Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1952

Part 7. Lower Mississippi River Basin

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1241

Prepared ,n cooperation with the States 

of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Tennessee, and Texas, and with other 

agencies

OCT4 1955
Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1952

Part 7. Lower Mississippi River Basin

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1241

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Tennessee, and Texas, and with other 

agencies

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

Douglas McKay, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

Washington 25, D. C. - Price $1.75 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

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

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

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

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

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

Reports Section.

The data were prepared under supervision of district engineers, 

Surface Water Branch, as follows:

I. E. Anderson__________________________Jackson, Miss. 

F. M. Bell_____________________________Denver, Colo. 

H. C. Bolon________________________________Holla, Mo. 

W. R. Eaton_________________________Chattanooga, Tenn. 

C. E. Ellsworth_____________________________Austin, Tex. 

F. N. Hansen__________________________Baton Rouge, La. 

S. K. Jackson_______________________Oklahoma City, Okla. 

Berkeley Johnson_______________________Santa Fe, N. Mex. 

J. L. Saunders__________________________Fort Smith, Ark. 

F. F. Schrader___________________________Louisville, Ky. 

J. B. Spiegel____________________________Topeka, Kans.

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CONTENTS

Page 

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

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

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

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

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

Explanat ion of data.................................................................. 4

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

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

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

Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 13

Gaging-stat ion records ............................................................... 15

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo................................................. 15

Meramee River basin: 

Meramec River: 

Dry Pork:

Little Dry Pork:

Green Acre Branch near Rolla, Mo. .......................................... 17

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

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

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

Bourbeuse River near St. James, Mo............................................. 21

Lanes Pork near Rolla, Mo.................................................... 22

Bourbeuse River near Spring Bluff, Mo........................................ 23

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo................................................ . 24

Big River near De Soto, Mo..................................................... 25

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

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

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

Headwater diversion channel basin:

Castor River (head or Headwater diversion channel) at Zalma, Mo.................. 30

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

Mayfleld Creek basin:

MayTield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.............................................. 33

Oblon Creek basin:

Oblon Creek at fryorsburg, Ky.................................................... 34

Bayou de Chlen basin:

Bayou de Chien near Clinton, Ky.................................................. 35

Obion River basin:

South ForKObionRiver near Greenfield, Term

Rutherford Fork Obion River near Bradford, Term................................ 37

North Pork Obion River near Union City, Term................................... 38

Obion River at Obion, Term....................................................... 39

Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, Term.............................................. 40

South Pork Forked Deer River at Jackson, Term.................................. 42

South Pork Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Term........................... 43

North Fork Forked Deer River at Trenton, Term................................ 44

Middle Fork Forked Deer River near Alamo, Term............................. 46

Hatehle River basin:

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Term................................................... 47

Hatchie River near Stanton, Term................................................. 48

Wolf River basin:

Wolf River at Rossville, Term.................................................... 49

Mississippi River at Memphis, Term...................... .......................... 50

St. Francis River basin;

St. Francis Kiver near Patterson, Mo............................................. 51

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Mo........................................... 52

St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mo.............................................. 53

Right Hand Chute of Little River:

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo....................................... 54

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo........................................ 55

Little River ditch 251 near Lilbourn, Mo................................... 56

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

Castor River at Aquilla, Mo............................................ 57

Little River ditch 1 near Morehouse, Mo.................................. 58

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo.................................... 59

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

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo................................. 61

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo...................................... 62

St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark............................... 63

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark............................................ 64

White River basin: 

White River:

West Fork White River at Greenland, Ark........................................ 65

White River at Beaver, Ark....................................................... 66

Kings River near Berryville, Ark............................................... 67

James River at Galena, Mo...................................................... 68

White River near Reeds Spring, Mo................................................ 69

White River near Branson, Mo..................................................... 70

White River at Forsyth, Mo....................................................... 71

Bull Shoals Reservoir near Flippen, Ark........................................ 72

White River near Flippin, Ark................................................. . 74

Buffalo River near St. Joe, Ark................................................ 75
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Mississippi River Continued.

White River basin Continued. Page 

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark................................................... 76

North Fork River near Tecumseh, Mo............................................. 77

Bryant Creek near Tecumseh, Mo............................................... 78

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark............................................ 79

North Fork River at Norfork Dam, near Norfork, Ark............................. 80

White River at Calico Rock, Ark.................................................. 81

White River at Batesville, Ark................................................... 82

Black River near Annapolis , Mo................................................. 83

Clear-water Reservoir near Piedmont, Mo......................................... 84

Black River at Leeper, Mo...................................................... 85

Black River at Poplar Bluff, Mo................................................ 86

Black River near Corning, Ark.................................................. 87

Current River: 

Big Creek near Yukon, Mo................................................... 88

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo................................................. 89

Current River near Eminence , Mo.............................................. 90

Current River at Van Buren, Mo............................................... 91

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.............................................. 92

Current River at Doniphan, Mo................................................ 93

Black River at Pocohontas, Ark................................................. 94

Spring River at Imboden, Ark................................................. 95

Eleven Point River:

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo................................................ 96

Eleven Point River near Ravenden Springs, Ark.............................. 98

Black River at Black Rock, Ark................................................. 99

Strawberry River near Evening Shade, Ark..................................... 100

Piney Fork Strawberry River at Evening Shade, Ark.......................... 101

Strawberry River near Poughkeepsie, Ark...................................... 102

White River at Newport, Ark....................................................... 103

Middle Fork Little Red River at Shirley, Ark................................... 104

South Fork Little Red River near Clinton, Ark................................ 105

Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark....................................... 106

White River at De Vails Bluff, Ark............................................... 107

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

Arkansas River basin: 

Arkansas River:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fountain Creek: 

Monument Creek:

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

Fountain Creek near Fountain, Colo............................................. 128

Fountain Creek at Pueblo , Colo................................................. 129

St. Charles River near Pueblo, Colo............................................ 130

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Purgatoire River near Alfalfa, Colo............................................ 140

Purgatoire River at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee , Colo............................ 141

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam, near Las Animas, Colo........................ 142

Purgatorie River near Las Animas, Colo......................................... 143

John Martin Reservoir at Caddoa, Colo............................................ 144

Arkansas River below John Martin Reservoir, Colo................................. 145

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.................................................... 146

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo.................................................... 147

Frontier ditch near Coolidge, Kans............................................. 148

Arkansas River near Coolidge, Kans............................................... 149

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans................................................. 150

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

Arkansas River at Dodge City, Kans............................................... 152

Arkansas River near Kinsley, Kans................................................ 153

Pawnee River near Lamed, Kans................................................. 154

Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans............................................... 156

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans................................... 157

Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans.................................................. 160
CONTENTS y-Q

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Mississippi River Continued.

Arkansas River basin Continued. Page

North Fork Ninnescah River near Cheney, Kans................................... 162

South Pork Ninnescah River near Murdock, Kans................................ 163

Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans................................................ 164

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans............................................ 165

Walnut River:

Whitewater River at Augusta, Kans............................................ 166

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans................................................. 167

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet, Okla..................................... 169

Salt Pork Arkansas River near Jet, Okla........................................ 170

Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla...................................... 171

Chikaekia River near Corbin, Kans............................................ 172

Chikaskia River near Blackwell, Okla......................................... 173

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla.................................................. 174

Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla............................................... 175

Cimarron River near Guy, N. Mex................................................ 176

Cimarron River near Kenton, Okla............................................... 177

Cimarron River above Ute Creek, near Boise City, Okia.......................... 178

Cimarron River near Mocane, Okla............................................... 179

Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans................................................. 180

Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla.............................................. 181

Preacher Creek near Dover, Okla.............................................. 182

Turkey Creek near Drummond, Okla............................................. 183

Cottonwood Creek: 

Deer Creek;

Bluff Creek above Lake Hefner, near Oklahoma City, Okla.................. 184

Cimarron River near Guthrie, Okla.............................................. 185

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla.............................................. 186

Cimarron River at Perkins, Okla................................................ 187

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla.......................................... 188

Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla.................................................... 189

Polecat Creek:

Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla........................................... 190

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla................................................. 191

Verdigris River near Coyvllle, Kans............................................ 192

Verdigris River near Altoona, Kans............................................. 193

Pall River near Eureka, Kans................................................. 194

Otter Creek at Climax, Kans................................................ 195

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

Pall River near Pall River, Kans............................................. 197

Pall River at Predonia, Kans................................................. 198

Elk River near Elk City, Kans................................................ 199

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.......................................... 200

Verdigris River near Lenapah, Okla............................................. 201

Caney River near Elgin, Kans................................................. 202

Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla............................................. 203

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

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

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

Caney River near Ramona, Okla................................................ 207

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

Bird Creek at Avant, Okla.................................................... 210

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla........................................... 215

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla................................................. 220

Verdigris River near Inola, Okla............................................... 221

Jeosho River at Council Grove, Kans............................................ 222

Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans........................................... 223

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans......................................... 224

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls , Kans................................... 225

Neosho River at Strawn, Kans................................................... 228

Neosho River near lola, Kans................................................... 229

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans................................................ 230

Neosho River near Commerce, Okla............................................... 231

Spring River:

Stahl Creek near Miller, Mo................................................ 232

Spring River near Waco, Mo................................................... 233

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo............................................... 234

Spring River near Quapaw, Okla............................................... 235

Lost Creek at Seneca , Mo..................................................... 236

Elk River near Tiff City, Mo................................................. 237

Neosho River near Grove, Okla.................................................. 238

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley, Okla......................................... 239

Neosho River near Langley, Okla................................................ 240

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla......................................... 241

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla................................................. 242

Fort Gibson Reservoir near Port Gibson. Okla................................... 243

Neosho River below Fort Gibson Reservoir, near Fort Gibson, Okla............... 244

Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla............................................... 246

Illinois River:

Osage Creek near Elm Springs, Ark............................................ 247

Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla............................................ 248

Barren Pork at Eldon, Okla................................................... 249

Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir near Gore, Okla.................................... 250

Illinois River near Gore, Okla................................................. 251

Canadian River near Hebron, N. Mex............................................. 252

Chicorica Creek near Hebron, N. Mex.......................................... 253

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex............................................ 254

Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.................................... 255

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex..................................... 256

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex......................................... 257
VIII CONTENTS

Gagirg-station records Continued. 

Mississippi River Continued. 

Arkansas River basin Continued. 

Canadian River Continued.

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest,

Cimarron River below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex.................................. 259

Cimarron River near Cimarron, N. Mex......................................... 260

Ponil Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex.......................................... 261

Rayado River at Sauble Ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex........................ 262

Rayado River near Miami, N. Mex............................................ 263

Cimarron River at Springer, N. Mex........................................... 264

Canadian River near Taylor Springs, N. Mex..................................... 265

Canadian River near Roy, N. Mex................................................ 266

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex............................................... 267

Mora River near Golondrinas, N. Mex.......................................... 268

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Mex...................................... 269

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Mex............................................ 270

Canadian River near Sanchez , N. Mex............................................ 271

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Mex........................................... 272

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam, N. Mex..................................... 273

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam, N. Mex.................................... 273

Canadian River below Conchas Dam, N. Mex....................................... 274

Dte Creek near Bueyeros, N. Mex.............................................. 275

Dte Creek near Logan, N. Mex. ................................................. 276

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex................................................ 277

Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex.............................................. 278

Canadian River near Canadian, Tex.............................................. 279

Canadian River at Bridgeport, Okla. ....'........................................ 280

Little River near Norman, Okla............................................... 281

Little River near Tecumseh, Okla............................................. 282

Little River near Sasakwa, Okla.............................................. 283

Canadian River at Calvin, Okla................................................. 284

Gaines Creek near Krebs , Okla................................................ 285

North Canadian River near Guymon, Okla....................................... 286

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla........................................ 287

Palo Duro Creek near Spearman, Tex......................................... 288

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla......................................... 289

Wolf Creek at Lipscomb, Tex................................................ 290

Wolf Creek near Fargo , Okla................................................ 291

Fort Supply Reservoir near Fort Supply, Okla............................... 292

Wolf Creek near Fort Supply, Okla.......................................... 293

North Canadian River at Woodward, Okla....................................... 294

North Canadian River near Selling, Okla...................................... 295

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla........................................... 296

North Canadian River at Canton, Okla......................................... 297

North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla...................................... 298

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City, Okla................................. 299

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City, Okla..................................... 300

North Canadian River near Oklahoma City, Okla................................ 301

North Canadian River near Wetumka, Okla...................................... 302

Deep Fork:

Bellcow Creek at Chandler, Okla.......................................... 303

Deep Fork near Beggs, Okla................................................. 304

Canadian River near Whitefield, Okla........................................... 305

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla............................................. 306

Arkansas River near Sallisaw, Okla............................................... 307

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark.................................................. 308

Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla............................................ 309

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla............................................. 310

Poteau River near Wister, Okla................................................. 311

Lee Creek:

Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark............................................... 312

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark.................................................. 313

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark................................................. 314

Prog Bayou near Mountainburg, Ark.............................................. 315

Frog Bayou at Rudy, Ark........................................................ 316

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark.............................................. 317

P iney Creek near Dover, Ark.................................................... 318

Illinois Bayou near Scottsville, Ark........................................... 320

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark................................................ 321

Petit Jean Creek near Booneville, Ark.......................................... 322

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland, Ark..................................... 323

Petit Jean Creek near Waveland, Ark............................................ 324

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark................................................. 325

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark.............................................. 326

Fourche La Fave River near Gravelly, Ark....................................... 327

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark.............................................. 328

Fourche La Fave River near Nimrod, Ark......................................... 329

South Fourche La Fave River near Hollis , Ark................................. 330

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark................................................. 332

Crooked Creek near Humphrey, Ark............................................. 333

Yazoo River basin:

Tallahatchie River (head of Yazoo River):

Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss .......... .................................... 334

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss ................................................. 335

Clear Creek near Oxford, Miss .................................................. 336

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss............................................... 337

Tallahatchie River at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss.............. ............... 338

Panola-Quitman Floodway (continuation of Tallahatchie River):

Yocona River near Oxford, Miss .................................. .............. 339

Enid Reservoir near Enid, Miss................................................. 340

Yocona River at Enid Dam, near Enid, Miss ...................................... 342
CONTENTS jx

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Mississippi River Continued. 

Yazoo River basin Continued.

Tallahatohie River (old channel): Page 

Coldwater River near Lewisburg, Miss ......................................... 343

Pigeonroost Creek near Lewisburg, Miss ..................................... 344

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla, Miss..................................... 345

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arkabutla, Miss....................... 346

Tallahatchie River (old channel) near Lambert, Miss ............................ 348

Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss............................................ 349

Yalobusha River at Calhoun City, Miss.......................................... 350

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss ................................................... 352

Yalobusha River at Grenada, Miss............................................... 353

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss ................................................... 354

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss............................................. 355

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss............................................. 356

Big Black River basin':

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss................................................. 358

Big Black River near Bovina, Miss ................................................ 359

Homochitto River basin:

Homochitto River at Eddiceton, Miss .............................................. 360

Homochitto River at Rosetta, Miss ................................................ 361

Buffalo River basin:

Buffalo River near Woodville, Miss............................................... 362

Red River basin;

Tierra Blanca Creek (head of Red River):

Palo Duro Creek near Canyon, Tex............................................... 363

Tule Creek:

North Tule Draw at reservoir near Tulia, Tex................................. 364

Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River (continuation of Tierra Blanca Creek):

Salt Fork Red River at Mangum, Okla............................................ 365

North Fork Red River near Carter, Okla......................................... 366

North Fork Red River near Granite , Okla........................................ 367

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla..................................................... 368

North Fork Red River below Altus Dam, near Lugert, Okla........................ 369

North Fork Red River near Lugert, Okla......................................... 370

Elm Fork of North Fork Red River near Mangum, Okla. .......................... 371

Elm Creek near Hobart, Okla.................................................. 372

North Fork Red River near Headrick, Okla....................................... 373

Otter Creek at Snyder Lake, near Mountain Park, Okla......................... 375

Red River:

North Pease River (head of Pease River):

Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex........................................... 376

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla................................................ 377

West Cache Creek:

Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla.......................................... 378

Wichita River:

Lake Kemp near Mabelle , Tex................................................... 379

Wichita River at Wichita Falls , Tex........................................... 380

Beaver Creek:

Little Beaver Creek near Duncan, Okla....................................... 381

North Fork Little Wichita River:

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex........................................... 382

Little Wichita River near Archer City, Tex.................................... 383

Red River near Terral, Okla..................................................... 384

Red River near Gainesville, Tex................................................. 385

Washita River near Cheyenne, Okla............................................. 386

Sandstone Creek near Cheyenne, Okla......................................... 387

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla............................................ 388

Washita River near Clinton, Okla.............................................. 389

Washita River at Carnegie, Okla............................................... 390

Pond Creek near Fort Cobb, Okla............................................. 391

Washita River at Anadarko, Okla............................................... 392

Little Washita River at Ninnekah, Okla...................................... 393

Washita River near Tabler, Okla............................................... 394

Washita River near Pauls Valley, Okla......................................... 395

Rush Creek at Purdy, Okla................................................... 396

Washita River near Durwood, Okla.............................................. 397

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex................................................... 398

Red River near Colbert, Okla.................................................... 399

Blue River near Blue , Okla.................................................... 401

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla........................................... 402

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla.......................................... 403

Red River at Arthur City, Tex................................................... 404

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla............................................. 405

Red River at Index, Ark......................................................... 406

Little River near Wright City, Okla........................................... 407

Little River near Idabel, Okla................................................ 408

Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla........................... 409

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla.................................... 410

Rolling Fork near De Queen, Ark............................................. 412

Little River near Horatio, Ark................................................ 413

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark........................................... 414

Saline River near Dierks, Ark............................................... 415

Red River at Fulton, Ark........................................................ 416

South Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex.......................................... 417

North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex........................................ 418

Whiteoak Creek near Talco, Tex.............................................. 419

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex................................................ 420

Cypress Creek near Pittsburg, Tex............................................. 421

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, Tex.......................................... 422

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex.............................. 423
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Mississippi River Continued.

Red River basin Continued. Page 

Cypress Creek near Jefferson , Tex .............................................. 424

Twelvemile Bayou (continuation of Cypress Creek): 

Black Bayou:

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La. .............................................. 425

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La. ................................................ 426

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie , La. ............................................... 427

Red River at Shreveport , La. ..................................................... 428

Bayou Dorcheat (head of Loggy Bayou) near Minden , La ........................... 434

Flat River: 

Bayou Bodcau (head of Red Chute Bayou) near Sarepta, La. ................... 435

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La. ................................................... 436

Red River at Coushatta, La. ...................................................... 437

Bayou Pier re: 

Wallace Bayou:

Cypress Bayou near Keithville, La. ......................................... 438

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La. ......................................... 439

Sal ine Bayou near Lucky , La .................................................... 440

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La. ............................................ 441

Saline Bayou near Clarence , La ................................................. 442

Nantachie Creek near Montgomery , La ............................................ 443

Bayou Jean de Jean:

Hemphill Creek (head of Cotile Creek) near Hot Wells , La. .................... 444

Red River at Alexandria, La. ..................................................... 447

Ouachita River (head of Black River) near Mount Ida, Ark. ...................... 454

South Fork Ouachita River at Mount Ida , Ark. ................................. 455

Lake Ouachita near Hot Springs , Ark. ........................................... 456

Ouachita River near Malvern , Ark ............................................... 457

Lake Greeson near Murf reesboro , Akr .......................................... 458

Little Missouri River near Murf reesboro, Ark. ................................ 459

Moro Creek near Fordyce , Ark. ................................................ 460

Saline River at Benton, Ark. ................................................. 461

Saline River near Rye , Ark. .................................................. 462

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman , La ........................................... 463

Bayou D ' Arbonne near Dubach , La .............................................. 464

Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernice, La. .............................. 465

Cornie Bayou near Lillie , La ............................................... 466

Bayou Desiard at Monroe , La .................................................. 467

Ouachita River at Monroe , La ................................................... 468

Boeuf River near Girard , La .................................................. 469

Bayou La Fourche near Crew Lake , La ........................................ 470

Big Colewa Bayou (head of Big Creek) near Oak Grove, La. ................... 471

Tensas River at Tendal , La. .................................................. 472

Bayou Macon near Delhi , La. ................................................ 473

Bayou Castor (head of Little River) near Grayson, La. ........................ 474

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro , La ......................................... 475

Dugdemona River near Winnf ield , La ......................................... 476

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout , La ........................................... 477

Mississippi River near New Orleans , La ............................................. 480

Mississippi River Delta:

Chefuncte River near Folsom , La .................................................. 481

Tangipahoa River at Robert , La. .................................................. 482

Tickf aw River at Holden , La ...................................................... 483

Natalbany River at Baptist , La. ................................................ 484

Amite River near Darlington , La .................................................. 485

Comite River near Olive Branch, La. ............................................ 486

Comite River near Comite, La. .................................................. 487

Amite River near Denham Springs , La .............................................. 488

Bayou Manchac :

Wards Creek at Seigans Lane near Baton Rouge , La. ............................ 489

Atchaf alaya River at Krotz Springs , La ........................................... 490

Bayou Courtableau (head of Bayou Teche):

Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La. ............................................ 492

Bayou Courtableau at Washington , La. ............. ............................... 493

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel: 

Bayou des Glaises: 

Bayou du Lac:

Chatlin Lake Canal near Lecompte , La. .................................... 494

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at Moreauville , La. ...................... 495

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel near Plaucheville , La. ................ 496

Bayou Teche at Arnaudville , La ................................................... 497

Bayou Carencro (head of Vermilion River) near Sunset, La. ........................ 498

Bayou Fusilier:

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La. ............................................. 499

Miscellaneous discharge measurements ................................................. 500

Index ................................................................................ 515

ILLUSTRATIONS

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

Verdigris River near Claremore , Okla .................................... 5

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

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

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1952 water 14 

year with median discharge for 25-year period.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, 1952

SCOPE OF WORK

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

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

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

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

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

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

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

Arkansas (except station on White River at Beaver): Arkansas Resources and 

Development Commission, W. C. Fletcher and C. R. Bowers, directors.

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

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

Kansas (except station on Crooked Creek near Nye}: Water-resources division of 

the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, R. C. Smrha, chief engineer.

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

Hubley, Jr., director.

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

by R. T. Sessums.

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

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

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

Resources, E. L. Clark, State geologist; Missouri Highway Department, R. M. Whitten, 

chief engineer.

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

Oklahoma and stations on Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans., and Elk River near Tiff 

City and Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo.: Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board, M. R. 

Harrison, chairman, and I. C. Husky, director; Oklahoma City Water Department, 

M. B. Cunningham, superintendent.

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

through Division of Geology, H. W. Ferguson, director, succeeded by W. D. Hardeman; 

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

1
^ SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 7

of Sanitary Engineering, R. P. Farrell, director; Tennessee Game and Pish Commission, J, D. Plndlay, director, succeeded by H, W. Olds.

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

Rolllns and J. S. Guleke.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given "by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 184 gaging stations of which 

34 were in Arkansas, 3 in Colorado, 2 in Illinois, 19 in Kansas, 20 in Louisiana, 17 in 

Mississippi, 27 in Missouri, 6 in New Mexico, 50 in Oklahoma, 1 in Tennessee, and 5 in 

Texas.

Assistance was also furnished by the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Weather Bureau of the United States Department of Commerce, 

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

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Arkansas: Arkansas Power & Light Co. 

Mississippi: Vicksburg Bridge Co.

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

Park Department.

New Mexico: Springer Land and Cattle Co. 

Oklahoma: Grand River Dam Authority of Oklahoma.

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

Wichita County Water Improvement District No. 1.

DIVISION OP WORK

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

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

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

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

State District Office Address

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

Colorado J2/ ................ Denver..................... Denver Federal Center.

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

Kentucky................... Louisville................. 209 Commerce Building.

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

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

Missouri d/ ................ Rolla...................... 900 Pine Street.

New Mexico................. Santa Fe................... 224 United States Courthouse.

Oklahoma e/ ................ Oklahoma City.............. 405 Post Office Building.

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

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

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

Okla., Little River near Wrlght City, Okla., Mountain Pork River near Eagletown, Okla., and Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn.

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

T. Burgess, State chief hydrographer.

o/ Except for Crooked Creek near Nye.

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

Beaver, Ark., and Mississippi River at Chester and at Thebes, 111.

e/ Except for Red River near Terral, Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Little River 

near Wrlght City, and Mountain Pork River near Eagletown, but Including Crooked Creek near Nye, 

Kans., Elk River near Tiff City, Mo., Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo., Lake Texoma near Dennlson, Tex., 

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

f/ Except for Mississippi River at Memphis.

£/ Except for Lake Texoma near Dennlson and Red River at Arthur City and near Oalnsvllle, but Including Red River near Terral, Okla.

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

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

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

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

for irrigation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.

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

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

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

within the area unless otherwise noted.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

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

direction along the main stem all stations on a tributary entering above a main-stem station are listed before that station. If a tributary enters between two main-stem stations, 

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

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

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

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

represents one rank. This downstream order and system of indention show which gaging stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952 , PART 7

tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

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

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

EXPLANATION OP DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

stations are shown in figure 1.

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

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

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

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

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

tables gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of frequent or continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily mean 

discharge is determined by the shifting-control method, in which correction factors based 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

mountainous regions o'f other parts the stage-discharge relation is affected by ice during 

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

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the availablt. information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and com-
r

, ARKANSAS RIVER AT LITTLE ROCK, ARK.

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.

B, VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR CLAREMORE, w 

OKLA.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952 , PART 7

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

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

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

daily records is not changed.

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

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

runoff of the- stream.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the crest 

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

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

accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the natural .flow at the gaging station 

is given under "Remarks."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ponding revision of all figures based on the drainage area. Revised figures of cubic feet 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

station description.

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

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

day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

which discharge measurements were made are indicated by asterisk and footnote unless they
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 7

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

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

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

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

but it is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

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

in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

comparison with the observed discharge.

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

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

report is shaded.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 7

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missoi ri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

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

been included for some streams.

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

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

Report

10th A, pt

llth A, pt

12th A, pt

13th A, pt

14th A, pt

B 131.....

16th A, pt

B 140. ....

W 11......

18th A, pt

W 15......

W 16.... ..

19th A, pt

W 27 ......

W 28......

2Oth A, pt

W 35 to 39

21st A, pt

W 47 to 52

22d A, pt.

W 65, 66...

W 75.......

2

2

2

3

2

"2

4

4

4

4

4!

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

Monthly discharge and descriptive Information. ..............

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

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

Monthly discharge. .................................-- 

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

Descriptive Information only.

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and

monthly discharge.

Oage heights . ...............................................

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge..

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of streams east

of the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River.

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of streams west

of the Mississippi River, except Missouri Elver and tributaries above Kansas River.

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of

the Mississippi Elver, and Missouri River and tributaries.

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of

the Mississippi River, except Missouri Elver and tributaries.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Year

1884 to September 189O.

1884 to June 30, 1891.

1884-92.

1888-93.

1893-94.

1895.

1896.

1895-96.

1897.

1897.

1897.

1898.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899.

1900.

1900.

1901.

1901.
PUBLICATIONS

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

In general, by found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained.

Numbers of water-supply pape containing results of stream measurements in lower Mississippi 

River basin, 1899-1952

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

W.S.P.

37

50

a*5, 66, 75

a83, 84

a98, 99

a!28, 131

a!69, 173

a205, 209

247

267

287

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

W.S.P.

307

327

357

387

407

437

457

477

507

527

547

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

W.S.P.

567

587

607

627

647

667

687

702

717

732

Year

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

W.S.P.

747

762

787

807

827

857

877

897

927

957

Year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

W.S.P.

977

1007

1037

1057

1087

1117

1147

1177

1211

1241

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

record had been collected. These summaries were reprinted separately.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations cords of discharge

State

Do. ...

Colorado. .....

Kansas ........

Kentucky. ..... 

Louisiana. ....

Mississippi. . . 

Missouri. .....

Period

1881-1935

1895-1919

1924-28

1910-20 

1903-38

1900-1948 

1857-1926

Report

Surface Water Resources of Arkansas.....

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado. 1 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3,

vols. 1 and 2, Streamflow data of 

Colorado. 

Surface waters of Kansas ................

Report of Division of Water Resources...

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

Qeol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana. 

Bull. 68, Surface waters of Mississippi. 

Vol. 20, 2d series, Water resources of 

Missouri.

Issued by

Arkansas Geological Survey.

Arkansas Resources and Development Commission; University of Arkansas, Institute 

of Science and Technology. 

State Planning Commission, 

Water Resources Board, 

State engineer. 

Do.

Kansas Water Commission. 

Bo.

State Board of Agriculture. 

Bo.

Bo.

Do.

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

Department of Conservation.

Mississippi Geological Survey. 

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines.

Contains records of yearly discharge only.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 7

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge Continued

State

Missouri. ..... 

Do. ........

New Mexico. . . . 

Tennessee. .... 

Do .........

Period

1927-39 

1940-49

1888-1925 

1874-1924 

1920-30

Report

Vol. 26, 2d series, Surface waters of 

Missouri. 

Vol. 34, 2d series, Surface waters of 

Missouri. 

Surface water supply of New Mexico..... 

Bull. 34, Water resources of TennesseeS 

Bull. 40, Surface waters of Tennessee..

Issued by

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources. 

Do.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Education. 

Do.

2 Inc-ludes records of discharge for all stations in North Carolina in the Tennessee River basin.

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

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

Missouri, and New Mexico.

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

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

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

and titles of these reports:

Title Water-Supply

Paper

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1137-1...... Summary of floods in the United States during 1950.

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

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

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1951 to September 1952 by the Corps of Engineers. The records of these stations are not contained in 

publications of the Geological Survey.

Records of discharge collected by agenices other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Arkansas River. .....................

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

Big Black River. .................. .

Cache River. ..........................

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

Caddo River. ..........................

Coldwater River. ....................

Cypress Bayou. ......................

Cypress Creek. ........................

Forked Deer River, North Fork. ........ 

Forked Deer River, South Fork. ........

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

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

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

L 1 Anguille River. ............. ...

Little River. ........................

Little Missouri. River. ................ 

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

Loosahatchie River. ...................

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

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

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

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

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

Location

Pendleton, Ark. .......................

Ragin) .

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

Boughton, Ark. .......,.......;........

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

Helena Ark

Hickman, Ky. ..........................

Red River Landing, La. ................ 

Tarbert Landing, Miss .................

Period

1951-52.

1937 39 1950 52

_ q^q co J

1939 40 1944 52

1947-52.

1939 52

1949 52

1938-42, 1946-52.

1939-52.

1931 45 1947 52

192fl 52*

1928-52.

1936-48, 19S1-52. 

1928-52. 

1936-47, 1949-52.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

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

Stream

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

Do

St. Francis River. .....................

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

Wolf River. ............................ 

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

Location

Bogota, Tenn ..........................

Fulton, Ark. ..........................

Lake City, Ark. .......................

St. Francis, Ark. .....................

Wlttsburg, Ark. .......................

Raleigh, Tenn. ........................ 

Whaley, Miss ..........................

Period

1940-42, 1947-52.

1939-52.

1939-52.

1926-52.

1930-52.

1930-52.

1951-52.

1940-42, 1944-52.

1938-52.

1936-42, 1946-52.

1933-52.

1933-52. 

1928-52.

1930-52.

1951-52.

1949-52.

1949-52.

1928-52.

1936-52. 

1938-52.

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

beginning In 1931 from 8 areas of less than 10 acres each, 3 areas of less than 20 acres each, 

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

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Streamflow during the 1952 water year as a whole was slightly above normal in the northern half of the lower Mississippi River basin and below normal in the southern half. 

Streamflow was above normal from October to March over most of the area covered by this 

report except for Louisiana, Texas, and southern Oklahoma where drought conditions prevailed; from May to September drought conditions prevailed over most of the area. Record 

lows were recorded at several key stations. No noteworthy floods occurred during the 

year. For three key gaging stations in the area covered by this report, a comparison of 

monthly and yearly mean discharge during the 1952 water year with the median for the 

25-year period 1921-45 is shown in figure 3 on the following page.
Discharge, in cfs Discharge, in cfs
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 15

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo.

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

22 ft downstream from Eads Bridge at St. Louis, 15 miles downstream from Missouri

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

Ohio River.

Drainage area. 701.000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. Discharge: March 1933 to September 1952 in reports of Geological

Survey.Since August 1866, results of discharge measurements, and January 1928 to

December 1944, records of daily discharge in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

January to December 1844 and January 1861 to December 1927 in files of St. Louis

district office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage heights: March 1933 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. Since

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

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

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

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

Average discharge. 19 years, 177,000 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 684,000 cfs Apr. 29, 30; maximum gage height,

as.83 ft May 1; minimum discharge, 75,800 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.06 ft). 

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 844,000 efs Apr. 30, 1944 (gage height, 39.14 ft);

maximum gage height, 40.28 ft July 22, 1951; minimum discharge, 27,600 cfs Dec. 12,

1937; minimum gage height, -6.11 ft Jan. 16, 1940.

1861-1952: Maximum gage height, 40.28 ft July 22, 1951; minimum, -6.11 ft Jan. 16,

1940.

Maximum stage known, 41.33 ft June 27, 1844, from floodmarks (discharge, 1,300,000

cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers). Flood of April 1785 may have reached a stage of

42.0 ft. 

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural

flow of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams in upper Mississippi

River basin, and by many reservoirs and diversions for irrigation in Missouri River

basin. Records of sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given -in Water-Supply

Paper 1252.

Qage height at 8 a.m., In feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15.29

14.41

13.31

12.74

12.21

11.42

11.56

13.78

15.19

15.82

15.95

15.18

13.90

12.91

12.89

12.22

11.21

11.42

10.67

10.59

10.50

11.05

12.03

12.02

14.98

15.93

16.42

16.40

16.10

14.92

14.20

Nov.

14.49

13.63

12.99

12.91

11.88

11.52

12.02

11.48

10.84

10.90

11.11

12.01

13.98

Dec.

12.68

12.78

11.98

12.76

12.82

13.02

12.09

11.56

11.30

11.13

10.56

10.44

11.40

18.07) 11.56

20.34

22.77

22.63

21.60

20.22

18.82

17.73

16.53

15.85

15.32

14.88

15.39

15.57

15.38

14.97

14.37

11.67

8.37

5.55

4.85

2.06

2.15

3.57

3.09

3.35

2.68

2.25

1.77

1.48

1.90

1.98

3.07

3.40

Jan.

4.89

6.00

7.29

7.12

7.00

6.60

6.74

6.68

6.50

6.90

7.50

7.61

7.31

7.50

Feb.

9.70

10.28

10.50

12.77

14.21

15.00

14.30

13.10

13.10

12.91

12.69

12.31

12.10

12.00

8.03) 12.07

7.80

8.61

9.90

10.51

11.22

11.90

11.99

11.33

9.51

9.39

10.57

12.00

11.60

10.00

7.31

7.57

12.60

12.60

12.12

12.20

13.52

13.80

12.60

12.50

12.70

12.55

i2.OO

11.12

9.92

9.10

_

-

Mar.

8.79

8.59

9.09

9.30

10.53

11.35

10.58

10.47

10.51

11.11

14.95

18.22

21.81

23.13

23.62

23.75

24.06

24.42

24.67

24.89

24.57

24.51

25.11

24.78

24.45

24.12

23.41

22.33

21.32

20.25

19.26

Apr . | May

19.08

18.71

18.90

20.81

23.88

25.30

25.52

25.08

24.57

24.48

24.54

25.09

26.58

27.76

28.02

28.26

28.45

28.50

28.47

28.41

28.46

28.73

29.12

29.74

30.55

31.50

32.44

33.20

33.64

33.81

-

33.79

33.63

33.21

32.45

31.48

30.25

28.90

27.94

27.04

26.23

25.52

24.93

24.25

23.45

22.63

21.49

20.53

19.79

19.63

19.50

:9.44

18.54

17.59

17.02

16.44

17.29

19.57

20.17

19.77

18.48

16.63

June

15.01

13.90

13.56

14.12

14.46

14.47

15.34

13.68

12.13

13.48

14.78

14.40

13.22

11.25

11.17

13.08

13.10

12.97

13.34

13.01

12.28

13.18

15.96

17.83

20.90

21.86

20.77

18.46

16.97

16.18

-

July

16.45

17.60

18.55

17.02

16.18

15.37

14.35

13.87

14.71

14.67

13.49

13.42

14.83

15.33

14.79

14.38

14.28

13.98

13.57

13.78

13.68

13.52

13.00

12.38

12.09

11.86

12.08

11.70

10.96

10.43

9.98

Aug.

9.64

9.64

9.76

10.42

10.36

10.58

10.66

10.92

11.08

11.19

11.39

Sept.

7.08

6.90

7.20

8.03

9.31

9.35

8.20

7.12

6.39

5.70

5.52

11.32 5.41

10.891 4.92

10.88 4.94

10.99

10.92

11.40

11.79

11.62

11.28

10.77

11.80

14.70

15.37

15.03

13.00

10.43

8.88

8.07

7.62

6.67

4.92

3.57

4.02

3.78

4.46

2.56

3.06

2.48

2.41

1.68

2.00

2.00

1.70

1.19

1.28

1.26

-

Hote. Qage heights computed from graph based on twice-daily staff-gage readings Oct. 1-25, 

o~Jo7. 13, Nov. 24 to Mar. 11, June 1?. 13, 16, 22, July 6 to Aug. 20, Aug. 22 to Sept. 30.
16 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo. Continued 

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In. 

Ac-ft

Oct.

211,000 

202,000 

191,000 

186,000 

181,000

173,000 

180,000 

208,000 

225,000 

233,000

233,000 

220,000 

204,000 

192,000 

191,000

181,000 

170,000 

170,000 

164,000 

163,000

163,000 

172,000 

182,000 

190,000 

223,000

238,000 

244,000

242,000 

236,000 

219,000 

Z12,000

*S,199 

200,000

* 12, 300

Nov.

213,000 

202,000 

195,000 

190,000 

176,000

176,000 

181,000 

175,000 

170,000

172,000

175,000 

187,000 

220,000 

280,000 

319,000

359 , 000

352,000 

331,000 

306,000 

284,000

266,000 

247,000 

238,000 

230,000 

228,000

234,000 

236,000 

235,000 

230,000 

217,000

*7,024 

234,100

i!3,930

Dec.

199,000 

'196,000 

190,000 

202,000 

203,000

204,000

'192,000 

186,000 

184,000 

180,000

173,000 

174,000 

186,000 

185,000 

189,000

140,000 

114,000 

103,000 

84,400 

87 , 600

95,200 

93,500 

94,400 

89,300 

86,000

82,100 

80 , 600

83,700 

86,000 

93,500 

97,100

*4,355.4 

140,500

*8,639

Jan.

112,000

124,000 

135,000 

133,000 

130,000

128,000 

129,000 

129,000 

128,000 

133,000

141,000 

142,000 

138,000 

142,000 

149,000

148,000 

159,000 

173,000 

181,000 

190,000

196,000 

197,000 

182,000 

163,000 

161,000

178,000 

199,000

192,000 

161,000 

137,000 

144,000

*4,754 

153,400

*9,429

Feb.

168,000 

176,000 

180,000 

213,000 

234,000

240,000

228,000 

213,000 

213,000 

210,000

206,000 

200,000 

197,000 

196,000 

199,000

203,000 

203,000 

196,000 

200,000 

217,000

217,000 

203,000 

202,000 

204,000 

202,000

194,000 

184,000 

169,000 

160,000

-

*5,827 

200,900

til, 560

Mar.

158,000 

156.000

163,000 

169,000 

185,000

192,000 

182,000 

180,000 

181,000 

196,000

250,000 

305,000 

366,000 

389,000 

400,000

402,000 

411,000 

416,000 

422,000 

425,000

418,000 

420,000 

432.000

425,000 

416,000

404,000 

385,000 

360,000 

338,000 

318,000 

299,000

$9,764 

315,000

*19,370

Apr.

296,000 

292,000

299,000 

340,000 

395,000

422,000 

425,000 

418,000 

411,000 

411,000

416,000 

432,000 

469,000 

495,000 

503 , 000

508,000 

514,000 

514,000 

514,000 

511,000

514,000 

525,000 

542,000 

557,000 

592,000

619-,000 

649,000 

671,000 

681,000 

682,000

-

*14,627 

487,600

* 29, 010

May

674,000

656,000 

632,000 

598,000 

558,000

529,000 

498,000 

474,000 

456,000 

436,000

421,000 

405,000 

388,000 

372,000 

349,000

326,000 

308,000 

297,000 

294,000 

292,000

288,000 

272,000 

261,000 

252,000 

248,000

267,000 

301,000 

308,000 

295,000 

271,000 

243,000

*11,969 

386,100

*23,740

June

219,000 

205 , 000 

201 , 000 

209,000 

212,000

214,000 

217,000 

193,000 

179,000 

198,000

213,000 

207 , 000 

189,000 

173,000

176,000

197,000 

196,000 

194,000 

197,000 

192,000

183,000 

201,000 

236,000 

266,000 

318,000

328,000

299,000 

261,000 

238,000 

227,000

*6,538 

217,900

*12,970

July

234,000 

254,000 

260 . 000

240,000 

227,000

216,000 

203,000 

201,000 

209,000 

206,000

193,000 

196,000 

213,000 

217,000 

209,000

205,000 

203,000 

198,000 

196,000 

197,000

196,000 

192,000 

185,000 

179,000 

174,000

173,000 

174,000 

169,000 

161,000 

155,000 

150,000

*6,186 

199,500

*12,270

Aug.

148,000 

148,000 

150,000 

157,000 

156,000

158,000 

159,000 

161,000 

163,000 

164,000

167,000 

164,000 

161,000 

161,000 

162,000

162,000 

161,000 

170,000 

167,000 

163,000

160,000 

179,000 

210,000 

219,000

210,000

181,000 

154,000 

139,000 

132,000 

126,000 

120,000

*5,038 

152,500

*9,993

Sept.

122,000 

122,000 

125,000 

135,000 

145.000

141,000 

129,000 

119,000 

112,000 

108,000

107,000 

106,000 

104,000 

105,000 

102,000

94,200 

96,600 

99,900 

99,900 

90,200

90,200 

87 , 800 

85, 400 

81,400 

83,000

83,000 

79,800 

76.600 

76,600 

78,200

*3,084.8 

102,800

t 5,119

Calendar year 1951 : Max 779,000 Min 42,300 Mean 291,700 Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft 211,200,000 

Water year 1951-52 : Max 682,000 Min 76,600 Mean 233,200 Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft 169,300,000

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Daily discharge computed from dally mean gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights. Discharge Oct. 1-25, Oct. 30 to Nov. 13, Nov. 24 to Mar. 11, June 12-16, 21, 22, July 6 to Sept. 30 

computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 

Green Acre Branch near Rolla, Mo.

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

bank 35 ft upstream from double concrete-box culvert under State Highway 72, 0.4 mile 

upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southeast of Rolla.

Drainage area. 0.622 sq mi.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1952.

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

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46.9 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 1.94 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 1,900 cfs June 9, 1950 (gage height, 6.85 ft), from 

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

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

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

0.3 cfs, which are poor.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.66 

.70 

.80 

.90

.02 

.10 

.29

1.00

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.65

4.55

8.40

12.3

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

Day

1

2

3

4,

5

*6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In. Ac-rtj

Oct.

0.09

.09

.08

.08

.10

.84

.22

.15

.12

.10

.09

.08

.07

.07

.06

.07

.09

.10

.09

.10

.12

2.81

6.00

^85

.35

.29

.41

.41

.41

.41

.25

15.00

0.484

0.778

0.90

30

Nov.

0.22

.20

.20

.15

.22

.60

.41

.85

2.47

6.23

3.64

6.72

TT22

.60

3.21

1.44

.60

.41

.29

.29

.29

.41

2.13

.60

3.59

.85

.60

.41

.35

.29

39.49

1.32

2.12

2.36

78

Dec.

0.29

.25

.22

.22

.22

.20

.17

.60

.50

.35

.29

.29

.25

4.97

aT75~

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

.60

a. 5

a. 4

.25

a. 2

1.35

a. 8

a. 4

.22

.20

.25

.50

17.79

0.574

0.923

1.06

35

Jan.

0.29

.25

.22

~7Tz 1.02

.60

.60

1.02

.41

.29

.22

.25

.25

.25

.25

.22

.20

.17

.15

.13

.52

.25

.25

.15

.20

.18

.13

.12

.12

.11

7T2

9.66

0.312

0.502

0.58

19

Feb.

6.70

1.65

2.22

1.88

.60

.50

.35

.25

.22

.22

.20

.20

.22

.22

.20

.18

.17

.15

.15

.13

.12

715

.22

.20

.17

.17

.17

.15

.13

_

-

19.89

0.686

1.10

1.19

39

Mar.

0.12

.17

*.71

.41

.29

.22

.20

.18

.18

10.0

2.40

.72

.41

.25

.25

.20

.22

4.88

.72

.50

.29

.29

.20

.20

.20

.18

.17

.17

.15

.15

*.31

25.34

0.817

1.31

1.52

50

Apr.

0.22

.15

.18

*11.8

-T702

.50

.29

.25

.29

.50

.29

6.30

1.02

.60

.41

.29

.22

.20

.18

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.13

.11

.10

.09

.08

.07

26.14

0.871

1.40

1.56

52

May

0.06

.06

.06

.05

.05

.08

707

.05

.06

.05

.04

.04

.05

.03

.02

.02

.03

.08

.06

.05

.05

.03

.02

.06

.05

.03

.02

.05

.01

0

0

1.33

0.043

0.069

0.08

2.6

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO a.  

01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.01

0.0003

0.00048

0.0006

0.02

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.09

il*

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.25

0.008

0.013

0.01

0.5

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.60

T02

0

0

0

0

0

.06

0

0

.53

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.26

0.105

0.169

0.19

6.5

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951 : Max 30.6 Min 0 Mean 0.814 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.78 Ac-ft 588

water year 1951-52: Max 11.8 Mln 0 Mean 0.4,32 Cfsm 0.695 In. 9.45 Ac-ft 313

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated oh basis of weather records.
18 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Behmke Branch near Rolla, Mo.

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

bank 300 ft above highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, and 3j miles 

southeast of Rolla.

Drainage area. 1.05 sq. mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1962.

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

~1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 88 cfa Mar. 10 (gage hsight, 1.70 ft); minimum, 

 0.01 cfs June 20, 21, July 11-13, July 22 so Aug. 11, Sept. 12-30; minimum gage height, 

0.72 ft June 20, 21, July 11-13, July 22 to Aug. 11.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, 1,190 cfs June 9, 1950 (gage height, 3.36 ft), from 

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

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

Remarks. Records fair except those for period uf no gage-height record and those below 

1 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year ia51- 5d (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cable feet per second)

0.71 

.80 

.90

0.01 

.36

1.78

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

4.01

7.50

13.6

21.7

Discharge feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.27

.27

.27

.27

.36

.80

.68

.45

.36

.27

.19

.19

.19

.19

.19

.19

.19

.19

.19

.19

.27

3.20

8.75

2.35

1.60

1.26

1.43

1.10

1.26

1.10

.95

29.17

0.941

0.896

1.03

56

Nov.

0.68

.56

768

.68

.68

.68

.80

1.10

2.82

9.68

7.61

12.4

3.23

1.96

a4.0

a2.5

al.7

al.3

al.l

.95

.95

.95

2.78

1.60

5,33

E.56

1.60

1.26

1.10

1.10

-

 ''4.34

7.48

3.36

2.63

147

Dec.

0.95

.80

.80

.68

.68

.68

.68

1.60

1.43

1.10

.95

.95

.80

6.97

T760

1.26

1.10

.95

.80

.95

.80

.68

.56

.45 iTio

.80

.56

.56

.68

.68

.95

33.55

1.08

1.03

1.19

67

Jan.

0.95

.80

.80

2.15

1.96

1.60

1.43

1.78

1.26

.95

.80

.80

.80

.80

.68

.68

.56

.56

.68

.56

1.20

1.10

.95

.80

.95

.80

.68

.56

.45

745

.56

29.10

0.939

O.S94

1.03

58

Feb.

13.4

4.59

4.28

5.54

2.56

2.15

1.78

1.43

1.10

.95

.95

.80

.80

.80

.80

.68

.56

.56

.56

.56

.80

1.10

1.10

.80

.56

.56

.56

.56

.45

_

-

b-,34

1.77

1.69

1.82

102

Mar.

0.4b

Apr.

0.80

TaOl . 68

*l.iO .68

l.tS 19.8

.95 3.47

.00 1 2.15

,80' 1.78

. 6oi 1.26

. 56

16.?

1.43

1.78

5.2£l 1.43

2.3Si 10.1

1.78 3.23

1.43 2.35

1.10 1.78

.9oi 1.26

.95 1.10

7.2S .95

2.35 .95

1.7B .80

1.43 .80

1.26 .80

. 95 . 68

.80 .68

.80 .56

.68i .45

.68 .45

.68 .36

.68i .27

.56 .27

.68

58.50

1.8S

1.80

2.07

116

-

. .V 10

-.10

:.oo

?.23

125

May

0.27

.27

.19

.19

.19

.19

.19

.13

.13

.13

.13

.08

.08

.13

.13

.13

.08

.13

.13

.13

.08

.08

.08

.13

.13

.08

.08

.13

.08

.08

.J36

4.04

0.130

0.124

0.14

8.0

Jurie ! July

1 0.06 0.02

'.06 . 06 .02

.02

. 06 1 .02

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

76T

.01

.23

.08

.06

.04

.04

.04

.02

.02

.021 .01

. 02 1 .01

.02 .01

.02| .01

. 04 i .01

.04 .01

.02 .01

.02' .01

.02 i .01

.01

1.021 0.86

0.034 I i,. 028

0.032 0.027

0.04 0.03

2.0l 1.7

Aug.

"To! 0.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

1.12

. 13 !oe

.04

.04

.04

.02

.04

.04

.04

.51

.27

.08

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

2.87

0.093

0.089

0.10

5.7

Sept.

O.04 "704

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01 75T

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

-

0.47

0.016

0.015

0.02

0.9

Calendar year 1S51 : Max 46.2 Min 0.06 Mean 1.C1 Cfsm 1.53 In. ?C.:;1 Ac-ft 1,170

Water year 1951-52 : Max 19.8 Min 0.01 Mean 0.9=; Cfsm 0.907In. 1?.53 Ac-ft 691

Peak discharge (base, 65 cfs).--Mar. 10 (8:15 p.m.) 6S ofs (1.70 ft); Apr. 4 '4:30 a.m.) 69 cfs 

(1.62 f t).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis .1 (feather records and recorded range In 

stage.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 19

Meramec River near Steelvllle, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°59'55", long. 91°21'40", In NE£ sec. 21, T. 38 N., R. 4 W., on downstream 

side of first pier from left end of St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 400 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile upstream from Whlttenburg Creek, and l| miles 

north of Steelvllle.

Drainage area. 781 sq ml.

Records available. December 1922 to September 1952. Gage-height records for 1916-33 at 

site 1 mile upstream in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

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

~l"929. Prior to May 24, 1934, chain gage and May 24, 1934, to Oct. 10, 1942, waterstage recorder, at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1923-52), 640 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,210 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 11.59 ft); minimum, 150 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.54 ft).

1922-52: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs June 26, 1935; maximum gage height, 24.30 

ft June 9, 1945; minimum discharge, 74 cfs July 22, 1934 (gage height, 0.35 ft, site 

then In use).

Maximum stage known, 26.5 ft (present site) Aug. 20, 1915 (discharge, 60,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

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

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

142

250

388

628

4.0

6.0

10.0

12.0

1,250

2,910

6,940

9,350

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

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

515

504

294

286

2S2

294

323

340

318

302

292

292

284

274

272

269

264

262

262

264

260

313

*5.550

5,100

1,540

1,120

895

925

855

769

698

19,598

652

0.809

0.95

38,870

Nov.

611

546

499

461

459

470

457

448

556

1,280

5,000

4,010

5.160

2,640

1,700

3,670

4,040

1,860

1,560

1,120

955

865

955

1,120

1,180

2,730

1,820

1,320

1,080

955

-

47,307

1,577

2.02

2.25

Dec.

865

781

755

*721

692

674

654

611

865

1,050

925

855

757

1,010

1.560

955

835

781

710

674

663

594

572

530

535

578

519

504

499

504

519

22,485

725

0.928

1.07

93,830 44,600

Jan.

556

556

530

556

865

955

865

855

805

727

640

594

572

561

551

*550

499

475

452

459

435

466

470

435

426

430

422

407

592

575

^65

17,186

554

0.709

0.82

54,090

Feb.

478

2,200

1,740

1,780

1,700

1,390

1,180

1,050

925

805

745

692

651

645

617

585

556

550

509

490

466

452

452

457

461

448

*444

439

435

_

-

23,320

804

1.03

1.11

46,250

Mar.

422

422

439

589

663

589

551

519

504

981

4.770

3,920

2,020

1,540

1,220

1,050

925

1,650

3,180

gl,900

gl,390

gl,180

1,400

gl,180

1,020

925

835

775

716

674

645

38,594

1,245

1.59

1.84

76,550

Apr.

640

*622

g578

gl,600

g5,260

g2,550

gl,620

1,280

1,120

1,080

1,050

2,760

7.460

3,090

1,940

1,460

1,220

1,050

955

895

835

781

745

g721

g710

g692

g651

620

g589

560

-

45,134

1,504

1.93

2.15

89,520

May

B550

510

494

480

461

448

439

459

455

418

599

388

581

572

565

562

352

552

362

358

*549

558

555

552

565

568

543

335

323

518

510

12,061

389

0.498

0.57

23,920

June

299

29?

289

282

276

274

269

264

260

257

252

248

245

241

234

252

227

223

220

220

218

218

241

236

225

218

214

212

209

21?

-

7,307

244

0.312

0.35

14,490

July

218

209

212

209

203

201

203

209

205

*201

198

194

209

404

499

396

340

299

269

252

258

229

220

214

209

205

201

196

194

220

212

7,466

241

0.309

0.56

14,810

Aug.

205

201

19S

196

196

468

352

262

260

227

245

400

329

279

284

279

245

243

256

227

245

264

264

256

220

214

*205

201

196

194

197

7,765

250

0.520

0.37

15,400

Sept.

192

1ST

185

181

181

179

179

172

172

172

168

168

168

168

168

166

175

170

168

166

168

168

166

164

164

162

162

162

160

158

-

5,117

171

0.219

0.24

10,150

Calendar year 1951: Max 

Water year 1951-52: Max

25,000 Min 

7,460 Min

186

158

Mean 1,104 

Mean 692

Cfsm 1.41 In. 19,18 Ac-ft 799,500 

Cfsm 0.886 In. 12.06 Ac-ft 502,500

Peak discharge (base, 9,200 cfs).--Apr. 15 (12:50 p.m.) 9,210 cfs (11.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°09'30", long. 91°06'30", in SE^NE£ sec. 35, T. 40 N., R. 2 W., near right 

bank on upstream side of Sappington Bridge, 3f miles downstream from Brazil Creek and 

4 miles southeast of Sullivan.

Drainage area. 1,475 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1933, November 1943 to September 1952.

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

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

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1921-33, 1944-52), 1,371 cfa.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 15.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 314 cfs Sept. 25-30; minimum gage height, 2.03 

ft Sept. 30.

1921-33, 1943-52: Maximum discharge, 77,300 cfs June 9, 1945 (gage height, 32.0 ft); 

minimum, 160 cfs Sept. 22-30, Oct. 2, 3, 1932; minimum gage height, 1.38 ft Sept. 28, 

29, 1932.

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

(discharge, 90,000 cfs).

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

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 16-18, Mar. 26 to Apr. 4)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 13 14 to Sept. 3O

2.8 669

3.0 753

4.0 1,260

8.0 

12.0

4,150 

8.59O

2.O 298

3.O 677

6.0 2,59O

9.0 5,150

12.0 6,590

15.0 14,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24:

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

795

795

753

753

753

753

a780

795

795

795

753

753

753

a730

711

711

711

711

669

669

669

795

* ,550

.760

,400

,310

,840

,580

a ,500

,440

,520

4 ,102

,294

.877

1.01

79,540

Nov.

1,260

1,140

1,030

1,030

978

al,OOO

al,030

1,030

1,140

2,030

4,150

6,200

8.450

5,980

3,400

5,050

7,210

3,880

a2,800

2,310

2,030

1,84O

1,960

2,310

2,380

3,640

a3,300

2,730

2,240

a2,OOO

-

85,526

2,851

1.93

2.16

169,600

Dec.

1,770

1,640

1,580

*1,510

1,510

1,380

1,320

1,320

1,840

a2,100

1,960

1,770

1,640

2.800

2,660

a2,100

1,770

1,640

1,510

1,440

1,380

1,320

1,250

1,190

al,200

1,250

1,190

1,130

1,130

1.070

1,130

48,500

1,565

1.06

1.22

96,200

Jan.

,190

,19O

,13O

,190

a ,700

a ,900

,840

,700

,7OO

,580

,380

,320

,250

,190

,190

* ,130

,O70

,07O

,O10

951

951

951

1,010

951

893

893

893

893

835

779

775

36,509

1,178

0.799

0.92

72,410

Feb.

951

2,450

3,170

3,240

S.520

2,940

2,52O

2,170

1,960

1,770

1,580

1,440

1,380

1,380

al,300

1,250

1,190

1.13O

1,070

1,070

1,010

951

1,010

951

951

951

*893

893

893

_

-

45,784

1,579

1.07

1.15

90,810

Mar.

893

893

893

1,130

al,400

1,320

1,190

1,130

1,07O

a2,OOO

6,530

7.810

4,250

3,100

2,520

2,170

2,030

3,910

4,750

3,560

2,800

2,730

3,100

2,800

2,380

2,1OO

1,960

1,84O

1,700

al,600

1,510

77,069

2,486

1.69

1.94

152,900

Apr.

1,510

1,440

*1.520

4,360

11,OOO

6,310

3,56O

2,730

2,380

2,240

2,170

5,730

15.200

8,660

4,150

3,100

2,660

2,310

2,100

1,960

1,840

1,70O

1,700

1,640

1,700

1,640

1,510

1,440

1,380

1,320

-

98,760

3,292

2.23

2.49

195,900

May

,25O

,190

,190

,130

,070

,070

,010

,010

,010

,010

951

893

893

835

835

835

779

779

a779

779

779

*726

726

726

a800

835

726

726

726

677

677

27,422

885

0.600

0.69

54,390

June

632

632

632

590

59O

590

590

550

550

550

511

511

511

492

473

473

473

454

454

454

436

473

492

492

473

436

436

418

4lF

418

-

15,2O4

507

0.344

0.38

30,160

July

418

418

418

400

4OO

400

400

40O

40O

*400

400

Tie- 382

677

1.07O

893

726

632

550

511

473

454

436

418

418

400

382

382

382

454

418

14,930

482

O.327

0.38

29,610

Aug.

436

418

418

418

382

838

951

632

550

a530

511

a90O

779

632

59O

779

632

590

55O

511

511

511

511

473

454

436

*400

400

382

382

382

16,889

545

0.369

0.43

33,500

Sept.

382

382

382

382

382

365

365

365

348

348

348

331

331

331

331

331

365

365

348

331

331

331

331

331

314

314

314

314

314

314

-

10,321

344

0.233

0.26

20,470

Calendar year 1951: Max 27,300 Mln 419 

Water year 1951-52: Max 13,200 Mln 314

Mean 2,168 

Mean 1,413

Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.95 Ac-ft 1,569,000 

Cfsm O.958 In. 13.03 Ac-ft 1,025,000

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 efs).--Apr. 5 (12 m.) 11,800 cfs (13.9 ft); Apr. 13 (4 p.m.) 14,OOO 

cfs (15.O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basia of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 21

Bourbeuse River near St. James, Mo.

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

735 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 68 and 3 miles northwest of St. James.

Drainage area. 21.3 sq. mi.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1952.

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

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 7.53 ft); minimum, '(J.06 cfs Aug. 1-4 (gage height, 3.81 ft).

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 8,250 cfs Oct. 11, 1949 (gage height, 11.08 ft); minimum, 0.01 cfs Oct. 6, 1948; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 1-4, 1952.

Remarks . --Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

0.04 

.29 

.76

3.0

4.3 

4.5

5.0 

6.0

119

185

637

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.6

11

8.8

6.0

4.3

3.4

2.6

2.0

1.76

1.76

*1.76

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.5.2

1.52

127

"52 238

24

17

14

17

12

16

13

596.56

19.2

0.901

1.04

1,180

Nov.

11

8.8

7.9

7.9

7.2

8.8

11

16

76

233

138

"85 254

40

50

85

36

22

18

14

12

14

152

56

169

66

36

26

19

16

-

1,695.6

56.5

2.65

2.96

3,360

Dec.

13

11

10

9.6

8.8

7.9

7.2

15

26

19

16

13

10

348

48

26

17

14

13

14

13

9.6

8.8

6.5

17

12

7.2

7.9

8.8

10

18

765.3

24.7

1.16

1.34

1,520

Jan.

23

17

13

29

33

30

30

56

45

23

17

16

14

20

24

17

14

11

10

8.8

13

19

9.6

8.8

9.6

10

8.8

7.9

6.5

6.5

B,tO

556.5

18.0

0.845

0.97

1,100

Feb.

351

119

87

152

58

56

36

27

18

16

12

10

10

9.6

7.9

7.2

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.4

4.8

5.4

6.5

7.2

7.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

_

-

1,057.2

36.5

1.71

1.85

2,100

Mar.

5.4

6.5

*24

38

22

16

12

10

9.6

552

153

50

30

20

17

13

11

171

56

33

23

20

17

13

11

10

9.6

7.9

7.2

6.5

6.5

1,181.2

38.1

1.79

2.06

2,340

Apr.

6.5

5.4

6.0

~78 382

38

24

18

18

60

33

191

76

43

28

19

16

13

11

9.6

8.8

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.2

6.5

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.3

-

1,142.2

38.1

1.79

1.99

2,270

May

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.0

1.76

1.76

1.52

1.52

1.31

1.31

1.52

2.6

2.6

2.0

1.76

1.52

1.52

2.3

3.8

2.0

1.11

1.76

1.31

.86

.76

63.60

2.05

0.096

0.11

126

June

O.63

.58

.58

.53

.53

.48

.43

.39

.39

.35

.32

.29

.32

.32

.32

.29

.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

.23

.26

.23

.26

.'20

720

.20

.20

.20

-

10.03

0.334

0.016

0.02

20

July

0.23

.23

.23

.26

.26

.20

.26

.43

.29

.23

.17

.17

.17

4.0

1.11

.63

.53

.48

.43

.35

.32

.29

.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

.23

.20

.17

-12

13.27

0.428

0.020

0.02

26

Aug.

0.06

. O6

!o6

.12

.12

.14

.12

.10

.12

.10

12

1.11

.48

.43

1.23

.76

.43

.72

.69

.43

8.8

2.3

.76

.58

.43

.39

.35

.32

.29

.26

.26

34.02

1.10

0.052

0.06

67

Sept.

0.26

. 23

!23

.20

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.14

-ilP.

.10

.12

.17

.17

.23

.23

.20

.20

.20

.17

.17

.14

.14

.14

.14

.12

.12

.12

-

5.06

0.169

O.O079

O.O09

10

Calendar year 1951 : Max 952 Mln 0.58 Mean 32.7 Cfsm 1.54 In. 2O.85 Ac-ft 23,680

Water year 1951-52 : Max 382 Mln 0.06 Mean 19.5 Cfsm 0.915 In. 12.43 Ac-ft 14,120

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Dec. 14 (5 

" Discharge measurement made on this day

.) 2,020 cfs (7.53 ft).
22 MERAMSC RIVER BASIN

Lanes Pork near Rolla, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°59'33", long. 91°43'36", in NE^NE^ sec. 30, T. 38 N. , R. 7 W. , on left 

bank 100 ft upstream from farm road bridge, 1 mile north of U. S. Highway 66, and 

4-| miles northeast of Rolla.

Drainage area.--0.225 sq mi.

Records available. March to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 25.6 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 3.66 ft); no 

flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, Mar. 1 to Sept. 30, 1952 (ga 

and discharge, in cubic feet pe

1.81

1.90

2.00

2.1

2.2

2.3

.24 

.48

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

e height, in feet, 

second)

1.44

2.11

3.00

4.14

5.54

7.15

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

Ac-'ft

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

0.04

.10

1.21

.44

.19

.13

.09

.08

.06

7.07

1.50

.30

.16

.11 

.10

.08

.08

3.58

.44

.21

.12

.16

.09

.08

.05

.04

*.03

.02

.02

.01 

.01

16.60

0.535

2.38

2.74

33

Apr.

0.01

.01

.01

*6.75

T56

.17

.10

.06

.38

.81

.28

3.81

.62

.30

.15

.08

.05

.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

0

0

0

14.36

0.479

2.13

2.37

28

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

^32

.01

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.33

0.011

0.049

0.05

0.65

June

0

0

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

^54 

.05

.01

0

0

0

Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01 

0

0.61

0.020

0.089

0.10

1.2

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.80

0

0

.03 

.01

0

0

.05

0

0

.71

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1.61

0.052

0.231

0.27

3.2

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Win Mean Cfam In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfam In. Ac-ft

Peak discharge (bas

(3.19 ft): Apr. 4 (5 a 

8.76 cfa (3.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

. 7 cfa). Mar. 10 (9 p.m.) 2^.6 cfs (3.66 ft); Mar. 18 (Z a.m.) 12.3 cfa

.m.) 17.9 cfa (3.41 ft); Apr. 12 (6 a.m.) 9.80 cfs (3.06 ft)i Aug. 11 (11 a.m.)
MERAMEC RIVER BASDJ 23

Bourbeuse River near Spring Bluff, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°18'40", long. 91°16'45", in NE£ sec. 8, T. 41 N., R. 3 W. , on downstream 

side of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Boone Creek, 3.5 miles northwest of 

Spring Bluff, and 9.5 miles northwest of Sullivan.

Drainage area. 608 sq mi.

Records available. November 1943 to September 1952 (discharge above 1,000 cfs only).

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily between 5.5 and 7.5 ft, twice daily between 7.5 

and 15 ft, and bihourly above. Datum of gage is 626.34 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,200 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 20.48 ft). 

 T943-52: Maximum discharge, 33,300 cfs Apr. 26, 1947 (gage height, 31.40 ft).

Flood of August 1915 reached a stage of 35.7 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge below 1,000 cfs not computed.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

3,250

4,640

1,240

_

-

-

-

-

-

Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

1,810

3,550

3,500

3,850

1,520

-

1,200

1,240

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

1,000

2,090

1,100

-

-

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

1,170

2,380

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

Jan.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

1,340

1,040

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Feb.

_

6,140

3,080

4,260

2,340

1,700

1,380

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

Mar.

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

1,240

5,690

2,480

1,100

-

-

_

-

1,140

2,290

1,280

_

_

1,340

-

-

_

-

-

_

.

-

Apr.

_

-

-

3,270

7,830

2,000

-

_

_

1,280

1,380

1,890

3,610

1,560

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

May June July Aug. Sept.

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 efs1. No peak above base.
24 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo.

Location.--Lat 38°26'45", long. 90°59'30", in SW£ sec. 26, T. 43 N., R. 1 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge pier on U. S. Highway 50, 800 ft upstream from Plat 

Creek, half a mile east of Union, and 7 miles upstream from Birch Creek. Records include flow of Flat Creek.

Drainage area.--808 sq mi, includes that of Flat Creek.

Records available.--June 1921 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1916 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily, and used when stage 

Tell below 2.9 ft. Datum of gage is 488.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, datum of all gages 3.00 ft higher. Prior to Sept. 24, 1921, 

staff gage and Sept. 24, 1921, to Oct. 20, 1933, chain gage, at site 30 ft upstream. 

Oct. 21, 1933, to June 11, 1944, wire-weight gage and June 12, 1944, to Sept. 30, 

1948, water-stage recorder, at present site.

Average discharge.--31 years, 703 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,970 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 13.20 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

1921-52: Maximum discharge, 28,500 cfs June 10, 1945; maximum gage height, 23.23 

ft (present datum) June 13, 1938; minimum discharge, 14 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936; 

minimum gage height, that of Sept. 30, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 28.5 ft (present datum) Aug. 22, 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, about 50,000 cfs, determined from extension of rating curve for main channel 

based on measurements made since 1921 and study of overflow areas in vicinity of 

gaging station).

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years). W 957: 1941. W 1147: Drainage area.

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

132

275

434,

654

6.0 

10.0

13.0

2,440

5,450

8,730

Dec. 17 to sept. 30

0.9 41 2.0 299 

1.1 72 2.5 454 

1.5 165 3.0 655 

Note. Note. Same as preceding

table above 3.1 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

263

259

235

210

197

181

186

192

332

326

267

227

204

183

172

163

152

148

142

134

132

150

183

*3,050

*5,520

1,600

886

630

512

442

394

17,492

564

0.698

0.81

34,690

Nov.

360

329

297

278

253

246

240

232

251

390

2,100

4,400

4,480

4,990

2,040

1,270

1,300

1,540

994

730

576

503

520

495

1,050

1,420

3,500

1,480

967

730

"

36,963

1,232

1.52

1.70

73,320

Dec.

574

474

416

*360

344

329

309

303

312

306

397

416

383

551

1,320

2,820

1,160

755

680

526

472

438

489

508

454

439

730

655

526

472

447

16,485

596

0.736

0,85

36,660

Jan.

508

655

755

609

526

506

781

781

913

1 . 540

1,240

617

632

546

*526

566

632

566

408

438

405

383

377

405

431

392

346

343

331

311

288

16,117

564

0.723

0.83

35,930

Feb.

422

2,230

6..560

5,959

5,450

3,590

2,370

1,780

1,300

1,020

807

655

566

526

472

434

402

374

352

337

319

305

268

279

271

*274

282

279

277

-

-

38,171

1,316

1.63

1.76

75,710

Mar.

274

265

265

274

311

799

609

472

454

546

2,630

6.560

3,280

1,450

1,080

781

632

886

2,370

3,170

1,510

1,050

1,300

1,600

1,020

730

588

508

434

399

374

36,621

1,161

1.46

1.69

72,640

Apr.

352

328

*311

1,230

5,000

8,250

3,040

1,240

913

860

1,450

2,300

3,870

5,260

2,040

1,300

940

755

632

546

489

447

415

389

370

352

328

311

291

279

-

44,288

1,476

1.83

2.04

87,840

May

263

143

235

224

213

206

193

185

19S

193

198

182

170

163

158

141

139

131

127

115

*117

122

117

115

119

115

119

124

115

106

101

4,947

160

0.198

0.23

9,810

June

112

99

92

90

85

90

83

76

74

72

66

72

70

63

59

58

59

56

56

54

54

54

56

61

54

50

53

48

48

49

"

2,015

67.2

0.083

0.09

4,000

July

48

46

48

48

51

50

49

68

63

56

*51

49

48

70

99

108

172

364

235

172

148

96

83

74

68

59

58

58

94

61

63

2,757

88.9

0.110

0.13

5,470

Aug.

56

50

50

51

92

219

90

146

399

1.240

602

609

588

358

257

190

158

151

127

115

185

282

402

293

235

185

158

*127

112

96

85

7,708

249

0.308

0.35

15,290

Sept.

76

81

81

72

74

68

68

65

61

59

56

50

53

51

48

44

51

51

49

46

49

51

50

46

45

45

44

44

44

*41

"

1,663

55.4

0.069

0.08

3,300

Calendar year 1951: Max 15,700 Min 77 Mean 1,066 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.90 Ac-ft 771,400

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,250 Min 41 Mean 626 Cfsm 0.775 In. 10.56 Ac-ft 454,700

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 of a_) . No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 25

Big River near De Soto, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°07'20", long. 90°40i30", in SW£NW£ sec. 11, T. 39 N., R. 3 E., near

 right bank on downstream side of pier of Mammoth Bridge, 300 ft upstream from Mammoth 

Creek, if- miles downstream from Mineral Pork, and 6|- miles west of De Soto. Records 

include flow of Mammoth Creek.

Drainage area. 718 sq mi, includes that of Mammoth Creek. 

Records available. April 1949 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 538.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 15.40 ft); min-

 imum, 102 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.57 ft).

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 36,600 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 23.91 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 97 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 1949; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 27, 

1952.Maximum stage known, about 29.4 ft in August 1915, from floodmark 1 mile downstream, 

adjusted to gage site by comparison with a recorded flood 5.5 ft lower (discharge, 

70,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 37,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 16 Nov. 17 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

180

318

550

6.0 1,860

12.0 6,760

14.0 8,550

2.5 89

2.8 158

3.0 223

4.0 623

6.0

12.0

14.0

1,860

6,760

8,850

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

306

291

275

254

240

236

250

243

243

233

223

223

207

204

198

195

192

189

186

186

192

*989

5,390

3, 510

1,230

762

616

561

529

469

426

19,248

621

0.865

1.00

38,180

Nov.

390

36S

359

343

334

359

394

454

645

2,220

4,470

5,930

4,960

2,380

1,580

7.970

3,990

1,790

1,280

1,020

878

795

1,520

1,930

2,150

3,050

1,760

1,240

1,020

878

-

56,457

1,882

2.62

2.92

112,000

Dec.

795

742

*693

693

693

669

646

693

1.440

1,180

936

795

742

995

1,210

1,000

800

720

660

623

646

623

623

623

623

646

562

540

549

562

601

23,314

752

1.05

1.21

46,240

Jan.

646

601

532

601

1,440

1,120

850

768

742

669

601

579

570

566

549

515

*490

469

461

445

453

490

482

461

433

445

445

425

389

369

173

17,979

580

0.808

0.93

35,660

Feb.

437

2,300

2,680

5,510

2,520

1,510

1,120

936

795

742

669

623

601

742

742

669

646

601

566

570

528

494

507

519

507

482

465

*461

441

-

-

27,383

944

1.31

1.42

54,310

Mar.

429

433

486

795

768

623

566

528

515

1,390

8.080

4,150

1,930

1,410

1,080

936

822

2,600

3,350

1,860

1,310

2,520

3,050

1,680

1,280

1,060

907

850

795

742

693

47,638

1,537

2.14

2.47

94,490

Apr.

742

*646

623

6, T6C)

8,410

2,680

1,680

1,280

1,080

1,060

966

5,990

8,850

3,120

1,930

1,410

1,150

1,020

936

878

822

995

1,930

2,220

2,000

1,310

1,060

907

795

717

-

63,367

2,112

2.94

3.28

125,700

May

669

579

549

528

507

474

465

461

445

433

429

405

377

357

354

346

338

342

361

361

*342

330

323

342

377

361

330

304

289

274

274

12,326

398

0.554

0.64

24,450

June

263

252

248

234

216

220

213

216

206

203

203

192

177

167

167

167

164

150

161

158

155

196

417 285"

213

170

150

142

136

13?

-

5,977

199

0.277

0.31

11,860

July

142

131

124

126

124

124

124

129

124

*115

113

112.

117

304

511

385

292

220

180

167

155

144

126

117

117

113

115

117

117

129

147

5,067

163

0.227

0.26

10,050

Aug.

122

115

115

124

131

161

220

266

192

170

174

237

315

263

206

304

274

237

192

155

155

161

139

139

134

131

122

*110

106

ToS

108

5,384

174

0.242

0.28

10,680

Sept.

113

605

469

270

183

150

134

129

124

122

115

115

108

113

117

122

139

164

147

126

117

117

115

113

106

106

104

106

106

110

-

4,665

156

0.217

0.24

9,250

Calendar year 1951 : Max 21,500 Min 186 Mean 1,214 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.95 Ac-ft 879,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,850 Min 104 Mean 789 Cfsiu 1.10 In. 14.96 Ac-ft 572,900

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 cfs). Apr. 4 (8 p.m.) 10,600 of a (15.40 ft); Apr. 13 (10 a.m.) 10,300 

cfs (15.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
26 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°21i45", long. 90°39'05", in SE£ sec. 12, T. 42 N. , R. 3 E., on right 

bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge at Byrnesville, 4 miles upstream 

from Head Creek.

Drainage area. 917 sq mi.

Records available. May 1922 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 433.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T929. Prior to Nov. 7, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 7, 1934, to Mar. 8, 1940, wireweight gage, at same site and datum. Since Aug. 22, 1945, auxiliary wire-weight gage 

4 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 30 years, 890 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 17.37 ft); 

minimum, 121 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.97 ft).

1922-52: Maximum discharge, 36,900 cfs Jan. 5, 1950; maximum gage height, 25.23 

ft Jan. 5, 1950; minimum discharge, 25 cfs Aug. 30, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.50 

ft Aug. 14, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 30.2 ft in August 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 80,000 

cfs, by slope-area method).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 667: 1927. W 877: 1938. W 1007: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except fer periods when fall was 

used as a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to No Nov. 18 to Sept. 30

3.6 262

4.0 362

4.5 535

5.0 765

7.0 1,840

13.0 6,140

16.0 8,860

2.9 109

3.0 126

3.5 230

4.0 361

5.0 795

8.0 2,460

14.0 6,960

17.0 10,200

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft|

Oct.

391

391

376

354

337

331

326

326

321

321

316

306

298 

294

291

289

282

277

273

273

269

522

5,820

*k5 J 880

2,920

1,430

1,060

885

813

765

671

27,408

884

0.964

1.11

54,360

Nov.

602

557

514

494

475

514

514

535

671

1,660

k4,340

k6,420

k7,260 

k4,570

2,600

k4,040

8,410

k3,500

2,080

1,610

1,340

1,190

1,530

2,400

2,530

3,620

2,990

1,960

1,560

1,290

71,776

2,393

2.61

2.91

142,400

Dec.

1,160

1,060

*1,020

942

918

918

893

966

1,500

1,840

1,390

1,190

1,060 

2 . 650

1,840

1,500

1,120

1,060

991

893

966

942

844

820

1,020

1,040

893

771

747

TfT

844

34,549

1,114

1.21

1.40

68,530

Jan.

1,060

991

844

820

1,190

1.780

1,390

1,190

1,160

1,020

893

820

771 

795

*795

747

699

651

599

567

558

628

628

604

558

563

558

536

500

458

442

24,815

800

0.872

1.01

49,220

Feb.

645

2,020

k3,630

k4.120

k3,820

2,720

1,900

1,500

1,260

1,120

1,020

918

844 

844

991

942

868

820

771

723

699

651

604

628

628

*604

572

*549

551

-

36,942

1,274

1.39

1.50

73,270

Mar.

509

504

554

795

1,040

942

795

699

651

1,340

k5 , 480

8,520

k3 , 480 

2,270

1,720

1,440

1,260

k3,510

k4,300

3,340

2,080

2,270

k3,870

2,920

1,900

1,560

1,290

1,190

1,120

1,020

966

63,335

2,043

2.23

2.57

125,600

Apr.

942

*942

844

k3,370

k8,440

k7,830

k2,600

2,020

1,660

1,560

1,440

k4,640

k8.890 

k8,210

k3,100

,270

,840

,560

,390

,290

,220

,140

,560

,340

,530

,020

,500

,260

1,140

1,040

-

80,588

2,686

2.93

3.27

159,800

May

918

844

747

699

675

604

581

558

604

576

549

509

470 

454

419

405

398

391

394

401

401

*384

368

381

504

438

401

374

340

325

511

15,423

498

0.543

0.63

30,590

June

303

303

340

295

282

270

265

260

260

255

251

246

242 

230

226

221

217

215

210

208

208

204

232

378

282

246

219

204

193

184

-

7,449

248

0.270

0.30

14,770

July

180

182

182

176

169

169

165

169

171

171

*165

161

182 

212

369

492

355

295

239

210

197

190

180

169

159

149

145

147

186

151

149

6,236

201

0.219

0.25

12,370

Aug.

151

159

153

151

151

246

217

208

260

217

272

290

235 

270

280

323

Ws

267

255

219

223

208

197

182

171

*165

153

153

147

139

152

6,495

210

0.229

0.26

12,880

Sept.

130

132

468

416

270

215

186

171

161

157

149

143

134 

128

132

136

141

147

165

173

157

151

143

139

132

130

130

124

I?B

126

-

5,114

170

0.185

0.21

10,140

Calendar year 1951 : Max 25,000 Min 269 Mean 1,617 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.94 Ac-ft 1,171,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 8,890 Min 124 Mean 1,039 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.42 Ac-ft 753,900

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 efs). No peak above baae.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

k Discharge computed using fall as a factor.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Apr. 23 to Hay 21.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 27

Heramec H./er near Eureka, Mo.

, in SE^ sec. 3'., T. 44 N. , R. 4 E. , on right

bridge on 'J, S. Highway &6, L niles east of Eureka, an

livable.---a^ust 1903 to Ju: 1906, October 19l>l to September 1952.

itum n" page is 406.18 ft above mean sea level, datum ol 

5, cha'.'/^age at site 200 ft upstream at different datum

e at site 20'J ft upstream at datum 1.04 ft

higher. Jan. 17, 1333, to Sept. CC, 1937, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--£1 years (1921-52), 3,273 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge diu-ing year, 25,500 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 16.99 ft); min- 

 fmum, 518 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

1921-52: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs June 11, 1945 (gage height, 36.94 ft); minimum, 196 cfs Aug. 27, 31, Sept. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage Known, 40.2 ft Aug. S2, 1915, from flood-narks, present site and datum 

(discharge, 175,000 cfs, by slope-area method).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 377: 1938.M; . W 977: 1942. W 1007: Drainage area.

Rating tabl

:alendar year 1951: :iix 49,100 Mln 940 v,j 

water year 1951-52: M'tx 24,000 Mln 526 M<-

Peak discharge (base. 52,000 cfs). No peak: ai

5,395

3,471

j.,42 In. 

3.916 In.

19.34 Ac-ft 3,906,000 

12.48 Ac-ft 2,520,000

Discharge measu made on this day.
28 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Chester, 111.

Location.--Lat 37 0 54'00", long. 89°49'50", in SW^: sec. 24, T. 7 S., R. 7 W. , 3rd principal 

meridian, on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from highway bridge at Chester, 8.3 miles 

downstream from Kaskaskia River, and at mile 109.5 above mouth of Ohio River.

Drainage area.--712.600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--Discharge: July 1942 to September 1952 in reports of Geological

Survey.Since August 1873, results of discharge measurements; January 1928 to December 

1939 and July 1942 to December 1944, records of daily discharge, in reports of 

Mississippi River Commission.

Gage heights: July 1942 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

May 1891 in reports of Mississippi River Commission and U. S. Weather Bureau.

e. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 341.05 ft above mean sea level, 

atum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--21 years (1928-39, 1942-52), 189,300 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 685,000 cfs Apr. 30; maximum gage height, 34.4 

ft May 1-3; minimum discharge, 80,400 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 3.0 ft).

1928-39, 1942-52: Maximum discharge determined, 886,000 cfs July 3, 1947, but a 

greater discharge including unmeasured overflow occurred on May 24, 1943; maximum gage 

height, 39.3 ft July 23, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 30,000 cfs Dec. 12, 1937; minimum gage height, -2.0 ft Dec. 11, 1937.

1891-1952: Maximum gage height, 39.3 ft July 23, 1951; minimum, -4.0 ft Jan. 3, 

1900.

Maximum stage known, 39.8 ft about June 30, 1844 (discharge, 1,350,000 cfs, computed 

by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams in upper Mississippi River 

basin, and by many reservoirs and diversions for irrigation in Missouri River basin.

Gage height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15.0

15.2

14.4

13.6

13.0

12.6

12.1

12.8

14.4

15.4

15.7

15.6

15.0

14.0

13.3

13.1

12.4

11.9

11.5

11.2

11.2

11.2

13.0

14.3

14.6

16.4

16.7

16.7

16.6

16.1

15.0

Nov.

14.8

14.6

14.0

13.2

13.0

12.5

12.0

12.6

12.0

11.8

12.4

12.8

14.2

17 .0

20.0

22.3

23.3

22.7

21.9

20.4

19.0

18.0

17.3

17.0

16.4

16.4

16.6

16.6

16.2

15.8

-

Dec.

14.5

13.7

13.4

13.1

13.5

13.7

13.7

12.9

13.0

12.6

12.4

12.0

12.0

12.7

13.2

12.8

9.3

_

6.3

4.1

4.2

5.5

5.5

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.3

3.9

4.1

4.7

5.6

Jan.

6.0

7.4

8.5

9.2

9.6

9.3

9.1

9.2

9.0

8.9

9.2

9.6

9.7

9.4

9.6

10.0

9.9

10.6

11.5

12.2

12.9

13.3

13.3

12.1

11.0

10.9

12.1

13.2

12.9

10.6

9.3

Feb.

9.9

11.7

1£ .6

13.7

15.9

16.6

16.8

16.0

15.1

15.0

14.9

14.5

14.3

14.2

14.1

14.3

14.4

14.3

13.9

14.2

15.0

14.7

13.9

13.7

13.8

13.6

13.0

12.2

11.2

_

-

Mar.

10.5

10.1

10.2

10.8

11.1

12.2

12.5

12.1

11.9

12.0

15.1

18.4

21.5

23.7

24.4

24.8

25.0

25.3

26.0

26.2

26.1

25.9

25.9

26.2

26.0

25.5

25.0

24.2

23.1

22.1

21.1

Apr.

20.2

19.9

19.7

20.5

23.9

25.8

26.7

26.9

26.3

25.8

25.6

25.8

27.4

28.4

29.1

29.5

29.6

29.6

29.6

29.5

29.4

29.5

29.6

29.9

30.4

31.0

31.9

32.7

33.5

34.1

-

May

34.4

34.4

34.4

33.9

33.2

32.3

31.0

29.7

28.5

27.2

26.2

25.4

24.8

24.0

23.3

22.3

21.2

20.2

19.6

19.5

19.3

19.1

18.1

17.3

16.9

16.5

18.0

19.4

19.6

19.1

17.6

June

16.0

14.7

13.9

13.7

14.2

14.4

14.7

14.8

13.3

12.6

14.1

14.8

14.5

13. 0

12.3

12.4

13.4

13.2

13.2

13.3

13.0

12.5

14.1

16.2

18.3

20.7

21.0

19.4

17.6

16.5

-

July

16.1

16.5

17.9

17.9

16.6

15.6

14.9

14.3

14.2

14.6

14.2

13.4

13.7

14.9

15.1

14.8

] 4.6

14.4

14.0

14.0

13.9

13.8

13.5

13.0

12.6

12.3

12.2

12.2

11.8

11.4

10.8

Aug.

10.5

10.2

10.2

10.5

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.1

11.2

11.4

11.5

11.8

11.6

11.3

11.3

11.3

11.3

11.7

12.0

11.8

11.5

11.4

13.0

14.5

15.0

14.3

12.4

10.7

9.5

9.0

8.6

Sept.

7.8

8.2

8.1

8.2

9.2

9.8

9.5

8.8

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.7

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.2

5.2

5.7

5.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.1

3.0

-

Note. Qage heights obtained from graph based on twice-daily gage readings and comparison with 

recorder record for stations upstream and downstream. No reading was made on Dec. 18.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 29

Mississippi River at Chester, 111. Continued

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ao-fl

Oct.

217,000 

217,000 

203,000 

195,000 

187,000

181,000 

178,000 

189,000 

211,000 

226,000

229,000 

225,000 

215,000 

200,000 

193,000

189,000 

180,000 

176,000 

171,000 

170.000

170,000 

175,000 

199,000 

212,000 

221,000

246,000 

251.000

249,000 

244,000 

231,000 

218,000

*6,368 

205,400 

*12,630

Uov.

217,000 

214,000 

203,000 

193,000 

190,000

184,000 

181,000 

185,000 

178,000

178,000

185,000 

193,000 

215,000 

265,000 

313,000

359,000 

372,000

358,000 

334,000 

301 , 000

283,000 

269,000 

262,000 

256,000 

252,000

256,000 

258,000 

258,000 

252,000 

243,000

*7,407 

246,900 

*14,690

Dec.

221,000

210,000 

207 , 000 

206 , 000 

210,000

210,000 

206,000 

196,000 

195,000 

189,000

184,000 

179,000 

183,000 

190,000 

195,000

181,000 

144,000 

127,000 

110,000 

91,700

95,300 

105,000 

105,000 

102,000 

98,000

94,400 

92,600 

89 , 900

92,600 

99,000 

107,000

£4,715.5 

152,100 

*9,353

Jan.

113,000

126,000 

138,000 

147,000 

150,000

147,000 

144,000 

144,000 

142,000 

142,000

147,000 

153,000 

153,000 

151,000 

154,000

157,000 

157,000 

167,000 

179,000 

188,000

196,000 

200,000 

199,000 

183,000 

170,000

172,000 

188,000 

202,000

193,000 

166,000 

153,000

*5,021 

162,000 

*9,959

Feb.

165,000

185,000 

198,000 

216,000 

250,000

263,000

262,000 

248,000 

236,000 

233,000

231 , 000 

224,000 

221,000 

221,000 

221,000

223,000 

224,000 

221,000 

218,000 

223,000

234,000 

228,000 

216,000 

215,000 

215,'000

209,000 

200,000 

188,000 

175,000

*6,363 

219,400 

*12,620

Mar.

167,000 

163,000

166,000 

172,000 

180,000

193,000 

193,000 

188,000 

186,000 

193,000

241,000 

305,000 

365,000 

408 , 000 

422,000

428,000 

431,000 

443,000 

452 , 000 

457,000

452,000 

450,000 

452,000 

455,000 

450,000

438,000 

426,000 

406 , 000 

382,000 

356,000 

336,000

* 10, 356 

334,100 

* 20, 540

Apr.

318,000 

311,000 

309,000

336,000 

401,000

438 , 000 

452,000 

450,000 

445,000 

443,000

443,000 

457,000 

498,000 

529,000 

549,000

555,000 

549,000 

544,000 

542,000 

534,000

524,000 

521,000 

531 , 000 

544,000 

563,000

585,000 

610,000 

639,000 

666,000 

682.000

-

*14,968 

498,900 

$29,690

May

665,000

603,000 

660,000 

648,000 

627,000

596,000 

555,000 

516,000 

481,000 

450,000

422,000 

403,000 

392,000 

380,000 

365,000

347,000 

324,000 

305,000 

299,000 

299,000

297,000 

291,000 

275,000 

262,000 

256,000

258,000 

287,000 

311,000 

313,000 

301 , 000 

269,000

*12,517 

403,800 

* 24, 830

June

238,000 

215,000 

206,000 

204,000 

212,000

213,000 

218,000 

212,000 

195,000 

192,000

209 , 000 

218,000 

207,000 

190,000 

181,000

186,000 

198,000 

195,000 

195,000 

195,000

189,000 

190,000 

216,000 

254,000 

293,000

332,000

326,000 

287,000 

258,000 

240,000

*6,664 

222,100 

*13,220

July

236,000 

247,000 

267,000

262,000 

240,000

224,000 

212,000 

200,000 

204,000 

212,000

203 , 000 

195,000 

202 , 000 

218,000 

219jOOO

215,000 

212,000 

207,000 

203,000 

203,000

200,000 

198,000 

193,000 

186,000 

181,000

177,000 

176,000 

172,000 

167,000 

160,000 

154,000

*6,345 

204,700 

$12,590

Aug.

149,000 

148,000 

149,000 

153,000 

155,000

156,000 

159,000 

161,000 

162,000 

165,000

167,000 

168,000 

166,000 

163,000 

163,000

163,000 

165,000 

171,000 

174,000 

172,000

167,000 

171,000 

192,000 

209 , 000 

213,000

200,000 

174,000 

154,000 

142,000 

136,000 

130,000

*5,117 

165,100 

*10,150

Sept.

125,000 

128,000 

127,000 

130,000 

139 , 000

147.000

129' ooo

119,000 

112,000

110,000 

109,000 

108,000 

106,000 

106,000

103,000 

97,100 

97,100 

102,000 

98,000

90,800 

89,900 

89 , 900 

86 , 400 

84,700

84,700 

84,700 

83,000 

80 . 400 

80,400

*3,186.1 

106,200 

*6,320

Calendar year 1951: Max 795,000 Min 50,000 Mean 303,700 Ac-ft 219,900,000 

Water year 1951-52: Max 682,000 Mln 80,400 Mean 243,200 Ac-ft 176,600,000

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. Dally discharge computed from dally mean gage heights
HEADWATER DIVERSION CHANNEL BASIN

Castor River at Zalma, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°08'45", long. 90°04'30", in SE^ sec. 29, T. 29 N., R. 9 E. , on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 51 in Zalma, and 2.\ miles downstream from Perkins Creek.

Gage. Wire-neight gage read once daily below 10.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 350.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1925, chain 

gage at site 500 ft upstream at datum 49.82 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1925, to Nov. 12, 1930, 

chain gage at site 500 ft upstream at datum 0.18 ft higher than present gage. Nov. 13, 

1930, to Oct. 26, 1934, chain gage at present site and datum. Since Dec. 18, 1949, 

auxiliary staff gage 6 miles downstream.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year. 11,000 cfs N^v. 25, Mar. 12 (gage height, 23.5 

ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 50 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 14-18, 28-30; 

minimum gage height observed, 1.44 ft Sept. 1.

1921-52: Maximum discharge, 40,400 cfs Jan. 14, 1937, from rating curve extended 

above 25,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 28.20 ft Mar. 11, 1935; minimum discharge, 16 cfs 

Aug. 31, 1936 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

Flood of August 1915 reached a stage of 28.0 ft (present datum), from floodmark 

pointed out by local residents.

Remarks . --Records fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1147: 1322-23(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Fall used as a factor Nov. 14, 24-30, Mar. 11-18, 25, Apr. 13-18)

2.5 

3.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

Nov. 11

156

215

707

1,100

1,650

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0 

10.0

Nov. 12 to Sept. 30

47 13.0

15.0

19.0

22.0

23.0

2,700

3,600

5,500

7,550

9,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, wate

1,690 

year October 1951 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

202

190

178

167

167

156

632

1.150

622

469

401

333

300

270

255

228

215

202

190

178

178

167

265

1,100

1,030

673

554

656

656

571

*537

12,892

416

1.05

1.21

25,570

Nov .

537

537

503

486

455

554

809

862

920

1,000

1,500

2,130

3,240

3,920

2,540

1,800

1,860

1,370

1,030

843

720

640

2,090

7,230

8.850

5,590

3,330

1,590

1,090

1,180

-

59,166

1,972

4.99

5.57

117,400

Dec.

1,100

864

720

740

680

680

580

600

1,280

1.750

1,260

990

822

780

948

822

700

*660

620

580

700

700

620

580

561

680

620

542

523

523

504

23,729

765

1.94

2.23

47,070

Jan.

485

466

680

1,350

2.970

2,200

1,520

1,170

948

780

700

620

580

542

504

466

428

409

373

373

337

373

355

319

302

302

319

285

285

268

252

20,961

676

1.71

1.97

41,580

Feb.

355

1,190

1,640

*2,150

1,860

1,350

1,010

822

700

620

580

523

485

466

428

391

373

337

319

355

355

337

337

355

355

355

337

337

337

-

-

19,039

657

1.66

1.79

37,760

Mar.

319

319

466

1,030

1,170

906

740

660

580

2,380

7,040

8. 850

3,650

1,510

1,300

787

720

820

*1,660

1,640

1,280

3,330

3,980

2,450

1,520

1,170

927

760

680

600

542

53,786

1,735

4.39

5.06

Apr.

504

466

428

594

1,390

1,660

1,100

864

740

660

580

822

4,330

4,750

2,680

1,380

888

970

801

660

600-

580

640

1,320

1,370

1,080

843

720

640

580

 

34,620

1,154

2.92

3.26

106,700 68,670

May

523

485

447

409

373

337

319

302

285

268

252

236

220

220

204

*189

189

204

319

268

236

204

189

236

220

189

189

175

162

156

149

8,154

263

0.666

0.77

16,170

June

143

137

137

131

125

125

120

120

114

109

104

99

99

94

90

90

85

*81

81

81

81

77

77

73

73

69

69

65

65

SL

-

2,875

95.8

0.243

0.27

5,700

July

65

65

69

73

77

73

69

69

77

73

69

69

65

61

69

*90

99

Aug.

61

65

61

61

61

65

73

104

94

85

85

137

104

125

114

104

94

104 85

94

85

77

81

77

73

73 , 69

69 69

65 65

61 61

58 61

58 *58

53 58

54 ' 54

54 54

54 50

2,196 2,408

70. 3 77.7

0.179i 0.197

0.21' 0.23

4.360J 4,780

Sept.

50

81

69

65

65

61

58

58

54

54

54

54

54

50

50

50

50

50

65

58

58

58

58

58

54

54

54

50

50

50

-

1,694

56.5

0.143

0.16

3,360

Calendar year 1951: Max 8,83o Mln 92 Mean 784 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.94 A -ft 567,800

Water year 1951-52= Max 8,850 Mln 50 Mean 660 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.73 A:-ft 479,100

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs).--Nov. 25 (2 a.m.) 11,000 cfs (23.5 ft); Mar. ir; (b a.m.) 11,000 

cfs (23.5 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 31

Mississippi River at Thebes, 111.

Location. Lat 37°13'00", long. 89°27'50", in NW£ sec. 17, T. 15 S., R. 3 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of railroad bridge at Thebes, 5.0 miles downstream from 

headwater diversion channel, and at mile 43.7 above mouth of Ohio River. 

Drainage area.--717.200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--Discharge; March 1933 to February 1938 and October 1939 to September 

1952 In reports of Geological Survey (prior to April 1941 published as "at Cape 

Girardeau, Mo."). October 1873 and since June 1903, results of discharge measurements, 

and since January 1940, records of daily discharge in reports of Mississippi River 

Commission (prior to April 1941 published as "at Cape Girardeau, Mo.").

Gage heights: March 1933 to February 1938 and October "_939 to September 1952 in 

reports of Geological Survey (prior to April 1941 published as "at Cape Girardeau, 

Mo."). Since November 1878, under name of "at Grays Point" in files of St. Louis 

district office of Corps of Engineers. January 1879 to August 1896 published as "at 

Grays Point," and since May 1896 published as at Cape Girardeau" in reports of Mississippi River Commission. February 1891 to February 1894 and since 1904, published as 

"at Cape Girardeau" in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Oct. 1, 1944. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Mar. 17, 1933, to Dec. 21, 1934, staff gage and 

Dec. J2, 1934, to Apr. 4, 1941, water-stage recorder, at site 8.2 miles upstream at 

datum 304.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Ayr. 5 to Sept. 30, 1941, wireweight gage at present site at datum 300.00 ft higher than present datum. Oct. 1, 

1941, to Sept. 30, 1943, wire-weight gage at present site at datum 300.07 ft higher 

than present datum. Oct. 1, 1943, to Sept. SO, 1944, water-stage recorder at present 

site at datum 300.00 ft higher than present datum. Since Oct. 1, 1943, former base 

gage at Cape Girardeau used as auxiliary gage. 

Average discharge.--17 years (1933-37, 1939-52), 195,300 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 685,000 cfs May 2; maximum gage height, 337.36 

ft May 2; minimum discharge, 79,600 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 308.70 ft).

1941-52: Maximum discharge, 893,000 cfs May 27, 1943 (gage height, 340.33 ft, 

present datum); minimum, 45,000 cfs Feb. 6, 1951: minimum gage height, 306.50 ft 

Feb. 6, 1948.

1878-1952: At Grays Point, maximum gage height, 342.39 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, May 27, 28, 1943; minimum gage height, 301.38 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, Jan. 15, 1909 (discharge, 20,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Maximum stage known, 345.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, at Grays 

Point, from floodmarks (discharge, 1,350,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers), 

July 4, 1844.

Remarks."-Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural 

flow of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams in upper Mississippi 

River basin, and by many reservoirs and diversions for irrigation in Missouri River 

basin.

Gage height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19.86

19.78

19.39

18.66

18.13

17.68

17.67

17.46

18.26

19.36

19.98

20.14

19.74

18.96

18.28

17.99

17.70

17.01

16.84

16.51

16.29

16.22

16.90

19.26

19.34

20.09

21.07

21.25

21.12

20.89

20.22

Nov.

19.53

19.43

19.02

1&.41

18.13

17.86

17.81

17.74

17.58

17.22

17.39

17.72

18.67

20.27

22.99

25.35

27.06

27.11

26.56

25.49

24.26

23.19

22.69

23.32

22.49

22.33

22.15

22.05

21.94

21.50

-

Dec.

20.75

19.76

19.24

18.98

19.03

19.39

19.40

18,94

19.00

19,13

18.87

18.60

18.47

18.93

19.86

20.07

18.90

16.84

15.65

14.60

13.86

14.05

14.10

13.91

13.82

13.35

13.40

13.35

13.62

13.83

14.13

Jan.

14.59

15.19

16.00

16.59

17.42

17.10

16.73

16.63

16.65

16.52

16.62

17.02

17.55

17.73

17.73

17.63

17.40

16.97

17.16

17.57

17.86

18.29

18.47

18.24

17.43

16.96

17.41

18.52

19.27

18.87

17.66

Feb.

17.40

18.92

20.52

21.33

22,60

23.98

24.70

24.73

24.19

23.85

23.61

23.37

23.03

22.68

22.42

22.14

21.95

21.59

21.00

20.61

20.66

20.86

20.11

19.30

19.17

18.99

18.53

17.94

17.12

_

-

Mar.

16.37

15.89

15.69

16.15

16.30

16.81

17.70

17.70

17.40

17.66

20.41

23.16

25.78

28.55

30.08

30.88

31.31

31.73

32.25

32.47

32.46

32.60

32.74

32.92

32.94

32.91

32.68

32.28

31.49

30.50

29.54

Apr.

28.55

27.89

27.35

27.26

29.04

30.91

31.81

32.21

31.89

31.24

30.71

30.51

31,54

32.54

33.17

33.48

33.72

33.81

33.84

33.70

33.60

33.53

33.54

33.82

34.17

34.60

35.07

35.70

36.27

36.78

-

May

37.12

37.28

37.28

37.20

36.98

36.49

35.68

34.60

33.48

32.20

31.04

30.00

28.90

28.14

27.38

26.55

25.64

24.70

24.10

23.75

June

21.59

20.26

19.22

18.77

18.87

19.21

19.27

19.67

19.07

18.15

18.05

19.13

19.37

18.85

17.69

17.21

17.75

18.19

18.01

18.07

23.60 18.05

23.47 17.65

22.91 17.87

22.15 19.49

21.67 21.19

21.18

21.45

22.97

23.84 dz.n

22.91

23.43

24.83

24.35

22.81

21.47

-

July

20.77

20.61

21.29

22.17

21.49

20.61

19.93

19.27

18.77

18.91

19.01

18.47

18.03

18.67

19.55

19.43

19.19

19.03

18.81

18.51

18.45

18.34

18.18

17.84

17.40

17.08

16.90

16.90

16.78

16.41

15.96

Aug.

15.58

15.30

15.12

15.12

15.43

15.66

15.70

15.80

15.80

15.96

16.12

17.46

16.76

16.26

16.06

16.08

16.04

16.10

16.42

16.52

16.34

16.08

16.16

17.86

18.98

19.09

18.08

16.52

15.24

14.34

13.96

Sept.

13.52

13.23

13.19

13.18

13.43

14.19

14.75

14.34

13.63

13.00

12.39

12.08

11.95

11.81

11.48

11.55

11.15

10.78

10.84

11.18

10.64

10.08

9.84

9.77

9.34

9.25

9.30

9.24

8.94

8.76

~

Note. Add 300.00 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level. Gage heights computed from graph 

based on twice-daily gage readings Nov. 3-6, Dec. 16 to Jan. 4, Jan. 23-29, May 6-13, June 4 ta 

Sept. 24.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Mississippi River at Thebes, 111. Continued

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac- ft

Oct.

228,000 

224,000 

215,000 

204,000 

195,000

189,000 

189,000 

189,000 

210,000 

229,000

237,000 

236,000 

226,000 

213,000 

203,000

198,000 

190,000 

181,000 

178,000 

174,000

172,000

172,000 

189,000 

221,000 

224,000

244,000 

258,000 

259, OOC

257, OOC 

251,000 

237,000

*6,592 

212,600 

* 13, 080

JJov.

230,000 

226,000 

218,000 

211,000 

206,000

201,000 

199,000 

199,000 

195,000 

191,000

195,000 

200,000 

222,000 

256,000 

305,000

356,000 

387,000

383,000 

365,000 

335,000

307,000 

284,000 

283,000 

286,000 

273,000

275,000 

273,000 

276,000 

270,000 

261,000

*7,868 

262,300 

*15,610

Dec.

248,000

230,000 

222,000 

218,000 

218,000

223,000 

219,000 

213,000 

211,000 

207,000

202,000 

196,000 

194,000 

201,000 

212,000

207,000 

177,000 

153,000 

138,000 

118,000

114,000 

117,000 

115,000 

115,000 

111,000

106,000 

104,000 

99.400 

100,000 

102,000 

115,000

$5,205.4 

167,900 

* 10, 320

Jan.

115,000

125,000 

138,000 

155,000 

164,000

162,000 

156,000 

156,000 

157,000 

156,000

155,000 

160,000 

162,000 

159,000 

157,000

160,000 

162,000 

165,000 

176,000 

186,000

194,000 

202,000 

203,000 

194,000 

177,000

173,000 

185,000 

203,000 

204 , 000

184,000 

164,000

*5,209 

168,000 

$10,330

Feb.

165,000

191,000 

210,000 

225,000 

255,000

273,000 

279,000

267,000 

252,000 

248,000

241,000 

236,000 

232,000 

229,000 

226,000

226,000 

228,000 

226,000 

224,000 

225,000

234,000 

235,000 

224,000 

217,000 

216,000

214,000 

205,000 

195,000 

182,000

*6,580 

226,900 

* 13, 050

Mar.

171,000

166,000 

171,000 

174,000

185,000 

197,000 

194,000 

191,000 

204,000

252,000 

309,000 

364,000 

417,000 

445,000

456,000 

457,000 

462,000 

481,000 

480,000

479,000 

484,000

482,000 

480,000 

475,000

468,000 

455,000 

435,000 

410,000 

384,000 

360,000

$10,853 

350,100 

*21,530

Apr.

342,000 

329,000 

324,000

336,000 

398,000

440,000 

464,000 

479,000 

476,000 

462,000

453,000 

454,000 

493,000 

522,000 

538,000

549,000 

552,000 

553,000 

551,000 

547,000

541,000 

540,000 

545,000 

552,000 

561,000

574,000 

596,000 

622,000 

646,000 

666,000

-

*15,105 

503,500 

* 29, 960

May

677,000 

683,000

680,000 

668,000 

647,000

615,000 

590,000 

555,000 

518,000 

481,000

450,000 

424,000 

409,000 

396,000 

382,000

366,000 

347,000 

329,000 

318,000 

314,000

311,000 

309,000 

293,000 

275,000 

262,000

253,000

265,000 

292,000 

303 , 000 

296,000 

276,000

$12,984 

418,800 

*25,750

June

252,000 

231,000 

216,000 

207,000 

212,000

216,000 

217,000 

222,000 

208,000 

194,000

201,000 

217,000 

216,000 

203 , 000 

187,000

184,000

193,000 

198,000 

196,000 

197,000

195,000 

188,000 

200,000 

?"3,000 

^,000

307,000 

324,000

304,000 

275,000 

254,000

*6,703 

223,400 

* 13, 300

July

242,000 

243,000 

258,000 

267,000

252,000

237,000 

225,000 

215,000 

208,000 

211,000

213,000 

201,000 

196,000 

209,000 

219,000

219,000 

216,000 

213,000 

209,000 

204,000

202,000 

200,000 

197,000 

192,000 

184,000

179,000 

175,000 

173,000 

170,000 

164,000 

158,000

$6,451 

208,100 

* 12, 800

Aug.

152,000 

148,000 

147,000 

148,000 

152,000

155,000 

156,000 

158,000 

160,000 

162,000

165,000 

180,000 

175,000 

166,000 

165,000

164,000 

164,000 

167,000 

171,000 

172,000

169,000 

165,000 

172,000 

200,000 

215,000

215,000 

198,000 

171,000 

152,000 

142,000 

138.000

*5,164 

166,600 

*10,240

Sept.

132,000 

130,000 

130,000 

130,000 

135,000

144,000

132^000 

124,000

117,000 

114,000 

112,000 

109,000 

108,000

108 , 000 

103,000 

101,000 

101,000 

103,000

96,200 

93,200 

92 , 400 

91 , 500 

87,300

86,700 

85,900 

84,900 

82,000 

60 . 200

t3,303.3 

110,100 

*6,552

Calendar year 1951: Max 801,000 Mln 45,000 Mean 312,700 Ac-ft 226,400,000 

Water year 1951-52: Max 683,000 Mln 80,200 Mean 251,400 Ac-ft 182,500,000

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Dally discharge computed from daily mean gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights. Discharge Oct. 5-8, Nov. 3-6, Dec. 16 to Jan. 4, Jan. 6-8, 23-29, Feb. 4, 5, 9, 10, 18-20, Apr. 30, 

May 1, 6-13, May 31 to Sept. 24 computed from twice-daily wire-weight (base gage) or once-daily staff 

(auxiliary gage) gage readings.
MAYFIELD CREEK BASIN 33

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°57' , long. 88°49' , near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 62, on Ballard-Carllsle County line, 0.8 mile south of Lovelaceville 

and 3 miles upstream from Wilson Creek.

Drainage area. 211 sq ml.

Records available . April 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 326.22 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted). 

Prior to July 6, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 254 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,400 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 18.20 ft); minImum daily, 12 cfs Aug. 26-29, Sept. 5-9.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Feb. 15, 1949 (gage height, 19.37 ft); minimum daily, 5.7 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 21.1 ft, from floodmarks, in January 1937 (discharge, 19,800 

cfs, by slope-area method).

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

Revisions (water years) . W 927: Drainage area. W 1147: 1938, 1943(M).

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, Aug. 13 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 24

3.7 

4.1

4.4 

6.5

73

504

Note. Same as following 

table above 6.5 ft.

Nov. 25 to Sept. 3O

3.6 12 8.0 840

3.7 16 14.0 2,790

3.9 30 17.0 4,200

4.2 65 18.0 6,80O

6.5 504

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

Day

1

2

3

 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

24

20

20

18

18

16

16

18

*15

16

505

16.3

0.077

0.09

Nov.

27

18

16

15

15

29

38

20

17

15

15

15

122

244

28

22

18

17

16

*15

16

16

547

5.550

3,160

2,170

353

206

161

137

11,038

368

1.74

1.95

Dec.

124

113

528

3,400

2,260

362

*1,600

1,260

5,650

*1,270

320

248

208

1,310

691

220

157

159

155

1,530

3,460

677

288

240

2,340

3,430

504

301

273

252

233

31,543

1,018

4.82

5.56

Jan.

870

5.570

*4,960

4,490

4,500

826

294

237

206

208

185

149

140

137

131

122

117

allo

alos

a!04

a500

a800

a350

*a!30

115

117

311

166

90

53

46

26,139

843

4.00

4.61

Feb.

200

750

2.500

978

364

200

139

113

90

76

67

*60

760

1,210

286

189

288

322

187

2,420

854

248

212

183

151

131

117

108

97

_

13,300

459

2.17

2.34

Mar.

94

99

1,270

*2,300

315

193

148

126

112

3,510

6.410

3,820

1,050

261

202

168

144

423

671

225

628

4,590

a2,000

a800

a400

a250

al50

alOo

a70

a60

a70

30,659

989

4.69

5.40

Apr.

*62

57

52

692

1,190

214

103

68

51

90

76

550

2.210

318

151

*94

64

51

42

35

31

29

562

572

185

86

62

46

37

31

7,811

260

1.23

1.38

May

28

24

22

21

19

18

ill

18

*21

70

121

36

24

20

18

17

50

555

190

65

40

28

28

299

387

86

45

32

28

25

24

2,376

76.6

0.363

0.42

June

23

21

21

*21

Si

24

24

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

17

18

17

18

17

18

17

17

17

580

19.3

0.091

0.10

July

17

18

20

47

22

19

18

*18

21

20

18

18

18

18

28

48

24

20

18

18

18

17

18

*17

17

17

17

17

17

18

19

640

20.6

0.098

0.11

Aug.

21

20

20

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

20

"88 371

27

19

16

15

*14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

940

30.3

0.144

0.17

Sept.

31

140

22

14

IS.

12

12

12

12

*13

13

13

13

19

138

59

20

15

~2T 159

16

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

895

29.8

0.141

0.16

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,160 Min 15 Mean 381 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.48

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,410 Min 12 Mean 345 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.29

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 cfs). Jan. 2 (8 p.m.) 6.590 cfs (17.93 ft): Jan. 4 (3 p.m.) 5,720 ofs

(17.64 ft)j Mar. 10 (11 P.m.) 7,400 cfs (18.20 ft)j Mar. 22 (5 a.m.) 4,830 cfs (17.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations .
34 OBIC* CREEK BASIN

Obion Creek at Pryorsburg, Ky.

Location. --Lat 36°41'10", long. 88°43'35", en right bank at upstream side of "bridge on 

U. S. Highway 45, 0.5 mile southwest of Pryorsburg. Graves County, and 3.1 miles upstream from Cane Creek.

Drainage area.--36.3 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. --Water -stage recorder. Datum xjf gage is 393.51 ft above mean rea level (levels by 

Kentucky Department of Highways).

Extremes.--1951: Maximum discharge during period June to September ?,620 cfs June 30 

(gage height, 11.24 ft); no flow for many days.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,750 cfs Ma 1", m (gage height, 11.50 

ft); no flow for many days.

Flood of Feb. 14, 1949, reached a stage of 13.0 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks . --Records fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1951-52

1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

June

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

July

84

'22

15

12

8.0

6.2

4.8

3.7

10

6.2

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Sept.

0

30

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

June

_

_

_

.

_

_

_

_

_

_

July

2.7

6.9

3.7

1.1

.7

.4

.2

.1

TT

Aug.

3.8

1.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

153

9.5

1.8

**.

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tot 1

In. .................................................................

Ju::e

_

,

_

_

_

^.

1 ,' -40

-

-

r July

o.

1.

.1

.1

0.19

A us ug, .

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0.007

Sept.

0.1

1.3

.1

39

8.4

.1

.1

0

0

0

-

0.25

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--June 50 (I p.m.) 2,620 cfs (11.24 ft)

* Discharge measurement made or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0 " 0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

,1

0

*0

5.4

3.9

0.13

0.0036

0.004

Nov.

29

.1

.1

.1

.1

27

7.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

149

485

452

87

26

17

12

10

-

1,302.2

43.4

1.20

1.33

Dec.

9.2

B-0

481

600

95

72

*206

446

254

70

48

37

30

134

46

22

19

24

20

621

149

52

40

33

685

118

65

54

52

46

40

4,576.2

148

4.08

4.69

Jan. 1 Feb.

39 i 26 13

399 i 124 ! 26

+ 154

902

TI4

67

50

42

39

47

32

29

27

22

28

21

19

16

16

16

70

193

37

*17

17

17

85

19

11

7.6

776

2,560.2

82.6

2.28

2.62

315

82

39

25

18

14

11

10

8.8

*976

295

67

37

35

78

46

31

499

45

30

27

22

19

17

15

15

14

-

1,974.4

68.1

1.88

2.02

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - 

Water year 1951-52; Max 1,440 Mln 0

529

* 79

40

32

28

26

24

1,260

620

100

58

39

30

25

22

140

62

30

291

1,440

98

46

32

24

19

16

13

10

T2

5,184

167

4.60

5.31

Apr .

*18

11

8.4

339

95

38

26

23

20

18

16

157

122

25

17

*13

10

9.0

8.0

7.1

6.2

5.9

11

29

11

8.0

6.2

5.0

4.2

3.4

-

1,070.4

35.7

0.983

1.10

May

3.2

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

*1.2

33

11

2.7

1.6

1.2

1.1

.8

19

20

5.0

2.4

1.6

1.4

33

43

7£

3.7

1.7

1.2

.7

.5

75

281.3

9.07

0-.250

0.29

 0.3

.2

*.2

.3

~73 2.4

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

4.1

0.14

0.0039

0.004

July

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

81

.3

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

81.3

2.62

0.072

0.08

Sept.

0

3.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

41

41

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

85.2

2.84

0.078

0.09

Mean - Cfsm - In. - 

Mean 46.8 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.54

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfsj.--Dec. 3 (9 p.m.) 2,240 cfs (10.43 ft); Dee. 25 (2 p.m.) 2,010 

cfs (9.85 ft)j Mar. 10 (11 p.m.) 2,520 cfs (11.05 ft); Mar. 22 (8 a.m.) 2,750 efs (11.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
BAYOU DE CHIEN BASIN

Bayou de Chien near Clinton, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°37'42", long. 88°57'52", on left bank upstream from abutment of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 51, 1.1 miles upstream from Cane Creek, 2.8 miles southeast of Clinton, 

HIckman County, and 15.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--68.5 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 310 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Aug. 2, 1951, wire-weight gage read twice daily at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1940-52), 95.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,650 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 14.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 790 cfs on basis of shape of previous curve; minimum daily, 

9.9 . cfss Sept. e26-30..

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 6,880 cfs Jan. 15, 1951 (gage height, 15.0 ft, fro 

raph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 4 cfs May 29, 1943, affected by back 

rom Mississippi River.

g

from Mississippi River.

Remarks. Records poor.

backwater

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 23, 24, Apr. 1-4, May 29 to June 6, 

July 24 to Sept, 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 24 Nov. 25 to Apr. 13

3.9

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

10 9.0

11.0

12.0

640

1,030

1,340

4.4 

4.8 

5.8 

7.0 

9.0

10

32

115

250

448

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

692

920

1,700

3,600

Apr. 14 to Sept. 3O

3.9 9

5.0 57

5.8 115 

Note. Same as 

preceding table above 

5.8 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

12

12

14

18

15

12

12

17

18

14

*13

65

437

14.1

0.206

0.24

Nov.

91

25

21

21

20

60

41

24

21

21

a21

a20

a50

a70

a25

a!8

a!5

a!4

a!4

*14

14

14

264

1,250

720

425

48

25

18

14

-

3,398

113

1.65

1.84

Dec.

12

11

100

722

128

42

*222

229

912

143

54

38

42

163

73

28

25

33

25

436

860

125

72

58

659

844

102

59

53

45

38

6,353

205

2.99

3.45

Jan.

60

697

*502

870

646

119

77

66

62

70

48

46

44

43

46

40

39

33

32

31

78

412

83

*54

a40

a40

alOO

a50

a40

a35

a30

4,533

146

2.13

2.46

Feb.

a70

a!50

830

294

110

75

a50

a45

a40

a38

a35

*a35

65O

365

96

84

130

121

111

802

232

97

90

75

66

59

55

54

54

-

-

4,913

169

2.47

2.67

Mar.

51

80

460

*859

139

84

71

64

60

918

2,920

602

132

89

72

62

56

219

188

89

120

2,070

1,250

181

132

102

83

67

a50

a45

a50

11,365

367

5.36

6.17

Apr.

*a45

28

24

359

205

60

40

33

27

33

28

179

-go 561

52

*42

36

33

30

28

28

27

216

120

51

a40

a30

a25

a22

a21

-

2,503

83.4

1.22

1.36

May

a20

a!8

a!6

a!5

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!4

*a!7

167

142

51

a30

a20

a!5

a!4

80

281

a70

a50

a30

a20

a25

a!50

also

a55

a20

18

17

17

a!7

1,581

51.0

0.745

0.86

June

a!6

a!4

a!2

*12

19_

18

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

*11

10

10

alO

alO

alO

alO

alO

alO

alO

alO

alO

alO

alO

-

350

11.7

0.171

0.19

July

alO

a!2

a!5

a50

a20

a!4

a!3

*14

15

14

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

a20

a50

a20

a!7

a!6

a!6

a!6

a!5

a!5

*15

14

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

527

17.0

0.248

0.29

Aug.

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!3

12

12

12

12

13

12

-92 540

25

19

16

15

*13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

1,012

32.6

0.476

0.55

Sept.

26

95

16

12

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

44

105

17

13

13

14

12

11

11

11

*10

10

9.9

97¥

9.9

9.9

9.9

"

566.5

18.9

0.276

0.31

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,690 Mln 10 Mean 131 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.99

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,920 Mln 9.9 Mean 103 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.39

11 (12 m.) 3,390 cfs (13.92 ft); Mar. 22 (9 p.m.) 3,650

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weathe

icords for Mayfield Creek near Lovelaceville and Reel Foot Creek near Samburg, Term.

Peak discharge (basi 

cfs (14-02 ft)

2.000 cfs). Ma

records,
36 OBION RIVER BASIN 

South Pork Obion River near Greenfield, Term.

Location. Lat 36°07'15", long. 88°48'40", on left bank 75 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 45E, 200 ft downstream from Coats Branch, 2| miles south of Greenfield, 

Weakley County, and 10 miles upstream from Middle Pork Obion River.

Drainage area. 431 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 22, 1939, staff gage at site 75 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 578 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,150 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 15.15 ft); minimum, 112 cfs July 26, 28, 29, 30, Aug. 28, 29 (gage height, 7.53 ft).

1929-52: Maximum discharge, 25,600 cfs Jan. 21, 22, 1937 (gage height, 17.82 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum, 61 cfs Aug. 21, 

1944; minimum gage height observed, 1.5 ft on several days in August and September 1930.

Remarks. Records fair.

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 24, Nov. 30 to 

Dec. 7, June 7-20)

7.5

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

13.5

108

168

425

720

14.0

14.5

14.7

15.0

15.2

1,200

1,730

2,300

4,100

5,500

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

Day

-j^

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

155

168

166

156

152

142

140

m156

150

154

149

142

139

*139

139

156

156 

152

145

142

163

208

169

179

168

242

194

175

369

5,161

166

0.385

0.45

Nov.

861

848

819

739

499

S15

781

1

717 

543

341

268

333

798

978

*1,000

1,050

1,090

1,120

1,020 

720

454

352

709

2,100

3,220

3,340

4,450

4,100

2,800

1,850

-

38,515

1,284

2.98

3.32

Dec.

1,170

655

595

1,180

1,470

1,310

*1,870

3,540 

4,240

4,100

5.010

4,310

3,040

2,250

2,260

1,870

1,790

2,700

2,650 

2,920

3,400

2,700

2,400

2,260

2,600

2,980

2,120

1,850

2,260

2,040

1,370

74,920

2,417

5.61

6.46

Jan.

963

923

1,220

1,700

2,230

1,970

2.260

2,040 

*1, 520

1,180

898

688

570

517

488

433

410

411

fi

768

1,040

1,310

1,240

1,250

1,230

1,040

970

938

908

894

33,149

1,069

2.48

2. SB

Feb.

749

628

970

1,090

1,140

1,140

1,180

1,130 

792

534

*453

432

969

,820

,850

,120

.800

,260

,600 

,540

,570

,360

,320

,290

,000

736

554

471

428

-

33,926

1,170

2.71

2.93

Mar.

396

403

8S8

1,200

1,360

1,400

1,500

1,330 

815

1,110

*3,470

3,610

4,750

3,890

2,350

1,380

759

732

930 

932

882

980

1,130

1,630

4,030

3,220

1,840

1,030

601

440

510

49,458

1,595

3.70

4.27

Apr.

933

*1,050

1,070

1,220

1.340

1,140

903

648 

495

403

459

489

874

889

896

930

816

519

408 

361

331

300

280

289

288

274

286

264

233

216

-

18,604

620

1.44

1.61

May

208

204

198

193

*187

184

181

212 

206

563

693

SOS

397

274

217

212

208

234

244 

232

224

209

193

227

234

205

190

187

205

194

173

7,896

255

0.592

0.68

June

169

167

1S4

1S4

308

46S

248

181 

*162

155

157

150

154

152

150

142

139

154

132 

130

128

134

131

128

128

127

126

128

128

145

-

4,947

165

0.383

0.43

July

208

154

166

187

154

138

127

131 

143

142

136

132

132

142

*139

138

154

148

138 

133

131

142

138

133

139

119

TTi" 114

114

127

140

4,353

140

0.325

0.38

Aug.

131

12 S

127

126

126

140

138

136 

138

131

126

136

217

182

181

142

125

119

*121 

127

130

212

194

137

137

154

151

121

113

114

121

4,379

141

0.327

0.38

Sept.

120

696 523"

244

182

161

152

148 

144

143

142

142

145

182

381

221

185

187

158 

144

137

*132

130

128

127

128

131

132

132

132

-

5,709

190

0.441

0.49

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,400 Min 129 Mean 981 Cfsm 2.28 In. 30.88

Water year 1951-52 : Max 5,010 Min 113 Mean 768 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.26

Peak discharge (base, 2.600 efs). Nov. 27 (6 a.m. to 12 p.m.) 4,520 cfs (15.06 ft): Dec. 11 

(5 p.m.) 5,150 cfs (15.15 ft); Dec. 20 (7 p.m.) 3,610 cfs (14.93 ft)j Dec. 25 (2 p.m.) 3,220 cfs 

(14.87 ft); Feb. 17 (3 p.m.) 2,920 cfs (14.82 ft); Mar. 13 (12 m.) 4,940 cfs (15.12 ft); Mar. 25 

(2 p.m.) 4,240 cfs (15.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OBION RIVER BASIN

Rutherford Fork Oblon River near Bradford, Term.

Location. Lat 36°03'00", long. 88°52'40", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 54, 4 miles southwest of Bradford, Gibson County, and 17| miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 203 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 316.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 1, 1939, chain gage at bridge 0.8 

mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 250 of s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,510 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 17.11 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 3.45 ft Oct. 7, 8).

1929-52: Maximum discharge observed, 9,730 cfs Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 20.06 

ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; minimum 

observed, 12 cfs June 30, July 1, 1931; minimum gage height observed, 0.68 ft July 16, 

1937, site and datum then in use.

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

Revisions (water years).--W 897: Drainage area. W 1211: 1930, 1940, 1949(M).

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14, 15, Jan. 7-10)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 24 Nov. 25 to Sept. 3O

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0

58

103

235

10.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

1,030

1,570

2,090

3,400

3.6 

3.8

4.0 

5.0

36

57

82

220

10.0 1,000

13.0 1,570

15.0 2,090

17.0 3,400

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

48 

47

47

46

45

44

43

42

43

45

46

46

46 

46

*46

48

48

48

48

49

49

47

54

74

60

55

62

103

71

65

420

1,981

63.9

0.315

0.36

Nov.

1,510 

564

185

115

93

583

441

161

111

95

87

17?

722 

1,190

*569

547

244

144

116

102

98

96

1,290

2.760

2,430

821

394

254

173

142

-

16,209

540

2.66

2.97

Dec.

121 

108

446

1,990

1,010

346

*939

1,660

2.360

2,040

682

290

201 

1,300

1,820

1,390

475

675

391

1,720

1,980

531

295

223

1,180

1,520

533

a280

a220

a200

al80

27,006

871

4.29

4.95

Jan.

a!70 

459

1,200

2.150

1,140

457

288

*248

235

550

225

183

170 

159

155

156

151

151

118

?5?

304

1,610

792

274

199

195

536

1,070

460

217

185

14,136

456

2.25

2.59

Feb.

178 

217

1,170

942

682

320

218

191

170

152

*138

159

2.020 

1,820

1,360

534

452

268

326

1,520

1,020

364

253

228

216

342

191

162

148

_

-

15,541

536

2.64

2.85

Mar.

151 

202

al, 000

a900

a600

a400

a250

alSO

169

*1,520

*5.400

3,010

al, 000 

a500

a500

a200

alSO

a700

656

258

205

1,540

1,640

1,450

412

242

185

159

148

156

176

21,797

703

3.46

3.99

Apr.

1,050 

*531

258

456

410

248

208

187

164

156

165

300

1.060 

408

254

185

156

141

152

124

115

109

104

107

108

103

99

92

86

82.

7,554

252

1.24

1.38

May

78 

76

73

69

*68

67

65

74

68

757

294

116

86 

74

69

64

63

61

16

76

73

65

62

81

86

69

62

64

127

76

63

3,202

103

0.507

0.59

June

57 

55

54

54

149

308

82

63

*52

48

46

43

41 

40

40

40

41

46

40

40

40

41

41

40

40

59

39

40

40

66

1,765

588

0.290

0.32

July

96 

42

154

157

48

45

42

45

50

46

44

42

41 

40

*40

41

42

41

40

40

40

39

59

58

57

57

37

56

57

38

40

1,504

485

0.259

0.28

Aug.

40 

59

59

59

39

45

52

49

47

45

45

46

94 

94

250

77

55

44

*42

40

59

112

57

45

40

40

40

40

59

40

41

1,748

564

0.278

0.32

Sept.

44 

1.220

518

79

56

48

44

41

41

40

58

59

41 

108

176

58

46

48

44

40

58

*38

37

37

57

57

37

56" 36

56

-

2,938

979

0.482

0.54

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,420 Min 25 Mean 427 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.58

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,400 Min 36 Mean 315 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.14

Peak discharge (base. 2.800 efs). Nov. 24 (5 p.m.) 2,900 cfs (16.44 ft); Mar. 11 (11:30 a.m.) 

3,510 cfs (17.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.
38 OBION RIVER BASIN

North Pork Obion River near Union City, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 36°24'00", long. 88°59'45", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

State Highway 22, 4 miles southeast of Union City, Obion County, 4^ miles upstream 

from Hoosier Creek, and 11 miles upstream from confluence with South Pork Obion River.

Drainage area.--490 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 286.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 20, 1939, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 643 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,900 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 20.59 ft); 

minimum, 126 cfs Aug. 29, 30 (gage height, 5.84 ft).

1929-52: Maximum discharge, 49,200 cfs Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 22.0 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 82 cfs Oct. 5, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 3.38 ft 

July 27, 1929.

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

Revisions (water years).--W 762: 1933. W 1211: 1930.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27 to Apr

and discharge,

5.8

6.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

16.0

121'

145

280

835

1,760

2,400

16.5

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

20.4

2,610

3,200

6,500

11,200

18,400

22,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

153

153

153

152

148

146

146

145

144

144

145

145

145

145

145

*145

145

145

145

145

145

145

180

220

180

160

190

250

210

180

400

5,194

168

0.343

0.39

Nov.

1,500

500

300

250

220

800

500

350

250

220

200

300

500

*600

695

490

352

276

245

230

223

220

379

2,380

2,820

5,810

3,380

2,120

823

451

-

25,384

846

1.73

1.93

Dec.

360

322

656

2,600

3,60O

3,080

*2,440

2,690

3,900

3,660

2,240

901

502

817

1,610

637

353

502

639

1,460

3,420

4,110

3,630

1,760

1,860

4,460

4,460

4,080

1,940

827

555

64,071

2,067

4.22

4.86

Jan.

449

1,070

2,500

3,390

4,170

3,330

1,680

711

*508

825

510

402

367

352

370

360

318

298

272

280

355

2,160

2,270

1,110

489

425

586

468

328

266

252

30,871

996

2.03

2.34

Feb.

293

617

1,580

2,550

1,420

627

421

355

316

291

281

*290

2,060

5,060

2,140

921

1,050

789

519

2,320

2,770

1,730

705

483

391

339

314

301

293

-

-

29,226

1,008

2.06

2.22

Mar.

288

294

1,430

3,200

2,020

727

439

365

333

1,850

*7,100

7,520

6,860

4,410

1,460

589

430

922

1,780

797

777

10 , 100

22 . 200

13,100

6,820

2,550

807

466

380

334

323

100,671

3,247

6.63

7.64

Apr.

797

*627

572

1,400

_2,520

1,060

538

430

384

362

377

577

2,010

1,420

578

402

336

308

293

280

270

266

307

360

317

280

258

241

232

224

~

17,826

594

1.21

1.35

May

217

213

207

204

*198

196

194

193

192

438

'280 500

230

210

202

196

198

258

239

218

214

200

194

263

260

193

183

179

179

178

175

7,001

226

0.461

0.53

June

172

168

167

166

246

409

239

190

178

*174

172

168

167

163

161

159

157

155

154

155

155

154

152

149

149

148

148

146

145

157

"

5,223

174

0.355

0.40

July

238

298

567

458

193

161

152

152

210

174

154

145

144

143

*193

316

727

210

164

148

144

140

139

137

134

133

133

132

131

132

133

6,435

208

0.424

0.49

Aug.

133

132

133

133

131

131

131

131

129

128

128

835

390

188

183

162

143

138

*135

137

134

158

179

155

137

133

131

131

129

128

134

5,300

171

0.349

0.40

Sept.

133

297

248

193

146

139

135

134

133

132

132

131

131

627

1.170

508

225

183

175

166

150

141

*139

138

138

135

135

134

133

132

"

6,513

217

0.443

0.49

Calendar year 1951; Max 13,000 Mln 140 Mean 986 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.31

Water year 1951-52: Max 22,200 Mln 128 Mean 830 Cfsm 1.69 In. 23.04

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 cfs). Dec. 9 (1 p.m.) 4,080 cfs (17.31 ft); Dec. 22 (9:30 p.m.) 4,320 

cfs (17.39 ft); Dec. 26 (11 a.m.) 4,700 cfs (17.50 ft); Jan. 5 (1:30 a.m.) 4,600 cfs (17.47 ft); 

Mar. 11 (11 a.m.) 8,20O cfs (18.40 ft); Mar. 23 (9:30 a.m.) 24,900 cfs (20.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. No gage-height record Oct. 19 to Nov. 14j discharge estimated on basia of weather records, 

recorded range In stage, and records for South pork Obion River near Greenfleld and Rutherford pork 

Obion River near Bradford.
OBION RIVER BASIN 39

Obion River at Obion, Term.

Location. Lat 36°15'05", long. 89 0 11'33", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 51, half a mile south of Oblon, Oblon County, half a mile upstream from 

Rlchland Creek, and 14-J miles downstream from confluence of North and South Porks.

Drainage area. 1,880 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. July 1929 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 261.23 ft above mean Gulf level. Prior to 

^Tug. 3, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum (prior to Oct. 1, 1932, at datum 10.00 

ft lower).

Average discharge. 23 years, 2,500 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,800 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 18.57 ft); minImum, 395 cfs July 31 (gage height, 1.85 ft).

1929-52: Maximum discharge, 99,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 25.4 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum (under conditions of no backwater), 230 cfs Oct. 7-9, 12, 1943; 

minimum gage height, -0.04 ft Sept. 1, 1936; during period of backwater from Mississippi 

River, a minimum daily discharge of 15 cfs occurred on Feb. 4, 1937; reverse flow of 

57 cfs was measured by current meter on that date.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years) . W 1211: 1930, 1943.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

933

748

634

567

523

500

468

443

426

417

420

422

424

424

422

415

*409

409

401

409

417

403

428

466

515

552

694

999

883

814

919

16,904

545

0.290

0.33

Nov.

1,790

2,090

2,570

2,870

2,950

2,960

2,630

2,290

2,080

2,020

1,800

1,520

1,310

«1,160

1,310

1,760

2,320

2,700

2,860

2,890

2,860

2,790

2,710

2,890

4,000

8,060

11,800

13,100

15, 200

12,200

-

117,490

3,916

2.08

2.32

Dec.

10,500

8,600

6,940

6.170

7,210

9,280

11,000

11,700

12,400

13,400

14,100

14,200

13,500

12,000

10, 600

9,960

9,320

8,740

7,880

7,480

8,920

11,300

13,000

13,300

12,600

14,000

*14.700

14,700

13,800

12,700

11,000

345,000

11,130

5.92

6.82

Jan.

8,780

6,850

6,610

9,420

11,800

13,100

13, 500

12,000

9,320

*6,650

5,190

4,100

3,420

3,020

2,730

2,420

2,130

1,830

1,540

1,320

1,150

1,680

2,570

5,370

7,080

6,650

5,430

3,740

3,260

3,060

2,840

168,360

5,431

2.89

3.33

Feb.

2,560

2,320

2,520

3,380

6,490

7,750

7,260

5,770

3,640

2,950

2,540

2,210

*2,210

3,570

7,520

9,460

9, 550

8,830

7,700

6,940

8,060

9,060

9,420

8,380

6,610

5,100

3,340

2,810

2,380

-

-

160,330

5,529

'2.94

3.17

Mar.

1,980

1,660

1,680

2,680

5,490

7,520

7,520

5,880

3,730

3,380

9,550

*17,800

18,400

17,400

16,600

14, 200

10,900

8,110

6,250

5,940

5,640

12,000

24,000

27.700

25, 600

20,700

15,900

11,800

8,380

5,800

3,480

327,670

10,570

5.62

6.48

Apr.

2,860

3,010

4,280

5,220

5,670

6,980

6,810

5,400

3,380

2,720

2,250

1,810

1,900

2,610

3,570

3,730

3,060

*2,650

2,340

2,030

1,710

1,420

1,340

1,460

1,320

1,220

1,130

994

896

824

84,594

2,853

1.52

1.69

May

763

711

689

657

630

*607

594

606

580

630

921

1,290

1.540-

1,460

1,240

999

824

728

697

687

672

652

636

745

711

669

644

612

580

553

548

23,875

770

0.410

0.47

June

546

528

509

497

489

496

679

888

881

*735

626

553

509

484

468

457

448

442

437

436

435

427

420

415

411

407

405

402

40O

398

15,228

508

0.270

0.30

July

407

460

582

903

1,470

1 . 580

1,210

822

672

594

577

541

504

476

489

*645

868

1,230

1,110

818

636

534

479

450

435

425

417

410

403

397

596

20,940

675

0.359

0.41

Aug.

400

406

409

4O8

405

401

400

400

405

406

406

481

945

826

763

689

641

593

528

481

*456

442

438

457

480

472

452

440

433

426

419

15,306

494

0.263

0.30

Sept.

414

445

546

718

987

987

767

618

527

481

456

442

436

441

541

800

1,090

1,150

936

753

648

571

*514

480

459

447

440

438

435

433

18,380

613

0.326

0.36

Calendar year 1951: Max 36,800 Min 365 Mean 4,164 Cfsm 2.21 In. 30.04

Water year 1951-52: Max 27,70O Min 396 Mean 3,593 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.98

Discharge measurement made on this day.
40 OBION RIVER BASIN

Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, Term.

Location. Lat 36°26'32", long. SS'IV'SO", on left bank 5 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 22, 1.1 miles downstream from North Reelfoot Creek, 4 miles upstream 

from mouth. 5 miles northeast of Samburg, Obion County, and 14 miles west of Union 

City.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 286.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"T929. Prior to Dec. 6, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum; gage read twice daily.

Extremes. 1950-51: Maximum discharge observed during period December to September, 4,130 

cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 12.90 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs; minimum observed, 1 cfs on several days in September; minimum gage height observed, 2.14 ft 

Sept. 4, 5, 8, 9, 21.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,350 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 12.36 

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs; minimum, 0.9 cfs on several days in 

July, August and September; minimum gage height observed, 2.18 ft Oct. 1,2.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, December 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

92

63

53

44

37

36

35

39

44

44

40

39

32

27

30

32

31

_

-

_

-

Jan.

29

80

1,690

1,070

233

112

97

95

99

*1,070

1,220

513

951

m567

182

129

10S

87

64

54

57

53

46

43

45

66

93

44

46

13,921

449

4.08

4.71

Feb.

42

34

35

41

47

762

1.750

*643

230

104

126

168

145

113 

93

941

494

195

237

1,540

1,290

339

137

105

95

89

87

96

_

-

9,978

356

3.24

3.37

Mar.

94

69

105

158

84

67

123

82

52

45

52

70

83

125 

147

114

265

1.440

752

*271

135

96

76

55

50

46

73

365

182

89

60

5,425

175

1.59

1.83

Apr.

51

376

395

182

93

92

85

76

62

64

181

206

117

78 

60

49

*42

39

58

57

379

716

280

102

69

76

78

54

46

11

-

4,200

140

1.27

1.42

May

31

25

24

21

19

18

15

13

13

13

13

12

10

*9 

9

8

7

7

7

6

6

14

12

8

6

5

5

5

4

4

4

353

11.4

0.104

0.12

June

4

7

256

287

143

26

30

80

349

145

30

209

618

203 

*47

50

33

16

16

313

64

21

56

11

8

8

9

6

694

1.170

-

4,909

164

1.49

1.66

July

1.450

594

808

416

159

45

26

20

14

1,150

351

79

57

173 

23

14

10

9

7

6

5

4

12

17

S

4

6

19

13

8

11

5,515

178

1.62

1.86

Aug.

5

3

3

3

4

4

350

479

25

6

10

7

3

3

2.

2

2

2

2

2

2

*2

2

2

2

2

17

136

14

6

3

1,105

35.6

0.324

0.37

Sept.

2

2

1

T

i

2

1

1

1

2

*2

2

148

86 

7

3

2

2

2

2

1

2

5

142

16

4

2

1

1

1

-

445

14.8

0.135

0.15

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 efs).--Jan. 3 (1 p.m.) 2,200 cfs (11.40 ft); Jan. 14 (12 m.} 4,130 cfs 

(12.90 ft); Feb. 7 (1 a.m.) 2.230 cfs (11.43 ft); Feb. 20 (2 p.m.) 2,220 ofs (11.42 ft); June 30 

(10 p.m.) 2,360 cfs (11.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OBION RIVER BASIN

Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, Term. Continued 

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

*1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

4

13

T

2

3

55

1.8

0.016

0.02

Nov.

246

23

13

3

2

170

91

14

8

5

4

3

8

*62

15

8

5

4

3

3

2

2

97

1.520

1,430

*1,020

212

170

37

29

-

5,209

174

1.58

1.76

Dec.

25

22

122

985

*437

118

218

407

1.500

579

166

68

52

101

117

52

40

46

45

607

904

505

149

80

1,130

1,160

427

79

59

51

44

10,095

326

2.96

3.41

Jan.

42

776

1,000

1.740

1,150

381

87

65

*60

89

54

50

49

48

45

41

39

37

35

35

66

392

152

52

45

46

114

57

41

34

33

6,855

221

2.01

2.32

Feb.

41

82

al.300

818

285

84

56

48

42

39

39

41

*1,010

784

310

88

118

105

73

1,250

659

160

76

61

52

47

44

42

41

_

-

7,795

269

2.45

2.64

Mar.

38

43

724

840

369

74

53

48

47

1,230

2.370

*883

167

73

58

51

48

332

373

116

78

a2,100

al,500

a 600

a200

alOO

a60

48

46

44

47

12,760

412

3.75

4.31

Apr.

136

*55

46

385

248

72

48

42

39

37

37

248

922

318

67

42

35

31

29

27

25

26

263

380

138

38

27

23

20

18

-

3,822

127

1.15

1.29

May

16

15

14

13

12

*11

11

11

11

289

220

32

17

13

12

11

11

42

22

14

12

11

13

88

41

21

12

10

9

8

8

1,030

33.2

0.302

0.35

June

7

6

6

5

5

5

4

4

3

*3

2

?

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

-

88

2.9

0.026

0.03

July

2

1

22

102

10

4

2

11

53

6

2

2

2

2

151

*98

58

42

7

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

.9

75

.9

.9

571.6

18.4

0.167

0.19

Aug.

0=1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

366

358

90

8

4

2

1

1

1

*1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

.9

.9

.9

851.6

27.5

0.250

0.29

Sept.

0^9

29

11

4

2

1

1

1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

16

12

4

2

1

1

1

1

n

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

-

100.6

3.35

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,280 Mln 1 Mean 168 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.68

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,370 Mln 0.9 Mean 135 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.64

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs}.--

(11.32 ft); Mar. 10 (12 p.m.) 3,350 c

Dee. 25 (9 p.m.) 2,250 eta (11.45 ft); Jan. 4 (2 p.m.) 2,120 ofa 

fs (12.36 ft); Mar. 22 (10:30 a.m.) 2,880 ofa (12.0 ft).

Discharge meaaurement made on thla day. 

a Mo gage-height record; dlaoharge eatlmated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather reeorda, 

and records for Bayou de Chlen near Clinton, Ky.
42 OBION RIVER BASIN

South Fork Forked Deer River at Jackson, Term.

Location. Lat 35°35'38", long. 88°48'52", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

U.S. Highway 45, half a mile downstream from Meridian Creek, and 0.8 mile (revised) 

south of city limits of Jackson, Madison County.

Drainage area. 574 sq ml.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 330.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. June 20, 1929, to Mar. 8, 1933, staff gage and Mar. 9, 1933, to Feb. 3, 1939, 

chain gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 773 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 8,740 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 17.87 ft); mlnlmum, 111 cfs July 29 (gage height, 4.34 ft).

1989-52: Maximum discharge, 43,600 cfs Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 24.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum, 67 cfs Oct. 9, 1941; 

minimum gage height observed, 1.58 ft July 9, 1929.

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

Revisions (water years). W 1147: 1935(M) . W'1211: 1930(M) , 1932, 1934.

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 6-13, Aug. 15 to Sept. 1, 

Sept. 17-30)

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

4.6

5.0

7.0

11.0

15.0

148

230

710

1,730

3,210

16.0

16.5

17.0

18.0

3,800

4,420

5,800

9,200

4.2

5.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

98

257

715

1,550

2,170

14.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

3,050

4,600

6,250

9,200

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

186

186 

184

178

174

170

166

158

160

162

164

162

162

160

158

160 

158

158

*156

156

168

164

235

430

221

190

258

638

293

237

575

6,727

217

0.378

0.44

Nov.

2,160

835 

473

365

310

750

815

450

546

322

308

388

1,680

5.520

3,420

*3 , 450 

5,160

a2,300

1,500

885

655

564

556

1,600

2,080

1,320

1,080

845

632

538

37,247

1,242

2.16

2.41

Dec.

488

459 

790

2,980

*2,710

1,770

a2,150

3,060

3,610

3,110

2,290

1,660

1,100

2,810

8,220

8.560

4^250

3,220

2,700

3,980

2,790

al,600

al,100

1,560

3,480

2,020

1,210

912

712

607

81,388

2,625

4.57

5.27

Jan.

545

515 

1,510

1,990

1,650

1,020

725

*630

619

952

662

591

554

540

524

488 

481

467

432

1,500

924

3,620

5,910

al,900

al,500

a940

5,850

4.880

4,400

5,450

a2,400

47,769

1,541

2.68

5.10

Feb.

al,200

al,300 

a2,000

a5,000

33,000

al, 600

al.OOO

aSOO

676

607

575

561

2,370

2,800

*1,310

1,060 

976

740

651

2,540

2,800

al, 600

al, 200

a900

785

718

649

605

575

-

l~ 38, 598

1,331

2.32

2.50

Mar.

529

667 

3,790

4.950

4,790

4, 67.0

4,110

1,780

855

2,500

4,810

*4,570

3,110

2,220

al.100

aSOO 

a700

a2,400

al.500

3800

658

2,950

4,350

33,000

al,600

al.OOO

a750

a600

a530

485

TTZ

67,326

2,172

3.78

4.36

Apr.

2,550

1,580 

1,090

1,270

1,130

778

630

577

556

518

504

599

1,860

1,090

882

*667 

559

511

478

458

452

416

400

520

469

428

391

356

341

519

22,319

744

1.30

1.45

May

505

294 

281

268

259

249

246

*251

240

575

492

525

285

268

261

246 

240

255

373

312

286

255

242

380

327

261

258

545

676

38!

283

9,696

315

0.545

0.63

June

222

216

214

232

214

200

196

190

184

*182

176

170

166

162 

168

160

162

168

176

170

160

156

154

152

150

148

152

160

-

5,441

181

0.315

0.35

July

226

170 

178

220

172

160

156

164

290

170

152

144

140

154

210

152 

152

*142

154

152

128

122

118

114

114

114

114

116

112

140

148

4,758

155

0.267

0.51

Aug.

150

118 

122

130

244

228

*249

176

160

174

154

310

476

860

559

266 

200

182

182

182

166

212

204

166

156

154

150

146

146

146

150

6,898

223

0.389

0.45

Sept.

1 ^

al! 600

al,200

a700

a450

aSOO

a240

a210

3190

aieo

3170

a200

a350

aSOO

*a230 

192

214

198

180

174

170

164

164

164

162

160

158

154

154

-

10,976

366

0.638

0.71

Calendar year 1951: Max 8,360 Mln 124 Mean 1,080 Cfsm 1.88 !« 25.51

Water year 1951-53: Max 8,560 Mln 112 Mean 927 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.98

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Dec. 15 (4 p.m.) 8,740 cfs (17.87 ft)j Mar. 4 (6 p.m.) 5,020 cfs 

(16.36 ft)j Mar. 11 (9 p.m.) 5,060 cfs (16.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for station at Chestnut Bluff and Middle Fork near Alamo.
OBIOH RIVER BASIN 43 

South Fork Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Term.

Location. Lat 35°51'30", long. 89°20'50", on left bank 20 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1 mile west of Chestnut Bluff, Crockett County, 1 mile downstream from Black 

Creek, 1-| miles upstream from Halls Creek, 3| miles east of Halls, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with North Fork. Records include flow of Halls Creek.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq mi, approximately, includes that of Halls Creek.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1952 (after September 1949, flow of Halls Creek 

included].

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 256.71 ft above mean Gulf level. Prior to 

July 20, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 1,429 cfs.

JExtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 18.95 ft); minimum, 194 cfs July 28 (gage height, 6.10 ft).

1929-52: Maximum discharge, 33,300 cfs Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 22.3 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum observed, 102 cfs 

Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 3.2 ft Aug. 5-13, 1930.

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

Revisions (water years) . W 1211: 1930, 1934, 1936, 1950.

Discharge, in 3ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

330

320

312

300

285

278 

273

267

264

264

266

269

269

267

266

266

*260 262"

260

262

264

271

284

357

537

390

365

494

738

514

852

10,606

342

0.311

0.36

Nov.

,670

,630

,590

,320

,230

,100 

,270

,240

955

708

562

542

867

1,300

*1,410

1,700

1,800

1,990

2,180

2,370

2,640

2,880

3,850

4.580

3,950

3,330

2,860

2,620

2,350

1,970

-

58,464

1,949

1.77

1.98

Dec.

1,430

1,090

1,220

2,180

2,250

*2,210 

2,320

2,720

4,160

4,890

4,810

4,540

4,460

4,970

5,130

4,990

a5,300

alp. OOP

a9,500

a7,500

a7,000

a8,000

7,250

5,480

5,480

5,190

4,680

4,050

3,510

3,040

2,750

142, 100

4,584

4.17

4.80

Jan.

2,180

1,900

2,080

3,110

3,610

3.790 

3,540

2,960

2,360

1,970

 1,610

1,330

1,140

1,010

911

832

764

713

667

97T

1,280

2,100

2,460

3,410

3,690

3,440

3,330

3,370

3,120

2,940

3,000

69,588

2,245

2.04

2.35

Feb.

3,330

4,090

6,020

6,150

5,270

4,460 

4,030

3,810

3,560

2,990

2,240

*1,590

2,500

2,950

3,170

3,370

3,620

3,400

2,800

3,310

3,230

3,500

3,530

3,310

3,110

2,620

2,010

1,440

1.140

_

-

96,550

3,329

3.03

3.26

Mar.

972

934

1,940

2,440

2,800

3,360 

3,670

3,950

4,250

6,430

8,580

8,900

7,790

6,050

4,970

4,580

4,320

4,070

*3, 520

2,960

2,550

2,630

2,630

3,150

3,580

3,400

3,210

3,130

2,850

2,220

1,790

117,626

3,794

3.45

3.98

Apr.

2,250

2,360

2,480

2,950

5,550

3,100 

2,580

2,040

1,590

1,290

1,120

1,190

2,050

2,080

*2,090

2,060

1,850

1,460

1,170

979

847

766

706

669

752

724

646

590

546

514

-

46,779

1,559

1.42

1.58

May

487

464

440

422

402

*390 

379

372

361

1,080

1.220

891

590

492

442

411

388

370

363

415

442

424

410

393

444

483

401

383

744

824

586

15,913

513

0.466

0.54

June

431

375

350

334

341

1.160 

716

464

390

357

*334

321

311

303

296

293

289

293

300

285

284

293

284

275

271

267

266

264

262

340

-

10,749

358

0.325

0.36

July

397

348

341

748

388

298 

278

273

273

345

296

269

260

256

267

338

*267

222

215

211

207

205

202

200

199

198

196

195

196

200

205

8,493

274

0.249

0.29

Aug.

214

206

202

201

479

808 

684

*393

366

375

287

1,450

1,690

1,340

1,120

814

467

350

309

296

289

669

657

374

280

252

242

234

231

228

227

15,734

508

0.462

0.53

Sept.

242

2.330

2,090

1,890

1,500

1,070 

716

496

393

345

312

298

305

467

568

537

361

347

339

320

294

282

*276

271

267

267

266

262

259

257

-

17,627

588

0.535

0.60

Calendar year 1951: Max 16,000 Mln 207 Mean 1,987 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.51

Water year 1951-52: Max 10,000 Mln 195 Mean 1,667 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.63

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 cfs).--

11,000 cfs (18.95 ft); Feb. 4 (2 a.m

Nov. 24 (8 a.m.) 5,130 cfs (17.44 ft); Dec. 18 (time unknown) 

) 6,250 cfs (17.80 ft); Mar. 1O (8 p.m.) 9,140 cfs (18.56 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for station at Jackson.
44 OBION RIVER BASIN

North Fork Forked Deer River at Trenton, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°58'49" (revised), long. 88°55'35", on right bank on downstream side of 

bridge pier on State Highways 77 and 104, 0.8 mile east of Trenton, Gibson County, 

1 mile downstream from Thompson Levee Creek, and 16.5 miles upstream from Middle Fork 

Forked Deer River.

Drainage area.--71.3 sq mi.

Records available . December 1950 to September 1952.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 303.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--1950-51: Maximum discharge during period December to September, 6,540 cfs 

(revised) Jan. 14 (gage height^ 12.16 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs; 

minimum daily, 15 cfs (revised) for several days in August and September.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,880 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 11.36 

ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs for several days in July and August.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the period December 1950 to September 1951 has 

been revised to 6,540 cfs Jan. 14, 1951 (gage height, 12.16 ft), and the minimum daily 

discharge has been revised to 15 cfs for several days in August and September 1951, 

superseding figures published in Water-Supply Paper 1211.

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

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the period 

December 1950 to September 1951, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 

1211 are given herewith:

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

_

-

-

-

.

_

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

t23

-

.

-

-

-

-

25

22

22

24

23

22

_

_

-

-

Jan.

22

145

2,840

*1,780

*295

80

90 

46

39

4,81

877

252

590

4.710

2,750

*S01

154

119

loo

91

78

75

76

73

69

68

68

78

94

68

67

16,776

541

7.59

8.75

Feb.

6667"

68

69

71

d347

dl.600 

d710

204

218

410

624

317

*U9

162

916

595

227

508

701

608

168

118

100

92

93

91

87

_

_

-

9,386

335

4.70

4.90

Mar.

76

72

223

167

102

90

90

80

70

66

66

68

80

84

82

78

91

556.

338

282

*134

102

96

126

82

75

85

291

180

102

85

4,121

133

1.87

2.15

Apr.

81

469

379

97

60

50

228 

90

71

75

209

114

66

52

42

39

*33

30

29

27

351

1.540

417

87

55

46

42

34

30

26

4,669

156

2.19

2.44

May

24

22

22

21

20

20

20 

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

*17

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

18

18

560

18.1

0.254

0.29

June

18

18

19

90

24

22

22 

131

683

340

62

34

26

*22

20

19

18

18

17

20

18

17

17

17

18

21

17

37

403

484

-

2,672

89.1

1.25

1.39

July

812

206

666

655

110

46

30 

25

*23

470

800

142

50

33

26

23

20

20

19

18

18

17

18

19

59

48

62

32

33

23

18

4,541

146

2.05

2,37

Aug.

18

17

16

16

16

15

67 

53

80

660

836

169

*51

33

25

20

18

18

20

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

2 ;360

76.1

1.07

1.23

Sept.

IS

25

18

17

16

16

15 

15

15

*34

20

17

250

41

25

20

19

18

17

17

*17

353

354

299

*542

119

42

27

22

20

2,425

80.8

1.13

1.26

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). Jan. 3 (6:30 p.m.) 4,240 cfs (11.48 ft)-; Jan. 14 (about 4 p.m.) 

6,540 cfs (12.16 ft); Feb. 7 (about 1:30 p.m.) 1,980 cfs (10.56 ft); Apr. 22 (1 p.m.) 1,580 cfs 

(10.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

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

gi*aph, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 1-4, June 15-25, 27, July 6-8, Aug. 15 to Sept. 9, Sept. 11, 12, 

15-20; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder graph, weather records, and records 

for nearby stations.
OBION RIVER BASIN

North Pork Forked Deer River at Trenton, Term. Continued 

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

45

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12. *18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

27

24

20

20

46

35

25

24

259

858

27.7

0.388

0.45

Nov.

864

405

75

41

31

292

121

48

33

28

26

131

234

*445

211

223

68

44

39

32

30

29

558

2.180

1,380

365

125

73

50

40

-

8,221

274

3.84

4.29

Dec.

35

32

191

*955

334

82

409

526

1,210

638

119

67

49

526

932

238

70

295

92

883

1.520

323

90

60

532

765

168

77

64

56

47

11,190

361

5.06

5.84

Jan.

82

a60

a250

al.OOO

a300

alOO

a70

»66

91

110

55

52

47

45

42

38

37

33

45

95

186

750

478

106

68

60

203

238

74

43

46

4,875

157

2.20

2.54

Feb.

45

203

687

434

177

86

60

52

43

41

 38

52

874

1.060

219

132

119

65

60

632

540

115

72

55

72

55

44

42

39

-

-

6,163

213

2.99

3.21

Mar.

33

120

546

691

138

64

48

42

40

*1,240

»2.660

504

99

54

42

35

31

287

281

78

77

684

758

119

60

42

35

 31

29

27

173

9,068

293

4.11

4.73

Apr.

*403

112

58

233

95

46

35

30

26

26

28

115

370

85

48

34

28

25

24

22

22

22

23

30

28

26

24

23

22

20

-

2,083

69.4

0.973

1.09

May

20

20

19

19

»18.

18

21

22

21

2^8

55

31

23

21

21

20

21

23

24

24

23

22

23

42

25

24

22

60

43

25

24

1,022

33.0

0.463

0.53

June

23

22

22

21

40

51

22

20

»20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

20

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

-

616

20.5

0.288

0.32

July

18

17

49

38

18

17

17

20

19

17

17

17

17

16

»16

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

563

18.2

0.255

0.29

Aug.

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

17

16

16

16

20

18

"39 120

20

18

18

 18

17

17

65

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

689

22.2

0.311

0.36

Sept.

17

544

307

55

30

23

20

19

18

17

17

17

18

84

29

18

17

18

17

17

IS *16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

-

1,462

48.7

0.683

0.76

Calendar year 1951 : Max 4,710 Min 15 Mean 186 Cfsm 2.61 In. 35.36

Water year 1951-52 : Max 2,660 Min 15 Mean 128 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.41

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). 

ofs (10.26 ft); Dec. 21 (6:30 a.m.) 1

Nov. 24 (11 a.m.) 2,700 cfs (10.90 ft)-; Dec. 9 (6 p.m.) 1.500 

,530 cfs (10.28 ft); Mar. 11 (5 a.m.) 3,880 cfs (11.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for Rutherford Pork Obion River near Bradford and Middle Pork Forked Deer River near 

Alamo.
46 OBION RIVER BASIN

Middle Pork Forked Deer River near Alamo, Term.

Location. Lat 35°51'00", long. 89°04'00", on right bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on 

state Highway 54, 3 miles upstream from Buck Creek, 5 miles north of Alamo, Crockett 

County, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1929 to September 1952.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 288.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 12, 1939, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 555 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,730 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 14.27 ft); minimum, 125 cfs Aug. 28-30; minimum gage height, 3.41 ft July 29, 30.

1929-52: Maximum discharge observed, 19,500 cfs Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 15.46 

ft), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs; minimum observed, 68 cfs June 30, 

July 1, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 1.26 ft July 1, 11, 17, 1931.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years) . W 1211: 1930, 1938-39, 1946-47.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1 to Dec. 7, Apr. 13-24)

3.4 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

12.0

120

216

573

1,220

1,940

13.0

13.5

13.8

14.0

14.2

2,360 

2,91O 

3,600 

4,600 

6,1OO

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

147

147

147

146

144

144

142

136

136

136

139

139

141

141

141

144

142

141

*138

138

142

144

165

208

176

152

165

258

198

170

584

5,191

167

0.407

0.47

Nov.

2,450

1,140

448

221

184

763

673

298

206

186

174

231

847

2,040

*1,190

1,460

1,460

1,010

370

236

210

203

1,320

5,410

2,470

1,280

625

388

298

255

-

26,046

868

2.12

2.36

Dec.

235

219

494

2,060

1,290

*1,090

1,460

2,800

4,540

4.670

3,140

1,220

469

1,820

4,100

4,600

4,'670

4,380

2,390

2,610

4,040

1,880

1,160

493

1,410

2,710

1,580

978

458

403

359

63,728

2,056

5.01

5.78

 

Jan.

331

482

1,800

5.140

2,680

1,370

562

406

377

505

*397

320

308

299

292

276

265

264

247

282

354

2,960

2,840

1,460

901

424

1,250

2,200

1,610

1,350

516

30,468

983

2.40

2.76

Feb.

374

613

2,890

2,310

1,950

1,200

585

392

341

306

294

*304

2,220

3.400

2,390

1,200

826

485

403

2,860

3,040

1,370

556

426

424

406

338

311

301

-

32,515

1,121

2.73

2.95

Mar.

284

409

2,120

3,570

2,800

2,070

857

395

343

2,150

*5,940

5,540

3,520

1,690

556

403

354

928

1,270

648

415

3,210

5,020

2,980

1,570

529

376

329

304

287

408

51,275

1,654

4.03

4.65

Apr.

1.780

1,370

925

740

828

563

390

336

310

291

310

450

1,580

864

*664

323

276

253

245

233

230

223

221

223

231

221

216

205

200

195

-

14,896

497

1.21

1.35

May

190

186

186

181

179

*176

174

174

178

757

529

252

206

189

182

178

173

170

190

202

194

182

174

178

197

186

176-

200

571

294

203

7,207

232

0,566

0.65

June

181

168

163

160

208

837

303

190

174

165

*157

152

15Q

147

144

142

139

141

152

152

147

144

144

144

142

141

138

136

T56

136

-

5,433

181

0.441

0.49

July

200

250

170

165

181

158

149

144

142

144

141

138

136

134

153

136

*147

142

.141

139

139

139

136

134

134

133

134

134

*134

138

144

4,589

148

0.361

0.42

Aug.

141

139

139

139

526

418

182

*146

149

158

133

398

430

270

318

168

141

136

136

138

144

264

146

134

130

128

126

126

125

T?5

130

5,983

193

0.471

0.54

Sept.

131

2.170

1,560

517

206

171

155

147

144

141

139

138

T49

184

386

23O

170

176

168

152

142

141

141

139

*139

142

142

141

138

138

-

8,637

288

0.702

0.78

Calendar year 1951: Max 8,620 Min 136 Mean 877 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.03

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,940 Min 125 Mean 699 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.20

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 efa).--Hov. 24 (8:30 p.m.) 4,490 cfs (13.98 ft); Dec. 10 (10 a.m.) 

4,740 ofs (14.02 ft); Dec; 16 (9:30 p.m.) 5,090 ofa (14.07 ft); Dec. 21 (4 a.m.) 4,600 cfa (I4.0oft); 

Jan. 4 (10 p.m.) 4,100 cfs (13.91 ft); Jan. 22 (10:30 p.m.) 4,160 cfs (13.92 ft); Feb. 14 (4 a.m.) 

3,740 cfs (13.83 ft); Feb. 21 (12:3O a.m.) 4.160 cfa (13.92 ft); Mar. 4 (4:3O a.m.) 3,780 cfa (13.84 

ft); Mar. 11 (4:30 p.m.) 6,730 cfa (14.27 ft); Mar. 23 (6:30 a.m.) 5,460 ofa (14.12 ft).

* Discharge meaaurement made on this day.
HATCHIE RIVER BASIN 47 

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Term.

Location. Lat 35°16'40", long. 88°58'30", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 18, 250 ft upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2,000 ft downstream from Spring Creek, and 1.5 miles northeast of Bolivar, Hardeman County.

Drainage area. 1,430 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 323.86 ft above mean Gulf level (levels 

% Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 27, 1932, staff gage at bridge 50 ft upstream 

at same datum. July 27, 1932, to Feb. 6, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 2,455 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 16.07 ft); minimum, 174 cfs July 29 (gage height, 2.06 ft).

1929-52: Maximum discharge, 56,300 cfs Feb. 15, 1948 (gage height, 21.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs; minimum, 78 cfs Sept. 2, 1943 (gage height, 

0.63 ft) .

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

Revisions (water years). W 1211: 1937.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14-22, May 4-26, May 3O to Aug. 2)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 17 Dee. 18 to Sept. 30

2.7

3.0

4.0

7.0

10.0

11.0

241

295

480

1,060

1,760

2.090

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

2,800

4,000

6,100

9,300

14,000

6.0

10.0

11.0

223

330

510

890

1,810

2,160

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

2,770

3,800

6,060

9,300

14,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

318

295

288

286

277

270

252

246

241

241

250

257 

263

266

266

268

268

*270

270

268

268

270

322

394

463

638

624

681

780

807

742

11,349

366

0.256

0.30

Nov.

1,010

1,150

1,380

1,250

910

765

790

966

1,040

843

681

Dec .

1,210

1,070

1,050

1,760

*2,790

3,500

4,000

5,270

e,380

6 , 720

7.510

613! 7,760 

735! 7,760

*2,190

2,900

5,620

3,260

3,160

3,030

2,780

2,430

1,930

1,470

1,460

1,800

2,040

2,330

2,180

1,830

1,480

-

52,023

1,734

1.21

1.35

9,980

12,700

13,900

14 ,100

13,200

12,400

12,400

ir,400

11,000

50,500

9,300

R,520

b,310

7.890

",830

?,480

7,000

 5,580

riL',250

",815

5.47

6.30

Jan.

6,310

6,140

6,170

6,200

5,860

5,160

4,500

3,900

*3,350

3,160

3,230

3,500 

3,630

3,720

3,740

3,770

3,800

3,730

3,530

3,300

2.910

3,200

3,190

3,450

3,660

3,880

6,200

6,970

8,680

10,100

10.900

150,040

4,840

3.38

3.90

Feb.

11.2OO

10,800

11,000

10,400

9,780

8,450

7,450

6,670

6,060

5,420

4,860

4,320 

4,210

*3,830

3,830

3,900

3,860

3,740

5,580

4,230

4,160

4,140

4,090

4,000

3,960

3,910

3,88O

3,860

3,830

-

163,420

5,635

3.94

4.25

Mar .

5,760

3.850

7,330

8,030

8.670

8,030

6,790

6,060

5,580

5,810

6,670

fi,400 

6,970

*7,330

7,540

7,730

7,540

7,390

6,970

6,340

5,810

6,670

6,970

6,310

6,000

5,890

5,700

5,500

5,190

4,810

4,560

193,200

6,394

4.47

5.15

Apr.

5,240

5,110

4,650

4,420

4,210

3,960

3,670

3,340

2,900

2,440

2,050

1,820 

2,080

2,810

3,270

*3,300

3,220

3,090

2,840

2,510

2,100

1,760

al,500

al.400

31,600

1,890

a2,100

2,260

2,460

2,530

-

86,530

2,884

2.02

2.25

May

2,450

2,150

1,770

1,310

1,010

842

*748

694

651

677

763

850 

833

706

620

569

538

523

582

920

1,190

1,190

1,060

950

1,140

1,370

1,540

1,600

1,550

1,290

1,050

33,116

1,068

0.747

0.86

June

841

683

584

550

573

670

914

1,090

900

651

523

*462 

422

388

359

335

322

345

311

311

300

347

376

8330

284

272

256

250

 2T7 244

-

14,140

471

0.329

0.37

July

256

289

371

424

3350

3320

294

270

286

352

374

316 

3280

3250

241

234

232

*228

223

217

208

200

198

194

188

187

183

176

T77

224

575

8,317

268

0.187

0.22

Aug.

978

774

459

328

328

508

*746

837

757

3700

1,210

al.500 

1,200

962

882

958

1,070

856

3600

a500

3550

a850

a750

a600

529

401

325

295

278

268

262

21,061

679

0.475

0.55

Sept.

256

3O8

381

542

497

349

289

264

254

247

241

240 

262

266

295

*308

317

320

296

280

274

264

252

240

234

232

230

230

229

224

-

8,621

287

0.201

0.22

Calendar year 1951: Max 16,700 Mln 203 Mean 3,421 Cfsm 2.39 In. 32.49

Water year 1951-52: Max 14,100 Min 176 Mean 2,702 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.72

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Dec. 17 (1 a.m.) 14,400 efs (16.07 ft); Feb. 3 (5 a.m.) 11,400 

cfs (15.50 ft); Mar. 5 (4 p.m.) 8,780 cfs (14.86 ft).

* Discharge measurempnt made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for station iear Stanton.
48 HATCHIE RIVER BASIN 

Hatchie River near Stanton, Term.

Location (revised). Lat 35°31'22", long. 89°20'57", near right bank on downstream end 

of bridge pier on U. S. Highways 70 and 79, 2.9 miles downstream from Louisville and 

Nashville Railroad bridge, 4.6 miles northeast of Stanton, Haywood County, and 7 miles 

upstream from Big Muddy Creek.

Drainage area. 1.940 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1929 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 267.34 ft above mean Gulf level (levels 

Fy Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 7, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 3,034 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,700 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 17.00 ft); minimum, 400 cfs July 29 (gage height, 2.77 ft).

1929-52: Maximum discharge observed, 59,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 20.35 

ft); minimum, 243 cfs Sept. 3, 1943 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 28 to Dec. 8)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

3.2

7.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

434

1,140

1,920

2,700

3,900

14.5 4,500

15.0 5,810

16.0 11,400

16.8 17,200

2.8

7.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

405

1,140

1,920

2,690

3,300

14.0 4,250

14.5 5,100

15.0 6,850

16.8 17,200

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

632

574

537

515

499

491

481

467

455

445

440

439

439

442

445

447

448

*448 

448

448

448

450

457

476

532

591

621

709

784

841

883

16,332

527

0.272

0.31

Nov.

1,140

1,310

1,370

1,390

1,420

1,430

1,350

1,240

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,070

1,020

1,480

*2,170

2,460

2,640

2,770 

2,880

3,000

3,110

3,190

3,230

3,310

3,380

3.400

3,260

3,030

2,810

2,640

-

64,970

2,166

1.12

1.25

Dec.

,500

,370

,120

,860

,690

* ,720

,870

,390

,330

,860

,100

,280

,830

,460

17.000

17,000

15,400

14,400 

14,300

14,400

14,900

14,700

13,900

12,600

11,700

11,700

11,000

10,100

9,340

8,680

8,300

263,800

8,510

4.39

5.06

Jan.

8,000

7,550

7,450

8,100

-8,580

8,000

7,260

6,620

6,000

*5,590

5,120

4,780

4,480

4,180

3,940

3,710

3,620

5.610 

3,650

3,790

3,890

4,370

4,900

4,980

4,740

4,490

4,420

5,930

7,900

9,340

8,580

177,570

5,728

2.95

3.40

Feb.

9,400

10,200

13,000

13,800

13,500

12,000

10,800

9,900

8,740

7,800

7,030

6,400

6,620

7,600

*7,210

6,400

5,650

5,040 

4,620

4,720

5,530

5,440

5,280

5,250

4,960

4,620

4,380

4,200

4,100

-

214,190

7,386

3.81

4.11

Mar.

4,010

5.980

4,420

6,120

7,350

9,510

9,120

8,850

8,150

8,100

12.900

11,300

*9,290

7,850

6,800

6,580

6,980

7,600 

8,580

8,300

7,950

9,020

7,850

7,080

7,950

7,550

6,620

5,860

5,500

5,250

5,250

231,670

7,473

3.85

4.44

Apr.

6,240

8 ,150

7,120

6,440

6,000

5,280

4,820

4,540

4,480

4,160

4,000

3,850

3,920

3,940

3,650

3,220

*2,950

2,860 

2,860

2,930

3,010

3,040

3,010

2,900

2,700

2,380

2,110

2,010

2.000

2,040

-

116,610

3,887

2.00

2.24

May

2,090

2,160

2,210

2,250

2,250

2,110

*1,760

1,430

1,240

1,150

1,210

1,270

1,250

1,220

1,170

1,090

1,020

961 

928

916

970

1,120

1,260

1,330

1,320

1,270

1,300

1,400

1,550

1,640

1,680

44,525

1,436

0.740

0.85

June

1,620

1,450

1,220

1,050

972

1,240

1,080

1,010

1,090

1,170

*1,120

975

862

780

730

680

650

640 

640

640

650

670

720

750

760

750

690

620

560

520

-

26,309

877

0.452.

0.50

July

500

500

520

550

570

590

600

570

530

500

500

520

530

540

530

520

*495

492 

484

474

466

457

447

436

425

418

414

406

402 40"6

408

15,200

490

0.253

0.29

Aug.

425

585

831

819

671

571

578

*646

765

844

835

927

1,220

1,370

1.440

1,340

1,140

1,050 

1,040

948

772

731

806

838

788

720

670

620

590

580

560

25,720

830

0.428

0.49

Sept.

540

530

530

550

650

"675 700

600

520

490

480

470

470

460

480

490

*505

519 

518

519

503

484

471

458

450

442

436

436

433

451

-

15,235

508

0.262

0.29

Calendar year 1951: Max 22,800 Min 415 Mean 3,838 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.88

Water year 1951-52: Max 17,000 Min 402 Mean 3,312 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record June 14 to July 16, Aug. 26 to Sept. 16; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records, occasional staff-gage readings, and records for station at Bolivar.
WOLF RIVER BASIN 49

Wolf River at Rossville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°03'15" (revised), long. 89°32'30", on left bank 40 ft downstream from 

highway bridge, 0.4 mile upstream from Hurricane Creek, half a mile north of Rossville, Fayette County, 3| miles downstream frcm Grissum Creek, and at mile 60.

Drainage area. 531 sq mi.

Records available. July 19S9 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustments of 1941 and 1944. Prior to June 13, 1939, chain gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 701 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,010 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 10.46 ft); minimum, 162 cfs July 28, 29 (gage height, 5.10 ft).

1929-52: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs Jan. 20, 1935 (gage height, 13.75 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; minimum, 100 cfs Sept. 16, 

17, 1942; minimum gage height observed, 2.24 ft Aug. 12-14, 1930.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). W 807: 1935. W 1117: 1930. W 1177: 1932.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. SO, Dec. £5 to 

Jan. 16, Jan. ZZ-Z&, July 4-30, Sept. 13-21)

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

164 

£95 

456 

640 

620

9.2

10.0

10.4

1,270

2,190

4,500

5,800

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

£1

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

£9

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

220

218

216

215

213

209

208

£06

204

205

205

£04

£06

206

£07

208

208

*£09

£09

208

209

£12

2£0

252

£74

£8£

308

355

367

373

424

7,456

£41

0.454

0.52

Nov.

517

530

533

512

480

474

449

409

373

358

552

343 "B551

*4,3£0

4.500

3,510

2,090

1,480

1,010

799

658

577

487

559

686

679

658

611

55£

501

£9,688

990

1.86

2.08

Dec.

451

411

420

586

*589

534

550

1,160

5,550

5,120

5,000

2,140

1,400

2,850

4.880

4,470

4,170

3,090

2,090

1,820

2,370

2,350

2,140

1,870

1,700

1,750

1,480

1,270

1,160

1,070

940

59,161

1,908

3.59

4.14

Jan.

720

597

658

1,010

1,150

970

785

6£6

598

*828

1,050

1,070

1,210

1,270

1,010

690

566

490

447

451

444

665

755

720

672

630

£,180

4,530

5 ,700

4,170

£,2£0

38.84E

1,253

£.36

£.72

Feb.

1,270

1,370

3,120

5,780

5,950

£,890

1,840

1,120

778

6£2

553

546

1,070

*1,680

1,530

1,240

1,040

828

668

1,420

1,750

1,600

1,180

960

813

660

593

557

523

-

39,931

1,377

2.59

2.80

Mar.

49O

5£6

,790

,760

,260

,800

,630

,020

696

,690

,440

,800

* ,4£0

,870

,220

836

654

622

806

876

792

1,650

2,920

2,610

1,510

1,080

900

679

575

505

548

50,955

1,644

3.10

3.57

Apr.

750

910

970

1,010

980

799

645

575

555

499

458

485

927

1.020

884

*771

672

611

543

472

426

399

587

597

399

396

394

392

577

556

-

18,437

615

1.16

1.E9

May

357

524

515

502

29E

284

*279

274

 SOS 27£

515

312

304

502

500

284

272

277

282

286

295

516

330

330

315

319

326

322

343

331

336

9,470

305

0.574

0.66

June

364

561

507

272

280

294

£98

516

290

259

244

*235

£28

£34

£18

216

212

218

Z24

222

216

£11

207

204

200

197

194

193

191

19T

-

7,286

243

0.458

0.51

July

200

195

232

215

199

197

194

191

189

192

207

£18

21£

195

197

192

*188

189

187

182

179

175

171

168

166

165

164

164

170

 £65 371

6,129

198

0.373

0.43

Aug.

242

22£

220

215

£24

246

*269

272

276

276

269

276

£92

£6£

£44

£35

2£8

224

£26

218

209

£06

£06

21£

207

200

197

195

194

193

191

7,146

231

0.455

0.50

Sept.

191

198

200

£05

£03

200

198

197

197

195

197

197

199

204

211

£17

*226

£38

£54

225

217

209

£04

200

198

197

194

195

191

188

-

6,121

£04

0.584

0.45

Calendar year 1951: Max 9,600 Mln 198 Mean 920 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.51

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,700 Mln 164 Mean 767 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.65

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 cfs).--Nov. 14 (1:50 p.m.) 5,140 cfs (10.20 ft); Dec. 9 (4 p.m.) 5,690 

cfs (9.75 ft); Dee. 15 (IE p.m.) 5,040 cfs (10.17 ft); Jan. £9 (2 p.m.) 6,010 cfs (10.46 ft); Feb. 5 

(2 a.m.) 4,'£30 cfs (9.91 ft); Mar. 4 (4 p.m.) 4,980 cfs (10.15 ft); Mar. 11 (5 a.m.) 5,600 of a (30.34 

ft); Mar. £3 (1:3O a.m.) 3,090 ofs (9.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
50 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Memphis, Term.

Location. Lat 35°07'37", long. 90°04'25", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Harahan Bridge 

at Memphis , Shelby County, l£ miles downstream from Wolf River, 1.3 miles downstream 

from Beale Street gage, 70 miles upstream from St. Francis River, and at mile 731.5.

Drainage area. --932 ,800 sq mi , approximately.

Records available. Discharge: April 1934 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. In reports of Mississippi River Commission as follows: 1882-1904, results of 43 

discharge measurements; 1931, results of 4 discharge measurements; 1932, results of 39 

discharge measurements; and since January 1933, records of daily discharge and results 

of numerous discharge measurements .

Gage heights: October 1934 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

November 1871, at Beale Street gage, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. December 1890 to August 1932 at Beale Street gage, September 1932 to December 1934, at staff 

gage 1,000 ft downstream, and since December 1934, at water-stage recorder at present 

site, in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

To adjust gage heights obtained at present sits to those obtained at site at Beale 

Street, add 0.3 ft for each 10 ft increment of stage.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 183.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, 184.21 ft above mean Gulf level (1912 Mississippi River Commission), and 190.86 

ft on Memphis datum (1881 Mississippi River Commission). Prior to Dec. 22, 1934, staff 

gage 1,000 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1934-52), 491,300 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,323,000 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 37.12 ft); minImum, 143,000 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, -0.30 ft).

1934-52: Maximum discharge, 1,980,000 cfs Feb. 8, 1937; maximum gage height, 48.69 

ft Feb. 10, 1937; minimum discharge, 79,200 cfs Aug. 26, 1936; minimum gage height, -1.15 

ft Oct. 27, 1940.

Maximum stage known prior to 1937, 46.55 ft at Beale Street gage or about 45.2 ft at 

present site, Apr. 9, 1913.

Remarks . --Records good. Computation of records based on 73 discharge measurements made 

during year. Discharge measurements generally made once a week; more frequently during 

rises. Natural flow of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams.

Cooperation. Sixty discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage-height

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

362

342

328

323

316

309

300

286

273

271

273

284

295

306

306

297

288

282

275

269

262

254

243

239

250

269

297

320

332

337

344

9,132

294.6

18,110

Hov.

352

347

335

330

525

330

337

337

332

330

332

337

344

352

364

396

450

518

580

620

632

635

623

614

598

592

595

610

632

651

-

13,830

461.0

27,430

Dec.

658

655

648

648

639

'648 635

661

680

690

720

750

774

803

828

839

858

877

884

881

873

858

847

832

821

813

806

806

813

824

839

23,908

771.2

47,420

Jan.

858

873

892

908

912

912

904

892

888

888

888

892

900

912

931

947

951

951

927

892

839

785

730

687

671

687

720

750

778

806

836

26,407

851.8

52,380

Feb.

865

896

927

963

992

,026

,053

,080

,103

,127

,147

,162

,167

,167

,152

,137

,118

,099

1,075

1,057

1,026

988

939

89£

843

788

737

690

651

Mar.

610

571

541

515

492

498

529

571

604

623

642

664

730

810

892

955

,009

,053

,089

,118

,132

,152

,162

,172

,182

,202

,227

,257

,28Z

- 1 ,302

-

28,867

995.4

57,260

,318

27,904

900.1

55,350

Apr.

.323

313

292

272

252

227

197

177

157

132

106

075

048

013

979

May

943

947

947

955

963

971

979

"975 984

963

927

869

803

737

684

959 642

947 614

943 589

933 574

939

939

562

559

93i 559

931 562

927 562

927 556

931 547

93i 541

936

94-

541

553

943 \ 574

- \ 592

31,642 22,774

1,055 -'34.6

62,760 45,170

June

"598 604

583

562

538

521

509

500

492

470

431

372

342

347

357

357

344

340

342

350

354

357

360

357

362

375

388

423

461

481

-

12,877

429.2

25,540

July

472

447

417

393

388

390

388

377

364

347

328

316

311

309

304

302

309

313

318

320

313

304

£ V 7

295

297

293

282

269

260

254

250

10,227

329.9

20,280

Aug.

246

239

235

231

227

225

227

231

235

233

233

239

262

284

286

280

269

264

262

264

275

280

275

269

264

271

284

'258' 293

273

246

7,990

257.7

15,850

Sept.

223

211

199

196

203

205

205

205

207

207

203

199

190

178

169

168

168

171

177

177

171

171

175

168

159

160

160

155

150

145

-

5,475

182.5

10,860

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,212 Mln 239 Mean 683.5 Ac-ft 494,900

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,323 Mln 145 Mean 603.9 Ac-ft 438,400
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 51

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°11'40", long. 90°30'10", in NE£ sec. 16, T. 29 N. , R. 5 E. , on downstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 34, 1 mile upstream from Clark 

Creek, and 3 miles east of Patterson.

Drainage area. 956 sq mi.

Records available. June 1921 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 370.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 26, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 26, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1938, wireweight gage, at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1938, to Apr. 12, 1939, wire-weight 

gage at present datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,171 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,100 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 19.29 ft); minimum; 37 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.91 ft).

1921-52: Maximum discharge, 79,200 cfs Mar. 11, 1935, from rating curve extended 

above 55,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 31.0 ft Apr. 14, 1945 (backwater from Wappapello 

Dam); minimum discharge, 8 cfs Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.32 ft 

Aug. 16, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 33.8 ft (present datum) in August 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 100,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records poor prior to July 16, good thereafter. 

Revisions (water years). W 732; 1922-23.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 15 to May 22)

1.9 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0

100

255

595

6.0

9.0

14.0

19.0

1,900

4,750

11,900

23,200

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ototal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

365

319

292

277

272

464

2,380

1,400

805

575

481

419

375

335

313

283

261

245

227

207

191

187

1,950

9,800

3,860

2,300

1,820

1,680

1,580

*1,370

1,230

36,263

1,170

1.22

1.41

71,930

Nov.

1,200

1,340

1,300

1,160

1,060

1,160

1,340

1,510

1,680

2,560

7,350

9,900

12,600

6,260

3,760

6,410

5,870

3,020

2,050

1,580

1,260

1,100

11,800

14.100

7,490

9,500

5,870

3,860

2,920

2,220

-

133,230

4,441

4.65

5.18

264,300

Dec.

1,790

1,440

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,130

2,480

5, 660

2,660

2,010

1,680

1,580

1,860

1,790

1,440

*1,370

1,260

1,200

1,160

1,200

1,130

1,060

1,000

1,060

1,060

1,000

935

902

935

45,012

1,452

1.52

1.75

89,280

Jan.

935

1,000

1,000

1,260

2,380

2,740

2,220

,820

,620

,440

,260

,130

,030

968

902

838

775

718

690

640

618

595

665

690

690

690

665

665

640

640

595

32,519

1,049

1.10

1.27

64,500

Feb.

595

2,730

5,110

*5.250

3,860

2,660

2,010

1,680

1,480

1,300

1,130

1,000

935

902

902

870

805

745

690

690

690

690

665

665

665

690

665

640

640

.

-

41,334

1,425

1.49

1.61

81,980

Mar.

618

595

745

2,050

2,560

1,970

1,620

1,370

1,230

3,840

20.800

8,860

4,400

3,200

2,380

1,930

1,650

*1,930

3,860

3,760

2,920

6,860

8,190

3,960

2,740

2,050

1,760

1,580

1,480

1,370

1,230

103,508

3,339

3.49

4.03

205,300

Apr.

1,100

1,000

902

2,760

12,100

4,630

2,740

2,010

1,680

1,480

1,400

2,700

16.200

6,940

3,560

2,480

1,900

1,580

1,400

1,260

1,200

1,340

1,720

3,020

3,470

2,380

1,790

1,480

1,260

1,100

-

88,582

2,953

3.09

3.45

175,700

May

935

838

718

640

595

536

499

464

436

402

368

345

323

298

272

*261

250

263

289

289

286

277

362

319

261

234

232

224

205

191

184

11,796

381

0.399

0.46

23,400

June

180

167

158

158

152

145

143

141

133

125

121

117

110

98

96

93

89

86

*82

82

82

84

84

80

77

74

74

70

67

JJ5_

-

3,233

108

0.113

0.13

6, 410

July

65

64

64

62

60

59

58

56

54

53

53

53

52

115

*232

229

577

371

232

171

139

111

100

87

72

67

65

58

52

56

65

3,552

115

0.120

0.14

7,050

Aug.

58

56

56

54

54

79

106

125

158

152

125

145

143

232

164

141

119

104

100

93

87

79

72

65

58

54

*52

49

47

44

A!

