,180 

2,020 

7,340

340 

931

37 

34

76 

76

63^ 

1,280 

2,390 

2,580 

2,300

644 

1,710

3^550 

4,610 

2,680 

3,400

1,440 

(5,490

61 

66 

67 

67 

74

67 

63

66 

73 

72 

75 

79

73 

72

84 

86 

88 

89 

91

82 

87
Sept. 10 .........

2:40 p.m. 

6:00 p.m. 

11:20 a.m.

639 

649 

1,540

76 

75

2,830 

1,250 

4,880

4,940 

1,810 

3,820

66 

48 

68

80 

53 

78

94 

69 

92

6B-8780. CHAPMAN CREEK NEAR CHAPMAN, KA

Mar. 9, 1958 .....

July 18...........

2:10 p.m. 

5:10 p.m. 

8:20 p.m. 

10: 40 p.m. 

12:15 p.m. 

2:30 p.m.

237 

859 

5,900 

3,780 

3,780 

376

38 

68 

73

73 

70

1,700 

2,550 

2,000 

1,800 

1,240 

2,340

2,500 

4,980 

4,730 

4,180 

3,760 

3,200

81 

76 

78 

80 

81 

77

86 

84 

87 

87 

88 

82

97 

95 

97 

97 

96 

93

6B-8785. LYON CREEK NEAR WOODBINE, KAN

11:20 a.m. 

2: 50 p.m.

112 

49

June 21, 1958..... I 3:40 p.m. 

July 3. ...... .....| 9:40 p.m.

38 

700

73 

70

326 

231

1,240 68 73

6B-8792. CLARK CREEK NEAR JUNCTION CITY, K

73

156 

1,150 4.260 61 67 86

6B-8840. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURY, N

July 17...........

July 18...........

Aug. 18..........

11:05 a.m. 

2:35 p.m. 

11:00 a.m. 

11:30 a.m. 

3:50 p.m.

3:30 p.m. 

10:40 a.m. 

11:25 a.m. 

11: 40 a.m. 

1:15 p.m.

1:00 p.m. 

3:00 p.m. 

11:10 a.m. 

11: 10 a.m. 

11:00 a.m.

6:40 a.m. 

7:50 p.m. 

12:45 a.m. 

4:15 p.m. 

11:05 a.m.

a 109 

408 

168 

1,710 

2,110

2,040 

205 

166 

2,310 

232

2,070 

2,440 

5,100 

5,100 

6,140

5,920 

6,720 

10, 700 

196 

1,650

32 

39 

37 

41 

44

50 

65 

77 

65 

78

75 

75 

73 

73 

72

71

68 

84 

75

148 

3,060 

195 

4,830 

5,710

9,470 

134 

50 

12,200 

1,400

14,200 

10,800 

8,700 

8,700 

5,620

3,560 

5,620 

4,140 

160 

5,790

5,290

10,200 

9,680

12,000

11,500 

4,780

5,860 

8,560 

7,530 

9,190 

8,310

5,500 

5,790 

7,080 

1,140 

4,540

68

43 

40

55

47 

83

38 

51 

48 

20 

48

57 

51 

59 

67 

61

77

48 

45

60

52 

90

43 

58 

60 

31 

53

66 

58 

65 

76 

67

93

65 

63

75

70 

97

55 

76 

79 

59 

69

79 

68 

77 

86 

82

a Daily mean discharge.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN KANSAS RIVER 

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to Sep

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M, 

N, In native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, i

Date 

of 

collection

Time

Discharge 

(cfs)

Water 

temperature

Suspended sed

Concentration 

of sample 

(ppm)

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

Percent fine

0.002 0.004 0.008 0.016 

6B-8840. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURY, NEBR. 

Sept. 6, 1958....

Sept. 8 .........

4: 40 p.m. 

6:20 p.m. 

10:30 a.m. 

11:15 a.m.

8,020 

8,290 

2,200 

2,080

73 

73 

75 

75

3,280 

3,080 

3,490 

3,770

8,800 

8,370 

7,680 

7,370

58 

59 

49 

46

64 

66 

53 

51

74 

76 

67 

65

6B-8855. BLACK VERMILLION RIVER NEAR FRANKFORT, 

Mar. 8, 1958....

Aug. 1 .........

11:35 a.m. 

11:40 a.m. 

4:45 p.m. 

4:10 p.m.

1,560 

246 

12,600 

3.420

36

74

77

2,280 

5,160 

2,040 

675

4,100 

4,250 

2,840 

2,070

60 

75 

79 

89

64 

83 

87 

90

84 

98 

98 

96

6B-8905. DELAWARE RIVER AT VALLEY FALLS, KA

Mar. 19, 1958...