2,913

94.0

0.098

0.11

5,780

Sept.

53

91

75

62

56

58

79

74

65

58

54

52

47

46

44

42

42

50

47

46

47

47

47

46

44

42

42

40

39

37.

-

1,572

52.4

0.055

0.06

3,120

Calendar year 1951: Max 19,300 Min 182 Mean 1,938 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.51 Ac-ft 1,403,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 20,800 Min 37 Mean 1,376 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.60 Ac-ft 998,800

Peak discharge (base, 21 OOP cfa). Nov. 23 (10 to 11 p.m.) 24,100 cfs (19.29 ft); 

to 1 p.m.) 23,800 bfs (19-20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mar. 11 (12 m.
52 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°55'42", long. 90°17'04", In NW^SE^ sec. 3, T. 26 N. , R. 7 E. , at intake 

tower at dam on St. Francis River, 0.8 mile southwest of Wappapello.

Drainage area. 1,310 sq mi.

Records available. April 1941 to September 1952 In reports of Geological Survey. July 1940 

to March 1941 in files of Corps of Engineers, Memphis, Term.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 347.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to June 19, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 143,400 acre-ft Nov. 26 (gage height, 19.05 ft); 

minimum, 50,440 acre-ft Sept. 25 (gage height, 8.96 ft).

1941-52: Maximum contents, 729,800 acre-ft Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 51.35 ft); 

minimum, since initial filling to conservation pool level, 39,380 acre-ft Nov. 2, 1944 

(gage height, 7.14 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Closure of channel at dam began July 10, 

1940; river began to flow through outlet structure June 24, 1940. Stoplogs placed in 

outlet structure and storage began Apr. 1, 1941; conservation pool level reached Apr. 20, 

1941. Capacity at bottom of outlet tunnels (gage height, -9.0 ft), 4,000 acre-ft: at 

conservation pool level (gage height, 7.0 ft), 38,600 acre-ft; at spillway crest (gage 

height, 47.0 ft), 625,000 acre-ft; at maximum pool level (gage height, 62.4 ft, uncontrollable above spillway crest), 1,034,000 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total 

contents. Under normal operating conditions reservoir surface will not be drawn below 

conservation pool level, which is maintained for purposes of conservation and recreation. 

Storage above this level used for flood control.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Sage height at 8 a.m., In feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.45

9.55

9.65

9.75

9.85

9.95

10.45

10.85

10.75

10.60

10.50

10.50

10.50

10.50

10.50

10.50

10.50

10.50

10.60

10.50

10.50

10.55

10.60

11.10

12.75

12.80

12.60

12.50

12.20

11.95

11.70

Jfov.

11.55

11.35

11.15

11.00

10.80

10.85

10.80

10.80

10.85

11.00

11.40

12.70

14.10

15.60

15.60

15.25

15.50

15.30

14.80

14.20

13.65

13.10

12.85

16.15

18.20

18.80

18.95

18.25

17.40

16.45

-

Dec.

15.60

14.80

14.10

13.55

13.00

12.55

12.20

11.90

11.90

12.50

12.60

12.50

12.30

12.10

12.00

11.85

11.70

11.60

11.35

11.20

11.10

11.00

10.85

10.75

10.65

10.65

10.55

10.45

10.40

10.30

10.20

Jan.

10.20

10.20

10.30

10.55

11.32

11.85

12.05

12.00

11.90

11.80

11.55

11.40

11.20

11.00

10.90

10.70

10.50

10.40

10,20

10.15

10.00

10.00

9.90

9.80

9.70

9.65

9.70

9.60

9.55

9.45

9.40

Feb.

9.40

9.65

10.70

11.80

12.45

12.80

12.70

12.50

12.25

11.95

11.70

11.45

11.20

11.05

10.80

10.70

10.50

10.40

10.20

10.15

10.05

9.90

9.90

9.80

9.75

9.70

9.65

9.60

9.55

_

-

Mar.

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.80

10.50

10.80

10.90

10.90

10.80

11.00

13.90

17.35

17.65

17.00

16.25

15.40

14.70

14.05

13.85

14.00

13.90

14.25

15.15

15.55

15.20

14.70

14.15

13.60

13.15

12.70

12.35

Apr.

12.00

11.70

11.40

11.25

11.90

13.85

13.90

13.60

13.20

12.90

12.50

12.20

13.30

16.00

16.10

15.65

15.00

14.40

13.85

13.30

12.85

12.50

12.30

12.30

12.50

12.70

12.60

12.40

12.10

11.85

May

11.60

11.30

11.10

11.00

11.00

11.20

11.35

11.50

11.50

11.55

11.50

11.45

11.45

11.50

11.55

11.30

11.15

11.05

11.05

11.20

11.30

11.40

11.50

11.60

11.60

11.60

11.35

11.20

11.00

10.75

10.55

June

10.35

10.30

10.35

10.20

9.90

9.70

9.50

9.50

9.45

9.45

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.45

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.40

July

9.40

9.40

9.45

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.45

9.50

9.55

9.55

9.55

9.55

9.55

9.60

9.65

9.70

9.55

9.60

9.60

9.50

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.40

9.45

9.45

9.50

9.50

9.45

9.50

Aug.

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.55

9.55

9.60

9.65

9.65

9.70

9.75

9.70

9.75

9.70

9.70

9.80

9.70

9.60

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

Sept.

9.50

9.75

9.60

9.50

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.45.

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.35

9.30

9.20

9.20

9.20

9.20

9.25

9.25

9.30

9.30

9.20

9.10

9.00

9.00

9.00

9.00

9.00

9.05

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Dec. 31. ..................

Calendar year 1951. .....

Feb. 29. ..................

Water year 1951-52......

Gage height 

(feet)t

10.20

-

-

Contents 

(acre feet)

53,940

71,510

59,460

-

53,580

54,660

77,080

72,760

54,300

54, 300

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+17,570

+44, 290

-56,340

+11,160

-5,880

+1,080

+22,420

-4,320

-10,820

-8,360

+720

0

-3,240

-2,880

t Gage height at 8 a.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 53

St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°55'4l", long. 90°15'55", in NWiSE^ sec. 2, T. 26 N., R. 7 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.5 mile southeast of Wappapello, and 1.25 

miles downstream from Wappapello Dam.

Drainage area. 1,311 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

January 1939 in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 325.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 14, 1940, staff gages in the vicinity at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,799 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 9,410 cfs Nov. 26; maximum gage height, 21.49 

TTTNov. 26, 27; no flow June 2.

1920-52: Maximum discharge, 82,500 cfs May 15, 1933 (gage height, 30.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs, determined by Corps of Engineers; no flow July 20- 

24, 1940, May 16, 1941, June 2, 1952, result of closure of outlet gates at dam.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs, fair below. Prior to June 11, 1952, discharge computed using gate openings and pool elevation at Wappapello Reservoir. Flow regulated by

Wappapello Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 26 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 7 discharge measurements made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

230

40

40

40

40

40

280

1,310

1,560

1,420

680

530

530

530

450

300

300

*300

300

300

300

300

710

2,420

5^,210

3,200

3,180

3,120

*3,000

2,830

2,630

34,120

1,101

67,680

JIov.

*2 , 430

*2,260

2,120

1,980

1,880

1.870

1,870

1,870

1,920

2,040

2,600

3,720

5,500

6,750

*6,720

6,380

6,620

6,360

5,780

5,140

4,520

3,970

4,360

7,580

9,060

9.410

9,370

8,910

*8,310

7,460

-

148,760

4,959

295,100

Dec.

6.590

5,780

5,040

4,400

3,850

3,410

3,050

2,830

2,910

3,380

3,500

3,360

*3,160

3,010

2,890

2,770

2,610

2,460

2,310

*2,180

2,060

1,970

1,890

1,830

1,780

1,720

1,670

1,610

1,560

1,510

1.470

88, 560

2,857

175,700

Jan.

1,440

1,470

1,500

*1,790

2,340

2,760

2.950

2,910

2,810

2,650

,470

,290

,150

,990

,870

,760

* ,650

,560

,470

,410

,330

,260

,220

,170

,130

,100

,060

,040

,000

980

*950

53,460

1,725

106,000

Feb.

960

1,160

1,940

2,800

3,430

5.710

*3,550

3,320

3,070

2,820

2,570

2,360

2,160

*2,000

1,870

1,750

1,690

1,530

1,450

1,380

1,310

1,260

1,220

1,170

1,140

1,110

1,080

 1,050

1,020

^

-

55,880

1,927

110,800

Mar.

990

980

1,040

1,280

1,640

1,870

1,940

1,930

1,860

2,430

5,620

*8,340

*8.490

7,960

7,250

6,440

5,680

5,130

4,900

5,010

4,920

5,420

6,400

6,640

6,240

5,690

*5,100

4,500

3,990

3,550

3,180

136,410

4,400

270,600

Apr.

2,850

2,560

2,320

2.270

3,290

4,700

4,800

4,480

4,100

*3,700

3,300

3,210

4,940

7,090

7.170

*6,680

*6,040

5,380

4,750

4,180

3,700

3,360

3,180

*3,200

3,420

3,590

3,430

3,200

2,960

2,710

-

120,560

4,019

239,100

May

2.460

2,240

1,870

1,190

380

40

40

*670

810

810

760

380

190

270

1,020

1,400

1,160

*1,300

30

30

30

*29

230

580

580

1,110

1,310

1,240

1,230

1,230

1,220

25,839

834

51,250

June

980

0

290

1.410

1,230

1,100

510

280

210

190

182

173

168

167

166

165

166

165

*166

182

*182

180

153

96

92

92

93

93

91

88

-

9,060

302

17,970

July

88

85

83

84

89

92

93

92

88

*92

95

95

95

97

160

770

*802

471

504

488

262

128

105

 92

75

75

75

73

74

73

72_

5,567

180

11,040

Aug.

70

68

64

60

65

83

*72

75

88

209

241

283

378

393

463

548

538

396

241

186

*115

89

88

91

91

90

92

*92

91

89

90

5,539

179

10,990

Sept.

88

262

554

327

244

149

134

122

97

*96

96

208

405

421

322

226

53

40

40

40

40

160

398

416

309

56

35

34

34

34

-

5,440

181

10,790

Calendar year 1951: Max 9,990 Mln 40 Mean 2,470 Ac-ft 1,788,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,410 Mln 0 Mean 1,883 Ac-ft 1,367,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36° 14-10" , long. 89°58'55", In NE± sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream

 side of bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area. 111 sq ml.

Records available . October 1926 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once dally below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

~^Ts 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior 

to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datura.

Average discharge . 26 years, 225 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,230 cfs Jan. 5 (gage height, 11.44 ft); min-

 imum, 27 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 2.21 ft Sept. 30.

1926-52: Maximum discharge, 2,760 cfs (including some overflow from levee breaks 

or St Francis River) Apr. 21, 1927 (gage height, 15.1 ft); minimum observed, 8 cfs 

:>;pt. 1, 1943; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 30, 1952.

Rj?ffij_"j<s_---Records poor.

Revisions (water years) . W 877: 1938.

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 27 to Jan. 12, Mar. 15-21, 

June 3 to July 14)

Mar. 12 to Sept. 3O

2.2 26 4.0 254

2.5 48 7.0 925

3.0 105 11.0 2,130

Oct. 1 to Mar. 11

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

925

2,470

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 '

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

56

54

54

56

53

52

53

54

53

52

52

52

51

46

52

50

49

50

51

50

48

51

58

62

64

56

56

67

85

Jz

63

1,722

55.5

0.500

0.58

3,420

Nov.

148

*132

90

78

69_

125

283

243

163

132

118

96

274

729

564

364

243

205

179

163

148

140

167

1,340

1,800

1,800

1,340

951

657

406

-

13,167

439

3.95

4.41

26,120

Dec.

303

263

283

472

472

587

1,030

625

1,400

925

633

450

343

303

283

283

253

243

*223

323

753

564

385

303

495

1,170

801

495

364

323

283

15,653

511

4.60

5.31

31,440

Jan.

263

1,770

2,160

2,160

2,200

1,930

1,400

951

*657

*495

406

406

364

343

323

303

283

283

263

263

253

283

263

253

233

243

243

223

223

214

214

19,888

642

5.78

6.66

39 , 450

Feb.

243

541

925

977

801

*564

406

364

323

283

263

263

406

450

364

303

283

323

343

661

610

406

323

283

263

253

243

233

225

-

11,943

412

3.71

4.00

23,690

Mar.

214

214

243

343

263

243

233

214

205

611

2,160

1,990

1,430

1,030

709

482

394

416

526

460

*394

1,110

951

616

416

351

310

272

254

254

254

17,562

567

5.11

5.88

34,830

Apr.

254

237

220

220

220

220

220

204

196

204

196

196

482

438

310

254

237

220

204

196

196

204

220

220

220

204

196

188

173

166

-

6,915

230

2.07

2.32

13,720

May

166

159

159

152

152

145

145

145

145

159

159

152

145

145

145

138

*131

145

145

159

152

138

131

138

138

131

124

118

118

118

112

4,409

142

1.28

1.48

8,750

June

1O5

105

99

93

93

93

93

87

87

81

80

81

74

71

70

67

66

65

62

61

60

*58

56

56

56

55

55

56

54

54

-

2,193

73.1

0.659

0.73

4,350

July

57

56

54

59

56

54

56

56

58

59

58

57

55

54

65

73

74

*71

71

68

66

62

60

60

59

56

55

55

54

57

55

1,850

59.7

0.538

0.62

3,670

Aug.

57

53

52

52

52

49

48

46

45

44

42

66

59

54

64

53

47

45

44

43

42

42

42

38

39

40

40

38

*36

38

38

1,450

46.8

0.422

0.49

2,880

Sept.

38

54

54

56

44

42

40

38

38

38

37

36

33

34

31

30

30

33

32

31

28

30

29

30

28

28

28

28

27

27

-

1,052

35.1

0.316

0.35

2,090

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,200 Mln 46 Mean 264 Cfsm 2.38 In. 32.29 Ac-ft 191,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,200 Min 27 Mean 268 Cfsm 2.41 In. 32.83 Ac-ft -194,400

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 55

Little River ditch I near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°14'10", long. 89°58'50", in NE£ sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi.

Records available. October 1926 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage is 

241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to 

Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datura.

Average discharge. 26 years, 467 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,900 cfs Jan. 5 (gage height, 14.50 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

1926-52: Maximum discharge observed, 7,660 cfs Jan. 14, 1950; maximum gage height, 

16.80 ft Jan. 25, 1937; minimum discharge, 8 cfs Sept. 13-18, 1932; minimum gage height, 

that of Sept. 29, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair. Above discharges of about 4,000 cfs in Little River ditch 251, 

water is diverted from ditches 66, 66-A, and 251 into ditch 1 by spillway 6.3 miles upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 12-20, 23-25, Dec. 28 to Jan. l)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5

1.25

2.0

3.0

92

197

421

6.0

10.0

15.0

1,500

3,200

6,270

0.80

1.0

2.0

Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

21

47

232

3.0 

6.0

476

1,500

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

104

104

104

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

92

9? 

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

104

98

98

98

98

110

116

ITS

104

3,038

98'. 0

6,030

NOV.

181

*150

130

123

T23

136

349

365

271

214

189

173 

396

1,190

1,070

709

481

339

292

271

242

223

232

2,610

3,930

4.210

2,830

1,980

1,380

996

-

25,785

860

51, 140

Dec.

779

6«

573

996

1,340

,270

,820

,42O

 .250

,520

,580

,070 

814

744

709

675

607

541

*481

5TT

1,860

1, 540

996

744

8B6

2,700

2,020

1,270

959

814

744

-36,874

1,189

73,140

Jan.

641

3, GOO

5,340

5,480

5 ,,850

5,550

4,270

2,830

*1,980

1,390

1,070

928 

825

791

725

660

628

566

536

536

476

536

506

506

448

476

476

420

420

394

39T

49,228

1,588

97,640

Feb.

394

1,140

2,140

2.56O

1,860

*1,580

1,140

893

758

660

556

536 

566

791

758

628

596

628

660

1,100

1,320

893

725

628

566

536

506

476

448

-

26,082

899

51,730

Mar.

448

420

448

628

536

476

448

420

394

476

4,500

5,010 

3,710

2,880

1,900

1,180

893

825

1,070

998

*791

2,310

2,920

2,140

1,280

893

725

628

566

506

506

40,925

1,320

81,170

Apr.

476

448

394

420

394

368

368

342

342

318

318

368 

825

859 660"

506.

448

394

368

342

342

342

368

368

394

368

342

318

296

285

-

12,381

413

24,560

May

274

264

264

253

242

242

242

232

232

253

253

242 

232

222

232

222

*211

211

232

242

242

232

222

232

222

222

201

191

20T

191

191

7,144

230

14,170

June

181

171

171

161

151

151

161

151

142

142

142

132 

132

130

122

119

119

117

115

115

113

*109

106

108

104

102

100

97-

95

92

-

3,851

128

7,640

July

99

99

95

95

92

92

90

92

95

99

93

92 

86

85

90

100

99

*92

92

85

85

85

83

81

78

76

76

72

rS

85

73

2,728

88.0

5,410

Aug.

76

75

73

65

75

73

76

73

70

70

67

92

115

92

117

90

68

62

65

58

56

56

56

50

47

43

47

47

*46 '50

53

2,103

67.8

4,170

Sept.

52

65

86

68

59

59

54

54

50

48

47

46 

46

44

41

39

40

44

40

33

33

32

32

31

31

31

32

32

29

3T

-

1,329

44.3

2,640

Calendar year 1951 : Max 5,870 Mln 92 Mean 635 Ac-ft 459,600

Water year 1951-52 : Max 5,830 Mln 29 Mean 578 Ac-ft 419,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
56 ST. FRAUCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 251 near Lilbourn, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°33'20", long. 89°40'10", on line between sees. 8 and 17, T. 22 N., R. 

13 E., 100 ft from right abutment on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 3.7 

miles southwest of Lilbourn, and 4 miles northwest of Marston.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi.

Records available . December 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 9 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

Is 263.46 ft above mean sea level (levels by Missouri State Highway Department).

Average discharge. 6 years (1946-52), 403 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,780 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 13.37 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 76 cfs Sept. 23, 29, 30 (gage height, 2.95 ft).

1945-5S: Maximum discharge, 3,210 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage height, 15.16 ft); minimum, 68 cfs on several days in September and October 1947; minimum gage height, that 

of Sept. 23, 29, 30, 1952.

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 15.6 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 3,200 cfs),

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, year 1951-52 (gage height. feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24 to Jan. 3, June 8-23, July 14-2O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3 Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

3.1 79

3.5 129

4.0 212

6.0 612

8.0 1,070

12.0 2,200

13.0 2,510

2.9 71

3.5 149

4.0 236

6.0 680

10.0 1,780

13.0 2,660

14.0 2,960

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

122

115

115

115

115

115

102

102

96

102

96

90

84

90

84

90

90

84

90

84

90

96

96

102

108

115

122

122

122

129

129

3,212

104

0.443

0.51

6,370

Nov.

*152

152

144

144

152

248

248

248

230

203

248

356

570

591

580

486

344

324

286

267

267

305

803

1,700

1,900

1,900

1,390

948

721

633

-

16,540

551

2.34

2.62

32,810

Dec.

570

528

570

948

831

743

1,670

1,900

1,950

1,250

854

699

635

612

612

507

465

444

*465

765

1,070

745

655

549

690

851

877

787

612

570

528

24,908

805

5.42

3.94

49,400

Jan.

570

1,070

2,420

2,750

2,720

2,570

2,270

*1,690

1,240

859

705

655

607

583

535

535

488

442

442

442

442

465

442

420

598

598

598

556

555

556

556

27,959

902

5.84

4.42

55,460

Feb.

442

730

1,440

1,500

1,240

*940

781

680

631

631

535

559

607

807

535

488

465

488

730

940

833

730

511

488

465

442

398

598

577

-

-

19,811

665

2.91

5.14

59,290

Mar.

556

398

465

511

398

598

556

314

577

1,470

2,570

2,590

2,100

1,550

1,050

853

705

781

807

*730

750

2,010

1,550

l',580

886

750

655

585

535

535

465

28,618

925

3.93

4.53

56,760

Apr.

492

420

398

420

398

488

420

356

356

356

335

398

631

555

465

420

577

356

556

555

514

598

598

556

556

356

514

514

514

294

-

11,726

591

1.66

1.86

25,260

May

294

274

274

274

274

274

255

274

255

274

274

255

246

256

246

246

*256

256

246

294

274

274

274

255

246

255

246

246

246

246

246

8,045

260

1.11

1.27

15,960

June

256

226

217

208

208

356

314

514

255

246

226

226

226

217

208

208

208

199

190

*199

190

182

182

174

174

165

157

T57

157

157

-

6,382

213

0.906

1.01

12,660

July

157

149

157

157

149

149

142

149

149

142

142

134

134

134

149

149

*149

134

134

127

127

120

120

120

120

120

120

114

114

114

114

4,189

135

0.574

0.66

8,310

Aug.

120

120

120

114

107

107

107

107

107

100

88

120

199

556

274

165

154

120

114

107

107

100

100

94

88

88

88

*88

88

88

82

3,797

122

0.519

0.60

7,530

Sept.

82

"94 100

94

88

88

88

82

82

88

88

88

88

82

82

88

88

82

82

82

82

82

76

82

82

82

82

82

76

76

-

2,538

84.6

0.360

0.40

5,030

Calendar year 1951 : Max 2,640 Mln 84 Mean 423 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.44 Ac-ft 306,100

Water year 1951-52 : Max 2,750 Mln 76 Mean 431 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.96 Ac-ft 312,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 57

Castor River at Aqullla, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°57'10", long. 89°54'25", In NEiSE£ sec. 25, T. 27 N., R. 10 E., on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 25, half a mile north of Aqullla, and 4 miles 

north of Bloomfield.

Drainage area. 175 sq mi.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1952.

Sage. Wire-weight gage read once dally below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

Is 317.11 ft above mean sea level (levels by Missouri State Highway Department). Prior 

to Apr. 11, 1948, wire-weight gage at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 6 years (1946-52), 212 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 cfs Mar, 11 (gage height, 12.20 ft, from 

graph" based on gage readings); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 22-24; minimum gage height, 1.18 

ft Oct. 13-15, 17, 18.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 3,430 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 13.45 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow Sept. 4-7, 1946.

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 14.2 ft, from flootaark.

Remarks. Records fair above 150 cfs and poor below. Entire flow from headwaters of 

Castor River is diverted 22 miles above station to Headwater Diversion Channel. See 

records for Castor River at Zalma for flow above diversion.

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

discharge, In1 cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oot. 29 to Nov. 12, Dec. 2 to 

Jan. 4, Sept. 3-30)

0.4

1.7 

3.9

2.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0 

12.1

42

140

255

410

1,040

1,920

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oot.

14

7

4.6

4.2

3.3

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

T75

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.9

14

15

16

16

34n30

27

 31

283.4

9.14

0.052

0.06

562

Nov.

48

45

45

45

60

119

167

178

190

202

241

311

730

404

241

202

157

112

105

98

98

112

137

801

1.760

1,760

1,640

1,500

1,170

810

-

13,488

450

2.57

2.87

26,750

Dec.

710

430

410

373

373

373

297

269

255

227

214

202

190

167

157

133

126

*98

78

158

430

430

410

410

410

530

490

340

241

190

178

9,299

300

1.71

1.98

18,440

Jan.

37O

630

832

,070

,580

.670

,410

* ,250

590

297

227

178

167

157

84

78

75

40

5J

75

105

227

255

214

178

148

157

167

81

57

54

12,477

402

2.30

2.65

24,750

Feb.

76

1,360

1.640

1,610

*1,520

1,330

730

470

289

157

112

91

8O

75

69

63

63

78

81

83

85

88

126

112

81

69

60

51

46

-

10,695

369

2.11

2.27

21,210

Mar.

12

119

177

410

148

214

157

112

88

953

1,890

1.900

1,750

1,610

1,220

730

510

590

*832

730

730

1,640

1,580

1,500

1,330

898

450

214

126

98

81

22,828

736

4.21

4.85

45,280

Apr.

66

57

51

72

119

112

98

98

66

57

48

316

920

1.020

898

650

391

178

112

91

75

84

105

126

105

84

60

54

48

37

-

6,198

207

1.18

1.32

12,290

May

34

32

30

27

26

24

22

19

19

45

51

37

32

25

20

19

*18

248

630

470

283

157

112

167

283

311

214

126

78

57

42

3,658

118

0.674

0.78

7,260

June

11

23

19

19

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

*8

8

7

7

8

8

-

315

10.5

0.060

0.07

625

July

8

8

18

42

27

19

9

7

6

5

4.9

4.7

4.7

5

15

*72

126

72

42

17

7

5

3.7

3.1

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.3

"272 2.2

2.4

547.7

17.7

0.101

0.12

1,090

Aug.

2.6

27?

3.9

5

6

6

5

4.6

11

7

7

9

12

46

81

T2" 84

51

40

32

19

9

8

6

5

4.5

4.0

*3.4

2.9

2.9

2.8

555.3

17.9

0.102

0.12

1,100

Sept.

2.6

24

51

42

27

16

10

7

5

3.9

3.3

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

-

212.8

7.09

0.041

0.05

422

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,760 Mln 0.6 Mean 197 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.26 Ac-ft 142,500

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,900 Mln 0.7 Mean 220 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.14 Ac-ft 159,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
58 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 1 near Morehouse, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°50'05", long. 89°43'50", in NW£SE£ sec. 2, T. 25 N., R. 12 E., on down- 

 stream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 1^ miles downstream from Little River ditch 

39, and 2 miles west of Morehouse.

Drainage area. 450 sq mi.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1952.

ft downstream at same datum. 

Average discharge. 6 years (1946-52), 620 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,020 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 16.50 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 60 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 3.50 ft 

Oct. 7.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 11, 1952; maximum gage height, 17.2 ft 

May 3, 1946, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 37 cfs Sept. 20, 

1948; minimum gage height, 3.46 ft Oct. 2, 1949.

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 19.85 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 5,830 

cfs).

R'emarks. Records poor prior to July 16, fair thereafter. This Little River ditch 1 flows 

InTo" Little River ditch 251 at point 35.3 miles downstream. It is independent of the 

ditch for which records are published as Little River ditch 1 near Kennett.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shlftlng-oontrol method used Oct. 25-28, Nov. 1, Aug. 22 

to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23

3.5 97

4.0 197

5.0 460

8.0 1,540

Nov. 24 to Sept. 30

3.4 57

4.0 168

5.0 415

7.0 1,100

10.0 2,530

14.0 5,120

16.5 7,020

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Obtal

Mean

CfSK

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

230

219

266

242

165

145

97

165

155

155

120

155

155

135 

133

135

135

140

140

145

155

135

165

"S56" 344

230

219

208

20O

200

200

5,496

177

0.393

0.45

10,900

Nov.

*266

350

250

.155

155

165

372

600

500

400

35O

400

800

1,5OO 

1,10O

750

55O

450

380

350

350

400

1,500

5,120

5,570

5.800

3,990

3,470

2,470

1,520

-

40,013

1,334

2.96

3.31

79,360

Dec.

1,100

949

850

667

1,000

912

1,020

667

986

650

770

1,020

667

537 

500

445

385

44^

*415

1,300

1.6-1O

949

537

600

1,18O

1,100

77O

805

701

667

634

24,858

801

1.78

2.05

49,270

Jan.

475

770

1,500

3,350

5.120

3,860

2,800

*2,200

1,710

1,100

805

667

506

475 

415

370

385

415

342

400

 500

701

750

600

500

450

356

329

310

303

300

32,764

1,057

2.35

2.71

64 , 990

Feb.

aSOO

3,330

5.270

4, 6901

*3,220

2,470

1,900

1,220

805

600

506

445

356

356 

356

356

350

415

450

370

500

415

370

500

415

380

356

342

330

-

31,573

1,O89

2.42

2.61

62,62O

Mar.

329

355

415

550

667

550

470

415

450

3,5OO

6.860 sTtfS

5,500

4,260 

2,870

1,650

1,400

1,800

2,410

*1,610

876

5,200

5,000

3,350

2,410

1,520

735

700

667

550

415

63,419

2,046

4.55

5.24

125,800

Apr.

356

329

342

350

350

400

370

329

310

300

300

400

1,000

1.950 

1,300

1,060

800

600

450

360

310

280

300

300

280

280

250

250

240

230

-

14,376

479

1.06

1.19

28,510

May

230

220

210

210

210

210

210

200

200

210

210

210

200

200 

200

190

*188 '555

700

900

700

500

400

350

400

500

400

350

270

230

210

9,618

310

0.689

0.79

19,080

June

190

180

170

170

170

200

"555 250

200

180

170

170

160

160

150

150

145

145

140

*138

130

125

125

120

120

115

115

115

115

110

4,648

155

0.344

0.38

9,220

July

110

110

110

120

130

120

110

105

105

105

105

100

100

100 

100

 108

114

198

Tfe

138

124

110

105

99

97

97

96

96

 §2 92

92

3,466

112

0.249

0.29

6,870

Aug.

92

96

94

97

92

90

88

88

88

85

85

385

1.850

1,140 

912

876

805

735

634

569

506

303

278

209

148

121

112

*105

105

99

96

10,983

354

0.787

0.91

21,780

Sept.

101

129

168

138

120

120

108

96

92

83

74

74

74

71 

71

71

69

69

69

116

87

71

64

64

64

64

64

62

62

60

2,575

85.8

0.191

0.21

5,110

Calendar year 1951 : Max 5,800 Mln 90 Mean 647 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.51 Ac-ft 468,200

Water year 1951-52 : Max 6,860 Mln 60 Mean 666 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.14 Ac-ft 483,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.--Ne gage-height record Oct. 18, 19, 29-31, Nov. 2, 3, 8-23, Dec. 5, 15, 24, Jan. 3, 7, 10, 

207~ZT, 23-25, 29, 31, Teh. 1, 10, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 29, Mar. 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 16, 17, 23, 28, 30, 

Apr. 4-7, 9-13, 15, Apr, 17 to Hay 16, May 18 to June 19, June 21 to July 15j discharge estimated on 

basis of records for other stations In the basin.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 59

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°14'10", long. SS'SSUO", in NW£ sec. 3, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area. 883 sq mi, includes that of Little River ditches 66 and 66-A. 

Records available. November 1926 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

Ts 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior 

to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1927-52), 762 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,140 cfs Jan. 6 (gage height, 19.60 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 154 cfs Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height, 3.16 

ft Sept. 30.

1926-52: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 6, 1952; minimum, 52 cfs Sept. 5-8, 1930 

(gage height, 2.10 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Little River ditches 66 and 66-A divert water at a point 7.6 miles 

upsTream. Above discharges of about 4,000 cfs, a spillway 6.3 miles upstream diverts 

water from ditches 66, 66-A, and 251 to Little River ditch 1.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26 to May 19, July 7 

to Sept. 15j

3.2 154 10.0 1,980

4.0 296 14.0 3,630

6.0 810 19.6 7,140

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

339

317

317

296

296

296

276

257

257

257

257

257

257

257 

258

238

238

238

238

238

238

238

257

257

386

386

362

362

339

339

317

8,845

285

17,540

Jiov.

362

*410

484

459

410

386

726

1,350

1,120

950

838

754

698

1,640 

2,180

1,670

1,260

1,060

922

838

754

698

670

2,040

4,780

6.060

6,060

4,900

3,630

2,790

-

50,899

1,697

101,000

Dec.

2,250

1,820

1,500

1,700

2,180

2,080

2,400

3,200

3,430

3.680

2,880

2,180

1,520

1,290 

1,290

1,320

1,180

1,090

1,010

»950

1,920

2,400

1,790

1,500

1,380

2,760

2,880

2,110

1,610

1,440

1,350

60,090

1,938

119,200

Jan.

1,350

2,590

4,320

5,380

6,420

7.070

6,480

5,140

*3,430

2,750

1,980

1,550

1,380

1,260 

1,210

1,120

1,060

1,060

978

950

922

1,010

1,150

1,120

978

950

1,010

922

838

782

754

67,914

2,191

134,700

Feb.

7S2

1,440

3,100

4,260

4.420

*3,530

2,710

2,040

1,670

1,380

1,210

1,090

1,150

1,580 

1,380

1,090

1,010

1.-060

1,030

1,260

1,790

1,440

1,180

1,120

1,030

950

922

866

866

_

-

47,356

1,633

93,930

Mar.

810

754

754

1,410

1,410

1,150

1,010

922

838

1,210

4,080

6,420

6.560

5,450 

4,100

3,100

2,430

1,880

2,040

2,280

»2,040

2,850

4,720

4,660

3,580

2,710

2,080

1,610

1,320

1,180

1,060

76,418

2,465

151,600

Apr.

1,010

950

894

866

866

894

894

866

810

810

726

726

1,320

2.040 

1,980

1,670

1,410

1,180

1,030

922

894

838

838

1,030

1,010

922

866

810

782

754

-

30,608

1,020

60,710

May

726

698

670

643

643

643

616

616

589

616

616

589

589

589 

536

589

»562

562

536

950

1.090

978

866

782

754

754

838

810

698

643

589

21,380

690

42,410

June

562

536

510

510

484

459

589

562

536

510

510

459

434

410 

410

410

386

386

386

386

386

»362

362

339

339

339

339

339

339

339

-

12,918

431

25,620

July

339

317

317

339

339

339

339

317

317

317

317

317

296

296

317

339

362

»339

386

386

339

339

317

296

276

276

276

276

276

276

25J.

9,839

317

19,520

Aug.

257

257

257

257

257

257

238

238

229

238

229

276

350

1.320 

1,260

1,030

1,030

838

810

726

670

616

484

362

339

317

257

238

»229

229

220

14,315

462

28,390

Sept.

212

257

276

276

257

257

238

229

220

212

203

194

186

194 

186

178

178

186

186

186

194

178

178

178

170

162

162

154

154

154

-

5,995

200

11,890

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,430 Mln 238 Mean 1,091 Ac-ft 789,900

Hater year 1951-52: Max 7,070 Mln 154 Mean 1,111 Ao-ft 806,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GO ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36 0 14'10", long. 89°58'45", in NE£ sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Records available. October 1926 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage is 

1T41.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to 

Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 338 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,720 cfs Jan. 6 (gage height, 19.54 ft)} no flow 

 SepTT 1, 12-30.

1926-52: Maximum discharge, 4,350 cfs Jan. 24, 25, 1937; maximum gage height, that 

of Jan. 6, 1952; no flow at times in 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1952.

Remarks. Records fair. An auxiliary ditch, Little River ditch 66-A (see following page), 

received part of the flow through cutoffs above stage 6.4 ft. Above stage 13 ft, the 

low, narrow bank between the main and auxiliary ditches is submerged, and the two unite 

to form one stream in the vicinity of the gage. To segregate the discharge of each 

ditch, the division line between the two is taken as the top of the bank that separates 

them at low stages. Little River ditches 66 and 66-A head in Little River ditch 251 at 

a point 7.6 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years). W 877: 1938,

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov

2.2 

3.0

4.0 

6.0 

10.0

162

408

1,020

Nov. 24 to Sept. 30

3.0

4.0

6.0

12.0

19.5

83

165

408

1,340

2,720

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

Day

1

2

5

4

E

6

7

8

9

10

11

i»

IS 

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

31

30

2S

22

20

20

16

16

15

14

13

12

11 

9 

10

10

8

9

7

7

7 

6

13

7

41

ft

37

33

31

27

537

19.3

Ac-ft 1,180

flov.

34

*32

62

55

44

38

160

422

366

248

192

162

129 

645 

999

750

465

324

236

182

152 

133

115

789

2,010

2.450 

2,400

2,050

1,630

1,320

-

18,572

619

36,840

Dec.

1,100

855

645

735

999

967

1,100

1,460

1,560

1.660

1,370

935

645 

480 

436

525

422

338

285

*248

825

1,110

840

630

555

1,270 

1,370

1,020

720

585

525

26,215

846

52,000

Jan.

480

1,160

1,870

2,220

2,510

2.720

2,550

*2,160

*1,730

1,300

951

675

555 

465 

394

338

285

285

236

225

225 

260

338

338

272

248 

260

214

184

165

156

25,769

831

51,110

Feb.

165

480

1,460

1,890

1.920

*1,630

1,320

1,060

780

555

408

324

324 

600

510

298

248

272

248

436

825 

570

380

324

285

225

214

194

194

-

18,139

625

35,980

Mar.

165

147 165"

436

465

338

260

214

184

204

1,650

2,530

1^570 

2,220 

1,800

1,450

1,180

935

903

1,110

*983 

1,210

1,990

1,960

1,560

1,300 

999

735 495'

366

298

30,822

994

61,130

Apr.

248

204

184

174

174

194

194

184

165

156

139

139

423 

S51 

961

780

585

394

272

225

194 

174

165

236

225

204

174

156

139

151

-

8,550

285

16,960

May

123

115

107

99

99

95

91

87

87

91

S7

83

80 

80

Si

80

*69

72

69

265

358 

272

194

165

156

147 

184

174

139

115

99

3,931

127

7,800

June

91

83

80

76

66

62

95

91

83

80

72

62

56 

S3 

50

50

50

46

46

43

43 

*42

40

36

35

35 

35

33

30

29

1,693

56.4

3,360

July

27

27

25

28

33

30

28

26

25

24

22

20

17 

16 

20

28

29

*21

36

34

26 

20

16

11

9

9 

7

7

6

5

2.B

634.8

20.5

1,260

Aug.

4.5

5

1.7

3.4

2.0

1.7

.9

.5

.4

.5

.4

11

83 

450

285

214

174

156

131

115 

103

62

55

28

22 

8

*1.7

1.1

.3

*3L

2,396.3

77.3

4,750

Sept.

0

.3

7

~510

4.0

2.0

.6

.1

.1

.1

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

0 

0

0

0

0

-

32.2

1.07

64

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,620 Kin 6 Mean 357 Ac-ft 258,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,720 Mln O Mean 375 Ac-ft 272,400

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 61

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°14'10", long. 89°58'45", In NE£ sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream 

Side of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Records available. January 1927 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once dally below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior 

to Aug. 7, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 50.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 cfs Jan. 6 (gage height, 19.49 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1927-52: Maximum discharge, 2,340 cfs (Including some overflow from levee breaks on 

Mississippi River) Apr. 25, 1927; maximum gage height, that of Jan. 6, 1952; no flow 

for many days.

Remarks. Records poor. See "Remarks" under Little River ditch 66 (see preceding page).

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Jiov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

3

47

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

46

674

933

933

699

418

223

-

3,989

133

7,910

Dec.

100

30

3.0

18

70

60

108

302

363

418

232

58

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

25

124

26

2.5

1.5

212

242

70

6

0

0

2,471.0

79.7

4,900

Jan.

0

176

578

803

998

1.120

1,020

764

*473

232

77

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6,250

202

12,400

Feb.

0

11

320

590

602

407

*228

133

54

12

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

60

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

-

2,443

84.2

4,850

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

492

1,010

,1.040 

816

530

292

180

87

86

147

*112

226

662

638

407

216

117

42

0

0

0

7,100

229

14,080

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

92

82

50

16

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

240

8.0

476

Calendar year 1951 : Max 993 Mln o Mean 40.3

May

(*)

0

0

0

June

(*)

-

0

0

0

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Ac-ft 29.180

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,120 Mln 0 Mean 61.5 Ac-ft 44^820

Discharge measurenent or observation of no flow nade on this day.
62 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°14'10", long. 89°58'35", in NW^ sec. 3, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area. 89.0 sq mi.

Records available. November 1926 to September 1952.

Sage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior 

to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1927-52), 111 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,370 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 11.95 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 0.07 ft 

Sept. 21, 25, 26, 29, 30.

1926-52: Maximum discharge, 4,140 cfs (including some overflow from levee breaks 

on Mississippi River) Apr. 29, 1927 (gage height, 15.57 ft); no flow for many days in 

1936, 1944-45 and 1952.

Remarks. Records poor.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.

6

6

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

221

7.1

0.078

0.09

438

Nov.

28

*32

18

10

7.

31

106

74

30

15

12

10

14 

162

152

67

36

22

16

14

11

10

32

1,020

1.500

1,500

1,240

597

269

172

-

7,207

240

2.70

3.01

14,290

Dec.

124

93

158

1,140

1,070

790

1,160

1,370

1.670

1,620

1,070

396

192

142

133

102

81

70

*67

239

974

558

203

152

569

1,500

951

326

192

152

133

17,397

561

6.30

7.27

34,510

Jan.

559

1,720

1,960

2,110

2.190

2,190

2,110

1,770

1,290

*366

142

152

133 

115

102

89

81

74

67

61

76

236

162

78

58

58

81

106

64

49

44

18,293

590

6.63

7.64

36,280

Feb.

46

228

768

557

302

192

*133

102

85

70

61

61

738 

974

330

162

172

203

167

951

571

203

124

93

78

64

58

49

46

_

-

7,588

262

2.94

3.17

15,050

Mar.

42

40

278

813

236

93

64

55

46

351

1.910

1,770

1,190

454

236

172

142

152

339

182

*152

1,490

1,290

597

247

152

115

81

70

67

67

12,893

416

4.67

5.39

25,570

Apr.

115

89

64

52

67

55

44

40

38

36

14

53

302

152

106

74

64

55

49

44

44

110

192

110

70

55

46

42

40

-

2,966

98.9

1.11

1.24

5,880

May

36

34

32

30

28

26

26

25

25

26

40

34

25

25

25

23

*22

22

22

23

23

22

20

22

30

26

22

19

18

16

16

783

25.3

0.284

0.33

1,550

June

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

10 

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

*8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7.

-

306

10.2

0.115

0.13

607

July

1

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

7

6

6

6 

6

6

6

6

*6

6

5

5

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.2

2.5

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.9

164.0

5.29

0.059

0.07

325

Aug.

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.2

1.1

575

3.7 

4.6

8.

8 .

6

5

4.6

4.3

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.6

*3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

108.3

3.49

0.039

0.05

215

Sept.

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.1

1.5

1.1

.7

.5

.4 

.4

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

o

0

-

32.9

1.10

0.012

O.O1

65

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,llo Mln 6 Mean 181 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.61 Ac-ft 131, 1OO

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,190 Mln O Mean 186 Cfsm 2.O9 In. 28. 4O Ac-ft 154,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 63

St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°36', long. 90°27' , in SE£ sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 6 E. , at dam of Poinsett 

County Drainage District 7, 3 miles north of Marked Tree.

Records available. September 1927 to September 1931, July 1934 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 198.71 ft above Memphis datum or 

192.08 ft above mean sea level (Morgan Engineering Ce. benchmark).

Average discharge. 18 years (1934-52), 4,427 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,700 cfs Jan. 11, 12 (gage height, 26.6 ft); 

minimum, 195 cfs Oct. 24-30.

1927-31, 1934-52: Maximum discharge, 48,300 cfs Jan. 26-28, 1937; no flow at times 

during 1934-37, 1939-49, 1951.

Remarks. Records good above 10,000 cfs, fair below except those for period of shifting 

control, which are poor. Flow diverted from St. Francis, bypasses Marked Tree, and 

returns to St. Francis River immediately below Parkin, Flow regulated by Wappapello 

Reservoir since Apr. 1, 1941 (see p. 52).

Cooperation. Gage readings furnished by Poinsett County Drainage District 7.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of shifting control (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 12 May 13 to Sept. 30

16.4

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

195

435

900

1,550

2,730

21.0

22.0

23.0

25.0

26.6

4,440 

6,6OO 

9,700 

17,900 

25,700

14.2

15.0

16.0

17.0

270

322

525

910

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

1,380

1,950

2,960

4,440

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.470

1,390

1,250

1,190

1,070

900

700

610

565

475

355

275

195

275

275

235

235

235

275

315

315

275

255

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

235

14,715

475

29,190

Hov.

395

565

700

845

1,010

1,250

1,340

1,950

2,310

2,730

2,890

3,050

3,050

*3,210

3,210

3,370

3,720

4,260

5,200

5,640

5,860

6,100

6,600

7,160

8,320

9,700

11,600

12,800

14,400

15.500

-

148,835

4,961

295,200

Dec.

15,700

16,100

17,000

17 , 500

17,900

18,800

19,300

19,700

20,200

20,700

21 . 600

*21,600

21,600

21,200

20,700

19,700

18,800

17,900

17,000

16,600

16,100

15,700

15,300

14,900

14,400

14,400

14.000

14,000

14,400

14,400

14,400

541,600

17,470

*1,074

Jan.

14,000

13,600

14,400

15,700

17,900

20,200

21,600

*22,600

23,600

24,600

25.700

25,700

24,600

23,600

22,100

20,700

19,700

18,800

17,000

16,100

15,300

14,400

13,600

12,800

12,000

11,600

11,200

10,500

9,700

8,980

8.640

530,920

17,130

*1,055

Feb.

8,320

7,720

7,160

7,160

*6,880

6,880

7,160

7,440

7,720

8,020

8,320

8,640

8,980

9,340

9,700

10,100

10,500

10,800

10,800

11.200

11,200

11,200

10,800

10,500

10,500

10,100

9,700

8,980

8,640

-

-

264,460

9,119

524,500

Mar.

8,320

8,320

8,020

* ,720

,720

,720

,720

,440

.160

,440

7,720

8,320

9,700

12,000

12,800

13,600

14,400

15,300

16,100

16,600

17,000

17,500

17,900

18,800

19,700

20.200

20,200

20,200

19,700

19,700

19,300

414,320

13,370

821,800

Apr.

18.800

* 17, 900

17,000

16,600

16,100

15,300

14,400

13,600

13,200

12,800

12,000

11,200

10,800

10,500

10,500

10 , 500

10,500

10,500

10,100

9,700

9.340

9,340

9,340

9,340

9,700

10,100

10,100

10,100

*9,700

9,340

-

358,400

11,950

710,900

May

8.980

8,640

8,320

7,720

7,160

6,600

6,100

5,640

5,200

4,800

4,620

4,440

4,100

3,780

3,4jO

2,960

2,710

2,490

2,280

2,190

2.100

2,100

2,100

2,190

2,280

2,280

*2,380

2,490

2,600

2,490

2,380

127,610

4,116

253,100

June

2.190

2,020

1,950

1,880

1,880

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,820

1,700

1,640

1,580

1,480

1,380

1,280

1,280

1,480

1,280

1,040

830

*670

670

670

525

465

415

375

-

42,200

1,407

83,700

July

375

345

322

306

299

313

322

313

322

322

322

313

313

306

299

299

299

299

299

299

306

495

750

870

910

910

955

955

882

518

306

14,144

456

28,050

Aug.

479

670

710

750

750

750

750

560

465

465

495

525

595

1,040

830

1,000

830

830

*670

750

560

440

525

630

495

465

375

322

285

*270

292

18,573

599

36,840

Sept.

595

830

955

1,040

1,090

.140

,140

,140

,140

,140

1,140

1,030

438

270

495

595

*525

495

495

465

525

525

525

495

465

440

415

415

415

415

-

20,793

693

41,240

Calendar year 1951: Max 21, BOO Mln 75 Mean 6,421 Ac-ft 4,648,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 25,700 Mln 195 Mean 6,821 Ac-ft 4,952,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Nov. 5.
64 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

St. Francis'River at Marked Tree, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°31'58", long. 90°25'25", in NE^-SW^ sec. 35, T. 11 N. , R. 6 E. , near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 63 at Marked Tree, 4.8 miles downstream from Little River and 7 miles downstream from dam of Poinsett County Drainage 

District 7.

Records available. February 1918 and September 1927 to May 1931 (discharge measurements 

only) , July 1934 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected in same vicinity 

since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 196.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 18, 1935, staff gage 300 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder since Feb. 19, 1941, 3 miles upstream from base gage. Dec. 23, 

1934, to Feb. 18, 1941, auxiliary wire-weight gage 3 miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,815 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,380 cfs Feb. 23; maximum gage height, 12.02 ft 

Mar. 12; minimum discharge, 170 cfs Sept. 30.

1934-52: Maximum discharge, 7,120 cfs Feb. 6,7, 1937; maximum gage height, 18.88 

ft Feb. 7, 1937; minimum discharge, 63 cfs Oct. 13, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Flood flows diverted through St. Francis River floodway at dam of 

Poinsett County Drainage District 7, 7 miles above station and bypassed to the vicinity 

of Parkin. Flow regulated by Wappapello Reservoir since Apr. 1, 1941 (see p. 52 ) and 

by siphons at dam of Poinsett County Drainage District 7. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

.110 

,110

,060

,080

,980

,980

,950

,900

,890

,810

,760

,720

,620

,320

,280

,280

* ,230

,220

,230

,230

,220

,220

,230

,190

,190

,190

,170

.140

,200

,210

,310

47,030

1,517

93,280

Nov.

1,480 

,500

,530

,570

,600

,680

,760

,740

,720

,750

,750

,750

,750

* ,660

,640

,690

,730

,420

635

512

495

495

517

1,020

1,270

1,280

1,690

2,400

2,440

2.450

-

44,924

1,497

89,110

Dec.

2,390 

2,370

2,420

2,600

2,650

2,680

2,850

3,000

3,310

5.560

3,320

*3,240

5,180

3,090

3,050

2,870

2,790

2,780

2,760

2,840

3,030

2,970

2,980

2,890

2,970

3,150

3,120

3,080

3,050

2,930

2,850

90,570

2,922

179,600

Jan.

2,760 

2,720

2,970

3,530

3,620

3.750

3,750

*3,700

3,640

3,600

3,510

3,430

3,350

3,230

3,150

3,070

3,050

2,920

2,800

2,860

2,820

3,120

2,980

2,910

2,790

2,760

2,840

2,750

2,640

2,570

2,480

96,070

3,099

190, 600

Feb.

2.450 

2,450

2,500

2,510

*2,510

2,480

2,470

2,480

2,610

3,130

3,170

3,210

3,390

3,500

3,630

3,660

3,660

3,690

3,660

3,990

4,010

4,060

4.290

3,970

3,860

3,720

3,670

3,570

3,290

_

-

95,590

3,296

189,600

Mar.

2,800 

2,640

2,720

*2,940

2,900

2,870

2,790

2,720

2,650

3,210

5. 850

3,740

3,780

3,750

3,610

3,510

3,370

3,320

3,260

3,210

3,110

3,390

3,570

3,700

3,830

3,690

3,510

3,390

3,270

3,180

3,090

101,350

3,269

201,000

Apr.

3.060 

*2,990

2,950

2,980

2,860

2,820

2,760

2,690

2,650

2,560

2,550

2,570

2,760

2,730

2,740

2,690

2,610

2,560

2,500

2,440

2,400

2,380

2,340

2,360

2,340

2,340

2,360

2,270

*2,290

2.250"

77,800

2,593

154,300

May

.200 

,180

,130

,130

,090

,050

,050

,040

,990

,000

,000

,970

,940

,910

,850

,850

,840

,830

,830

,780

,780

.730

,750

,760

,780

,780

* ,750

,760

,750

,750

,750

5 ,000

,903

11 ,000

June

,700 

,680

,670

,650

,650

,700

.720

,700

,670

,640

,610

,610

,610

,590

,570

,530

,530

,510

,220

658

,370

,410

,370

* ,330

,050

,230

,260

,250

,230

,230

-

4 ,948

,465

8 ,170

July

1.230 

1,170'

1,140

1,140

1,090

1,020

997

997

1,030

988

988

988

969

937

917

897

917

897

897

897

870

422

*289

272

259

254

244

236

483

1,090

924

25,449

821

50,480

Aug.

359 

222

220

214

212

209

205

236

200

191

189

188

223

634

1,250

,250

,230

,360

* ,440

,320

.550

,490

,190

,140

,260

,120

,050

,010

980

921

664

23,727

765

47,060

'Sept.

271 

287

276

271

254

251

246

239

231

229

221

365

969 694~

245

209

*207

207

203

199

197

193

191

186

185

180

178

173

173

170

7,900

263

15,670

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,790 Bin 272 Mean 2,093 Ac-ft 1,515,000

Hater year 1951-52: Max 4,290 Mln 170 Mean 1,949 Ac-ft 1,415,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 65

West Pork White River at Greenland, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°59', long. 94°10', in NW^ sec. 16, T. 15 N., R. 30 W., on left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 1 mile south of Greenland, 5y 

miles upstream from small tributary, and 10.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--83 sqni.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1952.

3age,"Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,233.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 133 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 cfs May 23 (gage height, 7.60 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 21.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 23,400 cfs May 24, 1946 (gage height, 13.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs; no flow at times in 1947, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions. W 1117; Drainage area.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 10, 11, Apr. 12, 13, 

May 23, 24, June 9 to Sept. 30)

.9

1.0

1.1

1.0 

2.2 

4.0 2.0

7.1

18

35

60

103

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

252

442

950

1,670

2,200

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

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Cot.

1.1

1.3

27

33

23

19

207

129

81

70

361

985. 1

31.8

0.383

0.44

1,960

Nov.

313

154

119

108

106

221

157

129

111

91

73

321 

266

157

121

103

81

66

57

50

46

44

123

757

623

392

408

295

202

157

"

5,851

195

2.35

2.62

11,610

Dec.

132

116

103

91

221

183

146

246

310

225

183

157 

132

121

101

84

75

71

64

60

53

47

44

40

39

36

33

30

29

28

27.

3,227

104

1.25

1.45

6,400

Jan.

15

26

42

262

177

143

121

108

96

81

73

68 

64

59

56

53

49

46

44

40

81

103

79

71

66

64

57

53

49

45

43

2,344

75.6

0.911

1.05

4,650

Feb.

154

521

284

339

259

192

160

140

119

106

93

84

77

70

60

64

62

86

96

79

71

68

54

64

113

116

103

98

89

-

"

3,831

132

1.59

1.72

7,600

Mar.

79

34

551

385

249

189

157

135

121

1,120

937

438 

295

221

177

149

132

137

121

106

91

86

77

70

64

57

53

49

45

44

43

6,462

208

2.51

2.90

12,820

Apr.

40

11

38

136

140

113

98

89

110

317

218

2,150

1,350

509

317

232

183

157

140

135

202

183

199

169

149

129

113

98

86

77

"

7,914

264

3.18

3.55

15,700

May

66

64

59

47

43

38

33

29

27

38

36

28 

25

21

20

17

11

42

45

34

28

25

2,080

649

310

189

137

106

89

70

59

4,470

144

1.73

2.00

8,870

June

52

44

37

32

32

40

30

25

21

18

16

13

11

9.8

8.5

7.1

6.0

5.3

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

"

436.1

14.5

0.175

0.20

865

July

l±fi

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5 

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

16.4

0.53

0.0064

0.007

33

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

,3

.3

.3

.3 

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.4

.3

.3

.2

239

76

31

22

17

14

11

8.5

6.7

5.7

437.8

14.1

0.170

0.20

868

Sept.

4.5

3.8

3.2

2.7

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.1

.9

.9 

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

36.0

1.20

0.014

0.02

71

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,790 Min 0.8 Mean 129 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.08 Ac-ft 93,290

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,150 Min 0.2 Mean 98.4 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.16 Ac-ft 71,450

Peak discharge (base. 3,000 cfs). Apr. 12 

cfs (7.60 ft).

3:30 a.m.) 3,600 cfs (6.08 ft); May 23 (2 p.m.) 5,700
66 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Beaver, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°28'20", long. 93°45'55", in NE£ sec. 20, T. 21 N., R. 26 W., on upstream

 side at center of main truss of Missouri & North Arkansas Railway bridge, a quarter of 

a mile east of Beaver, 2f miles upstream from Leatherwood Creek, and at mile 595.5.

Drainage area. 1,238 sq mi.

Records available. July 1909 to December 1910, May 1923 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 883.04 ft above mean sea

 level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 1,657 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,100 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 19.10 ft, from

 graph based on gage readings); minimum, 61 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.20 ft).

1909-10, 1923-52: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs May 12, 1943 (gage height, 42.33 

ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.55 ft Sept. 1-8,

1910.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions (water years) . W 927: Drainage area. W 1007: 1927, 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet

per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 26

2.4 127

2.9 230

3.3 400

5.0 1,510

8.0

11.0

14.0

4,060

7,900

13,100

27 to Aug. 18

2.2 

2.7 

3.3 

4.3

171

382

986

7.5

10.0

17.3

3,680

6,800

20,300

Aug. 19 to Sept. 30

2.2 61

2.7 220

3.5 597

5.0 1,520

6.0 4,180

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

26

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

161

171

161

152

143

356

600

324

261

217

304

181

171

161

161

152

152

152

152

143

143

135 

*T61

204

1,370

1,160

684

1,090

3.360

1*730

16,812

542

0.436

0.51

33,350

Nov.

2,040

5,660

4,060

2,790

2,200

1,960 

2,260

3,140

2,620

2,450

2,280

2,200

1,960

2,880

2,790

2,540

2,120

1,800

1,510

1,370

1,160

m2,700

9,670

13.100

11,400

6,800

5,770 

4,180

"

107,750

3,592

2.90

3.24

213,700

Dec.

3,300

2,660

2,320

1,990

1,630

1,870 

2,490

2,150

1,910

5 ,,680

3,560

2,840

2,400

2,070

1,750

1,590

1,260

1,140

1,060

*986

881

612 

745

680

619

569

532

506

479 

454

TSS

49,847

1,606

1.30

1.50

98,870

Jan.

429

406

429

966

1,750

m2,150

1,830

1,590

1,440

1,210

1,140

1,060

916

681

646

776

745

680

649

745 

1,600

1,910

1,510

1,360

1,210

1,140

966 

861

776

37,835

1,220

0.985

1.14

75,040

Feb.

745

1,100

*3,110

3.980

3,300

3,390 

2,750

2,320

1,990

1,750

1,510

1,360

1,210

1,140

986

916

646

881

916

1,210

1,590

1,510 

1,360

1,260

1,360

1,590

2,070

1,990

1,830

-

49,990

1,724

1.39

1.50

99,150

Mar.

1,670

1,590

2,650

4,650

8,400

4,860 

3,460

2,840

2,400

3,200

6,100

19.700

10,800

*5,490

3,980

3,300

2,750

2,750

2,580

2,400

2,150

1,990 

1,750

1,670

1,510

1,360

1,260

1,140

1,060 

986

916

111,402

3,594

2.90

3.35

221,000

Apr.

846

778

745

916

1,260

2,490 

2,320

1,990

1,830

2,400

3,680

6,200

14,800

20 . 300

9,060

5,350

3,980

3,300

2,840

2,490

2,240

2,400 

3,200

3,390

3,110

2,660

2,320

1,990

1,630 

1,590

-

112,345

3,745

3.03

3.37

222,800

May

,440

,360

,260

,140

,060

916 

846

712

*680

619

560

532

506

479

429

406

382

362

360

360

712

560 

706

4,730

16.500

5,770

3,300

2,320

1,750 

1,440

1,210

53,447

1,724

1.39

1.61

106,000

June

986

846

712

619

532

506 

454

454

406

360

318

298

280

262

246

229

214

193

185

182

*171

161 

150

143

136

131

126

123

119 

T2T

-

9,667

322

0.260

0.29

19,170

July

116

114

121

116

114

107 

105

103

98

94

92

90

92

199

T40

131

119

119

114

112

105

98 

96

94

92

94

92

90

90 

90

£5.

3,324

107

0.086

0.10

6,590

Aug.

79

77

13

79

73

*103 

166

131

114

105

98

94

185

318

214

229

214

1,040

624

*323

259

2,550 

3,860

4,180

1,680

1,000

660

516

415 

345

301

20,145

650

0.525

0.61

39,960

Sept.

276

243

220

206

191

177 

164

153

144

137

131

124

118

112

106

100

97

91

85

83

83

77

74

*71

71

69

66

66

64

-

3,660

122

0.099

0.11

7,260

Calendar year 1951: Max 43,600 Mln 127 Mean 2,057 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.55 Ac-ft 1,489,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 20,300 Mln 61 Mean 1,574 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.33 Ac-ft 1,143,000

Peak dlBcharge (base, 22,000 cfs). Mar. 12 (3 p.m.) 23,100 cfs (18.58 ft); Apr. 14 (2 a.m.)

24,100 cfs (19.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 6V 

Kings River near Berryville, Ark.

Location. Lat 36-25130", long. 93°37'20", in Ej sec. 3, T. 20 N., R. 25 W., on right

 bank at downstream side of bridge on county road l£ miles downstream from Bee Creek, 

2£ miles upstream from Clabber Creek and 5£ miles northwest of Berryville. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1951, at site 5 miles upstream.

Drainage area. 532 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 963.10 ft above mean sea

 level, datum of 1929. Apr. 4 to July 11, 1939, wire-weight gage and July 12, 1939, 

to Sept. 30, 1951, water-stage recorder, at site 5 miles upstream at datum 27.71 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--13 years. 630 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 18.24 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 13 cfs Aug. 5.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 59,000 cfs May 10, 1943 (gage height, 30.20 ft, site 

and datum then in use or about 37.0 ft present site and datum); minimum, 2.9 cfs 

Sept. 28, 1939, Sept. 9, 1947.

Flood of Apr. 14, 1927, reached a stage of about 38.0 ft, present site ana datum, 

from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions.--W 927: Drainage area at former site.

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

1.86 

1.9 

2.1 

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

265

455

700

1,310

Note. Same as following 

table above 5.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

3.0 

3.5

140

280

485

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

740

1,320

2,760

5,250

7,980

11,100

ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm 'In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

24

21

18

17

ii

93

91

71

57

47

41

38

32

31

29

28

29

29

27

22

22

27 

254

930 

545

355

416

1.120

810

570

415

6,225

201

0.378

0.44

12,350

Nov.

2,000

1,790

1,120

870

755

755

810

810

1,050

1,510

1,380

1,180

1,180 

1,050

930

870

755

645

570

478

415

395

658

4,450 

5.770

5,000

3,000

2,840

2,080

1,440

-

46,556

1,552

2.92

3.25

92,340

Dec.

1,180

990

810

755

700

700

700

700

1,510

1,580

1,310

1,050

870 

755

645

570

455

435

415

395

355

318 

300

282 

248

232

217

217

202

202

188

19,286

622

1.17

1.35

38,250

Jan.

175

175

188

342

870

930

755

700

700

620

545

500

478 

435

415

375

355

318

300

282

300

755 

990

755 

645

570

545

478

435

395

355

15,681

506

0.951

1.10

31,100

Feb.

404

1,440

1.860

1,650

1,520

1,260

1,080

905

822

740

660

580

535 

495

444

418

422

422

520

740

768

712 

712

740 

850

1,020

1,080

1,020

990

-

-

24,809

855

1.61

1.73

49,210

Mar.

960

960

2,250

4,480

2,520

1,720

1,360

1,170

1,050

2,370

10,900

4,820

2,760 

1,860

1,520

1,230

1,050

1,080

1,050

932

822

768 

740

660 

585

535

490

440

408

391

367

52,248

1,685

3.17

3.65

103,600

Apr.

355

339

308

495

1,110

1,140

1,020

850

685

1,560

2,000

7,640

7,960 

3,560

2,300

1,790

1,390

1,080

990

905

878

905 

1,050

1,080 

960

822

740

635

585

515

"

45,647

1,522

2.86

3.19

90,540

May

458

476

476

395

343

301

287

252

239

233

215

204

193

178

166

164

159

183

287

422

315

256 

1,990

5.950

2,840

1,490

1,020

768

635

490

413

21,798

703

1.32

1.52

43,240

June

339

294

266

233

210

204

176

164

154

135

121

116

103 

92

86

80

74

72

67

67

98

70 

67

60 

56

53

38

35

35

50

*

3,618

121

0.227

0.25

7,180

July

38

30

38

35

35

34

30

28

27

26

24

21

21

105

56

63

50

61

56

50

45

40 

33

30 

24

23

23

23

23

22

JL8

1,132

36.5

0.069

0.08

2,250

Aug.

16

16

16

15

11

28

27

24

48

51

48

50

686 

1,520

560

301

204

315

171

135

109 m575 

363

239

188

159

126

107

96

9,346

301

0.566

0.65

18,540

Sept.

8069"

61

54

50

50

48

42

39

35

33

32

30 

30

28

28

28

28

26

22

20

20 

20

19 

19

18

17

16

IS

16

"

994

33.1

0.062

0.07

1,370

Calendar year 1951: Max 15,000 Mln 16 Mean 772 Cfsm tl.45 In. t!9.70 Ac-ft 559,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 10,900 Min 13 Mean 676 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.28 Ac-ft 490,600

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs).--Mar. 11 (11 a.m.) 13.7OO cfs (18.24 ft); Apr. 12 (8:30 p.m.) 

12,700 cfs (17.43 ft).

t Computed using drainage area at present site.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

James River at Galena, Mo.

Location.-Lat 36"48'20", long. 93°27<50", in NW^ sec. 7, T. 24 N. , R. 23 W. , near left

 bank on downstream side of bridge pier on State Highways 13 and 44, in Galena, half a 

mile upstream from Railey Creek, and 42.3 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.--987 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1952.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 923.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 Prior to Dec. 11, 1927, chain gage at site 500 ft downstream at datum 0.52 ft 

lower. Dec. 11, 1927, to Feb. 27, 1935, chain gage, and Feb. 28, 1935, to July 22, 

1939, wire-weight gage, at'present site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1922-52), 1,025 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,800 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 14.62 ft); min-

 imum, 86 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, -0.20 ft).

1921-52: Maximum discharge, 52,700 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 27.82 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Aug. 26, 27, 29, 30, Sept. 4, 1936; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 30, 

1952.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). --W 977:

Ratii

0.6

1.0

2.0

3.0

ig tables

Oct. 1

210

335

767

1,360

, water

to Feb.

5.0

7.0

12.2

1935(M), 1941(M).

year 1951-52 (gage

in cubic feet pe 

3

3,120

5,230

12,400

height,

-0.2

0.0

.5

1.0

2.0

in feet 

)

Feb. 4

86

117

232

395

842

, and discharge,

to Sept. 30

3.0 1 , 460

5.0 3,120

7.0 5,230

10.0 9,060

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

277

267

237

232

226

261

321

324

354

346

335

304

290

270

256

270

300

267

234

221

213

224

376

*767

1,100

868

792

1,040

1,360

1,130

948

14,412

465

0.471

0.54

28,590

Nov.

868

817

817

617

842

894

842

792

842

1,640

4,020

5,230

8,220

4,790

3,420

7,820

7,690

4,350

3,320

2,650

2,200

1,890

1,930

2,560

3,620

5,470

4,240

3,220

2,650

2,160

-

90,621

3,021

3.06

3.41

179,700

Dec.

,840

,640

,440

,290

,220

,160

,130

,060

,060

,100

,160

,160

,100

,040

946

868

817

767

742

*694

670

623

600

568

546

542

533

512

499

495

467

28,311

913

0.925

1.07

56,150

Jan.

475

467

467

529

670

617

868

920

,130

.320

,260

,130

,040

948

894

817

767

694

646

646

646

646

646

646

646

646

623

600

555

520

495

23,174

748

0.758

0.87

45,960

Feb.

792

*12,500

*9,920

5,470

4.370

3,520

2,940

2,490

2,240

1,960

1,720

1,570

1,420

1,310

1,180

1,090

1,000

947

894

842

791

741

741

716

692

668

644

644

620

-

-

64,212

2,214

2.24

2.42

127,400

Mar.

620

620

816

1,680

2,240

1,960

1,640

1,420

1,310

2,490

6.070

5,230

*3,720

2,940

2,400

2,040

1,800

1,840

2,400

2,580

2,240

2,000

1,760

1,600

1,420

1,270

1,180

1,060

1,000

947

894

61,187

1,974

2.00

2.31

121,400

Apr.

1,030

1,270

1,120

1,880

5,710

3,920

2,940

2,320

2,080

2,940

4,130

4,240

7.690

5,470

3,920

3,030

2,580

2,160

1,920

1,720

1,570

1,420

1,310

1,180

1,120

1,030

947

894

842

791

-

73,174

2,439

2.47

2.76

145,100

May

766

741

692

668

644

597

574

*552

552

530

489

469

465

446

442

424

417

458

435

417

406

384

420

446

442

420

399

374

346

329

516

15,060

486

0.492

0.57

29,870

June

313

303

290

293

271

274

264

255

249

244

238

229

224

218

205

202

208

202

189

*192

184

174

172

168

163

152

146

143

143

143

-

6,451

215

0.218

0.24

12,800

July

141

141

179

156

152

139

135

131

130

130

133

128

122

ISO

172

220

227

200

182

168

156

143

135

131

122

121

114

114

112

119

135

4,538

146

0.148

0.17

9,000

Aug.

119

117

106

98

*98

119

174

156

143

208

208

296

300

249

200

179

156

352

920

552

 424

509

692

552

442

384

310

280

246

224

200

9,013

291

0.295

0.34

17,880

Sept.

174

170

158

154

139

143

133

117

117

115

114

112

112

114

106

103

106

100

96

98

103

101

100

*94

90

90

89

89

88

86

3,411

114

0.116

0.13

6,770

Calendar year 1951: Max 22,600 Min 126 Mean 1,547 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.28 Ac-ft 1,120,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 12,300 Min 86 Mean 1,075 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.83 Ac-ft 780,600

Peak dli 

* DIschE

charge (base. 12.000 cfs).--Feb. 2 (9 p.m.) 16,800 cfs (14.62 ft), 

rge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 69

White River near Reeds Spring, Mp,

Location. Lat 36°37'20", long. 93°25'20", in NE^SE^ see. 9, T 2S N., R. 23 W., on downstream side of center pier of bridge on State Highway 13, 5f miles downstream from 

James River, 12 miles south of Reeds Spring, and at mile 54.3.8.

Drainage area. 3 .617 sq mi.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1952 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage ira 739.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dee. 18, 1938, wire-weight gage, Dec. 18, 1938, to May 10, 1943, waterstage recorder, May 11 to Oct. 1, 1943, wire-weight gage, Oct. 2, 1943, to Mar. 10, 

1945, water-stage recorder, and Mar. 11, 1945, to Feb. 14, 1947, wire-weight gage, all 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 4,368 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,400 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 17.09 ft); minimum, 232 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 196,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 47.0 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 145 cfs Sept. 27, 1939 (gage height, 0.09 ft).

Maximum stage known prior to 1945, 46.8 ft Apr. 15, 1927, from floodmark.

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

Revisions. W 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (jgage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 26 Nov. 27 to Sept. 30

2.1 

3.0

5.5

445

1,260

4,480

8.0 

14.2

9,600

27,300

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

205

480

895

4.0

7.0 

16.8

2,740

7,750

35,500

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

682 

639

597

565

541

630

1,140

1,480

1,180

1,010

922

838

758

698

634

605

581 

581

565

541

509

501

581

*766

2,000

3,070

3,260

3,070

4,020

5.520

4,020

42,504

1,371

0.379

0.44

84,310

Nov.

4.160 

6,100

8,880

5,900

4,640

4,320

4,160

4,980

5,700

6,100

7,300

10,100

12,600

12,100

10,600

11,300

15,400 

10,100

7,520

6,100

5,160

4,480

6,100

10,300

17,100

27.500

24,800

17,600

14,000

11,300

-

296,200

9,873

2.73

3.05

587,500

Dec.

8,850 

7,350

6,350

5,630

5,310

5,150

5,310

5, '470

5,470

6,550

7,970

6,950

5,980

5,470

4,830

4,350

4,040 

3,590

*3,370

3,160

2,950

2,810

2,670

2,460

2,320

2,200

2,130

2,000

1,940

1.800

1,800

136,230

4,395

1.22

1.40

270,200

Calendar year 1951 : Max 73,

Jan.

1.740 

1,740

1,800

2,880

3,890

5,310

5.600

5,470

5,310

5,150

4,990

4,510

4,190

3,820

3,590

3,300

3,160 

2,950

2,740

2,600

2,530

2,810

3,230

4,510

4,040

3,740

3,440

3,230

3,020

2,810

2,600

110,900

3,577

0.969

1.14

220,000

Feb.

g.530 

*7,T:90

20,200

15,100

12,100

10,600

9,090

7,750

6,750

5,800

5,310

4,830

4,510

4,190

3,820

3,590

3,370 

3,160

3,160

3,230

3,660

3,890

3,740

3,590

3,590

3,890

4,350

4,670

4,510

-

172,470

5,947

1.64

1.77

342,100

300 Mln 456

Mar.

4,190 

4,040

5,630

10,800

14,800

12,900

9,330

7,550

6,350

9,810

19,600

51,000

* 28, 400

16,000

11,600

9,090

7,55O 

8,630

8,850

8,410

7,750

6,750

5,980

5,470

5,150

4,670

4,350

4,040

3,740

3,440

3.250

269,100

9,326

2.58

2.97

573,400

Mean S5

Apr.

5,230 

3,230

3,300

4,190

7,350

1O,000

B ,630

7 ,150

6, 350

7, 550

io,:;oo

16,500

28.OOO 35,500

24,800

14,800

11,OOO 

8,85O

7,550

6,75C>

6, ISO

5,80O

5,980

6,350

6,350

5,800

5,150

4,670

4,190

3,890

279,370

9,312

2.57

2.87

554,100

May

3,740 

3,890

3,440

3,160

2,950

2,670

2,460

*2,260

2,130

2,000

1,870

1,800

1,680

1,620

1,560

1,480

1.590 

1,410

1,410

1,400

1,620

1,870

2,000

5,200

15.700

14,300

6,550

4,670

3,660

3,090

2,600

lot), 580

3 ,406

O.942

.1.09

209, 400

June

2.520 

2,060

1,870

1,680

1,540

1,420

1,320

1,220

1,180

1,080

985

915

845

795

768

750

723

3700

a660

*625

595

572

550

a520

a490

8470

3440

3420

8400

415

-

28,328

944

0.261

0.29

56,190

July

a400 

3470

550

8470

a450

428

8410

3400

3380

a370

a350

8360

a400

480

a550

580

580 

588

8540

a510

494

a460

a430

3400

a380

3360

350

a330

a320

a300

a310

13,400

432

0.119

0.14

26,580

Aug.

a350 

a320

a300

285

a270

*311

344

397

515

446

446

487

588

895

a2,000

al,400

al.OOO 

1,940

3,820

2,460

1,620

1,850

5,980

6.950

4,670

2,810

2,060

1,620

1,280

1,100

935

49,453

1,595

0.441

0.51

98,090

Sept.

m657

588

565

494

474

454

415

397

379

361

350

344

338

322

316 

311

306

290

285

285

275

*270

270

265

260

250

241

236

-

11,545

385

0.106

0.12

22,900

.420 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.34 Ac-ft 3,924,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 35,500 jiln 236 Mean 4,194 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.79 Ac-ft 3,045,000

Peak discharge (base. 50.000 cfa). Mar. 12 (11 to 12 p.m.) 32, 6OO cfs (15.90 ft); Apr. 14 (3 to 

6 a.m.) 36,400 cfs (17.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.
70 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River near Branson, Mo.

Location. Lat 36 0 36', long. 93°17', in Nw£ sec. 23, T. 22 N., R. 22 W., on left bank 

1.4 miles downstream from Long Creek, 5 miles southwest of Branson, 7.4 miles upstream from Missouri Pacific Railway bridge, and at mile 527.8.

Drainage area. 4,022 sq mi.

Records available. July 1909 to December 1910 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 696.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 1909 to December 1910, wire-weight gage at 

site 7.4 miles downstream at different datura. Oct. 1, 1951, to Mar. 6, 1952, staff 

gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,000 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 23.01 ft); minimum, 245 cfs Sept. 30 [gage height, 6.21 ft).

Maximum stage known, 52.8 ft Apr. 16, 1945, from floodmark (discharge, 203,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those prior to Fe'b. 12, which are fair.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 26

6.9 547

8.0 1,86O

10.0 5,130

11.0 7,050

Note.--Same as 

following ta,ble 

above 1170 ft.

Nov. 27 to Sept. 30

6.2

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

239

426

835

1,930

10.0

11.0

19.0

22.8

5,150

7,050

26,300

37 , 400

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

865 

702 

629

588

547

650

1,730 

2,000

1,660

1,410

1,290

1,160

1,000

865

755

702

702

702

650

609

570

550

650

1,400

2,200

3,500

4,000

3,500

4,200

5.500

5,500

50,786

1,638

0.407

0.47

100,700

Nov.

5,000 

6,000 

8,500

7,500

5,500

5,000

4.700 

5,200

6,000

6,700

7,700

12,000

15,000

14,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

12,000

9,000

7,300

6,000

5,500

7,000

13,000

20,000

50 . OOP

27,000

20,000

15,000

12,000

-

334,600

11,150

2.77

3.09

663,700

Dec.

10.000 

8,000 

7 ,OOO

6,300

6,000

5,500

5,700 

6,000

6,000

7,000

8,500

7,500

6,700

5,900

5,300

4,700

4,20O

3,900

3,600

3,300

3,100

3,000

2,800

2,600

2,500

2,400

2,300

2,100

2,000

1,900

1.800

147,600

4,761

1.18

1.36

292,800

Jan.

1.800 

1,800 

2,200

3,300

4,500

5,500

6,000 

6,000'

5,700

5,500

5,300

5,000

4,500

4,100

3,700

3,500

3,300

3,100

2,900

2,700

2,600

3,iOO

3,700

4,500

4,60O

4.QOO

3.60O

3,300

3,100

2,900

2,700

118,500

3,823

0.951

1.10

235,000

Feb.

2.600 

8,000 

13.000

18,000

14.00O

11,000

9,500 

8,300

7,30O

6,60O

5,700

5,10O

4,61O

4,260

3,9ZO

3,66,0

3,58O

3.25O

3,330

3,410

3,560

3, 7 '50

4,000

4,O90

3, '320

4 ,430

4 ,790

5,150

*4,970

-

183,800

6,338

1.58

1.70

364,600

Calendar year 1951 : Max - Kin

Mar.

4,610

4,790 

6,670

11 ,800

14,800

1 4,600

10,400 

8,260

7,050

9,980

21,800

51.700

31,700

18,700

13,700

9 , 980

8,470

8,890

9,540

9,100

8,260

7,450

6,670

6,100

5,530

5,150

4,790

4,340

4,090

3,840

5.580

3.15,340

10,170

2.53

2.92

625,500

Apr.

3,500 

3 'sOO

4,180

6,670

10,200

9,100 

7,450

6,670

8,050

10,400

18,900

30,000

57,400

29,100

16,700

12,000

9,760

8,260

7,250

6,670

6,290

6,290

6,670

6,670

6,290

5,530

4,970

4,520

4,180

300,580

10,020

2.49

2.78

596,200

May

3,920 

4,180 

3,750

3,410

3,090

2,850

2,540 

2,330

2,190

2,120

2,000

1,870

*1,750

1,690

1,630

1,520

1.440

1,520

1,580

1,520

1,630

1,810

2,120

5,530

13,800

17.200

5*340

4,090

3,250

2,770

112,090

3,616

0.899

1.04

222,300

June

2,400 

2,120 

1,930

1,750

1,580

1,520

1,400 

1,330

1,240

1,120

1,050

950

900

850

800

770

750

710

*675

658

625

601

561

538

507

477

462

426

412 "419

29,531

984

0.245

O.27

58,570

July

405 

441 

545

484

470

441

426 

412

392

378

364

364

378

568

530

592

625

625

553

507

477

460

440

420

390

370

350

332

320

310

320

13,689

442

0.110

0.13

27,150

Aug.

420 

370 

320

300

*278

314

364 

378

522

507

462

507

576

950

2,120

1,580

1,100

1,580

3,750

2,700

1,750

1,440

5,150

6.670

4,970

2,770

2,000

1,580

1,310

1,110

980

48,828

1,575

0.392

0.45

96,850

Sept.

902 

799 

710

642

617

561

522 

492

470

433

412

398

385

371

357

345

338

326

320

307

301

301

*289

278

278

267

267

256

250

245

12,439

415

0.103

0.12

24,670

Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52 : Max 37,400 m.n 245 Mean 4,557 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.43 Ac-ft 3,308,000
WHITE RIVER BASIN 71

White River at Forsyth, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°40'55", long. 93°06'05", in SE£ sec. 33, T. 24 N., R. 20 W., on left 

Bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 80 in Forsyth, a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Swan Creek, 2 miles downstream from hydroelectric plant of Empire District Electric Co., and at mile 503.8.

Drainage area. 4,544 sq mi.

Records available. January to September 1926 and February 1930 to September 1952 in repo.rts of Geological Survey. January 1920 to December 1927 (prior to October 1926, 

monthly discharge only) in House Document 102, 73d Congress, 1st session.

Gage.---Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 640.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T92B. Prior to Sept. 30, 1926, at datum 2.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 22 years (1930-52), 5,026 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,100 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 15.07 ft); minGfum, 100 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 0.93 ft); minimum daily discharge, 127 cfs Sept. 15. 

1926, 1930-52: Maximum discharge, 209,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 43.77 ft); 

minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.58 ft Oct. 16, 25, 26, 1948; 

minimum daily discharge, 34 cfs Sept. 3, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 45.36 ft Apr. 16, 1927, from floodmark (discharge, 212,000 cfs, 

by computation of flow over dam).

Remarks. Records good. Low flow, since 1913, regulated by Lake Taneycomo (total capacity, 

23,700 acre-ft), and hydroelectric plant 2 miles upstream.

Revisions .--W 927: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-29}

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

2.5 

3.5

113

219

391

633

1,810

5.0

7.0

11.0

15.0

4,010

6,190

22,400

39,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

576

776

1,110

1,040

786

764

,860

,430

,820

,520

,200

,040

775

988

676

905

824

1,030

814

317

"948 220

2,380

2,090

*2,250

3,910

4,980

4,760

4,630

5,910

5,910

58,243

1,879

115,500

Jiov.

5.910

5,910

8,990

6,710

7,010

6,130

5,910

5,910

6,790

9,290

10,200

15,000

17,300

16,600

14,300

17,300

18,400

15,800

10,500

8,450

7,230

6,790

9,590

16,600

23,700

52 . 600

31,700

25,000

17,700

14,600

399,920

13,330

793,200

Dec.

11.200

9,290

6,190

7,230

6,790

6,570

6,350

6,570

7,230

7,470

8,710

8,990

7,950

7,230

6,350

5,910

5,510

4,380

*4,020

3,770

2,820

2,440

3,060

2,56O

3,200

2,430

2,460

2,350

2,100

1.530 

1,850

166,310

5,365

329,900

Jan.

2,530

2,270

2.210

3,780

5,800

5,440

5,910

6,350

6.570

6,350

6,130

5,910

5,710

4,870

3,870

3., 800

3,900

3,510

3,180

2,950

2,970

3,510

4,250

4,780

5,260

4,900

3,380

3,600

3,400

3,080 

3,270

133,440

4,305

264,700

Feb.

4,130

*7,470

18,400

20.40O

16,200

13,200

11,800

9,890

8,450

7,470

6,790

6,350

5,910

5,710

4,560

3,750

2.560

3,680

5,610

5,600

5,710

4,160

4,350

4,290

3,780

4,190

5,110

5,110

5,510

205,940

7,052

404,500

Mar.

5,710

5,110

5,480

15,200

16,200

17,300

12,500

9,890

8,190

14,200

26,2OO

33,500

*54.400

23,300

15,400

11,800

9,890

10,500

11,800

11,200

10,200

8,990

7,950

7,010

6,350

5,910

5,710

5,060

4,120

ffi§

563,930

11,740

721,600

Apr.

4,720

4,600

4,260

7,020

8,710

11,500

11,200

9,290

8,190

11,200

12,200

25,000

32,600

59,200

35,900

21,200

15,000

11,800

9,890

8,450

7,710

7,230

6,790

7,010

7,230

7,010

6,570

5,710

5,710

4,7&0

355,650

11,860

705,400

May

2,960

3,850

4,760

2,770

3,780

3,150

2,520

*2,600

2,430

2,270

2,200

1,740

1,790

2,040

1,840

1,850

1,980

906

1,680

1,480

1,900

2,370

2,520

4,920

10,200

18.800

10,200

6,350

5,710

4,080 

2,170

117,596

5,795

255,200

June

2,160

2.450

1,890

1,590

1,620

1,690

1,590

1,360

1,430

1,600

1,120

1,090

1,080

432

439

938

957

964

*964

930

236

183

674

887

896

822

142

139

224

406

30,703

1,023

60,900

July

690

470

858

555

585

545

630

360

354

590

500

268

270

1.010

553

512

812

880

451

286

655

664

426

502

600

185

233

317

625

427 

436

16,029

517

51,790

Aug.

230

173

'zlo 159

*500

365

424

472

712

303

683

626

1,440

956

1,920

1,880

880

2,010

2,570

5,960

1,670

2,740

4,660

5,710

6.150

4,530

1,800

1,630

1,680

816 

670

52,349

1,689

103,800

Sept.

1.090

766

754

938

926

420

247

521

584

352

368

286

388

652

127

416

474

351

162

258

286

244

*535

260

204

298

160

302

298

256

12,901

430

25,590

Calendar year 1951 : Max 80,500 Mln 185 Mean 6,704 Ac-ft 4,854,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 39,200 Mln 127 Mean 5,221 Ac-ft 3,790,000

Peak discharge (base. 56.000 cfs).--Mar. 12 (10 p.m.) 36,100 cfs (14..22 ft); Apr. 14 (10 a.m.) 

40,100 cfs (15.07 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
72 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Bull Shoals Reservoir near Flippln, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°21'56", long. 92°34'29", at dam on White River in NW£ sec. 21, T. 20 N., 

 R. 15 W., 6.3 miles northeast of Plippin and 12^ miles downstream from Little North 

Pork.

Drainage area.--6,036 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

July 20, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--1951: Maximum contents during period January to September, 687,000 acre-ft 

Feb. 24 (elevation, 572.50 ft).

1952: Maximum contents during water year, 2,456,200 acre-ft Sept. 18 (elevation, 

639.90 ft); minimum since bottom of power pool was first reached, 950,200 acre-ft 

Jan. 14 (elevation, 587.29 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam. Storage for purpose of filling to 

power-pool level began July 23, 1951. Bottom of power pool was first reached Nov. 16, 

1951. Capacity at top of spillway gates 5,408,000 acre-ft (elevation, 695 ft), of 

which 2,360,000 acre-ft (between elevations 654 and 695 ft ) will be reserved for flood 

control, 2,084,000 acre-ft (between elevations 588 and 654 ft) will be used for power, 

and 964,000 acre-ft (below elevation 588 ft) will be dead storage. Capacity at spillway crest (elevation, 667 ft) is 3,682,500 acre-ft. Reservoir will be used for flood 

control, power, and incidental recreational purposes.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 12 p.m., in thousands of acre-feet, January to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Jfov. Dec. Jan.

.

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

10.9

11.4

11.7

12.3

18.5

29.0

39.2

46.2

55.0

57.7

63.0

66.7

65.2

63.4

61.5

59.8

58.1

55.4

55.0

50.8

45.9

40.8

Feb.

34.2

30.2

25.5

20.5

18.4

18.2

21.6

29.4

33.9

40.1

40.8

42.7

43.4

43.3

41.0

54.0

68.5

159.0

313.0

426.5

553.0

644.5

685.5

673.5

635.0

584.5

542.5

508.8

_

_

-

Mar.

474.9

438.3

402.6

352.4

300.0

245.6

200.1

155.5

119.2

82.5

75.0

77.8

94.6

96.6

90.6

73.1

54.6

39.0

27.4

23.7

24.8

23.9

23.2

23.2

21.4

19.5

18.4

17.4

18.2

18.4

17.6

Apr.

17.6

17.1

18.3

19.6

19.2

24.9

21.3

20.8

21.0

23.6

28.3

30.1

35.2

41.6

44.4

39.5

31.5

25.7

22.9

22.3

23.3

24.9

25.6

24.4

23.7

23.0

22.7

21.9

21.3

20.3

-

May

19.8

20.1

24.1

23.3

23.8

23.0

22.0

21.3

19.7

20.2

22.0

21.0

19.9

19.0

18.6.

18.0

17.1

16.2

15.8

15.1

13.6

15.1

14.9

13.8

13.4

13.4

13.4

13.4

13.4

13.4

13.4

June

13.2

12.9

12.5

12.2

11.7

11.5

12.6

12.7

12.7

16.3

22.8

28.7

25.9

21.8

19.0

19.3

21.4

21.2

21.7

19.9

17.9

25.0

56.8

82.3

106.7

104.3

78.1

62.7

64.1

87.5

-

July

131.8

163.8

203.2

266.3

329.4

378.0

380.1

365.7

342.5

331.4

334.4

332.4

320.9

295.9

275.1

250.3

225.9

207.1

194.2

184.4

173.2

174.3

175.3

182.6

188.4

193.0

199.6

206.1

212.1

217.4

223.6

Aug.

228.9

233.9

238.5

242.8

245.4

249.1

253.2

256.6

259.5

262.9

267.0

270.7

275.2

279.7

283.6

286.6

289.7

295.6

305.6

311.0

314.7

317.4

320.1

322.6

325.4

327.7

329.1

331.0

333.3

335.2

336.8

Sept.

338.1

339.2

340.3

341.4

343.0

344.9

346.4

348.2

349.5

355.6

360.6

365.4

368.2

371.3

374.5

377.0

378.6

380.0

381.7

383.3

385.0

386.6

388.2

389.7

391.2

393.5

395.6

397.6

400.1

402.3
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Bull Shoals Reservoir near Flippin, Ark. Continued

Contents at 12 p.m., In thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

73

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

404.2

406.0

407.7

409.7

412.1

416.9

422.8

426.7

430.5

434.1

437.7

440.8

443.0

444.7

446.6

448.8

450.6

452.5

454.3

455.9

457.1

461.5

477.5

489.2

496.0

504.0

522.2

539.2

552.4

565.8

582.1

Jlov.

599.1

614.7

632.6

652.2

672.4

687.6

702.8

717.8

735.9

759.7

786.9

820.3

860.6

900.3

933.4

966.5

1,003.9

1,034.4

1,054.6

1,064.5

1,070.4

1,075.7

1.087.8

1,135.1

1,202.2

1,267.0

1,319.8

1,349.8

1,368.0

1,378.0

-

Dec.

1,380.7

1,379.0

1,367.8

1,357.3

1,344.3

1,331.3

1,317.8

1,308.5

1,299.5

1,290.0

1,281.8

1,273.4

1,264.1

1,253.5

1,238.6

1,223.3

1,207.7

1,189.2

1,169.4

1,150.7

1,131.4

1,115.1

1,100.1

1,084.1

1,069.1

1,048.7

1,026.4

1,004.3

986.9

973.3

964.6

Jan.

957.2

957.0

960.4

968.8

973.8

972.5

965.9

963.0

963.2

961.2

958.9

956.1

952.5

951.7

954.5

958.1

961.7

964.8

967.3

968.2

970.4

969.4

969.8

970.2

972.1

980.6

989.8

998.5

1,006.5

1,014.6

1,022.8

Feb.

1,032.9

1,059.4

1,098.6

1,146.6

1,186.8

1,220.9

1,248.0

1,272.7

1,294.3

1,312.5

1,328.8

1,343.5

1,357.8

1,371.0

1,383.0

1,393.4

1,400.0

1,408.2

1,419.6

1,430.5

1,440.3

1,450.6

1,462.0

1,474.5

1,487.0

1,498.3

1,512.1

1,525.3

1,538.2

_

-

Mar.

1,552.2

1,564.5

1,595.0

1,631.8

1,669.1

1,706.9

1,738.0

1,760.8

1,783.4

1,868.2

1,953.6

2,032.8

2,112.1

2,173.8

2,208.6

2,235.2

2,260.4

2,289.6

2,310.9

2,315.0

2,311.3

2,323.3

2,322.5

2,308.3

2,292.4

2,270.8

2,246.7

2,220.0

2,191.2

2,161.1

2,135.6

Apr.

2,116.0

2,106.9

2,107.9

2,115.3

2,108.3

2,104.8

2,170.0

2,139.4

2,152.0

2,150.6

2,153.8

2,261.1

2,330.4

2,387.4

2,435.7

2,445.6

2,440.2

2,429.2

2,413.6

2,396.2

2,377.3

2,360.4

2,340.1

2,321.8

2,300.0

2,277.3

2,253.6

2,229.2

2,216.8

2,202.6

-

May

2,187.3

2,177.4

2,169.9

2,156.9

2,146.4

2,133.8

2,121.6

2,115.6

2,111.1

2,102.0

2,093.3

2,089.2

2,088.5

2,091.6

2,094.3

2,096.7

2,101.3

2,106.2

2,109.7

2,111.1

2,114.2

2,118.4

2,138.4

2,154.8

2,175.2

2,213.9

2,236.6

2,249.6

2,260.0

2,268.0

2,272.3

June

2,275.5

2,280.2

2,284.2

2,287.0

2,289.9

2,292.8

2,295.3

2,297.5

2,299.6

2,302.2

2,303.6

2,305.4

2,306.8

2,306.5

2,306.5

2,307.6

2,308.6

2,310.1

2,310.9

2,312.4

2,311.6

2,311.3

2,311.3

2,311.3

2,312.4

2,312.8

2,312.4

2,312.0

2,312.0

2,311.6

-

July

2,312.4

2,312.4

2,313.1

2,312.8

2,312.1

2,313.5

2,315.0

2,313.9

2,313.5

2,313.1

2,313.5

2,312.8

2,315.8

2,318.0

2,319.9

2,321.4

2,325.1

2,327.0

2,327.4

2,327.8

2,328.5

2,329.3

2,330.4

2,330.0

2,331.1

2,331.1

2,331.1

2,331.1

2,333.0

2,331.1

2,328.1

Aug.

2,328.1

2,327.4

2,327.8

2,327.4

2,327.4

2,328.1

2,328.1

2,328.5

2,330.8

2,330.0

2,333.0

2,334.1

2 , 340 . 5

2,342.0

2,344.6

2,349.1

2,350.3

2,357.0

2,361.9

2,369.8

2,372.4

2,388.9

2,399.2

2,410.2

2,421.6

2,430.4

2,433.4

2,436.4

2,438.3

2,439.1

2,440.2

Sept.

2,449.4

2,448.2

2,449.0

2,449.7

2,451.3

2,451.3

2,451.3

2,452.0

2,452.4

2,452.4

2,452.8

2,452.0

2,452.0

2,454.3

2,453.2

2,453.9

2,453.9

2,455.4

2,453.9

2,454.3

2,453.5

2,453.2

2,452.8

2,451.6

2,451.3

2,451.3

2,449.4

2,449.4

2,448.6

2,447.1

-

Monthly elevations and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Water vear 1951-52.. .......

Elevation 

(feet)t

K509 70

532 20

Contents 

(acre-feet)

2 272 300

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+112 100

-t-2.044.800

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

a Change In contents during period 12 p.m. Jan. 10 to 12 p.m.

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
74 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River near Flippin, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°18'50", long. 92°33'20", in NE£ sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 15 W., on right 

bank 1.3 miles upstream from Hightower Creek, 3 miles northeast of Flippin, 11.5 miles 

downstream from Bull Shoals Dam, 11.8 miles upstream from Crooked Creek, and at mile 

406.7.

Drainage area. 6,067 sq ml.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 21, 1938, staff gage at site 1.1 

miles upstream at datum 1.52 ft higher.

Average discharge. 24 years, 6,559 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,500 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 11.70 ft); minimum discharge, 95 cfs Sept. 9; minimum gage height, 1.68 ft Oct. 1-3; minimum daily 

discharge, 133 cfs Oct. 2, 3.

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 215,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 39.82 ft); minimum daily, 90 cfs Aug. 3, 1949, caused by temporary storage behind Bull Shoals'Dam.

Maximum stage known, 45.4 ft Apr. 16, 1927, original site and datum, or about 41 ft, 

present site and datum (discharge, 240,000 cfs, from data of Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow completely regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals 

Reservoir (see preceding page). Prior to this date, some regulation at low flow by Lake 

Taneycomo 100 miles upstream [total capacity 23,700 acre-ft). Some regulation July 1949 

to July 1951 by construction of Bull Shoals Dam.

Revisions. W 927: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 13 to Sept. 30)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

107

175

260

560

1,020

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.2

2,270

3,790

7,760

13,200

19,900

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

137

133 

*133

137

140

158

150

144

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

147

203

T?9

168

161

168

168

168

164

*191

4,669

151

9,260

Nov.

207

183 

179" 172

187

207

187

191

191

195

199

203

199

195

486

3,080

3,000

3,000

4,130

5,810

5,810

5,810

6,010

6,010

6,220

6,010

*7,930

12,000

12,000

12.300

-

102,301

3,410

202,900

Dec.

12,600

14.700 

14,100

13,200

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,400

14,400

14,400

14,400

14,400

14,400

14,400

13,500

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,400

12,600

14,100

14,100

12,300

8,470

7,660

416,030

13,420

825,200

Jan.

5,810

4,260 

3,150

*3,310

5,310

8,470

9,750

9,750

8,470

8,470

8,470

8,470

8,470

7,080

4,560

3,080

3,080

3,080

3,080

3,080

4,340

5,810

5,810

5,810

5,810

4,380

305

233

228

*224 "2"24

152,374

4,915

302,200

Feb.

228

238 

238

242

238

238

233

233

233

233

233

242

238

238

238

256

251

251

260

265

260

265

260

265

290

*280

280

280

280

-

7,286

251

14,450

Mar.

275

290

468

354

321

300

300

295

295

898

742

425

383

360

348

338

338

326

2,240

11,700

14,700

11,000

5,720

16,800

16,500

17,700

19.600

19,600

19,300

19,300

19,300

200,516

6,468

397,700

Apr.

17,700

*11,100 

6,640

8,630

16,200

16,200

10,500

401

4,180

16,200

16,500

14,000

8,610

16,500

*16,800

19.900

19,900

19,900

19,900

19,900

19,300

18,600

18,600

18,600

19,600

19,900

19,900

18,600

*13,500

13,500

-

459,761

15,330

811,900

May

*12.600

10,000 

10,000

10,300

10,300

10,300

9,610

6,860

6,860

6,860

7,080

5,680

2,850

1,300

1,110

667

667

721

685

685

694

694

757

739

730

730

*721

730

703

600

592

122,825

3,962

543,600

June

592

 595 

584

576

568

464

458

451

451

444

444

444

444

365

354

360

360

354

354

354

354

354

354

348

348

*343

345

354

348

348

-

12,512

417

24,820

July

343

775 

298

275

275

270

270

220

207

207

207

207

211

256

220

220

233

220

211

211

211

203

187

T95

195

195

199

199

191

*515

2_,560

10,186

329

20,200

Aug.

220

203 

203

203

195

191

187

187

187

191

199

199

203

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

220

251

260

220

220

220

220

*220

220

224

305

6,625

214

13,140

Sept.

316

348 

256

242

242

246

242

242

"2TT 137

220

207

211

207

215

224

224

150

348

260

260

260

256

256

154

415

451

477

470

*882

-

8,629

288

17,120

Calendar year 1951.: Max 43,900 Kin 133 Mean 7,939 Ac-ft 5,747,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 19,900 Mln 133 Mean 4,109 Ac-ft 2,982,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wlreand recorded range In stage Aug. 2-27.weight-gage readings at Cotter, 5 miles downstream
WHITE RIVER BASIN 75

Buffalo River near St. Joe, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°59', long. 92°45', in SW£ sec. 36, T. 16 N., R. 17 W., on right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 65, l£ miles downstream from Mill 

Creek, 4 miles upstream from Bear Creek, and 4j miles southeast of St. Joe.

Drainage area. 825 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 560.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 1, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,196 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35,400 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 22.30 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 41.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 69,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 27, 

28, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 50.5 ft in August 1915, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions (water years) . W 1211: 1945(M), 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gsge height, in feet, snd discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-22, Apr. 20, 21, Apr. 27 to 

Msy 3, Msy 20-23)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 27 Nov. 28 to Sept. 30

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

67

190

370

630

1,320

7.0 2,260

10.0 6,750

15.0 17,200

17.9 23,800

3.3 40 5.0 660 

3.6 98 6.0 1,430 

4.0 213 9.0 5,000 

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 9.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

79

77

75

75

75

83

77

83

94 

87

83

79 

77

75

73

71

71

69

67

65

65

237

2.880 

1,400

802

548

835

1,800

1,210

848

1,670

13,830

446

0.541

0.62

27,430

Nov.

6,190

2,780

1,620

1,210

1,130

2,780

2,260

1,750

1,700 

1,850

1,700

1,570 

2,780

2,150

1,570

1,400

1,170

985

848

750

678

614

2,270 

21.200

17,400

12,000

6,370

4,850

3,520

2,740

-

109,835

3,661

4.44

4.95

217,900

Dec.

2,180

1,830

1,580

1,380

1,250

1,300

1,200

1,340

5.760 

2,920

2,300

1,930 

1,630

1,380

1,250

1,040

906

864

815

774

744

684

625 

585

580

600

600

575

570

570

565

38,327

1,236

1.50

1.73

76,020

Jan.

535

615

1,160

3,520

5.900

2,800

2,130

1,930

1,980 

1,680

1,430

1,250 

1,160

1,080

1,000

920

850

780

726

678

655

1,460

1,300 

1,040

920

871

815

744

684

630

600

39,843

1,285

1.56

1.80

79,030

Feb.

605

1,650

2,460

2,240

1,980

1,680

1,380

1,250

1,120 

1,000

928

857 

808

756

690

666

672

726

1,250

2.620

2,300

1,830

1,630 

1,480

1,530

1,780

1,730

1,680

1,580

_

-

40,878

1,410

1.71

1.84

81,080

Mar.

1,380

1,250

3,100

6,370

5,000

2,740

2,180

1,880

1,630 

15,100

25.800

8,660 

5,000

3,640

2,920

2,350

1,980

2,080

2,240

1,930

3,100

6,830

3,640 

2,740

2,240

1,830

1,580

1,340

1,160

1,040

984

121,714

3,926

4.76

5.49

241,400

Apr.

1,160

1,160

1,080

2,380

3,280

2,570

2,080

1,780

1,630 

3,440

3,280

22.100 

16,300

7,750

4,700

3,520

2,800

2,350

2,030

1,830

2,330

6,030

5,320 

4,030

3,160

2,570

2,180

1,880

1,580

1,380

-

117,680

3,923

4.76

5.30

233,400

May

1,200

1,080

1,000

a880

a770

a690

3610

575

3515 

3480

3462

457 

410

374

352

327

382

1,500

2,400

1,430

1,000

774

9,290 

14.100

5,290

3,040

2,080

1,530

1,250

1,000

836

56,134

1,811

2.20

2.53

111,300

June

714

615

545

491

438

405

369

340

315

287

272

249

231

213

199

186

173

164

155

149

144

136

127 

122

117

112

108

105

100

98

-

7,679

256

0.310

0.35

15,230

July

98

98

96

94

91

89

87

85

80 

76

76

74 

72

74

123

122

149

155

T52

138

117

105

103 

98

91

89

85

80

76

72

72

3,017

97.3

0.118

0.14

5,980

Aug.

68

66

66

76

76

70

66

65

65 

65

65

66 

103

1.340

" 515

315

224

213

260

272

193

167

178 

315

242

189

161

141

127

115

108

5,992

193

0.234

0.27

11,880

Sept.

-"98 100

94

94

89

87

83

78

74 

72

68

66 

66

72

63

57

61

61

57

61

63

61

59 

57

57

54

50

48

45

43

-

2,038

67.9

0.082

0.09

4,040

Calendar year 1951: Max 36,400 win 

Water year 1951-52; Max 23,800 win

Mean 1,432 

Mean 1,522

Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.55 Ac-ft 1,037,000 

Cfsm 1.84 in. 25.11 Ac-ft 1,105,000

Peak discharge (base*, 15.000 cfs).--Nov. 24 (11 a.m.) 26,000 cfs (18.80 ft); Mar. 11 (3 a.m.} 

34.400 cfs (21.87 ft); Apr. 12 (5:30 p.m.) 35,400 cfs (22.30 ft); Msy 23 (11 p.m.) 23,000 cfs (17.57 

«).

s No gage-height record; discharge estimated oh basis of weather records snd records for Buffslo 

River near Rush.
76 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark.

Location. Lat 36"07', long. 92°33', in NE£ sec. 15, T. 17 N. , R. 15 W., on left bank 0.8 

 mile upstream from Rush Creek, 1.5 miles southeast of Rush, and 24.3 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,091 sq mi.

Records available --October 1928 to September 1952.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 451.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Jan. 27, 1939, staff gage at site 0.6 

mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 1,411 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 41,300 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 20.08 ft); 

minimum, 68 cfs Sept. 30. .

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 121,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 38.86 ft); 

minimum observed, 15 cfs Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 45.5 ft Aug. 19, 1915, from floodmarks, original site (discharge, 164,000 cfs, by slope-area method). Flood of Apr. 14, 1927, reached a stage of 

35 9 ft, from floodmarks, original site (discharge, 110,000 cfs, by slope-area method). 

Data on floods of 1915 and 1927 furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements made twice monthly.

Revisions (water years). W 897: Drainage area. W 1211: 1929-31, 1933, 1935(M), 1938.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-23, May 26-28)

-0.2

0.0 

.4 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.5

74

120

239

475

980

1,6SO

3,090

6.0

7.5

9.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

5,240

7,890

10,900

17,800

25,600

34,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

118

113

108

106

148

270

226

166

136

138

128

120

113

110

108

103

101

101

101

101

94

123

2,170

2.820 

1,270

832

730

1,860

1,880

1,240

1,210

16,844

543

0.498

0.57

33,410

Nov.

6,800

4,500

2,500

1,760

1,440

3,450

2,580

2,560

2,240

2,290

2,240

1,930

2,660

2,980

2,160

1,760

1,560

1,300

1,140

1,010

920

832

2,240

22 ,40Q 

21,500

16,800

8,460

6,260

4,590

3,450

"

137,312

4,577

4.20

4.68

272,400

Dec.

2,760

2,380

2,060

1,760

1,560

1,520

1,480

1,550

3,990

3,850

2,980

2,470

2,060

1,800

1,600

1,340

1,170

1,070

1,010

980

920

860

780

730 

705

705

730

705

680

680

680

47,565

1,534

1.41

1.62

94,340

Jan.

655

730

1,600

4,610

5,750

3,990

2,980

2,560

2,470

2,240

1,880

1,640

1,520

1,400

1,300

1,170

1,100

1,010

950

860

832

1,140

1,640

1,300 

1,140

1,070

1,010

950

860

805

755

51,917

1,675

1.54

1.77

103,000

Feb.

755

1,355"

2,870

,870

,660

,240

,880

,640

,480

,340

,240

,140

,070

,010

920

860

890

920

1,300

2,820

2.980

2,380

2,110

1,880 

1,840

2,160

2,200

2,110

1,980

-

-

50,895

1,755

1.61

1.73

100,900

Mar.

1,800

1,640

2,560

7,160

5,010

3,580

2,870

2,380

2,060

13,100

34,300

13,100

7,160

4,910

3,710

2,980

2,560

2,470

2,660

2,380

2,900

9,250

5,580

3,850 

3,090

2,560

2,200

1,930

1,720

1,520

1.400

154,390

4,980

4.56

5.26

306,200

Apr.

1.400

1 , 600

1,440

2,120

3,850

3,210

2,560

2,240

2,020

3,140

3,990

19,000

25 . 100

10,500

6,440

4,590

3,580

2,980

2,560

2,240

2,160

6,560

7,440

5,410 

4,140

3,330

2,760

2,380

2,060

1,800

-

142,600

4,753

4.36

4.86

282,800

May

,600

,400

,270

,140

,010

920

832

755

680

680

655

632

565

529

493

462

47!

,180

,980

,020

,400

,100

,040

1 .500 

,620

,140

,760

,110

,680

,440

,240

66,304

2,139

1.96

2.26

131,500

June

1.070

920

805

730

655

588

542

488

449

415

386

358

334

311

292

274

260

242

232

236

209

203

190

178 

172

160

158

158

152

146

-

11,313

377

0.346

0.39

22,440

July

143

163

166

149

141

136

133

133

130

123

120

113.

113

140

281

291

304

358

256

222

194

166

149

146 

143

136

128

125

118

115

113

5,148

166

0.152

0.18

10,210

Aug.

110

108

106

103

113

113

110

103

106

103

101

ToT

147

675

890

493

338

300

289

307

289

291

232

246 

323

260

213

184

166

152

141

7,213

233

0.214

0.25

14,310

Sept.

136

175

141

125

120

115

110

108

103

98

96

92

92

89

96

94

83

85

89

81

83

85

85

83 

83

81

81

76

72

70

"

2,927

97.6

0.089

0.10

5,810

Calendar year 1951: Max 34,000 Hin 94 Mean 1,764 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.94 Ac-ft 1,277,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 34,300 Mln 70 Mean 1,897 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.67 Ac-ft 1,377,000

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). Nov. 24 (5:30 p.m.) 28.800 cfs (16.13 ft): Mar. 11 (6 a.m.)

41,300 cfs (20.08 ft); Apr. 1Z (11:30 p.m.) 39,100 cfs (19.40 ft); May 24 (6:30 a.m.) 23,100 cfs

(14.06 ft).
WHITE RIVER BASIN 77

North Pork River near Tecumseh, Mo.

Location. La t 36°37>22", long. 92°14'53", in NE£SE£ sec. 35, T. 23 N. , R. 12 W. , 

 riglvt bank 3.2 miles downstream from Spring Creek and 3^ miles northeast of Tecumseh. Te

Drainage area. 561 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 584.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 12, 1945, staff gage at same site 

at datum 0.22 ft lower.

Average discharge. 8 years, 902 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 9.74 ft); min-

 imum, 344 cfs Sept. 25, 26 (gage height, 2.41 ft).

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 27,400 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 18.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs; minimum, 255 cfs Dec. 2-4, 1944 (gage height, 

2.20 ft, present datum).

Remarks . Records good.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0 

8.4

340

679

1,590

5,650

7,980

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

460

454

454

449

443

512

760

737

619

567

542

518

494

488

477

471

471

466

454

449

449

621

1,700

1.760 

*1,180

936

1,080

1,380

1,100

936

854

22,281

719

1.28

1.48

44,190

Nov.

822

814

791

760

745

760

730

716

760

952

1,590

2,120

2,950

2,060

1,590

1,880

1,820

1,430

1,260

1,110

1,030

978

1,600

5.350 

4,060

4,200

2,820

2,240

1,880

1,590

-

51,408

1,714

3.06

3.41

102,OOO

Dec.

1.480

1,380

1,280

1,250

1,190

1,150

1,080

1,030

1,150

1,230

1,190

1,160

1,090

1,050

978

902

878

*886

870

870

862

814

791

760 

752

737

708

7l6~ 7O1

723

716

30,374

980

1.75

2.01

60,250

Jan.

694

679

686

814

936

970

927

918

910

862

814

807

799

791

775

745

737

708

701

686

701

768

814

783 

783

791

775

745

716

694

679

24,208

781

1.39

1.60

48,020

Feb.

*694

i/eio

1.940

1,640

1,480

1,330

1,180

1,100

1,040

970

936

902

886

862

814

791

768

752

760

814

783

768

768

760 

752

737

730

737

745

-

-

28,249

974

1.74

1.87

56,030

Mar.

716

708

662

1,330

1,280

1,120

1,040

986

978

2,780

*7,980

3,920

2,760

2,180

1,820

1,590

1,480

1,540

2,180

1,820

1,640

1,700

1,700

1,590 

1,540

1,380

1,330

1,230

1,180

1,130

1,140

54,630

1,762

3.14

3.62

108,400

Apr.

1,200

1,130

1,090

1,590

2,880

2,180

1,820

1,640

1,480

1,480

1,480

5,790

6.450

3,640

2,690

2,180

1,940

1,760

1,640

1,540

1,430

1,380

1,380

1,380 

1,330

1,250

1,210

1,150

1,120

1.080

58,260

1,942

3.46

3.86

115,600

May

1,050

1,030

995

952

936

927

*902

886

878

862

830

814

791

775

768

760

752

768

768

745

723

 §54 708

1,180 

1.250

1,080

961

894

830

799

775

27,243

879

1.57

1.81

54,040

June

752

723

708

694

679

666

652

639

632

619

612

599

593

580

567

561

554

*548

561

561

554

548

542

536 

530

524

512

506

500

500

-

17,752

592

1.06

1.18

35,210

July

494

524

567

524

500

488

482

482

477

471

471

466

460

488

482

482

482

482

471

460

454

449

438

500 

443

432

427

427

427

427

432

14,609

471

0.840

0.97

28,980

Aug.

422

422

422

*427

417

412

398

393

408

393

388

412

412

408

393

388

388

408

403

398

393

454

41?

408 

398

393

388

379

374

374

374

12,459

402

0.717

0.83

24,710

Sept.

383

383

370

366

366

366

366

366

362

362

362

357

357

366

374

366

366

366

362

357

357

*357

353

353 

349

349

349

353

353

353

~

10,849

362

0.645

0.72

21,520

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,350 Mln 356 Mean 979 Cfsra 1.75 In. 23. 7O Ac-ft 709, OOO

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,98O Mln 349 Mean 963 Cfsra 1.72 In. 23.36 Ac-ft 699,000

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 of a). Nov. 24 (3:30 a.m.) 7,130 cfs (7.94 ft)} Mar. 11 (2:30 p.m.) 

9,410 cfs (9.17 ft)j Apr. 12 (11 p.m.) 1O,3OO cfs (9.74 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
78 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Bryant Creek near Tecumseh, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°37'35", long. 92°18t25", in Ej sec. 32, T. 23 N., R. 12 W., on left

 bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Pine Creek, 3 miles northwest of 

Tecumseh, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 570 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 573.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 30, 1945, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 710 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,840 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 12.45 ft); min-

 imum, 148 cfs Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 37,500 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 19.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 136 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1947; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 28-30, 

1952.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-5? (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4 

3.0 

3.5

148

324

539

6.0

9.0

11.4

2,070

4,400

7,110

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

249

246 

243

243

237

287

369

361

324

304

290

280

268

258

255

252

249

240

234

251

231

307

1.480 

1,300 

*818

629

1,240

1,360

968

788

673

15,214

491

0.861

0.99

30,180

Nov.

673

645 

596

575

549

591

555

544

629

1,060

1,670

2,140

2,800

1,930

1,520

2,280

1,930

1,520

1,300

1,150

1,030

938

1,860 

4.850 

4,320

4,140

2,720

2,140

1,740

1,520

-

49,915

1,664

2.92

3.26

99,000

Dec.

1.530

1,240 

1,150

1,060

998

968

878

878

1,060

1,030

968

938

878

818

753

679

651

656

*623

623

602

549

524 

495 

490

472

444

440

4¥4

449

449

23,537

759

1.33

1.54

46,680

Jan.

440

427 

457

607

701

690

640

634

629

565

524

510

500

500

490

467

458

453

440

431

453

613

581 

539 

524

534

514

481

458

449

435

16,114

520

0.912

1.05

31,960

Feb.

*453

1,870 

1,870

1,610

1,420

1,270

1,090

998

908

818

788

736

701

684

623

591

555

529

539

565

519

500

514 

495 

490

485

467

181

485

-

-

23,054

795

1.39

1.50

45,730

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,150 Mln 195

Mar.

 JsT 467

848

1,420

1,060

878

818

736

707

3,490

7,110

*3,570

2,580

,930

,610

,360

,240

,480

,800

,580

,420

,390

,270 

,180 

,120

1,030

938

878

848

818

848

46,891

1,513

2.65

3.06

93,010

Apr.

1,180

938 

848

,550

,280

,740

,420

,300

,210

,330

,300

.500

"74^0

,180

,350

,870

,610

,450

,360

,240

,210

,150

,060 

998 

938

878

818

788

759

718

-

48,413

1,614

2.83

3.16

96,030

May

701

667 

640

602

581

570

*534

514

500

490

458

444

440

435

431

427

410

444

440

414

401

393

72T 

1.060 

1,030

718

602

539

495

458

444

17,003

548

0.961

1.11

33,720

June

418

410 

393

377

369

365

350

339

335

331

324

317

307

307

304

300

293

*284

287

324

293

280

271 

268 

258

249

243

237

234

23T

-

9,301

310

0.544

0.61

18,450

July

231

237 

293

240

231

228

228

228

220

211

208

206

203

228

234

231

228

231

228

220

211

206

200 

214 

200

197

195

189

186

200

200

6,762

218

0.382

0.44

13,410

Aug.

192

186 *189

189

192

192

189

186

192

186

186

220

240

220

206

192

186

206

211

195

189

274

240 

211 

195

189

186

184

178

178

JUS

6,155

199

0.349

0.40

12,210

Sept.

184

189 

176

170

170

166

163

163

160

160

158

158

158

160

163

156

158

166

163

158

158

*160

160 

158 

158

156

156

150

148 Tit4,851

162

0.284

0.32

9,620

Mean 823 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.61 Ac-ft 596,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,11O Mln 148 Mean 73O Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.44 Ac-ft 530,000

Peak discharge (base. 6.OOP efa). Mar. 11 (10 a.m.) 8,840 cfs (12.45 ft); Apr. 12 (11 p.m.) 8,280 

cfs (12.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

333787
WHITE RIVER BASIN 79

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark.

Location. Lat 36° 14'57", long. 92" 14'16", at dam on North Pork River in SE^ sec. 2, 

T. 18 N., R. 12 W., 4.3 miles northeast of Norfork.

Drainage area. 1,806 sq mi.

Records available. June 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 1, 1945, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 1,322,400 acre-ft Nov. 27, 28 (elevation, 

555.18 ft); minimum, 977,300 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 538.42 ft).

1943-52: Maximum contents, 1,693,100 acre-ft Apr. 16, 1945 (elevation, 570.00 ft); 

minimum since power-pool stage was first reached, 969,600 acre-ft Dec. 30, 1947 (elevation, 538.00 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam. Storage began June 18, 1943; 

power-pool stage was first reached Feb. 27, 1945. Capacity at top of spillway gate, 

1,983,000 acre-ft at elevation 580 ft, of which 731,800 acre-ft (between elevations 

552, permanent spillway crest, and 580 ft) will be reserved for flood control, 707,000 

acre-ft (between elevations 510 and 552 ft) will be used for power, and 544,200 acreft (below elevation 510 ft) will be dead storage. Reservoir is used for flood control, power development, and recreational purposes. Contents computed from daily 

readings at 12 p.m.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, In thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Oct.

,151.8

,14S.3

,144.9

,140.9

,137.2

,139.2

,139.8

,139.4

,135.8

10 ,133.3

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

,131.9

,129.7

,128.0

,128.4

,126.4

,122.5

,118.5

,114.4

,110.9

, 109 . 5

,109.5

,112.1

,129.0

,132.3

,132.7

,131.7

,134.5

,139.8

,140.2

,139.0

,141.9

Nov.

1,143.5

1,144.1

1,145.1

1,148.7

1,151.2

1,152.7

1,153.3

1,154.1

1,155.0

1,159.4

1,167.9

1,176.5

1,188.2

1,194.9

1,200.0

1,205.0

1,210.3

1,216.8

1,219.3

1,221.7

1,223.4

1,228.1

1,245.0

1,275.0

1,304.3

1,317.5

1,322.4

1,321.9

1,318.9

1,314.2

-

Dec.

1,308.5

,303.1

,297.1

,289.8

,283.3

,276.3

,268.8

,263.9

,259.1

,253.6

,248.6

,242.2

,236.0

,£29.9

,222.8

,226.6

,226.2

,225.8

,224.9

,224.1

,223.0

,223.0

,226.8

,226.0

,229.9

Jan.

1,225.1

,225.6

,227.9

,236.5

,234.7

,231.0

,225.3

,220.2

,214.2

,207.8

, 200 . 7

, 202 . 2

,206.0

,205.0

,203.7

,202.0

, 200 . 7

,199.0

,199.0

,202.4

,204.5

,203.9

, 202 . 6

, 201 . 1

,200.0

,228.ll ,201.8

, 226.01 ,205.4

,223.8

,223.0

,226.2

,225.3

,2O4.3

,201.8

,199.6

,198.3

Feb.

1,197.7

1,204.3

1,215.3

1,217.4

1,214.8

1,211.2

1,207.8

1,201.5

1,197.0

1,197.0

1,191.9

1,185.7

1,184.6

1,183.8

1,181.7

1,182.3

1,185.7

1,184.4

1,183.4

1,181.9

1,180.9

1,179.4

1,179.4

1,184.0

1,182.3

1,181.3

1,179.6

1,178.2 i,:n6.5

~

-

Mar.

1,175.7

1,180.5

1,191.0

1,195.5

1,197.3

1,197.7

1,197.9

1,200.0

1,205.8

1,252.1

1,290.1

1,301.6

1,306.1

1,306.5

1,304.5

1,301.3

1,293.9

1,282.4

1,274.8

1,272.5

1,275.9

1,281.7

1,282.2

1,280.4

1,277.5

1,273.6

1,269.0

1,263.7

1,258.4

1,252.5

1,248.6

Apr.

1,244.6

1,239.3

1,235.1

1,237.3

1,239.8

1,245.5

1,243.3

1,240.0

1,237.3

1,233.8

1,231.2

1,277.9

1,303.6

1,311.2

1,313.9

1,314.6

1,313.5

1,311.2

1,308.8

1,313.0

1,310.8

1,310.3

1,308.1

1,306.1

1,302.2

1,297.7

1,293.0

1,287.6

1,282.2

1,276.1

-

May

1,270.1

1,263.3

1,256.9

1,250.5

1,243.9

1,237.1

1,230.1

1,223.4

1,217.4

1,210.5

1,203.7

1,203.0

1,202.2

1,200.7

1,199.2

1,197.5

1,195.8

1,202.4

1,200.9

1,198.8

1,197.5

1,195.1

1,200.5

1,203.3

1,209.5

1,209.3

1,208.0

1,207.8

1,206.0

1,203.5

1,202.6

June

1,205.6

,203.9

,201.8

,199.2

,197.0

,194.5

,194.3

,196.6

,194.3

,191.5

,188.7

,185.9

,182.6

,182.8

,184.4

,182.1

,179.4

,176.1

,173.4

,170.6

,169.4

,171.3

,169.0

,165.8

,162.3

,158.S

,155.0

,153.7

,155.2

,151.0

July

,147.7

,145.4

,142.5

,139.4

,136.0

,137.4

,134.7

,131.1

,127.4

,123.8

,119.9

,117.5

,119.9

,116.6

,114.0

,110.9

,107.7

,104.4

,102.8

,104.0

,100.4

,097.1

,092.9

,089.1

,085.4

,083.2

,084.4

,081.0

,077.0

,074.1

,070.1

Aug.

1,067.3

1,065.9

1,066.7

1,064.7

1,062.6

1,060.3

1,057.6

1,054.9

1,054.3

1,054.9

1,053.3

1,051.2

1,051.2

1,047.1

1,044.3

1,042.9

1,043.9

1,042.9

1,040.4

1,037.7

1,035.6

1,039.8

1,039.0

1,040.0

1,037.5

1,034.8

1,032.1

1,029.4

1,026.3

1,025.0

1,025.7

Sept.

1,030.0

1,028.0

1,025.7

1,023.1

1,020.4

1,019.9

1,020.6

1,018.2

1,015.5

1,012.7

1,010.1

1,007.3

1,006.9

1,008.0

1,005.6

1,002.6

1,OOO.5

997.9

995.2

994.8

995.4

993.0

990.1

986.8

983.8

981.1

980.4

980.7

978.5

977.3

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Dec. 31. ..................

Calendar year 1951 ......

sept.30.. .................

Water year 1351-52......

Elevation 

(feet)t

547.50 

546.87 

554.82 

550.82

-

549 . 56

548.53 

551.88 

553.13 

549.76 

547.31 

543.30 

541.01 

538.42

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

,155,000 

,141,900 

,314,200 

,225,300

-

,198,300 

,176,500 

,248,600 

,276,100 

,202,600 

,151,000 

,070,100 

,025,700 

977,300

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-13,100 

+172,300 

-88,900

+213,100

-27,000 

-21,300 

+72,100 

+27,500 

-73,500 

-51,600 

-80,900 

-44,400 

-48,400

-177,700

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
80 WHITE RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat Sens', long. 92°14', In SE^ sec. 2, T. 18 N. ( R. 12 W. ( at Norfork Dam, 

4.3 miles northeast of Norfork.

Drainage area. 1,806 sq mi.

Records available. May 1944 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder in float well in powerhouse. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 8 years, 2,423 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Mar. 18; no ilow July 13, 20, 

1944-52: Maximum daily discharge, 21,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good.- Discharge computed from powerhouse records, flow through floodcontrol conduits, and flow over spillway. Flow regulated by Norfork Reservoir (see 

preceding page).

Cooperation.--Records computed by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological 

Survey.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,220

2,430

2,450

2,660

2, BOO

1,570

710

1,370

2,600

2,080

1,580

1,890

1,550

700

1,780

2,560

2,700 

2,730

2,100

1,310

700

1,900

1,850

2,320

2,420

2,310

1,790

710

2,230

2,570

2,100

60,690

1,958

120,400

Jfov.

1,570

1,440

1,170

20

1,430

1,500

1,470

1,580

1,920

890

20

1,420

1,430

1,600

1,590

1,740

1,360 

20

1,440

1,420

1,590

160

1,430

2,070

2,690

4,820

5,250

6,060

6,220

6,350

-

61,670

2,056

122,300

Dec.

6,470

6,100

6,430

6,410

6,210

6,100

6,130

6,280

5,850

5,860

5,510

5,680

5,340

5,490

5,130

20

2,330 

2,180

2,390

2,320

2,130

1,670

20

1,870

20

2,280

2,400

2,590

1,810

20

2,280

115,320

3,720

228,700

Jan.

1,690

2,510

2,310

3,220

5,000

5,090

5,090

5,500

5,350

5,400

5,170

1,370

20

2,630

2,510

2,500

2,490 

2,540

1,490

20

2,600

2,540

2,640

2,600

2,380

1,410

20

2,490

2,490

2,520

2,480

86,070

2,776

170,700

Feb.

2,430

1,700

20

3,320

5,030

5,030

5.140

4,980

4,770

2,390

4,800

4,970

2,560

2,580

2,460

1,880

20 

2,560

2,660

2,620

2,630

2,740

1,740

20

2,830

2,410

2,680

2,600

2,830

-

-

82,400

2,841

163,400

Mar.

1,690

20

2,640

2,660

2,760

2,820

2,710

1,530

100

3,750

5,320

5,330

5,290

5,460

5,540

5,500

7,280

8 970

5^430

4,940

3,860

4,260

4,950

5,040

5,260

5,380

5,380

5,380

5,390

5,400

140,440

4,530

378,600

Apr.

5,400

5,420

5,340

5,420

5,430

2,120

5,420

5,420

5.450

5,420

5,390

5,420

5,360

5,320

5,300

5,320

5,330 

5,320

5,320

1.590

5,360

5,380

5,370

5,390

5,380

5,390

5,400

5,390

5,410

5,430

-

154,410

5,147

306,300

May

5,320

5,800

5,500

5,220

5,260

5,160

5,170

5,140

4,940

4,730

4,450

1,800

1,940

2,140

2,340

2,280

2,560 

20

2,410

2,400

2,040

2,630

2,340

2,110

20

2,480

2,620

1,990

2,400

2,710

1,960

98,880

3,157

194,100

June

20

2,210

2,380

2,500

2,440

2,430

1,230

20

2,330

2,410

2,430

2,330

2,530

900

20

2,020

2,330 

2,390

2,250

2,000

1,430

20

1,810

2,150

2,430

2,390

2,520

1,260

20

2.750

-

53,950

1,798

107,000

July

2,160

2,290

2,310

2,030

2,280

20

2,050

2,210

2,370

2,330

2,360

1,650

0

2,360

2,350

2,160

2. 590 

2,300

1,510

0

2,480

2,250

2,530

2,480

2,380

1,660

0

2,310

2,430

2,400

2,440

60,690

1,958

120,400

Aug.

1,860

1,250

20

1,700

1,810

1,720

1,760

1,860

1,150

20

1,930

1,910

1,870

2.050

2,030

1,260

20 

1,720

1,770

1,830

1,740

1,840

1,120

20

1,860

1,880

1,920

1,850

2,040

1,140

20

44,970

1,451

89,200

Sept.

20

1,350

1,640

1,680

1,780

790

20

1,830

1,920

1,790

1,850

1,840

710

20

1,760

1,850

1,710 

1,640

1,680

640

20

1,640

1,740

2.010

1,850

1,850

800

20

1,950

980

-

39,380

1,313

78,110

Calendar year 1951 : Max 6,470 Mln 20 Mean 2,518 Ac-ft 1,823,000

Water year 1951-52 1 : Max 10,400 Mln o Mean 2,726 Ao-ft 1,979,000
WHITE RIVER BASIN 81

White River at Calico Rock, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°07', long. 92°09', In SW£ sec. 23, T. 17 N., R. 11 W., on left bank at 

Calico Rock, just upstream from Calico Creek, 3^ miles downstream from Cataract Creek, 

6 miles upstream from Piney Creek, and at mile 359.1.

Drainage area. 9,965 sq nil.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 317.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 26, 1940, staff gage at same site and Jan. 27, to Aug. 13, 1940, 

staff gage at site 500 ft downstream, at datum 1.07 ft higher.

Average discharge. 13 years, 11,640 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 66.600 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 17.66 ft); minimum; 495 cfs Sept. 15 Tgage height, -0.40 ft); minimum dally, 733 cfs Sept. 1.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 310,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 48.84 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 15, 1952; minimum daily, 580 cfs Sept. 29, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 51.9 ft Jan. 31, 1916, present datum', from records of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Plow completely regulated since July 24. 1951, by Bull Shoals "ate ' ' - - - " -----

Remarks. Records excellent.

Reservoir (see p.72,73). Prior to this date some regulation by'Lake Tanneycomo 147 miles 

upstream (total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft) and by Norfork Reservoir since 1943 (see p. 79) 

Some regulation July 1949 to July 1951 by construction of Bull Shoals Dam.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

720

1,740

3,290

7,130

7.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

15,900

27,700

41,400

62,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,980

2,990

 3,120

3,190 

3,680

2,880

1,870

1,590

2,950

3,170

2,230

2,440

2,420

1,550

1,580

3,000

3,290

3,460

3,050

2,110

1,540

1,720

4,650

6 ,500

5,810

4,720

4,170

3,040

4,850 

5,460

*5,070

100,080

3,228

198,500

Jlov.

7,670

10,500

6,620

4,480 

4.060

6,080

8,190

8,660

6,430

5,520

4,740

4,940

5,260

6,120

5,890

5,980

7,280

6,290

6,120

8,530

9,130

8,070

10,800

30,800

44 . 400

39,500

 28,200

28,600

27,300 

25,600

-

381.-760

12,730

757,200

Dec.

24,400

25,200

25,600

23,200 

25,200

24,400

24,400

24,800

26,000

27.700

26,500

25,600

24,800

24,000

23,600

18,800

19,200

19,200

19,200

19,200

18,800

16,300

13,900

14,600

13,900

14,600

18,100

18,500

17,700 

11,900

11 , 700

641,000

20,680

*1,271

Jan.

9,790

10,100

8,810

*13,900 

19,200

21.600

20,000

21,600

18,800

 18,500

18 , 100

13,900

11,900

13,200

11,300

8,590

7,990

7,950

6,960

5,850

6,920

11,000

11,700

11,500

10,900

9,800

5,760

4,200

*4,870 

4,790

4,700

354,180

11,430

702,500

Feb.

4,610

4,760

4,950

7,610 

10.500

9,890

9,500

8,980

8,330

6,320

7,430

8,260

6,090

5,340

5,550

4,730

5.420

4,160

5,660

6,840

8,340

7,960

6,600

4,970

6,360

7,150

*7,440

7,450

7,350

-

196,550

6,778

389,900

Mar.

6,190

4.850

7,390

13,200 

13,900

9,650

9,110

7,160

5,620

18,700

60.500

37,100

20,800

16,300

14,200

12,600

12,600

15,600

15,900

17,000

23,600

32,600

18,500

26,500

27,700

26,900

29,500

29,000

28,600 

28,200

28,200

617,470

19,920

*1,225

Apr.

28,200

 22,800

16,600

16,300 

24,400

22,400

25,600

12,900

9.880

20,900

27,700

42,600

57.000

42,400

33,400

33,900

32,600

31,200

30,400

26,500

29,500

31,700

36,700

33,900

31,700

31,200

30,400

29,500

24,400 

*22,000

-

858,680

28,620

*1,703

May

21,600

18,800

18,100

17,400 

17,400

17,000

17,000

14,600

13,500

12,900

12,900

10,300

7,400

5,660

5,220

4,660

4,480

4.420

6,500

7,200

5,780

5,690

6,510

22,700

16,300

10,100

8,360

*6,980

6,110 

6,050

5,130

336,750

10,860

667,900

June

3,720

3,900

4,660

4.790 

4,630

4,390

3,410

2,160

2,990

3,910

3,980

3,880

3,960

2,840

1,570

2,280

3,430

3,580

3,520

3,190

2,650

1,730

1,820

3,160

3,150

*3,700

3,490

2,600

1.540 

2,130

-

96,760

3,225

191,900

July

3,540

3,320

3,580

3,070 

3,110

1,930

1,750

2,970

2,940

3,120

3,210

2,640

1.500

1,950

3,240

3,520

3,450

3,810

3,010

1,870

2,020

3,210

3,420

3,290

3,250

2,520

1,750

1,740

3,070 

3,140

*4._080

89,020

2,872

176,600

Aug.

4.170

2,240

1,430

1.290 

2,250

2,370

2,240

2,470

1,990

1,340

1,370

2,450

2,720

2,740

3,370

2,940

1,780

1,700

2,680

2,640

2,650

3,050

2,440

1,520

1,570

2,710

 2,840

2,600

2,730 

2,200

1,340

71,830

2,317

142,500

Sept.

733

1/560

2,390

2,470 

2,370

1,900

1,040

1,350

2,500

2,370

2,350

2,480

1,800

896

 1,280

2,290

2,410

2,210

2,200

1,730

924

1,130

2,360

2,330

2,580

2,360

2,010

1,150

1,660

 2,310

57,143

1,905

113,300

Calendar year 1951: Max 102,000 Mln 1,540 Mean 13,470 Ac-ft 9,752,000

Water year 1951-52; Max 60,300 Mln 733 Mean 10,390 Ac-ft 7,539,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed In thousands.
82 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Batesville, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°45'37", long. 91 "38'28", in NE£ sec. 21, T. 13 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 11 at Batesville, 0.3 mile upstream from 

lock and dam 1, 0.6 mile downstream from Polk Bayou, and at mile 300.1.

Drainage area. 11,062 sq mi (corrected).

Records available. July 1937 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at lower 

lock gage since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 237.72 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 28, 1939, staff gage on upper lock wall of dam 1, 

0.3 mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 13,330 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 77,700 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 15.62 ft); min- 

 imum, 654 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 6.16 ft); minimum daily, 1,570 cfs Sept. 9.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 324,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 29.43 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 16, 1952; minimum daily, 780 cfs Sept. 30, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 31.1 ft Feb. 1, 1916, at former site, observed by employee of 

Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. For regulation see Remarl 

ing page.

for station at Calico Rock on precedRevisions (water years) .--W 877: 1938. W 111?: Drainage area. **' 1211: 1945.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25

6.7 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,800

2,670

6,600

11,900

10.0

12.0

14.0

15.5

18,500

35,500

57,300

70,500

Nov. 26 to Sept. 30

6.5 1,520 8.0 6,900 

7.0 3,000 9.0 12,000

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 9 ft.

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,300

2,400

3,170

3,310 

3,380

4,000

3,100

2,330

2,040

3,210

3,170

2,550

2,670

2,610

*2, 020

1,980

3,140

3,410

3,480

3,000

2,330

1.910

2,930

5,480

6,840

5,480

4,810

4,300

3,410

5,260

6,370

106,390

3,432

211,000

JIov.

9,630

10,700

9,900

6,840 

4,850

15,100

11,000

9,900

8,300

7,550

6,370

5,480

7,070

7,070

7,310

6,840

7,310

7,800

6,370

7,310

9,360

9,630

12,400

44,50O

63,500

56,100

40,400

31,700

31,700

29,000

-

490,990

16,370

973,900

Dec.

27,200

26,400

28,100

27,200 

25,500

26,400

25,500

26,400

28,100

29,900

29,000

27,200

26,400

25,500

24,700

23,100

18,500

20,700

20,000

20,000

20,000

18,500

15,700

14,100

16,100

14,700

17,100

19,200

19,200

17,100

lljJrOO

688,900

22,220

*1,366

Jan.

12,900

20,100

22,700

36.200 

30 , 800

26,400

24,700

23,900

23,100

20,700

20,000

17,800

14,700

13,200

14,100

11,700

9,570

9,060

9,060

8,070

6,680

9,310

11,700

12 , 300

12,000

11,700

10,100

5.590

S,590

6,010

5,800

465,540

15,020

923,400

Feb.

7,130

10,100

9,570

8,560 

11,700

12,500

11,400

10, 900

10,400

9,570

7,360

9,310

9,570

7,360

6,300

7,130

6,230

5,070

TTtgo

9,060

9,570

10,400

9,570

8,070

6,900

9,310

9,060

9,310

9,060

_

-

258,130

8,901

512,000

Mar.

8,800

7.830

8,800

14,700 

17,400

14,700

12,300

10, 600

8,800

18, 500

70.900

32J200

22,300

17,800

15,700

14,100

15,700

18,500

16,100

22,300

36,000

34, 400

22,300

30,800

29,900

29,900

31,700

Apr.

29,900

28,100

21,500

18,500 

21,500

20,700

26,400

23,800

12.600

13,800

27,200

46,900

75.200

56,100

42,500

37 , 400

36,400

34, 500

33,600

31,700

29,000

35,500

45,700

41, 400

38,400

35,500

33,600

32,600

30,800 29,900

29,900

29,900

738,230

23,810

*1,464

24,700

982,600

32,750

*1,949

May

23,100

22,300

20,000

18,500 

18,500

18,500

17, 800

17,100

14,400

14,100

13,800

12,900

10, 400

8,070

6,450

6,230

5,800

7,600

8,020

8,800

8,310

6,900

7,360

15,300

27.200

13,800

11,200

9,310

7,600

7,130

7,130

393,610

12,700

780,700

June

6.010

4,420

5,190

5,590 

5,590

5,390

5,190

4,090

3,070

4,050

4,690

4,650

4,460

4,610

3,380

2,480

3,020

4,050

4,200

4,080

3,760

3,270

2,480

2,500

3,660

3,760

4, 010

3,980

3,140

gJSQO

121,080

4,036

240,200

July

2,900

3,760

3,800

4,090 

3,440

3,550

2,500

2,220

3,410

3,440

3,440

3,520

3,000

2,270

2,600

3,870

*3,980

4.12C

4,010

3,310

2,330

2,660

3,480

3,730

3,660

3,520

2,900

2,240

2.120

3,410

3,480

100,760

3,250

199,900

Aug.

4.650

3,910

2,610

2,040 

1.600

2,770

2,740

2,640

2,840

2,360

1,900

*1, 650

3,030

3,200

3,140

3,690

3,100

2,330

2,110

3,000

2,970

3,070

3,440

2,770

2,130

1,860

3,030

3,030

2,930

3,000

2,450

85,990

2,774

170,600

Sept.

2,040

1,850

2,390

2.840 

2,800

2,770

2,270

1,710

*1.570

a2,300

a2,600

a2,600

a2,700

al, 800

al,600

a2,000

a2,600

a2,600

a2, 500

a2,600

al,800

al,600

a2, 000

a2,500

a2 , 600

a2,700

a2,200

al, 800

al, 600

1,790

-

66,730

2,224

132, 400

Calendar year 1951: Max 104,000 Mln 1,910 Mean 15,060 Ac-ft 10,910,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 75,200 Mln 1,570 Mean 12,290 Ac-ft 8, 92% 000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather 

at Calico Rock.

ecords and records for station
WHITE RIVER BASIN 83

Black River near Annapolis, Mo.

Location. Lat 37"20'10", long. 90"47'15", in SW£NW£ sec. 25, T. 31 N., R. 2 E., on right 

bank 0.4 mile downstream from Mayberry Branch, 7 miles southwest of Annapolis, 11 miles 

downstream from East Fork, and at mile 278.5.

Drainage area. 484 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1952.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 569.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 21, 1942, at site 415 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 636 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 10.84 ft); mlnimum, 136 cfs July 13 (gage height, 2.46 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 45,400 cfs June 8, 10, 1945 (gage height, 20.1 ft); 

minimum, 69 cfs Aug. 17, 18, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.36 ft Sept. 25-28, 1948.

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

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 3 to Sept. 3O

2.5 204

3.0 374

3.5 655

4.5 1,620

7.7 5,570

2.4 120

2.8 242

3.4 508

4.0 935

6.0 3,220

8.0 6,050

9.4 8,680

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

255

252

248

245

242

264

418

596

549

519

297

287

274

264

258

255

252

245

239

233

250

261

2.720 

2,720

1,620

1,100

897

817

706

*628

576

17,867

576

1.19

1.37

35,440

Nov.

576

558

509

469

464

526

498

505

595

1,060

2,600

5.520

4,690

2,900

2,100

4,040

2,720

1,940

1,520

1,250

1,040

897

3,630 

3,560

5,020

5,200

2,270

1,720

1,410

1,160

-

56,905

1,897

5.92

4.57

112,900

Dec.

985

861

768

744

715

677

655

628

926

966

879

808

728

744

792

670

*601

588

545

526

526

498

469 

444

458

458

418

400

400

405

414

19,654

655

1.31

1.51

38,940

Jan.

414

414

405

464

684

744

692

655

655

588

545

505

475

459

449

428

409

592

578

570

574

418

425 

400

587

587

383

370

362

349

545

14, 301

461

0.952

1.10

28,370

Feb.

676

5.440

2,420

*2,060

al,700

al,200

a950

a750

3670

3600

3550

519

498

487

466

456

412

589

576

589

558

349

354 

554

545

557

355

528

524

-

-

22,070

761

1.57

1.70

43,780

Mar.

324

524

495

1,550

1,060

854

695

621

554

1,720

8.650

5,550

2,240

1,660

1,290

1,050

884

*1, 170

2,120

1,600

1,520

2,500

2,420 

1,720

1,550

1,070

955

850

755

681

627

45,975

1,485

5.06

5.55

91,190

Apr.

608

565

531

3,190

4,690

2,420

1,720

1,540

1,100

989

884

5,290

5.420

2,780

1,940

1,500

1,220

1,020

901

810

762

1,020

1,660 

2,000

1,720

1,500

1,060

918

802

710

-

48,870

1,629

3.37

3.76

96,950

May

647

602

554

508

472

446

451

422

402

389

366

354

337

324

520

*3l2

500

555

549

328

308

288

296 

528

355

516

296

284

280

265

261

11,471

570

0.764

0.88

22,750

June

250

246

258

252

246

258

255

257

214

210

207

204

194

191

185

181

178

175

*181

201

178

175

172 

169

163

158

155

152

149

146

-

5,880

196

0.405

0.45

11, 660

July

146

146

155

160

152

149

146

152

152

149

143

141

138

280

*514

477

407

328

288

253

255

218

207 

194

185

178

175

169

165

166

172

6,558

211

0.436

0.50

12,970

Aug.

175

178

172

181

178

a210

221

a205

a!90

181

a!75

a250

a220

a500

a460

a400

357

a280

a250

a250

a215

a205

197 

191

175

*172

166

165

158

155

155

6,945

224

0.465

0.53

13,780

Sept.

169

235

242

210

194

181

172

166

163

160

158

152

149

152

155

152

152

a!52

155

155

155

155

152 

149

146

146

143

143

141

138

4,892

163

0.337

0.38

9,700

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,710 Mln 189 Mean 973 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.27 Ac-ft 704,200

Water year 1951-52= Max 8,650 Min 158 Mean 714 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20. 08 Ac-ft 518,400

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 cfs). 

cfs (10.84 ft); Apr. 4 (11 p.m.) 8,02

Nov. 12 (7:50 p.m.) 8,020 cfs (9.15 ft); Mar. 11 (9 a.m.) 12,300 

0 cfs (9.13 ft); Apr. 15 (12:50 a.m.) 8,460 cfs (9.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather records.
84 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Clear-water Reservoir near Piedmont, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°08'00", long. 90°46'31", in NW£ sec. 6, T. 28 N., R. 3 E., in Intake 

tower at dam on Black River 4| miles west of Piedmont, and at mile 257.4.

Drainage area. 898 sq ml.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1952.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

Ey Corps of Engineers) .

Extremes . Maximum contents during year, 95,600 acre-ft Dec. 1 (elevation, 521.00 ft); mlnimum, 20,940 acre-ft Oct. 5 (elevation, 493.40 ft).

1948-52: Maximum contents, 192,900 acre-ft Jan. 17, 1950 (elevation, 540.02 ft); 

minimum, since' Initial filling to conservation pool level, 19,560 acre-ft Sept. 30, 1949 

(elevation, 492.52 ft).

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Storage began June 3, 1948; conservation 

pool level reached July 4, 1948. Capacity is 413,700 acre-ft at elevation 567 ft (crest 

of spillway), of which 391,800 acre-ft is available for flood-control storage, and 

21,920 acre-ft is permanent storage which under normal operating conditions will be 

maintained for purposes of conservation and recreation at elevation 494 ft. Reservoir 

used for flood control and Incidental recreational purposes.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 12 p.m., in acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21,710

21,740

21,410

21,090

21,020

21,720

22,560

22,750

22,670

22,340

21,950

22,020

22,000

21,970

21,890

21,890

21,970

22,030

22,070

21,990

21,850

22,050

22,850

30,680

30,390

28,840

29 , 100

30,430

29,380

26,850

25,420

flov.

26,470

25,610

22,900

22,600

23,110

23,640

23,980

23,980

23,900

24,380

27,650

36,240

45,660

47,960

47,610

50,870

52,040

50,780

48,220

44,930

41,080

37,960

46,700

59,940

69,600

78,830

84,340

88,310

91,090

93,340

-

Dec.

95,120

93,380

89,070

84, 640

79,930

74,800

69,570

67,740

67,870

64,760

64,410

60,790

57,810

52,890

47,690

42,900

37,720

32,490

27 , 500

23,400

21,970

21,820

21,810

21,820

21,990

22,030

22,020

21,950

21,950

21,870

21,970

Jan.

22,050

22,210

22,310

22,820

23,830

25, 040

26,140

27,160

27,740

27,230

26,080

24,570

23,030

22,050

22,360

22,390

22,410

22,330

22,230

22,080

22,030

21,990

21,920

21,950

21,990

22,080

22,120

22,150

22,100

22,050

22,000

. Feb.

22,120

26,870

31,430

32,590

30, 450

27,440

24, 140

22,340

21,990

21,990

21,890

21,890

21,870

21,890

21,850

21,790

21,890

22,000

22,130

2ej 210

22,160

22,120

22,000

21,900

21,810

21,820

21,890

21,970

22,030

_

-

Mar.

22,020

21,970

22,250

23,130

23,390

23,270

22,870

22,290

21,890

25,280

50,730

60,420

65,720

69,400

72,000

74,060

75,830

76,390

76,040

73,670

72,730

77,810

83,670

87,600

90,610

89,740

86,630

82,990

78,690

74,300

69,840

Apr.

65,350

60, 640

56,230

61,040

71,400

72,030

70,570

67,670

64, 510

60,670

56,370

59,910

76,250

83,070

86,820

89,220

91,010

92,430

93,420

94,170

95,010

94,570

92,550

92,550

90,610

88, 000

8" , 900

81,490

77,910

73,770

-

May

69,270

64,690

60,050

55,470

50,950

46,500

42,050

37,790

33,590

29,610

26,280

25,070

24,570

24,380

24,360

24,450

24,500

24, 880

24,930

24,740

24,480

24,330

24,550

24,550

24,420

24, 380

24, 380

24, 500

24,590

24,540

24,400

June

24,260

24,050

23,810

23,550

23,550

23,810

24,030

24,240

24,070

23,810

23,470

23,550

23,830

24,050

24,210

24, 100

23,840

23,270

22,980

23,040

23,090

23,090

23,060

23,090

23,140

23,190

23,260

23,310

23,350

23,370

-

July

23,400

23,440

23,550

23,550

23,550

23,500

23,450

23, 340

23,000

22,850

22,870

22,870

22, 850

22,980

23,190

23,220

23,160

23,010

22,950

22,880

22,650

22,490

22,540

22,690

22,820

22,910

22,950

22,740

22,540

22,570

22,650

Aug.

22,770

22,870

22,950

22,850

22,410

22,200

22,260

22,380

22,490

22,540

22,250

22,080

22,360

22,850

22,980

22,780

22,520

22,330

22,070

21,820

21,990

22,120

22,160

22,180

21,720

21,580

21,580

21,550

21,580

21,680

21,760

Sept.

22,310

22,030

21,720

21,870

21,950

21,940

22,020

21,790

21,430

21,370

21,430

21,530

21, 640

21,760

21,530

21,240

21,320

21,410

21,480

21,580

21,640

21,370

21,040

21,120

21,170

21,220

21,270

21,320

21,350

21,330

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Dec. 31...................

Calendar year 1951. .....

Water year 1951-52......

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

22 030

-

Change In contents 

during month' 

(acre -feet)

+150

-230

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 85

Black River at Leeper, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°04'45", long. 90°42'50", in SE^SW£ sec. 22, T. 28 N., R. 3 E., on down-

 stream side of pier at right end of left truss of bridge on State Highway 34, half a 

mile northwest of Leeper, 2 miles downstream from McKenzie Creek, 6 miles downstream 

from Clearwater Dam, and at mile 251.0.

Drainage area. 957 sq mi.

Records available. June 1921 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 428.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1"929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1937, chain gage, Oct. 22, 1937, to Jan. 21, 1942, water-stage

recorder, and Jan. 22 to Apr. 6, 1942, staff gage, all at site 1,900 ft downstream at

datum 3.85 ft lower.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,020 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,200 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 5.64 ft); minimum,

 253 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1921-52: Maximum discharge, 78,400 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 20.01 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs; minimum, 133 cfs

Maximum stage known, about 22.3 ft in March 1904 (present site and datum), from floodmarks (discharge, 125,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir (see preceding page). 

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years). W 762: 1933(M). W 1007: 1943.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 24 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.5 

2.9

400

690

950

l.Z 

1.5 

Z.O 

2.5

242

314

479

705

3.0 1,020

4.0 1,950

5.6 4,120

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

408 420"

605

630

625

480

595

750

848

815

950

600

565

555

555

525

432

416

412

436

490

436

615

1,570

2.740

2,740

2,010

760

1,410 

*2,670

2,420

29,483

951

58,480

Jlov.

655

959

2,480

1,640

680

852

852

950

1,175

1,220

1,260

1,990

3,340

3,410

3,410

3,410

3,410

3,340

3,480

5.650

3,560

3,480

3,000

1,580

1,290

985

852

790

760 

732

-

59,172

1,972

117,400

Dec.

705

1,820

3,870

3,870

3,950

4.120

4, 120

3,290

1,320

3,000

*3,790

*1,900

*2,450

4,120

4,040

3,950

*3,950

4,040

3,790

3,480

2,120

1,095

985

g885

g820

g918

g820

g820

852 

820

790

76,500

2,468

151,700

Jan.

760

790

790

885

760

680

655

655

790

1,140

1,535

1.780

1,780

1,580

760

820

820

790

790

790

820

790

790

732

680

705

680

680

680 

680

680

27,267

880

54,080

Feb.

705

732

*790

1,450

E5.560

g3,480

g3,410

g2,670

1,535

1,175

1,140

1,020

1,020

950

950

918

820

760

760

732

760

790

790

790

760

705

655

6BT

655

-

35,137

1,212

69,690

Mar.

655

680

790

,020

,440

,440

,440

,440

,350

,535

,580

,840

852

790

760

732

732

*1,350

2,860

3,710

3,480

1,300

820

705

655

1,680

3,340

3,480

s', 630

3,630

53,506

1,726

106,100

Apr.

3,560

3,630

5.790

1,310

1,700

3,270

3,340

3,630

3,560

3,560

3,790

2,700

1,095

852

885

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,350

3,410

2,540

3,480

3,480

3,410

3,410

3,340 

3,410

74,662

2,489

148, 100

May

5.650

3,560

3,480

3,410

3,410

3,340

3,270

3,130

3,130

3,000

2,670

1,630

1,020

820

*732

630

606

630

655

760

760

705

606

655

760

680

606

545

520 

545

584

50,479

1,628

100, 100

June

584

606

606

630

537

422

369

345

475

562

606

460

320

283

304

404

471

584

*676

372

360

354

354

354

311

309

309

311

309 

309

12,896

430

25,580

July

306

309

311

328

334

331

328

363

471

448

311

301

298

398

*584

705

705

655

562

479

524

495

408

309

293

291

291

388

411 

372

293

12,602

407

25,000

Aug.

286

288

288

342

516

508

351

317

314

311

448

504

342

521

606

732

705

606

584

584

369

328

317

317

479

*471

325

314

301 

262

257

12,893

416

25,570

Sept.

322

655

680

385

348

357

336

372

500

426

301

266

262

260

328

g475

g314

278

266

g264

g264

g325

g467

g309

g274

g266

g264

g262

g257 

g283

10,366

346

20, 560

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,740 Min 304 Mean 1,687 Ac-ft 1,221,000

Water year 1951.52: Max 4,12O Min 257 Mean 1,243 Ac-ft 902,400

* Discharge measurement made on this- day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings and regulation changes at the dam.
86 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Location . Lat 36°45'25", long. 90°23'25", in NW^SEi sec. 2, T. 24 N., R. 6 E. , on downstream handrail of center span of bridge on U. S. Highway 60 in Poplar Bluff, 5 miles 

downstream from Indian Creek and at mile 210.9.

Drainage area. 1,245 sq mi.

Records available. October 1936 to September 1937, October 1939 to September 1952. Gageheight records collected at same site since July 1935, and at site 300 ft downstream

September 1923 to July 1935, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 317.40 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,422 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 7,210 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 16.66 -ft);'mlnimum observed, 392 cfs Sept. 1; minimum gage height observed, 1.82 ft Sept. 30.

1936-37, 1939-52: Maximum discharge, 52,600 cfs May 12, 1943, from rating .curve extended above 44,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 20.80 ft June 10, 1945, from graph based 

on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 236 cfs Aug. 12, 1944; minimum gage height, 

1.65 ft Dec. 2-5, 1945.

Maximum discharge known, 100,000 cfs (estimated) in March 1904; maximum stage known, 

21.1 ft Mar. 12, 1935, present datum (affected by levees constructed since 1904).

Remarks . Records good. Plow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir (see p. 84). 

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected In cooperation with U. S. Weather Buneau. 

Revisions. W 927: Drainage area.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-25, Aug. 18 to Sept. 6)

1.6

6.0 

10.0

381

1,570

3,000

14.0

15.5

16.5

4,820

5,790

6,900

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

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

659

651

648

771

799

827

771

799

883

967

995 

1,080

855

799

771

771

743

681

653

657

648

690

690

771

1,280

2,090

2.580

2,090

1,190

1,400

2,270

31,259

1,008

62,000

ftov.

2,340

*1,280

1,220 

2,160

1,780

1,220

1,280

1.190

1,220

1,400

1,480 

1,570

2,190

3,250

3,500

3,590

3,550

3,550

3,500

3,500

3,630

3,680

3,760

5,620

6.900

5,540

4,040

2,530

1,690

1,450

83,610

2,787

165,800

Dec.

,340

,250

,920 

,420

,760

,860

,080

.150

,040

,720

,000 

,590

,690

,530

,810

,080

,040

,080

,130

* ,080

,990

,880

,660

,220

,370

,420

,310

,250

,220

,220

.190

85,280

2,751

169,200

Jan.

1,160

1,280

1,600 

2,610

5.760

2,650

1,600

1,480

1,570

1,340

1,540 

1,820

1,980

2,020

1,880

1,340

1,190

1,160

1,140

1,140

1,11O

1,160

1,160

1,110

1,080

1,020

995

995

967

959

939

45,535

1,469

90,320

Feb.

1,140

1,660

1,850 

1,690

1,910

3,290

*5.680

3,680

3,170

2,160

1,690 

1,570

1,450

1,400

1,280

1,250

1,220

1,160

1,050

1,080

1,050

1,020

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,020

995

939

911

_

-

46,465

1,602

92,160

Mar.

883

911

1,020 

1,400

1,540

1,780

1,780

1,750

1,750

2,650

5.620 

5,620

3,760

2,230

1,630

1,420

1,340

1,450

2,120

*3,080

3,810

5,040

4,620

2,800

1,780

1,480

2,100

3,250

3,590

3,860

3,900

79,964

2,579

158,600

Apr.

3,860

3,810

5,760 

,990

,800

,460

,420

,590

,810

,860

,860 

,080

.950

,420

,800

,950

,780

,660

,570

,510

,480

T510

,950

,420

,380

3,760

3,860

3,760

3,720

3,630

94,390

3,146

187,200

May

3,630

3,760

5.810 

3,760

3,680

5,590

3,550

3,460

5,340

3,290

3,170 

2,920

2,050

1,450

1,220

1,080

995

*1,020

1,050

967

1,020

1,020

995

939

939

995

939

855

799

771

771

61,835

1,995

122,600

June

799

771

799 

799

827

771

648

603

567

611

715 

715

648

530

485

485

553

597

684

827

*600

541

527

519

525

485

469

463

153

463

18,489

616

36,670

July

463

463

466 

488

469

491

483

485

513

581

611 

485

460

463

553

695

*799

827

799

743

665

670

656

597

502

463

455

463

508

558

547

17,421

562

34, 550

Aug.

463

443

443 

441

469

592

662

530

485

471

469 

541

623

572

681

743

827

855

771

743

698

597

511

469

477

536

634

502

*463

446

405

17,560

566

34,830

Sept,

397

ISO

676 

743

592

511

520

480

497

606

592 

474

430

413

405

413

575

513

441

424

416

408

432

567

502

430

416

411

408

403

14,575

486

28,910

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,900 Min 530 Mean 2,018 Ac-ft 1,461,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,900 Min 397 Mean 1,629 Ac-ft 1,183,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 87

Black River near Corning, Ark.

, long. 90°32'30", near center of sec. 4, T. 20 N., R. 5 E., on 

 idge on U. S. Highway 62, 2-J- miles east of Corning and 13.9 miles

Location Lat 36"24'05 

downstream side of br 

downstream from Cane Creek.

Drainage area. 1,749 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at 

site 7 miles downstream January 1925 to December 1929 are contained in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight 

level (Corps of 

and datum.

ge read twice daily. Datum of gage is 272.90 ft above mean Gulf 

gineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 28, 1938, staff gage at same site

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,988 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 12.27 ft); mlnImum, 362 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 48,600 cfs June 13, 1945; maximum gage height, 16.92 

ft June 13, 1945; minimum discharge, 224 cfs Sept. 22-27, 1941; minimum gage height 

observed, -0.52 ft Sept. 26, 1941.

Flood of Apr. 18, 1927, reached a stage of 14.4 ft, according to records of Corps 

of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Clear-water Reservoir 105 miles upstream since 

June 3, 1948 (see p. 84).

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 7 to Sept. 30. Rate of change in 

stage used as a factor Oct. 1, 26-29, Nov. 15-17, 24, 25, Dec. 4, 

30, 31, Jan. 3-5, 11-13, 18-20, Feb. 1-4, Mar. 4-6, 10-13, 23, 

27-29, Apr. 14, 19-21, 27, May 16-19)

0.7 

1.0 

3.0 

6.0

362

403

790

1,550

9.0

11.0

12.3

2,730

5,000

12,000

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

847 

790 

723

701

701

767

813

813

790

813

859

928

974

974

928

*859

790

767

745

701

658

637

658

723 

745

870

1,250

1,560

1,830 

1,880

^920

29,014

936

0.535

0.62

57,550

Nov.

1,920 

1,950 

1,980

1,920

1.880

1,950

2,020

2,140

2,180

2,060

1,950

1,880

1,880

1,980

 2,330

 2,710

3,000

3,240

3,400

3,590

3,590

3,590

3,700

4,410 

6,390

8,950

10, 800

12.000

11,400 

10,200

-

120,990

4,033

2.31

2.57

240,000

Dec.

7.800

67555

4,480

3,670

3,400

3,240

3,490

3,820

4,100

4,480

4,720

4,720

*4, 280

4,100

3,820

3,590

3,490

3,590

3,700

3,950

4,280

4,720

5,000

5,000 

4,480

3,950

3,590

3,400

3,100 

2,740

2 . 430

127,330

4,107

2.35

2.71

252, 600

Jan.

2,340 

2,390 

2,660

3,420

4,790

7,250

8.950

8,950

7,800

5,740

4,110

3,450

2,980

2,850

2,680

2,580

*2,530

2,340

2,170

1,980

1,880

1,780

1,710

1,710 

1,680

1,880

1,610

1,550

1,490 

1,440

1.380

99,870

3,222

1.84

2.12

198, 100

Feb.

1,560 

2,150 

2,950

4,130

5.000

5,000

4,480

4,100

3,820

3,S20

3,700

3,590

3,400

*3,100

2,790

2,580

2,390

2,260

2,180

2,140

2,060

2,020

1,950

1,840 

1,740

1,640

1,580

1,520

1.460

-

80,950

2,791

1.60

1.72

160,600

Mar.

1,410 

1.350 

1,416'

1,690

2,050

2,250

2,260

2,300

2,260

2,680

3,490

5,400

*9,220

11.400

10, 800

8,950

6,700

5,000

4,100

3,820

3,820

3,950

5,610

7,800 

8,350

7,250

5,510

3,940

3,350 

3,240

3,170

144,530

4,662

2.67

3.07

286,700

Apr.

3,400 

3,590 

3,700

3,820

4,100

4,280

4,280

3,950

3,700

3,590

3,590

3,700

4,280

5,910

7.800

7,800

*6,700

5,000

3,940

3,260

2,910

2,680

2,530

Zj.440 

2,530

2,730

3,060

3,240

3,400 

3,590

119,500

3,983

2.28

2.54

237,000

May

5.700 

3,700 

3,700

3,590

3,590

3,590

3,590

3,590

3,590

3,590

3,590

3,490

3,400

*3,320

3,170

2,740

2,330

1,990

1,770

1,780

1,740

1,640

1,550

1,520 

1,490

1,440

1,380

1,350

1,270 

1,190

V.120

79,500

2,565

1.47

1.69

157,700

June

1.070 1.0201 

1,020

997

997

997

997

974

905

813

790

*790

836

859

790

701

658

616

637

701

813

836

745

658

616

596

596

576

557

536

23,699

790

0.452

0.50

47,010

July

520 

520 

520

520

520

520

502

520

520

520

538

596

596

557

502

*520

576

701

790

813

813

767

701

679 

658

616

538

502

m502

18,098

584

0.334

0.38

35,900

Aug.

538 

538 

502

484

467

450

467

557

576

538

502

484

*484

538

596

637

679

723

767

790

767

745

723

637 

557

502

484

520

557 

520

467

17,796

574

0.328

0.38

35, 300

Sept.

467 

450 

450

484

616

679

616

557

520

502

*502

538

557

502

450

418

403

434

484

484

434

403

389

389 

403

450

450

403

m

14,184

473

0.270

0.30

28,130

Calendar year 1951: Max 12,000 Min 637 Mean 2,784 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.61 Ac-ft 2,016,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 12,000 Min 375 Mean 2,392 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.60 Ac-ft 1,737,000

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
88 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Big Creek near Yukon, Mo.

Location. La t 37°14'00", long. 91°51'00", in SW*NW£ sec. 5, T. 29 N., R. 8 W., on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 137, and 3 miles south of Yukon.

Drainage area. 8.36 sq mi.

Records available. June 1949 to September 1952.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.194.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 cfs Oct. 27 (gage height, 3.37 ft in gage 

well, about 3.9 ft from outside gage); no flow for part of July 13; minimum gage height, 

1.19 ft Sept. 26-30.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 3,510 cfs July 7, 1949 (gage height, 4.50 ft in gage 

well, 5.78 ft at outside gage, from f loodmark) ; no flow for part of July 13, 1952; minimum gage height, 1.08 ft July 16, 1949.

Flood in April 1945 reached a stage of about 10.5 ft and next highest flood (since 

1932) reached a stage -of about 10.0 ft in February 1935, from infromation by local 

resident.

Remarks . Records fair.

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

in cubic feet per second)

1.26

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

Oct. 1 to July 13

0.01

.06

1.30

3.50

7.1

13.2

July 14 to Sept. 30

22.5

57

84

125

195

370

1.19

1.2

1.3

0.02 

.03 

.40

1.4 1.45

1.5 3.65

1.6 7.1

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 1.6 ft.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.5 

2.1

1.9 *1.5

1.5

47.9

19.7

9.8

6.1

5.0

4.4

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.2

95

136

25.5

14.1

10.4

157

~3T.5

22.5

17.8

16.9

657.6

21.2

2.54

2.93

1,300

Nov.

19.7 

17.8

16.9

15.1

14.1

16.0

17.8

22.5

45.3

130

81

136

49.2

28.5

143

60

30.0

20.6

16.9

14.1

11.8

26.3

213

"41.4

89

30.0

18.8

15.1

11.8

10.4

1,362.1

45.4

5.43

6.06

2,700

Dec.

9.2 

8.1

7.6

6.6

7.1

6.6

5.3

19.3

18.8

12.5

9.8

8.1

7.1

7.6

5.7

5.3

5.0 *5.0

4.4

4.6

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.5

2^

3.0

3.0

3.0

198.2

6.39

0.764

0.88

393

Jan.

n3.0

10.4

11.8

8.6

7.1

9.2

7.6

6.1

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.2

5.3

10.4

7.1

6.1

5.7

5.3

4.6

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.2

170.8

5.51

0.659

0.76

339

Feb.

*87 

60

27.0

24.0

16.9

14.1

11.1

9.2

7.6

7.1

6.1

5.7

6.6

6.1

5.7

5.3

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.0

4.0

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.8

3^5

3.5

-

353.1

12.2

1.46

1.57

700

Mar.

3.2

4.0

43.4

27.0

12.5

9.2

7.6

6.6

6.1

314

*67

30.0

20.6

16.0

13.2

11.1

11.8

74

27.0

18.8

17.8

31.5

18.8

16.0

11.1

9.2

9.8

8.6

7.1

6.6

7.1

866.7

28.0

3.35

3.86

1,720

Apr.

6.6 

6.6

7.6

140

37.5

20.6

15.1

11.8

9.8

15.1

11.1

280

53

25.5

18.8

14.1

11.8

10.4

9.2

7.6

7.1

6.6

7.1

6.1

5.3

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.8

5.5

-

764.7

25.5

3.05

3.40

1,520

May

3.2 

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

10.8

TTT6

3.5

2.1

1.3

1.5

1.2

ii£1.0

75.7

2.44

0.292

0.34

150

June

~51.0 

.70

.70

.70

.70

.55

.55

.55

.43

.43

.43

.43

.33

.33

.22

.13

*.06

.06

.13

.06

.06

.06

.06

,= 04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.06

9.78

0.326

0.039

0.04

19

July

0.06 

.04

.04

.03

.03

.03

.03

.02

^01

.01

.01

.01

16.2

57.2

5.6

2.7

1.6

1.2

.97

.75

.66

.52

.52

.52

.59

.46

.35

.40

.40

.46

.35

71.77

2.32

0.278

0.32

142

Aug.

0.35 

.30

.30

.25

*.25

.50

.50

.50

.30

.50

.35

.35

.50

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.21

.21

.17

.21

.17

.17

.17

^11

.15

.15

.15

.15

.13

7.29

0.255

0.028

0.03

14

Sept.

O.Z1 

.17

.13

.13

.17

.17

.15

.13

.13

.13

.10

.10

.07

.07

.03

.05

.05

.03

.03

.05

.05

*.05

.05

.05

.03

^02

.02

.02

.02

.02

2.31

0.077

0.0092

0.01

4.6

Calendar year 1951: Max 357 Min 0.2 Mean 15.5 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.15 Ac-ft 11,210

Water year 1951-52: Max 314 Min Q.Q1 Mean 12.4 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.20 Ac-ft 9,000

Peak disehage (base, 500 cfs). Oct

(3.37 ft); Mar. 10 (8 p.m.) 699 cfs (

. 22 (7 p.m.) 690 cfB (3.00 ft); Oct. 27 (7:30 a.m.) 1,140 cfs 

3.07 ft); Apr. 12 (3 a.m.) 568 cfs (2.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 89

Jacks Pork at Eminence, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°09'15", long. 91°21<30", in Wj sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 4 W., on upstream 

handrail of left span of bridge on State Highway 19 at Eminence, l| miles downstream 

from Mahans Creek and 8.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 617.91 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 27, 1934, chain gage at site 1,400 ft upstream at datum 

2.11 ft higher. Jan. 27, 1934, to Jan. 10, 1935, wire-weight gage at site 25 ft downstream at datum 0.04 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 471 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 8,870 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 8.59 

ft); minimum observed, 150 cfs Aug. 28, 29, 31. Sept. 1. 10, 13, 22, 27, 30 -tgage 

height, 1.60 ft).

1921-52: Maximum discharge observed, 40,000 cfs June 13, 1928 (gage height, 16.24 

ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs; minimum, 

64 cfs Aug. 28, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.42 ft Oct. 25, 1947.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years) . W 787: 1928(M) , 1934. W 877: 1938. W 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 11 Mar. 12 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

198

264

489

820

4.0 

5.0 

7.6

1,660

2,710

6,890

1.6 

2.0

150

284

2.5 

3.1

521

900

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.1 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

264

247

230

227

230

272

743

640

489

412

364

342

301

247

264

247

247

230

224 230"

230

230

1,450

2.420 

1,140

820

860

1,760

*1,220

900

744

18,224

588

1.48

1.70

36,150

Nov.

708

673

673

607

607

630

607

640

1,140

1,500

2,360

3,250

3,550

2,160

1,570

2,360

1,960

1,390

1,140

1,020

860

782

1,510

4,310 

3, 550

3,700

2,260

1,760

1,140

1,220

-

49,637

1,655

4.16

' 4.64

98,450

Dec.

! 020

900

820

820

782

782

708

673

980

1,020

940

820

744

673

673

*576

546

546

546

546

546

518

489

462 

462

462

436

436

436

436

436

20,234

653

1.64

1.89

40, 130

Jan.

412

412

462

462

607

673

640

607

576

489

462

462

436

436

436

412

387

387

387

387

387

412

518

489 

462

462

436

387

412

387

364

14,248

460

1.16

1.33

28,260

Feb.

426

*2.410

27360

1,480

1,300

1,060

900

820

708

640

576

518

518

489

462

436

436

436

412

46T

489

436

436

436 

436

436

436

436

412

-

20,502

707

1.78

1.92

40, 670

Mar.

436

412

608

1,570

1,140

7S2

673

640

607

1,550

6,830

2,966

1,960

1,390

1,140

980

*861

,080

,760

,390

,220

,480

,660

,390 

,140

980

861

788

722

661

632

40, 303

1,300

3.27

3.77

79,940

Apr.

632

604

548

1,820

3,350

1,860

1,390

1,140

.980

900

940

3,010

5.440

2,470

1,660

1,300

1,140

980

861

788

753

752

788

788 

753

690

632

604

576

548

-

38,698

1,290

3.24

3.62

76,760

May

521

454

494

468

468

443

443

418

418

418

394

394

371

371

*371

371

348

394

348

371

348

326

418

521 

521

468

418

371

371

348

326

12,754

411

1.03

1.19

' 25,300

June

326

355

305

305

284

284

284

264

264

264

264

264

245

245

228

234

234

*245

245

284

326

284

245

224 

217

224

224

217

Ho" 210

-

7,754

258

0.648

0.72

15, 380

July

220

234

245

220

220

201

201

204

210

207

204

198

194

*264

245

264

245

238

224

214

210

198

191

191 

191

194

188

191

185

204

194

6,589

213

0.535

0.62

13,070

Aug.

191

191

191

191

191

185

179

185

191

182

185

191

194

191

185

179

167

173

179

173

173

182

162

173 

*176

170

162

156

153

164

150

5,515

178

0.447

0.52

10, 940

Sept.

156

167

1ST

162

162

162

156

156

162

153

153

156

153

156

162

159

156

156

156

162

162

156

162

162 

162

159

153

156

153

150

-

4,747

158

0.397

0.44

9,420

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,700 Min 159 Mean 750 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.57 Ac-ft 543,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,830 Mln 150 Mean 654 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.36 Ac-ft 474,500

Peak discharge (base. 3.900 efs). Hoy. 13 (2 a.m.) 4,630 cfs (6.28 ft); Nov. 24 (3 p.m.) 4,950 efu 

(6.46 ft); MarT 11 (2 p.m.) 8,870 ofs (8.59 ft); Apr. 5 (l a.m.) 4,790 efs (6.36 ft); Apr. 13 (1:30 

a.m.) 8,030 cfs (8.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Current River near Eminence, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°11'00", long. 91 "15"30", in SW£NE£ sec. 15, T. 29 N., R. 3 W., on right 

bank 1 mile downstream from Jacks Pork, 8 miles northeast of Eminence, and at mile 

123.0.

Drainage area. 1,272 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1921 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 568.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T7929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1921, staff gage at site 1,200 ft upstream at different datum.

Oct. 20, 1921, to Dec. 8, 1934, staff gage at site 30 ft upstream at datum 0.06 ft

higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,556 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 12.92 ft); minimum, 668 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1921-52: Maximum discharge, 75,100 cfs Dec. 27, 1942 (gage height, 26.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs; minimum, 360 cfs July 21-25, July 27 to Aug. 13, 

1934; minimum gage height, 0.85 ft Aug. 18, 1941.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. W 927: Drainage area.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 11 Har. 12 to Sept. 30

1.6

4.0

7.0

11.6

942

3,160

7,250

17,000

1.1 

2.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.9

678

1,350

4,380

7,250

15,200

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

,100

,060 

,060

,060

,060

,360

,980

,890

,580

,400

,310

,230

,140

,140

,100

,060

,060

,020

980

942

942

,180

,400

.610 

,590

,650

,650

,580

* ,260

,650 

,360

59,404

1,916

1.51

1.74

117,800

Nov.

2,210

2,120 

1,980

1,890

1,850

1,940

1,850

1.800

1,980'

2,850

5,550

8,510

9,240

6,150

4,840

7,790

6,150

4,580

3,820

3,260

2,950

2,750

6,690

10,600 

8,510

8,690

6,000

4,710

3,940

3,480

138,680

4,623

3.63

4.05

275,100

Dec.

3.060

2,850 

2,650

2,550

2,450

2,400

2,260

2,260

2,550

2,650

2,550

2,450

2,310

2,210

2,120

*1,940

1,890

1,850

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,710

1,620

1,580 

1,580

1,540

1,490

1.450

1,490

1,490 

1,490

63,840

2,059

1.62

1.87

126,600

Jan.

,450

,450 

,400

,580

,800

. 850

,800

,760

,760

,670

,580

,540

,540

,490

,490

,450

,400

,360

,310

,310

,360

,450

,490

,400 

,400

,400

,400

,310

,270

,270 

.250

4 ,970

,483

1.17

1.34

91,180

Feb.

.400

* ,560 

.980

,820

,260

,850

,550

,360

,160

,030

,940

,850

,800

,800

,710

,620

,580

,540

,580

,670

,580

,490

,490

,490 

,450

,400

,400

,400

,450

:

60,210

2,076

1.63

1.76

119,400

Har.

1,400

1,560 

1,890

2,750

2,550

2,210

1,980

1,890

1,800

4,580

17.000

8,510

5,850

4,500

3,650

3,240

*2,840

3,240

4,500

3,790

3,350

4,020

4,260

3,790 

3,350

2,940

2,740

2,540

2,400

2,310 

2., 210

113,470

3,660

2.88

3.32

225,100

Apr.

2,210

^toTC

4,840

7,970

5,140

3,900

3,350

2,940

2,840

2,640

7,040

15.000

7,250

5,420

4,380

3,790

3,350

3,140

2,840

2,740

2,840

2,840

2,840 

2,640

2,450

2,310

2,210

2,120

2,070

117,240

3,908

3.07

3.43

232,500

May

2.020

1,930 

1,880

1,840

1,790

1,740

1,740

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,570

1,520

1,480

1,480

*1,480

1,440

1,390

1,520

1,480

1,390

1,350

1,310

1,520

1,610 

1,570

1,440

1,350

1,350

1,310

1.270 

1,270

48,020

1,549

1.22

1.40

95,250

June

1.27C

l)220

1,220

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,010

*997

997

1,020

1,060

1,020

989

951 

943

936

921

906

892

892

31,714

1,057

0.831

0.93

62,900

July

914

936 

943

936

892

877

870

870

870

863

856

842

842

* ,520

.880

,570

,270

,140

,060

997

974

936

914

892 

877

863

849

842

836

914 

892

30,737

992

0.780

0.90

60,970

Aug.

842

842 

836

842

829

822

815

808

808

801

815

849

836

842

842

822

782

815

815

782

775

782

769

763 

*750

743

737

737

731

725 

731

24,688

796

0.626

0.72

48,970

Sept.

782

801 743"

737

731

713

713

713

708

702

696

690

690

702

719

713

708

719

702

690

696

696

690

684 

684

678" 678

678

678

678

21,212

707

0.556

0.62

42,070

Calendar year 1951: Max 17,000 Hin 669 Mean 2,477 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.42 Ac-ft 1,793,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 17,000 Hin 678 Mean 2,063 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.08 Ac-ft 1,498,000

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 cfs). Nov. 24 (3:30 a.m.) 12.500 cfs (9.70 ft); Mar. 11 (6 p.m.) 

19,000 cfs (12.57 ft)j Apr. 13 (5 a.m.) 20,400 cfs (12.92 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 91

Current River at Van Buren, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°S9'30" , long. 91°00'55", in NE^NW-J- sec. 25, T. 27 N., R: 1 W., near 

right" bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 60 in Van Buren, 0.4 

mile downstream from Pike Creek, 4.7 miles upstream from Big Spring, and at mile 90.4.

Drainage area. 1,667 sq mi.

Records avaliable. June 1921 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. September I912~to June 1921 (monthly discharge only) and July 1921 to September 1949 in reports of Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 442.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. I, 1926, chain gage at site 100 ft downstream at different datum. 

Sept. 1, 1926, to Oct. 19, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 20, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1939, waterstage recorder, at present site at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 31 years (1921-52), 2,005 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 cfs Mar. 12, Apr. 13 (gage height, 12.44 

ft ); minimum, 874 cfs Sept. 27-30 (gage height, 3.91 ft).

1921-52: Maximum discharge, 86,600 cfs Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 22.84 ft in gage 

well, 23.0 ft from outside gage, present datum), from rating curve extended above 62,000 

cfs; minimum, 490 cfs Aug. 26-28. 30, 31. 1936; minimum gage height, 2.60 ft Sept. 23, 

24, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 29.0 ft Mar. 26, 1904, present datum, from floodmarks. Flood 

of Aug. 21, 1915, reached a stage of 25.9 ft, present datum (discharge, 125,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 62,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . W 877: 1938. W 897: 1939. W 927: Drainage area.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 24 Nov. 25 to Sept. 3O

4.3 

5.5 

6.5 

10.7

1,260 

2,900 

fa, 690 

14,700

3.9

5.5

8.5

11.3

865

2,750

8,690

16,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

1,550

1,510

1,490

1,490

1,510

1,750

2,590

2,660

2,290

2,010

1,880

1,750

1,650

1,580

1/540

1,500

Nov.

3,300

3,140

2,900

2,740

2,660

2,820

2,660

2.590

2,660

3,300

5,400

8,470

11,700

8,470

6,590

7,000

1,460 8,690

1,430

1,380

1,370

1,370

1,450

4,410

8.2SC

5,600

4,090

3,730

5,210

*4,830

3,910

3,390

80, 630

2,601

1.56

In. 1.80

Ac-ftjlS9,900

6,390

5,400

4,740

4,270

4,000

6,740

14.700

12,000

11,700

8,460

6,500

5,670

4,880

-

180,540

6,018

3.61

4.03

358,100

Dec.

4.44O

4,110

3,830

3,740

3,460

3,380

3,220

3,140

3,640

3,830

3,640

3,38C

3,220

3,140

2,980

2,750

*2,600

2,600

2, 54C

2,540

2,540

2,40C

2,330

2,260

2,260

2,26C

Jan.

2,130

2,060

2,060

2,260

2,600

2,680

2,680

2,600

2,540

2,400

2,260

2,200

2,200

2,130

2,130

2,060

2,060

2,000

1,940

1,940

1,940

2,000

2,060

2,000

1,940

2,000

2,1301 2,000

2,130

2,130

2,130

2,130

90.8EO

2,932

1.76

2.03

1,940

1,880

1.820

1,820

66,330

2,140

1.28

1.48

Feb.

1,880

3J22O

*6,280

4,880

4,300

3,740

3,380

3,060

2,820

2,600

2,460

2,400

2,330

2,260

2,200

2,130

2,060

2,000

1,940

2,130

2,060

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,940

1,940

1,880

1,880

1,880

-

75,650

2,609

1.57

1.69

180,300 131, 600 150,000

Mar.

1,880

1.820

2,130

3,550

3,640

3,060

2,750

2,540

2,400

4,200

16.200

14,700

7,800

5,870

5,080

4,300

*3,830

4,110

5,270

5,080

4,590

5,270

5,870

5,080

4,590

4,110

3,740

3,380

3,220

2,980

2,900

145,940

4,708

2.82

3.26

289,500

Apr.

2,820

2,680

2.540

4,690

9,150

6,710

5,270

4,490

4,110

3,830

3,550

5,760

16.600

9, 390

6,710

5,470

4,780

4,440

4,110

3,830

3,640

3,740

4,110

4,300

4,020

3,640

3,380

3,220

3,060

2,900

146,940

4,898

2.94

3.28

291,500

May

2.750

2,680

2,540

2,460

2,400

2,330

2,330

2,260

2,200

2,200

2,130

2,060

2,000

2,000

*1,940

1,940

1,940

2,060

2,060

1,940

1,880

1,880

2,200

2,400

2,330

2,130

2,000

1,940

1,880

1,820

1.760

66,440

2,143

1.29

1.48

131,800

June

1.760

1,700

1,700

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,580

1,580

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,420

1,420

*1,350

1,330

1,340

1,360

1,350

1,300

1,290

1,270

1,260

1,240

1,220

1,200

1.180

43,240

1,441

0.864

0.96

85,770

July

1,180

1,180

1,240

1,220

1,200

1,200

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,120

*1,310

2.260

2, Of

1,640

1,470

1,360

1,290

1,240

1,200

1,180

1,160

1,140

1,120

1,120

1.100

1,100

1,160

1,180

39,430

1,272

0.763

0.88

78,210

Aug.

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,100

1,100

1,120

1,100

1,080

1.060

1,C40 1,0-.'"

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,020

1,010

*998

998

988

970

960

960

970

32,594

1,051

0.630

0.73

64,650

Sept.

1,080

1.260

1,050

998

970

960

950

950

950

950

941

932

922

922

932

932

922

932

932

912

922

922

903

894

884

884

874

874

874

874

28,302

943

0.566

0.63

56,140

Calendar year 1951: Max 20,400 Min 914 Mean 3,232 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.33 Ac-ft 2,340,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 16,600 Min 874 Mean 2,724 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.25 Ac-ft 1,977,000

Peak discharge (base, 14.000 efs).--Hov. 24 (1 p.m.) 16,600 

207400 cfs (12.44 ft); Apr. ISTTp.m.) 20,400 efs (12.44 ft). 

* Discharge measurement ma3e an this day.

.) 16,600 cfs (11.28 ft)j Mar. 12 (4 a.m.)
92 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.

Location. Lat 36 C 57'05", long. 90°59'35", in SW^NEij sec. 6, T. 26 N. , R. 1 E. , on right 

bank 400 ft downstream from spring outlet, 0.4 mile upstream from Current River, and 

85 miles southeast of Van Buren.

Records available. January to June 1922, April 1923 to September 1952 (fragmentary, 

January 1927 to fey 1929).

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 429.08 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 26 years (1923-26, 1929-52), 429 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 900 cfs Nov. 25, 26, during period of backwater from Current River; minimum daily, 354 cfs Sept 28-30.

1922-52: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs (estimated) sometime In June 1928, during, 

period of backwater from Current River; minimum, 247 cfs July 4-6, 12, 1936.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of backwater, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 747: 1928(M).

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean 

Jto-ft

Oct.

394

387

387

387

580

380

400

450

452

430

422

408

401

401

401

394

394

387

387

387

380

380

550

650

650

620

580

550

*580

600

600

14,169 

457 

28,100

NOV.

600

580

560

550

540

530

530

530

550

600

650

700

700

700

700

680

660

640

620

600

600

580

600

750

900

900

850

850

840

820

-

19,910 

669 

39,490

Dec.

800

770

750

740

700

680

660

680

680

680

680

680

660

640

600

*600

600

610

610

610

610

610

610

601

584

584

566

566

566

558

558

19,843 

640 

39,360

Jan.

558

558

575

593

650

70O

700

7OO

683

674

647

628

619

610

593

584

575

558

549

549

558

549

549

541

532

532

524

507

507

507

499

18,108 

584 

35,920

Feb.

499

500

*550

650

650

650

640

620

610

600

584

566

549

541

532

524

516

507

507

516

507

507

499

491

483

483

483

483

483

-

-

15,730 

542 

31,200

Mar.

483

483

500

550

650

650

640

620

610

650

750

850

850

830

800

780

*770

750

740

720

720

750

800

800

760

750

75Q

750

750

750

740

21,996

710 

43,630

Apr.

740

730

725

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

760

800

80O

780

760

750

750

750

750

750

750

760

780

780

760

750

750

750

750

-

22,675 

756 

44,980

May

740

730

730

725

725

706

688

679

679

660

651

642

633

624

 624

615

615

615

615

606

606

597

610

660

651

642

642

619

606

597

588

20,120 

649 

39,910

June

579

575

566

566

558

554

545

545

545

536

532

532

524

520

512

507

507

*499

499

499

499

499

491

491

491

483

483

483

475

475

15,570 

519 

30,880

July

475

468

468

460

460

460

452

460

452

452

448

445

445

*452

549

487

468

464

464

46O

452

452

441

437

437

437

430

430

430

430

430

14,095 

455 

27,960

Aug.

422

422

422

415

415

415

508

408

4O8

408

401

401

401

401

401

401

394

394

387

387

387

387

387

380

380

*380

380

380

380

380

380

12,312 

397 

24,420

Sept.

380

380

373

373

373

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

360

360

367

367

367

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

354

354

354

10,952 

365

21.720

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,000 Min 360 Mean 568 Ac-ft 411, OOO

Water year 1951-52: Max 900 Min 354 Mean 561 Ao-ft 407,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Backwater from Current River Oct. 7 

Mar. 10 to Apr. 2, Apr. 4 to May 3.

8, Oct. 23 to Dec. 22, Jan. 5-8, Feb. 2-10, Mar. 3-8,
WHITE RIVER BASIN 93

Current River at Doniphan, Mo.

Wi sec. 27, T. 23 N. , R. 2 E, , on right 

, 1 mile west of Doniphan, 2-J miles upLocation. Lat 36°37'25", long. 90°50'55", in 

bank half a mile upstream from State Highway 14 

stream from Briar Creek, and at mile 51.3.

Drainage area. 2,038 sq mi".

Records available. June 1921 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. January 

1913 to December 1926 (monthly discharge only) in House Document 102, 73d Congress, 

1st Session.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 322.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 3, 1936, non-recording gages at several sites half a mile downstream at various datums.

Average discharge. 31 years, 2,868 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,200 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 11.73 ft); min- 

 imum, 1,430 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.06 ft).

1921-52: Maximum discharge, 94,400 cfs Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 22.0 ft, present 

site and datum), from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs; minimum, 880 cfs Aug. 1- 

14, 16, 1934, Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 24.9 ft in March 1904, from floodmarks, present site and datum 

(discharge, 130,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 877: 

Rating tables,

1927-38(M). W 927: Drainage area.

ter year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

in cubic feet por second)

Oct. 1 to No 26 to Sept. 30

2.4 1,770

3.0 2,720

6.0 8,130

10.0

11.0

17,200

20,000

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

1,350

2,060

2,840

6.0 8,130

10.0 17,200

12.0 23,300

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,o'70

2,070

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,070

2,720

3,230

3,060

2,720

2,470

2,310

2,230

2,150

2,070

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,920

1,900

1.890

1,900

2,640

6,790

7.950

5,320

4,420

4,780

6,040

4,780

4,250

95,730

3,088

1.52

1.75

189,900

Nov.

3,910

3,740

*3,570

3,400

3.520

3,400

5,400

5,320

3,520

5,480

4,600

7,360

10,300

11,400

8,150

6,980

9,150

7,930

6,220

5,500

4,960

4,600

5,140

13,400

18.000

15,200

12,800

9,530

7,560

6,630

210,050

7, -001

3.44

3.83

416,600

Dec.

5.91Q

5,370

5,190

4,840

4,670

4,500

4,330

4,240

4,670

4,840

4,840

4,670

4,500

4,240

4,080

3,820

3,650

3,650

5,560

5,480

*5,480

5,400

3,240

3,160

5,160

5,160

5,080

5.000

3,000

3,000

5,000

125,730

5,991

1.96

2.26

245,400

Jan.

5,000

5,000

5,080

4,550

4.840

4,500

4,550

4,160

5,990

5,820

5,560

5,480

5,400

3,320

3,240

3,160

3,080

3,000

5,000

2,920

2,920

5,000

5,000

3,000

5,000

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,S40

2,760

2.680

103,170

5,528

1.65

1.88

204,600

Feb.

2.840

3,400

6,270

6.630

5,730

5,190

4,670

*4,330

4,160

3,900

5,740

3,560

3,480

3,400

5,320

5,240

5,080

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,080

5,080

3,000

2,920

2,920

2,840

2,840

2,840

2,840

-

106,300

3,666

1.80

1.94

210,800

Mar.

2,840

2.760

2,920

3,990

4,840

4,500

4,080

3,820

5,650

5,570

13,900

20.600

14,700

8,950

7,570

6,450

5,750

5,550

6,270

6,990

6,450

*7,940

8,150

7,750

6,810

6,090

5,550

5,190

4,840

4,670

4,500

205,180

6,554

3.22

3.71

403,000

Apr.

4,330

4,240

4,080

4,500

7,940

9,930

7,560

6,450

5,730

5,370

5,010

5,550

11,200

18.500

10,600

8,150

6,990

6,270

5,750

5,370

5,190

5,010

5,190

5,910

5,730

5,370

5,010

4,670

4,500

4,330

-

194,190

6,473

3.18

3.54

385,200

May

4.160

3,990

3,820

3,740

3,560

3,480

3,400

3,320

3,240

3,240

3,160

3,080

3,000

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,840

*2,840

3,000

2,840

2,760

2,680

2,760

3,240

3,240

5,160

2,920

2,840

2,760

2,680

2.600

97,110

5,153

1.54

1.77

192,600

June

2.520

2,520

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,360

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,210

2,210

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,060

2,060

2,060

1,980

2,060

*2,060

2,060

1,980

1,980

1,910

1,910

1.880

1,910

-

65,030

2,168

1.06

1.19

129,000

July

,900

,900

,910

,910

,900

,850

,820

,840

,820

,800

,790

,780

,760

,900

,440

.000

,680

,280

* ,140

,980

,980

,910

,880

,850

,800

,780

,750

.750

,750

,750

,850

60,450

1,949

0.956

1.10

119,900

Aug.

1,780

1,750

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,720

1,690

1,660

1,660

1,650

1,630

1,680

1,700

1,730

1,750

1,700

1,660

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,680

1,650

1,590

1,580

1,560

1,550

1,540

1.520

*1,520

1,520

51,160

1,650

0.810

0.95

101,500

Sept.

,650

.880

,780

,620

,580

",550

,540

,540

,540

,520

,510

,490

,480

,480

,480

,480

,490

,490

,490

,480

,480

, 70

, 50

, 50

, 50

, 40

, 40

, 40

,440

.450

-

45,560

1,519

0.745

0.83

90,370

Calendar year 1951: Max 21,900 Min 1,420 Mean 4,188 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.89 Ac-ft 3,032,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 20,600 Min 1,430 Mean 3,704 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.73 Ac-ft 2,689,000

Peak discharge (base... 14.000 efs).--Nov. 25 (9 to 11:30 a.m.) 18,600 cfs (10.46 ft); Mar. 12 

(7 to 9:50 p.m.) 22,200 cfs (11.75 ft); Apr. 14 (11 ' " " "' " 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

12 m.) 20,600 cfs (11.22 ft).
94 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Pocahontas, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°15', long. 90°58', in SW£ sec. 27, T. 19 N., R. IE., near right bank on

 downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 67 at Pocahontas, 1.6 miles downstream from Pourche Creek, 6.1 miles downstream from Current River, and 18.1 miles upstream from Spring River.

Drainage area. 4,843 sq mi.

Records available. January 1936 to September 1952.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 242.43 ft above mean Gulf level (Corps

 of Engineers benchmark). Prior to July 15, 1937, staff gage at site 0.3 mile upstream 

at same datum. July 15, 1237, to July 23, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 6,332 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,600 cfs Dec. 1 (gage height, 20.78 ft); mini-

 mum, 1,930 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

1936-52: Maximum discha:^e, 59,600 cfs June 17, 1945 (gage height, 24.32 ft); minimum observed, 1,190 cfs Aug 28 to Sept. 2, 1936 (gage height, 0.6 ft, site then in 

use).

Maximum stage known, 25.? ft Apr. 17, 1927, present site.

Remarks. Records good. Plow i.gulated by Clearwater Reservoir 167 miles upstream since 

June 3, 1948 (see p. 84)..

Revisions. W 927: Drainage area.

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Oct. 24-26, >'ov. 6, 13-15, 

23-27, Dec. 25, Jan. 2-4, Feb. 1-i, 4, 10-12, Apr. 13, 14, 

July 16, Sept. 2, 3)

1.7 1,980 12.0 9,400

2.0 2,140 15.0 11,900

3.0 2,710 1R.O 15,500

6.0 4,740 20.0 20,000

9.0 7,000 20.7 23,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,610

3,480

3,410

3,280

3,150

3,080

3,080

3,410

3,890

4,030

3,820

3,610

3,480

3,410

3,340

*5,280

3,220

3,150

3,020

2,960

2,890

2.850

2,830

3,480

5,860

7.520

7,000

6,390

6,020

6,540

6,690

125,560

4,050

0.856

0.96

249,000

Nov.

6,690

6,390

6,090

5,860

5,640

6,530

6,690

6,540

6,590

6,240

6,240

6,690

8,760

*10,000

11,000

11,100

11,200

11,000

11,000

10,800

10,200

9,480

9,970

15 , 100

16,300

18,200

20,200

21,800

22,500

25.000

-

325,600

10,850

2.24

2.50

645,800

Dec.

25.000

22,500

21,600

20,000

18,800

17,400

16,000

14,800

14 , 000

15,400

12,800

*12,500

11,700

11,200

10,800

10,400

9,880

9,560

9,240

9,000

9,080

8,920

8,760

8,680

9,800

9,880

9,880

9,720

9,480

9,160

8,840

590,580

12,600

2.60

5.00

774,700

Jan.

8,600

10,500

11,600

15,500

14,100

15.500

15,200

14,700

14,300

14,100

14,100

13,900

13,400

12 , 900

12,100

*11,300

10,500

9,720

8,920

8,200

7,560

7,240

7,000

6,760

6,540

6,320

6,090

5,860

5,720

5,490

5.260

316,980

10,230

2.11

2.45

628,700

Feb.

7,020

8,950

9,870

9,960

10,500

10.700

10,600

10,400

10,500

10,200

10,000

9,800

9,560

*9,400

9,160

8,920

8,600

8,440

8,120

7,880

7,640

7,520

7,000

6,690

6,540

6,520

6,090

5,860

5.720

_

-

247,540

8,556

1.76

1.90

491,000

Mar . ! Apr .

5,490J 15,700

5,490

6,560

8,010

13 , 000

12,200

11,700

7,8CC 11,600

7,960

7,960

7,640

7,240

10 , 100

15,700

16,000

16,400

*17,600

19 , 100

20,400

20.700

20,700

20,40C

19,70"

18,800

18,600

18,600

18,500

17,600

17,200

16,800

16,400

15 , 900

15,200

14,500

446,650

14,410

2.98

3.43

885,900

11,600

12 , 10C

12 , 600

12,600

12,300

11,900

May

9,800

9,240

8,760

8,440

June

4,520

4,380

4,240

4,100

8,280! 4,050

8,120

7,960

3,960

5,890

7,880| 5,820

7,800

7 ,720

7,720

11,700| 7.640

13,600

14,700

14,800

15,900

* 17, 000

17.400

17,200

16.600

15,700

15,000

14,400

13,800

13 , 400

13 , 000

12,500

11,800

11,100

10,400

~

4D5.300

13, 530

2.79

3,11

803 , 900

7 ,480

7,320

*7,240

7 ,080

7 ,000

7 ,000

7,240

7 , 160

6,920

6,540

6,160

5,940

6,020

5,940

5,720

5,420

5,120

4,890

_ ijjpeo 

220,?10

7,i04

1,47

1,69

456. SCO

3,750

5,680

*3,610

3,480

3,410

5,540

5,280

5,280

3,220

3,150

5,020

3,080

5,020

5,080

5,150

5,080

5,020

2,890

2,830

2,710

2,710

2 .650

"

102,380

3,415

0.705

0.79

203,100

July

2,650

2,710

2,590

2 , 490

2,590

2,590

2,530

2,530

2,i;30

2,470

2,4VO

2,410

2,4K>

2,470

2.53C

3,010

*5,34C

3,340

3 , 160

2 , 9*0

2,890

a.sro

2,770

2,710

2,590

2,530

2.4T'

2,470

2,410

2,410

2,470

82,4CC

2 , 561

Aug.

2,410

2,410

2,360

2,560

2,560

2,360

2,500

2,240

2,240

2,500

2,500

2,560

*2,500

2,300

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,560

2,360

2,410

2,410

2,410

a2,410

a2,360

a2,300

a2,240

a2,190

a2 , 140

g2 , 140

g2 , 140

71,910

2,520

0.549| 0.479

0.65] 0.55

165,600 142,600

Sept.

g2,140

S3 . 080

g2,870

g2,470

g2,300

g2,240

g2,240

g2,240

g2,190

2,190

»2 , 140

2,140

2,080

2,140

2,140

2,080

2,190

2,240

2,140

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,030

2,030

1.980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

-

65,430

2,181

0.450

0.50

129,800

Calendar year 1951: Max 25,600 

Water year 1951-52: Max 23,000

Min 2,590 Mean 8,609 

Min 1,980 Mean 7,652

CfSF 1.78 In. 24.11 Ac-ft 6,232,000 

Cfs-y 1.58 In. 21.49 Ae-ft 5,555,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis af normal recession and recorded range 

stage.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 95

Spring River at Imboden, Ark.

Location.--Lat 36°12' , long. 91°10', in NE^ see. 15, T. 18 N., R. 2 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on D. S. Highway 62, at Imboden, 3.9 miles downstream 

from Janes Creek, 8.5 miles upstream from Eleven Point River, and 12.1 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,163 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1936 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 254.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929. Prior to July 17, 1937, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

July 17, 1937, to Feb. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 1,519 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,400 cfs Nov. 24 (gage height, 22.43 ft); minimum, 376 cfs Sep^. 27 (gage height, 2.91 ft).

1936-52: Maximum discharge, 78,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 28.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs; minimum observed, 185 cfs Aug. 1, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, about 30.9 ft in August 1915.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by powerplant at Mammoth Spring. 

Revisions (water years). W 927: Drainage area. W 1147: 1937-39, 1942-43, 1945.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per

9.0

403

583

813

2,010

4,160

12.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

6,510

10,100

12,900

19,600

30,000

Discharge, In cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

r

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtel

Mean

Cf am

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

647

647

625

625

669

763

739

1,060

865

763

715

692

669

625

625

625

*604

604

604

604

583

583

2,680

6.990

2,570

1,560

1,680

1,75O

1,500

1,360

1,500

36,526

1,178

1.01

1.17

72,450

Nov.

2,920

2,080

1,680

1,500

1,380

3,610

2,780

2,080

1,880

1,820

1,750

1,750

1,940

*2,080

1,820

1,680

1,560

1,500

1,420

1,320

1,300

1,240

2,330

24.200

13,6OO

11,000

5,950

4,160

3,270

2,920

-

108,520

3,617

3.11

3.47

215,200

Dec.

2,570

2,360

2,220

2,220

2,150

2,O8O

1,94O

2,120

5.560

2,99O

2,570

*2,290

2,150

2,010

1,880

1,75O

1,680

1,680

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,500

1,480

1,420

1,680

1,620

1,500

1,480

1,440

1,420

1.580

60,OOO

1,935

1.67

1.92

119,000

Jan.

1,560

5,510

4,760

12,500

9,800

5,630

4.O8O

5,480

5,060

2,710

2,430

2,290

2,150

2,080

1,940

*1,880

1,750

1,680

1,620

1,560

1,560

1,880

2,010

1,750

1,680

1,620

1,560

1,500

1,440

1,380

1,580

87,850

2,855

2.44

2.81

174,200

Feb.

,150

.160

,94O

,41O

,060

,640

,560

,220

,O1O

,940

,82O

,75O

* ,750

,680

,620

,560

,560

,620

,62O

,750

,680

,62O

,560

,500

,560

,620

,560

,560

.500

_

-

58,780

2,027

1.74

1.88

116,600

Mar.

1.440

1,500

5,24O

4,760

5,340

2,570

2,29O

2,150

2,010

7,730

26.800

 12,900

5,950

4,460

5,780

5,270

2,990

3,270

5,780

5,540

5,270

5,79O

5,150

4.08O

3,410

3,060

2,780

2,570

2,430

2,290

2,220

158,620

4,472

5.85

4.44

274,9OO

Apr.

2,290

2,560

2.150

5,2OO

3,860

3.2OO

2,710

2,500

2,360

2,220

2,150

4,520

9.660

6,350

4,510

*5,560

5,150

2,850

2,64O

2,500

2,560

2,990

4,O1O

5,940

4,540

5,560

5,060

2, 7 SO

2,570

2,560

-

100,690

3,356

2.89

3.22

199.7OO

May

,220

,150

,010

,940

,820

,750

,680

,62O

,560

,01O

,620

,500

,44O

* ,580

,560

,3OO

,50O

,710

.400

,750

,500

,580

,44O

,220

,150

,750

,5OO

,420

,520

,260

.200

51,660

1,666

1.45

1.65

102,500

June

1.140

1,090

1,060

1,050

1,O3O

1,030

l.OOO

946

919

892

*892

865

839

813

813

788

763

765

739

739

715

715

692

692

669

669

669

669

647

647

-

24,955

851

0.715

O.80

49,460

July

647

625

692

669

625

625

604

625

625

6O4

604

6O4

585

625

*647

669

692

647

625

6O4

585

585

565

565

565

5 3

5 3

5 3

5 3

5 3

543

18,754

605

0.521

O.60

 57,200

Aug.

543

543

543

524

543

524

524

505

505

505

505

*524

543

563

524

524

505

487

487

487

469

487

487

487

487

487

469

469

469

4§2

452

15,623

5O4

O.434

0.50

30,990

Sept.

627

1,910

715

583

524

505

487

469

469

*469

469

452

435

452

452

452

469

469

452

435

435

455

435

419

419

419

419

403

403

403

-

15,485

516

0.444

0.50

30,71O

Calendar year 1951: Max 24,2OO 

Water year 1951-52: Max 26,800

Min 

Min

585

405

Mean 2,189 

Mean 1,960

Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.56 Ac-ft 1,584,000 

Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.96 Ac-ft 1,425,000

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfs).--Nov. 24 (11:50 a.m.) 52,4OO cfs (22.45 ft); Jan. 4 (4:50 p.m.) 

16,800 cfs (19.30 ft); Mar. 11 (10:5O a.m.) 51,20O cfs (22.24 ft)j Apr. 15 (1:50 a.m.) 9,86O cfs 

(15.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
96 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo.

Location. Lat 36 "47 '10", long. 91°20'50", in SE£SW£ sec. 36, T. 25 N. , R. 4 W., on right 

bank 300 ft downstream from lower outlet of spring, 1 mile upstream from Eleven Point 

River, and 1 mile north of Greer.

Records available. August to December 1904 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), 

November 1921 to September 1952 .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 564.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Aug. 10 to Dec. 31, 1904, staff gage at site 250 ft downstream at different datum. 

Nov. 17, 1921, to June 25, 1934, staff gage at site 250 ft downstream at datum 0.74 ft 

lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1922-52), 350 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 677 cfs Nov. 24, includes about 30 cfs of surface 

runoff; maximum excluding surface runoff, 664 cfs Nov. 25; maximum gage height, 1.54 ft 

Mar. 10; minimum discharge, 306 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

1921-52: Maximum discharge, 1,220 cfs Aug. 14, 1946, includes about 700 cfs of surface runoff (gage height, 2.23 ft), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs; maximum 

excluding surface runoff, 903 cfs May 26, 1927; minimum, 116 cfs Aug. 26-31, Sept. 14- 

17, 1936.

Remarks . Records good. 

records.

Occasional runoff fr<jm drainage area of 2.97 sq mi included in

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

and discharge, In cmble feet per second)

0.8

1.0 

1.5

302

384

670

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

329 

329

329

325

325

329

341

341

341

337

337

333

329

322

322

318

314

314

314

314

314

318

437

485

480

469

453

464

464

464

453

11,344

366

22,500

Uov.

453 

458

*453

453

443

437

437

432

437

443

464

502

543

562

549

543

537

531

526

514

502

497

526

657

657

644

624

624

618

612

-

15,678

523

31,100

Dec.

599 

586

580

568

549

531

537

531

537

537

537

531

514

508

502

497

485

474

474

474

*469

458

453

453

453

448

443

437

437

432

432

15,466

499

30, 680

Jan.

427 

422

422

443

469

464

458

458

458

453

443

443

437

432

432

427

422

418

418

413

408

408

408

403

403

403

403

398

394

389 389"

13,165

425

26,110

Feb.

389 

394

418

427

457

437

432

*432

427

427

422

418

413

413

403

403

398

394

394

394

394

389

389

389

389

389

384

389

389

-

11,773

406

23,350

Mar.

384 

584

408

448

448

448

443

437

432

502

618

595

580

574

562

549

549

549

549

549

557

*562

568

562

562

555

549

537

537

531

526

16,032

517

31,800

Apr.

520 

514

508

531

555

555

549

549

543

537

557

555

599

599

595

586

580

574

568

568

568

568

574

574

574

568

568

562

562

555

16,795

560

53,310

May

549 

543

537

557

551

526

508

508

508

508

502

497

497

491

491

491

485

*485

485

485

480

474

48?

497

508

502

497

491

485

480

480

15,545

501

50,830

June

480 

474

474

469

464

464

464

464

464

458

453

453

455

448

445

443

443

437

437

432

432

427

*427

422

422

418

418

418

418

418

13,337

445

26,450

July

413 

413

413

413

408

403

403

403

398

398

398

394

394

403

398

394

394

389

*389

389

389

384

384

380

575

375

375

375

375

375

375

12,169

393

24,140

Aug.

375

375

375

375

375

371

371

375

371

371

371

371

367

367

362

358

358

354

354

354

354

354

354

354

354

350

350

345

341

*34T

341

11,188

361

22,190

Sept.

337 

341

341

337

337

337

333

333

333

329

329

329

329

325

325

322

322

322

318

318

318

314

314

310

310

310

310

310

306

306

-

9,705

324

19,250

Calendar year 1951: Max 657 Min 259 Mean 432 Ao-ft 312,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 657 Min 306 Mean 443 Ac-ft 321,700

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo.

Location . Lat 36°38'55", long. 91 "12 '03", in NE^SEv sec. 17, T. 23 N., R. 2 W., on downstream side of right pier of main truss of bridge on State Highway 14, 7 miles southwest of Bardley and ?| miles upstream from Fredericks Fork.

Drainage area. 793 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 410.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 26, 1934, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at datum 0.06 ft 

higher. June 26 to Nov. 1, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 2, 1934, to Oct. 19, 1939, wireweight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 803 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 9,040 cfs Nov. 24 (gage height, 9.66 ft); mini- 

 mum, 428 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.00 ft).

1921-52: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Apr. 14, 1927 (gage height, 18.74 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum. 180 cfs Oct. 18, 

Nov. 17, 18, 1934; minimum gage height, 1.06 ft Sept. 6-11, 1925 (present site and 

datum) . Maximum stage known, 19.7 ft in August 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 44,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs).

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions (water years) .--W 827: 1927-28, 1935. W 927: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

428

1,000

2,620

8.0 

9.0

6,270

7,820

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf am

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

573 

568

568

557

552

578

935

713

650

622

600

589

573

568

562

552

542

531

531

526

526

552

1,290

Hi

1,000

935

935

935

903

871

22,897

739

0.932

1.07

45, 420

Nov.

871 

871

*871

840

840

871

871

840

871

935

1,000

1,100

1,360

1,360

1,290

1,220

1,140

1,070

1,040

1,000

1,000

968

1,070

5,980 

4,360

3,880

2,800

2,260

2,000

1,840

-

46,419

1,547

1.95

2.18

92,070

Dec.

lieoo

1,560

1,480

1,440

1,360

1,330

1,330

1,560

1,520

1,480

1,440

1,360

1,330

1,250

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,140

*1,140

1,070

1,070

1,040 

1,040

1,000

§~6? 968

968

968

968

38,780

1,251

1.58

1.82

76,920

Jan.

935 

935

1,040

1,520

1.960

1,720

1,520

1,480

1,400

1,290

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,040

1,000

968

968

968

1,040

1,000

968 

968

968

935

903

903

871

87T

34,881

1,125

1.42

1.64

69,190

Feb.

871 

,000

,140

,180

I7T40

,140

,070

* ,070

,040

,040

1,000

968

968

968

935

903

903

871

871

871

840

840

840

840 

840

840

809" 809

840

-

27,447

946

1.19

1.29

54,440

Mar.

809 

803

Jea

1,400

1,290

1,180

1,100

1,070

1,070

2,200

7.180

4,000

2,800

2,260

2,000

1,840

1,720

1,840

2,000

1,880

1,840

*2,620

2,620

2,260 

2,040

1,840

1,720

1,640

1,560

1,480

1,440

60,470

1,951

2.46

2.84

119,900

Apr.

1,480 

1,360

1.530

1,680

2,130

1,960

1,800

1,720

1,640

1,560

1,480

1,840

5,650

2,710

2,260

2,000

1,840

1,760

1,680

1,640

1,640

1,800

2,040

2,080 

2,000

1,880

1,800

1,720

1,640

1,560

-

55,680

1,856

2.34

2.61

110,400

May

1, 520 

,480

,440

,400

,330

,330

,290

,250

,250

,250

,180

,180

,140

,100

,100

,070

,070

* ,140

,100

,070

,040

,000

,070

,180 

,180

,140

,070

,070

,040

~555 .000

36,480

1,177

1.48

1.71

72,360

June

9~68 968 

968

935

935

935

903

903

871

871

871

871

871

840

840

809

809

809

803

797

791

778

*766

760 

754

748

742

736

731

TSS

-

25,119

837

1.06

1.18

49,820

July

748 

725

731

725

707

696

690

696

690

679

667

656

650

742

840

797

725

684

*673

667

662

650

644

639 

633

622

616

611

606

633

622

21,126

681

0.859

0.99

41,900

Aug.

616 

611

606

600

594

589

589

633

606" 644

589

606

589

578

573

562

557

552

547

536

531

557

547

531 

526

521

516

516

511

*5lT

511

17,555

566

0.714

0.82

34,820

Sept.

542 

52S

511

506

500

495

495

490

485

480

480

480

480

475

470

461

470

470

461

456

456

452

452

447 

442

442

442

437

437

437

-

14,177

473

0.596

0.66

28,120

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,980 Min 423 Mean 1,145 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.61 Ac-ft 829,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,180 Min 437 Mean 1,096 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.81 Ac-ft 795,400

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs).--Nov. 24 (5:30 p.m.) 9,040 cfs (9.66 ft)j Mar. 11 (11 a.m.) 

8,160 cfs (9.16 ft); Apr. 13 (2 p.m.) 4,120 cfs (6.41 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Eleven Point River near Ravenden Springs, Ark.

Location . Lat 36°21', long. 91°07' , in SE-J-SEij sec. 30 T. 20 N. , R. 1 W., on left bank

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 90, 4-| miles downstream from small tributary, 6-j miles northeast of Ravenden Springs, and 21 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,123 sq mi.

Records available. November 1929 to June 1933, February 1S36 to September 1952. Prior to 

October 1949, published as "near Elevenpoint ."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 291.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Nov. 21 1938, chain gage at same site at datum 0.04 ft higher.

Nov. 21 to Dec. 11, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1930-32, 1936-52), 1,225 cf s .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 14.43 ft); minimum, 571 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 3,02 ft).

1929-33, 1936-52: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 20.21 

ft), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs; minimum observed, 226 cfs Sept. 9, 

1936 (gage height, 2.13 ft, present datum).

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 877: 1930-33, 1936-38. W 977: 1933, 1937-39, 1942(P).

age height, in feet, and discharge,

W 1117: Drainage area 

Rating tables,

Oct. 1 to 

Aug. 13 to

3.0 559 

3.5 859 

4.0 1,170 

5.0 1,820

water year

Nov. 26, 

Sept. 30

7.0 3, 

10.0 5, 

13.0 9,

195: 

cub:

200 

420 

020

feet per cond)

27 to Aug. 12

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

728

910

1,230

1,890

7.0 3,270

10.0 5,490

12.0 7,540

14.0 10,800

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

828 

797

797

797

797

791

983

1,010

890

859

828

791

779

755

749

*731

751

725

719

715

707

725

921

2,570

1,620

1,530

1,270

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,200

29,723

959

0.854

0.98

58,950

Nov.

1,300 

1,200

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,500

1,330

1,270

1,240

1,270

1,350

1,400

1,660

1,820

*1,690

1,620

1,530

1,460

1,400

1,360

1,300

1,300

2,190

7,280

9.020

7,020

4,640

3,550

3,060

2,710

69,780

2,326

2.07

2.31

138,400

Dec.

2,500 

2,300

2,160

2,160

2,030

1,960

1,890

1,960

2,500

2,370

2,160

2,090

*2,030

1,890

1,830

1,760

1,690

1,690

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,590

1,530

1,490

1,530

1,490

1,460

1.450

1, 450

1,450

1,450

56,760

1,831

1.63

1.88

112,600

Jan.

,390 

,980

,230

,780

,420

,410

,780

,500

,370

,160

,960

,890

,830

,760

,760

,660

* ,620

,560

,530

,490

,490

,590

,590

,490

,460

,490

,460

,430

,390

,550

1,330

62,130

2,004

1.78

2.06

123,200

Feb.

1,560 

2.300

2,160

2,090

2,030

1,890

1,760

1,760

1,690

1,620

1,560

1,560

*1, 530

1,490

1,430

1,390

1,390

1,360

1,330

1,360

1,350

1,300

1,330

1,300

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

_

-

44,860

1,547

1.38

1.49

88,980

Mar.

1.250 

1,260

1,890

2,250

2,050

1,890

1,760

1,660

1,620

4,440

10,200

9,410

*4,950

5,760

3,200

2,850

2,640

2,780

3,060

2,850

3,060

4,720

4,200

3,550

3,150

2,850

2,570

2,430

2,300

2,230

2,160

98,910

3,191

2.84

3.28

196,200

Apr.

2,370 

2,030

1,960

2,500

3,060

2,850

2,570

2,430

2,300

2,230

2,090

2,920

5,020

4,950

3,620

3,130

*2,850

2,640

2,500

2,370

2,300

2,430

2,850

2,990

2,990

2,710

2,570

2,430

2,300

2,230

-

82,190

2,740

2.44

2.72

163,000

May

.090 

,030

,960

,890

,890

,830

,760

,690

,690

,760

,620

,590

,530

* ,490

,490

,490

,460

,530

,620

,490

,430

,390

,430

,560

,590

,530

,460

,430

,390

,560

,360

49,830

1,607

1.43

1.65

98,840

June

.550 

,500

,300

,260

,260

,260

,230

,200

,200

,160

,160

* ,160

,130

,130

,100

,100

,100

,070

,070

,070

,040

,040

,040

,040

,000

,000

,000

,000

972

972

-

35,694

1,123

1.00

1.12

66,830

July

1,000 

1,000

1,000

972

972

941

941

972

941

910

910

910

910

972

1,070

*1.150

1,000

972

941

910

879

879

879

848

848

848

848

848

818

848

848

28,765

928

0.826

0.95

57,050

Aug.

848 

818

818

818

818

788

782

776

848

788

782

776

*785

775

755

745

751

751

725

719

707

719

751

707

695

689

683

677

671

67l

671

23,243

750

0.668

0.77

46,100

Sept.

779 

1.050

743

695

683

671

671

659

653

653

*635

629

623

623

629

617

641

635

623

617

611

605

600

600

594

582

582

576

576

571

-

19,426

648

0.577

0.64

38,530

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,000 Min 611 Mean 1,717 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.75 Ac-ft 1,243,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 10,200 Min 571 Mean 1,637 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.85 Ac-ft 1,189,000

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Nov. 25 (2:30 p.m.) 10,000 cfs (13.56 ft); Jan. 4 (12:30 p.m.) 

7,280 cfs (11.84 ft); Mar. 12 (12:30 a.m.) 11,600 cfs (14.43 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Black Rock, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°06'15", long. 91°05'50", In NW-jL sec. 21, T. 17 N., R. 1 W. , on right 

bank 900 ft downstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway brdige at Black Rock and 

3.7 miles below Spring River.

Drainage area. 7,323 sq mi.

Records available . June 1929 to September 1931, October 1939 to September 1952. Gageheight records collected in same vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. --Staff gage read twice daily, more often during rises. Datum of gage is 239.56 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1946, at site 900 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1929-31, 1939-53), 9,084 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 40,600 cfs Nov. 27, Mar. 12 (gage height, 23.3 

ft ] ; minimum , 2,960 cfs Sept. 25-30 (gage height, 1.7 ft).

1929-31, 1939-52: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 28.5 

ft): minimum observed, 1,800 cfs Sept. 19-24, 1931 (g"age height, 0.5 ft, site then in 

use) .

Maximum stage known, 31.9 ft Aug. 21, 1915, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks . Records good. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir 189 miles upstream since 

June 3, 1948 (see p. 84 ).

Cooperation . Gage-height record, 14 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years) . W 927: Drainage area. W 1211: 1930-31.

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 27 to Dec. 15; rate of change In 

stage used as a factor Nov. 14-16, 21-25, Dec. 5-8, 10-19, 25, Jan. 

2-4, 6-20, Feb. 2-4, Mar. 4, 10, 11, 31, Apr. 1-3, 11-13, 26-30, 

May 1-4)

1.7 2,960 13.0 14,100

3.0 4,070 17.0 19,600

6.0 7,000 20.0 25,800

9.0 10,000 ' 23.1 38,800

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5,310 

5,120

5,020

4,920

4,830

4,920

5,020

5,410

5,800

5,900

5,610

5,310

5,120

5,020

*4,920

4,830

4,740

4,640

4,540

4,360

4,160

5.980

4,360

9,200

10.100

9,500

9,800

9,700

9,000

8,900

9,300

189,340

6,108

0.834

0.96

375,600

Nov.

10,500 

10, 300

9,500

9,000

8,600

9,900

11,300

10, 600

10, 100

9,600

9,500

9,500

10,800

13,300

13,900

14,600

14, 600

14,300

14, 200

14, 100

13,200

12,400

14, 200

30,500

34,300

38.800

34,800

*29,800

28,400

27,500

-

491,900

16,400

2.24

2.50

975,700

Dec.

27.500 

27,200

26,700

26,100

23, 600

22,300

20,900

19,700

20,700

19,300

18,000

17,600

16,700

16, 100

15,200

14,500

14, 200

*13,400

12,900

12,900

12,800

12,700

12,200

12.100

15,900

14,100

13,900

15,400

13,200

12,800

12,400

529,000

17,060

2.33

2.69

tl,049

Jan.

12,100 

17,000

20,900

28,500

50,200

27,800

25,900

*23,200

21, 700

21,100

20, 100

19,500

19,200

18,200

17,500

15,600

15,100

13,600

12,900

12, 100

11,600

11,200

11,200

10, 700

10,400

10,000

9,600

9,400

9,200

3,800

g,400

502,500

16,210

2.21

2.55

996,700

Feb.

9,900 

14, 200

15,800

16.200

16,000

15,800

15,800

15, 300

14, 800

14, 600

14, 100

13,800

13,600

13,400

13,200

12,700

12,400

12,300

12,100

11,900

11,400

11, 100

10, 700

10,400

10,200

10,000

*9,600

9,400

9.100

-

-

369,800

12,750

1.74

1.88

753,500

Mar.

8,900 

8.800

10,000

14,200

13,800

13, 100

12,600

12,200

11,600

19,200

35,000

38.800

*36,000

50,600

28,100

27,500

27,500

27,800

28,700

28, 700

28,100

29,100

29,400

28,700

27,500

26,400

25, 100

24,100

25,200

22,200

20, 600

715,500

25,080

3.15

3.63

tl,419

Apr.

20,100 

19,200

17,900

13, 500

19,000

18,800

13,600

*18,500

18,500

18,300

17,000

20,000

26,200

25,800

25, 300

24,400

24,100

23,900

23,900

23,600

23,000

22,400

22,800

22, 600

22,400

21,200

19,400

18,600

*17,000

16.200

-

627,200

20,910

2.86

3.19

*1,244

May

14.700 

13,900

13, 600

13, 100

12,700

12,300

12,000

11,700

11,600

11,600

11, 600

11,200

11,100

10, 800

10,500

10,400

10,200

10,400

11,400

11,200

10, 500

*10,100

9,600

9,700

10,000

9,800

9,500

3,900

8,400

8,000

7.800

338,100

10,910

1.49

1.72

670,600

June

7.400 

7,200

7,000

6,800

*6,800

6,600

6,500

6,400

6,100

6,100

6,100

5,900

5,710

5,510

5,510

5,410

5,310

5,220

*5,120

5,020

5,020

5,020

5,020

5,020

4,920

4,830

4,740

4,540

4,450

4.560

169,650

5,654

0.772

0.36

556,500

July

4,560 

4,260

4,160

4,160

4,070

3,980

3,980

3,980

3,980

*4,070

4,070

3,980

3,980

3,980

4,260

4,360

5.020

5,020

4,830

4,640

4,450

4,360

4,160

4,160

4,070

5,980

5,930

5,900

5.810

5,810

5,900

129,720

4,185

0.571

0.66

257,300

Aug.

5.810 

3,810

3,810

3,720

*3,720

5,720

3,640

5,550

5,550

5,550

3,640

3,720

3,640

3,640

3,640

5,640

5,640

3,550

3,550

3,550

5,550

3,640

3,640

3,640

3,550

3,460

3,570

3,290

3,290

5.200

3,200

110,920

3,578

0.489

0.56

220,000

Sept.

3,200 

5.220

5,020

3,980

3,640

3,460

3,370

3,370

3,370

*3,290

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,120

5,120

*5,200

5,460

3,550

3,290

3,120

3,120

3,120

3,040

5,040

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,960

100,460

5,349

0.457

0.51

199,300

Calendar year 1951: Max 

Water year 1951-52: Max

38,800

58,800

3,900 Mean 12,740 Cfsm 1.74 In 

2,960 Mean 11,680 Cfsm 1.59 In

23.63 Ac-ft 

21.71 Ac-ft

9,220,000

8,477,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
100 WHITE RIVER BASDi

Strawberry River near Evening Shade, irk.

Location. Lat 36"06', long. 91"36i, in NE£ sec. 27, T. 17 N., R. 6 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 11, 2 miles north of Evening Shade and 

6.3 miles upstream from Piney Fork.

Drainage area. 225 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1952.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 406.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 248 c'fs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs Nov. 24 (gage height, 20,36 ft); 

minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 26.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 5 cfs 

Sept. 18-23, 1941.

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

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 14 discharge measurements, and computation of discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 13-22)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5 Nov. 6 to Sept. 30

4.2 32

4.5 58

5.0 111

5.5 179

6.0

7.0

9.0

10. 2

266

482

1,090

1,500

4.Z 

4.4 

4.6 

5.0

6.0

42

99

£66

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

482

1,090

2,300

5,480

10,200

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

Day

I

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

46

46 

43

*42

a240

a640

a230

95

75

66

60 

55

51

46

45

42

41

39

38

35.

35

36

1.070 

796 

198

135

508

399

220

179

798

6,349

205

0.911

1.05

12,590

Nov.

1,490

532 

377

296

256

*2,760

924

584

434

346

286 

266

346

286

238

229

212

180

162

149

156

1,520" 127

9.360 

6,360

2,680

1,230

892

686

545

-

33,389

1,113

4.95

5.52

66,230

Dec.

446

388 

356

346

326

*326

266

482

924

506

410 

346

296

266

238

205

102

198

192

181

180

157

148

ift

205

176

160

159

157

151

8,714

281

1.25

1.44

17,280

Jan.

148

1,260 

1,260

5,480

1,990

956

686

571

*470

366

316 

286

276

256

238

212

204

192

176

167

160

202

202 

170 

159

157

152

140

132

124

122

17,230

556

2.47

2.85

34,180

Feb.

481

1.400 

892

796

612

446

356

306

276

247

229 

*212

220

209

188

178 186"

238

336

405

326

276

266 

238 

272

316

266

247

229

-

-

10,649

367

1.63

1.76

21,120

Mar.

207

217 

1,020

988

506

388

326

296

266

3,800

*7.070 

1,290

828

584

470

399

346

427

506

356

644

1,350

748 

506 

410

346

306

286

266

238

220

25,610

826

3.67

4.23

50,800

Apr.

*229

220 

200

525

458

316

266

247

229

220

209 

2.460

1,870

892

626

482

399

346

316

296

286

*924

1,160 

828 

780

506

399

336

286

256

-

16,567

552

2.45

2.74

32 , 860

May

238

212 

197

181

167

157

144

135

125

125

124

114

106

*100

96

92

90

456

637

229

172

141

180

247

207

176

149

128

116

6,405

207

0.920

1.06

12,70O

June

105

98 

86

78

*76

73

69

64

59

55

52 

49

46

43

41

38

36

*36

36

35

32

31

29

27 

26

24

24

23

23

22

1,436

47.9

0.213

0.24

2,850

July

22

22 

22

21

21

22

21

22

*22

22

21 

20

19

20

38

42

56

37

28

23

21

20

19 

18 

18

17

TT

17

18

24

19

729

23.5

0.104

0.12

1,450

Aug.

21

19 

18

17

*16

17

16

15

16

16

15 

15

22

30

27

20

17

17

17

16

15

18

22 

22 

21

18

17

16

16

15

15

562

18.1

O.O8O

0.09

1,110

Sept.

27

482

138

46

30

23

21

20

19

18

17 

16

16

16

16

*15

16

17

16

16

16

16

15

*15 

15

15

14

14

14

il

-

1,134

37.8

0.168

0.19

2,250

Calendar year 1951 : Max 9,360 Mln 34 Mean 415 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25. 05 Ac-ft 300,700

Water year 1951-52 : Max 9,360 Min 13 Mean 352 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.29 Ac-ft 255,400

,000 efs). Nov. 6 (10 a.m.) 4,O60 cfs (14.36 ft); Nov. 24 (6 p.m.) 10,900 

a.m.) 6,920 cfs (17.36 ft); Mar. 11 (2 a.m.) 8.2OO cfs (18.52 ft); Apr. 12 

f t-.l

Peak discharge (base. 4, 

cfs (20.36 ft); Jan. 4 (9 ,». ., 

(6 p.m.) 4,310 cfs (14.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Strawberry River near 

Poughkeepsie and Piney Pork Strawberry River at Evening Shade.
WHITE RIVER BASIN iui 

Piney Pork Strawberry River at Evening Shade, Ark.

Location. Lat 36-05', long. 91°37', in NE£ sec. 34, T. 17 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 

20 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 11, three-quarters of a mile north of 

Evening Shade, and 5.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--99 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 420.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 5, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,170 cfs Nov. 24 (gage height, 12.40 ft); mini 

mum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 23.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in 

1941, 1944, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 14 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3

16

29

52

105

234

5.5

6.0

8.0

10.3

403

640

1,720

2,980

Jan. 4 to Sept. 3O

3.58 3.1 4.5 105 

3.7 9.0 5.0 223 

3.9 24 5.5 403 

4.2 54

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.5 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

23

21

21

*19

134

138

57

48

43

39 

36

34 

33

31

30

29

28

27

27

27

27

54

54

35

32

90

111

66

62

428

2,242

72.3

0.730

0.84

4,450

Nov.

524

202

160

134

136

1,370 

*348

246

199

170

144 

137

147 

127

109

114

96

86

82

79

75

72

623

2.920

2,370

873

493

351

271

228

-

12,886

430

4.34

4.84

25,560

Dec.

191

170

164

170

144

*130 

120

190

263

174

154 

142

125

120

105

92

90

94

84

84

81

70

70

65

126

128

97

94

94

90

82

3,803

123

1.24

1.43

7,540

Jan.

81

906

689

2.980

883

470 

342

288

*238

198

172 

161

149 

138

127

117

109

99

94

88

88

99

81

75

73

73

67

62

60

55

9,123

294

2.97

3.43

18,100

Feb.

289

664

386

309

242

198 

170

154

136

125

117 

*113

117 

101

92

92

99

123

178

180

147

136

129

119

149

140

127

121

115

-

5,068

175

1.77

1.90

10,050

Mar.

103

T5T

385

292

201

170 

152

136

127

-,410

1.720 

502

350 

264

223

188

1^0

185

172

145

343

721

295

229

192

165

147

132

121

113

*107

9,581

309

3.12

3.60

19,000

Apr.

145

109

96

252

175

140 

127

117

107

113

99

1.250

709 

365

271

217

185

163

147

136

129

*307

53S

320

248

203

175

154

136

123

-

7,256

242

2.44

2.73

14,390

May

113

101

92

84

79

72

67

62

60

79

65 

54

51 

*50

48

46

46

182

115

65

54

50

102

210

ToT

79

65

58

54

50

46

2,400

77.4

0.782

0.90

4,760

June

44

41

40

38

*53

41 

35

33

31

29

28 

27

26 

24

23

22

21

*21

20

20

19

17

16

15

14

14

13

12

11

TT

-

759

25.3

0.256

0.29

1,510

July

12

11

12

11

9.6

8.4 

7.8

8.4

*9.0

7.8

6.7 

7.8

frl

19

19

28

22

14

12

10

9.0

7.8

7.8

7.3

6.7

7.8

6.2

9.0

7.8

6.2

325.1

10.5

0.106

0.12

645

Aug.

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

*5.2

7.3 

6.2

5.7

6.2

6.2

5.7 

5.7

12 

13

7.8

5.7

4.7

5.2

5.7

4.7

4.3

7.8

12

9.0

5.7

5.2

4.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

194.2

6.26

0.063

0.07

385

Sept.

9.1

~26 128

7.3

9.0

7.3 

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.2

S.2 

4.7

4.7 

5.2

5.2

4.7

*13

21

9.0

6.7

5.7

5.2

5.2

*5.2

4.3

4.3

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

-

331.8

11.1

0.112

0.12

658

Calendar year 1951 : Max, 2,940 Min 16 Mean 151 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.71 Ac-ft 109,400

Water year 1951-52 : Max 2,98O Min 3.1 Mean 147 CfBm 1.48 In. 2O.27 Ac-ft 107,000

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). Nov. 6 (9 a.m.) 2,37O cfs (9.17 ft); Nov. 24 (11 a.m.) 4,170 

cfs (12.40 ft); Jan. 4 (11 a.m.) 3,980 cfs (12.10 ft)j Mar. 10 (11 p.m.) 3,360 cfs (1O.98 ft)j 

Apr. 12 (3 p.m.) 2,590 cfs (9.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
102 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Strawberry River near Poughkeepsie, Ark.

Location.--Lat 36°07', long. 91°27iV In NW£ sec. 19, T. 17 N., R. 4 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 58, half a mile downstream from 

Hurricane Creek and 2^ miles northeast of Poughkeepsie.

Drainage area.--476 sq mi.

Records available. February 1936 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 298.07 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 12, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum. 

May 13 to Dec. 10, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 597 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 17,400 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 19.64 ft); 

minimum, 53 cfs July 26, 27, Aug. 21, Sept. 30.

1936-52: Maximum discharge, 52,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 29.30 ft), by 

slope-area method; minimum observed, 31 cfs Oct. 4, 1938.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 14 discharge measurements, and computation of discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years) . W 877: 1938. W 897: Drainage area. W 1211: 1938-39.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

Ac-'ft

Oct.

147

143

137

*133

686

! , ego

808

362

285

244

216 

194

179

167

163

154

147

145

137 

133

131

133

643

1,340 

446

309

598

857

535

446

1,210

12,878

415

0.872

1.01

25,540

Nov.

3,120

1,110

842

702

685

*5,100

2,040

1,190

965

825

738 

6S5

738

720

650

598

550

535

490 

461

432

418

1,840

15.600 

15,600

5,900

2,590

1,900

1,470

1,230

-

69,724

2,324

4.88

5.45

138,300

Dec.

1.O4O

930

878

S6O

*790

738

685

878

1.720

1,080

895 

808

720

668

615

535

5O5

520

505 

490

490

446

418

825

738

615

565

550

520

505

21,936

708

1.49

1.71

43,510

Jan.

490

3,450

3,660

12.7OO

5,280

2,290

1,630

*1,390

1,190

1,040

895 

842

790

738

685

650

615

565

535 

520

505

55O

580

505 

490

476

461

446

418

390

376

45,152

1,457

3.06

3.53

89,560

Calendar year 1951: Max 15,600 Mir

Feb.

1,140

3.080

2,040

1,510

1,310

1,O4O

895

808

738

685

*632 

598

615

580

535

520

550

632

825 

878

842

720

685

650 

702

772

702

668

632

-

25,984

896

1.88

2.03

51 , 540

Mar.

580

615

1,700

2,130

1,150

930

860

755

702

5,820

»12.600 

3,640

1,850

1,390

1,150

1,040

930

930

1,110 

930

1,060

2,970

1,590

1,150 

1,000

895

825

755

685

650

615

53,007

1,710

3.59

4.14

105,100

Apr.

*650

668

565

951

1,080

825

738

668

615

598

580 

4.260

4,220

1,850

1,310

1,040

895

808

738 

668

615

1,220

2,340

1,510 

1,430

1,040

878

772

*668

598

34,828

1,161

2.44

2.72

69,080

May

550

520

476

446

418

390

368

345

326

348

362 

315

293

280

*269

288" 261

645

1.170 

476

376

323

426

1,150 

668

490

404

356

323

301

277

13,640

440

0.924

1.07

27,050

June

263

242

231

218

*213

234

199

189

184

175

165 

163

156

147

143

139

132

*130

128 

128

123

121

119

115 

108

106

102

100

98

98

-

4,669

156

0.328

0.36

9,260

July

98

96

94

94

87

85

83

94

*87.

85

81 

79

79

83

119

132

134

139

106 

81

75

67

57

55 

55

53

53

55

57

79

79

2,621

84.5

0.178

0.20

5,200

Aug.

83

65

61

69 *63

61

77

63

63

57

57 

61

81

110

102

79

61

61

57 

55

53

63

79

81 

77

69

61

57

57

55

55

2,093

67.5

0.142

0.16

4,150

Sept.

186

908

418

184

128

106

96

87,

81

79

77 

75

73

73

73

*69

69

96

79 

71

71

69

67

*65 

63

59

59

55

55

53

3,644

121

0.254

0.28

7,230

i 118 Mean 864 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.63 Ac-ft 625,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 15,600 Mln 53 Mean 793 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.66 Ac -ft 575,500

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Nov. 6

cfs (19.64 ft); Jan. 4 UO a.m.) 15,6OO cfs

2 p.m.) 6,770 cfs (14.38 f t) j Nov. 25 (l p.m.) 17,400

19.04 ft); Mar. 11 (2 a.m.) 16,500 cfs (19.33 ft);

Apr. 12 (7 p.m.) 8,570 cfs (15.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 103

White River at Newport, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°36<20", long. 91°17'20", In NE£ sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 3 W., on left 

bank at bridge on U. S. Highway 67, at Newport, 7.2 miles downstream from Black River 

and at mile 257.6.

Drainage area. 19,812 sq ml.

Records available. September 1927 to September 1931 (published as "near Newport"), 

October 1937 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at present site since 

1885 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Staff gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is 194.09 ft above mean sea level, 

(Tatum of 1929. September 1927 to September 1931, staff gage at site 2.8'miles downstream at datum 2.30 ft lower.

Average discharge. 19 years (1927-31, 1937-52), 25,700 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 75,200 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 25.6 ft); minimum, 4,860 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 0.4 ft).

1927-31, 1937-52: Maximum discharge, 343,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945; maximum gage height 

observed, 35.9 ft Apr. 18, 1945; minimum discharge observed, 3,480 cfs Sept. 22-25, 

1941 (gage height, -1.0 ft).

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 18, 1945. Flood of Apr. 16, 1927, reached a stage 

of 35.6 ft, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1952 are given In Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Cooperation. Fourteen discharge measurements and computations of dally discharge furnished 

by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey. Gage-height record 

collected In cooperation with the U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions. W 927: Drainage area.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Z6

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

10,300 

9,630

9,130

8,96O

8,800

9,130

10,800

10,500

9,460

9,300

9,960 

9,960

9,130

8,960

*8,8OO

8,300

8,130

8,630

8,630

8,800

8,460

7,630

7.290

8,130

14,600

15.600

15^100

14,900

13,200

14,900

320,520

10,340

635,700

Jfov.

20 , 500 

23,900

23,400

19,900

17.000

22,600

28,100

26,700

24,300

21,900

20,100 

18,300

18,500

22,800

23,200

23,100

23,400

24,200

24,200

23,400

24,20O

25,200

29,600

43,500

59 , 800

65,400

* 68, 400 

71,300

73.700

73,700

-

984,300

32,810

tl,952

Dec.

69.800 

67,700

65,600

64,900

62,900

60,600

58,900

57,800

57,800

57 , 000

56 , 500 

56 , 100

54,400

52 , 800

51 , 500

46,9OO

44,200

*43,200

41,700

39,700

39 , 200

35,100

32 , 300

51.100

31,800

37 , 500

36,000 

35,600

34 , 900

34,700

31,600

$1,489.8

48,060

*2,955

Jan.

31,800 

39,700

46,400

51 , 400

54,400

55,700

*57,800

6O,100

6O . 6OO

55,700

53 , 800 

51,700

48,200

43,900

41 , 500

39,700

36,700

35,200

34,000

31,600

29,700

27 , 500

26,700

27,400

27,4OO

25,200

24,400 

24,400

21,300

15,500

14.500

tl,193.9

38,510

*2,368

Feb.

17.100 

25,500

28,000

28,400

30,600

30,500

30,700

50.900

30,500

28,700

26,600 

27,600

27,800

28,000

25,200

23,800

23,900

22 , 600

22,900

26,100

27,100

26,700

25,900

23,800

21 , 800

22,100

22,700 

*22,900

22,300

_

-

750.7OO

25,890

*1,489

Mar.

21,700 

20 . 90O

23,200

30,300

33 , 600

32,700

30,500

28,500

27,700

36,500

52 , 300 

68.000

*67,700

63 , 500

60,600

57 , 800

54,900

52 , 300

51 , 100

50,200

49 , 000

64,900

62,400

61,200

60,600

59 , 500

59 , 500 

58,900

58,900

57 , 800

56 , 500

«.,515.2

48,810

*3,001

Apr.

56 , 100 

55,700

52,OOO

47 , 400

44,600

48,800

48,300

*48,OOO

40,700

38 , 000

57.200 

51,700

64,20O

73,400

74.400

69,100

67,000

64,900

63,500

60,600

58 , 400

57 , 800

61,80O

64 , 2OO

64,900

63,500

62,400 

* 59, 500

57 , 800

52,200

-

*1,708.1

56,940

*3,388

May

50.000 

47,200

43,700

40,400

38,300

36,900

34,500

33,300

32 , 300

29,900

28,40O 

27,500

25,900

23,200

21,100

19,000

18,500

19,700

20,300

21,500

*21,700

20.0OO

18,700

24,000

36,000

28,600

22,400 

22,300

19 , 500

18,300

17.600

860,700

27,76O

*1,707

June

15.400 

14,000

13,600

13,600

*13,600

13,800

13,600

13,000

12,300

11,300

11,100 

11,500

11,500

11,300

11,OOO

10,300

9,960

9,630

*9,960

10,100

9,960

9,460

9,130

8,630

8.500

8,460

9,130 

9,500

9,150

8,460

-

330,510

11,020

655,600

July

8,130 

8,130

8,630

8,96O

8,960

8,460

8,460

7,960

7,630

*7,79O

7,960 

7,96O

7,960

7,790

7,460

7,460

8,630

9,130

9.650

9,460

8,630

7,960

7,790

8,130

8,300

8,130

8,130 

7,630

7.150

7,130

7,460

252,970

8,160

501 , 8OO

Aug.

7,960 

8.800

8,150

7,290

6,790

*6,460

7,150

6,960

8,790

6,790

6,620 

6,460

6,290

7,460

7,460

7,460

7,790

7,460

6,790

6,290

6,960

7,150

7,150

7,290

6,790

6,460

5.960 

6,620

6,790

6,620

6,460

217,590

7,015

451 , 200

Sept.

6,290 

6,46O

7,460

8.300

7,790

7,290

6,790

6,460

5,790

5,790

6,290 

6,290

6,290

6,290

*5,960

5,320

5,320

6,460

6,620

6,460

6,120

5,790

5,320

5.020

5,640

5,790

5,960 

5,790

5,790

5,520

-

186,260

6,209

569,400

Calendar year 1951: Max 1O2,OOO Mln 7,29O Mean 3O,570 Ac-ft 22,130,OOO

Water year 1951-52: Max 74,40O Mln 5,O2O Mean 26,800 Ac-ft 19,450,000

* Discharge measurement made

* Expressed In thousands.

on this day.
104 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork Little Red River at Shirley, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°39' , long. 92°18', In SWi sec. 20, T. 12 N., R. 12 W., on right bank

half a mile downstream from Sugar Camp (or Wevers) Creek and 1 mile east of Shirley.

Prior to July 16, 1952, at site 70 ft upstream. 

Drainage area.--294 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1952. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 483.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to June 6, 1939, wire-weight gage 70 ft upstream at same datum. June 6,

1939, to July 15, 1952, water-stage recorder on downstream side of pier of Missouri

& Arkansas Railway bridge, 70 ft upstream at same datum. 

Average discharge. 13 years, 527 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 cfs Nov. 24 (gage height, 18.44 ft in

gage well, 18.6 ft on wire-weight gage, from stage-relation curve); minimum, 0.6 cfs

Aug. 11, 12.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 101,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 28.3 ft, in

gage well; about 31 ft on wire-weight gage, from stage-relation curve), from rating

curve extended above 60,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times during

1943-44, 1946-49.

Maximum stage known, that of Jan. 24, 1949.

Note. Maximum gage heights published prior to 1949 were referred to wire-weight

gage.

Remarks.--Records good. 

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 14 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records

reviewed by Geological Survey.

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 16-20, 26-31, Apr. 1-4, 7-9, 17-21, 

Apr. 28 to May 7, May 2O-23)

Oct. 1 to May 23 May 24 to Sept. 30

5.0 

5.2 

5.4 

5.7 

6.0 

6.5

125

250

7.0

8.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

426

920

1,490

3,050

5,480

4.5 0.8 

2.0 

6.4

5.2 

5.4 

5.7 

5.0 16 6.0.O 125 

16.0 10,800 

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

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.0 ft.

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24 

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

29

*28 

27

26

25

33

48

48

51

43

41 

36

34

51

29

28

26

25

24

25

25

22

305

805 

293

182

182

880

525

557

1.290

5,517

178

0.605

O.7O

10,940

Nov.

4,650

1,650 

1,050

755

788

5, -670

2,360

1,450

1,220

975

755 

655

838

755

60O

591

541

435

361

512

277

250

1,470

10 . 6OO 

7,540

*4,140

2,200

1,520

1,140

892

56,58O

1,879

6.59

7.15

111,800

Dec.

705

655 

885

*755

605

556

460

510

1,650

1,170

920 

750

596

514

439

352

285

277

268

259

255

225

197

182 

277

650

554

482

448

401

554

16,550

553

1.81

2.09

52,790

Jan.

319

2,650 

3,720

6.760

5,980

2,120

1,450

1,200

1,060

*865

680 

573

514

460

401

359

309

277

247

228

211

214

216

189 

167

164

160

148

156

125

T25

29,967

967

5.29

5.79

59,440

Feb.

897

2.560 

1,890

1,400

1,080

858

680

564

482

597

550 

509

299

280

*244

250

256

295

650

920

755

655

605

564 

600

750

705

680

600

-

20,275

699

2.58

2.56

40,210

Mar.

510

518 

1,540

2,090

1,280

975

755

650

541

7,180

8,490 

2,650

1,680

1,220

975

782

680

705

892

*750

950

5,890

1,960

1,540 

1,060

858

680

582

496

415

575

47,585

1,529

5.20

5.99

95,990

Apr.

496

605 

496

1,440

1,520

1,110

892

705

*650

1,110

1,220 

8.850

5,190

2,560

1,550

1,170

948

782

655

582

806

6,650

3,980

2,520 

1,720

1,280

1,OOO

810

680

559

52,516

1,744

5.95

6.62

105 , 800

May

456

575 

545

259

216

*184

155

129

117

125

158 

115

97

79

72

66

60

687

1,O6O

541

550

256

1,550

5.750 

1,420

858

*550

576

285

222

172

15,015

484

1.65

1.90

29,780

June

140

114 

96

82

70

65

57

51

46

40

57 

55

*50

28

25

22

20

18

17

18

17

14

15

12 

10

8.6

7.4

*6.4

6JL

6.1

-

1,109.6

57.0

0.126

0.14

2,200

July

7.4

f:f

5.5

4.7

5.8

5.6

*5.4

5.2

2.8

2.7 

2.5

2.3

2.2 '2.5

g2.5

g2.5

g5.0

g5.0

g3.0

g3.0

g5.0

g2.8

g2.5 

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.6

102.4

3.50

0.011

O.O1

205

Aug.

1.5

1.2 

1.1

.9

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.0

.7 

.8

2.5

3.0

3.6

3.8

4.0

5.8

7.8

14

11

12

14

12 

10

8.2

6.7

*5.8

4.7

4.2

5.6

149.1

4.81

0.016

0.02

296

Sept.

5.8

10 

7.8

15

Si

18

14

12

9.1

7.8

6.7 

5.8

4.9

4.7

4.0

5.6

5.4

*3.6

3.8

5.2

5.4

5.0

*2.7

2.5

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.a

-

179.1

5.97

O.O2O

0.02

555

Calendar year 1951: Max 1O,6OO Mln 20 Mean 6O7 Cfsm 2.O6 In. 28. Ol Ac-ft 459,500

Water year 1951-52; Max 1O,6OO Mln O.7 Mean 669 Cfsm 2.28 In. 5O.97 Ac-ft 485,800

Peak discharge (base. 6.OOP cfs).--Nov. 1 (5 a.m.) 8,52O cfs (14.82 ft); Nov. 6 (8 a.m.) 8,70O cfs 

(14.92 ft); Nov. 24 (9 a.m.) 16,50O cfs (18.44 ft); Jan. 4 (1O a.m.) 8.880 cfs (15.04 ft); Mar. 10 

(11 p.m.) 15,900 cfs (18.21 ft); Apr. 12 (6 p.m.) 15,5OO cfs (18.OO ft); Apr. 22 (1 p.m.) 11,20O cfs 

(16.20 . ft); May 25 (11 p.m.). 7,98O , cfs (14.5O . ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 105

South Pork Little Red River near Clinton, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°34', long. 92°23', in NEf sec. 29, T. 11 N., R. 13 W., on left bank 

if miles downstream from Pedee Creek, 4^ miles southeast of Clinton, and 6 miles downstream from Arohey Pork.

Drainage area.--316 sq ml.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 430.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 14, 1939, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 606 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,800 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 16.27 ft); 

 minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 69,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 {gage height, 26.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known prior to 1949, 25.2 ft, date unknown, from information by local 

resident.

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

Cooperation. Gage height record, 14 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). W 1087: 1939.

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

In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10 

0.1

Mar. 11 to Sept. 30

1.0

3.0

10

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

100

277

695

1,970

3,620

6,200

9,300

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

725

1,360

2,860

3,900

10.0

12.0

14.0

5,250

8,300

12,000

Note. Same as preceding 

taFTe""below 5.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

29

27

25 

22 

20

26

89

61

54

50

44

40

36

33

30

28

25

23

22

21

20

 m19

648 

280

212

471

1,190

*585

434

2,050

7,358

237

0.750

0.87

14,590

Nov.

4,700

1,760

1,100 

778 

958

7,520

2,540

1,660

1,280

980

778

750

1,100

920

750

695

540

454

399

351

311

291 

2/8~ro

8,960 

77750"

*4,510

2,540

1,830

1,340

1,040

-

61,215

2,040

6.46

7.20

121,400

Dec.

832

750

1,440 

*1,220 

890

722

575

722

1,410

1,130

920

778

602

535

458

365

324

358

348

337

340

297 

272

260 4"53

950

750

634

575

508

442

20,237

653

2.07

2.38

40,140

Jan.

402

4,250

4,900. 

9.150 

4,040

2,390

1,760

1,410

1,160

*920

722

612

530

478

426

372

331

502

275

255

245

255 

240

218 

204

202

197

184

175

165

165

36,911

1,191

3.77

4.34

73,210

Feb.

1,020

2,350

1,906 

1,380 

1,070

832

656

550

462

599

358

a330

a510

a295

a270

a260

a270~

*521

620

1,190

980

832 

805

695 

832

890

805

750

651

-

-

21,985

758

2.40

2.59

45,600

Mar.

540

750

2,790 

2,460 

1,620

1,220

980

805

668

*7,580

»9,660

3,190

2,060

al,540

al,200

938

785

1,150

1,260

1,000

1,200

3,620 

2,060

1,570 

1,230

a950

a740

a630

a520

419

a38O

55,295

1,784

5.65

6.51

109,700

Apr,

a550

a72B~

a585 

al,700 

1,920

al,400

al,150

*938

761

1,500

1,460

9,050

5,850

2,780

1,920

1,430

1,130

a905

a745

626

1,540

10,500 

*4,970

3,040 

2,060

1,570

1,200

938

737

578

-

64,256

2,142

6.78

7.56

127,400

May

464

576

311 

272 

238

206

184

163

170

218

216

170

145

127

116

105

96

4SJ

785

428

511

249 

1,050

5,260

1,540

*958

626

442

557

272

228

14,507

468

1.48

1.71

28,770

June

TS~5 195

145

127 

110

98

87

78

69

61

55

*47

42

57

55

29

25

23

21

19

19

19 

14

11 

9.4

8.5

7.3

6.6

6.0

773

1,575.1

52.5

0.166

0.19

3,120

July

11

14

8.9 

7.3 

6.5

5.6

*5 .

5.

4.

4.

4.

5.

2.

2.

2.

3.

3.

3.

5 .

3.

2.

2. 

2.

1.9 

1.7

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.5

75

119.3

3.85

0.012

0.01

237

Aug.

0.5

.4

.4 

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

a_-7

a. 6

a. 5 

a. 5

a. 5 

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

».4

.4

.3

.5

15.1

0.42

0.0015

0.002

26

Sept.

0.3

.4

73

.5 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.2

.2

».5

.5

.2

.4

.4 

».5

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

8.0

0.27

0.00085

0.0009

16

Calendar year 1951: Max 8,960 Mln 14 Mean 649 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.89 Ae-ft 470,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 10,500 Mln 0.1 Mean 775 Cfsm 2.45 In. 33.36 Ae-ft 562,200

Peak discharge(base. 7.000 cfs). Nov. 1 (l a.m.) 8.62O cfs (12.55 ft)} Nov. 6 (6 a.m.) 11.200 

efs (14.14 ft): Nov. 24 (10 a.m.) 11.800 cfs (14.40 ft); Jan. 4 (9 a.m.) 11,200 efs (14.10 ft): Mar. 

11 (12:50 a.m.) 16,800 efs (16.27 ft)j Apr. 12 (7 p.m.) 15,500 efs (15.62 ft); Apr. 22 (2 p.m.) 

16,100 cfs (16.05 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record, discharge estimated on basis of records for Middle Pork Little Red River 

near Shlrley and Little Red River near Heber Springs.
106 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°32', long. 92°00', in NEv sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 9 W., on left bank 2j 

miles downstream from Peter Creek and 3 miles northeast of town of Heber Springs.

Drainage area. 1,141 sq mi.

Records available. September 1927 to June 1935, March 1936 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 271.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 15, 1938, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at datum 1.06 

ft lower.

Average discharge. 23 years (1927-34, 1936-52), 1,958 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,100 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 28.18 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1927-35, 1936-52: Maximum discharge, 117,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 46.53 

ft In gage well and 46.9 ft from outside gage); no flow at times in some years.

Maximum stage known, that of Jan. 25, 1949. Flood of April 1927 reached a stage of 

44.0 ft, original site and datum (discharge, 78,900 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1952 are given In Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 16 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey,

Revisions (water years). W 857: 1928, 1933, 1935. W 927: Drainage area. W 1211: 

1930.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25-29)

Oct. 1 to May 24

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

75

157

259

391

746

1,210

2,620

10.0 

14.0 

1S.O 

22.0 

26.0 

27.0

4,520

9,900

16,400

24,000

33,600

36,500

May 25 to Sept. 3O

1.4 1.8 1

2.9 2.0 2

5.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

178

159

*148

140 

125

125

163

216

257

237

216

195

176

159

145

133 

123

114

106

98

90

86

13

699 

1,370

*788

651

1,230

2,110

1,440

2,080

13,850

447

0.392

0.45

27,470

Nov.

15,200

8,260

4,370

3,160 

2,530

16,700

14,800

6,320

4,520

3,720

2,980

2,440

3,200

3,430

2,800

2,530 

2,360

1,980

1,700

1,500

1,320

1. 180

7,726

26,000 

27,600

21,600

*9,300

6,190

4,630

3,720

-

213,760

7,125

6.24

6.97

424,000

Dec.

2,980

2,530

2,830

5,550 

*3,92'6

3,160

2,620

2,360

3,720

4,420

3,520

2,890

2,440

2,120

1,910

1,560 

1,320

1,260

1,320

1,260

1,350

1,260

1,140

1.060 

1,376

3,160

3,250

2,620

2,280

2,050

1,840

75,070

2,422

2.12

2.45

148,900

Jan.

1,660

9,570

22,600

27,700

1O,200

6,320

4,740

*4,020

3,430

2,800

2,360

2,120

1,910

1,700

1,530 

1,380

1,260

1,140

1,040

964

964

964

895 

830

788

767

727

689

651

614

140,033

4,517

3.96

4.56

277,800

Feb.

1,050

8,680

9,150

6,060 

4,420

3,430

2,800

2,280

1,980

1,660

1,470

1,320

1,290

1,260

1,140

1.040 

1,666

1,210

*1,600

3,790

3,920

3,160

2,800

2,530 

2,530

2,890

2,800

2,530

2,280

-

82,130

2,832

2.48

2.68

162,900

Mar.

2,050

1,840

4,500

9,900 

5,930

4,220

3,340

2,710

2,280

6,320

*34.600

*14,900

7,140

4,960

3,820

3,070 

2,530

2,280

2,980

2,710

2,440

7,800

7,840

4,850 

3,720

2,980

2,440

2,050

1,700

1,500

1,580

160,780

5,186

4.55

5.24

318,900

Apr.

1,500

1,986

1,840

5,020 

6,270

4,320

5,540

2,710

*2,280

2,120

5,520

9,540

28,700

ll, 160

6,460

4,650 

5,620

2,980

2,440

2,120

1,910

9,720

24,700

11,100 

7,140

4,960

3,820

3,070

2,440

*1,980

-

175,530

5,844

5.12

5.71

347,800

May

1,660

1,410

1,180

1,040 

895

788

689

595

540

506

540

576

489

423

382

345 

318

"551?

1,550

1,650

1,080

850

767

*6,260 

4,960

2,800

1,910

1,380

1,060

872

727

38,360

1,237

1.08

1.25

76,090.

June

 553 614

456

*401 

356

345

308

273

244

218

195

176

155

140

125

113 

100

90

81

84

75

80

64

52 

46

40

36

31

27"30

-

5,478

185

0.160

0.18

10,870

July

 35 38

25

25 

22

20

20

*19

17

16

15

12

11

10

11

10 

11

14

19

19

18

17

15

15 

11

9.6

8.4

7.3

6.3

6.0 673

477.9

15.4

0.013

0.02

948

Aug.

6.7

5.2

4.6

*4.1

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.7

4.4

5.9

5.5

3.9

5.2

6.3

5.4

5.2 

4.4

5.7

13

IB

17

15

15

14 

14

15

14

13

15

15

11

267.3

8.62

0.0076

0.009

530

Sept.

12

16

TS

11 

9.6

8.4

7.3

6.0

5.4

5.2

7.0

10

11

11

9.6

8.4 

*8.4

8.0

7.7

6.0

5.7

5.4

4.6

*4.1 

3.9

3.7

5.1

2.5

2.2

2.0

-

218.2

7.27

0.0064

0.007

433

Calendar year 1951: Max 28,4OO Min 72 Mean 2,291 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.25 Ac-ft 1,659,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 34,600 Min 2.0 Mean 2,475 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.53 Ac-ft 1,797,000

Peak discharge (base. 26.000 cfs).--Hoy. 6 (9 p.m.) 26,4OO cfs (23.08 ft); Nov. 24 (ll p.m.) 

37,700 cfs (27737 ft); Jan. 4 (9 p.m.) 34,200 cfs (26.24 ft)j Mar. 11 (2 p.m.) 40,100 cfs (28.18 ft); 

Apr. 13 (7 a.m.) 35,400 cfs (26.55 ft); Apr. 23 (5 a.m.) 30.5OO cfs (24.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 107

White River at De Vails Bluff, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°47', long. 91°27' , in SE£ sec. 17, T. 2 N., R. 4 W., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 1 mile northeast of De Vails 

Bluff, 7.5 miles downstream from Wattensaw Bayou, 24.1 miles upstream from Cache River, 

and at mile 125.3.

Drainage area. 23,431 sq mi.

Records available. December 1927 to September 1945 (large portion of flood flow above station overflowed into Cache River and was not included in the records), October 1949 to 

September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 152.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1933, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 82,000 cfs Dec. 8-10, Apr. 27-29; maximum gage 

height, 24.02 ft Dec. 8, 9; minimum discharge, 5,900 cfs Sept. 27.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 154,000 cfs Jan. 19-22, 1950; maximum gage height, 28.42 

ft Jan. 20, 21, 1950; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 27, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 34.6 ft Apr. 23, 1927. Flood of January, February 1949 reached 

a stage of 31.35 ft Feb. 3 (discharge, 220,000 cfs, by current-meter measurement). Data 

for flood of 1949 furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals Reservoir (see 

p. 72). Prior to this date, some regulation by Lake Taneycomo. 329 miles upstream (total 

capacity, 23,700 acre-ft) and by Norfork Reservoir since 1943 (see p. ?9). Some regulation July 1949 to July 1951 by construction of Bull Shoals Dam.

Revisions. W 1177: Drainage area. W 1211: 1931, 1933.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 18 to June 12)

4.6

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

5,900

6,300

8,660

13,200

20,200

18.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

29,800

39,800

57,000

82,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Out.

12,800

12,500

12,200

11,500

11,100

10,800

10,600

10,600

11,100

11,400

11,200

10,900

10,800

10,900 

10,800

*10,500

10,200

9,760

9,480

9,480

9,620

9,620

9,62O

9,340

8.920

9,200

11,500 

14,200

15,600

16,300

17,200

349,740

11,280

693,700

Nov.

17.700

19,700

24,200

27,200

28,000

27,400

27,400

30,400

33,700

35,300

34,700

33,200

31,500

29,800 

*28,600

28,300

28,000

28,000

28,000

28 , 000

27,700

27,700

27,400

28,900

32,700

39,100

43,300 

46,400

49,000

52,900

-

944,200

31,470

tl,873

Dec.

57,000

61,400

67,400

72,500

76,400

77,800

80,600

82,000

82,000

83,000

80,600

77,800

76,400

*76,400 

75,100

72,500

71,200

69,900

67,400

65,000

63,800

61,400

60,300

58,100

57,000

54 , 900

53,900 

51,900

50,900

49,900

49,000

*2,032.5

67 , 180

*4,131

Jan.

49,000

48,100

48,100

49,900

51,900

54,900

»60,300

67,400

73,800

76.400

76,400

76,400

75,100

73,800 

71,200

69,900

67,400

65,000

61,400

59,200

57,000

55 , 900

53,900

50,900

48,100

46,400

44,000 

41,900

39,100

35,900

32,700

«,781.4

57,460

*3,533

Feb.

30,100

28,600

28 , 500

*30,700

33,700

35,300

36,500

37,100

37,100

37,100

37,100

37,100

38,400

39,100 

39,100

38,400

37,700

37,100

35,900

37,700

38,400

39,100

39,100

39,100

39,100

39,100

37,700 

36,500

35,300

_

-

*1P55.5

36,400

*2,094

.Mar.

34,200

32,700

*32,30Q

32,700

34,200

36,500

38,400

39,800

39,800

41,200

43,300

45,600

47,200

49,900 

52,900

57,000

60,300

63,800

66,200

67,400

67,400

68,600

68,600

68,600

69,900

71,200

72,500 

72,500

72,500

71,200

*71,200

tineas

54,500

*3,351

Apr.

71,200

71,200

69,900

69,900

69,900

68,600

68,600

67,400

66,200

65,000

63,800

63,800

63,800

62,600 

63,800

67,400

72,500

76,400

79,200

79,200

79,200

77,800

77,800

76,400

77,800

79,200

82 JOO 

*82,000

82,000

80,600

-

*2A75.2

72,510

*4 , 314

May

77.800

76,400

73,800

71,200

68 , 600

66,200

63,800

61,400

59,200

58,100

55,900

53,900

51,900

49,000 

46,400

43,300

39,100

35,300

31,900

29,800

28,900

28,600

28,300

28,300

27.700

*29,200

31,900 

33,700

33,200

31,500

29,500

*M433

46,570

*2,864

June

27,200

25,200

23,300

21,400

19,700

18,400

17,500

17,000

16,600

15,900

15,400

14,500

13,800

13,500 

13,300

13,000

12,600

12,200

11,500

11,100

10,900

10,900

* 10, 900

10,800

10,500

10,000

m

9,760

9,900

-

436,280

14,540

865,300

July

9,900

9,760

9,340

9,060

9,060

9,200

9,340

9,340

9,200

8,920

8,530

8,400

8,530

8,530 

8,530

8,530

8,270

8,140

8,400

8,790

*9,200

9,480

9,480

9,060

8,530

8,400

8,530 

8,530

8,530

8,400

8.,010_

273,920

8,836

543,300

Aug.

,650

,650

,890

,140

.530

,270

,890

,410

,410

,530

,410

,410

,290

,180 

,070

,180

,410

* ,650

,770

,770

,530

,290

,180

,180

,290

,410

,410 

,180

,960

6.850

6,960

231,750

7,476

459,700

Sept.

6,960

6,960

6,960

6,850

6,960

7,410

7,770

7,770

7,530

7,290

6,850

6,520

6,520

6,520 

6,630

*6,630

6,630

6,520

6,300

6,410

6,630

6,740

6,740

6,520

6,200

6,000

m6,200

6,200

201,220

6,707

399,100

Calendar year 1951 : Max 94,900 Min 8,920 Mean 36,620 Ao-ft 26,510,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 82,000 Min 5,900 Mean 34,600 Ac-ft 25,120,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
108 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark.

Location. La t 34°31'55", long. 91°21'20", in NW£ sec. 17, T. 2 S. , R. 3 W. , near center

 of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 146, 7f miles downstream from 

small tributary, 11 miles east of Stuttgart, and 24 miles upstream from Little Lagrue 

Bayou.

Drainage area.--175 sq mi.

Records available . August 1935 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 175.14 ft above mean Gulf level (Corps of

 Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 13, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 231 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,410 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 12.10 ft); no

°1935-52I!ieSMaximuin discharge, 6,580 cfs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 16.9 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 6,600 acres above station. 

Revisions (water years). W 1037: 1937-39, 1942-43.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

~53 156

64

50

40

31

25

20

18

16

15

14

14

13 

13

*13

13

12

10

9.1

7.3

6.0

6.Z

6.0 

5.5

5.C

BT§

6.2

6.7

7.3

19

719.8

23.2

1,430

JIov.

53

54

69

84

84

117

123

TK

111

90

72

60

*56

62 

50

46

42

37

32

26

23

?9

44

60 

84

99

105

105

96

84

-

2,120

70.7

4,200

Dee.

76 75"

146

272

392

432

432

480

723

1,030

*1,260

1,280

1,180

1,540 

1,280

1,080

1,030

980

870

S10

740

650

560

500 

460

400

320

256

209

160

123

19,550

631

38,780

Jan.

96

82

134

296

432

522

496

635

*651

668

581

464

312

264

304

336

352

336

296

272

280

424

384

312 

224

202

424

384

336

376

392

11,267

363

22,350

Feb.

352

304

288

280

240

*216

178

123

87

69

54

76

296

440 

496

480

146

336

288

352

400

595

1,030

1,210 

990

750

560

440

304

-

11,650

402

23,110

Mar.

256

256

440

496

*480

480

456

360

224

298

570

780

'550" 960

710

560

480

440

360

248

181

216

195

164 

164

136

93

72

58

48

7?

11,203

361

22,220

Apr.

93

105

*93

102

87

76

66

56

45

38

32

14

232

368 

408

392

288

178

108

79

87

129

160

167 

156

126

99

76

60

*46

-

4,016

134

7,970

May

35

28

24

21

20

19

18

16

14

14

13

12

11

11 

11

10

2T~8.7

20

18

19

19

43

152" 108

90

74

60

*66

64

54

1,045.7

33.7

2,070

June

40

75

22

16

14

12

10

8.9

8.3

7.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.4

5.6

4.4

4.2

3.6

3.0

2.2

1.5

.8

.5

.1

.1

*.2

0

.1

0

0

-

221.1

7.37

439

July

0

T5

.2

.1

.5

1.1

f 7

.1

.1

.4

.6

.7

.2

0 

0

o

~^1.4

0

0

.6

.7

.4

0 

0

.7

.5

O

*0

o

0

9.5

0.31

19

Aug.

O

T5

0

0

2.7

2.3

2.0

28

72

69

79

7?

64

54 

44

34

25

19

15

*12

11

10

8.9

8.1

7.9

8.5

9.3

9.6

9.8

10

12

701.1

22.6

1,390

Sept.

14

16

19

22

22

20

20

19

19

20

19

19

19

20 

*20

23

33

62

66

74

76

7?

64

56 

47

37

27

19

14

_11

969

32.3

1,920

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,420 Mln 0 Mean 237 Ae-ft 171, 5OO

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,340 Mln 0 Mean 173 Ae-ft 125,900

Peak discharge (base. 9OO ofa). Dee. 14 (4 p.m.) 1,41O cfs (12.lo ft); Feb. 24 (1O a.m.) 1,240 

efs (11.75 ft); Mar. 14 (1 a.m.) 1,OOO efs (11.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 109

Lake Pork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo.

Location.--Lat 39°16'10", long. 106°23'40", in sec. 13, T. 93., R. 81 W., on left bank

1,000 ft upstream from high-water line of Sugar Loaf Reservoir and 6 miles west of Leadville.

Drainage area. 18 sq mi.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1952 (no winter records prior to 1951). 

Gage. water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,800 ft (from topographic map). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 534 cfs June 11 (gage height, 4.91 ft), from

rating curve extended above 320 cfs; minimum not determined.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 11, 1952; minimum daily recorded, 1.4 cfs

Aug. 31, 1949. 

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

No diversion above station. Records include inflow from Pryingpan Creek in Colorado

River basin through Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel (see p. 120). 

Revis ions. W 1117: Drainage area. 

Supplemental records.--Estimate of monthly discharge for winter months of the water year

1951, not previously published, are given herewith:

Mon-th

November .......................

Water year 1950-51 ...........

Mean discharge 

(cfs)

2.0

49.1

Runoff in 

acre-feet

92

35,530

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

5.0

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

93

218

550

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

. Oct.

7.5

7.0

8.0

8.1

7.8

5.5

6.0

6.5

6.5

5.5

6.5

7.5

6.5

5.5

5.0

4.7

4.1

3.8

3.2

3.8

4.0

3.7

3.3

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.0

2.9

2.7

Zjjj

156.3

5.04

310

JIov.

4.0

-

120.0

4.0

238

Dec.

3.0

93.0

3.0

184

Calendar year 1951: Max 419

Jan.

2.5

77.5

2.5

JL54

Feb.

2.0

-

58.0

2.0

115

Mar.

2.0

62.0

2.0

123

Apr.

5.0

-

150.0

5.0

298

Hay

80

*180

213

221

2,854

92.1

5,660

June

256

266

324

344

329

376

446

439

424

436

446

439

402

402

418

374

302

283

321

323

289

260

244

233

220

213

209

183

187

193

-

9,581

319

19,000

July

195

186

178

169

165

209

170

154

144

*133

120

108

95

85

78

72

69

66

63

59

54

50

49

*51

74

70

77

77

88

68

76

3,252

105

6,450

Aug.

85

64

55

50

47

44

*47

43

40

46

51

41

39

41

42

36

34

32

31

41

51

46

40

37

34

32

35

*35

38

42

34

1,333

43.0

2,640

Sept.

31

26

21

17

16

17

17

18

15

13

12

12

19

20

16

14

14

12

10

9.5

12

13

11

9.5

9.0

*9.5

7.5

8.5

7.5

7.5

-

424.5

14.2

842

Mln - Mean 49.1 Ac-ft 35,560

Water year 1951-52 : Max 446 Mln - Mean 49.6 Ao-ft 36,010

Peak discharge (base. 520 cfsi.--June 11 (12:30 a.m.) 534 cfs (4.91 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 4, 5, Oct. 21 to May 29 (stage-discharge relation affect 

Ice during part of period)} discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather 

records of Inflow from Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel, and records for Halfmoon Creek near Malta.

;ed by 

r records
110 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake Fork below Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo.

Location.--Lat 39°15'15", long. 106°22'15", in NE-J- sec. 19, T. 93., R. 80 W. , on right 

bank 600 ft downstream from Sugar Loaf Reservoir Dam and 4 miles west of Leadville.

Drainage area. 26 sq mi.

Records available . May to October 1890, June to September 1903 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only), and May 1946 to September 1952 (no winter records). Published as 

"near Leadville" in 1890 and as Lake Fork of Arkansas River at Arkansas Junction in 

1903.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 9,760 ft (from 

Topographic map). Apr. 23 to Oct. 31, 1890, and June 1 to Sept. 27, 1903, staff gages 

near present site at different datums.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 327 cfs June 9 (gage height, 2.52 ft); minimum 

daily recorded, 2.1 cfs Oct. 25 to Nov. 12.

1890, 1946-52: Maximum discharge observed, 428 cfs May 23, 1890 (gage height, 4.35 

ft, site and datum then in use); no flow May 24-27, 1951.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Discharge computed on the basis of weir formula. Flow regulated by Sugar Loaf 

Reservoir (capacity, 17,400 acre-ft) 1946-52. Records include inflow from Fryingpan 

Creek in Colorado River basin through Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel (see p. 120).

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6

7.4

29

1.0 

2.0 

2.7

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-fl

Oct.

3.6

6.9

5.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

46

Tf

3.1

3.1

2.6

3.1

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

145.9

4.71

289

I*ov.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.3

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

.

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

a3.0

a3T5

a3.0

all

13

11

13

140

188

185

185

198

203

208

240

261

107

55

166

160

81

11

11

11

21

89

77

77

76

76

-

2,833.0

94.4

5,620

May

111

157

156

195

240

242

244

208

69

114

119

121

122

122

129

Z17

218

144

96

88

48

38

38

38

38

37

36 56

45

227

296

3,989

129

7,910

June

293

291

227

125

129

192

321

T2"8 325

15

15

15

15

15

88

179

234

174

103

104

104

123

104

81

47

40

95

98

40

20

-

3,740

125

7,420

July

42

154

154

152

152

151

151

151

272

^56

254

251

210

182

179

174

169

163

130

169

125

104

115

133

160

182

154

146

222

171

166

5,194

168

10,300

Aug.

162

154

150

126

123

130

128

119

105

102

100

105

145

144

139

160

157

154

151

148

138

122

115

95

77

108

116

119

119

118

116

3,945

127

7,820

Sept.

115

TT4

93

51

54

59

5969"

34

13

14

15

15

15

15

16

17

17

17

25

29

24

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

-

980

32.7

1,940

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

a No gage-height record; 

Sugar Loaf Reservoir.

discharge estimated on basis of weather records and gate openings at
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 11 

Halfmoon Creek near Malta, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°11 I 10", long. 106°22'55", in sec. 18, T. 10 S., R. 80 W., on left bank 

2 miles upstream from mouth and 3i miles southwest of Malta.

Drainage area. 23 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,740 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--6 years, 32.0 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 345 cfs June 11 (gage height, 3.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 210 ofs; minimum not determined.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 375 cfs June 21, 1947 (gage height, 3.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 210 cfs; minimum not determined.

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

which are fair. No diversion or regulation above station.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 5 to July 12)

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 31

2.5 

2.8 

3.2

120

290

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

11

 12

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

1.0

*9.0

9.6

9.6

10

11

13

11

11

11

542.2

11.0

679

Jtov.

(*)

9.2

(*)

-

276.0

9.2

547

Dec.

(*)

7.0

(*)

217.0

7.0

430

Jan.

(*)

5.4

(*)

167.4

5.4

332

Feb.

(*)

4.5

(*)

-

130.5

4.5

259

Mar.

4.0

124.0

4.0

246

Apr.

4.7

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.4

6.2

6.6

6.0

6.4

6.8

7.4

8.2

9.2

10

11

13

16

18

15

14

*12

12

14

18

24

23

17

15

-

324.1

10.8

643

May

15

*20

30

44

54

*62

57

56

50

42

41

50

64

79

85.

81

57

48

41

36

35

*31

29

28

35

42

45

52

66

71

85

1,531

49.4

3,040

June

100

100

 120

108

152

187

204

222

218

204

240

255

226

222

255

226

183

*171

175

187

138

124

124

112

110

112

110

105

108

110

-

4,908

164

9,730

July

112

112

112

110

115

127

110

108

108

*108

100

100

91

85

81

75

75

73

68

62

57

56

52

*56

77

77

79

75

81

77

73

2,692

86.8

5,340

Aug.

81

73

66

57

54

50

 52

50

46

52

56

46

45

45

45

40

39

36

36

39

46

46

41

40

36

36

38

»40

41

41

36

1,449

46.7

2,870

Sept.

33

31

29

27

26

25

25

24

22

21

21

21

25

22

20

20

19

17

16

16

20

20

18

*17

16

16

16

16

16

16

631

21.0

1,250

Calendar year 1951: Max 182 Mln - Mean 33.1 Ac-ft 23,940

Mater year 1951-52: Max 255 Mln - Mean 35.0 Ao-ft 25,370

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). June 11 (10 p.m.) 345 cfs (3.07 ft); July 5 (12 p.m.) 183 cfs 

(2~85 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on chis day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 22 to Apr. 22 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 22-25, Nov. 2-21.
112 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39"03"45", long. 106"24'20", in sec. 26, T. 11 S., R. 81 W. , on left bank

1.5 miles upstream from high-water line of Twin Lakes Reservoir and 2 miles southwest

of village of Twin Lakes. 

Drainage area. 75 sq mi.

Records available. April 1946 to September 1952 (no winter records prior to 1951). 

Sage. water^stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,300 ft (from topographic map). Prior

Fo May 20, 1950, at site 200 ft downstream at different datum. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,330 cfs June 10 (gage height, 5.74 ft), from

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; minimum not determined.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 2,580 cfs June 8, 1947, from rating curve extended above

1,200 cfs; maximum gage height, that of June 10, 1952; minimim not determined. 

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

No diversion above station. Records include inflow from Roaring Pork in Colorado River

basin through Twin Lakes tunnel (see p. 120). 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area. 

Supplemental records. Estimate of monthly discharge for winter months of the water year

1951, not previously published, are given herewith:

Month

Water year 1950-51 ...........

Mean discharge 

(cfs)

19 9

161

Runoff In 

acre-feet

116,300

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 19, 20)

Oct. 1 to June 19

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

250

438

1,740

June 20 to Sept. 30

54

98

201

362

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

580

870

1,240

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

Bay

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac- ft

Oct.

33

39

40

53

34

33

30

39

39

38

39

39

38

36

37

36

35

33

33

27.

29

28

33

30

31

33

29

28

28

27

27

1,054 

34.0 

2,090

JJov.

20

-

600 

20 

1,190

Dec.

19

589 

19 

1,170

Jan.

17

527 

17 

1,050

Feb.

12

-

-

348 

12 

690

Mar.

11

341 

11 

676

Apr.

20

J 44

51

34

40

*56

59

59

78

101

120

us

-

1,140 

38.0 

2,260

May

93

104

127

185

245

346

358

340

354

277

268

329

433

551

639

595

433

312

268

234

219

200

193

189

222

268

298

370

519

590

650

10,209 

329 

20,250

June

722

722

783

790

868

,150

,320

,420

,490

,610

.650

* ,470

,360

,410

,510

,470

,280

,160

,180

1,180

1,040

975

926

912

884

850

810

714

732

743

33,131 

1,104 

65,710

July

791

761

726

669

664

940

755

686

652

*636

530

495

455

425

396

370

370

351

308

295

282

260

254

*302

332

362

508

477

565

455

468

15,540 

501 

30,820

Aug.

477

392

332

295

266

244

*257

241

212

251

308

254

221

223

196

172

160

151

140

147

170

163

149

151

134

125

127

*128

138

151

132

6,507 

210 

12,910

Sept.

118

109

103

96

92

90

90

88

108

60

67

78

98

100

88

85

88

81

75

69

100

64

71

74

71

*68

65

64

64

62

2,486 

82.9 

4,930

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,270 Mln - Mean 162 Ac-ft 116,900

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,650 Mln - Mean 198 Ac-ft 143,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

tfote. No gage-height record Nov. 1 to Apr. 19 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period),- discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for Twin Lakes tunnel, and 

records for Halfmoon Creek near Malta.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 113

Lake Creek below Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.

Location Lat 39°04'50", long. 106°18'40", in NE^ sec. 22, T. 11 S., R. 80 W., on left 

bank 100 ft downstream from Twin Lakes Reservoir Dam and 3f miles northwest of Granite.

Drainage area. 107 sq mi.

Records available. April to October 1890, June to September 1899, July to September 1900, 

August to September 1910, April 1946 to September 1952 (no winter records). Published 

as Twin Lakes Creek below Twin Lakes in 1890, as Lake Creek at Twin Lakes in 1899, as 

Lake Creek below Twin Lakes in 1900, and as Twin Lake Outlet near Twin Lakes in 1910.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 9,160 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 1946, staff gages or water-stage recorder at several sites within half a mile at various daturas.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs June 27 (gage height, 5.37 ft); minimum 

daily recorded, 8.0 cfs Nov. 7, 15-18, Apr. 12-14.

1890, 1946-52: Maximum discharge, 1,420 cfs June 22, 1947; maximum gage height, 5.65 

ft June 17, 1950; no flow Nov. 28-30, 1949.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated since 1896 by Twin Lakes Reservoir (capacity, 

53,260 acre-ft). Records include inflow from Roaring Fork in Colorado River basin 

through Twin Lakes tunnel (see p. 120).

Revisions (water years). W 1087: 1946. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.2 6.0 1.0 95

.3 11 2.0 283

.4 18 4.0 811

.5 27 5.5 1,290

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

22

23

23

23

*23

22

22

22

22

43

44

22

22

18

17

17

16

14

10

10

10

10

11

15

15

15

15

15

177

268

79

1,065

34.4

2,110

JJov.

16

15

15

14

13

12

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

Dec.

.

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

_

-

-

Apr.

.

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

8.0

8.0

8.0

408

596

596

602

567

516

206

47

48

48

48

49

49

49

89

137

-

_

-

May

137

113

98

202

548

745

676

580

356

254

226

233

243

281

428

497

450

173

120

164

166

149

132

134

181

228

230

212

277

385

526

9,144

295

18,140

June

513

412

378

368

621

739

963

438

16

17

17

17

17

17

303

805

957

799

648

702

923

,050

,110

,160

,140

,150

,200

.220

,060

,130

-

19,890

663

39,450

July

1.010

458

473

553

46S

466

471

415

693

895

*913

781

682

772

734

690

665

668

784

778

772

745

710

346

235

256

349

239

241

296

402

17,958

579

35,620

Aug.

448

873

802

805

836

790

826

760

751

739

739

769

754

734

716

702

687

673

682

564

218

218

206

187

164

125

104

88

*88

86

Zl

16,207

523

32,150

Sept.

66

66

66

67

69

72

72

72

120

96

83

373

634

657

629

618

268

47

44

44

44

44

44

44

66

83

83

83

83

83

-

4,820

161

9,560

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Hater year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
114 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°02'35", long. 106°15'55", In SW£ sec. 31, T. 11 S., R. 79 W., on right 

bank at Granite, a short distance east of U. S. Highway 24, and Just upstream from 

Cache Creek.

Drainage area. 427 sq mi.

Records available.--April to October 1895, May 1897 to October 1899, April to May 1901 

(gage heights and discharge measurements only In 1895, 1899 and 1901),' April 1910 to 

September 1927, and October 1933 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. 

May 1897 to September 1899 and April 1910 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,914.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 6, 1910, staff gage near present site at different datums. Apr. 6, 

1910, to Oct. 25, 1917, water-stage recorder or staff gage at site about 1,000 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge! 42 years (1910-52), 349 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,910 cfs June 8 (gage height, 6.45 ft); minimum 

daily, 88 cfs Dec. 27, Jan. 3.

1895, 1897-99, 190.1, 1910-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 8, 1952; maximum gage 

height, 6.67 ft June 19, 1941; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or.no gage-height record, which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 5,150 acres. 

Sugar Loaf and Twin Lakes Reservoirs are on tributaries above station (combined capacity, 

70,680 acre-ft). Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Arkansas River 

basin enter above this station (see p. 120).

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

122

289

528

4.0

5.0 

6.6

827

1,560

3,060

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

135

132

138

148

*161

161

151

151

148

164

184

151

148

141

138

132

125

117

115

115

117

110

117

*117

117

125

128

122

278

372

194

4,652

150

9,230

JIov.

12O

112

125

120

117

115

103

103

105

9_8

100

105

100

110

*108

108

bioe

blio

bl!5

115

120

125

130

125

120

120

120

120

120

120

-

3,417

114

6,780

Dec.

120

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

115

110

105

100

98

96

100

96

94

98

96

94

92

90

88.

»90

97

96

96

3,191

103

6,330

Jan.

92

90

88

90

95

104

102

1OO

*97

100

100

105

104

104

105

110

115

110

108

105

102

105

103

103

103

103

102

103

103

102

103

3,156

102

6,260

Feb.

108

106

1O6

110

105

108

105

103

107

110

110

110

109

112

*114

112

111

110

98

117

114

110

108

112

110

108

106

107

107

-

3,153

109

6,250

Mar.

108

105

103

103

105

105

105

105

110

250

225

220

120

»105

103

102

101

100

1OO

98

94

94

94

96

100

98

96

100

100

99

100

3,524

114

6,990

Apr.

98

*98

98

108

125

154

167

246

364

355

368

377

406

430

827

1,040

981

897

918

932

614

271

257

*275

322

4V 2

506

500

451

483

-

13,140

438

26,060

May

528

619

709

865

1,270

1,460

1,370

1,260

925

740

740

759

808

»911

1,090

1,250

1,170

852

649

667

614

567

528

506

545

649

673

667

»771

1,020

1,300

20,482

_^ 854

52,530

June

1,400

1,330

1,430

1,350

1,670

2,010

2,550

2,340

1,710

1,510

1,600

*1,500

1,400

1.520

1,610

2,090

2,050

1,810

1,60O

1,640

1,750

1,830

1,850

1,850

1,730

1,710

1,820

1,790

1,580

1,650

-

51,480

1,716

L02,100

July

.560

,140

,110

,170

,090

,260

,130

,O20

,270

,500

* ,460

,520

,140

,150

,100

,050

,020

,040

,150

,140

,080

,040

,000

784

755

865

981

815

1,040

911

967

34,056

1,098

67,510

Aug.

1,020

1,300

1,150

1,130

1,140

1,070

*1,170

1,140

1.050

I,u50

1,060

1,080

1,090

3 ,090

1 . 040

1,020

1,010

995

960

655

643

534

539

446

296

406

441

'436

425

391

26,957

870

53,470

Sept.

364

355

347

289

275

278

285

285

326

257

236

451

784

796

759

746

478

217

207

210

240

236

217

204

213

*227

227

227

227

250

10,193

340

20,220

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,940 Mln 56 Mean 422 Ac-ft 305,500

Water year 1951-52 : Max 2,550 Mln 88 Bean 501 Ac-ft 363,700

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 efsK Bay 6 (7 a.m.) 1,550 cfs (5.03 ft); Bay 16 (11 p.m.) 

'4.76 ft); June 8 (10:45 a.m.) 2,910 cfs (e.45 ft): June 16 (2 p.m.) 2,270 cfs (5.81 ft); 

.2:50 a.m.) 1,580 cfs (5.11 ft); Aug. 2 (6:3O a.m.) 1,450 cfs (4.62 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 20 to Apr. 1 (stage-discharge relation 

Dst of period); discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, 

;cords for station at Sallda.

affected 

weather

by ice 

ecords

1,300 cfs 

July 10

durin 

, and
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 115

Clear Creek above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°01'05", long. 106°16'55", In Sj sec. 12, T. 12 S., R. 80 W., on left

bank 0.5 mile upstream from high-water line of Clear Creek Reservoir and 2 miles

southwest of Granite. 

Drainage area. 59 sq mi.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1952 (no winter records prior to 1951). 

Sage. Mater-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,900 ft (from topographic map). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 cfs June 10, from rating curve extended

above 530 cfs; maximum gage height, 4.34 ft June 16; minimum discharge not determined. 

1946-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 10, 1952; maximum gage height, that of

June 16, 1952; minimum discharge not determined. 

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

No regulation or diversion above station. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area. 

Supplemental records. Estimate of monthly discharge for winter months of the water year

1951, not previously published, are given herewith.

Month

December. .................

Calendar year 1950. .....

April... ..................

Water year 1950-51......

Mean discharge 

(cfs)

10

54.4

11.8

70.6

Runoff In 

acre-feet

615

39,390

700

51,110

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 15, 16)

Oct. 1 to June 16 17 to Sept. 30

1.4 5.0 3.0 322 2.0 34 3.0 255

1.6 20 3.5 576 2.3 77 3.7 595

2.0 64 4.0 910 2.6 132

2.5 152

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September ig52

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

21 

19 

22

24

27

26

24

24

22

23

24

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

19

23

24

20

19 

20

21

21

20

19

18

17

17

668

21.5

1,320

JJov.

16

18

"

538

17.9

1,070

Dec.

14

434

14

861

Jan.

12

372

12

738

Feb.

10

-

~

290

10

575

Mar.

8

248

8

492

Apr.

20

(*)

48

*58

74

83

78

68

-

889

29.6

1,760

May

67 

83 

119

154

172

203

203

194

174

160

157

180

223

*280

514

288

213

177

170

157

141

128

123 

112

117

128

132

148

*200

220

264

5,401

174

10,710

June

293 

293 

350

322

382

548

719

835

865

888

865

835

798

855

842

699

519

466

498

551

460

424

394 

365

370

*329

337

267

287

287

-

15,923

531

51,580

July

508 

287 

271

247

225

404 271

225

207

195

*204

198

185

170

162

151-

149

146

144

142

157

130

128 

*142

165

176

198

165

195

165

204

6,096

197

12,090

Aug.

204

m154

144

132

*150

130

119

119

119

108

105

102

93

88

87

85

85

87

91

93

87 

88

80

75

*74

80

83

91

80

3,441

111

6,830

Sept.

ft

63

59

55

55

55

56

50

45

44

48

55

53

44

43

43

42

41

40

51

48

48 

45

*44

44

43

42

41

41

-

1,475

49.2

2,930

Calendar year 1951 : Max 686 Mln - Mean 71.2 Ac-ft 51,510

Water year 1951-52 : Max 888 Mln - Mean 97.7 Ac-ft 70,960

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). --June 10 (1:30 a.m.) 1,130 cfs (4. 26 ft); June 16 (12:30 a.m.)

1,070 cfs (4.34 ft); July 6 (5:30 a.m.) 551 cfs (3.62 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 2 to Apr. 24 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period)} discharge estimated on basis of l discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Clear Creek below Clear Creek Reservoir, Cold.

", long. 106°14'30", in SE£ sec. 8, T. 12 S., R. 79 W, , on left 

am from Clear Creek Reservoir Dam, 1,500 ft upstream from mouth, 

ed) southeast of Granite.

Location.--Lat 39'01'IQ

bank 100 ft downstre

and 2 miles (correct

Drainage area. 62 sq mi.

Records available. April to October 1890, May to November 1910, and May 1946 to September 

1952 (no winter records) in reports of Geological Survey. May 1907 to July 1909 in 

files of the State engineer. Prior to 1946, published as "near Granite."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Altitude of gage is 8,800 ft (corrected). 

From topographic map. Apr. 20 to Oct. 31, 1890, probably a staff gage a short distance 

upstream from mouth at different datum. May 27 to Nov. 30, 1910, water-stage recorder 

a quarter of a mile downstream from dam at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 447 cfs July 7 (gage height, 3.92 ft); no flow 

June 10-12.

1890, 1910, 1946-52: Maximum discharge, 454 cfs June 21, 1947 (gage height, 3.95 

ft); no flow at times In 1910, 1946, 1950-52.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 350 acres above station. Flow 

regulated since 1910 by Clear Creek Reservoir (capacity, 11,210 acre-ft, revised).

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

3.0 

8.0

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

146

235

466

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TcrtaJ

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

26

12

12

12

*11

11

11

18

50

48

28

26

28

28

28

28

28

28 

28

20-

23

23

18

*8.~

9.

9.

9.

9.

13

21

634.0

20.5

1,260

IfoV.

23

23

23

23

21

21

14

8.7

12

21

21

17

15

14

14

14

-

_

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

.

-

-

Feb.

-

_

-

Mar.

_

-

-

Apr.

_

-

-

-

80

80

80

81

80

87

83

81

81

81

117

152

159

123 

103

98

126

138

133

130

124

115

116

133

183

173

-

_

-

-

May

127

94

96

144

202

213

213

196

202

191

172

154

165

198

223

235

237

ZZ1 

213

204

187

152

94

89

W

94

98

127

202

219

223

5,280

170

10,470

June

231

239

249

259

270

287

305

329

94

O

0

0

94

341

444

444

444

444

442

442

442

442

442

440

*440

437

437

372

310

375

-

9,495

316

18,830

July

389

428

411

360

358

35G

416

442

425

341

291

285

278

276

266

253

192

115 

117

117

164

204

198

196

213

327

423

389

268

274

287

9,061

292

17,970

Aug.

298

336

353

298

211

229

229

268

268

237

211

198

191

194

217

154

84

96 

96

96

95

95

95

94

94

81

75

71

*69

74

80

5,187

167

10,290

Sept.

80

78

77

75

69

66

39

28

37

56

58

54

52

52

52

58

60

43

28

15

36

52

53

54

55

56

56

56

55

46

-

1,606

53.5

3,190

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 117

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

Location. Lat 38°49', long. 106° 12', in sec. 22, T. 14 S. , R. 79 W., on left bank threequarters of a mile downstream from hot springs, \\ miles upstream from North Cottonwood 

Creek, 2 miles downstream from confluence of Middle Cottonwood and South Cottonwood 

Creeks, and 3j miles southwest of Buena Vista.

Drainage area. 65 sq mi.

Records available. April 1911 to September 1923, August 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Apr. 7, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1923, staff gage near present 

site at different datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1911-12, 1913-23, 1949-52;, 62.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 496 cfs June 11, from rating curve extended 

above 350 cfs; maximum gage height, 2.95 ft June 16; minimum discharge, 11 cfs Mar. 23 

(gage height, 0.35 ft).

1911-23, 1949-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 11, 1952; maximum gage height, 

- that of June 16, 1952; minimum discharge observed, 10 cfs Mar. 20-23, 25, Apr. 9, 19. 

1914.

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

Several small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). W 1177: 1915, drainage area.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-25, June 8-lb, July 8-13)

Oct. 1 to Jun June 8 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.6 

2.0 

2.3

160

270

370

0.9 

1.2

1.5

66

104

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

197

330

500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z

Z3

24

25

Z6

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

29

27

*28

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26 

26

26

26

25

Z5

25

24

24

24

25

24

*24

24

24

27

26

26

26

25

25

797

25.7

1,580

Jfov.

26

23

23

26

27

26

26

*27

27

27

27 

29

29

29

29

28

26

26

26

27

28

28

28

29

28

27

28

*30

29

29

-

818

27.3

1,620

Dec.

29

29

28

28

27

25

24

24

22

22 a

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

25

25

26

27

*28

29

30

29

773

24.9'

1,530

Jan.

28

27

28

28

27

27

27

26

27

27

26

26

25

26

26

28

28

27

26

26

25

25

25

*25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

809

26.1

1,600

Feb.

24

24

23

23

22

21

*21

20

2t

21

22 

23

23

24

24

24

25

25

25

«27

26

25

24

24

24

23

21

20

20

-

-

669

23.1

1,330

Mar.

20

19

18

*17

17

17

16

16

16

16

1.6 

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

508

16.4

1,010

Apr.

16

T6

16

16

16

16

17

17

19

*19

19 

20

20

21

22

24

26

30

32

37

38

33

*31

30

32

35

40

47

42

39

-

786

26.2

1,560

May

38

45

66

91

108

*113

113

99

99

94

94

102

120

136

155

T29~ 160

102

102

97

88

*73

70

67

69

S4

91

108

126

144

160

3,143

101

6,230

June

180

T98

*216

234

273

300

352

364

388

409

434 

384

342

342

402

423

370

*342

330

336

321

303

288

276

265

242

242

225

220

213

-

9,214

307

18,280

July

218

206

199

184

182

215

197

175

169

*155

142

141

132

125

117

112

107

107

103

100

96

93

90

*94

98

101

98

97

117

103

103

4,176

135

8,280

Aug.

101

94

87

84

82

80

*78

90

75

77

90

81

76

86

7C

69

67

72

78

106

112

T?

87

91

78

75

75

*75

74

74

69

2,555

82.4

5,070

Sept.

63

61

60

58

57

56

57

56

55

*53

52 

52

57

57

50

49

50

45

42

41

52

54

51

44

*41

40

38

37.

38

42

-

1,508

50.3

2,990

Calendar year 1951: Max 276 Mln 17 Mean 47.9 Ac-ft 34,65O

Water year 1951-52: Max 434 Mln 15 Mean 70.4 Ac-ft 51,080

Peak discharge (base. 300 efs).--june 11 (10 p.m.J 496 cfs (2.84 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. NO gage-height record Nov. 17-27, Dec. 12-27, Jan. 7-23, Jan. 3O to Feb. 6; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, and records for nearby stations.
118 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Chalk Creek near Nathrop, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°44', long. 106°09', in NW£ sec. 19, T. 15 S., R. 78 ¥., on right bank 

2"00~Tt upstream from highway bridge at Mount Prlnceton Hot Springs, 4 miles west of 

Nathrop, and 5|- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--97 sq mi.

Records available. Septemner to December 1910 (fragmentary gage-height record and discharge measurements only), August 1949 to September 1952. Published as "near Buena 

Vista" In 1910.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,180 ft. September to December 1910, 

staff gage at practically same site at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs June 10 (gage height, 2.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 620 cfs; minimum, 16 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 0.45 ft). 

1949-52: Maximum discharge, that of June 10, 1952; minimum, 15 cfs Mar. 4, 1951 

(gage height, 0.44 ft).

Maximum stage known, 3.4 ft June 1949 (discharge not determined), from high-water 

mark verified by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good. Several small diversions above station for irrigation.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 6-26, June 9-15)

0.4 

.6 

.9

1.2

1.5 

1.9 

2.4 

2.9

160

320

680

1,120

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

26 

25

*25

25

24

23

22

22

23

23

23

22 "22

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

23

24

*23

23

23

25

24

24

24

23

23

709

22.9

1,410

JJov.

 21 23 

21

21

22

22

21

*22

22

22

22

22

22

20

20

20

19_

19

19

20

22

22

22

23

22

21

22

*23

23

23

"

643

21.4

1,280

Dec.

13

23

22

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

*20

19

20

20

20

21

21

20

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

638

20.6

1,270

Jan.

20 

20

ao

20

21

21

22

*22

21

22

21

21

20

19

19

20

20

20

19

19

20

20

20

*20

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

631

20.4

1,250

Feb.

20 

20

20

20

20

19

*19

19

19

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

*19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

-

-

554

19.1

1,100

Mar.

18 

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

558

18.0

1,110

Apr.

18 

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

20

20

*20

20

22

23

26

34

31

-

593

19.8

1,180

Calendar year 1951: Max 370 Mln 17 Mean 50.4

May

§

58

92

130

160

*160

160

163

126

119

130

155

190

230

230

206

160

147

113

104

*92

83

77

83

101

106

130

187

242

270

4,274

138

8,480

June

320 

315

*326

332

362

485

640

696

823

754

769

778

624

608

*704

600

394

*401

380

320

338

305

310

305

305

295

280

246

-242 242

-

13,489

450

26,760

July

250 

262

250

242

234

310

258

218

202

*206

181

169

160

152

142

124

101

92

92

83

78

76

74

*70

65_

80

83

102

115

121

175

4,767

154

9,460

Aug.

132 

T2T

106

101

92

85

*62

65

56" 58

70

59

77

83

80

76

74

76

72

80

108

94

85

82

77

74

72

*72

74

71

66

2,502

80.7

4,960

Sept.

62 

58

57

54

54

52

51

51

50

*49

49

41

37

36

55

35

37

43

36

44

54

58

58

52

*50

47

46

46

46

44

1,432

47.7

2,840

Ao-ft 36,480

Water year 1951-52: Max 823 Mln 17 Mean 84.1 Ac-ft 61,100

Peak discharge (base. 550 cfs).--June 10 (12 p.m.) 1,050 cfs (2.70 ft)j July 6 (6 a.m.) 362 cfs 

(1.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 119

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo.

Location. La t 38°33' (revised), long. 106°01' , in sec. 31, T. 50 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank at Salida, 1,200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 291 and 3 miles upstream 

from South Arkansas River.

Drainage area. 1,218 sq mi.

Records available. April 1895 to October 1903 (discharge measurements only in 1896), November 1909 to September 1927, and October 1933 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1895 to October 1903 and November 1909 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,051.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 11, 1895, to Oct. 31, 1903, staff gage and Nov. 3, 1909, to Dec. 2, 1936, 

water-stage recorder, at site lj miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 42 years (1910-52), 629 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,760 cfs June 8 (gage height, 5.44 ft): minimum 

daily, 210 cfs Mar. 24.

1895-1902, 1909-52: Maximum discharge, 5,100 cfs June 16, 1924 (gage height, 7.2 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 100 cfs Oct. 4, 6, 7, 1898.

Remarks. Records excellent. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions 

(see p. 120), storage reservoirs (combined capacity, 81,890 aere-ft), diversions for 

irrigation of about 16,000 acres above station, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3)

Oct. 1-3, 

Sept. 3-30

1.3 200

1.8 406

2.3 724

2.8 1,190

Oct. 30 to Sept. 2

215

360

1.4 

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

182 

34Q 

600 

920

3.0 1,340

4.0 2,540

5.5 4,860

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

234

227

261

268

*296

296

282

268

278

306

306

286

264

260

255

255

255

247

247

243

239

243

239

*243

243

268

286

291

282

600

516

8,784

283

17,420

Jlov.

313

286

264

304

308

295

282

282

282

282

277

282

272

*264

272

264

264

290

300

304

313

336

331

368

356

326

332

326

325

322

-

9,022

301

17,890

Dec.

318

313

308

304

*300

290

282

290

282

282

286

286

300

313

300

304

290

254

254

264

235

243

286

277

268

259

259

259

268

286

282

8,742

282

17,340

Jan.

264

259

243

250

254

259

277

272

*268

268

268

272

282

277

277

282

295

304

300

286

290

277

282

277

277

277

277

277

277

272

268

8,508

274

16,880

Feb.

268

277 '268"

259

272

254

264

259

254

259

259

254

259

246

*250

250

254

254

243

243

264

250

250

246

259

254

250

246

243

-

"

7,408

255

14,690

Mar.

239

243

243

235

239

239

239

243

239

246

414

foS

246

*243

239

239

243

232

235

235

228

213

213

210 m

228

220

220

232

228

239

7,594

245

15,060

Apr.

224

213

*228

228

235

322

351

362

523

558

558

565

579

600

770

1,240

1,270

1,140

1,140

1,200

1,200

642

*558

558

579

656

762

804

804

830

"

19,699

657

39,070

May

804

830

940

1,150

1,710

1,980

.990

,840

,620

,240

,150

,150

* ,150

,360

,630

,880

,900

,590

,140

,120

1,040

960

822

770

150

884

980

1,010

1,170

*1,590

1,930

40,060

1,292

79,460

June

2,160

2.140

2,230

2,140

2,440

2,770

3,710

4,480

3,520

3,050

*3,240

3,110

2,990

3,040

3,340

4,090

3,950

3,640

3,170

3,320

3,360

3,230

3,120

3,200

2,980

2,900

2,930

2,870

2,530

2,520

"

92,170

3,072

182,800

July

2,550

2,190

,070

,050

,980

,240

,200

,080

,100

* ,400

,340

,170

,980

,900

,860

,750

,630

,510

,570

,620

,530

,530

,420

,290

* .120

,240

,750

,530

,710

,590

,750

56,650

1,827

112,400

Aug.

1,750

2.120

2,040

,950

,810

,720

,740

,710

,710

,620

,660

,620

,580

,630

,630

,580

,410

,420

,380

,450

1,140

1,080

940

911

830

730

715

738

*762

722

700

42,798

1,381

84,890

Sept.

663

656

628

607

561

542

535

505

510

510

460

455

982

1,050

1,030

1,000

1,000

477

406

592

438

510

477

449

*433

444

444

433

428

433

"

17,464

582

34,640

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,63O Mln 180 Mean 657 Ac-ft 475,800

Water year 1951-52: M$x 4,480 Mln 210 Mean 871 Ac-ft 632,500

Peak discharge (base. 2,100 cfs).- May 6 (2:45 p.m.) 2,100 cfs (3.63 ft); June 8 (8:15 a.m.) 4,760 

cfs (5.44 ft); June 16 (7 a.m.) 4,300 cfs (5.15 ft); July 10 (11 a.m.) 2,520 cfs (3.98 ft); Aug. 2 

(4 p.m.) 2,280 cfs (3.78 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.
120 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Arkansas River basin

The following seven tunnels or ditches, which are equipped with water-stage recorders, 

divert water from tributaries of Colorado River to tributaries of Arkansas River. Records 

furnished by State engineer.

Premont Pass ditch diverts water from Tenmile Creek over Premont Pass to East Pork 

Arkansas River in sec. 11 (revised), T. 8 S., R. 79 W.

Columbine ditch diverts water from tributaries of Eagle River to Chalk Creek (tributary of East Pork Arkansas River) in NW£ sec. 9, T. 8 S., R. 79 W.

Ewing ditch diverts water from tributary of Eagle River over Tennessee Pass to Thayer 

Gulch (tributary of Tennessee Pork) in sec. 11 (corrected), T. 83., R. 80 W.

Wurtz ditch diverts water from tributaries of Eagle River to Tennessee Pork in sec. 

17 (corrected), T. 8 S., R. 80 W.

Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Fryingpan Creek to Busk Creek 

(tributary of Lake Pork) in sec. 20, T. 9 S., R. 81 W.

Twin Lakes tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Roaring Pork to North Pork Lake 

Creek in sec. 22, T. 11 S., R. 82 W.

Larkspur ditch diverts water from tributaries of Tomichi Creek to Poncha Creek (tributary of South Pork Arkansas River) in sec. 24, T. 48 N., R. 6 E.

Inflow from transmountaln dlv slons, In acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Month

October. ...............

September ..............

Water year 1951-52...

Fremont 

Pass 

ditch

0

0

0

Columbine 

ditch

0

0

1,020

Ewing

ditch

81

1,820

Wurtz 

ditch

0

25

2,950

BuskIvanhoe

0

63

6,340

Twin 

Lakes 

tunnel

475

320

1,330

51,360

Larkspur 

ditch

0

0

0

422

Total

475

320

224

153

148

1,500

63,910
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 121

Arkansas River at Parkdale, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°29'30", long. 105°22'10", in NE£ sec. 18, T. 18 S., R. 71 W., on right 

bank at Parkdale, 300 ft dowstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 50 and half a mile 

upstream from Copper Gulch.

Drainage area.--2.556 sq mi.

Records available. June 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,650 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 877 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,720 cfs June 8 (gage height, 8.94 ft): minimum 

31117, 232 cfs Apr. 5.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 5,880 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 9.02 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Apr. 5, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Natural 

flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, diversions 

for irrigation of about 32,000 acres above station, and return flow from irrigated 

areas.

Re visions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 27 to Apr. 16)

2.9

3.0 

3.5

4.0

220

240

395

610

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,230

3,350

5,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septemb>er 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

341

338

299

*299

317

334

317

308

293

308

324

327

299

293

288

285

288

285

282

280

280

282

280

*282

282

296 

344

341

341

411

574

9,818

317

19,470

JJov.

480

338

314

317

367

371

*355

344

341

338

341

344

363

344

363

348

341

348

403

415

411

427

439

451

463

443 

*415

435

423

427

-

11,509

384

22,830

Dec.

415

415

411

395

403

379

330

352

341

334

375

*391

407

407

395

407

403

348

327

b340

b310

b330

b350

b360

b350

b350 

*b350

b360

371

375

387

11,468

370

22,750

Jan.

338

334

320

b320

b340

b360

b360

b360

*b350

b340

b340

b340

b350

b350

348

363

379

395

391

375

352

324

*348

363

359

355 

355

344

352

341

341

10,887

351

21,590

Feb.

341

341

344

327

338

327

*338

338

341

338

338

338

338

338

334

334

344

352

 SIT

327

324

330

320

314

293

280 288"

288

285

_

-

9,479

327

18,800

Mar.

272

272

272

*265

268

268

270

268

265

268

314

419

352

280

275

272

268

262

252

250

248

242

238

236

252

270 

262

260

255

252

250

8,397

271

16,660

Apr.

248

242

236

234

232

245

305

334

395

484

*493

502

511

520

547

,110

,250

,170

,090

,140

1.290

*928

650

606

601

630 

750

796

862

862

19,263

642

38,210

May

886

856

947

1,100

1,660

2,260

*2.510

2,300

2,110

1,620

1,370

1,350

1,390

1,550

1,910

2,290

2,450

2,090

1,540

1,340

*1,250

1,150

1,040

961

892

954 

1,120

1,160

1,300

1,750

2,260

47,366

1,528

93,950

June

2.740

2,880

2,870

*3,060

3,290

3,720

4,370

5.400

4,860

4,310

4,390

4,350

4,150

4,130

4,310

4,970

*4,910

4,540

4,070

4,010

4,060

3,970

3,850

3,830

3,630

3,530 

3,490

3,480

3,190

2,990

117,350

3,912

232,800

July

5.070

2,850

2,460

2,420

2,360

2,500

2,740

2,510

2,320

*2,790

2,740

2,550

2,330

2,140

2,090

1,950

1,800

1,630

1,640

1,710

1,650

1,650

1,.630

*1,550

1.270

1,340 

1,780

1,790

1,820

1,860

1,790

64,730

2,088

128,400

Aug.

,860

,060

,270

,110

,960

,860

,800

* ,800

,770

,730

,740

,690

,640

,700

,700

,680

,530

,490

,440

,480

,390

,160

,110

,020

968

904 

*832

856

356

826

808

46,040

1,485

91,320

Sept.

760

735

705

685

625

596

588

570

552

*583

542

516

705

982

1.010

982

989

760

484

451

471

565

560

529

*502

493

511

498

488

488

18,925

631

37,540

Calendar year 1951 : Max 3,020 Mln 233 Mean 769 Ac-ft 555,400

Water year 1951-52 : Max 5,400 Mln 232 Mean 1,025 Ao-ft 744,300

Peak discharge (base. 2.300 cfs). May 7 (1:30 D.m.) 2.57O cfs (6.34 ft}; Mav 17 (l a.m. t 2.5OO cfs

(6.27 ft); June 8 (2:30 p.m. 5,720 cfs (8.94 ft): June 16 (l2 m.) 5,270 cfs (8.59 ft); July 10 

(5:30 p.m.) 3,010 cfs (6.72 ft); July 23 (9 p.m.) 2,730 cfs (6.48 ft); July 30 (5 p.m.) 2,800 cfs 

(6.54 ft); Aug. 3 (l a.m.) 2,430 cfs (6.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
122 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Grape Creek near Westollffe, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°11', long. 105°30' , In sec. 36, T. 21 S., R. 73 W., on left bank threequarters of a mile downstream from Taylor Creek and 3 miles northwest of Westcllffe.

Drainage area. 320 sq ml.

Records available. December 1924 to June 1928 and October 1933 to September 1952 In 

reports of Geological Survey. December 1924 to June 1928 and March 1930 to September 

1944 In reports of State engineer. No winter records 1930-38.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 7,720 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Aug. 19, 1938, at site 10 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1925-27, 1938-52), 37.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 271 cfs June 9 (gage height, 1.70 ft); minimum 

dally, 3.2 cfs Oct. 6.

1924-28, 1930-52: Maximum discharge, 1,960 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 5.26 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 830 cfs; minimum dally, 0.1 cfs June 19-22, 1936.

Correction. The minimum dally discharge for the water year 1950 has been corrected 

to 2.0 cfs June 27, July 2, 1950, superseding figures published In Water-Supply Paper 

1177.

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

which are poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation of about 15,000 acres.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.0 

5.0

0.8 

1.2 

1.7

124

252

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.7 

4.7

4.4

4.4

3.5

3.2

375

4.1

4.1

*4.4

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.0

5.5

5.5

6.5

8^0

7.5

8.0

7.5

6.5

160.2

5.17

318

Hov.

5.5 

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

10

11

9.5

12

12.

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.0

8.5

8.5

12

bll

11

11

12

12

-

303.0

10.1

601

Dec.

alO

310

10

615

Jan.

 a9.6

297.6

9.6

590

Feb.

alO

_

-

290

10

575

Mar.

a!7 

a!8

a!8

a!7

a!8

*a!8

18

18

20

21

22

15

21

20

16

23

21

18

16

16

16

20

19

20

21

16

*19

21

21

20

20

584

18.8

1,160

Apr.

18 

16

16

15

16

15

15

14

16

17

17

17

18

16

12

*11

1^5

11

11

21

42

61

11

84

42

25

22

17

17

17

-

727.5

24.2

1,440

May

*16 

11

9.5

9.5

8.5

8.0

8.5

7.5

10

37

32

18

14

*12

11

17

80

92

56

53

45

39

36

34

26

25

29

34

39

48

64

929.5

30.0

1,840

June

80 

86

86

82

80

*132

187

212

243

215

217

201

190

171

151

149

120

83

65

55

54

45

38

21

15

9.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

-

3,010.5

100

5,970

July

5.0 

9.0

14

15

20

25

55

13.

50

59

37

25

20

20

19

13

8.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.0

5.5

*6.0

7.5

11

12

9.0

41

53

42

47

721.5

23.3

1,430

Aug.

41 

37

32

28

27

*28

23

26

23

17

15-

12

10

12

36

34

28

23

20

17

16

59

47

39

34

31

27

39

21

18

12

832

26.8

1,650

Sept.

11 

11

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.0

7.5

*7.5

6^5

6.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

8.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

10

10

10

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.5

7.0

-

239.0

7.97

474

Calendar year 1951: Max 57 Mln 1.6 Mean 9.80 Ac-ft 7,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 243 Mln 3.2 Mean 23.0 Ac-ft 16,660

Peak discharge (base. 250 cfs). June 9 (3 p.m.) 271 cfs (1.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during most of period)} discharge 

estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIS 123

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°26', long. 105°15' , in sec. 32, T. 18 S., R. 70 W., on right bank in 

Canon City, 800 ft upstream from Sand Creek.

Drainage area. 3,117 sq mi.

Records available. January 1888 to September 1927 =.rid October 1933 to September 1952 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Hay 1888 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. 

Published as "near Canyon" 1900-6.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,343.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 27, 1922, staff gage, chain gage, or water-stage recorder at sites 

about a quarter of a mile upstream at various datums.

Average discharge. 64 years (1888-1952), 726 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,330 cfs June 8 (gage height, 5.56 ft); minimum 

daily, 167 cfs Apr. r,

1888-1952: Maximum discharge, 19,000 cfs Aug. 2, 1921 (gage height, 10.7 ft, site 

and datum then in use) , from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; minimum daily, 82 

cfs Apr. 10, 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions,

storage reservoirs, pov- =1- developments, diversions for irrigation of about 53,000 aores, 

and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions . W 1117: Drains.; birea.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 29 to June 22, Aug. 7-11)

Oct. 1 to June 29 June 30 to Sept. 30

0.5 140

1.0 300

1.5 510

2.0 805

1.0 

5.C

1,620 

3,350 

4, SCO

1.0 

1.5

292

368

612

2.0 936

3.0 1,830

4.0 3,170

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

246

246

214

214

239

279

265

233

211

*220

233

233

211

198

195

204

207

192

192

189

186

189

192

192

192

201

243

243

246

290

480

7,075

228

14,030

JI°V.

420

314

300

296

335

339

296

276

276

268

268

272

286

268

*293

321

339

359

399

379

367

375

379

387

399

383

359

379

367

371

-

10,070

336

19,970

Dec.

363

363

339

*332

351

339

324

335

324

310

355

371

387

395

379

367

371

335

318

332

268

268

355

375

355

335

324

324

318

332

332

10 , 5- e

34J

20,380

Jan. j Feb.

296 307

304 1 310

286 ! 314

265

296

282

318

324

*310

293

310

328

335

328

310

321

332

347

347

332

324

314

321

335

323

332

332

321

332

314

304

9,821

317

19,480

290

293

293

307

307

310

510

iiO

J?9

£32

 J07

310

600 3;:a

33;:

310

i;36

324

328

304

293

282

286

290

290

268

_

-

8,74O

301

17,340

Mar.

255

255

259

272

272

272

279

279

279

252

293

395

*355

318

321

321

304

276

249

265

268

259

249

252

265

268

272

255

259

252

239

8,609

278

17,080

Apr.

233

189

*170

176

167,

179

246

265

324

424

428

433

442

446

475

877

1,060

1,020

933

996

1,170

864

*578

530

510

536

654

684

740

740

-

May

740

715

786

926

1,300

,800

,070

,910

,740

,380

,190

,150

* ,180

,300

,570

,910

,140

,850

,370

,160

1,110

996

884

805

734

766

*S05

947

1,030

1,330

1,840

16,489 39,534

550 i 1.275

32,710 7i?, 410

June

2.210

2,360

2,260

2,460

2,600

3,120

4,020

4,720

4,020

3,190

July

2.520

2,290

2,040

1,980

1,920

2,060

2,240

2,050

*1,870

2,390

*3,200 ' 2,360

3,190

3,080

3,130

3,350

4,240

4,2OO

3,840

3,220

3,220

3,300

3,220

3,080

3,06O

2,940

2,830

2,820

2,880

2,650

2,470

-

94,880

3,163

188,200

2,240

2 , 040

1,840

1,730

1,660

1,530

1,410

1,390

1,440

-,400

1,390

1,380

1,300

1.090

1,150

1,440

1,510

1,470

1,600

1,530

54,310

1,752

107, 70O

Aug.

,610

,800

.990

,880

,750

,650

,610

* ,610

,600

,560

,560

,520

,460

,500

,510

,500

,390

,340

,290

,310

,270

,050

988

850

857

758

666

745

797

672

654

40,747

1,314

80,820

Sept.

612

fa74

54G

530

479

451

442

429

407

*433

411

394

394

857

857

830

830

601

352

321

34C

407

411

3&i,

368

352

363

364

356

356

-

14,462

482

28,680

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,reo Mln 166 Mean 644 Ac-ft 466,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 4.7iO Mln \t,7 Mean 862 Ac-ft 625,400

Peak discharge (base.,: .. afs). June o (L p.m.) 5,330 cfs 

(5.20 ft); July lo (7 p.jn.T'2,560 cfs (3.64 ft). 

* Discharge measurement r-ide on this daj ,

:.56 ft)j June 13 11; o.m.) 4,760 cfs
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Oil Creek near Canon City, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°27'00", long. 105°10'30", in sec. 26, T. 18 S., R. 70 W., on right bank 

600 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 50, l£ miles upstream from mouth, 1.8 

miles east from city limits of Canon City, and 5 miles downstream from Wilson Creek.

Drainage area. 432 sq mi.

Records available. April to October 1910 (gage height and discharge measurements only). 

October 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,330 ft (from topographic map). Apr. 17 

To Oct. 15, 1910, staff gage about three quarters of a mile downstream at different 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 140 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 3.15 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.7 cfs Sept. 12, 13.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, 4,260 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 9.25 ft from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 140 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 4.60 and 9.25 ft; no flow Sept. 3-10, 30, 1950, Sept. 23, 1951.

Flood of July 4, 1944, discharge, 20,600 cfs, by slope-area determination on Wilson 

Creek at mouth, at point 5 miles upstream from station, information furnished by Bureau 

of Reclamation.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions (water years) . W 1211: 1950(M) .

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.9

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.3

2.8

3.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2,1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

*1.9

1.7

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.3

65.6

2.12

130

Jiov.

2.8

b2.2

478

5.6

U.

11

*8.2

6.0

4.5

4.2

4.2

5.0

4.5

3.9

b3.2

b3.0

b2.9

b4.0

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.4

4.2

4.2

4.5

3.6

3.6

2.8

3.1

*3.1

-

136.7

4.56

271

Dec.

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.8

3.1

b2.9

b2.6

b2.5

b3.0

b4.0

5.0

*5.6

a4.2

a2.7

a2.0

a2.9

a3.7

a5.0

a6.0

a3.5

a4.5

a6.0

a5.0

a6.2

a5.6

a9.4

*15

12

11

9.1

9.1

164.0

5.29

325

Jan.

b6.6

b4.5

b3.6

b4.0

b3.7

3.9

3.4

3.4

*3.6

4.2

2.8

b2.1

1.9

2.8

b2.5

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

b2.1

2.3

b3.0

*b4.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.4

1.4

99.3

3.20

197

Feb.

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.8

*3.4

3.1

2.8

1.9

1.5

1.9

2.8

3.1

2.8

3.4

2.3

1.9

*2.6

*b2.6

b2.7

b3.0

3.4

b2.7

b3.1

b3.5

3.9

3.6

3.1

_

-

80.9

2.79

160

Mar.

3.1

3.1

b2.9

*b2.9

4.5

3.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.4

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.1

2.6

3.9

b3.6

b3.4

4.2

4.5

5_=0

4.2

4.5

3.6

4.2

3.9

93.8

3.03

186

Apr.

3.6

3.1

a2.7

a2.3

a2.0

al.6

al.3

al.O

a. 8

aT9

*1.0

2.8

4.2

2.6

1.9

2.1

1.2

1.9

3.1

8.2

34

20

16

*14

14

14

13

26

11

7.8

-

218.1

7.27

433

May

7.8

6.5

6.5

6.9

6.0

7.8

*6.9

8.2

7.8

6.5

8.2

7.8

6.9

7.4

7.8

5.6

9.1

8.2

8.2

li

*11

9.1

9.6

8.2

7.4

6.9

9.1

9.1

12

12

9.1

257.6

8.31

511

June

21

30

45

*32

22

24

17

14

12

9.1

6.9

5.3

5.0

6.0

3.9

4.5

2.6

1.9

*1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

-

282.0

9.40

559

July

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.6

1.7

2.3

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

*^1

.8

.9

2.3

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.5

56.6

1.83

112

Aug.

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.7

2.1

2.4

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.6

*1.7

5.0

TTS

1.4

1.4

53.4

1.72

106

Sept.

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.4

2.1

1.7

*1.2

1.4

1.2

.J.

.7

.8

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.9

2.1

*2.1

1.9

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.9

-

44.2

1.47

88

Calendar year 1951 : Max 64 Mln o Mean 3.42 Ac-ft 2,47O

Water year 1951-52 : Max 45 Mln o.7 Mean 4.24 Ac-ft 3,080

Peak discharge (base, 300 ofs). No oeak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather ree-

.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 125

Arkansas River at Portland, Colo.

Location. Lat 38 0 23'40", long. 105°00'40", in sec. 21, T. 19 S. ( R. 68 ¥., on right bank 

at Portland, 400 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 120, and 1 mile downstream 

from Hardscrabble Creek.

Drainage area. 4,042 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1952 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,021.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Average discharge. 13 years, 760 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,080 cfs June 16 (gage height, 5.69 ft); minimum 

 daily, 154 cfs Oct. 24.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 21,100 cfs June 5, 1949 (gage height, 12.18 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs; minimum daily, 71 cfs Apr. 2, 1945.

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

fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, 

diversions above stations for irrigation of about 60,000 acres, and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). W 1087; Drainage area. ¥1311: 1939(M) .

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 10-13)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.3 

1.8

140

236

420

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

215

335

548

860

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,300

2,340

3,740

5,700

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

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-fl

Oct.

203

198

195 

192

203

225

211

198

185

*175

190

187

178

167

167

162

171

164

167

164

164

169

164

154

156

169

219

222

219

214

582,

5,934

191

11,770

JJov.

354

257

239 

216

257

260

242

239

233

233

233

233

239

230

242

269

263

257

293

293

283

286

300

300

319

304

283

290

286

283

-

8,016

267

15,900

Dec.

280

276

266 

263

266

260

239

233

293

311

300

293

283

304

283

273

280

260

240

250

220

210

260

280

270

260

250

240

240

245

245

8,173

264

16,210

Jan.

230

225

210 

200

220

210

220

230

*225

214

214

230

239

235

230

235

240

250

250

250

240

235

240

245

255

255

260

255

250

250

235

7,277

235

14,430

Feb.

240

245

250 

240

240

245

250

250

250

250

245

235

245

265

257

251

271

284

268

248

271

287

268

262

246

243

260

260

251

_

-

7,377

254

14,630

Mar.

243

248

257 

251

248

254

254

248

248

235

243

346

*335

278

274

271

257

246

225

222

238

230

222

228

235

248

243

228

220

218

254

7,747

250

15,370

Apr.

304

281

262 

268

268

271

318

274

304

404

408

400

412

416

425

748

1,020

964

839

908

1.440

972

*569

508

474

479

584

664

755

734

-

16,673

556

33,070

May

734

677

734 

876

1,220

1,840

2,110

,970

,880

,500

,350

,300

* ,220

,320

,540

,880

. .260

,000

,530

,210

,160

,050

948

832

748

741

916

980

1,060

1,420

1,990

40,996

1,322

81,310

June

2,470

2,730

2,660 

2,850

2,880

*3,480

3,300

2,530

2,780

3,520

3,710

3,710

3,790

3,600

3,740

4,500

4.720

4,300

3,710

3,520

3,530

3,470

3,390

3,240

3,080

2,940

2,850

2,880

2,690

2.450

-

99,020

3,301

196,400

July

2.530

2,340

2,020 

1,980

1,960

2,050

2,370

2,160

*1,960

2,330

2,410

2,210

2,030

1,830

1,780

1,650

1,520

1,370

1,330

1,390

1,360

1,340

1,300

1,430

1.040

1,070

1,370

1,540

1,420

1,810

1,540

54,240

1,750

107,600

Aug.

1,620

1,760

2.040 

1,960

1,740

1,590

1,500

*1,530

1,490

1,480

1,460

1,440

1,380

1,400

1,420

1,430

1,340

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,610

1,120

924

825

811

714

629

689

804

652

6T7

39,635

1,279

78,610

Sept.

579

538

518 

493

450

416

404

397

366

*374

360

342

416

783

825

790

783

664

352

507

332

374

400

370

346

328

338

335

321

324

-

13,625

454

27 , 020

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,490 Mln 142 Mean 600 Ac-ft 434,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,720 Mln 154 Mean 343 Ac-ft 612,300

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 eta).--June 16 (7:45 p.m.) 5,080 ofs (5.69 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Dec. 18 to Jan. 9, Jan. 14 to Feb. 13; discharge estimated on basis 

of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for station at Canon City.
126 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIS

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo.

Location (revised) . Lat 38°16'00", long. 104°39'00", In sec. 34, T. 20 S., R. 65 W. , on 

right bank at intake of south-side waterworks, 1 mile upstream from Dry Creek and 2i 

mlles %est of City Hall in Pueblo.

Drainage area. 4,704 sq mi.

Records available. --May 1885 to December 1887, May to August 1889, September 1894 to September 1927, and October 1933 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1885 to August 1887, May to August 1889, and September 1894 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. Published as at Rock Canyon" 1889, and as "at Pueblo" 1885-87, 

1894-1924. Records for May 26, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1934, do not include water diverted 

above station into intake of north-side waterworks.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 4,689.82 ft above mean 

sea level, datum cf 1929. May 16, 1885, to Sept. 12, 1886, staff gage at site 2| miles 

downstieam; June j , 1887, to Aug. 31, 1869, staff gage at site 6j miles upstream; and 

Sept. 19, 1894, to May 25, 1925, staff gage, chain gage, or water-ftage recorder about 

2j miles downstream at various sites and datums .

Avera^q discharge. 48 years (1894-1924, 19,';4-52), 745 cf3; 9 years (1925-34), 624 cfs (not 

including water diverted above station into intake of north-side waterworks),

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4, 740 cfs June fi; minimum daily, 55 cfs Oct. 4.

HJ85-87, 1889, 1894-1952: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs June 3, 1921 (gage height, 

24 C6 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 6,730 cfs on 

bat 1 LG of float measurement at gage-height 11.2 ft and slope-area determinations of peak 

flow; minimum daily, 18 cfs (including 13 cfs diverted into intake of north-side waterworks) Apr. 7, 1935.

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

wKTFh are fair. Records include water diverted above station into intake of north-side 

waterworks for municipal supply of Pueblo, Natural flow of stream affected by transmourri ain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions above station 

for irrigation of about 88,000 acres, and rp^urn flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. --W 1117: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

Z.

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

80

80

80

55

74

177

171

146

118

63

129

135

120

103

85

*86

109

103

103

97

103

119

103

92

61

102

161

197

197

197

303

3,749

121

7,440

Nov.

382

295

230

185

208

241

217

191

187

190

189

188

194

195

189

240

246

258

314

308

*294

286

307

315

322

307

279

273

279

272

-

7,581

253

15,040

Dec.

.°ee

?53

259

,?26

*E33

244

2 7>t'

284

2£4

r,34

328

?01

25K

227

266

292

39E

362

268

293

340

360

370

340

290

310

350

J57

356

SIS

0,198 7:s'7

1(5,: 40

Jan.

259

263

279

249

*b242

b255

b328

b338

b323

307

298

297

348

273

215

204

*204

217

223

248

235

250

280

280

247

229

217

211

199

199

IS3

7,905

Feb.

167

*167

167

216

221

221

215

215

215

209

203

198

197

214

208

197

202

226

231

218

213

232

238

248

.290

208

182

150

155

-

6,023

J5S 2O8

15,630 11,950

Mar.

122

110

138

154

*154

142

128

125

125

116

103

156

239

T5T

165

154

148

12!

95

84

106

175

131

135

135

119

125

93

76

61

66

4,000

129

7,930

Apr.

169

159

137

128

136

124

154

160

170

244

299

300

314

314

300

447

897

935

*821

8O7

1 , 6QQ

1,080

594

529

459

442

o22

634

662

£73

14,210

474

22,190

May

«8E

644

6b2

7R4

911

1,510

1,700

1,760

*1,C30

1,430

1,110

1,210

1,140

1,140

1,330

1,63O

1,950

2,040

1,670

1,270

*1,220

1,120

1,060

931

777

700

783

884

929

1,130

1,600

37,323

1,204

74,030

June

2,160

2,310

2,250

2,470

2,480

2,810

3,250

4,130

4,240

3,610

3,450

3,590

3,410

3,250

3,310

3,760

4,010

3,630

3,430

3,070

3,050

3,OOO

3,06O

*3,140

3,080

2,560

*2,500

2,500

2,380

2,180

92,070

3,069

182,500

July

2,320

2,340

1,860

1,740

1,780

1,840

2,220

2,120

1,840

1,880

2,400

2,300

2,040

1,760

1,650

*1,490

1,380

1,260

1,160

1,210

1,210

1,160

1,260

2 , 700

1,010

974

1,100

1,410

1,260

1,380

1,340

51,394

1,658

101,900

Aug.

,400

,450

,,,820

,600

,500

,360

,300

,330

,290

,270

,230

,260

* ,230

,220

,240

,250

,230

,120

,100

,O70

,30O

,600

1,020

831

769

676

571

590

820

570

569

35,586

1,148

70,580

Sept.

551

506

462

418

*393

378

348

348

324

296

317

288

310

674

111

746

*777

TT6

385

253

260

303

348

296

268

241

235

229

228

234

11,969

399

23,740

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,700 Mln 37 Mean 502 Ac-ft 363,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,240 Mln 55 Mean 788 Ac-ft 557,300

Peak discharge (base, 5..-00 cfa).--.June 8 (]0:30 p. '-,740 ofs; June 17 (3 a.m.) 4,20O cfs;

ug. 22 (12:30 a.m.) 4,l2ori --fa.

* Discharge measurement <~ade on t"o day.

b Stage-discharge relation affeetf: 'iy ice.

Nq.te.--No gage-height rfaord Dec, i^' to Jan. 4 (stage-'U-charge r='.Rtion affected by ice during 

TSt of period); diseharep "8timat«M'. r:~> basis of weather r-'iords and records for nearby station.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 127 

Templeton Gap Floodway at Colorado Springs, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°53'17", long. 104°49 T 01", In SE^ sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 66 W. , on left 

bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 85 and 87, and three-quarters of a 

mile north of Colorado Springs.

Drainage area. 8.46 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 6,200 ft (from 

Topographic map).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5.7 cfs May 31 (gage height, 1.37 ft); no flow 

most of year.

1951-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 31, 1952; no flow most of time.

Remarks. Records good. This is an artificial channel constructed to carry flood flows 

from normally dry channels around Colorado Springs during periods of heavy rainfall.

Discharge, In cubic feet per cond, October 1951 to September 1952

May 31, 1952........ 0.1

July 30, 1952........ 0.1

Note. No flow except for days listed above.

Month

Water year 1952 .....

Maximum

.1

Minimum

o

Mean

.0006

Runoff In 

acre-feet

.4
128 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fountain Creek near Fountain, Colo.

Location (revised). Lat 38°36'08", long. 104 0 40'13", in NE£ sec. 4, T. 17 S., R. 65 W., 

on right bank 250 ft upstream from bridge on county road, l£ miles downstream from 

Little Fountain Creek, and 5-J- miles southeast of Fountain.

Drainage area. 676 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1952.

aage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,341.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 2, 1940, wire-weight gage at highway bridge 250 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 60.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,240 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 6.88 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs; minimum daily, 1.7 cfs Jan. 22, Apr. 18, 19.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 22,100 cfs May 28, 1940 (gage height, 9.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow Sept. 24, 30, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 14.4 ft May 30, 1935.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 18,000 acres.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.7

6.5

11

*6.5

30

26

16

11

9.5

9.0

16

12

.7

.1

.1

.8

~.2

.8

.8

.1

.0

.0

*£ . 0

5.5

6.5

20

19

14

16

17

314.0

10.1

623

Jlov.

21

25

24

28

18

22

*20

20

18

10

10

14

19

13

14

10

10 6.0

9.5

8.5

7.5

6.0

6.0

9.5

9.5

9.5

*9.5

11

9.5

8.0

-

406.0

13.5

805

Dec.

8.0

9.5

9.0

8.0

5.5

10

8.0

6.5

5.5

9.0

12

*16

10

6.0

7.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

5.0

a7.0

alO

a9.0

a!2

a7.0

aS.O

*9.0

13

7.0

5.5

4.5

261.5

8.44

519

Jan.

4.0

6.0

6.8

7.4

7.0

12

*18

T2

7.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

12

16

5.0

2.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

275

3.5

4.7

6.0

4.4

4.7

7.5

8.5

9.5

216.8

6.99

430

Feb.

11

12

12

12

9.0

11

9.5

*9.0

9.5

7.5

7.5

6.5

8.0

12

10

10

9.0

8.0

*5.5

5.8

5.0

6.0

5.0

4.5

5.0

7.0

8.0

9.5

10

-

242.8

8.37

482

Mar.

11

13

21

21

*21

18

12

12

12

12

11

10

12

20

22

24

24

22

22

25_

4.4

675

8.0

10

16

18

15

12

9.0

5.5

5.0

453.9

14.6

900

Apr.

7.5

9.0

7.5

7.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

9.0

9.0

16

*13

8.0

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.8

1.8

1.7

T7T

6.2

206

*17

12

*9.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

9.5

19

25

-

450.9

15.0

894

May

20

12

9.0

12

10

*25

29

25

64

115

28

24

19

19

16 .

28

63

85

56

51

*41

46

48

41

31

78

57

34

32

29

140

1,287.0

41.5

2,550

June

44

13

*12

12

20

8.5

12

11

12

10

8.5

11

6.5

4.7

4.1

4.1

*5.5

5.5

9.5

9.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

3.8

'372 3.2

-

271.8

9.06

539

July

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

2.9

3.2

4.4

3.8

*3.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.4

3.8

2.6

2.0

1.8

275

2.0

2.3

*2.9

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.2

2.9

3.2

4.7

8.0

107.7

3.47

214

Aug.

7.5

7.5

6.5

49

a!2

a7.5

a2.0

*a7.0

a!6

a8.6

a20

a!8

a26

al8.

aS.O

a2.9

a3.8

a6.0

a6.0

a8. 5

432

306

8.5

11

4.7

4.4

4.1

*33

47

7.5

6.0

L, 105.0

35.6

2,190

Sept.

4.1

3.2

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.6

8.8

*10

17

31

T2

24

4.1

4.1

3.8

4.4

4.4

4.7

3.8

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

*5.5

4.4

3.5

3.8

4.1

204.4

6.81

405

Calendar year 1951 : Max 598 Mln 1.1 Mean 16.9 Ac-ft 12,250

Water year 1951-52 : Max "~ 432 Mln 1.7 Mean 14.5 Ac-ft 10,550

Peak discharge (base. 8,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during part of periods); discharge 

estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 16-18, Dec. 7-11, 14-20, 27, Dec. 31 to Jan. 11, 

Jan. 20-24, Feb. 21-27, Mar. 22, 23.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 129 

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°16'20't , long. 104°35'40", In SW£ sec. 30, T. 20 S., R. 64 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of Eighth Street Bridge in Pueblo, 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 926 sq'mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1922 to September 1925 and October 1941 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. 

January to September 1941 in files of Bureau of Reclamation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,663.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 13, 1923, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different 

datum. Feb. 13, to July 11, 1923, staff gage and July 12 1923, to Sept. 30, 1925, wata> 

stage recorder, within 200 ft of present site at various daturas.

Average discharge. 14 years (1922-25, 1941-52), 61.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,170 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 5.89 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of float measurement at gage heights 8.00 

and 9.00 ft; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 20.

1922-25, 1941-52: Maximum discharge, 17,800 cfs July 10, 1945 (gage height, 9.50 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 8.05 ft; no flow at times.

Flood of June 4, 1921, discharge, 34,000 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak 

- flow. Flood of May 30, 1935, discharge, 35,000 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak 

flow.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 22,500 acres. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.9

.8

.8

*.8

.9

.9

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5 

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.6

ill

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.8

20.2

0.65

40

Jlov.

1.4

1.2

1.6

1.3

2.7

1.7

1.6 

1.6

*1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.7 

2.0 

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

 2.5

2.2

60.6

2.02

120

Dec.

2.2

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.8

2.5

2.4 

3.0

3.2

3.0

4.2

*5.9

4.8

4.2

3.6

4.8 

4.8

5.0

3.4

3.4

4.2

4.8

4.8

5.3

5.3

4.6

7.4

*8.0

5'. 9

132.1

4.26

262

Jan.

5.0

e',2

7.1

7.1

7.7

11 

11

*13

10

13

13

14

10

7.4

7.4 

7.7

9.2

6.8

7.4

5.6

6.5

9.2

 12

10

9.8

8.6

9.8

9.8

8.6

277.5

8.95

550

Feb.

12

12

11

9.2

13

*12

12 

10

9.2

10

11

13

12

7.4

5.9

5.0 

4.2

3.2

5.0

*3.6

4.0

4.4

3.0

5.0

6.2

8.0

9.2

7.4

_

-

231.2

7.97

459

Mar.

6.8

7.1

7.4

6.5

6.5

*5.9

5.9

5.3

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.4

5.6

7.1

5.3 

4.6

5.8

3.6

1.2

470

7.1

8.0

12

12

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.5

6.5

191.7

6.18

380

Apr.

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.3

4.6

3.8

3.8

4.6

*4.§

5'. 6

4.6

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4 

3_.2

T72

21

~48 807

20

 10

7.1

5.9

4.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

1,017.2

33.9

2,020

Calendar year 1951 : Max 916 Mln 0.4 Mean 11.3

May

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.6

.8

.0

.1

.3

.5

.5

.3

.3

5.4

3.4

5.4

3.6

5.6

4.0

 4.6

575

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.4

68.1

2.20

155

June

~6.5 10

5.6

*1.6

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.0

.0

.0

.0 

.0

* .4

.1

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

45.0

1.50

89

July

0.8

.8

 370 5.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

 1.0

1.0

1.3

2.2

.9

1.1 

.9 

.8

1.0

.9

.9

.9

*2.0

2.0

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.6

1.4

45.9

1.42

87

Aug.

0.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

. 8

.8 

.8

.8

.9

2.6

4.0

6.5

2.2

1.4

1.3

*1.5

218

*155

3.4

1.4

416.0

13.4

825

Sept.

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.8 

. 8

.S

*.7

.5

.5

4.0

1.4

.4

.3

.5 

.2 

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

 .5

.3

.2

.2

.2

-

19.6

0.65

39

Ac-ft 8,190

Water year 1951-52 Max 807 Mln 0.1 Mean 6.89 Ac-ft 5,010

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 ofa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measuremeat made on this day.
130 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

>er 1942 in

St. Charles River near Pueblo, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°12'20", long. 104°31'40", in sec. 23, T. 21 S., R. 64 W., on downstream 

side of right abutment of highway bridge, 500 ft downstream from Bessemer ditch siphon, 

5 miles (revised) upstream from mouth, and 6 miles southeast of City Hall in Pueblo.

Drainage area. 468 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1952. January 1941 to Septemb' 

files of Bureau of Reclamation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,690 ft (corrected) from topographic

map. Jan. 11 to Aug. 20, 1941, water-stage recorder and Aug. 21, 1941, to Mar. 31, 1942, 

chain gage, at site 2 miles downstream at different datum. Apr. 1 to Dec. 2, 1942, chain 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 29.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,430 cfs July 30 (gage height, 4.44 ft), from 

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

6.50 and 9.2 ft, and float measurement at gage height 8.52 ft; no flow Aug. 11-20, 28.

1941-52: Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs July 26, 1950 (gage height, 9.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 6.50 and 9.2 ft, and float measurement at gage height 8.52 ft; no flow for 

several days in July, August 1943 May 1948, and August 1952.

Maximum discharge known, 56,000 cfs June 3, 1921 (determined by State engineer's 

office).

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 8,500 acres above station. 

Diversions above station to reservoirs for industrial use.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~T2 0.2

.2

.2

*.3

.8

74

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

9.2

0.30

18

JJov.

0.4

bl.2

b6.0

b5.2

b4.4

b3.5

b3.0

b2.7

*2.3

1.1

.8

.7

.8

2.1

3.2

7.5

7.2

7.8

8.6

10

7.8

7.5

6.9

6.0

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

*4.0

3.8

-

129.7

4.32

257

Dec.

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.9

2.0

*2.1

2.0

1.8

2.2

2.6

3.3

4.0

3.5

2.5

2.9

2.7

3.5

4.2

5.2

5.8

6.4

*6.8

6.0

5.0

108.5

3.50

215

Jan.

4.0

3.3

3.0

3.6

5.0

6.4

*8.1

8.2

7.8

6.4

5.4

5.8

b6.4

1)6.0

b5.5

b4.6

4.0

3.7

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.8

3.8

5.2

*6.2

5.8

4.4

4.6

4.9

4.2

3.9

151.5

4.89

300

Feb.

4.0

3.9

2.7

2.0

2.0

*2.3

2.6

2.9

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.6

TTs

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

2.4

*3.1

4.0

3.8

3.2

3.0

3.6

5.6

4.0

b3.0

-

77.8

2.68

154

Mar.

b2.2

bl.8

b2.3

b2.9

b2.7

*2.5

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.3

1.6

1.2

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

3.1

b2.9

b2.8

b3.O

b3.5

b4.0

T~5 4.6

63.3

2.04

126

Apr.

4.9

4.2

2.2

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

2.3

*3.6

3.8

3.6

2.5

1.6

.9

.6

.6

.6

.5

.7

~56 762

31

*16

13

10

7.8

6.3

14

60

-

1,014.1

33.8

2,010

May

85

76

71

79

90

93

93

*90

90

88

85

67

45

34

102

170

174

174

174

174

179

179

*23O "220

215

197

202

202

188

188

179

4,233

137

8,400

June

179

179

174

*174

160

150

140

130

120

no

50

28

20

13

10

7.4

5.8

4.6

*3.8

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

-

1,682.1

56.1

3,340

July

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

*1.

1.

1.

1.

*.

170'

22

217.8

7.03

432

Aug.

11

7.2

3.8

72

20

2.2

1.6

*.7

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

263

36

19

10

1.8

.8

.2

0

*192

15

6.0

662.7

21.4

1,310

Sept.

3.4

2.1

1.6

1.1

l.O

.8

.7

.5

*.4

.4

.4

45

18

5.2

1.3

.8

.6

.4

.4

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

87.1

2.90

173

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,160 Mln 0.2 Bean 18.8 Ac-ft 13,580

Hater year 1951-52 : Max 762 Mln 0 Mean 23.1 Ac-ft 16,740

Peak discharge (base, 5.200 cfsl. July 30 (6:30 p.m.) 3,430 cfs (4.44 ft); Aug. 29 (9 p.m.) 3,27O 

efs (4.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Kote. No gage-height record Dec. 8 to Jan. 12, Jan. 17 to Feb. 28, Mar. 22-24 (stage-discharge 

relation affected by Ice during most of periods), June 5-19; discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 131

Huerfano R!ver at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo.

Location.--Lat 37°43'40", long. 105°21'10" (revised), in sec. 5, T. 27 S., R. 71 W., on 

le-ft bank at Manzanares Crossing, a quarter of a mile downstream from Manzanares Creek 

and 3^ miles southwest of Redwing.

Drainage area. 73 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

1923 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. No winter records prior to 1936.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,150 ft (corrected), from topographic 

map. Prior to Sept. 8, 1934, at sites 500 ft upstream at different daturas. Sept. 8, 

1934, to Mar. 15, 1937, at datum 1.36 ft higher; Mar. 16, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1945, at 

datum 0.86 ft higher; and Oct. 1, 1945, to Apr. 25, 1946, at datum 0.36 ft higher than 

present datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1936-52), 35.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 778 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 3.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 270 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

8.14 ft; minimum not determined.

1923-52: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Aug. 2, 1951 (gage height, 8.14 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 270 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 4 cfs Jan. 22, 1937, but may have been less during periods of no gageheight record.

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

Diversions above station for irrigation of about 1,800 acres.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 6-9, 11}

Oct. 1 to Mar

1.4 

1.7

1.3

1.4 

1.6

Mar. 16 to June 8

I 1.8 

i 2.2 

2.6

75

162

1.4

1.5 

1.8

June 9 to Sept. 30

12

16

36

2.2 

2.6

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

11

10

8.8

8.0

8.0

8.4

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

*9.2

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.4

8.4

9.2

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.0

9.2

9.0

9.2

*9.6

12

13

IT

11

11

11

294.0

9.48

583

Jfov.

10

11

13

14

13

12

11

10

10

10

10

11

12

*12

10

16

13

11

10

10

10

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

11

*11

10

11

-

328.2

10.9

651

Dec.

10

9.2

12

10 '

 10

(*)

 11

321.2

10.4

637

Jan.

. 8.0

(*)

 7.0

7.8

(*)

235.8

7.61

468

Feb.

. 9.0

. 9.5

(*)

. 9.8

_

-

273.2

9.42

542

Mar.

7.O

*7.0

6.0

7.6

8.4

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

7.8

7.8

10

*10

9.0

8.9

9.8

8.4

236.7

7.64

469

Apr.

11

TT

11

12

13

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

15

17

*18

19

22

23

23

23

23

22

24

25

28

31

32

30

31

-

569

19.0

1,130

May

*32

33

36

46

61

70

65

70

68

67

54

67

70

74

*86

89

82

74

70

68

71

65

*67

65

67

71

74

89

99

108

122

2,180

70.3

4,320

June

129

129

129

119

*124

139

146

154

159

159

156

153

148

148

156

148

130

*119

115

115

110

112

92

81

78

73

73

71

71

66

-

3,602

120

7,140

July

64

63

*62

63

6J7

67

67

62

57

58

62

57

52

49

46

44

44

40

40

40

37

38

*40

35

36

41

40

37

34

38

40

1,520

49.0

3,010

Aug.

39

43

35

30

28

*24

23

23

23

23

22

22

21

19

17

17

18

19

21

*21

35

20

18

18

17

17

17

20

18

17

15_

70O

22.6

1,390

Sept.

15

14

14

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

*12

14

20

18

17

18

18

17

15

15

20

22

22

21

19

17

17

16

16

17

-

482

16.1

956

Calendar year 19B1 : Max 630 Mln - Mean 19.5 Ac-ft 14,1OO

Water year 1951-52: Max 159 Mln - Mean 29.4 Ac-ft 21,30O

Peak discharge (base. 200 efs). Aug. 21 (6 p.m.) 778 cfs (3.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 4, 21-24, Nov. 2-14, 23-28, Dec. 5 to Mar. 6 (stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice during some of periods), Mar. 15-27, Apr. 6-12, Aug. 10, Sept. 5-8; discharge estimated on basis of 8 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations.
132 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Huerfano River at Badito, Colo.

Location Lat 37°43'40", long. 105°00'30", in sec. 4, T. 27 S., R. 68 W., on right bank

 at' Badito, 300 ft dovmstream from bridge on State Highway 69, half a mile downstream 

from South Oak Creek, and 15 miles northwest of Walsenburg.

Drainage area.--S32 sq mi.

Records available.--August to December 1912, March 1938 to August 1941, and October 1946

 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. August to December 1912, April 1923 

to September 1925 (no winter records 1925), and March 1938 to August 1941 in reports 

of State engineer.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,415.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 ^929. Aug. 28 to Dec. 20, 1912, chain gage and Apr. 19, 1923, to Aug. 6, 1924, waterstage recorder, at bridge 300 ft upstream at different datums. Aug. 7, 1924, to 

Sept 30, 1925, water-stage recorder at site 500 ft upstream at different datum. 

Mar. 6 to Dec. 23, 1938, chain gage and Dec. 24, 1938, to Aug. 6, 1941, and Sept. 10, 

1946, to Oct. 8, 1948, water-stage recorder, at site 300 ft upstream at datum 1.90 ft 

higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1923-24, 1938-40, 1946-52), 22.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 288 cfs July 9 (gage height, 6.22 ft); maximum

 gage height, 6.31 ft Dec. 28 (backwater from ice); no flow Oct. 23, Nov. 17, 25, Feb. 5, 

6, 14-18, Mar. 16.

1912, 1923-25, 1938-41, 1946-52: Maximum discharge, 5,510 cfs July 15, Aug. 1, 1923 

(gage height, 9.20 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

150 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times in 1923, 

1940-41, 1951-52.

Discharge July 31, 1945, 7,400 cfs (slope-area determination) and Aug. 14, 1945, 

8,480 cfs (from records for station near Badito 0.6 mile upstream).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the period of record has been corrected to 

5,510 cfs July 15, Aug. 1, 1923 (gage height, 9.20 ft, site and datum then in use), 

from rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow, superseding date and figures published in previous water-supply papers.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 15,800 acres. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1117: Drainage area. W 1211: 1950(M).

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

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.6

*1.4

1.1

.8

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.4

.8

1.3

.4

.2

1.1

.9

.6

.4

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

*.2

0

.8

 1.4

2.0

7.0

I7o

2.5

2.1

2.1

40.6

1.31

81

JJov.

2.5

6.1

~5.2 10

4.3

*4.0

2.1

2.9

2.0

1.7

1.3

.8

.7

*.4

.5

.2

0

.9

.9

.4

.2

.2

.4

.4

0

1.3

 1.6

*2.1 

.6

.8

-

54.5

1.82

108

Dec.

1.5

1.7

.6

1.3

1.9

1.6

1.1

.5

.2 *±L

.5

*2.0

1.0

.1

.1

.3

.7

2.0

4.0

1.0

1.5

2.5

2.0

3.0

4.0

*5.2

6.0

7.0 

8.0

7.0

5.0

73.4

2.37

146

Jan.

3.0

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.5

4.5

fit 5.0

*4.5

3.5

4.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.2

.9

*.6

78

1.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.6 

1.5

*1.5

1.5

82.1

2.65

163

Feb.

1.5

1.6

.5

.1

0_

*0

.5

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

* .1

*2\5

2.5

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

10

20

IT

4.6

-

-

67.6

2.33

134

Mar.

4.3

2.0

*2.5

5.8

5.5

 1.4

1.5

1.9

1.9

2.3

1.1

.6

.2

.4

.2

0

2.5

5.5

2.3

.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

13

12

7.5

*8.5

8.5

~6~.l

9.5

126.8

4.09

252

Apr.

25

16

14

11

9.5

4.9

3.2

2.9

*6.4

8.0

2.9

1.6

.=!

.8

2.5

*3.2

1.6

*6.4

26

15

58

18

12

8.0

5.8

3.6

2.5

2.0 

2.5

1.3

-

275.4

9.18

546

May

*0.6

T8

2.9

8.5

*37

44

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

*49

53

56

56

71

90

*98

111

-37 127

82

105

127

127 

100

92

103

2,003.8

64.6

3,970

June

127

134

130

127

*130

121

111

108

105

85

56

49

35

24

18

IX *19

*21

18

18

23

25

29

26

30

34

32

32 

32

37

-

1,753

58.4

3,480

July

34

35

*32

29

29

26

26

25

*50

28

30

18

13

12

10

8.0

9.0

9.5

9.5

10

11

*14

*20

17

21

17

6.4

H34

al5

608.2

19.6

1,210

Aug.

a9.5

a6.0

a3.5

a2.0

a473

*6.1

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.4

3.4

4.0

6.1

*10

12

13

13

13

14

12

*12

if

3.2

3.6

232.2

7.49

461

Sept.

3.6

475

3.8

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

*4.6

5.8

5.5

*5.8

5.8

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.7

14

*15

IT

14

15

13

12

12 

9.5

10

-

236.9

7.90

470

Calendar year 1951: Max 181 Mln 0 Mean 5.69 Ac-ft 4,120

Water year 1951-52: Max 134 Mln 0 Mean 15.2 Ac-ft 11,020

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

stations.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 7 to Feb. 19, Feb. 23-26, Mar. 22, 23.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 133

Cueharas River at Boyd Ranch, near La Veta, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°25', long. 105°03', in sec. 24, T. 30 3., R. 69 W., on left bank at 

Boyd Ranch, 6 miles south of La Veta.

Drainage area. 56 sq mi.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,800 ft (from base map).

Average discharge. rl8 years, 26.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 305 cfs June 11 (gage height, 2.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs; minimum not determined.

1934-52: Maximum discharge, 417 cfs June 18, 1947 (gage height, 3.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 190 cfs; minimum daily, 2 cfs for several days from November 

1934 to January 1935, and for Sept. 29, 1950.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below except those for periods of ice effect 

or no gage-height record, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 500 acres 

above station.

Revisions. W 1007: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

4.8

sTT

5.1

*5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.1

5.8

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

8.5

9.7

973

9.3

8.9

9.3

197.9

6.38

393

J(ov.

8.1

7.2

9.3

11

9.7

16

13

9.7

7.1

6.2

5.6

5.0

4.4

*5.3

5.6

4.7

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.0

4.4

4.4

5.3

9.0

11

8.5

*9.0

7.1

7.4

221.1

7.37

439

Dec.

7.4

6.5

6.5

5.9 i°

7.4

5.9

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

*5.6

4.4

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.0

a5.0

a5.0

a5.0

35.0

-I

1

S a4.7

1

J

172.3

5.56

342

Jan.

34.5

s

1

> a6.0

J (*)

6.5

6.8

7.2

8.1

8.5

8.1

6.5

8.5

. a7.0

(")

203.7

6.57

404

Feb.

5.4

6.5

7.2

b6.0

5.4

5.8

5.1

5.4

 a6.0

(*)

 a5. 6

_

-

169.2

5.83

336

Mar.

as.0

(*)

6.5

7.6

7.2

7.6

8.1

b7.6

7.6

ae.O

11

11

12

12

9.3

6.8

37.0

(*)

10

8.5

12

14

14

250.8

8.09

497

Apr.

14

14

14

16

18

22

27

29

23

20

18

18

17

17

*19

23

25

26

28

28

26

20

20

22

25

33

47

54

38

33

734

24.5

1,460

Calendar year 1951 : Max 33 Mln - Mean 9.86

May

*33

44

62

74

74

73

70

73

74

73

72

52

56

73

*106

111

90

82

78

89

96 *98

113

125

138

157

212

187

184

200

215

3,184

103

6,32Q

June

206

215

218

212

*170

187

218

271

278

278

278

218

184

160

165

162

*136

120

109

107

105

100

90

80

79

73

68

68

68

64

4,687

156

9,300

July

60

54

*54

54

50

47

54

49

47

44

40

37

36

36

36

34

31

30

30

27

25

*24

23

21

25

27

24

27

27

26

24

1,123

36.2

2,230

Aug.

21

22

20

20

*19

18

17

17

18

17

17

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

*12

12

13

14

13

12

12

11

10

12

13

12

10

461

14.9

914

Sept.

10

10

10

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

*9.0

12

11

9.5

9.5

9.5

7.7

7.4

875

13

15

12

11

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

9.0

285.6

9.52

566

Ac-ft 7,160

Water year 1951-52 : Max 278 Mln - Mean 31.9 Ac-ft 23.2OO

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). May 27 (8:45 a.m.) 249 cfs (2.24 ft); June 3 (12:30 a.m.) 229 cfs 

(2.14 ft); June 11 (7 a.m.) 305 cfs (2.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during part of periods); discharge 

estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
134 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 38°00', long. 104°28', in NB-f sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 63 W., on right bank at 

mouth of canyon, 0.3 mile downstream from diversion dam for Huerfano Valley ditch and 

8 miles southwest of Undercliffe.

Drainage area. 1,673 sq mi.

Records available . October 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,870.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 26, 1950, at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 13 years, 51.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 4.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 750 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; no 

flow Dec. 7, 8, 12-25, Jan. 4-6.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 25,500 cfs (revised) July 26, 1950 (gage height, 13.96 

ft, present datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis 

of computation of peak flow over dam; no flow at times in nearly every year.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1950 has been revised to 25,500 

cfs July 26, 1950 (gage height, 13.96 ft), superseding figure published in Water-Supply 

Paper 1177.

Maximum stage and discharge known since at least 1900, that of July 26, 1950, from 

information by local residents.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 42,800 acres. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.3

.3

.2

*.2

!

*.i

4.4

0.14

8.7

JJov.

0.5

1.0

.8

.6

1.5

fti 2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

~.4

35.2

1.17

70

Dec.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1 

O

0

.1

.2

.2

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

.1

.3

.3

*.9

1.0

1^8.

6.0

0.19

12

Jan.

1.0

.8

.2

o

0

0 

*.4

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

.3

2.5

7.4

4.6

7.8

9.0

10

18

16

21

23

24

*20

20

17

15

13

12

10

255.8

8.25

507

Feb.

9.4 976"

7.0

8.6

4.6

*3.5 

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.0

.7

.6

*.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

tf 1.5

2.3

,

-

78.6

2.71

156

Mar.

1.8

.5

.2

.0

.2

* .4 

.3

.2

.0

.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

^8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.5

2.2

3.0

4.5

7.0

8.5

11

1212"

11

11

105.1

3.39

208

Apr.

10

10

8^6

9.4

9.4

9.8 

9.8

11

12

*14

16

18

18

16

14

14

14

16

16

15

~25 661

21

*21

21

21

20

20

21

24

-

1,116.0

37.2

2,210

May

24

21

21

21

27

24 

24

*28

30

30

29

26

21

20

17

16

31

34

50

55.

52

52

*50

45

41

35

30

26

33

35

31

979

31.6

1,940

June

28

*20

18

18

17

16 

16

15

13

14

16

14

10

6^3.

778

7.0

7.0

8.2

*6.6

12

13

12

8.2

9.8

12

8.6

11

11

9.4

8.6

-

373.5

12.4

741

July

9.0

10

7.0

9.8

11

9.0 

7.8

*7.0

6.3

7.4

9.8

8.6

7.0

5.2

4.6

2.8

5.2

4.9

3.5

2.8

3.8

3.8

2.5

2.8

*2.5

2,2

3.0

2.5

2.5

17

57.

238.3

7.69

473

Aug.

12

9.4

20

103

*46

16 

12

9.8

7.8

5.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.2

2.8

2.8

2.5

-§T 255

12

6.3

2.5

2.2

2.8

*4.7

.8

-li.

652.8

21.1

1,290

Sept.

0.5

.5

.5

.4

.7

.8 

.8

.9

.8

.8

*.9

~6.0 12

1.5

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.3

.3

.8

1.0

.8

.6

.4

*.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

-

36.8

1.23

73

Calendar year 1951: Max 967 Mln 0 Mean 9.60 Ac-ft 6,950

Water year 1951-52: Max 661 Mln 0 Mean 10.6 Ac-ft 7,690

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfa). Apr. 21 (11 a.m.) 3,150 cfs (3.20 ft); Aug. 22 (8:30 p.m.) 

4,100 ofs U-9S ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 28 to Apr. 1.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 135

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°11', long. 104°10', In NWi see. 31, T. 21 S. ( R. 60 W., on right bank

100 ft upstream from diversion dam of Oxford Farmers Co. Canal, 1-j miles west of Nepesta, 

and 6 miles downstream from Huerfano River. Prior to Jan. 1, 1952, at site 200 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 9,363 sq mi.

Records available. September 1897 to October 1903, July 1909 to November 1912, and October 

1933 to September 195S in reports of Geological Survey. September 1897 to October 1903, 

May 1906 to November 1912, and January 1914 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. Published as "at Nepesta" 1897-99, 1919-20 and as "near Boone" July to October 

1916. Records for 1903, July to October 1916, and June 1936 to date, include diversion 

to Oxford Farmers Co. Canal below the first wasteway, others do not.

Gage. Water-stage recorders on river and on Oxford Farmers Co. Canal. Datum of gage on 

river is 4,378.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 5, 1921, staff 

gages or water-stage recorders at various sites within 5 miles upstream and 2 miles downstream at different datums. June 5, 1921, to Dec. 31, 1951, water-stage recorders at 

sites on river, or river and canal within 300 ft at approximately present datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1936-52), 724 cfs, 10 years (1917-21, 1922-28), 712 cfs (not 

including water diverted by Oxford Farmers Co. Canal below the first wasteway).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,180 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 6.17 ft); minimum 

daily, 90 cfs Dec. 30.

1897-1903, 1906-12, 1914-52: Maximum discharge, 180.000 cfs June 4, 1921 (gage height 

not determined), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow at point 9 miles upstream; no flow at times in 1902, 1910, 

1931, 1934.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made four times a month. Discharge computed by combining discharge of river below canal with that of Oxford Farmers 

Co. Canal for period Oct. 1 to Dec. 31. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain 

diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 230,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

144

148

144

136

136

158

187

173

161

145

132

131

186

169

a!66

165

158

164

169

166

163

152

172

183

170

148

186

220

251

257

251

5,291

171

10,490

Jlov.

283

293

335

318

302

333

348

300

264

274

296

266

210

235

230

232

311

371

349

344

353

361

376

415

387

403

399

401

355

360

-

9,704

323

19,250

Dec.

336

332

360

397

385

388

396

360

8359

a349

333

517

alTO

458

458

464

438

448

394

421

409

419

252

100

107

107

105

102

99

9098-

9,951

321

19,740

Jan.

127

154

484

424

403

348

332

434

352

344

313

352

403

379

320

285

344

344

336

332

320

310

478

384

360

348

365

360

365

360

370

10,830

349

21,480

Feb.

356

313

302

324

585

331

284

263

279

331

300

300

289

241

263

232

249

263

326

346

374

379

249

282

276

310

276

285

8220

_

-

8,633

298

17,120

Mar.

310

278

a280

296

282

259

236

234

252

258

272

250

286

396

425

396

315

300

274

234

258

284

384

336

356

373

330

292

228

216

208

9,098

293

18,050

Apr.

183

247

262

258

219

225

243

299

340

316

365

384

384

379

394

398

418

450

444

389

2,450

730

370

580

586

532

515

580

604

738

14,267

476

28,300

May

738

738

655

738

900

1,130

1,480

1,700

1,400

1,400

1,280

1,360

1,360

1,280

1,530

1,820

1,610

1,360

1,080

1,110

1,530

1,470

1,260

808

900

1,240

1,200

1,390

1,330

1,440

1,770

39,007

1,258

77,370

June

2,250

1,950

1 , 770

1,950

1,930

2,440

3,000

3,970

4,040

3,200

3,200

2,850

2,590

2,090

2,070

2,510

3,280

2,560

2,560

2,250

2,490

2,610

2,510

2,270

2,160

2,320

2,510

2,740

2,640

2,290

76,980

2,566

152,700

July

2,270

2,490

2,270

2,340

2,460

2,290

2,980

2,140

2,290

2,460

2,510

2,510

1,890

1,590

1,150

1,110

893

684

627

805

882

675

692

1,300

651

,100

,100

,510

,340

,370

,670

50,049

1,614

99,270

Aug.

1,490

1,550

1,480

1,310

1,250

740

976

907

907

907

820

841

810

770

800

830

885

703

584

508

770

1,860

1,550

1,180

830

790

649

508

1,780

1,390

560

30,935

998

61,360

Sept.

592

545

466

403

331

326

391

294

263

162

193

385

552

414

284

331

336

331

189

357

336

385

426

478

408

362

310

357

254

215

10,676

356

21,180

Calendar year 1951 : Max 8,550 Min 90 Mean 502 Ac-ft 363,800

Water year 1951-52 : Max 4,040 Min 90 Mean 753 Ac-ft 546,300

Peak discharge (base. 4.700 ofs).--Apr. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 5,780 ate (6.15 ft); Aug. 22 (5:30 a.m.) 

5,090 cfs (6.05 ft); Aug. 29 (3 a.m.) 6,180 ofs (6.17 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
136 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°05', long. 103°59', in sec. 35, T. 22 S., R. 59 W., near right tank on

 downstream side of highway bridge, 3| miles (revised) upstream from mouth and 4 miles 

southeast of Fowler.

Drainage area. 1,125 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. April

 1922 to September 1925 and May 1939 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. 

Published as "at mouth" April 1922 to September 1925.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,317.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 HT929. Prior to Aug. 29, 1923, at site about 3 miles downstream at different datum. 

Aug. 29, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1925, at present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 40.6 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,520 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 8.43 ft); minimum

 daily, 0.5 cfs Mar. 12, Aug. 30. 1922-25, 1939-52: Maximum discharge, 83,000 cfs Aug. 22, 1923, by slope-area determination about 2 miles upstream from present station, caused by failure of Apishapa Dam 

about 31 miles upstream; no flow Feb. 5, 1951.

Remarks. Records poor. Waste water from Oxford Farmers and Rocky Ford Highline Canals

 enters river above station. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 4,700 

acres.

Revisions (water years) . W 957: 1939, 1941. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method uaed Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, Apr. 21 to 

May 1, July 29 to Aug. 5, Aug. 29 to Sept. 18)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1, 

Aug. 5 to Sept. So Feb. 2 to Aug. 5

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

1.0

3.6

10

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

52

107

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7

0.5 

l.S 

5.2

2.9

3.1 

3.5 

4.5

52

90

245

690

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

3.1

3.3

3.1

2.8

»2.8

3.3

2.3

2.0

2.8

3.6

3.6

2.8

4.9

3.6

2.3

1.8

2.3

2.8

*10"5.5

1.3

.9

79

5.5

1.5

1.0

3.7

3.5

8.1

4.2

1.8

101.1

3.26

201

JIov.

2.8

lil

6.0

15

18

19

8.7

5.5

*12

11

6.8

3.6

3.6

12

17

20

24

15

3.2

2.0

2.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*7.4

14

-

262.3

8.74

520

Dec.

ft

14

14

2.8

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.8

3.7

*3.3

3.1

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

4.9

5.5

6.2

6.2

5.5

5.5

4.9

*2.8

11

13

169.1

5.45

335

Jan.

3.1 

5.5

8.1

12

15

18

*25

30

8.7

6.8

5.5

4.9

5.5

21

58

62

39

2.3

1.0

1.3

.8

.7

77

.7

*8.2

4.9

1.8

16

24

19

11

420.5

13.6

834

Feb.

12

13"

9.8

*12

10

6.4

7.5

2.8

2.5

1.4

578

6.4

5.2

5.8

7.5

8.7

5.8

4.9

3.8

*8.1

9.8

5.2

3.5

3.2

6.4

12

a. 7

8.1

223.3

7.70

443

Mar.

4.2

3.5

1.5

4.5

2.5

*8.1

1.3

5.2

4.5

1.4

.6

.5

1.2

5.8

1.2

8;l

4.9

3.2

1.4

1.2

8.1

"8.7 12

2.1

1.4

1.5

1.4

3.5

1.4

1.4

2.1

108.4

3.50

215

Apr.

1.7 

5.8

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

9.3

*3.5

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.3

5.6

5.8

4.2

1.7

1.8

180

126

34

*26

24

25

24

25

36

35

-

590.4

19.7

1,170

May

36 

38

37

29 7.0

34

42

*36

45

45

44

35

24

21

17

16

32

48

46

45

45

45

*60

49

9.8

23

39

29

22

38

20

1,056.8

34.1

2,100

June

25 

*37

41

15

30

42

42

20

20

21

20

17

15

14

13

12

10

9.8

*8.1

8.1

5.2

3.2

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.2

4.9

2.8

1.5

5.2

-

491.3

16.4

974

July

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.5

8.1

7.5

12

*12

19

21

23

23

3.8

24

20

22

14

6.9

4.9

2.5

2.5

3.2

2.8

2.5

*3.8

3.8

3.5

2.8

144

To

4.2

421.1

13.6

835

Aug.

3.8 

3.8

3.5

35

*549

100

35

10

8.0

6.2

5.6

4.8

4.0

4.0

5.0

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.8

9.6

12

12

13

13

13

12

12

30

*7.0

.5

5.5

940.9

30.4

1,870

Sept.

8.1 

8.7

8.7

4.9

-5-tl

3.6

6.2

4.2

7.4

6.8

*5.5

7.4

9.4

22

19

12

7.4

5.5

3.3

4.2

4.2

6.2

5.5

3.6

3.3

*3.6

3.1

4.2

3.6

7.4

-

202.1

6.74

401

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,280 Mln o Mean 42.2 Ac-ft 30,55O

Water year 1951-52: Max 549 Mln Q_S Mean 13.5 Ac-ft 9,9oO

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 cfa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 2-5, 16-28, Dec. 9-12, Aug. 6-29; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range In stage, 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 137 

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°59', long. 103°31', in sec. 2, T. 24 S., R. 55 W., on downstream side 

near middle of East Bridge in La Junta, Just upstream from King Arroyo.

Drainage area. 12,228 sq mi.

Records available. May to August 1889, September 1893 to December 1895 (gage heights, discharge measurements, and flood data only), January to December 1901, April to October 

1903, June to November 1908, April 1912 to December 1913, and October 1933 to September 

1952 in reports of Geological Survey, September 1893 to December 1895, January to December 190 1, April to October 1903, June to November 1908, and April 1912 to September 

1944 in reports of State engineer. Published as "near La Junta" in 1903.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and chain gage read twice-daily. Datum of gage is 4,039.60 ft 

"above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 11, 1912, staff gages at several 

sites within 2 miles at various datums. Apr. 11, 1912, to June 12, 1940, water-stage 

recorder and staff or chain gages at several sites within 1 mile at various daturas.

Average discharge. 40 years (1912-52), 281 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,060 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 6.47 ft); minimum

 daily 4 2 cfs Sept 20

1889,']893-95, 1901/1903, 1908, 1912-52: Maximum discharge, 200,000 cfs June 4, 

1921 (gage height, 18.4 ft, at present site, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow 

Jan. 20-23, Mar. 20-22, 1915.

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

Discharge measurements generally made at least once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water 

withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 400,000 acres, and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

25

18

15

15 

19

19

14

38

48

39

35

42

20

21

49

47

34

22

31

43

45

45

35

27

38

49

48

49

56

72

62

1,120

36.1

2,220

Jiov.

83

62

51

58 

51

49

45

39

40

40

104

149

61

87

59

58

51

72

74

49

43

29

24

47

36

35

24

24

31

31

-

1,606

53.5

3,190

Dec.

35

a32

36

45 

39

51

30

34

39

34

44

120

31

42

32

20

18

20

15

22

26

12

IS

20

16

19

22

18

16

15

22

941

30.4

1,870

Jan.

32

24

26

a34 

42

a40

36

31

44

48

42

30

37

51

59

49

36

15

n

31

57

66

60

44

39

30

24

24

26

24

31

1,156

37.3

2,290

Feb.

16

19

25

34 

15

20

12

14

16

16

26

22

16

16

22

19

16

22

6.0

8^

6.0

12

12

16

57

44

31

22

16

_

-

576.6

19.9

1,140

Mar.

26

77

53

46 

22

20

12

11

16

36

31

34

43

47

80

78

67

91

6S

30

24

41

45

16

11

24

11

39

30

49

21

1,193

38.5

2,370

Apr.

28

fi- 22

gs

86

51

43

26

54

51

117

148

156

156

80

43

41

39

39

54

111

2.150

a340

a70

a72

49

41

41

47

55

-

4,322

144

8,570

May

61

53

73

78 

65

73

137

181

137

126

134

157

167

118

93

137

174

450

220

118

166

197

150

128

148

82

124

121

145

361

765

5,139

166

10,190

June

945

700

478

423 

478

487

930

1,160

1.410

1,160

688

765

638

900

1,180

960

1,120

1,110

1,020

955

925

865

730

820

790

538

480

805

1,020

670

-

25, 150

838

49,880

July

685

790

2l3

m

790

745

715

305

426

552

523

745

494

581

596

610

439

295

413

413

228

177

133

228

192

228

348

610

434

556

14,076

454

27,920

Aug.

420

700

720

448 

638

597

420

380

240

474

357

188

174

157

102

188

322

256

206

163

163

300

288

536" 804

394

248

a200

311

536

461

11,391

367

22,590

Sept.

248

206

163

134 

a!02

79

57

70

48

60

90

114

197

98

94

36

7.0

7.0

26

4-1

60

169

145

188

197

240

180

157

180

180

-

3,536.2

118

7,010

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,920 Mln 2.0 Mean 128 Ao-ft 92,980

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,130 Mln 4.2 Mean 192 Ao-ft 139,200

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). Apr. 22 (5:15 a.m.) 5,060 cfs (6.47 ft), 

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

station :ah1 ona.

records for nearby
138 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Las Animas, Colo.

Location (revised) . Lat 38°05'G8", long. 103°12'50", in SW£ sec. 35, T. 22 S., R. 52 W., 

on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 1.5 miles north of 

courthouse in Las Animas, end 3-J- miles upstream from Purgatoire River.

Drainage area.--14,435 sq mi.