Sept. 11 ........

10:30 a.m. 

5:05 p.m. 

9:05 a.m. 

12:30 p.m. 

3:45 p.m.

296 

2,600 

37,400 

2,500 

610

37 

78 

73 

76 

72

138 

9,180 

1,500 

2,280 

2,940

9,740 

3,290 

7,800

57 

76 

39 

67

68 

88 

44 

72

90 

97 

65 

88

6B-8915. WAKARUSA RIVER NEAR LAWRENCE, KAN

July 10, 1958.... 

Aug. 1 .........

8:00 p.m. 

4:30 a.m.

12 

1,550 74

141 

1,360

490 

1,720

82 

60

82 

68 85

6B-8920. STRANGER CREEK NEAR TONGANOXIE, KA

July 10, 1958....

Aug. 2. .........

5:45 p.m. 

2:20 a.m. 

10:15 a.m.

7<T 

12,000 

7,500

76 

73 

76

246 

1,220 

582

1,980 

1,810

86 

88

88 

93

97 

96
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN KANSAS RIVER 

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 1957 to S

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M, 

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in 

Date of collection Time Discharge 

(cfs)

Number of 

sampling 

points

Bed 

Percent finer than indi

0.062 0.125 0.250 0.500 1.000 2.000 

6B-8840. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURY, NE

Oct. 28, 1957...... 9:50 a.m.

11:10 a.m.

120

408

168

205

5,100

12

22

17

12

--

13

0

1

6

16

9

6

25

32

40

49

51

70

6

8

Daily mean discharge.
358 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958

CHARITON RIVER BASIN 

6B-9035. HONEY CREEK NEAR RUSSELL, IOWA

LOCATION. At gaging station on downstream side of highway bridge, 0.7 mile upstream from 

Chariton River and 5.5 miles southeast of Russell, Lucas County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 13.2 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Sediment records: June 1952 to September 1958.

EXTREMES,1957-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 750 ppm May 4; minimum daily, no 

flow on many days. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 380 tons July 2; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days.

EXTREMES, 1952-58. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 9,840 ppm June 20, 1952; minimum daily, no flow on many days each year.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 2,500 tons (estimated) June 21, 1952; minimum daily, 

0 tons on many days each year.

REMARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 1,660 ppm Sept. 9. 

Flow affected by ice Nov. 27-30, Dec. 9-13, Dec. 26 to Jan. 3, Jan. 7 to Feb. 24. 

Backwater from Chariton River Feb. 25 to Mar. 1, May 5, July 2-5, 20, 21, July 30 to 

Aug. 4, Sept. 24, 25. Records of discharge for water year October 1957 to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2. .....

3

4. .....

5. .....

6

7

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

12. .....

13

14

15......

16. .....

17. .....

18......

19. .....

20. .....

21......

22. .....

23. .....

24. .....

25. .....

26. .....

27. .....

28. .....

29. .....

30......

31. .....

Total.

October

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

5.2

1.5

.42

.22

.14

.14

.14

.14

9.10

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

__

__

__

_

__

_

..

__

..

__

__

..

75

80

-

'

-

Tons 

per 

day

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

sa .5

a 1.1

e .2

(t)

1.8

November

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.19

1.1

.86

.25

.16

.16

.19

.54

.62

.54

'AI 54

.54

1.0

.54

.42

.32

1.7

4.3

2.3

1.8

1.9

1.2

1.1

.95

.86

.70

.54

.40

.33

26.52

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

11

Tons 

per 

day

(t)

e 0.1

(t)

 (t)

(t)

e .1

1"

e .3

e 1.0

e .5

e .1

 ft)

--

2.9

December

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.37

.42

.47

.47

.54

.70

.70

.62

.45

.35

.15

.11

.11

.22

.37

.54

.78

1.9

2.5

2.7

2.1

1.7

1.3

.86

6.7

3.5

2.4

1.6

1.1

.80

.56

37.09

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

__

3

17

__

22

_

--

__

_.

__

-

8

--

22

__

120

40

20

13

--

--

--

Tons 

per 

day

(t)

e 0.2

e .3

e .1

sa 1.9

b .4

b .1

|,

3.7

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

t Less than 0.050 ton.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.

b Computed from estimated concentration graph.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA

CHARITON RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-9035. HONEY CREEK NEAR RUSSELL, IOWA~Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1......

2. .....

5. .....

6. .....

7. .....

9. .....

10. .....

11......

15. .....

16. .....

17. .....

19. .....

20. .....

22......

24. .....