Records available. May to November 1898 (gage heights only), August to November 1909 (gage 

heights and discharge measurements only], May 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,874.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. May 13 to Nov. 12, IBS*, and Aug. 1 to Nov. 10, 1909, staff gage within half a 

mile of present site at different datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 30b cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,060 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 5.72 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Oct. 4, 12, 13.

1939-52: Maximum discharg-s, £3,600 cfs Apr. 25, 1942 (gage height, 12.58 ft); minimum daily, 8 cfs Aug. 9, 28/1940.

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made at least once a week. Natural 

flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 412,000 acres, 

and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to June 14 June 15 to Sept. 30

1.9 11

2.0 19

2.2 41

2.5 92

3.0 235

3.5 450

4.0 810

4.5 1,300

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.2

30

64

150

3.5 280

3.9 580

4.3 1,040

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

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

33

23

22

17

20

22

22

21

20

19

19

17

17

18

18

18

20

20

20

21

21

21

20

20

19

21

22

20

20

20

21

632

20.4

1,250

Jlov.

23

44

82 

48

45

42

41

40

40

40

48

~88 109

49

47

34

27

25

25

24

21

19

19

20

20

20

25

24

23

21

-

1,133

37.8

2,250

Dec.

22

21

20 

21

25

27

27

28

28

28

30

35

35

35

35

40

60

50

40

40

40

40

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

1,042

33.6

2,070

Jan.

35

36

30 

35

35

40

50

82

80

78

74

70

65

60

57

60

62

60

58

62

64

76

40

74

78

64

58

52

51

49

51

1,786

57.6

3,540

Feb.

52

51

48 

52

55

49

49

51

49

51

52

57

57

52

52

52

51

48

51

45

42

41

36

34

2S

69

44

35

34

_

-

1,387

47.8

2,750

Mar.

27

26

35 

36

42

42

41

35

31

31

30

36

35

34

31

30

25

24

22

22

30

34

86

70

55

52

51

40

40

28

24

1,145

36.9

2,270

Apr.

25

a24

a24 

a23

a23

a22

22

22

40

48

49

80

64

58

47

33

33

29

26

27

51

1.100

246

76

45

31

27

27

26

25

-

2,373

79.1

4,710

May

25

28

28 

25

26

24

24

62

31

28

36

28

28

28

23

23

52

116

462

124

104

65

88

64

47

52

34

28

29

37

322

2,091

67.5

4,150

June

706

666

310 

274

322

334

594

819

837

819

545

410

524

566

944

692

1.050

836

1,000

728

544

932

571

508

630

442

255

403

932

600

-

18,773

626

37 , 240

July

403

474

396 

102

166

410

499

571

235

298

322

389

508

340

450

361

382

382

245

240

347

198

143

105

88

206

113

206

454

347

450

9,830

317

19,500

Aug.

526

553

571 

499

414

508

403

368

250

304

298

214

182

190

147

108

96

178

123

66

57

55 in

493

442

354

235

123

190

553

508

9,179

296

18,210

Sept.

275

140

119

96

78

53

40

36

38

33

40

41

342

88

43

46

33

26

23

23

35

50

74

76

83

116

150

102

170

96

-

2,565

85.5

5,090

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,140 Mln 15 Mean 95.2 Ac-ft 68,920

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,100 Mln 17 Mean 142 Ac-ft 103,000

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 efs).-

a No gage-height recordj discharge

-Apr. 22 (11 a.m.) 3,060 cfs (5.72 ft), 

estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11 to Jan. 9.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 139

Purga'/ire River at Trinidad, r olo.

°30'30", in sec. 13, T. 33 S., R. 64 W., on right bank 

upstream from railroad bridge, and 500 ft downstream

 jidad.

Location. Lat 37°10'1:-' , long. 1

at foot of College £ J:r?et, 9C

from Animas Street Bridge in 1 

Drainage area. 795 sq ml, 

Records available. May 1896 to July 1899, August 1905 to November 1912, and October 1933

to September 1952 In reports of Geological Survey. May 1896 to July 1899, August 1905

to November 1912, and April 191f to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. Prior

to October 1915, published as '''-,:v-atory River." 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,982.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. May 1, 1896, to July 31, 1839, staff gage on downstream side of Animas Street

Bridge 500 ft upstream at datum O.t ft lower. Aug. 25, 1905, to Nov. 30, 1912, chain

f

age on upstream side of Animas Street Bridge at datum 2.0 ft lower. Apr. 1, 1916, to 

ov. 10, 1921, inclined gage painted on concrete bank protection wall at site 600 ft 

downstream at right bank and 200 ft upstream from Commercial Street Bridge at datum 3.40 

ft lower. Nov. 11, 1921, to Nov. 30, 1922, water-stage recorder at site about threequarters of a mile upstream and 150 ft downstream from former Main Street Bridge at different datum. Dec. 1, 1922, to Mar. 19, 1934, water-stage recorder at site about half 

a mile upstream at different datum. Mar. 20, 1934, to Dec. 10, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 1,300 ft upstream at foot of State Street at datum 5.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 40 years (1907-12, 1916-18, 1919-52), 89.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,090 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 6.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 540 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 

8.00, 6.15, 8.17, and 12.70 ft; minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Oct. 2-5, 7-9.

1896-99, 1905-12, 1916-52: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 

12.70 ft, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 980 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determinations at gage heights 8.15, 8.17, and 12.70 ft; no flow for several 

days during summer of 1896, June 1], 1950.

Maximum stage known since at least 1859, 13.6 ft Sept, 30, 1904, at present site and 

datum by levels from floodmark 170 ft downstream corrected for slope (discharge, 45,400 

cfs by slope-area determination of peak flow).

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

which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation of about c,500 acres,

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables,

height, Ir

(Shifting-ec used Mar, 23-28, June 13 to July 1C, 

21 to Sept. 23)

Oct. 1 to May 9 May 10 to Sept. 30

1.5 31

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

1.7 145

2.0

2.5 

3.0

325

730

1,300

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

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.2

.8

7e

.8

.8

1.2

.8

.8

.8

2.4

2.8

*3.6

6.4

6.4

8.8

10

8.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

5.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

*6.4

8.8

14

IT

14

11

11

183.6

5.92

364

JIOV.

16

a!2

al5

alB

al5

a!3

15

19

14

12

12

14

*14

14

14

18

18

19

18

*30

18

16

19

16

14

18

18

24

22

20

-

,505

16.8

1,000

Dec.

14

12

16

15

15

16

19

*14

a!5

19

a23

31

28

a20

a!2

a!7

25

35

a27

a!5

al8

a25

a22

a24

a!9

a 17

a25

33

a35

a31

a27

664

21.4

1,320

Jan.

a!7

a!5

al4

al5

al7

al8

a26

a22

al2

all

*a!3

b!7

16

26

31

19

a20

a21

a20

19

22

25

24

22

22

33

35

42

38

*38

30

700

22.6

1,390

Feb.

24

30

26

35

42

42

33

35

35

33

22

31

16

11

19

26

33

24

18

15

*18

33

24

18

11

25

56

28

20

-

783

27.0

1,550

Mar.

18

12

IS

18

20

20

*16

14

14

12

*15

12

15

15

20

19

19

20

19

16

15

16

26

19

19

*18

15

15

15

16

15

521

16.8

1,030

Apr.

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

11

30

35

28

33

26

22

*19

18

24

33

33

42

53

53

49

49

44

40

35

44

62

59

-

921

30.7

1,830

May

62 *59

8T

120

162

183

172

167

183

185

145

128

124

155

202

240

292

254

228

195

190

*195

221

208

195

208

254

247

260

28O

280

5,875

190

11,650

June

299

318

332

353

*353

360

425

494

494

494

526

510

502

486

478

502

455

*395

353

325

318

292

260

234

221

214

202

195

208

190

10,788

360

21,400

July

180

*175

150

155

145

160

170

170

155

155

128

92

88

82

78

71

65

60

60

_58

58

*58

58

60

60

88

95

95

128

124

106

3,322

107

6,590

Aug.

92

82

111

132

*102

85

71

65

63

63

71

68

58

50

12

42

42

42

*42

42

2SO~ S69

150

128

102

128

282

128

358

115

95

4,000

129

7,930

Sept.

92

99

88

78

71

75

71

68

65

58

58

*188

~65 260

52

45

38

37

33

j!8

31

40

42

*37

33

31

37

35

37

33

1,925

64.2

3,820

Calendar year 1951 : Max 338 Mln 0.4 Mean 23.8 Ac-ft 17,200

Water year 1951-52 : Max 869 Mln 0.8 Mean 82.5 Ac-ft 59,870

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--Aug. 21 (3 p.m.) 9,090 cfs (6.40 ft); Aug. 27 (4 p.m.) 2,160 cfs 

(3.40 ft); Aug. 29 (2:30 a.m.) 3,ISO cfs (3.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during most of periods); discharge 

estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
140 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatoire River near Alfalfa, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°11'30", long. 104°07 I 30", in sec. 4, T. 33 S. , R. 60 W., on right bank 

550 ft downstream from San Francisco Creek, 1-| miles southeast of Alfalfa, and 20 miles 

east of Trinidad.

Drainage area. 1,300 sqmi, approximately.

Records available. March 1905 to September 1907, October 1951 to September 1952 in reports 

of Geological Survey. March 1924 to September 1928 in reports of State engineer. No 

winter records 1907, 1928. Published as "Purgatory River , 1905-7.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,280 ft (from topographic map). Mar. 22, 

T905, to Sept. 30, 1907, staff gage 800 ft downstream at different datum. Feb. 27, 1924, 

to Sept. 30, 1928, water-stage recorder 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,440 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 6.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 210 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Aug. 18.

1905-7, 1924-28, 1951-52: Maximum discharge, 19,100 cfs Aug. 7, 1927 (gage height, 

18.00 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 50J3 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determinations at gage heights 7.80 and 17.25 ft; no flow at times in 

most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions 

above station, for irrigation of about 29,000 acres.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 14-23, Aug. 6-21,

23-28, Sept. 13-30)

1.0

1.1

0.2 

.6 

1.4 

2.4 

4.0

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 50

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

112

216

430

930

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.0

124.0

4.0

246

JJov.

12

-

360

12

714

Dec.

10

310

10

615

Jan.

8.0

248.0

8.0

492

Feb.

10

-

-

290

10

575

Mar.

9.0

279.0

9.0

553

Apr.

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.2

10

17

21

21

17

11

10

11

14

9.2

12

8.5

5.5

3.5

7.0

39

31

21

8.9

4.0

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.0

-

338.1

11.3

671

May

3.7

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.9

3.4

3.7

3.0

3.7

19

29

14

5.8

2.3

2.S

3.2

153

153

103

142

59

36

29

29

22

17

25

50

43

35

24

1, 024. 2

33.0

2,030

June

24

19

20

17

54

62

277

240

294

352

302

298

260

224

208

208

149

77

61

45

30

50

37

19

7.7

4.9

4.2

3.5

2.9

2.6,

-

3,332.8

~JL11

6,610

July

2.2

1.9

2.4

4.0

3.5

3.4

4.4

12

9.2

4.7

4.0

"8.1 21

3.2

2.9

2.9

1.0

.4

75

.5

.5

.5

.8

-.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

100.0

3.23

198

Aug.

.2

.6

.0

.O

.0

.7

.5

.7

.2

.6

.2

.7

.5

.6

.7

.8

.5

.=£

.8

.6

398

586

156

50

28

16

14

127

67

138

28

1,658.2

53.5

3,290

Sept.

18

17

16

17

12

8.1

6.2

5.3

5.8

3.8

3/7

13

"69" 896

33

17

14

12

10

9.2

8.9

11

12

11 *~ 11

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

-

1,289.8

43.0

2,560

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 896 Mln 0.3 Mean 25. S Ac-ft 18,550

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs). Aug. 21 (10 p.m.) 3,320 cfs (6.68 ft)} Sept. 13 (4 a.m.) 3,440 

cfs (6.79 ft).

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Apr. 8, July 24 to Aug. 5; discharge estimated on basis of 

11 discharge measurements, weather records, recorded range In stage, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatoire River at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°44', long. 103°29', in Nlrf£ sec. 7, T. 27 S., R. 54 ¥., on left bank 850 

ft upstream from Ninemile Dam, 4 miles southwest of Higbee, and 5-j miles upstream from 

Smith Canyon.

Drainage area. 2,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1924 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-istage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,240.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~I929. Prior to Oct. 28, 1934, at site 550 ft downstream at datum 0.60 ft higher.

Average discharge. 28 years, 106 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,830 cfs July 2 (gage height, 4.99 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1-28, July 11-27, Aug. 13-21, Sept. 7-11.

1924-52: Maximum discharge, 64,500 cfs Sept. 15, 1934 (gage height, about 14.3 ft, 

present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 32,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 11-19, Jan. 24 to Mar. 11, Mar. 23 to May 1, 

May 17-27, June 8, 9, July 29 to Aug. 12, Sept. 12-16)

Oct. 1 to June 8, Sept. 15-30

1.1 0

1.2 2.0

1.4 8.0

1.7 22

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

43

88

214

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.5

.3

.5 

1.0

June 9 to Sept. 14 

1.7 9.0

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

2.9

3.2

54 3.6

110 4.0

214

380

770

1,480

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

3.5

4.4

8.4

0.27

17

)»ov.

11 8.4

14

11

13

*12

14

16

16

15

14

*12

10 

9.6

9.6

8.4

10

10

*9.2

10

10

9.6

9.2

11

10

 10

9.2

8.4

9.2

9.2

-

329.0

11.0

653

Dec.

8.4

7.7

*7.7

9.2

8.0

7.1

6.5

7.4

6.2

*5.6

5.6

7.7

7.1 

7.7

5.6

5.9

6.0

7.4

7.4

7.7

5.9

6.5

7.1

7.7

6.5

14

*11

8.0

12

24

14

258.6

8.34

513

Jan.

14

8.4

11

9.2

12

15

14

15

17

21

16

20

18 

*19

18

14

17

16

12

10

10

11

12

 12

8.4

9.2

8.4

8.0

97?

9.6

8.8

403.2

13.0

800

Feb.

8.4

8.0

8.4

*11

12

12

12

14

12

12

12

16

14 

14

14

16

16

*16

14

12

12

12

11

12

12

16

14

12

9.6

_

-

364.4

12.6

723

Mar.

8.8

10

12

*12

12

11

11

10

10

11

10

5.9

7.1 

6.2

6.2

6.5

*4.7

4.4

5.8

375

4.1

5.3

8.8

10

10

8.8

7.7

7.4

12

12

*11

263.5

8.50

523

Apr.

10

14~ 8.8

30

26

24

22

16

18

16

14

12

17 

*17

14

12

14

20

29

26

*41

34

43

11

37

29

22

17

13

11

-

653.8

21.8

1,300

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,740 Hln o Mean 83.0

May

8.8

7.1

*5.6

3.8

2.9

2.0

2.0

1.4

1.2

2.0

1.6

.8

78 

6.2

12

10

14

15

*45

138

122

135

177

To?

61

47

41

35

29

28

35

1,092.2

35.2

2,170

June

33

*26

22

21

19

18

16

27

33

145

189" 193

193

176

152

132

124

138

98

64

50

41

*29

29

33

25

17

13

9.5

6.6

-

2,072.1

69.1

4,110

July

4.2

431

145

78

63

57

51

46

37

28

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

15

27

14

997.2

32.2

1,980

Aug.

15

18

12

*6.2

3.4

2.6

18

15

7.8

3.4

1.0

.8

§

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

143

*343

108

63

*47

43

40

38

40

53

1,021.2

32.9

2,030

Sept.

53

33

25

*21

12

10

0

0

0

0

0

21

*1.510 

540

*194

83

51

37

25

20

18

18

*15

12

11

10

8.4

7.7

7,4

6.8

-

2,549.3

85.0

5,060

Ao-ft 60,080

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,310 Mln o Mean 27.4 Ao-ft 19,880

Peak discharge (base--, 5.000 efs). July 2 (6:45 p.m.) 4,830 cfs (4.99 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
142 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 37°55', long. 103°18 I , in sec. I, T. 25 S., R. 53 W., on left bank 70 ft 

upstream from diversion dam for Highland ditch and 11 miles southwest of Las Animas.

Drainage area. 3,376 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1931 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,980 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 21 years, 104 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,700 cfs July 3 (gage height, 6.80 ft), no flow 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, May 6-16, July 1, July 11 to Aug. 2, Aug. 13-21, Sept. 8-12.

1931-52: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs Apr. 24, 1942 (gage height, about 16.8 ft, 

corrected), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow by Bureau of Reclamation and office of State engineer; no flow at 

times during most years.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 33,000 acres above station. 

Revisions (water years) . ¥ 1117: 1938(M) , 1943-44(M) , drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 15-23, Apr. 6-9, 

Apr. 23 to May 5, July 5-1O, Aug. 25 to Sept. 7)

0.3

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9

1.0

3.0

7.0

12

20

29

2.2

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.8

40

57

72

125

230

540

1,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

O

0

o

Jtov.

0

0

o

0

5.1

9.2

9.1

8.2

~5.8 10

9.0

*8.2

7.0

6.0

6.0

4.3

3.5

4.3

*5.1

6.7

7.8

8.4

7.0

8.2

7.3

*8.2

7.9

6.7

8.5

8.0

-

189.5

6.32

376

Dec.

6.7

6.7

*4.7

5.1

6.0

6.1

5.1

3.8

2.4

*2.9

3.4

4.2

5.0

3.0

2.4

1.8

1.2

1.4

1.6

_.J3

.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.7

3.5

*3.5

3.1

7.2

13

12

125.1

4.04

248

Jan,

5.1

4.7

3.2

4.5

3.8

3.7

3.8

6.0

7.4

7.0

6.1

7.2

11

*11

7.0

8,0

6.7

6.1

6.6

4.7

3.1

1.4

1.4

 1.6

3.5

3.1

3.0

2.7

2.4

1.8

1.4

149.0

4.81

296

Feb.

1.4

2.2

1.5

*.9

.9

.8

*.8

.8

1.2

1.2

1.5

2'. 6

2.8

2.2

1.5

2.0

3.2

2.3

1.6

1.0

1.4

1.3

2.6

2.3

.5

3.3

*11

11

9.4

-

75.2

2.59

149

Mar.

6.7

470

2.7

*2.4

3.7

6.1

4.8

4.2

3.7

4.0

3.2

1.2

.6

.8

.8

.8

*.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.6

1.6

4.7

5.0

4.1

5.8

4.5

4.0

3.4

*3.5

88.9

2.87

176

Apr.

3.5

1.9

3.1

2.8

5.6

25

*19

13

26

20

13

13

11

*12

13

11

9.8

9.8

14

42

62

49

39

37

34

*25

20

13

11

8.6

-

567.1

18.9

1,120

May

6.8

3.1

1.7

.9

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.3

4.3

*3.2

3.0

63

50

156

116

42

19

17

18

14

11

12

541.9

17.5

1,070

June

25

20

15

10

7.8

7.3

6.6

5.5

*9.2

28

125

170

156

166

166

134

116

110

104

68

39

19

10

10

6.7

19

11

7.7

2.0

*1.2

-

1,575.0

52.5

3,120

July

0

85

1.560

33

14

4.7

3.4

*2.7

1.9

1.6

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

1,506.3

48.6

2,990

 Aug.

0

0

90

68

17

9.2

17

23

15

9.7

5.0

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

15

*5OO

119

60

*56

44

27

35

10

5.1

1,126.0

36.3

2,230

Sept.

39

*41

26

10

4.1

1.5

.4

"Qo

0

0

0

*822

1,060

*206

104

79

63

47

28

32

29

18

12

9.7

7.2

5.6

4.8

4.3

3.4

2,657.0

88.6

5,270

Calendar year 1951 : Max 4,090 Min 0 Mean 1O5 Ac-ft 76,24.0

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,360 Mln 0 Mean 23.5 Ac-ft 17,040

Peak discharge (base, 4.OOO cfs). --July 3 (12:15 a.m.) 8,70O efs (6. SO ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 143

Purgatoire River near Las Anlmas, Colo.

Location (revised) . Lat 38°02 I 02", long. 103°12 r OO", in sec. 23, T. 23 S., R. 52 W., near 

right tank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 101, 2.3 miles southeast of courthouse in Las Animas, and 4.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May to September 1889, July to October 1909 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only), July 1948 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1922 to September 1931 and July 1948 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. 

Published as Purgatoire Creek at Las Animas in 1889 and as Purgatory River near Las 

Animas in 1909.

Gage,--Water-stage rec-,r; c. Datum of gage is 3,879.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929. May 22 to Sept, 30, 1889, staff gage, July 31 to Oct. 9, 1909, chain gage, and 

Apr, i, 1922, to June 30, 1924, wa1>.-;r-stage recorder, at railroad bridge 4 miles downstream at various daturas. July I, 1924, to Sppt. 30, 1931, water-stage recorder at 

present site at various" datums.

Avenge discharge. 13 years (1922-31. 1948-52), 162 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during yesr , 5,600 ofs July 3 (gage height, 5.00 ft); minimum 

(TSTTy, 1.2 cfs Oct. If, Aug. 16, Sept. 10.

"^89, 1909, 1932-3i, 1348-52: Maximum discharge, 49,000 cfs July 21 1927 (gage 

h ;.j:ht, 8.80 ft, datum then in use) , from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting; ro flow at tires in 1924, 1925, 1927, 1949.

Greatest flood known occurred O^t. 1, 1904.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made at least once a week. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 36,000 aer^s above station.

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

Day Got.

1 ! 1.9

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.2

2.2

3.4

7.0

5.6

4.2

4.4

4.2

5.8

6.5

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.0

5.8

7^8

110.6

3.57

219

Jfov.

11

12

14

17

26

42

42

42

40

40

40

44

45

47

49

47

44

39

47

-ii

39

30

30

30

33

36

29

24

21

22

-

1,031

34.4

2,040

Dec. Jan.

24 9.2

23 8.8

29 1 8.8

27

29

24

20

16

12

13

14

Ib

11

3.2

6.. 8

6.8

7 . Z

3.4

6.2

7.F

e.s

10

e.e

11

s.o

9.C

9.6

11

12

a

9.8

420.4

13.6

P34

9.3

8.6

8.0

7.5

7.4

8.3

10

14

13

16

17

15

14

13

11

9.9

8.5

7.8

6.8

5.0

1*9

4.0

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

271.4

B.75

538

Feb.

4,4

4.4

4. :

4.4

4.4

Mar.

16

19

23

14

10

4,. 7.2

4.21 7.5

4.2

4.2

4. 2

4.F

4 ?.

4 4

4. ',

4.4

5.4

6,0

5.3

6.2

6.2

6-C

6.0

6.2

6.1

5.6

7.0

8.2

12

17

_

-

168.7

5. 62

33 &

3.5

7.0

6.5

5.8

5.0

4.8

5.4

5.4

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.2

5.8

5.4

7.8

11

9.2

8.5

7.8

7.2

6.8

6.0

261.0

8.42

518

Apr.

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.4

4.2

3.8

4.0

7.5

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.6

11

12

12

12

1?

12

34

ie

ii

9.6

8.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

311.3

10.4

617

May

.7.5

7.5

7.5

9.6

8.2

3.8

4.6

4.8

5.4

6.0

7.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.5

8.8

8.8

13

23

25

23

22

397

~35 454

43

10

10

10

10

10

1,259.4

40.6

2,500

June

9.8

9.8

9.3

9.3

9.8

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.3

64

307

281

328

560

294

231

213

268

125

51

23

8.8

2.9

779

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.6

2,671.5

89. 0

5,300

July

3.4

3.4

~2T 843

14

8.4

6.6

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.0

2.9

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.6

3.1

2.6

983.2

31.7

1,950

Aug.

2.6

2.5

2.7

149

14

8.4

4.3

3.2

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.6

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

oqq <M.a.

50

35

21

21

21

69

60

50

838.9

27.1

1,660

Sept.

32

30

28

16

12

5.7

2.6

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.7

934

894

128

79

56

30

20

14

15

7.2

4.5

4.1

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

2, 341 . 9

78.1

4,650

Calendar year 1951 : Max 4,230 Mln 1.2 Mean 96. 6 Ac-ft 69,940

Water year 1951-52 : Max 934 Mln i 2 Mean 29.2 Ac-ft 21,160

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 cfs) .--July 3 ;:- a.m.) 5,600 cfj (5.00 ft).

Mote.--No gage-height reaorcl Oct. 12-15, Des. 21 to Jan. 1, J=jn. 3-7 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during most of periods); discharge »stlmated or, ^zsia of weather records and records for 

nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affso'-.ed by Ice Deo, 5-20, Jan. 2, 8-10, 22-24, Feb. 24-28, 

Mar. 21-24.
144 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

John Martin Reservoir at Caddoa, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°04'05", long. 102°56'15", in NW£ sec. 8, T. 23 S., R. 49 W., at dam on 

Arkansas River at Caddoa, 3^ miles southeast of Hasty, and 58 miles upstream from Colorado-Kansas State line.

Records available. January 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and staff gage. Datum of gage is 3,760.00 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark); gage readings have been reduced 

to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 46,910 acre-ft Apr. 6 (elevation, 3,802.97 ft), 

based on capacity table put into use Apr. 1, 1952; no contents Aug. 28 to Sept. 30.

1943-52: Maximum contents, 244,700 acre-ft July 3, 1948 (elevation, 3,835.70 ft); 

no contents at times during 1943, 1945-47, 1952.

Remarks . --Reservoir is formed by concrete and earth-fill dam. Storage began while dam was 

under construction prior to 1943 and record of contents began Jan. 1, 1943. New capacity table based on 1951 survey put into use Apr. 1, 1952, this table revised and revision put into use Sept. 1, 1952. Capacity (from revised table based on 1951 survey), 

662 900 acre-ft at elevation 3,870.00 ft (top of spillway gates.), of which 383,700 acreft (between elevations 3,767.3 ft elevation of no contents, and 3,851.00 ft) is for 

conservation and 279,200 acre-ft (between elevations of 3,851.00 ft and 3,870.00 ft) is 

reserved for flood control. Figures given herein represent total capacity or contents.

Cooperation. Record of contents furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Supplemental record. Monthly figures of contents and change in contents, for the period 

January to October 1943, not previously published are given herewith:

Monthly elevation and contents, January to October 1945

Date

Oct. 31. ............

Elevation 

(feet)

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

39 540

2,910

0

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

0

e Estimated.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Calendar year 1951.....

Sept. 30. .... .............

Water year 1951-52 .....

Elevation 

(feet)*

3 797 52

-

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

0

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

t-31,520

0

**-43,260

* Elevation at 12 p.m.

** Change In contents based on capacity table put Into use Sept. 1, 1952. 

t Change In contents based on capacity table put into use Oct. 1, 1948.

* Change In contents based on capacity table put into use Apr. 1, 1952.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 145

Arkansas River below John Martin Reservoir, Colo.

Location (revised). Lat 38 0 05 T 00", long. 102°55'10", In NW£ sec. 4,

ek, ij miles downstream from John Martin

Published as "at Caddoa" prior to

- , , . T. 23 S., R. 49 W.,

on left bank 1 mile upstream from Caddoa Creek

Dam, and 3 miles southeast of Hasty. 

Drainage area. 18 .935 sq ml. 

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1952.

October 1947. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 3,737.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 22, 1940, at site 3 miles upstream

at datum 22.83 ft higher. Feb. 22, 1940, to Feb. 4, 1943, at site 700 ft upstream at

datum 3.64 ft higher than present datum. 

Average discharge. 14 years, 433 cfs (since December 1943 adjusted for storage In John

Martin Reservoir). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 cfs May 31 (gage height, 4.40 ft), from

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; minimum daily, 3 cfs Dec. 18, 21, 23, 24,

Feb. 24, Mar. 17.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs (revised) Apr. 24, 1942 (gage height, 10.46

ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis

of flow-over-dam and critical-depth determination of peak flow; no flow at times in

1945-47; minimum daily prior to construction of John Martin Reservoir, 5 cfs July 16,

1939.

Revision. The maximum discharge for the water year 1942 has been revised to 40,000

cfs Apr. 24, 1942 (gage height, 10.46 ft, site and datum then in use), superseding

figure published in Water-Supply Paper 957. 

Remarks. Records excellent above 100 cfs, good between 10 and 100 cfs, and poor below

10 cfs. Discharge measurements generally made at least four times a month. Storage

and diversions above station for irrigation and flood control. Flow regulated by John

Martin Reservoir since December 1943 (see preceding page). Records of chemical analyses

for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, Nov. 1-30, Dec. 9-14)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 29

5 2.0

6 4.5

7 8.5

8 15

9 26

 1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

2.3

130

295

570

Mar. 1 to Sept

0.6 3 

.7 9 

.8

.9 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.2

30

66

188

430

1,290

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

412 

412

412

406

481

570

564

570

524

505

475

457

445

440

440

418

390

385

380

370

350

345

331

326

331

340

336

336

331

331

331

12,744

411

25,280

Nov.

53

TT

8

8

8

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

5

5

5

4.

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

-

207

6.90

411

Dec.

4 

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

4

4

3

4

3

3

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

122

3.94

242

Jan.

4

I

4

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

135

4.35

268

Feb.

4 

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

4

4

4

4

4

_

-

115

3.97

228

Mar.

5 

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

3

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

~s22

5

5

153

4.94

303

Apr.

5 

5

5

4

5

5

224

466

466

442

414

408

408

419

460

484

568

655

690

697

600

353

408

442

436

436

548

641

562

424

-

11,680

389

23,170

May

424 

424

430

436

454

454

448

442

448

454

555

676

697

690

697

690

669

648

634

669

711

704

704

697

655

655

655

662

634

551

519

18,186

587

36,070

June

581 

555

510

454

386

326

326

419

655

816

816

788

620

490

676

893

893

928

1.000

935

830

816

858

540

555

436

348

270

495

985

-

19,200

640

38,080

July

454 

386

568

802

244

336

454

594

542

295

336

436

414

436

454

436

436

419

364

275

261

336

230

185

95

58

151

151

168

402

581

11,299

364

22,410

Aug.

430 

436

496

510

555

503

510

408

326

252

215

235

226

185

219

141

116

135

174

102

122

107

307

392

572

414

336

493

207

408

448

9,985

322

19,800

Sept.

392

215

181

144

122

101

71

56

48

44

£3

44

305

1.250

605

226

138

110

74

64

95

89

107

107

107

116

132

122

128

148

-

5,359

179

10,630

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,220 Mln 3 Mean 258 Ac-ft 187,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,230 Mln 3 Mean 244 Ac-ft 176,900
146 ARKANSAS RH7ER BASIN

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°06'17", long. 102°37'0l", in SE£ sec. 30, T. 22 S., R. 46 W. , on right 

bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 50 and 287 and 1.2 mllos north of 

City Hall in Lamar.

Drainage area. 19,874 sq mi.

Records available. May to December 1913 and October 1933 to September 1952 i<. reports of 

Geological Survey. May 1913 to Septtmber 1944 in reports of State enginear.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,603.88 ft above mean sea levej , datum of 

TT929. Prior to June 4, 1941, at site 150 ft upstream on highway bridge at dsiua 1.00 ft 

higher. June 4, 1941, to Apr. 3, 1946, at site 650 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 264 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 611 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 1.54 ft); minimum 

daily, 5.2 cfs Feb. 25, Mar. 21, 27-29, Mar. 31 to Apr. 3, Sept. 7, 8.

1913-52: Maximum discharge, 165,000 cfs June 5, 1921, from rating curve extended 

above 10,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times 

during 1913-15.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Discharge measurements g-^nsrally made 

at least 4 times a month. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountair. diversions, 

storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 487,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2,0

6.6

14

0.6

.9

1.2

178

332

Discharge, In cubic feet per ,iecona, water jear October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct.

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

138

183

188

T78

165

136

120

108

88

85

88

49

22

17

14

12

11

11

9.6

flov.

35

15

8.8

878

14

20

15

13

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.6

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6 10

10 8.8

10 8.8

9.6

9.6

8.8

31 1 8.1

Total 1,736.7

Mean! 56.0

Ac-fti 3,440

8.8

8.8

8.8

351.4

11.7

697

Dec.

9.6

10

8.8

9.6

8.8

8.8

8.8

14

13

14

18

22

22

18

12

13

13

18

21

21

20

15

18

18

24

24

18

21

25

24

28_

518.4

16.7

1,030

Jan.

34

34

37

37

37

37

34

34

34

34

31

28

31

37

31

31

31

31

31

28

31

21

24

31

40

34

34

27

21

25

27

977

51.5

1 , 340

Feb.

25

25

28

22

IE

11

10

20

14

24

25

25

24

22

13

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.S.

7.3

7.3

9.6

8.8

-

391.1

13.5

776

Mar.

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.3

7.3

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.3

8.1

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

S.7

"o 6.2 T a'.e

"378

7.3

J.I

5, 2

~ f 2

J. 2

0.7

£.2

22,d.d

" . 19

442

Apr. May June

3.2

5.2

b.2

 .7

3.7

5.7

5.7

20

136

136

116

108

108

88

88

108

144

221

231

246

293

TT2

21

18

17

13

13

144

178

44

2,641.4

88.0

5,240

13

11

9.6

3.8

9.6

a. 6

S.s

6.3

a. a

9.6

9.6

162

46

28

21

13

12

10

10 9.6

52

77

Jul.v Aug.

77 52

IT 20

9.£ 14

3K 22

24 U

B.d 46

9.6 58

18 | 62

28 24

10 13

5.7

149 66 5.7

21E 31 9.6

212 , 13

212 11

22J 85

221 108

221 96

192 161

174 170

197 100

197 32

192 62

7.3

U.I

3.6 ,-,6

i\\

-,.6

.,6

...6

192 35 i .6

178 11 i

161 12

161 11

165 12

174 9.6

165 106

108

3,812.0

122

-

1[5 -T 2-2

L? . 4

7,560 3,120

'> . fc

,j<*

14

25

Sept.

8.1

7.3

6.6

6.S

6.1

6.1

5.2

5.2

5.7

6.1

6.1

6.6

IE ' 6.1

14 ' 171

U 245

1C ; 14

10 ' 9.6

S,o 8.8

S.: 8.1

13 ' 8.1

44 8.8

7 . 8.8

777 3.8

33 3. 1

9.o 8.8

8.ti ; 8.8

8. i ' 7.3

32 7.3

 ^ 157 6.6

.Vl . ~37 6.1

 : 8.1 

407. "' 855.1 -.:25.8

'.£.0 i 27. a 20.9

iiSo 1,700 i 1,240

Calendar year 1951 : Max 787 Mln 6.1 Hean 79.0 Ac-ft 57,210

Water year 1951-52: Max 293 Mln 5.2 Mean 38.8 Ac-ft 28,170

Peak discharge (baae, 3.000 cfai. No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°02'37", long. 102°07'09", in SE^SEi; dec. 15, T. 23 S., R. 42 W. , on left 

bank 300 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 89, half a mile upstream from Wild 

Horse Creek, and half a mile south of Holly.

Drainage area.--25,092 sq mi.

Records available.--January to December 1894, May 1901 to April 1902 (gage heights only), 

October 1907 to September 1927, and October 1933 to September 1952 in reports of 

Geological Survey. October 1907 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. Published as "at Byron" 1894, "near Barton" 1901, and "at Barton" 1902. Records include 

flow of Holly drain above Wild Horse Creek from Aug. 28, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1938.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,377.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior tc Apr. 30, 1902, chain gage at railroad bridge 6 miles upstream at different datum. Oct. 15, 1907, to June 6, 1921, water-stage recorder, chain or staff gages 

at bridge 300 ft downstream at different datum. June 7, 1921, to my 9, 1951, chain 

gage or water-stage recorder at various sites within 900 ft of present site at datum 

0.86 ft higher than present datum June 7, 1921, to Apr. 25, 1924, and at present datum 

thereafter.

Average discharge.--45 years (1907-52), 345 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 4.00 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Aug. 17, 18.

1894, 1901-2, 1907-52: Maximum discharge, 136,000 cfs Oct. 20, 1908 (gage height, 

11.0 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow several days in 1910, 1924, and 1925.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements made generally 3 or 4 times a month.

Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power 

developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 500,000 

acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years).--W 897: 1939(M). W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 18-29)

in feet,

Oct. 1 to Nov. 16

2.5 

2.7

80 

16F 

33b

17 to Sept. 30

6 2.7

B 3.0

2 3.3

6 3.7

140

335

550

1,030

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

112

112

112

112

112

129

190

259

276

285

254

242

226

220

210

210

220

215

200

20O

195

165

138

124

124

124

129

138

138

120

120

5,409

174

10,730

JIov.

129

156

165

160

165

160

160

156

138

138

134

134

134

138

124

129

127

115

TT§

127

132

132

127

127

127

119

115

115

115

119

4,036

135

8,010

Dec.

127

127

111

111

111

111

115

132

132

123

140

179

186

119

92

98

132

123

115

123

106

136

136

146

146

166

153

179

198

224

224

4,321

139

8,570

Jan.

179

160

132

111

123

127

127

198

179

160

166

153

160

186

186

166

192

212

205

186

153

123

95

160

224

205

198

172

172

166

166

5,042

166

10,200

Feb.

166

153

136

140

160

172

186

179

166

160

160

166

160

146

140

132

140

146

132

111

123

132

132

132

22

115

198

192

172

,

-

4,319

149

8,570

Mar.

166

186

186

146

186

192

186

186

166

153

136

123

115

115

127

140

146

127

119

111

115

64

106

160

153

140

127

136

123

119

115

4,370

141

8,670

Apr.

Ill

123

115

88

61

69

66

69

85

153

192

192

179

153

140

115

119

132

231

257

283

335 205"

106

85

8b

82

85

127

212

-

4,255

142

8,440

May

166

127

111

119

115

102

95

76

64

59.

66

69

102

186

218

231

276

328

296

290

231

244

270

276

283

218

179

192

212

198

172

5,571

180

11,050

June

123

192

136

92

85

66

42

36

42

54

56

59

56

61

52

47

56

72

72

56

148

92

82

66

59

4O

37

36

37

44

-

2,096

69.9

4,160

July

76

~88 160

64

49

59

56

49

56

66

66

56

42

42

56

56

42

39

37

36

37

34

31

26

JL§

26

26

29

28

31

28

1,516

48.3

Aug.

24

24

31

31

34

37

44

44

44

40

49

37

29

25

23

23

22

22

23

47

1,010

322

160

123

146

111

102

106

265

146

166

3,310

107

3,0101 6,570

Sept.

115

102

102

76

59

47

42

36

32

34

37

37

37

39

61

179

69

52

52

47

64

61

66

69

69

72

59

49

47

47

-

1,858

61.9

3,690

Calendar year 1951: Max 28,800 Mln 21 Mean 317 Ac-ft 229,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,010 Mln 22 Mean 126 Ac-ft 91,670

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfsi. No peak above base.
148 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Frontier ditch near Coolidge, Kans.

Location (revised). Lat 38°02'18", long. 102°02>19", in NE£ sec. 21, T. 23 S., R. 43 W., 

on left bank 0.3 mile east of Colorado-Kansas State line, 0.5 mile downstream from 

Holly drain diversion, 1.5 miles west of Coolidge, and 2.3 miles downstream from diversion from Arkansas River.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorders and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 3,353.14 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--1950-52: Maximum daily discharge, 40 cfs Aug. 27, 1951; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records excellent prior to, June 1, good thereafter. This ditch diverts water 

from Arkansas River in Colorado for use'in Kansas. These records and records for 

Arkansas River near Coolidge, Kans. represent total flow of Arkansas River at the 

Colorado-Kansas State line.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period when percer 

submergence was used as a factor (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.2 1.8 

5,6

0.6

1.0 

1.4

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

24 

21

18

17

20

22

24

24

23

22

22

23

20

11

£

0

o

0

o

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

14

34

36

375

12.1

744

JJov.

31 

24

14

11

16

27

28

28

21

11

9.5

9.0

7.9

9.2

7.9

O

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0-

254.5

8.48

505

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

o

O

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.7

17

20

19

15

18

19

10

8.2

11

12

13

16

*23

20

19

16

18

18

21

22

21

30

-

393.9

13.1

781

May

23

17

23

15

12

15

12

12

10

7.9

9.0

*12

15

19

21

22 

24

30

*30

23

22

20

22

24

22

22

24

30

30

29

27

623.9

20.1

1,240

June

24 

*21

25

20

19

22

22

14

9.8

18

*9.5

13

14

10

6.0

3.5

5.4

16

28

32.

26

22

16

16

15

11

9.0

11

12

7.8

-

478.0

15.9

948

July

5.9 

9.6

6.2

5.2

4.5

7.7

*7.6

7.6

7.1

9.0

7.5

7.9

9.0

11

16

13 

12

9.9

28

30

29

31

26

25

25

24

20

*17

19

20

23

473.7

15.3

940

Aug.

25

21

24

25

26

29

32

29

33

28

38

34

34

36

33

31 

32

38

34

28

19

.6

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

o

o

629.6

20.3

1,250

Sept.

0 

6.1

15

15

16

11

13

14

7.2

7.7

7.8

5.2

13

17

22

1

30

22

20

27

35

36

37

37

36

30

26

26

28

-

631.0

21.0

1,250

Calendar year 1951: Max 40 Mln 0 Mean 8.62 Ac-ft 6,250

Water year 1951-52: Max 39 Min 0 Mean 10.5 Ao-ft 7,66O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Percent submergence used as a factor June 1 to Sept. 30.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 149

Arkansas River near Coolidge, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°01'33", long. 102°01'00", in NW£ sec. 26, T. 23 S., R. 43 W., on right 

bank 1,560 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile south of Coolidge, and Ij miles 

downstream from Colorado-Kansas State line.

Drainage area.--25,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May to October 1903, October 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,333.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. May 5 to Oct. 31, 1903, staff gage on upstream side of bridge 1,560 ft downstream 

at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 4.41 ft); minimum daily, 6 cfs July 26.

1903, 1950-52: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs May 15, 1951 (gage height, 10.67 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flaw for many 

days in September and October 1903.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made eight times a month. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 144). Combined flow of river and Frontier ditch (see preceding page) 

represents entire flow that enters Kansas. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals 

and diversions for irrigation of about 500,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated 

areas.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26, Nov. 9, Apr. 25, Aug. 11-17)

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

216

360

860

1,450

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

167

162

148

140

144

153

205

288

288

556

328

328

280

267

261

274

296

304

296

296

280

242

235

248

248

235

235

235

184

173

158

7,434

240

14,750

flov.

242

261

267

229

216

205

222

205

216

211

205

216

200

162

158

178

153

162

173

178

184

200

205

189

194

178

173

178

184

205

-

5,949

198

11,800

Dec.

194

184

167

173

158

173

167

184

144

153

162

211

205

153

130

140

180

226

180

165

144

150

160

170

180

190

200

222

230

240

210

5,545

179

11,000

Jan.

173

158

140

120 120"

140

194

230' 240

225

222

210

205

222

222

229

222

205

189

167

167

153

2O5

162

235

189

173

167

184

178

178

5,824

188

11,550

Feb.

194

189

184

158

173

162

184

194

194

178

167

153

173

162

167

173

162

148

140

148

162

173

158

194

255

126

194

194

200

_

-

5,057

174

10,030

Mar.

184

173

178

158

184

194

189

194

189

178

162

189

173

189

184

173

200

178

178

167

173

194

211

205

189

178

189

194

173

162

162

5,644

182

11,190

Apr.

148

135

126

110

110

95

98

102

102

130

205

205

178

173

153

148

144

162

211

248

296

405

274

158

135

130

117

95

148

216

-

4,957

165

9,830

May

178

135

126

117

126

126

117

106

98

87.

87

87

98

162

200

229

274

369

328

267

216

242

304

296

280

254

222

200

205

242

222

6,000

194

11,900

June

167

216

194

140

113

91

44

42

42

63

60

60

57

63

51

51

51

60

71

60

113

84

84

60

63

47

44

51

51

57

-

2,350

78.3

4,660

July

77

158

87

60

40

47

54

54

60

66

66

60

51

51

51

66

51

44

20

8

11

11

10

8

8

6

7

11

11

14

12

1,280

41.3

2,540

Aug.

8

11

22

15

14

24

24

17

17

19

26

17

14

14

12

8

8

11

12

26

1.540

450

200

153

194

167

158

135

248

162

205

3,731

120

7,400

Sept.

158

135

117

110

51

63

60

54

44

42

47

42

38

33

40

126

57

49

51

51

66

71

54

51

49

47

47

49

47

47

-

1,896

63.2

3,760

Calendar year 1951: Max 28,900 Mln 52 Mean 377 Ac-ft 273,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,34O Mln 6 Mean 152 Ac-ft 110,400

Peak discharge (base. 4.OOP efs). No peak above base. 

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15-31,
150 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°58', long. 101°45', in SW-f sec. 18, T. 24 S. , R. 40 W., near center of 

stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270, half a mile south of 

Syracuse.

Drainage area. 25,894 sq mi.

Records available . August 1902 to July 1906 (fragmentary), June 1921 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,212.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Aug. 21, 1902, to July 31, 1906, staff gage at site 150 ft downstream at different datum. June 20, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1929, water-stage recorder at site 150 ft 

downstream at datum 2.0 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1929, to July 1, 1952, water-stage recorder 

at site 150 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--31 years (1921-52), 361 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,510 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 5.25 ft); minimum daily, 6.3 cfs Aug. 17-20.

1902-6, 1921-52: Maximum discharge, 54,300 cfs May 15, 1951 (gage height, 12.63 ft); 

no flow Aug. 17, 1946.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Flow regulated 

by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 144). Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect and backwater 

from bridge construction (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, July 6-31, Aug. 7-19, 

Sept. 8-30)

Oct. 1 to July 1

0.4 16

.5 27

.7 60

1.0 

1.4 

1.6

138

299

410

5.2 

10.5

July 2 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.2 

1.6

28 2.1

73 2.9

164 3.8

335

760

1,530

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

162- 158

158

158

169

183

176

223

299

341

364

358

326

310

320

304

304

320

315

299

299

285

248

248

235

235

231

239

244

239

231

7,981

257

15,830

flov.

244

b250

b240

b260

b270

280

261

261

248

239

239

239

235

235

214

191

180

210

202

199

195

183

199

202

195

202

214

206

191

202

-

6,686

223

13,260

Dec.

214

223

206

206

191

180

187

183

158

123

123

210

252

180

blOO

b50

b70

b90

b!20

b80

b!20

blSO

bl80

blSO bieo

b!90

b200

b230

b230

231

569

5,406

174

10,720

Jan.

285

239

199

138

148

141

141

227

280

231

257

271

285

294

257

231

223

218

210

206

210

202

b!90

191

235

223

214

206

206

202

199

6,759

218

13.410

Feb.

191

191

191

191

187

191

191

195

191

231

202

202

206

210

199

191

187

187

183

169

172

180

187

191

b!20

b!30

235

235

227

_

-

5,563

192

11,030

Mar.

210

199

190

150

140

160

183

183

183

183

187

183

180

191

195

199

199

187

158

152

138

90

IDS

214

202

202

199

191

183

176

172

5,479

177

10,870

Apr.

169

155

148

138

129

95

75

75

73

80

135

202

206

199

176

155

141

123

126

187

266

304

315

218

152

126

120

111

111

155

-

4,665

156

9,250

May

191

176

145

129

129

123

111

92

82

75.

75

85

75

90

155

180

218

280

387

352

299

290

315

341

310

320

280

235

214

218

223

6,195

200

12,290

June

187

155

223

158

126

111

85

45

39

33

35

35

33

33

30

30

27

25

18

K

27

111

98

85

67

60

53

51

44

23

-

2,072

69.1

4,110

July

29

37

77

52

42

34

40

40

27

14

14

18

16

16

14

14

14

12

10

10

13

12

10

15

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

650

21.0

1,290

Aug.

I'

8.4

7.3

7.8

7.8

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.3

6.8

T^

6.8

6.8

13

1,450

736

299

193

161

190

159

151

164

248

199

4,116.4

133

8,160

Sept.

173

148

131

128

110

90

75

59

32

20

17

16

14

14

14

20

73

42

26

20

24

47

46

41

40

44

47

47

47

42

-

1,647

54.9

3,270

Calendar year 1951 : Max 29,500 Mln 50 Mean 461 Ao-ft 333,800

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,450 Min 6.8 Mean 156 Ao-ft 113,500

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfs). Aug. 21 (5 a.m.) 3,510 cfs (5.25 ft), 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, Nov. 13 to 

Jan. 10, Feb. 26-28, May 10 to July 1.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN lbl 

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°57', long. 100°52', in NW£ sec. 19, T. 24 S., R. 32 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 83, half a mile south of Garden 

City.

Drainage area,--27 ,719 sq mi.

Records available. June 1922 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,824.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929.

Average discharge.--30 years, 243 cfs.

Extremes. --^axlmuir. discharge during year, 616 cfs Jan. 1 (gage height, 2.98 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cf* S^pt. 27.

1922-5Z: Maximum discharge, 33,500 cfs May 16, 1951 (gage height, 9.57 ft); no flow 

at times.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Flow regulated 

by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 144). Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, 11-14, 25-29, Nov. 4-21, 

Dec. 7 to Jan. 9, Feb. 6-10, Mar. 14-20, Apr. 2-21, May 6-12, 

May 18 to June 24, July 9-11, Aug. 27-30, Sept. 21-30)

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.2 

2.4 

3.0 

3.5

72

165

490

870

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

85

62

55

33

33

31

26

24

26

28

65

111

102

89

111

76

19

26

94

145

160

175

175

150

125

130

140

130

130

155

285

2,996

96.6

5,940

JIov.

305

285

290

290

295

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

305

305

305

290

265

250 255"

265

260

270

260

255

255

255

255

270

280

280

-

8,445

282

16,750

Dec.

285

285

265

245

295

326

290

320

27o

245

T70

275

ZZi

295

145

102

11 '5

13b

loO

146

9d

l^b

TO

--bn

:M

; ; Q

220

230

359

400

b560

7.537

243

U.350

Jan.

b350

305

235

210

175

150

175

255

265

280

326

376

400

454

472

394

348

290

285

265

280

b220

b200

190

255

310

320

305

295

295

285

8,965

289

17,730

Feb.

285

285

285

270

290

270

295 2"85

250

210

155

135

120

106

145

130

111

94

89

81

81

72

69

69

72

120

210

175

135

_

-

4,894

169

9,710

Mar.

115

115

bl!5

b!50

195

190

190

135

125

125

120

111

130

235

240

245

260

275

275

240

b220

b90

blOO

b200

235

265

255

255

195

135

135

5,671

183

11,250

Apr.

98

55

45

41

36

33

33

31

38

41

41

41

45

45

36

33

31

26

24

28

41

275

205

111

72

55

48

52

76

106

-

] ,842

61.4

3,650

May

102

106

102

98

72

38

38

41

41

48

55

62

65

65

69

69

76

89

85

62

58

48

45

45

45

45

41

41

41

38

3j3

1,866

fiO.2

3.700

June

36

31

26

21

16

16

14

13

12

12

12

11

9

7

5

4

4

4

4

6

5

6

7

12

13

12

12

11

11

11

-

363

12.1

720

July

10

9

5

4

3

4

10

12

9

7

7

6

5

14

li

28

]3

12

10

8

6

7

5

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

2_

249

8.0

494

Aug.

5

28

21

14

13

11

10

8

12

31

14

19

14

8

4

4

7

13

10

9

3

2

210

85

36

26

14

8

8

8

8

663

21.4

1,320

Sept.

7

7

8

7

7

5

5

6

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

2

3

4

5

3

5

6

2

2

.9

.4

.2

.4

.4

1

-

114.3

3.81

227

Calendar year 1951: Mix 18,000 Mln 12 Mean 441 Ac-ft 319,600

Water year 1951-52: Xax 560 Mln 0.2 Mean 119 Ac-ft 86,490

Peak discharge 

b Stage-discharg-e 

Note_. Discharge 

May 5-10, Sept. i2,

cfs). Jan. 1 (2:30 p.m.) 616 cfs

itlon affected by ice .

uted from ^^oe-daily wire-weight-gage

(2.98 ft). 

eadlngs Oct. 1-22,
152 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Dodge City, Kans.

Location. Lat,37"45', long. 100°01', in NE£ sec. 35, T. 26 S., R. 25 W., near center of 

stream on downstream side of pier of Second Street Bridge in Dodge City.

Drainage area. 29,837 sq mi.

Records available. November 1902 to August 1906 (fragmentary), September 1944 to September 

1952, Gage-height records collected at same site since 1903 are contained in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,467.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 6, 1944, staff or wire-weight gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1944-52), 261 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily gage during year, 490 cfs Jan. 16; maximum gage height, 5.01 ft 

Dec. 15 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 5.4 cfs Sept. 8.

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 12.54 ft); no flow 

at times in 1946,

Remarks. Records poor. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 144). Diversions 

above station for irrigation.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

g25Q 

g206

g202

g!98

g!67

g!48

g!40

g!40

g!33

133

129

129

144

156

*159

156

156

156

140

144

163

180

180

188

193

175

188

188

198

180

175

5,194

168

10,300

JIov.

*206 

250

275

290

336

358

370

370

386

375

380

*392

380

370

364

370

358

342

331

358

358

348

364

370

375

375

358

353

364

370

-

10,496

350

20,820

Dec.

364

364

358

348

331

331

342

315

315

325

285

290

290

30O

170

110

*150

150

160

150

120

150

170

200

230

270

300

340

380

420

470

8,498

274

16,860

Jan.

350 

2OO

*170

190

220

250

270

300

330

350

370

400

420

440

470

490

*454

419

380

364

342

336

300

220

250

265

290

*331

300

290

290

10,051

324

19,940

Feb.

305 

295

320

315

305

305

305

320

325

325

310

285

*260

240

220

216

235

206

198

188

171

163

163

175

159

167

167

*216

260

_

-

7,119

245

14,120

Mar.

220 

198

193

198

260

260

280

29O

230

311

211

2O6

188

184

216

265

*285

295

285

280

290

265

225

220

255

280

305

305

290

290

270

7,750

250

15,370

Apr.

245 

230

198

175

159

152

148

152

156

136

136

140

136

*133

133

140

136

138

188

148

148

152

180

260

211

171

152

136

140

144

-

4,873

162

9,670

May

*148 

159

163

156

156

152

152

140

133

129

126

129

*136

136

133

136

140

148

140

140

129

122

129

129

116

109

102

97

97

97

97

4,076

131

8,080

June

91 

83

88

86

*78

73

75

71

69

65

61

57

55

52

45

45

45

45

*40

34

33

25

24

21

20

20

19

19

15

*17

-

1,471

49.0

2,920

July

16 

20

28

23

18

14

18

21

20

16

15

14

13

16

16

*51

32

23

21

17

17

17

30

18

15

13

13

12

12

13

*12

584

18.8

1,160

Aug.

11

12

9.7

13

17

14

12

10

10

9.3

11

11

*11

9.3

S.4

8.8

10

9.3

10

9.3

9.7

8.8

18

13

13

15

20

18

15

13

10

369.6

11.9

733

Sept.

9.7 

13

11

9.3

8.8

8 .

7.

5^

6.

7.

7,

7 ^

8 .

8 .

*7.

7 _

7 |

7.

7.

6.

6.

7.

8,

8,8

9.3

8.8

8.4

8.8

S.4

8.4

-

245.0

8.17

486

Calendar year 1951: Max 16,000 Mln 100 Mean 515 Ac-ft 373,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 490 Mln 5.8 Mean 166 Ac-ft 120,500

Peak discharge (base. 50O efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. Stage discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 14 to Jan. 16.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 153

Arkansas River near Klnsley, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°56', long. 99°22', on south line sec. 26, T. 24 S., R. 19 W., near center 

of stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 50 S., 2 miles east of 

Klnsley.

Drainage area. 30,330 sq ml.

Records available. September 1944 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,144.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 10, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 300 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 6.52 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 13-22.

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs May 19, 1951 (gage height, 11.20 ft); minimum, 1 cfs at times In 1946.

Remarks. Records poor prior to Jan. 31 and fair thereafter. Flow regulated by John Martin 

Reservoir (see p. 144). Diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 20-31, Apr. 21 to May 2,

June 25 to July 2)

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2

6.9

12

19

29

61

3.4 

3.8 

4.5 

5.5

115

263

550

1,130

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

259

252

248

259

263

244

263

271

274

244

236

221

202

195

*198

198

191

191

191

167

187

191

206

198

202

198

198

198

202

195

202

6,764

218

13,420

flov.

210

*221

217

236

301

332

336

348

348

368

380

*384

392

392

388

392

b390

b395

396

392

384

388

376

376

380

384

392

392

396

396

-

10,682

356

21,190

Dec.

396

400

392

388

388

380

368

364

364

360

d360

d370

d370

d360

d200

blOO

*b!40

blSO

blSO

blSO

blSO

b!70

b200

b250

b300

b340

b360

b380

b400

b450

bSOO

9,680

312

19,200

Jan.

b300

blSO

b200

bSOO

b300

b300

b350

b350

b400

b400

b450

b450

500

*460

510

505

480

460

416

396

396

356

340

317

297

301

309

*348

364

360

356

11,421

368

22,650

Feb.

352

352

352

352

344

348

348

348

356

364

356

352

*348

332

320

309

297

301

282

263

263

255

248

240

b239

221

202

*214

229

_

-

8,778

303

17,410

Mar.

271

278

252

b250

b250

b270

320

324

340

Ml

301

274

267

252

252

252

*278

313

317

324

320

320

313

290

278

297

320

340

340

340

340

9,227

298

18,300

Apr.

324

290

278

259

236

225

217

217

236

236

221

221

225

*214

214

225

236

259

704

1.090

388

305

297

286

282

278

278

278

274

263

-

9,056

302

17,960

May

*340

255

252

252

244

240

236

236

221

214

206

206

198

*187

183

179

179

183

183

176

172

172

183

320

408

301

229

202

179

164

183

6,883

222

13,650

June

172

149

139

135

*135

135

132

122

122

115

109

106

103

100

94

88

88

83

*88

83

75

63

54

48

45

39

32

28

26

*21

-

2,729

91.0

5,410

July

21

39

57

45

50

48

47

47

43

43

43

42

40

37

45

*40

39

43

47

36

33

33

40

33

29

27

26

25

24

23

23

1,168

37.7

2,320

Aug.

*22

21

21

21

22

21

22

22

21

20

*20

18

18

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

18

19

21

21

18

18

20

21

20

619

20.0

1,230

Sept.

19

18

18

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

14

-

388

12.9

770

Calendar year 1951: Max 9,420 Mln 100 Mean 610 Ac-ft 441,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,090 Mln 11 Mean 211 Ac-ft 153,500

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Dec. 31 (time and discharge unknown); Jan. 12 (time and discharge 

unknown); Apr.19 (10 p.m.) 1,960 (6.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

station at Great Bend.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings, Oct. 1 to Jan. 27, Feb. 5, 

Apr. 15 to May 3.
154 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°11', long. 99°20', on south line sec. 29, T. 21 S,, R. 18 W., near 

center of stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 50 N. , 1 mile 

west of Sanford and 13 miles west of Larned.

Drainage area. 2,576 sq mi.

Records available. November 1924 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 2,032.73 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 16, 1933, water-stage recorder 2 miles 

downstream at datum 8.33 ft lower. May 17, 1933, to Feb. 17, 1949, water-state recorder and wire-weight gage at site 300 ft downstream from previous site and at datum 

11.43 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 87.4 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,110 cfs Apr. 21; maximum gage height, 15.35 

ft Apr. 21; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs Aug. 4, 5 (gage height, 4.71 ft).

1924-52: Maximum discharge. 14,000 cfs (revised) May 28, 1935 (gage height, 31,96 

ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 7,200 jfs on basis 

of area-velocity studies and including flow bypassed in Saw Mill Creek; no flow at 

times in most years.

Re vis ions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been rt'/lSi-J 

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

647.. .......

667.. .......

787. ........

897. ........

977.. .......

Water 

year

1927

1928

1935

1940

1943

Date

tJune 4, 1927

tJuly 2, 1928

May 28, 1935

June 9, 1940

Sept. 5, 1943

Discharge 

(cfs)

*2,000

1,770

14,000

6,960

6,390

Gage height 

(feet)

_

15.9

31.96

29.83

29.07

* Estimated.

t About tnis date.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water yi

3Ubl~i

____ -ears) .--W 1117: Drainage area. W 1177: 1949. Revised figures of discharge, T.n cubic feet per second, for high-water periods in the water ytars 1935, 1940, 

and 1943, superseding figures published in Water-Supply Papers 787, 897, and 977, are 

given herewith:

Sept. 5, 1943.......... 5,600

Month

Water year 1934-35.. 

Calendar year 1935. .

Water year 1939-40.. 

Calendar year 1940..

Water year 1942-43,. 

Calendar year 1943..

Cf s-day s

59,421 

59,599

33,263 

34,655

17,522 

19,497

Maximum

11,200

11,200

6,690 

6,690

5,600 

5,600

Minimum

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0

Mean

163 

163

90.9 

94.9

48,1 

53.4

Runoff In 

acre-feet

117,900 

118,200

65,980 

68,740

34,820 

38,670
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Pawnee River near Lamed , Kans. Continued

155

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

£1

22

23

24

25

26

£7

Dot,

gSS

g68

g67

gee

gee

g66

g65

75

73

70

68

67

64

63

*64

64

62

68 

68

68

66

65

64

63

61

61

65

£8 68

29 71

30 71

31 , 70

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

2,065

66.6

4,100

flov. ; Dec.

71 64

~ 63

BB 62

f -' 61

o.i ; 62

gg

69

71

68

69

69

*67

66

66

64

63

62

62 

62

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

65

64

64

64

1,976

65.9

3,920

59

58

57

59

59

59

60

61

62

60

58

*62

62 

62

59

62

62

62

63

62

62

62

62

63

65

65

1,899

61.3

3,770

Jan.

64

65

Feb.

57

56

59 56

65 56

fcl 54 l

65

64

63

64

63

62

61

62

*6Z

61

59

59

59 

58

57

56

54

54

54

55

57

57

57

57

57

57

1,852

59.7

3,670

54

53

52

52

52

52

52

*52

51

51

52

52

51 

50

49

49

49

49

4E

49

49

49

50

50

_

-

1,497

51.6

2,970

Mar.

51

51

52

52

52

52

53

52

52

52

52

50

49

48

49

50

*50

52

51

50

54

58

56

54

52

52

52

51

51

51

50

1,601

51.6

3,180

Apr.

49

49

49

49

48

49

49

49

382

416

201

96

68

*g57

g55

g48

g42

ftf

g48

gl, 540

1,190

430

292

230

163

126

104

92

87

5,938

198

11,780

May

81

215

293

T50

90

97

85

75

68

64

61

59

57

*54

54

53

51

50 

52

52

51

51

SI

49

50

49

46

45

44

43

42

2,282

73.6

4,530

June

41

40

40

39

37

33

34

34

32

33

32

31

29

28

27

28

25

25 

*27

22

25

26

25

a24

a22

a20

al8

17

19

20

853

28.4

1,690

July

a20

al9

a!8

al7

a!6

a!5

al4

13

11

8.1

8.1

5.1

6.1

5.1

14

*18

16

16 

15

19

14

10

10

10

9.1

10

9.1

8.1

4.4

2.0

j4

360.6

11.6

715

Aug.

0.4

.3

.2

.1

.2

"7.1 13

3.7

1.2

.4

1.4

3.7

*1.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.0

1.4 

2.0

1.4

.8

.4

.4

.8

1.4

L,

51.1

1.65

101

Sept.

-

. eO.7

.

.4

.6

.3

.3

**.4

.8

1.0

.6 

1.0

1.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.7

4.4

5.1

T7f

1.7

1.0

.6

-

39.3

1.31

78

Calendar year 1951: Max 9,250 Mln 34 Mean 495 Ac-ft 358,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,340 Mln 0.1 Mean 55.8 Ac-ft 40,500

Peak discharge (base, 900 efa). Apr. 21 (4 p.m.) 2,110 cfs (15.35 ft at 5 p.m.)

* p'scharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a N'o gage-height rec-ord; discharge Interpolated.

e Inoeflnlte stage-discharge relation; discharge estimated.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
156 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°21', long. 98°46', in SE^ sec. 33, T. 19 S., R. 13 W., near center of 

sTream on downstream side of pier of bridge on 0. S. Highway 281, half a mile south of 

Great Bend, and 4-| miles upstream from Walnut Creek.

Drainage area. 33,986 sq mi.

Records available. September 1940 to September 1952. Fragmentary gage-height records collected at same site since 1909 are contained in reports of 0. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,839.82 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 12 years (1940-52), 598 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 6.29 ft); minimum, 

25 cfs Sept. 30.

1941-52: Maximum discharge, 20,200 cfs my 1, 1942 (gage height, 10.34 ft); no flow 

at times in 1940, 1946.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or below 100 cfs, which are 

poor. Plow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 144). Diversions above station 

for irrigation.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12-15, Jan. 10-17)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Apr. 20 Apr. 21 to Sept. 30

25

58

110

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

3.3 335

3.6 480

3.8 620

3.3 

3.5 

5.2

215

300

1,270

2.8 

3.0

3.2

3.5 230

4.9 1,055

5.9 1,720

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

456

456

450

426

416

438

420

406

402

393

388

380

375

375

*375

375

380

384,

388

388

375

371

375

388

398

402

432

432

438

444

426

12,552

405

24,900

JIov.

426

*426

420

426

456

456

487

480

543

550

550

543

557

557

557

550

529

522

536

536

536

522

522

515

543

585

584

564

571

550

-

15,600

520

30,940

Dec.

536

557

571

578

571

550

543

515

508

501

529

536

529

515

400

350

*270

230

250

300

280

250

300

350

350

400

450

500

550

620

653.

14,042

453

27,850

Jan.

488

444

300

*330

350

400

450

500

540

582

648

658

642

 670

636

620

642

609

582

554

538

494

482

455

516

455

433

438

*438

455

466

15,815

510

31,370

Feb.

466

477

494

504

494

482

504

526

504

499

494

488

*482

460

428

400

400

390

390

385

365

360

350

355

330

*325

345

340

350

_

-

12,382

427

24,560

Mar.

360

406

350

300

350

400

450

494

494

510

521

482

444

438

438

428

»438

532

538

526

510

504

504

499

477

438

450

472

494

494

494

14,235

459

28,230

Apr.

472

450

422

416

385

360

*355

355

400

576

844

702

565

 494

460

444

433

438

450

1,260

*1,460

1.710

1,560

1,100

866

795

730

652

616

604

20,374

679

40,410

May

586

652

682

847

688

598

574

544

514

474

440

435

430

 424

413

386

380

380

375

370

360

360

340

440

1.040

847

658

457

365

355

335

15,729

507

31,200

June

330

335

305

300

285

*275

270

260

245

221

216

226

230

226

226

203

198

181

*185

185

190

190

181

165

153

149

138

128

128

124

-

6,448

215

12,790

July

114

110

110

117

110

107

104

107

99

*93

90

90

93

138

142

*175

142

IE 8

120

114

104

99

110

102

96

93

85

80

88

82

75

3,315

107

6,580

Aug.

*65

70

70

65

68

63

70

350

275

99

SO

70

*65

58

53

47

47

49

47

45

47

49

51

53

49

49

47

47

45

42

40

2,275

73.4

4,510

Sept.

44

42

38

38

37

37

37

38

*38

37

38

38

38

40

*40

40

37

37

37

36

37

36

34

32

32

31

31

30

28

28

1,086

36.2

2,150

Calendar year 1951: Max 12,400 Mln 140 Mean 1,327 Ac-ft 960,500

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,710 Mln 28 Mean 366 Ac-ft 265,500

Peak: discharge (base. 800 efsl.--Apr. 11 (6 a.m.) 934 cfs (4.63 ft); Apr. 20 (6 p.m.) 1,940 cfs 

(6.18 ft); Apr. 22 (9 p.m.) 2,030 cfs (6.29 ft); May 4 (4 a.m.) 906 efs (4.65 ft); May 25 (4 p.m.) 

1,170 cfs (5.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15-29, Jan. 3-9, Mar. 3-7.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 15?

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans.

Location. lat 37°50', long. 97°23', in Sw£ sec. 36, T. 25 S., R. 1 W., near left bank on 

downstream side, of pier of highway bridge, half a mile west of Valley Center and 

16 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,327 sq mi.

Records available. June 1922 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,327.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Feb. 12, 1935, chain gage at site 

2 miles downstream at datum 4.77 ft lower. July 2, 1951, to Feb. 16, 1952, wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 251 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,750 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 9.8 ft); minimum, 

 25~cTs Sept. 14, 15, 29, 30.

1922-52:- Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 22.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 1 cfs Dec. 27, 1933.

Revisions. The figures of maximum and minimum discharge for some water years have 

been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the 

water-supply papers indicated.

Water Supply 

Paper

567..... ....

587.........

607.........

627.... .....

667.........

687... ......

702.........

717.........

732.........

747.........

762.. .......

827...... ...

1147.. ......

year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1937

1949

Date

_

Apr. 30, 1924

May 24, 1925

Sept. 13, 1926

July 12, 1929

June 16, 1931

July 6, 1932

Aug. 27, 1933

Sept. 29, 1934

May 1, 1949

Maximum

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

8,100

516

745

4,500

8,410

3,280

832

3,650

2,040

498

2,420

7,620

Gage -height 

(feet )

_

16.5

4.5

5.5

12.0

16.3

10.5

6.5

11.0

9.4

5.0

12.01

15.58

Minimum

Date

Dec. 17, 1922

_

_

_

_

Oct. 6-11, 1931

_

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

*12

_

_

_

_

*19

*16

_

_

-

* Minimum observed. 

Remarks. Records good below 800 cfs and fair above.

Revisions. W1117: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1923 and 1934, superseding figures published in WaterSupply Papers 567 and 752, are given herein.
158 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1922 to September 1923

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

22

23

22

22

21

20

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

22

 23

22

22

22

22

22

24

22

22

22

22

22

23

21

22

29

670

21.6

1,330

flov.

51

49

55

49

46

40

40

37

28

35

33

770

926

794

560

210

142

90

72

64

56

55

51

47

46

44

42

40

42

42

-

4,556

152

9,040

Dec.

40

40

38

40

38

37

38

38

37

37

35

28

37

38

35

35

12

26

33

31

33

33

37

35

35

37

35

34

33

33

33

1,071

34.5

2,120

Jan.

33

33

31

31

31

31

31

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

31

31

33

33

35

33

35

33

35

35

1,017

32.8

2,020

Feb.

35

33

29

18

19

29

28

29

28

29

28

29

31

33

26

26

28

28

28

28

29

31

^ 1

33

33

35

33

33

-

_

-

820

29.3

1,630

Mar.

33

33

33

35

31

31

29

29

*28

28

30

33

35

37

37

35

36

33

28

26

26

27

28

26

26

25

24

24

24

26

24

920

29.7

1,820

Apr.

24

24

560

308

90

72

53

40

35

31

29

28

28

28

25

27

25

25

26

26

68

115

68

45

36

35

35

26

51

55

-

2,038

67.9

4,040

May

49

40

72

68

72

90

86

59

45

39

37

54

36

31

3_0

32

32

32

35

34

136

366

*560

1,210

*1,,570

1,250

1,020

494

236

130

125

7 ,870

254

15,600

June

115

142

167

136

202

160

450

746

4,090

8,360

10,500

9,280

*4,790

*3,490

2,230

2,710

5,430

4,630

4,390

4,160

2,470

1,080

770

582

494

386

326

290

254

218

-

73,048

2,430

145,000

July

195

181

160

155

181

148

*130

120

115

110

105

100

120

100

105

105

100

100

100

90

86

82

82

77

72

72

68

68

64

64

64

3,319

107

6,580

Aug.

59

58

58

59

57

55

52

52

50

51

49

49

45

44

45

45

45

45

45

43

42

42

45

42

40

41

43

45

43

41

39

1,469

47.4

2,910

Sept.

38

38

38

38

i8

39

39

37

36

39

36

15

18

36

44

46

68

90

115

72

64

54

*53

49

72

2,710

7.580

5,030

1,660

18,272

609

36,200

Calendar year 1922: Max - Min - Mean - Ac -ft -

Water year 1922-23: Max 10,500 Min 12 Mean 315 Ac-ft 228,000

Calendar year 1923: Max 10,500 Min 18 Mean 357 Ac-ft 258,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1933 to September 1934

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

101

137

90

70

52

43

34

29

28

27

27

28

. e23

(*)

1,103

35.6

2,190

Calendar year

flov.

e21

20

20

20

20

18

19

20

20

20

20 

20

616

20.5

1,220

1933:

Dec.

22

21

25

24

27

30

30

30

25

25

25

23

23

25

23

26

18

18

19

21

19

16

18

17

20

16

14

20

*23

21 

23

687

22.2

1,360

Jan.

20

23

21

26

3_4

27

30

29

25

23

22

23

22

22

22

23

23

23

26

26

26

27

26

29

26

26

25

25

23

23

769

24.8

1,530

Feb.

25

25

27

25

27

27

27

27

27

27

30

29

30

30

30

29

29

30

30

30

29

27

27

27

2 1

18

18

25

-

-

753

26.9

1,490

Mar.

27

30

37

42

il

39

39

42

39

35

31

30

30

25

23

27

31

23

27

25

23

23

SI

22

21

27

23

23

21

24

897

28.9

1,780

Apr.

24

25

25

25

*25

31

35

2823'

19

18

23

24

21

22

23

18

24

18

19

20

19

18

19

19

19

17

15

12

~

639

21.3

1,270

May

11

11

12

14

13

16

27

84

*108

66

41

27

27

54

158

168

107

90

73

55

44

36

26

26

23

19

16

15

14

13

1,408

 45.4

2,790

June

12

12

11

11

10

10

9

9

10

10

10

10

10

1111

14

14

15

14

14

13

14

15

20

16

15

14

14

14

-

376

12.5

746

July

14

14

14

IS. 13

23

22

22

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

15

456

14.7

904

Aug.

16

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

13

12

13

15

14

13

384

12.4

762

Sept.

12

13

15

15

14

13

13

12

12

*16

15

14

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10.

10

26

23

179

69

47

J7

27

201

1,006

33.5

2,000

Max 1,950 Min 7 Mean 79.2 Ac-ft 57,290

Water year 1933-34: Max 201 Min 9 Mean 24.9 Ac-ft 18,040

Calendar year 1934: Max 335 Min 9 Mean 27.4 Ac-ft 19,870

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge estimated 

and recession curves for stations on nearby streams.

in oasis of 1 discharge measurement
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans. Continued

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Dec. 2)

159

Oct. 1-6

3.2 190

4.0 380

7.0 1,360

8.1 1,820

Oct. 7 to Sept. 30

68

166

4.0 468

7.0 1,450

9.0 2,300

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

.39

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

320

278

250

221

199

1,810

2.300

2,300

1,600

822

447

360

274

240

228

210

198

190

182

176

166

156

153

*151

145

143

142

143

259

423

329

14,815

478

29,390

JJov.

286

257

217

178

166

151

160

160

160

158

155

158

245

180

162

158

151

143

126

124

*129

124

134

136

136

136

133

133

136

133

-

4,825

161

9,570

Dec.

133

133

133

131

*131

129

126

127

126

124

122

122

127

126

126

122

120

122

119

114

109

106

106

106

106

106

106

108

109

114

114

3,703

119

7,340

Jan.

112

114

114

114

115

115

115

 115

120

120

122

124

127

133

136

143

153

140

133

125

117

117

117

112

110

106

106

106

106

104

104

3,695

119

7,330

Feb.

104

103

103

102

100

*100

98

98

97

98

97

100

104

108

109

109

108

104

98

96

92

92

91

92

91

91

91

92

94

_

-

2,862

98.7

5,680

Mar.

96

98

103

102

*106

109

115

194

697

2.020

1,440

f947

g558

g405

g326

g254

g219

g215

g206

204

224

206

182

164

158

*156

155

151

153

151

142

10,256

331

20,340

Apr.

133

122

117

120

126

120

117

119

112

112

147

226

240

623

*684

474

295

224

382

758

552

601

1.260

1,220

812

420

316

245

202

180

-

11,059

369

21,940

May

166

166

326

652

429

250

182

153

190

182

394

313

*198

153

134

126

122

344

363

295

210

235

489

300

642

347

213

168

147

124

112

8,125

262

16,120

June

106

106

102

100

624

581

200

140

 114

98

91

86

82

76

72

68

64

63

61

60

58

58

57

55

53

53

52

50

50

50

-

3,430

114

6,800

July

49

52

50

50

49

8

8

8

7

* 6

46

46

46

47

47

50

55

55

54

50

46

42

2

1

1

0

0

39

39

41

39

1,433

46.2

2,840

Aug.

39

38

37

*36

36

36

36

38

49

42

40

42

41

39

37

37

36

35

35

35

35

34

34

36

36

35

37

36

36

46

44

1,173

37.8

2,330

Sept.

35

*32

32

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

30

29

29

29

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

3C

30

*29

28

903

30.1

1,790

Calendar year 1951: Max 17,500 Mln 30 Mean 1,014 Ac-ft 734,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,300 Mln 28 Mean 181 Ac-ft 131,500

Peak discharKe (base, 800 cfs). Oct. 6 (4 p.m.) 2,750 cfs (9.8 ft); Mar. 10 (3 p.m.) 2,52O cfs

(9.44 ft); Apr. 20 (3 a.m.) 984 cfs (5.63 ft); Apr. 23 (5 a.m.) 1,350 cfs (6.71 ft); May 25 (11:30

a.m.) 882 cfs (5.32 ft)* June 5 (7:30 p.m.) 1,430 cfs (6.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
160 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans.

Location. La t 37°41', long. 97°21', in SE£ sec. 20, T. 27 S., R. IE., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of Douglas Avenue Bridge in Wichita, half a mile downstream from Little Arkansas River.

Drainage area. 40,182 sq mi.

Records available. July 1934 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1897 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,280.98 *ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy U. S. Weather Bureau).

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,191 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,210 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 4.92 ft); minUnum recorded, 69 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.14 ft).

1934-52: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs July 1, 1951 (gage height, 13.38 ft); minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 3, 1934.

Maximum stage observed by U. S. Weather Bureau, 17.3 ft July 10, 1904.

Revisions. The minimum discharge for the water year 1940 has been revised to 

9 cfs Jan. 19 (gage height, 0.58 ft), superseding figure published in Water-Supply 

Paper 897.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with the U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in water years 1940 and 1944, superseding figures published in WaterSupply Papers 897 and 1007, are given herewith:

Date

1940

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

Discharge

63

66

72 1 "

{ b40

j

b4S

bSl

b66

48

66

76

60

b35

Date

1940 -Con.

Jan. 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1944

May 11

12

13

Discharge

b25

b40

3,360

2,800

2,660

Date

1944-Con.

May 14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

3,010

2,940

3,080

3,500

3,080

2,310

1,920

1,740

1,620

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,300

1,350

2,240

2,450

2,240

3,150

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Month

Water year 1939-40... 

Calendar year 1940...

Water year 1943-44... 

Calendar year 1944...

Cfs -days

117,643 

120,493

685,896 

758,534

Maximum

3,460 

3,460

25,700 

25,700

Minimum

25 

25

140 

170

Mean

321 

329

1,874 

2,072

Runoff in 

acre-feet

233,400 

239,000

1,360,000 

1,504,000
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans. Continued

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

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 6,

Jan. 8 to Mar. 10)

161

0.2

.6

1.0

65

285

435

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

1,260

2,380

5,350

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

Day

1

z

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16

17

IS

19

30

21

32

33

24

35

36 

37

38

39

30

31

»ta]

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1,680

1,620

1,520

1,450 

1,410

2,470

4,380 

3,660

3,470

2,420

1,890 

1,680

1,550 

1,470

1,410

1,360

1,320

1,240

1,220

1,210

1,200

1,200

1,190

1,170 

*1,110

1,120 

1,180

1,300

1,280

1,440

1,500

52,020

1,678

103,200

flov.

1,410

1,340

1,310

1,270 

1,320

1,290

1,300 

1,320

1,340

1,350

1,380 

1,440

1,570 

1,490

1,420

1,370

1,320

1,330

1,290

1,310

*1,310

1,310

1,300

1,280 

1,260

1.240 

1,290

1,290

1,250

1,240

-

39,940

1,331

79,220

Dec.

1,240

1,240

1,230

1,230 

1,210

1,220

1,240 

1,250

1,180

1,110

1,090 

1,200

1.500 

1,260

950

672

664

696

*808

848

672

652

768

816 

816

840 

832

800

808

864

1,040

30,526

985

60,550

Jan.

925

760

728

J60 

800

776

808 

889

1,010

 1,070

1,070 

1,160

1,310 

1,440

1.580

1,440

1,450

1,450

1,500

1,480

1,460

1,400

1,300

1,290 

1,320

1,200

1,170

1,150

1,100

1,080

1,070

55,826

 1,156

71,060

Feb.

1,070

1,080

1,070

1,060 

1,050

 1,050

1,060 

1,050

1.100

1,100

1,080 

1,020

997 

979

979

979

961

952

952

916

916

864

856

"872 

916

864 

864

864

864

-

-

38,585

979

56,500

Mar.

864

864

784

 '658" 516 

824

988

1,050

1,050

2,870

5^450 

2,470

2,150 

1,820

1,560

1,550

1,530

,310

,510

,460

,550

,460

,440

,590 

 ,350

,560 

,510

,280

,250

,240

1,220

45,518

1,597

85,920

Apr.

1,190

1,150

1,100

1,090 

1,050

1,020

997 

988

997

1,050

1,140 

1,270

1,850 

1,940

 2,020

1,800

1,540

1,460

1,400

1,880

1,820

2,460

4,620

5.060 

4,250

3,230 

2,650

2,360

2,120

1,920

-

57,572

1,912

113,800

May

1,800

1,700

1,660

2.040 

1,920

1,750

1,560 

1,450

1,480

1,470

1,460 

1,470

 1,260 

1,150

1,100

1,090

1.050

1,210

1,420

1,240

1,110

1,320

1,340

1,200 

1,470

1,500 

1,540

1,870

2,000

1,610

1,300

45,520

1,468

90,290

June

1,200

1,130

1,060

1,030 

1,150

1.800

1,140

1,010

 916

864

816

760

696 

664

625

588

551

557

516

495

477

459

455

418 

413

408 

596

586

570

555

-

21,645

722

42,950

July

555

295

540

266 

258

244

255 

290

276

 348

240 

258

248

240

244

276

510

550

525

500

271

255

248

255 

244

230 

212

204

199 "2"40

212

8,142

263

16,150

Aug.

190

165

165

 176 

172

172

172 

181

186

176

255 

529

509 

408

545

510

290

266

255

244

226

212

199

186 

181

168 

172

172

181

176

165

7,176

251

14,250

Sept.

158

*154

141

121 

121

131

131

117

115

109

105 

95

89 

85si

89

125

105

97

97

117

121

89

89 

85

95 

89

95

95

 95

-

5,204

107

6,560

Calendar year 1951: Max 25,500 Mln 250 Mean 3,639 Ac-ft 2,634,820

 <«ter year 1951-52: Max 5,060 Mln SI Mean 1,019 Ac-ft 740,010

Peak discharge (base, 3,700 cfs).--

cfs (4.10 ft); Apr. 24 (1 p.m.) 5,21C

Oct. 7 (5:50 a.m.) 5,100 cfs (4.48 ft); Mar. 10 (12 p.m.) 3,900 

cfB (4.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

Note. Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1, 2, ?eb. 7 to Mar. 24, May 7, 8, 12, June --------- - -- - ----- 12, 13, July 7-9, 27-29, Aug. 3-10, Aug. 28 to Sept. 29.
162 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Pork Nlnnescah River near Cheney, Kans.

Drainage area. 947 sq ml.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,336.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 1, 1950, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 cfs Apr. 23 (gage heigM, 7.87 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.86 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 12,200 cfs Sept. 5, 1951 (gage height, 14.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 30, 

1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given In WaterSupply Paper 1252.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (j 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-30)

3.85

3.9

4.0

4.1 

4.3

4.5 

4.8 

5.5 

6.5 

8.0

68

140

370

820

1,780

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

186 183

165

162

162

1,200

710

490

417

346

293

272

240

224

211

208

196

195

195

201

201

192

189

 186

189

198

220

244

370

360

314

8,921

288

17,690

flov.

276

254

240

234

244

262

 318

370

346

307

286

314

296

258

240

227

214

208

214

 217

220

217

214

211

224

230

230

230

227

220

-

7,548

252

14,970

Dec.

220

227

224

E14

 211

204

189

186

189

189

192

201

204

b200

bllO

b!20

b!20

b!30

 b!40

b!50

b!60

b!40

b!50

b!70

b!80

b!80

b!80

b!90

b200

b230

b300

5,700

184

11,310

Jan.

b!90

b!60

b!40

b!60

blBO

b200

b220

*b230

b230

b220

b240

251

258

254

251

258

244

230

224

214

 208

192

129

118

189

230

192

186

180

174

171

6,323

204

12,540

Feb.

165

165

165

165

165

 162

162

162

160

157

157

165

186

201

201

198

195

195

195

186

183

180

180

183

189

201

204

 211

20§

_

-

5,246

181

10,410

Mar.

204

220

258

174

208

300

346

429

461

765

516

445

363

307

290

293

293

310

391

 394

335

286

248

237

234

248

251

240

224

214

201

9,685

312

19,210

Apr.

189

 177.

177

180

227

254

217

195

195

433

445

377

394

433

366

*307

282

304

346

625

775

1,010

1,470

750

481

391

346

300

272

 300

-

12,218

407

24,230

May

349

342

512

402

300

234

214

195

198

304

237

186

174

 160

154

160

174

227

208

174

160

204

324

307

405

254

204

 174

157

140

129

7,362

237

14,600

June

118

113

101

106

258

132

129

111

96

 83

70

64

57

47

41

36

33

31

30

28

28

27

24

22

 19

18

17

15

13

13

1,880

62.7

3,730

July

13

13

18

20

31

28

21

19

19

 18

16

14

13

11

14

18

18

18

16

12

9.8

8.0

 8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

6.2

5.8

5.2

5.8

6.6

428.6

13.8

850

Aug.

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.8

 7.1

7.6

77

825

429

244

143

103

72

52

44

36

38

34

30

 27

25

25

28

30

29

24

21

24

22

19

2j442 . 9

78.8

4,850

Sept.

18

16

15

 13

12

9.8

8.6

7.1

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.6

3.7

4.3

4.0

 5.8

6.6

5.8

5.5

5.8

6.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

5.5

4.0

5.1

223.2

7.44

443

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,340 Mln 38 Mean 447 Ac-ft 323,500

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,470 Mln 3.1 Mean 186 Ac-ft 134,800

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 ofs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 163

South Fork Ninnescah River near Murdock, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°34', long. 97 0 51', on line between sec. 34, T. 28 S., R. 5 ¥., and sec. 

3, T. 29 S., R. 5 W., near left bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 3^ 

miles south and 4f miles east of Murdock.

Drainage area. 650 sq mi.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,357.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 30, 1951, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,970 ofs Apr. 20 (gage height, 7.98 ft); minimum, 31 cfs July 13 (gage height, 4.78 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 7,080 cfs Sept. 5, 1951 (gage height, 10.03 ft); minimum, that of July 13, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those above 400 cfs or for periods of ice effect, which are 

fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are 

given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting control method used Oct. 1-6)

4.7 

4.9 

5.1 

5.5

60

130

340

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

700

1,640

3,000

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AD- ft

Oct.

200

180 

*170

160

T65

573

876

470

340

286

275

245

215

215

205

205

200

205

200

190

205

210

205

*195

190

200

240

240

280

304

255

8,099

261

16,060

JIov.

210

200 

200

200

210

280

*316

352

334

310

310

370

407

298

275

280

265

245

235

*235

240

235

225

215

240

240

230

230

230

230

-

7,847

262

15,560

Dec.

225

225 

235

*230

230

235

225

225

215

225

235

250

250

230

180

190

200

*210

220

190

190

180

200

220

250

260

280

300

310

310

320

7,245

234

14,370

Jan.

200

160 

120

140

220

230

240

240

*250

280

300

290

290

290

298

265

255

235

245

235

235

*190

120

100

T50

200

205

210

205

210

205

6,813

220

13,510

Feb.

200

190 

195

190

*190

165

165

180

180

185

185

205

260

245

220

195

175

165

160

150

145

145

155

175

170

190

*215

225

220

-

-

5,440

188

10,790

Mar.

195

220 

210

200

230

260

275

286

316

556

435

358

280

250

250

250

240

292

334

*304

270

255

225

225

225

225

225

220

205

195

200

8,211

265

16,290

Apr.

195

*T90

250

265

230

215

200

245

346

280

286

370

310

260

*245

250

270

454

2.120

985

1,410

1,080

556

428

376

334

304

286

376

-

13,301

443

26,380

May

*370

463 3To~

298

255

230

210

200

200

195

180

175

165

*175

180

175

215

230

225

210

190

230

255

220

230

225

*185

170

155

145

T45

6,871

222

13,630

June

140

140 

140

150

1,150

505

286

230

195

*160

145

130

126

114

102

98

87

84

81

81

78

72

63

*63

58

60

52

52

52

52

-

4,746

158

9,410

July

52

54 

126

118

75

63

63

66

63

56

*48

46

42

42

46

46

46

46

40

40

42

*42

44

44

48

48

46

42

37

44

50

1,665

53.7

3,300

Aug.

46

fi50

48

*50

52

756

~ToT 1,050

240

165

126

98

87

75

72

75

72

*72

75

72

81

90

106

84

72

72

84

195

94

4,656

150

9,240

Sept.

81

75 

72

*66

58

58

56

56

54

52

52

52

52

56

54

*54

60

63

63

63

63

66

66

60

58

54

56

56

52

*54

-

1,782

59.4

3,530

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,880 Mln 60 Mean 374 Ac-ft 271,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,120 Mln 37 Mean 209 Ac-ft 152,100

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 efs). Apr. 20 (8 a.m.) 2,970 cfs (7.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1-5, Dec. 14 to Jan. 14, Jan. 22-26,
164 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Ninneseah River near Peck, Kans.

Location. Lat 37-28' , long. 97°25' , in NW£ sec. 10, T. 30 S., R. 1 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 3 miles southwest of Peck and 28 

miles upstream from confluence with Arkansas River.

Drainage area. 2,129 sq mi.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1952.

^ "Water-stage reorder. Datum of gage is 1,222.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 4, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 633 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,970 cfs June 5 (gage height, 9.24 ft); minimum, 44 cfs Aug. 3, 4.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 25,100 cfs May 17, 1951 (gage height, 20.73 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 11, 12, 1946 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

Maximum stage known, 26.4 ft June 9, 1923, from floodmark.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the Water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

1037........

1087........

1117........

Water 

year

1945

1947

1948

Date

Apr. 16, 1945

June 29. 1948

Discharge 

(cfs)

22,600

18,500

18.200

Gage height 

(feet )

19.90

18.40

18.28

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area. W 1211: 1944(M). Revised figures of discharge, in 

cubic feet per second, for the high-water period in the water year 1944, superseding 

figures published in Water-Supply Paper 1007 are given herewith:

Apr. 23, 1944.......... 22,900

Month

Water year 1943-44 .... 

Calendar year 1944 ....

Cfs-days

260,489 

303,374

Maximum

22,900 

22,900

Minimum

63 

63

Mean

712 

829

Runoff in 

acre-feet

516,660 

601,730

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

g470

g455

g428

g410

g396

g575

K2»09C

gl,520

gl,020 

g850

g705

g640

g600

g550

g535

g505

505

490

480

475

480

475

460

*450

436

446

505

600

765

970

865

20,151

650

39,970

JJov.

735

665

630

625

630

620

745

1,020

1.060 

890

795

880

975

855

710

650

615

575

560

*565

570

570

565

545

5"§<5

590

595

570

565

550

-

20,500

683

40,660

Dec.

545

550

550

540

505

480

490

470

470 

460

465

525

560

550

328

338

b350

b370

b400

b420

b400

b400

b400

b450

bSOO

b500

b520

b540

b560

b600

b630

14,866

480

29,490

Jan.

650

g338

g278

g406

530

575

570

580

*620 

600

610

630

 §75 675

635

630

630

560

520

515

490

470

386

254

515

530

520

450

460

440

420

15,965

515

31,670

Feb.

430

435

430

430

*420

410

398

398

398 

390

386

3^4

465

'535 545

485

450

435

435

420

402

394

390

398

430

435

485

510

510

-

12,638

436

25,070

Mar.

485

480

560

420

410

*675

815

930

1,100 

2.100

1.730

1,140

920

735

660

660

660

685

785

915

845

735

645

590

585

580

575

565

550

530

515

23,580

761

46,770

Apr.

490

*460

445

475

520

625

595

540

525

570

955

850

845

950

880

760

680

670

710

1,410

2,640

1,910

3,160

Z,180

1,380

1,100

935

825

740

*710

-

29,535

985

58,580

May

835

835

955

1,000

755

605

510

455

414 

398

480

398

350

326

318

318

326

440

510

440

390

580

655

705

675

650

*510

418

362

322

300

16,235

524

32,200

June

282

268

261

254

2,940

2,590

880

535

374 

296

247

210

186

168

157

145

136

128

266

415

145

129

121

*112

109

104

97

92

87

82

11,816

394

23,440

July

80

77

164 Tie

140

111

100

90

87 

85

85

78

74

75

69

72

82

83

80

75

70

*64

60

57

56

56

54

50

48

45

48

2,435

78.5

4,830

Aug.

48

49

45

45

46

g50

g50

g77

gl,040 

gl.660

g730

410

261

188

157

138

121

119

119

100

97

100

114

119

121

117

107

97

100

141

6,677

215

13,240

Sept.

119

94

87

80

75

66

63

60 

56

53

51

50

49

48

 48

57

60

54

53

53

57

58

60

63

61

61

58

56

54

1,906

63.5

3,780

Calendar year 1951: Max 21,400 Mln 130 Mean 1,207 Ac-ft 873,800

Mater year 1951-52: Max 3,160 Mln 45 Mean 482 Ac-ft 349,700

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 cfs). Apr. 23 (2:30 p.m.) 3,860 cfs (9.12 ft)s June 5 (9:30 a.m.) 

3,970 cfs (9.24 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed on basis of once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 165

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°04', long. 97°03', in NW£ sec. 25, T. 34 S., R. 3 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of Chestnut Avenue highway bridge, half a mile west of Arkansas 

City and 5 miles upstream from Walnut River.

Drainage area. 43,475 sq mi.

Records 1952. available.--September 1902 to July 1906 (fragmentary), September 1921 to September 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,050 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 27, 1929, wire-weight or chain gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years (1921-52), 1,795 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,170 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 12.48 ft); minimum, 214 cfs Sept. 30.

1902-6, 1921-52: Maximum gage height, 25.46 ft June 11, 1923, from floodmarks (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 1 cfs Oct. 9, 1921 (due to diversion by 

Kansas Gas & Electric Co. power canal, which was washed out June 10, 1923). Minimum 

discharge after canal washed out, 30 cfs Aug. 19, 1933.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). W 807: 1922(M). W1117: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

S

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18 

19

30

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3,010

2,790

2,600

2,460

2,320

2,350 

3,540

6.970

6,070

5,450

4,200 

3,360

2,960

2,720

2,480

2,370 

2,240

2,240 

2,200

2,140

2,140

2,110

*2,100

2,100

2.040

2,060

2,140

2,260 

2,420

2,990

3,200

90,030

2,904

178,600

Jlov.

3,300

3,070

2,920

2,810

2,780

2,850 

2,790

2,920

3,500

3.660

3,100 

3,460

3", 180

3,200

3,010

2,670 

2,480

2,560 

*2,380

2,390

2,400

2,450

2,450

2,500

g2,610

g2,710

g2 , 530

g2,560 

g2,560

g2,460

-

84,060

2,802

166,700

Dec.

g2.400

g2,390

g2,330

2,260

2,200

2,160 

2,100

2,100

2,090

2,060

2,040 

2,040

2,070

2,090

1,920

1,380 

*1,210

1,230 

1,460

1,600

1,220

1,130

1,380

1,650

1,690

1,730

1,710

1,720 

1,810

1,880

1,910

57,010

1,839

113,100

Jan.

2,000

1,860

1,560

1.540

1,570

1,660 

1,700

1,860

2,000

2,050

2,090 

2,100

2,160

*2,330

2.440

2,420 

2,360

2,330 

2,290

2,230

2,220

2,140

2,050

2,070

1,880

1,800

1,950

2,000 

1,930

1,920

1,910

62,420

2,014

123,800

Feb.

1,880

1,900

1,920

*1,880

1,870

1,870 

1,840

1,830

1,820

1,840

1,830 

1,850

1,850

1,910

1,980

1.990 

1,940

1,910 

1,870

1,840

1,820

1,820

1,790

1,750

1,750

1,730

1,700

1.680 

1.690

-

-

53,350

1,840

105,800

Mar.

1,710

1,760

1,820

1,920

1,680

*1,610 

1,800

2,100

2,390

4,820

7.410 

6,350

4,440

3,480

3,070

2,670 

2,510

2,510 

2,480

2,420

2,560

2,580

2,460

2,300

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,190 

2,140

2,100

2,060

83,940

2,708

166,500

Apr.

*2,020

2,010

2,000

1,990

1,960

1,920 

1,940

1,940

1,930

1.8 TO

1,910 

2/190

2,340

2,780

3,030

3,140 

2,830

2,450 

2,300

2,290

3,070

7,060

5,600

8,530

7,880

6,130

4,860

4,040 

*3,600

3,220

-

98,630

3,288

195,600

May

2,940

2,900

2,850

2,790

5,220

3.030 

2.710

2,610

2,330

2,360

2,270 

2,260

2,270

2,090

1,940

1,860 

1,950

1.850 

1,900

2,220

2,090

1,920

3,030

2,500

2,500

*2,300

2,590

2,330 

2,580

2,670

2,440

75,300

2,429

149,400

June

2,120

2,010

1,810

2,340

5,410

4,930 

4,900

2,510

1,940

1,680

1,500 

1,440

1,280

1,190

1,090

1,020 

958

936 

914

925

1,290

1,000

*830

770

743

716

680

648 

632

624

-

48,836

1,628

96,860

July

592

584

624

734

664

584

576

536

536

536

520 

536

552

752

552

528

536

536 

568

576

*576

544

520

492

464

457

471

464 

450

457

499

17,016

549

33,750

Aug.

485

420

408

396

372

378 

348

616

707

506

1.590 

1,240

1,000

1,070

958

810 

707

672

*616

568

528

499

471

457

444

432

438

672 

520

420

378

19,126

 617

37,940

Sept.

366

378

348

325

315

310 

305

290

275

265

265 

265

265

260

*250

245 

250

250 

245

235

235

245

250

245

245

240

235

230 

226

222

-

8,080

269

16,030

Calendar year 1951: Max 60,400 Mln 700 Mean 5,978 Ac-ft 4,327,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,330 Mln 222 Mean 1,907 Ac-ft 1,384,000

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs). Oct. 8 (6 a.m.) 7,320 cfs (11.71 ft); Mar. 11 (7 p.m.) 8,310 eft

cfs (12.12 ft): Apr. 2Z (2 p.m.) 7,970 cfs (11.98 ft)j Apr. 24 (2:30 p.m.) 9,170 cfs (12.48 ft);

June 5 (6 a.m.) 7,370 cfs (11.73 ft).

^ jjj.Bcno.i-ge measurement raaae on tnis day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
166 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Whitewater River at Augusta, Kans.

Location Lat 37 C 41'16", long. 96°59'40", in ME^ sec. 21, T. 27 S., R. 4 E., on right 

bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile northwest of Augusta, and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 468 sq mi.

Records available? November 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,202.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 17, 1951, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,680 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 14.71 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 3.43 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs May 1, 1951 (gage height, 25.58 ft); maximum 

gage height, 25.78 ft June 30, 1951 (backwater from Walnut Creek); minimum discharge, 

that of Sept. 19, 20, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements 

generally made twice a month.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 4-13, Aug. 2O to Sept. 26}

11 to Sept. 30

4.1 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0

100

170

7.0

10.0

14.0

630

1,360

2,410

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.5

3.8 

8.0

91

5.0

6.0

7.0

11.0

170

365

630

1,630

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

121

113

105

96

90

282

2_, 240 

640

210

150

123

108

100

92

88

84

80

80

90

92

90

84

78

74

73

72

74

78

97

190

246

6,140

198

12,180

J(ov.

129

97

82

78

78

78

82 

130

154

103

92

103

108

103

92

79

74

70

Jl

72

78

73

70

70

82

91

80

74

72

70

-

2,633

87.8

5,220

Dec.

70

72

74

67

65

76

65 

58

57

57

57

58

60

60

57

57

57

56

57

56

53

54

53

53

53

53

52

53

53

54

57

1,824

58.8

3,620

Jan.

53

56

67

58

56

54

52

53

57

54

58

57

54

58

57

56

56

56

54

53

50

49

45

41

44

44

44

44

42

43

42

1,607

51.8

3,190

Feb.

43

45

45

44

43

43

42 

41

41

42

41

41

42

42

42

42

42

41

42

40

38

38

38

38

38

40

40

38

38

-

1,190

41.0

2,360

Mar.

48

49

48

53

67 

130

364

1.700

1,590

368

186

134

109

98

94

94

96

96

92

84

77

74

74

71

71

73

74

76

71

6,243

201

12,380

Apr.

64

60

62

84

106

102

84 

74

77

106

114

97

184

299

160

104

85

80

467

923

181

516

895

245

155

120

108

98

90

84

-

5,824

194

11,550

May

80

77

77

77

73

67

60 

59

106

163

91

67

57

55

53_

57

56

112

174

81

67

1,520

900

499

1,040

293

127

87

74

70

66

6,385

206

12,660

June

60

57

56

56

111

~85 165

66

56

49

45

42

40

36

35

31

30

30

30

28

26

24

24

21

21

19

17

15

14

14

-

1,303

43.4

2,580

July

14

14

14

14

14

13

12 

11

14

14

14

14

"69 111

40

57

55

33

27

21

20

17

14

12

12

9.4

9.4

8.7

8.7

14

16

716.2

23.1

1,420

Aug.

14

14

13

12

11

11

11 

31

120

44

18

17

14

12

11

10

10

13

12

12

12

11

10

9.4

8.7

8.0

7.4

7.4

6.8

678

6.8

504.3

16.3

1,000

Sept.

6.8

678

; . 2

.7

.3

.3

.9 

.9

.9

.6

.6

.6

.3

.3

.3

.0

.0

.0

.8

.8

.3

.6

.3

.9

.6

4.6

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

-

140.7

4.69

279

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,700 Mln - Mean 542 Ac-ft 392,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,240 Mln 3.8 Mean 94.3 Ac-ft 68,440

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Oct. 7 (l p.m.) 2,680 cfs {14.71 ft); Mar. 11 (1 a.m.) 2,260

cfs (13.51 ft); May 22 (8 p.m.) 2,340 cfa (13.77 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 167

Walnut River at Wlnfleld, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°14', long. 97°00', In NE£ sec. 33, T. 32 S., R. 4 E., near left bank In 

pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 1 mile south of Wlnfleld and 1 mile upstream from 

Black Crook Creek.

Drainage area. 1,840 sq ml.

Records available. November 1921 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,082.86 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, chain gage on upstream side of former concrete arch bridge at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1922-52), 780 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 16.44 ft); mlnimum, 12 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1921-52- Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs Apr. 23. 1944 (gage height, 38.30 ft, maximum at present site); maximum gage height, 41.0 ft (revised) Nov. 18, 1928, at upstream 

side of ar.d affected by bridge since removed; no flow at times in 1928, 1936.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge or gage height for some water years 

have been revised as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in 

the water-supply papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

547.........

647.........

667.........

687.. .......

762.........

897.........

927.........

Water 

year

1922

1927

1928

1929

1934

1941

Date

Apr. 20, 1927

May 15, 1934

June 10, 1941

Discharge 

(cfs)

26,700

36,900

32,900

94,400

5,380

11,600

17,400

Gage height 

[feet )

*31.63

33.88

**33.1

**41.0

13.40

17.87

23.14

* Maximum observed.

** From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 607: 1923(M). W 1117: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for some periods in the water years 1923, 1926, 1927, 

1934, 1940, and 1941, superseding figures published in water-supply papers 567, 627,647, 

762, 897, and 927, are given herewith:

Date

1923

June 9

10

11

12

1926

June 19

Oct. 3

4

5

1927

Apr. 9

19

20

21

1934

May 14

15

16

Discharge

21,300

48,700

46,500

31,500

72

20,400

31,900k,

30,600

23,000

20,400

32,900

24,700

306

4,510

2,570

Date

1934-Con.

May 18

1940

Apr. 17

18

19

26

27

May 9

18

19

20

22

1941

Apr. 15

16

17

June 1

2

3

Discharge

465

3,560

10,700

8,280

3,380

2,520

5,490

2,930

10,300

3,920

3,260

8,280

8,540

2,570

1,860

10,100

3,420

Date

1941-Con.

June 8

9

10

11

12

28

29

30

July 3

4

5

Aug. 25

28

Sept. 3

4

5

7

8

30

Discharge

2,990

14,400

15,500

12,200

8,370

1,090

7,380

6,550

1,760

6,300

2,680

2,800

6,750

7,290

11,800

8,280

4,410

3,260

4,250
168 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans. Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, 

1925, 1926, 1927, 1954, 1940, 1941

Month

Water year 1922-23.... 

Calendar year 1923 ....

Water year 1925-26....

Calendar year 1926....

Water year 1926-27 .... 

Calendar year 1927 ....

Water year 1933-34.... 

Calendar year 1934....

Water year 1939-40.... 

Calendar year 1940....

September ...............

Water year 1940-41.... 

Calendar year 1941....

Cfs-days

347,063 

358,213

78,737

240,892

649,388 

536,172

37,073 

66,875

89,869 

100,619

45,423

272,176 

371,804

Maximum

48,700 

48,700

15,800

31,900

32 , 900 

32,900

4,510

4,510 

4,510

10,700 

10,700

11,800

15 , 500 

15,500

Minimum

7 

7

10

1

1

136 

136

44

1 

1

15

110

4

5

108

98

5 

35

Mean

951 

981

99.6

216

4,530

660

7,240

1,780 

1,470

362

102 

183

1,180

1,180

246 

275

1,040

577

1,510

746 

1,020

Runoff in 

acre-feet

470,000

688,000 

710,000

5,930

156,000

279,000

478,000

431,000

1,290,000 

1,060,000

22,280

73,530 

132,650

70,440

72,290

178,200 

199,600

61,990

186,900

35,490

90,100

539,900 

737,600

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, 1 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

95

180

4.0

4.5

6.0

10.0

14.0

17.0

295

560

1,500

4,350

7,850

11,100

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

638

596

548

500

518

1,010

1,540

5.270

1,360

770

614

536

472 

462

440

410

385

375

370

365

360

380

*355

345

335

315

335

345

632

1,120

932

20,633

666

40,920

J(ov.

740

602

494

440

410

445

450

740

1,980

1,910

1,030

2,200

2.710 

1,250

944

1,080

1,050

752

*656

620

602

602

566

542

902

1,300

944

734

674

620

-

27,989

933

55,520

Dec.

584

554

554

542

500

478

467

462

425

405

400

400

400 

405

390

360

*350

335

340

340

23J,

287

320

287

283

279

239

283

263

275

295

11,733

378

23,270

Jan.

310

300

279

300

287

267

275

300

445

524

420

375

350 

*340

340

340

325

310

291

291

291

267

259

251

243

247

251

251

243

231

227,

9,430

304

18,700

Feb.

235

235

239

*239

231

223

223

219

215

215

212

215

219 

223

223

219

215

212

212

208

204

204

204

212

215

215

215

212

204

_

-

6,317

218

12,530

Mar.

204

223

325

698

596

*620

692

1,020

2,360

6,670

10.200

5,370

1,650 

1,090

902

794

728

1,020

2,350

1,500

1,000

842

740

656

608

578

548

542

650

590

530

46,296

1,493

91,830

Apr.

*500

440

435

602

1,970

1,720

938

722

656

668

1,140

860

746 

1,620

1,280

842

674

596

548

2,330

2,240

2,830

5.590

2,260

1,150

896

758

680

*626

578

-

34,695

1,156

68,820

May

542

950

650

554

484

450

425

415

385

860

800

536

430 

380

365

355

550

555

575

494

595

590

5,150

2,500

2,490

*5,240

1,000

614

450

390

355

26,919

868

53,390

June

325

305

291

947

1.890

878

884

506

380

295

259

235

215 

201

187

174

165

150

144

144

129

123

*115

102

100

95

90

82

78

25

9,564

319

18,970

JUly

72

70

98

75

112

190

123

100

80

78

70

66

64 

80

212

120

110

132

115

100

*80

68

62

54

52

48

44

40

39

56

50

2,660

85.8

5,280

Aug.

47

72

90

80

56

47

54

365

144

115

153

90

70 

54

48

44

40

48

*40

40

44

47

42

37

44

42

39

57

60

56

2i

2,152

69.4

4,270

Sept.

27

26

26

25

24

22

21

21

19

20

20

19

19 

19

*19

17

19

16

14

14

14

15

17

15

14

14

13

14

13

ii.

548

18.3

1,090

Calendar year 1951: Max 61,100 Mln 62 Mean 2,344 Ao-ft 1,697,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 10,2OO Mln 12 Mean 544 Ao-ft 394,600

Peak discharge (base. 9.600 cfsl. Mar. 11 (2 p.m.) 10.50O cfs (16.44 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 169

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°45', long. 98°08' , in NW^SEi sec. 11, T. 26 N., R. 9 W., at right end of 

Great Salt Plains Dam on Salt Fork Arkansas River, 4f miles upstream from Wagon Creek, 

5j miles northeast of Jet, and at mile 103.3.

Drainage area. 3,200 sq mi.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 79,880 acre-ft Apr. 23 (elevation, 1,128.04 ft); 

 minimum, 29,100 acre-ft Sept. §9, 30 (elevation, 1,122.80 ft).

1941-52: Maximum contents, 189,400 acre-ft July 2, 1951 (elevation, 1,134.38 ft); 

minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1952.

Remarks. Reservoir Is formed by earth dam. Outlet works consist of a 310-foot uncontrolled concrete spillway containing a 'series of three weirs to form a cascade. Storage began In June 1941; conservation pool stage was first reached Oct. 21, 1941. Capacity, 292,400 acre-ft at elevation 1,138.5 ft (crest of upper weir) and 46,700 acreft at elevation 1,125.0 ft (crest of intermediate weir and conservation pool. Reservoir Is used for flood control and as a wildlife refuge. Figures herein represent 

total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area. W 1147: Capacity table.

Contents at 12 p.m., In acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

49,940

50,030

50,030

49 , 580

49,400

50,660

52,040

52,460

52,560

52,460

51,940

50,840

51,200

51,200

51,300

50,930

50,750

50,390

50,300

50,030

50,300

50,030

49,850

49,850

49,850

50,300

50,660

50,480

52,460

52,040

52,780

flov.

52,780

52,880

52,040

51,410

52,140

52,140

52,040

52,040

52,040

52,040

52,780

52,250

51,830

51,200

51,620

51,410

51,200

50,930

5O,930

50,930

50,840

50,480

50,660

51,200

51,200

51,200

51,200

51,200

51,110

51,110

-

Dec.

51,200

51,720

50,930

51,200

50,840

50,750

50,300

50,570

50,480

50,390

50,390

50,120

50,300

50,300

49,940

49,850

49,850

49,670

49 , S50

49 , 580

49,400

49,400

49,400

49,400

49,400

49,400

49,400

49,580

49,850

49,940

50,300

Jan.

50,570

50,570

50,480

50,390

50,300

50,210

50,300

50,570

50,930

51,020

51,300

51,410

51,520

51,300

51,520

51,520

51,020

50,930

50,480

50,300

50,390

50,210

49,670

50,030

50,030

49,940

49,940

49,850

49,850

49,940

49,940

Feb.

50,120

49,670

50,300

50,300

50,120

49,940

49,850

49,670

49,760

49,850

49,850

49,850

49,940

49,940

50,120

50,210

49,940

50,300

49,850

49,220

49,220

49,580

49,760

50,300

50,930

50,750

50,660

50,570

50,390

-

-

Mar.

50,660

50,570

52,250

51,110

50, 750

51,110

51,200

51,520

52,980

53,510

53,620

55,080

53,620

53,510

53,300

52,780

52,780

52,780

52,670

51,720

54,040

52,880

51,720

51,620

51,520

51,410

51,300

51,200

50,750

50,570

50,300

Apr.

50,030

49,850

51,410

50,840

50,480

50,390

50,480

50,480

51,720

51,300

51,830

52,250

52,250

52,040

51,620

51,520

51,720

51,830

55,190

64,160

69,800

78,080

79,400

77,600

74,720

71,600

68,720

65,840

63,700

61,700

-

May

62,540

63,800

65,240

64,040

62,330

60,860

59,500

57,400

57,290

56,340

55,820

54,930

53,930

53,930

53,620

53,300

52,980

52,780

52,780

52,250

51,830

51,520

53,300

54,660

58,550

59,080

58,440

57,400

55,920

54,880

53,720

June

53,300

52,780

52,040

51,720

52,780

53,200

52,780

52,040

51,520

50,930

50,390

49,760

44,400

48,590

48,230

48,140

47,870

47,780

47,420

46,970

46,700

46,700

46,520

45,710

45,080

44,720

44,360

44,090

43,820

43,550

-

July

42,830

42,650

42,470

42,290

42,110

41,660

41,480

41,140

40,820

40,500

40,100

40,020

39,780

39,460

39,300

38,900

38,660

38,500

38,340

38,100

37,780

37,300

37,060

36,820

36,500

36,180

35,860

35,460

35,140

34,900

34,660

Aug.

34,580

34,100

33,940

33,780

33,620

33,460

33,300

35,300

35,460

35,540

34,740

34, 500

34,340

34,100

33,700

33,380

33,160

32,880

32,600

32,390

31,900

31,550

34,260

34,740

35,380

35,300

34,980

34,900

34,740

34,580

34,340

Sept.

34, 100

33,700

33,620

33,160

32,810

32,740

32,460

32,250

32,040

31,900

31,620

31,410

31,270

31,060

30,850

30,920

31,060

30,500

30,290

30,150

30,500

30,150

30,010

29,870

29,800

29,800

29,590

29,310

29,100

29,100

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Dec. 31...................

Calendar year 1951......

Sept. 30...................

Water year 1951-52......

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,125.40

-

1,122.80

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

50,300

-

29,100

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-810

+1,620

-320

-5,240

-21,110

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
170 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Salt Fork Arkansas River near Jet, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°45'00", long. 98°08'45", in NE^NE^ sec. 11, T. 26 N., R. 9 W., on right

bank 300 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from Great Salt Plains

Dam, 4 miles upstream from Wagon Creek, 6 miles northeast of Jet, and at mile 102.7.

Drainage area. 3,202 sq ml.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,092.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 1, 1937, to Mar. 16, 1938, staff gage at 

site 2| miles upstream at datum 13.46 ft higher. Mar. 17, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1950, 

water-stage recorder at present site at datum 5.00 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--IS years, 466 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,600 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 8.35 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Sept. 28.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 25,900 cfs May 19, 1938 (gage height, 13.80 ft, present 

datum); no flow at times in 1939-41, 1944.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated since June 1941 by Great Salt Plains Reservoir (see preceding page). Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

240

236

240

214

172

255

386

456

496

482

456

386

356

386

380

368

317

290

270

274

245

240

236

218

214

218

275

280

430

449

449

9,914

320

19,660

Jlov.

468

517

468

404

. 410

442

430

430

430

436

430

449

482

410

350

392

350

328

317

306

334

306

285

¥85

362

344

334

339

334

334

-

11,506

384

22,820

Dec.

328

334

350

300

295

362

TJ5

265

275

265

270

255

209

306

240

222

214

209

200

245

200

184

176

168

176

176

168

172

184

200

222

7,445

240

14,770

Jan.

255

317

275

250

245

236 2^2

232

265

280

295

328

350

392

335

339

322

295

322

260

290

265

222

200 ~£?T

218

218

227

204

214

218

8,322

268

16,510

Feb.

222

200

227

236

245

218

204

196

192

192

196

204

218

232

236

245

222

255

270

218

188 '2"SO~

214

227

300

322

355

300

300

_

-

6,785

234

13,460

Mar.

260

TTT

430

350

328

306

334

380

380

538

568

^52" 756

560

560

496

449

612

468

442

456

582

436

386

356

328

339

334

312

317

295

13,327

430

26,430

Apr.

280

232

52~8~ 227

265

240

245

255

356

322

322

380

436

398

^74

356

368

368

510

1,240

2,100

2,890

5.520

3,440

3,200

2,890

2,590

2,240

1,960

1,770

-

34, 102

1,137

67,640

May

1,640

1,770

1,960

1,960

1,770

1,520

1,340

1,130

970

904

785

692

590

560

496

503

449

456

456

430

404

392

453

575

951

1,210

1,200

1,080

951

812

676

29,055

937

57,630

June

582 582"

475

430

475

538

531

482

410

344

300

260

227

180

136

120

92

85

74

68

59

55

73

65

55

52

49

47

46

41?

-

6,938

231

13,760

July

40

35

43

41

40

33

4U

38

35

37

38

38

41

47

47

46

49

49

47

44

46

44

5149"

47

46

44

43

41

40

38

1,317

42.5

2,610

Aug.

37

35

34

33

33

37

26

26

22

27

33

48

35

g34

g35

g35

g35

g35

g34

g34

35

38

40

38

g35

g38

g38

g38

g37

g38

g38

1,081

34.9

2,140

Sept.

g37

g3838"

35

35

35

34

31

31

27

27

24

20

23

 20

18

20

23

20

26

23

20

20

19

18

19

18

16

TT

17

-

749

25.0

1,490

Calendar year 1951: Max 9,440 Mln - Mean 1,124 Ac-ft 813,800

Hater year 1951-52: Max 3,520 Mln 16 Mean 357 Ac-ft 258,900

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage reading.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 171

Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla.

Location. Lat 36 0 40'30", long. 97°18'40", in ME^SW^ sec. 4, T. 25 N., R. 1 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 177 in Tonkawa, 4 miles 

downstream from Thompson Creek, 7.8 miles upstream from Chikaskia River, and at mile 

33.8.

Drainage area. 4,528 sq mi.

Records available. September 1903 to October 1905 (gage heights only), January 1936 to 

September 1952.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 930.22 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). September 1903 to October 1905 staff gage at same site at different datum. Jan. 2, 1936, to Jan. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datura.

Average discharge. 16 years, 783 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,620 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 12.81 ft); minimura, 32 cfs Sept. 28-30.

1903-5, 1936-52: Maximum discharge, 40,800 cfs May 20, 1938 (gage height, 22.82 

ft); minimum observed, 0.5 cfs Aug. 23, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 26.8 ft June 10, 1923, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Flood of July 11, 1904, reached a stage of 14.6 ft, datum then in use.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation by Great Salt Plains Reservoir (see p. 169). Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revsiions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

4.9 

5.1 

5.4 

5.7

28

34

50

90

180

6.0

7.0

12.0

13.0

300

780

1,500

5,600

6,880

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

444

426

381

354

354

376

354

354

*448

502

J«ov.

995

752

675

650

590

550

545

580

560

555

525| 555

530

498

489

610

494

444

448

408

381

354

412

358

*318

304

296

340

372

610

835

865

13,884

448

27,540

725

928

752

625

752

580

512

458

*435

412

390

401:

394

932

1,100

700

540

484

466

-

18,600

620

36,890

Dec.

448

148

430

440

448

412

404

444

394

376

*381

372

368

358

b320

b300

b390

b370

b350

b350

b300

b350

b350

b300

b270

b270

b270

b270

b320

376

372

J.1,251

363

22,320

Jan.

345

b260

*b!70

b?00~

b300

b330

b370

440

466

456

390

390

408

42S

435

466

435

435

422

404

422

372

*372

358

350

314

322

309

309

318

300

11,264

363

22,340

Feb.

309

318

314

318

296

327

327

314

296

288

~2~84 280

284

284

300

309

314

*532

318

327

145

322

292

29S

354

368

399

430

45T

_

-

9,367

323

18,580

Mar.

417 4~50

489

*535

615

570

520

494

520

2,040

1,720

1,330

1,030

995

835

752

752

700

700

725

650

610

585

610

595

545

512

476

453

458

453

22,166

715

43,970

Apr.

448

*404

390

453

412

440

399

368

356" 350

430

444

448

476

507

480

462

444

480

535

700

*5,02o

5,840

5,065

4,110

3,600

3,300

2,900

2,600

2,260

-

44,086

1,470

87,440

May

2,080

1,910

2,OOO

2,080

2,180

2,000

1,770

*1,500

1,330

1,100

995

895

808

752

675

650

600

620

565

545

*545

507

50T

512

525

650

960

1,250

1,170

1,060

960

33,701

1,087

66,840

June

865

*752

675

700

3,350

4,660

2,400

1,290

865

620

507

444

394

340

300

26O

232

200

170

148

152

130

112

*92

80

85

84

79

79

!§

20,141

671

39,950

July

74

*74

77

76

74

70

*66

65

65

65

65

68

6T2

62

64

65

66

66

62

59

56

53

52

*51

51

49

47

46

47

48

48

1,894

61.1

3,760

Aug.

51

49

48

*15

50

57

56

227

200

309

309

162

102

80

77

66

59

61

61

*56

51

53

105

156

345

332

354

735

105

77

85

4,090

132

8,110

Sept.

 6T 88

*60

56 '52

50

48

46

47

46

46

46

45

43

*39

37

41

44

43

38

36

36

36

37

35

34

33

35

*33

33

1,327

44.2

2,630

Calendar year 1951: Max 28,600 Mln 56 Mean 1,883 Ac-ft 1,363,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,840 Mln 33 Mean 524 Ac-ft 380,400

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
172 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Chikaskia River near Corbin, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°08', long. 97°36', on line between sees. 35 and 36, T. 33 S., R. 3 W.,

 near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 49, 1 mile upstream from Prairie Creek and 3 miles west of Corbin.

Drainage area. 794 sq mi.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1952.

Gaee Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,108.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 23, 1951, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 cfs June 5 (gage height, 5.83 ft); mini-

 mum observed, 2.3 cfs July 29 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 35,100 cfs May 17, 1951 (gage height, 22.50 ft); minimum, 

that of July 29, 1952. , ,, . Maximum known stage, about 28 ft (date unknown), from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 26 to Mar. 9, Apr. 26 

to May 10, June 7-12)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

124

242

636

1,140

1,730

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

166

158

*149

144

138

152

177

242

^2-5 319

183

166

152

146

144

138

141

144

146

144

141

144 

*138

135

132

135

152

174

256

269

239

5,287

171

10,490

Jtov.

213

207

201

195

201

*198

213

242

245

ITSo

204

204

220

223

204

198

198

192

*186

192

189

189 

183

155" 180

204

195

186

183

180

-

6,037

201

11,970

Dec.

177

T?T

172

*169

163

158

152

152

152

152

158

163

166

166

155

120

100

*90

m

90

90

95 

95

95

95

95

95

100

110

130

160

4,079

132

8,090

Jan.

130

110

100

T05

110

130

150

160

180

195

189

186

177

174

*180

174

169

166

158

158

152

*149 

130

146

152

160

146

141

138

132

132

4,674

151

9,270

Feb.

135

138

138

138

*135

138

132

132

132

130

130

135

155

186

TTZ

160

155

155

146

144

141

138 

144

149

160

160

*166

177

172

-

4,293

148

8,520

Mar.

"ISO" 169

210

174

204

226

266

273

287

490

460

326

283

245

232

229

223

226

*256

239

210

201 

189

189

195

195

189

180

177

177

177

7,277

235

14,430

Apr.

169

*163

160

T7?

189

183

177

174

183

192

192

195

204

223

192

177

*169

169

198

356

947

1.180 

1,100

890

517

390

326

298

269

*266

-

10,022

334

19,880

May

330

312

363

OTT

236

210

232

198

186

177

169

155

146

*144

138

138

135

135

138

138

135

130 

174

204

216

232

*174

149

138

124

.116

5,759

186

11,420

June

111

103

98

98

851

598

229

169

144

*121

101

93

85

75

68

64

60

60

42

39

39

39 

32

*32

28

24

20

18

IS

19

-

3,478

116

6,900

July

17

17

25

25

41

28

20

17

16

17

*15

13

18

16

13

14

16

16

15

13

9.8

*8.0 

6.4

6.4

5.5

5.0

3.9

3.4

2.3

TT?

3.0

432.9

14.0

859

Aug.

2.6

T75

3.9

3.9

5.5

*5.0

7.2

288

TSo" 372

108

68

52

38

25

20

15

21

17

*16

11

11 

19

24

172

119

41

32

30

26

26

1,742.1

56.2

3,460

Sept.

"275 25

18

*17

15

14

11

7.2

5.5

5.5

3.9

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.0

*3.4

7.2

5.5

5.0

4.4

5.0

7.2 

5.5

7.2

11

7.2

5.5

5.0

4.4

3.9

-

243.2

8.11

482

Calendar year 1951: Max 25,600 Mln 30 Mean 631 Ae-ft 456,900

Mater year 1951-52: Max 1,180 Mln 2.3 Mean 146 Ac-ft 105,800

Peak discharge (base, 1.800 cfa).--No-peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Bee. 16 to Jan. 9. Discharge computed from onoeaily wire-weight-gage readings June 19 to Aug. 7, Aug. 11-24, Aug. 26 to Sept. 30.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 173

Chlkaskla River near Blackwell, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°49', long. 97°17', in NWi sec. 23, T. 27 H., R. 1 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. bridge at northeast edge 

of city of Blackwell, 0.2 mile downstream from Bitter Creek and at mile 28.2. Prior to 

Apr. 17, 1952, at site 0.6 mile upstream.

Drainage area. 1.859 sq mi.

Records available. January 1936 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 967.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 29, 1938, wire-weight gage at site 

2f miles upstream at different datum. Apr. 29, 1938, to Jan. 24, 1939, wire-weight gage 

and Jan. 25, 1939, to Apr. 16, 1952, water-stage recorder, at site 0.6 mile upstream at 

datum 8.06 ft higher.

Average- discharge. 16 years, 535 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,130 cfs June 5 (gage height, 20.90 ft); minimum, 

5.4 cfs July 29.

1936-52: Maximum discharge. 85,000 cfs June 22, 1942 (gage height, 33.3 ft, present 

site and datum, from floodmark); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs at times in 1936, 1940, 1946.

Maximum stage known, about 34 ft (present site and datum) June 10, 1923, from information by local residents (discharge, 100,000 cfs).

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation at low flow by 

Braman Reservoir (capacity, 3,600 acre-ft), 12.6 miles above station. Small diversion 

made from reservoir for municipal supply of city of Blackwell. Records of chemical 

analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions (water years).--W 1117: 1937 (supplemental data), drainage area.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17-22, Aug. 9 to Sept. 30; 

stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 6)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16 Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

120

153

372

720

1,550

4.2

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

105

189

4.0

5.0

9.0

13.0

18.0

297

548

1,760

3,400

6,280

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

220

212

208

201

189

208

220

237

314

356

285 

245

220

216

224

208

197

201

197

197

201

197

201

197

193

189

201

220

290

529

4X6

7,409

239

14,700

J«ov.

340

295

271

262

271

281

276

309

389 389

335 

670

424

330

330

300

281

267

254

250

250

254

250

254

309

351

300

290

271

267

-

9,320

311

18,490

Dec.

262

262

262

254

254

245

237

232

228

224

220 

228

241

250

185

a!70

a<H30"

a200

185

205

a!70

al80

185

182

208

205

185

185

208

228

267

6,747

218

13,380

Jan.

281

197

143

164

197

220

224

254

285

757

271 

267

250

250

250

254

250

232

232

220

216

216

197

160

175

208

228

216

208

201

197

6,930

224

13,750

Feb.

197

201

208

205

201

197

189

189

185

T55

185 

185

189

2 0^

245

232

212

208

208

197

189

189

185

189

205

208

212

216

220

_

-

5,843

' 201

11,590

Mar.

216

237

262

281

267

271

309

346

372

1,310

1.550 

720

462

372

324

300

295

430

356

356

324

300

276

267

254

254

250

241

228

228

228

11,686

377

23,180

Apr.

220

216

216

241

237

250

241

220

220

216

a210 2T?

a250

a240

a230

a230

229

225

229

276

616

2,970

2,720

1,620

1,060

698

562

509

444

406

-

16,268

542

32,270

May

406

496 49"6

496

394

333

304

319

279

256

244 

231

225

214

208

198

195

195

193

191

187

182

184

214

251

269

271

212

182

166

156

8,147

263

16,160

June

147

142

137

162

5,650

5.910

1,950

535

345

260

210 

178

a!50

135

a!20

allO

alOO

92

87

80

76

76

71

63

58

50

43

43

39

.51

17,057

569

33,830

July

34

51

32

32

33

33

36

36

31

30

27 

26

28

28

29

43

32

29

26

25

22

19

16

15

12

11

10

8.9

7.1

873

17

767.3

24.8

1,520

Aug.

32

31

.9

.5

.1

.5

.5

32

305

357

176 

123

93

71

54

47

38

34

42

42

32

26

27

30

36

87

142

206

89

48

36

2,273.5

73.3

4,510

 Sept.

32

77

20

20

19

16

16

14

12

11

.9 

.9

.9

.5

.5

.1

77?

.1

.5

.9

.9

.9

.5

.5

.9

.9

.5

.5

.1

.1

339.0

11.3

672

Calendar year 1951 : Max 45,100 Min 45 Mean 1,491 Ac-ft 1,080,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 5,910 Min 7.1 Mean 254 Ac-ft 184,100

Peak discharge (base, 8.000 cfs). June 5 (1:45 p.m.) 8,130 cfs (20.90 ft).

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

on nearby streams.
174 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla.

Location. La t 36°30'10", long. 96°43'30", in NW£ sec. 1, T. 23 N. , R. 5 E. , near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 18 at Ralston, 2 miles downstream from Salt Creek, 2 miles upstream from Grayhorse Creek, and at mile 594.0.

Drainage area. --54 ,227 sq mi.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1922 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 776.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 5,947 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 25,800 cfs June 6 (gage height, 10.48 ft in gage 

well, 10.6 ft from outside gage); minimum, 410 cfs Sept. 30.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 179,000 cfs Apr. 25, 1944 (gage height, 22.82 ft in 

gage well, 23.65 ft from outside gage); minimum recorded, 160 cfs Nov. 2, 1939, but may 

have been less during period of ice effect in January 1940.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft June 11, 1923, referred to outside gage on basis of 

stages observed in 1923 and 1944 at site 1,200 ft downstream.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by John Martin and Great 

Salt Plains Reservoirs (see pp. 144,169). Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologleal Survey.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 30 to Dec. 19, Jan. 21-25, 

Feb. 13 to Mar. 9, Mar. 18, 19, Mar. 31 to June 5, and 

July 8-16) .

0.9 

1.2

1.5 

2.0

350

580

830

1,300

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

10.0

2,500

4,340

9,400

23,600

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7,460 

6,550

5,940 

5,460

5,340

5,340

5,340 

5,340

6,550

9,400

8,000

7,200

6,180

5,580 

5,580

5,700

g5,460

g4,780

g4,450

g4,340

g4, 340 

g4,450

4,450

4,450 

4,140

5.940

3,940

3,940

4,040

4,560

5,700

167,940

5,417

333,100

Hov.

6,680 

7,200

6,300 

5,700

5,220

5,000

4,780 

5,000

5,700

5,940

7,460

8,000

7,460

9,120 

8,560

8,000

7,720

6,940

6,180

5,460

5,110 

4,890

4,780

4,780 

6,420

8,840

9,120

7,200

6,060

5,460

-

195,080

6,503

386,900

Dec.

,220

,110

,000 

,890

,780

,780

,670 

,560

,560

,560

,450

,340

,240

,240 

,240

,040

,840

g3,740

g3,270

b3,100

b2,900 

b2,800

B2.740

g2,660 

g2,92Cg3,090

g3,000

g3,090

3,250

g3,550

g3,840

121,470

3,918

240,900

Jan.

g3,940 

3,850

g3,740 

g3,550

g3,270

3,200

g5,180 g'3,55'0

4,140

4,340

5,000 '4,56'0

4,340

4,240 

4,240

4,340

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,240

4,240 

4,140

4,140

g4,040 

g3,940

g3,840

g3,640

g3,360

g3,360

g3,460

g3,460

122,690

3,958

243,400

Feb.

g3,460 

g3,460

g4,040 

g3,640

3,550

3,360

3,270 

3,270

-3,180

3,090

3,090

3,090

3,090

3,000 

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,920

2,830

2.740 

2,740

2,740

2,830 

2,920

3,090

3,180

3,090

3,000

_

-

90,670

3,127

179,800

Mar.

2,920 

3,550

5,000 

5,820

4,670

4,450

4,240 

f,740

,610

16,000

22,400

25,600

20,500

13,200 

9,700

8,280

7,200

8,560

7,200

6,940

7,720 

6,940

6,180

5,820 

5,580

5,340

5,000

4,780

4,560

4,340

4,240

243,080

7,841

482,100

Apr.

4,140 

4,040

3,940 

4.J50"

4,340

4,240

4,890 

5,340

4,450

4,040

3,940

3,940

4,140

4,450 

4,560

4,890

5,530

5,220

5,000

5,110

6,180 

8,840

18,300

21,600

iTyido1

16,000

13,200

10,900

9,400

8,280

-

220,800

r7j360

438,000

May

7.720 

7,460

7,200 

7,200

6,940

6,680

6,680 

6,420

5,940

5,460

5,110

4,890

5,000

4,670 

4,340

4,040

3,840

3,640

3.4BO

3,560

5,270 

3,360

5,220

3,740 

6,680

6,180

5,110

6,680

5,580

4,890

4,780

165,540

5,340

328,300

June

4,670 

4,340

3,740 

3,460

8,110

19,800

20,100

10*000

6,680

5,000

4,140

g3,550

g3,180 

g2,830

g2,660

gZ,500

g2,280

g2,140

g2,080

gl,960 

gl,900

gl,900

1,900 

1,720

1,610

1,560

1,500

1,450

1,400

142,760

4,759

283,200

July

1,350 

1,350

1,500 

1,500

1,610

1,500

1,500 

1,450

1,560

1,500

gl,400

gl,350

gl,300

gl,300 

gl,300

gl,500

gl,550

gl,500

gl,260

gl,190

gl,090 

gl,070

gl,050

gl.OOO 

g929

895

875

848

848

839 '8"3~9"

38,151

1,231

75,670

Aug.

839 

830

839 

875

848

822

813 

l,T2o"

1,130

1,140

1,300

1,610

1,560

1,780 

1,560

1,450

1,350

1,290

1,190

1,130

1,030 

965

1,020

1,020 

947

956

1,000

1,090

1,100

1,160

1,160

34,924

1,127

69,270

Sept.

974 '857

804 

754

736

720

711 

694

668

644

g636

g628

g612

g604 

g596

g588

g580

g572

g564

g564

g556 

g556

g548

540 

516

492

462

448

432

418

18,474

616

36,640

Calendar year 1951: Max 129,000 Mln 1,350 Mean 13,480 Ac-ft 9,760,000'

Water year 1951-52: Max 23,600 Mln 418 Mean 4,267 Ao-ft 3,097,000

Peak discharge (base, 50,000 efs). Ho peak above base.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from once-daily wlre-welght-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 175

Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°20'35", long. 96°48'00", on east line of SE^KE^ sec. 31, T. 22 N., R.

 5 E., on downstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 18 in north Pawnee, 50 

ft downstream from Skedee Creek.

Drainage area. 576 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1944 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 802.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 20, 1944, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 195 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,790 cfs June 7 (gage height, 16.18 ft); minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Sept. 16.

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 17 ; 500 cfs Sept. 30, 1945 (gage height, 28.11 ft, from 

high-water mark); minimum observed, that of Sept. 16, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 28.19 ft May 19, 1943 (discharge, 17,POO cfs), from floodmark 

pointed out by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except these for periods of no gage-height record and those computed

 from wire-weight-gage readings, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made 

twice a month. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1252.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 29 to Feb. 12)

and discharge,

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.8

2.0 

3.5 

5.6 

9.7

43

3.1

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

15.0

237

659

1,060

Discharge, in cubic tee~ per second, water year October 3951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

31

 total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.9

7.3

181 

132

20

9.2

7.7

6.9

6.5

5.9

9.7

116

21

llov.

224

86

51

30

24

22 

42

52

56

37

25

44

34

21

22

Dec.

24

22

21

20

19

18 

1616'

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

43l 13

37 45 13

21 ' 58 12

14 35 13

11

9.7

8.2

7.3 

7.7 a.?

9." 

103 

78 

94 

90

120

1,168.5

37.7

0 . 065

0.08

2,320

26

23

22

22 

28

118

332

77 

42 

30

-

1,910

63.7

0.111

0.12

3,790

15

14

15

15 

15

15

15 

15 

16 

16 

16

17

491

15.8

C.027

C.03

974

Jan.

18

20

2 _

2 ^

20 

21

25

28

_SJ

15

?5

28

26

23

?.?

21

2C

IS1-

16

15

13 

11

1^

9,? 

9.2 

3.2

TT.'~

634.')

20.5

0.036

0.04

1,260

Calendar yf ar 1951: Max 3,540 Kl

Feb.

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2 

8.2

7.7

7.3 "773

7.3

23

18

14

13

12

11

9.7

9.2

8.2

7.7

9.7

18 

19

75

128 

141

Hi

100

-

814.5

28.1

0.049

0.05

1,620

Mar.

62

86

303

600

254

96 

63

48

252

1,910

2,580

] ,910

396

162

102

77

74

844

539

175

98

85

62 

55

51

47 

44 

42 

40 

38

3§

11,131

359

0.623

0.72

22,080

Apr.

33

30

66

280

94

55 

39

34

38

34

34

45

56

54

45

37

33

34

43

53

269

349

1,020 

439

143

85 

67 

58 

50 

45

May June

4- 11

134 | 367

3S? 100

11~ 39

46

31

29

154

2,340

3.960 

3,920

347

96

66

79 j 42

37 31

241 27

20

T3

23

19

23 17

111 15

4721 13

189

82

42

28

521 

1,500

?Cs

73 

40 

25 

19 

IS

- , I§

3,662 : -,"48

122 i50

0.212 -.«60

0.24 ".30

7,260 P.220

11

7.7

6.2

5.6

4.9 

4.3

4.1

4.1 

3.9

s!g

3.9

-

11,496.5

383

0.665

0.74

22,800

July

3.9

4.1

6.2

3.9

3.7

3.7 

3.5

18

55

13

6.5

5.6

5.S

54

48

15

12

9.2

11

6.2

as

a4

g3.2 

a3

g2.6

> aZ.4 

 " g2.2

a2

319.7

10.3

0.018

0.02

634

Aug. , Sept.

a2 a4

a3

6.5

ci5

a4

g3.2 

g2.4

201

9.2

4.7

g3.5

g? - 7

gZ."

gz.o

gl.S

gl.4

81.3

gl.3

I

-^ 29

82

66 

6.2 

4,9

11

a2

gl.4

1-

e-6

8-4

8-3

8.4

g.* e-4

e-3 e-3

(feZ

e.e

al

al

g5.5

-£510

a4 

g2.6

g2.2

gl.8 

81.2 

gl.O 

8-9

8-7

4.7

557.5

18.0

n , 051

0.04

1,110

52.6

1.75

0.0030

0.003

104

i 2.8 Mean 201 r - ? 0.349 In. 4.71 Ac-ft 145,200

Water yea- 1951-52: Max 3,960 Win 0.2 Mean 101 0;-n 0.175 In. 2.38 Ac-ft 73,170

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs ).--June 7 (3 a.m.) 4,790 of", ;16.18 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estlmat"4 on basis of weather records.

g Computed from at lea>t once-daily wlre-welght-gage read!.-ja.
176 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River near Guy, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 36°59'15", long. 103°25'25", in SE£ sec. 21, T. 32 N., R. 33 E., on right 

bank 1.5 miles upstream from Baker dam site, 1.7 miles northwest of Valley filling 

station, 12 miles north of Guy, and 27 miles northwest of Kenton, Okla.

Drainage area. 545 sq mi.

Records available. April 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,900 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

 to Aug. 24, 1943, at datum 0.44 ft higher.

Average discharge. 10 years, 11.6 cfs.

Ext reme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,950 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 12.25 ft); no 

flow at times.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 7,120 cfs Sept. 2, 1942 (gage height, 18.12 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study and 

logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 6,500 acres above station.

Revisions. W 1177: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 

0.2 0.2

.3 

.5 

.7

3.9

10

0.23 

.3 

.5

.7 

1.0 

1.5

Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

.2 

1.9 

5.S

19

63

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.8

131

310

543

830

1,080

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.0

.9

.8

*.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8 

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

2.3 -273

2.2 

*2.0

2.0

39.1

1.26

78

flov.

b2.2

b2.0

b2.3

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.3

b2.2

b2.0

bl.9

*2.7

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

bl.9

2.2

b2.2

2.2 

2.0

-

66.2

2.21

131

Dec.

2.2

2.2

2 276" .0

2.0

2.0

2.0

b2.0

b2.1

b2.5

*b3

b4

b4 

b3

b2

b3

b5

b4

b4

b2.5

b2

b3

b3

b4

b5

b4

b3

b3

3 

3.2

2.5

91.2

2.94

181

Jan.

bl.7

bl.l

bl.O

b.8

b2.3

b2.5

b2.6

b2.7

b2.8

*b2.8

b3.1

b3.3

3.5 

375

b2.7

b3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

1.2

b.8

b/7

bl.O

b2.3

b2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.4 

2.5

2.4

71.2

2.30

141

Feb.

2.7

2.4

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.2

b2.4

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.7

3.2

279 

2.5

2.5

bl.7 b2""~4~ z'.i

2.2

b2.3

*2.9

2.7

2.5

b2.3

b2.5

b2.8

3.2

2.7

2.4

-

72.1

2.49

143

Mar.

2.2

2.7

3.2

b3.0

*2.9

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.7

2.4

1.9

1.6 

1.9

1.0

;4

.3

' g-

.4:

b.8

b.8

b.8

1.5

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.1

1.0

50.9

1.64

101

Apr.

0.7

.7

.7

.6

77

.8

1.0

.8

**!.!

1.0

1.2

.9

1.1 

1.4

1.1

.9

-9.1 10

3.5

3.3

5.6

3.5

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.9

-

70.9

2.36

141

May

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.9

2.4

2.7

4^0

3.2

2.4

2.2 

2.2

1.9

1.8

2.7

3.0

2". 7

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.2

T72

69.8

2.25

138

June

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

a. 8

a. 6

a. 4

ao

alO 

a3

al

-

21.0

0.70

42

July

aO.5 *o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

208

70 

4.6

1.7

.8

.3

.1

20

6.3

67

64

4.9

1.2

.7

.4

.3

.1 

32

4.2

10

497.1

16.0

986

Aug.

12

1.4

1.5

2.2

.7

.2

.2

.1

.1

o

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

1.0

.7 *.l

2.1

702

1.090

44

14

8.1

5.1

5.4 

40

5.6

2.9

1,939.4

62.6

3,850

Sept.

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

«.5

.3

.4

.5

H1.0

.7

.6

.6

.4

.3

.4

.7

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

-

21.6

0.72

43

Calendar year 1951: Max 251 Min 0.7 Mean 5.34 Ac-ft 3,870

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,090 Mln 0 Mean 8.23 Ao-ft 5,980

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs). July 12 (8:40 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (7.34 ft); Aug. 23 (6 a.m.) 3,95O 

cfs (12.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

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

near Kenton, Okla.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 177

Clmarron River near Kenton, Okla.

Location (revised). Lat 36 0 56', long. 102°57', In SE£ aec. 4, T. 5 N., R. 1 E., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 1.5 miles upstream from 

Carrlzo Creek, 1.7 miles northeast of Kenton, 2.2 miles downstream from Carrlzozo 

Creek, and at mile 594.0.

Drainage area. 1,106 sq ml.

Records available . April 1904 to July 1905 (gage heights only), October 1950 to September 1952.

Gage . Water-stage recorder.' April 1904 to July 1905, staff gage at site 0.9 mile upstream (corrected) at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred Aug. 23 (gage height, 

e.12 ft); no flow at times.

1950-52: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Aug. 23, 1952 (gage height, 

6.12 ft); no flow at times In most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions 

 For~lrrigation of about 7,400 acres above station.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.7

.7

.7

.9

.9

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.9

1.3

1.3

1.7

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.4

3.0

2.6

2.1

2.6

4.2

T73

3.7

2.8

3.3

56.1

1.81

111

Nov.

2.8

777

4.4

.4

.7

.2

.4

.9

.2

.5

.7

.0

.0

.0

.3

.3

-fTS.O

.0

 7

.0

.0

.0

6.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.9

-

167.0

5.57

331

Dec.

4.7

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.7

4.2

4.7

5.2

TTT

3.5

2.4

3.0

3.7

4.2

4.7

3.7

3.3

2.4

1.9

2.1

1.7

i-:4

102.5

3.31

203

Jan.

1.2

1.0

1.1

.9

.8

1.0

1.3

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.3

.9

.7

171

1.3

1.6

2.2

1.0

1.6

2.4

272

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

48.8

1.57

97

Feb.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

a2.6

2.6

1.9

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.6

2.1

2.4

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.0

2.6

1.4

1.1

_

-

54.6

1.88

108

Mar.

1.0

TTt

1.9

2.4

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.7

3.0

2.2

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

63.3

2.04

126

Apr.

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.1

1.3

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

75

1.3

2.4

24

14

21

16

7.7

6.3

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.9

7.2

13

38

191.1

6.37

379

May

23

9.9

a3.7

a2 . 6

a2.2

3.7

139

a28

a!5

alO

a7.0

a5.0

3.5

2.4

2.6

2.6

4.4

4.9

3.7

2.6

1.6

1.7

6.2

5.5

4.7

4.2

3.3

3.0

1.7

.9

79

309.5

9.98

614

June

2.4

2.1

.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.1

 50

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

26 "T.I

39.6

1.32

79

July

2.8

2.8

1.3

.7

.3

.1

0

T5

0

0

0

.7

370

a33

a5.0

al.6

.6

.4

.2

24

6.3

31

13

2.1

1.0

.9

.6

.1

2.4

34

3.7

538.6

17.4

1,070

Aug.

2.1

1.3

1.3

9.5

8.0

27

14

.8

137

115

a4.5

al.O

a. 3

.2

.3

.1

0

5

.5

.2

0

415

826

^41

a27

a6.5

a3.5

a2.0

a!3

al.7

al.O

1,859.8

60.0

3,690

Sept.

al.O

a78

a. 7

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

,1

0 5

0

O

0

0

.1

O

o

0

0

o

2

6

4

3

2

0

O

0

O

0

5.7

O.19O

11

Calendar year 1951: Max 682 Mln O Mean 18.6 Ao-ft 13.5OO

Water iteyear 1951-52: isoi-bz: Max 826 BZBMln 0 uMean 9.39 Ao-ft 6,82O

a No gage-height record} discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1-3. Dec. 15-28, Jan. 1-11, Feb. 24-2 .^2~37
178 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 36°55', long. 102°36', in SE£ sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. 4 E., on right bank 

1,000 ft downstream from Kohler's dam, 1 mile upstream from Cold Springs Creek, 5.5 

miles upstream from Ute Creek, 14 miles northwest of Boise City, and at mile 560.0.

Drainage area. 1,955 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1905 to August 1907 (published as "near Garrett"), October 1942 

to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 3,932.85 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). May 1905 to August 

1907 staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. Supplemental waterstage recorder in Kohler's diversion canal 40 ft downstream from headgate at datum 

5.19 ft higher.

Average discharge. 11 years (1905-6, 1942-52), 41.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,720 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 4.30 ft); no 

flow at times.

1905-7, 1942-52: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs ffey 15, 1951 (gage height, 10.22 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over 

dam; no flow at times.

Flood of Apr. 20, 1942, reached a stage of 20.1 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

80,000 cfs, mean of slope-area determination of peak flow at present site and discharge 

at site 8.5 nlles downstream determined from rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs on 

basis of logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Reccrds include water diverted at Kohler's dam 1,000 ft above gage for sluicing of canal, 

from which the water returns to stream just below the gage control, and for irrigation 

of about 650 acres below station, from which the return flow enters stream 3 .3 miles 

below gage. Diversions for irrigation of about 8,600 acres above station.

KG vis ions (water years). W 209: 1905. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Oct.

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Totall o

Mean o

Ac-fd o

Jfov.

0

1.1

5.0

12

TT

8.0

9.7

8.9

8.9

8.7

8.0

7.6

6.9

6.2

5.6

4.5

3.5

4.6

6.1

8.0

8.2

7.7

7.7

7.7

11

6.4

7.3

S.t

S.I

3.5

^

!.''!

4 "1

Dec.

8.3

8.1

6.8

5.4

4.1

4.4

b3.2

b2.8

b2.7

bl.6

bl.7

2.1

5.1

bZ.l

.6

a.l

0

0

b4.5

b6.0

b2.0

1.2.0

b3.0

bS.O

b7.0

b4.5

bl.5

1.9

6.9

7.3

4.2

114.9

3.71

Jan.

bl.4

b.4

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.3

2.1

5.9

6.7

3.9

5.6

4.5

5.6

5.0

4.7

Feb.

4.1

3.8

3.6

2.8

572

2.8

3.1

3.4

3.6

9.2

8.1

20

22

20

14

5.0J 12

5.21 13

5.2

5.0

4.5

5.4

3.8

3.5

4.7

4.4

4.6

7.2

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.6

120.4

3.88

228 239

9.4

7.3

7.8

6.7

11

11

11

5.9

9.6

15

17

8.3

-

268.7

9.27

533

Mar.

6.6

8.0

5.7

8.7

12

4.6

6.4

5.1

3.9

5.4

6.3

5.7

2.8

1.9

1.6

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.0

.8

Apr.

1.4

1.3

1.1

.7

.4

.3

.4

.1

0

0

0

.3

.6

.3

0

0

7 .3

14

27

66_

l.ol 55

1.2| 46

1.2, 24

2.5 14

5.7 9.0

4 . : _ ' 6.4

5.1 4.2

4.2 2.6

i Si 4.2

I..' 1 31

1 .61

li'i 4! 317.9

t.S* 10.6

L4iJ 631

May

37

28

14

8.1

4.9

3.9

36

40

16

9.4

16

aS.O

3.2

.9

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

2d

12

6.6

ap .5

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

.2

_43

o . ?7

.3 o .-.: ?

.1

_ g

0 a5

0 .5

1.6 C 0

7.1 0 0

6.1 c ; 

3.2

1.9

1.4

3.7

5.9

j I'.Z1

1.1

.3

5

259.3

d.36

514

0

0 ?.8

0 2.2

0 6.6

0 1 0

$

Cj

157

103

260

8.67

516

u

;,

4x.; 2 .

Aug.

0

0

0

0

42

2.2

7.0

9.2

1.2

158

a63

15

al

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

443

1.010

a!60

a75

a22

a2

Sept.

30

a7

_JL_L.__

2,048.6! 0

,' 4 66.1

^:: 4,060

0

0

1 , Calendar year 1951: Max 4,850 Mln 0 dean 58.7 Ac-ft 42,520

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,010 Mln 0 Mean 11.3 Ac-ft 8,220

Peak discharge (base. 1.700 efs). Aug. 24 (j 

a No gage-height records discharge estimated 

near Kenton.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice,

m.) 2,720 cfs (4.30 ft), 

lasis of weather records and
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 179 

Clmarron River near Mocane, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°59', long. 100°19', in SWiNWi see. 24, T. 6 N., R. 25 E. , near right 

bank on downstream side of highway bridge, 6? miles northeast of Mocane, 14.7 miles 

upstream from Crooked Creek, and at mile 364.1.

Drainage area.--8,653 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,206.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 9, 1942, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 104 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 2.18 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs June 25.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 53,400 cfs May 17, 1951 (gage height, 9.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow at times in August 1943, July 1946.

Maximum stage known, about 13 ft in 1914, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Diversion 

for irrigation of about 11,000 acres above station.

Revisions. W 1177: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

60

60

56

56

67

90

67

67 

76

56

63

53

le- 46

ss

53

56

67

60

49

46

63

67

72

67

76

85

81

96

72

63

1,989

64.2

3,950

Nov.

67

81

96

102

114

181

128

90 

102

108

76

63

72

72 

56

44

44

63

67

72

81

96

81

76

102

120

108

102

85

90

-

2,639

88.0

5,230

Dec.

96

102

72

53

81

85

85

90

 b80

b60

 b!05

160

2,724

87.9

5,400

Jan.

b95

bllO

b!45

90

102

114

g!36 

g!44

g!44

g!52

g!28

96

76

81

D6O

b40

81

128

g!02

g90

g90

g81

g67

76

3,243

105

6,430

Feb.

76

81

85

72

96

72

72

85 

76

76

72

72

81

To?

81

76

76

76

76

67

72

72

72

b35

b70

90

90

90

-

-

2,281

78.7

4,520

Mar.

96

96

bllO

b!40

186

108

90

85 

90

114

90

90

76

76 

81

81

76

81

72

56

49

b60

b50

b8076'

72

67

72

67

63

63

2,613

84.3

5,180

Apr.

63

60

63

72

63

60

67

76 

108

85

90

108

120

56 

63

81

85

96

114

102

128

108

81

94

274

85

60

56

90

136

-

2,744

91.5

5,440

May

g90

80

75

70

63

60

63

63

60

53

46

46

41

67

85

114

152

102

76

63

76

108

146

72

60

81

67

53

46

46

2,287

73.8

4,540

June

56

53

44

44

46

46

46

41 

44

41

32

25

21

19 

18

17

32

39

6~0 72

49

36

24

17

12.

14

18

32

39

24

-

1,061

35.4

2,100

July

17

18

29

39

46

32

25

32 

29

27

21

16

21

22 

27

39

60

g34

g29

Aug.

29

39

56

53

39

32

32

34 

32

25

24

27

29

24 

2.2.

22

24

36

41

g2b j 34

}

821

24

44

34

27

22

22

21

24

29

27

883

28.5

1,750

34

39

250

81

63

g44

g44

g53

E59S

g238

g53

1,951

62.9

3,870

Sept.

g39

g39

g39

41

36

34

36

32 36"

39

53

53

S72

g53 

g46

g46

g46

g44

g34

g36

g72

gl08

g81

g53

g46

g60

46

g44

g60

g67

-

1,491

49.7

2,960

Calendar year 1951: Max 17,900 Mln - Mean 196 Ao-ft 141,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 398 Mln 12 Mean 70.8 Ac-ft 51,370

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). 

b Stage-discharge relation affectec

No peak above base. 

I by Ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage reading.
180 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans.

Location.~Lat 37°02', long. 100°12', at southeast corner sec. 1, T. 35 S., R. 27 W., on 

right bank at upstream side of bridge on county road, 6-5 miles east of Nye and 14 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,157 sq mi, of which about 800 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. August 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,163.79 ft above mean sea level 

^unadjusted). Prior to Sept. 13, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 66.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,730 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 5.98 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 efs; no flow at times.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs May 23, 1951 (gage height, 7.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of mean of slope-area determination of 

peak flow and discharge measurement at site 10 miles above station; no flow at times 

in most years.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made three times a month. Diversion for irrigation of about 

800 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1117: Drainage area. W 1211: 1950.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

12

12

11

25

41

2?

16

12

13

12

11

8.5

9.0

9.5

£*£

970

13

12

12

12

11

12

11

8.5

12

18

18

28

20

20

450.5

14.5

894

Nov.

23

18

19

18

17

20

24

2?

20

17

18

18

13

14

17

12

11

T5

20

22

20

20

20

20

22

22

22

22

22

20

-

569

19.0

1,130

Dec.

22

22

20

20

20

19

17

20

18

19

18

17

16

14

9_

10

13

15

17

14

11

9

16

23

23

20

17

20

26

3|TS

555

17.9

1,100

Jan.

28

20

22

20

20

23

23

24

26

23

16

10

6

9

22

23

18

16

16

16

16

677

21.8

1,340

Feb.

18

22

22

19

22

18

17

17

19

18

'16

19

19

17

17

16

15

12

10

10

9.5

10

12

15

6.

12

34

22

19

_

-

482.5

16.6

957

Mar.

19

18

5

10

40

52

46

44

44

64

58

36

24

32

44

36

28

19

22

22

20

9

10

18

17

18

17

19

18

16

14

839

27.1

1,660

Apr.

14

17

15

13Tfi

16

16

17

16

23

26

28

30

28

20

17

19

28

30

32

49

52

49

34

26

30

26

23

546

T7

1,123

37.4

2,230

May

32

22

23

18

16

22

22

22

18

13

13

13

12

T?

12

12

16

23

20

18

15

 14

16

41

30

18

24

23

26

26

36

628

20.3

1,250

June

46

36

41

36

32

28

19

9.5

7.0

4.8

4.1

4.1

2.4

2.2

1.2

.3

0

.1

2.2

2.4

1.7

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

280.2

9.34

556

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

58

20

8.0

2.0

.2

1.1

2.0

1.6

0

92.9

3.00

184

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

3.4

3.7

4.1

3.7

3.2

1.5

0

0

-

19.7

0.66

39

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,720 Mln - Mean 174 Ac-ft 126,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 346 Mln 0 Mean 15.6 Ac-ft 11,340

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 efs). Apr. 29 (6 p.m.) 3;730 cfs (5.98 ft).

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1-6, 16-19, Dec. 9-29, Jan. 1-11, 21-24, 

Feb7~24-26, Mar. 3-5, 22-24.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 181

Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°30'55", long. 98°52'45", near center of sec. 35, T. 24 N., R. 16 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, three-quarters 

of a mile downstream from Ewers (Maine) Creek, 5 miles south of Waynoka, and at mile 

247.0.

Drainage area. 13,307 sq mi.

Records available. September 1903 to December 1905 (gage heights only), February 1938 to 

September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,367.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). September 1903 to December 1905, staff gage at 

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Pe Railway bridge 5 miles upstream at different datum. Feb. 4 

to Mar. 3, 1938, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 453 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,640 cfs May 1 (gage height, 6.87 ft); no flow 

July 22 to Aug. 22, Sept. 9-30.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs July 28, 1950 (gage height, 11.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 38,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years. 

Maximum stage known, about 14 ft, probably occurred in 1914.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversion for 

irrigation of about 11,000 acres above station. Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions (water years) . W 897: 1939. W 1177: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

al02

95

87

79

15

164

137

370

246

180

145

121

105

105

97

64

79

84

82

77

89

108

115

100 

97

116

230

193

231

323

298

4,414

142

8,760

flov.

316

298

285

257

241

279

268

246

279

268

231

216

211

198

198

188

175

156

164

180

188

211

202

206 

236

246

241

241

246

231

6,902

230

13,690

Dec.

220

216

211

188

184

180

164

145

140

155

171

184

188

150

95

110

130

110

140

115

100

135

165

120 

95

100

90

110

131

164

305

4,711

152

9,340

Jan.

621

260

130

100

95

100

140

206

246

356

406

285

262

225

211

211

188

180

180

175

180

171

148

152 

148

180

202

225

257

202

188

6,630

214

13,150

Feb.

184

184

193

188

184

164

164

167

171

180

175

202

236

225

216

220

216

202

193

184

175

160

164

184 

220

231

262

285

370

-

-

5,899

203

11,700

Mar.

349

316

323

342

316

335

316

477

447

532

583

574

463

349

285

268

262

304

310

257

241

193

148

137 

160

175

231

216

184

171

171

9,435

304

18,710

Apr.

156

148

137

134

134

131

131

TaB" 121

323

329

356

335

310

279

257

246

349

1,330

2.620

1,500

2,060

2,590

1,210 

889

706

616

605

594

1,450

-

20,234

674

40,130

May

3.770

1,890

1,350

756

536

431

349

356

335

285

241

206

193

175

156

134

156

171

164

180

184

198

362

768 

399

335

304

231

175

134

121

15,045

485

29,840

June

115

111

95

89

100

121 '

124

115

105

89

79

84

360

340

325

15

14

11

10

7.6

6.0

5.0

3.4

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

-

1,435.8

47.9

2,850

July

1.0

.8

2.0

1.0

.8

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

145

62

20

9.0

4.0

1.7

.2

.1

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

249.4

8.05

495

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

489

1.450 

337

a 105

a 40

a20

al5

alO

a7

2,473

79.8

4,910

Sept.

34

2.6

1.7

.6

.4

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

10.0

0.33

20

Calendar year 1951 : Max 27,500 mn 25 Mean 1,017 Ao-ft 736,400

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,770 Hln 0 Mean 212 Ao-ft 153,600

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs). No peak above base.

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8-10, 14-28, Jan. 2-7.
182 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Preacher Creek near Dover, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°03', long. 98°01', in NW£NW£ sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 8 W., on right bank 

75 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 1.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles 

northwest of Dover.

Drainage area. 14.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 1,073 ft (by barometer) .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9.2 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 2.31 ft); no flow 

at times.

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

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

1252.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.1 .05 

.16

.31

0.92

1.74

3.12

5.3

7.3

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

Day

!

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

t 0

. a. 8

*2.03

*T774

1.97

24.14

0.779

48

JIov.

2.40

1.59

1.39

1.28

1.10

1.12

1.39

1.17

1.07

.99

.97

1.23

1.12

.99

.97

1.04

.97

.92

*.92

.92

.94

1.12

.97

1.23

5,75

3.01

1.81

1.36

1.23

1.23

-

40.20

1.34

80

Dec.

.20

.26

.17

.04

.07

1.02

.92

.94

.97

.97

1.02

1.04 i.ao

.97

.73

.65

.85

1.12

1.15

1.10

.78

.85

1.04

1.07

1.12

*1 04

!94

1.04

1.17

1 .26

a .15

31.75

1.02

63

Jan.

0.94

.92

.92

* .26

.62

.36

.59

* .75

.53

.68

.45

.31

.28

.28

.12

.10

.10

.04

.12

.04

.04

.02

.89

.94

.10

.07

.04

.02

.02

.99

1.04

38.58

1.24

77

Feb.

.10

.10

.17

.12

.04

.94

.94

.94

.92

.97

.02

.31

.23

.12

.04

1.04

.99

.97

.94

.85

.85

.87

.89

1.52

3.39

3.08

2.75

1.87

1.45

-

37.42

1.29

74

Mar.

1.23

1.62

2.32

1.62

1.45

1.26

1.15

1.04

1.30

7.2

4.62

2.12

1.36

1.17

1.17

1.15

1.12

1.90

1.45

1.20

1.04

.99

.92

.94

.97

.92

.89

.87

.82

789

*.89

47.59

1.54

94

Apr.

0.80

.71

.69

.69

.63

.65

.69

.65

.80

.89

.94

1.65

1.39

1.04

.89

.78

.73

.85

1.02

1.36

2.02

7.0

3.30

1.84

1.28

.99

.78

.65

.58

713

-

36.92

1.23

73

May

0.82

.99

.87

.65

.45

.31

.20

.11

.10

.10

.10 .11

.09

.08

.04

.02

.84

2.68

1.42

.78

.45

.31

.41

.61

.43

.26

.18

.15

.14

.08

.04

13.82

0.446

27

June

0.10

.08

.06

.12

.58

.48

.25

.09

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

1.76

0.059

3.5

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951 : Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft 

Water year 1951-52 : Max 7.2 Min 0 Mean 0.744 Ac-ft 540

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

n nearby streams.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 183

Turkey Creek near Drummond, Okla.

long. 98°00', in NE^ sec. 12, T. 21 N., R. 8 W., near right bank 

af pile bent of highway bridge, 2^ miles northeast of Drummond, 2-|

Location. Lat 36°19' 

On downstream side of 

miles downstream from Clear Creek, and 9 miles southwest of Enid.

Drainage area. 248 sq mi.

Records availably. October 1947 to September 1952.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,148.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 22, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 68.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 254 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 2.35 ft); no flow 

June 28 to Aug. 7, Aug. 21 to Sept. 30.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 16,300 cfs July 29, 1950 (gage height, 20.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,300 cfs; no flow at times in 1947 and 1948.

Remarks. Records good except'those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 26, Apr. 21-25,

June 6-22, Aug. 11-20)

O.V4 1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.3

25

141

204

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

c.3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.0

.8

.8

.5

.5

1.0

7.5

13

4.6

*2.2

1.8

2.2

1.5

l.B

3.6

3.1

2.2

1.5

1.5

3.1

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.2

3.1

5.7

30

*70

20

204.4

6.59

405

J»ov.

16

9.7

9.0

6.9

9.5

6.2

4.6

5.2

4.1

5._6_

5.2

9.7

6.9

*4.6

7.6

6.3

5.7

6.9

5.2

6.9

6.3

4.6

4.1

7.2

-4JL

34

23

12

7.6

5.7

-

286.3

9.54

568

Dec.

5.2

5.7

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.6

3.1

3.1

2.6

*3.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.7

2.2

2.7

2.1

1.6

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

770

e^o

5.2

5.2

98.9

3.19

196

Jan.

5.6

4.5

4.0

*5.2

4.6

5.2

6.0

7.0

*8.3

679

8.3

6.3

6.9

8.3

6.3

6.3

5.7

5.7

6.3

4.6

5.7

4.1

3.6

4.1

5.7

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.7

176.9

5.71

351

Feb.

5.2

5.7

5.7

6.3

*5.2

5.2

5.7

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.7

5.7

5.2

4.6

5.2

5.7

6.9

*4.6

5.2

4.6

4.6

3.6

5.2

8.3

15

10

10

6.9

-

176.8

6.10

351

Mar.

7.6

10

10

7.6

*8.3

6.9

6.9

7.6

6.9

13

28

16

15

12

10

9.7

9.0

7.6

7.6

6.9

5.2

6.3

5.7

5.7

5.7

4.6

5.2

5.2

6.3

7.6

5.7

269.8

8.70

535

Apr.

*5.7

5.7

6.3

4.1

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.7

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.6

3.6

6.3

7.6

31

202

182

*68

25

14

8.3

5.7

4.1

5.1

644.9

21.5

1,280

May

16

5.2

3.6

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.5

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

3.6

3.6

3.1

2.6

1.8

1.0

5.7

18

14

13

5.2

2.6

1.5

1.2

jj>

126.0

4.06

250

June

2.8

3.1

3.1

4.6

*4.6

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

1.2

19

*3.6

1.0

.2

.1

0

0

0

55.2

1.84

109

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

27

.7

^8

6.5

.8

.5

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

64.7

2.09

128

Sept.

C

C

C

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,850 Mln 0.5 Mean 88.0 Ac-ft 63,72O

Water year 1951-52 : Max 202 Mln 0 Mean 5.75 Ac-ft 4,170

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 efs).--Uo peak above base.

* Discharge measurement 

Note. --Stage-discharge 

22, 23.

observation of no flow made on this day. 

elation affected by ice Dec. 9-11, 14-29, Jan. 1-8, 10, 11, 23, 24, Mar. 4,
184 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 35°53' , long. 97°36', in SW^ sec. 2, T. 12 N., R. 4 W., on left bank at

upstream side of "bridge in Lake Hefner recreational area, just upstream from Lake Hefner, 

6ij miles northwest of the State Capitol in Oklahoma City.

Drainage area. 1.62 sq mi.

Records available. March 1950 to-September 1952.

Gage --Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 1,199.86 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47 cfs May 23 (gage height, 1.78 ft); no flow

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 931 cfs May 27, 1951 (gage height, 3.49 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 40 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times each year.

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

Occasional regulation at low flow by gravel plant above station.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.01 

.05 

.12 

.26 

.44 

.70

1.3

1.4

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.04

.06

.04

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a. 10

a. 14

a. 12

0.50

0.016

1.0

flov.

aO.20

a. 16

a. 12

a. 11

a720

a. 21

.21

.16

.16

.17

.17

.27

.17

.15

.17

.17

.15

.15

.12

.12

.18

.24

.40

.40

.58

.27

.21

.20

.20

.20

-

6.22

0.207

12

Dec.

0.25

!l7

.18

.18

.16

.14

.17

.16

.16

.17

.18

.18

.18

.14

.12

720

.18

.21

.21

.14

.15

.20

.18

.18

.15

.16

.21

.21

.20

.17

5.50

0.177

11

Jan.

~TlZ 0.12

.12

.26

.34

.24

.26

.32

.55

.26

.24

.26

.20

.18

1.38

2.71

1.98

.70

1.33

.86

.73

.79

.82

.82

.56

.26

.26

.40

.36

.31

.27

18.01

0.581

36

Feb.

0.23

.24

.27

.42

.32

.31

.29

.26

.27

.44

.30

.31

.24

.20

.21

.44

.32

.23

.20

.21

.23

.23

.21

.84

.89

.89

.54

.34

.31

-

10.19

0.351

20

Mar.

0.36

.38

.99

.51

.62

.42

.36

.34

1.78

2.31

.73

.47

.40

.40

.31

.26

.85

.57

.36

.31

.31

.26

.24

.24

.27

.31

.34

.26

.31

.31

.29

15.87

0.512

31

Apr.

0.23

.26

.31

.26

.21

.18

.17

.16

.63

.26

.46

.38

.23

.20

.24

.23

.30

.53

.83

1.56

.56

.47

.42

.34

.32

.29

.24

.21

.31

.32

11.11

0.370

22

May

0.47

.29

.23

.17

.12

.11

.11

.08

.12

.12

.10

.06

.05

.06

.03

.02

6.4

1.91

.42

.34

.29

.21

*6.6

a. 64

.38

.34

.32

.49

.42

.34

.31

23.55

0.760

47

June

0.2.9

.24

.17

.16

.18

.18

.16

.11

.05

.03

.02

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.45

.24

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.29

0.076

4.5

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~T36 1.97

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.03

0.065

4.0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.79

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.79

0.025

1.6

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 40 Mln 0 Mean 0.708 Ac-ft 512

Water year 1951-52 : Max 8.6 Mln 0 Mean 0.262 Ac-ft 190

Peak discharge (base. 70 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 185

Cimarron River near Guthrie, Okla,

Location. La t 35°55'10", long. 97 0 25'35", in NE^-SE^ sec. 29, T. 17 N. , R. 2 W. , on left 

Dank 125 ft upstream from Atchlson, Topeka & Santa Pe Railway bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 2^ miles north of Guthrie, 6.5 miles upstream from Skeleton Creek (Ephraim Creek), and at mile 121.8.

Drainage area. 16,865 sq mi.

Records available . January 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 900.50 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 10, 1939, chain gage at railway bridge 125 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 938 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,230 cfs May 3 (gage height, 5.35 ft); minimum, 

U.4 cfs Sept. 29.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 51,500 cfs May 20, 1949 (gage height, 12.98 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Nov. 2, 1939.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions. W 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 17, Jan. 6-31, Feb. 25 

to Mar.. 8, June 8-22)

1.0 

1.2

0.5

2.2

6.0

12

29

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

53

115

205

390

640

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

1,050

1,590

2,360

3,400

4,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

219

205

199

193

199

208

216

230

250

282

275

334

303

268

247

240

240

216

205

190

184

181

181

178

172

184

230

247

366

382

520

7,544

243

14,960

JJov.

592

61O

5BB

490

457

430

414

394

386

390

390

390

386

394

378

342

314

292

292

278

268

268

264

275

292

552

558

448

386

362

-

11,878

396

23.560

Dec.

346

342

338

326

310

300

300

296

286

275

275

275

282

289

b245

b!30

bT50

b!70

b!75

b230

b210

b!65

b!70

b!70

b!90

b215

b230

199

202

216

236

7,543

243

14,960

Jan.

264

b220

b!75

b22T

b475

394

346

338

354

390

374

350

366

475

444

402

374

350

330

326

306

300

286

278

275

278

275

268

258

247

261

10,004

323

19,840

Feb.

278

306

300

289

286

275

289

264

258

250

254

264

261

261

264

268

275

272

268

272

264

254

250

268

338

346

 350 362

358

-

-

8,244

284

16,350

Mar.

342

342

37O

410

418

410

394

398

a530

a2 J 500

a2,20O

al,500

al,000

a870

a750

a640

574

616

547

495

470

444

418

394

382

362

342

322

314

7TS

330

19,002

613

37,690

Apr.

330

310

292

289

268

258

247

240

247

244

264

286

322

402

418

422

398

390

394

394

444

2,170

5.650

5,280

5,060

2,180

1,450

1,100

862

750

-

25,541

845

50,260

May

1,140

5,060

5_,750

2,360

1,960

1,440

1,010

750

628

558

495

500

457

414

378

346

378

485

790

485

406

366

1,050

3,140

1,750

726

1,510

941

654

542

475

32,944

1,065

65,540

June

418

662

511

577

918

2.270

740

570

275

240

216

195

169

151

156

121

118

112

105

95

82

82

75

82

59

55

45

45

59

56

-

8,793

293

17,440

July

39

34

30

26

24

21

24

20

18

19

17

14

16

29

44

37

26

21

25

52.

58

25

20

17

15

10

8.2

6.0

5.6

5T6

5.6

691.0

22.3

1,370

Aug.

5.2

4.3

3.9

11

45

40

71

148

107

107

108

67

49

41

29

20

15

10

10

8.2

6.0

5.6

4.5

4.7

5.6

7.9

108

526

272

169

105

1,907.7

61.5

3,780

Sept.

71

55

40

28

20

14

11

9.4

7.1

5.6

4.7

5.6

3.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

3.9

5.6

2.9

2.0

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

78

.8

-

303.0

10.1

601

Calendar year 1951 : Max 38,600 Mln 110 Mean 1,619 Ac-ft 1,172,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 3,750 Mln 0.8 Mean 367 Ac-ft 266,200

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 efs). No peak above base 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

cords and records for nearby
186 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°04', long. 97°35', in Sw£ sec. 1, T. 18 N., R. 4 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 74, 2 miles upstream from Otter 

Creek and 2f miles east of Lovell.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi.

Records available-. --October 1949 to September* 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 914.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Oklahoma State Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Dec. 5, 1949, staff gage 

at site 60 ft downstream at datum 0.30 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 638 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 10.20 ft); no flow 

for part of July 2, result of temporary storage upstream.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 8,970 cfs July 30, 1950 (gage height, 27.57 ft); no 

flow for part of July 2, 1952, result of temporary storage upstream.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1252.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4 3

3 8

3 8

4 0

3 6

42

11

19

12

6.1

4.4

3.7

3.6

3.7

5.7

22

9.6

6.4

6.1

3.8

4.1

3.4

3.0

4. 7

8.4

6.2

11

9.2

13

32

53

326.6

10.5

648

flov.

48

41

29

16

12

10

9.0

7.8

10

12

9.6

9.2

8.8

17

18

11

6.4

8.4

14

9.6

7.6

7.1

6.5

6.9

30

~SZ 240

34

21

15

-

756.9

25.2

1,500

Dec.

13

TZ

12

11

10

9.0

8.6

B.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.4

9.9

9.4

9.2

8.4

6.2

776

11

11

11

7.S

7.1

11

11

11

10

9.4

11

13

304.0

9.81

603

Jan.

13

12

11

9.4

9.O

11

13

15

18

!§

22

16

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

10

10

10

9.6

9.0

9.4

9.2

11

10

9.4

9.0

.8.J3

383.8

12.4

761

Peb.

9.0

9.4

9.9

9.6

9.9

10

9.4

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.6

9.0

9.6

9.6

9.9

9.6

9.2

9.0

8.2

7.8

7-6

7.8

7.6

8.2

12

17

27

24

20

-

-

315.5

10.9

626

Mar.

17

14

15

26

32

22

16

13

13

142

377

176

63

34

24

21

19

25

22

21

19

17

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

1,253

40.4

2,490

Apr.

14

13

12

11

11

12

11

10

TT

ll

13

17

16

19

14

11

10

10

11

13

31

33

255

56

24

19

16

14

15

757

25.2

1,500

May

14

17

25

17

13

12

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.1

8.2

7.6

7.1

6.5

6.2

6.5

26

199

98

26

15

10

37

10

19

14

9.6

7.1

5.4

6.1

5.3

659.3

21.3

1,310

June

41

45

18

50

260

48

25

9.0

5.4

4.5

4.0

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.7

2.2

1.9

1.6

2.4

2.2

1.5

.1.0

1.0

1.1

546.7

18.2

1,080

July

1.2

.1

iTs

.8

.6

.5

1.5

1.7

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

TT?

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.0

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

.8

.8

.6

.4

.3

.5

.5

36.2

1.17

72

Aug.

0 3

3

2

2

2

.1

155

151

511

T4?

26

15

7.6

5.4

4.7

4.0

5.7

5.2

2.9

2.7

2.4

1.7

15

91

15

8.0

4.8

64

29

14

6.1

1,280.5

41.3

2,540

Sept.

3.8

2.2

1.2

1.8

1.2

.8

1.0

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

.8

.6

.8

.8

.8

1.1

4.7

B.6

2.7

1.4

.8

,7

.8

.6

.4

i7T

l!4

45.4

1.45

86

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,160 Mln 0.2 Mean 89.4 Ac-ft 64,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 511 Min 0.1 Mean 18.2 Ac-ft 13,220

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 cfs). No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 187

Cimarron River at Perkins, Okla.

Location. La t 35°58', long. 97°02', in SW^SWi sec. 7, T. 17 N., R. 3 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 40, 1 mile south of Perkins, 1-5 

miles upstream from Dugout Creek, 4 miles downstream from Wildhorse Creek, and at mile 

87.3.

Drainage area. 17,825 sq mi.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1952, Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1927 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 819.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 26, 1940, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,285 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,120 cfs Way 3 (gage height, 7.40 ft); minimum 

daily, 6.4 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 65,300 cfs May 19, 1949 (gage height, 15.22 ft); minimum, 1 cfs at times in October and November 1939.

Flood of Oct. 4, 5, 1926, reached a stage of 17.0 ft, from floodmarks, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those computed from wire-weight-gage readings, which are 

fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. --Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey .

Revisions. --W 1177: Drainage area.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 10, 11, 18-22, July 23)

Oct. 1 to Ma

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

5.0

Mar. 12 to Sept. 30

170

341

609

985

6.0 2,130

7.0 3,780

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.2

3.5 

3.8

4.0 

8.4

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.3

315

525

835

1,670

3,880

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

263

246

236

226

232

386

489

285 

253

270

296

293

346

607

425

278

270

263

229

210

198

187

181

176

176

181

312

300

396

415

J738.

9,363

302

18,570

Nov.

1,030

852

775

710

603

572

541

489 

467

446

467

926

489

457

478

457

406

382

368

359

350

346

329

346

446

484

1 , 150

836

616

512

-

16,669

556

33,060

Dec.

467

440

430

425

410

386

372

364

354

341

337

333

337

350

243

195

207

223

249

304

243

220

207

229

246

263

274

263

263

270

278

9,523

307

18,890

Jan.

296

325

278

308

341

"489 603

451 

410

425

484

484

435

451

590

547

506

462

435

406

391

377

354

341

341

329

325

320

316

308

300

12,428

401

24,650

Feb.

312

333

386

372

364

354

350

346 

333

329

329

354

364

354

350

354

359

372

382

364

364

359

350

364

440

467

489

506

489

-

-

10,889

375

21,600

Mar.

484

512

603

622

597

590

541

506 

541

2,420

2,500

1,520

1,120

970

868

816

744

1,040

776

651

585

537

520

498

470

454

432

410

390

380

380

23,477

757

Apr.

375

370

355

350

315

302

284

261 

279

270

270

325

340

355

442

470

470

454

442

514

573

925

3,310

5,760

3,220

2,830

1,840

1,370

1,160

1,000

27,231

908

46,570 54.010

May

1,040

2,020

5.220

3,220

2,030

1,720

1,320

1,040 

900

790

712

663

651

615

555

503

543

868

935

1 , 000

639

555

1,510

2,240

3,220

1,370

1,000

1,460

1,000

776

669

38,784

1,251

76,930

June

738

639

835

663

1,170

1,880

2,090

900 

561

410

330

288

248

217

193

174

160

147

136

124

114

112

94

85

85

81

73

66

58

48

-

12,719

424

25,230

July

45

56

55

43

32

29

42

52 

32

30

29

29

32

98

54

49

94

61

44

38

36

43

52

45

34

24

21

18

15

I*

15

1,261

40.7

2,500

Aug.

17

17

15

15

23

46

48

105 

395

481

426

178

110

78

58

49

41

32

27

25

22

21

25

36

40

64

42

36

302

330

189

3,293

106

6,530

Sept.

~83 121

67

54

42

36

28

24

19

17

15

14

13

12

11

9.5

15

18

11

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.4

8.4

7.9

6.9

6.9

6.4

-

699.9

23.3

1,390

Calendar year 1951: Max 45,600 Mln 113 Hear, 1,939 Ac-ft 1,447,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,760 Mln 6.4 Mean 454 Ac-ft 329,900

Peak discharge (base. 13,000 

Note. Discharge computed fro

uly 13, July " "15, 16, July 18 to Au

;fs).--No peak above base.

i-dally wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 15-18, 21-24,
188 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Council Creek near Stilln/ater, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°07', long. 96°52', in SE^SWi sec. 15, T. 19 H., R. 4 E., on right bank 

200 ft upstream from highway bridge, 10 miles east of Stillwater, and 10 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 31 sq mi,

necords available. March 1934 to September 19£2.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 838.28 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 4, 1934, staff gage at same site and 

datum,

Average discharge. 18 years, 10.6 cfs.

Extremes, Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 cfs June 5 (gage height, 8.34 ft); no 

flow at times.

1934-52: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1942 (gage height, 17.54 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations of peak flow at gage heights 13.4 and 17.5 ft; no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, that of Aug. 14, 1942. Flood of Apr. 27, 1912, reached a 

stage of 16.6 ft at gage, based on floodmarks set by local resident in 1912 and 1942 

at site 900 ft downstream.

Remarks.--Records good,

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7 

l.d

1.9

2.0

2.1

Discharge, In cubic feet per

184

365

489

jond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Da>

1

2

I

s

6

:89

1C

11

12

13

]4

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

?2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

00 154

6.1

.5

.2

.1

.1

0

0

.2

.6

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

50

1.0

31

2.7 

*129

382.8

12.3

0.397

0.46

759

Nov.

12

3.0

1.6

1.2

1.5

11

13

3.6

1.8

1.3

7.3

148

5.7

2.3

3.2

17

3.0

1.6

*1.5

1.5

1.2

1.5

1.5

2.3

28

4.9

2.8

2.3

1.9

1.8

289.3

9.64

0.311

0.35

574

Dec.

1.8

1.9

1 . 9

; .5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1 .5

1.8

l.S

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.6 

1.6

46.1

1.49

0.048

0.06

91

Jar,.

^.2

i , j.

1.5

I. 1?

£.6

2.1

1.9

4.9

*3.6

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

Pet.

 "^

Mar. Apr.

3.e! *3.9 i: 5 35 1 .6

1.8

*1.S

1.2

*78

12

S.5

5.3

l.ll 4.6

T72J 3.9

1 . 2 185

1.3 266

1.6

3.9

2.5

51

15

6.2

l.S 1.9 '.0

1.5 1 . 5 | 6.5

-l.i l.c

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

*1.6

1.1

1.0

TT2

1.5

1.2

L.I

1.1

1.1 

1.2

51.7

1.67

0.054

0.06

103

1.3

1.5

1.9

1.8

1,5

1.8

1.8

5.0

25

7.5

5.3

4.2

^

137.2

4.73

0.152

0.16

272

->.7

40

127

14

8.2

6.5

5.7

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4,9

4.9

936.1

30.2

0.974

1.12

1,860

3.3

3.6

6.5

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.6

6.1

4,6

3.. 6

3.6

3.3

3.0

373

7.8

37

70

36

24

9.0

*7.0

6.1

5.3

4.6

4.6

4.2 

 -

286.5

9.55

0.308

0.34

568

May

8.8

11

4.9

4.2

3,0

2.8

*2.5

2.3

2.8

2.3

1.8

l.S

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.3

3.1

5.8

2.3

1.8

*1.5

1.6

"5.7 45

2.5

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.1

fcS

131.6

4.25

0.137

0.16

261

June

5.0

1.9

1.5

*7.2

572

8.2

4.2

2.5

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

410.2

13.7

0.442

0.49

814

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~73 1 . 7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

.4

2.4

0.08

O.0026

0.003

4.8

Aug. Sept.

0.2l

0

0

3.2

2.2

.4

0

-.6

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Q

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

65.6

2.12

0.068

0.08

0

0

0

0

130 | 0

Calendar year 1951: Max 515 Min 0 Mean 8.50 Cfsm 0.274 In. 3.74 Ac-ft 6,160

Water year 1951-52: Max 372 Mir. 0 Mean 7.48 Cfsm 0.241 In. 3.28 Ac-ft 5,440

Peak disoharKe (base, 660 cfs). Oct. 6 (6:30 a.m.) 680 cfs (4.86 ft); Mar. 9 (9 p.m.) 828 cfs

(5.59 ft); June 5 (7:30 a.m.) 1,600 ofs (8.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 189

Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°08'40", long. 96°00'10", in NW£ sec. 11, T. 19 N., R. 12 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 66 in Tulsa, 10.1 miles upstream from Polecat Creek, 17.1 miles downstream from Cimarron River, and a*- mile 523.7.

Drainage area. 74,350 sq mi.

Records available . March 1938 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 618.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T9"29 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 2, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 8,118 cf s .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 32,900 cfs June 7 (gage height, 6.88 ft); minimum, 458 cfs Sept. 30.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 173,000 cfs May 20, 1943; maximum gage height, 17.00 ft 

Apr. 26, 1944; minimum daily discharge, 147 cfs Jan. 20, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 19.8 ft June 13, 1923, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by John Martin and Great Salt Plains Reservoirs (see pp. 144, 169).

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologleal Survey.

Revisions. W 1177: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 13-19, Nov. 30 to

Jan. 11, Jan. 29 to Feb. 28, Apr. 18 to May 10,

May 25 to June 5, June 19 to July 20, Sept. 5-5)

-0.2 350 2.0 5,800

0.0 610 4.0 14,600

.5 1,550 7.0 33,600

1.0 2,750

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2£ 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10, 100

8,320

7,500

6,910

6,340

7,900

8,740

7,100

6,340

6,720

10, 500

9,620

8,320

7,500

6,910

7,100

7,500

6,720

5,800

5,280

4,940

g4,780 

g4,780

g4,940 

g4, 940

g4,940

g5,620

g5, 800

g4,940

g5,110

6,160

207,770

6,702

412, 100

JIov.