25......

28. .....

29......

31......

Total.

2...... 

3. ..... 

4...... 

5......

6. .....

&..... 

9. ..... 

10. .....

22...... 

23. ..... 

24. ..... 

25......

26. ..... 

27...... 

28. ..... 

29...... 

30. ..... 

31. ..... 

Total .

January

Mean 

discharge 

(rfs)

0.38 

.25 

.35 

.47 

.54

.95 

1.1 

.70 

.45 

.56

.70 

.90 

1.1 

1.4 

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.3

1.2 

1.1 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

31.55

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

3 

8

12

--

Tons 

per 

day

 (t)

 (t)

0.8

April

1.7 

2.6 

2.7 

4.1 

4.4

5.0 

4.8 

2.8 

2.3 

2.1

1.9 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.2 

2.1

2.2 

2.7 

2.5 

3.4 

1.9

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.0 

.86

66.06

34 

24 

28 

26 

60

80 

50 

51

31 

15 

18

15 

52

70 

100 

58 

30

37

--

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.7

1.1 

.6

.4 )..,

e .1

.3

.4 

.7 

.4 

.3

e .1

7.8

February

discharge 

(cfs)

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.1

1.0 

.90 

.80 

.60 

.50

.45 

.40 

.35 

.30 

.28

.26 

.25 

.25 

.27 

.30

.34 

.45 

1.6 

100 

45

15 

22 

16

212.40

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

2

6 

32 

220 

200

140 

339 

200

-

Tons 

per 

day

 (t)

(t)

(t) 

saO.4 

sa 85 

a 24

b 5.5 

s 23 

b 8.5

146.5

May

0.78 

.78 

1.4 

81 

25

6.0 

4.0 

3.6 

2.8 

2.1

1.7 

1.4 

1.0 

.95 

1.4

1.2 

1.0 

.95 

.62 

.35

.32 

.28 

.25 

.22 

.19

.16 

.14 

.12 

.07 

.07 

.16

140.01

} - 

100 

750 

162

110

47

52

} "

36

59 

36

35 

22

32

ft) 

sa O.i 

a 160 

s 13

1.8 

.5 

e .5 

e .4 

.3

e .2

.1 

e .3

.2 

.1 

e .1 

.1

 (t)

178.7

March

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

13 

8.2 

6.3 

5.8 

9.8

17 

7.6 

7.6 

6.6 

5.2

4.3 

3.8 

3.6 

3.2 

2.8

2. 6 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.1 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4

134.7

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

110 

70 

50 

30 

60

55 

38 

26

13

11 

13

10 

15

11

14 

8 

11

--

Tons 

per 

day

3.9 

b 1.5 

.9 

.5 

sa 1.9

b 2.6 

.8

} -

e .1

e .1

15.7

June

0.22 

.32 

.19 

.14 

.07

.05 

.23 

.95 

12 

2.6

.78 

2.8 

2.6 

1.7 

.86

.70 

1.6 

1.2 

.54 

.37

.28 

.22 

.22 

.19

.14

.10 

.05 

.02 

0 

0

31.14

30

110 

190 

480 

181

160 

300 

150 

150 

140

130 

200 

70 

50 

40

38

--

(t)

bO.l 

b .5 

sa 18 

1.3

b .3 

sa 2.8 

a 1.1 

.7 

b .3

sb .3 

sb 1.0 

a .2 

b .1

(t)

(t)

(t)

0 

0

26.9

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

t Less than 0.050 ton.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.

b Computed from estimated concentration graph.
360 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1958 

CHARITON RIVER BASIN Continued

6B-9035. HONEY CREEK NEAR RUSSELL, IOWA Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1957 to September 1958--Continued

Day

1......

2. .....

3. .....

4. .....

5.... .

6. .....

8. .....

9. .....

10. .....

12. .....

15. ..... 

16. .....

17. .....

18. .....

21......

22. .....

23. .....

24. .....

25. ..... 

26......

27. .....

28. .....

29. ..... 

30. ..... 

31...... 

Total.

July

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0 

312 

48 

192 

14

4.6 

2.2 

2.0 

1.6 

1.9

3.8 

3.2 

1.8 

1.3 

1.1

.86 

5.4 

5.8 

129 

34

6.9 

4.0 

2.6 

2.0 

1.7

1.2 

45 

8.7 

3.0 

229 

200

1,268.66

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(Ppm)

440 

240 

300 

93

70 

60 

60 

54 

95

150 

160 

150 

144 

130

120 

190 

77 

260 

75

65

52 

260 

90 

80 

260 

180

Total discharge for year (cfsTotal load for year (tons).

Tons 

per 

day

0 

a 380 

sa 65 

sa 220 

s 3.6

b .9 

b .4 

.3 

.2 

a .5

sb 1.7 

b 1.4 

b .7 

.5 

b .4

b .3 

sa 3.4 

1.2 

sa 100 

a 7.0

b 1.2 

e .5

e .3

sa42 

sb 2.2 

b .6 

sa 180 

sa 110

1,125.2

-Ir, Trc\

August

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

85 

16 

4.5 

3.2 

26

14 

4.4 

2.6 

1.9 

1.5

1.2 

2.2 

7.3 

2.2 

1.4

.95 

.78 

.54 

.37 

1.6

2.5 

1.1 

.62 

.70

.54

.47 

.47 

.42 

.32 

.22 

.16

185.16

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

120 

42 

40 

40 

140

40 

79

110 

150 

90 

75

65

} "

170

95 

75

52

} ^

Tons 

per 

day

sa 44 

sa 1.9 

b .5 

sb .4 

sa 11

b 1.5 

e .6 

e .4 

.4 

e .2

e .2 

sb 1.8 

sb 3.6 

b .5 

b .3

.2 

e .1 

sa 1.0

.6 

b .2

e .1 

(t)

70.3

September

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.12 

.14 

.16 

.22 

.22

.22 

.16 

.14 

58 

7.2

1.6 

.86 

.47 

.32 

.95

1.0 

.95 

.70 

.47 

.37

2.3 

1.4 

57 

85 

5.3

2.8 

1.9 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2

233.77

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

25

340 

75

46 

32

28

65 

34 

260 

260 

150

80 

50

Tons 

per 

day

(t)

sa 100 

sa 1.6

b .2 

.1 

(t) 

(t) 

.1

e .1

a .4 

b .1 

sa 75 

sa 65 

sb2.4

b .6 

b .3

e .1

246.7

2,376.16 

1,827.0

e Estimated.

s Computed by subdividing day.

t Less than 0.050 ton.

a Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.

b Computed from estimated concentration graph.
CHARITON RIVER BASIN Continued 

6B-9035. HONEY CREEK NEAR RUSSELL, IOWA Cont

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 19

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; M

N, in native water; P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W

Date 

of 

collection

July 30...........

Time

8:45 a.m. 

9:50 a.m. 

6:05 a.m. 

9:05 a.m.

Discharge 

(cfs)

620 

16b 

294 

535

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

65 

64 

64 

64

Suspended 

Concentration 

of sample 

(PPm)

569 

559 

480 

604

Concentration 

of suspension 

analyzed 

(ppm)

2,130 

2,700 

1,960 

2,620

Percent f

0.002 0.004

53 

56 

70 

71

0.008 0.016

76 

83 

87 

94
362 QUALITY OP SURFACE WATERS, 1958

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued 

6B-9090. MISSOURI RIVER AT BOONVILLE, MO.

LOCATION. Temperature recorder at gaging station at Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co.

bridge at Boonville, Cooper County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 505, 700 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Water temperatures: May 1953 to September 1958. 

EXTREMES, 1957-58. Water temperatures: Maximum daily mean, 81°F on several days during

August; minimum daily mean, freezing point on many days during December to February. 

EXTREMES, 1953-58. Water temperatures: Maximum daily mean, 90°F July 31 to August 3,

1955; minimum daily mean, freezing point on many days during winter months. 

REMARKS. Records indicate only a few degrees change in temperature from day to day with

very little, if any, diurnal change. Records of discharge for water year October 1957

to September 1958 given in WSP 1560.

Dally mean temperature(" F) of water, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

/Recorder with temperature attachment, continuous ethyl alcohol-actuated thermograph/

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Average

Oct.

63

64

64

63

63

62

62

62

62

60

59

58

57

56

56

56

57

57

56

55

55

54

55

55

54

a 52

a 50

a 49

a 48

a 47

46

57

Nov.

46

47

47

47

47

46

46

45

44

42

42

42

42

42

43

44

44

43

42

40

39

38

37

37

37

37

37

38

38

37

42

Dec.

36

36

36

35

35

37

39

38

37

37

34

32

32

32

33

34

35

35

36

38

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

37

37

36

35

36

Jan.

33

32

32

a 32

a 32

a 32

32

32

31

32

33

33

34

35

35

33

33

34

34

35

34

32

32

32

31

31

31

32

32

32

33

33

Feb.

32

32

32

32

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

a 32

a 32

32

a 32

a 32

a 32

32

31

32

a 33

34

35

33

37

_

--

32

Mar.