8,520

9,180

8,960

7,900

7,100

6,720

6,530

6,530

6,530

6,530

6,910

9,180

11, 400

9,400

9,180

10, 500

9,400

8,530

8,110

7,500

7,100

6,550 

6,540

Hi

7,700

9,620

10, 800

9,400

7,900

-

242,490

8,085

481,000

Dec.

6.910

6,540

5,980

5,800

5,620

5,450

5,280

5,280

5,110

5,110

4,940

4,940

4,780

4,780

4,620

4,780

4,780

4,620

4,460

4,150

5,820

3,450 

3,060

2.850 

3,310

3,420

3,560

3,680

3,530

3,820

4,000

142,230

4,588

282,100

Jan.

4,000

4,300

4,300

4,150

4,150

3,790

3,560

5.480

5,750

4,150

4,620

4,940

5,280

5,110

4,940

4,940

4,940

4,940

5,110

4,940

4,940

4,780 

4,620

4,620 

4,460

4,300

4,300

4,150

4,000

5,850

3,850

137,240

4,427

272,200

Feb.

4,000

4,150

3,850

4,150

4,150

5,790

3,680

3,620

3,590

3,560

 3,530

3,500

3,500

5,500

5,480

5,480

5,480

3,500

3,500

3,480

5,450

3,420 

5,590

3,590 

4,620

4,940

5.110

4,780

4,620

_

-

111,410

3,842

221,000

Mar.

4.460

4,780

5,980

7,900

8,530

7,100

6,340

5,980

5,620

8,670

26,000

50, 100

28,700

23,400

16,300

12,200

10, 500

11,400

14, 200

11,400

9,180

9,180 

8,740

7,700 

7,300

6,910

6,530

6,160

5,980

5,800

5,620

328,660

10, 600

651,900

Apr.

5,450

5,280

5,280

5,450

5,980

5,800

5,280

5,380

5,980

5,620

5,110

4,940

4.780

4,940

5,280

5,450

5,620

6,340

6,530

6,910

9,620

9,620 

13,200

20, 400 

26.700

22,200

19,800

16,800

14, 600

12,200

-

276,440

9,215

548,300

May

10,800

9,850

9,400

9,620

10, 500

10, 500

9,180

8,740

8,320

7,500

6,720

6,340

6,160

6,160

5,980

5,450

5,280

5,110

5,110

5,110

4,940

4,780 

6,910

11,900 

9,850

8,530

9,850

7,300

7,500

7,300

6,340

237,030

7,646

470,100

June

5,800

5,800

5,620

5,450

9,590

13,600

25, 400

26.700

12^600

8,960

g6,910

g5,800

g5,280

g4,620

g4, 000

g3,620

g3,340

g5,090

g2,910

2,700

2,520 

2,390

2,320 

2,360

2,220

gl,930

gl,770

gl,660

Sl.590

-

199,050

6,635

394,800

July

gl,530

gl,510

gl,950

,000

,750

,730

,660

,570

,640

,490

,550

,440

,360

,400

,550

,550

,570

,640

,700

,220

,590

,420 

,280

,240 

,200

,160

,120

,060

,010

969

931

45,771

1,476

90,790

Aug.

988

1,030

952

969

1,200

,240

,260

,260

,340

,660

,840

,750

,860

,100

,910

,000

,770

,700

,590

,440

,340

,280 

,240

,220 

,300

,280

,240

,180

,180

,220

,220

43,539

1,404

86,360

Sept.

1,240

1.260

1,040

860

824

788

770

754

738

722

706

690

674

658

642

626

610

610

596

596

582

582 

582

568 

554

540

512

484

470

458

20,756

691

41,130

Calendar year 1951: Max 143,000 Min 1,740 Mean 16,460 Ao-ft 11,920,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 30,100 Min 458 Mean 5,444 Ac-ft 3,952,000

Peak discharce (base, 50,000 cfs). --No peak above base.

g Computed from once-daily wire -weight -gage readings.
190 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°57', long. 96°18', in SE-j sec. 13, T. 17 N., R. 9 E., at intake structure at right abutment of Heyburn Dam on Polecat Creek, Z\ miles northwest of Heyburn, 

3.4 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 11 miles southwest of Sapulpa, and 

at mile 48.6.

Drainage area.--123 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 12,870 acre-ft Mar. 10 (elevation, 763.87 ft); minimum, 9,080 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 760.47 ft).

1950-52: Maximum contents, that of Mar. 10, 1952; minimum since conservation pool 

was first reached, that of Sept. 30, 1952.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Outlet works consist of an 8-foot 3-inch 

diameter concrete conduit extending from an uncontrolled concrete drop inlet at the 

upstream side of dam to a concrete stilling basin rear downstream toe of dam and 

three 36-inch gated low-flow pipes which drain into the conduit below the drop inlet. 

Spillway is a 200-foot channel in a natural saddle about 1,000 ft west of right abutment. 

Storage began Sept. 29, 1950; conservation pool stage was first reached Mar. 10, 1951. 

Capacity, 149,400 acre-ft at elevation 802.0 ft (maximum pool), 59,650 acre-ft at elevation 784.0 ft (spillway crest and top of flood-control pool), and 10,140 acre-ft at 

elevation 761.5 ft (conservation pool). Dead storage, 878 acre-ft below elevation 

740.0 ft (invert of low-flow sluices). Reservoir was designed for flood control and 

conservation. Figures given herewith represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10,120

10,110

10,100

10,090

10,110

10,570

10,510

10,430

10,360

10,320

10,290

10,250

10,220

10,780

10,720

10,620

10,530

10,450

10,400

10,350

10,320

10,340

10,320

10,290

10,260

10,260

10,360

10,320

10,440

10,420

10,800

JJov.

10,740

10,630

10,550

10, 500

10,500

10,450

10 , 440

10,410

10,380

10,350

10,360

10,410

10,380

10,350

10,350

10,330

10,290

10,260

10,250

10,230

10,230

10,230

10,220

10,280

10,370

10,370

10,350

10,330

10,310

10,310

-

Dec.

10,300

10,290

10,280

10,260

10,250

10,230

10,220

10,210

10,190

10,190

10,180

10,180

10,180

10,150

10,120

10,120

10,120

10,110

10,110

10,110

10,090

10,080

10,080

10,080

10,090

10,080

10,080

10,080

10,090

10,090

10,090

Jan.

10,090

10,130

10,160

10,190

10,200

10,200

10,200

10,210

10,200

10,190

10,180

10,180

10,190

10,190

10,190

10,200

10,200

10,190

10,190

10,160

10,200

10,190

10,160

10,150

10,150

10,160

10,160

10,160

10,150

10,150

10,150

Feb.

10,260

10,290

10,310

10,260

10,250

10,230

10,220

10,210

10,210

10,210

10,240

10,280

10,280

10,260

10,260

10,280

10,280

10,280

10,260

10,250

10,240

10,240

10,240

10,470

10,750

10,700

10,640

10,570

10,520

_

-

Mar.

10,520

10,720

11,450

11,180

10,990

10,840

10,740

10,650

11,200

12,870

12,260

11,720

11,340

11,090

10,900

10,780

10,790

11,210

11.050

10,900

10,820

10,680

10,590

10.550

10,500

10,450

10.430

10,410

10.400

10,400

10,380

Apr.

10,360

10,330

10,400

10,410

10,400

10,370

10,350

10,330

10,350

10,310

10,330

10,370

10,340

10,320

10,310

10,300

10,290

10,290

10,420

11,700

11,940

12,230

11,860

11,480

11,210

11,010

10,860

10,750

10,650

10,580

-

Hay

10,560

10,550

10,520

10,470

10,430

10,380

10,350

10,320

10,290

10,240

10,210

10,200

10,190

10,180

10,150

10,140

10,280

10,320

10,310

in, 290

TO, 280

10,280

: i , 900

11,560

: i , 220

10,990

10.820

10,700

10, C-00

^.j . 530

10, i80

June

10,440

10,400

10,360

10,440

10,880

10,770

10,660

10,570

10,500

10,430

10,370

10,330

10,310

10,260

10,230

10,200

10,180

10,150

10,130

10,090

10,060

10,030

10,000

9,960

9,930

9,900

9,870

9,850

9,830

9,810

-

July

9,790

9,780

11,060

10,850

10,700

10,580

10,500

10,410

10,350

10,310

10,280

10,250

10,240

10,260

10, 300

10,280

10,280

10,260

10,240

10,220

10,190

10,150

10,140

10,140

10,120

10,090

10,070

10,040

10,020

10,020

10,130

Aug.

10,110

10,090

10,090

10,070

10,050

10,040

10,020

10,050

10,090

10,090

10,090

10,080

10,060

10, 040

10,000

9,990

9,950

9,930

9,910

9,890

9,870

9,840

10,050

10,040

10,020

10,000

9,990

9,960

9,930

9,910

9,870

Sept.

9,840

9,800

9,780

9,750

9,730

9,710

9,690

9,670

9,650

9,630

9,610

9,590

9,580

9,560

9,530

9,510

9,520

9,470

9,360

9,290

9,250

9,210

9,190

9,170

9,160

9,150

9,130

9,110

9,100

9,080

-

Monthly elevatlor. and contents, water year October 1351 to September 1952

Date

Calendar y^ar 1951. .....

June 30 ...................

Water year 1951-52......

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

(acre-f?pt)

-

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+5,300

-670

-1,060

t Elev»t)-n at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 191

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°55'10", long. 96 0 16'50", in NE^SE£ sec. 30, T. 17 N., R. 10 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 66, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Neversweat Creek, half a mile north of Heyburn, 3.4 miles downstream from Heyburn Reservoir, and at mile 45.2.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage for low-water record. Datum of gage is

 706.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Feb. 22, 1949, wire-weight gage only at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 56.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs May 23 (gage height, 14.94 ft); no flow 

at times.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 17,300 cfs June 23, 1948, May 19, 1949, from rating curvi 

extended above 6,100 cfs; maximum gage height, 28.53 ft May 19, 1949; no flow at times 

in most years.

Maximum stage known, 31.5 ft Sept. 4, 1940, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made' twice a month. Flow regula-

 ted since Sept. 29, 1950, by Heyburn Reservoir (see preceding page), with occasional 

prior regulation from Mar. 16, 1950, by reservoir construction operations. Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologleal Survey.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-12, Feb. 16-23, Mar. 18 to Apr. 14, 

May 6-22 5 stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14, 15, 20-22)

Oct. 1 to May 26 May 27 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.0

0

.2

.8

1.8

4.4

7.8

4.0 

5.0

11.0

205

580

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

72

133

205

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.4

.3

.1

.1

.2

15

31

25

19

15

11

8.8

6.0

61

54

39

29

22

16

13

10

11

16

8.4

7.8

8.4

23

12

17

18

55

552.5

17.8

1,100

Jlov.

54

4T

32 

24

21

22

20

17

14

12

11

13

15

13

12

13

10

6.9

5.5

4.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

12

15

13

11

8.8

7.8

-

450.2

15.0

893

Dec.

7.3

6.9

Itt

6.0

5.4

4.6

5.8

5.5

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.2

.3

65.8

2.12

131

Calendar year 1951: Max 333

Jan.

0.4

.8

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.8

2.2

2.6

2.9

3.1

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

5.2

376

2.3

2.0

2.8

4.0

2.3

1.8

1.2

1.0

69.1

2.23

137

Feb.

1.3

6.4

8.8

12

8.6

5.8

4.0

4.0

2.9

2.6

3.6

9.6

7.8

6.4

6.4

6.9

6.9

7.6

8.2

5.2

4.4

4.3

4.3

24

§2.

58

49

41

33

_

-

410.0

14.1

813

Mar.

27

51

207 

158

114

85

62

48

82

381

490

306

197

133

96

72

57

140

117

85

64

54

39

31

26

22

19

16

il- 14

ls

3,222

104

6,390

Apr.

14

12

11 

23

15

13

12

11

13

11

8.8

14

16

12

8.2

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.7

85

348

279

324

229

158

99

88

72

54

43

-

1,996.7

66.6

3,960

May

37

36

31

26

21

18

14

10

9.0

9.6

5.2

2.6

1.5

1.7

.9

.3

.6

4.6

5.4

4.0

3.4

2.9

450

26T

172

111

87

64

44

30

24

1,487.7

48.0

2,950

June

18

14

10 

8.5

200

84

63

45

32

22

15

10

6.7

4.1

2.2

.8

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

-

536.8

17.9

1,060

July

0

O

168 

111

71

48

34

24

15

12

8.5

5.0

3.4

4.3

7.2

5.9

5.5

5.0

4.3

3.0

1.6

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

.1

538.9

17.4

1,070

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1 

.1

.2

.2

.1

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.8

0.12

7.5

Sept.

0

0

0 

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

2.9

35

46

18

14

1.0

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

118.3

3.94

235

Mln 0 Mean 17.9 Ao-ft 12,940

Water year 1951-52: Max 490 Mln 0 Mean 25.8 Ao-ft 18,750

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 efs). No peak above base.

Note. Discharge computed from two or more dally wire-weight-gage readings Oat. 1-5, 11-13, 21, 22 

24-26, Nov. 18-24, Nov. 29 to Feb. 23, Apr. 15-19, May 11-22, June 16-23, July 21 to Aug. 17, Aug. 

24, 25, Sept. 17, 18, 23-30.
192 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River near Coyville, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°42'20", long. 95°54'20", in SW£ sec. 8, T. 27 S., R. 14 E., near center 

of stream on downstream side of highway bridge l£ miles upstream from Meadow Creek 

i-g miles northwest of Coyville, and 2* miles downstream from Pig Creek

Drainage area. 747 sq mi.

Records.available.--August 1939 to September 1952.

"agf-'-Water-stage recover. Datum of gage is 845.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 25, 1952, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum. see

Average discharge. 13 years, 589 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,3.10 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 31.09 ft)' minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 20.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 130,000 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 41.25 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 46,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during 1939-41.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised 

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated. J

Water-Supply 

Paper

927. ........

957.........

977.. .......

Water 

year

1942

1943

Date

June 23, 1943

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,600

36,900

Gage height 

(feet)

38.10

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers. Records reviewed by Geological Survey. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1117: Drainage area. W 1211: 1945(M), 1948(H). Revised 

figures or discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods in the water 

years 1941 and 1942, superseding figures published in Water-Supply Papers 927, 957 and 

977, are given herewith:

1942 

.Tune 25.

30,100 

29, 8OO

10,600

1942-Con. 

June 26.......... 8,290

Sept. 5.......... 8,740

6. ......... 10,200

Month

Water year 1940-41. ..... 

Calendar year 1941. .....'

Water year 1941-42. ..... 

Calendar year 1942. .....

Cfs -days

245,597 

352,815

280,590 

223,833

Maximum

30,100 

30,100

10,200

10, 600 

10, 600

Minimum

0 

13

24

24 

24

Mean

3,522

673 

967

1,660

769 

613

Runoff In 

acre-feet

209,600

487,200 

699,800

61,520

98,910

556,500 

444,000

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

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

160

153

146 

139

133

791

1.850

549

290

209

183

160

*153

139

133

127

127

139

146

133

127

964

183

135

127

121

153

160

200

*443

343

8,814

284

17,4faO

JIov.

183

160

146 

133

133

139

146

265

1,120

518

241

5.690

1,810

473

443

371

253

183

175

167

167

160

160

153

1,040

*565

343

241

200

183

-

13,961

465

27,690

Dec.

175

167

167 

160

160

153

146

139

133

133

127

133

133

139

167

146

109

104

94

*94

94

94

94

94

94

89

89

89

94

94

94

3,798

123

7,530

Jan.

99

99

*99 

94

94

89

94

240

1 010

560

292

196

202

*371

504

224

202

171

147

130

115

108

98

88

85

88

91

*91

91

85

82

5,739

185

11,380

Feb.

85

104

m152

142

122

108

101

98

94

91

91

*108

122

112

101

98

94

91

85

85

88

108

112

115

108

101

98

-

3,137

108

6,220

Mar.

94

224

1,190 

1,850

714

*635

1,100

1,820

2,120

*8.210

*5,980

1,580

779

*575

504

449

423

1,610

*7,060

1,860

779

698

546

423

371

*378

1,120

762

560

449

397

45,260

1,460

39,770

Apr.

358

322

532 

5,760

3,500

898

590

504

462

898

682

590

1,700

*1,360

620

490

423

371

1,110

2,210

881

*5,840

5. 880

1,360

779

605

504

423

371

322

-

40,345

1,345

80,020

Hay

286

*262

256 

234

202

176

161

152

161

186

171

142

122

115

*108

104

101

575

274

152

118

282

166

115

1.150

*541

196

138

112

101

142

6,679

215

13,250

June

134

98

85 

79

82

224

207

115

85

70

64

54

48

43

39

34

*30

27

26

24

22

20

20

19

17

15

14

13

12

12

-

1,732

57.7

3,440

July

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.8

*9.6

9.4

8.9

8.2

7.6

6.7

5.9

5.3

4.8

SlB

5.9

302.9

9.77

601

Aug.

7.1

7.2

6.8 

*6.0

5.5

5.3

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.0

4.6

4.5

4.5

*18

13

8.0

7.1

6.2

4.7

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2_._2

171.7

5.54

341

Sept.

2.1

.9

.8

.7

* .5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.0

.9

.9

*.8

.9

1.1

.7

.6

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

*.8

-

31.7

1.06

63

Calendar year 1951: Max 59,400 Mln 12 Mean 1,455 Ac-ft 1,054,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,210 Mln 0.5 Mean 355 Ac-ft 257,800

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 efa).--Mar. 10 (9 p.m.) 9,310 ofs (31.09 ft). 

* Discacharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 193

Verdigris River near Altoona, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°29', long. 95°41', in SW£ sec. 29, T. 29 S., R. 16 E., on downstream 

side of right pier of highway bridge, 2j miles southwest of Altoona, 2\ miles downstream from Big Cedar Creek, and 6 miles upstream from Chetopa Creek.

Drainage area. 1,138 so mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 780.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TS29 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 9, 1944, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1939-52), 877 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,510 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 21.84 ft); no 

flow Sept. 29, 30.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 71,000 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 31.09 fth no 

flow at times during 1939-41, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional regulation at low flow by Altoona Reservoir.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 26 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.2

4.8

8.5

15

37

119

225

549

4,780

8,690

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

192

186

175

166

162

173

1,160

1.770

610

323

*259

213

188

173

168

164

162

160

160

160

160

208

1,030

294

186

166

154

146

171

*299

511

10,049

324

19,930

JJov.

348

262

225

190

181

177

181

208

807

1,900

895

2,940

4.980

2,460

939

*1,560

895

474

377

338

317

308

291

276

1,160

*2,130

961

589

434

364

-

27,167

906

53,880

Dec.

323

305

299

282

£73

262

248

228

£08

201

194

192

190

357

338

257

220

199

179

175

171

166

156

146

142

138

134

128

13T

138

148

6,529

211

12,950

Jan.

166

166

*171

160

152

140

127

220

983

1.370

741

442

*463

763

851

549

414

354

302

265

238

215

192

173

166

166

166

*168

166

160

154

10,763

347

21,350

Feb.

314

741

406

417

383

305

273

238

208

194

179

173

171

*168

171

192

190

179

173

162

158

154

158

162

179

199

201

197

188

_

-

6,833

236

13,550

Mar.

179

296

1,120

2,900

*2,350

1,200

1,410

1,670

2,240

6,160

*8.540

7,840

*3,020

1,640

1,290

1,070

939

1,000

*2,780

5,810

2,740

1,490

1,240

1,000

785

653

*569

1,240

917

631

511

65,030

2,098

129,000

Apr.

434

373

367

2,440

5,610

3,800

1,240

807

675

741

*1,200

895

1,940

*2,310

1,600

851

653

549

492

1,640

2,100

1,940

5,170

*5.910

2,130

1,070

829

675

569

*474

-

49,484

1,649

98,150

May

417

370

338

323

299

268

241

220

241

257

241

223

192

168

*154

148

142

140

235

317

201

162

383

251

171

1,250

569

225

*175

144

134

8,599

277

17,060

June

152

175

127

103

101

103

188

225

158

117

94

79

67

59

51

45

*41

35

33

30

27

26

24

23

22

21

20

18

16

15

-

2,195

73.2

4,350

July

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

*11

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.1

9.1

9.1

8^5

8.5

385.7

12.4

765

Aug.

8,1

8.0

7.5

7.1

*6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.5

*6.0

5.3

5.3

5.6

6.7

7.1

6.3

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.0

i^l

197.0

6.35

391

Sept.

izl

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.9

2.7

2.7

*2.9

2.2

1.3

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

*.l

.1

.1

.1

0

0

-

48.3

1.61

96

Calendar year 1951: Max 57,000 Mln 17 Mean 2,010 Ac-ft 1,455,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,340 Mln o Mean 512 Ac-ft 371,500

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
194 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fall River near Eureka, Kans.

Location. --I/at 37°47', long. 96°14', on west line sec. 17, T. 26 S. , R. 11 E. , near left 

bank on downstream side of abutment of bridge on State Highway 99, 3 miles southeast of 

Eureka, and 5 miles downstream from Spring Creek.

Drainage area. 336 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 988.50 ft above mean seg level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 6 years, 236 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,840 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 14.65 ft); mini-

 mum, '0.8 cfs Sept. 2, 15-17.

1946.-52: Maximum discharge, 91,800 cfs June 28, 1951 (gage height, 29.60 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.1 cfs at times August to October 1946.

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

which are poor.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 25 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 1211: 1951.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to May 3)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

Oct. 1 to Mar. 9

2.7 200

3.0 525

3.8 1,480

10 to Sept. 30

0.5 

2.8

2.4 47

3.8 1,480

6.0 2,660

8.4 4,440

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

88

84

76

72

94

629

328

153

*128

117

102

97

93

88

88

93

93

88

88

84

80

80

80

80 

80

80

84

97

140

184

117

3,785

122

7,510

JIov.

102

93

84

76

76

80

88 *161

394

160

134

1.460

350

228

200

184

153

140

134

134

128

128

122

112 

276

219

*153

140

134

128

-

5,971

199

11,840

Dec.

122

122

122

117

117

112

107

102

102

97

97

97

93

93

b88

b80

72

b68

65

58

b56

55

52

52 

49

b46

b43

41

44

47

49

2,465

79.5

4,890

Jan.

b50

b53

*b56

44

b40

b40

38

112

184

102

72

62

*58

65

72

62

58

58

58

55

55

55

5E

49 

49

49

49

*47

47

44

41

1,876

60.5

3,720

Feb.

44

49

55

52

49

47

44

44

41

41

41

41

 41

41

41

41

38

38

38

36

33

36

38

41 

44

41

41

38

36

.

-

1,210

41.7

2,400

Mar.

33

55

248

248

*160

200

465

954

846

*4,250

681

513

383

295

266

238

228

*2,550

846

477

383

350

286

286 

257

*248

441

295

248

210

192

17 , 132

553

33,980

Apr.

176

160

451

1,830

616

417

339

295

*317

405

E76

429

733

417

372

295

266

266

1,130

441

1,420

4.080

811

564 

453

339

266

228

192

176

-

18,160

605

36,020

May

*£00

257

317

339

295

248

184

134

*192

168

107

88

80

76

68

62

65

88

76

65

55

*285

176

618 

3lT

140

107

93

84

76

72

5,132

166

10,180

June

68

65

62

*58

255

200

97

68

62

5E

47

41

37

34

30

26

25

24

22

21

20

20

18

 17

16

15

13

12

11

 10

-

1,446

48.2

2,870

July

8.9

8.9

10

11

13

12

11

11

8.9

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

*7.8

7.8

8.9

8.9

7.8

7.8

7.8

6.8

6.8

5.8 

*4.9

4.1

3.4

2.8

278

3.4

2.8

234.1

7.55

464

Aug.

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

a5

7.8

4.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.9

4.9

4.1

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.8 *2.8

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.9 

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.2

95.2

3.07

189

Sept.

1.2

1.0

*1.2

1.5

1.5

Lui

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.5

al.3

al.a

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

.8

> al.O

al.2

1.2

 al.2

*1.2

-

37.2

1.24

74

Calendar year 1951: Max 31,300 Mln 9.1 Mean 535 Ac-ft 387,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,250 Mln 0.8 Mean 157 Ac-ft 114,100

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). --Mar. 10 (6 a.m.) 9.840 cfs (14.65 ft); Apr. 22 (4 a.m.) 9,570

(14.32 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 195

Otter Creek at Climax, Kans,

Location. Lat 37°42'30", long. 96°13'30", in Sw£ sec. 8, T. 27 S., R. 11 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 99, half a mile south of 

Climax, 5^ miles upstream from mouth, and 5j miles downstream from South Branch Otter 

Creek.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi.

Records available . August 1946 to September 1952.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 977.76 ft (corrected) above mean sea level, 

latum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 6 years, 99.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,200 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 12.77 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 14-19, 24-30.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 15,400 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 23.73 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 3-8, Sept. 28 to Oct. 22, 1947, Sept. 14-19, 24-30, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 24 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 11

2.6 

2.9 

3.5 

4.5 

5.5

109

289

535

12 to Sept. 30

3.3

3 4.0 

3 5.0 

5 6.S

2.E 38

95

210

440

963

1,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

26

24

22

21

37

142

92

SO

»40

35

31

28

26

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

28

269

52

37

30

28

29 

35

215

 146

78

1,686

54.4

3,340

Nov.

74

70

62

59

59

64

74

314

439

170

128

1,150

221

152

285

246

145

122

116

107

98

88

79

76

341

145

*106 

91

83

77

-

5,241

175

10,400

Dec.

74

73

68

62

59

57

51

48

47

46

45

44

42

b39

b36

34

33

33

32

b30

b28

27

27

26

26

25

§

24

27

30

1,239

40.0

2,460

Jan.

33

28

»23

23

23

21

21

79

128

52

36

32

*38

62

80

45

41

36

33

31

29

28

24

23

24

27

26 

 24

22

21

21

1,114

35.9

2,210

Feb.

22

23

24

28

27

23

21

19

18

17

17

18

*19

19

18

17

16

16

IS

15

14

15

IS

17

18

19

18 

17

16

_

-

543

18.7

feOSO

Mar.

15

34

222

154

 107

136

212

155

166

"1.450

263

181

131

110

102

91

87

804

265

152

122

113

91

86

81

 74

73 

66

59

54

51

5,687

183

11,280

Apr.

46

42

54

566

182

122

101

91

 107

131

91

164

294

128

100

88

81

73

70

67

167

1.360

248

174

140

118

98 

86

76

69

5,135

171

10,190

May

»64

58

54

49

44

41

39

36

 119

81

46

38

35

32

29

27

26

26

25

23

22

 305

67

41

33

27

23

21

20

18

16.

1,485

47.9

2,950

June

15

14

13

 12

199

90

41

28

23

18

16

13

12

11

9.2

8.0

7.1

6.3

5.9

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.0

 3.8

3.5 

3.2

2.9

*2.9

586.3

19.5

1,160

July

2.6

3.2

4.3

3.2

4.6

3.5

2.9

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

 1.9

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

 1.3

1.2

1.0 

.8

.7

.7

.8

65.6

2.12

130

Aug.

0.7

.6

.6

'.G

1.3

1.0

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

26.3

0.85

52

Sept.

0.2

.2

'.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

^

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

'-

4.7

0.16

9.3

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,150 Mln 2.3 Mean 220 Ac-ft 159,500

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,430 Mln 0.1 Mean 62.3 Ac-ft 45,260

Peak discharee (baae, 5,000 cfs). --No peak above baae.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
196 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fall River Reservoir near Fall River, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°39', long. 96°04', in NE£ sec. 3, T. 28 S. , R. 12 E. , in right bank 

control tower at dam on Fall River, 4. miles northwest of town of Fall River and 54.2 

miles above mouth of Fall River.

Drainage area. 585 sq mi.

Records available. April 1949 to September 1952.

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

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 44,250 acre-ft Mar. 11 (elevation, 954.07 ft); 

minimum, 21,430 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 946.11 ft).

1949-52: Maximum contents, 260,200 acre-ft July 13, 1951 (elevation, 987.18 ft); 

minimum after first filling, that of Sept. 30, 1952.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Spillway is a concrete, gravity, ogee-weir 

type, controlled by eight 50 by 25-foot taintor gates, with net length of 400 ft and 

over-all length, ineluding seven Intermediate piers of 470 ft. Normal regulation is 

accomplished by means of seven gated 5 by 8^-foot sluices through the intermediate 

piers of spillway. Low-flow releases are regulated by a 30-inch diameter pipe conduit. 

A 12-inch water-supply pipe is also included in outlet works. Natural flow was diverted 

through sluices during period Aug. 12, 1948, to Apr. 19, 1949. Regulated storage began 

Apr. 20, 1949. Conservation pool stage (elevation, 948.5 ft) was first reached June 5, 

1949. Reservoir was designed for flood control and conservation. Pertinent data regarding dam are as follows:

Flood-control storage ..... 

Invert of sluices .........

Invert of 30" conduit.....

Elevation 

(feet)

996.5

990.0

987.5

948.5

948.5 to 987.5 

915.0

929.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet )t

_

_

263,000

t27,000

236,000

-

t 1939 reservoir survey.

t Storage of 17,000 acre-ft is for pollution abatement.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Calendar year 1951...

Sept.SO. ...............

water year 1951-52 . . .

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

946.11

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

21,430

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-200

+50

+630

-2,110

-5,460

t Elevation at 12 p.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 197

Fall River -near Pall River, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°37', long. 96°02', In SE£ sec. 12, T. 28 S., R. 12 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 96, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Salt Creek and 1 mile northwest of Fall River.

Drainage area. 591 sq ml.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 885.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 13, 1946, wire-weight gage at site 

3.1 miles upstream at datum 12.79 ft higher. June 13 to Aug. 26, 1946, wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 397 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,030 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 10.62 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs July 21 (gage height, 2.11 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 45,600 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 31.15 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times during 1939-41, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Fall River Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 1147: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, irr cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

1.5 

3.5

7.0

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

63

138

288

516

5.0 

8.0 

10.0

860

3,530

4,750

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Acs- ft

Oct.

127

127

127

127

125

125

125

814

686

*152

152

129

108

106

102

72

68

53

104

129

96

310

490

382

140

129

108

108

110

341

568

6,340

205

12,580

flov.

328

170

170

170

170

170

170

176

*594

1,050

950

1,130

2,570

1,480

438

714

597

277

315

274

181

270

319

242

410

803

*932

327

270

270

-

15,937

531

31..610

Dec.

270

270

270

252

219

189

189

157

138

138

140

150

157

201

236

150

138

138

127

116

- 110

102

91

82

82

80

80

80

96

116

116

4,68O

151

9,280

Jan.

116

. 155

*150

129

120

100

78

165

424

381

162

162

*152

239

222

216

195

131

100

96

96

100

100

100

98

98

98

*98

87

59

59

4,486

145

8,900

Feb.

112

150

118

116

96

82

82

82

78

72

72

69

*63

68

72

72

72

72

72

72

74

74

74

74

75

75

75

75

75

-

-

2,363

81.5

4,690

Mar.

75

92

402

1,000

597

443

612

1,000

1,220

86

295

*1,850

*5.790

3,690

*1,220

1,100

484

434

880

1,070

1,260

686

369

400

400

348

*319

369

396

392

378

25,657

828

50,890

Apr.

340

274

363

494

1,440

2,030

1,440

461

*436

678

516

410

505

*1,070

1,220

424

527

527

327

340

922

1,720

2,490

4,490

*2,300

574

533

414

315

*304

-

27,384

913

54,320

May

335

274

176

226

263

216

189

112

*126

352

315

184

157

100

100

100

96

96

92

91

91

*284

986

704

178

*259

259

192

80

80

182

6,895

222

13,680

June

204

140

85

*59

107

256

340

225

92

80

55

5555*

45

38

30

21

20

*18

17

9.4

8.8

8.8

*8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.6

8.2

-

2,027.0

67.6

4,020

July

8.2

9.4

11

8.8

8.8

9.4

11

11

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

*1.Z

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.6

8.8

11

11

*11

13

17

17

18

18

18

278.7

8.99

553

Aug.

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

14

13

13

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

18

18

18

499

16.1

990

Sept.

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*17

17

18

18

18

11

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

-

539

18.0

1,070

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,500 Mln 3.9 Mean 1,010 Ac-ft 731,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,490 Mln 0.3 Mean 265 Ac-ft 192,600

Discharge measurement made on this day.
198 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fall River at Predonla, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°30'30", long. 95°50'00", In NWij sec. 24, T. 29 S., R. 14 E., on downstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 96, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Clear Creek, 1 mile downstream from Salt Creek, and 1 mile south of 

Predonla.

Drainage area. 827 sq ml.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 819.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 21, 1949, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1939-52), 574 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,670 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 15.13 ft); minimum, 5.3 cfs July 24.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 49,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 Cgage height, 36.17 ft); no 

flow at times during 1939-41.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by'Pall River Reservoir (see p. 196)."

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.4

3.5

6.6

11

18

47

3.7 

4.0 

5.5 

8.0 

13.0

92

155

616

1,700

5,12°

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

165

141

139

137

139

158

183

210

1,170

306

*188

183

148

137

137

128

92

92

72

W

148

165

513

513

314

175

150

137

144

172

530

6,982

225

13,850

J*ov.

5S1

280

219

213 216

224

230

259

*564

1,250

1,170

2,710

2,300

2,920

860

1,390

1,120

480

416

416

348

280

400

370

1,160

981

1,120

*782

354

370

-

23,983

799

47,570

Dec.

360

360

354

345

317

2S5

256

245

210

194

194

194

204

323

535

262

207

199

188

180

175

170

158

132

128

124

122 T2"4

126

148

170

6,839

221

15,560

Jan.

175

216

*222

194

172

168

134

300

861 6-34

365

282

*503

400

4SO

357

326

280

202

168

160

155

144

139

141

144

144

*141

137

124

100

7,766

251

15,400

Feb.

172

651

514

503

265

194

165

158

153

146

139

134

130

*124

T28

12S

128

128

126

124

124

124

128

132

139

144

139

132

128

-

5,000

172

9,920

Mar.

130 552-

932

1,390

1,300

651

822

*901

1,300

5,120

1,040

*1,150

*2,710

;?)290

1,250

961

802

*941

2,300

2,710

1,640

464

515

515

496

*432

452

480

480

480

59,632

1,278

78,610

Apr.

447

416

351

1/175

1,340

1,990

*2,110

901

480

782

782

634

1,000

861

1,480

802

464

432

416

416

688

2,050

2,430

*3,830

*4,550

961

688

564

480

*363

-

33,658

1,122

66,760

May

400

400

306

256

297

306

248

255

242

452

400

314

227

185

159

154

150

124

*122

122

122

126

464

1,250

259

256

280

271

172

98 I'D"?

8,417

272

16,690

June

230

207

160

103

96

233

294

400

2X9

*119

105

75

70

66

57

46

39

28

*27

25

22

20

16

14

*12

12

12

12

11

Tl

-

2,739

91.3

5,430

July

11

11

20 "20

14

13

14

14

16

14

13

12

12

12

*15

14

13

11

8.5

7.4

6.3

*5.6

5.6

5.5

TT5

9.5

11

15

18

20

20

385.1

12.4

764

Aug.

18

18

19

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

22

21

21

20

20

18

16

*18

19

16

15

14

14

14

14

16

16

14

14

15

17

549

17.7

1,090

Sept.

18

18

25 "Z2"

25

23

22

20

20

*18

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

20

21

22

19

18

18

*13

17

TT

17

18

17

-

576

19.2

1,140

Calendar year 1951: Max 18,900 Mln 8.5 Mean 1,286 Ac-ft 931,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,120 Mln 5.3 Mean 373 Ac-ft 270,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 199

Elk River near Elk City, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°16', long. 95°55', in NEv sec. 18, $. 32 S., R. 14 E., near center of 

stream on upstream side of highway bridge, 150 ft downstream from Salt Creek, and if 

miles south of Elk City.

Drainage area. 575 sq mi.

Records available. November'1938 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 795.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years (1939-52), 422 cfs.

Extremes. tfeximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 18.00 ft); no 

flow Sept. 9-30.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 81,500 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 30.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 24 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 11-13)

1.0 

2.6

.9 

1.1 

1.4 75

1.8

2.5

5.0

10.0

14.0

168

418

1,540

4,830

8,360

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

Jay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

41

39

37

32

30

34

39

125

82

60

47

44

*42

39

48

52

44

39

36

34

32

50

125

143

66

52

47

40

51

338

235

2,118

68.3

4,200

JJov.

146

143

138

120

104

113

130

*199

1,280

1,010

478

2,900

1,540

498

458

1,900

662

378

282

230

214

198

189

186

1,920

1,340

498

*338

264

230

-

18,086

603

35,870

Dec.

214

198

198

192

180

174

162

148

125

118

115

115

113

965

358

214

135

122

120

118

113

108

97

91

91

86

82

79

80" 77

100

5,088

164

10,090

Jan.

104

118

102

*84

79

72

69

Il5

1,190

458

319

247

*300

498

578

264

230

214

171

146

138

130

115

102

93

97

111

*102

95

86

84

6,511

210

12,910

Feb.

89

965

398

378

282

198

160

143

125

118

*111

108

108

106

106

102

95

89

84

82

80

77

75

36

132

148

132

97

91

-

4,765

164

9,450

Mar.

84

1,0615

1,640

1,640

620

*478

438

358

247

*8,220

3,470

920

538

418

319

247

230

1,060

1,340

538

398

338

282

230

214

192

*180

174

171

162

148

26,354

850

52,270

Apr.

143

135

125

1,^50"

1,380

418

*300

214

198

438

319

319

1,340

578

378

247

214

214

198

195

1,060

*2,360

2.780

875

*538

458

358

264

230

*214

17,540

585

34,790

May

198

189

177

160

140

128

113

104

108

247

146

106

88

80

75

72

66

60

57

*54

52

51

52

56

54

48

46

41

37

34 152"

2,961

95.5

5,870

June

60

41

30

26

132

578

T6S

80

59

46

32

28

*25

22

20

17

15

13

12

11

10

9.5

*8.6

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.3

5.6

5.0

4.5

1,477.9

49.3

2,930

July

4.2

4.2

7.0

5.6

25

21

17

13

10

7.4

*6.3

6.3

7.4

7.0

6.3

5.6

5.0

5.0.

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.0

*3.3

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.0

rrg- 1.7

1.9

203.6

6.57

404

Aug.

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

*1.2

1.1

1.0

1.4

11

L4

11

8.6

7.0

5.6

4.5

3.8

3.1

2.5

*2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.6

J.J5

98.3

3.17

195

Sept.

0.4

75

.2

.2

,1

.1

.1 *.l

 50

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

1.5

0.05

3.0

Calendar year 1951: Max 50,100 Mln 6.0 Mean 675 Ao-ft 488,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,220 Mln 0 Mean 233 Ac-ft 169,000

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). Mar. 10 (9 a.m.) 12,200 cfs (18.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
200 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.

Location.~Lat 37°13', long. 95°41', in NE£ sec. 32, T. 32 S., R. 16 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 160, 2 miles east of Independence 

and 3| miles downstream from Elk River.

Drainage area. 2,892 sq mi.

Records available. April to September 1904 (occasional gage heights only), November 1921 

to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 716.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at datum 2.32 ft

higher. Oct. 1, 1929, to Dec. 26, 1933, wire-weight or chain gages at present site

and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,721 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 30.63 ft); 

minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 30.

1904, 1921-52: Maximum discharge, 117,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 47.28 ft); 

no flow for periods in 1932, 1934, 1936, 1939, and 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by Fall River Reservoir (see p. 196).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 25 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). W 977: 1922, 1923(M), 1927-29. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7, 11-20, 22, 23)

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 158

3.5

6.0

10.0

18.0

30.0

394

1,270

3,190

9,100

21,100

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Dot.

523

464

408

394

368

394

493

1.920

1,690

1,520

685

538

478

422

422

394

368

309

287 "29T

326

*450

864

1,400

880

508

394 

342

*368

464

1,080

19,445

627

38,570

Jiov.

1,310

1,040

685

602

570

570

570

668

1,690

3,860

3,250

5,290

9,820

7,400

3,610

*5,140

4,120

2,240

1,480

1,310

*1,230

1,080

997

1,080

2,340

5,780

3,250 

2,340

1,650

1,230

-

76,202

2,540

151,100

Dec.

1,150

1,110

1,080

*997

978

919

826

754

685

618

602

586

586

1,820

2,050

1,200

808

685

634

618

538

523

538

493

478

450

422 

42?

422

436

493

23,921

772

47,450

Jan.

523

538

523

*554

508

450

450

634

2,860

5,080

2,140

1,400

1,350

*1,780

2,050

1,740

1,300

1,110

958

790

702

634

586

538

493

493

508 

493

*478

450

422

30,535

985

60,570

Feb.

478

2,270

1,920'

1,310

1,310

1,040

826

719

634

586

538

*508

493

478

464

464

478

450

436

408

 531 394

394

408

478

570

538 

493

464

-

19,943

688

39,560

Mar.

436

1/550"

3,080

6,080

5,490

*3,250

2,390

2,860

3,250

14,200

*21,000

*14, 300

8,920

*5,350

5,420

2,700

2,340

3,190

4,310

6,840

7,960

4,440

2,540

*1,780

1,650

1,520

1,400 

1,740

1,820

1,520

1,350

144,476

4,661

286,600

Apr.

1,270

1,150

1,080

2,110

7,480

7,640

4,720

3,020

1,820

*1,650

2,340

2,290

3,250

4,240

3,670

2,800

1,740

1,440

1,350

1,440

3,860

4,180

9,550

*10.500

9,370

5,070

2,190 

1,870

1,560

*1,400

-

106,050

3,535

210,300

May

1,190

1,150

1,080

900

808

790

719

618

586

668

978

808

634

508

436

381

355

342

334 553

464

368

478

1,310

1,310

719

1.520 

702

*523

368

668

22,238

717

44,110

June

450

508

394

321

368

570

754

TSB

668

368

254

222

198

176

156

136

114

100

87

77

69

63

56

50

47

44

40 

37

34

32

-

7,129

238

14,140

July

30

*28

41

41

38

39

45

58

47

35

32

31

30

33

37

*34

37

46

37

30

27

22

20

18

*17

15

14 

13

12

TS

21

944

30.5

1,870

Aug.

22

22

21

21

*24

22

20

22

21

20

20

29

32

28

25

24

23

33

*Z3

26

24

22

20

18

18

18

20 

21

18

17

.15

695

22.4

1,380

Sept.

14

13

14

14

14

13

13

14

*13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

16

16

15

*13

12

11 

11

11

10

-

386

12.9

766

Calendar year 1951: Max 89,200 Mln 38 Mean 4,405 Ac-ft 3,189,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 21,000 Mln lo Mean 1,235 Ac-ft 896,400

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). Mar. 11 (11:30 a.m.) 21,800 cfa (30.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 201

Verdigris River near Lenapah, Okla.

Location.~Lat 36°51', long. 95°35', at center of sec. 3, T. 27 N., R. 16 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2f miles east of Lenapah, 4£ miles 

upstream from Cedar Creek, and at mile 144.6.

Drainage area. 3,639 sq ml.

Records availablt. April 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 644.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 2,753 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,300 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 23.52 ft); minImum, 10 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 137,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 40.44 ft, from 

high-water mark); no flow at times in 1939-40.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by Fall River 

Reservoir on Fall River (see p. 196). and low-water dams below Independence and Coffeyville, Kans. Records of chemical anaylses and water temperatures for the water year 

1952 are given In Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologlcal Survey.

Revisions (water years). W 977: 1942(M). W 1117: Drainage area.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30

357

495

986

2,830

19,600

May 1 to Sept. 30

11 4.5

17 5.0

41 5.5

73 6.0

151 7.0

276

451

682

987

1,830

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

0

1

.2

.3

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

656

571

495

459

612

532

552

976

2,080

1,830

1,130

680

571

514

1,870

954

571

477

407

580

380

2.940

1,690

1,640

1,280

922

1,200

862

1,770

1,590

1,050

31,641

1,021

62,760

JIov.

1,780

1,640

al,100

aSOO

8700

8700

a700

al,000

83,000

5,560

4,930

13.800

10,700

9,860

7,880

10,500

6,920

3,780

2,180

1,640

1,450

1,370

1,200

1,200

3,200

5,880

5,660

3,140

2,330

1,590

-

116,190

3,873

230,500

Dec.

1,370

1,280

1,200

1,130

1,090

1,050

986

922

834

780

728

703

703

1,610

4.200

1,830

1,160

892

780

780

780

753

656

634

612

592

571

571

552 5"7T

592

30,912

997

61,310

Jan.

634

680

680

656

703

656

612

954

3,250

4.500

3,040

2,030

1,640

1,950

2,530

2,250

1,690

1,520

1,160

986

862

834

755

703

656

654

654

612

612

592

571

58,944

1,256

77,240

Feb.

612

2,530

5.560

82/000

81,500

al,500

81,200

8900

8750

a670

8656

656

656

654

612

592

592

592

571

552

514

¥14

571

592

806

922

806

703

654

-

27,197

958

55,940

Mar.

592

1,930"

4,090

5,880

7,050

5,140

2,940

2,850

5,560

11,400

18,400

19.400

315,000

7,450

6,190

4,620

2,750

4,090

5,240

5,980

9,310

a7,200

a5,200

2,180

1,880

1,690

1,540

1,540

2,050

1,850

1,540

166,252

5,562

529,700

Apr.

1,570

1,240

81.200

82,000

a4,000

a8,000

86,000

4,090

2,530

1,740

2,030

2,630

2,830

4,720

4,300

3,670

2,430

1,640

1,450

1,570

5,560

5,240

7,030

10,800

10,500

8,100

3,560

2,180

1,850

1,540

-

115,580

5,779

224,900

May

1,280

1,170

1,090

1,020

856

826

766

704

650

620

826

920

766

596

505

424

590

575

558

547

555

467

640

795

1 . 640

987

1,180

1,150

661

535

401

23,440

756

46,490

June

682

488

514

412

397

435

646

752

757

601

572

270

220

188

162

147

145

132

117

100

80

72

68

59

55

52

48

46

45

45

-

8,065

269

16,000

July

44

40

37

44

47

47

44

57

40

J52

52

45

56

41

52

44

41

45

48

50

45

39

54

50

25

22

19

17

16

T5

18

1,168

37.7

2,520

Aug.

16

15

14

14

14

16

16

17

19

20

20

20

22

22

24

27

26

26

29

50

50

57

56

32

26

23

20

18

17

16

15

677

21.8

1,540

Sept.

14

14

14

15

15

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

15

-

569

12.5

752

Calendar year 1951: Max 85,200 Min 44 Mean 4,779 Ac-ft 3,460,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 19,400 Min 10 Mean 1,525 Ac-ft 1,107,000

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs). No peak above base.

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

stations.
202 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caney River near Elgin, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°00' , long. 96°19' , in SE£ sec. 16, T. 35 S., R. 10 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2 miles west of Elgin.

Drainage area. 445 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 763.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 291 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 15.76 ft); no 

flow Sept. 6-30.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 35,500 cfs Apr. 10, 1944 (gage height, 29.80 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 25 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0

1.3

3.3

7.2

18

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.8 

12.0

183

410

8,890

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

154

135

121

107

98

110

179

*135

104

92

83

74

67

64

7_78

256

146

121

110

104

107

654

211

162

142

132

142

167

*621

484

350

6,210

200

12,320

JJOV.

469

370

325

307

289

307

432

1,050

1,380

670

516

2,330

813

549

744

1,520

654

516

469

417

383

356

319

325

2,510

813

565

*484

432

390

-

20,704

690

41,070

Dec.

363

343

319

283

272

256

221

197

188

179

175

171

167

425

325

171

*158

150

146

154

132

128

124

121

118

110

104

104

110

121

135

5,970

193

11,840

Jan.

135

128

114

*104

101

98

95

234

822

313

225

211

225

*2S7

256

206

192

179

171

162

154

150

138

128

132

138

132

124

*114

110

107

5,665

183

11,240

Feb.

316

350

121

197

175

150

138

132

124

118

*114

124

132

124

114

110

107

104

101

95

92

98

114

110

192

188

158

146

135

-

4,279

148

,_ 8,490

Mar.

128

963

*1,250

976

670

541

469

425

1,190

B.210

1,470

856

622

500

447

403

397

785

589

*417

337

295

256

235

225

211

202

192

183

175

167

23,786

767

47,180

Apr.

158

146

146

564

516

295

246

*230

241

301

251

325

589

376

295

272

256

246

251

289

856

3.420

 1 , 650

796

622

492

425

*370

325

295

-

15,244

508

30,240

May

301

319

267

235

211

192

167

158

146

132

124

114

104

95

89

80

74

72

*70

67

64

60

62

77

62

57

52

48

44

40

38

3,621

117

7,180

June

36

34

*32

36

*1.320

397

171

118

89

72

60

*50

44

40

36

32

29

28

26

*24

23

22

19

17

16

14

12

11

9.9

*8.9

-

2,826.8

94.2

5,610

July

8.9

9.9

18

22

T7

12

9.9

9.9

*8.9

8.9

8.0

7.2

6.5

6.5

7.2

8.0

8.9

9.9

8.9

8.0

6.5

5.5

*4.7

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

248.7

8.02

493

Aug.

2.5

2.3

2.3

*2.1

2.1

4.0

4.7

6.5

13

6.5

5.5

4.7

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.1

*1.9

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

84.1

2.71

167

Sept.

0 3

3

3

2

1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

2.4

Calendar year 1951 : Max 23,800 Min 9.9 Mean 471 Ac-ft 341,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 8,210 Min 0 Mean 242 Ac-ft 175,800

Peak discharge (base, 6,OOP afs).--Mar. 10 (6 a.m.) 13,500 efs (15.76 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 203 

Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla.

Location. Lat 36*56', long. 96°05' , In SE£ see. 2, T. 28 N., R. HE., In stair tower at 

right end of Hulah Dam on Caney River, half a mile downstream from Hickory Creek, 2 miles 

west of Hulah, 15.7 miles upstream from Caney Creek, and at mile 96.2.

Drainage area. 732 sq ml.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

To Feb. 15, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 69,200 acre-ft Mar. 13 (elevation, 740.33 ft); minImum, 22,570 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 728.60 ft).

1950-52: Maximum contents, 100,300 acre-ft July 3, 1951 (elevation, 745.42 ft); minimum since conservation pool was maintained, that of Sept. 30, 1952.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Spillway is a 472-foot concrete ogee-type 

weir controlled by 10 talntor gates. Outlet works consist of nine rectangular sluices, 

two 24-inch gated pipes, and one 10-inch water-supply pipe. Closure for diversion made 

Feb. 6, 1950; regulated storage began Oct. 25, 1950; conservation pool maintained since 

Sept. 24, 1951. Capacity, 295,100 acre-ft at elevation 765.0 ft (top of taintor gates), 

67,450 acre-ft at elevation 740.0 ft (crest of spillway), and 29,650 acre-ft at elevation 

731.0 ft (conservation pool). Dead storage, 165 acre-ft below elevation 702.0 ft (invert of sluices). Reservoir was designed for flood control, conservation, and possible 

future water-supply development. Figures given herewith represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

29,390

29,430

29,390

29,330

29,270

29,200

29,360

29,520

29,650

29,710

29,710

29,650

29,650

29,810

32,700

31,280

29,910

29,780

29,870

29,970

30,420

32,240

30,740

29,590

29,520

29,780

30,070

30,350

32,020

30,160

29,330

Jlov.

30,290

30,420

30,320

30,230

30,290

30,130

30,610

31,990

33,160

32,380

31,510

35,260

33,080

30,420

32,350

35,010

31,790

29,810

29,710

29,550

29,780

30,100

30,290

30,770

38,480

37,000

31,830

30,260

30,000

30,000

-

Dec.

30,230

30,510

30,740

30,800

30,640

30,350

30,000

29,550

29,300

29,330

29,490

29,550

29,650

31,700

31,950

31,830

30,870

29,750

29,810

30,130

30,190

29,940

29,780

29,810

29,840

29,840

29,840

29,810

29,810

29,840

29,970

Jan.

30,030

30,160

30,190

30,160

30,130

30,100

30,070

30,830

32,460

31,150

29,710

29,550

29,710

30,100

30,280

30,290

30,230

30,030

29,970

29,840

30,000

30,070

30,030

30,000

30,100

30,160

30,190

30,230

30,290

30,190

30,030

Feb.

31,060

31,950

32,350

30,130

30,510

29,840

29-, 590

29,550

29,550

29,550

29,550

29,620

29,650

29,650

29,650

29,590

29,490

29,430

29,390

29,330

29,330

29,550

29,680

29,840

30,350

30,070

29,390

29,270

29,270

_

-

 Mar.

29,360

33,820

38,060

37,140

35,040

32,280

30,290

29,710

34,200

61,450

65,650

68,400

64,960

57,180

49,380

41,750

34,870

32,280

30,230

29,620

29,870

29,870

29,750

29,810

29,870

29,910

29,910

29,840

29,780

29,710

29,650

Apr.

29,550

29,620

29,870

31,150

30,740

29,780

29,390

29,390

29,550

29,680

29,840

30,480

31,310

31,060

30,160

29,780

29,460

29,330

29,330

30,130

32,880

40,260

44,600

41,590

36,200

33,960

31,540

29,780

29,780

29,910

-

May

30,100

30,260

30,260

30,130

29,970

29,810

29,810

29,780

29,710

29,550

29,390

29,390

29,460

29,550

29,590

29,650

29,750

29,7.80

29,810

29,810

29,810

29,870

30,160

30,290

30,290

30,100

29,520

29,170

28,950

28,850

28,820

June

28,820

28,820

28,850

29,230

32,420

30,290

30,130

29,970

29,910

29,870

29,810

29,780

29,750

29,710

29,680

29,650

29,590

29,550

29,520

29,460

29,390

29,330

29,270

29,170

29,070

29,010

28,910

28,850

28,790

28,690

July

28,590

28,590

28,630

28,560

28,500

28,430

28,430

28,340

28,240

28,180

28 , 050

27,950

27,890

28,370

28,430

28,370

28,530

28,530

28,500

28,470

28,370

28,270

28,210

28,110

27,990

27,890

27,730

27,610

27,490

27,520

27,380

Aug.

27,290

27,200

27,110

26,990

26,930

27,170

27,080

27,080

27,020

26,930

26,840

26,790

26,670

26,550

26,430

26,340

26,260

26,170

26,110

26,020

25,960

25,840

25,690

25,580

25,490

25,460

25,370

25,250

25,160

25,020

24,900

Sept.

24,750

24,600

24,480

24,400

24,310

24,220

24,160

24,080

24,030

23,950

23,870

23,810

23,730

23,680

23,600

23,520

23,460

23,380

23,270

23,190

23,140

23,060

22,980

22,920

22,870

22,810

22,760

22,680

22,620

22,570

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Calendar year 1951......

Feb. 29...................

Sept. 30.. .................

Water year 1951-52. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

728.60

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

30,000

-

24,900

22,570

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+ 670

+28,870

-2,480

-2,330

-6,760

t Elevation at 12 p.
204 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caney River near Hulah, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56', long. 96°05 T , in MW£ sec. 12, T. 28 N., R. 11 E., on right bank

1,000 ft downstream from Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, 0.9 mile downstream 

from Hulah Dam, it miles upstream from Opossum Creek, 2| miles west of Hulah, and at mile 95.3.

Drainage area. 736 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 681.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 18, 1939, wire-weight gage and 

Feb. 18, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1948, water-stage recorder, at highway bridge 0.8 mile 

upstream at datum 3.00 ft higher".

Average discharge. 15 years, 418 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,670 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 26.30 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs July 20.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 51,000 cfs Apr. 10, 1944 (gage height, 39.45 ft, former 

site and datum); no flow at times in 1939-40, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 40.2 ft, former site and datum, date unknown, from floodmark, 

from information by Corps of Engineers.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow completely regulated by 

Hulah Reservoir (see preceding page). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologleal Survey.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Mar. 1O, Apr. 24-28, 

Aug. 2-10)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 28 Apr. 29 to Sept. 30

1.6 

5.2

8.0

10.0

12.0

16.0

21.0

26.2

214

403

656

1,430

2,670

4,630

42

92

240

540

1,030

1,850

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

154

151

151

151

148

138

98

-66 66

66

68

68

68

68 

485

1,270

982

279

73

73

73

601

1,190

906

234

86

86

86

599

1.720

1,330

11,534

372

22,880

J(ov.

392

484

547

547

547

547

560

1,410

2,070

1,490

1,490

1,530

2,240

2,280 

898

1,260

2,510

1,930

614

614

446

320

325

320

340

1,700

3.410

1,610

702

521

-

33,649

1,122

66,740

Dec.

310

310

310

310

381

472

472

472

392

221

158

158

158

222 

32O

320

762

 212 849

82

129

330

262

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

8,908

287

17,670

Jan.

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

168

342

1,040

1,210

425

310

310 

310

310

310

310

310

273

158

158

158

158

144

138

138

116

100

174

230

8,434

272

16,730

Feb.

230

230

230

562

946

609

310

222

165

165

165

165

165

162 

162

162

162

162

162

162

104

35

55

131

179

154

581

288

176

-

7,296

252

14,470

Mar.

176

198

617

1,530

1,990

1,970

1,590

809

484

573

330

2.1

1,990

4.630 

34,100

a4,300

a4,200

3,660

1,970

978

436

436

436

350

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

40,155. 1

1,295

79,650

Apr.

255

158

158

365

906

906

527

300

300

300

300

300

300

556 

846

521

436

360

300

310

782

680

679

2,280

5.750

1,760

1,720

1,410

420

330

-

22,195

740

44,020

May

'535 330

321

321

321

265

172

172

17S

172

161

92

62

45 

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

46

48

46

45

150

321

232

144

63

42

4,388

142

8,700

June

30

14

14

15

868

1.720

321

239

133

83

72

44

28

14 

14

14.

21

13

13

12

a6

5.4

a5_

a8

19

19

19

19

-

3,794.4

126

7,530

July

20

20

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

17 

al

.5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

a_._2

a6

16

16

16

16

23

30

30

31

IT

31

526.8

17.0

1,040

Aug.

27

18

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

16

25

18

17

T7 

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

54

71

22

21

22

22

22

21

21

21

687

22.2

1,360

Sept.

22

22

22

22

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

-

406

13.5

805

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,710 Mln 0.1 Mean 655 Ac-ft 474,400

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,630 Mln 0.2 Mean 388 Ac-ft 281,600

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records of outflow from Hulah Reservoir.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 205

Caney Creek near Copan, Okla.

Location. Lat 36 0 58'15", long. 95°56'05", on south line sec. 19, T. 29 N., R. 13 E., at 

downstream side of right pier of highway bridge, 500 ft downstream from Atchlson, Topeka 

& Santa Fe Railway bridge, 3^ miles upstream from Cotton Creek, 5 miles north of Copan, 

and 18.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 424 sq ml.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 690.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 26, 1944, chain gage at site 500 ft 

upstream at present datum, May 26, 1944, to Sept. 11, 1947, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 301 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,410 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 25.20 ft); no

 TTowlSept. 1-30,

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 36,400 cfs Apr. 10, 1944 (gage height, 30.58 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of 

records for Caney River near Hulah; no flow July 23 to Aug. 24, 1946, Sept. 1-30, 1952.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 16-19, Jan. 15 to Feb. 1, Mar. 2-5, 

11, 19, 20, Apr. 5, Apr. 22 to June 13, July 15 to Aug. 31; rate of 

change In stage used as a factor Mar. 9, 10; backwater from return 

of overbank flow Mar. 12)

3.4

4.4

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

16.0

639

1,160

20.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

2,260

3,140

3,920

5,320

7,770

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

21

18

16

15

13

13

12

12

26

25

20

17

15

14

133

330

148

67

42

33

28

313

414

141

67

48

47

51

174

411

294

2,978

96.1

5,910

Jiov.

254

312

238

179

165

165

222

420

1,420

1,120

456

1,270

1,790

433

370

1.920

1,120

359

238

200

179

162

158

144

905

1,640

433

262

214

193

-

16,941

565

33,6OO

Dec.

172

162

158

151

138

132

126

111

99

97

94

94

94

680

959

258

126

102

102

89

75

84

69

64

64

64

60

58

56

62

69

4,649

150

9,220

Jan.

75

82

73

65

58

53

58

a200

a350

a400

a4OO

a350

a250

a250

349

246

168

141

123

108

99

94

87

75

71

71

78

75

67

62

56

4,634

149

9,190

Feb.

56

194

433

230

207

165

114

94

87

80

73

71

75

78

75

69

62

6O

58

56

55

'58

69

144

278

193

126

102

-

3,415

118

6,770

Mar.

84

844

1,640

1,810

629

312

230

IS 6

251

3,990

6,580

1,580

456

294

238

200

179

1,030

935

359

246

214

193

158

144

132

120

114

111

105

99

23,263

750

46,140

Apr.

97

87

75

470

964

297

172

141

129

141

179

126

444

436

168

120

97

87

84

87

945

1,640

2,190

1,110

359

262

214

193

172

148

-

11,634

388

23,080

May

129

114

114

102

82

69

60

53

50

47

44

40

38

36

35

33

33

32

31

29

28

28

64

45

36

35

30

25

21

19

17

1,519

49.0

3,010

June

16

16

15

14

84

468

114

55

38

28

22

18

15

12

10

9.0

7.5

6.4

6.8

7.8

4.9

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

273

-

992.7

33.1

1,970

July

2.1

as

a20

alO }-

3.5

2.8

2.2

1.7

2.4

±5

34

16

11

7.4

5.2

4.4

3.6

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

215.4

6.95

427

Aug.

0.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

2.2

26

16

8.5

5.0

3.6

2.9

2.1

1.6

1.3

.9

.6

.8

.7

.6

.5

.9

.8

.e

.1

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

81.2

2.62

161

Sept.

Cc

C

Calendar year 1951: Max 22,100 Mln 5.7 Mean 4O8 Ac-ft 295, 1OO

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,380 Mln 0 Mean 192 Ac-ft 139,500

Peak discharge (base, 5.OOP cfs).--Mar. 11 (9:30 a.m.) 8,410 cfs (25.20 ft).

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

stations.
206 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caney River at Bartlesville, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°45', long. 95°58', in SE^NE^ sec. 7, T. 26 N., R. 13 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 60 at Bartlesville, 0.7 mile 

downstream from Coon Creek, 3.2 miles upstream from Sand Creek, and at mile 67.0.

Drainage area. 1,465 sq mi,

Records available. October 1949 to September 1952.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 634.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,900 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 22.38 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs July 23,

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 26,400 efs July 21, 1950 (gage height, 35.62 ft); minimum, that of July 23, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 41.80 ft Oct. 3, 1926, from floodmark 250 ft upstream. Flood 

of Apr. 11, 1944, reached a stage of 41.07 ft, from floodmark 300 ft upstream.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Considerable 

regulation since February 1950 by Hulah Reservoir (see p. 203).

Cooperation.--Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

3.0 

8.3

56

122

4.0

5.0

8.0

17.0

20.0

203

400

1,210

4,520

5,820

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

228

196

189

183

183

193 

173

120

99

99

108 

103 

96

120

233

1,570 

1,640

827

255

154

140

504 

1,840

1,670

773

264

292

604

773

2,110

2.670

18 , 409

594

36,510

JJov.

1,330

827

938

854

773

773 

938

1,670

3,920

3,800

2,740 

5.460 

4,200

4,480

2,740

3,240 

4,320

3,800

1,S10

938

854

580 

518

506

1,700

2,320

4,440

3,600

1,570

996

-

66,635

2,221

132,200

Dec.

630

530

506

494

482

580 

592

580

567

434

292 

264 

264

273

1,150

Hi

1,150

617

322

188 558" 

434

312

264

255

255

255

255

255

255

14,473

467

28,710

Jan.

264

273

273

282

282

273 

264

412

773

1,500

2.040 

1,080 

630

604

655

668 

580

506

482

458

366

302 

292

282

273

255

246

246

228

292" 210

15,291

493

30,330

Feb.

366

604

604

668

1,080

1.120 

586

446

312

282

273 

273 

273

273

273

264 

264

255

255

246

237

194 

173

200

630

617

996

720

40O

_

-

12,878

444

25,540

Mar.

322

1,020

2,220

3,360

3,720

3,480 

2,530

1,640

967

4,840

5,240 

5,240

4,080

4,320

4,880

4,720 

4,560

5.640

5,140

2,880

1,240

910 

800

720

567

518

494

482

470

458

458

77,916

2,513

154,500

Apr.

446

366

'585 292

1,840

2,040 

1,340

668

554

542

554 

604 

655

1,120

1,270

1,080 

746

668

542

542

2,220

3,640 

3,600

3,800

4.520

3,440

2,280

2,110

1,210

567

43,836

1,461

86,950

May

518

506

482

482

470

434 

322

255

246

237

228 

200 

156

119

106

110 

112

104

100

99

93

ITS

 '423

198

138

272

355

220

162

99

8,704

281

17,260

June

78

68

49

47

174

2.360 

1,460

458

255

173

130 

113 

85

62

37

34 

32

33

29

26

25

21 

16

15

13

12

10

18

21

22

-

5,876

196

11,650

July

22

25

68

42

27

28

40

35

31

27

25 

25 

27

84

45

52 

80

35

19

13

8.9

ifr*

21

22

21

23

37

38

43

41

1,016.4

32.8

2,020

Aug.

40

37

23

20

it

31 

26

36

56

37

29 

34 

29

25

22

21 

21

31

20

19

19

21 

54

TZ_

26

26

25

24

23

23

917

29.6

1,820

Sept.

22

22

23

22 

14

12

12

12

12 

12 

12

12

12

12 

12

12

11

TT

12

12 

11

11

12

12

11

11

12

11

417

13.9

827

Calendar year 1951: Max 2O, 500 Mln 16 *~ Mean 1,264 Ac-ft 915,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,640 Mln 6.5 Mean 728 Ac-ft 528, 3OO
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 207

Caney River near Ramona, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°30 ; 30", long. 95°50'30", In NE^NWy sec. 5, T. 23 N., R. 14 E., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Buck 

Creek, 2t miles downstream from Double Creek, 4| miles southeast of Ramona, and at 

mile 32.0.

Drainage area.--1,955 sq mi. At former site, 2,046 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--December 1935 to February 1939 (published as "near Collinsville"), 

September 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 586.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T~929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Dec. 4, 1935, to Feb. 28, 1939, wire-weight gage 

at site 16.2 miles downstream at datum 21.41 ft lower. Sept. 1, 1945, to Feb. 16, 

1946, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1936-38, 1945-52), 1,026 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,810 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 26.13 ft); minimum, 8.5 cfs Sept. 20.

1935-39, 1945-52: Maximum discharge, 38,500 cfs Oct. 3, 1945 (gage height, 30.12 

ft); no flow Aug. 9 to Sept. 15, 1936.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge observed for the period October 1938 to February 

1939 has been revised to 35 cfs Feb. I, 1939 (gage height, 6.71 ft), superseding 

figure published in Water-Supply Paper 877.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation since February 

1B50 by Hulah Reservoir (see p. 203).

Cooperation.--Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

 second, for the period October 1938 to February 1939, superseding figures published 

in Water-Supply Paper 877, are given herewith.

Discharge, In feet per second, October 1938 to February 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ho- ft

Oct.

6

6

4

4

3

3

2

2

1

2

2

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

94

3.0

186

Jfov.

2

2

6

6

5

11

12

17

16

11

11

11

11

16

14

14

12

12

13

13

Dec.

8

8

7

7

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

4

I

4

4

6

4

5

6

6

1 3 I 6

13

12

11

11

11

8

8

9

8

319

10.6

633

6

5

6

6

12

10

10

6

&

e

192

6.2

381

Jan.

6

T

7

12

10

11

10

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

7

7

7

7

9

9

13

12

11

9

9

9

13

16

21

2t

309

10.0

613

Feb.

34

26

12

11

12

12

13

12

11

11

10

10

7

7

7

6

6

7

12

9

6

6

9

7

5

4

7

9

-

_

-

285

10.2

565

Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1938: Max 12,700 Hln 1 Hear, 875 Ac-ft 633,500

Water year 1938-39 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-f t -
208 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caney River near Ramona, Okla. Continued

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.6

3.7 

3.9 

4.1

7.0

13

31

62

4.3 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

122

201

424

614

6.0

14.0

25.0

757

3,220

8,150

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

470

280

240

231

231

640 375-

244

172

141

133

137

130

122

214

651

1,770

1,500

757

253

168

185

1,140

1,990 

1,500

731

972

676

1,200

2,140

2.750

22,143

714

43,920

ftov.

2,980

1,590

1,200

1,170

1,060

1,030

1,320

2,050

3,180

4,330

3,740

6,910

7,870

5,460

4,590

5,020

3,930

4,540

3,490

1,620

1,170

1,000

757

731 

1,375

2,880

3,180

4,410

3,150

1,440

-

87,668

2,922

173,900

Dec.

1,090

783

704

690

676

676

731

731

704

676

525

380

352

348

482

1.440

1,060

783

1,200

630

398

334

445

490 

352

302

294

302

302

302

307

18,489

596

36,670

Jan.

312

320

334

339

384

384

352

445

757

1,260

1,900

1.960

1,030

757

757

809

783

690

630

597

562

449

384

362 

343

339

330

316

307

289

289

18,770

605

37,230

Feb.

402

1,120

888

861

888

1.260

1,090

646

525

371

339

339

339

334

334

330

325

320

316

307

294

289

271

276 

1,170

1,260

1,030

1,200

809

_

-

17,933

618

35,570

Mar.

544

1,120

2,810

3,600

3,850

3,600

2,880

2,430

1,620

4,410

7.400

6,450

5,650

4,130

4,500

4,800

4,670

4,890

6,110

4,890

2,620

1,380

1,090

944 

835

704

676

646

630

614

614

91,107

2,939

180,700

Apr.

597

562

424

731

1,470

2,370

1,870

1,230

757

704

676

731

783

1,000

1,380

1,410

1,030

809

757

757

2,620

3,710

5.060

4,170 

4,090

4,500

3,010

2,300

2,020

1,060

-

52,588

1,753

104,300

May

704

661

646

614

597

562

525

393

339

307

294

284

262

222

176

133

126

122

122

119

115

108

1,970

5.150

348

240

362

366

258

189

15,097

487

29,940

June

130

105

88

67

85

1,030

2.490

1,060

498

289

214

164

137

108

80

51

41

39

36

34

30

28

26

23 

19

17

16

14

13

12

-

6,944

231

13,770

July

17

23

36

102

53

39

30

35

38

35

31

28

27

28

160

65

46

85

49

31

19

13

10

15 

22

25

25

24

24

35

45

1,215

39.2

2,410

Aug.

45

40

35

27

23

23

27

35

45

60

45

35

28

26

25

24

23

27

31

27

24

21

20

25 

li

38

28

27

26

25

24

981

31.6

1,950

Sept.

22

21

21

21

22

23

17

17

14

13

12

12

12

13

18

12

10

9.6

9.6

9.0

10

11 

11

12

12

12

12

11

-

444.2

14.8

881

Calendar year 1951: Max 15,400 Mln 23 Mean 1,446 Ac-ft 1,047,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,870 Mln 9.0 Mean 911 Ac-ft 661,200

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). Nov. 12 (10 p.m.) 8,810 cfs (26.13 ft)j Mar. 11 (11:30 a.m.) 

7,610 cfs (24.00 ft); Mar! 19 (5 p.m.) 6,350 cfs (21.47 ft); Apr. 23 (2:30 p.m.) 5,280 cfs (19.25 

ft).

Note. No gage-height record July 23-28, July 30 to Aug. 12, Aug. 14-18.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 209

Verdigris River near Claremore, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°18'30", long. 95°41'40", in SE$SW£ sec. 10, T. 21 N., R. 15 E., near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 20, 2.3 miles downstream from Caney River, 4j miles west of Claremore, 12.4 miles upstream from Bird 

Creek, and at mile 76.0.

Drainage area. 6,534 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1935 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 538.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 24, 1939, wire-weight gage »t same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1936-52), 4,169 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,600 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 34.04 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 28-30.

1935-52: Maximum discharge, 182,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 55.05 ft); no 

flow at times in 1936, 1939-40.

Maximum stage known, that of May 21, 1943.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated since April 1929 by Fall River Reservoir (see p. 196).and since February 1950 by 

Hulah Reservoir (see p. 203). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for 

the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.9

4.0

4.1 

4.4 

4.7

6.6

14

120

220

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

10.0

350

660

1,050

3,090

4,950

14.0

18.0

34.0

8,380

11,800

27,600

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

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1,610 

1,130

890

794 

709

3,490

2,670

1,220

1,220

2,300

2,020

1,410

898 

738

762

3,780 

2,780

2,670

1,860

1,090

702

653

4,500

4,860

4,050

2,980

5,740

6,080

3,680

7.440

6,420

81,146

2,618

161,000

JJov.

7,440 

5,910

4,050

3,290 

2,780

2.620

3,090

4,680

6,930

9,740

10,400

13,100

24.700 

22,900

17,800

18,400 

18,400

13,000

9,060

5,740

3,680

3,190

2,880

2,880

6,000

9,060

9,900

9,740

8,120

5,310

-

264,790

8,826

525,200

Dec.

3,490 

2,880

2,460

2,350 

2,180

2,130

2,030

2,020

1,910

1,810

1,660

1,410

1,310 

1,310

2,400

4.770 

3,580

2,350

2,130

2,020

gl, 410

gl,220

gl,180

gl,180

gl,180

gl,180

gl,O10

gl.OOO

g970

g954

K914

58,448

1,885

115,900

Jan.

K946 

gl,050

gl,050

gl,130 

1,410

1,560

1,410

1,410

2,460

4,950

6.000

5,400

4,050 

2,880

2,980

3,390 

3,290

2,670

2,240

2,020

1,810

1,660

1,510

1,360

1,220

1,180

1,130

1,090

1,050

1,040

986

66,332

2,140

131,600

Feb.

1,020 

2,510

4,590

4.950 

4,140

3,490

3,190

2,400

1,810

1,560

1,360

1,260

1,260 

1,220

1,180

1,130 

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,090

1,040

1.010

1,220

1,410

4,140

4,500

2,980

2,560

2,300

_

-

62,710

2,162

124,400

Mar.

1,710 

2,400

7,100

1O.1OO 

1O,8OO

11,300

8,830

7,100

5,480

11,400

23 , 100

27.500

26,800 

21,700

13,600

11,200 

9,650

8,120

10,500

11,800

10,800

11,300

8,460

5,220

3,580

3,090

2,780

2,560

2,460

2,880

2,670

295,840

9,543

586,800

Apr.

2,460 

2,240

2.020

2,460 

4,320

8,120

10,600

8,460

5,400

3,580

2,880

3,290

4,050 

4,500

6,160

5,910 

5.O4O

3,580

2,880

3,090

7,270

10,200

11,600

13,600

15.000

14,900

12,200

6,680

4,770

3,870

-

191,130

6,371

379,100

May

2,780 

2,510

2,240

2,020 

1,360

1,610

1,510

1,360

1,130

1,020

994

1,050

1,260 

1,090

898

754 

667

618

590

562

541

625

2,670

7.780

3,960

2,510

1,660

1,510

1,760

1,180

906

51,625

1,665

102,400

June

754 

7S6

762

660 

660

639

2,560

2,880

1,610

1,220

994

716

520 

430

350

296 

256

224

202

185

171

154

138

126

114

105

96

87

79

70

17,844

595

35,390

July

62 

65

79

93

138

120

99

79

73

84

87

82

82 

93

108

192 

T47

126

147

126

96

82

73

68

59

51

il

45

48

45

48

2,740

88.4

5,430

Aug.

56 

62

62

59 

54

51

45

43

54

65

73

84

62 

45

12

40 

43

43

45

56

68

73

70

-"52 111

99

87

68

59

51

45

1..895

61.1

3,760

Sept.

40 

35

29

72 

24

24

22

20

22

20

19

17

16 

16

14

14 

183

65

27

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

To

10

-

758

25.3

1,500

Calendar year 1951: Max 73,500 Min 91 Mean 6,932 Ac-ft 5,019,OOO

Water year 1951-52: Max 27,3OO Min lo Mean 2,993 Ae-ft 2,172,000

Peak discharge (base, 24.OOP efs). Nov. 13 (6 p.m.) 26,2OO cfs (32.72 ft)j Mar. 12 (8 p.m.) 

27,600 cfs (34.04 ft).

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage reading.
210 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bird Creek at Avant, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°29', long. 96°04', in NW£ sec. 7, T. 23 N. , R. 12 E. , near left bank on

downstream side of pier of highway bridge at Avant, if miles upstream from Candy Creek

and at mile 54.2. 

Drainage area.--364 sq mi.

Recordsi available. August 1945 to September 1952. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 651.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Average discharge.--? years, 175 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharge for the water years 1945-52 are contained in the

following table:

year

1945t

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Maximum

Date

Sept. 30, 1945

May 9, 1946

May 16, 1947

June 26, 1948

May 19, 1949

Aug. 1, 1950

June 21, 1951

Nov. 12, 1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

15,600

6,920

10,400

14,500

10,300

14,300

11,200

9,700

Gage height 

(feet)

21.66

7.21

14.97

20.47

14.80

20.28

16.17

13.71

Minimum

Date

Sept. 11, 1945

t)

*)

t

t

Oct. 8, 9, 1949

Nov. 1, 2, 1950

(t)

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.6

0

t Period August to September. 

* At times.

194S-53: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs Sept. 30, 1945; no flow at times in most 

years.

Maximum axiiuurn stage known, Know29.6 aybft iin May 1943, from floodmark. floodmark. 

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Small diversions above station for

municipal ,*ater supply of cities of Pawhuska and Barnsdall. 

Cooperation. --Gage-height record, 190 discharge measurements, and computations - " - - --

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 5 discharge measurements made anc

reviewed Ly Geological Survey.

of daily 

nd records

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, August to September 1945

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

25 j

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

JJov. Dec. Jan. Feb.. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

. a3

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.6

7.0

! 25

18

12

Sept.

0.7

.6

.4

,4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

.4

.6

.6

.8

1.0

.6

.6

.7

8.0J .6

5.1 .8

3.-; 9.1

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

129.8

4.19

257

8.0

3,030

6,600

512

309

6,630

4,430

1 I . 4QO

-

32,937.9

1,OS6

65,iV

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Peak dia .. . _ . . .,..__, . 

11,300 cfs (16.38 ft); Sept. 30 (8:30 p.m.) 15,600 cfs (21.66 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records aria r-.cords for Blra 

Creek near Sperry and Hominy Creek near Skiatojk.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 211

Bird Creek at Avant, Okla. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1945 to September 1946

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

5.020 

442

296

223

191

171

153

120

93

76

66

56

48

44

40

37

54

31

31

28

25

22

20

20

18

18

16

16

16

16

14

7,401

239

14,680

Uov.

13 

13

12

10

10

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

10

12

12

10

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

8.0

-

266.6

8.89

529

Dec.

f*

8.0

9.1

10

10

9.1

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.3

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

269.6

8.70

535

Jan.

f*

9.1

251

3.360

866

258

220

3,110

498

484

484

246

153

120

99

87

81

76

87

106

99

76

66

56

48

44

37

37

34

34

13,144.3

359

22 -,100

Feb.

34 

34

34

34

34

31

31

28

28

25

22

22

81

171

234

153

99

1,460

2,520

484

258

171

136

113

93

76

66

52

_

-

6,324

226

12,540

Mar.

48 

44

40

43

44

587

258

156

87

71

61

61

522

548

234

485

1,190

348

212

144

128

120

1 *442 690

223

153

144

548

223

128

93

8,252

266

16,370

Apr.

71 

61

52

44

37

34

34

31

31

28

28

28

25

25

28

31

28

25

22

20

18

T§

40

40

28

22

18

486

668

113

-

2,134

71.1

4,250

May

66 

201

99

44

28

22

28

28

2,180

512

191

87

56

44

57

31

270

99

120

120

76

48

37

28

22

18

14

12

12

18

794

5,342

172

10,600

June

144 

76

52

34

22

16

13

9.1

8.0

6.1

4.6

4.0

3.5

5.1

2.7

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

1.2

40

57

-

487.6

16.5

967

July

~9.1

6.1

4.0

3.1

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

51.5

1.66

102

Aug.

0 

0

0

6.6

162

25

a!5

alO

a7

a5

a4

a3

a3

a2

a2

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.4

.6

. 4

.4

.2

.2

252.7

8.15

501

Sept.

P^

l!z

.8

.6

.4

.2

.1

.2

1.8

3.1

10

6.1

4.6

5.1

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.2

.8

2.4

1.6

1.0

.8

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

.7

-

53.5

1.78

106

Calendar year 1945: Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft -

Water year 1945-46: Max 5,020 Mln 0 Mean 115 Ae-ft 83,260

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 efs). May 9 (11 a.m.) 6,920 cfs (7.21 ft).

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

near Sperry and Hominy Creek near Sklatook.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.4 

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

149

2.900

181

61

34

20

14

10

8.0

6.1

3,386.9

109

6,720

Jlov.

234

2.490 

868

162

191

1,700

374

128

87

181

81

48

40

37

34

153

99

44

28

20

16

12

9.1

10^

12

13

18

20

16

-

7,133.1

258

14,150

Dec.

13

9.1

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.1

6.1

6.1

8.0

10

10

12

12

10

10

9.1

8.0

8.0

7.0

6.1

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.6

4.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

255.7

7.54

464

Jan.

4.0

4.6 

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.3

7.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.1

5.3

5.3

4.6

4.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.1

2.7

157.8

5.09

313

Feb.

2.4

ftr i!s

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

2.1

-

-

-

38.8

1.39

77

Mar.

2.4

z'.i

2.7

3.1

3.1

5.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.5

168

144

71

40

51

22

16

14

15

12

12

10

9.1

8.0

7.0

6.1

5.3

4.6

4.0

£38.6

20.6

1,270

Apr.

4^6

4.6 

5.5

50

309

322

120

106

128

1,660

322

258

2,700

1,460

1,780

850

270

162

120

87

71

56

48

1,600

4.740

442

246

1,510

1,590

548

-

21,149.5

705

41,950

May

270

162 

87

71

56

48

40

54

28

25

20

115

246

212

1,440

7.990

834

309

1,050

1,610

901

270

387

986

587

212

128

93

258

106

61

18,434

595

56,560

June

994

155 

95

61

40

31

25

20

13

10

9.1

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.1

5.3

4.0

3.1

2.7

8.0

438

5,250

144

71

1,090

296

87

40

25

-

6,929.3

251

15,740

July

386

144 

66

54

22

16

12

7.0

5.3

4.6

4.0

4.0

5.5

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.7

1.8

1.4

1.0

.8

.8

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

732.4

23.6

1,450

Aug.

0.2

!l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

1.0

Sept.

%0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

20

14

9.1

5.3

4.0

3.1

2.4

1.8

1.4

-

62.1

2.07

123

Calendar year 1946: Max 5,560 Mln 0 Mean 125 Ac-ft 88,850

Water year 1946-47: Max 7,990 Mln 0 Mean 161 Ac-ft 116,800

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs).-

(6.85 ft); Apr. 25 (4 a.m.) 8,190 cf 

(5 a.m.) 8,160 cfs (10.18 ft).

 Oct. 23 (4 a.m.) 7,440 cfs (8.09 ft); Nov. 2 (7 p.m.) 6,520 cfa 

3 (10.52 ft); May 16 (7:50 a.m.) 10,400 cfs (14.97 ft); June 25
212 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Bird Creek at Avant, Okla. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.4 T7?

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.8

0.32

19

Jiov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.8

1.0

TA

1.0

1.0

-

8.4

0.28

17

Dec.

.0

.0

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.2

29.3

0.95

58

Jan.

2,_

zT

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.2

~5.0

.0

.2

67.2

2.17

133

Feb.

14. TTT

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

3.

3.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

6.1

10

12

-

-

95.7

3.30

190

Mar.

162

414

162

76

48

40

40

44

40

34

31

25

22

3T

71

76

61

37

37

52

436

512

706 m:

93

81

61

48

40

34

25

3,710

120

7,360

Apr.

20

16

13

10

8.0

7.0

6.1

4.6

4.6

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.8

135

71

40

7.250

675

223

113

71

48

-

8,747.2

292

17,350

May

34

28

34

162

37

25

16

12

10

2.000

722

191

93

52

40

31

25

20

16

14

12

9.1

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.1

5.3

4.0

3.1

3.5

5.1

3,630.2

117

7,200

June

2.4

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.7

.4

.4

.2

.2

.6

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.7

131

6,380

1,710

162

144

7.790

512

361

201

113

-

17,524.2

584

34,760

July

81

52

37

28

20

14

12

13

207

556

4,290

2,300

258

128

7.190

3,940

2,360

348

201

120

87

71

56

44

37

31

114

272

28

16

14

22,925

740

45,470

Aug.

13

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

22

16

20

429

309

5.460

630

144

66

48

28

18

14

12

10

9.1

8.0

8.0

602

113

52

34

25

6,166.1

199

12,230

Sept.

18

IS

9.1

7.0

6.1

5.3

4.6

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.2

.1

o

95.5

3.18

189

Calendar year 1947 : Max 7,990 Mln 0 Mean 132 Ac-ft 95,580

Water year 1947-48: Max 7,790 Min 0 Mean 172 Ac-ft 125,000

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).-

cfs (11.80 ft); June 26 (7 a.m.) 14,.

-Apr. 25 (11 a.m.) 11,800 cfs (17.09 ft); June 22 (2 p.m.) 7,890 

500 cfs (20.47 ft); July 11 (4 a.m.) 8,950 cfs (12.16 ft);

July 15 (9:30 a.m.) 9,550 cfs (13.43 ft); Aug. 14 (1:30 p.m.) 7,830 ofs (9.09 ft).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

30

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Jiov.

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.7 

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

1.0

1.2

1.6

2.1

-

15.9

0.53

32

Dec.

1.8

T3

.6

.6

.4

.2

.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

32.4

1.05

64

Jan.

i4T7?

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.8

2.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

141

1,440

246

106

66 

52

48

48

4.800

1,490

335

162 

128

106

93

87

b80

9,455.3

305

18,750

Feb.

b75

b70

93

258

570

1^690

1,050

1,120

540

270

191

191

918

428

442

884

456

283

212 

162

120

99

99

181

201

144 

171

348

_

-

11,266

402

22 , 350

Calendar year 1948: Max 7,790 Min 0

Mar.

181

136

162

223

153

128

106

87

87

171

201

171

113

93

81

71

61

56

56

52

52

87

153

99

106

m162

106

87

71

4,258

137

8,450

Apr.

56

52

56

120

113

87

76

66

56

1.020

442

234

144

387

246

99

76

56

44 

37

34

34

34

31

28

28 

44

71

61

56

-

3,888

130

7,710

May

93

201

81

52

34

28

22

44

162

81

52

34

22

20

20

18

18

1,960

8.320 

17035

5,360

540

358

1,780

374

675 

283

144

106

87

76

22,085

712

43,800

June

66

76

99

48

34

28

25

131

~K9 1.350

128

81

106

400

99

52

34

354

348

71

37

25

20

16

14

12 

9.1

8.0

34

22

-

4,036.1

135

8,010

July

14

10

8.0

6.1

171

56

25

34

5.620

1,080

738

755

660

201

191

71

44

34

25 

18

14

10

8.0

6.1

5.3

4.0 

3.1

g.4

tt

2.7

2.4

7,821.5

252

15,510

Aug.

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

.2

.2

.0

.2

.2

.0

.0

.8

.8

.0

40

22

13

9.1 

5.3

4.0

3.1

2.4

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.0

.8

.8'.8

 1

134.0

4.32

266

Sept.

0.6

.6

.4

.6

.7

.4

.6

1.8

48

25

14

9.1

7.0

6.1

5.3

4.6

3.5

3.1

48 

81

28

18

10

7.0

5.3

4.0 

2.4

1.6

1.2

1.0

-

338.9

11.3

672

Mean 172 Ac-ft 125.000

Water nether year year 1948-49: ±340-43: Max max 8,320 o,o£u Min pan 0 u Mean nean 174 1/4 Ac-ft Ac-it 125^600 izo,buu

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 efa).--Jan. 23 (7 p.m.) 7,830 cfs (9.10 ft)s May 19 (11:30 a.m.) 

10,300 cfs (14.80 ft); May 21 (11 a.m.) 8,730 cfs (11.68 ft)j July 9 (3:30 a.m.) 8,450 cfs (10.97 ft), 

b Stage-discharge relation affected bv lop
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bird Creek at Avant, Okla.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1949 to September 1950

213

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.0 

.8

.7

.8

1.0

.8 

.6

 i

.8

1.4

1.8

2.4

3.5

5.5

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.5

214

"99 223

66

61

61

52

40

31

22

18

922.3

29.8

1,830

Ilov.

"9.1 12 

7.0

5.3

4.0

3. 

3.

3.

2.

2.

ii§

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

-

88.1

2.94

175

Dec.

f*

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.7

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

4.0

7.0

8.0

9_a

9.1

9.1

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

137.4

4.43

273

Jan.

ft?

9.1

10

12

12 

10

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

16

28

4£

34

31

25

18

14

13

12

12

10 

10

10

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.0

8.0

432.0

13.9

857

Feb.

8.0 

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

ea

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

7.0

14

22

28

37_

31

25

20

16

14

12

10

9.1

8.0 

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

.

_

-

347.6

12.4

689

Mar.

6.1 

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.3 

5.3

4.6

4.6

4.0

4.6

5.3

6.1

5.3

5.3

5.3

6.1

7.0

9.1

13

IB- 14

12

9.1 

8.0

7.0

6.1

5.3

5.3

4.6

4.6

210.4

6.79

417

Apr.

4.0 

4.0

3.5

> alO

> a4

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.7 

2.7

2.4

2J,

1,180

2.440

87

-

3,839.9

128

7,620

May

40 

22

14

10

8.0

B71

56

7,220

3,810

540

212

992

540

128

76

61

48

40

40

37

34

25 

1,190

3.0.100

841

296

201

153

106

26,925.1

869

53,410

June

81 

113

1,600

335

136

76 

56

44 ' 40

2.860

258

99

a70

a50

a40

a35

a30

a25

a20

133

361

61

37

22

12

7.0

5.3

4.6

4.0

5.5

-

6,618.4

221

13,130

July

3.1 

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.1

fct

3.1

4.0

5.070

786

181

191

162

76

40

939

2,580

3,690

512

1,110

309

162

504 

858

690

191

113

459

1,830

2,650

23,126.1

746

45,870

Aug.

7.860 

2,020

270

2,000

3,650

a600 

a300

a!50

alOO

a80

a70

a60

a50

40

34

234

5,680

4,380

a 500

a250

a!50

alOO

a70

a50 

a40

a40

alOO

a200

a200

1,020

87

30,385

980

60,270

Sept.

66

56

48

37

31

25 

22

20

18

16

14

13

12

14

56

~7T 128

44

31

20

14

13

10

9.1 

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.1

-

831.2

27.7

1,650

Calendar year 1949: Max 8,320 Mln 0.4 Mean 177 Ac-ft 127,800

Water year 1949-50: Max 10,100 Mln 0.4 Mean 257 Ac-ft 186,200

cfs). Apr. 29 (12:30 a.m.) 9.550 cfs (13.37 ft); May 10 (1 p.m.) 

rSa.m.) 13,100 cfs (18.77 ft); June 10 (8 a.m.) 7,320 cfs (7.82 ft); 

.10 ft); Julv 19 (3:30 a.m.) 8,850 cfs (11.98 ft); Aug. 1 (3 a.m.)

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 

10,300 cfs (14.84 ft); May 26 (9

July 10 (4 p.m.) 8,900 cfs (12.10 ft); July 19 (3:30 a.m.) 8,850 c 

14,300 cfs (20.28 ft); Aug. 18 (12:30 a.m.) 11,300 cfs (16.44 ft), 

a ~No ,1^gage-height gage-height record; record; discharge discharge estimated estimated on basis of weather weather records and records for Bird 

Creek near Sperry and Hominy Creek near Sklatook.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ao-fl

Oct.

6.1

7.0

10 i

a'.o

7.0

6.1

5.3

4.6

4.0

3.5

5.1

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

102.2

5.50

205

Ilov.

0.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

TT§

1.0

1.0

1.0

-

22.8

0.76

45

Dec.

H1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.7

3.1

3.1

5.1

5.1

3.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

71.7

2.51

142

Jan.

5.1

e!i

12

14.

13

12

12

10

8.0

7.0

6.1

5.3

8.0

10

10

9.1

9.1

8.0

8.0

7.0

6.1

5.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.5

3.5

227.3

7.55

451

Feb.

5.5

3.5

3.5

4.6

5.3

4.0

3 3"7T .1

sis

4.0

4.0

4.6

7.0

15

16

16

18

34

76

1 . 200

470

201

99

156

270

258

155

106

.

_

-

5,119.7

111

6,190

Mar.

76

52

44

44

48

40

31

28

20

25

93

162

113

71

52

48

44

40

34

25

22

20

18

18

18

16

Te

16

18

22

25

1,299

41.9

2,580

Apr.

28

28

25

22

2?

31

87

128

76

52

56

76

81

66

52

44

34

25

31

25

56

246

156

81

61

48

40

37

34

579

-

2,107

70.2

4,180

May

6.780

824

258

144

106

87

71

61

56

1,200

270

120

87

61

52

48

48

52

61

61

52

48

71

99

66

48

40

51

20

16

ii

10,952

353

21,720

June

13

13

12

9.1

8.0

8.0

1,830

484

512

171

87

56

144

71

254

128

56

40

51

22

7,090

5,750

a600

a500

a!50

alOO

a80

a70

a60

7.950

-

26,079.1

869

51,750

July

988

a550

a200

a!20

a80

a60

a50

a45

a40

a55

a50 a30~

6.270

2,830

770

a300

a!50

alOO

a70

52

a45

a40

a35

a50

a30

aSO

a80

a70

a45

a55

a30

13,060

421

25,900

Aug.

25

37

31

20

14

10

7.0

5.5

5.5

22

191

144

66

56

61

40

22

18

13

10

8.0

7.0

6.1

5.3

4.6

4.0

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.1

846.4

27.3

1,680

Sept.

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.8 5.140~~

690

258

106

537

652

153

493

570

171

76

48

37

31

25

20

16

15

10

3,140

456

95

188

171

71

48

-

11,221.7

574

22,260

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,100 Mln 0.6 Mean 255 Ac-ft 184,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,950 Mln 0.6 Mean 189 Ac-ft 137,100
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bird Creek at Avant, Okla. Continued

Rating table, Aug. 1, 19*5, to Sept. 30, 1952, except periods of ice effect

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 10-29, 1947, June 22, 1948, Oct. 30

to Dec. 2, 1950, July 27-30, 1952)

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

1.0 

4.0

87

162

3.2 

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

17.0

400

850

1,730

3,730

6,730

8,100

11,800

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

37

34

28

25

25

fi&

56

34

28

22

16

if

13

136

76

44

28

20

18

42

223 

37

52

40

197

81

387

526

296

3,295

106

6,540

NOV.

348

234

144

113

128

136 

296

540

456

296

181

4,460 

428

212

380

1,570

428

258

162

128

99

87

81 

93

1,280

456

234

153

120

106

-

13,607

454

26,990

Dec.

93.

aT

76

71

61

56 52

48

48

44

40

44 

44

48

52

66

48

37

34

34

31

28

28 

25

25

22

22

25

28

28

34

1,373

44.3

2,720

Jan.

34

37

37

44

44

48 

52

66

322

246

136

99 

87

81

76

71

66

56

48

44

40

40

37 

37

37

34

34

34

34

34

34

2,089

67.4

4,140

Feb.

34

61

71

66

61

52 

48

40

34

31

28

34 

40

48

66

61

56

52

48

44

40

40

44 

125

690

526

400

234 iai

-

-

3,255

112

6,460

M&r.

136

1,110

1,280

1,160

387

270 

201

162

578

5.510

1,410

400 

258

171

136

120

99

2,080

470

246

191

153

120 

106

93

87

81

76

76

li7i

17,109

552

33,940

Apr.

66

61

61

512

414

191 

113

106

99

99

106

113 

181

181

136

113

106

113

128

497

2.330

1,120

1,280 

374

234

153

113

87

76

66

-

9,229

308

18,310

May

61

81

136

87

61

52 

44

37

34

31

28

25 

22

20

18

16

16

18

20

25

20

16

3.760 

526

153

71

48

34

22

16

13

5,511

178

10,930

June

13

12

12

13

288

m66

44

28

22

18

13

10

8.0

6.1

4.6

3.5

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.2

.8 

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

-

992.3

35.1

1,970

July

0

0

,4

.1

0

0 

0

96

37

16

9.1

6.1 

3.5

6.1

71

28

16

12

9.1

7.0

5.3

4.0

3.1 

2.7

2.1

1.6

.7

.4

.2

.1

0 ,

337.6

10.9

670

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar yeaf 1951: Max 7,950 Min 1.8 Mean 239 Ao-ft 172,900

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,310 KLn 0 Mean 155 Ac-ft 112,700

Peak discharge (base, a.OOP efs). Nov. 12 (5 a.m.) 9,700 cfs (13.71 ft)j Mar. 10 (9:30 a.m.) 7,980 

cfs (9.58 ft); May 23 (2i30 p.m.) 9,200 ofs (12.70 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 215

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°21', long. 96°07', in SE£ Sec. 27, T. 22 N., R. 11 E., on left bank

50 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 20, 1 mile upstream from Tall Chief

Creek, 6 miles west of Skiatook, and at mile 16.8. 

Records available. March 1944 to September 1952. 

Drainage area.--340 sq mi. 

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 619.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Z929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 26, 1945, chain or wire-weight gage

at same site and datum. 

Average discharge.--8 years, 183 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharge for the water years 1944-52 are contained in the

following table:

Water

year

1944t

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Maximum

Date

Apr. 11, 1944

Sept. 30, 1945

Oct. 1, 1945

May 16, 1947

June 22, 1948

July 10, 1949

July 11, 1950

June 22, 1951

Nov. 12, 1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

tt8,210

tl2,800

12,900

8,360

10,800

14,200

8,800

9,160

5,140

Gage height 

(feet)

27.41

33.53

33.60

30.64

32.61

35.06

31.04

31.30

24.35

Minimum

Date

Sept. 23, 1944

Sept. 10, 11, 1945

(a)

-

-

Oct. 9, 10, 1949

Oct. 29. 30, 1950

fa)

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.3

.1

0

-

-

-

1.0

1.5

0

t Period March to September. 

t At 12 p.m., stage rising. 

tt Observed. 

a At times.

1944-52: Maxim discharge, 14,200 cfs July 10, 1949 (gage height, 35.06 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, that of July 10, 1949. Flood of May 1943 reached a stage of 

35.0 ft. from floodmark (discharge not determined). 

Remarks Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record,

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Cooperation. --Gage-height record, 260 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 8 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

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

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

190

180

368

536

860

398

180

106

81

61 

54

89 

85

73

_

-

-

Apr.

69

47

32

28

24

23

22

21

54

2,360

4,780

552

232

133

102

85

61

47

58

614

320

115

89

85

54

41

30 

25

66 

539

-

10,708

357

21,240

May

316

1,630

652

290

161

89

65

54

47

38

35

30

27

24

21

18

16

13

13

17

867

432

115

58

38

576

1,950

1,670

266

133

89

9,750

315

19,340

June

102

61

44

32

30

26

24

20

476

221

69

50

2,140

958

232

98

58

36

30

19

10

dlO

d9

d8

d7

d6

d5 

d4

3.7 

d3

-

4,791.7

160

9,500

July

2.9

5.5

d5

d5

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

37

44

2?

15

8.4

5.9

4.9

4.0

5.9

4.9

d4

d4

d3

3.0

2.9

2.9

4.6

5.5 

3.7

3.7

230.9

7.45

458

Aug.

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.2

1.9

1.8

263

214

44

23

11

7.4

5.7

4.0

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

dl.5

1.5

1.5

12

16

11 

14

14 

20

16

709.3

22.9

1,410

Sept.

12

12

7.9

9.3

1,220

304

73

38

18

9.1

11

d9

d7

5.9

d5

d4

d3

d3

1.9

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.§

.8

.7

9.8

1,350

2,420 

2T58~

-

5,745.9

192

11,400

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, S.OOO cfs).--Apr. 11 (5 a.m.} 8,210 cfa (27.41 ft).

d Doubtful gage-hei'f - " Record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

nearby stations.
216 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1944 to September 1945

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

54

124 

363

1,740

574

155

58

38

25

17

15

d!3

dll

dlO

8.4

7.4

6.1

5.3

5.3

5.5

4.8

4.4

d4

3.2

> d3

2.9

3,272.3

106

6,490

Jlov.

2.8

2.6 

574

40

11

18

8989"

73

31

24

22

21

19

54

50

d30

d20

dlS

dlO

8.4

7.9

7.4

7.0

8.6

8.8

8.1

7.9

7.4

7.0

-

706.3

23.5

1,400

Dec.

6.6

5.9

579

18

5,080

1,530

254

190

142

93

58

44

37

32

28

26

24

23

21

20

18

17

16

15

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

7,800.4

252

15,470

Jan.

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

11

10

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.1

574

8.8

10

12

15

16

17

IT

16

15

14

14

13

12

378.1

12.2

750

Feb.

12

12 

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.6

9.3

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.1 976"

14

18

26

243

342

1BT

77

58

47

47

47

_

_

-

1,241.4

44.3

2,460

Mar.

381

1,120 

684

212

161

161

161

133

98

65

47

m81

94

6,440

2,330

324

164

256

256

159

120

77

74

813

215

105

75

112

72

74

15,153

489

30,060

Apr.

57

54

51

142

159

72

46

37

31

30

31

146

1,570

794

5,320

5 , 520

1,070

289

190

186

154

112

101

397

324

172

112

112

124

112

-

17,515

584

34,740

May

86

74 

63

48

40

36

112

190

526

1,580

249

146

108

72

54

51

52

48

40

34

28

23

19

16

14

12

11

10

9.4

8.3

7.4

3,767.1

122

7,470

June

6.1

5.3 

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.8

3.6 379-

4.8

11

520

321

65

36

26

21

105

72

44

24

615

671

43T

85

72

78

40

35

25

120

-

3,463.4

115

6,870

July

934

4,OOO 

 55?

101

71

52

41

34

30

65

59

47

36

24

18

14

11

8.7

7.9

7.0

6.2

5.6

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.2

2.9

371

5,957.7

192

11,820

Aug.

3.5

3.3 

2.8

2.4

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.0

3.1

3.5

2.9

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.8

5233-

16

11

8.3

7.0

7.7

18

9.2

5.3

3.5

2.4

1.6

1.3

i-SL

217.5

7.02

431

Sept.

0.8

.6 

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.7

.6

334

5,220

1,860

240

2,960

6,720

6,410

-

25,751.4

858

51,080

Calendar year 1944: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1944-45 : Max 8,410 Min 0.1 Mean 233 Ao-ft 169,000

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 efs).--Dee. 5 (4 a.m.) 7,430 cfs (26.40 ft); Mar. 15 (5 p.m.) 8,690 

cfs (28.00 ft); Apr. 15 "(2:30 p.m.) 7,220 cfs (26.60 ft); July 2 (5:30 a.m.) 6,240 cfs (25.50 ft); 

Sept. 25 (4:30 p.m.) 6,730 cfs (26.70 ft); Sept. 29 (7 a.m.) 8,340 cfs (28.90 ft).

d Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.

Note Discharge for period Oct. 1 to May 25 computed from at least once-daily wire-weight-gage 

readings.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1945 to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8,670

1,050

205

124

101

86

72

59

48

40

36

32

28

25

23

21

19 

18

16 

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.4

9.2

10,816.6

349

21,450

Jlov.

8.7

87T

7 .5

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.6

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.2 

7.0

6.4

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

573

5.3

192.2

6.41

381

Dec.

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

571

5.1

5.4

5.8

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9 

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.1

6.2

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.2

6.6

675

178.3

5.75

354

Jan.

B76- 6.6

6.8

104

3,450

2,010

284

105

3,730

T7520-

373

453

200

116

82

66

53 

46

43 

47

56

56

47

38

33

30

26

24

22

22

21

13,177.0

425

26,140

Feb.

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

18

17

16

15

IS

40

153

348

168

97 

644

1,870 

555

190

120

91

74

72

53

46

41

_

-

4,802

172

9,520

Mar.

37

33

31

30

5T

230

alSO

a 100

a70

a55

a45

a45

49

205

159

357

1,240

376

154 

105

81

68

1,080

531

146

94

116

182

172

94

65

6,131

198

12,160

Apr.

52

43

38

33

30

27

25

23

22

20

19

18

17

16

22

66

39 

23

18 

16

14

TT

30

54

35

24

16

23

564

TTT

-

1,518

50.6

3,010

May

73

256

228

74

42

31

34

51

506

954

365

101

55

42

35

33

426 

289

82 

63

47

30

24

20

16

14

12

10

12~9.4

940

4,874.4

157

9,670

June

336 -§¥

35

24

18

14

11

9.4

7.7

6.2

5.3

4.2

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.0 

1.8

1.5 

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.7

_.£

.6

.6

.6

22

37

-

622.3

20.7

1,230

July

14

7.4

4.5

2.9

2.3

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

a. 6

"1

I a. 5

J

\ J a4' 4

a. 3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

42.8

1.38

85

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

13

17

T.9

2.8

1.9

1.6

1.3

43.5

1.40

86

Sept.

1.2

2.3

1.2

al.O

a. 8

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

Q- 0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

10

30

27

11

5.9

4.2

3.3

2.6

2.2

-

104.8

3.49

208

Calendar year 1945: Max 8,670 Min 0.1 Mean 232 Ac-ft 167,900

Water year 1945-46: Maxm 8,670 Min o Mean ne Ao-ft 84,290

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). Oct. 1 (2 a.m.) 12,900 cfs (33.60 ft); Jan. 9 (5 p.m.) 5,280 cfs" (25.23 ft). 

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

stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Ckla. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30

31

Potal

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9 

.9

.9 

.9

.9

.8

75

.8

.8

1.2 

47078"

26 

15

9.6 

6.8

5.4

4.5

640.0

20.6

1,270

JIov.

7.7 

964

2 , 260

135

1,200

536 

120 

94 

164

76

39

27

21 

19

24 

78

34

25

19

14

11

9.4 

7.9

6.2

8.5

10

12 

10

9.2

-

6,222.9

207

12,540

Dec.

8.1 

7.4

6.4

5.4 

5.0

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.4 

5.0

6.8

10

16

17 

TI

12 

9.2

7.4

6.2

5.4

5.0

4.5

4.5 

4.2

5.9

5.8 

5.8

5.6 375"

3.6

3.6

202.7

6.54

402

Jan.

3.6

4.0

4.5

4.8

4.7

4.0

3.4 

3.3 

3.3

4.0

4.5

4.6

5.4

5.9 

6.2

6.4 

677

6.1

5.6

5.0

4.0

3.5

5.2 

3.0

2.8

2.7 

2.6

2.5 370-

4.0

3-. 3

130.3

4.20

258

Feb.

2.6 273"

1.9

1.7

T7T

1.8

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1 

2.1

2.1

2.1 

2.1

2.5

-

-

56.1

2.00

111

Mar.

2.8 

278

2.8

2.9 

3.0

2.9

2.9 

3.0 

3.1 

3.1

3.0

4.3

12

65 

58

26 

18

13

11

9.6

8.5

7.5

6.8 

6.2

5.4

4.8 

4.4

4.0 

3.8

3.5

3.3

287.4

9.27

570

Apr.

3.8

4i2

5.3 

194

199

65 

100 

164 

2,210

1,530

169

979

1,160 

1,110

1,750 

265

124

84

60

47

38

33

807

5,520

1,540 

212

1,050 

1,920

394

-

21,521.3

717

42,690

May

220 

154

84

62 

50

40

34 

28 

24 

22

19

4T

225

116 

512

7,000 

4,730

659

195

450

692

250

142 

590

562

190 

116

83 

73

129

76

17,371

560

34,450

June

881 

160

72

50 

36

28

22

19 

15 

12

9.4

7.7

6.8

5.9 

5.3

4.7 

4.4

4.4

4.3 473"

53

201

5,010 

1,250'

81

916 

1,790

178 

66

42

8,939.2

298

17,730

July

33

7333-

22

17

15

12 

9.8 

7.9 

6.6

5.6

5.1

4.8

4.2 

3.6

3.3 

2.9

2.6

2 3

2i2

2.1

27T

2.2 

5S

29

14 

9.6

7.7 

6.4

5.0

3.2

405.2

15.0

800

Aug.

2.5 

1.9

al.6

al.4 

al.2

al.O

a. 8 

a. 7 

a. 6 

a. 5

a. 4

.5

a. 5

, a. 2

r"

a20

alO

a6

66.9

2.16

155

Sept.

a4 

a3

a3

I az 

\

I"

a5

a 10

a5

a5 

a2

U

J

a5

alO

a2015- 

alO

a8

a6 

a4

a3

a2

1.5

151.5

4.58

261

Calendar year 1946: Max 3,730 Mln 0 Mean 105 Ac-ft 76,120

Water year 1946-47: Max 7,000 Mln - Mean 155 Ac-ft 111,000

Peak discharge 

3,360 Cfs (30.64

(base, 5,000 efs). Apr. 25 (10 a.m.) 5,770 cfs (26.65 ft); May 16 (9:30 p.m.)

"7T

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

stations.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

al.2

al.O

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

.2

a.l

.2

.7 

2.2

T74

.7

.6

.6

| ...

"I

1

f a. 4

J

16.4

0.53

33

JIov.

aO.3 173"

.5

a. 5

a. 3

.3

a. 3

.3

a. 3

.3

> a. 3

1"

I"

10.0

0.33

20

Dec.

aO.4

a. 3 73-

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.8

1.4

1.6

1.9

T7S- 2.0

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

2.0

35.5

1.15

70

Jan.

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.6

5.9

6-.1

5.9

5.8

6.4

6.8

7.2

67?

6.1

5.4

5.0

4.4

3.9

5.2 

2.9 

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.1 

2.0

1.8

1.7 

1.6

1.5

1.4

T7T

1.4

124.4

4.01

247

Feb.

1.4 TTT lie

1.9

2.9

5.5

3.4

3.4

3.6

5.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.7

6.6

8.7 

9.0 

7.0

5.8

4.8

4.2 

3.6

3.6

3.8

13

25

TT

-

-

163.5

5.64

524

Mar.

350

604

190

72

42

33

32

39

56

30

25

20

19

70

59

39

28 

52

72

195

562

632 

186

214

728 

159

49

32

24

19

4,578

148

9,080

Apr.

15

13

11

8.7

7.5

6.4

5.8

4.4

4.0

5.8

5.5

5.2

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6 

57T 

2.8

3.0

7.2

60 

24

2,700

5,380 

533

94

51

32

-

6,792.4

226

13,470

May

23

16

49

545

77

45

26

15

8.3

1,060

1,500

206

80

47

32

24

19

15 

11 

9.2

7.5

6.8

6.2 

5.6

9.8

13 

8.1

5.9

5.3 ETS"

8.3

3,680.8

119

7,300

June

7.2

6.2

5.4

5.0

a4

a4

a5

a3

a2

.al

.6

f a. 6

al

a2

2.0

; al

163

7,960

8,580

2,070

164

2,990 

1,890

1,010

412

133

-

25,223.2

841

50,030

July

71

43

31

28

76

275

80

35

23

1,360

2,210

2,490

415

120

5,800

8,200

4,660

705 

159 

105

73

57

45

57

28

22

17

70

26

15

ii

27,290

880

54,150

Aug.

10

7.9

7.0

6.2

5.4

5.0

4.7

477

6.2

37

28

240

466

1,120

2,540

a 800

a200

a60 

a40 

a30

a25

a20

a 15 

alO

8.3

8.7 

522

156

56

32

21

6,492.1

209

12,880

Sept.

15

TT

8.5

7.2

5.9

5.0

4.3

3.5

 a3

. a2

 al

I"

.4

a. 4

-

89.7

2.99

178

Calendar year 1947: Max 7,000 Mln - Mean 134 Ac-ft 97,130

Water year 1947-48: Max 8,580 Mln - Mean 204 Ac-ft 147,800

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).-

10,800 cfs (32.61 ft); July 16 (1 a.i

-Apr. 26 (1:30 a.m.) 5,360 cfs (26.78 ft); June 22 (10:30 a.m.) 

n.) 9,400 cfs (31.98 ft).

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

on nearby streams.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

aO.4

.4

^ a .4

12.4

0.40

25

Hov.

aO.S

.5

I

> a. 5

-

.4

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.6

1.1

1.4

2.6

-

17.7

0.59

35

Dec.

2.4

2.6

275

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

57.8

1.86

115

Jan.

1.7

1 . 7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.7

3.0

3.2

4.4

6.1

16

658

169

57

30 

19

15

13

2,350

5,000 

356

101

78

66

63

a60

a55

7,141.9

230

14,170

Feb.

a50

a50

a70

alOO

a300

al,500

1,320

989

534

195

108

97

500

385

324

702

360

186

116 

84

60

45

39

155 

230

108

90

324

-

-

-

8,996

321

17,840

Mar.

146

85

83

116

84

58

45

37

34

104

129

73

50

41

34

29

26

23

24

24

26

37

66 

39

588 399"

142

76

54

40

2,735

88.2

5,420

Apr.

31

30

30

42

70

45

34

28

26

900

509

164

94

66

192

76

46

35

30 

26

23

25

30

27 

25

24

26

105

101

56

-

2,916

97.2

5,780

May

98

236

75

43

30

22

17

784

296

80

47

32

22

18

19

17

19

1,900

8,340 

5,780

3,550

3,720

495

4,790 

1,850

1,630

787

210

133

101

80

35,221

1,136

69,860

June

66

115

2,880

488

86

53

43

38

1,050

438

172

89

71

247

116

45

26

131

2,470 

722

83

46

31

23 

18

16

14

13

5T

35

-

9,687

323

19,210

July

18

12

116 8.7 

597

182

475

68

9,430

9,980

1,220

164

671

169

121

138

70

45

33 

26

20

17

15

13 

12

11

10

9.4

9.4

11

9.6

23,681.1

764

46,970

Aug.

11

13

9.6

7.5

6.8

6.4

6.2

6.6

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.3

86

255

56

28

17

12 

9.6

7.5

6.1

5.6

4.8 

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.3

573

3.4

3.4

588.6

19.0

1,170

Sept.

3.3

3.3

3.3

5.0

34

50

25

32

32

37

26

16

11

12

11

9.4

8.7

8.1

7.4 

6.4

5.4

4.5

3.0

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

366.3

12.2

727

Calendar year 1948: Max 8,380 Mln - Mean 204 Ac-ft 147,800

Water faue-L year y*se.i 1948-49: 4.3*0-^:3; Max rcm 9,980 a,sou Mln ruLxi - _ Mean neeui 250 CDU AU Ac-ft J. t 1O1,3UU 181,300

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs) . May 19 (2:30 p.m.) 9.520 cfs (31.63 ft); May 22 (3:30 a.m.) 

5,610 cfs (27.30 ft); May 24 (2 p.m.) 5,610 cfs (27.27 ft); July 10 (1:30 a.m.) 14,200 cfs (35.06ft).

a No gage-height record,' discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.3

1.2

T72

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.9 

4.8

5.9

4.7

3.9

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.6

42

137 "44

33

30

34

29

19

14

11

9.6

450.1

14.5

893

Nov.

7.7

STff

4.8

4.0

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.2

1.2

T74

1.6

2.0

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.5

-

80.7

2.69

160

Dec.

2.5

576

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

H.7

2.7

3.1

3.6

4.0 

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

6.1

8.7

9.0

S7T

8.5

8.3

8.1

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.9

152.9

4.93

303

Jan.

7.9

8.3

9.4

10

9.6

9.0

8.5

8.3

8.5

8.7

9.0 

9.8

12

42JO31

21

16

12

11

10

9.4

9.2

9.0

8.7

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.4

7.0

6.6

383.0

12.4

760

Feb.

6.2

6.2

6.1

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.9

5.9

7.0 

11

25

24

17

13

12

11

9.2

8.3

7.5

6.8

6.4

6.2

5.8

5.3

579" 4.7

_

_

-

245.5

8.77

487

Mar.

17

15

12

9.6

8.1

7.0

6.2

5.6

5.1

4.8

12 

5925-

15

12

12

13

16

14

11

9.2

8.5

7.9

7.2

6.6

6.1

5.8

5.3

4.5

4.2

3. .9.

348.6

11.2

691

Apr.

3.8

3.6

171

40

13

7.5

5.3

4.4

3.8

3.3

2.8 

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

177

al,500

a200

-

1,989.7

66.3

3,950

May

57

36

28

22

17

12

11

TZ

11

2,620

6,620 

1,420

172

698

908

108

60

41

33

41

129

87

44

44

28

5,730

3,920

394

172

116

78

23,669

764

46,950

June

56

74

1,510

481

105

57

42

33

28

1,530

496 

81

48

33

25

20

16

14

13

17

168

83

29

16

11

8.5

6.6

5.6

5.0

4.2

-

5,015.9

167

9,950

July

3.6

3.1

2.7

3.3

5.3

3.3

2.4

2.0

271

3,610

6,980 

1,036

112

63

43

33

75

172

571

166

849

742

159

338

1,840

409

105

63

264

1,820

1,220

20,691.8

667

41,040

Aug.

2,890

3,180

526

1,370

5,170

1,520

190

124

93

69

54 

44

37

32

27

53

400

1,350

235

80

47

35

28

25

22

205B"

77

41

76

64

17,967

580

35,640

Sept.

24

17

14

13

12

11

10

9.4

9.0

8.5

8.1 

7.9

7.9

9.4

228

271 -58

33

22

17

14

11

10

9.0

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.2

7.0

T7o

-

889.1

29.6

1,760

Calendar year 1949: Max 9,980 Mln 1.2 Mean 252 Ac-ft 182,500

Water year 1949-50: Max 6,980 Mln 1.2 Mean 197 Ac-ft 142,600

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).-

(29.93 ft); July 11 (7:30 a.m.) 8,80(

May 11 (7 a.m.) 8,030 cfs (30.26 ft); May 26 (3 p.m.) 7,610 cfs 

) efs (31.04 ft); Aug. 5 (3 p.m.) 5,950 cfB (27.90 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 219

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla. Continued 

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

"0

11"Z

"5

 4,

-5

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

"Vjta]

^<san

to- ft

Oct.

6.8 

8.5

~5T 225

21

14

9.8

7.5

6.4

5.4

4.7

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.9 

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6 r^

1.6

407.7

13.2

809

Nov.

1.7 

T78

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0 

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.6

2.7

2.8

57T

2.7

-

61.4

2.05

122

Dee.

2.7

STT

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.5

o~3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5 

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

103.3

3.33

205

Jan.

3.5 

5.6

8.1

14

IT

9.6

8.1

7.2

6.2

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.8

7.7

9.2

10

11

9.0

7.4

6.6

5.8

5.1 

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3^3

201.7

6.51

400

Feb.

3.2

3.1

3.0 370"

3.2

3.8

3.9

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.8

5.1

5.6

8.7

9.4

11

14

34

90

1,340

862

154 

74

101

200

112

116

61

_

-

-

3,239.0

116

6,420

Mar.

35 

26

22

19

19

20

18

16

14

15

78

~67 101

41

26

20

17

15

13

12

11

9.8 

8.7

Apr.

8.1 

8.5

7.9

7,2

8.1

15

21

13

11

10

11

11

12

12

11

9.4

8,3

7.7

7.0

T3

267 250" 

86

7.9! 38

7.5

7.2

6.8

67S

7.4

7.4

7.9

682.4

22.0

1,350

24

19

15

13

12

14

-

S44.4

31.5

1,870

May

2,820 

2,110

200

86

51

36

28

23

21

831

531

94

53

37

29

25

25

26

29

42

28

24 

23

44

36

42

28

18

14

12

9_-A

7,375.8

238

14,630

June

8.3 

7.4

6.2

5.4

4.8

51

1,670

2,260

983

445

105

76

67

50

116

235

84

48

39

27

1,810

7,950 

3,810

300

133

105

70

55

45

3,310

-

23,876.1

796

47,360

July

3,790 

397

150

1O5

78

62

52

43

37

32

29

27

2,650

4,390

3,820

473

142

92

68

53

44

37 

32

30

28

103

190

73

48

33

28

17,136

553

33,990

Calendar year 1950 : Max 6,980 Mln 1.5 Mean 197 Ac-ft 142,400

Aug.

49 

68

38

28

23

19

16

15

17

20

436

T8T

162

237

76

34

23

18

15

12

9.4

8.7 

8.3

7.7

7.2

6.4

6.1

5.6

5.3

4.7

4.2

1,565.6

50.5

3,110

Sept.

3.8 

3.2

2.9

2.8

1,790

957

172

112

370

1,800

291

1,420

705

137

62

38

26

19

16

14

12

9.8 

9.0

8.1

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.5

10

18

8,039.2

268

15,950

 liter year 1950-51: Max 7,950 Mln 1.6 Mean 174 Ac-ft 126,200

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 of B). June 22 (1:30 p.m./ 3,160 cfs (31.30 ft); July 1 (3 a.m.) 5,610 

efs (27.28 ft); July 15 (6 a.m.) 5,000 cfs (25.95 ft).

Discharge, In cubic feet pel- second, water ypar October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

9.8

7.8

6.7

TS

 

1,250 63"2

91

43

26

17

12

10

8.0

8.2

26

45

25

15

11

9.0

9.0

10

8.8

9.2

12

1,250

270

322

460

510

5,132.5

166

10,180

NOV.

670

186

109

73

56

68 

225

404

232

126

91

3,390

1,720

192

175

898

390

140

91

73

59

53

51

BT

740

558

176

105

80

63

-

11,248

375

52,310

Dec.

54

4T

46

42

39

35 

32

29

25

22

21

21

21

21

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

15 IBIS

16

747

24.1

1,480

Jan.

16

17

19

21

22

24 

25

26

70

94

65

42

31

26

24

22

21

19

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

13

787

25.4

1,560

Feb.

23

364

109

64

46

34 

26

23

21

19

17

T5

21

22

27

29

25

22

20

18

17

18

21

68

1,020

474

186

113

77

_

-

2,942

101

5,840

Mar.

56

554

1,180

754

232

122 

88

70

175

Apr.

33

30

28

427

390

326 

75

55

46

2,850, 42

2,530

558

214

131

102

86

40

42

48

54

54

40

741 30

1,390

832

208

131

104

81

64

54

49

45

41

37

36

35

12,863

415

25,510

26

57

298

 -.j. 700 i, "TOO"

1,320

432

203

140

104

82

67

57

-

6,326

May

51

54

53

49

38

30 

26

42

58

47

39

32

28

27

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

1,580

2,390

220

103

64

42

28

21

17.

5,236

?78 169

If, ,510 10,390

June

14

13

14

13

1,120

483

97

53

34

24

17

13

9.8

7.6

6.1

4.9

3.9

3.5

3.1

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.2

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

-

1,943.9

64.8

3,860

July

00~

.7

1.0

1.2

2.5 

39

72is

4.7

3.0

2.0

1.7

1.9

8.5

26

15

11

8.5

7.4

5.9

4.0

3.0

1.9

1.1

.6

.2

.1

0

0

0

232.9

7.51

462

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.1

4.9

ZB_

16

7.8

5.0

3.3

2.0

1.2

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

81.0

2.61

161

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year J951: Max 7,950 Mln 2.8 Mean "20 Ae-ft 159,000

Hater year 195i-52: Max 3,390 Mln o Mean 135 Ac-ft 98,260

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Nov. 12 (7:3O p.m.' 5,140 cfs (24.35 ft).
220 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°17', long. 95°57', on south line of sec. 20, T. 21 N., R. 13 E., on 

 aOTJEstream side of right pier of highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from Delaware Creek, 

2.4 miles downstream from Hominy Creek, Z\ miles southeast of Sperry, and at mile 25.0.

Drainage area.--905 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 195S.

,. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 579.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--13 years, 563 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,790 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 19.33 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 8-11.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 86,500 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 31.68 ft); no 

flow Sept. 13 to Oct. 28, 1939.

Maximum stage known, that of May 18, 1943. Flood in 1915 reached a stage similar 

to flood of Oct. 31, 1941 (30.14 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1252.

Cooperation.--Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 3-8)

1.0

1.1

1.8 

2.1

124

221

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

18.0

391 

680 

1,5OO 

2,570 

4,380 

8,140

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

80

62

52

45

4JL

1,310

2.270

368

170

105

75

58

47 

41

41

45

200

142

87

62

48

43

153

225

119

83

2,140

1,280

856

1,630

1,420

13,298

429

26,380

JJov.

1,750

886

468

322

263

296

556

1,300

1,260

790

421

3,860

6.750 

1,100

734

2,430

1,960

645

391

300

248

221

207

2l4

1,370

2,230

798

446

313

263

-

32,772

1,092

65,000

Dec.

240

218

200

183

164

148

136

124

113

102

97

95

90

87

87

87

102

92

78

73

71

69

67

65

65

65

62

62

60

60

62

3,224

104

6,390

Jan.

62

65

73

90

113

113

110

116

167

478

318

204

154 

127

119

119

116

102

90

83

78

78

75

69

69

69

67

62

60

60

60

3,566

115

7,070

Feb.

62

223

355

186

145

113

95

80

73

65

62

60

65 

71

78

100

102

100

95

85

78

78

127

208

2.130

1,690

722

421

275

-

7,944

274

15,760

Mar.

214

928

3,110

2,840

1,220

483

340

271

288

4,760

8.140

3,200

822 

478

353

296

263

1,430

3,560

842

452

363

296

236

204

186

170

157

145

139

139

36,325

1,172

72,050

Apr.

136

127

121

604

1,340

544

288

207

176

170

164

170

196 

251

244

204

180

170

190

465

4.570

3,960

3,600

2,OOO

782

483

358

284

236

196

-

22,416

747

44,460

May

176

167

218

218

164

124

116

108

97

90

83

73

67 

62

58

54

50

48

45

5T

52

50

878

6.070

1,640

271

180

124

90

69

56

11,552

373

22,910

June

47

41

36

34

249

1.850

tSS

193

116

83

65

50

41 

32

26

22

19

17

16

14

13

12

11

9.7

8.6

7.7

6.9

6.1

5.4

574

-

3,442.8

115

6,850

July

4.7

4.7

6.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

62

~§7 127

41

28

22

19

16

69

69

47

54

28

22

17

14

11

8.6

7.7

6.9

6.1

5.4

4.7

4.1

779.6

25.1

1,550

Aug.

4.1

3.5

3.5

5.0

5.0

3.0

3.0

5.5

4.1

4.7

52

22

16 

11

7.7

6.1

5.4

5.4

4.7

4.7

5.4

7.7

4.7

5.5

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

1*5

186.8

6.03

571

Sept.

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

3

is

.3

.4

.6 

.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.2

-

35.4

1.18

70

Calendar year 1951: Max 12.3OO Mln 12 Mean 576 Ac-ft 416,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,140 Min O.3 Mean 37O Ac-ft 268,800

Peak discharge (base. 11.OOP efs). No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 221

Verdigris River near Inola, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°10', long. 95°37', near northwest corner sec. 4, T. 19 N., R. 16 E., 

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 33, 6 miles 

downstream from Dog Creek, 6 miles west of Inola, and at mile 48.8.

Drainage area. 7,911 sq mi.

Records available. September 1944 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 506.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 5,176 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,400 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 40.78 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 5.74 ft).

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 94,500 cfs Apr. 22, 1945; maximum gage height, 52.40 ft 

June 27, 1948; minimum discharge, 10 cfs Aug. 24, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 54.93 ft May 21, 1943 (discharge, 224,000 cfs).

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated since April 1949 

by Fall River Reservoir (see p. 196).and since February 1950 by Hulah Reservoir 

(see p. 203). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 1 to Jan. 19, Feb. 2-25, 

May 6-23, May 26 to June 5, June 18 to July 2o)

5.7 

6.0 

6.3 

7.0 

8.0

61

106

242

495

10.0

13.0

22.0

36.0

41.0

1,220

2,710

9,960

25,600

32,700

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,190

1,470 

1,140

958

880

a3,000 

a6,000

a4,OOO

1,520

a2,000

a2,300 

1,880

1,260

977

1,140

2,570

3,240

2,84O

2,300

1,560

1,020

767

2,730

5,340

4,480

3,600

7,240

11.000 

5^820

8,160

9,600

102,982

3,322

204 , 300

Jlov.

11,700

9,240 

5,9OO

4,260

3,520

3,320 

3,960

5,100

7,310

10,300

11,500 

12,100

24,400

29 . 200

23,000

20,600

22,600

17,800

11,800

7,900

4,710

3,660

3,240

3.100

5,266

10,900

11,700

11,200 

9,690

7,140

-

316,110

10,540

627,000

Dec.

4,560

3,460 

2,970

2,710

2,590

2,470 

2,360

2,300

2,240

2,140

1,980 

1,790

1,650

1,610

1,650

4.710

47J85

3,040

2,30O

2,410

1,880

1,610

1,390

1,470

1,610

1,470

1,390

1.500 

l,36o

1,300

1,300

69,440

2,240

137,700

Jan.

1,350

1,390 

1,470

1,650

2,140

2,140 

1,980

1,840

2,080

4,4OO

6.460 

6,220

5,180

3,520

3,100

3,520

3,660

3,240

2,590

2,240

2,080

1,940

1,740

1,610

1,470

1,390

1,350

1,300 

1,260

1,260

1.180

76,750

2,476

152,200

Feb.

1,260

2,090 

4,560

5,740

5,020

3,880 

3,600

2,970

2,240

1,940

1,700 

1,560

1,520

1,470

1,470

1,430

1,430

1,43O

1,430

1,390

1,300

1.260

1,300

1,560

4,780

8.080

5,180

3,460 

2,970

.

-

78,020

2,690

154,800

Mar.

2.360

2,360 

7,560

13,700

13,400

13,000 

11,300

7,990

6,300

10,900

25,600 

51.600

31 , 500

28,300

19,800

13,200

11,700

9,420

11,900

14,600

12,400

12,100

11,100

7,060

4,480

3,460

3,040

2,780 

2,590

2,840

2,970

351,310

11,330

696,800

Apr.

2,650

2.410 

2,440

2,530

4,480

7,560 

11,100

10,400

7,060

4,710

3,240 

3,180

a3,500

4,640

5,980

6,540

5,900

4,640

3,380

6,380

12,000

15,400

16,400

16,700

17.200

16,800

15,300

9,870 

5,900

4,780

233,070

7,769

462,300

May

3,460

2,900 

2,590

2,410

2,140

1,940 

1,740

1,610

1,430

1,260

1,180 

1,140

1,350

1,300

1,100

899

785

749

714

664

647

615

1,990

9,870

10.700

3,760

2,360

1,520 

2,080

1,560

1,180

67,643

2,182

134,200

June

977

822 

977

804

2,770

3.960 

2,970

3,380

2,240

1,520

1,260 

997

732

6OO

495

426

373

335

304

282

262

238

220

193

168

149

130

118 

108

101

27,911

930

55,360

July

100

98 

101

125

132

154 

147

123

120

199

185 

154

136

132

145

173

304

2§9

238

233

197

158

136

125

116

108

96

86 

80

76

1*

4,540

146

9,000

Aug.

71

Te

81

82

82

86 

84

84

80

86

98

114

139

TT6

92

80

75

76

75

78

87

96

96

92

120

114

113

113 

96

81

72

2,835

91.5

5,620

Sept.

65

57 

53

51

49

48

47

46

46

44

44 

43

41

38

36

35

38

141

100

72

69

60

51

49

49

48

47

47 

48

47

-

1,609

53.6

3,190

Calendar year 1951: Max 67.9OO Min 114 Mean 7,725 Ac-ft 5,592,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 31,800 Min 35 Mean 3,640 Ac-ft 2,642,000

Peak discharge (base. 25.OOP cfsl. Nov. 14 (6 a.m.) 30,200 cfs (39.28 ft); Mar. 12 (8 p.m.) 

32,400 cfs (40.78 ft).

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

near Claremore and Bird Creek near Sperry.
222 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River at Council Grove, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°40', long. 96°30', In NW£ sec. 14, T. 16 S., R. 8 E., on downstream side 

of middle pier of highway bridge at city water plant In north part of Council Grove, 

300 ft downstream from Mozler Creek and 1 mile upstream from Elm Creek.

Drainage area. 250 sq ml.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,205.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years (1939-52), 163 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,850 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 16.35 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 7.18 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 121,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 35.5 ft; 36.29 

ft, top of surge In gage house; 37.97 ft, floodmark at water plant and In wire-weight 

gage box at upstream side of bridge), from rating curve extended above 36,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during 1939-41, 1947-48.

Maximum stage known, that of July 11, 1951. Flood of 1903 reached a stage of 37.3 

ft at water plant, from Information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good above 50 cfs, fair below.

Revisions (water years). W 1117: Drainage area. W 1211: 1942(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4 

7.6 

7.8 

8.0

1.2 

1.9 

4.0 

8.5

8.2

8.4

9.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

34

60

175

440

840

2,000

3,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

62

50

56

*57

60

83

79

75

68

58

48

46

||

51

48

48

50

48

46

46

*46

48

46

57

181

189

T25

111

109

96

2,177

70.2

4,320

Nov.

68

64

62

62

62

64

62

60

56

51

170

815 "2"00 

104

88

70

57

60

64

60

58

56

52

52

55

58

43

48

48

42

-

2,811

93.7

5,580

Dec.

42

42

41

40

*43

37

35

37

35

33

32 '35

37 

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

34

35

35

34

1,117

36.0

2,220

Jan.

34

33

34

34

33

33

33

33

32

31

31

31

32 

32

31

32

31

*31

30

30

29

T!6

"2T 25

29

32

32

32

31

30

31

965

31.1

1,910

Feb.

32

31

32

31

29

30

30

30

32

31

33

34 

34

33

32

31

*31

30

30

28

28

29

28

28

28

27 27

27

_

-

880

30.3

1,750

Mar.

26

30

36

34

30

27

26

65

766

2,850

392

*240

179 

130

113

102

96

134

333

146

108

96

85

85

83

79

73

68

66

60

60

6,618

213

13,130

Apr.

56

52

Ff

237

165

100

83

77

*923

401

163

1,180

1.950 

5T2

202

169

153

178

303

159

699

726

364

193

*167

153

142

126

117

111

9,698

323

19,240

May

123

406

T53

111

100

92

98

92

230

121

85

75

71 

70

66

60

123

117

*75

66

58

54

56

201

204

77

62

54

51

48

48

3,247

105

6,440

June

42

41

37

37

40

41

35

33

31

30

29

27

25 

23

23

22

20

18

*19

22

21

18

16

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

733

24.4

1,450

July

9.9

11

14

11

10

9.6

7.5

6.7

6.9

6.7

5.5

5.0

6.2 

6.4

7.5

6.9

7.2

7.5

7.2

5.9

5.0

3.6

*3.2

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.8

191.2

6.17

379

Aug.

5.0

8.0

3.9

3.2

2.4

2.4

2.0

27B

2.8

3.3

175

74

20 

12

9.9

7.5

77

"Be 945

24

*16

12

11

9.6

8.0

7.5

6.4

5.3

5.0

Sept.

4.4

378

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.9

2.8

2.1

1.5 

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

tf

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

*.9

1.1

1.3

1.4

.9

5.51 .8

5.0

1,539.5

49.7

3,050

-

55.4

1.85

110

Calendar year 1951: Max 34,000 Mln 3.0 Mean 512 Ac-ft 370,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,850 Mln 0.7 Mean 82.1 Ac-ft 59,580

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans.

223

Location. Lat 38°21', long. 97°04', in SW£ sec. 36, T. 19 S., R. 3 E. , on upstream side 

or left pier of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from South Cottonwood River and 2 miles west of Marion.

Drainage area. 329 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,289.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 3, 1945, wire-weight or staff gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1939-52) 156 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during ye 

mum, 2.9 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 66,

ir, 4,150 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 12.72 ft); mini1.68 ft). 

)00 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 28.57 ft, from

floodmark in gage well), from ratinj; curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; no 

ice effect).

Remarks.--Records good except those 

generally made twice a month.

Revisions.~W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water 

discharge,

Oct. 1 to May 9

flow Jan. 18, 19, 1940 (estimate during period of

jve 200 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements

ar 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

In cubic feet per second)

2.3 

2.6 

3.3 

5.0 

10.0

33

72

232

875

2,770

Discharge, In cubic feet per se

May 10 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7

1.9

3.6

6.3

14.5

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

28.5

61

157

875

ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

62

58

56

53

52

664

867

T3T

95

83

72

69

64

59

56

56

58

72

66

62

61

58

56

56

56

56

82

143

162

227

112

3,827

123

7,590

JIov.

83

72

69

67

66

62

62

62

62

62

66

~SI 143

72

64

59

53

52

52

55

55

55

52

50

55

56

55

51

51

50

-

1,904

63.5

3,780

Dec.

52

53

53

51

51

50

48

47

48

48

50

53

55

55

TT

42

40

41

41

40

40

39

39

40

40

39

38

38

42

47

51

1,418

45.7

2,810

Jan.

58

50

42

41

42

40

39

51

62

52

48

47

48

53

67.

62

55

51

50

48

47

41

34

35

36

38

40

39

38

37

57

1,428

46.1

2,830

Feb.

2

«

1*

i

\re

41

2f

It

It

It

2'

26

;e; 

; 

-

1,01E

37.]

2.12C

Calendar year 1951: Max 30,600 Mln 12

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,610 Mln :

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfe). Apr. 1£

a Ho gage-height record] discharge estimet

Mar.

5 36

J 40

3 52

3 47

3 40

42

i 50

5 141

t 779

I 1.590

5 430

! 164

5 119

93

87

80

72

80

95

3 91

72

I 67

62

69

72

72

67

58

53

51

51

4,822

156

9,560

Apr.

47

44

48

55

66

55

48

48

56

148

82

131

1,170

250

119

97

87

300

2.610

309

273

1,900

439

162

148

139

130

a!15

allO

al05

9,291

310

18,430

May

a95

292

125

a80

72

66

64

66

424

157

79

68

62

61

60

57

79

108

70

60

56

57

64

98

139

60

49

47

42

40

49

2,846

91.8

5,640

June

51

40

38

51

761

76

53

42

37

33

30

28

26

24

22

20

19

19

20

20

19

18

16

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

1,554

51.8

3,080

July

12

12

19

16

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

14

18

21

^S

17

14

13

12

9.9

9.5

8.8

8.1

7.4

7.7

7.0

8.8

8.8

378.4

12.2

751

Aug.

7.7

7.4

7.0

7.0

8.8

9.5

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.5

9.9

878

9.5

7.7

6.0

5.8

770

7.7

6.3

6.0

7.0

8.5

7.4

6.7

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.7

6.3

230.3

7.43

457

Sept.

6.0 676-

6.0

6.0

5.2

4.7

5.2

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.4

4.4

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.4

3.4

3.]

-

132.1

4.40

262

Mean 493 Ac-ft 356,900

1 Mean 79.0 Ac-ft 57,320

(8i30 a.m.) 4,150 cfs (12.72 ft).

ed on basis of trend of flow.
224 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°12', long. 96°50', in NE£ sec. 25, T. 21 S., R. 5 E., on upstream end of 

right abutment of highway bridge, 4 miles south of Cedar Point and 9.4 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,262.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 28, 1944, wire-weight gage at downstream side of present bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1939-52), 68.2 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,160 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 15.55 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 4.24 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 52,400 cfs June 29, 1951 (gage height, 23.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and flow-over-road 

determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1856, that of June 29, 1951. Flood in July 1929 reached 

a stage of 24.63 ft at house on left bank where flood of 1951 reached a stage of 25.7 

ft.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 1211: 1944(M).

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Nov. 5 to Mar. 7)

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4 

4.6 

4.8

0.6

1.5

3.4

6.9

19

35

5.1 

5.5 

6.3 

7.0 

9.0

73

155

420

710

1,690

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

36

35

34

33

333

1,490

94

58

51

45

42

39

36

35

35

33

34

34

32

a32

331

830

329

a28

&ZT_

 28

30

31

60

46

32

2,933

94.6

5,820

JIov.

29

28

27

27

27

27

26

26

27

25

26

28

 2S 30

*25

23

22

15

22

22

22

22

22

22

25

25

23

*22

22

22

-

742

24.7

1,470

Dec.

22

?5

22

21

20

2O

19

19

19

18

*18

19

18

18

17

16

16

17

17

18

16

16

17

16

17

16

15

IS

18is

19

560

18.1

1,110

Jan.

18

16

16

17

16

16

*16

33

30

21

18

18

18

18

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

*12

12

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

SOS

16.4

1,010

Feb.

15

2218"

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

*14

14

14

15

15

14

14

13

T3

13

13

-

432

14.9

857

Mar.

13

TS

19

20

17

17

27

371

345

*952

109

75

57

51

48

44

40

43

42

38

36

35

33

*34

34

34

35

34

32

31

30

2,711

87.5

5,380

Apr.

3O

30

32

78

64

39

36

36

18O

*88

51

183

303

78

B?.

57

52

31O

~98 662

169

*328

103

82

75

67

64

58

56

57

-

3,528

119

7,000

May

54

57

51

48

*46

43

43

42

45

43

39

38

37

37

36

36

329

52

39

*36

35

133

47

~§S 548

SO

43

38

35

34

33.

2,245

72.4

4,450

June

30

*30

30

205

247

46

33

30

28

26

25

23

22

21

20

20

19

*18

18

18

17

16

15

13

13

12

11

11

10

»1C5

1,037

34.6

2,O60

July

11

12

~2T 141

15

12

11

11

10

1O

10

9.4

10

*11

18

23

16

14

13

11

10

8.9

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.4

7.4

 6.6

6T?

8.9

8.9

481.6

15.5

955

Aug.

7.9

10

8.9

7.4

7.4

8.4

8.4

10

8.4

7.4

13

10

7.9

*6.6

5.8

5.2

5.5

12

7.4

6.2

6.2

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.8

 4.4

63

16

103

T?

6.9

396.0

12.8

785

Sept.

478" 5.5

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.O

*3.0

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.9

2.3

2.3

 2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

-

81.9

2.73

162

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,900 Mln 4.9 Mean 168 Ac-ft 121,400

Water year 1951-52; Max 1,490 Mln 1.3 Mean 42.8 Ae-ft 31,060

Peak discharge (base. 3.600 cfs\. Oct. 6 (l:3O a.n.) 6,160 cfs (15.55 ft).

* Discharge Measurement made onthis day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated en basis of recorded range In stage.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 225

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°22', long. 96°31', in NE-f sec. 28, T. 19 S., R. 8 E., on downstream 

side of left pier of highway bridge, 1 mile east of Cottonwood Falls, 4.1 miles upstream (revised) from South Pork Cottonwood River, and at mile 52.8.

Drainage area. 1,402 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1932 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,147.41 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 12, 1935, chain gage at Atchlson, Topeka, and Santa Pe Railway 

bridge 1 mile upstream at datum 0.64 ft higher.

Average discharge. 20 years, 586 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1932-33, 1948, and 1952 are 

contained In the following table:

Water 

year

1932t 

1933 

1948 

1952

Maximum

Date

July 6, 1932 

May 19, 1933 

July 20, 1948 

Mar. 10, 1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

11,800 

*5,700 

78,000 

6,450

Gage height 

(feet )

J21.0 

til. 36 

23.30 

10.73

Minimum

Date

Aug. 30, 1932 

Aug. 21 1933 

(a) 

Sept. 30, 1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

tt40 

4 

29 

24

Gage height 

(feet)

2.16 

2.13

* Revised.

t Period April to September.

t Prom graph based on gage readings.

tt Minimum daily.

a Occurred on Oct. 14-16, 21, 22, 19, 1947.

1932-52: Maximum discharge, 196,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 27.06 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and slopearea determinations at gage heights 22.50 and 27.06 ft; minimum, 1 cfs Aug. 15 to 

Sept. 13, 1934, Sept. 19-23, 1936.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised 

as shown in the following table . They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

747. ........

1007. .......

1147. .......

Water 

year

1933

1944

1949

Date

May 19, 1933

Apr. 23, 1944

Jan. 24. 1949

Discharge 

(cfs)

11.36

22.50

19.49

Gage height 

(feet)

5,700

61,200

til. 200

t Not previously published.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or computed from doubtful 

record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) W 1007: 1942. W1117: Drainage area. W 1211: 1948(M). 

Revised figures of discharge for the water years 1932-33, 1948, superseding figures 

published in Water-Supply Papers 747 and 1117, are given herein.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, April to September 1932

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

150

*142

134

131

131

134

137

142

140

145

145

142

163

169

169

166

169

172

163

151

134

128

*120 123"

4 .,400

147

8,730

May

112

115

140

483

234

169 

299

709

694

262

181

148

128

123

102

104

*107

97

97

39

78

76

71

73

68.

181

188

157

157

128

134

5,704

184

11,300

June

110

94

97

128

169

134

115

126

145

89

*128

99

89

81

78

66

58

44

956

*4,180

*2,030

690

280

227

280

778

1,620

2,170

564

318

15,943

531

31,600

July

299

224

204

600

*8,400

*11,700 

*11,600

8,050

2,800

1,160

690

564

501

459

417

376

337

318

318

280

*262

262

262

262

262

417

910

459

318

299

262

53,272

1,720

106,000

Aug.

234

230

241

224

234

207 

213

194

191

188

166

157

140

299

140

*115

104

89

84

84

68

66

60

64

58

62

56

52

47

40m

4,196

135

8,320

Sept.

89

131

148

120

91

84 

66

60

62

58

54

58

54

58

56

52

50

50

*47

44_

50

56

115

459

IBS

117

102

84

84

58

-

2,726

90.9

5,410

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft
226 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls, Kans. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1932 to September 1933

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4745"

42

35

40

41

38

28

26

38

32

41

29

32

37

32

33

30

33

34

29

31

29

28

27

30

33

35

33

37

30

1,055

34.0

2,090

Nov.

30

44

42

42

44

42

42

*41

45

45

48

50

47

44

44

50

60

58

58

58

58

77

6855"

58

54

52

54

50

54

-

1,504

50.1

2,980

Dec.

54

54

52

54

52

50

58

54

52

56

47

5TT

47

47

54

54

48

48

47

47

48 

62

68

102

120

97

94

81

78

71

64

- 1,910

61.6

3,790

Jan.

64

60

54

52

54

52

54

62

58

50

54

54

54

50

50

58

50

54

54

52

54 

50

52

47

50

56

47

45

38

4T

41

1,614

52.1

3,200

Feb.

44

45

45

44

45

41

41

38

I'

41

5445"

45

47

44 

45

47

44

42

45

37

36

_

_

-

1,195

42.7

2,370

Mar.

25

3T

45

42

54

54

77

88

81

62

57

57

55

54

48

47

45

37

37

33

*33

30

36

37

50

88

101 ^79"

68

57

59

1,673

. Apr.

57

47

47

45

44

45

45

41

42

41

40

40

41

31

29

36

*31

2638"

593

1,750 

1,750

May

70

77

60

59

*116

*139

496

206

128

94

83

73

68

62

66

59

59

50

4,730

3,580

382 

*206

668 223

223

142

123

101

90

83

70

-

6,359

54.01 212

3,320 12,600

139

131

134

103

131

96

103

90

12,013

388

23,800

June

66

73

42

45

42

42

40

30

33

28

20

17

17

25

25

19

14

11

13

13

10

13

12

9

11

10

12

13

11

10

-

726

24.2

1,440

July

9

10

9

8

10

9

8

12

52

35

21

16

15

14

14

25

*16

20

24

28

32 

32

29

23

17

15

12

13

12

12

9

562

18.1

1,110

Aug.

8

10

13

9

8

6

5

5

5

6

9

8

5

5

50

22

15

5

5

6

*4 

5

5

5

79

90

60

88

320

134

77

1,072

34.6

2,130

Sept.

50

824

300

75

47

47

41

29

29

18

12

10

1,310

178

70

57

44

38

28

20

15 

15

12

10

9

10

8

3?

50

47

3,436

115

6,820

Calendar year 1932: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-It -

Water year 1932-33: Max 4,730 Mln 4 Mean 90.7 Ac-ft 65,650

Discharge measure made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34 

34

34

32

32

*31

29

2S

31

31

31

31

31

31

29

31

36

37

46

50

4S

44

40

37

1,077

34.7

2,140

Nov.

34

34

34

34

34

34

31

31 

32

*34

34

34

36

37

37

39

46

53

53

52

50

48

48

48

50

5955-

48

48

48

-

1,250

41.7

2,480

Dec.

48

57T

66

114

317

419

T8T

*111 

88

75

71

68

63

61

57

57

59

55

57

57

55

55

55

53

53

53

53

53

53

S3

55

2,671

86.2

5,300

Jan.

52

48

52

57

*57

57

57

59

61

66

71

8578"

66

61

53

52

50

50

48

48

50

44

44

44

46

46

52

44

44

46

1,688

54.5

3,350

Feb.

48

5?

52

52

52

52

52

53 

55

*50

52

55

53

61

75

226

518

439

540

439

214

139

106

83

75

75

90

990

1,820

-

6,568

226

13,030

Mar.

480

1,030

2,120

796

390

264

206

*180 

169

152

126

123

T56

206

325

963

971

424

953

2,070

1,150

490

348

295

264

239

329

444

243

206

195

16,307

526

32,340

Apr.

180

169

159

149

*139

136

136

126

123

120

120

117

117

114

114

111

114

120

126

126

136

149

166

210

575

545

454

286

218

199

-

5,554

185

11,020

May

199

2,790

*3,570

2,130

429

308

243

199

176

162

149

139

126

126

123

111

106

98

93

90

93

88

93

130

114

90

83

78

7175"

85

12,167

392

24,130

June

*95

136

114

83

66

53

57

90 

73

83

63

48

36

3439-

42

44

61

281

145

601

2,440

3,480

2,440

1,360

3,370

2,490

3,820

4,880

*5,360

-

31,884

1,063

63,240

July

2,710

593

439

371

330

290

259

234 

222 226"

247

273

376

317

540

1,030

3,040

9,530

19,800

*61,600

28,500

16,500

11,600

*3,480

1,340

1,030

859

740

651

705

657

168,489

5,435

334,200

Aug.

501

434

414

395

376

357

343

321 

308

295

290

334

390

518

405

334

268

243

218

199

184

173

162

152

142

136

133

136

136

*133

126

8,556

276

16,970

Sept.

120

114

108

106

103

101

1,000

1,680 

1,340

1,170

362

214

159

142

126

117

108

98

93

90

88

88

85

85

83

85

83

85

83

!§.

-

8,194

273

16,250

Calendar year 1947: Max 10,900 Mln 29 Mean 582 Ac-i*t 421,200

Water year 1947-48: Max 61,600 Mln 29 Mean 722 Ac-ft 524,400

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Palls, Kans. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ioe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 13 to Apr. 12)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 9 Mar 10 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.7 

5.0 

7.0

115

642

1,710

3,810

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

16

26

60

148

3.2 

4.0 

8.0 

10.0

370

850

4,470

5,870

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

452

441

419

403

387

1,430

5.590

2,510

1,060

611

522

468

441

425

414

398

387

414

457

446

398

387

376

360

350

*339

430

695

764

1,330

1,180

22,284

719

44,200

Nov.

750

534

479

446

430

425

414

409

403

392

387

888

946

778

495

425

387

360

350

350

350

350

350

339

350

350

344

*339

334

324

-

13,478

449

26,730

Dec.

318

318

324

318

318

313

298

292

292

292

292

292

298

303

292

216

b250

b250

b250

b240

b230

b230

246

231

231

221

*226

2T6~ 211

231

246

8,285

267

16,430

Jan.

b300

b320

b300

272

b210

b210

211

b250

b350

b3B5

b300

277

246

246

246

256

*272

256

236

221

216

196

186

166

166

186

181

181

181

171

171

7,330

236

14,540

Feb.

166

171

171

181

175

171

166

161

152

152

148

152

161

176

176

181

181

171

161

*161

161

166

166

176

181

176

171

171

166

_

-

4,869

168

9,660

Mar.

171

156

216

236

241

241

236

485

2,610

5,640

*5,360

3,410

1,190

780

626

548

506

512

518

524

494

455

405

390

385

385

375

370

356

338

330

28,519

920

56,570

Apr.

313

297

3T35-

420

476

500

420

385 *512

1,030

780

1,120

2,960

2,840

2,060

1,030

815

d930

d2,330

d4,190

d3,450

d2,880

d3,810

d3,080

dl,440

dl,090

d970

d890

d815

d745

-

42,883

1,430

85,060

May

d710

d780

d815

d850

d590

*506

470

470

524

732

1,010

512

420

390

375

361

405

1,220

752

476

390

361

494

668

1,920

1,450

530

405

356

330

321

19,593

632

38,860

June

313

305 *293

345

1,320

1,940

888

395

325

285

260

243

233

219

206

196

185

179

179

175

172

165

158

148

138

134

128

124

111

108

-

9,870

329

19,580

July

*104

101

121

293

W2

138

114

98

95

92

88

88

85

82

92

101

138

134

128

111

98

85

78

73

67

64

62

*6Q- 60

60

71

3,183

103

6,310

Aug.

89

375

IB?

78

64

67

64

71

75

71

88

92

108

80

69

67

67

73

131

114

85

78

80

75

64

60

*55

154

168

274

175

3,276

106

6,500

Sept.

98

71

58

51

47

47

44

42

40

39

37

37

36

36

34

32

31

29

*29

29

28

28

26

28

29

31

28

26

2525-

-

1,141

38.0

2,260

Calendar year 1951: Max 117,000 

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,640

Mean 2,396 

Mean 450

Ac-ft 1,735,000 

Ac-ft 326,700

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 efs). Oct. 7 (7 a.m.) 3,860 cfs (7.05 ft); Mar. 10 (2 p.m.) 6,450 cfs 

(10.73 ft); Apr. 20 [7 p.m.) 4,670 cfs (8.25 ft); Apr. 23 (8 p.m.) 4,110 cfs (7.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for station at Marion and Cedar Creek near Cedar Point.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from recorder trace, corrected in places by an 

estimated graph.
228 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River at Strawn, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°16', long. 95°52', in NE£ sec. 33, T. 20 S., R. 14 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on county highway at Strawn, l£ miles downstream 

from Eagle Creek.

Drainage area. 2,933 sq mi.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1952.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,018.78 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, Kansas City supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 27. 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 17.45 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 20, 25.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 400,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 30.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 97,000 cfs on basis of rainfall-runoff studies and floodrouting study of reach from this station to station near lola; minimum, that of Sept. 20, 

25, 1952.

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 7

3.0 

4.0 

8.0

1,950

2,860

5,200

Note. Same as 

following table 

below 2.9 ft.

1.8

1.9 133

275

Mar. 7 to Sept. 30

2.4

2.7 

2.9

3.1 

3.5

625

1,170

1,720

2,350

2,790

10.0

17.0

, 3,780

7,400

13,800

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*870

816

798

734

718

2,610

4,950

4,35'0

3,720

2,340

1,220

924

798

764

734

687

687

656

672

718

718

656

640

640

584

"§31 544

1,080

2,540

*1,790

2,070

41,572

1,341

82,460

JIov.

2,040

1,570

1,090

888

834

780

749 

734

718

734

702

1,040

1,900

*2,770

1,690

1,130

870

764

702

672

672

687

672

656

657

764

764

718

*687

672

-

29,356

979

58,230

Dec.

656

525

625

625

625

598

584 

584

556

530

517

*517

517

544

b520

b460

b430

b480

b520

b460

b400

b380

b330"

b400

b380

b410

b400

b390

432

467

456

15,480

499

30,700

Jan.

b440

b470

b490

*571

b460

b520

b390 

456

718

b852

942

715

584

544

530

*517

517

504

490

478

467

432

398

"S65 365

365

375

375

*375

365

365

15,438

498

30,620

Feb.

375

375

375

375

375

375

355 

345

345

335

325

355

355

365

375

375

365

355

345

*345

325

325

325

335

335

345

335

335

335

-

10,165

351

20,160

Mar.

325

365

860

816

718

687

1,000 

2,530

4,890

11,700

*13.100

12,800

8,130

3,930

2,370

1,820

1,570

3,660

3,350

2,110

1,920

1,850

1,480

1,300

1,170

1,090

*1,000

981

960

906

888

90,276

2,912

179,100

Apr.

852

798

134

2,380

3,130

2,610

1,690 

*1,270

1,340

3,300

4,550

2,720

5,330

9,200

6,810

4,120

2,560

1,950

3,030

5,250

*5,990

11,300

10,800

7,160

5,740

3,460

2,570

aZ,200

ag,000

al,700

-

116,644

3,888

231,400

May

al,550

al,450

al,500

al,600

al,500

al,200

*1,020 

942

960

1,000

1,200

1,540

1,130

888

852

816

2,950

2,120

1,920

1,690

1,020

*834

764

1,900

6,860

4,430

2,900

1,480

924

798

749

50,487

1,629

100,100

June

687

656

625

*625

1,000

2,420

2,610 

1,980

816

612

530

490

444

421

375

355

*325

305

295

285

275

267

259

251

243

226

210

194

188

182

-

18,151

605

36 , 000

July

*176

176

218

194

226

355

167 

218

176

164

151

145

133

133

139

*145

145

164

188

182

164

151

139

128

117

107

97

93

93

*88

88

4,960

160

9,840

Aug.

88

55

107

398

251

164

133 

128

117

107

122

133

392

325

*202

164

133

133

494

992

345

226

164

139

122

112

107

*97

88

128

182

6,381

206

12,660

Sept.

243

155

133

112

93

84

76 

68

64

*61

57

54

51

51

48

48

48

45

42

45

48

45

*42

42

42

42

42

42

45

48

-

2,049

68.3

4,060

Calendar year 1951: Max 274,000 Mln 100 Mean 5,097 Ao-ft 3,690,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 13,100 Mln 42 Mean 1,096 Ac-ft 795,300

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs).--Mar. 12 (7 a.m.) 14,300 cfs (17.45 ft)j Apr. 22 (4 p.m.) 12,600 

cfs (15.68 ft)T

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations above and below gage, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 229

Neosho River near lola, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°53', long. 95°26', in NE£ sec. 9, T. 25 S., R. 18 E., on left bank 1 mile 

downstream from Elm Creek and 3 miles southwest of lola.

Drainage area. 3,818 sq mi.

Records available. August 1895 to November 1903, October 1917 to September 1952. Published as at lola" 1895-1903.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 914.VV ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 30, 1903. staff gage at highway bridge 4 miles upstream at datum 

13.41 ft higher.

Average discharge. 35 years (1917-52), 1,684 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,400 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 19.8 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.94 ft).

1895-1903, 1917-52: Maximum discharge, 436,000 cfs July 13, 1951 (gtge height, 43.0 

ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 84,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; no flow at times in 1897 and 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . W 1037: 1918-24, 1926-29, 1935(M). W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10

4.0 402

5.0 980

8.0 3,450

13.0 9,400

18.0 16,100

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

Mar. 11 to Sept. 30 

29 4.5 690

6.0 1,820

11.0 6,820

17.0 14,800

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*1,210

1,110 

1,050

1,010

966

4,320

6,090

5.5ZO

4,700

3,820

2,550

1,640

1,300

1,170

1,080

1,020

952

945

924

910

924

1,160

1,160 

980

924

871

845

1,013

*1,530

2,780

2,080

56,551

1,824

112,200

Jlov.

2,190

2,080 

1,660

1,290

1,120

1,030

987

1,020

1,320

1,280

1,090

6.15Q

*4,140

2,370

3,030

1,970

1,480

1,180

1,040

959

917

904

897 

878

2,180"

1,840

1,350

1,150

1,040

952

-

49,494

1,650

98,170

Dec.

904

87T

*838

800

793

793

756

726

714

672

649

649

644

732

750

654

589

b550

533

622

b550

b530

538 

b550

543

b510

b500

552

507

512

533

20,014

646

39,700

Jan.

558

b450 

517

*558

569

b550

528

616

1.440

1,380

1,120

1,100

1.070

1,320

1,220

966

864

793

738

690

638

616

563 

512

502

487

482

477

*472

462

447

22,705

732

45,030

Feb.

964

1.160 

774

812

726

622

574

533

502

477

457

447

447

462

477

477

472

457

447

432

407

432

574 

584

553

*533

487

467

452

_

-

16,208

559

32,150

Mar.

427

558

3,110

4,760

1,990

1,520

2,260

3,800

4,100

dlS.OOO

dlO,500

13,300

*13,600

8,480

3,970

2,560

2,130

2,950

8,980

4,280

2,910

3,280

2,330 

1,840

1,630

1,620

2,040

1,810

1,490

1,370

1,290

129,885

4,190

257,600

Apr.

1,210

1,120 

1 ,410

7,530

5,580

3,720

2,830

*2,000

1,660

1,690

3,560

4,500

5,420

6,570

9,090

6,360

3,930

2,730

2,200

3,230

5,350

8,590

*15.600 

12,500

7,620

5,620

3,600

2,610

2,250

2,030

140,110

4,670

277,900

May

1,820

1,680 

1,550

1,680

1,840

1,640

1,410

1,210

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,290

1,500

1,250

978

887

866

2,000

2,070

1,840

*1,680

1,170

950 

852

2,T70~

6.070

4,060

2,740

1,570

1,070

922

52,185

1,683

103,500

June

838

750 

708

672

696

971

1,980

2. 580

1,840

1,010

714

606

545

495

465

430

*400

365

340

330

311

306

298 

288

275

262

252

239

230

221

19,217

641

38,120

July

204

204 

212

195

195

2.04

293

'254 385

230

195

179

172

161

*161

157 175'

179

168

168

179

186

179 

168

157

143

136

119

104

107

95

5,694

184

11,290

Aug.

8686- 

86

86

95

330

252

186

150

136

140

130

*116

136

410

293

221

221

157

161

957

530

320 

230

179

157

143

136

130

116

107

6,483

209

12,860

Sept.

107

154 

266

'5758

154

136

123

107

92

*83

70

63

58

56

50

48

46

42

38

42

44

40

38 

38

37

37

36

36

"34"

-

2,317

77.2

4,600

Calendar year 1951: Max 344,000 Mln 112 Mean 6,905 Ac-ft 4,999,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 15,000 Mln 34 Mean 1,423 Ac-ft 1,033,000

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 cfs). Mar. 10 (time unknown) 18,400 cfs (19.8 ft)j Mar. 19 (12 m.) 

10,500 cfs (13.87 ft)j Apr. 23 (12 p.m.) 14,300 cfs (16.67 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.
230 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°20' , long. 95°06' , In NE^ sec. 21, T. 31 S., R. 21 E. , on downstream 

side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 150, half a mile upstream from Hickory 

Creek, three-quarters of a mile upstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 

2^ miles upstream from dam of Kansas Ordnance Plant, and 8| miles east of Parsons, and 

at mile 204.1. Records include flow of Hickory Creek.

Drainage area. 4,817 sq mi (includes that of Hickory Creek). 

Records available. October 1921 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 810.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, chain gage at bridge "half 

a mile downstream at datum 0.04 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1929, to Feb. 7, 1935, chain gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 2,635 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,500 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 21.16 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 5.58 ft).

1921-52: Maximum discharge, 410,000 cfs July 14, 1951 (gage height, 40.20 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well); no flow at times in 1934, 1936, 1939,

Remarks. Records good. Small diversion from pool in which gage is located by the Kansas 

Ordnance Plant.

Revisions (water years).--W 807: 1922-23. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

50

72

107

162

7.4

7.7

8.7

10.0

15.0

21.0

243

425

1,490

3,200

10,600

20,200

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

Day

1

2

5

4

5

^

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,850

1,450

1,300

1,220

1,160

1,240

4,610

6,930

6,000

5,100

4,390

5,150 

2,040

1,550

1,550

1,220

1,120

1,070

' 1,040

1,020

1,010

1 , 250

1,550

1,670

1,350

1,130

1,050

997

*1,120

1,540

5,000

64,257

2,072

127,400

JJov.

2,810

2,610

2,550

2,090

1,680

1,450

1,560

1,450

2,890

5,790

3,910

7,650 

*12,500

7,840

4,750

6,080

4,050

2,480

1,860

1,610

1,450

1,560

1,500

1,260

2,600

5,470

5,860

2,290

1,780

1,550

-

100,110

5,557

198,600

Dec.

,410

,320

,250

,200

,160

,160

,130

,060

986

*942

910

868 

846

2,740

K2,750

gl,420

gl,040

g878

g794

857

868

846

878

836

815

815

794

731

720

720

762

33,506

1,081

66,460

Jan.

804

g794.

*g;670

690

762

710

731

1,260

2,880

2,700

2,350

1,820 

2,110

3,090

5.540

2,540

1,850

1,490

1,310

1,160

1,070

997

920

826

784

742

742

*720

710

720

690

41,962

1,354

63,230

Feb.

3,890

15,800

4,770

4,040

2,950

1,770

1,360

1,150

1,020

920

846

804 

784

773

762

752

752

742

720

690

650

640

700

857

*1,050

964

868

784

710

-

-

50,518

1,742

100,200

Mar.

690

1,860

2,670

6,630

7,680

3,820

2,510

3,170

4,750

12,500

19,000

20.200 

19,100

*15,200

10,300

5,170

3,370

4,260

6,040

9,450

6,060

3,820

4,250

3,170

2,430

2,120

2,020

2,510

2,540

1,990

1,770

190,850

6,156

378,500

Apr.

1.630

1,510

1,470

4,100

10,200

8,250

*4,710

3,590

2,600

2,120

2,020

3,610 

5,710

7,160

7,250

8,700

6,960

4,590

3,500

2,590

3,940

6,540

9,750

*13,100

13,200

8,610

6,080

4,240

3-, 060

2,560

-

163,150

5,438

323,600

May

,340

,250

,000

,870

,830

,070

,900

,680

,450

,310

,260

,250 

,520

,540

,490

,160

,050

964

,180

,320

« ,910

,900

,660

,890

,240

,760

,580

,400

,020

,910

,290

59,754

1,928

118,500

June

1,100

975

868

794

762

742

868

1,660

2,520

2,060

1,500

857

680

590

550

*484

442

590

541

550

520

510

500

290

280

274

258

248

259

250

-

20,842

695

41 , 340

July

225

221

259

259

250

195

184

195

258

529

268

254 

254

225

*195

199

188

221

250

203

180

166

169

173

177

173

166

150

138

152

T55

6,271

202

12,440

Aug.

152

110

101

95

95

91

87

184

258

212

180

156 

*144

155

117

114

279

529

279

248

199

274

742

425

500

239

195

162

147

132

124

6,285

205

12,460

Sept.

107

105

95

93

135

184

150

*127

117

107

101

87 

78

72

58

51

57

54

49

44

45

44

42

38

52

26

22

20

44

57

-

2,237

74.6

4,440

Calendar year 1951: Max 566,000 Min 124 Mean 8,748 Ac-ft 6,555,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 20,200 Min 20 Mean 2,021 Ac-ft 1,467,000

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 cfsi. Feb. 2 (11 a.m.) 15,300 cfs (18.14 ft); Mar. 12 (6 p.m.) 

20,500 cfs (21.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Neosho River near Commerce, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56', long. 94°57' , in SWvSE^ sec. 5, T. 28 N. , R. 22 E. , on downstream 

side of left pier of highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from Mud Creek, Ij miles downstream from Four Mile Creek, 4^ miles west of Commerce, and at mile 153.4.

Drainage area. 5,876 sq mi.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 748.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 13 years, 4,435 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 cfs Nov. 13, Mar. 11; maximum gage height, 

16.04 ft Mar. 11; minimum discharge, 13 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 267,000 cfs July 15. 1951, computed by flood-routing 

method from hydrograph defined at Miami (mile 144.2) by several discharge measurements, 

stage record, and by comparison with computed inflow into Lake 0' The Cherokees; maximum gage height, 34.03 ft July 16, 1951, from floodmark; minimum discharge, 0.5 cfs 

Oct. 24, 25, Nov. 8, 1939 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

Maximum stage and discharge known, those of July 1951.

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1252.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Hating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 19-26, May 27 to June 1)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

130

272

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

7.0

16.0

473

950

1,580

6,900

22,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,570

1,860

1,520

1,380

1,350

1,380

2,280

7,230

7,220

6,100

5,300

4,320

2,880

2,030

2,080

1,980

1,480

1,280

1,190

1,160

1,120

6,420

6,420

3,610

2,480

1,750

3,280

2,900

2,750

3,820

3,190

94,330

3,043

187,100

JJov.

4,600

4,020

3,720

3,400

2,770

2,290

2,030

2,620

5,940

11,200

9,490

15,800

21,800

17,500

10,200

16,600

11,000

4,860

2,880

2,200

1,920

1,720

1,640

1,590

3,870

6,900

6,420

3,820

2,570

2,170

-

187,540

6,251

372,000

Dec.

,890

,710

,590

,520

,480

,500

,520

,400

,280

,210

,170

,130

,100

,640

,940

,640

,710

,340

bl,060

b961

b830

b840

b873

b895

b895

b862

b851

b851

862

851

917

44,318

1,430

87,900

Jan.

961

1,040

1,050

928

1,050

1,110

1,050

2,090

5,700

4,960

3,610

2,670

2,380

3,300

4,220

3,720

a2,670

a2,170

al,860

al,640

al,450

al,280

1,190

1,100

972

939

917

906

862

830

b809

59,434

1,917

117,900

Feb.

al,58O

a7,540

310,700

10,400

6,980

3,600

2,240

1,740

1,480

1,310

1,160

1,080

1,030

1,000

983

972

939

917

895

851

788

758

928

1,130

1,660

1,760

1,380

1,140

1,000

-

-

67,941

2,343

134,800

Mar.

884

1,920

4,960

5,130

9,300

6,580

3,400

2,770

3,940

13,000

21,600

22,000

21,000

19,300

15,200

8,830

4,710

4,020

6,740

8,500

9,940

6,360

4,500

4,220

3,080

2,380

2,170

2,180

2,770

2,360

1,970

225,714

7,281

447,700

Apr.

1,800

1,650

1,520

2,100

8,340

11,400

7,020

4,500

3,400

2,570

2,200

?, 480

5,130

7,060

7,540

8,340

8,980

6,100

4,220

3,190

3,820

6,740

8,980

12,000

14.000

12,400

8,020

5,700

4,020

3,080

-

178,300

5,943

353,700

May

2,670

2,480

2,330

2,180

2,010

2,100

2,170

1,970

1,890

1,580

1,430

1,350

1,320

1,440

1,650

1,510

1,240

1,110

1.060

2,000

2,200

2,000

2,250

2,100

2,780

1,590

3,650

5,940

4,410

3,080

2,130

67,620

2,181

134,100

June

1,520

1,300

1,100

972

906

840

819

990

1,930

2,290

1,860

1,230

862

699

624

546

497

458

421

386

359

320

302

284

284

261

272

256

235

235

-

23,058

769

45,730

July

235

235

284

235

224

235

224

205

210

246

 267 320

224

219

224

214

210

235

246

278

278

210

177

181

181

181

151

138

143

138

130

6,678

215

13,250

Aug.

119

123

119

104

93

97

93

90

95

224

210

181

168

151

134

126

112

277

406

251

246

313

364

690

466

320

256

210

181

155

138

6,512

210

12,920

Sept.

130

119

108

90

74

81

164

177

151

130

115

104

97

87

78

65

45

35

38

45

50

50

43

38

36

35

32

27

21

IS

-

2,281

76.0

4,520

Calendar year 1951 : Max 251,000 Mln 150 Mean 9,626 Ac-ft 6,969,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 22,000 Mln 16 Mean 2,633 Ac-ft 1,912,000
232 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Stahl Creek near Miller, Mo.

Location. La t 37°11'40", long. 93°50'40", in SE£ sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 27 W., on down- 

 stream side of left abutment of bridge on State Highway 39, l£ miles south of Miller 

and 6.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3.86 sq mi.

Records available. June 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,184.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (State Highway Commission benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 363 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 4.66 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 904 cfs July 4, 1951 (gage height, 6.18 ft); no flow 

for many days in 1952.

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

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19-22)

.01

.10

.64

1.96

3.98

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.8 

3.0 

4.0

6.45

13.4

24.6

61

84

232

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

"total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.34 

.25

.21

.17

.55

2.30

1.64

1.10 

.85

.64

.55

.40 

.29

.29

.25

.25

.25

.29

.29

.25

*.21

*1.10

4.44

2.48

1.64

1.80

7 . 56

4,23

5^22

5.22

5.22

50.28

1.62

0.420

0.48

100

Nov.

5.71 

4.72

5.22

4.97

5.98

4.47

5.22

7.25 

30.0

24.1

11.5

43.7 

10.0

6.45

66.

21-6

9.65

7.41

6.45

5.71

5.22

4.72

6.77

6.45

20.6

8.37

5.96

5.46

4.72

4.23

356.61

11.9

3.08

3.44

707

Dec.

3.98 

3750

3.07

2.87

3.50

2.87

2.30

2.87 

3.07

2.87

2.67

2.48 

1.96

2.87

1.64

al.6

1.80

al.7

1.64

1.80

*1.23

al.3

1.23

.97

1.10

.97

.85 . 97

1.10

1.23

1.23

63.24

2.04

0.528

0.61

125

Jan.

0.97 

.97

.85

3.07

3.28

2.87

5.09

10.8 

"5771

4.23

3.72

3.50 

3.28

3.07

2.67

2.48

2.48

2.13

1.96

1.80

2.30

1.80

1.50

1.36

1.64

1.50

1.23

1.10

1.10

.97

.97

80.40

2.59

0.671

0.77

159

Feb.

150 

~24.6

14.3

*26.6

10.0

8.05

6.45

5.22 

4.72

4.23

3.50

3.50 

3.28

2.67

2.48

2.48

2.67

2.48

1.96

1.64

1.64

5.00

4.97

3.98

3.72

3.28

3.07

2.87

2.48

-

311.84

10.8

2. BO

3.00

619

Calendar year 1951: Max 119 Min 0.02

Mar.

2.13 

2.87

6.06

4.23

3.28

2.87

2.48

2.30 

3.50

27.9

10.7

6.45 

4.97

4.47

*3.72

3.28

3.07

4.72

3.98

3.07

2.87

2.48

2.13

1.96

1.96

1.80

1.64

1.50

1.36

Tti

126.21

4.07

1.05

1.22

250

Apr.

0.97 

.85

797

6.60

3.07

2.48

2.13

1.96 

3.17

4.23

2.87

18.2 

8.37

5.46

4.47

3.72

3.07

2.87

2.67

2.48

2.48

2.13

1.80

1.50

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.23

1.10

.97

-

95.90

3.20

0.829

0.92

190

May

0.97 "797

.85

.74

.64

.64

.64

.55 

.64

*.55

.47

.47 

.47

.40

.40

.34

.85

.55

.40

.34

.34

.29

.55

.47

.34

.29

.25

.25

. 21

t 21

.25

15.33

0.495

0.128

0.15

30

June

0.21 

.21

.21

.17

.29

.25

.21

.17 

.17

.13

.10

.10 

.10

.08

.08

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.02 *.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

-

2.79

0.093

0.024

0.03

5.5

July

0

!o4

755

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

0.07

0.002

0.00052

0.0007

0.1

Aug.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0 

0

0

0

0 

.01

.01

0

0

0

al

a. 45

a. 20

a.7O

a. 40

.34

.29

.25

.25

.21

.17

.13

.13

.10

4.64

0.150

0.039

0.04

9.2

Sept.

~7lO 0.10 

.10

.10

.08

.06

.06

.06 

.04

.04

.02

.02

.01

.02

.01

.01

£

0

0

0

0

.01

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.84

0.028

0.0073

O.OOB

1.7

Mean 3.66 Cfsm 0.948 In. 12. SB Ac-ft 2,650

Water year 1951-52: Max 150 Min 0 Mean 3.03 Cfsm 0.785 In. 10.67 Ac-ft 2,200

Peak discharge (base. 50 cfs). Nov. 9 (6:30 p.m.) 89 cfs (3.04 ft)j Nov. 12 (5 a.m.) 117 cfs 

(3.26 ft); Nov. 15 (3:30 p.m.) 232 cfs (4.00 ft); Feb. 1 (8 a.m.) 363 cfs (4.66 ft); Feb. 4 (1:30 

a.m.) 60 cfs (2.79 ft); Mar. 10 (4:30 a.m.) 66 cfs (2.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 233

Spring River near Waco, Mo.

Location Lat 37°i4'45", long. 94 <> 33'55", on line between SE£ sec. 7 and NE£ sec. 18,

 T. 29 N R 33 W , near left bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge,

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Blackberry Creek, If miles east of Waco, and 

47.6 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.--1,164 sq mi.

Records available. April 1924 to September 1952.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 833.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"" ^"929. Prior to Oct. 6, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 6, 1934, to Feb. 22, 1935, wireweight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 952 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, -20,700 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 20.08 ft); min-

 imum, 52 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.44 ft).

1924-52: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 30.94 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 11 cfs July 24, 1934 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by gristmills above station. 

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1351-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 16 17 to Sept. 30

1.3 

2.5 

4.0

121

340

1,100

7.0 3,140

11.0 7,310

15.0 12,400

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

4.0

46

80

182

382

1,170

7.0 3,200

11.0 7,310

16.0 13,700

20.0 20,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1351 to September 1352

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

-

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

262

239 

220

206

262

622

1,020

726

424

298

247 

220

195

181

181

177

161

154

151

148

133

*2,420

5.680

2,980

1,600

726

1,100

1,720

1,720

2,050

1,660

25,885

855

0.717

0.83

51,340

Nov.

1,720

1,530 

1,190

962

881

881

908

1,190

3,460

7,670

6,710 

11 . 700

10,700

6,230

4,160

9,760

6,110

3,280

1,920

1,600

1,440

1,290

1,260

1,350

2,680

5,280

2,180

1,530

1,520

1,200

100,092

5,556

2.87

5.20

198,500

Dec.

1,110

1,050 

997

941

969

997

913

803

750

776

750 

724

698

776

1.530

1,030

698

627

587

572

*557

518

494

485

470

475

466

437

453

457

466

22,516

726

0.624

0.72

44,660

Jan.

475

475 

466

456

557

672

724

1,920

2,980

2,050

1,050 

850

776

858

885

724

652

592

543

518

513

513

509

466

442

433

428

419

591

582

364

25,043

743

0.658

0.74

45,710

Feb.

8,590

19.700 

14,300

*8,990

5,050

2,600

1,790

1,560

1,380

1,260

1,140 

1,080

1,050

997

941

885

850

830

776

750

698

724

1,320

1,380

1,200

1,050

885

803

776

-

-

83,535

2,874

2.47

2.66

165,300

Mar.

724

776 

1,050

1,320

1,230

941

805

750

724

2,460

5.530 

2,320

1,560

*1,260

1,080

969

941

913

1,050

1,050

913

830

750

698

672

642

617

582

572

548

535

52,768

1,057

0.908

1.05

64,990

Apr.

518

504 

489

672

1,520

1,110

750

647

607

622

724 

803

1.720

1,720

1,170

969

830

750

724

698

698

698

647

607

557

523

504

480

470

452

-

22,985

766

0.658

0.75

45,590

May

428

428 

419

591

373

360

346

328

*320

303

294

286

278

265

261

253

261

265

274

265

255

257

290

419

378

320

286

274

257

242

246

9,620

510

0.266

0.51

19,080

June

246

251 

223

206

220

231

242

249

23T

202

189 

182

176

170

162

159

150

150

148

148

168

*150

145

137

152

127

120

122

117

115

-

5,246

175

0.150

0.17

10,410

July

135

117 

163

£72

294

192

189

159

148

143

135

127

130

145

220

234

179

165

153

145

135

132

125

120

115

110

110

103

105

105

105

5,106

165

0.142

0.16

10,130

Aug.

105

108 

105

101

103

117

*168

179

145

125

120 

117

150

148

122

113

108

214

858

518

511

1,080

672

442

298

223

189

168

156

145

137

7,541

243

0.209

0.24

14,960

Sept.

130

120

110

105

101

98

89

96

87

87 

82

85

80

72

80

78

72

70

74

76

60

80

74

*68

66

62

64

51

5T

"

2,502

83.4

0.072

0.08

4,960

Calendar year 1951: Max 18,600 Min 85 Mean 1,459 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.02 Ac-ft 1,056,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 19,700 Min 57 Mean 951 Cfsm 0.800 In. 10.89 Ac-ft 675,600

Peak discharge (baae. 15.000 cfs 1. Nov. 12 (5 p.m.) 14,000 cfs (16.28 ft)j Feb. 2 (9:30 a.m.) 

20,700 ofs (80.08 nj.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
234 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°00'45", long. 94°28'45", in NE£ sec. 1, T. 26 N., R. 33 W.. near left 

bank on downstream side of second pier from left end of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 

4 miles southeast of Joplin, 6 miles downstream from Baynham Branch, and 15.0 miles 

above mouth.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 902.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by State Highway Commission).

Average discharge. 11 years, 499 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,110 cfs Aug. 22 (gage heignt, 7.68 ft); minimum, 93 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 3.75 ft).

1941-52: Maximum discharge, 62,100 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 16.8 ft); minimum daily, 55 cfs Jan. 28, 29, 1948; minimum gage height, 2.94 ft Aug. 30, 1942.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record and those computed from graph, which are poor.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10

4.1 164

4.5 256

5.0 460

6.0 1,170

7.0 2,200

Mar. 11 to Sept. 3O

3.7 

4.0 

4.4 

5.0

64

140

259

550

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,230

2,200

3,540

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

207

205

203

199

197

207

212

205

201

197

190

186

184

184

197

192 

184

182

180

180

Hi

184 

*283

253

237

232

248

274

293

304

307

6,685

216

0.527

0.61

13,260

Nov.

325

342

a340

a340

a330

362

a340

a325

a450

a600

611

850

997

820

1,040

l!'Z60

a960

858

790

704

650 

636

a600

a740

880

805

732

677

a620

-

20,724

691

1.69

1.88

41,110

Dec.

3560

a520

3480

a460

3500

3450

429

424

424

409

400

390

381

381

a360

342 

a340

3330

3330

*329

325

325 

310

310

304

307

304

300

296

296

293

11,609

374

0.912

1.05

23,030

Jsn.

286

280

280

293

307

314

318

342

367 3~67

362

358

354

346

333

325 

321

314

304

290

290

286 

286

280

274

274

271

265

262

262

259

9,470

305

0.744

0.86

18,780

Feb.

280

532

*690

656

630

604

555

526

492

465

440

429

400

386

367

354 

354

346

333

318

310

310 

310

307

307

304

300

304

304

-

-

11,913

411

1.00

1.08

23,630

Msr.

304

307

314

333

346

350

350

346

350

492

1.190

1,160

1,010

*899

807

727 

695

669

657

602

579

544 

528

506

479

469

453

433

423

423

413

17,158

553

1.35

1.56

34,030

Apr.

408

3400

3390

418

aTgO

a640

a600

a540

3500

a470

a460

a520

766

a780

707

651 

608

585

550

539

528

495

a485

a460

a450

a440

423

418

408

393

-

15,812

527

1.29

1.43

31,360

May

3390

a390

379

364

355

a340

322

322

*327

318

300

292

292

288

275

271 

280

288

271

259

252

248 

485

517

398

345

318

332

296

280

280

10,074

325

0.793

0.91

19,980

June

259

252

233

222

222

222

216

212

203

200

196

196

196

190

182

176 

176

168

171

168

166

*163 

161

152

149

149

145

145

140

154

5,564

185

0.451

0.50

11,040

July

134

134

152

3150

3140

3135

a!40

142

136

132

128

126

126

138

138

138 

136

138

134

128

126

124 

122

118

113

109

T09

109

109

111

122

3,997

129

0.315

0.36

7,930

Aug.

145

3120

109

107

106

157

*140

122

116

111

116

104

113

107

a!05

102 

100

364

1,000

252

235

S2.250 

g910

379

300

252

233

216

190

179

168

8,908

287

0.700

0.81

17,670

Sept.

163

158

154

149

147

138

136

132

130

128

124

126

124

120

118

120 

116

113

113

118

120

116 

118

*111

10,6

109

107

106

106

106

*

3,732

124

0.302

0.34

7,400

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,230 Min 110 Mean 488 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.16 Ac-ft 353,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,250 Min 100 Mean 343 Cfsm 0.837 In. 11.39 Ac-ft 249,200

Peak discharge (bsae.. 6,000 efs ). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stage.

g Computed from graph based on recorded range in stage, gage readings, partial recorded record, 

weather records, and records for adjacent stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 235

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

1929.

Spring River near Quapaw , Okla .

Location. Lat 36°56', long. 94°45' , In center of SW£ sec. 5, T . 28 N. , R. 24 E. , near 

center of span on downstream side of pier of highway "bridge an eighth of a mile upstream from Rock Creek, 3 miles southeast of Quapaw, and at mile 13.9. Records Include flow of Rock Creek.

Drainage area. 2,510 sq ml, Includes that of Rock Creek. 

Records available. July 1939 to September 1952.

Datum of gage Is 746.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Flood of May 1943 damaged gage structure and staff gage on right bank at same 

datum was used May 20 to Nov. 16, 1943.

Average discharge. 13 years, 2,444 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 28,900 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, 19.72 ft); minImum dally, 140 cfs Sept. 28.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 190,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 43.4 ft, from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 54,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flowj minimum dally, 93 cfs Dec. 25, 1947.

Flood of December 1895 reached a stage similar to that of May 19, 1943, from Information by local residents .

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Low and medium flow regulated by 

Rlverton hydroelectric plant, 15 miles above station. Records of chemical analyses 

for the water year 1952 are given In Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions . W 1117: Drainage area.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 30 to Nov. 18, Feb. 1 to 

May 25, Apr. 7-20, Aug. 23)

5.3

5.6 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

135

250

460

800

1,230

8.0

11.0

14.0

20.0

2,390

7,300

13,400

29,200

ublc feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

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

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

940

800

785

735

620

975

1,980

1,520

860

845

698

642

615

540

605

738

618

657

468

402

432

4,500

6.580

6,040

3,320

2,000

2,310

3,250

3,180

4,010

3,550

55,215

1,781

0.710

0.82

109,500

Nov.

3,550

3,480

2,950

2,600

2,530

2,460

2,160

2,810

6,320

13,900

11,000

17,700

21,100

12,400

9,100

19,200

13,200

7,800

4,980

4,010

3,480

3,180

3,020

3,100

5,830

7,300

5,500

3,780

3,320

2,950

-

204,730

6,824

2.72

3.03

406,100

Dec.

2^740

2,600

,390

,060

, 130

,200

, 130

,060

,860

,720

,540

,600

,800

,710

,600

,670

,060

,400

,440

,340

,270

,250

,190

,110

,190

,160

, 140

,040

,000

1,060

1,080

52,540

1,595

O.S75

0.78

104,200

Jan.