38

37

36

36

36

36

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

37

37

37

37

38

38

39

39

39

39

40

42

43

44

44

44

38

Apr.

45

45

46

49

51

52

51

50

49

49

48

49

50

51

51

52

54

56

57

58

59

59

59

59

58

58

57

56

56

55

--

53

May

55

56

56

58

57

57

57

58

59

60

62

64

66

67

68

70

71

71

71

71

71

71

70

69

68

68

69

69

70

70

71

65

June

72

72

71

72

73

74

74

75

76

77

77

76

76

75

72

71

71

71

71

71

72

72

72

71

70

69

69

69

70

72

--

72

July

73

74

75

75

75

75

74

74

75

75

75

75

73

73

73

73

72

72

73

73

72

72

73

73

73

73

73

74

74

74

74

74

Aug.

74

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

79

79

79

80

80

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

79

77

76

76

76

76

76

76

78

Sept.

76

76

76

76

77

77

77

77

77

76

76

75

75

75

75

74

72

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

70

70

70

69

--

74

a Estimated on basis of record for adjoining days.
INDEX

A Page

Acidity............................. 18

Afton, Wis., Rock River at.......... 66

Alcova, Wyo. , Bates Creek near...... 212-215

Aluminum............................ 10

Angostura Reservoir outlet, S.Dak.,

Cheyenne River at.............. 169

Atlantic City, Wyo., Rock Creek

at............................. 208-211

B

Badwater Creek at Bonneville, Wyo...120-122 

Barium.............................. 16-17

Bates Creek jiear Alcova, Wyo. ...... .212-215

Bear Creek at Morrison, Colo........ 253

Belle Fourche River near Elm

Springs, S. Dak................ 179

near Sturgis, S. Dak. ............. 173-178

Beloit, Kans., Solomon River at.....320-322

Bicarbonate, carbonate and hydroxide 12 

Big Blue River near Manhattan,

Kans.......................... .335-337

Big Creek near Hays, Kans........... 354

near Ogallah, Kans................ 307-312

Bighorn River, at Bighorn, Mont..... 140-145

at Kane, Wyo...................... 136-139

Billings, Mont., Yellowstone River

at. ............................ 103-105

Black Earth Creek at Black Earth,

Wis............................ 58-61

Black Vermillion River near Frankfort, Kans.................... .353,356

Blanchardville, Wis., Yellowstone

River near..................... 67-70

Bonneville, Wyo., Badwater Creek

at............................. 120-122

Bonny Reservoir near Hale, Colo..... 351

Boonville, Mo., Missouri River at... 362 

Boron............................... 14

Boulder Creek near Orodell, Colo.... 254

Boxelder Creek near Rapid City,

S. Dak. ........................ 180

Brady, Nebr. , Platte River at....... 241-244

Bromide............................. 17

Brushy Creek near Maywood, Nebr..... 281-284

Buchanan, N. Dak., Pipestem Creek

near........................... 194

Buffalo Lake near Esmond, N. Dak.... 49

Buffalo Lodge Lake near Granville,

N. Dak......................... 50

Calcium............................. 11

Cambridge, Nebr., Republican River

at............................. 275-276

Casper, Wyo., North Platte River

below.......................... 222-224

Cayuga, N. Dak., Wild Rice River

near........................... 31-33

Cedar Bluff Reservoir near Ellis,

Kans........................... 351

Cedar River at Belgrade,

Nebr................... 256,259-260,262

near Fullerton, Nebr.............. 249-252

near Spalding, Nebr............... 245-248

Chapman Creek near Chapman, Kans.... 352,355

Chariton River basin................ 358-361

Chemical quality. ................... 4

Cheyenne River at Angostura Reservoir outlet, S. Dak............ 169

near Hot Springs, S. Dak.......... 165-168

Cheyenne River basin................ 165-182

Chloride............................ 13

Chromium............................ 15

Chugwater Creek near Uva, Wyo....... 227

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Churchs Ferry, N. Dak., Mauvais

Coulee near.................... 39

Clark Creek near Junction City

Kans.......................... 352-355

Clay Center, Kans, Republican River

at............................ 300-303

Clear Creek near Golden, Colo...... 253

Coal Creek near Plainview, Colo.... 254

Collection and examination of

samples....................... 3-6

Color.............................. 20

Columbia, S. Dak., James River at.. 197 

Composition of surface waters...... 9-23

Cook, Minn., South Branch Little

Fork River near. .............. 51

Cooperation........................ 25-28

Copper............................. 15-16

Correctionville, Iowa, Little Sioux

River at...................... 204-207

Curtis, Nebr., Dry Creek near...... 289-291

Fox Creek at..................... 285-288

Dane Creek near Ord, Nebr.......... 254

Davids Creek near Hamlin, Iowa..... 271-274

Delaware River at Valley Falls,

Kans..........................353,356

Dell Creek near Lake Delton, Wis... 55-57 

Des Moines River at Euclid Avenue

Bridge, at Des Moines, Iowa... 92-94 

Des Moines River basin............. 92-94

Devils Lake near Devils Lake,

N. Dak.. ...................... 49

Dewesse, Nebr., Little Blue River

near.......................... 329-334

Dissolved solids................... 14

Division of work................... 28

Drayton, N. Dak., Red River of the

North at...................... 45

Dry Creek at Greybull, Wyo......... 135

Dry Creek near Curtis, Nebr........ 289-291

E

East Devils Lake near Hamar, N.Dak. 49 

Eastern Stump Lake near Lakota,

N. Dak........................ 49

Elbert, Colo., Kiowa Creek at...... 229-230

Ellsworth, Kans., Smoky Hill River

at............................ 313

Elm Springs, S. Dak., Belle Fourche

River near.................... 179

Enterprise, Kans., Smoky Hill River

at............................ 323-328

Expression of results. ............. 6-9

Fargo, N. Dak., Red River of the

North at...................... 34-36

Farmingdale, S. Dak., Rapid Creek

near.......................... 170-172

Fifteenmile Creek near Worland,

Wyo........................... 131-134

Fivemile Creek, above Wyoming

Canal, near Pavillion, Wyo.... 108-111

near Riverton, Wyo............... 112-115

near Shoshoni, Wyo...............116-119

Fluoride........................... 13

Fox Creek at Curtis, Nebr.......... 285-288

Fullerton, Nebr., Cedar River near.249-252

Garber, Iowa, Turkey River at...... 62-65

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Garrison Dam, N. Dak., Missouri

River below................... 160

Garrison Reservoir, a quarter of a 

mile west of Snake Creek embankment , N. Dak............... 161

Glasgow, Mont., Willow Creek near...101-102 

Goose Egg., Wyo., North Platte River

near........................... 216-221

Grand Forks, N. Dak., Red River of

the North at................... 43-44

Grand River near Shadehill, S. Dak..163-164 

Grand River basin................... 163-164

Greybull, Wyo., Dry Creek at........ 135

Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo., North

Platte River below............. 225-226

H

Hamlin, Iowa, Davids Creek near..... 271-274

Hardness. ........................... 17-18

Harlan County Reservoir near Republican City, Nebr............... 351

Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr., Medicine

Creek above.................... 292-295

Homme Reservoir near Park River,

N. Dak......................... 50

Honey Creek near Russell, Iowa...... 358-361

Hot Springs, S. Dak., Cheyenne River

near........................... 165-168

Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi

River basins................... 31-94

Huron, S. Dak., James River at...... 198-200

Hydrogen-ion concentration.......... 19

Introduction........................ 1-3

Iodide.............................. 17

Iowa City, Iowa, Ralston Creek at. . . 82-85

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa....... 78-81

near Rowan, Iowa.................. 75-77

Iowa River basin.................... 75-91

Iron................................ 10

James River, at Columbia, S. Dak.... 197

at Jamestown, N. Dak.............. 203

at La Moure, N. Dak............... 195-196

near Scotland, S. Dak............. 201-202

upstream from diversion, at Huron,

S. Dak......................... 198-200

James River basin................... 194-203

Jefferson River near Twin Bridges,

Mont........................... 95-100

Julesburg, Colo., South Platte River

at.............................235-237

K

Kane, Wyo., Bighorn River at........ 136-139

Kanopolis Reservoir near Kanopolis,

Kans........................... 351

Kansas River, at Lecompton, Kans.... 350

at Topeka, Kans................... 347-349

at Wamego, Kans................... 338-343

Kansas River basin.................. 275-357

Kiowa Creek at Elbert, Colo......... 229-230

at Kiowa, Colo.................... 231-234

La Moure, N. Dak., James River at...195-196 

Lake Astabula at Baldhill Dam,

N. Dak......................... 49

Lake Delton, Wis., Dell Creek near.. 55-57 

Lake of the Woods basin............. 51,52

Lake Ordway near Turtle Lake,

N. Dak........................ 161

Lance Creek at Spencer, Wyo......... 181,182

Laramie River near Uva, Wyo......... 228

Lead................................ 16

Lecompton, Kans, Kansas River at.... 350

Left Hand Creek near Boulder, Colo.. 253 

Lisbon, N. Dak., Sheyenne River at.. 40-42 

Literature cited.................... 28-30

Lithium............................. 12

Little Blue River near Dewesse,

Nebr...........................329-3a4

near Fairbury, Nebr...352-353,355-356,357

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Little Fork River at Cook, Minn.... 52 