,200

,120

,090

,210

,340

,430

,730

,310

,500

,490

,670

,130

,860

,740

,130

,750

,560

,480

,280

,230

,250

,230

,160

,110

,020

998

,080

,010

895

835

888

50,726

1,636

0.652

0.75

100,600

Feb.

6,880

25,200

26,000

17,900

11,600

6,160

4,490

3,700

3,320

3,020

2,880

2,880

2,370

2,390

2,160

2,100

1,900

1,930

1,880

1,800

1,740

1,690

2,140

2,600

2,740

2,350

2,130

1,940

1,820

_

-

151,710

5,231

2.08

2.25

300,900

Mar.

1,700

1,840

2,810

2,880

2,740

2,460

2,060

1,880

1,820

5,560

9,020

6,580

4,300

3,620

3,180

2,810

2,600

2,530

2,740

2,810

2,530

2,390

1,980

1,980

1,740

1,700

1,540

1,480

1,300

1,320

1.280

85,180

2,748

1.09

1.26

169,000

Apr.

,180

,130

,130

,300

,040

,390

,080

,500

,560

,540

,510

,880

,390

^550

,020

,530

,390

,050

,890

,750

,880

,760

,780

,560

,400

,260

,210

,190

,040

,060

52,950

1,765

0.703

0.78

105,000

May

1,060

1,090

1,000

882

922

910

865

910

815

728

760

800

775

632

788

770

685

608

858

685

645

740

1,570

1.630

1,400

1,310

888

952

765

755

770

27,968

902

0.359

0.41

55,470

June

'670

667

645

562

755

680

555

640

572

588

495

475

542

422

412

458

460

415

420

360

380

a400

a400

390

345

370

290

30(T

310

325

14,311

477

0.190

0.21

28,390

July

305

298

275

515

655

380

385

390

357

372

295

305

270

465

418

410

468

435

348

252

305

340

292

230

325

245

175

208

290

212

242

10,462

337

0.134

0.16

20,750

Aug.

208

285

230

218

253

280

35?

375

388

230

300

270

300

312

288

238

230

900

1,670

1,780

865

1,260

3.470

1,680

940

675

565

550

472

400

325

20,316

655

0.261

0.30

40,300

Sept.

370

375

274

302

350

270

260

260

248

252

238

220

240

285

178

225

204

255

148

229

242

180

172

218

196

194

172

140

205

230

-

7,132

238

0.095

0.11

14,150

Calendar year 1951: Max 33,800 Mln 300 Mean 3,133 Cfsm 1.35 In. 16.94 Ac-ft 2,268,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 28,000 Mln 140 Mean 2,003 Cfsm 0.798 In - 10.86 Ac-ft 1,454,000

Peak discharge (base. 14,000 efs).--Nov. 10 (l p.m.) 15,000 cfs (14.58 ft); Nov. 12 (8:45 p.m.) 

24,100 c.t. A\, cfs (18.09 ft); Nov. 16 (7 p.m.) 20,000 cfs (16.56 ft),; Feb. 3 (11 a.m.) 28,900 cfs (19.72

ft).

No gage-height record; discharge estimated.
236 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°50' , long. 94°36 t , in SW£SW£ sec. 36, T. 25 N., R. 34 W., on left bank 

on downstream side of Seneca Street Bridge in Seneca, half a mile upstream from Little 

Lost Creek and 9-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 42 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 839.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~TT929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 472 cfs May 23 (gage height, 3.18 ft); minimum, 

4.6 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 28.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, 4,600 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 8.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 26, 27, 28, 1952.

Flood in September 1945 reached a stage of 11.7 ft, from high-water mark.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions (water years). W 1177: 1949 (yearly figures only).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 30 to Nov. 10, 

 Sept. 23-30)

0.6 

.7

3.5 

5.5 

8.2

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.1

26

114

192

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ofsm

In,

Ac-ft

Oct.

17

17

16

15

15

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

14

16

17

16

17

16

14

15

16

17

17

17

17

23

29

36

37

42

574

18.5

0.440

0.51

1,140

Nov.

45

48

44

41

37

36

32

33

47

86

81

101

112

89

95

154

127

105

89

79

71

63

59

52

60

65

65

62

57

53

-

2,088

69.6

1.66

1.85

4,140

Dec.

52^

48

47

43

42

41

38

37

35

34

34

33

32

32

29

28

28

27

26

27

27

25

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

965

31.1

0.740

0.85

1,910

Jan.

20

20

20

22

22

23

24

27

30

32_

28

26

25

25

23

23

23

22

22

21

22

22

19

18

18

10

17

Tf

17

17

17

680

21.9

0.521

0.60

1,350

Feb.

19

23

35

41

44

45

43

42

38

37

36

35

33

32

29

28

26

25

24

23

22

23

22

22

23

24

25

27

27

-

-

873

30.1

0.717

0.77

1,730

Mar.

27

27

28

29

32

34

34

32

35

67

135

131

109

91

76

68

63

62

56

52

49

47

42

39

37

36

33

30

29

29

27

1,586

51.2

1.22

1.40

3,150

Apr.

27

26

26

29

28

26

26

26

27

26

"26

37

55

57

52

48

43

42

42

41

39

37

35

34

32

30

30

30

29

28

-

1,034

34.5

0.821

0.92

2,050

May

27

26

25

22

22

22

22

22

24

22

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

r7_

17

18

188

122

82

62

50

45

38

34

32

1,113

35.9

0.855

0.99

2,210

June

2826"

24

22

22

21

20

19

19

17

18

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10-

468

15.6

0.371

0.41

928

July

11

11

12

11

10

10

10

11

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.6

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.5

281.1

9.07

0.216

0.25

558

Aug.

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.6

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.5

7.6

7.4

7.0

6.8

6.5

6^2

6.5

19

13

11

17

27

15

14

12

11

11

9.6

8.8

8.6

7.6

299.8

9.67

0.230

0.27

595

Sept.

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

478~ 4.6

5.7

179.9

6.00

0.143

0.16

357

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,740 Min 9.2 Mean 47.8 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.46 Ac-ft 34,6OO

Water year 1951-52: Max 188 Min 4.6 Mean 27.7 Cfsm 0.66O in . 8.98 Ac-ft 20,120

Peak discharge (base, 175 cfs). May 23 (11:15 a.m.) 472 cfs (3.18 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 237

Elk River near Tiff City, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°38', long. 94°35', in NE£ sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 34 W., on downstream 

side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 43, three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from Blackfoot Branch, 2^ miles upstream from Buffalo Creek, 3 miles southeast of Tiff 

City, and at mile 15.8.

Drainage area. 872 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 955 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 11.85 ft); minimum, 64 cfs July 29-31.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 137,000 cfs Apr. 19, 1941 (gage height, 28.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 24 cfs Oct. 8, 1939.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 19, 1941.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Occasional regulation at low 

flow by powerplant at Noel, 9.7 miles above station. Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions (water years). W 927: 1940. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 15-27, Feb. 2-10, 

Aug. 22, 25)

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

56

145

360

960

6.0

8.0

10.0

1,800

4,100

7,100

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

386

335

301

268

246

492

1.250

1,030

761

618

530 

452

397

350

355

345

310

282

£54

242

224

220

254

310

310

310 

558

995

960

862

792

14,999

484

0.555

0.64

29,750

Nov.

1,0~30" 895

1,030

960

895

928

928

928

,030

,250

,330 

,610

,060

,440

,950

,720

,820

,220

,800

,560

,380

,210

,380

,750

,720

.100 

,160

,280

,850

,560

-

54,774

1,826

2.09

2.34

108, 600

Dec.

1,580

1,250

1,140

1,030

995

928

862

824

830

895

895 

895

862

830

792

742

698

667

636

612

582

547

518

496

485

474 

457

440

435

430

424

23,051

744

0.853

'0.98

45,720

Jan.

397

397

413

594

895

995

995

995

995

960

928 

895

862

798

754

717

667

618

582

536

530

530

513

490

479

474 

462

440

418

402

586

20,117

649

0.744

0.86

39,900

Feb.

441

2,570"

4.040

2,820

2,160

1,850

1,600

1*80

1,250

1,170

1,030 

960

895

850

780

756

692

648

612

576

547

524

515

496

515

524 

541

570

582

-

-

52,200

1,110

1.27

1.57

65,870

Mar.

588

son

654

862

1,140

1,140

1,060

1,050

995

2,550

6.580 

5,120

5,480

2,600

2,060

1,700

1,460

1,580

1,550

1,250

1,170

1,140

1,030

960

928

895 

850

798

754

723

704

47,291

1,526

1.75

2.02

95,800

Apr.

679

654

650

72?

960

1,060

1,050

995

960

1,050

1,140 

2,560

SjSSO

sTSto

2,770

2,160

1,800

1,510

1,580

1,290

1,170

1,100

1,050

960

928

862 

817

786

742

710

41,652

1,588

1.59

1.78

82,580

May

698

692

661

656

588

559

550

502

507

479

440 

424

402

592

576

560

560

560

540

550

515

510

576

496

462

415 

571

550

520

296

282

15,627

440

0.505

0.58

27,050

June

272

265

250

242

259

277

259

246

257

229

220 

216

208

200

195

189

185

181

174

167

165

156

152

145

158

152 

128

125

122

115

-

5,845

195

0.224

0.25

11,590

July

109

115

122

125

125

122

115

109

106

105

100 

97

112

115

122

125

152

155

125

115

106

94

91

88

85

77 

74

69

66

66

74

3,219

104

0.119

0.14

6,580

Aug.

91

91

74

72

69

a!85

a!85

a!77

170

a!59

a!45 

155

550

a571

a291

a257

204

a662

al,580

582

586

4,980

5.550

1,900

1,210

960 

767

618

496

418

545

23,060

744

0.853

0.98

45,740

Sept.

305

282

259

242

229

212

204

200

195

185

177 

170

167

156

152

145

142

158

152

125

125

128

125

119

115

119 

115

112

115

122

-

5,010

167

0.192

0.21

9,940

Calendar year 1951: Max 16,600 Min 131 Mean 993 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.43 Ac-ft 718,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,380 Min 66 Mean 778 Cfsm t).892 In. 12.15 Ac-ft . 554,900

Peak discharge (base... 9.000 cfs).--Aug. 22 (11:50 p.m.) 10,500 cfs (11.85 ft), 

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

and weather records.
238 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River near Grove, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°33'25", long. 94°44'45", in SE£ sec. 27, T. 25 N. , R. 23 E. , near left 

bank on downstream side of former bridge on State Highway 25, 3 miles downstream from 

Spring Branch, 3-| miles northwest of Grove, 8.2 miles downstream from Elk River, and at 

mile 105.4. Site is submerged by Lake 0' The Cherokees.

Drainage area. 9,969 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1924 to September 1939 (discontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage was 666.94 ft (corrected) above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 12, 1935, 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 6,067 ofs.

Extremes.--1924-39: Maximum discharge, 133,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1927 (gage height, 34.6 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 100,000 cfs; minimum observed, 32 

cfs Aug. 28, 1936 (gage height, -0.49 ft).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

607.. .......

7*8. ........

807.........

Water 

year

1925

1930

1936

Date

Sept. 28. 1936

Discharge 

(cfs)

19 400

59^700

57.800

Gage height 

(feet)

19.7

19.3

* From graph based on gage readings.

The minimum discharge observed for the water year 1934 has been revised to 34 cfs 

Aug. 16, 1934 (gage height, -0.35 ft), superseding figure published in Water-Supply 

Paper 827.

Remarks. Some regulation at low flow by powerplants above station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for low-water period 

in the water year 1934, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 827, are 

given herewith:

Date

1934 

July 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20 

21

22

23

24

Discharge

245

250

225

210

225

210

225

200 

186

200

190

182

Date

1934 -Con. 

July 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1 

2

3

4

5

Discharge

172

159

150

142

130

114

100

89 

82

75

70

65

Date

L934-Con 

Aug. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

60

55

50

60

55

50

46

42 

42

38

34

42

Month

July... ............ 

August. .........

Water year 1933-34.....

Calendar year 1934. ........

Maximum

465

35,100

Minimum

100

34

Mean

235

2,186

Runoff in 

acre-feet

14,480

1,583,000
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 239

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°28', long. 95°02', in SW£ sec. 14, T. 23 N., R. 21 E. , on upstream side

 of' pier at intake structure near right end of Pensacola Dam on Neosho River at Langley, 

5 miles east of Pensacola, 9.9 miles upstream from Big Cabin Creek, and at mile 77.0.

Drainage area. 10,298 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1952. Published as Grand Lake at Langley, 

prior to October 1941. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929

""^'Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 14, 1941, staff or wire-weight gage on 

handrail at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 1,795,000 acre-ft Nov. 13 (gage height, 747.58

 ft); minimum, 1,176,000 acre-ft Sept. 30 (gage height, 732.71 ft).

1940-52: Maximum contents, 2,195,000 acre-ft July 18, 1951 (gage height, 754.96

ft); minimum observed since power-pool stage was first reached, 1,003,000 acre-ft

Feb. 18, 1948 (gage height, 727.35 ft). 

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by multiple-arch concrete dam, with top of taintor-type

 spillway gates at gage height 755.0 ft. Storage began Mar. 21, 1940- power-pool stage 

was first reached Apr. 19, 1941. Capacity between gage heights 682.0 ft (sill of 

powerhouse penstock) and 745.0 ft (maximum power pool) is 1,492,000 acre-ft. Capacity 

between gage heights 745.0 and 755.0 ft is 525,000 acre-ft and is reserved for flood 

control. Dead storage below gage height 682.0 ft is 180,200 acre-ft. Reservoir is 

utilized for power development and flood control. Figures given represent total 

contents.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Contents at 12 p.m., In thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22.

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

,682

,674

,666

,660

,652

,654

,658

,663

,668

,670

,670

,667

,666

,667

,663

,658

,652

,645

,632

,623

,616

,628

,641

,649

,650

,647

,654

,663

,6^7

,678

,c80

Jlov.

1,670

,667

,672

,679

,680

,679

,677

,676

,692

,732

,767

,788

,788

,750

,705

,701

,690

,695

,689

,682

,679

,687

,689

,688

,696

,690

,677

,676

,675

,676

-

Dec.

1,676

,677

,677

,673

,670

,667

,666

,663

,661

,656

,650

,649

,643

,642

,648

,655

,654

,648

,641

,634

,626

,621

,619

,614

,613

,606

,597

,591

,587

,587

,o84

Jan.

,582

,581

,578

,575

,578

,582

,578

,584

,601

,613

,615

,621

,627

,629

,632

,632

,631

,627

,626

,627

,622

,617

,611

,604

,598

,593

,589

,585

,575

,567

,559

Feb.

1,572

1,644

1,712

1,707

1,688

1,679

1,682

1,687

1,688

1,694

1,694

1,692

1,687

1,686

1,680

1,674

1,675

1,669

1,666

1,659

1,654

1,646

1,644

1,644

1,642

1,638

1,634

1,632

1,626

_

-

Mar.

,621

,624

,631

,637

,650

,658

,659

,660

,666

,692

,709

,703

,694

,686

,685

,681

,678

,682

,693

,699

,692

,688

,692

,688

,681

,676

,671

1,667

1,666

1,666

1,664

Apr.

1,660

1,653

1,648

1,644

1,656

,677

,680

,677

,680

,677

1,673

1,677

1,694

1,699

1,689

,680

,683

,680

,677

,680

,681

,681

,682

,685

,683

1,679

1,679

1,680

1,677

1,675

Hay

,671

,668

,666

,667

,661

,656

,649

,642

,644

,633

,626

,619

,611

,602

,595

,587

,583

,580

1,571

1,565

1,558

1,555

,581

,586

,593

,590

,593

,597

,596

,599

1,604

June

1,604

1,597

1,591

1,585

1,581

1,573

1,569

1,567

1,562

1,555

1,548

1,540

1,531

1,526

1,522

1,514

1,505

1,495

1,487

1,478

1,473

1,474

1,465

1,457

1,451

1,446

1,438

1,435

1,436

1,428

-

July

1,420

1,417

1,409

1,409

1,406

1,405

1,402

1,397

1,391

1,390

1,379

1,377

1,377

1,373

1,369

1,364

1,359

1,353

1,349

1,346

1,339

1,332

1,326

1,318

1,311

1,308

1,308

1,301

1,294

1,290

1,285

Aug.

1,280

1,278

,278

,275

,269

,270

,264

,260

,260

,260

,255

,252

,258

,253

,247

,248

,252

,246

,246

,245

,250

,264

,283

,292

,294

,295

,293

,292

,290

,289

,291

Sept.

1,292

1,289

1,284

1,280

1,275

1,274

1,274

1,269

1,264

1,259

1,253

1,246

1,245

1,248

1,241

1,234

1,229

1,224

1,218

1,216

1,216

1,213

1,206

1,201

1,195

1,190

1,188

1,188

1,183

1,178

-

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Calendar year 1951......

Mar. 31. ..................

July 31. ..................

Water year 1951-52. .....

Gage height 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+266,000

-508,000

t Gage height at 12 p.
240 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River near Langley, Okla. 

(Below Spring River, known locally as Grand River)

Location. Lat 36°26' , long. 95°03', In SE£ sec. 27 , T. 23 N. , R. 21 E. , on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 82, 2 miles south of 

Langley, 3.6 miles downstream from Pensacola Dam, 6.3 miles upstream from Big Cabin 

Creek, and at mile 73.4.

Drainage area. 10,335 sq ml.

RecpT-ds available. October 1939 to September 1952.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 607.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 16, 1940, staff gage at site 350 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 8,623 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 58,700 cfs Nov. 13 (gage height, 22.11 ft); minimum, 80 cfs Sept. 1; minimum dally, 112 cfs Aug. 24.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 300,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 45.5 ft, from 

floodmark) , from computation of outflow from Lake 0' The Cherokees; minimum dally, 9 cfs 

Mar. 25, 1940 (caused by closure of Pensacola Dam).

Maximum stage known, that of May 20, 1943.

Gage 

T

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made twice' a month. 

regulated since 1940 by Lake 0' The Cherokees (see preceding page).

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Flow

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

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, Nov. 22 

to Feb. 6, Apr. 14-26)

5.0 

5.3 

5.6

6.0 

6.5

110

220

380

660

1,120

7.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

22.0

1,710

3,380

8,430

22,300

58,200

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5,900 

6,140 

6,360

6,270 

6,360

6,270

3,560

5,920

6,190

6,290

6,280

6,140

4,440

2.930

6,080

6,200

6,340

6,300 

6,300

6,220

4,540

6,440

6,790

6,540

6,440

6,710

6,060

4,260

6,220

6,110

7,870

184,470

5,951

365,900

JJov.

12,400 

9,600 

5,960

4.540 

6,200

6,420

6,540

6,870

6,780

6,270

5,300

22,000

47,500

55.500

48,100

43,400

36,700

15,000 

13,600

12,700

9,560

5,280

6,550

9,970

11,400

20,400

20,600

13,400

9,330

6,850

-

483,520

16,120

959,000

Dec.

7.050 

5,500 

6,530

6,860 

6,600

6,680

6,600

5,500

4,980

6,280

6,220

6,200

6,170

6,110

5,510

3,860

6,050

6,060 

6,220

6,180

6,220

5,640

5,660

4,760

4,280

5,820

6,040

5,900

3,590

2,960

5,930

177,940

5,740

352,900

Jan.

3,480 

4,740 

4,710

4,640 

3,020

2,110

4,730

4,690

4,400

5,380

5,900

3,900

2,440

5,520

5,710

5,940

5,840

5,940 

5,140

3,180

5,910

6,020

6,030

6.180

5,910

5,760

3,910

5,910

6,000

5,970

5,980

154,990

5,000

307 , 400

Feb.

6,600 

6,020 

15,500

53.600 

32,300

17,900

6,340

6,270

5,580

5.480

5,930

6,180

6,200

6,400

6,500

6,320

3,880

5,960 

6,140

6,080

6,300

6,330

6,240

4,930

6,110

6,380

6,110

5,900

6,430

-

247,910

8,549

491,700

Mar.

6,270 

ffi

6,460 

6,920

6,730

6,560

6,300

4,900

9,780

29,600

56.700

36,200

30,700

22,700

16,500

12,600

6,080 

6,340

9,540

15,000

12, 600

6,560

9,160

9,010

8,160

6,410

6,460

6,430

4,010

6,310

360,980

11,640

716,000

Apr.

6,720 

6,570 

6,930

6,730 

6,010

3.800

7,870

9,820

6,690

6,550

6,950

6,460

5,680

11,400

19,200

18,000

11,800

12,100 

11, 100

5,900

6,520

9,650

12,100

12,400

16,800

16,800

11,900

7,460

7,540

6,280

-

283,730

9,458

562,800

May

6, 60 

6,350 

5,420

2,990 

6,050

5,820

6,200

6,670

6.700

5,650

4,650

6,260

6,200

6,140

6,160

6,110

5,660

2,900 

5,790

5,970

5,500

4,730

4,200

3,070

1.920

4,900

4,890

4,690

5,080

2,120

2,280

157,730

5,088

312,900

June

1,660 

4,860 

4,920

5,170 

5,020

5,170

3,450

2,030

5,340

5,380

5,420

5,520

5,560

3,670

2,150

5,570

5,410

5.850

3', 840

2,260

477

3,640

3,960

3,560

3,540

3,900

2,080

348

3,900

-

117,905

3,930

233,900

July

5.900 

3,700 

3,500

588 

1,560

557

3,320

1,980

2,610

2,840

2,940

1,230

714

2,640

2,700

3,000

3,400

3,530 

1,720

1,490

3,370

3,680

3,540

3,600

3,540

1,710

256

3,150

3,470

2,790

2,140

79,165

2,554

157,000

Aug.

2.410 

750 

142

2,440 

2,260

2,190

2,560

1,900

680

165

1,900

1,750

2,440

2,300

2.660

1,360

280

2,280 

2,410

2,650

2,340

1,950

410

112

1,530

2,180

2,180

2,200

2,000

714

128

51,271

1,654

101,700

Sept.

140 

1,680 

2,320

2,400 

2,500

925

338

2,980

2,780

2,860

2,800

2,860

1,100

135

2,840

3.510

2,740

3,000 

2,620

592

129

1,930

2,750

2,400

2,890

3,050

930

139

2,890

2,540

-

60,568

2,019

120, 100

Calendar year 1951: Max 137,000 Mln 349 Mean 14,120 Ac-ft 10,230,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 55,300 Mln ng Mean 6,449 Ac-ft 4,681,000
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 241 

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla.

Location. La t 36°31' , long. 95°08', in NW£SE£ sec. 35, T. 24 N., R. 20 E., on downstream 

side of right pier of highway bridge, 2 1/3 miles upstream from Mustang Creek, 5 miles 

southeast of Big Cabin, and 8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 466 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1952.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 5 years, 370 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,920 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 17.50 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 28-30.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 40,700 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 30.76 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 28-30, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 34.96 ft May 18, 1943 (discharge, 63,000 cfs, by slope-area 

determination).

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

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

in cubic feet per second)

(shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Nov. 1O, Nov. 17-3O, Jan. 4 to 

Feb. 23, Apr. 5-26, May 6-22, July 16, 17, Sept. 20-30)

2.9 4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

41

89

150

307

890

2,700

5,38O

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

Day

1

2

3

4-

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

34

26

21

18

15

114

177

91

54

37

28

22

19

17

27

978

244

117

70

50

40

36

587

640

191

118

1,520

1,450

1,090

2,050

644

10,525

340

0.730

0.84

20,880

Nov.

1,620

590

395

318

262

253

488

1,220

1,900

700

338

3,100

2,080

415

1,110

4,820

851

382

289

245

221

198

240

820

3,140

1,690

458

307

253

213

-

28,916

964

2.07

2.31

57,350

Dec .

184

170

164

149

151

177

153

120

141

151

138

127

117

111

124

105

77

73

73

76

82

73

65

66

67

71

69

60

59

67

73

3,333

108

0.232

0.27

6,610

Jan.

75

74

70

143

590

470

262

307

420

253

160

136

128

125

124

110

99

92

88

82

81

112

132

94

79

80

81

76

66

60

!5

.4,724

152

0.326

0.38

9,370

Feb.

59

727

445

822

647

253

184

158

133

116

105

96

96

96

88

81

82

91

98

87

71

71

296

253

1.080

639

298

213

176

_

-

7,561

261

0.560

0.60

15,000

Mar.

' 141

641

1,200

820

370

262

213

177

169

3,720

5,050

938

470

328

271

237

213

237

318

253

213

191

155

125

116

104

92

85

77

71

IP17, 327

559

1.20

1.38

34,370

Apr.

69

60

53

227

458

229

147

112

93

89

89

185

590

298

184

125

97

80

98

376

1.790

902

485

318

245

198

163

134

112

97

-

8,103

270

0.579

0.65

16,070

May

80

73

71

61

54

47

37

33

30

86

91

54

34

26

21

18

16

15

15

14

13

T3

1,410

2.880

344

177

101

98

132

61

39

6,144

198

0.425

0.49

12,190

June

48

42

32

24

27

51

'38 63

24

18

13

11

a9.5

a7.1

a6.2

a4.8

34.0-

3.6

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.3

 2.1

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

-

451.4

15.0

0.032

0.04

895

July

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

20.

2.1 2.'0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

56.0

1.81

0.0039

0.004

111

Aug.

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.7

3.3

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.6

239

72

17

7.1

4.5

4.8

3.8

3.3

3.2

177

527

130

47

31

27

14

7.6

5.1

3.6

1,357.0

43.8

0.094

0.11

2,690

Sept.

3 2~72

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

78

.8

-

44.3

1.48

0.0032

0.004

88

Calendar year 1951 : Max 29,600 Min 2.2 Mean 484 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.12 Ac-ft 350,600

Water year 1951-52 : Max 5,O50 Min 0.8 Mean 242 Cfsm 0.519 In. 7.08 Ac-ft 175,600

Peak discharge (base. 9,000 cfs). No peak above base, 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
242 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°17' ,-long. 95°20', in SW£ sec. 19, T. 21 N., R. 19 E. , on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 69, if miles south of Pryor, 2 miles 

downstream from Seminole Creek, and 10-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 578.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 5 years, 138 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,610 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 13.94 ft); no 

flow "June 27 to Aug. 6, Sept. 6-30.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs June 23, 1948 (gage height, 18.95 ft); no 

flow at times in 1947, 1951-52.

Maximum stage known, 20.4 ft May 10, 1943, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses for the water 

year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252 .

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3-11)

(gage

1.0

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

8.0

13.0

60

150

286

1,090

2,340

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.1

2.7

492

606

107

44

24

14

9.8

7.8

7.2

21

16

12

13

9.8

7.2

6.2

5.8

13

23

43

22

1,810 

1,320

389

660

718

6,417.9

207

0.904

1.04

12,730

Nov.

1,160

286

168

132

113

178

340

378

211

135

94

619

766

188

289

1,540

589

162

118

96

82

73

109

121

982

650

180 

124

100

84

"

10,067

336

1.47

1.63

19,970

Dec.

74

69

66

62

70

77

64

53

66

68

59

53

49

46

41

b32

b30

b28

32

b32

b27

b28

28

b26

28

b25

b25 

24

22

24

26

1,354

43.7

0.191

0.22

2,690

Jan.

26

25

26

136

596

227

132

156

148

91

63

54

52

52

50

46

41

40

36

34

34

47

52

39

. 32

33

34 

30

26

24

ZZ

2,204

71.1

0.310

0.36

4,370

Feb.

268

591

156

372

221

104

70

58

50

44

40

39

38

36

32

30

30

34

36

36

30

26

30

76

501

359

129 

99

82

-

-

3,617

125

0.546

0.59

7,170

Mar.

68

219

730

543

179

120

98

83

86

1,370

2 ,240

968

238

162

131

111

101

107

123

97

92

99

71

60

57

53

49

45

42

41

41

8,424

272

1.19

1.37

16,710

Apr.

40

36

33

98

187

91

59

50

46

46

42

101

162

103

64

50

43

39

115

854

1.570

612

443

229

144

109

88 

76

67

58

-

5,655

188

0.821

0.92

11,220

May

52

46

41

36

30

24

19

15

12

9.8

7.8

7.0

6.5

5.8

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

4.O

406

158

72

34

18 

47

40

12

8.0

1,141.9

36.8

0.161

0.19

2,260

June

6.0

5.0

4.2

3.8

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.8

5.2

4.0

3.1

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.3

.9

.9

.8

.5

.5

.5

.4

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

-

69.1

2.30

0.010

0.01

137

July

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

36

19

54

48

13

7.0

9.0

62

30

11

5.2

3.8

3.1

3.5

4.5

94

67

20

8.2

6.5

37 

8.6

3.1

1.7

.9

556.1

17.9

0.078

0.09

1,100

Sept.

0.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

1.3

0.04

0.00017

0.0002

2.6

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,800 Min 0 Mean 131 Cfsm 0.572 In. 7.77 Ac-ft 94,960

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,240 Min 0 Mean 108 Cfsm 0.472 In. 6.42 Ac-ft 78,360

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 efs).--0et. 27 (1:15 p.m.) 2,580 cfs (13.85 ft); Mar. 11 (2:45 a.m.) 

2,610 cfs (13.94 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 243

Fort Gibson Reservoir near Port Gibson, Okla.

Location.- -La t 35°52', long. 95°14' , in NW^NWi sec. 18, T. 16 N., R. 20 E., in control 

tower near left end of Fort Gibson Dam on Neosho River, 4 miles north of Port Gibson 

and 7.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 12,492 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

Fo Jan. 13, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 313,700 acre-ft Nov. 17 (elevation, 551.14 ft); 

minimum 41,730 acre-ft Jan. 2 [elevation, 523.80 ft).

1949-52: Maximum contents, 554,500 acre-ft July 20, 1951 (elevation, 562.50 ft); 

minimum not determined.

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity and earth-fill dam.' Regulated

storage began Sept. 5, 1949. Capacity, 1,284,000 acre-ft at elevation 582.0 ft (floodcontrol pool) and 365,200 acre-ft at elevation 554.0 ft (maximum power pool). Reservoir was designed for flood control and power development. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records of chemical quality and water temperatures for the 

water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252 .

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 12 p.m., In acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

77,040

65,250

57,650

55,450

54 , 900

57,650

59,300

57,650

58,750

59,850

59,850

58,200

55,450

51,250

48,250

52,250

54,900

53,800

53,250

52,250

50,250

50,750

53,800

55,450

56,000

57,650

65,250

68,350

64^050

64,050

64,050

Nov.

71,920

76,900

70,300

60,450

51,250

47,250

46,330

51,250

57,100

65,850

69,000

74,520

149,600

233,100

293,600

308,200

310,100

281,200

262,600

255,000

244,900

231,600

218,200

208,200

216,000

229,900

260,600

256,700

250,100

235,900

-

Dec.

222,400

207 , 200

192,400

179,000

165,000

153,500

142,300

129,700

115,800

102,400

91,020

80,540

69,650

63,450

56,820

52,250

50,250

52,750

56,550

56,000

59,300

61,050

60,750

61,650

61,650

58,200

57,100

57,650

56,550

52,250

44,950

Jan.

44,950

41,730

45,870

52,750

56,550

58,200

58,750

59,850

58,750

58,200

56,550

57,100

51,750

47,250

47,250

47,750

49,250

49,750

52,250

51,250

50,250

51,750

53,800

52,750

53,250

54,900

55,450

53,250

54,900

56,000

55,720

Feb.

58,750

68,350

70,690

116,100

160,100

189,100

175,400

161,800

147,200

132,200

114,200

101,400

90,500

79,350

70,620

65,850

59,300

53,800

53,800

53,800

53,800

53,800

53,800

56,550

57,100

58,750

61,650

68,020

68,350

-

Mar.

67,050

68,350

69,780

64,650

57,650

54,900

52,750

56,000

58,200

66,450

110,800

173,900

225,700

267,800

275,600

267,600

262,700

246,200

232,000

218,700

220,000

223,900

212,600

200,800

192,900

184,700

171,800

158,500

145,100

130,000

114,900

Apr.

103,400

92,300

83,620

75,640

68,540

57,650

53,800

56,550

54,900

48,750

48,250

54,900

59,850

63,450

74,980

97,320

102,200

104,000

106,600

105,700

105,500

112,600

119,700

123,400

131,800

143,600

149,900

140,400

131,600

120,200

-

May

109,700

99,440

88,920

76,970

63,450

54,900

47,250

46,790

49,750

56,000

57,650

58,750

57,650

55,450

52,250

51,750

53,250

53,250

48,250

48,250

49,750

48,750

49,250

50,250

47,250

44,490

49,250

51,750

53,250

60,450

59,300

June

57,100

54,900

56,000

56,550

56,550

54 , 900

54,350

50,250

46,330

47,750

52,250

52,750

56,550

59,850

61,050

57,100

56,550

57,100

56,550

54,900

55,450

54,350

5O,250

51,750

53,800

53,800

55,450

58,200

57,650

57,650

-

July

63,45O

71,140

76,200

80,260

80,190

80,960

79,910

79,000

75,500

74,200

76,060

77,810

77,110

75,780

75,710

74,920

74,260

75,990

78,440

77,600

76,480

77,320

77,460

76,200

76,410

78,930

78,020

74,780

75,640

78,160

82,150

Aug.

82,920

82,850

79,910

76,620

74,980

75,570

75,710

77,810

79,350

77,390

76,060

77,460

77,110

77,670

77,950

79,630

79,000

76,690

77,460

77,530

76,200

77,110

78,790

77,390

74,850

75,780

77,320

77,250

78,020

79,210

78,370

Sept.

76,970

74,520

74,260

76,410

79,070

80,470

78,790

76,550

77,390

77,040

76,970

77,950

79,910

78,790

76,200

76,760

77,810

76,480

77,250

79,490

77,040

74,920

75,500

76,970

76,900

78,580

81,100

79,560

76,900

77,810

-

Note. Contents computed from ataff-gage readings made three times dally Oct. 2-31, Nov 

Dec. 14 to Feb. 2, Feb. 16 to Mar. 2, Mar. 4-10, Apr. 5-14, May 5 to July 15.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Oct. 31. ..................

Nov. 30...................

Dec. 31. ..................

Calendar year 1951. .....

Jan. 31. ..................

Feb. 29.. .................

Water year 1951-52. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-5,800

-14,940

t Elevation at 12 p.m
244 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River' below Fort Gibson Reservoir, near Fort Gibson, Okla.

Location. La t 35°51<15", long. 95°13 f 45", in SEjNW^ sec. 19, T. 16 N., R. 19 E. , on left 

Dank 1.1 miles dovmstream from Fort Gibson Dam, 4.5 miles north of Fort Gibson, and at 

mile 6.6. Prior to June 12, 1952, at site 4.4 miles dovmstream.

Drainage area. --12, 495 sq mi (12,481 sq mi at former site). 

Records available. May 1950 to September 1952.

Gage . --Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 483.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 11, 1950, to Aug. 20, 1951, wire-weight gage 

read twice daily and Aug. 21, 1951, to June 11, 1952, water-stage recorder, at site 

4.4 miles dovmstream at datum 8.00 ft lower.

Extremes.-- 1950: Maximum discharge during period May to September, 57,000 cfs May 11, 

rrom discharge measurement near crest; maximum gage height, 22.73 ft Aug. 3, former 

site and datum; minimum daily discharge, 2,900 cfs May 3.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 133,000 cfs July 20; maximum gage 

height, 30.96 ft July 18, former site and datum; minimum daily discharge, 35 cfs 

Apr. 2.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 46,800 cfs Nov. 17 (gage height, 

17.57 ft, former site and datum); minimum daily, 145 cfs July 2.

Maximum stage known, 43.0 ft in May 1943, from high-water profile by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records fair prior to June 12, 1952, and good thereafter except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from Arkansas River, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow completely regulated by 

Lake O 1 The Cherokees and Port Gibson Reservoir (see pp. 239, 243).

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey .

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, May to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. JJov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

35,000 

33,000

32,900 

33,000

37,000

36,000

33,500

33,000

34,000

320,000

53.500 

48,000

30,000

22,000

17,000

16,000

15,600

12,000

10,300

12,000

14,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

457,800

14,770

908,000

June

15,000 

15,000

15 , 000 

15,500

16,000

20 , 500

22,500

22,500

23,000

23,500

24.000 

24,000

20,000

17,000

16,000

15,500

15,000

14,700

14,400

14,200

14,100

14,100

14,500

14,100

13,300

12,500

11,800

10,700

7,260

4, 410

480,070

16,000

952,200

July

5,110 

3,160

3,160 

3,160

3,160

3,220

3,450

3,580

3,710

7,700

11,000 

11,500

12,000

12,500

13,000

13,000

13 , 500

13,500

14,000

15,000

20 , 000

33,000

41.000

41,000

41,000

41,000

41,000

41,000

41,000

37,000

30,700

574,110

18,520

*1,139

Aug.

28,000 

26,000

23,000 

17,600

15,000

15,000

16,000

20,000

28,000

36,900

57.000 

37,000

36,000

31,000

29 , 500

25,500

22,500

21,000

20,000

18,500

17,000

16,500

16,000

15,400

15,000

14,500

14,100

15.800

13,800

14,500

20,000

674,100

21,750

tl,337

Sept.

35,000 

42 , 500

45.500 

41,500

40,100

34,600

£5,600

18,700

17,400

16,600

16,100 

15,700

15,300

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

14,900

14,900

14,900

15,700

16,600

16,100

15,300

14,900

14,500

14,100

13,700

15.500

-

616,500

20,550

tl,223

Calendsr yesr : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

The period : Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft 5,559,000

records, records of outflow from
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 245

Neosho River below Fort Sibson Reservoir, near Fort Gibson, Okla. Continued 

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

?6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12,900 

11,800

11,000

11,400

12,200

12,200

12,200

11,800

11,400

11,400

11,000

9,960

7,100 

5,410

5,560

6,780

9,600

10,300

9,600

7,100

7,100

6,940

853

345

2,230

3,140

3,710

3,240

2,050

2,510

3,850

236,678

7,635

469,400

JIov.

4,690 

4,970

4,270

3,850

3,450

3,400

3,320

3,450

3,400

3,450

2,670

1,550

1,550 

3,060

4,410

5,260

4,130

3,090

1.150

2,410

3,580

4,410

4,410

3,850

2,150

2,120

2,150

2,150

3,220

3,220

-

98,790

3,293

195,900

Dec.

3,220 

3,220

1,920

1,920

2,180

2,000

3,220

4,550

3,220

2,000

1,920

2,440

3,160 

3,220

2,700

2,000

1,020

1,080

2,440

3,710

4,410

4,550

3,160

3,160

1,920

1,220

725

1,280

2,260

2,280

3,990

80,115

2,584

158,900

Jan.

4.550 

2,540

1,220

2,020

2,670

1,780

1,220

1,780

2,850

2,880

3,350

3,320

3,370 

3,350

3,320

3,320

3,320

3,320

2,930

2,100

2,100

2,280

2,360

3,450

3,400

3,400

2,250

2,150

2,150

2,150

3,110

84,010

2,710

166,600

Feb.

3,450 

3,450

3,450

3,450

3,990

3,190

3,190

4,270

4,270

2,930

2,670

2,280

1.280 

1,400

2,540

3,710

3,850

5,260

9,960

16 . 900

16,900

16,900

16,100

16,100

16,600

16,600

16,600

16,100

-

-

-

217,390

7,764

431,200

Mar.

16,100 

15,700

15,300

14,900

14,900

14,900

14,100

13,700

13,700

13,700

13,700

13,700

13,700 

13,700

13,700

13,700

13,700

13,700

13,300

12,900

12,500

12,200

11,800

10,300

9,260

8,410

6,010

6,010

6,310

6,940

5^070

377,610

12,180

749,000

Apr.

307 

35

435

650

900

900

1,400

1,650

11,800

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,200 

11,800

10,700

8,580

6,620

6,460

6,460

6,460

6,460

6,460

6,460

6,460

6,460

6,460

6,460

6,460

6,460

6,460

-

189,457

6,315

375,800

May

6,460 

6,460

6,500

8,000

9,000

10,000

11,500

15.000

13,000

13,000

12,500

12,500

12,000 

12,000

11,500

11,500

11 , 000

11 , 000

10,500

10,500

10,000

6,000

6,000

9,500

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,500

323,920

10,450

642,500

June

11,500 

11,500

11,000

9,500

7,000

6,000

5.900

5,900

5,900

5,900

7,500

10,000

12,000 

12,500

13,000

13,500

13,500

13,500

14,000

14,000

14,000

14,000

14,000

14,500

] 4 , 500

15,000

15,000

15,500

17,500

30,000

-

367,600

12,250

729,100

July

57,000 

69,000

66,000

66,000

64,000

62,000

60,000

54,000

52,500

52,500

52,500

70,000

89,600 

87,000

85,000

80,000

80,000

80,000

100,000

152.000

124,000

115,000

111,000

106,000

107,000

80,000

65,000

50 , 000

35,000

20,000

17,400

£2,289.5

73,850

*4,541

Aug.

15.000 

14,000

14,000

14,000

14,000

15,700

15,700

15,700

15,500

12,500

12 , 500

12,200

11,800 

11,000

8,620

583

4,470

9,260

8,920

8,920

6,620

6,510

6,160

6,160

6,010

5,410

5,570

2,830

3,580

4,970

5,410

283,005

9,129

561,500

Sept.

4,690

5,110

6,460

7,100

7,420

8,920

10,OOO

11,000

13,000

14,500

15,400

15,400

25,000 

55,000

50,700

54,000

55.200

52,000

59 , 500

27,600

18,300

15,000

14,500

14,OOO

13,500

13,500

13,300

13,000

12,500

12,000

-

597,600

19,920

*1,185

Calendar year 1950 : Max - Min - Mean - Ac -ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 132,000 Min 35 Mean 14,100 Ao-ft 10,210,000

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. Backwater from Arkansas River Pet. 20-22, Mar 

Sept. 7-14, 22-30.

11-14, May 3 to July 19, July 27 to Aug. 7,

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

11.000

9,500

8,000

6,620

5,410

4,830 

5,110

5,110

4,970

4,970

5,410

6,010 

6,010

5,860

4.550

5.990

5,110

6,160

6,160

6,160

6,010

4,830

.4,550

6,160

6,160

6,160

8,070

9,960

10,300

10,700

11,000

204,840

6,608

406 , 500

Fov.

12,200

12,200

11,800

11,000

10,700

10,500 

7,740

6,010

6,010

5.560

5,860

6,010 

10,500

19,200

24,700

34,600

59.500

32,500

21,900

17,800

16,100

15,300

14,900

15,300

14,900

15,500

16,600

18,500

17,000

15,700

465,290

15,510

922,900

Dec.

15.500

14,900

14,500

14,500

14,100

13,700 

13,300

13,500

12,900

12,900

12,500

12,200 

11 , 800

11,000

9,260

8,580

6,780

5.860

5,860

5,860

5,860

5,860

6,160

6,160

6,160

6,310

6,940

6,940

6,940

6,780

6,620

299,850

9,672

594,700

Jan.

6,510

4,850

5,710

5,710

4,410

4,410 

4,410

5,110

6,160

6,620

6.940

6,620 

6,620

6,510

6,310

6,310

6,510

5,860

5,410

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,710

6,460

6,310

5,560

5,560

5,560

5,560

5,860

6,780

175,510

5,662

348,100

Feb.

7,420

7,260

7,260

11,000

13,700

14.500 

14,500

14, 500

14,100

15,700

15,700

15,500 

12,900

12,500

11,800

9,960

9,600

8,240

7,260

7,260

7,260

7,260

7,260

6,780

7,420

9,260

7,990

2.040

8,070

-

-

287,800

9,924

570,800

Mar.

7,580

7,580

8,410

10,700

11,800

10,700 

8,580

6,620

6.510

7,000

11,000

12,000 

15,000

15,000

17,000

20,000

20,000

17,000

15,500

17,000

16,100

15,300

14,900

14,900

14,500

14,500

14,500

14,500

14,100

13,700

15,300

402,880

13,000

799,100

Apr.

12,900

12,500

12,200

12,200

12,200

11,800 

10,700

8,920

10,700

11,000

8,410

m8,920

11,800

12,200

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,700

12,900

13,100

13,500

15,500

15,700

13,900

14.200

13,900

13,700

355,550

11,850

705,200

May

15,400

13,100

12,900

12,500

12,200

11,800 

10,300

7,740

6,010

-4,550

4,550

5,410 

7,260

7,740

7,580

6,940

5,410

5,410

6,010

5,860

5,710

6,010

5,560

5,800

5,800

4,800

3,500

3,990

4,550

1,150

3,850

217,390

7,013

431,200

June

3,850

4,410

4,970

5,710

6,000

6,000 

5,700

5,400

5,100

5,000

4,900

4,880 

4,580

3,990

3,990

5,180

5,970

5,970

6.150

5,330

3,850

3,850

2,590

3,460

5,850

5,850

5,550

2,800

2,770

1,860

-

155,290

4,510

268,500

July

164

145

1,150

1,490

1,490

1,320 

1,960

3,240

3,850

3,850

2,090

1,820

1,820

2,160

2,450

3,710

3,850

2,930

2,510

2,390

2,110

3,110

3,990

4,580

3,710

2,430

2,430

2,410

2,410

2,460

949

74,958

2,418

148,700

Aug.

1,800

2,510

2,480

2,460

2,460

2,410 

2,340

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,570

1,590 

2,180

2,670

2,870

2,250

1,820

1,820

1,820

2,590

5.650

2,180

1,580

1,760

1,590

1,220

1,750

2,270

1,820

1,570

1,240

63,140

2,037

125,200

Sept.

1.210

1,210

1,210

1,300

1,220

1,300 

1,850

1,620

2,230

5,110

2,900

2,250 

1,850

1,850

1,820

1,820

2,800

5.570

2,480

1,830

1,850

1,620

1,210

1,950

2,550

2,070

1,830

1,850

1,850

1,820

-

58,410

1,947

115,900

Calendar year 1951: Max 132,000 Min 35 Mean 15,620 Ao-ft 11,310,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 59,500 Min 145 Mean 7,489 Ac-ft 5,456,000

water from Arkansas Riv ot. 1-3, Mar. 10-17, Apr. 20 to May 2, May 24-27.
246 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla.

Location. La t 35°46', long. 95°18', in NW£ see. 21, T. 15 N., R. 19 E., on downstream

side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 1.7 miles downstream from Neosho River, 

3-| miles northeast of Muskogee, and at mile 457.P.

Drainage area. 96,409 sq mi.

Records available. March 1935 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 471.38 ft above mean sea-level, datum of 

"1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 10, 1935, staff gage at site 1,600

ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 10, 1935, to Feb. 21, 1939, wire-weight gage at

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 22,490 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 83,000 cfs Nov. 17 (gage height, 17.71 ft); minimum daily, 2,020 cfs July 2.

1935-52: Maximum discharge. 700,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 48.20 ft); minimum, 340 cfs Aug. 12-15, 1936 (gage height, 3.80 ft).

Flood of May 21, 1943, is greatest known since June 1833 when a similar stage was 

probably reached.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by John Martin, Great Salt Plains, Fall River, 

Hulah, and Fort Gibson Reservoirs, and Lake 0' The Cherokees (see pp. 144, 169, 196, 

203, 243, 239).

Revisions. W 1177: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

27.600

22,800

*19,800

15,400

14,100

12,400

19,000

18,800

14,100

12,800

13,700

15,900

16,400

14,500

12,800

11,100

14,100

15,400

15,000

13,700

12,400

11,500

9.540

14,500

15,900

15,000

21,400

26,600

23,900

21,800

24,400

516,140

16,650

il,024

flov.

28,200

29,400

27,100

24,400

22,300

21,300

18,300

16.400

17,800

19,300

21,300

22,800

31,000

51,500

*58,700

72,000

8JI.OOO

71,000

47,900

36,200

29,400

26,000

26,000

28,200

27,100

30,000

34,100

39,000

37,600

*34,100

-

*1,029.4

34,310

*2,042

Dec.

50.000

27,100

25,500

24,400

23,900

22,800

21,800

21,800

21,300

20,800

19,800

19,300

18,800

17,300

15,400

15,900

15,900

13,200

12,400

12,400

12,000

11,100

10,700

10,700

10. ,5 00

*10,700

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,100

522,400

16,850

*1,036

Jan.

11,100

10,300

9,550

10,700

12,400

12,400

11,500

11,100

12,000

13,200

15,900

16.800

16,800

15,400

14,100

14,100

14,500

14,100

12,800

12,400

12,400

*12,400

12,400

12,800

12,400

11,100

11,100

11,500

10,700

10,700

11,500

390,130

12,580

773,800

Feb.

13,700

15,900

15,000

19,300

25.400

23,400

*22,300

21,800

21,300

20,300

19,800

18,800

18,800

18,300

17,300

15,400

15,000

13,700

12,400

12,800

12,400

12,400

12,400

12,400

15 , 900

22,800

*21,300

12.200

16,800

_

-

497,300

17,150

986,400

Mar.

15,400

14.500

19,300

29,400

32,000

30,700

27,600

22,800

20,300

25,500

43,000

69,000

76.000

*76,000

74,000

57,800

44,600

37,600

34,800

42,200

39,000

34,800

34,100

31,400

27,100

24,400

23,400

22,800

22,300

21,800

21,300

tl,094.9

35,320

*2,172

Apr.

20,800

*20,300

19,800

19,800

20,300

22,300

23,900

23,400

22,800

21,300

17,300

16.400

16,800

17,300

20,800

22,800

23,400

22,800

22,300

26,600

34,100

46,200

*50,600

43,800

50,600

57.800

52,400

47,000

37,600

32,000

-

873,800

29,130

*1,733

May

28.200

26,600

24,900

23,900

22,800

23,400

21,800

18,300

15,900

14,100

13,200

13,200

14,500

15,000

14,500

*13,700

11,500

11,500

12,000

11,500

11,100

11,500

11,100

17,800

28,200

22,300

15,400

16,400

15,400

11.000

12,800

523,500

16,890

*1,038

June

12,000

11,100

11,500

*12,000

15,100

27,600

23,400

30,700

52.000

23,400

18,300

14,500

12,400

9,920

9,150

9,340

10,300

9,920

9,530

8,780

6,680

6,520

5,720

5,880

5,880

5,880

*5,570

4,550

4,420

5.940

-

365,980

12,200

725,900

July

2,090

2,020

*2,300

2,870

3,300

3,420

3,300

4,420

5,270

5,270

4,170

3,420

3,420

4,020

4,200

4,980

5,120

4,830

4,150

4,020

3,900

4,830

5,120

5.570

5,270

3,650

3,530

3,530

3,530

*3,530

2,280

121,330

3,914

240,700

Aug.

2,520

3,420

3,530

3,650

3,530

3,530

3,650

3,080

3,080

3,080

2,980

2,980

3,900

4,280

4,690

4,280

3,650

3,650

3,550

3,740

4.850

4,020

2,770

3,300

*3,080

2,670

2,870

3,770

3,080

2,870

2.590

106,400

3,452

211,000

Sept.

2,390

2,390

*2,390

2,580

2»S90

2,890

2,870

2,770

2,770

3,900

3,900

3,300

2,770

2,770

2,770

2,670

3,190

*4.420

3,570

2,770

2,870

2,770

2.140

2,480

3,190

2,980

2,480

2,480

2,480

*2,480

-

85,620

2,854

169,800

Calendar year 1951: Max 239,000 Min 3,090 Mean 39,800 Ac-ft 28,810,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 81,000 Min 2,020 Mean 16,740 Ac-ft 12,150,000

Peak discharge (base. 100,000 efal.--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 247

Osage Creek near Elm Springs, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°13', long. 94°17', in sec. 21, T. 18 N. , R. 31 W., on left bank 1 mile 

downstream from Little Osage Creek and 3£ miles northwest of Elm Springs.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,052 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,210 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 6.99 ft); minimum', 36 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 6,770 cfs Feb. 20, 1951 (gage height, 11.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1952. 

Maximum stage known, 16.7 ft May 10, 1950, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Low flow 

slightly regulated by operation of small reservoir at Cave Springs.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-Control method used Aug. 22, 23)

2.0 

2.5

36

40

65

160

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

294

640

850

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

56

55

52

52

52

171

158

114

93

80

74

70

62

65

68

62

61

57

55

53

51

66

72

52

60

58

156

147

124

112

150

2,569

82.9

0.643

0.74

5,100

Nov.

232

174

160

151

147

172

167

160

160

147

138

198

183

156

145

156

138

130

126

122

118

118

165

466

584

378

323

276

238

224

-

6,052

202

1.57

1.74

12,000

Dec.

206

198

188

176

181

169

160

183

200

178

167

162

158

153

142

136

132

130

124

118

114

112

112

112

1O8

104

102

100

100

100

9fi

4,423

143

1.11

1.28

8,770

Jan.

94

100

110

222

183

169

158

156

147

138

134

130

126

124

118

114

112

110

106

104

110

110

106

102

102

100

98

94

91

89

87.

3,744

121

0.938

1.08

7,430

Feb.

124

454

230

213

1S8

178

162

153

147

142

138

132

128

124

120

122

116

116

116

114

108

108

106

106

128

124

122

120

118

_

-

4,257

147

1.14

1.23

8,440

Mar.

116

118

306

247

203

186

178

153

156

387

472

310

255

227

211

198

188

211

196

183

176

169

160

156

151

147

142

136

134

130

128

6,130

198

1.53

1.77

12,160

Apr.

126

122 1Z2~

165

147

138

132

128

132

151

138

4j50

T3&

307

255

227

211

ZOO

193

186

188

183

176

172

156

158

147

145

138

136

-

5,567

186

1.44

1.60

11,040

May

138

122

122

120

124

112

104

104

106

102

100

98

93

96

94

93

89

949'1

89

84

84

206

134

112

102

94

93

91

87

87

3,272

106

0.822

0.94

6,490

June

84

80

80

78

82

8£

82

77

72

71

68

66

65

65

64

64

62

61

60

60

58

57

55

55

53

53

§2

52

57

55

-

1,977

65.9

0 . 511

0.57

3,920

July

51

50

51

50

47

47

45

44

44

44

42

41

44

57

51

48

50

48

47

47

45

44

44

48

45

44

42

42

41

41

41

1,425

46.0

0.357

0.41

2,830

Aug.

39

39

39

39

40

53

46

44

41

39

39

39

112

64

53

47

45

48

46

42

41

824

251

142

110

98

87

77

71

68

64

2,787

69.9

0.697

0.80

5,530

Sept.

58

58

56

53

51

48

47

46

56

45

42

41

41

42

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

29

38

37

37

37

36

37

-

1,309

43.6

0.338

0.38

2,600

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,430 

Water year 1951-52: Max 824

Min 

Min

Mean 

Mean

Cfsm 1.32 In. 

Cfsm 0.922 In.

17.86 Ac-ft 

12.54 Ac-ft

122,900

86,310

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). No peak above baae.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla.

, long. 94°55', in SE£ sec. 26, T. 17 N., R. 22 E., on downstream 

af bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2£ miles northeast of Tahlequah, 6.£

Location. Lat 35°55 

side of left pier o, 

miles upstream from Barren Pork, and at mile 55.8.

Drainage area. 959 sq mi.

Records available. December 1935 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 664.14 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1936-52), 1,028 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,980 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 10.24 ft); minimum, 89 cfs Sept. 30.

1935-52: Maximum discharge, 150,000 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage height, 27.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 77,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 5 cfs Aug. 31, 1936.

Maximum stage known, that of May 10, 1950. Flood of January 1916 reached a stage 

of about 26 ft.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.7 

4.9 131

275

470

900

1,990

3,430

7,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Ofsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

275

253

237

*226

216

221

232

305

380

342

311

281

259

243

237

232

226

221

211

207

202

202

243

270

293

317

421

614

891

828

756

10,152

327

0.341

0.39

20,140

Nov.

837

1,180

1,200

1,030

910

891

864

882

891

864

828

819

873

990

990

*900

819

783

729

666

630

598

675

1,220

3,430

4.220

3,430

*2,810

2,420

1,930

-

39,309

1,310

1.37

1.52

77,970

Dec.

,690

,460

,290

,170

,070

1,010

990

940

910

1,040

1,030

970

*920

873

819

783

729

693

675

639

614

598

574

558

542

534

526

510

494

478

478

25,607

826

0.861

0.99

50,790

Jan.

470

470

494

648

1,260

,580

,460

,290

,180

,080

*980

891

828

792

747

711

675

630

606

574

574

566

657

693

630

582

566

558

*526

510

494

23,722

765

0.798

0.92

47,050

Feb.

502

1,310

2.810

2,320

1,930

1,750

1,520

1,290

1,150

1,040

950

873

819

765

720

693

666

648

622

630

622

598

582

574

590

648

819

828

*810

_

-

29,079

1,003

1.05

1.13

57,680

Mar.

792

774

846

2,060

2,780

1,990

1,690

1,460

1,300

1,810

4,700

6.590

3,860

2,880

2,250

1,870

1,630

1,460

1,390

*1,340

1,220

1,100

1,030

950

882

837

783

756

720

693

666

53,109

1,713

1.79

2.06

105,300

Apr.

630

606

606

622

702

873

864

*828

792

774

,040

,690

,930

.250

,770

,740

,180

,810

,690

,870

,870

,810

,750

,630

,520

,370

,250

,150

,060

*980

-

50,657

1,689

1.76

1.96

100,500

May

900

846

810

783

765

693

657

614

582

550

526

502

478

463

449

435

421

421

414

407

400

394

428

3,990

2,880

*1,520

1,090

855

720

630

574

25,197

813

0.848

0.98

49,980

June

542

510

470

442

428

428

526

518

449

*407

374

354

335

311

305

281

264

259

248

243

226

221

211

207

202

187

183

178

183

*178

-

9,670

322

0.336

' 0.38

19,180

July

173

169

165

160

160

156

152

144

139

135

135

131

131

139

*148

173

183

183

178

173

165

156

152

152

144

178

178

156

144

131

*127

4,810

155

0.162

0.19

9,540

Aug.

127

120

117

113

117

148

192

311

259

216

216

264

192

178

183

202

187

*165

152

139

144

148

288

1.180

720

478

380

323

*287

259

232

8,037

259

0.270

0.31

15,940

Sept.

211

192

173

165

156

148

135

131

127

124

*120

120

117

109

106

106

106

106

99

99

109

102

*99

95

95

95

95

95

92

92

-

3,619

121

0.126

0.14

7,180

Calendar year 1951: Max 31,400 Mln 174 Mean 1,056 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.94 Ac-ft 764,700 

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,590 Mln 92 Mean 773 Cfsm 0.806 In. 10.97 Ac-ft 561,200

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 cfs).--Mar. 12 (8 a.m.) 7,740 cfs (10.10 ft); Apr. 13 (9:3O p.m.) 7,980 

cfs (10.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 249

Barren Pork at Eldon, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°55' , long. 94°50', in SE£ sec. 27, T. 17 N., R. 23 E. , on downstream 

side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 51, three-eighths of a mile southeast 

of Eldon, 6 miles downstream from Tyner Creek, and 8.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 307 sq mi.

Records available^ October 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 701.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 14, 1948, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,840 cfs May 23 (gage height, 11.03 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 30.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage height, 19.51 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft Apr. 15, 1945, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 5 to Mar. 3)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10

4.1 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

130

249

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

429

700

1,070

1,540

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

Mar. 11 to Sept. 30

111

216

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

350

550

1,200

2,180

5,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

28

27

25

*23

23

27

31

30

28

27

26

25

23

23

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

25

28

28

31

73

80

83

82

82

1,050

33.6

0.110

0.13

2,080

Nov.

138

164

132

113

99

94

91

93

93

88

82

88

98

125

111

*101

91

86

79

73

69

65

72

206

434

495

395

412

*342

292

-

4,821

161

0.524

0.58

9,560

Dec.

252

221

200

183

173

171

167

158

178

188

183

176

*162

151

141

132

123

118

115

110

104

101

98

93

90

86

83

82

79

76

74.

4,268

138

0.450

0.52

8,470

Jan.

70

Tzf

77

144

314

282

246

224

203

*190

178

164

156

147

140

132

128

118

113

106

110

127

153

138

132

122

116

111

*106

101

96

4,516

146

0.476

0.55

8,960

Feb.

104

503

515

399

386

346

314

282

258

232

218

200

183

171

156

153

149

143

145

147

138

134

130

125

138

183

198

190

*181

-

6,421

221

0.720

0.78

12,740

Mar.

176

171

596

1,110

735

586

485

408

350

822

2.640

1,460

1,040

806

645

525

444

404

*396

353

323

293

265

248

228

214

198

189

180

175

173

16,638

537

1.75

2.02

33,000

Apr.

158

154

154

180

226

223

207

*198

191

338

377

2,140

4.000

2,130

1,420

1,000

758

615

545

520

510

500

468

440

396

362

341

314

290

*275

-

19,430

648

2.11

2.35

38,540

May

262

245

233

216

202

189

180

169

167

156

150

146

140

134

130

128

122

128

134

132

124

115

5.510

1,880

935

*605

452

562

314

268

245

12,175

393

1.28

1.47

24,140

June

226

202

182

165

171

248

221

178

154

*142

132

119

111

102

95

88

79

76

74

70

65

58

57

54

48

45

44

42

41

*40

-

5,529

111

0.362

0.40

6,600

July

38

38

42

37

35

33

32

50

29

28

25

24

26

52

*37

37

45

48

41

36

35

52

40

56

29

24

25

22

21

21

*22

996

52.1

0.105

0.12

1,980

Aug.

21

20

20

19

22

63

li

70

52

40

40

48

44

40

37

35

32

*50

26

23

22

22

24

29

26

23

22

21

*20

20

18

1,003

32.4

0.106

0.12

1,990

Sept.

16

14

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

13

*13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

-

552

11.7

O.O58

0.04

698

Calendar year 1951: Max 13.8OO Mln 19 Mean 264 Cfsm O.860 In. 11.71 Ac-ft 191,500

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,OOO Mln 11 Mean 205 Cfsm 0.668 In. 9.08 Ac-ft. 148,800

Peak discharge (base.. 6.OOP efs). Apr. 13 (5:3O a.m.) 6,48O cfs (1O.76 ft); May 23 (5 p.m.) 6,84O 

cfs (11.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
250 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Tenklller Perry Reservoir near Gore, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°35'48", long. 95°02'57", in SE£SVf| sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 21 E., at gate 

tower on right bank 0.6 mile upstream from Tenkiller Ferry Dam on Illinois River, 

6 miles northeast of Gore, and at mile 13.4.

Drainage area. 1.610 sq ml,

Records available. July to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read twice dally. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 

^levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Extremes. Maximum contents during period, 31,880 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 542.00 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Spillway consists of a 590 ft concrete modl2Tec[ ogee weir In right abutment controlled by 10 taintor gates. Outlet works consists of a 19-foot diameter tunnel in right abutment controlled by two vertical-lift 

gates. A similar tunnel conducts water to two hydroelectric turbines. Closure was 

made for diversion in July 1950 and regulated storage began in July 1952. Capacity, 

1,231,000 acre-ft at elevation 667.0 ft (flood-control pool), 791,900 acre-ft at elevation 642.0 ft (spillway crest), and 283,100 acre-ft at elevation 594.5 ft (minimum 

power pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and for power development in the near 

future.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

503

507

511

515

520

290

690

1,370

2,480

4,700

528

536

547

563

590

10,650

20,470

44,100

98,930

250,800

624 556,800

660 1,092,200

676 1,429,800

Contents at 12 p.m., in acre-feet July to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

July

515

788

1,060

1,410

1,690

2,060

2,300

2,540

2,780

3,080

Aug.

9,490

9,710

9,880

10, 100

10,410

10, 880

11,340

11,840

12,450

13,120

Sept.

27,420

27,860

28,340

28,440

28,540

28,940

29,120

29,460

29,680

29,830

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

July

3,310

3,510

3,790

4,160

4,480

4,770

4,960

5,190

5,64O

6,010

Aug.

13,740

14,720

15,540

16,250

16,750

17,160

17,580

18,020

18,460

18, 850

Sept.

29,900

30,050

30,120

30,230

30, 450

30,520

30, 560

30, 560

30, 560

30,600

Day

£1

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

July

6,340

6,660

6,960

7,300

7,570

7,890

8,170

8,520

8,810

9,010

9,230

Aug.

19,180

19,450

19,620

20,470

22,280

23,550

24,470

25,210

25,820

26,440

27,000

Sept.

30, 890

31,000

31,000

31,020

31,260

31,570

31,660

31,660

31,770

31,880

-

Monthly elevation and contents, July to September 1952

Date

June 30 ........

Aug. 31.. ......

The period. ..

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

314

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+8,916

+17,770

+31,566

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 251

Illinois River near Gore, Okla.

Location. La t 35°34', long. 95°04', in NE^SW^ sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 21 E. , on right bank

.5 miles downstream from Tenkiller Ferry Dam, 4^- miles northeast of Gore, and 8.5 

miles upstream from mouth. Prior-to Feb. 20, 1952, staff gage at site 1.6 miles upstream.

Drainage area. 1,626 sq mi.

Records available. March 1924 to April 1926, April 1939 to September 1952.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 473.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 2, 1926, staff gage at site 2.4 

miles downstream at altitude 467 ft (from Corps of Engineers river-profile survey). 

Apr. 15, 1939, to May 20, 1949, water-stage recorder and May 21, 1949, to Feb. 19, 

1952, staff gage read twice daily, at site 1.6 miles upstream at datum 9.60 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years (1924-25, 1939-52), 1,801 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 11.29 ft, from high-water 

mark in gage well); minimum daily, 12 cfs July 6.

1924-26, 1939-52: Maximum discharge, 180,000 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 30.2 

ft, observed at crest, site and datum then in use; 29.6 ft, present site and datum, 

from floodmark in vicinity of gage), from rating curve extended above 42,000 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting and velocity-area studies; minimum daily, that or July 6, 1952.

Maximum stage known, that of May 11, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except taose computed from staff-gage readings, whi r. 2re fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated slnct July 1950 

by Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir (see p. 250).

oper 

Engineers . 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

347 

121

119

135

139

347

520

284

139

177

312

348

440

420

382

382

365

348

312

295

280

264

250

250

280

365

830

820

760

950

1,030

12,011

387

23,820

JIov.

1,210 

1,210

1,390

,480

,300

,210

,120

,030

,030

,030

,030

,030

,030

,030

,210

,210

,120

,030

950

950

880

820

1,170

1,780

2,500

3,550

3,700

4,100

3,550

3,250

-

47,900

1,597

95,010

Dec.

2,550 

2,220

,990

,780

,580

,480

,300

,300

,300

,210

,300

,300

,300

,210

,120

,030

,030

950

880

820

760

760

760

710

710

710

660

660

610

610

610

35,010

1,129

69,440

Jan.

610 

588

610

660

950

1,680

1,880

1,835

1,730

1,680

1,480

1,390

1,300

1,210

1,210

1 , jJO

l,'-iO

9bG 9 C ^

880

88C

880

880

950

1,030

950

880

620

820

820

760

33,418

1,078

66,280

Feb.

760 

950

2,060

5,100

2,950

2,650

2,350

2,100

1,880

1,680

1,480

1,390

1,300

1,210

1,120

1,120

1,030

950

950

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,010

975

1,080

1,200

1,200

1,320

1,360

..

-

42,295

1,458

83,890

Mar.

1,360 

1,320

1,900

2,590

3,680

4,050

3,540

3,000

2,520

3,680

5,000

7,070

8,150

6,810

5,370

4,050

2,320

525

756

1,320

1,870

2,280

2,220

2,160

2,110

2,000

1,940

1,900

1,580

1,390

1,120

89,541

2,888

177,600

Apr.

1,210 

985

'878 660

1,500

1,210

1,080

970

1,800

1,880

1,480

2,700

7,200

10,000

10,000

7,950

6,230

4, 9 JO

3,700

3,400

3,400

3,550

5,900

5,4uO

2,800

2,800

2,500

2,110

1,890

1,740

-

98,595

3,286

195,600

May

1,590 

,460

,360

,280

,200

,120

,040

975

940

870

834

798

768

738

708

684

660

666

660

642

630

612

1/840"

4,990

S,09C

5,020

3,090

?,£20

1,840

1,460

1,240

48,025

1,S4S

95,260

June

1,080 

975

905

854

1,010

940

852

864

846

768

690

650

576

555

505

475

448

450

339

164

288

294

305

502

507

566

529

288

280

243

-

17,268

576

34,250

July

209 

TS

42

33

29

12

^48

71

61

62

62

62

64

66

66

62

64

62

51

51

51

51

51

49

49

49

46

46

48

46

46

1,757

56.7

3,480

Aug.

46

46

46

46

45

43

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

59

37

36

36

36

35

35

35

34

32

33

34

55

33

33

35

1,180

 58.1

2,540

Sept.

34 

33

34

34

34

34

34

3*i

34

34

34

35

35

3S

36

51

113

110

108

92

56

53

51

5C

&u

51

51

^ I

5'

El

-

1,506

50.2

2,990

Calendar year 1951: Max 26,700 

Water year 1951-52: Max 10,000 Mln 12

Mean 1,598 

Mean 1,171

Ac-ft 1,157,000 

Ac-ft 850.0OO

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings Mar. ZB to Apr. 27, July 4-7, Aug.
252 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Canadian River near Hebron, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 36°47'10", long. 104°27'45", in Maxwell Grant, at downstream end of right 

bridge abutment on U. S. Highways 64 and 85, 3£ miles north of Hebron and 8 miles south 

of Raton.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available. June 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,250 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--6 years, 3.06 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,490 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 8.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

5.38 ft; no flow at times.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 13, 1952: maximum gage height, 11.6 ft 

Aug. 24, 1951 (backwater from temporary dam downstream); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of a few hundred acres 

(part of which is below station).

Revisions (water years). W 1211: 1949(M) .

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

eo.l

(*)

.5

 

2 E6

3

#* 2

2

6.8

0.22

13

Jiov.

O.3

c

li

. 2

4

**.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

-

5.5

0.18

11

Dec.

0,1

**.

~.

**.2

4.0

0.13

7.9

Jan.

0.1

.1

g

.2

jj

3

f *

!i.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

3.7

0.12

7.3

Feb.

0.1

1 2

2

\z

.2

2

!l

.1

.2

.2

.2

*».2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

_

-

5.1

0.18

10

Mar.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.2

4

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.0

0.16

9.9

Apr.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

**.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

-

3.4

0.11

6.7

May

0.

~

p.'

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.8

0.12

7.5

June

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

70

301

-

101

3.4

200

July

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

100

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

35

*60

201.3

6.49

399

Aug.

15

1

70

15

.1

s! i

o'

5.4

34

24

1

*2.5

9.0

.4

40

21

1

.5

248.0

8.00

492

Sept.

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

236

~15 413

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

-

671

22.4

1,330

Calendar year 1951: Max 96 Mtn 0 Mean 1.31 Ac-ft 943

Water year 1951-52: Max 413 Min 0 Mean 3.44 Ac-ft 2,490

Peak disoharjse (base, 1,000 cfs). 

4,270 cfs (8.58 ft); Aug. 3 (6 p.m.)

June 28 (9:30 p.m.) 2,800 cfs 7 

1,270 cfs (5.52 ft); Sept. 13 1

.26 ft); July 11 (time untaown) 

a.m.) 4,490 cfs (8.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation uncertain; discharge estimated.

Note. No gage-height record June 29, 3O, July 11-30, Aug. 1, 2, 9-11, 24, 25, 27, 30, 31, Sept. 1- 

8, 14-3O; discharge estimated on basis of available recorder trace, weather records, and records for 

downstream stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 253

Chicorica Creek near Hebron, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°46'10", long. 104°23'45", in s| sec. 4, T. 29 N., R. 24 E., on downstream 

 wingwall of left abutment of highway bridge near east boundary of Maxwell Grant, 300 ft

downstream from Una de Gato Creek, 4£ miles northeast of Hebron, and 9 miles south of

Raton. « 

Drainage area. 381 sq mi.

Records available. January 1945 to January 1952 (discontinued). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,200 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 6 years (1945-51), 12.1 cfs. 

Extremes Maximum discharge during period, 42 cfs Oct. 26 (gage height, 1.37 ft); no flow

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 7,530 cfs May 31, 1948 (gage height, 13.00 ft), by 

contracted-opening method; no flow June 23-30, Oct. 12-15, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 20 ft, from well-defined floodmarks (discharge, about 15,000 

cfs, revised), date unknown.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for water years 1945-47 have been revised as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the watersupply papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

1037........

1057.... ....

1087........

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

Date

Aug. 20, 1945

Aug. 28, 1946

May 11, 1947

Discharge 

(cfs)

740

3,300

1,330

Gage height 

(feet)

4.11

8.23

5.30

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1177: 1948-49(P). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic 

feet per second, for periods in water years 1945-47, superseding figures published in 

Water-Supply Papers 1037, 1057, and 1087, are given herewith:

Date

1945

July 10

11

Aug. 14

20

21

1946

Apr. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Disenarge

43

24

75

97

160

181

128

68

46

32

28

25

Date

1946-Con.

Apr. 8

9

10

July 19

20

29

30

Aug. 1

2

13

14

18

19

20

Discharge

26

19

15

12

40

40

15

57

25

21

49

323

50

30

Date

1946-Con.

Aug. 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 4

1947

May 11

12

Discharge

25

15

43

21

60

151

319

435

60

204

547

180

Month

August...................

August. .................

Water year 1945-46.....

Calendar year 1946.....

Water year 1946-47 ..... 

Calendar year 1947 .....

Cfs-days

484.4

1,748.5

3,494.0

4,115.3

6,862.3 

6,238.5

Maximum

160

435

435

435

547 

547

Minimum

.4

1.5

.4

.4

.6 

.4

Mean

15.6

56.4

9.57

11.3

18.8 

17.1

Runoff in 

acre-feet

961

3,470

6,930

8,160

13,610 

12,370

Discharge, in cubic feet per cond, October 1951 to January 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

£

7

8

9

10

Ac-ft

Oct.

aO.2

a. 2

a. 2

**.!

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Nov.

1.6

1.5

1.5

2.0

1.7

1.7

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.7

E»o.

4.-.S

3.3

1.8

2.0

2.0

1

.7

.5

.3

.4

Jan.

1

.8

.6

.5

.6

.a

.8

.8

.8

*».8

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Oct.

0.1

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

**.3

.3

.3

Nov.

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.1

.8

1.0

2.2

*3.5

Dec.

**0.5

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

Jan.

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0 5

6

7

6

7

4 0

9 7

2 7

1 7

»1 4

1 2

53

Nov.

3.1

2.0

1.6

1.4

2

2

1.5

2

3

4

-

112

Dec.

0.5

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1

*»1

1

1

33 2

66

Jan.

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 241 Min Mean 5.52 Ac-ft 3,990

Peak discharge (base. 800 efs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2-4, 17-20, 25-30, Dec. 6 to Jan. 10.
254 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 36°41'25", long. 104°47'30", about T. 28 N., R. 20 E., In Maxwell Grant, 

oh left bank 2£ miles north of Dawson.

Drainage area. 299 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. Octobar 1915 to May 1923 and February 1927 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,550 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to 1931, at nearby sites at different datums. 1931 to July 1934 and October 1935 to 

October 1946 at nearby sites at same datum. August 1934 to September 1935, at site 

800 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1916-17, 1919-20, 1921-22, 1927-52), 20,6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,390 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 6.40 ft); no flow

1930-52: Maximum gage height, 11.88 ft Aug. 6, 1940 (discharge not determined); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions for irrigation of small acreage and mountain meadows 

above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1117: 1947, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 14 to Sept. 30)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

1.3 

3.2

6.8

2.7 

2.9 

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15-

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AB-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1.1 *°

O

0

0

0

O

O

O

0

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

0

0

.1

0

.1

0

2.9

.4

.1

*0

O

0

4.6

0.15

9.1

JNov.

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

o'

0

0

o

*0

0

0

0

o

o

.1

-

3.2

0.04

2.4

Dec.

0.1

.1

0

bO

bO

bO

bO

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l **b.l

.2

.1

.3

.3

.3

.4

.7

.7

.7

.9

1.1

1.5

1.5

2.1 2Ti *1.7

.8

1.0

1.2

18.3

0.59

36

Jan.

0.2

.1

.1

.2

.5

.7

.7

1.0

1.5

*1.7

2.2

2.8

4.6

6.1

*2^

1.1

1.2

2.4

1.7

1.1

.8

.7

.7

*.9

1.3

.8

.6

1.7

2.8

2.4

2.2

47.6

1.54

94

Feb.

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.2

.8

.9

.8

.9

1.1

1.9

*1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.7

1.0

*.8

.8

.9

1.5

.8

.5

.8

1.0

1.2

1.7

-

34.8

1.20

69

Mar.

2.6

1.9

1.1

*1.3

1.9

1.9

2.2

1.9

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.0

.8

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.7

1.0

1.0

.8

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

34.5

1.11

68

Apr.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.6

1.2

*2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.8

4.6

6.4

6.8

7.3

7.8

8.4

8.4

8.9

*11

20

17

132.6

4.42

263

May

16

11

17

24

35

41

44

42

44

42

35

31

28

28

34

36

41

37

40

39

35

33

34

35

36

35

35

*36

36

36

35

1,054

34.0

2,090

June

41

41

42

41

35

35

36

34

35

35

36

36

34

28

29

31

29

25

25

25

20

19

*18

18

16

i3

7.3

6.1

10

15

815.4

27.2

1,620

July

16

6.1

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

6.1

6.1

6.4

*6.1

6.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

6.4

4.6

3.0

2.8

2.6

1.9

1.9

1.7

274

2.6

4.2

8.4

5.0

3.6

3.9

4.3

3.9

152.6

4.92

303

Aug.

7.6

38

20

~24 105

8.4

7.3

6.1

8.5

7.8

5.0

15

5.7

3.9

3.2

2.2

2.4

7.4

4.3

*9.2

10

50

24

18

15

16

18

26

29

16

9.9

522.9

16.9

1,040

Sept.

7.8

7.8

7.3

5.7

4.6

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.4

*2.2

5T^2.1

114

TT

6.1

7.8

6.1

4.6

2.8

2.2

3.6

7.8

9.4

6.8

4.6

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

307.9

10.3

611

Calendar year 1951: Max 25 Mln O Mean 1.84 Ac-ft 1,330

Water year 1951-52: Kax 114 Mln 0 Mean 8.54 Ac-ft 6,210

Peak discharge (fcast 

cfa (5.78 ft). 

* Discharge ent or observation of n 

lation affected by lee.

p.m.) 1,360 cfs (6,40 ft); Sent. 13 (12:15 a.m.) 1,050 

no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 255

Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°29'00", long. 105°15'40", on right bank in Maxwell Grant, a quarter of 

~a mile downstream from Schoolhouse Draw, about 3,500 ft upstream from high-water line 

of Eagle Nest Reservoir, and 6 miles south of Eagle Nest, Colfax County.

Drainage area. 84 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey (usually 

no winter records after November 1932). April 1928 to December 1931 in reports of State 

engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 8,190 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Sept. 15, 1934, at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 340 cfs about Apr. 7 (gage height, 5.30 ft from 

floodmark); no flow at times.

1930-52: Maximum discharge recorded, 412 cfs July 11, 1941; maximum gage height observed, 5.30 ft (from floodmark) about Apr. 7, 1952; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8

1.6 

3.4 

9.8

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

3.9 

4.1

99

122

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4

.3 **7J

.5

. 5

.5

. 5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

**.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.5

al72

al.O

1.0

1.0

**1.5

21.6

0.70

43

JIov.

1.8

b.8

b.7

bl.4

bl.2

bl.O

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.9

bl.4

1.9

b.8

b.7

b.7

b.5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

al.O

*1.5

1.6

1.9

2.1

blTS

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

32.0

1.07

63

Dec.

(*)

_

1.1

70

Jan.

(*)

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

a!5

a30

a50

a65

a80

a95

a!20

*104

88

63

59

54

55

56

75

92

88

79

89

107

104

85

76

79

78

82

91

99

83

*79

2,320

77.3

4,600

May

77

80

82

88

88

87

82

75

69

63

54

45

40

36

35

34

39

37

35

31

28

23

21

20

19

17

16

15

15

14

16

1,381

44.5

2,740

June

17

14

13

12

9.8

9.1

8.3

6.8

6.8

6.5

5.8

3.4

2.1

1.8

1.4

.4

.8

1.2

*.8

.9

.2

.2

4.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

123.3

4.11

245

July

0.1 ~72

.2

.2

.3

.3

.5

.6

*.7

.6

.5

.6

.3

.4

.6

.5

.3

.9

.5

.2

.1

.1

2.0

3.0

1.6

10

3.2

3.0

3.4

2.6

4.4

41.9

1.35

83

Aug.

3.7

3.0

1.8

1.2

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

.9

.9

1.1

.3

.5

.5

a. 5

a. 6

a. 7

*.8

.7

2.4

4.9

1.5

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.0

1.2

6.8

3.4

1.8

51.0

1.65

101

Sept.

1.2

1.2

1.0

.7

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

**.7

.7

.7

3.0

276

1.5

1.0

.7

.5

.2

.2

.3

1.5

1.8

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

*.4

26.7

0.89

53

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Peak discharge (base. 7O cfa). About Apr. 7 (time unknown) 340 cfa (5.30 ft, from floodmark)j 

Apr. 8 (7 p.m.) 115 cfa (3.94 ft); Apr. 16 (10 p.m.) 110 cfa (3.93 ft)j Apr. 20 (9 p.m.) 118 cfa 

(4.02 ft).

* Dlacharge meaaurement or obaervatlon of no flow made on thla day.

** Field estimate made on thla day.

a No gage-height record; dlacharge eatimated on baala of weather recorda and recorda for nearby 

streams.

b Stage-dlacharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Runoff for December eatlmated In terms of acre-feet because of Ice effect during entire 

month) mean dlacharge computed from eatlmated runoff.
256 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°31'10", long. 105°16'15", in Maxwell Grant, on left upstream wingwall of 

concrete control, 88 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from high-water line of Eagle Nest Reservoir, and 3 miles southwest of Eagle Nest, Colfax County.

Drainage area. 11 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey (no 

winter records after November 1932). April 1928 to December 1931 in reports of State 

engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 8,193.30 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 12, 1938, at site 88 ft upstream at datum 0.43 

ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 68 cfs May 5 (gage height, 2.08 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 3, 20-24, Nov. 17-21.

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 230 cfs Apr. 11, 1937, from rating curve extended above 

30 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height recorded, 3.38 ft Apr. 2, 1937 (ice 

Jam), datum then in use; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 300 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.0 

.1 

.2

.4

2.2 

6.2

0.6 

1.0 

2.0

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

.1

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

**.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

**.3

6.1

0.20

12

J(ov.

bO.3

b.2

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

.3

.4

b.4

b.3

b.3

a. 2

a.l

aTT

a.l

a.l

**b.l

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

-

7.4

0.25

15

Dec.

bO. 2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

.

_

-

Mar.

.

_

-

Apr.

alO

all

a!5

a 20

a 30

a 40

a 60

*41

27

18

17

16

15

19

26

28

29

27

29

37

32

25

23

27

29

32

39

45

35

*34

837

27.9

1,660

May

33

42

53

62

64

63

56

52

46

36

29

27

27

29

29

28

25

21

18

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

895

28.9

1,780

June

9.1

17o

a7

a6.5

a6

ae

a6

a6

a5.5

a5

a5

a5

as

aS

aS

as

as

a4.5

*4.2

4.0

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.0

172

134.7

4.49

267

July

1.2

1.2

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.2

*1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

4.5

1.3

.9

.9

1.0

1.3

1.6

3.5

1.9

48.4

1.56

96

Aug.

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.4

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

al.l

al.2

*1.3

1.0

3.3

4.3

1.6

1.6

1.0

.7

.6

1.6

2.0

.7

.6

42.6

1.37

84

Sept.

0.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

*.3

.4

.5

.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

.9

1.6

2.3

3.6

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

*1.7

31.4

1.05

62

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (baae. 15 efa). Hay 5 ( 1 to 4 a.m.) 68 cfs (2.08 ft); July 23 (2:15 p.m.) 29 cfs 

(1.06 ft); July 30 (1 p.m.) 30 cfs (1.12 ft); Aug. 21 (10:40 p.m.) 6O cfs (1.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of available recorder trace, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 257

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°33'10", long. 105°15'55", in Maxwell Grant, on left bank 25 ft downstream 

from highway, 1,000 ft west of Eagle Nest, Coifax County, and half a mile upstream from 

high-water line of Eagle Nest Reservoir.

Drainage area. 82 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey (no 

winter records after November 1932). April 1928 to December 1931 in reports of State 

engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 8,205 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Sept. 19, 1938, at site 25 ft upstream, at different datum until 

Sept. 14, 1934, at datum 0.83 ft higher Sept. 14, 1934, to Sept. 18, 1938. Sept. 19, 

1938, to Oct. 29, 1948, at present site at datum 0.12 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 117 cfs May 6 (gage height, 2.05 ft); 

no flow at times.

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 275 cfs Sept. 1, 1946; maximum gage height recorded, 

4.37 ft (present datum) Mar. 10, 1937 (ice jam); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,200 acres above station.

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Ju June 9 to Sept. 30

0.0 0

.2 .6

.4 3.6

.6 9.4

0.8 

1.1 

1.6 

2.1

0.6 

1.8 

4.4

0.6 

.7

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

JIov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

_

_

-

Jan.

(*)

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

.

_

-

Apr.

alO

a20

a30

a 50

a60

a80

a *85 100

69

50

47

40

36

40

44

48

46

41

45

70

63

48

40

40

44

49

56

74

61

*55

1,541

51.4

3,060

May

52

56

74

94

106

~99 110

87

81

70

54

44

44

48

51

55

59

48

43

38

33

31

30

27

27

24

24

24

25

25

25

1,609

51.9

3,190

June

25

24

22

20

20

al9

a!8

a!7

*16

12

12

9.5

9.0

7.0

6.3

4.4

3.8

3.8

*3.8

3.5

2.9

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.4

*1.4

1.3

4.8

.9

270.7

9.02

537

July

"78 0.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.3

 1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

2.9

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.6

3.2

TTe

1.4

43.7

1.41

87

Aug.

1.4

1.3

1.2

i!s

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

 1.8

1.4

4.7

3.5

*2.6

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

50.0

1.61

99

Sept.

1.3

1.2

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

*.8

.8

.9

1.2

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

76

1.2

2.2

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

*.8

29.1

0.97

58

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 50 efs).--Apr. 7 (time and gage height unknown) about 110 cfs; Apr. 20 (8 p.m.) 

90 cfs (1.78 ft); Apr. 28 (3:30 p.m.) 83 cfs (1.70 ft); May 6 (9 a.m.) 117 cfs (2.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.

Note.--Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings June 9 to Sept. 30; staff gage located 390 ft 

upstream at different datum.
258 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Location. La t 36°32'05", long. 105°14'00", about sec. 26, T. 27 N., R. 16 E. (projected), 

in Maxwell Grant at upstream face of Eagle Nest Dam on Cimarron River, 2 miles southeast of Eagle Nest and 6£ miles west of Ute Park.

Drainage area.--196 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1952.

G-age. Wire-weight gage read about 4 times a month during irrigation season (at random 

intervals), less during winter. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 19,550 acre-ft June 7 (elevation, 

8,101.8 ft); minimum observed, 1,260 acre-ft Oct. 31 (elevation, 8,066.4 ft).

1950-52: Maximum contents observed, that of June 7, 1952; minimum observed, that 

of Oct. 31, 1951.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with spillway cut in natural rock, completed 

June 30, 1918; storage began in 1916. Capacity, 79,120 acre-ft between elevations 

8,035.0 ft (sill of outlet gate) and 8,137.0 ft (crest of ungated spillway). Dead 

storage negligible. Records given herein represent usable contents. Water released is 

used for irrigation, lake is recreational area. Diversions for irrigation of about 

2,500 acres above station.

Cooperation. Elevation readings furnished by employee of Springer Land & Cattle Co. or 

by Cimarron River Watermaster.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Aug 31

Water year 1951-52 ........

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acre-feet)

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+8.310

t Time of gage reading variable.

a No elevation record; contents interpolated or estimated from a total of 45 

observations during year.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 259

Cimarron River below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°32'05", long. 105°13'55", about sec. 26, T. 27 N., R. 16 E. (projected), 

In Maxwell Qrant, on left bank 300 ft downstream from Eagle Nest Dam, 2 miles southeast 

of Eagle Nest, and 6-jj- miles west of Ute Park.

Drainage area. 196 sq mi.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1952.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 8,000 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 120 cfs July 24 (gage height, 1.39 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Dec. 26-29.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 139 cfs Sept. 3, 1951 (gage height, 2.03 ft); no flow 

Nov. 16 to Dec. 15, 1950.

Remarks. Records good Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, Feb. 11 to June 14, others poor. Flow regulated 

by Eagle Nest Reservoir (see preceding page). Diversion for irrigation of about 2,500 

acres above station.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 22 

0.0 0

.1 .7 

.2 2.2 

.3 4.7

0.5 

.7 

1.0 

1.3

June 23 to Sept. 30 

0.2 2.7 0.8 45

5.6

10

.6 24

0.8

1.0 66

1.2 93

1.4 121

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

18

18

18

17

*9.0

2.9

17

28

Tf

27

26

26

11

5.2

7.7

7.0

6.4

6.4

*6.0

5.7

9.2

12

12

11

8.8

6.0

6.4 

6.4

6.4

6.4

*6.4

380.3

12.3

754

JJov.

6.4

4.2

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

dl.O

d.7

d.8

d.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

d.8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.5

.5

-

34.0

1.13

67

Dec.

0.4

a. 2

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 4

a. 4

a. 5

a 5

a. 5

a. 5

.6

Te

.6

.6

.5

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

ail

a.l 

a.l

a.l

.6

.6

11.6

0.37

23

Jan.

0.6

.6 *

(**)

 a. 6

.6

.6

.7

.7

. 7

.7

.7

.7

.7 

.7

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

20.0

0.65

40

Feb.

 aO.8

**1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.3

-

-

30.3

1.04

60

Mar.

1.

1.

1.

**1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.4

H1.0

.6

76

40.8

1.32

81

Apr.

"677 2.4

8.6

16

12

21

26

*24

24

18

16

9.1

11

15

20

24

24

24

12

14

15

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

7.3

6.4 

6.4

6.4

*6.4

-

412.1

13.7

817

May

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.0

5.7

5.4

13

18

18

23

34

34

17

22

36

36

34

17

7.0

6.7

6.0

11

33 

33

33

32

17

542.6

17.5

1,080

June

6.0

24

37

35

34

34

18

24

37

37

38

38

37

20

a33

a50

a50

a50

*55

58

30

39

45

49

56

57

56 

25

38

48

-

1,158.0

38.6

2,300

July

45

42

16

1~8.2

18

23

33

*43

60

63

54

78

93

93

93

93

93

64

78

99

94

103

115

ToT

72

70 

90

90

80

84

2,105.2

67.9

4,180

Aug.

84

70

66

43

18

15

20

20

21

20

19

13

11

11

11

8.7

10

18

*22

25

25

14

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4 

7.4

7.4

£.!

6.9

630.7

20.3

1,250

Sept.

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

31

48

45

*45

46

45

42

37

37

36

35

34

31

11

7.4

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.0

5.0 

4.7

4.4

4.4

-

620.6

20.7

1,230

Calendar year 1951: Max 85 Mln - Mean 15.4 Ac-ft 11,160

Water year 1951-52: Max 115 Mln 0.1 Mean 16.4 Ac-ft 11,880

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of available recorder trace, discharge 

urements, weather records, and records for station near Cimarron.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated as for footnote "a."
260 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River near Cimarron, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°31'00", long. 104°58'35", about sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. 19 E. (projected) 

on right bank 3.8 miles west of Cimarron.

Drainage area. 320 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,599.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 486 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 2.82 ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs Nov. 17, Dec. 8, 9.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 540 cfs Sept. 8, 1950 (gage height, 3.00 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.1 cfs Sept. 13, 1951.

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

which are poor. Plow regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (capacity, 79,120 acre-ft). Diversions above station for irrigation of about 3,500 acres, part of which is below 

station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

.5

0.7

2.5

5.5

15

0.7 

1.0 

1.5

55

123

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Totan

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

18

18

18

18

19

8.0

6.7

24

26

M

26

26

24

8.4

11

11

11

9.6

*9.6

9.2

8.8

13

13

13

13

11

11

9.6

*9.6

9.6

9.6

448.7

14.5

890

fiov.

blO

bl?

b7

b6

b5

b4

b3

b3

b3

b3.5

4.0

4.0

b4

b4.2

b4

3.1

b2

b2.5

*b2.6

b2.6

b2.8

3.4

3.4

2.8

b2.6

b2.5

b2.5

b2.6

b2.8

b2.8

-

111.7

3.72

222

Dec.

2.8

2.8

4.0

b3.7

b3.5

b3

b2.5

b2

b2

b3

b4

*b5

b5

b4

b4

b4.5

b5

b5

b4.5

b3.5

b3

b3.5

b4

b5

b5

b4

b3.5

*b4

b6

blO~5.2

131.0

4.23

260

Jan.

b6

b5

b5

b4.5

b5

b5.5

b5.5

b5

*b4.5

bl

b4.5

b5.5

b6

b5

b4.5

b5

b5

4.9

6.3

9.2

6.3

6.3

b5

b6

be

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

168.5

5.44

334

Feb.

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b6

b6

b6

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

*6.7

b6

b5.5

b5

b5

b5.5

b6

b5.5

5.5

*b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b6

b6

5.5

b7

b6". 5

5.2

4.3

-

164.2

5.66

326

Mar.

4.6

5.2

b4.5

*b4.2

bj4

b4

b4

b4.2

4.6

4.9

4.6

4.6

b5

5.5

5.9

5.5

5.5

b5

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

b5

b5.5

b6

6.3

7.1 575

5.5

5.5

5.9

160.2

5.17

318

Apr.

6.7

^2

14

20

25

27

41

47

51

*46

40

36

29

30

32

44

46

46

43

44

51

42

39

37

34

34

38

50

50

*47

-

1,098.9

36.6

2,180

May

46

T8

55

66

77

88

91

88

86

76

68

66

64

70

86

94

W

73

85

84

82

74

59

55

51

47

68

*73

71

71

67

2,218

71.5

4,400

June

54

58

76

76

77

79

74

66

84

8T

77

76

70

58

48

65

60

58

62

66

57

39

*58

a62

a67

a68

a66

a56

a35

a55

-

1,931

64.4

3,830

July

a55

a52

a38

a25

a_18

a22

a30

a35

*42

55

63

59

64

91

91

94

94

92

75

62

91

89

106

109

TSS

91

73

103

101

86

86

2,201

71.0

4,370

Aug.

88

W

68

57

37

24

29

28

29

27

33

26

20

19

17

17

13

17

*17

22

30

34

19

17

15

15

13

17

18

13

13

874

28.2

1,730

Sept.

12

12

12

11

11

11

16

36

40

*40

46

74

45

41

42

42

42

42

41

28

17

21

17

15

14

13

13

11

11

10-

786

26.2

1,560

Calendar year 1951: Max 86 Mln 1.1 Mean 17.1 Ac-ft 12,350

Water year 1951-52: Max 109 Mln 2 Mean 28.1 Ac-ft 20,420

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

above and below.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 261 

Ponil Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°34'35", long. 104°56'55", about sec. 8, T. 27 N., R. 19 E. (projected), 

on left bank 1-J miles downstream from confluence of Middle and North Ponll Creeks and 

5 miles northwest of Cimarron.

Drainage area.--180 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1952 In reports of Geological Survey. October 

1915 to August 1929 (monthly values only for calendar year 1925, and parts of 1926-29) 

In reports of State engineer.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 6,570 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 8, 1922, at site about an eighth of a mile downstream at different datum. May 8, 

1922, to Aug. 8, 1929, at site about three-eighths of a mile upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1915-25, 1926-28, 1950-52), 15.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 226 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 3.13 ft); no flow

1915-29, 1950-52: Maximum discharge, about 5,200 cfs (estimated by State engineer) 

Aug. 8, 1929, when gage was washed out; no flow at times.

Stage of about 7 ft (from floodmarks) occurred at present site in September 1948.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of 200 to 300 acres above station. Diversions 1,000 ft below station for irrigation of about 300 acres (about 1,200 acres total 

irrigated from Ponil Creek).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, ana discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

51

115

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

JJov.

(*)

"

0

o

o

Dec.

0.1

.1

0

o

o

.1

0

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.2

**b.3

b.4

b.4

b.3

b.5

.8

.5

b.5

b.3

b.2

b.3

b.3

b.4

b.5

b.4

b.3

*b.3

1.1

1.6

2.6

12.8

0.41

25

Jan.

bl.l

b.7

b.5

b76

b.9

bl

bl.5

bl

*b.5

b.6

b.8

b.8

b.9

b.9

b.9

1.0

.9

.7

b2.0

b2.5

b2.5

b2.0

bl.l

*bl.5

1.2

1.1

bl.O b.a

bl.O

1.1

1.1

34.2

1.10

68

Feb.

bl.4

1.8

1.8

1.3

1.8

1.3

bl.5

1.5

1.2

T79

*1.9

2.1

2.3

179

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.3

b2.0

*b2.0

2.1

2.1

1.9

bl.8

1.8

1.6

b2.o

b2.0

1.5

-

-

52.7

1.82

105

Mar.

1.6

2.1

1.8

*1.6

b2.2

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.9

b2.0

2.4

1.9

2.6

3.0

b3.0

3.5

4.6

5.5

4.6

b4.5

4.6

4.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.8

5.5

89.4

2.88

177

Apr.

8.6

H

13

14

17

22

28

38

40

*31

28

25

22

21

24

29

35

39

41

48

54

49

43

48

52

60

70

*81

76

70

-

1,137.6

37.9

2,260

May

68

72

82

/93

10O

109

T07

102

98

89

76

66

61

60

64

67

70

63

64

66

67

68

67

60

54

47

46

*46

44

44

il

2,162

69.7

4,290

June

42

40

38

36

35

35

36

31

29

27

25

23

20

19

16

15

14

13

13

11

9.8

8.2

*7.4

6.3

6.0

5.5

4.9

4.6

T75

5.5

581.1

19.4

1,150

July

5.2

*4.6

3.8

3.8

4.6

4t6

4.6

4.9

4.3

*3.3

3.5

2.3

1.8

1.6

2.4

2.1

1.5

1.5

1.1

.7

.5

.4

75

.8

.5

.7

.9

3.6

*15"5.7

4.9

95.6

3.08

190

Aug.

4.9

7.3

5.2

2.8

1.8

1.3

1.0

.7

.6

76

20

26

9.4

4.0

2.4

1.5

1.2

6.7

*2.3

1.1

1.9

25

6.3

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

9.7

6.3

4.3

2.1

170.4

5.50

338

Sept.

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

*_ _!

.1

3.0

2.5

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3

.1

.1

.4

3.0

3.8

T79

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

28.1

0.94

56

Calendar year 1951: Max 24 Mln 0 Mean 1.80 Ac-ft 1,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 1O9 Mln 0 Mean 11.9 Ac-ft 8,660

Peak discharge (base, 60 cfs).--May 6 (ll:3O p.m.) 113 cfs (2.68 ft); Aug. 11 (6 p.m.) 143 cfs

(2.83 ft); Aug. 22 14:15 p.m.) 226 cfs (3.13 ft)j Aug. 28 (12:40 p.m.) 104 cfs (2.62 ft);

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 8-18, Sept. 5-9j discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for nearby streams.
262 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Rayado River at Sauble Ranch, near Cimarron, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 36°22', long. 104°58', in T. 25 N., R. 19 E., in Maxwell Grant, on left 

bank at Sauble Ranch, 10 miles southwest of Cimarron and 16 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--44 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1911 to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1952 in reports 

of Geological Survey. January 1915 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer. 

Prior to September 1925, published as "near Abreu's Ranch near Cimarron."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,880 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Sept. 9, 1925, at site about 3 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 31 years (1911-12, 1913-14, 1916-17, 1920-24, 1928-52), 14.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 295 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 3.91 ft); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Nov. 16.

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 1,140 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 4.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 190 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily recorded, 

0.5 cfs Nov. 22, 1934, Nov. 21, Dec. 9, 10, 1945, Nov. 16, 1951.

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

which are poor.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

.6

*~7S.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.6

1.6

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.8

5.1

TT2

*2.8

2.8

2.6

60.9

1.96

121

FOV.

2.2

1.8

3.2

3.2

3.0

1.6

1.9

2.6

2.4

2.0

2.6

2.4

2.6

5.1

T75

.5 IT*

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

2.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

-

65.9

2.20

131

Dec.

1.9

1.9

bl.9

2.0

b2.0

2.2

2.0

b2.2

bl.6

*bT76~

bl.8

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.2

b2.5

b2.8

b3.0

2.6

H.6

3.0

*2.8

2.8

b3.0

b3.5

69.9

2.25

139

Jan.

3.0

2.4

b2.o

b2.o

b2.5

b3.0

b3.0

b3.0

*b2.5

b2.5

b3.0

2.6

2.4

b3.5

bTTO

3.2

3.0

2.6

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.4

b2.5

*2.8

2.2

2.S

1.9

TTS

2.6

2.4

2.8

82.9

2.67

164

Feb.

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

b3.0

b3.0

b3.0

3.2

4.0

3.8

*4.0

475

3.2

3.5

b3.0

b2.5

b2.7

2.6

2.4

*b2.6

b2.6

2.8

 576 2.2

b2.5

3.0

2.6

3.9

3.0

-

86.5

2.98

172

Mar.

3.0

3.5

3.5

*3.8

b4.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.8

4.0

3.5

2.4

b"S75

b3.5

3.0

4.0

4.5

4.5

5.4

6.3

4.5

b4.0

b3.5

b4.5

5.7

4.8

4.2

4.0

4.8

6.9

9.8

131.6

4.25

261

Apr.

T6~ 14

19

22

27

32

51

*65

53

38

32

28

25

28

36

51

53

52

52

65

59

51

46

49

49

59

68

*78 g?

65

1,352

45.1

2,680

May

63

72

84

102

135

160

TO

133

119

109

87

73

68

68

75

82

82

72

71

59

52

51

50

50

43

45

44

m

49

45

44

2,389

77.1

4,740

June

a42 a4~5

a39

a38

a37

a36

a34

a32

a30

a28

a26

a24

a22

a20

a!9

a!8

a!7

a!6

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!2

*11

10

9.8

"574 9.4

9.8

9.8

12

-

653.2

21.8

1,300

July

12

9.4

8.4

12

8.4

11

20

14

10

*12

12

8.9

7.6

7.2

7.6

S.6

S.3

6.3

6.6

5.4

4.8

TT8

5.7

8.0

5.4

6.3

6.9

11

26

T?

19

301.6

9.73

598

Aug.

39

49

33

27

22

19

19

16

27

18

17

18

15

14

12

9.8

9.4

T74

*9.8

9.4

15

35

16

15

13

14

14

13

45

22

15

609.8

19.7

1,210

Sept.

12

11

9.4

8.4

7.6

9.4

6.9

5.7

4.8

*4.5

4.8

22

90 J?

17

15

14

12

11

9.8

11

22

17

12

11

9.4

8.9

8.0

7.6

*7.6

-

413.8

13.8

821

Calendar year 1951: Max 23 Mln 0.5 Mean 4.12 Ac-ft 2,990

Water year 1951-52: Max 160 Mln o.5 Mean 17.0 Ac-ft 12,34O

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Hay 6 (4 a.m..) 172 cfs (3.48 ft)) Aug. 1 (8 p.m.) 113 cfs (3.21 

ft)j Sept. 13 (1:45 a.m.) 295 cfs (3.91 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 263

Rayado River near Miami, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°22<00", long. 104 e 52'40", in SW£ sec. 25, T. 25 N., R. 19 E. (projected),

 on left bank SO ft downstream from diversion dam for Valdez ditch, 6 miles northwest of 

Miami, and 16 miles west of Springer.

Drainage area. 82 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . March 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 6,500 ft (from topographic map ) .

Average discharge. 13 years, 5.77 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 38 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 1.55 ft); no flow

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 620 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 3.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 170 cfs; no flow at times.

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

 Inversions above station for irrigation of about 3,000 acres (most of which is below 

station) .

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.0 0

.1 .5

.2 1.6 1.0 20

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

bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.2 o 

If. 1

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

o

0

0.4

0.01

0.8

flov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

(*)

0

0

o

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

o

Feb.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

o

0

Apr.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.8

*1.6

6.4

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

11

11

11

12

13

14

13

12

12

13

12

14

16

*17

16

15

-

271.2

9.04

538

May

13

9.6

11

12

14

17

16

13

11

10

6.7

4.3

13*

13

14

14

13

11

10

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

332.8

10.7

660

June

8.4

872

8.0

7.7

8.0

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

a6

a6

a5

a4

a4

a3

a3

a3

a3

a2

a2

a2

*1.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

119.5

3.98

237

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

*.4

1 .

0

ii

0

0

.8

6.2

4.7

3.0

20.4

0.66

40

Aug.

6.0

6.5

.9

.5

.4

.2

72

.3

2.4

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

3.8

*6.0

5.4

5.2

12

7. 1

e!o

4.5

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

.6

.6

95.5

3.08

189

Sept.

0.5

.4

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.9

11

o

o

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

-

13.3

0.44

26

Calendar year 1951: Max 5.4 Mln 0 Mean 0.62 Ac-ft 450

Water year 1951-52: Max 17 Mln o Mean 2.33 AC-ft 1,690

Peak discharge (base. 20 cfa). May 7 (5:30 a.m.) 20 cfs (O.97 ft); Sept. 13 (6 a.m.) 38 cfs (1.55 

ftj:

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on thla day.

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

and records for station at Sauble Ranch and Ponil Creek near Cimarron.
264 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River at Springer, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°21'30", long. 104°35'50", in Maxwell Grant, on left bank at Springer, 

Colfax County, 270 ft downstream from highway bridge, 6 miles downstream from Rayado 

River, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,032 sq mi.

Records available. July 1907 to December 1909 and October 1930 to September 1952 in re-

 ports' of Geological Survey. August 1907 to December 1909 and October 1920 to December 

1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude-of gage is 5,770 ft (revised), from nearby level

 Tine. July 13, 1907, to Dec. 31, 1909, staff gage 270 ft upstream at different datum. 

Oct. 1, 1920, to Dec. 31, 1929, chain gage and Feb. 1, 1930, to July 11, 1934, waterstage recorder, at site 270 ft upstream at datum 3.66 ft higher. July 12, 1934, to 

Apr, 13, 1942, water-stage recorder 30 ft downstream at datum 2.05 ft higher. -May 9 

to July 17, 1942, water-stage recorder 270 ft upstream at datum 5.38 ft lower.

Average discharge.--31 years (1920-25, 1926-52, since completion of Eagle Nest Dam), 20.8 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 7.11 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs June 21, 24-27.

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 4,090 cfs May 31, 1948 (gage height, 9.25 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Apr. 11, 1933.

Floods of Sept. 29, 1904, and June 11, 1913, probably exceeded 10,000 cfs.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of. ice effect, which are poor. Flow

 parTly regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (see p. 258). Diversions for irrigation of 

about 23,000 acres above station. A few hundred acres irrigated betweem station and 

mouth of River.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.4

1.3

1.2 

1.2

1.2

T71

1.1

1.1

*1.2

1.8

2.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.S

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.2

5.5

5.8

4.4

3.2

4.4

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.7

102.1

3.29

203

Jtov.

5.0

5.2 576~ 

4.7

5.2

*4.7

4.4

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.2

4.7

b4

b3

b4

b4

b4

4.4

4.4 

4.4

5.2

4.4

b4

b4

b4.5

b5

*5.2

-

137.6

4.59

273

Dec.

5.2

5.2

e5.5

5.0

b3.5

b37S"

b3.5

b4

b4.5

b5.0

b4.7

b4.5

b4.7

b4.7

b4.4

5.8

5.0

b4

b4 

b5

5.8

6.1

*5.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.2

151.3

4.88

300

Jan.

4.7

4.4

4.4

3.8

b4

b4.5

4.1

3.8

b3

b3.5

4.1

5.0

4.1

b3.5

b3.8

3.8

3.8

4.4

4.1

4.4

*3.6 

3.6

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

122.6

3.95

243

Feb.

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

*3.8

3.4

3.4

3.6

b4

b4

b4

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b4

4.1

378

3.8

3.8

3.8 

4.1

3.8

3.6

4.1

3.6

*3.0

2.7

-

107.1

3.69

212

Mar.

3.2

3.6

3.6 

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.1

J t Q

s!o

3.0

*2.7

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.0

2.7 

3.4

3.6

*5.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.2

94.4

3.05

187

Apr.

2.8

3.0

3.2 

2.8

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.8

3.4

5.0

5.0

*4.1

3.6

3.2

3.6

5.0

5.5

7.6

7.6

6.4

To

5.2

3.2

2.7

3.0

5.0

8.8

-

133.6

4.45

265

Calendar year 1951: Max 585 Min 1 Mean 11.2

May

10

9.7

6.4 

5.5

5.0

6.4

1:L '

~8~.4

6.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

4.1

8.0

11

8.0

8.0

2.7

3.8

*4.1

3.0

3.2

3.8

3.0

4.4

5.8

7.1

5.8

177.4

5.72

352

June

6.7

7.1

474

4.1

*3.0

3.4

3.0

*1.9

2.7

3.0

2.1

.9

.6

.5

.6

2.1

1.2

1.3

.4

.5 

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

2.8

4.1

-

69.7

2.32

138

July

1.5

1.3

.7 

.7

_._§

.6

1.8

1.4

8.1

4.4

1.5

1.2

.9

1.2

.8

.7

*1 . 1

.7

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

17

70

18

12

152.3

4.91

302

Aug.

4.4

4.1

3.8 

3.6 4.1

2.1

2.3

2.1

1.7

3.3

1.9

1.3

.8

78

.8

.9

*1.7

.8

.9

1.7

68 

9.6

31

6.7

2.8

2.7

2.8

3.4

5.2

4.7

182.3

5.88

362

Sept.

3.2

3.0

2.7 

2.7

2.5

2.5

1.8

TTf

1.8

2.7

478

44

14

*8.0

6.7

5.2

4.4

3.8

3.8

4.4

5.2

5.0

4.1

*3.0

2.3

1.8

1.8

2.3

-

626.0

20.9

1,240

Ac-ft 8,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 478 Min o.4 Mean 5.62 Ao-ft 4,O80

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs). Sept. 13 (about 1 p.m.) 1,830 cfs (7.11 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-diecharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 265

Canadian River near Taylor Springs, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36" 17'20", long. 104°29'10", in NW£ sec. 27, T. 24 N., R. 23 K., on left 

bankri mile upstream from Chico Creek, 2| miles downstream from Cimarron River, and 2f 

miles south of Taylor Springs.

Drainage area. 2,853 sq mi.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1926 to July 1927 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,600 ft (from topographic map). January 1926 to July 1927, at site about l| miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 131 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,950 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 11.95 ft); no 

 fTovTJune 24-28, July 10, 26, 27.

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 37,400 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 24.17 ft); no 

flow during parts of June, July 1946, June, July 1952.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 30,000 acres above station.

Revisions. W 1177: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 7, Feb. 1-7, Aug. 18-Z1)

Oct. 1 to sept. 12

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

38 4.6

91

192

395

BOO

1,130

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

Sept. 13-30

3.0 

4.5 

6.0 

7.5 

8.1

24

57

121

211

486

1,150

2,110

3,500

4,180

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

#

'

*

4

4

5

27

31isis

11

196

6.3

389

Jfov.

11

11

11

16

£8

*18

12

11

11

10

10

10

9

7

8

7

6

6

7

8

8

8

6

8

8

8

9

11

10

13

-

306

10.2

607

Dec.

16

17

TT

9

*8

3

7

10

8

8

8

10

11

10

8

10

12

12

11

10

10

12

14

14

14

*12

11

11

12

12

12

333

10.7

660

Jan.

10

8

7

7

7

8

**10

10

10

8

8

10

11

10

9

9

8

8

8

5

5

*2

4

12

8

6

6

6

6

6

5

238

7.7

472

Feb.

9

8

9

9

10

*8

9

7

7

_§

10

11

12

T2

12

12

11

10

7

7

8

7

8

6

6

11

9

*9

6

-

256

8.8

508

Mar.

6

9

9

8

8

8

7

7

6

6

6

3

3

5

6

6

*6

5

5

3

3

4

5

5

5

7

9

9

9

7

5

190

6.1

377

Apr.

4

4

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

4

*4

3

3

5

6

5

10

17

18

16

19

16

10

6

6

8

9

-

198

6.6

393

Hay

15

12

13

8

5

6

*10

12

15

18

10

4

4

4

3_

3

9

16

14

12

10

5

*5

5

4

6

9

5

5

6

6

259

8.4

514

June

25

26

15

11

8

6

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

3

3

1

1

1

Q-0

0

0

0

'29

-

260

8.7

516

July

*8

2

35

16

1

1

1

1

1

0

8

183

34

10

8

68

15

*6

5

2

1

10

18

5

1

0

0

6.

86

285

760

1,577

50.9

3,130

Aug.

150

50

20

439

302

120

50

20

20

50

100

150

80

40

25

15

15

*22

16

23

20

324

1.150

258

120

140

160

120

130

150

100

4,359

141

8,650

Sept.

70

45

30

20

15

12

9

7

5

5

5

200

4,150

549

200

#69

47

35

27

22

21

30

29

22

18

15

13

11

1110'

-

5,702

190

11,310

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,660 Mln 1.2 Mean 35.4 Ac-ft 25,660

Hater year 1951-52: Max 4,150 Mln o Mean 37.9 Ao-ft 27,530

Peak discharge (base. 2,OOP cfs).--July 30 (10:30 p.m.) 2,070 cfs (5.96 ft); Aug. 23 (9:40 a.m.) 

3,100 cfs (7.08 ft); Sept. 13 (11:30 a.m.) 9,950 cfs (11.95 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

" Field estimate made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River near Roy, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°55'10", long. 104°21'10", in Ej sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 24 E., on right 

bank 1,080 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 120 and 9 miles west of Roy.

Drainage area. 4,066 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1936 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,893.55 ft above mean sea level (levels 

cy Corps of Engineers). Prior to October 1942, at site 1,080 ft downstream at datum 

0.61 ft lower. Former gage was operated and used at times through September 1946.

Average discharge. 16 years, 161 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,900 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 10.50 ft); no 

flow June 12-30.

1936-52: Maximum discharge, 63,800 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 14.22 ft, 

former site 1,080 ft downstream); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 30,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years) . W 957: 1940. W 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-2O, Dec. 26-28, Feb. 2-11, 

Feb. 21 to Mar. 9, June 4 to July 14, July 30 to Aug. 3, 

Aug. 18-21, Sept. 5-13, 23-30)

0.3

1.0 

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

140

360

1,020

2,050

3,490

5,390

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

I

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

a2

a2

a2 

a2

a2

a2

a3

a 10

a!5

a!5

al2

100

3.2

198

JTov.

a8

a7

a7

a7

8

9

9

10

11

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

8

8

8 

8

8

8

8

11

10

11

-

250

8.3

496

Dec.

12

14

16

15

12

blO

b5

b6

a6

b6

8

6

8

8

7

6

6

10

11

7

9

a9

alo 

alO

all

11

8

9

8

8

8

280

9.0

555

Jan.

8

8

7

7

7

7

9

8

6

5

6

8

10

10

12

16

15

14

12

12

11

11

8

9

8

7

12

12

12

11

11

299

9.6

593

Feb.

11

11

12

12

12

10

10

10

9

10

11

11

10

14

16

17

15

13

13

11

8

9

8 

8

10

7

7

11

13

-

319

11.0

633

Mar.

12

10

8

9

8

8

9

9

8

10

9

5

6

5

5

4

33"

4

4

4

a4

5 

5

4

3

6

7

7

6

6

196

6.3

389

Apr.

5

5

4

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

al

al

al

a2

a2

1

1

1

1

4

10

11

11

13

13

12

11

10

8

7

-

152

5.1

301

May

6

5

5

6

6

6

6

4

3

4

7

11

10

7

4

2

2

a3

a5

alO

a8

a6

a4 

a3

a2

al

al

al

a5

a3

a4

150

4.8

298

June

as

alO

al5

19

12

7

6

4

3

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

84

2.8

167

July

1

17

10

7

5

17

10

5

2

1

1

1

44

50

21

12

19

28

21

11

9

7

4

3

8

15

10

5

3

67

767

1,181

38.1

2,340

Aug.

294

147

402

2,150

2,050

&500

a!50

aSO

a!5

a30

a7O

al60

alOO

a50

a30

a20

a20

18

15

21

1,700

3,680

4,450 

986

a450

a200

a350

a500

a300

a200

a!50

19,258

621

38,200

Sept.

alOO

a 60

a40

a30

21

16

13

11

10

8

7

7

4.020

a500

alOO

a70

a40

a3O

a20

a20

a20

a25

30 

28

23

23

19

18

16

15

5,340

178

10,590

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,230 Min 0 Mean 72.2 Ac-ft 52,270

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,450 Min 0 Mean 75.4 Ac-ft 54,76O

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOP efs).--Aug. 5 (2 a.m.) 13,700 cfs (8.70 ft); Aug. 21 (9 p.m.) 21,900 

cfs (10.50 ft); Sept. 13 (S a.m.) 9,700 cfs (7.55 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of available recorder trace, discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 267

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°56'1S", long. 105"1S I 05", in Mora Grant, on right downstream wingwall 

of highway bridge at La Cueva, Mora County, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Las Vegas-Mora highway bridge and half a mile downstream from La Cueva dam site.

Drainage area. 185 sq mi.

Records available. August 1903 to July 1911, April 1931 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,890 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 29, 1904, staff gage at different datum (destroyed by flood of Sept. 29, 

1904). Apr. 29, 1905, to July 1911 staff gage at datum 1.32 ft higher than former gage.

Average discharge. 24 years (1906-7, 1908-10, 1931-52), 30.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 685 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 4.48 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs Feb. 4, 7, 10, 13.

1931-52: Maximum discharge, 1,530 cfs Sept. 23, 1941, from rating curve extended 

above 400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 7.62 ft Aug. 5, 1940; no 

flow at times.

Flood of Sept. 29, 1904, may have exceeded 20,000 cfs; another major flood occurred 

June 11, 1913, but is believed less than that of 1904.

Remarks. Records good except those for May and June, which are fair, and those for 

periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of 

about 7,000 acres, part of which is below station.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 21-23, June 20-E2, 24)

Oct. 1 to Jan 26 to Sept. 30

0.3 

1.0 

2.3

5.1

0.5 

1.2 

2.4 

4.5 

8.0

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.3

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.0

*1.5

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

1.1

1.5

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

*.7

.8

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

42.7

1.38

85

Jtov.

0.7

.8

.8

.9

2^

bl.5

b.8

*b.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

b.7

.8

.8

b.6

b.7

b.8

b.9

1.0

1.0

bl.O

bl.O

b.8

bl.O

*bl.2

bl.2

bl.l

bl.O

-

28.1

0.94

56

Dec.

1.0

1.0

bl.O

*1 . 1

bTTo

bl.O

b.8

*b.8

b.5

bT6

b.7

b.8

bl.O

b.8

b.5

b.6

b.7

b.7

b.7

*b.7

b.6

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.6

b.6

b.6

.7

1.1

.6

24.0

0.77

48

Jan.

O.S

*b.8

bl.O

bl.2

bl.O

b.6

bT8

1.2

1.5

bl.O

bl.O

.9

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

*.8

b.6

b.6

.8' .8

.9

.7

.7

.7

.6

*.6

24.9

0.80

49

Feb.

0.7

.5

.8

.4 *.e

.5

.4

.5

.6

.4

.5

.5

b.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

b.6

b.6

.7

.7

.8

b.8

b.7

b.7

1.2

TTz

.9

-

-

18.2

0.63

36

Mar.

0.8

b.8

b.6

b.6

b.7

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

*.7

.7

.8

.9

.7

1.0

1.4

1.7

2.6

T77

2.1

2.1

bl.8

bl.O

bl.5

bl.5

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

37.6

1.21

75

Apr.

1.4

1.6

1.9

2.0

2.9

4.0

*5.4

7.2

13

11

9.4

11

22

21

19

18

26

29

22

47

58

59

*51

48

49

52

58

85

96

9Z

'

922.8

30.8

1,830

May

85

85

103

121

133

136

138

*TT4

103

81

68

44

37

32

43

54

63

61

51

*46

48

44

34

27

28

22

22

49

46

49

63

2,030

65.5

4,030

June

74

74

72

79

72

63

70

81

87

94.

85

72

64

61

63

52

37

33

34

29

28

29

19

15

15

*14

12

9.5

4^0

5.7

-

1,447.2

48.2

Z,870

July

7.2

7.2

8.4

11

9.4

9.8

14

"~8.4 24

8.9

13

14

12

9.8

12

*9.8

11

10

10

8.9

8.9

8.4

9.4

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.8

13

10

14

316.1

10.2

627

Aug.

9.4

13

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

9.4

7.2

9.4

10

11

11

12

*13

9.8

5.7

5.7

18

11

7.2

64

98

42

29

62

*52

43

55

157

79

66

943.0

30.4

1,870

Sept.

59

56

37

22

14

14

13

11

9.4

8.9

sir4

87

37

*34

29

26

24

20

17

14

35

51

*40

31

27

25

22

22

22

-

865.7

28.9

1,720

Calendar year 1951: Max 125 Mln 0.1 Mean 3.95 Ac-ft 2,860

Water year 1951-52: Max 157 Mln 0.4 Mean 18.3 Ac-ft 13,300

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfa). Aug. 21 (11:45 a.m.) 685 cfs (4.48 ft); Aug. 25 (2:50 p.m.) 325 

cfs (2.82 ft).*

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
268 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mora River near Golondrinas, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°53'40" , long. 105°09'30", in Mora Grant, at downstream end of left

 abutment of highway bridge, 1.2 miles upstream from Coyote Creek and 2 miles east of 

Golondrinas.

Drainage area. 273 sq mi.

Records available. August 1903 to September 1904 {gage heights and discharge measurements only) and October 1930 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. March 

1915 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,730 ft {from topographic map).

 August 1903 to September 1904 at site at Weber about 3^ miles upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 36 years {1915-20, 1921-52), 36.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs Aug. 22 {gage height, 14.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Oct. 23.

1930-52: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 22, 1952; no flow at times.

Floods of Sept. 29, 1904, and June 11, 1913, probably exceeded 25,000 cfs.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 9,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

0.5 

2.0 

4.3

42

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

151

325

550

1,210

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

H2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0 

*2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.2

i5

.8

*1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

50.7

1.64

101

NOV.

bl.8 

bl^g.

bl.5

1.8

1.8

2.0

b2.3

*2i5 

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

bl.2

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.7

b2.0

b2.0

*b2.0

b2.0

2.0

2.0

-

53.2

1.77

106

Dec.

2.0 

1.7

b2.0

*1.8

2.5

b2.0

bl.8

al.6 

al.4

al.4

al.6

al.8

a2.0

a2.0

al.4

al.6

al.8

a2.0

a2.0

*a2.0

bl.5

bl.8

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

1.8

2.2

2.2

57.9

1.87

115

Jan.

b2.3 

*b2.5

b2To

bl.6

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.5 

bl.5

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

1.2

1.1

b^S

bl.O

bl.2

1.6

1.4

bl.2

*bl.O

b.8

bl.O

bl.4

2.0

1.8

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

*b2.0

44.9

1.45

89

Feb.

b2.0 

b2.0

2.0

b2.0

*b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0 

b2.0

2.2

1.4

bl.8

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

2.0

2.0

 1.7

bl.5

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

1.2

1.1

_

-

45.4

1.57

90

Mar.

1.1 

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.2

1.4

1.8 

2.0

*T3

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

.8

.8

1.0

.8

.8

.8

b.6

bT6

b.6

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.6

32.0

1.03

63

Apr.

0.8 

.8

.8

1.1

1.0

1.1

 1.7

1.2 

1.1

1.0

1.6

1.4

2.7

6.2

5.5

6.2

7.8

18

15

33

70

70

*62

57

53

54

55

74

101

88

-

792.0

26.4

1,570

May

86 

82

97

112

132

125

136

*113 

99

77

69

44

39

23

33

44

57

64

56

*48

50

46

39

28

28

23

16

39

45

47

51

1,948

62.8

3,860

June

66 

70

67

76

70

61

64

72 

81

90

86

72

62

53

56

51

31

29

34

26

25

22

16

11

9.7

*8.9

7.1

4.9

3.8

1.8

-

1,327.2

44.2

2,630

July

1.4 

1.1

1.2

4.9

2.5

1.8

2.2

14 

7.8

3.4

2.0

3.8

3.8

3.4

7.1

*4.6

6.2

7.4

4.3

3.8

2.7

2.7

3.6

8.3

3.4

3.2

2.9

1.7

2.5

4.9

6.5

129.1

4.16

256

Aug.

7.8 

5.8

55

15

13

13

10

10 

12

12

12

12

12

*13

12

8.9

8.2

16

24

15

14

*1.160 ~254

107

137

123

73

82

210

107

79

2,632.7

84.9

5,220

Sept.

69 

63

54

35

28

24

20

16 

11

10

8.5

35

114

48

*39

47

33

32

26

26

24

33

54

*44

38

32

28

26

26

26

-

1,069.5

35.6

2,120

Calendar year 1951: Max 146 Mln 0.4 Mean 3.84 Ac -ft 2,770

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,160 Min 0.5 Mean 22.4 Ae-ft 16,220

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). Aug. 22 (8:20 p.m.) 14,000 cfs (14.4 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height reco'rd; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations at,La Cueva and near Shoemaker, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 269 

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Hex.

Location.--Lat 35°54 ( 40", long. 105°09'50", in Mora Grant, on left bank a third of a mile 

downstream from Coyote Creek dam site, about 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles 

northeast of Golondrinas.

Drainage area. 257 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1928 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,820 ft (from topographic map). April 

 T928 to Apr. 19, 1929, staff gage and Apr. 20, 1929, to Apr. 25, 1938, water-stage recorder, at site about 0.4 mile downstream at different datum. Apr. 26, 1938, to 

Sept. 25, 1946, at site 139 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 12.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 331 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 4.00 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.6 cfs Apr. 5.

1930-92: Maximum discharge, 3,020 cfs Aug. 30, 1936 (gage height, 10.1 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 250 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

no flow Aug. 4, 1945.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

(including off-channel storage) for irrigation of about 4,000 acres above station.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

0.7 

2.0 

3.8 

9.0

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 76

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

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.8

1.8

2.0 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

*2.0

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

*2.0

"273 2.3

2.3

2.0

1.7

778

61.5

1.98

122

JJov.

2.2

2.5

2.5 

2.3

2..-0

2.2

2.6

*2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

b2.8

b2.6

b2.5

b2.3

2.3

2.3

2.8

2.8

b2.8

b2.8

*b2.6

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

-

75.7

2.52

150

Dec.

b2.6

b2.6

b2.8 

*2.8

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

*b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b4.0

b3.5

b3.5

b4.0

b4.5

b4 .5

b5.0

105.3

3.40

209

Jan.

b4.5

*b4

b3 

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

1.8

2.2

*2.3

bl.5

bT75

bl.5

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.2

1.7

b2.0

*2.2

68.4

2.21

136

Feb.

1.8

bl.6

bl.O 

bTTO

*1.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.8

2.0

b2.2

275

b2.0

bl.8

bl.6

b2.0

*2.2

b2.0

bl.6

b2

b2

b2

bl.8

bl.6

bl.8

b2.0

2.2

2.2

-

-

52.3

1.80

104

Mar.

2.3

2.8

b2.4

b2

b2.4

b2.8

b3.2

3.6

3.4

*3.6

3.4

b3.2

b2.8

b2.9

b3.3

4.0

3.8

b5

6.8 675-

6.8

b5

b4

b4.5

b4.8

5.0

5.5

3.8

1.6

114.1

3.68

226

Apr.

0.8

.7

.8 

1.1

.6

1.1

*1.2

1.3

3.9

8.2

6.2

4.0

4.7

3.6

2.5

2.2

2.8

1.6

.8

3.4

4.3

6.5

*6.5

8.4

12

11

12

12

14

14

-

152.2

5.07

302

May

17

14

13 

10

9.3

9.0

12

*12

8.4

9.7

14

10

3.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

8.2

12

18

*T2

11

7.9

6.0

4.0

7.9

5.0

3.4

13

7.9

6.8

7.6

281.5

9.08

558

June

7^6

TTo

4.5 

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

.8

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

*1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.7

-

59.3

1.98

118

July

1.6

1.3

2.0 

2.3

1.2

2.2

2.6

272

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.3 1 .4

*1.3

1.3

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.7

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

49.4

1.59

98

Aug.

1.6

1.7

3.2 

2.3

2.5

2.2

1.7

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

17

*5.2

2.6

1.8

1.7

1.7

2.6

2.2

11

15

10

9.7

15

7.6

7.3

6.8

60

32

18

313.0

10.1

621

Sept.

13

11

9.3 

7.6

6.5

5.7

5.0

4.0

3.4

i>2.

3.2

14

SI

24

*17

14

13

11

9.3

8.7

9.0

13

17

*16

13

11

10

9.0

8.4

8.2

-

364.5

12.2

723

Calendar year 1951 : Max 111 Mln o.7 Mean 4.03 Ac-ft 2,920

Water year 1951-52 : Max 75 Mln 0.6 Mean 4.64 Ac-ft 3,370

Peak discharge (base. 175 cfs). Aug. 13 (4 p.m.) 184 cfs (3.32 ft); Aug. 22 (4:40 p.m.) 331 of 

(4.00 .. on ft). ft-, t

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 35°48', long. 104°47 I , in Mora Grant, on left bank 4-| miles east of Shoemaker, Mora County, and 23 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,104 sq mi.

Records available. October to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1952 in reports 

of Geological Survey. October 1914 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water^stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,170 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Eo Oct. 10, 1934, water-stage recorder at site 2,000 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 34 years (1915-17, 1919-25, 1926-52), 60.0 cfs.

Extremes.-'-Maximum discharge during year, 7,400 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 9.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 ofs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 10.09 and 12.79 ft; minimum daily, 0.4 ofs Oct. 5.

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 15,200 cfs June 3, 1948 (gage height, 12.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of slope area determinations at gage 

heights 10.09 and 12.79 ft; no flow at times.

Floods of Sept. 29, 1904, and June 11, 1913, probably exceeded 30,000 cfs.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 26,000 acres above station. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-oontrol method used July 29 to Aug. ZZ)

0.3

.4 

.6

0.2

.7

3.6

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

103

190

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

335

530

1,060

1,810

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.6

.5

.5

.5

^1

.5

*.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

.9

.6

.6

.9

1.1

1.1

1.3

il

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

26.5

0.85

53

Nov.

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.5

**1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

JLA

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6 

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

1^1 *2.3

2.1

1.9

-

49.3

1.64

98

Dec.

1.9

1.9

1.8

bl.8

bl.8

bl.B

bl.8

bl.9

b2.1

b2.1

b2.1

b2.1

b2.0

bl.7

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.B

bl.8

bj^l

bl.6

bl.6

bl.8 

1.9

2.1

2.1

*2.1

1.9

2.3

m

2.1

58.0

1.87

115

Jan.

2.5

2.5

2.9

2.7

*2.7

2.9

2.7

3.1

2.9

2.7

3.1

3.3

^9

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

bl.6

bl.5

1.9 

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.1

*2.3

2.1

73.0

2.35

145

Feb.

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

l.B

2.3

1.8

*1.8

1.6

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

**1.8

1.9

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.5

-

55.6

1.92

110

Mar.

1.9

2.5

*T79

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.1

1.6

l.B

2.1

1.9

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.8

*1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1 

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

l.B

1.6

1.6

l^L

60.5

1.95

120

Apr.

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

T7T

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

*1.2

1.1

1.5

1.9

1.8

2.7

2.9

4.2

15 

14

12

14

19

24

40

61

-

234.0

7.80

464

May

56

54

55

72

90

103

107

*98

79

66

54

47

32

18

9.1

6.5

675

30

47

44

35

36

24 

24

17

*15

14

11

9.5

13

14

1,286.6

41.5

2,550

June

25

38

41

38

40

36

29

26

29

38

4236"

30

23

18

21

20

15

11

10

10

5.9

5.1 

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

379

3.9

*4.5

-

614.9

20.5

1,220

July

3.5

2.9

3.1

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

*1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

3.0 

2.5

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.1

.8

2.2

5_.1_

71.9

2.32

143

Aug.

1.5

1.1

1.3

7.4

5.9

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.7

4.2

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.3

1.1 n.i

1.0

.7

1.0

*335

1,820 ITS"

85

*125

85

258

328

230

129

3,613.9

117

7,170

Sept.

96

82

75

63

49

42

36

32

28

22

108" 20

655

136

72

59

*58

48

44

40

41

43

48 

62

58

48

43

40

36

36

2,220

74.0

4,400

Calendar year 1951 : Max 2,420 Mln 0.4 Mean 13.2 Ac-ft 9,530

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,820 Mln O.4 Mean 22.9 Ac-ft 16,590

Peak discharge (base. BOO efs). Aug. 23 (5 a.m.) 7,400 cfs (9.25 ft); Aug. 28 (9:15 p.m.) 1,680

efs (4.80 ft ); Sept. 13 (2 a.m.) 1,9OO efs (5.07 f

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

*» Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 271

Canadian River near Sanohez, N. Mex.

Location. La t 35«39'15", long. 104°22'30", in S| sec. 34, T. 17 N., R. 24 E. , at downstream end of bridge pier on State Highway 65, 1 mile upstream from Lagartija Creek, 

3 miles northeast of Sanohez, 10 miles downstream from Mora River, and 24 miles 

southwest of Mosquero.

Drainage area. 6,015 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1912 to December 1914, April 1936 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map). May 

T912 to December 1914 at site about 3 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge,--13 years, 291 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 7.35 ft); minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Apr. 16.

1912-14, 1936-52: Maximum discharge, 87,800 cfs Sept. 2, 1942 (gage height, 19.3 

ft); no flow at times.

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

300 cfs, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 56,000 acres above 

station.

Revisions (water years). W 957: 1939. W 1177: Drainage area.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.8

480

960

1,570

3,210

5,360

7,510

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

78 '

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*3

3

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

^

1 

1

1

1

1

)Iov.

13

Dec.

21

T7 20

15

*I7

16

15

13

14

17

18

17

17

14

14 

14

14

14

14

*l| 13

1

1

^

1 

1

1

11

~29 214 

15

14

13

329

10.6

653

13

15

15

16 

17

16

16

17 

17

17

20

-

465

15.5

922

16

17

18

17

16

14

13

ii

14

16

17

16 

14

14

15

15

13

12

14

17

19 

20

19

*20

21 

18

18

19

18

513

16.5

1,020

Jan.

17

17

18

18

18

17

16

14

16

16

13

13

13

13

15

17

20

17

IS

14

13

*1S

13 

9.4

10

13

13 

10

9.9

iT~ 8.9

441.2

14.2

875

Feb.

13

13

13

13

13

13

*11

11

11

9.4

12

16

*16

15 

14

14

17

Tf

14

13

13

11

9.9 

9.9

7.3

8.9

10

7.8

7.3

-

-

353.5

12.2

701

Mar.

7.3

9.9

9.4

9.4

8.9

7.8

*9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.9

7.8

*5.7

5.7 

9.9

11

11

*10

11

9.4

8.9

4.0

 5T4 

5.7

5.4

5.0

5.4 

5.0

5.0

5.4

6.8

242.7

7.83

481

Apr.

6.2

4.7

3.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0 

.9

.6

1.9

5.0

2.4

17

»11

10

10 

11

13

17

ft

21

21

217.6

7.25

432

May

31

66

62

53

48

*69

104

100

114

100

80

64

50

43 

33

23

21

19

14

11

30

38

30 

26

21

19

18 

17

13

11a-i

1,337.9

4.32

2,650

June

13

14

17

*31

46

48

45

40

30

24

20

26

34

31 

26

21

17

15

13

13

11

9.4

7.8 

6.2

5.4

5.4

3.7 

2.2

1.9

1.4

-

578.4

19.3

1,150

July

1.0

^1

1.0

4.7

2.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.7

4.0

3.7

41

17

*9.9 

745

205

50

69

53

31

21

16

11 

762

167

41

20

17

17

12

412

2,737.2

88.3

5,430

Aug.

934

472

260

2,380

2,320

710

288

188

104

86

128

276

282

230 

139

71

45

*40

57

IS.

355

5,100

7.510 

3,370

927

1,360

504 

282

504

700

496

30,056

970

59,620

Sept.

337

220

155

*132

114

97

74

62

48

45

38

33

1,120

5.510 

949

440

255

180

132

97

88 *aa

86 

80

86

97

88 

80

69

64

-

8,864

295

17,560

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,070 Min 0 Mean 116 Ac-ft 83,920

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,510 Mln 0.6 Mean 126 Ac-ft 91,510
272 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°24'10", long. 104°26'35", in NE£NE£ sec. 36, T. 14 N., R. 23 E., on left 

bank 1.5 miles northeast of Variadero and 15 miles west of Conchas Dam.

Drainage area. 523 sq mi.

Records available. October 1936 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,430 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Fo Mar. 30, 1942, at site li miles upstream at different datum. Mar. 30, 1942, to 

May 18, 1950, at datum 0.5 ft higher.

Average discharge. 16 years, 26.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 5.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 420 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

10.0 ft; no flow at times.

1936-52; Maximum discharge, 51,800 cfs June 3, 1937 (gage height, 21.20 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of Manning 

formula; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 300 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 11-14, Feb. 11 to Mar. 9)

4.5

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.3

242

475

640

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Totaa

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.

*.

. 1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*. 1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.5

fit

.3

a. 2

a.l

19.4

0.63

38

JJov.

ao.l

a.l

a. 5

*1 4

174

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

-

14.4

0.48

29

Dec.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

b.l

bTT

b.l

b.l

b.l

*.2

b.2

b.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

b.l

b.l

b.2

.3

73

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.3

.3

5.9

0.19

12

Jan.

0.3

.3

b.3

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.l

bTT

b.l

*b.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.0

0.13

7.9

Feb.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*. 1

6

_i !i

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

_

-

1.2

0.04

2.4

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.2

.6

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0 

0

0

0

0

2.4

0.08

4.8

Apr.

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

* 2

72"

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

-

2.8

O.O9

5.6

May

~7T 0.1

.1

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

June

( *)

-

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24

a9

*1.3

13

a3

a!5

aZ5

¥5

al

a. 2

a.l

a.l

alO

a2

a.l

a.l

aO

aO

aO

6.1

115.0

3.71

228

Aug.

46

a5

85

202

84

a30

a5

70

75

47

alO

a5

a4

*3.1

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

~90 642 

*19

12

24

35 . 

10

5.9

a5

a4

1,526.5

49.2

3,030

Sept.

a3

a2

a. 8

*.3

.2

.2

t j_

7T *.i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2 

.1

.1

.1

-

9.4

0.31

19

Calendar year 1951: Max 678 Mln 0 Mean 10.1 Ao-ft 7,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 642 Min 0 Mean 4.65 Ao-ft 3,380

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). Aug. 3 (12 p.m.) 1,530 cfs (4.50 ft)j Aug. 22 (9:30 a.m.) 2,400 

ofs (5.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 273

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°24'10", long. 104°lli25", in Pablo Montoya Grant, stilling well within 

concrete portion of Conchas Dam on Canadian River, 2-J- miles northwest of town of Conchas 

Dam and about 24 miles north of Newkirk.

Drainage area. 7,409 sq mi.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1952.

gage. Water-stage' recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 233,500 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 4,184.15 ft); 

minimum contents, 143,200 acre-ft July 12 (elevation, 4,168.23 ft).

1938-52: Maximum contents, 479,600 acre-ft Apr. 24, 1942 (elevation, 4,208.41 ft); 

minimum after initial filling, that of July 12, 1952.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by dam consisting of concrete main section and earth-fill 

wings, completed Sept. 15, 1939; storage began Dec. 29, 1938. Capacity, 370,200 acreft between evelations 4,073.5 and 4,201.0 ft (crest of 300-foot ungated service spillway); dead storage, 90,800 acre-ft at elevation 4,155 ft. Reservoir not drawn below 

elevation 4,157.35 ft (sill of irrigation outlet), capacity, 98,810 acre-ft, except for 

minor sluicing and operation of small powerplant. Capacity of 196,000 acre-ft between 

elevations 4,201.0 ft (crest of 300-foot ungated service spillway) and 4,218.0 ft (crest 

of 3,000-foot ungated emergency spillway) acts as detention storage in the control of 

floods. Figures given herein represent total contents. 'Reservoir is used for irrigation, flood control, and recreation. Diversions for irrigation of about 57,000 acres 

above station.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revislons.--W 1117, W 1177: Drainage area.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Bate

Calendar year 1951......

Water year 1951-52. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

216 4OO

207 5OO

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

-76,400

7 ' 3OO

-49,800

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°24'00", long. 104e ll'05", in Pablo Montoya Grant, on left bank 1,270 ft

 downstream from Conchas Dam and 2 miles north of Conchas Dam Post Office, San Miguel 

County.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 4,150 ft (from headgate elevations).

Extremes.--1942-52: Maximum daily discharge, 21 cfs July 10-13, Sept. 7-10, 1948, July 27, 

Aug. 7, 1951; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Canal diverts from Conchas Reservoir for irrigation of about 700 

acres on Bell Ranch.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 

to September 1952

Month

July.........................

Water year 1951-52 .........

Maximum

19

Minimum

0

Mean

2 32

3.13

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,270
274 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River below Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°24'30", long. 104°10'10", in sec. 27, T. 14 N., R. 26 E. (projected), in 

Pablo Hontoya Grant, on right bank 2i miles north of Conchas Dam Post Office and 2.8 

miles downstream from Conchas Dam.

Drainage area.--7,417 sq mi.

Records available. April 1936 to December 1938, December 1941 to September 1352.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,021.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 13, 1936, to Dec. 13, 1938, at site 0.7 mile downstream at different datum. 

Dec. 13, 1941, to June 8, 1942, at datum 1.29 ft higher.

Average discharge. 11 years (1941-52), 179 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,700 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 8.70 ft); no 

flow July 26-30.

1936-38, 1941-52: Maximum discharge*, 73,000 cfs June 3, 1937; maximum gage height, 

14.14 ft May 30, 1938 (site and datum then in use), caused by backwater from temporary 

dam; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Conchas Reservoir (see p. 273). Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 9C.OOO acres (33,000 of which BIV below station).

Revisions. W 1177: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7

*7

7

6 6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

*8

a

8

7

7

7

7

7

*8

8

7

6

6

7

208

6 . 7

413

JJov.

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

8

8

6

6

6

5

S

6

6

7

7

*S

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

7

7

7

-

197

6.6

391

Dec,

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

*8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9 9

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

255

8.2

Jan.

8

8

9

5

8

8

7

7

1

*8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

?

6

6

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

215

6.9

506 426

Feb.

6

6

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

5

3

4

5

5

4

4

3

*4

4

4

4

3

3

4

~z2

2

Mar.

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

4

3

2

*3

2

2

2

3

2

3

*2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

122 69

4.2 2,2

242 137

Apr.

2"2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

^

3

2

2

*2

2

2

2

May

2

?

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

5

3

3

3

*3

2

3

3

3

3

4

2 3

2

2

-

62

2.1

123

3

3

3

78

2.5

155

June

4

July

3

3! 3 "5

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

 t

3

3

3

*3

3

3

3

3

3

-

93

3.1

184

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

5

59

17

3

3

3

2

2

2

1

1

Aug.

2

2

1

T.

2

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

2

*2

1

1

1

1

Sept.

6

118

~6437

4

4

3

3

**2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1 2

4J 2

.; 2 4l 2

3 I 8

3

3

0 3

7J *,

0 ' i8

0 ' If 2 o -<-S

1 7

 1 

1i2 ' -32

Z. i 7.5

242 i 460

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

-

649

21.6

1,290

Calendar year 1951: Max 49 Mln 5 Mean 8.3 Ac-ft 6,030

Water year 1951-52: Max 437 Mln 0 Mean 6.3 Ac-ft 4,570

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 275 

0te Creek near Bueyeros, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°00'00", long. 103°44'35", in NEi sec. 3, T. 20 N., R. 30 E., on left 

bank at ford on New Mexico State Highway 57, s| miles northwest of Bueyeros and 

19-g miles northeast of Mosquero.

Drainage area.--520 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,900 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 7.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 830 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

8.77 ft; no flow July 23-29.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs July 31, 1950 (gage height, 8.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 100 acres above station. Records of chemical analyses, water 

temperatures, and sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1252.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.2

1.6

*1.2

.9

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.0

1.6

2.0

2.0

1.6

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.5

2.9

3.5 

3.5

2.9

2.9

3.5

*7 .4

6.4

5.5

5.5

5.5

90.0

2.90

179

Nov.

6.4

LA

6.4

4.7

*6.4

2.9

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.9

2.9

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.9

2.9

b3

b3

*b3

2.9

3.5 

3.5

4.1

4.1

4.1

b4

*b3

b3

b4

-

110.7

3.69

220

Dec.

4.7

4.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

7.4

b6

b5

b3

b3

*b4

b5

b5

b5

b3

b3

b4

b5

b6

b5

b3

b2 

b3

b3

b3

b3

*b3

b8

13

16

14

166.3

5.36

330

Jan.

14

14

10

b4

b3

b4

b5

b8

blO

b8

*blO

17

bl5

b!2

bll

blO

bll

b!2

b!3

b!2

b8

b5 

*b2

b5

bio

b9

b8

b6

b4

*b3

b3

266

8.58

528

Peb,

b5

b4

b5

b4

b4

*b4

3.5

2.9

LA

2.4

3.5

b3

b3

b3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

*5.5

7.4

5.5

5.5

LA

b6

b4

b5

6.4

5.5

4.7

-

129.0

4.45

256

Mar.

5.5

LA

7.4

7.4

5.5

*4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.5

4.1

3.5

2.9

2.4

2.9

2.9

2.9

*3.5

3.5

4.7

6.4 

6.4

4.7

5.5

6.4

7.4

6.4

5.5

4.1

3.5

146.8

4.74

291

Apr.

4.7

4.7

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.5

2.4

4.1

4.1

4.7

4.7

5.5

4.7

3.5

4.1

5.5

6.4

7.4

17

22

*17 

7.4

2.4

2.0

.9

.4

.6

.9

25

-

182.0

6.07

361

May

26

4.7

9.4

12

9.4

9.4

8.4

8.4

13

16

12

10

9.4

7.4

4.7

6.4

9.4

8.4

6.4

6.4

4.7

3.5 

*2.0

2.4

2.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.6

1T6

2.0

223.9

7.22

444

June

2.9

2.4

 1.6

1.2

1.2

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.9

.6

.6

4.1

2.4

1.2

1.2

2.0 

1.6

1.2

1.6

 1.6

2.0

2.4

2.9

3.5

-

55.8

1.86

111

July

5.5

4.1

105

113

19

10

7.4

3.5

2.4

*.6

1.2

.9

.9

1.2

1.2

.6

57

47

4.7

4.7

3.5

*.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24

22

439.6

14.2

872

Aug.

68

20

12

8.4

13

72

22

5.5

4.7

2.4

1.6

 6

1.2

13

7.4

3,5

1.6

.9

*8.7

5.5

429

2,050 

1,680

422

118

80

34

37

162

55

27

5,366.0

173

10,640

Sept.

20

13

9.4

5.5

4.7

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.6

.4

.1.

.9

3.5 

*4.7

4.7

2.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

-

100.1

3.34

199

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,990 Min 0 Mean 24.2 Ac-ft 17,510

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,050 Min 0 Mean 19.9 Ac-ft 14,430

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).-

19,900 cfs (7.81 ft)j Aug. 24 (1:30

-July 3 (10 p.m.) 1,730 cfs (2.73 ft); Aug. 22 (12:45 a.m.) 

a.m.) 2,490 cfs (3.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°24', long. 103°30', In NE£ see. 35, T. 14 N., R. 32 E., on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Logan-Trigg Ranch road crossing, 5-| miles upstream 

from mouth, and 6 miles northwest of Logan.

Drainage area. 2,073 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1904 to June 1906, April 1909 to May 1914 (gage heights only, 

January 1912 to May 1914) , and January 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,758.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1911, staff gage and Aug. 1, 1911, to May 23, 1914, water-stage 

recorder, at site lj miles downstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 13 years (1904-5, 1909-11, 1942-52), 63.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 6.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,040 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 7.30 and 5.50 ft; no flow at times.

1942-52: Maximum discharge uncertain, occurred May 28, 1946; maximum gage height, 

8.50 ft July 12, 1951; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft sometime in 1941 (discharge, about 70,000 cfs), from 

information furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Remarks. Records poor. Observations of no flow or estimates less than 0.5 cfs made generally twice a month. Diversions for irrigation of a few hundred acres above station. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

1252.

Revisions (water years). W 1211: 1946(M).

Cooperation. Records collected in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.6

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

0.1

.5

2.2

13

43

102

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.4

265

530

1,180

2,080

2,980

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

JJov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

T 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0.1

4.0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

1

0

1

2

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

13

0.4

26

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

a2

al

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

i°_

21

0.7

42

June

20

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

25

0.8

50

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

59

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

61

2.0

121

Aug.

0

0

I

191

3

1

1

0

2

1

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

0

34

2,010

2.870 

372

60

12

a2

al

18

38

29

5,646

182

11,200

Sept.

alO

aS

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

12

0.4

24

Calendar year 1951 : Max 4,020 Mln 0 Mean 41.1 Ac-ft 29,760

Water ater year year 1951-52 1951-52: : Max Max 2,870 2,870 Mln Mln o o Mean Mean 15.8 15.8 Ac-ft Ac-ft 11,470 11,470

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs).--Aug. 22 (10:30 a.m.) 13,800 ofs (6.50 ft), 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of available recorder trace, weathe 

nd records for station near Bueyeros and Canadian River at Logan.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 277

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°21'20", long. 103°25'20", in NE£ sec. 15, T. 13 N., R. 33 E. , on left 

bank half a mile south of Logan, l-J miles upstream from Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 

Railroad bridge, 4^ miles upstream from Tucumcari Creek, and 5-j miles downstream from 

Ute Creek.

Drainage area. 11,141 sq mi.

Records available. June 1904 to February 1905, December 1908 to May 1914, and October 

1930 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1904 to February 1905, 

December 1908 to May 1914, and October 1922 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,670 ft (from river-profile study). 

Prior to Aug. 5, 1910, staff gage on or near railroad bridge 1^ miles downstream at 

datum 3,651.0 ft above mean sea level. Aug. 6, 1910, to Aug. 24, 1934, at present site 

at datum about 1.54 ft lower than present.

Average discharge. 14 years (1912-13, 1924-32, 1933-38), 408 cfs (prior to completion of 

Conchas Dam)7 14 years (1938-52), 357 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 9.00 ft); no 

flow at times.

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 219,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1941 (gage height, 29.3 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 75,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, approximately 36.55 ft Sept. 30, 1904, at site 1^ miles downstream.

Remarks.--Records poor. Flow partly regulated by Conchas Reservoir, 45 miles upstream (see 

p.. 273). Diversions for irrigation of about 90,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1087: 1935-36. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

15

»15

13

12

9

4

9

9

2

*2

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

6 

2

1

2

44

*13

18

19

29

244

7.9

484

JJov.

31

34

30

19

15

*14

12

5

3

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

2

2

2

»1

1

1

1 

1

2

3

3

*3

3

2

-

201

6.7

399

Dec.

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

11

1

»1

3

8

~911

7

8

5

4

2

1

3

3 

6

6

7

*5

3

3

1

0

104

3.4

206

Jan.

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

12

~916

*4

3

3

2

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

o

*0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

1

57

1.8

113

Feb.

0

0

0

o

0

*o

o

6

0

0

0

0

»1

1

1

1

1

0

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

1

0

0

0

_

-

6

0.2

12

Mar.

0

1

1

1

1

*0

0

0

0

11

57

56

38

13

3

32

7

11

*12

2

1

1

0 

2

14

9

2

O

O

0

0

275

8.9

545

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

1

23

44

39

87

38

*14 

3

1

0

o

0

0

0-

250

8.3

496

Hay

0

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

12

30

27

18

5

1

1

1

1

10

20

18

*14

8 

4

2

1

1

1

O

0

i

176

5.7

349

June

64

57

30

11

*2

1

2

5

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

4 

3

1

*0

o

0

o

2

-

196

6.5

389

July

4

3

40

110

a60

a20

alO

a5

aO

*0

0

105

150

110

185

1.350

860

168

403

266

72

a40

a25 

a20

a!5

alo

a8

a5

a5

a5

55

4,089

132

8,110

Aug.

1,020

291

503

350

a50

a70

a80

a30

alO

a!5

a c

aS4

aZO

al5

alO

aS>

aS

alO

*a8

6

93

2,270

3.950 

1,030

247

alOO

a!50

a250

385

alSO

a60

11,193

361

22,200

Sept.

a30

a2O

alSO

a300

a20

alO

aS

a4

a3

*2

1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

1

*10 

12

6

1

O

0

0

0-

575

19. 2

1,140

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,250 M-" O Mean 91.7 Ac-ft 66,400

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,950 Mln o Mean 47.5 Ac-ft 34,440

Pealc discharge (base. 12.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

below Conchas Dam and Ute Creek near Bueyeros.
278 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex.

Location. Lat 35°28'10", long. 101 0 52'45", near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highways 87 and 287, 2,000 ft downstream from Pitcher Creek, 2.0 miles 

downstream from Panhandle and Santa Pe Railway bridge, and 19 miles north of Amarillo, 

Potter County.

Drainage area. 19,287 sq mi.

Records available. January 1924 to December 1925, April 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-atage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,989,16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Jan, 16, 1924,to Dec. 31, 1925, chain gage and Apr. 3, 1938, to Dec. 5, 1938, 

wire-weight gage, at site of old bridge 20 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 15 years (1924-25, 1938-52), 558 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 7.68 ft); minimum,1.1 cfs June 21. "

1924-25, 1938-52: Maximum discharge, 135,000 cfs July 25, 1941 (gage height, 15.7 

ft), from rating curve extended above 100,000 cfs; no flow at times from January 1924 

to December 1925 and Aug. 7, 8, 1940.

Flood of May 1914 reached a stage of about 24.0 ft; a higher stage probably occurred 

during flood of October 1904.

Remarks.--Records poor. Daily discharge published only to Bhow distribution of runoff. 

Extremely low flow is maintained by sewage effluent from Amarillo. Some regulation by 

Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 273). Conchas Canal and Bell Ranch Canal divert from Conchas Reservoir for irrigation. Records of water temperatures and sediment 

loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Drainage area.

Discharge, In oubl<? feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac. ft

Oct.

7.0

775

7.0

7.0

*7.0

8.9

8.3

8.3

*9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

10

11

12

12

12

11

11

*9.6

10

10

10

12

32

28

36

36

.5J.

437.1

14.1

867

flov.

70

64

62

66

70

70

77

72

63

59

58

55

48

38

34

30

24 

21

18

*16

16

14

12

16

18

18

18

18

18

18

-

1,181

39.4

2,340

Dec.

18

16

12

12

12

10

blO

b8

6~S

8

blO

blO

b8

b7

7

b9 

*b!2

17

blO

8

1Z

blS

b!7

16

b!2

b!2

blS

18

16

12

382

11.7

718

Jan.

blO

b9

b8

6

6

14

19

17

b!7

20

19

18

16

16

14 

14

12

12

10

*11

blO

12

10

10

11

10

1111

10

339

12.5

772

Feb.

9.6

10

7.6

7.0

875

8.3

8.9

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

12

TT

10

9.6

10

12 

8.3

*8.9

8.9

8.9

3.9

9.6

b9

b9

blO

12

12

12

_

-

280.2

9.66

556

Mar.

12

14

14

b!2

14

13

12

12

15r?

15

12

12

12

12

12

11 

12

*11

10

12

bll

blO

11

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

375

12.1

744

Apr.

10

TT

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

11

14

13

12

10

11

12

22

*107

81

50

223

300

345

^40

95

58

55

40

38

34

-

1,864

62.1

3,700

May

33

34

28

19

*12

11

11

9.6

71

*142

253 "55

39

*24

18

15

14 

14

*12

1Z

11

11

11

10

10

8.9

*11

10

10

9.6

9.6

978.7

31.6

1,940

June

32

*187

TO?

52

48

42

33

19

*9.S

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

7.6

*5.8

'875 

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.0

6.4

7.6

*7.6

7.6

8.3

8.9

8.3

7.0

-

692.7

23.1

1,370

July

*7.6

43

9.6

9.6

8.9

6.4

775

*14

16

16

16

16

16

51

24

*642

1.290

1,120

1,060

963

*864

736

833

175

*76

34

18

11

11

9.6 *11

8,114.7

262

16,100

Aug.

11

T5

88

415

611

347

144

191

70

135

212

*72

62

223

*274

120

70 

46

30

17

16 *u

1,1*0

*5.100

2,866

710

443

*362

1,280

699

1,220

16,971

547

33,660

Sept.

642 "526

251

148

95

72

54

32

*17

18

17

14

12

11

IP.

11

10 

12

14

12

12

18

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

-

1,918

63.9

3,800

Calendar year 1951: Max 13,800 Mln 4 Mean 189 Ac-ft 137,000

Water'year 1951-52: Max 5,100 Mln 5.8 Mean 91.7 Ac-ft 66,570

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Hpte. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 13-16, Jan. 6, 7, Apr. 20,

" May 1, June 1, 7, 8, 16-31, July 1-8, 15, Sept. 8, 9, 11, 18-21, 24-30.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Canadian River near Canadian, Tex.

279

Location. Lat 35°55', long. 100°22', near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highways 60 and 83, 220 ft downstream from Panhandle & Santa Pe Railway bridge, 

1.2 miles downstream from Red Deer Creek, and 1.6 miles northeast of Canadian, Hemphill 

County.

Drainage area. --22 ,708 sq mi.

Records available . July 1924 to August 1925 (gage heights only), April 1938 to September 

1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, and two wire-weight gages read once daily during winter and 

twice daily during summer. Datum of gage is 2,301.50 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. July i, 1924, to Aug. 31, 1925, chain gage and Apr. 21 to Dec. 15, 1938, 

wire-weight ft^if at present site and datum.

Average discharge .-- 14 years (1938-52), 738 cfs.

Extremes . --Max . n.u-a discharge during year, 10,700 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 7.50 ft); minimum daily, "'."' cfs for many days.

1924-25, 1938-52: Maximum discharge, 122,000 cfs Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 9.8 

ft, from grnpn based on gage readings), from rating curves for two channels extended 

above 8,00r: and 38,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Maximum "tage known, about 20.0 ft Oct. 2, 1904.

ords poor. Daily discharge published only to show distribution of runoff. 

flow maintained by springs which enter river about 300 ft above gage. Some 

[s

Remarks . 

Extreme 

regulat'-r by Conchas Reservoir [see p. 273). No large diversions above station.

Revisions. --W 1177: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.5

.9 *l75

.9

1.5

5.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

.9

*.9

7.0

38

25

25

18

13

**8.8

7.0

5.5

5.5

7.0

7.0

5.5

7.0

63

299

TIT

flov.

227

268

368

533

368

368

299

283

254

254

240

227

140

103

79

53

Dec.

59

65

47

43

47

33

33

38

bSO

b20

~G5 18

65

b50

a40

a30

43! *a30

*33l b40

b32 b50

b3C; b60

29 i a50

25

22

a40

87

25J 75

52 [ 79

53

53

69

112 i 59

53 59

200 , 

|

1,077.-'* 4,439

34,., 148

c,i; 8,800

79

a80

b70

b60

b50

47

1,584

51.1

3,140

Jan.

a50

a55

a60

a65

a70

a75

79

121

350

?83

95

43

43

38

33

33

29

29

29

29

25

*b25

b20

b20

25

25

25

25

25

25

JJ5

1,867

60.2

3,700

Feb.

29

29

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

29

38

47

45

43

43

38

33

*25

25

25

25

24

bgp

24

41

34

24

_

1 _

864

29.8

1,710

Mar.

18

18

18

16

18

21

24

26

24

_41

37

36

34

28

26

24

18

16

*12

T3

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

14

12

12

609

19.6

1,210

Apr.

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

13

13

12

10

10

10

*15

13

20

15

60

91 "S3

31

16

24

26

7.2

4.7

4.1

-

593.0

19.8

1,180

May

"BTT 4.1

.7

.7

.7

.4

.8

* .3

.2

.2

.0

.0

.0

.0

.8

.8

.3

.4

.5

.2

*.9

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.4

7?

46.7

1.51

93

June

2.2

172

*.6

.6

.4

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

10.5

0.35

21

July

*$

**.!

.2

.2

.1

.2

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

**.4

.6

.9

2.8

.4

.4

**.4

1.0

44

317

*336

254

51

 12

14

10

5.3

4.1

1,057.4

34.1

2,100

Aug.

3.2

2.1

2.1

1.3

.9

**.4

275

217

84

10

8.2

*7.2

2.8

1.3

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.4

.6

.8

.9

.6

»-5,980

*T,53T

590

688

312

363

10,112. 4

326

20,060

Sept.

"532 465

158

94

27

7.4

3.1

.9

.5

*.9

.9

1.5

.9

.1

7?

.5

.2

.2

3.1

1.5

1.5

3.1

2.2

.9

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.5

.5

-

1,109.6

37.0

2,200

Calendar year 1951: Max 37,200 Mln 0.1 Mean 506 Ac-ft 366,200

Water year : 951-52: Max 5,980 Mln 0.1 Mean 63.9 Ac-ft 46,400

Peak discharge (baae, S.SOO cfs).--.lug. 26 (12:15 a.m.) 1&,T>0 cfs (7.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Fi&li estimate made or. this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and engineers' and :->server's notes,

b Stige-dlscharge ^elation affecle-i by Ice.

Note. --"Isfharg"- - -puted trsx t:\l~~ dally wire-weight-gage readings Aug. 27 to Sept. ?0.
280 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River at Bridgeport, Okla.

Location. La t 35°34'00", long. 98°22'45", In SE^SWi sec. 28, T. 13 N. , R. 11 W. , near

 right bank on downstream side of pier of Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, 

1 mile north of Bridgeport, 2f miles upstream from Lumpmouth Creek, and at mile 267.3.

Drainage area. 25,071 sq ml.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1952.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and chain gage. Datum of gage Is 1,384.25 ft above mean sea

 level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, waterstage recorder at site a quarter of a mile downstream at same datum and Oct. 1, 1947, 

to Sept. 30, 1948, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 524 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 9,300 cfs May 23 (gage height, 8.50 ft); no flow

1944-52: Maximum discharge, about 150,000 cfs June 23, 1948 (gage height, 14.60 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting 

and on basis of records for nearby stations; no flow at times In 1946, 1951-52.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Occa-

 sTonal slight regulation by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 273). Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1252.

Revisions. ¥ 1177: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.3

5.5

4.7

4.7

9.8

7.1

27

12

9.8

9.3

11

12

11

8.9

7.6

6.3

8.5

10

11

13

14

14 

14 

12

18

20

24

22

54

35

42

464.5

15.0

921

Ilov.

30

31

31

31

32

32

29

~Ze 26

31

37

38

36

47

54

40

58

43

48

43

47

36 

44 

58

64

188 128"

94

76

71

-

1,549

51.6

3,070

Dec.

87

89

85

78

68

55

70

68

50

64

49

55

52

49

b25

b36

t36

to 37

41

b43

b26

b32 

b36 

b55

43

t>16

b38

38

37

49

46

1,553

50.1

3,080

Jan.

b36

b!8

b2T

b29

b28

b65

b78

52

70

75

98

256

T61

118

151

121

98

87

85

87

94

76 

65 

89

60

48

53

41

40

38

40

2,384

76.9

4,730

Feb.

36

40

43

48

36

36

33

36

 31 27

44

53

41

42

40

41

43

39

41

41

43

38 

39 

45

65

 55 85

64

76

_

-

1,331

45.9

2,640

Mar.

76

76

78

136

101

136

201

136

121

247

347

247

373

874

T73

201

141

141

111

80

76

59 

50 

40

29

36

41

35

28

27

ZZ

4,639

150

9,200

Apr.

20

20

18

17

17

17

16

13

15

23

21

57

49

48

35

26

22

25

51

300

305

1.540 

1,140 

1,170

360

188

141

161

91

91

-

5,800

193

11,500

May

320

325

207

207

201

90

51

31

22

26

18

14

13

9.8

8.9

13

54

57

33

22

17

16 

2.980 

99

31

15

9.8

8.5

7.6

6.7

5_.J

4,918.5

159

9,760

June

23

T7

16

15

15

15

16

14

12

10

8.

7.

6.

5.

4.

4.

4 .

4.

4.

3.

2.

3. 

3.

1.

0

T5

0

0

0

-

216.4

7.21

429

July

0

T3

.1

.9

.9

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

3.6

18

T6

9.3

6.7

5.5

4.4

3.0

1.1

.2 

0 

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

70.0

2.26

139

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

18

73

48

32

50

28

13

11

1.5

.1

O~.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

3.3 

3.7

3.0

2.7

2.1

.7

.2

.1

290. S

9.69

577

Calendar year 1951: Max 40,400 Mln 0 Mean 648 Ac-ft 469,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,980 Mln 0 Mean 63.4 Ac-ft 46,050

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 efaj_. May 23 (6 a.m.) 9,300 cfs (8.50 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily chain-gage readings Oct. 1 to Apr. 15.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 381

Little River near Norman, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°13'40", long. 97°18'20", in SW^NE^ sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 1 W., at right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 9, 1 mile upstream from 

Dave Blue Creek, 3-J miles downstream from Rock Creek, 7.8 miles east of Norman, and at 

mile 101.5.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,007.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (State Highway Commission benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,470 cfs May 23 (gage height, 17.82 ft); minimum 

 daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 28-30.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or those prior to 

Nov. 19, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1252.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean 

Ae-ft

Oct.

*

 a2

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.7

4.6

2.3

1.7

1.7

1.8

7 .0

2.4

2.3

1.8

3.4

67.8 

2.19 

134

Jfov.

7.2

1.9

1.4

2.6

15

16

2 .6

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.8

3.0

3.3

4.0

3.3

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.5

-

112.3 

3.74 

223

Dec.

3.6

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3 .

3 .

3 .

3.

3.

3.

3.1

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

102.1 

3.29 

203

Calendar year 1951: Max -

Jan.

3.4

5.8

7.2

5.8

5.9

5.6

5.2

5.6

4.8

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.8

4.9

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.5

136.9 

4.42 

272

Feb.

3.4

3.7

3.9

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.9

3.0

6.1

16

7.6

6.1

4.9

4.2

_

-

122.7 

4.23 

243

Mar.

4-1

7.2

19

17

8.7

5.8

5.1

4.4

7.8

84

40

12

7.4

5.8

5.2

5.1

5.4

166

38

15

10

7.0

6.3

6.1

5.9

5.4

6.3

5.8

4.9

5.9

5.4

532.0 

17.2 

1,060

Apr.

4.8

4.4

5.6

7.0

5.4

5.3

5.4

4.9

5.2

4.8

4.8

7.0

5.8

5.2

5.1

4.9

4.8

6.3

9.2

15

17

25

22

8.7

6.4

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.8

-

225.5 

7.52 

447

May

5.1

5.4

4.6

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.3

75 2.2 

584

50

18

11

9.0

2.100

284

48

29

28

507

106

29

19

3,950.6 

127 

7,840

June

20

16

13

11

10

9.4

8.5

7.9

6.8

6.1

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.4

4.1

a3.9

a3.7

a3.5

a3.3

a3.1

a2.9

a2.7

2.5

a2.4

a2.3

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

-

172.9 

5.76 

343

July

.7

.7

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.5

5^2

4.2

2.7

2.2

.9

.5

.3

.2

.2

al.l

al.l

al.O

a. 9

a. 9

a. a

a. a

a. a

50.5 

1.63 

100

Aug.

aO.8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

.8

.8

30

4.2

1.8

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.0

.8

1.2

.8

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

73

56.3 

1.82 

112

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

ii72"

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

~1.1

!i5.8 

0.19 

12

Mln - Mean - Ao-ft -

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,100 Mln 0.1 Mean 15.1 Ae-ft 10,990

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efa).--May 23 (12 m.) 4,470 cfa (17.82 ft).

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

near Tecumseh.

Note. Discharge prior to Nov. 19 computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
282 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Little River near Tecumseh, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°10'25", long. 96°55'55", near northwest corner sec. 18, T. 8 N., R. 4 E., 

on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 18, 1-J miles downstream 

from Dance Creek, 5 miles south of Tecumseh, and at mile 77.2.

Drainage area. 456 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1944 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 898.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 8 years, 207 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,140 cfs May 23 (gage height, 12.11 ft); no 

flow Aug. 31 to Sept. 16, Sept. 21.

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 32,300 cfs May 18, 1949 (gage height, 19.68 ft); no 

flow Aug. 31 to Sept. 16, Sept. 21, 1952. 

Maximum stage known, 25.58 ft in 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those above 600 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or 

no gage-height record, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made three 

times a month. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1252.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 20 to May 5, May 20 to July 15,

Aug. 10-21)

1.4 

3.4 

6.4

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

5.0

11

190

330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

3.2

5.1

4.0

4.2

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

5.4

43

9.7

4.5

4.2

138

42

38

20

64

435.2

14.0

863

Hov.

70

. a!5

8^6.

10

38

69

29

17

15

15

13

14

-

583 .6

13.5

1,160

Dec.

13

14

14

14

19

13

11

11

11

11

11

13

12

13

be.

b9

bll

bll

b!3

14

alO

a!2

13

15

15

12

10

13

13

12

12

381

12.3

75C

Jan.

11

12

20

28

32

30

31

33.

30

22

20

18

17

18

17

17

17

15

16

15

17

20

23

17

IS

17

17

16

16

16

17

613

19.3

1,220

Feb.

19

17

19

20

17

16

15

15

14

15

17

30

19

18

16

18

16

16

17

15

14

15

15

79

136

89

51

37

31

-

316

28.1

1,620

Mar.

27

40

195

aSO

a45

39

34

31

81

217

126

79

49

38

35

32

33

159

113

70

49

43

36

34

34

32

37

38

37

38

42

1,943

62.7

3,850

Apr.

33

a27

33

46

37

31

a34

a28

a29

a26

a24

198

144

52

33

27

a21

38

84

560

459

430

317

186

al20

a 80

a60

a50

a45

51

-

3,303

110

6,550

May

56

45

38

31

25

21

18

17

17

17

15

17

15

15

13

12

248

1,200

218

102

54

38

2.680

1,080

203

110

72

1,130

334

166

102

8,109

262

16,080

June

106

72

54

46

44

45

40

34

30

25

23

21

18

16

14

13

13

12

11

9.7

8.6

9.7

8.2

6.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.2

706.1

23.5

1,400

July

4.5

4.8

8.6

4.0

3.7

12

5.4

4.0

3.4

S.O

14

28

216

63

614

114

34

19

10

6.8

5.4

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

1,227.0

39.6

2,430

Aug.

2.7

2.3

Sept.

,

7j

2.1 0

2.1 0

2, ' 0

2 1 0

2.5 0

93 0

66 0

16 0

L.I 0

4.J

4.n

2.5

1.4

4.0

2.7

1.3

4.6

1.4

I 3

lie

: .0

.6

.6

.6

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.5

.4

.2

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.2 . .2

.4 i .2

i:

.2

2b 7"^' i \ 30

460

0.10

6.0

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,990 Mln 0.8 Mean 98.2 AC-ft 71,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,680 Mln 0 Mean 5O.1 Ac-ft 38,400

2fs (12.11 ft).

records and records for stations
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Little River near Sasakwa, Okla.

283

Location. Lat 34°59' , long. 96 "33', in NEj sec. 22, T. 6 N. , R. 7 E. , on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 2f miles northwest of Sasakwa, 8.7 miles downstream 

from Salt Creek, and at mile 24.1.

Drainage area. 865 sq mi.

Records v/u liable . September 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 749.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 11, 1946, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge .--10 years, 523 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 8,150 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 22.88 ft); no 

flow Sept. 28-30.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 44,600 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 33.48 ft); no 

flow Sept. 28-30, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

bis charge measurements generally made twice a month. Occasional regulation at low flow 

from unknown source above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-27, Nov. 11 to Jan. 4, Jan. 23 to 

Feb. 2, Feb. 25, 26, Mar. 3-5, 10-13, 19, 20, Apr. 13, 14, 19-25, 

Apr. 29 to May 20, May 22-26, 29, 30, June 1-16, July 15-20, 

Sept. 7-20)

2.8

4.5

0

1.2 

3.2 

8.3

73

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

20.0

23.0

865

1,780

5,110

7,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.0

5.1

4.2

4.2

6.1

12

7.8

5.6

5.4

4.6

3.7

4.9

5.4

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.8

3.2

3.7

5.1

25

28

137

308

128

68

79

891.5

28.8

1,770

JJov.

Ill

153

70

38

28

24

23

24

22

20

18

21

22

22

19

17

16

16

1*

14

14

16

19

23

69

62

41

29

24

22

-

1,011

33.7

2,010

Dec.

20

20

21

21

24

28.

27

24

21

20

19

18

20

20

21

21

20

16

17

21

24

24

19

18

21

24

24

23

20

21

23

660

21.3

1,310

Jan.

23

23

28

70

63

55

49

43

43

42

43

36

32

31

31

30

30

30

29

28

29

82.

41

30

28

28

27

26

25

24

24

1,123

36.2

2,230

Feb.

29

30

36

36

33

31

30

27

26

26

25

27

31

42

33

35

41

39

33

29

29

28

28

32

149

368

165

102

67

-

-

1,606

55.4

3,190

Mar.

54

53

371

589

222

134

84

63

61

722

664

303

177

102

71

60

55

60

225

236

118

71

53

45

41

40

41

43

46

46

52

4,902

158

9,720

Apr.

53

48

42

58

69

53

44

37

36

35.

41

69

661

460

153

86

62

57

533

1,600

4,000

3,710

7.120

2,020

595

362

264

210

171

142

-

22,791

760

45,210

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,250 Mln 0.7 Mean 205

May

126

436

159

114

92

81

68

62

56

53

51

48

45

45

41

39

56

2,270

2,250

1,120

336

177

483

1,920

2,630

1,550

336

243

1,170

986

353

17,396

561

34,500

June

642

760

250

177

171

143

119

107

94

84

77

69

60

52

45

40

33

31

28

26

23

21

17

16

14

14

12

10

9.8

9^1

3,154.0

105

6,260

July

8.3

9.8

10

10

9.5

15

13

9.8

12

10

8.0

11

9.2

64

899

993

551

1,080

442

153

86

55

38

29

24

20

18

15

14

12

11

4,639.6

150

9,200

Aug.

10

8.3

7.2

6.1

5.9

5.9

6.1

8.6

17

107

51

23

14

9.8

8.0

6.4

5.1

3.9

3.7

2.6

2.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

al.3

al.2

al.2

al.l

al.l

al.l

aljiO.

324.0

10.5

643

Sept.

al.O

1.0

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.4

.5

.5

.5

1.0

2.4

2.4

1.2

.8

.6

.2

0

0

0

17.4

0.58

35

Ac-ft 148,500

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,120 Mln o Mean 160 Ac-ft 116,100

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). Apr. 23 (1 p.m.) 8,150 cfs (22.88 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records
284 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River at Calvin, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°58', long. 96°14', in NE^SWi sec. 22, T. 6 N. , R. 10 E., near left bank

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, half a mile northeast of

Calvin, 2i miles upstream from Shawnee Creek, 8,5 miles downstream from Little River,

and at mile 93.9. 

Drainage area. 27,794 sq mi. 

Records available. --January 1905 to December 1908 (gage heights only except for period

July 1905 to December 1906), October 1938 to September 1942, July 1944 to September 1952.

Gage-height records collected at or in this vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports

of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 684.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929. During 1905-8, chain gage at site three-quarters of a mile upstream at datum 2.00

ft higher. October 1938 to September 1942, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. 

Average discharge . 12 years (1938-42, 1944-52), 2,317 cf s . 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 26,300 cfs May 24 (gage height, 6.49 ft); minimum

observed, 0.4 cfs Sept. 30.

1905-6, 1938-42, 1944-52: Maximum discharge, 174,000 cfs Hay 11, 1950; maximum gage

height, 21.0 ft (from floodmark) Aug. 7, 1906, site and datum then in use; no flow

Sept. 10-17, Sept. 26 to Oct. 9, 1939. 

Remarks Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Occasional

slight regulation since 1938 by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 273). 

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by

Geological Survey. 

Revisions. W 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Nov. 4, Nov. 23-26, Dec. 23 tc 

Jan. 14, Jan. 26 to Feb. 23, Feb. 29 to Mar. 14, Mar. 19, 20, 

Apr. 3-12, Apr. 25 to May 18, May 26-28, June 29 to July 3, 

Aug. 2-11, Sept. 9, 23-30)

0.3

1.2 

1.6

0.5 

2.5 

6.2

160

2.0

6.0

300

580

1,100

2,300

5,500

11,700

21,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

10

9.5

8.5

7.6

7.1

6.2

11

17

14

11

8.5

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

7.1

7.1

7.1

10

12

13

13

14

155

160

649

402

292

1,901.5

61.3

3,770

Jiov.

312

244

280

244

160

112

84

76

64

61

88

92

84

88

96

80

66

60

58

56

55

54

96

100

108

112

160

163

130

120

-

3,503

117

6,950

Dec.

112

106

98

106

128

122

125

150

135

115

104

100

98

96

78

68

78

80

84

84

76

68

72

74

72

66

68

74

70

67

67

2,841

91.6

5,640

Jan.

64

67

74

100

130

160

145

120

104

102

100

98

110

130

175

190

196

211

248

256

268

288

330

272

205

178

150

135

118

106

100

4,930

159

9,780

Feb.

208

297

150

140

125

112

108

98

88

84

80

78

76

84

92.

148

155

152

148

122

112

110

106

130

288

272

500

452

402

_

-

4,917

170

9,750

Mar.

360

324

1,680

1,260

1,100

580

476

342

667

1,400

1.800

1,300

752

468

348

288

377

640

920

1,040

540

384

288

256

232

205

208

211

211

220

211

19,088

616

37,860

Apr.

196

196

202

208

199

190

155

132

118

108

108

342

740

1,100

564

296

211

196

360

2,520

7,830

6,360

8.740

5,720

1,080

650

524

620

420

372

-

40,457

1,349

80,250

May

935

644

670

532

500

390

342

256

208

178

148

148

122

108

90

86

135

6,590

7,400

3,420

1,420

905

980

12.600

8,560

4,730

2,090

2,310

4,930

2,270

764

64,461

2,079

127,900

June

1,130

2.520

740

630

660

670

460

312

272

214

178

150

120

104

90

74

64

56

47

40

34

27

23

20

16

15

15

15

14

14

-

8,524

284

16,910

July

13

13

14

22

21

14

1°

10

14

12

11

11

10

16

82

2,660

998

2.920

1,620

600

252

140

86

58

36

26

21

18

16

15

21

9,760

315

19,360

Aug.

14

12

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.5

12

12

48

120

84

45

36

20

12

9.5

7.6

10

6.6

4.5

5.3

9.5

8.5

4.9

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

540.8

17.4

1,070

Sept.

1.5.

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

2.8

2.2

1.3

198

20

8.5

4.9

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.1

.7

.JL

260.5

8.68

517

Calendar year 1951: Max 58,600 Mln 6.2 Mean 1,373 Ac-ft 993,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 12,600 Mln 0.5 Mean 440 Ac-ft 319,800

Peak discharge (base. 25.000 efs). May 24 (7 p.m.) 26,300 cfs (6.49 ft). 

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Apr. 19, Apr. 25 to 

May 17, May 21-23, 27, 28, June 8 to July 15, July 21 to Sept. 30.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 285

Gaines Creek near Krebs, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°59', long. 95°37', in SW-jNE£ sec. 21, T. 6 N., R. 16 E., on downstream 

side of right pier of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Nutter 

Creek, and 65 miles northeast of Krebs.

Drainage area. 588 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 551.22 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 5, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder 1^ miles upstream from base gage at same datum. Prior 

to Apr. 9, 1948, auxiliary gage was a wire-weight gage at same site and datum as present 

auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 10 years, 640 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Apr. 14; maximum gage height, 24.73 ft 

Apr. 14; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs Sept. 23-25.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 62,000 cfs May 11, 1943 (gage height, 31.7 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 31.9 ft Feb. 18, 1938, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record and those above 

1,000 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Twenty-six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21-26, Nov. 1-3, Nov. 24 to Dec. 4, 

Dec. 9-12, Feb. 25-29, Mar. 6-9, Mar. 14 to Apr. 11, Apr. 17-20, 

27-30, May 3, 4, 18, 19, 23-26, 28-31, June 2-4, 6, 7, Sept. 21-23i 

fall used as a factor Mar. 3-5, 10-13, Apr. 12-16, 21-26)

1.5

2.0 

2.2

.2

.8

2.4

5.0

9.0

2.5 

3.0

5.0

12.0

19.0

24.0

26.0

60

142

570

2,440

4,780

7,790

9,770

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.8 

4.7 

3.3

2.4

1.8

2.0 

1.5

1.0

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

 i

.1

.1

.9

31

208

102

46

129

545.6

17.6

1,080

Jlov.

926 

1,270 

457

156

110

78 

49

36

32

26

22

20

15

13

21

16

12

7.6

7.2

5.6

1~5.0

94

257

831

1.600

1,540

995

745

360

-

9,716.4

324

19,270

Dec.

218 

T55 

131

119

102

88 

116

121

124

153

156

129

107

89

80

69

64

53

49

44

42

38

36

33

29

27

26

25

22

20

18

2,488

80.3

4,930

Jan.

18 

1? 

22

30

62

T59"

94

78

64

57

49

40

39

38

36

38

35

31

28

29

28

27

26

24

21

19

19

22

20

18

1,254

40.5

2,490

Feb.

&

138

131

137

119 

94

75

59

50

44

38

33

30

28

35

35

41

99

105

102

89

75

86

241

508

532

340

236

_

-

3,663

126

7,270

Mar.

172

138 

1,080

2,730

2,010

845 

390

260

198

1,400

3,180

5.250

1,660

570

320

240

190

176

250

370

270

a200

180

160

153

140

157

151

121

112

107

21 , 100

681

41 , 850

Apr.

300 

a360 

a200

al,550

al , 600

a820 

a340

alSO

alSO

a400

a550

3,310

6,620

9.540

5,500

1,450

470

320

300

821

2,240

3,520

5,080

6,760

4,560

1,310

482

320

233

188

-

59,259

1,975

117,500

May

149 

129

171

250

155

114 

94

72

60

53

42

38

34

29

27,

27

39

276

420

270

142

93

150

820

870

320

160

187

895

568

212

6,866

221

13,620

June

147 

598

180

99

219

200

119

80

56

41

33

24

22

21

20

15

12

8.5

7.2

9.0

8.1

7.2

6.4

3.3

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.2

-

2,687.8

89.6

5,530

July

1.2 

1.2 

2.8

12

13

8.1 

6.0

3.8

3.3

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.1

iiS

19

26

To

7.6

5.0

4.7

18

14

8.5

6.0

4.7

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.0

2.4

201.8

6.51

400

Aug.

2.0

1.8 

1.7

2.2

2.4

3.0 

2.8

3.3

3.6

4.4

4.4

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

1.7

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

1.0

1.1

14

19

10

6.8

4.4

2.8

2.4

1.7

115.9

3.74

230

Sept.

1.2 

1.1 

1.0

.7

.6

.6 

.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

129

~^6T 1.160

47

24

15

9.0

6.0

4.4

3.6

-

1,570.9

52.4

3,120

Calendar year 1951 : Max 8,710 Mln 0.1 Mean 368 Ac-ft 266,500

Water year 1951-52 : Max 9,340 Mln 0.1 Mean 299 Ac-ft 217,100

Peak discharge (base., 5.000 cfs). Apr. 14 (8 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (24.58 ft); Apr. 24 (2 p.m.) 7,100 

cfs (22.23 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.
286 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near Guymon, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°43'20", long. 101°29'30", in NW£SW£ sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 15 E. , near 

center of span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 64 at Dry Sand 

Draw, 1-5- miles upstream from Gulf Creek, 2-| miles north of Guymon, and at mile 650.7. 

Records include flow of Dry Sand Draw.

Drainage area. 2,139 sq mi, includes that of Dry Sand Draw. 

Records available. March 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,970.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 14 years, 34.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,930 cfs July 16 (gage height, 6.95 ft); mlnimum. daily, 0.4 -ofa Aug. 26-28.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 44,000 cfs Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 13.82 ft, from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

at times 1938-41, 1943-45.

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 23, 1941.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect and those above 200 cfs,

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Records of chemical 

analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per* second) 

(Shifting-control method used May S to Aug. 30, Sept. 3-30)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

0.3 

1.6

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

108

206

470

827

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15 

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6 

1.4

1.3 

1.7

1.7 

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.1

2.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

4.0

6.0

6.7

6.7

5.4

5.4

85.5

3. 76

170

flov.

5.0

5.0

6.5

6.7

8.6

6.7

6.7

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.7

6.

4.

6.

8.

9.

7.

6.

6.

9.

9.

11

8.

9.

8.

8 .

-

227.

7.5

451

Dee.

9.7

8.8

7.6

7.6

5.4

6.0

5.4

5.4

6.7

6.0

6.7

7.5

7.0

11

11

6.5

5.0

7.0

10

7.5

6.0

5.5

7.5

6.0

11

14

12

9.7

236.0

7.61

468

Jan.

6.0

5.5

5.0

7.5

11

10

9.0

12

8.0

9.7

~9.7 14

9.7

9.7

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.7

7.5

5.0

5.4

5.4

11

7.6

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.6

7.6

250.8

8.09

497

Feb.

6.7

7.6

4.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.7

7.6

6.7

6.0

6.0

7.6

5.4

6.0

7.6

6.0

6.0

8.6

7.6

8.6

11

8.6

12

16

12

8.6

-

221.9

7.65

440

Mar.

7.6

6.7

7.6

8.6

9.7

10

11

11

16

_20

17

6.7

11

9.7

7.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.0

6.0

TTs

9.7

8.6

9.7

11

8.6

7.6

7.6

297.6

9.60

590

Apr.

6.7

6.7

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.7

6.7

5.4

4.4

670

7.6

8.6

6.7

14

11

11

55

40

59

52

16

7.6

5.4

7.6

6.0

14

22

428.9

14.3

851

May

12

TT

8.6

7.6

5.4

6.0

7.6

4.4

3.4

4.0

4.9

4.0

4.4

7.6

11

8.6

6.0

4.0

3.1

5.4

8.6

6.0

4.0

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.5

2_._1

173.8

5.61

345

June

2.1

27T

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.2

.8

.8

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.3

1.3

.8

1.3

.8

.7

.7

1.2

.9

.8

.7

38.0

1.27

75

July

0.8

.8

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

,9

600

278

12

8.6

4.9

4.4

2.9

3.7

2.3

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

942.8

30.4

1,870

Aug.

1.2

36

40

8.6

3.7

4.2

25

22

5 4

4.4

2.5

1.9

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.0

.7

.8

.9

.9

.8

.7

.4

.4

.4

30

2.9

1.3

204.3

6.59

405

Sept.

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.3 

1.4

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

1.

i! >

i!i.

44.

1.4

8

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,400 Mln 1.2 Mean 26.8 Ao-ft 19,390

Water year 1951-52: Max 600 Mln 0.4 Mean 8.61 Ac-ft 6,250

Peak discharge (base. 2.400 efs).--July 16 (10 p.m.) 6,930 efs (6.95 ft).

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 1-7, 17-20, Dec. 5-28, Jan. 1-10, 21-24, 

eb. 16, 17, 25, 26, Mar. 2-6, 14, 22-24.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 287

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°39', long. 101"13' , in NWiNE^ sec. 15, T. 2 N., R. 17 E., on downstream 

side of piling near center of bridge on State Highway 3, 2 miles northwest of Hardesty, 

and 5.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,124 sq mi.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1952,

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,751.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 21.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 837 cfs July 17 (gage height, 5.18 ft); no flow

1939-52: Maximum discharge not determined (probably occurred June 25, 1947); maximum gage height, 9.12 ft July 18, 1950; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 6-10, Mar. 25 to May 2S, 

June 1, 2, July 17-19, Aug. 7, 8)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.5 

3.7 

4.0

32

72

131

263

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

.7

.9

3.7

0.12

7.3

flov.

1.7

bl.O

b275

3.6

2.7

b2.5

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.7

3.1

3.6

3.6

2.7

3.6

3.1

b2.5

b3.5

b5.0

6.4

4.6

4.1

4.6

5.2

5.2

4.1

4.6

4.6

4.1

4.6

-

107.6

3.59

213

Dec.

4.6

5.2

4.1

4.6

4.1

3.6

2.7

b2

b5

b7

b9

9.2

7.7

» b4

7.7

5.8

146.3

4.72

290

Jan.

' b4.5

"STs 6.4

5.8

5.2

4.6

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.6

2.3

bl.5

b4.0

5.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.6

5.2

5.8

141.6

4.57

281

Feb.

5.2

4.6

4.6

5.2

4.6

4.1

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.6

5.2

7.0

6.4

5.8

6.4

b4.5

b5.5

6.4

6.4

5.8

6.4

7.0

6.4

b4

b5

b6

b8

7.0

6.4

-

161.3

5.56

320

Mar.

6.4

6.4

blO

b6

b8

10

9.2

7.7

11

23

16

11

8.4

11

11

9.2

7.7

5.2

4.6

4.6

b5

b4

b5

b6

7.0

5.8

6.4

7.0

5.8

5.2

4.6

248 . 2

8.01

492

Apr!

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.1

3.6

4.1

4.6

3.6

3.1

4.1

6.4

8.4

8.4

6.4

5.2

4.1

7.0

9.2

7.0

7.7

14

13

9.2

7.0

6.4

5.8

4.6

4.1

5.2

6.4

185.0

6.17

367

May

8.4

6.4

5.2

4.1

3.6

3.6

4.1

3.6

2.3

3.6

3.1

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.1

.9

2.3

6.4

5.8

4.1

2.3

.9

1.1

2.0

2.0

.5

.2

.1

0

TJ

0

82.2

2.65

163

June

1.2

.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

0

0

0

0

1.4

0.05

2.8

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

90

235

33

,7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

35S.7

11.6

711

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

"2.5 33

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

50.4

1.62

100

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,280 Min 0 Mean 36.6 Ac-ft 26,480

Water year 1951-52: Max 235 Min 0 Mean 4.06 Ac-ft 2,950

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfa).--No peak above base.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
288 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Palo Duro Creek near Spearman, Tex.

Location. Lat 36°12', long. 101°19', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 282, at abandoned town of Hansford, 6 miles west of Spearman, Hansford 

County, and about 18 miles upstream from Horse Creek.

Drainage area. 977 sq ml, of which 515 sq ml Is probably noncontributlng. 

Records available. July 1945 to September 1952.

-Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,961.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 7 years, 23.3 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,060 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 14.12 ft); no 

flow at times.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs Oct. 7, 1946 (gage height, 19.87 ft); no flow 

at times.

Maximum stage known, about 22.5 ft Sept. 4, 1938, from floodmark (discharge, about 

34,000 cfs). Flood of June 4, 1936, reached a stage of about 21 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 26,100 cfs), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversion by pumping plant in stream bed above station affects low 

flow.

Revisions . W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9 

3.2

1.2 

1.4 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

8.0 

1O.O

11.0

12.0

12.5

300

496

652

985

1,240

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.2

.3

.3

.8

.4

.2

0

0

4

ft§

.9

9.5

0.31

19

Jfov.

0.9

.5

.5

1.2

1.2

.9

1

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.5

.3

.3

tf

*.3

1

1.3

1.2

.2

.2

.8

.4

.4

.3

1.3 

1.3

-

29.0

0.97

58

Deo.

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.5

.5

.6

.6

.8

.7

.3

.3

.5

*.8

.7

.5

.1

75

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.6

T77

l!2

27.0

0.87

54

Jan.

1

.8

.5

.5

.6

.6

.8

1

1

.8

.9

LA1.1 1.1 1

1.1 1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

*.8

.6

.5

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8 

.7

.7

26.3

0.85

52

Feb.

0.8

T7I

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

1.2

.9

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

.9

*1.3

.8

.1

.4

.2

.6

.1

.9

-

33.4

1.15

66

Mar.

1.3

.6

.5

.2

~TT.7

.2

.7

a .5

a .2

a .5

a .5

a

a. 7

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

* atf-

.8

.7

.5

.8

1.2

1.2

1.3

.7

 .4 

.6

.9

30.9

1.00

61

Apr.

0.8

.6

.3

.3

.6

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.4

.8

1.2

.6

.6

.2

.3

*.8

2.1

3^150

428

177

39

10

5.2

3.1

2.5

2.1

2.3 

2.1

-

1,834.3

61.1

3,640

May

2.0

2.1

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.3

2.0

2.3

1.9

*1.4

1.3

1.3

1.7

2.0

1.6

1.1

.8

.9 

.8

.6

46.8

1.51

93

June

1.6

1.3

1.1

.8

.6

1.0

1.0

.5

.4

.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

9.1

0.30

18

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

*17

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

17.5

0.56

35

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

312.

104

13

3.2

1.3

*.8

1.0

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

3.0

1.7

1.1

.4

7.2 

11

2.6

465.9

15.0

924

Sept.

~~7S 0.9

0

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1.3

0.04

2.6

Calendar year 1951 : Max 4,440 Mln 0 Mean 31.7 Ao-ft 22,920

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,150 Mln 0 Mean 6.92 Ac-ft 5,020

Peak discharge (base. 500 afs).--Apr. 20 (9 a.m.) 3,060 cfs (14.12 ft); Aug. 7 (3 a.m.) 578 cfs 

(10.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 16-20, 27, 28, 30, Dec. 5, 7-28, 

Jan. 1-11, 15, 22-25, 28-31, Feb. 4-10, 16, 17, 22, 24-26, Mar. 3-5, 22-24.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 289

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°49'20", long. lOO'Sl'OS", in SW£ sec. 7, T. 4 N., R. 24 E., near right 

Dank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270 at Beaver, li miles 

downstream from Home Creek, 5 miles upstream from Clear Creek, and at mile 576.0.

Drainage area. 8,112 sq mi.

Records available. March 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only), March 1938 to SeptemDer 1952.Published as Beaver Creek at Beaver 1904-5.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,368.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Mar. 29, 1904, to Dec. 31, 1905, staff gage in 

same vicinity at different datum. Mar. 1, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1946, at datum 3.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 151 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs July 19 (gage height, 5.49 ft); no 

flow at times.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Oct. 8, 1946, by slope-area determination of 

overflow and extension of rating curve for main channel above 42,000 cfs; maximum gage 

height, 14.55 ft Oct. 8, 1946; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made three times a month.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dot. 5-12, Oct. 22 to Nov. 1, 

Nov. 7-16, May 29 to June 10)

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

.9 

4.2

11

3.9

4.1 

4.4 

4.7 

5.0

165

315

570

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

2.0

4.8

1.4

.9

.8

g-8

g.8

g-2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

g.8

gl.4

g-8

g.2

gl-7

g4.2

g2.6

K7.1

g4.8

g4.2

39.5

1.27

78

JJov.

g2.0

bl.O

bTTs

b2.5

b5.4

b9.2

9.2

13

13

13

14

14

13

14

16

17

b!5

b!3

b!4

16

19

19

20

23

27

28

31

31

31

30

-

474.8

15.8

942

Dec.

30

30

28

26

24

21

20

23

b!2

50

45

50

47

622

20.1

1,230

Calendar year 1951: Max 26,

Jan.

b31

b23

b!7

b23

b23

b26

b36

b34

b47

b47

66

47

47

45

39

39

38

38

39

34

36

b27

b22

b25

30

39

41

38

36

31

33

1,097

35.4

2,180

Feb.

34

34

36

31

31

30

28

30

31

31

33

39

45

43

41

41

39

36

33

31

30

30

31

b33

b36

b34

52

64

61

-

-

1,068

36.8

2,120

Mar.

52

b54

b50

b45

b56

78

68

57

54

75

95

109

IBS

70

66

61

57

47

39

34

34

b36

33

36

41

47

48

45

39

36

30

1,677

54.1

3,330

Apr.

24

21

19

17

16

15

15

15

13

12

14

18

20

27

30

27

26

27

27

38

377

424

332

323

181

g98

g66

g45

g38

g48

-

2,353

78.4

4,670

May

g48

g52

g41

g36

19

19

17

16

14

13

12

12

gll

8.5

"97? 5.9

18

20

30

28

19

14

62

24

120

262

40

17

12

8.5

1,029.1

33.2

2,040

June

7.1

778

3.4

2.6

2.6

3.4

2.2

gl.4

g-9

g-3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

28.7

0.96

57

200 Mln 0 Mean 316 Ac-ft 228,

July

0

0

0

0

23

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

142

544

194

66

6.5

16

g-1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

992.6

32.0

1,970

500

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

3.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

96

44

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

154.6

4.99

307

Sept.

0

0

0

Water year 1951-52: Max 544 Mln o Mean 26.1 Ac-ft 18,920

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 ofa). No peak above base.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage reading.
290 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Wolf Creek at Lipscomb, Tex.

Location. Lat 360 14', long. lOO'lS 1 , near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 305 in northwest corner of Lipscomb, Lipscomb County, and 

2 miles upstream from Plum Creek.

Drainage area. 697 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1937 to September 1942, discontinued.(monthly discharge only 

October 1937 to January 1938 in Water-Supply Paper 1311).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage was 2,377.1 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 25, 

1938, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 39.7 cfs.

Extremes.--1937-42: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Oct. 21, 1941 (gage height, 5.80 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; no flow 

at times each year.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1938 and 1939 have 

been revised to 9,000 cfs Sept. 14, 1938 (gage height, 4.52 ft) and 12,100 cfs June 23, 

1939 (gage height, 4.73 ft), respectively, superseding figures published in WaterSupply Paper 897.

Remarks.--Some low-flow regulation by reservoir in Perryton State Park (capacity, 900 

acre-ft), 20 miles above station.

Cooperation. Records computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water

periods in the water years 1938-39, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 

897, are given herewith:

Sept. 4, 1938.......... 2,260

June 23, 1939.......... 2,160

June 24, 1939.......... 2,870

Month

Water year 1937 38 ..........

Cfs-days

14,827

Maximum

2,260

Minimum

0

Mean

40.6

39.5

Runoff In 

acre-feet

29,400
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 291

Wolf Creek near Fargo, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°24'00", long. 99°37'25", In SE^NEi sec. 11, T. 22 N. , R. 23 W. , near 

right bank on downstream side of highway bridge, 800 ft downstream from Boggy Creek, 

! £ miles downstream from Sixteen Mile Creek, l-=r miles north of Fargo, and 16.0 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --1,624 sq mi.

Records available. --April 1943 to September 1952.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,054.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. --9 years, 106 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 2,910 cfs May 24 (gage height, 3.86 ft); no flow 

July 31 to Aug. 2, Aug. 19 to Sept. 30.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 23,500 cfs May 16, 1951, from hydrograph based on 

3 discharge measurements, weather records, and computed inflow into Fort Supply Reservoir; maximum gage height, 8.19 ft May 16, 1951 (from floodmarks); no flow at times in 

most years.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record and 

those computed from twice-daily staff -gage readings, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.1

9.1

8.1

6.5

FT

22

25

20

17

15

14

12

12

12

12

12

15

19

22

24

22

20

19

19

19

24

76

58

51

46

46

693.9

22.4

1,380

JIov.

51

53

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

46

46

46

46

49

46

46

46

49

46

46

44

46

46

-

1,438

47.9

2,850

Dec.

46

46

44

44

44

42

44

46

42

44

44

51

56

. a40

b45

b50

b55

1,343

43.3

2,660

Jan.

b50

b48

b52

b50

b60

b55

b7O

58

62

62

58

56

58

62

58

53

53

51

53

49

49

49

46

46

49

46

49

51

51

51

51

1,656

53.4

3,280

Feb.

53

53

58

58

56

53

53

49

49

49

49

56

69

80

91

72

65

58

53

49

46

44

44

51

56

65

72

76

83

_

-

1,710

59.0

3,390

Mar.

80

72

b52

b58

76

76

76

65

65

83

141

159

99

83

80

76

76

72

65

53

49

39

44

46

49

49

49

g46

g46

g49

g49

2,122

68.5

4,210

Apr.

g49

46

42

42

42

42

44

44

53

110

80

76

72

69

58

49

51

83

83

87

130

209

219

83

62

58

56

56

80

91

-

2,266

75.5

4,490

May

87

91

72

g53

g51

g51

g49

4944"

44

44

42

39

37

33

27

32

46

49

51

44

33

33

400

148

62

46

42

37

32

33

1,901

61.3

3,770

June

33

33

30

27

25

24

. a!5

5.7

6.5

5.0

3.7

2.2

1.1

I"

-

379.8

12.7

753

July

ao.2

a. 4

4.3

2.7

1.4

1 as

I' a. 7

).,

1.2

3.3

45

45

7.3

1.8

.7

4.9

1.4

20

22

7.3

g.3

a.l

a.l

0

175.7

5.67

348

Aug.

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.4

275

S..1

&. 5

a.Z

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.0

0.32

20

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 16,400 Mln 3.7 Mean 187 Ac-ft 135,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 400 Mln 0 Mean 37.4 Ac-ft 27,150

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs). May 24 (11:30 a.m.) 2,910 cfs (3.86 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records

Supply Reservoir near Port Supply.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
292 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fort Supply Reservoir near Fort Supply, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°33', long. 99°34', in NE^SE^ sec. 17, T. 24 N., R. 22 W., in control

tower at left end of Port Supply Dam on Wolf Creek, 2 miles southeast of Fort Supply and 

5.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,735 sq mi.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 14,230 acre-ft May 26 (elevation, 2,002.45 ft); 

minimum, 8,480 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,998.90 ft).

1942-52: Maximum contents, 89,130 acre-ft Aug. 7, 1950 (elevation 2,024.86 ft); no 

contents at times November 1942 to January 1943.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Natural flow diverted through conduit in 

1941 during construction operations. Regulated storage began May 4, 1942; conservation 

pool stage was first reached June 11, 1942. Capacity, 106,100 acre-ft at elevation 

2,028.0 ft (crest of spillway) and 10,070 acre-ft at elevation 2,000.0 ft (conservation 

pool, from resurvey of 1949). No storage below elevation 1,984,0 ft. Reservoir is used 

for flood control and conservation. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). W 1117: Drainage area.

Contents at 12 p.m., in acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13,310

13,290

13,250

13,220

13,200

13,290

13,310

13,340

13,360

13,400

13,420

13,530

13,340

13,360

13,490

13,310

13,340

13,330

13,440

13,540

13,310

13,400

13,420

13,490

13,540

13,530

13,710

13,860

13,890

13,710

13, 650

flov.

13,530

13, 510

13,380

13,340

13,360

13,380

13,440

13,440

13,420

13,450

13,510

13,540

13,490

13,490

13,490

13,490

13,490

13,510

13,510

13, 580

13,530

13,490

13,490

13,580

13, 600

13,640

13,640

13,640

13,650

13,650

-

Dec.

13, 650

13, 600

13,490

13,360

13,310

13,180

13,090

13,090

13,070

13,070

13, 150

13,200

13,240

13,240

13,250

13,250

13,270

13,340

13,380

13,450

13,470

13,510

13,540

13,560

13,5flO

13,540

13,540

13,510

13, 600

13,690

13,580

Jan.

13,470

13,360

13,330

13,310

13,330

13,330

13,440

13,530

13,580

13,670

13,580

13,540

13,620

13,450

13,400

13,340

13,270

13,340

13,240

13,270

13,160

13,130

13,160

13,220

13, 250

13,310

13,330

13,340

13,360

13,360

13,360

Feb.

13,420

13,450

13, 400

13,490

13,440

13,490

13,510

13,490

13,530

13,530

13,540

13,580

13,580

13,530

13,530

13,530

13,530

13,440

13,360

13,310

13,290

13,250

13,290

13,310

13,440

13,490

13,510

13,530

13,490

.

-

Mar.

13,540

13,400

13,400

13,420

13,400

13,400

13, 400

13,400

13,360

13,510

13,690

13,640

13, 650

13,600

13,600

13, 650

13,470

13,450

13,330

13,270

13,110

13,090

13,040

12,970

12,950

12,900

12,950

13,020

13,110

12,930

12,810

Apr.

12,860

12,990

12,950

13,040

13,130

13,220

13,290

13,310

13,440

13,600

13,650

13,530

13,530

13,450

13,360

13,310

13,360

13,440

13,490

13,670

13,760

13,870

14, 130

13,870

13,450

13,360

13,250

13,150

13,250

13,250

-

May

13,270

13,310

13,290

13,270

13,150

13, 150

13,150

13,160

13, 200

13,270

13,330

13,360

13,400

13,440

13,580

13,400

13,540

13,580

13, 600

13,600

13,450

13,400

13,490

14,040

14,190

14, 100

13,800

13,580

13, 400

13,180

13,160

June

13, 250

13,290

13,310

13,270

13,290

13,310

13,360

13,290

13,310

13,310

13,270

13,220

13,110

13,020

12,910

12,770

12,720

12,680

12,680

12,680

12,680

12,680

12, 560

12,560

12,350

12,250

12,110

12,050

12,030

11,930

-

July

11,880

11,880

11,880

11,840

11,810

11,760

11,640

11,610

11,580

11,530

11, 480

11,410

11,410

11,330

11,310

11,280

11,250

11,210

11,330

11,310

11,200

11,120

11,070

11,040

10,990

10,940

10,910

10,840

10,760

10,760

10,730

Aug.

10,700

10,640

10,610

10,590

10,550

10,510

10,480

10,450

10,440

10,410

10, 300

10, 300

10,320

10,270

10,190

10, 150

10,070

10,070

10,070

10, 000

9,890

9,880

9,880

9,850

9,830

9,800

9,740

9,710

9,700

9,630

9,600

Sept.

9,510

9,480

9,480

9,410

9,300

9,260

9,230

9,190

9,170

9,120

9,090

9,090

9,000

8,960

8,930

8,900

8,870

8,820

8,800

8,720

8,720

8,700

8,690

8,650

8,620

8,600

8,580

8,520

8,490

8,480

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Dec. 31.. .................

Calendar year 1951......

June 30 ...................

Water year 1951-52. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

2,002.14

2,002.10

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

13,330

13,650

13,650

13,580

-

13,360

12,810

13,250

13,160

11,930

10, 730

9,600

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+320

0

-70

-70

-220

+130

-680

+440

-90

-1,230

-1,200

-1,130

-1,120

-4,850

t Elevation at 12 p.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 293

Wolf Creek near Fort Supply, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°34'00", long. 99°33'05", in SE£SE£ sec. 9, T. 24 N., R. 22 W., on left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 1 mile'southeast of 

Port Supply, 1.6 miles downstream from Port Supply Dam, and 3.9 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 1,739 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1952. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, published as 

"near Supply."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,962.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 10, 1938, staff gage and Feb. 11, 

1938, to Sept. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 6.0 ft higher. 

Oct. 1, 1944, to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 3.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 101 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 583 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 4.92 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs July 21, 22, 30.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs June 24, 1939 (gage height, 11.60 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 15.6 ft, present datum, date unknown, from information by State 

Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Flow completely regulated since May 4, 1942, 

by Fort Supply Reservoir (see preceding page). Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (gage

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 2-4, Apr. 20-24, May 5-18,

June 21 to Sept. 30)

2.3 0 3.0 24

2.4 .8 3.2 43

2.5 2.5 3.5 93

2.6 5.0 4.0 209

2.8 13 4.5 373

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

.3

.3

.1

.1

.3

.1

.3

.3

.1

.3

.3

.1

.8

.8

.8

.8

.1

.1

.3

.4

.1

.1

.3

.6

.8

1.9

2.3

14

37

76

101

262.8

8.48

521

JJov.

99

99

85

53

43

36

36

36

36

35

34

34

34

34

35

35

35

35

35

34

34

34

35

35

35

40

57

56

54

54

-

1,337

44.6

2,650

Dec.

54

79

~99 101

97

68

57

59

57

42

20

20

20

21

b!2

,

18

32

42

60

57

56

56

56

76

1,343

43.3

2,660

Jan.

99

86

46

40

39

39

37

42

54

69

91

95

95

91

91

89

77

67

66

69

67

52

37

31

29.

29

36

43

50

50

50

1,856

59.9

3,680

Feb.

50

50

49

49

46

45

45

46

45

45

53

60

71

78

78

78

76

76

74

69

64

56

li

42

43

54

66

76

89.

-

1,714

59.1

3,400

Mar.

91

87

82

80

80

78

74

72

72

76

91

91

97

101

101

103

105

105

105

105

105

95

85

87

87

81

52

53

52

49

55

2,592

83.6

5,140

Apr.

42

2.7

1.4

1.3

1.0

1.0

^8

.8

1.4

25

82

107

109

111

111

95

87

85

85

93

103

121

121

243

555

152

134

123

113

101

2,566.4

85.5

5,090

May

85

85

84

82

65

45

26

5.2

2.5

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.1

1.9

14

40

59

58

58

59

59

88

145

141

146

-94 148

5.5

1,502.1

48.5

2,980

June

5.9

2.7

2.5

2.1

T7T

9.9

975

9.1

8.7

8.7

8.4

9.9

8.7

8.4

7.5

2.3

2.9

2.9

3.6

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.9

2.9

5.2

2.9

2.7

148.0

4.95

294

July

2.9

2.9

4.4

4.7

5.0

g3.4

g2.3

gl.8

gl.8

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

3.9

5.6

477

1.1

.6

.4

.2

72

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

58.2

1.88

115

Aug.

0.3

.4

.5

.4

.8

.7

.7

.4

.7

.4

.7

.0

.0

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.2

.7

.7

.7

.7

.2

.6

.9

.6

.6

.4

.4

109.3

5.55

217

Sept.

5.4

5.2

3.2

5.2

5.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

5.2

5.4

g5.6

g5.4

g5.2

g2.9

g2.9

g5.2

g2.9

g2.7

g2.9

g2.7

g2.7

g2.7

g2.9

g2.7

g2.7

g2.9

g2.9

g2.7

g2.9

g2.7

89.7

2.99

178

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,220 Mln 0.8 Mean 190 Ao-ft 137,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 333 Mln 0.2 Mean 37.1 Ao-ft 26,920

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
294 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River at Woodward, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°26', long. 99°17' , in SE^SE^ sec. 25, T. 23 N.,R. 20 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 15, 200 ft downstream from Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, 6 miles east of Woodward, 7.2 miles upstream from 

Indian Creek, 27.2 miles downstream from Wolf Creek, and at mile 460.2.

Drainage area. 11,747 sq mi.

Records available. October 1903 to December 1905 (gage heights only), January to June

1906, October 1938 to September 1952. Prior to July 1906, published as North Fork Canadian River at Woodward. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1919 are 

contained in reports of D. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,830.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 1906, staff or chain gage at railway bridge 200 ft upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1938, to Oct. 26, 1943, staff or wire-weight gage and Oct. 27, 

1943, to July 12, 1951, water-stage recorder, at site 7.8 miles upstream at datum 37.01 

ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1938-52), 326 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 912 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 5.45 ft); no flow 

June 27 to July 2, July 6-16, July 20 to Sept. 30.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 43,000 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 8.70 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); maximum gage height, 9.80 ft 

Oct. 10, 1946, site and datum then in use; no flow at times each water year except 1950, 

1951.

Maximum stage known, 11.0 ft Oct. 12, 1923, site and datum then in use, from reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation 

since May 1942 by Fort Supply Reservoir on Wolf Creek (see p. 293).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 24 to Mar. 2, Mar. 25 to Apr. 8,

Apr. 28 to May 29, May 31 to June 27, July 3-5, 17-19)

2.5

3.0 

3.2

0

45

3.5 82

181

340

615

1,010

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.1

8.5

8.5

7.0

7.4

21

16

17

17

14

12

11

9.1

8.0

8.0

6.1

7.4

9.6

11

12

11

14

14

12

13

17

42

40

46

61

87.

576.7

18.6

1,140

JIov.

109

112

112

107

88

81

72

71

67

66

64

63

61

62

64

68

b65

b58

b65

74

71

69

72

76

84

81

84

93

95

96

-

2,350

78.3

4,660

Dec.

95

98

102

116

122

124

112

107

107

103

96

90

87

84

b80

149

156

14T

3,015

97.3

5,980

Jan.

1

I

1

> b!30

1

J

163

160

167

179

194

194

181

176

170

158

154

147

149

145

132

120

114

116

112

122

124

128

132

4,477

144

8,880

Feb.

130

130

134

132

136

132

132

132

130

130

132

140

147

154

156

160

163

165

160

154

149

145

138

138

138

140

160

156

170

_

-

4,183

144

8,300

Mar.

174

179

181

174

176

167

176

181

188

214

234

546" 253

246

246

240

231

228

217

209

198

184

174

167

160

165

163

149

143

140

132

5,935

191

11,770

Apr.

124

118

95

90

87

84

81

79

111

102

146

201

206

204

204

198

198

201

204

290

534

425

548

618

751

554

457

362

S54

332

-

7,958

265

15,780

May

325

324

276

250

220

194

165

151

128

112

105

100

92

85

82

76

84

87

84

114

128

126

130

143

147

172

201

198

201

259

206

4,965

160

9,850

June

T22" 156

96

79

69

a64

a51

a 40

a33

a27

a22

a!9

a!2

a8.5

a7.5

a7.0

a6.5

a6.0

a7.5

5.6

3.4

2.6

1.2

.6

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

-

846.8

28.2

1,680

July

0

0

~T3 2.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

1.5

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

4.9

0.16

9.7

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 30,500 Mln 6.1 Mean 672 Ac-ft 486,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 751 Mln 0 Mean 93.7 Ac-ft 68,050

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 efs). Ho peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, once-daily wire-weightgage readings of U. S. Weather Bureau gage at Woodward, and record of outflow from Fort Supply Rese 

voir.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 295

North Canadian River near Selling, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°11', long. 98°55', in NW£ sec. 28, T. 20 N., R. 16 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 2 miles upstream from 

Selling Creek, 2-j- miles north of Selling, 2f miles downstream from Deep Creek, and at 

mile 422.6.

Drainage area. 12,419 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,680.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 6 years, 497 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 3.35 ft)-; no 

flow June 23 to Sept. 3D.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 40,100 cfs May 19, 1951; maximum gage height, 11.00 ft 

Oct. 11, 1946; no flow at times 1946-48, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those computed from oncedaily wire-weight-gage readings, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made 

twice a month. Some regulation by Fort Supply Reservoir on Wolf Creek (see p. 292).

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 20-30)

.9 

1.0

1.2

2.6 

7.0

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

157

260

510

900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9 8

9 1

7 7

6 5

7 0

62

35

31

26

26

25

18

11

10

10

9.1

9.1

13

13

12

9.8

9.8

8.4

9.1

11

14

35

32

39

36

46

600.4

19.4

1,190

flov.

64

88

95

100

103

b80

83

72

70

70

66

66

62

60

62

64

b54

b56

b60

66

66

68

68

76

88

88

90

88

95

98

2,266

75.5

4,490

Dec.

103

100

100

103

116

122

124

124

116

111

108

105

98

95

 b85

173

170

3,143

101

6,230

Jan.

. b!20

189

179

170

183

196

209

199

186

179

167

163

154

148

142

136

133

122

119

116

114

T19

124

127

4,534

146

8,990

Feb.

139

139

139

139

133

133

130

130

127

12?

130

139

142

151

154

163

170

170

167

160

167

170

167

173

179

183

170

189

186

_

-

4,466

154

8,860

Mar.

183

192

199

192

186

183

183

192

213

264

280

284

288

284

284

280

272

260

245

230

230

223

213

206

203

196

192

186

170

157

151

6,821

220

13,530

Apr.

142

136

136

119

100

95

93

88

130

127

133

148

196

203

199

196

199

203

256

508

447

773

566

678

685

880

574

480

428

480

9,398

313

18,640

May

474

412

422

340

296

256

230

199

183

154

130

122

114

105

93

83

109

111

108

98

95

116

124

231

167

145

142

179

176

167

213

5,794

187

11,490

June

223

142

gioo

g78

g68

g66

g60

g49

g42

g28

g22

g21

g!5

gll

g7.7

g8.4

g7.0

g6.5

g6.0

g8.4

g4.1

g.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

974.0

32.5

1,930

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 29,100 Mln 6.5 Mean 661 Ac-ft 478,500

Water year 1951-52: Max 880 Min 0 Mean 104 Ac-ft 75,350

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs)_.--No peak above base.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
296 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°05', long. 98°36' , in SE^NE^- sec. 32, T. 19 N., R. 13 W., near right 

end of Canton Dam on North Canadian River, 2 miles northwest of Canton and at mile 

394.3.

Drainage area. 12,641 sq mi.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 63,650 acre-ft Feb. 25 (elevation, 1,605.30 ft); 

minimum, 31,100 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,598.65).

1948-52: Maximum contents, 258,600 acre-ft May 25, 1951 (elevation, 1,628.05 ft); 

minimum since conservation pool was first reached, 21,480 acre-ft Oct. 30, 1948 (elevation, 1,595.91 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Regulated storage began Apr. 15, 1948; 

conservation pool stage was first reached July 4, 1948. Capacity, 390,000 acre-ft at 

elevation 1 638.0 ft (flood-control pool), 112,000 acre-ft at elevation 1,613.0 ft (crest 

of spillwayj, and 23,400 acre-ft at elevation 1,596.5 ft (conservation pool). Dead storage, 400 acre-ft below elevation 1,582.0 ft (invert of bypass gates). Reservoir was 

designed for flood control, irrigation, and conservation, but owing to lack of facilities, 

is not being used for irrigation at this time. Figures given herein represent total 

contents. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 

are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, at 12 p.m., in acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

48,250

48,300

48,150

48, 150

48,150

48,050

48,000

48,000

47,900

47,750

47,500

47,250

47,400

47,400

47 , 000

47,250

47,150

47,100

46,700

46,300

46,900

46,650

46,400

46,250

46,250

46,750

46,650

46,600

46,900

47 , 100

47,400

]Hov.

47,700

47,350

47,600

47,750

48,050

48,250

48,300

48,400

48,650

48,750

48,900

49,150

49,400

49,550

49,700

49,850

49,750

49,750

49,850

49,850

50,000

50,300

50,500

51,000

51,200

51,350

51, 600

51,700

51,900

52,150

-

Dec.

52,300

52,500

52,750

53,000

52,900

53,350

53,600

53, 850

54,000

54, 300

54,500

54,750

54,900

55,000

55, 100

55,000

55,000

55,000

55, 500

55,300

55,250

55,400

55,500

55,600

55,650

55,750

55,800

55,950

56,100

56,250

57,160

Jan.

57,270

57 , 380

57,490

57,660

57,880

58,040

58,100

58,810

59,200

59,360

59,580

60,020

60,180

61,010

61,400

61,720

62,440

62,550

62,880

62,940

62,990

62,990

62,720

62,280

62,600

62,550

62,380

62,220

62,110

62,330

62,440

Feb.

62,600

62,660

63,100

62,720

62,720

62,550

62,330

62,330

62,280

62,160

62,110

62,160

62,160

62,280

62,000

61,890

61,720

61,720

62,160

62,440

62,550

62,770

62,770

63,430

63,100

62,770

62,000

60,620

58,860

-

Mar.

57,180

55,750

54,150

52,800

52,500

52,750

53,000

53,000

53,900

54,300

54,400

54, 550

54, 250

54,100

53,650

53,300

53,250

53,000

52,750

52,350

52,250

51,500

51,250

51,450

51,400

51,500

51,450

51,400

51,450

51,500

51,650

Apr.

51,550

51,250

51,500

51,100

51,050

51,000

50,900

51,000

51,600

51,600

51,900

52,250

52,400

52,600

52,750

52 , 800

53,000

53,100

53,250

54, 100

54,650

54,750

54,250

53,750

53, 600

53,300

53,250

52,600

52,000

52,250

May

52,950

53,000

52,300

52,300

51,900

51,250

51,200

51,400

51,600

51,250

51,250

51,200

51,200

51,250

51,3.50

51, 500

51,600

51,650

51,650

51,500

51,650

51,850

52,100

52,600

52,950

53,150

53,500

53,600

53,600

53,600

53,650

June

53,750

53,750

53,750

53,850

53,600

53,350

53,000

52,600

52,300

52,100

52,000

51,850

51,750

51,400

51,100

51,250

51,050

50,900

50,700

50,200

49,850

49,700

49,400

49,100

48,900

48,700

48,600

48,550

48,350

48,250

July

48,000

47,750

47,750

47,600

47,350

47,000

46,900

46,650

46,400

46,250

46,000

45,850

45,600

45,600

45,350

45,100

44, 850

44,650

44,350

44,250

43,950

43,700

43,500

43,300

43,050

42,750

42,500

42,250

42,050

41 , 900

41,750

Aug.

41,460

41,280

41,100

41,230

41,140'

40,960

40,740

40,690

40,380

40,060

40,020

39,840

39,610

39,250

39,120

38,940

38,800

38,580

38,440

38,170

38,170

37,940

37,760

37,580

37,320

37,000

36,9SO

36,910

36,640

36,460

36,280

Sept.

36,100

35,780

35,470

35,240

35,110

34, 980

34,800

34,620

34,440

34, 300

34, 120

33,940

33,850

33,620

33,440

33,180

33,130

33,000

32,720

32,640

32,420

32,220

32,060

31,940

31,820

31,700

31,540

31,380

31,220

31,100

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Dec . 31 ...................

Calendar year 1951......

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1951-52......

Elevation 

(feet)t

,604.12

-

,598.65

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

57,160

-

62,440

52,250

41,750

36,280

31,100

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-950

+5,010

+4,410

+5,280

-3,580

-7,210

+600

+1, 400

-6,500

-5,470

-5,180

-

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River at Canton, Okla.

Location. --La t 36°03'30", long. 98°34'55", in NW£ sec. 10, T. 18 N., R. 13 W., near left

 bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 58, a quarter of a mile 

northeast of Canton, 2£ miles upstream from Minnehaha Creek, 3.0 miles dowsntream from 

Canton Dam, and at mile 391.3

Drainage area. 12,646 sq mi.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at or near

 same site since 1914 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

 e Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,555.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^ (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, at datum 5.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years (1937-52), 324 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 7.88 ft); minimum

 daily, 10 cfs Dec. 21.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs Oct. 12, 1946 (gage height, 17.83 ft, present 

datum): no flow at times each year prior to 1950.

Maximum stage known, 21.8 ft Oct. 13, 1923, at site 300 ft upstream, present datum, 

from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Flow partly 

gulated by Fort Supply Reservoir (see p. 292) for period May 1942 to April 1948 and 

completely mpletely regulated regula thereafter by Canton Reservoir (see preceding page).

Revisions . W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of Ice effect (g 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 21 to May 11, May 14-29)

4.2 

4.4 

4.7 

5.0

9.5 21' 

48 

87

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

177

306

670

1,140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2S

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

22

22

22

22

22

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

19

12

12

12

12

14

13

15

667

21.5

1,320

JIov.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

410

13.7

813

Dec.

14

14

13

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

1

V bl2

J

alO

al3

14

13

13

13

14

13

12

12

12

404

13.0

801

Jan.

12

b!7

b!6

13

12

12

12

14

13

12

12

13

13

13

12

13

13

36

74

99

159

161

165 16~5

165

163

163

161

122

81

80

2,016

65.0

4,000

Feb.

78

78

80

116

151

154

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

148

133

112

92

14

12

54

146

149

149

310

456

772

1,040

_

-

5,585

193

11,080

Mar.

1.020

990

965

761

355

90

84

83

159

151

151

266

400

400

397

400

400

390

390

387

384

380

246

159

157

155

155

155

155

155

148

10, 458

337

20,740

Apr.

148

148

149

146

111

63

44

37

22

22

22

22

21

48

115

151

153

153

155

155

439

840

840

815

815

815

815

815

815

443

-

9,337

311

18,520

May

177

368

530

530

530

530

293

150

167

165

125

84

84

63

41

40

40

40

39

38

36

22

22

21

20

20

19

18

58

155

157

4,582

148

9,090

June

157

155

155

157

155

153

153

151

116

47

26

25

25

24

25

24

24

23

24

22

>22

22

21

21

21

21

20

21

22

22

-

1,854

61.8

3,680

July

23

24

25

26

36

37

34

22

2?

22

25

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

36

36

36

36

36

37

36

37

36

1,021

32.9

2,030

Aug.

36

36

36

43

39

37

37

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

38

37

37

39

39

38

1,151

37.1

2,280

Sept.

38

36

36

35

35

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

33

32

32

32

33

31

31

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

-

996

33.2

1,980

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,400 "i" 6 -6 Mean 668 Ac-ft 483,700

Water year 1951.52: Max 1,040 "i" !0 Mean 105 Ac-ft 76,330

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
298 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°34', long. 97 0 58', on east line sec. 3S , T. 13 N. , R. 7 W. , near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 2 miles north of courthouse in El Reno, 8^ miles downstream from Target Creek, and at mile 307.4.

Drainage area. 13,SOO sq mi.

Records available. October 1902 to April 1908, March 1938 to September 195S. Gage-height 

records collected at site 1 mile upstream March 1914 to March 1934 and at present site 

thereafter are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (U.S. Weather Bureau benchmark). October 1902 to April 1908, chain gage at site 

about 50 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1903-4, 1905-?, 1938-52), 323 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,250 cfs May 23 (gage height, 8.64 ft); no flow

1902-8, 1938-52: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Oct. 28, 1941 (gage height, 15.98 ft); 

no flow at times in most years.

Flood of Oct. 15, 1923, reached an elevation of 1,326.3 ft above mean sea level at 

railroad bridge 1 mile above station, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Some regulation by Fort Supply Reservoir (see p. 292) for period May 1942 to April 1948 and 

thereafter by Canton Reservoir (see p. 296).

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 23, Mar. 30 to May 2, 

May 23, 24, May 29 to June 1, July Z, 16)

5.2

7.0 

B.O

69

ISO

305

550

1,330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

14

14

13

14

20

22

24

24

20

19

16

15

14

13

12

L4

14

13

12

13

13

14

13

13

15

21

22

26

33

28

533

17.2

1,060

Nov.

26

28

28

26

23

22

20

17

16

19

19

19

18

18

20

19

17

16

15

ii

15

16

16

18

21

20

36

34

27

23

-

626

20.9

1,240

Dec.

22

22

21

19

19

18

17

17

14

14

15

16

18

17

13

14

15

13

15

6

r 12

14

21

19

22

20

493

15.9

978

Jan,

22

19

24

20

19

20

24

25

27

30

27

26

25

24

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

22

56

99

113

122

124

126

126

128

126

1,522

49.1

3,020

Feb.

95

77

77

77

77

74

101

124

131

130

135

141

141

137

135

135

135

139

141

122

111

102

75

68

74

147

156

228

486

-

3,771

130

7,480

Mar.

820

828

813

813

771

3520

298

3200

3180

141

141

188

167

207

3380

3390

3440

3520

386

372

372

376

372

368

305

207

188

181

176

172

167

11,459

370

22,730

Apr.

162

160

156

154

154

152

145

107

94

79

72

66

61

55

50

44

47

116

156

169

183

260

715

743

750

757

757

750

757

750

-

8,623

287

17,100

May

736

370

210

269

460

460

460

460

330

156

162

152

143

80

43

28

42

55

33

22

14

10

"570 914

226

111

75

63

53

45

42

6,794

219

13,480

June

59

156

158

141

143

152

145

135

130

124

120

87

56

35

26

22

20

18

15

14

12

14

11

38

36

a5

3.7

2.7

1.8

-JL -

1,821.0

60.7

3,610

July

0.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

3.4

1.3

3.6

5.9

4.4

2.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22.6

0.73

45

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~2.6

0

0

2.6

0,08

5.2

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951 : Max 3,730 Min 6 Mean 683 Ac-ft 494,600

Water year 1951-52 : Max 914 Min 0 Mean 97.5 Ac-ft 70,750

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records snd records for station 

! anton.

'lation sffected by ice Nov. 6, 18, Dec. 9-11, 14-28 (no gsge-height rec-

, Jan. 1-7.

at Canton.

Note. Stage-dischsrge reiscion sir 

ord Dec. 15, 16, 18, 21-26), Jan. 1-7
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 299

Lake Heftier Canal near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°33' , long. 97°37', In SVf£ sec. 34, T. 13 N., R. 4 W., at left training 

wall Just downstream from outlet of Inverted siphon, 2,600 ft upstream from Lake Heftier, 

3 miles northeast of Bethany, and 7.6 miles northwest of the State Capitol In Oklahoma 

City.

Records available.--March 1944 to September 1952. No diversion prior to March 1944.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 1,200.96 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 8, 1947, staff gage at site 2.7 miles upstream 

at different datum. Apr. 8, 1947, to Apr. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder at site Smiles 

upstream at different datum.

Extremes. 1944-52: Maximum dally discharge, 1,410 cfs June 25, 1948, May 19, 20, 1949; 

no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good except those above 500 cfs, which are fair. Canal diverts from 

North Canadian River just above Lake Overholser (see p.300) and delivers water to Lake 

Hefner (capacity, 80,600 acre-ft) for municipal water supply of Oklahoma City; diversions are Infrequent. Subsequent to April 1950, small ground-water seepage when headgates are closed Included In records.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

1.5

0.05

3.0

JIov.

0.3

.2

.2

4.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

75

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

6.9

0.23

14

Dec.

0

.2

.2

0

.1

^_

10.8

0.35

21

Jan.

0.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.7

.5

.5

.4

.6

.6

.6

.4

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.6

.4

.4

.6

.6

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5

.6

16.3

0.53

32

Feb.

0.5

.5

.6

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.3

.3

.4

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

1.1

1.2

.8

.8

.6

.6

-

-

15.6

0.54

31

Mar.

0.8

.7

.9

.5

.6

.6

.5

.6

.8

2.0

.8

.6

.4

.6

.4

.6

.6

1.2

.6

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.5

.4

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

19.9

0.64

39

Apr.

0.4

.4

.6

.2

7T

.6

.4

.5

.9

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.4

.5

.6

.8

1.0

1.0

.6

111

343

1.5

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.8

-

472.5

15.7

937

May

1.2

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

4.0

289

200

1.7

.8

.7

767

1.540

547

211

145

65

1.6

1.2

.9

3,584.0

116

7,110

June

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

1.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

-

11.4

0.38

23

July

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.5

0.15

8.9

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~1.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

0.05

3.4

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,180 Min o Mean 11.0 Ac-ft 7,990

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,340 Min 0 Mean 11.3 Ac-ft 8,220
300 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°29', long. 97°40', on north line of SWtj sec. 30, T. 12 N., R. 4 W., at 

control tower at left end of dam on North Canadian River, 2^ miles southwest of Bethany, 

5 miles west of Oklahoma City, and at mile 281.5.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read three or more times daily. Datum of gage is 1,065.77 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Oklahoma City Water Department).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 15,300 acre-ft May 18 (gage height, 175.35 ft); 

minimum, 5,370 acre-ft Sept. 30 (gage height, 168.55 ft).

1939-52: Maximum contents, 20,900 acre-ft June 14, 1944 (gage height, 176.9 ft), 

from capacity table then in use; minimum observed, 4,130 acre-ft May 21, 1940 (gage 

height, 165.25 ft), from capacity table then in use.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by Ambursen-type dam flanked by long earth-fill sections. 

Storage began in 1917. Dam was partly washed out in 1923 and rebuilt in 1924. Capacity (based on 1951 survey), 17,100 acre-ft below 176.5 ft (top of spillway gates). 

Dead storage unknown. Water used for municipal water supply by Oklahoma City.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Oklahoma City Water Department.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Calendar year 1951...

Sept. 30.. ..............

Water year 1951-52.. .

Gage he ight 

(feet)t

-

168.55

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

5,370

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1,230

-5,900

-2,480

-6,630

t Gage height at 12 p.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 301

ass.

North Canadian River near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°29'4Q^, long. 97 0 25'40", on north line sec. 29, T. 12 N., R. 2 W., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62,-4^ miles east of 

State Capitol in Oklahoma City, 5 miles upstream from Crutcho Creek, and at mile 261.2.

Drainage area. 13,512 sq mi.

Records available.--May to December 1899 (gage heights only), November 1938 to September 

1952.Published in 1899 as North Fork of Canadian River at Oklahoma City.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,140.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. May to December 1899, chain gage at site about 6 miles upstream at different 

datum. Nov. 11, 1938, to June 26, 1939, wire-weight gage at site 1,250 ft downstream 

at datum 0.66 ft lower and June 27, 1939, to Feb. 8, 1940, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1939-52), 412 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,700 cfs May 23 (gage height, 8.20 ft); minimum 

dally, 23 cfs Sept. 14.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs Oct. 30, 1941 (gage height, 14.74 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Dec. 20, 1938, Oct. 18, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 16.3 ft Oct. 16, 1923 (from information by State Highway Commission); about 2 ft of this stage was caused by failure of dam at Lake Overholser (from 

information by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by Fort Supply 

Reservoir (see p. 292) for period May 1942 to April 1948 and thereafter by Canton Reservoir (see p. 296), and by Lake Overholser (see preceding page). Diversions above 

station into Lake Hefner Canal (see p. 299). Low flow sustained by sewage from Oklahoma 

City.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13, Oct. 31 to 

to Mar. 1, May 3-5, 11-28, May 30 to June 12, Ju 

to Sept. 5, Sept. 14-17, 30)

. Dec. 10, Dec. 21 

Lly 20-26, Aug. 30

1.9

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

285

481

1,050

2,740

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

63

65

65

63

73

71

65

67

66

66

63

62

61

59

61

60

60

62

62

59

56

60

63

61

61

62

68

61

95

62

103

2,025

65.3

4,020

JJov.

a70

a74

a70

a68

a 68

a69

71

67

66

63

61

65

65

63

65

66

63

61

65

65

70

a66

50

107

To

51

47

47

46

46

-

1,925

64.2

3,820

Dec.

44

a44

45

45

45

43

43

42

39

41

43

43

43

43

38

39

43

43

43

44

42

41

40

41

48

52

49

49

47

44

44

1,350

43.5

2,680

Jan.

42

46

46

62

56

43

46

53

48

47

48

46

39

46

43

42

43

42

42

36

49

43

39

39

39

39

35

38

~J2 122

52

1,483

47.8

2,940

Feb.

49

47

44

45

46

45

46

44

42

38

55

65

45

48

45

-45

39

41

43

42

42

41

40

89

151

62

51

46

44

-

1,460

50.3

2,900

Mar.

121

372

1.020

980

919

772

356

303

262

395

335

208

201

239

186

308

384

548

477

464

455

429

361

297

491

340

198

247

218

181

248

12,315

397

24,430

Apr.

201

181

172

234

a!55

a!25

150

201

210

255

113

89

71

71

67

63

61

89

135

228

273

247

645

261

563

678

736

715

748

888

-

8,625

287

17,110

May

919

760

356

198

200

563

604

582

588

434

180

108

125

123

111

a65

797

738

115

73

59

M

2.560

1,240

194

125

94

602

157

94

83

12,721

410

25,230

June

70

75

71

68

73

67

65

59

61

50

61

63

65

62

52

55

56

60

61

60

54

109

62

57

54

54

55

49

44

43

-

1,846

61.5

3,660

July

~92 148

87

49

45

59

49

61

47

49

47

41

56

76

77

63

56

51

46

40

44

46

43

42

41

59

55

57

57

57

38

1,654

53.4

3,280

Aug.

57

55

51

46

56

35

53

256

60

41

45

45

43

41

39

41

34

36

44

41

38

59

37

34

38

40

41

42

40

37

54

1,457

46.4

2,850

Sept.

35

39

39

40

39

35

50

31

33

32

31

29

27

23

24

26

29

50

28

27

26

29

51

51

32

35

52

50

32

12

-

943

51.4

1,870

Calendar year 1951 : Max 7,180 Mln 38 Mean 835 Ac-ft 604,100

Mater year 1951-52: Max 2,380 Min 23 Mean 131 Ao-ft 94,790

Peak discharge (base. 4.400 cfs). May 25 (2 p.m.) 4,700 cfs (8.20 ft).

a Mo gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records
302 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

North Canadian River near Wetumka, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°15'40", long. 96°12'40", in center of SW-jL sec. 12, T. 9 H., R. 10 E.,

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U, S. Highway 75, 2^ miles northeast of Wetumka, 2.3 miles upstream from Wewoka Creek, and at mile 84.4.

Drainage area. 14,448 sq mi.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 683.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 19, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 914 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,000 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 10.10 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 16, 17.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 66,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 26.40 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 16, 17, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 26.9 ft in October 1923, from Information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. For statement on regulation and 

diversion see "Remarks" for station near Oklahoma City.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 27 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers .

Revisions (water years) . W 977: 1942. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

7.0 

7.2 

7.4

65

110

180

7.7 

8.0

9.0 

10.0

360

650

1,500

2,800

7,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

105

102

102

92

98

100

100

98

98

95

95

92

85

83

100

105

85

85

83

85

83

92

100

119

134

144

195

225

284

284

230

3,778

122

7,490

Nov.

432

353

220

156

119

131

108

90

|

L a92

1-1

1

J

gioe

glOS

gllO

glOS

g!02

glOO

g95

g!02

205

210

260

190

144

128

156

-

4,379

146

8,690

Dec.

128

110

105

100

119

113

105

102

98

95

92

92

95

100

98

100

102

100

95

100

83

64

102

88

88

85

98

98

100

98

100

3,053

98 . 5

6,060

Jan.

g90

g!02

g!22

g!76

g!90

g205

Sl§4

g220

176

176

168

137

131

131

128

125

125

119

113

108

119

128

128

122

108

108

100

102

100

98

98

4,207

136

8,340

Feb.

102

116

311

242

176

140

119

108

102

100

100

102

102

108

110

125

144

160

137

131

113

108

108

122

1,090

918

416

304

260

_

-

6,174

213

12,250

Mar.

220

248

896

1,400

905

1,200

1,100

1,040

1,070

2.190

1,950

965

980

785

626

530

542

770

710

800

785

521

578

494

467

467

476

449

554

521

458

24,697

797

48,990

Apr.

416

360

368

530

512

376

290

260

284

236

230 502"

1,220

530

400

290

236

230

775

2,490

5,800

4,610

3,670

gl,540

gl.010

g860

g725

g566

g695

g845

30,856

1,029

61,200

May

g875

g905

g995

g935

785

566

467

353

346

542

590

602

590

440

254

205

242

782

1,280

1,540

614

424

775

3,680

3,400

2,000

845

770

1,260

1,140

920

29,122

939

57,760

June

965

1.070

g830

g785

g530

875

g408

g332

g266

g272

254

254

297

205

210

172

164

137

140

140

125

122

110

116

113

113

140

116

113

108

-

9,482

316

18,810

July

108

110

131

116

100

105

160

125

116

152

137

128

102

140

380

260

215

325

948

521

353

205

152

119

100

83

69

69

69

69

73

5,740

185

11,390

Augi

67

73

71

73

69

92

92

92

131

137

105

105

140

113

83

67

58

54

54

53

46

42

46

48

46

46

41

38

34

33

30

2,179

70.3

4,320

Sept.

29

29

28

27

26

24

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

20

20

S§9

g59

35

27

25

25

24

24

23

21

-

776

25.9

1,540

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,770 Mln 64 Mean 1,042 Ac-ft 754,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,800 Mln 19 Mean 340 Ac-ft 246,800

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP cfs).--Apr. 23 (8:30 p.m.) 8,000 cfs (10.10 ft), 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 303

Bellcow Creek at Chandler, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°42', long. 96°53', In SW£ sec. 9, T. 14 N., R. 4 E., half a mile upstream 

from bridge on U. S. Highway 66, half a mile west of courthouse in Chandler, and 1.4 

miles downstream from Bellcalf Creek.

Drainage area. 46 sq mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datura of gage is 824.26 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 6, 1950, at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,910 cfs May 23 (gage height, 11.80 ft); no flow 

Sept. 2-16, 21-30.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, that of May 23, 1952; no flow Oct. 24-26, 1948, Aug. 30 

to Sept. 5, 1951, Sept. 2-16, 21-30, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 18, Apr. 20-22, July 18 to Aug. 8)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

.1 

1.0 

3.1 

6.7

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

178

252

420

644

1,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5 

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.2

.9

.7

.6

1.7

6. 

2.

1.

1.

1.

103 -

44

3.

2.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

2.

1.

2.

3.

3.

18

5.1

23

251.3

8.11

498

JIov.

16

4.0

2.8

2.3

3.7

18 

5.1

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.1

273

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.3

6.1 

ii

7.2

4.4

3.7

3.4

3.1

193.1

6.44

383

Dec.

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

b2.0

b2.5

2.8

2.3

b2.5

bl.O

bl.5

2.1

2.8

It!

b2.0

b2.0

3.4

2.6

2.3

2.3

80.1

2.58

159

Jan.

1.9

s'.i

5.1

8.6

bS.O 

3.7

3.1

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.1 

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

97.4

3.14

193

Feb.

3.1

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.1

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.1

10

5.9

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.0

3.7

4.0

3.4

3.4

4.0

4.0

14 

_58

33

12

6.7

5.1

_

-

214.0

7.38

424

Mar.

8~5.5

220

19

11

6.7 

6.3

113

360

82

24

16

14

13

13

17

183

21

15

13

12

9.6

10 

9.0

8.1

8.1

7.6

7.2

B.I

8.6

1,333.4

43.0

2,640

Apr.

6.7

5.5

7.2

5.5

4.4

5.5 

7.6

8.1

6.3

7.6

8.1

7.6

5.9

5.1

5.1

5.5

5.5

9.6

129

78

78

32

13

i:

9.0

8.1

6.7

6.3

5.9

498.2

16.6

968

May

17

10

7.2

6.7

5.9

4.8 

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.1

3.1

77

215

17

12

12

80

1.170

67 

23

20

16

15

13

12

12

1,851.2

59.7

3,670

June

"9.6 10

9.0

9.6

10

9.0 

8.6

7.6

6.7

4.8

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.6

1.2

2.3

2.1

1.2

1.5

2.1

1.0

1.2 

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

.8

-

129.1

4.30

256

July

4.7

a3.0

a2.0

ai.5

al.O

25 

5.6

1.3

1.7

1.2

.9 iTo

10

4.0

1.2

1,030

20

14

7.2

aS.O

a4.0

a3.0 

a2.5

a2.5

2.1

a2.0

2.3

2.1

1.9

1,257.7

40.6

2,490

Aug.

1.7

1.7

1.7

13

2.1

2.6 

2.6 

"3.4 32

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.2

.9

.9

2.6

2.8

1.5

1.3

.9

1.0

1.3

1.7 

1.2

.4

.6

.4

.3

.1

7t

85.4

2.75

169

Sept.

0.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

T7S

.4.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.0

0.17

9.9

Calendar year 1951: Max 639 Mln 0 Mean 18.3 Ao-ft 13,280

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,170 Mln 0 Mean 16.4 Ac-ft 11,880

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 ofa).--May 23 (6:30 a.m.) 2,910 efs (11.80 ft); July 17 (7 p.m.) 2,300 

ofs (10.16 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
304 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Deep Pork near Beggs, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°41', long. 96°04', on line between sees. 19 and 20, T. 14 N., R. 12 E., 

near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles upstream from Adams 

Creek, 4 miles south of Beggs, 8 miles downstream from Plat Rock (Checkerboard) Creek, 

and at mile 85.0.

Drainage area. 2,018 sq ml.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 632.55 ft above mean sea level, 

cTatum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 29, 1939, staff gage at 

site 450 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,062 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,200 cfs May 30 (gage height, 19.60 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 2.8 cfs Sept. 30.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 66,800 cfs May 11, 1943 (gage height, 34.55 ft); no 

flow at times In 1939.

Remarks . Records good except those above 1,000 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1952 are given In Water-Supply Paper 1252 .

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geoloogical Survey 

Revisions (water years) .--W 957: 1941. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3-19, Apr. 21-25,

May 28-31, Sept. 14-3O)

3.0

90

180

5.0

8.0

14.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

444

999

2,610

4,540

5,170

6,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

55 

61

67

71

71

74

115

115

86

90

97

90

71

55

268

681

4l4

213

180

160

133

133

541

575

327

249

418

592

414

609

575

7,600

245

15,070

JJov.

1,120 

1,020

575

444

384

460

429

355

274

225

191

237

355

287

213

169

160

142

133

115

110

"I6"2 102

133

414

384 

313

249

213

302

-

9,510

317

18,860

Dec.

191 

16S

151

142

160

16tf

151

151

124

115

106

102

97

93

90

86

78

74

74

78

78

74

74

74

78

S6 

82

78

82

86

90

3,365

105

6,480

Jan.

90

86

86

146

429

534

369

355

327

287

261

213

180

169

160

151

142

133

133

124

201

313

191

151

142

133

124

124

115

106

102

6,067

196

12,030

Feb.

97 

102

151

142

142

142

133

115

110

102

93

90

izT

142

142

142

160

191

237

213

169

151

133

409

1,750

1.890 

1,370

915

854

»

-

10,411

359

20,650

Mar.

794 

1,040

1,920

3, 610

2,450

2,030

1,780

1,750

1,700

2,090

2,880

2.980

2,940

2,420

2,200

2,200

2,230

1,830

1,570

1,270

1,130

1,090

1,060

756

575

476 

399

355

327

313

300

47,465

1,531

94,150

Apr.

287 

274

274

429

524

399

313

274

261

249

237

355

756

663

355

355

274

261

579

2,120

3,520

4,400

4,940

5.010

4,310

3,600 

3,080

2,770

2,140

1,090

-

44,099

1,470

87,470

May

663 

575

663

541

508

476

384

327

274

237

202

180

169

160

151

142

"502" 133

699

775

957

1,250

1,520

2,510

2,940

2,940 

2,810

3,560

5,550

6.050

4,940

42,488

1,371

84,270

June

5.790 

3,010

1,590

936

978

1,570

834

429

355

300

249

213

180

160

142

124

102

93

78

71

71

64

58

52

49

43 

40

38

38

40

-

15,697

523

31,130

July

38 

38

61

160

67

52

40

38

38

,56

36

43

78

82

82

74

86

115

151

327

874

1,040

1.060

775

429

313 

261

202

160

133

115

7,004

226

13,890

Aug.

151

133

93

78

64

58

55

67

106

106

74

110

169

T45

110

82

61

58

49

43

40

40

43

38

58

40 

32

30

29

26

.22

2,207

71.2

4,380

Sept.

20

18

16

15

13

11

10

9.8

8.8

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.8

6.8

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4 

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

-

216.9

7.23

430

Calendar year 1951 : Max 5,450 Mln 18 Mean 628 Ac-ft 455,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 6,050 Mln 3.0 Mean 536 Ac-ft 388,800

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). 

ofs (18.60 ft); May 30 (1 p.m.) 6.20C

Mar. 12 (5 p.m.) 3,010 cfs (14.90 ft); Apr. 24 (10 p.m.) 5,090 

cfs (19.60 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 305

Canadian River near Whitefield, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°16i, long. 95*14', in SE£SE£ see. 12, T. 9 N., R. 19 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 2, three-quarters of a mile north 

of Whitefield, 5% miles upstream from Snake Creek, and at mile 18.8.

Drainage area. 47,576 sq mi.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 478.16 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 11, 1939, wire-weight gage and Jan. 11, 1939, 

to Dec. 10, 1941, recording gage, at site 2.1 miles downstream at datum 2.80 ft lower. 

Dec. 11, 1941, to June 11, 1947, recording gage at present site and datum and June 12, 

1947, to Sept. 30, 1948, wire-weight or recording gage at former site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 6,928 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 60,400 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 14.42 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 20.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 281,000 cfs May 10, 1943 (gage height, 25.5 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 20, 1952.

Maximum stage known since 1898, that of May 10, 1943 (from information by local 

resident).

Remarks. Records fair. Occasional slight regulation by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico 

(see p. 273). Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 45 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Englneers. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 

are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions. W 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16 

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27 

26

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

365

355

325

275 

236

290

316

320

293

266

245

253

266

240

240

236

224

|§§

680

429

320

320 

311

284

444

3,200

£,480

2,320

2,610

22,709

733

45,040

Hov.

4,440

4.800

4,320

3,440 

2,480

1,860

1,480

1,180

1,100

1,000

844

1,050

1,010

755

659

710

646

546 

479

412

365

350

690 

1,100

2,740

3,540

3,760 

3,540

2,750

2,240

-

54,286

1,810

107,700

Dec.

1,600

1,200

1,020

886 

803

680

639

732

835

835

795

763

688

632

528

479

439

439 

434

428

375

391

391 

391

380

365

391

375

365

355

355

18,989

613

37,660

Jan.

350

345

414

860 

1,200

1,230

1,420

1,930

2.080

1,660

1,400

1,270

1,160

1,040

912

827

787

787 

748

725

795

912

1,070 

974

852

920

779 

639

566

503

485

29,640

956

58,790

Feb.

516

795

1,380

2,080 

2,000

1,660

1,250

929

748

652

578

516

451

412

586

445

528

748 

956

1,020

1,050

1,020

965 

860

2,420

4,340

ffi 4,440

_

-

43,615

1,504

86,510

Mar.

3,650

3,130

7,5.00

16.200 

12,700

8,780

6,980

6,230

5,170

10,300

15,500

13,000

8,980

6,820

5,820

4,920

4,210

4,210 

5,170

5,170

4,920

4,320

3,540 

2,940

2,750

2,400

2,000

1,790

1,540

1.420

2,060

184,120

5,939

365,200

Apr.

3,440

3,760

2,660

3,SBO 

5,170

5,040

3,540

2,570

1,930

1.660

1,860

11,000

22,700

17,700

14,200

10,900

5,520

3,980 

3,650

7,030

28,600

38,100

48.000 

32,500

21,200

14,100

9,410 

8,380

7,810

7,130

347,420

11,580

689,100

May

6,520

5,170

4,560

3,650 

3,230

2,750

2,320

2,000

1,790

1,530

1,330

1,270

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,030

1,100" 947

5,400

7,900

5,820

4,210

3,330 

3,330

16.600

13,300

9,860 

8,000

8,630

10,100

8,780

148,057

4,776

293,700

June

7,640

8,000

^7^640 

7,130

5,180

5,050

4,320

3,130

2,000

1..500

1,250

1,070

912

787

680

618

559 

485

434

370

320

293 

266

253

232

232 

216

212

208

72,287

2,410

143,400

July

204

212

224

212 

204

196

220

262

220

216

208

185

174

260

297

307

1,380

2.760 

2,300

2,320

2,000

1,440

1,200 

1,460

1,540

1,400

1,060 

779

604

479

412

24,735

798

49,060

Aug.

355

302

279

240 

236

566

492

365

503

456

360

340

325

307

266

266

316

279 

232

196

174

152

174 

142

126

139

266 

200

152

133

123

8,462

273

16,780

Sept.

103

83

78

71 

64

60

58

54

51

50

48

48

46

45

44

40

39

39 

38

57

65

118

1.460 

737

386

270

185 

129

100

75

4,621

154

9,170

Calendar year 1951 : Max 52,000 Min 210 Mean 4,501 Ac-ft 3,259,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 48,000 Min 37 Mean 2,620 Ac-ft 1,902,000

Peak discharge (base. 35.OOP efs). Apr. 23 (3:3O a.m.) 60,400 cfs (14.42 ft).
306 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°28 I , long. 94°52' , in SW£ sec. 34, T. 12 N., R. 23 E., on left bank 10 

ft upstream from water-supply dam of city of Sallisaw, 3^ miles west of Sallisaw, 5 m 

upstream from Little Sallisaw Creek, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 182 mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1952.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 490.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Low flow computed from wire-weight gage read once 

daily at bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 0.2 mile downstream at datum 13.22 ft lower.

Average discharge. 10 years, 250 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,360 cfs May 23 (gage height, 3.43 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.6 cfs Sept. 29-30.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 11.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determinations at 

gage heights 7.96 and 11.25 ft; no flow at times in 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those computed from auxiliary wire-weight gage readings, 

which are fair. Small diversion from reservoir for municipal water supply of city of 

Sallisaw. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1252 .

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet

per second] 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 23 to Dec. 13, June 9-20)

Dot. 1-26, Nov. 8-22, 

Dec. 14 to Jan. 3

1.0 

1.5

2.0 102

2.5 167

3.0 257

Oct. 27 to Nov. 7, Nov. 23 

to Dec. 13, Jan. 4 to May 5, 

May 23 to June 8, Aug. 5-7

208

572

1.5 1,190

2.0 1,960

3.0 4,110

May 6-22, June 9 to Aug. 4, 

Aug. 8 to Sept. 30

0.1 1.6 

.2 3.0

.4 7.5 

.6 14

0.9

1.2 

1.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

21

19

17

15

*12

18

17

15

15

15

14

13

12

10

9.4

8.5

7.3

6.5

5.7

5.5

5.5

8.2

9.8

7.3

6.5

6.5

493

152

108

97

288

1,437.7

46.4

2,850

JIov.

383

194

145

114

97

97

91

86

80

74

71

150

200

173

138

*106

81

76

73

69

66

65

145

369

616

440

490

402

295

 216

-

5,602

187

11,110

Dec.

173

145

126

114

145

*138

126

199

270

247

208

180

152

126

103

87

76

69

66

63

58

52

50

47

46

40

38

37

33

31

30

3,275

106

6,500

Jan.

29

28

26

114

175

152

132

120

108

*97

91

85

79

69

69

65

65

55

50

50

65

 91

97

85

79

79

74

69

65

60

55

2,476

79.9

4,910

Feb.

77

254

247

201

187

166

138

126

114

103

97

91

85

*79

69

85

97

108

114

120

103

108

114

124

505

303

247

208

187

-

4,255

147

8,440

Mar.

159

194

1,150

840

490

*383

295

255

251

1,800

1,560

775

500

375

303

247

251

530

*295

247

208

194

173

159

145

126

114

108

97

91

91

12,162

392

i'4,120

Apr.

91

"91 85

265

255

201

166

145

*170

469

356

3,200

2,600

968

594

421

330

270

270

334

*500

490

469

347

270

224

187

166

138

126

14,196

473

28,160

May

114

103

97

85

79

76

68

62

*58

56

55

48

46

42

40

39

38

40

42

40

39

38

-^77 2.700

426

270

208

*180

187

145

120

6,516

210

12,920

June

108

97

85

74

91

169 in

91

75

*67

59

55

52

47

44

33

35

31

28

*25

23

21

13

18

16

15

15

14

13

12

1.U&2

i-1.7

3,080

July

12

*11

11

9.8

8.5

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.8

7.2

*11

15

17

18

T7

16

14

12

9.0

7.0

5.8

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.6

*3_._4

285.4

9.21

566

Aug.

5.4

3.4

3.2

67~ 5.0

69

79

54

28

22

19

19

18

17

15

15

11

*9.8

9.2

8.8

8.2

7.8

6.8

6.2

5.8

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.4

533.1

17.2

1,060

Sept.

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.3

 2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

 2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

64.5

2.15

128

Calendar year 1951 : Wax 5,480 Mln 2.4 Mean 181 Ac-ft 131,200

Water year 1951-52 : Max 3,200 Mln i.e Mean 143 Ac-ft 103,800

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 ofs).--Apr. 12 (10:50 p.m.) 4,920 cfs (5.32 ft); May 25 (11 a.m.) 5,560 

cfs (5.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

Note. Discharge eomputed from once-daily readings of auxiliary gage Oct. 1-26, Nov. 8-22, Dec. 14 

to Jan. 3, May 6-22, June 9 to Ai-g. 4, Aug. 6 to Sept. 50.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 307

Arkansas River near Salllsaw, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°21', long. 94e 46i, in SW£ sec. 9, T. 10 N., R. 24 E., near center of 

 span on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 59, 3.9 miles downstream 

from San Bois Creek, 1\ miles south of Sallisaw, and at mile 395.0.

Drainage area. 147,491 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 413.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 129,000 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 18.82 ft); 

minimum, 2,690 cfs Sept. 3, 4.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 442,000 cfs May 12, 1950 (gage height, 31.04 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 3, 4, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 37.90 ft May 11, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by 

storage reservoirs and power development.

Cooperation. Records sollected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, 25-27, Nov. 4-7, Dec. 5 to 

Jan. 26, Mar. 15 to Apr. 5, May 9-20, June 11 to July 12)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, 

Apr. 3O to Sept. 3C ec. 1 to Apr. 29

3.0 

3.5

4.0

2,600

3,150

3,720

4,830

6,180

7.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

16,200

32,800

58,100

91,100

5.0

8.0

11.0

15.0

19.0

11,100

23,100

41,100

79,100

132,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

5 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

35,000

29,300 

25,500 

22,600

19,200

17,400

16,600

22,600

21,100

17,000

15,400

16,600

18 , 800

19,200

17,400

15,400

14,400

17,000

17,800

17,400

16,200

15,100

14,000

12,900

15,100

15,800

36,500

38)900

32,800

30,000

666,800

21,510

*1,323

Nov.

42,100

43,000 

39,700 

33,600

28,600

25,500

24, 300

21,600

20,100

21,100

22,600

25,500

335,000

a47,000

55,300

66,100

76,900

82,700

66,100

47,200

37,300

30,000

29,300

34,300

39,700

40,500

45,500

49,000 

49,000

44,600

-

*1,223.2

40,770

*2,426

Dec.

59. 700

34,800 

31,100 

28,700

27,600

26,600

25,600

25,100

25,600

24,600

23,600

23,100

22,600

21,800

20,400

18,600

18,600

18 , 200

16,600

15,400

15,000

14,200

13,600

13,200

12,800

12,500

12,800

13,600 

13,600

13,600

13,600

636,800

20,540

*1,263

Jan.

13,200

13,200 

12,800 

13 , 900

15,400

16,200

16,200

15,400

15,400

15,800

17,000

19,000

19.500

19,000

18,200

17,000

16,600

16,600

16,200

15,400

15,400

15,800

15,400

15,400

15,400

15,000

14,600

13,900 

13 , 600

13 , 200

13,200

482,900

15,580

957,800

Feb.

15,900

19,500 

20,800

26,600

28,700

28,100

26,100

25,600

24,100

23,100

22,200

21,300

20,800

20,400

19,500

17,800

17,400

16 , 200

15,000

15,000

15,000

14,600

14,600

17,000

23,100

30.500

26,600 

19,500

-

-

600,000

20,690

*1,190

Mar.

21,800

20,000 

25,100 

44,300

53,600

51,800

44,300

37,600

31,100

41,600

66,100

86,300

104,000

102,000

95,000

81,500

62,100

50,900

44,300

45,900

52,700

49 , 100

44,300

41,900

38,300

34,100

31,100

29,300 

28,100

27,100

27,100

*1,512.4

48,790

*3,000

Apr.

27,600

27,100 

26,100 

27,100

28,100

29,300

30,500

30,500

29,300

29 , 900

27,600

38,400

67,100

58,100

55,400

51,800

42,700

35,500

33 , 500

35,500

58,100

83,900

122,000

110,000

96,300

91,100

81,500

70,300 

62,100

51,700

-

*1,558.1

51,940

*3,090

May

44,600

40,500 

36,600 

33,600

31,400

30,000

29,300

27,400

23,200

20,100

17,800

16,200

16,200

17,000

17,000

16,200

15,400

14,700

14,400

22,100

20,600

18,800

19,200

21,600

34,400

50,800

36, 600

27,400 

26,700

27,400

22,600

789,800

25,480

*1,567

June

22,600

21,100 

22,100 

23,800

23,200

32,100

38,100

31,400

38,900

35,800

26,700

21,100

17,000

14,400

12,200

10,800

10,800

11,500

11,200

10,500

9,840

7,950

7,500

6,320

6,600

7,200

7,200

6,750 

5,640

5,240

-

505,540

16,850

*1,003

July

4,960

3,530 

2.780 

17780

3,440

3,620

3,930

3,720

4,590

5,780

5,780

5,370

4,140

4,040

4,590

5,500

5,910

7,500

6 .250

7,050

6,900

6,450

6,600

7,050

7,650

7,950

5,910

5,240 

4,830

4,470

4,350

164,660

5,312

326,600

Aug.

3,720

3,060 

3,820 

4,140

4,470

4,350

4,590

4,710

4,140

3,930

3,820

3,820

3,930

34,200

a4,600

a5, 000

a5,000

a4,600

a4,300

4,140

4,040

4,960

5.100

3,620

3,620

3,620

3,340

3,340 

3,930

3,720

3,440

127,070

4,099

252,000

Sept.

2,960

2,780 

2.690 

2,690

2,780

2,870

2,780

3,240

3,150

2,870

3,720

4,040

3,720

3,240

3,060

2,960

2,870

3,060

4,590

4,350

3,530

3,240

3,150

3,720

3,340

3,720

3,620

3,150 

2,960

2,960

-

97,810

3,260

194,000

Calendar year 1951 : Max 248,000 Mln - Mean 47,930 Ac-ft 34,700,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 122,000 Mln 2,690 Mean 22,860 Ac-ft 16,590,000

Peak discharge (base. 100.000 efa). Mar. 13 (4:30 p.m.) 104,000 cfs (17.03 ft); Apr. 23 (2 p.m.) 

129,000 cfs (18.82 ft).

t Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for adjacent 

stations.
308 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°55i, long. 94°18i, in sec. 16, T. 3 N., R. 31 M., on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge at Cauthron, 8 miles downstream from Jones Creek.

Drainage area.--2QO sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 585 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

^o May 2, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 239 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs Apr. 22; maximum gage height, 18.69 

ft Apr. 12; no flow at times.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 23.34 ft); no 

flow at times.

Flood of June 1935 reached a stage of 27.4 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 1037: 1939(M). W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-24, Apr. 22, 23, 

June 11 to July 1, July 12 to Aug. 27)

5.3

5.6

6.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

82

165

325

840

2,500

4,340

6,540

9,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.4

4.4

4.4

3.4

2.6

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.5 

*1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4 

4.7

42

51

15

201

271

78

*72

1.390

2,148.3

69.3

0.346

0.40

4,260

Nov.

5 420

440

272

176

139

1,010

455

228

155 

118

96

87

80

76

65

51

42

56

*51

26

26

26

221

760

866

722

360

260

182

139

-

10,545

352

1.76

1.96

20,920

Dec.

115

98

125

256

268

240

155

1,510

1.590 

*490

525

240

179

165

145

105

89

96

98

84

78

60 

55

55

56

84

69

54

51

51

49

6,625

214

1.07

1.23

13,140

Jan.

44

*43 150

2,050

1,290

708

420

284

236

204 

220

152

135

124

118

113

94

87

80

71

63

56

*56 

54

46

42

44

42

58

35

31

29

11,076

357

1.78

2.06

21,970

Feb.

36

69

71

78

94

67

54

48

42 

38

55

*55

54

31

27

54

62

162

152

518

182

142

176

145

278

289

200

155

127

-

3,161

109

0.545

0.59

6,270

Mar.

100

417

 1,880

936

400

272

204

165

145 

3,150

*5.290

708

400

264

204

162

159

295

294

179

145

511 

252

*172

155

110

94

82

74

TT

472

15, 705

507

2.54

2.92

51,150

Apr.

525

276

225

1,750

628

550

208

195

294 

2,050

626

7,780

4,170

893

480

 325

240

196

176

186

760

*7.820 

3,850

787

470

316

232

179

139

110

-

36,216

1,207

6.04

6.73

71,830

May

89

78

69

58

*49

40

34

28

24 

23

21

18

16

16

14

12

11

527

228

94

72

54 

124

565

212

*116

78

63

53

44

36

2,666

86.0

0.430

0.50

5,290

June

 54 28

21

18

18

15

12

11

9.8 

8.6

6.9

5.4

4.7

4.4

3.4

3.1

2.6

2.4

*2.0

1.6

1.4

1.0 

.8

.3

.3

.3

0

tf.2

.2

-

206.8

6.89

0.034

0.04

410

July

0.2

.2

.1

0

0

.1.1

.1

.1 *o

0

3.4

2.9

5.4

5.7

3.4

2.6

2.2

1.6

1.3 

1.0

.6

.4

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.2

.2

56.0

1.16

0.0058

0.007

71

Aug.

0.2

T2

.2

*. 1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

o

0

0

*o

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

2.9

0.09

0.00045

0.0005

5.8

Sept.

(*)

(* )

-

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,270 Mln 1.2 Mean ISO Cfsm 0.900 In. 12.18 Ac-ft 150,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,820 Mln 0 Mean 241 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.44 Ac-ft 175,300

Peak discharee (base, -3.0DO cfs).-

cfs (10.88 ft); Jan. 2 (6 p.m.) 6,74C 

Mar. 10 (11:30 p.m.) 6,450 cfs (15. 8£

-Nov. 1 (3:10 a.m.) 5,770 cfs (15.15 ft); Dec. 8 (1O p.m.) 3,O40 

) cfs (16.16 ft); Mar. 3 (5:30 p.m.) 3,400 cfs (11.50 ft); 

ft); Apr. 10 (5:30 a.m.) 3,220 cfs (ll.20 ft>)s Apr. 12 (6:30

p.m.) 10,700 cfs (18.86 ft)s Apr. 22 (5 p.m.) 10,900 cfs (18.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 309

Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla.

Location Lat 34°54'45", long. 95°09i20", in NW-^NWi sec. 13, T. 5 N., R. 20 E. , on down-

 stream side of left abutment of highway bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from Little Fourche 

Maline, 5 miles southwest of Red Oak, and at mile 41.2.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 540.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Apr. 25, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 141 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,450 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 17.36 ft); no 

flow July 30 to Aug. 4, Aug. 26 to Sept. 20.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 26,300 cfs Apr. 25, 1942 (gage height, 22.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years. 

Flood in June 1935 reached a stage of 25.4 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and 26 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16-22, 27-31, Nov. 3-22, Dec. 13-20, 

June 11-25, July 4 to Aug. 18, Aug. 2O-30, Sept. E2-25)

4.5 

6.8

1.5

2.0

3.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

13

44

131

348

1,080

2,310

2,900

4,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

8.0

7.1

5.5

4.7

4.5

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.0

2.0

1.8 

1.2

.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

11

100

7.7

3.8

3.0

41

52

29

31

384

721.9

23.3

0.191

0.22

1,430

Nov.

729

181

101

72

54

44

43

37

29

24

20

18 

18

14

14

13

12

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.9

12

122

232

894

877

361

312

176

112

-

4,558.4

152

1.25

1.39

9,040

Dec.

82

67

58

50

73

82

64

53

116

112

79

61 

48

43

38

32

24

23

23

22

20

19

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

T2

12

1,311

42.3

0.347

0.40

2,600

Jan.

12

11

12

55

116

77

53

41

37

32

27

22

21

20

20

19

19

16

16

15

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

8.9

760.1

24.5

0.201

0.23

1,510

Feb.

£.£

18

25

20

25

30

31

25

20

18

16

14 

14

13

12

12

15

17

19

23

26

23

25

26

96

232

151

101

76

-

1,131.9

39.0

0.320

0.35

2,250

Mar.

59

53

386

712

248

156

107

82

71

1,160

1.550

444 

211

141

104

87

65

171

211

131

96

77

59

46

41

36

31

29

25

25

151

6,765

218

1.79

2.06

13,420

Apr.

206

108

79

493

328

166

116

87

88

282

243

5,470 

2,540

699

270

181

126

99

95

116

521

826

1,860

635

265

176

121

91

69

5_6_

-

14,412

480

3.93

4.39

28,590

May

43

37

38

36

27

22

18

15

14

12

11

11 

11

9.2

8.0

7.1

31 6.2

71

36

22

15

39

216

1O6

50

31

22

212

136

59

1,371.5

44.2

0.362

0.42

2,720

June

38

28

23

18

164

362

108

56

34

22

15

12 

10

8.0

7.1

5.5

4.7

4.5

4.1

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.4

1.8

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

74

-

941.1

31.4

0.257

0.29

1,870

July

0.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2 

.1

.1

.1

.3

4.0

4.3

6.2

378

2.2

1.2

.6

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

o0

29.6

0.95

0.0078

0.009

59

Aug.

0

0

0

0

jZ_

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2 

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.6

0.08

0.00066

0.0008

5.2

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.2

22

11

5.1

3.1

2.2

1.6

1.5

1.0

.9

-

48.6

1.62

0.013

0.01

96

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,640 Mln 0.1 Mean 131 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.54 Ac-ft 94,520

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,470 Mln 0 Mean 87.6 Cfsm O.718 In. 9.77 Ac-ft 63,590

Pe&k discharge (base. 5.OOP efsl. Apr. 12 (5:30 p.m.) 5,450 cfs (17.36 ft).
310 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°56', long. 94°43', In NE£ sec. 1, T. 5 N. , R. 24 E., In control tower 

near right end of Wister Dam on Poteau River, 2 miles south of Wister, 2.7 miles upstream from Caston Creek, and at mile 60.9.

Drainage area. 993 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

Eiy Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 211,700 acre-ft Apr. 25 (elevation, 491.10 ft); 

minimum, 22,880 acre-ft Sept. 21 (elevation, 470.06 ft).

1949-52: Maximum contents, 278,000 acre-ft Aug. 5, 1950 (elevation, 495.11 ft); 

minimum since conservation pool was first reached, that of Sept. 21, 1952.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Regulated storage began Oct. 4, 1949;

sonservation pool was first reached Dec. 19, 1949. Capacity, 430,000 acre-ft at elevation 502.5 ft (crest of spillway) and 29,950 acre-ft at elevation 471.6 ft (conservation pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and recreation. Figures given herein 

represent total contents.

Cooperatlon.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

e-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

30,470

30,160

30,160

30,210

33,210

30,370

30,310

30,370

30,370

30,370

30,310

30,310

30,310

30,310

30,310

30,310

30,310

30,310

30,260

30,260

30,260

31,410

37,010

37,930

37,170

35,820

35 , 500

35,930

34,420

30,890

50,990

Pov.

78,110

88,320

89,850

89,850

85,700

81,550

77,530

72,420

66,250

59,690

52,910

45,640

41,610

39,650

38,280

34,910

32,450

29,790

29,280

29,850

30,370

31,150

32,190

39,420

52,370

63,740

67,440

60,580

50,090

39,700

-

Dec.

31,670

30,570

30,990

31,820

31,930

30,990

30,420

37,070

47,380

51,770

50,510

45,400

37,550

32,910

30,520

30,050

30,160

30,210

30,370

30,570

30 , 000

29,900

29,790

29,950

30,260

30,310

30,420

30,160

29,950

29,950

30,210

Jan.

30,210

31,870

45,870

47,260

44,130

39,090

33,990

30,990

30,260

30,160

30,370

30,310

30,210

29,900

30,050

30,210

30,160

30,210

30,260

30,000

30,370

30,680

30,370

30,260

30,630

29,950

29,790

29,850

30,160

30,420

30,990

Feb.

31,460

31,870

32,860

32,290

30,570

30,520

31,350

31,250

30,890

30,570

31,150

31,770

31,300

30,520

3O,520

30,890

30,990

31,460

31,670

31,200

30,570

30,680

31,200

31,980

32,550

31,510

30,730

30,570

29,690

-

-

Mar.

29,590

31,250

45,110

54,940

56,550

52,550

46,620

42 , 450

38,690

60,710

86,820

100,300

104,800

97,950

84,980

73,050

61,160

49,790

42,110

34,150

30,990

30,940

31,200

30,470

30,050

30,000

29,950

30,000

29,950

30,160

33,290

Apr.

36,420

35,930

35,010

43,510

50,030

50,150

46,040

41,490

39,530

47,610

51,050

98,420

144,800

166,600

172,100

166,200

154,800

141,500

128,200

119,200

116,500

152,700

197,200

210,500

204,100

188,100

170,400

152,200

133,300

115,100

-

May

96,520

80,560

65,720

50,990

40,150

32,550

30,160

30,210

30,210

30,210

30,000

29,950

29,850

29,740

29,740

29,690

30,210

36,090

36,580

33,020

30,310

30,000

32,130

35,990

38,310

35,770

30,470

29,790

29,950

30,570

31,200

June

31,770

31,510

30,780

29,900

35,390

35,450

33,720

31,150

30,050

30,260

30,370

30,370

30,210

30,210

30,260

30,260

30,310

30,260

30,260

30,160

30,050

29,950

29,850

29,740

29,590

29,430

29,280

29,230

29,180

29,080

-

July

29,980

28,880

28,780

28,630

28,630

28,480

28,330

28,180

28,080

27,880

27,730

27,830

27,730

27,630

27,580

27,730

27,930

27,830

27,730

27,680

27,530

27,430

27,330

27,240

27,140

27,050

26,900

26,760

26,660

26,610

26,520

Aug.

26,380

26,290

26,190

26,100

26,060

25,960

25,870

26,360

26,240

26,190

26,100

26,010

25,92o

25,780

25,690

25,510

25,370

25,330

25,330

25,240

25,150

24,980

25,150

25,070

24,930

24,890

24,850

24,710

24,630

24,500

24,380

Sept.

24,630

24,500

24,380

24,330

24,250

24,120

24,000

23,870

23,870

23,790

23,670

23,590

23,550

23,510

23,390

23,390

23,310

23,270

23,150

22,950

23,590

23,590

23,550

23,510

23,470

23,470

23,430

23,350

23,350

23,310

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Dec 31

Calendar year 1951. .....

Sept. 30...., .... .........

Water year :9tl-E2. . . . . .

Elevation 

(feet)t

472.05

473.42

471.65

-

472.24

471.43

470.17

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

32,290

50,990

39,700

30,210

-

30,990

33,290

: is, 100

29,080

24,380

23,310

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+18,700

-11,290

-9,490

+50

+780

-1 , 300

+3 , 600

+81,810

-83,900

-2 , 120

-2,560

-2,140

-1,070

-8,980

t Elevatlor at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 311 

Poteau River near Wister, Okla. 

Location. Lat 34°56 I 45", long. 94°42'15", in SW^SE^ sec. 31, T. 6 N., R. 25 E., on right

 bank 1.2 miles downstream from Wister Dam, 1.5 miles upstream from Caston Creek,

2 miles southeast of Wister, and at mile 59.7. 

Drainage area. 1,012 sq mi. 

Records available. May 1938 to September 1952. Prior to May 21, 1951, records below about

bUU crs include flow from Caston Creek (drainage area, 70 sq mi). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 433.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Since May 21, 1951, supplemental staff gage read twice daily in outflow channel 

500 ft downstream from Wister Dam at datum 12.41 ft higher. May 11 to Dec. 31, 1938, 

wire-weight gage at site 1.2 miles upstream at datum 0.70 ft lower than present datum. 

Jan. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1947, water-stage recorder at railway bridge 0.5 mile downstream at present datum. Since Oct. 1, 1947, water-stage recorder at railway bridge 0.5 

mile downstream used as an auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,297 cfs.

Extremes. Ma?clmum discharge during year, 9,720 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 24.03 ft); mini-

 mum daily, 1.4 cfs Oct. 20-23.

1938-52: Maximum discharge (revised), 78,600 cfs May 16, 1945 (gage height, 37.16 

ft, at auxiliary gage); no flow at times in 1938-39, 1943, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 43.0 ft in June 1935 at site 1.2 miles upstream and at datum 

0.70 ft lower (estimated as 38.5 ft at auxiliary gage on basis of fall determined for 

flood of 1943).

Re vis ions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

877........

977........

1037........

Water 

year

1939

1943

1945

Date

Apr. 17, 1939

May 11, 1943

May 16, 1945

Discharge 

(cfs)

77,800

77,000

78,600

Gage height 

(feet)

37.1

37.05

37.16

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice 

a month. Plow completely regulated by Wister Dam since October 1949 (see preceding

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 34 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of

Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). W 1117: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic

feet per second, for the high-water period in the water year 1939, superseding figures

published in Water-Supply Paper 877, are given herewith:

Apr. 17, 1939..... 7O.OOO

Month

April 1939.... ........... 

Water year 1938-39..... 

Calendar year 1939 .....

Cfs-days

198,577 

326,574 

324,906.0

Maximum

7O.OOO 

7O,000 

70,000

Minimum

354 

O 

0

Mean

6,619 

895 

890

Hunoff In 

acre -feet

393,900 

6*7,700 

644,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-fl

Oct.

855

251

9

.2

a .0

a .9

a .7

a .5

a .5

a .5

.5

a .5

a. .5

a .5

a .5

a .5

a .5

a .5

a .5

a_-*

a .4

.4

a .4

251

600

753

1,060

1.O6O

1,620

2 . 100

703

9,381.4

303

18,610

Hov.

4.2

a4~72

592

,020

,O9O

,150

,880

,300

,470

,390

,290

,210

,630

,400

,360

,260

,300

,240

374

a9.2

8.8

aa.s

665

513

aS.8

8.8

al,93Q

e5,720

7.190

e6,600

-

70,626j8

2,354

140,100

Dec.

64,400

el, 600

510

510

1,110

1,620

1,180

a575

a575

575

1,560

3,540

4.820

3,390

1,960

a755

571

464

401

a427

497

aS86

a312

a221

am

226

322

370

370

a241

a22l

33,930

1,095

67 , 300

Jan.

a221

221

221

1,890

4.270

4,120

3,490

2,040

1,040

782

608

a585

a6OO

523

370

370

370

320

a271

a311

194

248

275

275

275

a275

al64

76

36

36

59

24,536

791

48,670

Feb.

70

370

370

638

1,090

503

124

330

a446

a340

21

2T

481

502

194

a!88

183

183

494

906

1,060

a630

a410

a410

1,180

2.100

1,790

1,160

1,160

_

-

16,754

578

33,230

Mar.

a704

a378

782

1,260

2,040

3,550

4,120

a3,200

2,650

a788

22

22

546

63,700

7 .600

7,480

7,180

6,840

5,640

4,530

2,610

a930

a930

930

732

510

417

370

a370

a370

370

71,771

2,315

142,400

Apr.

1,070

1,900

1,90O

810

aSOO

al,820

2,280

2,280

1,910

1,080

2,000

a540

a59

59

1,350

4,620

6,360

7,080

6,780

5,520

3,540

2,790

22

1,000

e5,40O

e8,600

9,530

9.570

9,450

8,980

-

109 , 100

3,637

216,400

May

8,820

8,79O

a8,370

a7,910

6,160

3,760

1,200

215

204

a2Ol

a201

199

137

149

99

64

a32

a32

961

2,140

1,560

410

410

410

a410

1,770

2,510

980

476

a!99

a!99

58,978

1,903

117,000

June

a 198

352

428

428

428

1,040

al.47P

al,470

774

50

49

117

82

al2

al2

al2

12

al2

al2

a!2

a!2

a!2

al2

a 12

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a 12

-

7,09O

236

14,060

July

12

312

al2

a 12

a 12

a!2

a 12

a 12

a 12

al2

al2

a 12

al2

12

all

all

all

all

all

all

all

all

all

all

all

all

alO

alO

alO

10

ag.9

349.9

11.3

694

Aug.

a9.8

a9.7

a9.6

a9.5

a9.4

a 9. 3

9.2

a9.2

a9.1

a9.1

a9.O

a9.0

aS.9

a8.9

8.8

aa.a

aa.a

a8.7

a8.7

a8.7

a8.6

a8.6

a8.6

a8. 5

a8. 5

8.4

a8.3

a8.3

aS. 2

a8.2

aa.l

274.5

8.85

544

Sept.

a8.1

38. 0

a .9

a .9

a .8

a .8

a .7

a .7

.6

a .5

a .4

a .4

a .3

a .2

a .1

a .1

a .O

a .9

a .8

a .7

a .7

a .6

.5

a Ts"

a .5

a .5

a .5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

214.2

7.14

425

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,19O Mln 0.7 Mean 1,076 Ao-ft 778, 90o

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,570 Mln 1.4 Mean 1.1O1 Ao-ft 799, 4OO

a No gage-height record for staff gage; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of discharge 

measurements, recorder record, and record of gate operation at Wister Dam.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of recorder record and records 

of outflow from Wister Reservoir.

Note.--Except Nov. 5-13, 17, 18, Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, Dec. 12-14, Jan. 5-7, Mar. 7, 14-2O, Apr. 16-21, 

Apr. E5 to May 6, discharge computed from staff-gage readings in outflow channel.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark.

Location. --Lat 35°43'20", long. 94°24'30", in SW^-NWi sec. 16, T. 12 N. , R. 32 W. , near 

 left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge, 4j miles northwest of Lee Creek and 

65- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 36.9 sq mi.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 852 ft (by barometer).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 2,250 cfs May 23 (gage height, 6.01 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 19.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 9,510 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage height, 10.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of 

Sept. 19, 1951.

Remarks .--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month and more 

often during rises .

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.64

1.7

1.9

2.0

0.1 

.9 

4.0 

9.5 

18

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

49

124

301

778

1,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.6

.6

.3

.2

73

.4

.4

.4

.6

.7

.7

1.7

3.6

5.9

5.4

4.9

34

20

11

8.8

65_

171.5

5.53

0.150

0.17

340

Nov.

51

24

16

14

15

30

27

20

17

14

12

80

53

31

24

20

15

12

11

9.5

8.8 -875

29

130

118

78

101

81

53

40

-

1,143.1

38.1

1.03

1.15

2,270

Dec .

33

27

20

20

4_1

40

30

31

38

31

28

24

20

19

16

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

9.5

8.8

8.8

8.1

6.9

¥79

6.9

6.9

6.9

569.7

18.4

0.499

0.57

1,130

Jan.

6.9

679

13

101

58

42

35

30

26

22

18

17

16

15

14

12

12

11

10

10

26

42

27

22

20

18

16

14

13

12

12

697.8

22.5

0.610

O.70

1,380

Feb.

34

~87 175

81

71

51

42

35

30

27

24

22

20

19

16

18

17

24

28

24

20

20

20

20

51

47

40

36

33

-

-

1,132

39.0

1.06

1.14

2,250

Mar.

28

31

*287

151

96

71

56

47

45

565

339

164

107

81

62

49

44

53

49

40

36

33

28

27

24

20

18

18

16

16

16

2,617

84.4

2.29

2.64

5,190

Apr.

15

13

T7

71

51

40

33

31

69

127

92

1,190

580

212

130

102

78

64

64

67

81

67

62

53

47

44

38

33

30

27

-

3,528

118

3.20

3.56

7,000

May

23

20

20

17

14

12

10

9.5

8.1

7.5

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.4

4.9

4.4

4.0

11

11

6.9

5.4

4.4

941

T98

88

49

33

24

20

16

15

1,601.2

51.7

1.40

1.61

3,180

June

15

12

9.5

8.1

21

30

T5

9.5

8.1

6.4

5.4

4.9

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.4

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.9

-

171.8

5.73

0.155

0.17

341

July

0.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

73

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.4

.6

.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

~76 1.1

.6

.6

.6

.6

17.9

0.58

0.016

0.02

36

Aug.

0.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

~9".5 19

5.4

3.6

2.5

1.9

2.2

5.9

4.0

3.2

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

3.3

7.5

4.0

2.5

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.1

.9

93.1

3.00

0.081

0.09

185

Sept.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

7?

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.Z

-

12.5

0.42

0.011

0.01

25

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,540 Min 0.2 Mean 44.7 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.44 Ao-ft 32,380

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,190 Min 0.1 Mean 32.1 Cfsm 0.870 In. 11.83 Ac -ft 23,330

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 ofa). Mar. 10 (6:30 p.m.) 1,580 

2,150 cfs [5.79 ft); May 23 (10 a.m.) 2,250 cfs (6.01 ft).

cfs (5.28 ft); Apr. 12 (9:30 p.m.)
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 313

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°29'40", long. 94°27'00", in SE^ sec. 21, T. 12 N. , R. 27 E. , Indian 

 meridian, on right bank 300 ft west of Arkansas-Oklahoma State line, 3.2 miles downstream from Webbers Creek, 6f miles northwest of Van Buren, and 7.9 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 427 sq mi.

Records available . September 1930 to June 1937, October 1950 to September 1952.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 408.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). September 1930 to June 1937, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1930-36, 1950-52), 502 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 15.02 ft); 

minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 29, 30. ^ 

1930-37, 1950-52: Maximum discharge, 46,300 cfs June 17, 1935 (gage height, 27.0 

ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 16,000 els 

by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 1211: 1931(M), 1935(M) , drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17-24)

.9

1.0

1.1

2.5 

7.2

14

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

200

382

635

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

1,360

2,910

4,700

6,850

11,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

£7

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

38

33

29

25

23

28

41

31

27

*24

21

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

12

11

13

116

97

74

62

371

495

407

342

966

3,912

126

0.295

0.34

7,760

Nov.

*1,440

739

500

395

375

485

531

447

382

331

293

519

940

674

505

411

342

297

261

233

207

194

*T35

2,310

5,320

2,270

1,660

1,510

1,060

814

-

24,380

813

1.90

2.12

48,360

Dec .

668

564

495

438

526

635

553

570

706 '6^8"

*587

520

470

424

374

327

297

290

272

258

233

213

197

182

173

162

*150

142

134

132

126

11,486

371

0.869

1.OO

22,780

Jan.

T2~9~ 121

142

654

910

694

558

495

452

399

354

327

308

300

297

279

*268

247

233

213

312

416

447

390

358

346

323

297

275

258

240

11,042

356

0.834

0.96

21,900

Feb.

 615 236

902

706

680

587

5OO

447

411

374

346

319

*3O4

290

272

275

268

272

308

327

300

293

304

308

461

654

593

536

495

-

12,381

427

l.OO

1.08

24,560

Mar.

442

456

*2,070

2,480

1,470

1,060

835

706

635

4,540

*6,090

2,750

1,740

1,250

985

800

700

732

752

642

564

515

456

416

*378

350

319

293

275

261

254

35,216

1,136

2.66

3.07

69,850

Apr.

244

213

223

807

955

732

605

531

581

1,510

1,280

*9,600

8,690

3,420

2,070

1,470

1,170

962

91O

978

1,320

1,320

1,250

*1,060

902

765

654

570

505

447

-

45,744

1,525

3.57

3.98

90,730

May

399

370

327

304

264

226

197

*167

150

185

240

182

148

129

114

109

88

132

156

173

*142

121

5,930

3,300

1,280

758

520

416

350

300

254

15,431

499

1.17

1.35

3O,71O

June

220

200

173

148

148

247

308

216

164

*137

116

99

83

70

60

53

46

38

35

31

27

23

20

18

16

13

13

11

10

13

-

2,756

91.9

0.215

0.24

5,470

July

13

*9.8

9.1

8.4

7.2

6.6

6.0

5.5

4.5

*3.6

3.6

3.2

4.0

5.5

10

13

17

18.

17

13

10

8.4

*6.6

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.5

2.5

2.2

230.5

7.44

0.017

O.O2

457

Aug.

2.2

1.6

1.4

174

63

74

*106 ~S2

41

33

30

30

23

21

20

18

14

12

»9.8

8.4

6.6

7.8

8.4

7.8

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.0

3.2

2.9

634.5

20.5

0.048

0.06

1,260

Sept.

2.5

275

1.9

*1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.3

.3

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

71

-

24.4

0.813

O.OO19

0.002

48

Calendar year 1951: Max 13,20O Min 6.0 Mean 554 Gfsm 1.30 In. 17. 6O Ac-ft 401,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,60O Min 0.1 Mean 446 Cfsra 1.04 In. 14.22 Ae-ft 323,900

Peak discharge (base, 15,OOO cfs). Apr. 12 (1:30 p.m.) 15,000 cfs (15.02 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
314 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°25'42", long. 94°21'37", in NW£ sec. 36, T. 9 N., R. 32 ¥. , near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 64 and 71, at Van Buren, 

1.3 miles downstream from Lee Creek, 8.6 miles downstream from Poteau River, and at 

mile 353.4.

Drainage area. 150,218 sq mi.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected since 

1879 at Fort Smith, 8.4 miles upstream, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

GaSe - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 372.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, chain gage near left bank on downstream side of bridge; 

October 1934 to October 1948, water-stage recorder on left bank on downstream side of 

bridge; all gages set to same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 33,620 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 145,000 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 20.70 ft); 

minimum, 2,760 cfs Sept. 3-6.

1927-52: Maximum discharge, 850,000 cfs May 12, 1943; maximum gage height, 38.10 ft 

Apr. 16, 1945; minimum discharge, 400 cfs Aug. 19, 21, 1934.

Maximum stage known since at least 1833, that of Apr. 16, 1945. Flood of June 1833 

reached a stage of 38 ft on Port Smith gage, from records collected by U. S. Weather 

Bureau. Flood of Apr. 16, 1927, reached a stage of 35.0 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs and power 

development. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month during low flows, 

more frequently during rises. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for 

the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions (water years). W in?- Drainage area. W1211: 1934,1936.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

41,000 

35,400

28,800

24,600

20,200

17,900

15,900

16,800

22,400

19,600

15,900

15,000

16,400

19,000

17,900

16,800

15,000

14,500

16,800

17,900

17,400

15,900

19,600

17,900

15,900

19,000

38,400

55.800 

46,300

41,800

38,600

735,000

23,710

tl,458

Jlov.

50,400 

55,800

53,100

43,500

59,400

38,600

37,800

35,400

30,200

29,500

30,200

33,200

37,000

40,200

55,800

63,300

73,000

80,000

76,000

59,500

46,900

41,UOu

38,600

44,400

57,600

56,700

54,000

54,900 

57,600

55,800

-

1,469.4

48,980

*2,915

Dec.

52,200 

46,900

40,200

34,700

34,000

33,200

31,700

31,700

34,000

32,400

29,500

28,800

29,500

29,500

28,100

24,000

20,800

20,800

19,000

17,400

16,400

15,900

15,000

14,100

15.500

13,300

13,300

13,300 

14,100

14,100

14,100

775,300

25,010

*1,538

Jan.

14,100 

14,100

14,500

16,400

19,600

22,700

24,000

22, 700

20,800

19,000

19,000

20,200

22,700

23,400

22,000

20,200

19,000

18,400

18,400

17,400

16,400

16,800

16,800

16,400

16,400

16,400

15,400

14,500 

13,700

13,500

13,300

558,000

18,000

*1,107

Feb.

15.500 

14,100

19,600

20,800

23,400

31,000

51,000

28,800

27,400

26,000

24,600

24.OOO

22,700

22,000

22,000

21,400

19,600

17,900

18,400

16,800

16,400

16,800

16,400

16,400

17,400

24,000

54,700

59,400 

30, 300

_

-

657,100

22,660

*1,505

Mar.

26,000

53^200

52,200

61,400

60,400

56,700

50,400

44,400

50,400

79,OOO

91,600

106,000

105,000

98,800

94,000

81,000

69,000

61,400

57,600

6O,400

59,500

55,100

48,600

45,200

41,000

57,000

54,000 

32,400

31,000

31,000

1,779.1

57,390

*5,529

Apr.

35,400 

33,200

52,400

55,400

40,200

57,000

55,400

57,000

57,OOO

59,400

38,600

54,300

87,400

87,000

76,300

67,000

60,400

53,200

48,700

48,2OO

60,100

89,700

125,000

135,000

109,000

95,000

91,500

80,500 

72,800

64,700

-

1,906.6

65,550

*5,782

May

57.600 

52, 800

48,500

45,100

42,000

39,400

37,000

32,400

26,700

25,400

20,800

19,000

17,900

17,900

19,000

18,400

17,900

19,000

18,400

18,400

26,700

22,700

22,700

28,100

27,400

51,300

52,200

38,600 

51,000

29,500

28,800

950,600

50,660

*1,885

June

24,000 

25,400

21,400

24,600

25,400

28,100

39,400

4O.2OO

37,000

45,200

35,400

52 , 4,00

20,800

16,800

14, 100

11,700

10,600

11,000

11,300

10,600

10,300

9,000

7,860

7,340

6,560

6,560

6,820

6,820 

6,560

SjJOO

554,920

18,500

*1,101

July

5,530 

5,220

4,160

3,450

5,350

3,850

4,050

4,260

4,050

4,890

5,940

5,940

5,460

4,560

4,470

4,890

5,460

6,060

7,600

7,860

7,080

6,820

6,500

6,560

6,820

7,340

7,340

6,060 

5,340

5.0OO

4,780

170,340

5,495

337,900

Aug.

,680 

,050

,450

,050

,580

,OOO

,780

,780

,890

,360

,160

,050

,050

,160

,360

,780

.110

5,000

,470

,360

4,160

4,160

4,890

5,000

3,750

3,650

3,650

3,350 

5.250

3,850

3,750

132,580

4,277

265,000

Sept.

5,350 

3,050

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,960

2,860

3,150

3,250

3,050

3,850

4,260

3,950

5,450

3,250

3,150

3,150

3,250

4,360

4.580

3,850

3,350

3,250

3,850

3,450

3,750

3,750 

3,250

3,050

-

101,510

3,384

201,300

Calendar year 1951: Max 247,000 Min 2,380 Mean 51.3OO Ac-ft 37,140,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 135,000 Min 2,76O Mean 26,750 Ac-ft 19,42O,OOO

Expressed In thousands.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 315

Frog Bayou near Mountainburg , Ark.

Location. La t 35°39'40", long. 94 0 09'10", in NW^NEi sec. 2, T. 11 N., R. 30 W. , on left

 bank above concrete weir in spillway of Fort Smith Dam, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Warloop Creek, ! £ miles upstream from Howard Fork, 2j miles northeast of 

Mountainburg, and 3 miles downstream from Jones Fork.

Drainage area. 74 sq mi.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1952.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 800.00 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by city of Fort Smith). Prior to Aug. 28, 1939, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 110 cfs (does not include diversions by city of Fort Smith).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,310 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 26.58 ft); no 

flow at times .

1936-52: Maximum discharge , 17,300 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 31.06 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Remarks Records good except those below 50 cfs, which are fair. Records given herewith

 represent spillway overflow from Lake Fort Smith and do not include water diverted for 

municipal supply of Fort Smith.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

24.95

25.0

25.1

25.2

25.4

25.7

26.0

26.3

303

686

1,160

1,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

0

0

0

11.0

Nov.

0

T5

0

0

27

123

131

99

77

64

52

246 

303

183

*127

95

67

55

46

37

30

32

298

995

1,400

686

472

350

*272

216

-

6,483

216

12,860

9.23

Dec.

178

152

131

107

165

183

156

252

373 Z83

232

196 

165

139

111

88

81

77

64

61

52

46

40

37

35

30

27

25

25

25

22

3,558

115

7,060

9.24

Jan.

22

25

36

190

201

165

143

*127

111

92

SI

77 

70

70

74

77

74

64

55

55

115

201

169

143

131

123

103

88

77

64

64

3,087

99.6

6,120

10.1

Feb.

81

200

211

TH3

160

139

127

111

99

92

84

77 

*70

61

55

61

55

52

58

61

61

67

67

70

88

99

103

103

99

-

-

2,794

96.3

5,540

9.81

Mar.

92

99

553

497

350

" 262

216

183

169

1,280

1,100

563 

385

303

242

201

169

174

156

135

123

107

92

84

74

*64

58

52

46

43

19

7,921

256

15,710

9.16

Apr.

43

35

52

218

242

201

174

152

171

*350

303

1,580 

1,24'fi

631

433

326

262

211

192

192

374

472

523

397

303

247

201

174

139

115

9,953

332

19,740

10.5

May

95

81

70

58

46

37

27

20

*17

32

16

10 

7.2

4.4

2.4

1.5

25~1.2

22

14

5.7

3.2

971

655

315

201

139

107

77

61

49

3,141.6

101

6,230

11.8

June

40

3?

22

14

18

*14

10

4.4

1.8

.5

0

T5 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

156.7

5.22

311

13.7

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

14.2 14.1

Sept.

0

0

0

13.0

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,310 Mln 0 Mean 125 Ac-ft 90,220

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,580 Mln 0 Mean 101 Ac-ft 73,570

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cf3). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, in cubic feet per second, from Lake Fort Smith for municipal supply of Fort Smith 

(records furnished by city of Port Smith). Average diversion for calendar year 1951, 11.2 cfsj for 

water year 1952, 11.3 cfs.
316 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Prog Bayou at Rudy, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°31'25", long. 94°16'30", In Sw£ sec. 23, T. 10 N., R. 31 W., on left

 bank at downstream side of highway bridge at Rudy, 0.5 mile downstream from Cedar 

Creek.

Drainage area. 217 sq mi.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 475.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of "^"929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,690 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 8.86 ft); no

 flow Sept. 1, 3-30.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 14,700 cfs July 2, 1951 (gage height, 11.77 ft); no 

flow Sept. 1, 3-30, 1952.

Flood of Apr. 15, 1945, reached a stage of about 18.5 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good. Water diverted above station from reservoir near Mountainburg for 

Port Smith municipal supply (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9 

2.1

2.3

2.4

.3

1.1 

2.3 

4.0

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

7.4

20

39

84

153

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

324

598

960

1,970

4,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.7

5.3

4.7

4.4

4.0

7.7

12

9.0

6.5

*5.7

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

5.2

3.2

4.4

43

40 

28

24

119

137

116

100

306

1,026.1

33.1

0.153

0.18

2,040

Nov.

*488

255

182

143

148

333

375

300

248

211

182

543

816

536

3"0

300

241

201

176

153

135

127

*36~5

2,260 

5,870

2,150

1,370

1,000

735

598

-

18,816

627

2.89

3.22

37,320

Dec.

488

416

361

308

500

567

470

684

1,040

800

*662

542

443

390

320

270

241

231

208

192

176

153

137

127 

122

116

*102

98

92

88

M

10,435

337

1.55

1.79

20,700

Jan.

 88 84

100

406

548

460

396

356

324

280

245

228

211

204

211

204

*195

179

159

153

264

506

443

385 

347

324

292

252

224

204

192

8,464

273

1.26

1.45

16,790

Feb.

198

400

"43? 488

390

342

308

280

255

234

221

198

*185

176

159

168

165

162

173

179

173

176

182

185 

238

296

304

304

292

_

-

7,263

250

1.15

1.24

14,410

Mar.

266

280

*1,940

1,680

1,090

800

649

 542

476

*5,620

3,470

1,830

1,220

919

721

586

506

518

460

390

347

316

277

255 

231

*204

188

170

153

145

T45

24,394

787

3.63

4.18

48,380

Apr.

150

127

153

803

786

630

524

448

486

1,000

862

4,700

3,680

1,970

1,270

944

742

611

542

530

1,090

1,370

1,370

*1,090 

823

669

561

465

385

324

29,105

970

4.47

4.99

57,730

May

2S4

248

214

182

156

132

*113

96

88

132

96

77

66

58

48

44

40

M

96

84

*69

55

1,350

1,610 

757

482

338

262

214

170

140

7,789

251

1.16

 1.33

15,450

June

122

T04

86

74

81

88

70

55

47

40

35

*30

28

24

21

19

18

17

16

14

12

10

9.0

7.4 

6.5

5.7

5.3

5.3

4.4

F75

1,061.1

35.4

0.163

0.18

2,100

July

11

*7.9

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.6

*2.3

2.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

3.0

4.4

7.9

8.5

4.7

3.4

2.6

*1.9

1.8 

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.0

^2

109.2

3.52

0.016

0.02

217

Aug.

0.4

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

*24

T7

9.6

7.9

5.0

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.5

2.1

*1.9

1.6

1.3

1.6

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.4

.9

.2

.1

113.4

3.66

0.017

0.02

225

Sept.

~.Z 0

*o 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0-

0,2

0.007

1000032

0.00003

0.4

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,880 Min 2.8 Mean 337 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.05 Ac-ft 243,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,700 Min 0 Mean 297 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.60 Ac-ft 215,400

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 cfs).--Hoy. 25 (11:30 a.m.) 4,980 cfs (7.98 ft); Mar. 10 (9 p.m.) 

5,900 cfs (8.46 ft)} Apr. 12 (11:30 a.m.) 6,690 cfs (8.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 317

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°34', long. 94°01', in NW£ sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 28 W., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Mill Creek, 5 miles northeast of Mulberry, and 11.3 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 372 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 432.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 19, 1940, staff gage at site 500 

ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 618 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 11.63 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 19.70 ft); no 

flow Sept. 24-28, 1939, Aug. 25 to Sept. 29, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 22.0 ft in April 1927.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 1007: 1943. W 1211: 1941-42.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In f 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

2.0 

2.5 

3.O 

4.0 

5.0 

7.O 

9.0 

9.5

427

795

1,160

1,830

2,620

5,460

9,020

10,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

63

56

49

44

42

44

202

191

139

116

97

81

70

63

53

49

44

40

38

34

31

33

1,310

1,190 

630

*441

1,120

l.BOO

1,090

870

1,690

11,720

378

1.02

1.17

23,250

Nov.

4,370

1,900

1,330

980

818

1,830

1,69O

1,260

1,020

825

690

3,470

3,480

2,120

1,520

1,190

914

735

*630

540

475

427

1,500

7,99O 

10 . 100

5,460

3,350

2,350

1,830

1,490

-

66,284

2,209

 5.94

6.63

131,500

Dec.

1,220

1,020

862

735

780

*855

742

802

1.690

1,460

1,220

1,050

899

788

675

554

496

489

462

427

401

361

330

311 

299

355

342

330

336

342

336

20,969

676

1.82

2.10

41,590

Jan.

324

*330

511

,830

.900

,520

,220

,050

921

765

652

592

540

496

468

434

394

368

33O

305

342

*599

540

475 

448

434

394

361

330

305

295

19,471

628

1.69

1.95

38,620

Feb.

318

645

795

728

652

599

540

489

462

420

*394

368

342

318

288

288

305

305

441

855

840

765

735

675 

690

698

675

*645

615

_

-

15,890

548

1.47

1.59

31,520

Mar.

569

554

3jO2O

3,35O

2,120

1,660

1,330

1,120

943

*7,260

8.590

3,760

2,430

1,830

1,46O

1,190

980

1,120

1,190

1,020

921

1,120

1,020

870 

765

*675

592

525

468

420

594

53,266

1,718

4.62

5.55

105,700

Apr.

441

455

454

1,870

1,970

1,560

1,260

1,050

943

1,900

1,660

9.240

6,470

3,620

2,350

*1,850

1,460

1,190

980

885

1,690

4,510

3,620

2,430 

1,830

1,490

1,220

980

818

682

-

60, .859

2,028

5.45

6.08

120,7OO

May

584

540

462

401

342

295

*255

252

211

211

191

164

142

128

113

103

97

158

547

324

248

201

*3,700

*4,990 

2,190

1,420

980

728

584

468

387

21,412

691

1.86

2.14

42,470

June

324

265

222

191

178

168

139

116

100

84

76

*66

58

51

47

42

56

33

30

24

21

18

18

15 

14

13

11

9.5

8.9

16

-

2,394.4

79.8

0.215

0.24

4,750

July

23

*14

11

9.5

9.5

8.9

7.7

7.0

5.4

5.0

5.0 4.3'

3.9

3^5

3.5

5.0

8.3

8.3

7.0

5.4

5.0

*7.7

10

10

7.7

6.4

5.0

4.7

4.3

3.9

4.5

224.2

7.23

0.019

0.02

445

Aug.

3.9

5.9

2.8

2.8

*5.1

7.0

8.9

8.3

6.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

3.9

5.1

2.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

4.6

48

70 

49

38

28

23

18

15

15

397.0

12.8

0.054

0.04

787

Sept.

13

14

*12

10

7.7

7 .O

5.8

5.4

5.4

4.5

3.9

5.5

5.1

5.1

3.1

2.8

*2.0

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.4 

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

-

122.0

4.07

0.011

0.01

242

Calendar year 1951: Max 14,500 Mln 20 Mean 790 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.81 Ac-ft 571,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 1O.1OO Mln O.5 Mean 746 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27. 3O Ac-ft 541,600

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfsi. Nov. 

cfs (11.10 ft); Mar. 11 (2 a.m.) 14,5OO cfs 

May 23 (1O p.m.) 15,500 cfs (1O.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a.m.) 7,490 cfs (8.25 ft-); Nov. 25 (3 p.'m.) 13,800 

'll.57 ft); Apr. 12 (l2:30 p.m.) 15,000 cfs (11.63 ft);
318 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Piney Creek near Dover, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°33'00", long. 93°09'25", in NE^NE^ sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 20 W., ?£ miles 

downstream from Indian Creek and 10 miles north of Dover.

Drainage area. 274 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1952.

~1'929. Gage. Water-stage recorder, datum of gage is 487.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. 1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 17,600 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 

14.95 ft); minimum, 5.7 cfs Sept. 8, 9.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 15,800 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 

13.34 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 30.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet

per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-24, 26-30, Nov. 2-7, 7-20, 1951)

Oct. 1, 1950, to June 24, 1951 June 25 to Sept. 3O, 1951 Oct. 1, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952

33

55

94

169

297

9.0

12.0

502

780

1,570

3,500

5,720

10,600

1.27

1.3

1.5

1.7

2.0

2,5 

3,0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

165

297

502

780

1,570

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

61

182

363

855

1,560

3,560

6,120

10,OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

l

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

140

127 

117 

108

94

86

78

99

108

86

74

64

55

51

46

44

39

37

36

34

33

37

42

37

*37

36

34

33

32

31

30

 1,905

61.5

0.224

0.26

3,780

Nov.

30

30 

29 

28

28

29

29

32

36

76.

64

47

39

37

40

70

*70

58

55

62

70

66

55

48

44

41

38

37

36

34

-

1,358

45.3

0.165

0.18

2,690

Dec.

33

33 

33 

33

35

37

37

38

36

33

32

*32

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

29

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

26

26

959

30.9

0.113

0.13

1,900

Jan.

27

335 

2.250 

*973

611

466

373

316

272

249

226

198

204

1,060

1,880

1,260

885

754

606

502

414

354

*327

297

259

229

217

207

181

153

a!40

16,225

523

1.91

2.20

32,180

Feb.

a!33

a!28 

a!23 

al20

*122

986

1,440

955

760

606

526

480

431

436

*3,000

4,000

2,800

5,980

*4,160

» 10. 600

4,060

2,400

1,660

1,220

920

801

655

585

_

_

-

50,087

1,789

6.53

6.80

99,350

Mar.

760

628 

565 

480

414

373

346

*312

*280

297

312

346

334

327

312

294

312

402

346

316

297

276

266

242

220

204

21O

*220

220

210

198

10,319

333

1.22

1.40

20,470

Apr.

246

398 

414 

406

394

1,520

1,300

990

767

638

1,030

1,260

990

822

685

560

380

431

394

346

2,370

2.500

1,570

1,180

*920

741

650

555

488

536

-

25,581

853

3.11

3.47

50,740

May

493

m794

638

526

448

381

327

*528

516

398

338

280

239

204

181

158

142

120

103

94

86

86

74

62

53

*45

39

36

33_

9,832

317

1.16

1.33

19,500

June

30

ft 

29

31

32

37

124

732

410

239

214

181

145

120

106

117

132

*112

195

381

432

655

402

291

230

188

152

139

511

-

6,424

214

0.781

0.87

12,740

July

990

1,140 

1.500 

1,020

655

475

373

284

227

198

*222

170

135

126

156

135

108

89

137

88

67

55

53

79

122

102

141

170

108

91

*76

9,092

293

1.07

1.23

18,030

Aug.

61

. 3 

44 

39

33

28

24

21

19

18

36

94

84

55

41

27

31

41

39

29

33

*102

68

40

39

32

25

20

17

15

IS.

1,221

39.4

0.144

0.17

2,420

Sept.

12

14 

10

7.8

7.4

7.4

6.5

6.0

5.7

6.5

6.8

9.1

*81

60

46

38

39

38

31

24

21

25

35

33

*32

33

31

28

22

19

-

735.2

24.5

0.089

0.10

1,460

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,600 Min 5.7 Mean 366 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.14 Ac-ft 265,300

Peak discharge (base, 7.OOP cfa).--Peb. 18 (5 p.m.) 11,100 cfs (12.20 ft); Feb. 20 (11 a.m.) 

17,600 cfs (14.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Mulberry River near Mulberry 

and Illinois Bayou near Scottsville.

Note. Prior to Oct. 27, discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Piney Creek near Dover, Ark. Continued

319

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

17

15

*13

11

11

13

71

79

57

41

33

26

22

19

17

15

13

12

11

9.4

9.4

10

707

454

*222

154

570

888

438

346

1.490

5,793.8

187

0.682

0.79

11,490

Nov.

2,900

1,080

658

494

461

2,160

1,220

827

718

620

516

1,540

1,850

1,080

*783

664

507

418

366

318

281

260

1,580

8.810

7,720

3,670

2,260

1,640

1,220

948

-

47,569

1,586

5.79

6.46

94,350

Dec.

747

664

, 580

489

*520

520

451

719

1.180

980

825

708

590

535

446

363

335

349

328

318

309

272

254

245

275

366

342

*335

349

349

322

15,065

486

1.77

2.04

29,880

Jan.

293

548

*885

2.570

1,800

1,320

1,010

885

741

600

502

459

418

380

*352

309

284

266

236

225

216

257

242

214

200

205

203

187

175

165

163

16,310

526

1.92

2.21

32,350

Feb.

203

478

615

555

484

438

*388

356

328

302

287

269

254

236

214

211

222

236

335

625

530

484

472

446

472

480

467

*455

434

-

-

11,276

389

1.42

1.53

22,370

Mar.

388

394

1,540

1,920

1,290

1,010

819

686

600

*9.690

6,230

2,680

1,760

1,290

1,010

801

674

915

915

*771

1,640

3,560

1,890

1,400

1,080

855

696

570

489

430

430

48,423

1,562

5.70

6.57

96,050

Apr.

948

831

718

2,250

1,760

1,320

1,040

885

813

*2,410

1,680

*9.170

5,010

2,740

1,800

1,320

1,040

831

696

600

1,830

4,630

3,010

1,940

1,440

1,110

885

718

590

484

-

54,499

1,817

6.63

7.40

108,100

May

*414

352

302

263

242

205

175

156

168

200

158

128

111

99

88

81

74

369

428

278

214

*172

3.830

*3,420

1,680

1,080

735

535

422

332

278

16,989

548

2.00

2.31

33,700

June

192" 233

163

140

123

111

99

84

71

61

*53

47

40

35

31

27

22

20

*18

16

14

16

15

12

9.4

*8.3

7.0

5.8

5.1

5.8

-

1,684.4

56.1

0.205

0.23

3,340

July

5.4

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.4

4.2

4.2

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.4

*5.5

117

67

43

30

22

17

14

11

9.4

7.8

7.0

5.4

5.1

4.5

420.1

13.6

0.050

0.06

833

Aug.

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.6

«2.3

4.8

4.8

4.2

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.8

5.8

11

55

36

23

17

15

18

10

12

33

61

37

26

*19

14

11

8.3

7.0

468.9

15.1

0.055

0.06

930

Sept.

.8

.8

.5

.7

.8

.4

.2

.7

.4

.3

.2

.0

.0

.9

.9

.7

*.6

.6

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.a

-

41.9

1.40

0.0051

0.006

83

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,600 Min 5.7 Mean 542 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.86 Ac-ft 392,600

Water year 1951-52: 1951-52: Max 9,690 Min 0.1 Mean 597 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.67 Ac-ft 433,500 433,5

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 cfs).--Nov. 23 (5:30 p.m.) 14.000 cfs (12.64 ft); Mar. 10 (8 p.UK 

14,500 cfs (12.78 ft): Apr. 12 (11 a.m.) 15,800 cfs (13.34 ft); May 23 (6:30 p.m.) 12,400 cfs ( 

ft). «J.

* nischarge measurement

(11.95

ade on this day.
320 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Illinois Bayou near Soottsville, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°28', long. 93°02', in SW£ sec. 32, T. 10 N., R. 19 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of bridge on county road, ! £ miles north of Scottsville 

and 3 miles downstream from North Fork Illinois Bayou.

Drainage area.--242 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1952.

Average discharge. 5 years, 478 cfs.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 447.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to Mar. 25, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 14.08 ft); 

minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 12-14, 29, 30.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 77,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 24.60 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 12-14, 29, 30, 1952.

Flood of May 10, 1943, reached a stage of 24.6 ft from floodmark set by local 

residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.5 

1.3 

2.9 

6.3

151

353

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

650

1,080

2,220

5,560

9,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

14

13

12

10

14

20

41

33

28

24

22

20

17

15

14

13

12

10

9.2

9.2

8^7.

531

308

168

*111

493

554

326

253

1.650

4,748.1

153

0.632

0.73

9,420

Nov.

1,940

800

515

382

647

2,680

1,180

760

608

485

407

593

800

594

*479

413

335

282

249

224

205

194

1,580

7.070

6,300

3,110

1,790

1,260

935

744

-

37,561

1,252

5.17

5.77

74,500

Dec.

608

548

491

428

*407

392

344

585

1.110

836

692

587

485

450

378

317

291

322

308

299

286

253

263

228

365

491

434

*418

407

378

340

13,741

443

1.83

2.11

27,250

Jan.

312

*1,940

2,280

4.910

2,220

1,510

1,100

917

768

622

515

461

413

373

335

*299

274

249

228

216

201

209

194

172

158

158

154

145

132

122

119

21,706

700

2.89

3.34

43,050

Feb.

224

585

685

580

479

423

*368

335

299

274

257

236

224

213

190

194

194

220

330

402

378

368

382

358

434

473

*450

439

402

_

-

10,396

358

1.48

1.60

20,620

Mar.

353

392

1,170

1,290

917

752

622

528

467

*9.680

6,020

2,280

1,510

1,060

818

664

554

706

*699

587

946

2,190

1,280

962

768

622

515

439

387

340

526

39,844

1,285

5.31

6.12

79,030

Apr.

766

650

574

1,870

1,330

771

776

643

711

*2,410

1,510

*B.B50

4,230

2,090

1,400

1,040

818

678

574

491

1,670

8,760

3,280

1,850

1,300

980

784

636

515

454

-

52,571

1,752

7.24

8.08

104,300

May

*565

508

274

256

201

176

151

129

122

172

152

106

92

85

81

77

14

877

567

587

286

*232

5.200

2,880

1,400

872

608

455

558

286

244

15,451

498

2.06

2.57

50,610

June

205

172

145

119

103

90

79

68

59

52

*45

41

36

51

26

23

20

17

15

15

12

11

8.7

7.9

6.5

*5.9

5.2

4.2

5.5

5.2

-

1,426.9

47.6

0.197

0.22

2,850

July

2.7

8.9

12

.9

.5

.8

.9

.7

.5

.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

* .8

.5

.5

.8

.4

.5

.2

.1

.0

.0

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

76.1

2.45

0.010

0.01

151

Aug.

0.5

.5

.5

.4

*.4

.5

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.7

.8

j£

.9

*.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

17.5

0.56

0.0025

0.003

34

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.5

*jji

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

-

9.8

0.35

0.0014

0.002

19

Calendar year 1951: Max 8,260 Min' 6.3 Mean 446 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.02 Ac-ft 323,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,680 Min 0.1 Mean 540 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.35 Ac-ft 391,800

Peak discharge [baa 7.000 cfs) . Nov. 24 (4:30 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (12.65 ft); Mar. 10 (2 p.m.) 

15,600 cfs (14.08 ft); .., r. 12 __ (11:30 .__.__ a.m.) _....., 15,800 ___.. cfs . (13-47 ft); Apr. 22 '

(15.90 ft); May 23 (6:50 p.m.) 9,220 cfa (11.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a.m.) 15,000 cfs
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 321

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°13'34", long. 93°08'58", in SW£ sec. 29, T. 7 N., R. 20 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 7 at Dardanelle, 1 mile 

upstream from Whig Creek, 4.7 miles downstream from Illinois Bayou, and at mile 255.8.

Drainage area. 153,442 sq mi.

Records available. July 1937 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1886 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 290.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Jan. 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 42,290 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 145,000 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 19.88 ft); mlnimum, 3,050 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 10, 20.

1937-52; Maximum discharge, 683,000 ofs May 13, 14, 1943; maximum gage height, 33.60 

ft In gage well and 34.1 ft from outside gage, May 25, 1943; minimum discharge, 1,100 cfs 

Oct. 9, 1939 (gage height, 0.11 ft).

Flood of Apr. 19, 1927, reached a stage of 33.0 ft.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month during low 

flows and more frequently during rises. Natural flow of stream affected by storage 

reservoirs and power development. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1952 are given In Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

54,400

47,400

40,100

33,800

28,400

24,500

20,400

18,400

17,400

21,600

21,600

17,400

15,500

16,000

17,800

19,400

17,800

16,000

14.600

15,500

17,800

17,800

18,800

26,400

23,900

18,800

23,700

52,600

64.500

54,400

51,200

847,900

27,350

*1,682

JIov.

69,900

70,900

66,300

60,900

51,200

59,200

54,400

48,200

43,000

37,300

55.100

33,100

40,800

43,700

42,200

54,400

64,500

73,900

79,900

76,900

60,900

49,000

46,000

67,400

90,600

103.000

80,900

69,900

66,300

66,300

-

*1,804.1

60,140

«,578

Dec.

64.500

60 , 000

55,200

48,200

42,200

40,800

40,800

40.8OO

45,200

46,700

43,700

39,400

36,600

36,600

35,900

33,800

30,300

27,000

25,800

24,500

22,100

21,000

19,900

18,800

18,400

18,400

17,800

17 .400

17,400

17,800

17,800

*l/>24.8

33,060

*2,033

Jan.

17,800

24,400

28,400

35.900

35,900

32,400

31,700

31,000

29,600

27,700

24,500

23,300

23,300

25,100

25,800

25,100

23,900

22,100

21,000

20,400

19,900

19,400

19,400

19,400

19,400

18,800

18,800

18,400

17,400

16,400

16.000

732,600

23,630

*1,453

Feb.

16.000

16,000

17,800

21,000

24,500

25,800

32,400

35,200

33,100

31,000

29,600

28,400

26,400

24,500

23,300

23,300

23,300

22,700

21,600

21,600

21,000

19,900

19,900

19,900

19,900

20,400

23,300

32,400

40.100

_

-

714,300

24,630

*1,417

Mar.

35,200

28.400

34 5OO

50)400

61,800

68,100

68,100

62,700

56,800

72,400

123.000

113,000

109,000

116,000

111,000

105,000

100,000

88,400

77,900

69,000

64 , 500

78,900

71,900

61,800

56,000

52,000

47,400

42,200

39,400

37,300

35,900

*2,138

68,970

*4,241

Apr.

36.600

38 , 7OO

43,700

50,400

50,400

46,000

43,700

43,700

53,600

53,600

83,800

123,000

123,000

110,000

94,200

79,900

69,900

60,000

54,400

59,200

99,500

125,000

158.000

137,000

117,000

105,000

99,000

87,300

79,900

-

42,344. 9

78,160

*4,651

May

71,900

64,500

58 , 400

54,400

51,200

48,200

45,200

42,200

38,700

33,100

27,700

24,500

21,600

19,900

19_,_400

19,900

20,400

23,900

26,400

23,900

20,400

25,800

31,700

51,200

46,700

38,000

50,400

56,000

45,200

35,900

33,100

to.,169.8

37,740

*2,320

June

31,700

27,000

25,100

23,900

23,900

25,800

24,500

34,500

40,800

36,600

42 . 200

38,700

29,600

23,300

18,800

16,400

13,800

12,200

11,600

11,900

11,900

11,200

10,600

9,600

8,500

,750

.000

,250

,250

,250

-

600,600

20,020

*1,191

July

7,000

6,550

6,150

5,750

4,850

4,280

3.990

4,280

4,560

4,750

4,750

5,350

6,150

6,350

5,950

5,150

5,350

5,550

5,950

6,350

7,500

7.750

7,250

6,750

6,550

6,550

7,000

7,250

7,250

6,150

5,550

tL84,610

5,955

366,200

Aug.

5.350

5,050

4,850

4,460

3,990

4,370

5,050

5,350

5,150

5,050

5,150

4,850

4,460

4,370

4,370

4,370

4,460

4,950

5,150

5,150

4,850

4,850

4,950

4,660

5,150

5,350

4,460

4,080

4,080

3,900

3^800

146,080

4,712

289,700

Sept.

4,180

4,280

3,990

3,610

3,320

3,140

5.050

3,050

3,140

3,050

3,320

3,320

3,230

3,700

4,280

4,080

3,700

3,320

3,230

3,050

3,230

4,080

4.460

4,080

3,610

3,420

3,700

3,700

3,800

3,900

108,020

3,601

214,300

Calendar year 1951 : Max 226,000 Mln 5,850 Mean 55,580 Ac-ft 40,240,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 138,000 Mln 3,050 Mean 32,280 Ac-ft 23,440,000

Expressed In thousands.
322 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Petit Jean Creek near Booneville, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°06'25", long. 93°55'25", in NW^NW^ sec. 18, T. 5 N., R. 27 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 116, 0.5 mile downstream from 

Pletcher Creek and 2-J- miles south of Booneville.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 423.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 24, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1939-51), 276 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 20.49 ft); no 

flow Aug. 28 to Sept. 30.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 43,200 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 23.42 ft), by 

slope-area and contracted-opening methods; no flow at times 1939, 1943, 1946-49, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 12, 22, July 6 to Aig. 5)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

2.9 

6.1

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.1

394

686

1,360

2,500

3,770

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

.9

2.8

5.7

16

39

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

19.5

180

424

1,120

2,740

4,480

6,760

8,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

*7.8

6.6

5.7

5.0

4.4

3.7

3.3 

3.1

3.3

4.2

5.0

4.7

4.4

3.6

4.0

4.2

4.5 

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.5

524

*102

45

26

1,140

4O9

244

202

3,120

5,919.8

191

0.773

0.89

11,740

Nov.

*3.770

671

478

318

427

1,240

551

355 

261

208

172

154 

*147

122

104

91

76

68 

64

60

55

54

1,210

1,720

2,OOO

1,120

656

480

357

276

-

17,275

576

2.33

2.60

34,260

Dec.

224

202

*209

184

452

296

202

1.590 

1,200

588

438

344 

274

357

240

168

*162

184 

154

148

122

96

100

96

117

131

96

90

91

90

M

8,727

282

1.14

1.31

17,310

Jan.

74

2.000

976

1,160

639

438

336

293 

255

224

176

164 

154

148

136

120

115

*1O3 

93

86

79

80

69

61

61

63

59

53

49

45

45

8,354

269

1.09

1.26

16,570

Feb.

64

96

86

86

*90

73

63

58 

54

51

50

47 

47

44

42

50

97

192 

150

174

136

127

135

122

*531

279

202

174

148

-

3,268

113

0.457

0.49

6,480

Mar.

124

388

2,210

1,010

524

383

300

240 

209

4.510

*3,710

911 

555

410

334

259

*229

494 

370

252

373

562

344

269

218

176

152

135

119

114

1,410

21,094

680

2.75

3.18

41,840

Apr.

699

410

428

2,570

817

509

396

*316 

614

1,720

726

*8j830

1^160

656

480

370

3O6 

283

346

1,050

*6,510

2,690

949

605

438

341

*259

200

156

-

39,374

1,312

5.31

5.93

78,100

May

127

112

93

78

64

53

46

39 

34

79

44

32

27

24

20

17

36

1.030

264

*136

95

69

648

654

276

156

105

82

127

82

60

4,709

152

0.615

0.71

9,340

June

49

66

51

38

31

30 

27

20

*17

14

12

10 

8.0

6.6

5.4

4.8

4.5

3.9 

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.2

*2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

.9

.9

78" .8

-

418.9

14.0

0.057

0.06

831

July

0.8

.6

*.5

.4

.8

.4

.4

.4 

,,4

.3

.3

.3 

.3

*.2

.4

.8

.8

1.2 

1.4

T7?

1.2

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

tl.2

17.2

0.55

0.0022

0.003

34

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

*. 1

.1

3.7

2.6

1.1 

.6

.8

2.8

2.8 

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.2 

.8

.5

.2

1.2

1.2

.5

*.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

31.2

1.01

0.0041

0.005

62

Sept.

(*)

-

0

o

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951 : Max 6,28O Min 3.1 Mean 244 Cfsra 0.988 In. 13.40 Ac-ft 176,700

Water year 1951-52 : Max 8,83O Min 0 Mean 298 Cfsra 1.21 In. 16.44 Ac-ft 216,600

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs).--Oct. 31 (9:30 p.m.) 8.700 cfs (19.35 ft): Mar. lo (9:3O p.m.) 

7,520 cfs (18.68 ft); Apr. 12 (12 m.) 11,500 cfs (20.49 ft); Apr. 22 (11 a.m.) 8,340 cfs (18.90 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 333 

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°06'06", long. 93°39'02", in HE£ sec. 15, T. 5 N., R. 25 W. on Petit 

dean Creek, at control tower for outlet works, 1.3 miles southwest of Waveland.

Drainage area. 488 sq mi.

Records available. March 1947 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datun of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

(Jorps of Engineers) . Prior to Mar. 26, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 138,620 acre-ft Apr. 25 (elevation 406 36 ft)- 

minimum, 21,020 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 382.68 ft). '

1947-52: Maximum contents, 194,190 acre-ft Jan. 28, 1949 (elevation, 412 74 ft)- 

minimum, since initial filling to conservation pool level, 19,040 acre-ft Dec 10 'l948 

(elevation, 381.95 ft). '

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began Mar. 13, 1947. Outlet works 

consist of a 20-foot circular tunnel controlled by three 8-by 17-foot tractor-type gates 

and an uncontrolled, saddle spillway 150 ft long. Elevation of gate sills is 370 00 

ft. Storage capacity at spillway crest (elevation, 419 ft), 258,000 acre-ft- at conservation pool level (elevation, 384 ft), 25,000 acre-ft. Dead storage (below gate 

sills), 1,940 acre-ft. Under normal operating conditions reservoir surface will be 

maintained at approximately conservation pool level for purposes of conservation and 

recreation^ storage above this level is used for flood control. Contents computed from 

daily readings at 12 p.m.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

23,460

23,430

23,410

23,380

23,300

23,540

23,300

23,240

23,160

23,080

23,000

22,940

22,890

22,800

22,720

22,720

22,670

22,690

22,450

22,420

22,340

22,370

24,170

24,420

24,560

24,610

29,570

31,440

31,780

31,710

41,810

FOV.

57,210

58,090

56,510

54,020

53,410

59,140

59,050

56,470

53,760

50,440

46,920

43,380

39,800

36,050

32,150

28,310

26,380

25,710

25,410

25,160

25,010

25,160

28,830

34,940

41,920

44,660

44,930

44,260

42,980

41,150

-

Dec.

39,170

37,120

35,040

33,090

31,950

29,970

27,580

30,770

35,840

35,740

33,660

31,110

28,220

26,480

25,280

24,980

25,370

25,160

25,040

25,370

24,880

24,850

24,820

24,820

25,500

25,530

25,010

24,920

24,950

24,920

24,950

Jan.

24,760

38,300

43,860

48,440

48,280

46,680

44,040

41,190

37,930

34,500

31,740

30,310

28,800

27,360

25,960

25,250

24,760

24,560

24,760

24,530

24,950

25,070

24,790

24,790

25,040

25,160

25,250

25,190

24,980

24,880

25,100

Feb.

25,160

25,280

25,560

25,280

24,950

24,760

24,760

24,790

24,790

24,850

24,790

24,760

25,040

24,980

25,100

25,410

25,470

25,160

25,190

25,310

25,070

25,070

25,070

25,010

25,470

25,370

24,980

24,820

24,700

-

-

Mar.

24,500

25,830

34,300

36,920

34,570

31,680

28,800

26,200

25,160

40,310

56,730

59,560

58,750

57,260

55,290

52,600

49,560

48,640

46,480

43,130

44,220

48,040

47,680

45,490

43,020

39,720

36,280

33,360

31,880

30,800

33,960

Apr.

34,730

33,760

33,660

42,760

44,150

42,650

40,340

37,600

38,220

45,410

48,600

78,110

101,280

104,630

104,500

102,890

100,320

96,900

93,750

91,560

96,070

121,500

134,260

137,730

138,370

137,160

134,260

131,010

127,460

123,470

-

May

119,400

115,380

110,940

106,500

102,190

98,130

94,140

90,140

86,250

83,370

79,760

76,140

71,930

68,250

63,960

60,100

55,510

59,540

58,440

57,480

54,540

51,120

52,970

55,290

54,060

51,400

48,200

44,660

41,150

37,420

34,470

June

32,080

30,430

29,540

28,860

28,620

28,590

28 , 500

28,430

28,370

28,280

28,220

28,160

28,070

28,010

27,910

27,820

27,760

27,730

27,640

27,580

27,490

27,390

27,330

27,270

27,150

27,090

27,030

26,970

26,940

27,060

-

July

27,060

27,000

26,970

26,840

26,780

26,690

26,780

26,660

26,540

26,480

26,350

26,290

26,260

26,170

26,380

26,600

26,780

26,660

26,600

26,480

26,410

26,290

26,200

26,080

25,960

25,860

25,740

25,650

25,560

25,560

25,500

Aug.

25,370

25,280

25,220

25,220

25,130

25,650

25,440

25,250

25,100

24,790

24,700

24,760

24,670

24,640

24,480

24,390

24,310

24,170

24,120

24,040

23,900

23,960

23,930

23,820

23,710

23,630

23,540

23,430

23,320

23,220

23,160

Sept.

23,270

23,030

22,970

32,890

22,800

32,720

22,610

32,500

22,450

22,370

32,280

22,170

22,120

22,150

22,010

21,950

21,950

21,950

21,680

21,600

21,740

21,630

21,520

21,430

21,380

21,320

21,220

21,130

21,080

21,020

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Calendar year 1951. ......

Jan. 31....................

Feb. 29.... ................

July 31....................

Sept. 30. ...................

Water year 1951-52. ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

382.68

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

21,020

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+360

+150

+89,510

-1,560

-2,140

-2,690

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
324 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Petit Jean Creek near Waveland, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°06'17", long. 93°37'5l", In SE^SW£ sec. 11, T. 5 N., R. 25 W., on left 

bank 0.8 mile downstream from Rock Creek, 1.2 miles downstream from Cedar Creek, and 

1.3 miles south of Waveland.

Drainage area. 517 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1952 (published as "near Blue Mountain" prior 

to October 1943).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 339.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1943, at site if miles upstream at datum 9.54 ft higher.

Average discharge. 13 years, 600 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 19.42-ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs July 10, 11.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 62,600 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 29.95 ft, site 

and datum then in use, or 34.0 ft, from floodmarks, present site); no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 16, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Blue Mountain Reservoir since March 1947 (see 

preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

13.0

15.3

218

558

1,150

1,810

2,410

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

167 

*25

25

25

25

27

24

22

22

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

22

22

52

*23

23

23

185

69

344

558

955

2,898

93.5

5,750

Jlov.

350 

1,030

1,S60

1,840

1,760

310

1,330

*2,160

2,110

2,160

2.270

2,250

*2,270

2,270

2,270

2,250

1,360

529

258

211

204

150

637

353

414

1,050

1,360

1,430

1,470

1,540

-

39,456

1,315

78,260

Dec.

1,580 

1,470

*1,700

1,400

1,380

1,700

1,650

888

158

1,180

2,010

2.040

2,010

1,810

1,170

450

326

387

387

378

365

218

218

186

US

*168

448

345

218

211

211

26,780

864

53,120

Jan.

211 

649

677

,160

,040

,960

,140

,300

.350

,330

,940

,250

,210

,190

,070

729

558

*286

225

192

124

181

218

150

118

116

115

114

Tl4

114

114

25,905

856

51,580

Feb.

118 

120

121

287

*568

218

155

121

121

120

119

102

76

75

14

76

76

471

458

258

425

587

518

310

*518

492

655

405

360

_

-

7,198

248

14,280

Mar.

286 

130

151

706

2,270

2,220

2,140

1,940

1,170

1,090

474

1,040

1,630

1,700

1,760

1,840

*2,060

1,810

1,860

2,190

1,940

405

1,150

1,940

2,010

2,160

2,190

1,940

1,150

888

958

45,158

1,457

89,570

Apr.

1,070 

1,500

1,150

405

1/550

1,960

2,060

*2,010

1,740

447

555

2,050

710

922

1,650

1,860

2,060

2,500

2,250

2,060

691

2,400

655

596

1,090

1,650

2,110

*2,250

2,500

2,530

-

45,617

1,521

90,480

May

2.410 

2,390

2,360

2,350

2,550

2,190

1,960

2,060

2,160

1,840

1,910

1,880

1,960

2,060

2,140

,160

,220

,160

,580

* ,090

,580

,980

,610

,010

,450

,740

,940

,010

,060

,980

,760

59,090

1,906

117,200

June

1,520 

1,030

672

474

211

127

92

71

*61

50

58

45

35

28

28

28

14

7.6

9.9

8.5

7.6

6.8

6.8

*7.6

5.8

^5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

-

4,430.1

148

8,790

July

5.2 

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.2

5.7

4.7

5.8

5.5

*5.8

5.8

6.5

14

25

24

25

24

24

24

25

24

25

24

24

24

24

25

454.0

14.0

861

Aug.

21 

21

20

*19

19

47

"103 105

103

103

54

50

28

28

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

26

24

24

*24

24

22

20

20

20

18

1,099

55.5

2,180

Sept.

18 

18

16

17

ZZ

21

20

20

19

19

20

20

20

18

*17

18

20

20

21

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

-

596

19.9

1,180

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,500 Mln 12 Mean 540 Ac-ft 391,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,410 Mln 3.7 Mean 707 Ac-ft 513,100

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 325

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°59' , long. 93°37', in SE^NWi sec . 24, T. 4 N. , R. 25 W., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile north of Waltreak and 20.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 74 sq mi.

Records available. November 1945 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 371.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 6 years (1946-52), 105 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 17.40 ft); no 

TTovTSept. 10-30.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 18.45 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, 19.5 ft in 1927, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 19-21, June 6-9)

2.2 0

2.3 .2

2.4 .5

2.6 2.0

2.8 5.9

3:0 14

3.2 23

3.4 36

3.6 52

Discharge, in cubic feet per se

4.0 

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.1

91

157

233

452

842

1,400

2,600

3,970

5,870

ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.3

*6,1

5.3

4.6

4.1

3.7

3.6

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1?'1 1

*11

14

8.7

118

122

62

59

1,180

1,656.4

53.4

0.722

0.83

3,290

Nov.

1,170

233

142

102

128

784

284

163

115

88

7O

62

58

*50

44

39

32

30

28

25

23

22

24

38

91

171

121

96

78

66

-

4,377

146

1.97

2.20

8,680

Dec.

58

55

73

*103

102

104

82

524

576

259

182

140

113

101

82

69

63

60

55

51

46

41

38

35

6l

*74

66

65

65

63

59

3,465

112

1.51

1.74

6,370

Jan.

55

298

669

642

378

233

172

144

122

106

89

79

72

68

64

*57

53

48

45

41

38

35

32

30

29

28

25

24

22

21

26

3,745

121

1.64

1.88

7,430

Feb.

67

108

97

8?

75

*67

6O

56

50

46

42

39

37

34

32_

33

36

36

47

77

80

74

91

84

97

*110 ~92

82

73

-

1,904

65.7

0.888

0.96

3,780

Mar.

62

77

220

268

167

128

106

89

79

*1.890

*1,070

354

217

161

129

107

92

137

*150

113

466

1,020

318

212

161

128

108

92

79

72

145

8,417

272

3.68

4.23

16,690

Apr.

198

146

135

993

370

225

167

133

*221

1,130

358

3,350

1,280

463

268

194

151

124

107

112

752

*5.850

1,250

424

259

182

142

116

*97

81

-

19,258

642

8.68

9.68

38,200

May

69

60

52

46

42

44

46

39

35

42

33

27

24

22

20

18

17

191

94

70

*57

46

205

397

161

99

71

57

50

48

34

2,216

71.5

0.966

1.11

4,400

June

30

28

27

22

19

17

15

13

*11

9.2

7.9

6.4

5.9

4.8

4.6

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

*.9

.7

.6

76

-

250.7

8.36

0.113

0.13

497

July

22

24

11

5.3

3.6

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.1

.9

.6

.5

*.7

1.2

1.6

4.8

3. '9

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

tl

.2

98.3

3.17

0.043

0.05

195

Aug.

0.4

.4

.4

*.4

2.7

20

16

4.6

3.7

3.0

2.3

2.0

2.1

1.6

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.7

.7

*.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

jvi

67.8

2.19

0.030

0.03

134

Sept.

0.1

.4

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

1.9

0.06

0.00081

0.001

3.8

Cal.endar year 1951 : Max 1,700 Min 0 Mean 77.4 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.18 Ac-ft 56,010

Water year 1951-52 : Max 5,830 Min 0 Mean 124 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.84 Ac-ft 90,170

Peak discharge (base. 3,000 efs).--0et. 31 (11:30 p.m.) 3,820 cfs (11.80 ft); Mar. 10 (7 p.m.) 

3y900 cfs ("11.90 ft); Apr. 12 (1:30 p.m.) 5,450 efs (13.68 ft); Apr. 22 (7:30 a.m.) 11,100 cfs (17.4( 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
326 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°04', long. 93°24', In SE£ sec. 25, T. 5 N., R. 23 ¥., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 10 at Danville, 1,800 ft upstream from 

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Spring Creek, and 

0.6 mile downstream from Dutch Creek.

Drainage area. 741 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1916 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 303.33 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. June 1, 1916, to Aug. 24, 1934, chain gage on railway bridge 

1,800 ft downstream at datum 0.25 ft higher. Aug. 25, 1934, to July 12, 1939, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 861 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 25.12 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs July 14.

1916-52: Maximum discharge, 70,800 cfs Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 31.82 ft).; no 

flow at times In 1924, 1934-36, 1943.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Blue Mountain Reservoir since March 1947 (see 

p. 323). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 

are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-19, Dec. 16-24, Jan. 13-15, 

17-19, Feb. 2-7, Feb. 19 to Mar. 4; rate of change In stage 

used as a factor Mar. 10, Apr. 12, 21, I'.Z; discharge taken 

from loop curvi . 11-16, Apr. 12-19, 22-26)

1 to Nov. 23, Jan. 1-15 Nov. 24 to Dec. 30, Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

2.6

2.8

3.0

4.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

13

30

53

174

734

1,320

2,120

3,700

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

4.0

1.7 

4.2 

8.0

13

SO

53 

174

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

22.0

23.5

24.7

764

1,440

2,320

3,850

5,580

8,680

12,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

223 

160

*56

36

32

30

31

32

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

187

*157

69

51

326

818

356

552

1.160

4,639

150

9,200

Nov.

*3. 600 

3,470

2,700

2,390

2,150

3,320

2,930

*2,520

2,520

2,420

2,330

2,330

*2,330

2,300

2,300

2,270

2,180

1,500

706

370

307

293

293

,030

,160

,570

,820

,840

»1,840

1,760

-

58,509

1,950

116,100

Dec.

1,780 

1,740

*1,800

2,100

1,840

1,860

1,980

2,080

2.S40

1,870

2,050

2,440

2,500

2,500

2,260

1,480

*716

529

574

529

529

440

342

328 55"6

*412

398

636

484

398

370

40,161

1,296

79,660

Jan.

384

700

2,460

3,180

5.520

3,420

3,050

2,930

2,850

2,810

2,700

2,210

1,590

1,420

1,380

1,200

*924

700

426

356

500

251

295

507

230

202

195

188

180

173

TTf

40,706

1,313

80,740

Feb.

342 

574

620

484

*620

574

412

314

265

251

244

230

209

174

161

166

209

237

716

684

604

668

652

589

*636

668

844

528

636

_

-

13,611

469

27,000

Mar.

559 

559

780

1,160

1,650

2,470

2,600

2,530

2,210

3,320

*5.400

4,000

*2,830

2,460

2,300

2,230

*2,210

2,440

2,380

2,350

2,630

3,800

3,140

2,600

2,570

2,550

2,530

2,500

2,180'

1,42O

1,260

73,5713

2,573

145,900

Apr.

1.460 

1,490

1..550

2,780

2,730

2,350

2, 530

*2,570

2, 530

3,. 850

3,460

4,730

8,860

*5 , 190

E.960

*2,570

2,440

2^400

2,700

3,350

*8, 640

*12,100

*5, 250

*2,320

2,200

2,470

2,550

*2 , 600

2,600

-

105,610

3,520

209,500

May

2.600 

2,600

2,570

2,500

2,440

2,410

2,240

2,030

2,050

2,210

1,950

1,860

1,840

1,910

1,980

2,050

2,100

2,550

1,910

*1,720

1.480

1,720

2,580

2,600

2,000

1,800

1,930

2,030

2,100

2,150

2,080

65,550

2,115

130,000

June

1.780 

1,400

975

668

384

223

154

121

99

*90

78

77

73

60

52

48

47

40

27

19

19

17

*14

12

11

11

10

9.0

8.5

-

6,535.0

218

12,960

July

8.0 

7.6

17

21

15

12

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

7.6

6.5

5.9

*3.9

11

11

15

12

20

3_2_

32

31

30

28

27

26

26

26

26

27

30

549.3

17.7

1,090

Aug.

29 

26

26

26

25

*119

150

109

102

96

95

74

46

38

37

34

34

32

31

31

50

52

54

30

28

*27

26

26

25

22

21

1,461

47.1

2,900

Sept.

20 

21

20

18

IS

19

23

22

21

20

19

19

20

20

*20

19

19

19

19

20

25

~ZZ

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

-

615

20.4

1,220

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,960 Mln 25 Mean 801 Ac-ft 580,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 12,100 Mln 3.9 Mean 1,124 Ac-ft 816,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKAKSAS RIVER BASIN 327

Pourche La Pave River near Gravelly, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°52<, long. 93°39', in NVf£ sec. 34, T. 3 N., R. 25 W., on left bank at

 downstream side of bridge on State Highway 28, 1 mile downstream from Garner Creek, 

1-f miles east of Gravelly, and 6.4 miles upstream from Gaffords Creek.

Drainage area. 413 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1952.

Average discharge. 13 years, 611 cfs.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 410.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 37,700 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 26.99 ft); no

 flow Aug. 28-31, Sept. 1, 4-30.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 54,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 28.86 ft); no 

flow at times in 1939, 1943-44, 1947, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 1007: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

1.0

9.0

21

50

107

191

309

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

22.0

25.2

664

1,110

2,350

5,050

9,340

14,500

21,000

29,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 19B2

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

44 

36

*31

26

22

19

19

17

15 

14

13

12

12

10

9.9

9.4

8.6

8.2

8.6

8.6

7.5

778

57

180

*97

82

156

580

400

264

4.400

6,574.6

212

0.513

0.59

13,040

Nov.

11.400 

2,120

1,210

860

741

4,070

2,240

1,260

882 

664

521

432

374

*341

306

260

221

191

171

155

141

133

136" 130

646

1,290

1,090

816

643

521

-

33,995

1,133

2.74

3.06

67,430

Dec.

432 

362

387

*502

664

643

560

1,650

4.260 

2,000

1,290

997

794

643

540

432

365

344

332

312

280

255

227

210

2T4

274

*374

347

332

318

296

20, 636

666

1.61

1.86

40,930

Jan.

280 

941

5.850

4,070

2,750

1,670

1,210

974

816 

706

580

502

449

400

368

332

*301

274

248

227

210

195

177

162

153

146

138

128

121

114

ITS

24,607

794

1.92

2.22

48,810

Feb.

225 

706

860

706

622

*521

449

381

335 

293

262

236

219

199

181

181

197

202

270

772

974

750

750

643

706

*928

838

706

580

_

-

14,692

507

1.23

1.32

29,140

Mar.

484 

432

521

1,420

1,040

794

643

540

449 

4,270

*8.280

2,670

1,550

1,110

aeo

706

580

601

*750

622

851

4,160

1,700

1,140

882

706

560

484

416

368

2,140"

41,729

1,346

3.26

3.76

82,770

Apr.

2,990 

1,610

1,140

4,210

2,640

1,520

1,110

882

 1,110 

6,360

2,640

*13,900

11,500

3,440

1,860

1,320

1,020

816

685

580

1,500

*29,000

14,700

3,350

1,930

1,340

1,040

838

685

»560

-

116,276

3,876

9.38

10.47

230, 600

May

432 

365

306

262

227

195

169

148

132 

144

197

181

144

122

107

96

89

BSS

1,240

750

*601

416

715

2.850

1,430

860

580

432

341

285

234

14,882

480

1.18

1.34

29,520

June

m151

132

117

107

97

89

81 

*74

66

62

56

49

44

40

34

31

27

24

21

17

16

14

*12

10

9.4

8.6

7.5

7.2

1,769.7

59.0

0.143

0.16

3,510

July

6.8 

671

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.5

4.6

4.0

3.4 

3.0

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.7

 1.7

2.7

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.3

3.7

3.2

2.5

2.1

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

100.3

3.24

0.0078

0.009

199

Aug.

0.6 

.5

.4

.3

*.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

T76

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

*.l!i

0

0

0

0

18.0

0.58

0.0014

0.002

36

Sept.

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

0

0-

0.2

0.01

0.000024

0.00002

0.4

Calendar year 1951: Max 11,400 Min 3.2 Mean 492 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.18 Ac-ft 356,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 29,000 Mln o Mean 752 Cfsm 1,82 In. 24.79 Ac-ft 546,000
328 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Nimrod Reservoir near Nlmrod, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°57'07", long. 93°09'37", in SV£ sec. 32, T. 4 N., R. 20 ¥., at Nimrod 

 Dam on Fourche La Pave River, 4 miles west of Nimrod and 10.2 miles upstream from South 

Fourche La Fave River.

Drainage area. 680 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1952. 

of Corps of Engineers, Little Rock.

May 1942 to September 1944 in files

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

TTorps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 249,360 acre-ft Apr. 25 (elevation, 367.80 ft);

 minimum, 24,270 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 340.59 ft).

1942-52: Maximum contents, 369,700 acre-ft Mar. 31, 1945 (elevation, 374.80 ft); 

minimum, since initial filling to conservation pool level, 19,590 acre-ft (corrected) 

Sept. 28, 1942 (elevation, 338.97 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam. Storage began May 18, 1942. Ca-

 pacity at spillway crest (elevation, 373 ft), 336,000 acre-ft; at conservation pool 

level (elevation, 342 ft), 29,000 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Under normal operating conditions reservoir surface will be maintained at approximately conservation pool level for purposes of conservation and recreation; storage above this level used for flood control. Contents computed from daily readings at 

12 p.m.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 12 p.m., In acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

24,910

24,970

25,020

25,050

25,080

25,170

25,020

25,020

25,020

24,970

24,970

24,940

24,940

24,910

24,910

24,880

24,880

24,850

24,790

24,740

24,710

25,020

26,840

27,240

27,660

27,940

30,930

32,810

33,190

31,960

48,330

JJov.

84,280

89,990

85,570

79,360

77,280

92,510

95,670

92,590

86,350

78,930

71,030

62,520

53,780

43,490

35,560

31,960

30,250

29,290

28,900

28,970

29,290

29,580

29,930

30,890

33,190

36,240

34,930

32,600

32,280

31,530

-

Dec.

30,570

29,470

31,640

32,810

32,940

32,770

32,310

33,740

42,700

44,280

39,030

33,030

29,010

29,540

29,010

29,220

28,970

28,940

29,260

30,150

29,650

29,680

29,650

29,580

29,860

30,110

30,110

30,250

30,250

30,290

30,320

Jan.

30,500

37,850

59 , 040

74,940

80,780

77,860

72,630

65,720

58,300

48,970

39,920

32,640

30,080

29,190

28,970

29,150

29,220

29,120

29,010

28,760

28,620

28,620

28,510

28,480

28,580

28,940

29,190

29,360

29,510

29,610

30,110

Feb.

31,420

33,960

37,210

37,470

35,730

33,450

31, 250

29,680

29,330

29,360

29,330

29,190

29,050

29,010

29,260

29,830

30,180

30,430

31,600

34,210

34,460

33,320

33,410

33,240

33,280

32,600

31,460

29,900

29,050

-

Mar.

28,970

29,680

31,280

31,030

30,500

29,580

29,080

28,760

28,660

44,330

72,440

77,710

74,810

70,010

63,160

55,760

48,030

40,680

36,280

35,610

38,610

54,230

57,960

54,740

48,180

40, 810

36,110

35,140

35,100

35,010

37 , 850

Apr.

43,640

42,900

40,770

53,560

57,230

52,930

47,050

41,810

42,160

60,280

66, 100

95,750

136,360

146,490

145,340

141,710

136,650

129,900

121,880

114,250

111,910

165,910

235,230

248,600

247,850

244, 530

238,810

231,380

223,670

215,410

-

May

206,520

197,810

187,850

178,160

167,380

156,350

145,140

134,080

123,350

112,950

102,220

91,800

81,430

70,900

60,220

49,070

39,880

38,270

36,790

33,620

33,620

33,660

38,950

43,390

40,510

35,900

34,460

34,420

33,360

32,280

32,310

June

32,240

32,380

32,770

33,070

33,190

32,940

32,860

33,070

33,360

33,320

33,450

33,360

33,150

33,070

33,070

33,030

33,030

33,030

32,980

32,900

32,810

32,690

32,640

32,560

32,450

32,380

32,310

32,280

32,280

32,240

-

July

32,380

32,380

32,380

32,280

32,240

32,210

32,060

31,960

31,890

31,810

31,640

31,530

31,420

31,350

31,250

31,460

31,530

31,500

31,460

31,320

31,180

31,030

30,930

30,750

30,680

30,610

30,500

30,360

30,290

30,220

30,470

Aug.

30,360

30,250

30,080

30,180

30,080

30,890

30,860

30,930

30,780

30, 640

30,500

30,500

30,360

30,150

29,900

29,650

29,440

29,220

28,970

28,730

28,510

28,660

28,480

28,230

27,980

27,770

27,550

27,410

27,270

27,090

26,950

Sept.

27,200

27,060

26,880

26,770

26,670

26,560

26,420

26,420

26,240

26,130

26,030

25,890

25,780

25,71O

25,570

25,460

25,530

25,430

25,290

25,200

25,200

25,080

25,000

24,850

24,740

24,650

24,560

24,470

24,360

24,270

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953L to September 1952

Date

Feb. 29... ..... ................

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acre-feet)

24 880

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 329

Fourche La Pave River near Nimrod, Ark.

Location. La t 34°57'01", long. 93°09'18". in SW£ sec. 32, T. 4 N., R. 20 ¥., on left bank 

2,000 ft downstream from Nimrod Dam, 4£ miles southwest of Nimrod, and 9.8 miles upstream from South Pourche La Pave River.

Drainage area. 680 sq mi.

Records available. March 1936 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 305.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Mar. 3, 1936, to Dec. 20, 1938, staff gage at site 

1.1 miles downstream at datum 3.92 ft lower. Dec. 21, 1938, to Aug. 20, 1946, waterstage recorder at site 2.0 miles downstream at datum 9.72 ft lower.

Average discharge. 16 years, 979 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,850 cfs May 5, 6; maximum gage height, 10.20 ft 

May 5; minimum discharge, 1.5 cfs June 12.

1936-52: Maximum discharge, 36,100 cfs Feb. 19, 1938 (gage height, 29.7 ft, site and 

datum then in use, and 27.6 ft, present site and datum, from floodmark); no flow at 

times in 1936, 1939.

Flood of June 1935 reached a stage of 28.8 ft, present site and datum, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Flow regulated by Nimrod Dam since May 1942 (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years). W 877: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 8-12, June 15 to July 3)

2.1 

2.3

1.4 

3.0 

4.6

7.5

59

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.2

99

258

755

2,020

3,790

6,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

10

9.6

*9.1

10

11

13

13

13

12

11

11 

8.7

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

12

12

12

11

10

3.3

*2.5

2.4

6.7

3.0

644

1.200

705

2,814.1

90.8

5,580

Hov.

7.1

£,320

4,430

4,430

3,920

14

2,180

4,150

4,810

5,080

4,940 

4,940

5,220

*5,370

4,350

2,270

1,200

810

475

221

116

119

119

124

124

366

2,340

2,360

1,200

1,160

-

69,175.1

2,306

137,200

Dec.

1,160

1,160

694

*798

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,200

2,690

4.450 

4,320

2,930

1,140

1,040

527

755

516

385

385

381

381

381

381

381

318

*460

465

465

470

475

33,328

1,075

66,110

Jan.

475

187

23

26

2,120

4,210

4,680

4,940

5,220

5.570

5,220 

4,210

2,050

1,160

740

470

*475

470

470

470

470

370

312

308

229

112

114

112

112

112

114

45,351

1,463

89,950

Feb.

112

112

114

,030

.880

* ,880

,810

,410

760

465

465 

465

470

293

202

202

202

282

381

395

,340

,810

,160

,160

,160

* ,540

,810

,810

,320

-

-

26,040

898

51,650

Mar.

717

480

480

1,230

1,810

1,600

1,160

925

755

321

140 

2,620

3,790

4,320

4, 550

4,430

4,430

*4,430

3,070

1,200

864

7.1

1,450

3,530

4,320

4,430

3,220

1,200

668

641

646

63,234.1

2,040

125,400

Apr.

1,720

2,840

3,020

575

3,120

4,320

4,430

3,76O

*2,200

451

2,390 

1,100

13

1,150

3,490

3,790

4,210

4,810

5.220

5,220

4,680

204

14

786

3,110

3,590

4,100

4,940

4,940

4,940

-

89,113

2,970

176,800

May

5,220

*5,370

5,670

5,830

6,240

6.850

6,680

6,510

6,340

6,170

6,170 

6,000

5,830

5,670

5,520

5,220

4,440

1,950

2,200

2,520

848

*541

342

1,280

3,390

3,390

1,510

641

955

909

508

120,514

3,888

239,000

June

308

160

45

21

94

258

159

2.0

1.6

 1.6

1.6 

73

133

93

9.1

9.6

9.6

10

8.7

7.5

7.5

8.3

8.3

8.3

*6.5

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.2

-

1,458.8

48.6

2,890

July

3.5

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

23

8.3

7.9

17

32 

25

28

29

*30

30

32

30

30

30

31

30

31

47

29

29

29

30

30

30

30

717.0

23.1

1,420

Aug.

30

30

30

31

*32

34

42

59

56

56

56 

58

64

86

95

90

86

86

86

86

86

86

84

84

86

*81

59

45

42

37

36

1,919

61.9

3,810

Sept.

36

37

37

36

35

35

35

37

36

36

36 

36

35

35

35

*36

38

36

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

li

34

-

1,077

35.9

2,140

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,520 Mln 1.7 Mean 831 Ao-ft 6O1.3OO

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,850 Min i.e Mean 1,242 Ao-ft 9O2,OOO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
330 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

South Fourche La Fave River near Hollis, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°55', long. 93°03<, in NE£ sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 19 W., on left bank 0.6 

mile upstream from Big Cove Creek, 4 miles northeast of Hollis, and 5.8 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 211 sq mi,

Records available. May 1941 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 366.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 11 years, 342 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 13.22 ft); 

minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 8, 9.

1941-52: Maximum discharge, 54,400 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 19.47 ft), by 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 15 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharges furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 1087: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.9 

4.5

84

7.0 

8.0

168

300

470

570

915

1,690

3,000

4,500

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

0 

.2 

.6 

1.9 

5.0 

12

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

89

198

370

610

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

1,770

3,090

4,740

6,780

9,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ototal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

*12 

10

8.5

7.2

6.8

6.3

5.1

4.7

4.1

3.3

3.1 

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.3

36 

37

19

161

603

140

81 

695

1,875.9

60.5

0.287

0.33

3,720

Nov.

3,240

526 

282

180

248

4.180

960

456

282

198

143

118 

128

*162

136

109

84

69

60

54

46

43

il

1,600 

1,330

724

475

340

254

189

16,657

555

2.63

2.94

33,040

Dec.

148

126 

138

674

515

416

293

282

882

515

368

286 

*214

189

168

128

113

118

124

124

128

116

107

98 

149

480

324

254

220

186 

148

8,031

259

1.23

1.42

15,930

Jan.

301

5,590 

5,560

5,210

1,720

884

568

434

390

438

358

294

257

228

*204

173

149

132

116

105

96

95

90

81 

74

71

68

63

58

53 

52

23,912

771

3.65

4.21

47,430

Feb.

570

1,650 

1,040

616

*446

338

260

210

170

144

123

108 

149

157

132

132

157

250

345

919

550

386

316

267

410

500

370

294

247

:

11,236

387

1.83

1.98

22,290

Mar.

180

178 

260

410

294

234

*198

170

149

6,570

4,100

1,120 

634

422

319

257

213

210

222

176

2,170

3,800

1,060

610 

426

316

247

198

165

147 

1,230

26,495

855

4.05

4.67

52,550

Apr.

*1,180

' 530 

370

1,900

975

545

386

298

277

2,680

940

*8.150 

2,950

1,160

670

442

326

267

216

187

670

*7,700

4,650

1,200 

700

455

330

260

198

160

40,772

1,359

6.44

7.19

80,870

May

130

114 

93

81

71

59

50

43

37

104

292

114 

72

56

43

*34

29

82?

519

247

210

116

2,250

2,550 

622

312

192

152

116

96 

77

9,483

506

1.45

1.67

18,810

June

65

55 

44

*37

50

26

21

18

15

13

12

10 

8.1

6.5

5.2

4.5

3.6

5.0

2.6

2.5

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.1 

.9

*.6

.5

.4

^1

5.9

592.0

15.1

0.062

0.07

778

July

5.4

3.5

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.6

.4

.5 

.5

.2

72

.2

.4

.4

.4

.5

1.1

.8

.5

.4 

.3

.5

.2

.2

.2

.4 

*.5

26.1

0.84

0.0040

0.005

52

Aug.

0.5

.5 

*£

.2

*.5

.9

32

40

19

12

7.8

5.6 

.0

.5

.0

.1

.0

.3

.9

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.2

*.9

.8

.6

.5

.4 

.5

155.8

5.05

0.024

0.05

509

Sept,

0.5

.5 

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.1

75

1.2

1.0

.9

.6

.5

.4

.5

.6

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.2

irl

*1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

20.8

0.69

0.0035

0.004

41

Calendar year 1951 : Max 8,380 Mln 0.2 Mean 261 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.82 Ac-ft 189,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,150 Mln 0.1 Mean 380 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.52 Ac-ft 275,800

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). Apr. 22 (10 p.m.) 18,300 cfs (13.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 331

Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°45'00", long. 92°16'25", in sec. 3, T. 1 N., R. 12 W., on right bank 130 

ft downstream from Main Street Bridge in Little Rock and at mile 165.5.

Drainage area. 157,936 sq mi (corrected).

Records available. September 1927 to September 1931 and October 1933 to September 1952 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Since January 1928, records at or near same site in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage-height records collected at or near same 

site since 1873 are contained in reports of II. S. Weather Bureau. Gage-height records 

collected at site three-quarters of a mile upstream since 1883 and intermittent records 

of discharge since 1885 are contained in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 223.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, staff gage 130 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1927-52), 44,110 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 167,000 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 16.20 ft); minimum, 3,240 cfs Sept. 22.

1927-52: Maximum discharge, 536,000 cfs May 27, 1943 {gage height, 30.05 ft); minimum, 850 cfs Aug. 23, 1934 {gage height, -4.16 ft).

Maximum stage known, 34.6 ft in June 1833. Flood of Apr. 20, 1927, reached a stage 

of 33.0 ft.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs and power 

development. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month and more often 

during rises. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for water year 1952 

are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Cooperation. Forty discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years) . W 1117: Drainage area. V 1211: 1930-31.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

53,900 

48, 600

43,500

37 , 800

32,400

28,200

24,200

21,000

18,600

17,400

21,000

23,600

20, 400

18,000

16, 800

18, 600

19,800

19,200

16,800

14, 600

14.100

16,300

17,400

18,000

24,200

25,500

21,000

22,900

53,900 

67.400 

59,300

854,400

27,560

tl,695

Jlov.

62,300 

85,000

86, 300

81,200

74,000

69,600

77,600

75,200

66,300

61,300

54, 800

50, 300

49,400

53,900

57,500

55,700

64,300

72,900

82,400

88,9OO

80,000

62, 300

48, 600

48, 600

70,400

105, 000

116,000

94,100

82,400 

76,400

1 2,152. 7

71,760

*4,270

Dec.

72,900 

69,600

65, 300

61,500

56, 600

51, 200

47 , 800

46,900

46,900

51, 200

53,000

52, 100

47 , 800

45, 200

42,600

41,000

38, 6OO

35, 400

32,400

30, 300

28,200

26,800

24,800

23,600

22,200

22,200

25, 600

23,600

22,900 

22,200 

21.600

* 1,249. 8

40,320

*2,479

Jan.

21,600 

24,200

41,000

57 , 500

66,300

67.400

62,300

58,400

56,600

53,900

50, 300

46,000

42,600

39,400

37 , 000

35,400

34,000

31,700

28,900

26,800

25,500

24,800

24,200

23,600

22,900

22,900

22,200

21,600

21,OOO 

19,800 

18,600

tl,128.4

36,400

*2,238

Feb.

18. 600 

21,000

24,800

28, 200

30,300

32,400

53, 200

36, 200

39.400

37,800

35,400

34,000

34,700

34,000

31,700

29,600

28,900

28,900

28,900

31,000

34,000

34,000

32,400

30, 300

29 , 600

29,600

29,600

31,000

36,200

905,700

31,230

tl,796

Mar.

43,500 

41,800

55.400

38, 600

55, 700

69,600

76,400

74,000

67 , 400

62,300

99,300

145,000

135,000

132,000

134,000

126,000

118,000

112,000

102,000

88,900

77,600

78,800

94,100

88,900

76,400

69,600

64,300

58,400

51,200 

46,000 

L 44, 400

^2,506.6

80, 860

*4,972

Apr.

43.500 

44,400

46,900

47,800

53,900

61,300

61, 300

57,500

53,900

55,900

63,300

71,800

120,000

146,000

140,000

123,000

108, 000

94,100

83,700

72,900

66,300

71,800

118,000

146,000

164,000

158,000

138,000

128,000

118, 000 

108,000

*2,763.3

92,110

*5,481

May

98.200 

87,600

77.6OO

68, 500

63, 300

58,400

54, 800

52,100

49,400

46,000

41,000

37,000

34,000

31,000

28,900

27 . 5OO

27 5OO

29 ', 600

31,700

34,000

31,700

27,500

29,600

40,200

59,300

56,600

46,900

55,700

61,300 

49,400 

41,000

tl,477.3

47 , 650

*2,930

June

37,000 

34,700

52,400

29,000

27,200

26,000

27,200

27,200

32,800

40,20O

37,800

39,400

40. 200

32,400

26,600

22,600

19,400

16, 900

15, 100

13, 800

13,000

13,000

12,600

11,800

10,700

9,560

8,600

8,040

7.520 

7,520

680,240

22,670

*1,349

July

7,520 

7,520

7,260

6,560

6,120

5,690

4,860

4,360

4. 180

4,460

4,660

4,660

4,660

5,480

6,340

6,560

6,120

5,690

5,480

5,690

6,120

6,560

7*78O

7' 260

7,020

6,780

6,780

7,260 

7,780 

7,260

192,250

6,202

381,300

Aug.

6,. 120 

5,690

5,270

4,960

4,860

4,660

4.270

4,560

5,060

5,270

5,060

5,060

5,060

4,860

4,560

4,360

4,460

4,560

4,660

5,060

5,270

5,270

5,060

5,060

4,960

4,860

5,270

5,480

4,660 

4,460 

4,270

153, 040

4,937

303, 600

Sept.

4,080 

4,080

4,460

4,460

4,180

3,890

3,600

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,700

3,600

3,510

3,890

4.660

4,460

3,800

3,510

3,330

5.240

3,420

3,980

4,180

3,800

3,420

3,330

3,510 

3,510

113,150

3,772

224,400

Calendar year 1951: Max 234, OOO Mln 6,430 Mean 60,400 Ac-ft 43,73O,OOO

Hater year 1951-52: Max 164,000 Mln 3,240 Mean 38,73o Ac-ft 28,12O,OOO

t Expressed in thousands.
332 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark.

Location. Lat 34«27'15", long. 91°37'00", in SE£ sec. 11, T. 3 S., R. 6 W., on downstream 

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 79, 5^ miles southwest of Stuttgart and 8 miles upstream from Crooked Creek.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 169.94 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1936, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at 

datum 5.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1936, to July 21, 1937, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at same datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, auxiliary staff gage 5.4 miles downstream 

from base gage.

Average discharge. 17 years, 583 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,440 cfs Dec. 18, 20-22; maximum gage height, 

18.75 ft Mar. 12, 13; no flow June 24 to July 29.

1935-52: Maximum discharge observed, 6,550 cfs Jan. 26, 27, 1937 (gage height, 

25.50 ft); no flow at times during each year except 1945, 1948.

and Crooked Creek are interconnected above station. For records on Crooked Creek, 

below interconnection, see following page. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Cooperation. Ten discharge measurements furnished by the Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). W 857: 1937. ¥ 1211: 1936.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

118 

103

75

57

44

36

29

21

*16

11

6.9

4.0

2.2

.8

.3

*.2

.2

, 1

7T

 i

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

4.6

531.4

17.1

1,050

JJov.

13 

8.2

4.0

 576 2.9

34

63

96

126

156

182

191

*191

182

166

158

126

89

60

31

15

9.7

6.9

6.5

10

13

54

126

200

285

-

2,612.8

87.1

5,180

Dec.

355 

457

534

*600

666

786

892

928

,050

,160

* ,220

,240

,260

,320

,380

,400

,420

.440

"7420

,440

,440

,440

,420

,380

,360

,320

,280

,220

,180

,130

,080

35,218

1,136

69,850

Jan.

1,040 

1,000

964

988

1,050

1,100

1,110

1,110

1,130

*1,140

1,160

1,200

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,240

1.260

1,240

1,240

1,200

1,180

1,220

1,220

1,180

1,140

1,130

1,160

1,140

1,110

*1,070

1,020

35,442

1,143

70,300

Feb.

964 

904

844

787

732

688

*644

611

567

523

490

468

*584

754

892

964

988

1,010

1,010

1,020

1,070

1,100

1,140

1,200

1,240

1,300

1.520

1,320

1,320

-

-

26,454

912

52,470

Mar.

1,320 

1,300

,340

,340

,320

* ,320

,280

,260

,220

,260

,360

,380

.400

,380

,380

. ,360

,360

,360

,360

,360

,340

,340

,320

,260

,220

,200

,140

* ,100

,070

,040

.020

39,710

1,281

78,760

Apr.

1,010 

988

*952

940

916

892

856

820

787

743

710

699

809

928

976

1,000

1,010

1,000

1,010

1,010

1,020

1,040

1,050

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,040

1,010

1,000

976

-

28,382

946

56,290

May

*928 

880

809

732

633

512

395

295

218

158

118

89

*82

103

118

110

103

103

110

103

103

142

166

191

236

325

415

501

*556

578

567

10,379

335

20,590

June

468" 523 

405

365

315

265

218

158

110

*60

31

18

9.4

4.8

3.1

1.3

1.3

.5

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0-

2,957.2

98.6

5,870

July

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

*.4

1.0

0.03

2.0

Aug.

~0.2 

.2

.2

.2

,4

1.1

32

69

103

142

134

110

96

78

66

48

44

*46

38

*27

25

27

23

15

14

23

16

9.7

9.2

8.6

1,206.1

38.9

2,390

Sept.

5 8 

9

8

3 8

6 2

6.4

10

12

*13

13

6.4

.8

.2

.5

2.3

*2.7

2.4

17

44

60

86

69

1.4

1.4

36

60

57

44

24

7.4

-

594.4

19.8

1,180

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,770 Min 0.1 Mean 534 Ac-ft 386,200

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,440 Min o Mean 501 Ac-ft 363,700

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 333

Crooked Creek near Humphrey, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°25i35", long. 91°40iOO", in SE£ sec. 20, T. 3 S., R. 6 W., near center 

or span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 79, 100 ft upstream from 

St. Louis-Southwestern Railway bridge, 2 miles east of Humphrey, and 5.8 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 87 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1952 (prior to February 1940, high-water 

periods only;.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 169.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T929. Prior to Feb. 21, 1940, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream. Feb. 21, 1940, to 

June 19, 1950, wire-weight gage at present site. All gages at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1940-52), 262 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 883 cfs Mar. 14, 15; maximum gage height, 18.52 

ft Mar. 15; no flow at times.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 2,010 cfs Jan. 19-21, Feb. 18-20, 1950; maximum gage 

height, 23.51 ft Feb. 18, 19, 1950; no flow at times during each year.

Remarks. Records fair. Crooked Creek and Bayou Meto are interconnected above station at

Rating tabl , water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Feb. 4-8, 13-2O, Mar. 28

to May 2, May 6-15, May 27 to June 2, July 30, Aug. 13-15)

10 12

11.0

12.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

18.5

40

77

133

318

588

883

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

13

To

7.6

5.8

4.1

2.8

2.1

1.6

1.1

.9

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

3.6

56.3

1.82

112

J(o v.

12 

11

7.8

5.3

4.1

8.8

7.8

5.2

3.9

2.7

2.1

1.5

*1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

_ !

.9

.9

1.0

2.0

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.4

2.8

2.5

-

107.3

3.58

213

Dec.

2,2 

2.3

10

21

29

37

59

94

210

318

*422

492

522

605

678

697

716

736

736

736

736

716

678

623

588

538

477

435

386

340

307

12,946.5

418

25,680

Jan.

264 

224

201

237

296

362

398

410

422

*435

463

477

492

492

492

492

477

463

463

435

410

435

449

435

410

386

398

386

362

318

274

12,258

395

24,310

Feb.

228 

183

153

122

107

96

*86

77

69

63

57

53

93

170

237

307

374

410

422

422

463

522

588

659

736

776

818

797

776

-

-

9,864

340

19,560

Mar.

736 

697

716

736

736

*716

697

659

623

641

736

797

839

883

883

861

839

818

797

776

736

716

678

641

588

538

492

435

398

362

540

21,110

681

41,870

Apr.

329

307

*274

246

219

192

157

122

101

84

67

70

145

255

318

351

351

329

307

285

274

264

274

285

285

274

246

219

192

157

-

6,979

233

13,840

May

*122 ~Se

75

57

43

29

18

16

18

20

17

12

8.6

5.8

4.2

3.2

2.6

2.8

2.9

3.6

2.9

1.1

1.2

1.2

.5

.3

275

19

*24

24

22

655.4

21.1

1,300

June

li 

7.9

1.8

.5

.3

.2

.2

2

0

 0

.3

.2

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

*o

o

o

o

0-

25.6

0.85

51

July

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

5.4

*1.4

6.9

0.22

14

Aug.

2.3 

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.0

1.1

.8

1.5

1.3

.8

.5

.4

4.7

7.8

TT2

2.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

.7

*.4

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

0

O

41.5

1.34

82

Sept.

0 

.3

.5

.3

.1

.1

.4

.5

.5

.3

.1

0

0

.1

.1

*. 1

.6

~T5 1.0

.3

.2

.1

.3

.2

.1

0

o

o

o

o

-

6.7

0.22

13

Calendar year 1951: Max l,33o Mln 0 Mean 189 Ac-ft 137,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 883 Mln 0 Mean 175 Ac-ft 127,000

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
334 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°34", long. 88°57', in SW£ sec. 11, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., Chiokasaw meridian, on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 5-J- miles upstream from mouth 

and 6-3 miles northeast of New Albany.

Drainage area. 22.2 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to July 1941, February 1950 to September 1952.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Feb. 1 to June 14, 1950, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 ofs Jan. 27 (gage height, 7.99 ft)- minimum, 0.5 ofs Sept. 22.

1939-41, 1950-52: Maximum discharge, 5,700 cfs May 22, 1939 (gage height, 8.43 

ft), from rating curve extended'above 1,530 ofs on basis of velocity-area study and 

records for nearby streams; minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Sept. 13, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Revisions.--W 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per confl, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.

2.

~

'.6

.0

.0

1

.6

.0

.0

.7

.4

.4

.2

2_

115.0

3.71

0.167

0.19

Nov.

47

8.2

6.2

5.4

5.0

21

11

7.^

6.9

6.4

5.9

11

57

-73 466

172

34

23 

18

16

g!4

g!3

12

48

36

23

23

20

18

16

-

1,223.9

40.8

1.84

2.05

Dec.

16

14

94

276

49

30

170

580

193

68

49

39

33

739

425

73

52

102 

55

363

375

77

57

48

278

534

95

65

55

49

43

5,096

164

7.39

8.54

Jan.

39

36

32

41

36

31

29

29

122

144

51

43

39

37

36

33

32

29

as

28

55

367

98

55

50

49

1,500

257

89

63

57

3,335

108

4.86

5.59

Feb.

52

153

128

71

55

48

43

41

38

37

35

50

62

54

38

43

37

33 

33

201

66

50

262

79

59

125

81

61

52

-

-

2,087

72.0

3.24

3.50

Mar.

40

39

131

76

50

44

40

38

37

415

324

84

63

52

47

42

41

117 

72

47

64

135

82

54

44

38

36

33

31

30

92

2,438

78.6

3.54

4.08

Apr.