Little Nemaha River near Syracuse,

Nebr.......................... 263

Little Nemaha River basin.......... 263

Little Sioux River at Correctionville, Iowa................... 204-207

Little Sioux River basin........... 204-207

Locate, Mont., Powder River near...149-151 

Lyon Creek near Woodbine, Kans..... 352,355

M

Magnesium.......................... 11

Malvern, Iowa, Mule Creek near..... 267-270

Manganese.......................... 10-11

Manhattan, Kans., Big Blue River

near.......................... 335-337

Mauvais Coulee near Churchs Ferry,

N. Dak........................ 39

Maxwell, Nebr., Supply Canal (TriCounty Diversion) near........ 238-240

Maywood, Nebr., Brushy Creek near..281-284 

Medicine Creek at................ 277-280

Medicine Creek above Harry Strunk

Lake, Nebr....................292-295

at Maywood, Nebr................. 277-280

Middle Loup River at St. Paul,

Nebr..................255-256,258,261

Miles City, Mont. , Tongue River at.146-148 

Milford, Kans., Republican River

at............................ 304-306

Milk River basin................... 101-102

Mineral constituents in solution... 10-17 

Mira Creek near North Loup, Nebr... 254 

Mississippi River at St. Paul,

Minn.......................... 54

Missouri River, at Boonville, Mo... 362 

at Nebraska City, Nebr........... 264-266

at Pierre, S. Dak................ 183-184

at Yankton, S. Dak............... 192-193

below Garrison Dam, N. Dak....... 160

near Williston, N. Dak........... 157-158

Missouri River basin above Sioux

City, Iowa.................... 95-203

below Sioux City, Iowa........... 204-362

Mount Vernon Creek near Mount

Vernon, Wis................... 71-74

Muddy Creek near Pavillion, Wyo.... 123-126

near Shoshoni, Wyo............... 127-130

Mule Creek near Malvern, Iowa...... 267-270

Muskrat Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo...106-107

N

Nebraska City, Nebr., Missouri

River at...................... 264-266

Nickel and cobalt.................. 15

Niobrara River near Verdel, Nebr... 191 

Niobrara River basin............... 191

Nishnabotna River basin............ 267-274

Nitrate............................ 13-14

North Fork Solomon River at Glade,

Kans.......................... 354

North Loup River near St. Paul,

Nebr......................256,259,261

North Platte River, below Casper,

Wyo........................... 222-224

below Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo.... 225-226

near Goose Egg, Wyo.............. 216-221

Norton, Kans., Prairie Dog Creek

at............................ 296

O

Oak Creek near Loup City, Nebr.255,257-258 

Ogallah, Kans., Big Creek near..... 307-312

Organics........................... 20-21

Oxygen consumed.................... 20

Painted Woods Creek near Wilton,

N. Dak........................ 162

Painted Woods Creek basin.......... 162

Pavillion, Wyo., Fivemile Creek

near.......................... 108-111

Muddy Creek near................. 123-126

Phosphate.......................... 14

Pierre, S. Dak., Missouri River at.183-184 

Pipestem Creek near Buchanan.N.Dak. 194
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Platte River at Brady, Nebr......... 241-244

Platte River basin.................. 208-262

Popo Agie River near Riverton, Wyo..l55,156 

Powder River near Locate, Mont...... 149-151

Prairie Dog Creek at Norton, Kans... 296 

Properties and characteristics of

water.......................... 17-23

Publications........................ 24-25

R

Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa.... 82-85

Rapid Creek near Farmington,

S. Dak. ........................ 170-172

Red River of the North, at Drayton,

N. Dak......................... 45

at Fargo, N. Dak.................. 34-36

at Grand Forks, N. Dak............ 43-44

Red River of the North basin........ 31-50

Republican River, above Medicine

Creek at Cambridge, Nebr....... 275-276

at Clay Center, Kans.............. 300-303

at Milford, Kans.................. 304-306

at Scandia, Kans. ................. 297-299

Rice River near Angora, Minn........ 52

Riverton, Wyo., Fivemile Creek

near........................... 112-115

Rock Creek at Atlantic City, Wyo.... 208-211

Rock River at Afton, Wis............ 66

Rock River basin.................... 66-74

Rowan, Iowa, Iowa River near........ 75-77

Russell, Iowa, Honey Creek near..... 358-361

St. Paul, Minn., Mississippi River

at. 54 

St. Vrain Creek at Lyons, Colo...... 253

Saline River at Tescott, Kans....... 352,354

near Wakeeney, Kans............... 314-319

near Wilson, Kans................. 354

Sand River near Britt, Minn......... 52

Scandia, Kans., Republican River

at............................. 297-299

Scotland, S. Dak., James River

near........................... 201-202

Sediment......................... .5-6,22-23

Shadehill, S. Dak., Grand River

near........................... 163-164

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock,

Iowa........................... 86-91

Sheyenne River at Lisbon, N. Dak.... 40-42

below Baldhill Dam, N. Dak........ 50

near Warwick, N. Dak. ............. 37-38

Shoshoni, Wyo., Fivemile Creek

near........................... 116-119

Muddy Creek near.................. 127-130

Muskrat Creek near................ 106-107

Sidney, Mont., Yellowstone River

near........................... 152-154

Silica.............................. 10

Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth,

Kans........................... 313

at Enterprise, Kans............... 323-328

Snake Creek, a quarter of a mile

east of embankment of Garrison

Dam, N. Dak.................... 159

Snake Creek basin................... 129

Sodium-adsorption-ratio............. 18-19

Sodium and potassium................ 11-12

Solomon River at Beloit, Kans....... 320-322

at Niles, Kans................352,354-355

Souris River near Verendrye,

N. Dak......................... 46

near Westhope, N. Dak............. 47-48

South Boulder Creek near Eldorado

Springs, Colo.................. 254

South Branch Little Fork River near

Cook, Minn..................... 51

South Fork Solomon River above

Webster Reservoir, Kans........ 352

at Osborne, Kans.................. 354

South Fork White River below White

River, S. Dak.................. 185-190

South Loup River at St. Michael,

Nebr...................255,257,260-261

South Platte River at Julesburg,

Colo........................... 235-237

at Waterton, Colo................. 253

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Spalding, Nebr., Cedar River near..245-248 

Specific conductance............... 19

Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie,

Kans..........................353,356

Streamflow......................... 23

Strontium.......................... 11

Sturgeon River near Chisholm,

Minn.......................... 52

Sturgis, S. Dak., Belle Fourche

River near.................... 173-178

Sulfate............................ 12-13

Supply Canal (Tri-County Diversion)

near Maxwell, Nebr............ 238-240

Swan River near Warba, Minn........ 53

Temperature........................4,21-22

Tongue River at Miles City, Mont...146-148 

Topeka, Kans., Kansas River at..... 347-349

Tributary to South Branch of Dry

Creek near Rapid City, S. Dak. 180 

Turbidity.......................... 22

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa....... 62-65

Turkey River basin................. 62-65

Twin Bridges, Mont., Jefferson

River near.................... 95-100

U

Uva, Wyo. , Chugwater Creek near. 

Laramie River near............

227

228

Verdel, Nebr., Niobrara River near. 191 

Verendrye, N. Dak., Souris River

near.......................... 46

Vermillion Creek near Wamego, Kans.344-346

W

Wakarusa River near Lawrence,

Kans.......................... 353,356

Wakeeney, Kans., Saline River near.314-319 

Wamego, Kans., Kansas River at..... 338-343

Vermillion Creek near............ 344-346

Warwick, N. Dak., Sheyenne River

near.......................... 37-38

West Branch Snake Creek near Athol,

S. Dak........................ 203

Western Stump Lake near Lakota,

N. Dak........................ 49

Westhope, N. Dak., Souris River

near.......................... 47-48

Wheatland Canals No. 1 and 2, near

Wheatland, Wyo................ 253

White River, S. Dak. , South Fork

White River below............. 185-190

White River basin.................. 185-190

Wild Rice River near Cayuga,

N. Dak........................ 31-33

Williston, N. Dak., Missouri River

near.......................... 157-158

Willow Creek near Glasgow, Mont.... 101-102

Wilton, N. Dak. , Painted Woods

Creek near.................... 162

Wind River at Riverton, Wyo........ 155,156

Wintering River near Bergen, N.Dak. 50 

Wisconsin River basin.............. 55-61

Wood River near Chapman, Nebr...... 254

Worland, Wyo., Fifteenraile Creek

near.......................... 131-134

Yankton, S. Dak., Missouri River

at............................ 192-193

Yellowstone River at Billings,

Mont.......................... 103-105

near Sidney, Mont................ 152-154

Yellowstone River basin............ 103-156

Yellowstone River (Rock River

basin) near Blanchardville,

Wis........................... 67-70

Zinc............................... 16

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