82

45

37

48

g36

g32

g31

g30

g30

g29

28

53

80

39

32

29

27

26 

26

25

24

24

63

~~62 257

45

36

31

28

26

-

1,361

45.4

2.05

2.28

May

25

22

20

19

18

16

15

14

14

27

18

14

13

13

12

11

11

82 

36

26

19

16

27

-35 130

26

23

61

56

25

20

864

27.9

1.26

1.45

June

16

13

12

15

53

28

15

11

9.6

9.0

.9

.6

.1

>. 6

.2

.9

.2

.8 

.6

.0

.8

.4

.0

.0

.6

.2

.0

.9

14 2.7

-

293.1

9.77

0.440

0.49

July

8.3

.8

.4

.4

.5

.4

.0

.2

.3

.2

.2

.0

.0

.8

.5

.5

.2

.8 

.7

.5

.4

.5

.7

.7

.4

.3

.2

. 1

. 2

18

7.2

151.4

4.88

0.220

0.25

Aug.

2.7

1.5

1.6

3.7

1.3

25

5.5

1.5

~8.9 56

4.8

3.4

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.2

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

TT~ 1.

1.1

1.1

1.2

148.3

4.78

0.215

0.25

Sept.

1.1

ITS" 2.0

1.1

1.1

gl.l

gl.l

gl.O

6-8

6.8

g.8

.8

1

"

28.9

0.96

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,630 Min 1.3 Mean 65.0 Cfsm 2.93 In. 4O.21

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,3OO Min 0.6 Mean 46.8 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.72

Peak discharge (base, 90O ofs). Nov. 14 (6:30 a.m.) 1,240 ofs (7.41 ft); Dec. 8 (11:30 a.m.) 955

ofs (7.25 ft); Dec. 14 (12 m.) 1,2OO ofs (7.39 ft); Dec. 2O (9 p.m.) 955 ofs (7.25 ft); Dec. 25 (11 

p.m.) 1,140 ofs (7.36 ft); Jan. 27 (10 a.m.) 2.70O ofs (7.99 f t ) ; Mar. 10 (9:30 p.m.) 1,470 ofs

(7.5Q ft).

g Computed froi twice-daily staff-gage readings.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 335

Tallahatcnie River at Etta, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°29'00", long. 89°13'30", in SE^SW^ sec. 8, T. 7 S. , R. IE., Chickasaw 

meridian, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 30, threequarters of a mile northeast of Etta, 3f miles upstream from Puskus Creek, 4 miles 

downstream from Locks Creek, 13 miles west of New Albany, and 55.0 miles upstream from 

head of Panola-Quitman Floodway.

Drainage area. 526 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. 

November 1936 to May 1937 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of 

Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 278.48 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Nov. 23, 1936, to Maj 31, 1937, staff gage at same site at datum 0.33 ft higher. 

Sept. 24, 1938, to Mar. 16, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Mar. 17, 

1939, to Aug. 25, 19£2, water-stage recorder at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 jears, 842 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,400 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 20.20 ft); minimum not determined.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 59,500 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 23.70 ft); minimum, 4.1 cfs Oct. 3, 16, 1938.

Remarks. Records good except those below 15 cfs, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). W 897: Drainage area. W 1211: 1948, 1949(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

22

22

20

19

19

18

18

17

i£

17

18

19

20

19

19

20

20

19

*19

19

21

21

55

282 

60

42

38

102 

59

50

234

1,344

43.4

0.083

0.10

Nov.

1,280

247

118

90

79

96

160

98

80

75

71

68

132

1.400

881

1,220

470

206

145

118

110

99

89

134 

490

230

168

»201 

151

129

-

8,835

294

0.559

0.62

Dec.

1]5

1C 18

2'.4

2,4(10

1,2!,0

4(.0

i,o;;o

3,4(10

5,3<;o

6,2'iO

3,0i,0

9:i7

4)10

2.6IJO

8,5''0

9,6.10 4,7''0

2,3;:o

1,2!!0

2,100

5,4iiO

7,740

4,1'ro

i,4::o

1,3110

8,s:so

15.800

6,2<50 

2,5')0 9')6

659

109,6')9

3,559

6. 75

7. T6

Jan.

510

430

370

410

594

410

330

310

1,000

3,700

5,030

2,690

973

659

615

594

500

 430

370

440

662

3,560

5,590

4,040 

1,370

747

3,150

8.920 

7,820

3,780

1,230

61,234

1,975

3.75

4.33

Feb.

703

1,800

3,760

5.820

1,650

813

594

510

450

410

590

594

725

769

510

552

659

450

590

1,590

1,590

725

2,460

5,500 

1,900

2,040

*2,870

1,520 

858

_

-

58,602

1,351

2.53

2.73

Mar.

615

510

1,850

2,450

1,040

594

500

440

420

1,570

*6,470

7.740

4,040

1,280

681

531

470

1,590

2,720

1,150

881

1,900

2,920

1,300 

747

594

490

430 

390

360

1,155

47,535

1,535

2.91

3.36

Apr.

5,450

3,040

1,180

881

747

510

440

410

580

350

550

408

2,560

1,280

659

460

390

340

520

501

285

274

546

*5,080 

3,010

1,090

594

450 

560

292

-

28,195

940

1.79

1.99

May

274

247

221

202

185

172

156

151

145

175

274

162

157

126

118

115

JL10

424

450

256

196

155

140

1,720 

791

320

218

221 

*470

274

187

8,790

284

0.540

0.62

June

148

127

113

105

108

218

113

90

82

75

68

62

55

51

46

44

42

38

40

292

155

67

46

38 

35

32

28

t

40

2,410

80.3

0.153

0.17

July

90

*50

37

30

28

25

22

28

230

45

50

27

25

22

17

15

15

18

16

15

15

12

12

15 

15

11

9.4

8.2 

8^

299

1*6

1,527.8

42.8

0.081

0.09

Aug.

50

18

11

67

21

52

*441 ~57

225

156

39

25

*66

156

179

25

16

12

12

all

12

*16

al5

a!2 

all

11

all

all 

all

all

all

1,707

55.1

0.105

0.12

Sept.

al4

*21

25

T9

16

16

15

15

12

12

all

al5

a20

19

19

*19

14

20

21

17

14

12

17

17 

14

*15

16

11 

9.4

alO

475.4

15.8

0.050

0.05

Calendar year 1951: Max 43,000 Min 16 Mean 1,273 Cfsm 2.42 In. 32.85

Water year 1951-52: Max 13,800 Mln 8.2 Mean 847 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.92

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 cfs). Dec. 26 (12 p.m.) 19,400 ofs (20.20 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on 

nearby streams.
336 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Clear Creek near Oxford, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°21'20", long. 89°39'30", in NW^SE-j sec. 30, T. 8 S., R. 4 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 6, 

1-| miles upstream from Hudson Creek, 8.3 miles west of Oxford, and 9 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 9.30 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to July 1941, February 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 275.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Mar. 6, 1939, staff gage at present 

site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs Dec. 25, Jan. 27; maximum gage height, 

6.72 ft, Jan. 27; minimum discharge, 5.1 cfs June 28; minimum gage height, 0.08 ft 

Jan. 9.

1939-41, 1950-52: Maximum discharge, 3,400 cfs July 12, 1940 (gage height, 9.17 

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs; minimum, 3.0 cfs July 19-22, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 a 9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.3

6.3 

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.8

8.1

6.9

6.9

7.2 

7.5

7.2 

6.9

50

252.8

8.15

0.876

1.01

Nov.

12

7.2 

6.6

6.3

673

7.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.6

11

27

11

18

9.4

8.8

8.4

7.5

6.9

6.6

6.6

13

8.8

7.8

8.4 

7.2

6.6 

6.3

-

323.6

10.8

1.16

1.29

Dec.

6.3

6.3 

19

10

6.9

6.3

62

39

11

9.4

8.8

8.4

8.1

243

22

12

11

17

12

175

23

15

15

15

456

120

22 

20

16 

12

11

1,398.5

45.1

4.85

5.59

Jan.

10

9.7 

9.1

10

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.5

53

14

10

9.7

9.4

9.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.4

8.8

22

108

15

12

11

11

~ZZ 292 

13 

12

12

755.4

24.4

2.62

3.02

Feb.

12

1

17

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

14

10

9.7

9.4

9.7

9.4

8^

8.4

34

9.4

9.1

35

12

10

43

17 

14

13

-

485.5

16.7

1.80

1.94

Mar.

12

12 

65

16

12

11

10

9.4

8.8

199

37

20

15

13

12

11

10

45

14

12

11

63

18

11

11

9.1

8.8 

8.4

L£ 

7.8

74

774.1

25.0

2.69

3.10

Apr.

20

15 

14

22

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.4

8.1

8.1

58

22

13

12

10

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.4

8.4

7.5

71

23

12

11

11 

9.4

8.8 

8.4

-

453.2

15.1

1.62

1.81

May

8.4

S.4 

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.5

10

8.8

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.5

7.2

6.9

8.4

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

17

11

9.4

8.8

9.1

10

9.1 

8.1

7.8

262.1

8.45

0.909

1.05

June

7.8

775 

7.8

7.5

6.9

6.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.6

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.0

6.0 

5^1

6.0 

5.7

-

199.8

6.66

0.716

0.80

July

5.7

670 

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.9

7.2 

772

7.2 

7.2

7.2

197.4

6.37

0.685

0.79

Aug.

6.6

6.9 

6.3

6.9

6.9

14

7.5

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

^0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6 

6.6

6.6 

6.9

6.9

211.1

6.81

0.732

0.84

Sept.

6.9

6.9 

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.6

6.6

5/7

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.3

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6 

6.6

6.6 

6.3

-

197.4

6.58

0.708

0.79

Calendar year 1951: Max 436 Min 5.1 Mean 18.6 Cfsm 2.OO In. 27. 2O

Water year 1951-52: Max 436 Min 5.4 Mean 15.1 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.03

Peak discharge (baae. 90O efs).--Dee. 25 (8 p.m.) 1,560 cfs (6.68 ft); Jan. 27 (5 a.m.) 1,560 cfs 

(6.72 ft); Mar. 1O (2:30 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (5.O8 ft).
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 337

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss.

Location.--Lat 34°23'57", long. 89°47'10", in NE^ sec. 11. T. 8 S., R. 6W., Chickasaw

 meridian, in gatehouse of dam on Tallahatchie River, 1\ miles southeast of Sardis 

and 25.7 miles upstream from head of Panola-Quitman Floodway.

Drainage area. 1,545 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 219.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey; gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 935,790 acre-ft Mar. 26 (elevation, 268.76 ft);

 minimum, 98,970 acre-ft Sept. 9, 10 (elevation, 235.13 ft).

1939-52- Maximum contents, 1,308,130 acre-ft Apr. 3, 1949 (elevation, 276.71 ft); 

minimum, since initial filling of reservoir, 47,900 acre-ft Oct. 3, 1941 (elevation, 

228.93 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by hydraulic-fill earth dam, with concrete spillway and

 outlet tunnel on opposite ends of the dam. Storage began Aug. 26, 1939; dam completed Aug. 1, 1940. Capacity, 1,569,900 acre-ft at elevation 281.4 ft (crest of 

spillway), of which about 1,478,000 acre-ft is available for flood-control storage 

and about 91,900 acre-ft is permanent storage which will be maintained for incidental 

recreational purposes at elevation 234.4 ft (15 ft above sill of the outside gates). 

Water below elevation 219.4 ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Reservoir 

used only for flood control.

Cooiperatign. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

t 8 a.m., in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1951 to Septe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

102.32

103.50

104.14

104.89

106.28

106.82

107.88

109.17

109.60

110.13

110.88

111.95

112.27

113.27

114.41

115.32

116.12

117.03

118.40

118.74

119.43

120.11

121.02

123.87

125.07

125.92

127.25

128.82

130.63

131.84

133.42

Nov.

137.13

138.86

140.06

143.38

144.84

144.58

147.90

149.77

151.28

152.38

153.75

154.98

156.49

164.65

168.42

173.35

178.16

182.26

186.52

190.47

193.22

195.15

196.44

199.34

201.76

203.85

206.75

208.52

211.20

213.39

Dec .

215.08

216.77

218.46

221.34

222.52

226.08

231.39

242.54

250.08

256.00

265.42

277.70

295.74

311.34

331.92

344.52

366.33

397.14

417.21

428.04

443.05

450.64

459.68

475.34

488.68

525.24

542.06

560.36

590.40

609.48

616.95

Jan.

618.58

617 .92-

616.95.

613.05

611.42

608.82

605.58

602.00

599.40

602.32

602.98

607.20

614.35

620.85

621.82

621.18

618.90

618.25

615.00

613.05

610.45

615.00

618.25

622.15

629.04

634.72

655.42

686.85

712.76

746.44

768.71

Feb.

779.16

784.75

791.84

799.30

809.93

820.68

824.90

822.60

822.60

818.76

816.07

816.46

814.92

813.00

813.77

811.85

810.70

809.16

806.09

807.62

808.01

811.08

816.46

818.76

824.90

831.05

834 . 50

837.19

841.80

-

Mar.

843.78

841.80

840.26

841.03

846.94

849.70

849.70

846.54

842.98

841.03

854.04

862.74

877.35

901.65

910.20

910.60

908.57

909.38

907.76

910.20

916.71

919.15

922.00

927.43

932 .03

935.79

933.29

929.52

926.18

922.84

919.15

Apr.

922.84

925.34

929.52

931.61

932.45

930.78

930.36

924.93

922.42

917.93

915.90

910.60

913.86

915.49

917.12

917.52

914.67

911.42

906 . 53

903.28

899.62

895.95

891.07

907.76

914.67

919.96

924.51

924.51

921.19

918.74

-

May

914.67

910.20

905.72

900.43

895.54

890.25

884.96

878.14

871.42

865.50

859.58

852.46

846 . 54

839.88

830.28

825.67

819.53

813.00

808.78

808.39

811.46

806.86

801.16

797.06

792.58

788.85

784.00

777.29

775.80

767.96

761.37

June

755.91

748.99

742.44

735.52

728.64

721.93

715.23

708.52

702.17

695.11

688.23

681.02

674.51

667.65

660.44

654.42

647.41

641,06

634.05

629.37

623.78

616.95

610.45

602.32

593.25

535.32

577.40

568.84

561.28

552.74

-

July

545.42

538.10

529.65

522.89

514.95

507.60

499.19

491.52

491.52

486.13

479.03

471.46

463.51

457.21

449.54

443.05

436.08

428.31

420.80

413.14

406.28

399.17

391.64

383.98

375.58

367.28

360.14

252.29

344.75

338.90

331.92

Aug.

324.72

320.38

313. 2S

303.82

297.38

290.00

284.06

277.31

268.92

264.05

257.48

250.44

245.26

241.30

235.81

228.91

223.87

217.45

211.37

204.98

197.73

190.92

184.54

176.25

168.56

161.28

154.43

147.64

141.12

134.75

128.94

Sept.

122.50

118.06

112.38

107.56

102.43

101.39

100.79

100.38

99.37

99.17

99.48

100.18

100 . 89

102.00

103.07

103.93

104.57

105.74

106.92

107.78

108.42

109 .06

109.70

110.56

110.99

111.52

112.06

112.70

113.61

114.41

"

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Calendar year 1951..

Water year 1951-52..

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(thousands of 

acre-feet)

-

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(equivalent, 

cfs)

+578

+17.9

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
338 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Tallahatchie River at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°23'57", long. 89°47'10", in NEi sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 6 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, in gatehouse of Sardis Dam, 7j miles southeast of Sardis and 25.7 miles 

upstream from head of Panola-Quitman Floodway.

Drainage area. 1,545 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 219.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prior to Jan. 1, 1948, at site 300 ft downstream at datum 25.00 ft lower.

Average discharge.--12 years, 2,466 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,470 cfs June 23; maximum gage height, 49.33 

ft Mar. 26; no flow at times.

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 5,780 cfs June 24, 1946; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow completely regulated by Sardis Reservoir (see preceding 

page). Records of daily discharge-not adjusted for storage in Sardis Reservoir.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 26 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). W 1147: 1946(M).

Dlsonarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

0

0

+556

Nov.

0

0

+1,319

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

605

2,190

2,450

2,480

2,500

2,520

2,540

2,580 

2,110

0

1,180

2,730

2,780

2,810

2.820

32,295

1,042

+6,570

Jan.

2,310

2,810

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,790

2,790

*2,780

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,790

2,800

2,810

2,810

2,810

*2,810

2,810

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

3,570

4,280 

*4,300

4.510

0

993

2,730

3,020

85,439

2,756

+2,569

Feb.

*5.050

3,O40

3,050

3,060

3,070

3,090

*3,090

3,080

3,080

3,080

*3,080

3,080

3,070

3,070

3,070

3,070

3,070

3,070

*3,060

3,060

3,070

3,070

3,080

3,080 

3,090

3,100

*3,100

3,100

5.110

-

89,170

3,075

+1,169

Mar.

3,110

5,110

3,110

5,110

*5,120

5,120

5,120

5,110

3,110

5,110

5,120

5,150

5,150

5,180

5,190

3,180

5,180

3,180

3,180

5.060

3,190

5,190

3,200

5,210 

5,210

5.220

*3,210

5,210

5,200

5,200

5,200

97,920

3,159

+1,272

Apr.

5,200

5,200

*5.210

5,210

5,210

5,210

5,210

5,200

5,200

*5,190

3,190

3,190

5,190

5,190

5,190

5,190

3,190

3,180

5,180

5,180

3,170

3,170

*945

718 

2,940

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,190

-

90,843

3,028

-103

May

*3,190

3,180

3,180

3,170

5,170

5,160

5,590

*4.050

4,040

4,040

4,020

4,010

4,010

5,990

5,980

5,970

5,960

3,950

2,510

0_

1,600

5,940

5,930

5,920 

5,910

3,910

*5,900

5,890

5,880

5,870

5,860

109,780

3,541

-2,572

June

5,850

5,840

5,820

*5,810

5,800

5,780

5,780

3,760

5,750

3,740

*5,750

5,710

5,700

5,680

5,670

3,660

5,650

3,650

*3,620

3,620

3,600

5.590

4,040

4.450 

4,420

4,410

4,380

4,360

4,540

4,520

-

116,510

5,884

-5,512

July

* .500

,280

,260

,240

,220

,200

,180

,120

,410

,710

,120

,100

,080

,050

,050

,010

,990

* ,970

,950

,950

,900

,050

,170

,140 

,120

,090

,060

,040

,010

,990

,960

12 ,680

,957

- ,611

Aug.

* ,060

,140

,100

,060

,020

* ,980

,940

,000

,180

,150

,100

,050

,010

,980

,920

,870

,82O

,770

,710

,870

,220

* ,150

,240

.260 

,140

,020

* ,910

,790

,680

,560

.440

123,140

3,972

-5,280

Sept.

5.520

5,220

3,110

*2,980

2,310

654

633

*653

632

209

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

17,681

589

-171

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

556 

0.560 

0.41

1.51S 

0.854 

0.9J

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52:

7,612 

4.95

> 5.68

5,325 

5.45 

5.97

4,244 

2.75 

2.96

4,431 

2.87 

3.51

2,925 

1.89 

2.11

969 

0.627 

0.72

Observed

Max 5,400 Min 0 Mean 2,677 

Max 4,450 Min 0 Mean 2,419

572 

0.241 

0.27

546 

0.224 

0.26

692 

0.448 

0.52

418 

0.271 

0.50

Adjusted

Mean 3,255 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.59 

Mean 2,457 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.46

Discharge measurement made op this day.

Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Sardis Reservoir.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 339

Yocona River near Oxford, Miss.

Location. La t 34°16'23", long. 89°31'11", in SE^NWv sec. 28, T. 9 S., R. 3 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 7, ij 

miles downstream from Burney Branch, 6 miles south of Oxford, and at mile 42.3.

Drainage area. 262 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1946 to September 1951 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 272.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge. 6 years, 445 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,710 cfs Dec. 27 (gage height, 21.50 ft); minimum, 9.2 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, -0.28 ft).

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 24,400 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 23.10 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 1, 1952.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

-0.30

-.10

.40

1.0

2.0

18

56

119

258

3.0

5.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

453

965

1,790

2,940

4,230

18.0

20.0

20.5

21.0

21.4

5,190

6,450

6,860

7,440

8.370

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22 

22

21

21

21

23

18

18

18

19

20 

20

20

20

20

20

18

*19

18

19

20

18

51

93

69

42

46

54

*38

40

214

1,082

34.9

0.133

0.15

Nov.

*316 

136

90

62

54

64

58

52

50

49

11 

51

69

247

*213

352

129

93

76

67

61

58

56

106

105

90

85

*76

69

62

-

3,043

101

0.385

0.43

Dec.

60

144

*114

104

236

1,240

1,020

752

726 

*342

164

3,240

3,940

2,380

*1,130

752

408

1,890

3,390

2,520

1,260

660

1,900

*8.570

6,960

2,040

938

464

282

47,567

1,534

5.85

6.75

Jan.

234 

205

178

*198

212

205

170

157

495

1,760

1,400 

1,070

700

326

258

227

205

*184

170

173

430

2.760

1,510

1,150

700

326

2,470

*2,070

1,710

1,100

623

23,376

754

2.88

3.32

Feb.

308 

989

1,870

1,650

1,150

700

308

*227

205

191

180 

212

234

234

234

219

205

205

173

456

419

355

1,050

778

623

1,020

938

700

524

-

16,357

564

2.15

2.32

Mar.

282

219

753

585

375

242

198

178

169

1,620

*5.B90 

2,470

J.,210

610

282

219

191

610

830

623

488

858

752

548

345

234

191

166

149

141

776

20,204

652

2.49

2.87

Apr.

1.450 

1,130

884

610

365

266

212

184

169

148

141 

386

1,100

623

500

250

184

160

145

132

125

120

300

1,340

*778

726

409

198

158

135

-

13,328

444

1.69

1.89

May

119 

107

97

85

78

76

68

64

59

78

82 

64

58

52

50

46

*5

51

74

78

60

53

*84

299

234

160

83

76

150

102

81

2,813

90.7

0.346

0.40

June

69 

53

48

44

41

40

37

33

32

30

29 

28

27

26

26

26

26

25

27

2±

38

30

26

25

24

23

21

20

32

42

-

1,052

35.1

0.134

0.15

July

ft *24

21

22

29

30

27

22

20

19

17

16

15

14

14

16

14

14

13

12

11

11

11

12

11

11

10

15

17

18

537

17.3

0.066

0.08

Aug.

17 

15

14

29

17

53

33

*21

21

24

22

18

19

31

21

19

16

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

12

11

10

566

18.3

0.070

0.08

Sept.

12 

18

46

33

25

19

18

16

15

13

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

13

13

11

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

-

462

15.4

0.059

0.07

Calendar year 1951 : Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52 : Max 8,370 Mln 10 Mean 356 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.51

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 efs). Dee. 27 (5 a.m.) 8,710 cfs (21.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
340 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Enid Reservoir near Enid, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°09'29" , long. 89°54'14", in NE£ sec. 2, T. 11 S., R. 7 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, in gatehouse of dam on Yocona River, 0,8 mile upstream from U. S. Highway 51, 

2-f miles upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 3£ miles northeast of Enid, 

and 13-| miles upstream from mouth of Yocona River.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 200.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey; gage readings have been reduced to elevations 

above mean sea level. Prior to May 24, 1952, staff gage at same site and datum. Supplementary gage read for all elevations below 208.1 ft.

Extremes. 1951: Maximum contents during period July to September, 1,620 acre-ft Aug. 22 

(elevation, 211.3 ft).

1951-52: Maximum contents during water year, 63,910 acre-ft Dec. 28 (elevation, 

231.0 ft); minimum since permanent storage level was reached, 480 acre-ft Sept. 23-30; 

minimum elevation, 207.12 ft Sept. 25-30.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled-fill earth dam with concrete spillway and outlet 

Eumel. Storage began July 16, 1951. Dam not completed Sept. 30, 1952. Capacity, 

660,000 acre-ft at elevation 268.0 ft (crest of spillway) of which about 602,400 acreft is available for flood-control storage and about 57,600 acre-ft is permanent storage 

which will be maintained for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 230.0 ft 

(25 ft above sill of outside gates). Figures given herewith represent contents above 

elevation 205.0 ft. Water below elevation 205.0 ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet 

tunnel. Reservoir used only for flood control.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Contents at 8 a.m., in thousands of acre-feet, July to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Jiov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

0.32

.46

.58

.59

.59

.61

.62

.61

.59

.73

1.32

.99

.77

.68

Aug.

0.66

.64

.62

.59

.59

.58

.58

.56

.56

.56

.56

.61

.59

.58

.58

.56

.56

.54

.58

.58

.58

1.62

1.02

.56

.75

.75

.75

.75

.73

.73

.73

Sept.

0.73

.73

.79

.77

.75

.79

1.02

.91

.94

.79

.81

.79

.79

.86

.S3

.81

.79

.77

.71

.71

.71

.79

.83

.83

.83

.81

.79

.81

.83

.79

-
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 341 

Enid Reservoir near Enid, Miss. Continued

Contents at 8 a.m., In tnousands of acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.75

.72

.72

.72

.69

.64

.59

.66

.66

.66

.66

.BS

.66

.59

.59

.59

.59

.59

.64

.66

.66

.66

.96

.96

.79

.75

.75

.94

.88

.69

.73

Nov.

1.72

1.52

1.05

.79

.59

.73

.69

.64

.66

.61

.59

.59

.SI

1.40

1.62

1.43

1.43

.96

.83

.77

.73

.66

.62

.62

.81

.81

.79

.77

.77

.71

-

Dec.

0.66

.66

.64

1.05

1.02

.96

.70

2.30

5.42

5.56

4.09

3.33

2.50

4.44

18.88

23.47

21.42

18.56

15.90

12.94

27.09

29.80

28.20

24.16

19.50

36.50

54.62

62.64

61.37

53.44

45.20

Jan.

37.43

30.99

23.82

15.33

14.25

10.52

7.24

4.82

3.16

9.00

10.99

10.05

9.00

7.06

5.12

3.51

2.43

1.87

1.40

1.17

1.10

7.60

14.78

12.67

11.23

9.84

8.80

21.08

21.76

19.19

16.48

Feb.

13.46

10.52

14.78

15.90

15.62

13.72

10.76

.96

.86

.32

.81

.04

.87

.82

.67

.47

.47

.36

.28

.67

.98

.63

.25

.97

.67

.32

.24

.70

.86

-

-

Mar.

4.67

3.42

2.56

4.32

3.97

3.16

2.37

1.67

1.40

1.25

14.51

21.08

20.45

17.64

13.99

10.52

.78

.42

.78

.06

.86

.67

.42

.52

.27

.09

.89

.10

.67

.43

.17

Apr.

7.06

8.17

7.60

6.52

6.52

4.67

3.51

2.50

1.77

1.36

1.21

1.10

5.86

6.88

5.8S

4.55

3.42

2.37

1.67

1.40

1.07

1.02

.99

6.70

8.17

7.06

5.8S

4.32

2.89

1.87

May

1.25

.99

.88

.83

.79

.75

.73

.73

.71

.69

.83

.81

.73

.69

.66

.64

.64

.64

.62

.75

.73

.71

.66

4.86

4.11

2.77

1.74

1.06

.94

1.07

.91

June

0.79

.73

.69

.66

.65

.63

.62

.61

.59

.59

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.S4

.76

.65

.61

.59

.59

.58

.58

.58

.58

.63

July

O.S2

.S2

.58

.57

.56

.55

.55

.54

.57

.57

.56

.55

.54

.54

.55

.54

.55

.55

.54

.53

.53

.52

.52

.51

.52

.52

.51

.51

.51

.59

.55

Aug.

0.55

.53

.53

.52

.54

.54

.73

.62

.56

.63

.58

.55

.54

.S3

.58

.55

.54

.52

.52

.52

.51

.51

.51

.51

.50

.49

.49

.49

.49

.49

.49

Sept.

0.49

.55

.59

.59

.56

.54

.51

.51

.50

.49

.49

.49

.50

.53

.51

.50

.49

.49

.50

.49

.49

.49

.48

.48

.48

.48

.48

.48

.48

.48

Monthly elevation and contents, July 1951 to September 1952

Date

Aug. 31..................

Nov. 30..................

Feb. 29..................

May 31..................

Sept . 30 ..................

Water year 1951-52.....

Elevation 

(feet)t

208.5

208.3

215.3

207.12

-

Contents 

(thousands of 

acre-feet)

.66

.73

5.12

.83

.58

.48

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent in cfs)

+.672

-8.07

-172

-26.2

-.168

-.399

t Elevation at 12 p.m. (estimated).
YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yocona River at Enid Dam, near Enid, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°09'29", long. 89°54'14", in NEj sec. 2, T. 11 S., R. 7 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, in gatehouse of Enid Dam, 0.8 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 

2f miles upstream from Illinois Central Railroad Bridge, 3-J miles northeast of Enid, and 

13^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available. July 1928 to September 1931 and October 1938 to September 1952 in reSurvey. December 1931 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of

Prior to October 1951, published as Yocona River near

ports or Geological 

Engineers, Vicksburg district. 

Enid.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 200.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prior to Jan. 2, 1935, chain gage, Jan. 2, 

1935, to July 13, 1939, wire-weight gage, and July 14, 1939, to Aug. 19, 1940, waterstage recorder, at site 150 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 0.8 mile 

downstream at datum 10.58 ft lower. Aug. 20, 1940, to July 15, 1951, water-stage recorder at bridge on U. S. Highway 51 at datum 10.58 ft lower. July 16, 1951, to May 23, 

1952, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1928-31, 1932-52), 806 cfs, adjusted for storage in Enid 

Reservoir since October 1951.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,060 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 31.0 ft at present site, 7.85 ft at Highway 51 site and datum); minimum, 62 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 

Sept. 11, 12, 23-30; minimum gage height, 7.12 ft Sept. 25-30.

1928-31, 1938-52: Maximum discharge, 36,300 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 21.61 

ft, site and datum then in use); no flow July 16-18, 1951; minimum discharge prior to 

construction of Enid Dam, 34 cfs Sept. 28, 1931.

Remarks. Records good. Plow completely regulated by Enid Reservoir since July 16, 1951 

(see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 65 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

34

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

97 

*93

89

86 

83

79

79

76

76

*78

78

82

81

79

81

81

79

*79

79

79

78

78

82

*159

170

165

144

136

*159

156

198

3,159

102

+6.51

Nov.

*768 

*588

317

210 

*162

146

159

146

137

132

130

130

157

520

*632

588

493

393

*212

174

157

152

152

152

210

*242

208

190

174

159

-

7,990

266

-8.07

Dec.

154 

151

151

293 

*293

240

234

940

1,440

1,390

1,290

*1,140

865

1,590

3,170

3,370

*2,970

3,070

*2,670

2,970

*3,780

4,330

4,110

3,670

3,780

*5,100

5,940

6.060

5,940

5,700

5,100

81,901

2,642

+643

Jan.

4.440 

3,870

*3,420

2,720 

2,620

2,240

*1,880

1,520

1,270

2,190

2,360

2,240

2,120

1,880

1,560

*1,240

1,000

782

590

474

492

2,140

*2,700

2,500

2,360

2,240

2,120

*3, 300

3,330

3,080

2,850

67,528

2,178

-410

Feb.

2,550 

2,310

2,750

2.650 

2,780

*2,570

2,310

1,970

1,680

1,420

*1.090

870

826

*804

716

650

650

590

590

826

*1, 160

1,090

1,310

1,590

1,540

*1, 490

1,920

1,830

1,710

_

-

44,422

1,532

-172

Mar.

1,490 

1,240

1,160

1,440 

1,380

*1,180'

958

716

590

980

,850

* .500

,190

,940

,600

,260

,920

,760

* ,970

,860

,680

,610

,920

,780

,590

,400

,130

*892

738

610

550

49,704

1,603

-26.2

Apr.

,920 

,790

,950

,740 

,700

,490

,270

,000

738

570

*492

892

1,970

1,850

*1,710

1,470

1,240

958

716

590

438

402

738

*1,900

2.040

1,920

1,680

1,400

1,110

*782

-

36,466

1,282

-33.6

May

510 

384

312

278 

246

*214

200

200

186

200

278

262

186

*172

160

148

148

148

138

148

*214

200

456

1.490

1,400

*1,200

694

384

366

420

312

11,654

376

-11.1

June

246 

*200

172

160 

148

138

138

128

118

118

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

*108

108

172

200

148

128

118

118

108

108

108

108

*108

-

3,962

132

-4.20

July

136 

118

108

98 

98

88

86

98

108

*98

68

86

86

86

88

88

86

86

88

80

*80

li

74

74

74

74

74

74

68

*98

60

2,776

89.5

-0.813

Aug.

88 

80

80

74 

88

86

*200 138"

98

138

108

88

88

138

118

86

88

80

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

68

68

*68

62

62

62

2,776

89.5

-0.651

Sept.

62 

98

Tie" lie

98

86

74

74

*68

66

62

62

68

80

*74

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

62

62

62

*62

62

62

62

62

-

2,184

72.8

-0.168

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

109 

0.195 

0.22

258 

0.461 

0.51

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52:

3,285 

5.87 

6.76

1,768 

3.16 

3.64

1,360 

2.43 

2.62

1,577 

2.82 

3.25

1,248 

2.23 

2.49

365 

0.652 

0.75

Observed

Max - Min - Mean - 

Max 6,060 Min 62 Mean 865

128 

0.229 

0.26

88.7 

0.158 

0.18

88.8 

0.159 

0.18

72.6 

0.130 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean _ Cfsm - In. 

Mean 865 Cfsm 1.54 In. 21.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Enid Reservoir.

Note. Prior to Jan. 1, discharge computed on basis of records for gage at U. S. Highway 51, 0.8 

mile downstream. After May 23, discharge below 148 cfs computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN

"Mwater River near Lewisburg, Miss.

Drainage area. 218 sq m5 ,

Records available. October 1941 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. 

December 1333 to September 1941 in fi^es of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gsge is 250.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

United States Coast and Geodetic Sur-vcy Prior to Sept. 3, 1942, staff gage and 

Sept. 3, 1942, to Aug. 2u, irf^S, i'.;aei-stage recorder, at same sits and datum; Aug. 26, 

1948, to Aug. 22, 1950, stsff gatre at x-lte 75 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 389 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge aurir.c year. 11,200 cfs Jan, 2? (gage height, 12.84 ftl;

minimum, 50 eft Aug. 29 tc "ep^T 1. S°Dt. 25-30; minimum gage height, 2.47 ft Sept. 28.

1941-52: Maximum discharge, 25',900'cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 15.60 ft), from 

rating curve t.xtsnded above I? _00 r cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 16 ofs 

May 21-23, 1947, minimum gage t-«ight, 2.38 ft Oct. 1, 2, 1941.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic f-=ot per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-1O, 15, 16, Dec. 25-31)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28

2.6 56 10.0 1,110

4.0 140 10.3 1,410

6.0 320 10.6 2,140

8.0 540 11.0 3,640

8.5 620 12.0 7,640

9.0 720

Discharge, in subic !' :-£" per se^or

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29

^0

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. t Nov.

58 225

58

58

184

196

59 ', 140

56 . 91

58 91

57 94

56, 97

57

58

*88

78

58! 77 

58; 79

58 

58

58

60

134

1,020

1.350

*1,280

601 1,020 

6C< 3:0

58 > 750

53 310

60 136

SI 109

85 ' 103 

68 216 

79 ' 420

*91

82

100 

i!5

*121

109

2,115

68.2

-

-

340

Dec.

103

100

133

450

*430

390

350

572

Ji..-. F*b.

2.4 46

4.0 140

6.0 320

8.0 540

9.0 720

id, water y . _,r October 1951

Mar. A.-: | May > -1

152 ! 400 i 127 i :' "../ -'5J

i»4 i R330

i-jO gl.9?<?

,Vl ' gl,360

i70

-?~0

,48

2,38C! 249

gl,190

2? * 2

g2SO

 jlSO

1 , 870 1 *9 10 gljSg

1,870

'556 

780

5 . 640

3,200

->68 

310

gl80 izjie

-,'i'O »g". ,290 

440, 1,190

192 1,190

144 890

2, 3301 130

Vo' 112

64C 112

1,110

840

1,000 

3 ,0'JO 

620

840

124

460

*460 

400 

216

140 260 *S20 r:,Aoo

148 

121

588

540

109 I i<5Q

7.440 

t,640

69O

^64 j sao

10,050 30 P76

335 i 336

-

- ,

30,3fct

980

-

-

144 :.?«.: 74

1,520 ' '<: ' 7J

1,980 ! : . . , 73

2,200

1,360 i i.. i 71

*680 ! 1 V; -1

235 .io i 71

14C lOi . 71

1,690 Ti 34

*5.840 

2,450

1,590

915

350

160

460 I 130 

210 300

172

*6f 4

865

810

1721 91

1^040! 75 

*940 i 59

915 ":

604 57

196 56 

118 118" i

*556 i 103 2iO

510

460

640

8101 1,190 

510 1,240 

*330 | *720

225

184

172 

144

-

-

19,150

t>GO

-

-

Calendar year 1951 ,v , .OiC Sin sC

Water year 1951-52 ;- -> 44C Mi n r-0

290

136

112 

103

97 23',

94 133

91 82

88 76 

106 ' 56 !

115 ' 94

109 53

94 75

85 '34 

79 i 550 32. Hi --s 2

222 - j ,12 j

28,087 3.'.'«3; 3,3SU i i

9C'O ( ~&3 i lw (' I

_ 1

" j

v, i:->3 - . .

:"- - - ^i ' <'** '

29 tc Sept

9.5

10,0

10.5

11.0

1.6

JO

890 

1,29C 

2,040 

3,640 

6,040

to September 1952

Sept.

58 ; 

58

55

56

56

- I £=.

38. 91

-,£ ; 148

b4

35

56

*61

57

56

55

,-=5

54

56

55

55

54

54

54

144

54

52

52

160 i 51

106 | 51

78

72

121

94

»73

60

56

56

54

52

52

52

52 ' 52

51 ! 52

 51

51

52

52

52

es

S2

,741

se.2

52

51

51

51

50

50

50

2,351

75.2

-1

51

51

52

5S

IS

57

56

67

58

59

56

*52

52

51

50

50

50

50

50

50

-

1,637

54.6

:

ige readings.
344 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Pigeonroost Creek near Lewisburg, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°49'49", long. 89°49'20", in NWi sec. 15, T. 3 S'., R. 6 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, near left bank on downstream side or bridge on State Highway 305, 1.6 miles 

upstream from mouth and 2.4 miles south of Lewisburg.

Drainage area. 228 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey, 

cember 1939 to September 1941 in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Dege height, 12.64 ft); minie. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 253.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prior to Sept. 3, 1942, staff gage and Sept. 3, 

1942, to July 11, 1948, water-stage recorder, at same site and datum. July 12, 1948, to 

Dec. 17, 1949, staff gage 100 ft downstream, at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 276 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5.100 cfs Jan. 27

 mum, 48 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 4.01 ft).

1941-52: Maximum discharge, 34,900 cfs Apr. 9, 1942, from rating curve extended 

above 4,500 cfs; maximum gage height observed, 13.05 ft Nov. 19, 1948; minimum discharge 

30 cfs Sept. 15, 1946; minimum gage height observed, 0.98 ft July 21, 1942.

Remarks. Records fair. Pigeonroost Creek and Coldwater River are interconnected through 

old creek channel above station. For records on Coldwater River below interconnection 

see preceding page.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.~W 1211: 1949(M) .

Discharge, In cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1951 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

50

50

50

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49 

49

49

49 

49

50

50

52

56

55

 55

80 

80

64

 63

110

1,698

54.8

-

-

Nov.

442

g!74

g69

61

58

74

69

62

 59

57

58

62

146

754

458

 1. 120 

354

g90

g66 

g63

62

62

62

434

386

126

77 

69

65

63

-

5,702

190

-

-

Dec.

63

gSS

g!27

g538

»g!81

89

503

1,910

2,960

775

156

 99

88

3,010

5.560

677 

146

 394

g274 

g698

2,360

651

174

138

762

2,360

 832 

226

188

167

152

24,326

785

-

-

Jan.

138

129

188

*442

250

154

124

116

964

 1,700

458

195

163

145

136

128 

123

121

112 

110

170

1,140

*506

167

117

231

4.550 

3, 150

650

188

100

16,665

538

-

-

Feb.

84

1,650"

2.700

1,560

522

218

152

127

110

110

107

641

 1,390

820

282

242 

242

167

142 

 1,350

g754

g698

g586

g594

 188

210

202 

149

154

-

-

15,761

545

-

-

Mar.

124

412

5,300

1,220

298

150

 121

110

108

1,960

 5.450

712

202

117

88

80

76

790

 756 

188

110

1,170

570

166

 112

98

94 

95

g94

g92

g442

17,505

558

-

-

Apr.

g650

g242

g!41

g258

250

108

91

88

84

82

82

g!49

Si. 220

»g598

g!69

g95

gso

g75

g74 

75

74

75

73

320

134

79

74 

70

68

66

-

5,638

188

-

-

May

66

65

63

62

*62

62

62

62

61

66

64

61

58

58

58

58

g58

g440

g498 

gl!4

g72

g67

g70

g99

70

62

62

»g73

g218

g!23

g84

3,098

99.9

-

June

73

71

68

66

64

62

59

59

58

58

57

57 56

55

56

56 

55

55

56 

55

54

54

53

53

53

53

53 

53

61

71

-

1,754

58.5

-

-

July

56

54

54

54

53

53

53

53

77

70

*55

53

53

53

53

52 

54

54

52 

52

52

52

52

52

 51

51

51 

51

51

54

65

1,690

54.5

-

-

Aug.

53

51

51

51

g52

gTO

61

59

59

62

61

60

62

59

 58

58 

58

58

58 

57

57

57

58

58

58

58

58

57

57

57

58

1,791

57.8

-

-

Sept.

58

61

 59

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

68

59

60 

58

59

58 

58

58

 58

58

58

58

58

58 

58

57

57

-

1,756

58.5

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,760 Min 49 Mean 285 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,350 Min 49 Mean 266 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 345

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°45'31", long. 90°07'30", in SW£ sec. 2, T. 4 S., R. 9 W., Chickasaw

 meridian, in gatehouse of dam on Coldwater River, 4 miles north of Arkabutla and 54.3 

miles upstream from mouth of Coldwater River.

Drainage area. 1.OOP sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1952.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 191.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of

~^T929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

United State Coast and Geodetic Survey; gage readings have been reduced to elevations 

above mean sea level. Prior to July 1, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 308,480 acre-ft Mar. 13 (elevation, 230.58 ft);

 minimum, 14,020 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 205.05 ft).

1941-52: Maximum contents, 450,140 acre-ft Jan. 12, 1946 (elevation, 235.91 ft); 

minimum, since initial filling of reservoir, 30 acre-ft at times during 1942-45; minimum 

elevation, 192.83 ft Aug. 25, 1943. ,,<.-,<.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled-fill earth dam with concrete spillway and outlet

 funnel. Storage began Aug. 14, 1941. Dam completed Aug. 31, 1945. Capacity, 525,300 

acre-ft at elevation 238.3 ft (crest of spillway), of which about 493,800 acre-ft is 

available for flood-control storage and about 31,500 acre-ft is permanent storage which 

will be maintained for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 209.3 ft (18 ft 

above sill of outside gates). Figures given herein represent contents above elevation 

191.3 ft. Water below elevation 191.3 ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. 

Reservoir used only for flood control.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by

Revisions (water years). W 1007: 1941. The figure of contents for 12 p.m., June 20, 1947,

 has been corrected to 238.34 thousands of acre-ft, superseding figure published in 

Water-Supply Paper 1087.

Contents at 8 a.m., in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14.11

14.35

14.66

14.93

15.18

15.50

15.82

15.92

16.17

16.42

16.70

16.94

17.23

17.47

17.72

18.00

18.29

18.57

18.76

19.08

19.36

19.64

19.96

20.43

20.83

21.15

21.54

22.22

22.88

23.50

24.30

Nov.

25.53

27.22

28.82

29.60

30.23

30.91

31.16

31.50

31.82

31.92

32.03

32.14

32.46

39.59

43.58

47.74

51.57

56.84

61.05

63.57

64.53

63.95

63.34

62.65

63.65

64.28

65.20

65.20

61.66

57.07

-

Dec.

52.91

48.65

45.46

46.44

45.14

43.71

42.50

42.74

53.48

67.36

80.46

86.81

90.18

96.17

112.49

129.65

140.43

144.79

148.17

150.43

158.04

164.33

167.32

167.77

166.58

172.51

180.44

182.50

182.50

180.60

177.75

Jan.

174.42

170.13

167.18

165 .68

164.63

163.13

161.19

157.89

154.45

157.14

160.00

161.19

161.04

159.09

157 . 14

154.15

150.99

147.61

144.37

140.85

137.83

139,30

141.56

142.12

141.56

139.02

151.13

205.07

239.34

254.03

254.43

Feb.

251.82

248.80

258.91

273.34

284.20

286.89

285.55

281.30

276.31

269.94

262.94

259.34

263.16

269.31

271.64

269.73

265.91

262.31

256.24

255.44

259 . 12

258.91

258.70

257.85

255.64

251.21

246.58

241.96

236.40

_

-

Mar.

230.12

225.36

232.40

241.35

251.01

251.82

250.61

246.58

241.56

237.54

267.61

300.07

308.24

306.83

301.65

296.05

289.57

283.53

285.10

281.97

278.00

276.31

278.00

277.58

274.40

270.37

264.43

258.49

251.62

245.58

239.74

Apr.

241.35

238.74

235.83

232.78

228.98

224.98

220.22

214.94

209.20

203.46

199.25

194.37

200.09

203.99

206.50

205.25

202.38

198.24

193.52

188.64

183.93

179.49

175.05

172.99

169.66

165.53

161.64

157.59

153.40

149.58

-

May

145.78

141.98

138.10

134.66

131.37

127.80

124.35

121.76

118.57

115.62

112.95

110.54

108.02

105.49

102 . 40

100.13

97.67

95.75

95.96

95.85

94.78

92.65

90.67

96.82

98.52

97.24

95.32

92.86

92.97

92.00

91.36

June

36.51

80.82

78.91

77.00

75.45

74.72

73.81

72.99

72.18

70.77

69.10

67.69

66.69

65.78

64.94

64.11

63.26

62.58

61.89

61.05

60.36

59.59

58.75

58.37

57.99

57.60

57.30

56.99

57.30

57.15

-

July

56.92

56.76

56.53

56.69

56.53

56.17

55.96

55.60

56.03

56.38

56.53

56.17

55.96

55.67

55.39

55.11

55.11

54.82

54.61

54.33

53.98

53.69

53.34

53.05

52.70

52.35

52.06

51.71

51.36

51.64

51.36

Aug.

51.14

51.00

50.93

50.65

50.36

50.86

51.07

51.28

51.36

51.57

51.99

51.85

52.35

52.42

52.35

52.28

51.99

51.78

51.43

51.14

50.93

50.58

50.29

49.94

49.66

49.30

49.04

48.72

48.39

48.07

47.81

Sept.

47.55

47.29

47.22

46.96

46.64

46.37

46.18

45.92

45.72

45.85

45.92

46.18

46.64

46.64

46.57

46.37

46.11

47.09

46.90

46.64

46.24

45.98

45.72

45.40

45.07

44.81

44.49

44.23

43.90

43.64

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Gate

Calendar year 1951....

Water year 1951-52....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(thousands of 

acre-feet)

-

252 82

232 21

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(equivalent in of a)

+491

+185

+1 257

358

1 592

951

+40.6

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
346 YAZOO RIVER BASIS

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arkabutla, Miss.

Location. La t 34°45'3l", long. 90 0 07'30", in SW£ sec. 2, T. 4 S., R. 9 W. , Chickasaw 

meridian , in gatehouse of Arkabutla Dam, 4 miles north of Arkabutla and 54.3 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area, 1,000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . January 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 3s 191.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~jT9?9 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

United States Oois* and Geodetic Survey. Prior to July 1, 1^42, staff gage at outlet 

tunnel or Arkabutla Dam, and July 1, 1942, to Dec. 31, 1947, water-stage recorder at 

slid 370 ft ci *nctr<?am from outlet tunnel, bcth at datum 19.90 ft lower.

AveT'&g-a o is"harge . 50 years, 1 ,80? ofs (adjusted for storage),

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 39.40 ft)j no 

flow a i times,

194S-52: Maximum discharge observed, 10,200 cfs Apr. 12. 1942; no flow at times 

each year.

Re vis -prig --TV. maximum li^rh^r-gc for ~he water year 1946 ny=; teon revised to 5,150 

cfsTarf 13 (gage aelght , 44 1 ft * present datum), superseding figure published in 

Water ia^^iy Fap^r- 1 -i 7

Remarks . Records good, J?!DW completely regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir (see preceding 

page). Kecords of da^ly discharge not adjusted for storage in Arkabutla Reservoir.

Revisions,--Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1946, superseding those pubTTshecT in Wacsr-supply Paper 1057, are given herewith:

second, wate

Calendar year 1S4-5 j 

Water year 1945-,u . 

Calendar year ~'946-'

* Discharge ir-seur 

t Change In ejite;. 

g Computei? i.-;v nt
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arkabutla, Mi-ss. Continued

,»;--aarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

347

Day T~

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

<t)

Oct

0

0

+179

N«V.

0 

0

0

0

0

81

150

150

151

151

151

151

124

0

306

*539

606

691

754

786

*800

793

*776

773

785

800

811

*1,590

2.540

*2,440

-

16,899

563

+491

Dec.

2,360 

2,280

2,220

*2,240

2,210

2,180

*2,160

1,040

677

887

*1,080

1,180

1,230

1,370

1,630

1,900

2,030

2,100

*2,130

2,190

2,290

2,360

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,480

2,560

2.580

2,580

2,550

2,520

62,184

2,006

+1,972

Jan.

2,470 

2,420

2,580

*2,360

2,350

2,330

2,300

2,260

2,230

2,270

*2,290

2,310

2,300

2,280

2,250

*2,210

2,160

2,120

2,070

2,020

1,980

2,010

2,050

*2,040

2,030

1,990

200

0

1,265

3,500

3,500

65,940

2,127

+1,257

Feb.

*3,480 

3,470

3,580

3,760

3,850

3.870

3,850

*3,800

3,740

3,670

3,590

3,560

3,620

*3,680

*3,700

3,670

3,630

3,580

3,520

*3,530

3,560

3,560

3,560

3,540

3,510

*3,45C

3,400

3,340

3.270

-

-

104,340

3,598

-358

Mar.

3,190 

3,150

3,260

3,380

3,460

3,470

*3,450

3,400

3,340

3,350

1,610

1.540

4.090

*4,070

4,020

3,950

3,880

*3,850

3,850

3,810

3,760

3,760

3,770

3,760

3,730

3,680

*3,610

3,540

3,460

3,390

*3,350

107,930

3,482

+155

Apr.

3.550 

3,320

3,270

3,220

3,190

3,130

3,070

2,990

2,930

*2,860

2,790

2,760

2,840

2,880

*2,900

2,880

2,840

2,780

2,720

2,650

2,600

*2,540

2,490

2,460

2,420

2,360

2,310

2,260

2,200

2.150

-

83,160

2,772

-1,592

May

* ,080 

,040

,980

,930

,870

,820

,770

* ,730

,670

,640

,590

,550

,510

,470

,430

,380

,340

,320

,320

* ,320

1,300

1,260

337

614

1,360

1,34-0

*1,310

1,280

1,270

1,260

l,_no

46,201

1,490

-951

June

jjOSO 

1,820

1,030

*996

655

430

430

429

666

894

*870

659

424

424

423

423

422

421

*421

420

420

419

330

227

227

227

226

226

226

226

-

18,061

602

-530

July

*226 

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

225

225

*225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

*225

6,995

226

-95.3

Aug.

225 

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

*225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

6,966

225

-57.4

Sept.

224 

224

223

223

223

223

223

223

85

0

0

0

51

223

223

223

223

*224

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

222

-

5,713

190

-70.1

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

179 

0.179 

0.21

1,054 

1.05 

1.18

Calendar year 1951 : Water year 1951-52 :

3,978 

3.98 

4.59

3,384 

3.38 

3.90

3,240 

3.24 

3.49

3,637 

3.64 

4.19

1,180 

1.18 

1.32

539 

0.539 

0.62

Observed

Max 3,680 Min 0 Mean 1,444 

Max 4,090 Min 0 Mean 1,433

72 

0.072 

0.08

131 

0.131 

0.15

168 

0.168 

0.19

120 

0.120 

0.13

Adjusted

Mean 1,629 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.12 

Mean 1,474 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.05

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Arkabutla Reservoir.
348 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Tallahatchie River near Lambert, Miss.

Records 

uary

Location. Lat 34°10'50", long. 90°12'55", in SWi sec. 29, T. 27 N., R. IE., Choctaw

meridian, near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Coldwater River, 4 miles southeast of Lambert, and 24£ miles downstream 

from point of diversion of Panola-Quitman floodway.

Drainage area. 1,980 sq mi, approximately (does not include 2,600 sq ml of upper Tallahatchie and Yocona Rivers, entire flow from which is diverted 24£ miles upstream 

through Panola-Qultman floodway).

available. October 1938 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. Jan1936 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 123.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

United States Coast and Geodltic Survey. Prior to Nov. 11, 1937, chain gage and 

Nov. 11, 1937, to Sept. 4, 1946, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder 5% miles downstream from base gage. No auxiliary gage prior to 

Dec. 9, 1938. Dec. 9, 1938, to Aug. 5, 1941, staff gage and Aug. 6, 1941, to Sept. 10, 

1946, wire-weight gage, at same site.

Average discharge. 16 years, 2,853 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs Jan. 29; maximum gage height, 29.10

 i't Jan. 29; minimum discharge, 119 cfs Oct. 27; minimum gage height, 6.75 ft Sept. 15. 

1936-52: Maximum discharge observed, 32,800 cfs Jan. 30, 1937 (gage height, 35.52 

ft); minimum, 59 cfs Oct. 27-29, 1942; minimum gage height, 5.01 ft Nov. 2,3, 1938.

A stage of 36.8 ft (from floodmarks) occurred in January 1932 (probably affected by 

levee breaks above).

Remarks. Records fair. Daily discharge computed from 8 a.m. gage heights, using fall 

alTa factor. Flow partly regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River (seep. 346).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, '32 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discnarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

183 

183

171 

171

164

158

151

*149

138

137

136

136

136

136

134

137

137

128

125

125

126

*122

123

129

133

123

119

128

*131 

135

145

4,349

140

Nov.

526

366 

278

*208

192

177

295

330

330

310

293

304

389

1,680

*1, 100

1,590

1,420

1,340

1,330

*1,260

1,250

1,210

1,170

1,380

1,520

*1,350

1,300

1,740 

2.360

-

27,173

906

Calendar year 1951 :

Water year 1951-52 :

Dec.

2,740 

2,820

*2. 680 

2,910

3,470

3,580

3,360

3,930

6,240

7,220

*6,510

5,900

4,980

4,710

8,020

8.670

7,970

7,370

6,790

6,110

7,270

7,580

6,910

6,040

5,520

8,100

8,470

7,880

7,650 

7,110

6,440

184,950

5,966

Jan.

5,410 

4,790

4,480 

4,220

4,190

4,160

3,970

3,760

3,540

4,440

*4,870

4,550

4,230

3,910

3,540

3,330

*3,190

3,040

2,830

2,710

2,550

3,550

5,020

4,900

*4,300

3,880

4,750

9,670

10. 700 

10,500

*10,100

149,060

4,808

Feb.

9,570 

9,280

9,420 

9,610

10, 100

10.200

9,860

8,840

8,020

7,280

6,530

*6,020

6,570

7,840

8,090

7,800

7,300

6,550

6,110

*6,050

7,150

7,180

7,020

6,820

6,370

6,060

 5,990

5,560

5.230

-

218,420

7,532

Mar.

4,980 

4,620

*5,170 

6,730

7,570

7,560

7,080

6,370

5,750

5,200

8,860

10.100

*9,930

9,730

9,230

8,650

7,840

7,170

7,750

7,740

7,070

6,600

7,380

7,180

*6,690

6,380

5,850

5,300

5,060 

4,760

4j580

214,880

6,932

Observed

Apr.

4,660 

5,360

*5,190 

5,090

5,080

5,010

4,680

4,480

*4,210

4,150

3,890

3,750

4,800

6,430

6.480

5,890

5,320

4,830

4,440

4,180

3,970

*3,780

3.610

4,380

4,720

4,640

4,400

4,200

4,010 

3,800

-

139,430

4,648

May

3,610 

3,400

3,170 

2,940

2,730

2,500

*2,390

2,280

2,210

2,180

2,200

2,190

2,130

2,070

2,010

1,930

1,870

1,760

*1,750

1,850

1,730

1,480

1.570

2,670

4.550

4,000

3,370

2,840

2,600 

2,310

2,150

76,240

2,459

June

2,060 

*2,950

2.960 

 2,040

1,750

1,660

1,250

1,060

984

930

1,100

1,220

1,200

959

840

791

768

752

739

731

749

737

*728

704

523

503

527

530

533 

533

-

32,811

1,094

July

514 

472

470

518

613

488

469

438

625

598

404

395

416

450

456

476

479

478

456

432

411

 405

398

405

414

418

416

417

415 

415

455

14,216

459

Aug.

451 

407

406

407

406

406

 423

481

484

440

438

436

429

428

423

416

407

399

373

372

*367

369

391

398

406

416

415

406

392 

382

372

12,746

411

Sept.

360 

 356

353 

335

319

303

265

218

206

201

176

139

123

124

122

*337

390

419

526

465

424

395

381

369

*364

361

558

358

356 

353

-

9,456

315

Adjustedt

lax 11,900 Mln 119 Mean 3,082 Mean 3,267 Ofsm 1.65 In. 22.40

lax 10,700 Mln 119 Mean 2,961 Mean 3,002 Cfsro 1.52 In. 20.64

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Arkabutla Reservoir.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss.

349

Location. Lat 33°52'55", long. 90°16'45", in Nfi£ sec. 10, T. 23 N., R. 1 W., Choctaw 

meridian, near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile northeast of Swan Lake, 2 miles downstream from Cassldy Bayou, 17 miles downstream from 

point where Panola-Quitman floodway empties into Tallahatchie River, and at mile 235.6.

Drainage area. 5.130 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1929 to September 1938 (except low-water periods) in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district. Gage-height records collected at same site since November 

1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 113.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley supplementary adjustment, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prior to Sept. 18, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 2.8 miles downstream from base gage since Oct. 4, 1944. 

Nov. 22, 1939, to Aug. 28, 1942, auxiliary gage was staff gage and Aug. 29, 1942, to 

Oct. 3, 1944, wire-weight gage, at site 3.8 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 14 years (1938-52), 7,806 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 cfs Jan. 1 (gage height, 28.20 ft); minimum, 485 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 3.62 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 43,800 cfs Feb. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 32.97 

ft Feb. 22, 1939; minimum daily discharge, 213 cfs Oct. 27, 1942; minimum gage height, 

1.38 ft Oct. 26-28, 1942.

A stage of 37.0 ft occurred Jan. 15, 1932 (affected by break in levee).

Remarks. Records good. Daily discharge computed from 8 a.m. gage heights, using fall 

as a factor. Flow partly regulated by Sardls Reservoir on Tallahatchie River (see 

p. 337), Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River (see p. 345), and Enid Reservoir on 

Yocona River (see p. 340).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey'.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2.020 

1,380

1,120

959

878

S07

763

713

*S66

642

622

598

583

569

560

549

534

531

520

503

500

491

*485

520

566

563

563

563

*552

552

578

21,450

692

Nov.

721 

1,620

1,490

1,240

942

*762

683

619

625

685

677

660

*673

795

2.860

,750

,690

,590

,220

* ,940

,790

,700

,610

,550

,550

,740

* ,960

,890

,770

2,020

-

44,822

1,494

Calendar year 1951:

Water year 1951-52:

Dec.

2,640 

2,980

3,060

3,100

3,510

3,900

3,960

4,580

6,610

*8,410

8,780

8,840

8,310

8,900

9,750

11,500

12,400

*12,900

13,200

13,300

13,900

14,500

14,800

14,900

15,100

15,600

16,000

17,000

17,700

18,100

!8j400

326,630

10,540

Jan.

18.600 

18,400

17,400

16,800

16,000

15,400

14,700

14,100

13,600

13,400

13,300

13,200

13,100

*12,900

12,800

12,600

12,100

11,700

11,300

10,600

10.000

*10,200

11,400

12,200

12,600

12,700

13,000

14,100

16,000

16,400

17,000

427,600

13,790

Feb.

17,200 

17,400

17,600

18,100

18,300

18,400

18.500

18,500

18 , 100

17,900

*17,500

16,800

16,200

15,800

15,200

14,900

14,800

14,600

14,400

14,200

14,000

13,900

13,900

13,900

13,900

13,900

14,100

14,000

13.800

-

459,800

15,860

Mar.

13,700 

13,500

*13,300

13,100

13,000

12,900

12,900

12,800

12,700

13,500

14,400

15,000

15,500

16,100

16,300

*16,500

16,500

16 .600

16,500

16,100

16,200

15,900

15,500

15,300

15,000

14,600

14,300

13,800

13,400

13,200

450,600

14,540

Apr.

13,300 

13,100

12,900

12,800

12,700

12,600

12,400

*12,200

12,100

11,900

11,500

11,300

11,200

12,000

*12,300

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,200

11,900

11,600

*11,100

10.600

12,100

13,100

13,500

13,600

13,300

*12,700

12,000

-

369,500

12,320

May

11.500 

10,900

10,300

9,640

9,170

8,670

8,500

8,030

7,810

7,570

7,550

*7,510

7,470

7,400

7,300

7,030

6,920

6,830

6,820

*6,970

6,580

4,970

4.740

6,630

8,570

9,160

9,320

9,430

9,470

9,080

8,620

250,460

8,079

June

8^210

*8,160

*8,050

7,620

7,180

6,830

6,400

*6,050

5,760

5,660

5,650

5,620

5,610

5,480

5,350

5,250

5,220

5,130

5,090

5,090

5,130

5,100

5,070

5,050

5,260

5,300

5,350

5,390

5,420

-

178,850

5,962

July

5,380 

5,330

5,300

5,320

5,390

5,380

5,280

5,180

5,410

5.440

4,320

4,550

5,000

5,130

5,140

*5,15t>

5,140

5,110

5,060

4,990

4,930

4,850

4,780

4,770

4,850

4,880

4,880

4,880

4,840

4,820

4,900

156,380

5,045

Aug.

4,890 

4,840

4,810

4,830

*4,810

4,800

4,780

4,930

4.980

4,910

4,900

4,880

4,810

4,790

4,750

4,690

4,620

*4,570

4,500

4,440

4,390

4,380

4,570

4,610

4,640

4,670

4,680

4,590

4,400

4,290

J4J_22Q

144,970

4,676

Sept.

4,120 

4,090

4,030

3,850

3,770

3,590

2,930

*2,090

1,720

1,580

"1,540

1,150

898

808

775

720

807

*835

864

922

889

846

799

762

752

742

737

726

719

706

-

48,767

1,626

Observed Adjustedt

Max 23,400 Mln 485 Mean 8,968 Mean 9,787 Cfsra 1.91 In. 25.90

Max 18,600 Min 485 Mean 7,868 Mean 7,926 Cfsm 1.55 In. 20.88

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Arkabutla, Sardls, and Enid Reservoirs.
350 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yalobusha River at Calhoun City, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°50' 20" , long. 89°18'55", in SE^SEi sec. 23, T. 23 N., R. 9 E.,

 Choctaw meridian, on left bank of Yalobusha River Canal at downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 9, 1.2 miles south of Calhoun City, if miles upstream from old 

channel, and 4£ miles upstream from Topashaw Creek Canal. Records include flow in 

Topashaw Creek Canal and all supplemental channels.

Drainage area.--305 sq mi (combined drainage area of all channels). 

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 276.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~T"929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Nov. 15, 1950, wire-weight gage at site 75 ft downstream at same datum. Supplementary wire-weight gage on Topashaw Creek Canal, 2| miles southwest of base gage, read 

twice daily.

Extremes. 1950-51: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Mar. 29; maximum gage height, 15.22

 ft Mar. 29; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs Sept. 13.

1951-52: Maximum discharge, 4,570 cfs Dec. 21; maximum gage height, 12.07 ft 

Dec. 21; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record,

 or temporary regulation, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made 

weekly.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

e

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

21

18

15

13 

10

9.3

8.6 

9.5

18

13

9.9

8.7

7.3

6.2

6.2

5.8

4.5

5.3

g6.1

g!9

g45 

g90

35

19

13

9.9

8.9

7.9

7.5

7.3

7.0

464.9

15.0

0.049

0.06

Nov.

Slii

gl3 '

g328

Hi

g72

g45 

33

28

25

18

16

14

14

14

345

303

130

gee

g276

g332 

g200

gl!9

69

69

65

62

56

46

46

-

3,456.1

115

0.377

0.42

Dec.

48

64

gl,040

gl,540 

gl,260

g2,170

K2.210 

g2,070

gl,320

g454

g238

g!61

g!20

157

165

129

99

82

70

66

59 

55

53

52

49

48

45

42

68

59

50

14,043

453

1.49

1.71

Jan.

ii

299

7,300

15.600 

6,830

2,600

1,380 

405

254

246

329

1,190

2,850

2,240

2,090

1,200

401

252

205

176

158 

140

124

122

108

93

85

82

126

215

1,260

46,409

1,497

4.91

5.66

Feb.

5,770

8,530

5,550

3,360 

2,580

2,880

5,810 

4,490

3,100

2,360

1,780

720

378

a283

236

601

520

365

1,820

2,270

2,340 

1,890

1,180

343

208

164

154

163

_

_

-

59,645

2,130

6.98

7.27

Mar.

1~41

123

126

661 

2,700

2,230

648 

311

202

168

152

236

228

180

139

116

143

1,340

2,230

2,150

1,750 

839

300

224

196

155

183

13,700

16.000

5,860

2,520

55,951

1,805

5.92

6.82

Apr.

1,540

607

508

339 

254

214

531 

756

506

316

240

312

241

194

154

404

434

313

272

322

405 

2.740

2,460

2,080

1,260

313

204

155

124

104

-

18,302

610

2.00

2.23

May

89

a69

91

168 

TlO

69

g61 

g51

41

35

31

27

22

20

18

17

17

g!5

giz

gll 

glO

28

21

g!3

11

alO

a9.2

a8.7

a7.7

a7.7

1,113.3

35.9

0.118

0.14

June

7.8

as. 2

a7.0

a6.5 

a6.5

a6.2

5.5 

a5.0

a5.7

a5.2

a5.0

a4 .6

a8.2

a6.9

a5.7

53

g57

59

72

42

223 

129

62

30

17

a!6

a!2

all

a9

aB

-

894.0

29.8

0.098

0.11

July

16

17

97

97 

25

all

ge.2

g6.9

g6.4

g7.7

g7.1

g5.6

g5.2

6.1

12

g6.9

g5.2

g3.6

g2.9

g2.2

g2.0 

afto

a2.2

a4.6

a4.6

4.1

a2.8

a3.9

a5. 8

3.4

2.8

387.2

12.5

0.041

0.05

Aug.

.8

.2

.1

.0 

.0

.8

.7 

.5

.3

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

.5

.7

.9

.9

.9

al.4

al.4 

al.6

2 .2

al.4

a. 9

a. 7

a. 4

.3

.2

.2

.2

24.7

0.80

0.0026

0.003

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2 

.3

2.4

2.6 

.9

.6

.5

.2

.3

.1

1.1

2.3

2.2

1.5

1.0

6

.3

.2 

.3

4.3

4.2

6.1

14

T.4

3.3

1 6

1.4

-

60.5

2.02

0.0066

O.O07

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 16,000 Min 0.1 Mean 550 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.48

Peak discharee (base, 6.000 cfs). 

(4 p.m.) 6,730 cfs; Mar. 29 (2 a.m.>

Jan. 4 (5 a.m.) 15,300 cfsi Feb. 2 (4 a.m.) 10,000 ofs; Feb. 7 

23,000 cfs.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on baaia of record at the 

other gage or weather records.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-welght-gage readings at Yalobusha River.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 351

Yalobusha River at Calhoun City, Miss. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.2

H

2.6

1.6

1.5

1.7

3.4

7.9

47.9

1.55

0.0051

0.006

Nov.

50

19

4.4

2.7

2.5

2.7

3.9

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

4.1

48

22

15

9.8

5.5

4.4

5.7

5.7

3.7

3.9

5.9 

4.5

5.2

7.6

11

9.2

8.2

-

271.8

9.06

0.030

0.03

Dec.

6.8

6.8

8.2

16

14

10

67

177

60

30

18

14

13

494

C700

c252

129

268

224

854

5.710

c2,020

C968

c402 

228

971

818

499

300

186

115

13,578.8

458

1.44

1.66

Jan.

86

71

59

65

99

88

66

60

66

678

554

174

128

100

85

72

64

58

51

48

49

164

152

94

77

70

781

1.750

1,480

840

 570

8,257

266

0.872

1.00

Feb.

204

267

928

1.580

704

594

251

158

125

101

90

81

85

574

171

154

128

104

89

175

255

187

187

217 

186

696

877

551

541

_

-

9,616

332

1.09

1.17

Mar.

198

134

508

1,270

665

355

207

149

124

817

5.570

c2,560

cl,490

C684

C307

171

128

398

942

656

550

751

1,450

1,040 

505

258

158

121

100

85

391

20,102

648

2.12

2.45

Apr.

1.470

1,200

494

311

247

158

189

104

88

76

67

204

1,270

945

519

280

143

103

81

65

56

49

81

222

218

278

214

121

72

51

-

9,376

313

1.03

1.14

May

58

51

26

21

18

16

14

12

11

25

57

17

13

11

9.0

7.8

6 . 9

40

44

34

29

20

16

292

199

101

46

114

79

39

1,996.7

64.4

0.211

0.24

June

27

19

15

12

10

9.7

8.7

8.9

22

10

5.7

4.9

4.2

5.6

3.2

3.1

5.0

2.7

2.5

2.8

2.5

2.1

2.1

1.6 

1.4

1.5

1.1

172

1.3

1.1

-

193.5

6.44

0.021

0.02

July

1.2

39

9.5

2.7

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

1.5

.5

.6

.9

.6

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1 

0

0

0

0

0

5.4

1.4

72.7

2.55

0.0077

0.009

Aug.

1.1

.7

.6

.5

9.5

57

40

11

6.1

5.4

3.5

d2.5

d3.4

dZ.4

5.0

1.5

1.0

.6

.4

.6

.2

.1

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

129.6

4.18

0.014

0.02

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 16,000 Mln 0.1 Mean 559 Cfsm 1.77 In. 23.99

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,710 Mln 0 Mean 174 Cfsm 0.570 In. 7.74

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 efs). No peak above base.

c Backwater from return of overbank flow on Yalobusha River.

d Doubtful gage-height record on Topashaw Creek; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height 

graph based on engineers Inspection and weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation for Yalobusha River affected by temporary earth dam June 16 to 

Aug. 4 and Aug. 9 to Sept. 50; discharge estimated on basis of discharge observations, weather records, and records for Topashaw Creek.
352 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°58', long. 89°21', in SW£ sec. 6, T. 13 S., R. 1 W., Chickasaw meridian, 

near "left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 9, 1 mile south of Bruce.

Drainage area.--254 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1948 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 239.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,050 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 20.48 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 25-30.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, 17,800 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 21.62 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Nov. 5, 1948, but may have been less during period of no gage-height record.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 22-28, July 1-13)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec. 26 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

3.0

12

27

54

119

300

760

10.0

14.0

17.0

19.0

20.0

20.2

1,800

2,960

4,020

5,300

6,850

7,250

1.3

1.4

1.5 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

1.0

3.0

5.5

26

42

78

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

18.6

150

353

880

2,050

3,650

5,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.4

6.0

5.4

*5.4

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.2

472

4.5

4.8 

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.0

6.3

6.3

18

39

13

9.9 

9.0

10

10

9.6

18

252.6

8.15

0.032

0.04

Nov.

89

25

12

9.6

8.7

12

13

11

10

9.6

9.6 

9.9

15

1,100

90

41

29

20

16

14

13

13

13

14

21

21 

20

18

*17

15

-

1,709.4

57.0

0.224

0.25

Dec.

14

XT

15

52

40

22

22

609

568

154

65 

40

30

2,800

2,600

652

137

280

233

1,990

4,270

2,110

428

144

558

7.120 

4,560

2,500

365

197

150

32,739

1,056

4.16

4.79

Jan.

132

117

109

176

329

190

123

91

34T

2,680

*1,660 

377

203

158

140

132

120

119

117

114

408

2,590

1,270

291

169

150 

2,820

4,140

2,410

450

220

22,352

721

2.84

3.27

Feb.

166

731

3.120

1,300

413

224

163

132

112

96

91 

82

If

*114

98

110

138

102

82

521

377

183

872

740

306

1,480 

1,650

449

250

_

-

14,191

489

1.93

2.08

Mar.

168

128

423

1,050

300

164

123

100

91

1,780

4.990 

2,920

589

216

156

120

102

745

1,930

459

212

572

1,160

333

187

138 

*112

92

82

e'Sf 66

20,117

649

2.56

2.95

Apr.

2.410

740

230

222

209

140

105

89

77

68

61 

165

1,960

668

216

138

99

79

68

57

50

45

85

1,300

1,050

401 

183

112

74

55

11,156

372

1.46

1.63

May

43

36

30

26

23

22

20

*19

18

20

21 

18

16

16

15

15

14

58

40

29

24

20

25

434

182

57 

*29

24

63

41

26

1,424

45.9

0.181

 0.21

June

22

18

17

15

15

15

14

13

14

14

12 

12

11

10

9.9

9.5

9.1

9.1

8.7

87.

26

10

9.5

7.1

4.5

*4.2 

4.0

473

17

14

435.6

14.5

0.057

0.06

July

8.3

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.5

 372 5.2.

3.5

4.0 

3.2

6.3

7.9

6.7

6.3

6.7

5.9

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8 

3.8

3.5

3.8

7.9

9.j

150.5

4.85

0.019

0.02

Aug.

5.9

4.5

12

96

8.7

199

Toa

19

44

38

14 

8.7

8.7

12

*15

13

7.5

7.5

S.9

4.8

4.5

10

5.0

4.5

*.-2

3.8 

3.8

3.5

3.5 "372" 3.2

681.4

22.0

0.087

0.10

Sept.

3.5

7.1

-^.3 15

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.2 

3.2

3.5

4.0

4.8

4.5

4.2

*4.2

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

-

123.0

4.10

0.016

0.02

Calendar year 1951: Max 14,400 Min 3.9 Mean 563 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.12

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,120 Min 2.6 Mean 288 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.42

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efa). Dee. 20 (12 p.m.) 5,800 cfs (19.41 ft)j Dec. 26 (12 m.) 8,050 

cfs (20.48 ft)) Mar. 11 (2 a.m.) 6,160 cfs (19.62 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 353

Yalobusha River at Grenada, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°47', long. 89°48', in NE£ sec. 7, T. 22 N., R. 5 E., Choctaw meridian, 

near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 51 in Grenada, 0.8 mile 

downstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 1 mile downstream from Batupan River, 

6 miles downstream from Skuna River, and 60 miles upstream from confluence with 

Tallahatchie River.

Drainage area. 1,550 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June to November 1906, July 1908 to March 1912, July 1928 to September 

1931, and October 1938 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. December 

1931 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 152.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prior to July 23, 1934, chain gage at bridge 

0.1 mile downstream at same datum. July 24, 1934, to Oct. 29, 1944, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1908-9, 1910-11, 1928-31, 1932-52), 2,007 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,800 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 24.60 ft); minimum, 53 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.85 ft).

1906, 1908-12, 1928-31, 1932-52: Maximum discharge, 78,900 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage 

height, 30.78 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 8, 19, 20, Nov. 20, 1909 (gage height, 0.9 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 8-12, Feb. 10-18, May 25 to 

June 11, Aug. 24-26)

Oct. 1 to Ja

5.1 70

6.0 186

10.0 1,010

19.0 3,700

21

23.0 6,100

24.0 8,000

24.6 9,800

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

2.8 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

12.0

48

68

200

570

1,620

18.0 3,520

22.0 5,670

23.0 6,460

24.2 8,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

88 

88

86

82

82

81

78

77

74

72

*71

7?

72

74

74

76

77

77

76

74

74

74

101

*156

229

194

164

135

118

114

129

3,039

98.0

0.063

0.07

Nov.

310 

330

360

265

*191

162

150

141

134

130

129

130

134

754

1,590

1,480

1,030

440

274

220

194

173

162

157

163

180

213

*247

218

207

-

10,268

342

0.221

0.25

Dec.

197 

170

m

330

350

256

256

724

1,590

*1,920

1,650

1,050

530

2,820

4,700

4,250

*4,000

4,200

4,350

4,980

9.800

7,720

7,000

8,000

8,000

9,200

7,720

6,620

8,600

9,200

7,460

127,859

4,124

2.66

3.07

Jan.

,730 

,400

* ,520

,370

,270

,320

,240

,050

944

,800

,220

,460

,640

,430

,450

*1,050

966

878

790

746

856

2,220

2,670

2,670

2,700

2,340

2,660

*5,390

5,460

5,460

5,950

75,650

2,440

1.57

1.82

Feb.

6.020 

5,880

5,670

5,460

5,140

5,020

4,900

4,220

3,280

2,550

*1,650

*1,110

972

l.'OSTJ

1,080

1,220

1,270

1,110

1,020

1,160

1,650

1,710

1,770

1,740

1,980

2,550

3,240

*3,160

3,240

_

-

80,792

2,786

1.80

1.94

Mar.

3,200 

2,580

2,040

*2,130

2,190

2,340

2,100

1,860

1,710

2,640

6,020

*5,950

6,270

7,840

8,620

7,240

5,880

*5,320

5,460

5,140

4,720

4,420

4,070

3,680

3,400

3,000

2,580

2,310

2,100

1,560

1,730

120,100

3,874

2.50

2.88

Apr.

4.170 

*4,120

3,970

4,020

3,760

3,060

*2,580

2,010

1,330

1,080

920

1,110

3,400

3,440

3,320

3,200

2,640

2,070

1,740

1,220

*896

800

"9158

1,950

2,220

2,220

2,160

1,620

1,130

*872

-

68,026

2,268

1.46

1.63

May

680 

570

500

450

400

370

340

312

294

340

480

410

380

312

*260

236

221

845

848

614

510

400

470

1.980

1,560

*1,360

998

776

704

680

614

18,909

610

0.394

0.45

June

530 

410

321

276

*244

260

214

193

193

178

168

164

152

138

133

129

124

122

120

244

550

285

193

141

*122

113

105

97 "9T

97

-

6,113

204

0.132

0.15

July

102 

108

TOT

100

102

102

96

97

101

95

88

84

83

*83

82

85

85

83

84

80

80

79

79

78

76

74

72 *T5

78

83

88

2,701

87.1

0.056

0.06

Aug.

77 

75

70

*68

92

145

100

179

276

T66

158

148

117

97

88

80

78

75

73

*68

68

82

102

169

*148

90

76

72

64

65

61

3,227

104

0.067

0.08

Sept.

58 

60

66

6j)

*67

66

65

61

59

58

58

58

60

63

63

62

59

58

58

58

60

59

*58

57

56

55

-55 54

54

*55

-

1,788

59.6

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1951: Max 54,800 Min 71 Mean 3,282 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.75

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,800 Mln 54 Mean 1,417 Cfsm 0.914 In. 12.44

Discharge measurement made on this day.
354 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yazoo River at Greenwood,. Miss.

Location. La t 33°31'1?", long. 90°11'03", in SW£ sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw meridian, on left bank 110 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 49E and 82 in 

Greenwood, 0.4 mile downstream from Palousha Bayou, 3 miles downstream from confluence 

of Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Rivers, and at mile 169.4.

Drainage area. 7,450 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1908 to June 1913 and October 1938 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1909 to December 1927 (discharge measurements 

only), and since January 1928 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 92.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley supplementary adjustment, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, staff, chain, and wire-weight gages, on highway 

bridge 110 ft upstream at various datums.

Average discharge.--28 years (1908-12, 1928-52), 9,910 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,900 cfs Jan. 4; maximum gage height, 29.33 ft 

Jan. 6; minimum discharge, 926 cfs Oct. 23; minimum gage height, 7.13 ft Sept. 30.

1908-13, 1928-52: Maximum discharge, 72,900 cfs Jan. 19, 1932 (gage height, 40.10 

ft); minimum, 536 cfs Oct. 20, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 1.0 ft, present 

datum, Oct. 17, 1908.

Maximum stage known, 41.2 ft in 1882, caused by overflow from Mississippi River 

(discharge not determined), from reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Discharge 

determined from "loop" curves defined by frequent discharge measurements. Plow partly 

regulated since Aug. 26, 1939, by Sardis Reservoir on Tallahatchie River (see p. 337), 

Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River (see p. 345), and Enid Reservoir on Yocona River 

(see p. 340).

Cooperation. Fifty-three discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge

furnished by Corps of Engineers; gage-height record obtained, one discharge measurement 

made, and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

5.550 

2,560

1,950

1,610

1,440

1,310

1,240

1,160

1,120

1,070

1,050 

1,020

960

1,010

1,020

989

980

978

966

947

936

934

926 9~B2~

973

989

1,060

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,090

37,930

1,224

Nov.

1,420 

1,360

1,770

2,060

1,990

1,790

1,540

1,310

1,140

1,090

1,090 

1,110

1,110

1,220

2,100

3,090

3,760

3,850

3,620

5,100

2,680

2,380

2,230 

2,120

2,030

2,030

2,100

2,260

2,250

2,170

-

61,750

2,058

Calendar year 1951:

Water year 1951-52 :

Dec.

2.210 

2,550

2,900

3,200

3,410

3,820

4,140

5,110

6,390

7,400

8,380 

9,000

9,250

11,200

12 , 300

12,000

12,300

12,900

13,200

14,600

16 , 100

16,000

16,100 

16,300

16,600

18,200

18,200

18,500

18,900

19,200

19,600

349,960

11,290

Jan.

20,000 

20,300

20,600

20,900

20,700

20,600

20,000

19,800

19,500

19,400

19,100 

18,700

18,300

18,100

17,900

17,500

17,000

16,300

15,400

14,800

14,300

14,000

13,800 

13,700

13,700

13,900

14,400

15,700

15,600

15,600

15,900

535,500

17,270

Feb.

16,200 

17,200

18,100

18,400

18,800

19,200

19,600

19,900

20,200

20,400

20,600 

20,600

20,300

19,900

19,400

19,100

18,700

18,300

18,000

17,800

17,500

17,200

17,100 

16,900

16,700

16,800

16,800

16,700

16,700

_

-

533,100

18,380

Mar.

16,600 

16,500

16,600

16,600

16,400

16,200

16,100

16,100

16,000

16,900

17,400 

17,200

17,200

17,200

17,300

17,300

17,500

18,000

18,600

18,800

19,100

19,300

19,400 

19,400

19,400

19,400

19,300

19,100

19,000

18,700

18,700

551,300

17,780

Apr.

18,900 

18,600

18,400

18,200

18,100

17,900

17,800

17,600

17,400

17,000

16,500 

16,000

16,200

15,600

15,300

15,200

15,200

15,200

15,200

15,100

15,000

14,900

14,800 

15,400

15,300

15,200

15,200

15,100

15,000

14,900

-

486,200

16,210

May

14.700 

14,400

14,000

13,500

12,800

12,200

11,400

10,800

10,200

9,650

9,340 

8,920

8,580

8,310

8,110

7,910

7,790

9,120

8,960

8,660

8,320

7,860

7,410 

8,696

8,580

9,080

9,460

9,650

9,690

9,690

9,340

307,120

9,907

June

9.070 

8,800

8,530

8,300

8,140

7,860

7,490

7 , IT.

6,760

6,460

6,220 

6,040

5,940

5,870

5,790

5,700

5,550

5,490

5,380

5,350

5,300

5,350

5,440 

5,420

5,300

5,240

5,240

5,240

5,300

5,310

-

189,050

6,302

July

5.510 

5,360

5,300

5,300

5,300

5,310

5,310

5,500

5,260

5,300

,200

,S20

,650

,820

,950

,050

,050

,050

,050

,000

,980

,920

,850 

,840

,810

,840

,850

,860

,900

,900

,870

156,230

5,040

Aug.

,930 

,900

,850

,810

,800

,800

,810

,810

,860

,970

.010 

,99'0

,920

,850

,810

,760

,700

,650

,600

,520

,440

,590

,400 

,440

,520

,600

,640

,640

,610

,550

,430

145,990

4,709

Sept.

4.350 

4,270

4,280

4,100

4,020

3,920

3,800

3,400

2,780

2,210

1,900 

1,770

1,610

1,450

1,180

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,080

1,110

1,120

1,150

1,110 

1,080

1,050

1,020

1,010

1,000

985

980

-

60,975

2,032

Observed Adjustedt

lax 35,200 Min 926 Mean 12,310 Mean 13,130 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.92

lax 20,900 Min 926 Mean 9,331 Mean 9,389 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.15

t Adjusted for change in contents in Arkabutla, Sardis, and Enld Reservoirs. 

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-29.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 355

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°32'50", long. 90°32'35", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 19 N., R. 3 W., Choctaw meridian, near right bank on downstream side of brlige on U. S. Highway 49W (old), half a 

mile nortiwest or Sunflower, 2| miles downstrea*" from Jones Bayou, and 19 miles upstream f r DE Quiver River.

Drainage are i. --76? sq mi.

Records aval Lable . October 1938 to September 1952 Jn reports of Geological ourvey. February 1913 to September 1935 (gage heights only) and October 1935 to September 193B in 

reports cF Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 92.95 ft abcve mean sea level, datum of 

T7929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley supplementary adjustment., United States Coast and Geodetic Sur/ey. Prior to Nov. 28, 1934, staff gage on upstream side of bridge at datum 

93.00 ft Lower. Nov. 28, 1S34, to Nov. 9, 1937, chain gage and Nov. 10, '1937, to June 

30, 1947, wire-weight gage, on upstream side of bridge at present datum.

Average disc large. 17 years (1935-52), 1,013 ofs.

height observed, 27.43 ft Jan. 16, 1946; minimum discharge, r.hut cj

Remarks.--Re;ords fair.

Cooperation. --Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, and compute* *.ons of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurer-.ent maae and records 

reviewed >y Geological Survey.

Revisions. < 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. I to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Aug. 6 Aug. 7 to Sept. 30

2.2 152

3.0

5.0

9.0

15,0

19.1

175

232

462

1,120

2., 210

3,420

1.8 

3.0

5.0

9.0

15.0

19.1

517

1,180

2,420

3,420

1.8 

2.0 

3.0 

3.3

15? 

1SC

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

193

153

187

Nov .

187

T93

193

187 1 187

181

181

T75" 175

175

*17S

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

 175

175

175

175

175

175

181

181

5,509

178

0.232

0.27

'187

193

193

193

193

193

187

187

193

200

224

224

224

224

216

*216

216

224

224

232

^

232

232

232

232

224

-

6,287

210

0.274

0.30

Dec. Jan.

224 2,860

224 i 2,720

216| 2,480

*2T6| 2,240

216

216

216

224

299

567

 806

976

1,070

1,340

1,950

2,260

2,360

*2,360

2,330

2,380

2,830

3,080

5,170

3,140

3,000

2,940

2,970

3,000

3,030

3,030

2,970

53,610

1,729

2.25

2.60

1,380

1,730

1,520

*1,300

1,120

1,010

1,010

1,030

1,030

*1,010

959

874

789

708

628

582

552

806

1,250

1,610

1,790

1,810

1,870

2,560

*3,080

3,330

5,420

49,658

1,602

2.09

2.41

Feb.

5. 420

Kar.

.560

3, 330 I ,420

3,390

3,360

*3,310

3,280

3,250

3,150

3,020

2,860

2,640

*2,400

2,130

1,890

 1,680

1,520

1,400

1,320

1,250

1,180

1,200

1,270

1,440

1,600

*1,680

1,720

1,780

1,760

1,680

_

-

63,970

2,206

2.88

3.10

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,080 Mln 175

,290

,160

,050

946

856

788

724

756

*1,560

2,240

2,550

2,640

2,600

,490

,310

,090

,960

,830

,7OO

,620

,700

* ,700

,620

,500

,360

,290

,130

,000

928

48,368

1,560

2.03

2.35

Apr. ! fay

1,230

1,600

1,760

1,800

1,800

1,7£0

1,580

 1,420

1,270

1,110

964

856

1,370~

1,480

1,780

1,910

1,940

1,850

1,720

1,540

1,360

*1,180

1,130

1,740

2,240

2,460

2,510

*2,440

2,240

2,000

-

49,700

1,657

2.16

2.41

1 720

June

1.500

l'4fiO| It3"80

1,220 1,250

1.020 1,110

838! 964

708

601

531

475

433

391

377

 391

433

461

461

447

433

419

391

363

 355 350

447

692

892

*1,110

1,310

1,480

1,560

1,560

23,324

752

0.980

1.13

820

708

615

545

*489

447

419

391

363

338

327

305

283

272

266

261

250

*239

234

222

212

207

197

192

187

-

14,993

500

0.652

0.73

July

187 18-

A'J£.

152

137

18^ ' 15E

187 i 15?

IS'', *152

212'

217

217

217

207

228

266

327

350

 '338

305

266

228

207

192

187

178

170

163

163

157

157

152

 157

157

152

6,500

210

0.274

0.32

152

152

152

152

160

176

191

218

238

238

222

198

180

172

164

160

160

156

156

156

*156

160

172

168

160

160

5,289

171

0.223

0.26

Sept.

160

T60

160

164

163

172

172

*176

172

172

172

172

168

168

172

172

172

172

172

176

180

180

185

TTO

180

176

176

172

*172

172

-

5,165

172

0.224

0.25

Mean 1,125 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.91

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,420 Mln 152 Mean 908 Cfsm i.is In- 16.13

Discharge measurement made on this day.
356 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°18 T 45", long. 90°54'25", in T. 16 N., R. 3 E., Washington meridian, over

 cavity of fourth pier from left bank at combined highway and railway bridge of Vicksburg Bridge Co., l| miles downstream from Yazoo diversion canal, 3 miles southwest of 

Vicksburg, and at mile 430.4.

Drainage area.--1,144,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. Discharge: July 1931 to September 1952 in reports of Geological

Survey.1858, 1884-98, and since 1903, discharge measurements, and since January 1928, 

records of daily discharge in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage height: April 1930 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

December 1871, referred to canal gages (above 30.0 ft only, since December 1949), and 

Since September 1934 referred to bridge gage, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Since May 1873, in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder (bridge gage) maintained by Geological Survey. Datum of gage

~^Ts 46.225 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(Corps of Engineers benchmark) or 46.16 ft above mean Gulf level. Gages used by Mississippi River Commission: Dec. 10, 1871, to Sept. 30, 1929, staff gage at mouth of 

Yazoo diversion canal, l|- miles upstream from bridge gage; since October 1929, inclined staff gage on Yazoo diversion canal, 1,600 ft upstream from mouth. Gages used 

by U. S, Weather Bureau: May 18, 1873, to Oct. 29, 1919, staff gage half a mile upstream from bridge gage; Oct. 30, 1919, to Nov. 30, 1922, staff gage at mouth of Yazoo 

Canal; Dec. 1, 1922, to Aug. 31, 1934, inclined gage on Yazoo diversion canal; since 

Sept. 1, 1934, wire-weight gage at bridge. All gages at same datum, but reading differ 

due to slope of water surface between them.

Average discharge. 24 years (1928-52), 583,800 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,368,000 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 38.49 ft);

 minimum, 182,000 cfs Sept. 30.(gage height, 1.10 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 2,080,000 cfs Feb. 17, 1937; maximum gage height, 53.2 

ft Feb. 21, 1937; minimum discharge, 99,400 cfs Nov. 1, 1939; minimum gage height, 

-7.02 ft Feb. 3, 1940 (ice jam above).

Maximum stage known since at least 1871, 58.4 ft (Corps of Engineers gage on Yazoo 

diversion canal), approximately 56.0 ft on Geological Survey gage, May 4, 1927. 

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made three times a week by

 Corps of Engineers and twice a month by Geological Survey. Natural flojn of stream 

affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams.

Cooperation. One hundred and forty-one discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. Records of daily discharge computed jointly by Corps of Engineers and Geolog- - 

ical Survey.

Gage height at 8 a.m., In feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15.87

15.32

14.82

14.36

13.69

12.95

12.30

11.64

10.99

10.26

9.46

8.87

8.50

8.50

8.85

9.34

9.82

9.81

9.69

9.29

8.98

8.66

8.37

7.98

7.56

7.17

6.90

7.12

7.83

8.75

10.02

JIov.

10.97

12.10

12.60

12.99

13.44

13.67

13.58

13.39

13.30

13.50

13.56

13.33

13.05

13.00

12.94

13.01

13.17

13.53

14.33

15.74

17.62

19.36

20.58

21.12

21.23

21.10

20.99

21.09

21.54

21.84

-

Dec.

21.94

22.18

22.42

22.65

22.75

22.72

22.71

22.72

22.94

23.07

23.33

23.69

24.14

24.93

25.82

26.39

26.98

27.61

27.97

28.49

29.02

29.29

29.37

29.42

29.36

29.43

29.33

29.12

29.00

28.93

28.81

Jan.

28.71

28.63

28.81

28.86

29.06

29.26

29.64

29.77

29.90

29.97

29.75

29.60

29.56

29.39

29.38

29.50

29.55

29.82

30.07

30.29

30.33

30.35

30.15

29.74

29.11

28.35

27.60

27.42

27.26

27.27

27.49

Feb.

27.81

28.30

28.72

29.10

29.50

29.87

30.30

30.65

31.02

31.40

31.81

32.15

32.51

32.94

33.40

33.67

34.00

34.22

34.27

34.35

34.37

34.24

34.30

34.16

33.88

33.51

32.93

32.19

31.33

_

-

Mar.

30.38

29.20

28.14

27.13

26.01

24.94

23.93

23.23

23.04

23.28

23.98

24.43

24.96

25.91

26.82

27.79

28.96

30.19

31.26

32.10

32.81

33.56

34.11

34.54

34.95

35.35

35.70

35.99

36.22

36.44

36.71

Apr.

37.01

37.28

37.52

37.85

38.08

38.23

38.31

38.40

38.40

38.45

38.40

38.36

38.44

38.38

38.27

38.25

38.22

38.02

37.68

37.36

37.15

36.83

36.47

36.33

36.12

36.11

36.22

36.32

36.42

36.42

May

36.42

36.42

36.40

36.37

36.31

36.20

36.13

36.08

36.08

36.10

36.19

36.12

36.01

35.74

35.30

34.60

33.60

32.40

31.11

29.65

28.26

26.97

25.93

25.29

24.77

24.34

24.03

23.89

23.85

23.59

23.46

June

23.59

23.81

24.06

24.24

24.26

24.00

23.58

23.01

22.36

21.79

21.30

20.84

20.29

19.25

17.83

16.63

15.88

15.44

15.01

14.43

13.96

13.67

13.60

13.55

13.50

13.44

13.40

13.57

13.93

14.53

July

15.43

16.48

17.23

17.54

17.29

16.51

15.68

15.12

14.89

14 .-62

14.21

13.72

13.10

12.37

11.70

11.28

10.96

10.79

10.55

10.56

10.74

10.90

10.86

10.69

10.43

10.24

10.02

9.95

9.76

9.38

9.06

Aug.

8.68

8.31

7.96

7.56

7.30

6.94

6.77

6.47

6.27

6.38

6.47

6.47

6.43

6.36

6.59

7.19

7.99

8.38

8.34

8.07

7.72

7.55

7.49

7.78

7.97

7.88

7.62

7.43

7.55

7.90

8.30

Sept.

8.47

8.12

7.34

6.34

5.51

4.87

4.54

4.41

4.48

4.40

4.37

4.29

4.16

4.13

3.88

3.43

2.88

2.40

2.16

2.18

2.07

2.22

2.26

1.98

1.84

1.83

1.83

1.38

1.22

1.19
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss. Continued

357

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

473 

46?

449

434

414

395

378

363

356

345

328

312

306

314

330

337

339

539

332

328

324

318

312

302 

294

289

285

296

314

334

360

10,762

347.2

21,350

Nov.

-us 385

434

449

462

465

449

449

449

455

457

452

444

442

442

439

442

452

473

549

610

684

700

703 

697

694

688

694

729

738

-

15,942

531.4

31,620

Dec.

 748 741 

757

761

757

757

757

761

770

773

786

799

832

863

908

948

983

1,007

1,023

1,047

1,073

1,086

1,096

1,100 

1,100

1,091

1,086

1,078

1,064

1,043

1,023

28,618

923.2

56,760

Jan.

1,019 

1,010

1,035

1,047

1,055

1,060

1,068

1,073

1.078

1,068

1,060

1,047

1,035

1,027

1,015

1,019

1,027

1,035

1,047

1,051

1,051

1,043

1,027

1,003 

956

923

901

894

'9"OT 891

919

31,394

1,013

62,270

Feb.

"548 933 

960

975

999

1,019

1,035

1,051

1,068

1,086

1,104

1,118

1,136

1,155

1,180

1,200

1,222

1,239

1,244

1,250

1,239

1,234

1,222

1,212 

1,190

1,150

1,096

1,039

983

_

-

32,287

1,113

64,040

Mar.

945 

894

849

806

767

738

709

697

697

716

732

745

767

806

856

898

945

991

1,031

1,082

,114

,132

,160

,175 

,195

,212

,228

1,239

1,256

1,268

1,280

29,930

965.5

59,370

Apr.

1,292 

1,298

1,310

1,316

1,330

1,336

1,342

1,349

1,356

1,362

1,356

1,349

1,336

1,323

1,310

1,292

1,274

1,250

1,222

1,195

1,180

1,175

1,170

1,165 

1,160

1,160

1,165

1,165

1,165

1,160

-

37,863

1,262

75,100

May

1,155 

,150

,140

,132

,118

,114

,114

,114

,109

,104

,104

,091

,082

,068

1,047

1,027

979

923

859

812

770

738

709

694 

678

669

663

663

660

656

653

28,795

928.9

57,110

June

663

672

678

684

T58T

675

660

641

622

607

591

579

558

523

481

452

439

432

422

409

397

388

385

 ?85 

385

388

388

397

409

424

-

15,415

513.8

30,580

July

444 

468

484

489

481

465

447

434

419

409

392

381

372

360

347

339

332

328

324

328

337

341

341

339 

337

330

326

322

314

304

296

11,630

375.2

23,070

Aug.

289 

283

279

274

268

264

262

259

 ?6T 257

264

264

262

262

266

274

289

294

293

287

281

279

277

281 

283

281

279

277

283

291

198

8,561

276.2

16,980

Sept.

"298 302 

281

262

248

239

239

239

239

237

237

234

230

227

220

211

204

198

194

194

198

203

203

198 

194

194

191

186

183

T35

-

6,666

222.2

13,220

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,349 Mln 285 Mean 804.3 Ae-ft 582,300

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,362 Mln 183 Mean 704.5 Ao-ft 511,500

Note. Discharge competed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 9 to Nov. 1, July 16 to 

Sept. 30.
358 BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN

Big Black River at Plckens, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°52 i 4b", long. 89°58'05", In SW£ sec. 14, T. 12 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw 

meridian, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on old U. S. Highway 51, half a 

mile southeast of Plckens, 6 miles downstream from Seneasha Creel;, 6 miles upstream 

from Cypress Creek, and at mile 160.3.

Drainage area.--1,460 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1952 In reports of Geological Survey. 

July 1936 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 196.26 ft above mean jsea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (U. S. Department of Agriculture benchmark, 

levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 25, 1938, staff gage and Dec. 25, 1938, 

to Aug. 19, 1939, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1936-52), 1,896 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Dec. 26 (gage -height, 18.47 ft); 

minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.59 ft) due to temporary regulation upstream; 

minimum unregulated discharge, 47 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.82 ft).

1936-52: Maximum discharge, 49,400 cfs Mar. 28, 1951 (gage height, 22.20 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1943; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 27, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 23.7 ft Dec. 29, 1926; from information by local residents. 

According to information from local residents, floods of 1892 and May 1930 reached a 

stage of about 23.5 ft.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 30 to Aug. 5)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

83

98

2OO

376

600

1,25O

15.0

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

4,300 

5,870 

6,67O 

8,210 

11,900

1.6 30

2.0 61

3.0 148

4.0 255

5.0 394

6.0

8.0 1,250

13.2 3,440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

158

T3T

123

114

110

106

106

102

98

96

95

93

92

91

91

91

91

91

*90 

89

88

"59 87

94

106

110 

123

123

110

106

106

3,206

103

0.071

0.08

Nov.

132 559"

97O

T72

492

298

207

175

169

158

152

147

147

175

207

222

214

200

187 

169

152

142

137

137

137

137 

142

147

158

187

-

7,198

240

0.164

0.18

Dec.

194

187

*169

158

Ts5

169

200

401

1,330

2,130

2,050

1,880

1,760

1,640

1,320

1,640

1,880

1,880

2,090 

2,560

3,900

4,100

3,950

4,300

6,990

11,200 

10,700

8,760

7,580

6,890

6,290

98,456

3,176

2.18

2.51

Jan.

5,760

5,280

4,880

4,540

4,250

2,910

1,840

1,480

1,180

1,360

1,720

1,840

1,840

1,880

1,800

1,320

1,040

*900

788 

740

788

935

935

9OO

868

726

740

2,480

3,660

3,8OO

3,570

66,750

2,153

1.47

1.70

Feb.

3,480

3,620

4,100

4,6OO

5,110

5,28O

5,280

5,190

4,670

4,150

3,900

3,750

3,350

2,050

1,480

1,440

1,480

1,250

1,O8O 

935

900

1,"535

1,140

1,400

1,640

1,720 

1,960

*2,220

2,220

_

-

80,435

2,774

1.90

2.05

Mar.

2,090

2,050

1,800

2,000

2,390

2,310

2,130

2,130

2,180

2,130

a3,600

a4,2OO

a4,OOO

a3,900

a3,900

a4,OOO

*4,05O

4,250

4.600 

4,600

4,150

3,530

3,090

3,090

3,220

3,350 

3,440

3,440

3,350

2,910

1,640

97,520

3,146

2.15

2.48

Apr.

2,010

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,870

2,910

2,870

2,820

2,440

1,540

1,000

900

2,260

3,220

3,170

2,870

2,610

*2,520

2,560 

2,480

1,600

868

698

632

712

1,110

1,000

772

620

515

-

57,257

1,909

1.31

1.46

May

431

386

346

318

298

279

261

249

237

243

270

785

836

560

377

292

249

231

23T: 

298

555

608

504

1,040

1,860

2.090 

1,640

*868

584

482

560

17,968

580

C.397

0.'46

June

658

545

403

318

273

243

226

214

209

204

193

193

193

178 16'8

158

153

148

143 

138

138

148

148

143

138

128 

124

116

115 m

6,283

209

0.143

0.16

July

110

106

102

103

102

108

114

138

138

*117

106

108

106

98

95

91

88

88

86 

83

82

81

79

77

ZE>

89 

119

95

117

240

TTf

3.258

105

O.072

0.08

Aug.

95

96

91

*93

108

103

100

95

89

90

115

TTS

96

87

83

80

79

85

95 

95

80

84

101

96

88

87 

80

79

76

71

j>8

2,795

90.2

0.062

0.07

Sept.

65

72

89

95 w

71

72

71

66

a62

a58

a56

54

a54

a54

a56

82

*72

64 

64

63

60

58

56

55

53 

36

48

48

*47

1,883

62.8

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1951: Max 43,900 Min 86 Mean 2,958 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.50

Water year 1951-52: Max 11,200 Min 36 Mean 1,210 Cfsm 0.829 In. 11.28

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

and records for station near Bovina.

)f weather records, recorded range in stage,
BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN 359

Big Black River near Bovlna, Miss.

Drainage area. 2,810 s-^ ,ii, approximately.

Records available. Oe^D r 1938 to September 1952 In reports of Geological Survey. January 1936 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 84.93 

Tt above mean sej. level, datum of 1929, or 85.00 ft above mean Gulf level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers; Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 23, 1941, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1936-52), 3,496 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,450 cfs Jan. 7 (gage height, 23.64 ft); minimum, 88 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 6.86 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 58,600 cfs Apr. 1, 1951 (gage height, 39.65 ft); minimum, 72 cfs Nov. 7, 8, 1944; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 30, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Nov. 5, June 10 

to July 18)

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

80

107

181

275

519

10.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

23.6

860

1,640

3,250

4,890

6,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

519 

388

318

265

226

200

183

171

164

154

153

148

146

144

141

140

136

136

*136

136

135

T35

140

140

136

135

135

140

142

144

153

5,539

179

0.064

0.07

Nov.

168 

166

160

156

315

802

783

578

426

330

275

265

255

245

235

*233

233

251

286

286

275

265

251

241

231

224

222

220

212

214

-

8,803

293

0.104

0.12

Dec.

216 

220

235

265

265

265

318

1,440

2,680

1,840

1,840

2,280

2,520

2,480

2,480

2,200

1,880

*1,800

2,040

2,520

3,910

3,990

3,950

3,950

3,990

4,110

4,190

4,230

4,320

4,440

4.640

75,504

2,436

0.867

1.00

Jan.

4,850 

5,180

5,500

5,800

6,160

6,350

6.450

6,400

6,200

5,670

3,820

2,120

1,880

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,760

1,440

1,210

1,060

977

*908 577

1,060

1,060

1,060

2,640

3,090

3,410

3,740

98,612

3,181

1.13

1.31

Feb.

3,990 

4,640

4,810

4,640

4,600

4,640

4,730

4,770

4,890

5,050

5,260

5,380

5,550

5,590

5,550

5.890

5,760

4,850

3,700

2,840

2,120

1,760

1,920

1,680

Ij600

1,720

1,960

2,160

2,320

-

-

114,370

3,944

1.40

1.51

Mar.

2,440 

2,520

2,560

2,880

2,920

3,000

*3,170

3,210

2,920

3,170

5,500

5.590

5,380

5,300

5,220

5,220

5,300

5,380

5,500

5,340

5,100

5,300

5,590

5,460

5,420

5,300

4,970

4,520

4,030

3,780

3,700

135,690

4,377

1.56

1.80

Apr.

3,660 

3,410

3,090

3,130

3,330

3,370

3,370

3,410

3,370

3,250

3,090

2,680

2,680

2,800

3,370

3,700

3,910

 3,990

3,820

3,410

*3,000

2,840

2,560

1,880

1,330

1,090

1.020

1,090

1,250

1,090

-

83,990

2,800

0.996

1.11

May

938 

802

692

641

534

491

451

413

400

364

352

364

413

438

783

821

641

505

464

388

341

318

795

3,460

3,660

3,580

3,820

5.910

3,700

3,290

2,360

40,127

1,294

0.460

0.53

June

1,840 

*1,410

1,130

958

760

594

505

438

388

364

352

341

330

318

296

296

286

275

265

249

245

251

265

251

265

255

241

233

227

216

-

13,844

461

0.164

0.18

July

211 

203

202

200

200

198

196

190

191

190

190

202

237

*209"

186

181

176

171

162

153

146

*140

140

138

138

135

132

127

T25

128

136

5,337

172

0.061

0.07

Aug.

156 

286

364

286

218

176

158

167

164

154

146

136

134

132

132

138

135

129

132

186

220

156

165

140

128

120

118

121

120

117

114

5,048

163

0.058

0.07

Sept.

Ill 

114

114

113

*111

117

129

131

127

118

111

108

106

104

104

101

97

127

115

104

96

99

96

92

90

89

89

89

89

*89

-

3,180

106

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1951: Max 58,600 Mln 135 Mean 4,826 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.31

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,450 Mln 89 Mean 1,612 Cfsm 0.574 In. 7.81

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 2 to Nov. 5, He 

Dec. 7, May 8-14, 20-23, June 8 to July 22.
360 HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN

Homochitto River at Eddiceton, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°30', long. 90°47', in sec. 11, T. 6 N., R. 4 E., Washington meridian, 

on left bank at upstream side of Mississippi Central Railroad bridge, 900 ft downstream 

from bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 0.4 mile upstream from McCall Creek, and threequarters of a mile east of Eddiceton.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 217.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to May 26, 1942, wire-weight gage at 

site 900 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 262 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,660 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 6.70 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 10, due to temporary regulation upstream; minimum unregulated discharge, 33 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1938-52: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, 15.74 ft May 2, 

1950; minimum discharge observed, 25 cfs Aug. 16, 17, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural 

flow slightly regulated during August and September due to oil-drilling operations 

3 miles upstream.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

95

254

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.6

458

705

1,060

1,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46

44

4T

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

53

59

55

48

48

48

48 

48

48

50

1,426

46.0

0.256

0.29

Nov.

9862-

52

46

46

52

52

48

47

47

47

47

47

46

46

44

-R42

42

42

42

42

44

44

44

44

50

50 

47

46

-

1,448

48.3

0.268

0.30

Dec.

46

4T

50

55

59

57

55

12.

1,080

215

108

86

74

1,300

1,620

259

158

187

168

397

324

178

137

119

106

1,060

369

208 

165

137

119

9,015

291

1.62

1.86

Jan.

Ill

100

100

93

117

108

90

86

84

81

79

77

74

72

72

70

70

~m68

77

74

386

215

131

106

98

111

1,580 

381

208

165

4,952

160

0.889

1.02

Feb.

149

441

308

201

158

140

119

108

103

95

90

103

131

103

167

369

243

155

128

178

187

262

790

390

236

265

235

181 

162

-

6,197

214

1.19

1.28

Mar.

137

122

244

361

191

149

131

119

114

355

775

JB8

201

158

137

119

114

377

445

225

171

273

344

194

162

143

131

114 

106

103

139

6,642

214

1.19

1.37

Apr.

164

111

98

460

304

174

137

119

103

98

93

334

875

292

184

143

119

103

95

90

86

81

106

130

100

90

84

79 

74

70

4,996

167

0.928

1.03

May

68

80

183

79

64

61

59

62

61

61

59

57

57

55

53

52

55

72

536

294

127

90

101

888

746

400

192

137 

128

117

95

5,086

164

0.911

1.05

June

79

TJ

68

64

62

61

59

59

57

57

55

52

50

48

47

47

47

46

53

53

46

46

44

42

41

41

41

46 

40

To

-

1,565

52.2

0.290

0.32

July

40

40

47

51

59

55

50

47

55

59

47

"81 143

50

47

52

50

46

46

47

44

44

46

48

46

78

47

44 

63

62

55

1,689

54.5

0.303

0.35

Aug.

106

61

48

44

42

42

41

41

41

41

79

66

61

48

44

42

42

41

44

46

42

53

203

Xl6

48

41

38

37 

37

36

36

1,737

56.0

0.311

0.36

Sept.

37

40

32

33

34

32

41

32

36

Si.

36

38

37

45

47

38

37

38

41

41

41

41

40

38

37

34

32

42 

34

33

-

1,118

37.3

0.207

0.23

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,470 Mln 36 Mean 186 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.05

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,620 Mln 31 Mean 125 Cfsm 0.694 In. 9.46
HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN

Homochitto River at Rosetta, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°19'20", long. 91°06'20", In sec. 12, T. 4 N., R. 1 E., Washington 

meridian, near right bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge at Rosetta, 

800 ft downstream from Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad bridge, 1 mile downstream from Foster Creek, 5 miles upstream from Dry Creek, and at mile 29.8.

Drainage area. 750 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June to November 1906 (gage heights and discharge measurements) and only 

October 1951 to September 1952 In reports of Geological Survey. February 1949 to 

September 1951 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of Corps of 

Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 94.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to February 1949, chain gage at 

railroad bridge 800 ft upstream at different datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 9,930 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 25.72 ft); 

minimum, 135 cfs Sept. 25, 26; minimum gage height observed, 17.70 ft Oct. 8.

Maximum stage since February 1949, 37.80 ft Mar. 31, 1949, from reports of Corps 

of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

219 

216

207

207

198

196

192

192

190

188

188 

188

188

185

185

185

181

179

177

177

177

183

216

234 

214

198

194

196

192

188

190

6,020

194

0.259

0.30

Nov.

670 

1.210

3600

a400

a320

3280

3250

231

210

205

214 

214

210

214

219

229

212

194

203

200

203

203

194

196 

198

205

216

237

229

216

-

8,582

286

0.381

0.43

Dec.

m229

253

250

253

278

344

2,590

1,500

636 

428

365

2,050

5.120

1,360

781

790

870

990

1,280

782

695

646 

605

1,620

1,590

831

714

658

616

29,552

953

1.27

1.47

Jan.

582 

548

538

517

554

565

511

491

491

486

462 

453

449

444

444

440

432

428

428

436

511

776

1,210

605 

467

432

452

5.000

1,780

1,050

758

20,740

669

0.892

1.03

Feb.

676 

1,930

1,480

940

746

622

548

506

467

449

428 

436

506

538

564

1,380

1,250

791

628

610

739

796

2.550

1,780 

1,120

1,010

975

772

695

-

-

25,912

894

1.19

1.28

Calendar year 1951: Max - Hln -

Mar.

605 

527

527

1,480

940

628

532

472

449

594

2.650 

1,530

975

804

695

599

543

804

2,120

1,050

746

689

1,210

804 

616

605

506

467

456

407

612

25,622

827

1.10

1.27

Apr.

1,050 

654

472

1,050

1,450

752

554

486

440

423

411 

569

2.980

1,650

940

759

622

565

517

486

477

455

576

689 

496

428

392

565

347

344

21,317

711

0.948

1.06

Mean -

Hay

537 

523

569

592

309

287

281

272

281

269

267 

253

247

247

244

257

224

353

2,360

2,080

824

538

449

m2,750

1,120

759

701

646

511

24,390

787

1.05

1.21

June

436 

392

351

333

309

297

284

275

264

255

242 

234

231

224

216

214

212

210

212

239

221

205

200

200 

196

192

200

192

185

198

-

7,419

247

0.329

0.37

July

196 

203

255

269

253

267

300

253

231

226

214 

216

314

250

214

216

239

242

219

214

210

207

200

188"

242

236

188

201

1.050

467

8,165

263

0.551

0.40

Aug.

496 

452

287

250

205

194

188

185

183

175

188 

224

250

272

250

205

188

188

229

244

231

224

224

455 

554

264

251

210

192

179

123

7,568

244

0.325

0.38

Sept.

171 

185

196

166

166

160

156

155

150

148

148 

146

146

168

569

250

181

168

179

198

188

179

160

148 

155

135

141

138

136

156

-

5,102

170

0.227

0.25

Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,120 Hln 135 Mean 520 Cfsm 0.693 In. 9.45

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of records for station 3t Eddlceton. 

Note.--Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, Apr. 21, 

22, May 11-17, June 25 to July 4, July 13, 24-28, Aug. 5-12, Aug. 16 to Sept. 30.
362 BUFFALO RTVEP FASIN

Buffalo River near Woodville, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°13'3E". long. 91°17'45", in Sw£ sec. 21, T. 3 N., R 2 W. , Washington 

meridian, near center'of span on downstream side of bridge on IT ;-\ Highway 61. 

li miles downstream from Fords Creek, 2f miles west of Wil^inso-^ <m<! 8i miles north 

of Woodville.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available. March 1942 to September 1952. Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, published as 

Buffalo Bayou near Woodville.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 1, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and 

cTatum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 279* cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,460 cfs May 19 (gage height, 7.17 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 8, 9; minimum gage height, 0.59 ft Sept. 9.

1942-52: Maximum gage height, 16.2 ft Mar. 2, 1948 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 11 '-fa Aug. 29, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.39 ft Dec. 19, 1946, 

Sept. 18, 1947."

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per

second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 30 to Aug. 15, Aug. 20, 22-25. Sept. 15, 16)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14

1.5

1.7

2.0

2,3

2.6

28

48

93

160

250

3.0 400

3.5 660

4.0 1,000

4.5 1,480

Dec. 15 to Feb.

1.3

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

36

62

170

312

500

3.5

4.0

5.0

5.9

15

720

1,030

2,090

3,350

Feb. 16 to Sept.

0.5

.8

1,2

1.6

15

31

60

116

2.0

2.5

3.0

30

190

320

50O

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.9 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

Oct.

32 

32

32

32

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

30

29 

29

29

30

48

62

40

35

34

34

33

33

32

1,039

33.5

0.184

0.21

Nov.

Toe"

61

48

46

53

56

45

39

40

39

39

42

39

39

36

35

36

36 

37

37

37

38

38

38

37

40

48

40

39

1,617

53.9

0.296

0.33

Dec.

1

40

53

79

66

52

57

932

Jan,

73 

67

67

67

82

71

64

59

62

196 1 58

90

68

57

1.580

1,140

233

158

415

209 

670

265

146

113

98

86

531

183

111

94

84

75

7,757

250

1,37

1.59

50

50

50

47

46

46

45

45

44 

46

47

185

114

62

56

56

233

1.640

139

102

4,012

129

0.709

0.82

Feb.

194 

1.910

209

153

124

107

92

88

80

75

166

173

111

189

702

208

147

128 

174

147

487

878

268

197

299

199

153

138

-

8,170

282

1.55

1.67

Mar.

118

108

155

296

130

109

99

90

87

400

568 Tfo

133

111

99

87

84

521

280 

147

124

128

126

101

93

88

84

80

76

1ST

4,918

159

0.874

1.00

Apr.

159 

98

79

812

199

114

92

81

74

74

80

825

824

186

128

104

93

86

81 

76

74

70

284

207

99

81

70

63

60

.5J

-

5,331

178

0.978

1.09

May

56 

53

52

50

50

49

49

49

45

45

48

43

43

43

42

ii

41

77

3.350 

380

162

119

127

333

153

114

84

74

163

104

66

6,105

197

1.08

1.25

June

56

51

49

47

45

44

43

41

40

40

39

38

37

36

35

34

33

33

36

93

45

41

38

38

36

36

36

41

37

37

-

1,255

41.8

0.230

0.26

July

38 

44

"58 219

67

46

43

44

42

49

42

40

37

36

36

47

75

45

50 

38

34

32

32

33

33

3C

3C

32

99

196

74

1,723

55.6

0.305

0.35

Aug.

Hi

54

54

45

41

51

41

39

38

38

42

41

50

38

32

30

29

30 

33

30

34

39

71

38

30

24

22

22

22

22

1,262

40.7

0.224

0.26

Sept .

23 

24

24

21

20

20

19

18

IS

19

19

19

20

24

48

33

26

23

24 

26

28

26

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

*

687

22.9

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,200 Mln 29 Mean 223 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.67

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,350 Min 18 Mean 120 Cfsm 0.659 In. 8.97

Peak discharge (baae. 11.000 eta). No peak above base.
RED RIVER BASIN 363 

Palo Duro Creek near Canyon, Tex.

Location.--Lat 35°02', long. 102°02', at conduit tower in Amarillo City Lake, 200 ft upstream from dam, Q.4 mile upstream from Nigger Arroyo, and 6 miles northwest of Canyon, 

Randall County.

Drainage area. 982 sq mi, of which about 920 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1945 (gage heights only), October 1945 to September 1952 I only results of discharge measurements published).

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 3,584.42 ft above mean sea level, 

cTatum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 43.0 ft Oct. 1; lake dry at times. 

 IF42-52: Maximum gage height, 53.6 ft May 17, 1951; lake dry at times.

Highest stage known occurred June 5-7, 1937, when lake reached a stage of about 54.5

ft (spillway crest at that time, 52.5 ft gage height) accoring to the city of Amarillo

Water Department.

Remarks. Lake is formed by earth-fill dam 39 ft high and 1,600 ft long with 500-foot 

earthen spillway crest at 50.3 ft gage height. Dam completed February 1927. Capacity 

at spillway crest about 3,200 acre-ft (estimate by city engineer of Amarillo). No 

water is diverted from lake. The lower part of lake is surrounded by 10 water wells 

which are used to partly supply the city of Amarillo. The lake provides recharge to the 

sands and gravels of the underlying High Plains deposits (Ogallala formation) from which 

the wells draw water, in addition to the replenishment afforded by infiltration from 

rainfall on the surrounding area. Measurements of discharge of the creek, in cubic feet 

per second, were made 1.5 miles upstream from dam as follows:

Oct. 9.......... 0.56 Apr. 20.......... 1.08

Nov. 20.......... .86 May 28.......... .71

Dec. 18.......... 1.63 June 26.......... *.15

Jan. 23.......... .90 July 29. .........*.15

Feb. 20.......... .85 Aug. 14.......... *.08

Mar. 20.......... .75 Sept. 9.......... *.01

* Result of field estimate

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by city of Amarillo.
364 RED RIVER BASIN

North Tule Draw at reservoir near Tulia, Tex.

Location. Lat 34°33', long. 101 °42', at walkway to conduit intake valve 250 ft to left

 of concrete spillway, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 3.2 miles northeast of Tulia,

Swisher County.

Drainage area. About 189 sq mi, of which 124 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. May 1939 to June 1940 (monthly figures only), November 1940 to SepQage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 3,310 ft (by barometer). Prior 

~^Eb Sept. 29, 1939, staff gage at present site at datum 70.5 higher. Sept. 29, 1939,

to Nov. 26, 1940, staff gage at present site and datum. 

Average discharge. 11 years (1941-52), 3.02 cfs. 

ExtremesT Maxlmum discharge during year, 38 cfs July 17; maximum gage height, 86.93 ft

Oct. 1; no flow at times.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 5,430 cfs May 15, 1951, on basis of slope-area determiniation of peak flow; maximum gage height, 96.76 ft May 16, 1951; no flow at times

during most years. 

Remarks. Records poor. Records given herein represent flow into reservoir. Discharge

 below gage height 91.9 ft (spillway crest) determined from daily change in contents 

of reservoir; that above gage height 91.9 ft determined by algebraic summation of flow 

Over spillway (computed from spillway rating curve), computed flow through conduit, 

and change in contents of reservoir (computed from capacity curve and reduced to equivalent cubic feet per second). No adjustment made for evaporation or seepage losses. 

Small springs flowing into creek above reservoir are measured occasionally, and discharges when inflow was less than reservoir losses were estimated on basis of these 

measurements. Dam completed Jan. 15, 1939. Reservoir capacity, 654 acre-ft. Reservoir used for recreational purposes and water is rarely released through outlet gage, 

but the flow of a spring discharging Just below reservoir was estimated as follows:

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec. 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar.

4.......... *0.15

.12 

.17 

.16 

.05 

.05

Apr. 21.......... *0.10

May 10

June 25.......... *.04

July 23. 

Aug. 14. 

Sept. 8.

.10 

.01 

.01.

* Result of field estimate.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by United States Soil Conservatlon Service. 

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952 

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Ac-ft

Oct.

> e^

*0

eO

1.0

e .5

e.2

e.l

.5

2.3

0.07

297

4.6

Nov.

eO.3

e.2

 * !

*.l

e.l

-

3.3

0.11

274

6.5

Dec.

eO.l

* 1

e.l

3.1

0.10

254

6.1

Jan.

. eO.l

eo

*0 1-

0.6

0.02

238

1.2

Feb.

> eO

*0

eO

_

-

0

0

216

0

Mar.

eO

*0

eO

0

0

188

0

Apr.

' e.0

.4

e.2

e.l

eO

.4 

e.2

* 1

, eO

-

4.8

0.16

177

9.5

May

' e^

*0

eO

.6

e72

e.l

» eO

0.9

0.03

147

1.8

June

 eO

.2

> eO

*0

u1.

0.2

0.01

115

0.4

July

0.1

. eO

.5

e.2

e.l

e.l

2.1

2.6

11

¥3

el

e.5

e.l

*°

 eO

21.3

0.69

121

42

Aug.

. eO

*0

. eO

0

0

92

0

Sept.

eO

*0

eO

, aO

eO

-

0

0

76

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,450 Mln 0 Mean 12.1 Ac-ft 8,730

Wateu year 1951-52= Max 11 Mln 0 Mean 0.10 Ae-ft 72

t Contents at end of month.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made above reservoir, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.

e Inflow less than reservoir losses; discharge estimated on basis of occasional measurements of 

spring flow.
RED RIVER BASIN 365

Salt Fork Red River at Mangum, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°52', long. 99°31', in SW^SE^ sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 22 W., near left tank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 34, half a mile south of Mangum, 

13 miles downstream from Pish Creek, and at mile 35.5.

Drainage area. 1,566 sq mi, of which 209 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. April 1905 to June 1906, October 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,490.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). During 1905-6, chain gage at Site a quarter of 

a mile upstream at different datum and Oct. 1, 1947, to Nov. 8, 1948, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1937-52), 86.7 cfs (revised).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,030 cfs Apr. 21 (gage height, 8.62 ft); no 

flow at times.

1905-6, 1937-52: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs (revised) June 16, 1938 (gage height, 

14.7 ft), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of conveyance studies; 

no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, that of June 16, 1938, from information by local residents.

Remarks Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions. --W 1211: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for high-water periods in the water year 1938, superseding figures published 

in W 857, are given herewith:

May 19, 1938. ......... 6,960

June 16, 1938.. ........ 21,000

Month

Water year 1937-38. . 

Calendar year 193S. .

Cfs -days

58,655.9 

58,992.2

Maximum

21,000 

21,000

Minimum

0 

0

Mean

161 

162

Runoff In 

acre-feet

116,300 

117,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

o

0

.2

37J.

105

28

16

a8.7

a3.0

a. 8

a. 2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

5,3

a2.0

1.2

.6

2.1

550.2

17.7

1,090

JIov.

7.2

9.0

9.7

10

11

11

12

11

10

10

10

12

9.7

S.7

B.O

8.0

6.6

5.9

5.9

5.6

6.1 

6.9

6.9

S.O

10

21

19

IB

-

333.2

11.1

661

Dec.

18

16

15

14

14

13

12

11

10

10

10

12

12

12

blO

blO

bll

blO

bll

blO

blO 

blO

bll

b!7

b!9

bZ2

b24

2?

21

19

20

436

14.1

665

Jan.

20

13

15

16

b!6

1)19

b26

52

76

87.

60

46

39

39

36

34

32

30

29

27

29 

29

27

26

25

25

23

24

27

25

25

997

32.2

1,980

Feb.

25

25

25

25

23

22

21

20

19

19

19

22

27

29

3£

30

27

24

22

21

21 

22

22

23

26

25

26

29

29

-

-

69 B

24.1

1,380

Mar.

33

30

28

26

26

33

33

30

29

48

58

62

41

31

24

20

17

18

16

15

13 

10

9.7

9.4

9.0

S.7.

S.7

8.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

722.2

23.3

1,430

Apr.

8.3

7.7

7.4

6.6

6.4

5.9

5.6

C 0

ft! 12

21

21

21

29

25

18

15

14

14

81

928 

3S4

123

 78

44

a31

aZ4

a20

17

164

2,142.3

71.4

4,250

May

Si

54

37

34

25

17

10

5.0

1.8

7.2

19

54

29

17

11

8.0

12

11

11

11

8.0 

5.9

2.9

1.0

.4

o

7

0

0

0

0

461.2

15.5

954

June

0

0

0

July

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.3

0

56

2.4

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

40.7

1.31

81

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,560 Mln 0 Mean 60.3 Ao-ft 43,640

Water year 1951-52 Max 92B Mln 0 Mean 17.5 Ao-ft 12,690

Peak discharge (bas 

t re

-. 6.OOP cfs). No peak above base.

a. No gage-heigh cord; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
366 RED RIVER BASIN 

North Pork Red River near Carter, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°10', long. 99°30', In NW£SE£ sec. 15, T. 8 N., R. 22 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 34, 3 miles south of Carter, 10.8 

miles downstream from Timber Creek, and at mile 110.5.

Drainage area. --2. 33 7 sq ml, of which 399 sq ml Is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. --October 1944 to September 1952.

Gage. " -- Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,673.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 8 years, 141 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,010 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 6.62 ft); no flow 

at times .

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs May 18, 1951; maximum gage height, 10.37 ft 

May 12, 1947; no flow at times each year.

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made three times a month.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

O

0

0

0

0

8.7

"5.2 30

o' C

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44.4

1.43

88

JJov.

-50

.1

.3

.3

.6

3.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.4

3.6

3.6

3.0

3.6

3.3

4.4

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.6

4.0 

4.8

7.1

148

~6T 203

44

39

32

-

595.7

19.9

1,180

Dec.

28

22

16

14

13

9.9

6.1

4.4

4T8

11

13

13

16

39

b26

b38

b42

43

33

b34

b27

b30 

34

34

36

38

b27

42

113

~6~8 117

992.2

32.0

1,970

Jan.

39

57

55

53

52

52

50

64

139

222

98

74

66

62

61

59

57

48

45

44

42

40 

34

31

30

31

29

3T

38

34

33

1,770

57.1

3,510

Feb.

35

35

42

42

40

36

35

33

33

34

35

44

48

76

61

48

44

42

42

39

38

36

33

35

47

112

187

T54

106

-

1,592

54.9

3,160

Mar.

61

48

50

50

71

76

71

64

62

110

95

95

95

55

45

39

36

40

40

33

29

24 

22

~u21

27

30

29

27

24

23

1,516

48.9

3,010

Apr.

22

19

19

16

14

13

12

11

96

66

44

53

53

47

44

43

40

43

47

261

673

1,250 

396

124

52

38

30

24

38

205

-

3,773

126

7,480

May

185

86

76

64

50

34

25

20

14

18

26

15

9.9

8.1

6.6

3.6

877

12

14

11

7.6

6.6 

52

187

19

12

12

9.3

6.6

7.6

1,046.6

33.8

2,080

June

13

33

35

33

23

14

7.6

2.7

1.1

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23 

1.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

187.5

6.25

372

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~S7 29

1.6

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

57.6

1.86

114

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 14,700 Mln o Mean 283 Ac-ft 303,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,230 Mln o Mean 31.6 Ac-ft 22,960

Peak discharge (base. 4, OOP efsK No peak above base.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 367

North Pork Red River near Granite, Okla.

Location. La t 34°58', long. 99°20', on south line sec. 20, T. 6 N., R. 20 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 9, 2-| miles east of Granite, 

6.4 miles upstream from Lugert Dam, and at mile 80.0.

Drainage area. 2,494 sq mi (revised), of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. June 1903 to December 1905 {gage heights only), January 1906 to 

March 1908, October 1937 to September 1944, discontinued {monthly discharge only. 

October 1937 to March 1938 in Water-Supply Paper 1311). Published as Red River (North 

Pork) near Granite, 1903-4.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage was 1,534.85 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. During 1903-8, chain gage at former bridge 50 ft downstream at datum 4.90 ft 

lower.

Average discharge. 11 years {1903-7, 1937-44), 178 cfs.

Extremes. 1903-8. 1937-44: Maximum discharge, 23,900 cfs Apr. 27, 1942 {gage height, 

9.55 ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years. 

Flood of May 18, 1935, reached a stage of 9.8 ft, from information by State Highway 

Commission.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the calendar years 

1906-7, superseding figures published in Water-Supply Papers 209, 247, are given herewith:

Date

1906

July 9

14

16

29

Oct. 14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

1,100

500

1,000

900

650 

4,230

2,200

1,450

950

660

500

420

350

500

700

Date

1906-Con.

Oct. 25

26

27

29

30 

31

Nov. 18

19

20

21

22

23

1907

Oct. 1

Discharge

630

450

450

230

200 

"J 150

y 100

J

2,700

Date

1907-Con.

Oct. 2

3

4

Nov. 7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

1,100

3,870

5,000

1

I

 100

Month

November ...........................

Calendar year 1906 ...............

Calendar year 1907 ...............

Maximum

1,425

4,230

7,500

Minimum

113

1

0

Mean

382

272

278

Runoff In 

acre-feet

22,700

197,000

201,100
368 RED RIVER BASIN

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°54', long. 99°18', in SW£SE£ sec. 22, T. 5 N., R. 20 W., on upstream

 face of Altus Dam on North Fork Red River, 1 mile west of Lugert, 2.6 miles upstream

from Elm Fork of North Fork, and at mile 73.5.

Drainage area.--2,515 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. December 1943 to September 1950 (monthly records only), October 1950

to September 1952. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Bureau of

 ^Reclamation). Prior to Nov. 19, 1948, staff or float gage at same site and datum. 

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 101,500 acre-ft Mar. 18 (elevation, 1,551.82 ft);

 minimum, 22,440 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,530.82).

1944-52- Maximum contents, 167,000 acre-ft May 19, 1951 (elevation, 1,562.10 ft);

minimum observed after initial storage, 4,690 acre-ft Aug. 25, 1944 (elevation, 1,520.2

ft), capacity table then in use. 

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete and coursed masonry dam. Storage began in De-

 cemFer 1943. Capacity, 145,000 acre-ft at elevation 1,559.0 ft (crest of uncontrolled 

spillway) and 77,500 acre-ft at elevation 1,547.0 ft (crest of controlled spillway). 

Dead storage, 3,610 acre-ft below elevation 1,517.5 ft (sill of headgate at irrigation 

canal). Figures given herein represent usable contents. Reservoir is used for flood 

control, municipal water supply for city of Altus, and irrigation of 48,000 acres below 

reservoir. Cooperation. Record of elevations and data on diversions furnished by Bureau of ReclmaRevlslons. W 1147: Capacity table. W 1211: Drainage area. Figures of contents for the

 water years 1949-51, published in Water-Supply Papers 1147, 1177, and 1211, are usable 

contents and not total contents as stated.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

100, 100

100,000

99,750

99,540

100,200

100, 000

99,860

99,750

99,700

99,380

99,000

98,900

99,110

98,900

98,420

98,840

98,470

98,360

97,940

97,520

98, 100

97,620

97,410

97,140

97,040

97,570

97,410

97,410

97,360

97,410

97,410

JIov.

97,300

96,930

96,990

96,880

96,830

96,730

96,620

96,300

96,620

96,620

96,360

96,670

96,620

96,570

96,570

96,360

96,150

95,990

95,730

95,570

95,730

95,940

95,940

b5,880

95,880

96,040

96,300

96,300

96,410

96,510

-

Dec.

96,570

96,780

96,620

96,830

a96,720

a96, 780

96,830

96,720

96,670

96,670

96,670

96,720

96,670

96,780

96,460

96,410

96,620

96,250

96,620

96,620

96, 510

96,570

96,570

96,620

96,670

96,670

96,460

96,670

a96,780

96,880

97,360

Jan.

97,410

97,620

97,730

97,670

97,780

97,670

97,890

98,040

98,200

98,260

98,740

99,000

98,950

99,430

99,480

99,700

99,800

99,700

100,000

99,960

100,300

100, 200

100, 100

100,000

100, 300

100, 300

alOO, 300

100, 300

100,400

100,400

100,200

Feb.

100, 600

100, 400

100, 900

100, 700

100,900

100, 800

100, 700

100, 800

100, 800

100, 700

100, 700

100,500

100, 400

100, 300

100,200

100, 100

99,910

99,960

100, 100

100, 100

99,960

100, 100

99,960

100, 400

100,000

100,000

99,860

99,860

99,860

-

Mar.

99,750

100,100

100,100

100,000

99,860

99,960

99,750

99,640

100, 400

100, 500

100, 100

100, 700

100, 800

101,100

100,900

100, 500

101,200

101, 000

100,900

101,000

101,200

100, 700

100, 500

100, 500

100, 300

100, 200

99,910

99,430

99,270

99,110

99,000

Apr.

98,580

97,520

97,410

96,620

a95,830

a95,200

a94,680

93,390

93,390

92,820

92,570

92,620

92,310

92,060

91,390

90, 630

89,980

89,500

89,280

89,930

92,410

95,200

96,300

96,930

97,200

 97,410

97,460

97,570

97,830

97,940

-

May

98,260

98,680

98,790

98,680

98,580

98,310

98,150

98,150

98,200

97,780

97,620

97,410

96,930

96,620

96,150

96,570

96,830

96,780

96,62O

96,360

96,150

96,040

96,150

96,410

96,410

96,150

96,150

95, 880

a95, 360

a95,360

95,360

June

95,360

95,100

94,790

94, 680

94,420

94,170

93,800

93,490

93,130

92,720

92,310

91,900

91,240

90, 630

90,080

89,880

89,280

88,580

87,980

86,B50

86,120

85,290

84,470

83,410

82,460

81,470

a80, 630

79,470

78,550

77,450

-

July

76,280

75,160

73,970

72,370

71,000

69,660

68,830

67,480

66,380

65,330

64, 560

64,130

63,930

63,810

63,900

63,810

63,730

63, 650

63,530

63,410

63,290

63,170

63, 130

62,780

61,950

a61,320

a60,660

a59,730

a58,580

a58,080

a57,400

Aug.

56,110

55,440

53,730

52,420

51,110

49,960

48,790

47 , 980

46, 940

45,910

45,370

44,590

43, 690

42,760

41,980

41,130

40,390

39,340

38,180

37,100

36,270

35,340

34,470

33,590

32,810

32,040

31,420

30,740

30, 100

29,640

29,010

Sept.

28,690

28,120

27,620

27,220

26,940

26,650

26,310

26,060

25,700

25,420

25,170

25, 050

24 ,770

24, 650

24,420

24,100

23,860

23,590

23,280

23,230

23,010

22,820

22,660

22, 610

22,610

22,580

22,490

22,490

22,470

22,440

-

a No gage-height record; contents Interpolated.

Monthly elevation, con

Date

Calendar year 1951.

Jan. 31..............

Water year 1951-52.

tents, and dl

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

versions, wat

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

=r year October 1951 t

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-41,240

-77,860

o September 1952

Total diversions 

during month 

(acre-feet)

62,100

85,560

t Elevation at 12 p.m. 

e Estimated.
RED RIVER BASIN 369

North Fork Red River below Altus Dam, near Lugert, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°53'26", long. 99°18'22", in SW£ sec. 22, T. 15 N., R. 20 W., on right 

tank 3,500 ft downstream from Altus Dam, 1.9 miles upstream from Elm Fork of North Fork, 

2 miles west of Lugert, and at mile 72.8.

Drainage area. 2,515 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. March 1930 to December 1932 (published as "at Lugert Dam"). October 1950 

to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,471.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Mar. 19, 1930, to Dec. 31, 1932, staff gage at old Lugert Dam 0.7 mile upstream 

at datum 1,504.31 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24 cfs Apr. 21 (gage height, 1.95 ft); no flow

1930-32, 1950-52: Maximum discharge, 16,100 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 12.70 ft); 

no flow at times each year.

Flood of May 16. 1928, reached a stage of 14.5 ft, site and datum then In use (discharge, 14,300 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Some regulation at low flow by Lugert Lake prior to December 1943 (capacity, 13,500 

acre-ft) and complete regulation thereafter by Lake Altus (see preceding page). Diversion from Lake Altus for irrigation of about 48,000 acres below station and for municipal supply of Altus. Low flow consists of seepage from Lake Altus.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 5 to June 6,

June 28 to July 6, Aug. 1-7)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0 

1.0

2.7 

5.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

.1 

.1

.1

.2

.2

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.4

.2

.3

.1

_J>

4.6

0.15

9.1

J(ov.

~ 0.1

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.2

.4

.4

.7

.7

.5

.4 *-4

.8

.8

.8

-

8.8

0.29

17

Dec.

1.0

.8 

.7

.7

.8

.3

.2

.3

.4

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

*.8

.9

.9

.9.

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

23.4

0.75

46

Jan.

0.9

H1.1 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

.9

.9

.8

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.7

.7

.8

.7

.5

.5

28.6

0.92

57

Feb.

0.7

.8 

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.4

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4 :!

.5

.5

.5

.8

.8

.8

.8

Q T!_-

16.4

0.57

33

Mar.

0.9

i±l 

1.0

.9

.9

1.1

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.9

.9

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

23.4

0.75

46

Apr.

0.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.2

.5

.4

.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

.5

.5

1.4

2.8

.8

^ ) ;

12.3

0.41

24

May

> a. 3

0

1.6

2.0

T7o

1.8

1.4

1.0

1.8

2.0

1.6

.9

.5

.5

.4

.2

.1

32.3

0.72

44

June

0.9

1.0 

1.1

Tf

.3

.2

.8

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.5

.5

7.2

0.24

14

July

0.5

*.7 

1.2

1=1

1.2

1.1

> a. 4

0

0

ao

a.l

, aO

12.0

0.39

24

Aug.

ao.l

a. 3 

a. 7

1.0

.7

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.4

0.11

6.7

Sept.

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1.1.1.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.10 tf.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

0.06

3.6

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,600 Hin o Mean 243 Ac-ft 175,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 2.8 Min 0 Mean 0.45 Ac-ft 334

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records of outflow from 

Lake Altua.
370 RED RIVER BASIN

North Pork Red River near Lugert, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°52 I , long. 99°19', in NE£ sec. 33, T. 5 N., R. 20 W., near left bank 

on upstream side of former Kansas City, Mexico, and Orient Railroad bridge, 0.6 mile 

(corrected) downstream from Elm Pork, 3 miles southwest of Lugert, and at mile 70.3.

Drainage area. 3.435 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. October 1929 to September 1931 (discontinued).

Gage- Chain gage read once daily. Datum of gage was 1,457.10 ft above mean sea level 

TAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway benchmark).

Extremes. 1929-31: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs (revised) May 6, 1930 (gage height, 

10- a ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 700 cfs 

on basis of records for nearby stations; minimum, 1 cfs at times in 1931.

Remarks. Some regulation by Lugert Reservoir (capacity, 13,500 acre-ft), 3.2 miles above 

station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1930, 1931, superseding those published in Water-Supply Papers 702, 717, are given 

herewith:

1930 

Apr. 30. ......... 2,430

May 4... ....... 2,620

6.. ........ 4,4,20

7. ......... 9,200

14.......... 3,400

15.......... 5,100

1930-Con.

June 10.......... 3,650

11.......... 3,400

1931 

Aug. 6.......... 89

Month

April 1930 ............

May...................

August 1931.. .........

Calendar year 1930.. 

Water year 1931.....

Maximum

245

9,200 

3,860

Minimum

1

8

1

Mean

19.3

268 

158

Runoff in 

acre-feet

8,520

1,190

194,000 

114,000
RED RIVER SASIh 

Elm Pork of North Fork Red River near Mangum, Okla.

371

Location.--Lat 34*56', long. 99°30', on east line sec. 1C, T. 5 N., R. 22 W., near

center of span on downstream side of pin of bridge on U. S. Highway 283, 3 miles north 

of Mangum, 5 miles downstream from Haystack Creek, and at mile 17.8.

Drainage area. 838 sq mi 'revised),

Records ayal7.aMe.--Ari'il 1905 to March 1908, Kir-ch 1930 to September 1931, October 1937 

to September" i'&47, discontinued {monthly discharge only, October 1S37 to March 1938 in 

Water-Supply Paper 1-311). Published ss Elm Fcrk of Red River 1S05-8.

Gape, Water-stege recorder. Datum cf gr.ge was 1,530,77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"TtffcS (Bureau of Ru-jiamation Denchmark). Apr, 12, 1905, to Mar. 31, 1908, chain gage at 

described site at unknown datum and 55ar. 16, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1931, at same site at 

datum 4.22 ft jjwer.

A/erage discharge.--}3 years {1905-7, 1W30-31, 1937-47), 115 cfs.

Extremes. 1905-8. 1930-31, 1937-47: Maximum discharge, 30,600 cfs May 12, 1947; maximum 

gage height, 15.0 ft May 27, 1905, date then in use; no flow at times in 1939-40, 

1945-46.

FL-.oci Ir spring of 1921 reached j, stage of lfc.4 /r. present datum, from information 

by Oklahoma State Highway Commisslur,,

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water yenr 1931 has been revised to 

2,440 cfs Oct. 14, 1930 (gage height 9.0 ft), superseding f i£ure published in WaterSupply Paper 717.

per second, for the calendar years 1906-7, superseding figures 

Supply Paper? 209. 247, are given herewith:

Date

1906

Apr . 4 

5 

May 23 

July 20 

Aug. 6

Sept.i: 

18 

Oct. 1*

Discharge || Date Discharge

ll?90£

°90 |! Ko\

1 430 j' 

9UO

3,020 

1,050 ] 

.'84 Jar

: , b*o

MJ || ,,-ur

-Con.! 

r, 19 M

20 ! ]

?2 '[* 50 

23 ] 

24 ]j

so 7 !

. 11 ' 50(j

-I "'320 

.e 9 ' V.36C

Date

published in Watei

Discharge

190 7 -Con . ' 

June 21 1,950 

Oct. 1 2,820 

3 9,620 

i 5,320 

5 450 

S 380 

7 340 

9 270 

10 240 

11 210 

Dec. 21 140 

iS 140

Month

April 1906. ............... ..

August ........................

September ....................

November.' ....................

C3:«:3.r y^ 1906' ......

June . , , . , ......

 V.endar yea? i90'? ......

I Maximum

.... 1 3,020

3 '-50

. . ! ! -,

__1J_j>.^ J

Mirr foun

,

i

IX", 

100 

PC

Mean

169 

275 

266 

312 

321 

192

:a3

201

338 

702 

761 

 

99.7

...... -- 

1

Runoff In 

acre-ffet

10,000 

16,900 

16 , 400 

19,200 

19,100 

11,800 

11,200

146 , 000

23 , 900 

41,800 

46 , 800 

6,130

196,000
372 RED RIVER BASIN

Elk Creek near Hobart, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°55 T , long. 99°Q7', in NE£ sec. 17, T. 5 N., R. 18 W., near center of

span on upstream side of highway bridge, 7 miles downstream from Little Elk Creek,

7 2 miles south of Hobart, and 10.9 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 549 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1904 to March 1908, October 19^9 to September 1952. 

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is 1,429.4 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 13, 1905, staff gage it site 3 miles southwest

of Hobart at different datum. Apr. 13, 1905, to Mar. 31, 1908, chain gage at present

site at datum 1,430.56 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted). Oct. 1, 1949, to June 5,

1951, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. 

Average discharge.--6 years (1904-7, 1949-52), 70.6 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 cfs Apr. 22 '^age height, 17.5 ft, from

graph based on gage readings); no flow July 25 to Sept. 3C.

1904-8, 1949-52: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, 28.9 ft

June 9, 1907, datum then in use; no flow July 25 to Sept. 30, 1952.

Flood of May 1949 reached a stage of 28.63 ft, from floodmark. 

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per

second, for the high-water period In calendar year 1905, superseding figures published

in Water-Supply Paper 209, are given herewith:

May 28, 1905.......... 3,260

May 1905. .

Calehdar

Month Maximum

3,260

3,2'60

Minimum

13

5

Mean

59.3

Runoff In 

acre-feet

42,800

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, 10-14, May 6-16)

.1

.3

.6

1.5

3.0

6.0

12

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

67

98

178

390

835

1,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5 

6

7 

8 

9

10 

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20 

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

172

116

18 

3.6

2.1 

2.5

2.2

2.1

28

106

5.9

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.0 

2.0

1.8 

1.8 

1.9

2.0

3.1

25

5.3

13

a35

10

412.0

13.3

817

Nov.

6,4

4.5

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.3

a3.6 

.7

.8

.6

.6

.9

.9

.3

.9 

.1

.9 

a .7

.6

.1

a .4

.8

.5

.1

.2

.1

-

123.4

4.11

245

Dec.

4.8

4.5

a4.3

4.2

4.0

4.4

4.1 

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.4

4.6

4.6

ftf

4.0

4.4

4.7

4.4

3.8

3.9

3.6

378

a4.0

4.1

133.7

4.31

265

Jan.

.6

.6

.3

a .4

.4

4.5

4 .7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.4

4.7

4.3

4.1 

a4.0

5.9

4.0

4.0

a4.0

4.1

4.0

4.0

135.8

4.38

269

Feb.

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.1

a4.0

3.9

.9

.9

.0

.2

a .1

.1

.1

.0 

.0

a .0

.0

.1

_JJ

.1

.1

.5

.3

_

-

118.4

4.08

255

Mar.

4.2

4.4

4.3

4.1

4.2

4.1

4.7

5.2

5.8

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.6 

4.2

4.3

3.8 

3.8

S^L

a3.8

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

136.7

4.41

271

Apr.

3.9

a3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

373 

3.4

3.9

3.7

3.8

4.0

4.4

3.7

4.1

3.9 

4.0

4.1 

27

'236 

52

19

8.9

6.6

5.3

5.5

4.8

-

1,841.7

61.4

3,650

May

5.4

10

8.9

6.9

6.0

3.7

a3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

2.9

4.1

a!40

46 

6.1

3.9 

3.2

3.6

32 

819

1,090

128

27

12

7.7

6.0

5.2

2,406.1

77.6

4,770

June

4.7

6.6

41

12

6.2 

a4.8

3.2 

2.9

2.6

a2.4

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3 

1.3

1.2 

1.0

1.2 

1.0 

.8

.5

1.2

1.6

.9

.7

.6

-

114.6

3.82

227

July

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.3 

.2

.1 

.2 

.2

.4 

.2

.1

a. 3

.5

.7

.7

.6

2^3

1.2

.8 

.6

.4 

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.8

0.38

23

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,670 Win 1.6 Mean 108 Ac-ft 78,320

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,400 Win o Mean 14.8 Ac-ft 10,770

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 cfs) .--Apr. 22 (12 m.) 2,040 cfs (17.5 ft), 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and re 

ords for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 373

North Fork Red River near Headrick, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°38', long. 99°06', in center of N| sec. 21, T. 2 N., R, 18 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2? miles east of 

Headrick, 12.9 miles upstream from Otter Creek, and at mile 33.0.

Drainage area. 4,244 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. April to June 1905 (gage heights only), July 1905 to March 1908, 

April 1938 to September 1952. Prior to July 1905, published as "near Snyder."

;e.~Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to July 18, 1905, chain gage at site a 

quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. July 19, 1905, to Mar. 30, 1908, 

staff gage at site 10.4 miles upstream (Navajo dam site) at different datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1905-7, 1938-52), 377 cfs. Previously published figures 

in error.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,560 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 5.71 ft); no 

flow July 31 to Sept. 30.

1905-8, 1938-52: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs June 9, 1907, from rating curve 

extended above 9,600 cfs on basis of runoff comparisons; maximum gage height, 10.85 ft 

June 10, 1941; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 16.1 ft sometime prior to 1927, from information by State Highway Department.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated since December 

1943 by Lake Altus, 39.5 miles above station (see p. 368). Diversions for irrigation 

of about 48,000 acres above station.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the calendar years 1905-7, superseding figures published' in Water-supply 

Papers 173, 209, and 247, are given herewith:

Date

1905

July 25. ....

Sept. 8.....

9. ....

10.....

Nov . 10 .....

24.....

25.... .

26.....

28.....

1906

May 15 .....

17.....

18... ..

19.....

20. ....

21. ....

22.... .

Discharge

760

350

1,900

2,820

670

1,320

5,500

800

300

4,100

530

450

450

280

190

230

Date

1906

May 23 .

24.

July 11.

17.

18.

19.

29.

30.

31.

Aug. 11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

24.

25.

26.

Oct. 14.

Discharge

230

1,230

1,350

1,860

600

380

2,100

1,750

510

3,460

1,200

1,080

500

320

65

65

65

530

Date

1906

Oct. 15.....

16. ....

Nov. 26.....

29.....

1907

Jan. 19. ....

20.....

June 10 .....

Oct. 1.....

2.....

3.....

4.....

5. ....

6.....

7.....

Discharge

6,400

2,340

700

1,780

4,000

3,900

15,400

2,840

12,800

4,760

18,000

2,500

1,500

1,000

Month

November .................................

The period (July 18 to Dec. 31)........

November .................................

Calendar year 1906 .....................

October ..................................

Calendar year 1907 .....................

Maximum

5,500

-

3,160

6,400

4,000

18,000

18,000

Minimum

25

-

60 .

65

110

31

330

420

350

20

Mean

320

477

-

751

625

535

543

395

2,350

1,801

764

Runoff in 

acre-feet

19,050

28,410

93,700

42,500

38,400

31,800

393,100

55,000

140,000

111,000

553,300
374 RED RIVER BASIN

North Pork Red River near Headrlck, Okla. Continued

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in fee

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26 to May 18,

May 27 to July 30)

1.3 O 1,9 20 3.7 810

1.4 .2 2.2 50 4.1 1,380

1.5 1.2 2.5 100 4.5 2,100

1.6 3.3 2.9 213 5.0 3,080

1.7 7.0 3.3 429 6.0 5.48O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.3

2.8

2.1

1 .9

ITT

ill

2.100 8'70'

298

170

121

a80

a65

a60

a80

a55

a40

a25

a20

a2o

a2o

20

20

19

19

19

26

44

54

35

42

4,445.2

143

8,820

Nov.

42

4T

40

40

36

32

29 

28

25

25

25

26

26

24

25

24

24

22

22

22

22

21

26

28

37

32

24

23

26

30

-

847

28.2

1,680

Dec.

H

24

20

20

20

17

«

17

I"?

18

18

18

IS

 

Jan.

21

20

19

26

35

58

54

5C

44

32

36

36

33

20 j 28

18 j 26

21

2£

24

21

20

19

24

25

24

23

24

23

25

24

23

651

21.0

1,290

26

24

25

26

24

23

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

23

909

Feb. 1 Mar.

 

24

25

26

26

24

25

23

21

22? >

26

29

28

7.1

27

£6

27

27

21

23

23

26

23

20

19 

IS

Apr,

18

16

15

U

14

12 

10

19 T5

24

27

32

53

50

38

31

31

36

17

393

239

131

86

69

54

47

47

28 j 44

26J 23

25 23

23

??

22

20

2b 19

27

26

89

61

1,650

3j_140

1 2 6^T

May i June

j

a65| aS5

a5S

a45

a37

31

24

21

19

18

23

21

19

18

19

19

19

62

682

430

180

112

76

135

701

18 j 569 1 ijfip.

18 257

Z',\ 18 i al£>0

24

?2

1,630

336

a55

a45

a38

a32

a28

a25 

a22

a20

al8

16

11

9.1

6.1

5.3

4.9

3.0

2,3

1.7

1,2

1.2

2.5

1.2

.8

.5

.2

.2

19 aUO', a21C ,2

20 a_00, a!46 .1

20 i iPiC ilOS .1

19 - j 4.3?)

7?9l 782J e,832

33.3] 2r=-.J 25. 2j 294

1,800 1, 4M! 1,550 17,520

1 ..j ..... 1

J.100 415.6

229 i 13. S

14,080 e?4

Calendar year 1951: Max £4,000 Min 1 '! Mean 881 f.c ft *?'

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,14O Mln O Mean 68.3 Ac-ft 49 '

282.5!

9.II 1

560 i

Peak discharge (base. 5.5OO cfs). Apr. 23 (1:15 a.m.) 4,560 efs (5.71 ft;, 

a No gage-height record! discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of \t*.
RED RIVER BASIN 375

Otter Creek at Snyder Lake, near Mountain Park, Okla. 

(Formerly published as Otter Creek near Mountain Park, Okla.)

Location. Lat 34°44 I , long. 98°59' , in NE£ sec. 16, T. 3 N., R. 17 W., at intake tower 

at Snyder Dam on Otter Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from small tributary, 3 miles northwest of Mountain Park, and at mile 26.0.

Drainage area. 132 sq. mi. At former site, 134 sq mi.

Records available. April 1903 to March 1908, October 1951 in September 1952. Published 

as Otter Creek near Mountain Park 1903-8.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and broad-crested masonry weir. Datum of gage is 1,360.99 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Apr. 2, 1903, to Mar. 31, 1908, staff gage at 

site 1.8 miles downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 cfs May 23 (gage height, 14.35 ft); no flow

1903-8, 1952: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs June 9, 1907 (gage height, 22.8 ft, 

former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs; no flow at times 

in most years.

Remarks. Records good. City of Snyder diverts about 130 acre-ft annually from Snyder 

Lake (capacity, 1,355 acre-ft) for municipal water supply.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

11.9

11.95

12

12.05

12.1

2.4

7.0

14

12.3

12.6

13.0

13.5

14

76

178

370

765

1,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

o

0

JJov.

o

0

0

Dec.

O

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

O

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

755

341

*61

13

3.2

1.2

*861

*434

66

23

9.5

7.0

7.0

2.4

1.8

2,586.1

83.4

5,130

June

50

35

13

4.O

2.4

.7

0

O

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

105.1

3.50

208

July

0

o

0

Aug.

0

0

o

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean _ Ac-ft _

' later year 1951-52: Max 861 Mln o Mean 7.35 Ac-ft 5,340

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Me

(14.35 ft).

iy 17 (4 a.m.) 1,940 cfs (14.24 ft)j May 23 (8 p.m.) 2,140 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day.
376 RED RIVER BASIN

Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex.

Location.--Lat 34°14' , long. 101°07' , on right bank about three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from" W. F. Saul's ranchhouse, about I mile downstream from Wilson Creek, about 1-| miles 

upstream from Turkey Creek, and 10 miles southwest of Quitaque, Brlscoe County.

Drainage area. 293 sq ml, of which about 258 sq mi Is probably noneontrlbutIng. 

Records available. August 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,633.91 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 6.62 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 152 cfs July 14 (gage height, 2.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 40 cfs as explained below; minimum, 2.4 cfs Aug. 31.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 1,720 cfs May 10, 1947 (gage height, 5.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 40 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 

2.70, 3.00, and 5.59 ft; minimum, 1.9 cfs Aug. 12, 1946.

Remarks Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

2.5 

3.6 

5.3 

8.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.5

4.3

4.3

*4.5

4.8

4.8

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.2

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

6.2

5.3

4.8

4.8

8.8

148.6

4.79

295

Nov.

5.5

5.8

sTT

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

5.1

*5.1

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

-

157.9

5.26

313

Dec.

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.5

6.0

a5

a5. 5

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.5

a5

as

aS.S

aS. 5

*5.S

b5

b4

b5

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.6

b6.5

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.5

173.6

5.60

344

Jan.

7.1

6.6

b5

b4

b5

b6

7.1

7.1

6.3

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

bS.S

*5.5

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

179.9

5.80

357

Feb.

5.1

5.1

5.8

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.8

6.0

6.3

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.8

*5.8

6.0

6.0

6.6

fTS

b6

5.8

5.8

5.8

-

165.3

5.70

328

Mar.

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

6.3

6.3

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.5

*5.5

5.8

b5.5

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

175.2

5.65

348

Apr.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

7.1

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

7.1

6.3

9.6

6.6

*6.8

r. i

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.6

10

25

14

-

215.2

7.17

427

May

12

12

9.6

7.1

6.8

7.1

6.8

6.3

16

Ts

.9.1

11

9.6

6.6

6.8

*5.5

7.8

7.5

7.1

6.3

5.5

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.5

5.3

5.1

4.8

236.1

7.62

468

June

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.3

4.2

4.-0

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.7

4.2

34

33.5

3.2

3.1

*3.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

118.4

3.95

235

July

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.4

6.3

4.0

3.7

3.9

6.8

4.6

~5.3 15

4.3

5.3

10

8.3

9.0

4.2

4.0

*4.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.7

4.0

3.9

152.7

4.93

303

Aug.

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.4

4.3

3.7

3.7

3.4

*3.2

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.1

4.3

4.5

"STe 9.8

3.5

3.4

3.2

4.1

5.4

3.4

3.4

118.6

3.83

235

Sept.

3.4

375

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.4

3.6

5.1

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.7

4.0

6.3

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.2

124.1

4.14

246

Calendar year 1951: Max 221 Mln 3.6 Mean 6.71 Ac-ft 4,860

Water year 1951-52: Max 25 Mln 3.1 Mean 5.37 Ac-ft 3,900

Peak discharge (base, 500efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, engineer's notes, 

and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 377

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°20', long. 98°17', in SE£ sec. 19. T. 2 S., R. 10 W. , on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 53, 1-f miles east of Walters, 12.2 miles 

upstream from West Cache Creek, and 19.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area, 675 sq mi.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1952.

"age. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 938.2 ft above mean sea level (Oklahoma 

;?tate Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Jan. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 193 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs May 18 (gage height, 28.07 ft); minimum observed, 7.2 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 3.42 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 28,200 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 29.72 ft); no flow 

at times in 1939, 1940.

Maximum stage known, that of May 18, 1951. Flood of 1906 reached a stage about the 

same as that of May 18, 1951, and May 17, 1947 (gage height, 29.62 ft), from information 

by local residents.

erally made twice a month. Flow partly regulated by Lake Lawtonka (capacity, 42,300 

acre-ft) on Medicine Bluff Creek, and by Lake Thomas (capacity, 8,300 acre-ft) on Little 

Medicine Bluff Creek. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions.--W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 20, Dec. 1-13, 27-30, 

Mar. 3, 4, 26-30, May 27, June 12 to Aug. 25)

6.0

7.0

9.0

14.0

21.0

24.0

26.0

27.0

28.0

282

952

2,280

3,170

4,660

6,400

11,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

1.0

11

12

13'*

15

-c

:7* o

"9

;;o

;:l ;-2

;-3

;:4

?.s

£6

27

?.8

29;<o

.11

r-rtal

r«an

;vft

Oct.

14

14

15 

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

17

16

14

15

730

394

42

24

235

1,814

58.5

3,600

Nov.

536

54

30 

26

28

22

20

20

21

21

20

18

18

17

18

17

16

18

18

18

18

17

17

19

19

20

25

28

27

22

-

1,168

38.9

2,320

Dec.

21

20

20 

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

22

21

21

22

22

Z5

22

22

22

22

20

19

18

18

17

18

20

622

20.1

1,230

Jan.

20

19

20 

21

23

25

28

24

22

21

21

20

20

21

20

19

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

22

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

622

20.1

1,230

Feb.

17

17

18 

18

18

17

16

T7

18

18

18

17

17

19

18

18

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

18

19

26

24

24

-

533

18.4

1,060

Mar.

22

20

45 

43

27

22

19

19

18

18

17

18

18

18

19

18

17

23

39

35

28

32

24

20

18

16

17

17

17

16

26

706

22.8

1,400

Apr.

17

16

17 

16

16

17

16

16

16

15

17

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

17

22

25

60

39

26

22

19

19

17

16

20

-

598

19.9

1,190

May

69

336

108 

47

26

19

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

330

6,420

8,540

2,250

262

153

640

1,770

903

194

226

1,190

918

172

81

24,791

800

49,170

June

687

2,380

861 

153

99

484

363

a91

a56

a45

39

37

34

33

31

30

27

29

28

26

25

25

26

25

25

23

21

20

^0

20

-

5,763

192

11,430

July

19

19

19 

19

18

18

17

18

18

20

17

16

15

Ts

19

624

637

94

48

34

26

22

22

20

20

19

19

19

18

al7

al7

1,926

62.1

3,820

Aug.

1

L a!5

g!4

H

g!3

. a!2

i sl1

>alO

i

g9.9

> a9.5

g9.0

aJLl

354.2

11.4

703

Sept.

a7.9

a7.4

Sl-1 

g7.2

g7.5

g7.8

g7.8

g7.8

g7.7

g7.6

g7,8

gS.l

88=1

a8.1

g7.8

a7.8

a7.7

g7.8

ge.o

g8.2

g7.8

g7.6

g7.6

g7.9

gS.l

ge.o

g7.8

g7.7

g7.4

g7.3

232.7

7.76

462

Calendar year 1951 : Max 24,600 Mln 11 Mean 399 Ac-ft 288,900

l>ter year 1951-52 : Max 8,540 Mln 7.2 Mean 107 Ac-ft 77,620

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs) . May 18 (9 p.m.) 11,800 cfs (28.07 ft); May 24 (8 a.m.) 1,920 cfs 

(19.36 ft); June 2 (3:30 p.m.) 2,650 cfs (22.44 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

E'tatlons.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

earby
378 RED RIVER BASIN

. ^P Red Run near Randlett, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°13' , long. 98°27' , In SW£ sec. 10, T. 4 S., R. 12 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 277, 2f miles north of Randlett 

and 4-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 617 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 924.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

±929 (from Oklahoma State Highway Commission benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs May 18 (gage height, 24.92 ft); no flow 

at times.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, SO,300 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 27.10 ft); no flow 

at times in 1951-52.

Maximum stage known occurred In 1908,, somewhat exceeding 27 ft, from Information by 

local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. 

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

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

171

'266 684

39

50

1,210.2

39.0

2,400

JIov.

778

546

93

21

8.3

5.2

3.7

2.6

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

.7

.7

.6

76 

.6

.6

.7

.9

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.8

1.6

-

1,483.4

49.4

2,940

Dec.

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

24.0

0.77

48

Jan.

0.8

.8

1.0

1.2

1.7

2.0

178

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

7B- .6

.6

.6

31.1

1.00

62

Feb.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

_

-

17.3

0.60

34

Mar.

0.6

t 7

1. 5

2\2

15

5.8

2.9

1.8

1.3

1.1

1.0

11

4.6

3.2

2.0

1.3

2.6

5.7

'550 260 

37

9.2

4.4

2.4

1.9

1.3

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.8

584.8

18.9

1,160

Apr.

0.6

.6

.8

.5

.3

"7 ~

i'.

i f

38

551

18

6.1

2.8

1.4

.9

.6

2.1

550.6

17.7

1,050

May

8.1

188

56

14

5.8

2.9

1.7

.8

.5

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

57

4,520

9.680 

4,890

2,040

585

86

228

120

52

25

446

1,150

1,880

755

26,366.8

851

52,500

June

164

370

851

706

66

39

28

16

9.8

7.0

5.2

4.4

3.6

2.9

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.3

1.1 

1.0

.7

.5

.2

.2

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

2,284.6

76.2

4,550

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

8.9

2.9

.7

.1

.1

.1

.2

140

484

226

18 

5.7

2.5

1.1

.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

891.5

28.8

1,770

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951 : Max 17,400 Mln 0 Mean 202 Ac-ft 146,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,680 Mln 0 Mean 91.3 Ac-ft 66,290

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs).--May 18 (9 p.m.) 12,800 cfs (24.92 ft); May 30 (1:15 p.m.) 2,040 

cfs (19.74 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 379

Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°45', long. 99°09', in outlet-gate control house at dam on Wichita

Kiver, 6.2 miles north of Mabelle, Baylor County, and 10.2 miles northeast of Seymour.

Drainage area. 2,099 sq mi.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1952.

Gage. Float-tape gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 2.40 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 239,000 acre-ft Oct. 1-5 (gage height, 

 1',187.5 ft); minimum observed, 79,050 acre-ft Sept. 30 (gage height, 1,118.7 ft).

1922-52: Maximum contents observed, 420,900 acre-ft June 30, 1941 (gage height, 

1,149.6 ft); minimum observed since first appreciable storage, that of Sept. 30, 1952.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by hydraulic earth-fill dam 7,500 ft long, having an uncontrolled semi-circular concrete service spillway 564 ft long with crest at gage 

height 1,150.6 ft. Two uncontrolled emergency spillways are located between the left 

end of dam and the service spillway, one 70 ft long with crest at gage height 1,159.1 

ft, and the other 335 ft long with crest varying from gage heights 1,159.6 to 1,162.9 

ft. Storage began Oct. 1, 1922; dam completed Aug. 25, 1923. Outlet works consist of 

six conduits, 7 ft in diameter, controlled by lift-type gates. Data regarding the dam 

are shown in the following table:

Top of design flood pool.. 

Service spillway crest.... 

Bottom of outlet conduits.

Gage height 

Tfeet)

1,164.4

1,160.6 

1,150.6 

1,067.0

Reservoir capacity 

(acre-feet)

_

648,000 

438,000

0

Water is used for irrigation in the Wichita River Valley, in the vicinity of Wichita 

Falls. Forty-two thousand acres of land are available for irrigation.

Cooperation. Records of daily gage heights furnished by Wichita County Water Improvement 

Districts NOS. 1 and 2. Capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers and was based 

on their survey in 1944.

Revisions.--W 1211: Drainage area.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Dec. 31...................

Calendar year 1951. .....

Sept. 30.. .................

Water year 1951-52......

Gage height 

(feet)t

1,136.0

-

1,118.7

-

Contents 

(acre -feet)

220,700

-

79,050

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-9,600

-37,500

-22,550

-160,000

t Gage height at 8 a.m.
380 RED RIVER BASIN

Wichita River at Wichita Falls, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°54'30", long. 98°32'05", near center of stream on upstream side of Tenth 

Street Bridge in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, 4 miles upstream from Fort Worth & Denver City Railway bridge and about 7 miles upstream from Holliday Creek.

Drainage area. 3.140 sq. mi, of which 2,099 sq. mi is above Lake Kemp Dam.

Records available. February 1900 to January 1902 (monthly records only, in Water-Supply 

taper 850) , October 1910 to December 1911 (gage heights only) , and March 1938 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. February 1900 to February 1902, daily 

records published in U. S. Department of Agriculture, Office of 2xperiment Stations, 

Bulletins Nos. 104 and 119.

Average discharge. 15 years (1900-1901, 1938-52), 338 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 cfs May 28 (gage height, 6.76 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 15 cfs Mar. 16.

1938-52: Maximum discharge observed, 17,800 cfs Oct. 3, 1941 (gage height, 24.00 ft); 

minimum observed, 6.0 cfs Feb. 21, 1939 (ice Jam upstream).

Maximum discharge known, 50,000 cfs June 8, 1915, computed by Vernon L. Sullivan, 

engineer for Big Wichita River Irrigation Co.

Remarks. Records good. Flow largely regulated by Lake Kemp (capacity, 438,000 acre-ft). 

Since completion of dam in 1923, no flow has been permitted to pass over spillway. Water 

is diverted at diversion dam (capacity of diversion reservoir, about 40,000 acre-ft) 

about 50 miles upstream for irrigation in the vicinity of Wichita Falls. Forty-two 

thousand acres of land are available for irrigation purposes.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water yeai 

and discharge, li

1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

cubic feet per second)

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

7.0

297

600

935

1,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

47

47

49

45

51

68

70

64

*62

161

*300

*354

368

374

377

383

398

*353"

340

212

120

99

97

83

83

92

129

253

*220

144

151

5,624

181

11,160

Jlov.

205

194

334

368

325

210

92

88

70

66

64

66

64

57

55

55

55

64

*64

66

68

70

70

74

81

74

64

57

49

51

-

3,220

107

6,390

Dec.

55

55

53

53

66

66

57

55

51

*51

53

60

60

53

49

57

70

77

74

55

49

53

45

45

53

45

43

^6

68

49

45

1,731

55.8

3,430

Jan.

51

58

65

72

li

60

51

53

53

51

47

51

53

49

53

*47

45

41

41

40

41

60

53

45

45

40

40

36

40

49

53

1,557

50.2

3,090

Feb.

55

62

53

49

47

55

62

64

66

66

66

70

70

66

62

66

72

72

72

*62

60

64

70

72

77

79

81

81

77

_

-

1,918

66.1

3,800

Mar.

68

68

77

94

81

77

70

53

53

57

53

49

47

41

23

15

22

98

88

74

68

68

74

*74

77

66

66

57

57

57

60

1,932

62.3

3,830

Apr.

53

'55 49

62

62

68

79

94

127

144

134

144

132

127

*115

106

92

115

134

194

322

168

99

74

64

62

57

60

62

74

-

3,128

104

6,200

May

70

62

57

60

64

*68

66

66

65

245

115

92

88

94

110

113

261

l.OBO

714

228

115

*81

81

101

68

43

66

1,040

568

184

110

6,175

199

12,250

June

88

79

77

90

70

81

85

77

66

64

62

38

47

64

83

99

125

129

125

106

81

83

101

*85

94

115

144

127

120

132

-

2,737

91.2

5,430

July

161

168

184

192

194

207

220

228

264

245

202

199

212

331

458

616

303

163

129

108

92

85

*77

74

72

77

92

110

127

127

134

5,851

189

11,610

Aug.

151

176

176

186

202

210

202

194

192

168

137

156

173

192

158

141

134

141

141

137

*137

15S

168

199

202

247

253

210

184

153

173

5,449

176

10,810

Sept.

179

171

173

176

181

181

179

189

197

207

218

218

205

199

*179

168

153

129

113

117

122

141

144

141

129

120

110

129

104

97

-

4,769

159

9,460

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,250 Mln 43 Mean 197 Ac-ft 143,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,080 Mln 15 Mean 120 Ac-ft 87,460

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 381

Little Beaver Creek near Duncan, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°30', long. 98°07', in NE£ sec. 11, T. 1 S., R. 9 W., on downstream side 

of right pier of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Stage Stand 

Creek (corrected), 8-5- miles west of Duncan, and 11,9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 158 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,003.39 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

(Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs May 17 (gage height, 16.40 ft); no flow

1948-52: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs May 17, 1951 (gage height, 16.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs on basis of computations of overflow at gage 

heights 16.39 and 16.87 ft; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements genera]ly made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22-27, Dec. IB to Jan. 5, 

Mar. IB, 19, Mar. 28 to Apr. 19, May 19, 20, June 2 to 

July 17, July 23 to Aug. 17)

0.2 

.3 

.4

.5 

.6

.5 

1.7 

3.4

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

61

193

7.0

12.0

14.0

15.0

15.5

504

1,260

1,840

2,310

3,490

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

.1

2.6

1.7

.4

.4

1.580

68

20

12

450

2,135.3

68.9

4,240

Jlov.

93

16

8.6

6.8

5.8

5.1

5.5

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.5

4.7

4.9

5.8

4.9

±ii

5.1

6.2

6.5

6.5

7.2

7.5

7.8

8.9

8.6

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

-

285.5

9.52

566

Dec.

7.8

8.0

7.8

7.0

7.8

7.2

5.8

5.5

6.2

7.0

7.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

5.5

5.4

9.3

9.8

8.6

9.2

4.0

4.2

11

7.0

7.8

5.8

4.8

6.8

7.8

7.0

7.2

224.7

7.25

446

Jan.

6.2

O"4.7

14

alO

a9

9.4

9.4

9.7

9.2

a7

ad

a8

10

10

10

10 

9.7

10

9.4

9.7

12

9.2

8.9

10

11

9.2

8.3

8.3

8.6

8.9

286.0

9.22

567

Feb.

9.7

9.7

10

14

12

9.4

8.3

8.9

8.6

8.9

9.7

15

13

10

9.2

11

12 

11

10

8.6

8.0

9.2

9.4

13

55^

14

10

8.3

7.2

_

-

521.1

11.1

657

Mar.

IF"6.0

198

50

14

11

9.7

8.6

9.3

37

20

11

8.3

7.5

7.0

6.5

11 

177

26

15

12

9.2

8.0

9.2

9.2

9.2

11

13

12

15

14

746.7

24.1

1,480

Apr.

11

9.4

15

13

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

11

12

9.7

15

13

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7 

13

18

44

77

22

15

11

10

8.9

8.3

7.5

7.0

105

528.5

17.6

1,050

May

433

78

35

24

a!6

a!5

all

alO

a9

a8

a7

a6

6.0

5.5

4.9

4.2

5.550 

2,890

144

71

50

40

1,040

232

84

61

68

1,040

126

67

51

9,984.6

322

19,800

June

1,400 *182

78

50

52

38

35

51

28

22

18

17

16

12

10

9.4

9.4 

8.9

7.0

6.8

5.3

24

11

5.3

4.0

5.2

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.0

2,090.5

69.7

4,150

July

2.1

6.7

20

2.2

a2

a2

2.4

184

3.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

85

105

701

124

25 

14

8.6

a8

a7

a6

5.1

4.7

5.8

5.0

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.3

1.2

1,336.9

43.1

2,650

Aug.

0.9

.6

.4

.4

.5

.8

.7

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.4

0.17

11

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951 : Max 6,920 Mln 0 Mean 101 Ac-ft 75,590

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,550 Mln 0 Mean 49.0 Ac-ft 55,600

Peak discharge (base 2,000 cfs). Oct. Z7 (11 a.m.) 5,650 cfs (15.67 ft); May 17 (10 p.m.) 15,000 

cfs (16.40 ft); May 23 (6 p.m.) 2,370 cfs (15.05 ft)j June 1 (1 p.m.) 4,000 cfs (15.67 ft).

a No gage-height record) discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
382 RED RIVER BASIN

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°39'45", long. 98 C 46'45", at intake tower near left end of dam on North 

Fork Little Wichita River, 8.2 miles south of Mankins and 9.2 miles northwest of 

Archer City, Archer County.

Drainage area. 275 sq mi.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Prior to Oct. 8, 1947, water-stage recorder at 

present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 77,050 acre-ft Oct. 1-2 (elevation, 1,040.1 ft); 

minimum observed, 46,740 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation 1,033.2 ft).

1946-52: Maximum contents, 134,300 acre-ft Aug. 2, 1950 (elevation, 1,049.2 ft); 

minimum observed since appreciable storage was reached in September 1946, 24,420 

acre-ft Oct. 2, 1946 (elevation, 1,025.4 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earthen-type dam 6,800 ft long, containing a reinforced concrete Ogee-type uncontrolled service spillway at right end of dam, 

482.7 ft long. Dam completed Dec. 15, 1945, and storage began Feb. 1, 1946. Capacity, 106,000 acre-ft between elevations 1,000.92 ft (bottom of two 48- by 60- inch 

outlet conduits) and 1,045.0 ft (top of service spillway). Maximum capacity, 220,000 

acre-ft at elevation 1,060 ft with 2-foot freeboard. There is no dead storage. Reservoir contents used as municipal supply for city of Wichita Falls.

Cooperation.--Capacity curve, record of lake elevations, and diversions for municipal 

use furnished by city of Wichita Falls.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Dec. 31.. ...............

Calendar year 1951....

Sept. 30. ................

Water year 1951-52.. ..

Elevation 

(feet)T

1,038.7

-

1,033.2

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

69,860

-

46,740

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1,960

-26,790

-4,520

-30,310

Diversion for 

municipal use 

(acre-feet)

773

11,440

1,428

12,974

t Elevation at 8 a.m.
RED RIVER BASIN 383

Little Wiohita River near Archer City, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°40', long. 98°36', on left bank at downstream side of pier of bridge on 

State Highway 79, 1.5 miles downstream from confluence of North and Middle Forks and 

4.8 miles north of Archer City, Archer County.

Drainage area. 481 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1932 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 934.72 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 20 years, 88.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 426 cfs May 28 (gage height, 10.32 ft); no flow 

at times.

1932-52: Maximum discharge, 17,900 cfs Oct. 31, 1941 (gage height, 26.18 ft); no 

flow at times during each year.

Flood in June 1930 reached a stage of about 28 ft, from information by State Highway 

Department.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Some regulation by Lake Kickapoo on North Fork (see preceding page). Diversion from 

Lake Kickapoo for municipal use.

Revisions (water years).--W 827: 1932-35. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.2 

1.2 

3.2 

6.1

4.8 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

22

40

90

121

188

258

402

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

 jy o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

2.1

40

33

3.4

1.2

.6

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

4.2

9.5

1.2

.2

11

106.9

3.45

212

Hov.

98

24

5.4

1.7

.7

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

0

o

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

130.8

4.36

259

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0"0

0

*0

2.6

3.

2.

1.

1.

**.

, i

7.4

27.7

0.89

55

Feb.

4.5

2ll

1.9

1.0

.5

.4

.4

.1

.1

.1

.2

.5

1.0

.7

.5

.2

.1

.1

**.!

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

-

-

16.6

0.57

33

Mar.

£

0

0

0

0

0

O

11

11

33

22

5.4

a3

al

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

108.4

3.50

215

Apr.

0

§

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.2

26

T?

6.2

1.2

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

46.7

1.56

93

May

*0.7

.5

.3

,1

.1

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

98

68

a!7

a4

**al

1.6

9.6

15

5.4

60

402

TST

20

4.2

873.5

28.2

1,730

June

1.7

.8

.5

.2

.1

.1

.5

3.1

4.8

T7T

**.7

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

(5

0

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

o

o

0

0

0

14.5

0.48

29

July

O

3.0

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

3.5

.7

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

3.3

1.2

.5

.2

.1

O

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

15.3

0.49

30

Aug.

0

24

64

24

*2.5

.6

.3

.1

0

0

0

3.8

6.7

.8

.3

.2

.1

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

191.4

6.17

380

Sept.

O

(5

0

0

o

0

0

0

42

151

61

*5.4

1.2

.7

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

242.0

8.07

480

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,240 Mln o Mean la. 9 Ao-ft 13,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 402 Mln o Mean 4.85 Ac-ft 3,520

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this da 

*« Field estimate estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 2 discharge measurements, and engineer's notes.
384 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River near Terral, Okla.

Location. Lat 33°52'50", long. 97°56'15", near center of stream on downstream side of pier 

of ^bridge on U. S. Highway 81, a quarter of a mile downstream from Chicago, Rock Island 

& Pacific Railway bridge, 1.2 miles south of Terral, Jefferson County, 3.2 miles downstream from Little Wichita River, and at mile 872.

Drainage area. 28,723 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi are probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1952.

;e read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

). Prior to Jan. 12, 1939, wire-weight

Qage. Water-stage recorder, and wire-weight gaj 

770.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1921 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 2,668 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,300 cfs May 19 (gage height, 17.00 ft); minimum, 128 cfs Sept. 30.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 197,000 cfs June 8, 1941 (gage height, 28.12 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Mar. 15, 1939.

Maximum stage known, that of June 8, 1941. Flood of May 19, 1935, reached a stage 

of 27.2 ft; floods of 1891 and May 1, 1908, are reported to have reached about the same 

stage.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by Lake Kemp on Wichita River in Baylor County. 

Tex. (see p. 379), and Lake Kickapoo on Little Wichita River in Archer County, Tex. (see 

P. 382). Principal diversion is from Wichita River for irrigation in the vicinity of 

Wichita Falls, Tex. About 18 cfs is diverted from Lake Kickapoo by the City of Wichita 

Falls for municipal use.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In eutle feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

459

335

268

239

215

194

187 '554

*215

212

668

736

683

632

607

583

551

*543

535

535

528

486

388 

335

315

300

473

452

5,150

»Z,54C

1,490

19,038

614

37,760

flov.

1,120

2,250

5.010

1,69'Ci

1,150

930

*763

615

447

383

296

291

282

273

*251

247

239

239

235

235

231

2*3

245 

251

215

260

273

278

278

*282

-

17,540

585

34,790

Dec.

286 sin?

275

268

264

268

278

268

260

*251

243

235

235

227

223

223

231

239

239

*223

'£23 219

235

227

235

227

227

235

239

235

235

7,553

244

14,980

Jan.

251

*251

268

305

315

355

320

315

340

361

*378

378

378

588

594

388

561

350

320

305

*300

286

273 

273

273

264

255

251

251

247

245

9,617

310

19,080

Feb.

243

259

^39

*239

243

260

260

260

255

255

260

260

260

*260

260

278

278

278

291

291

296

291

296 

296

296

296

300

*510

520

-

7,910

273

15,690

Mar.

310

320

335

388

709

528

425

566

555

515

505

286 *2~96"

291

296

300

296

305

315

455

640

840

55? 

429

*383

340

325

310

315

320

300

11,933

385

23,670

Apr.

589

447

310

*264

247

264

239

231 23T

251

268

291

310

525

*335

378

423

388

361

441

507

1,580

m4,170

2,690

1,940

1,490

1,200

1,300

35,984

1,199

71,370

May

*5,290

*4,170

2,930

1,760

1,260

960

745

607

*507

447

405

390

*583

405

599

727

599

9,080

*28.700

*25,500

*19,800

7,660

*3,260 

2,390

3,520

3,970

2,770

2,690

*9,480

8,980

6,510

156,494

5,048

310,400

June

3,700

3,090

5,170

8.040

7,520

2,950

2,060

1,760

1,270

920

718

*607

521

459

411

345

510

505

300

300

291

278

268 

264

*239

235

231

219 553

235

43,219

1,441

85,720

July

251

273

*286

282

286

330

300

687

521

535

*486

429

405

361

411

507

»2,580

5.520

2,520

1.390

930

624

575 

*459

550

294

255

255

220

*216 "533

20,549

663

40,760

Aug.

207

204

233

223

233

*244

248

255

"55§ 274

255

235

233

230

230

258

248

213

197

*194

188

177

174 

TTT

200

210

216

250

216

220

207

6,885

222

15,660

Sept.

191

172

*174

177

185

186

185

177

188

191

207

220

240

266

*S48

257

226

215

207

188

ISO

174

174 

169

*180

183

172

161

153

150

-

5,750

192

11,400

Calendar year 1951: Max 143,000 Mln 187 Mean 3,308 AC-ft 2,395,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 28,700 Mln 130 Mean 936 Ao-ft 679,300

Peak discharge (base. 21,000 cfs}. Hay 19 (7 a.m.) 30,300 cfs (17.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 9-14, May 6-11, 

27T7uly 25-30, Sept. 27-30.
RED RIVER BASIN 385

Red River near Gainesville, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°44', long. 97°10', in SW^- sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. IE., near center of span 

on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 77, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Gulf, Colorado & Santa Pe Railway bridge, 5 miles downstream from Pish Creek, 7 miles 

north of Gainesville, and at mile 791.5.

Drainage area. 30,782 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi are probably noncontributing. 

Records available. May 1936 to March 1937, May 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 627.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels'by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 17, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1938-52), 3,426 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,300 cfs May 20 (gage height, 13.00 ft); mlnimum observed, 144 cfs Sept. 27.

1936-37, 1938-52: Maximum discharge, 168,000 cfs June 9, 1941; maximum gage height, 

26.53 ft May 21, 1951; minimum discharge observed, 48 cfs Jan. 27, 1940 (result of discharge measurement).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow slightly 

regulated by Lake Kemp (see p. 379 ) , since 1943 by Lake Altus (see p. 368 ) , and since 

1946 by Lake Kickapoo (see p. 382).

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 20 to Jan. 3, Mar. 13-18, 

Apr. 20-27, May 2-6, 19-23, 25-27, June 1-5, 8-15)

4.7 

4.9 

5.2 

5.5 

6.0

Oct. 1 to June 5

255 7.0

320 9.0

455 11.0

640 13.0

1,100 15.0

2,400

6,000

10,500

19,100

33,200

June 6 to Sept. 30

4.8

5.1 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

134

200

320

620

1,590

8.0 2,810

9.0 4,420

10.0 6,720

11.0 9,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

765

488

577

488

415

378

340

320

306

302

296

?56

306

688

696

664

626

591

570

546

540

552

584

558

488

435

577

855

960

882

3, 0_60

19,149

618

37,980

J(ov.

3.490

2,800

1,890

2,890

3,060

1,820

1,420

1,170

1,000

891

729

633

558

504

466

430

410

396

382

369

352 356-

356

352

360

364

392

382

374

364

-

28,960

965

57,440

Dec.

360

360

360

352

344

332

320

320

320

320

320

320

316

313

310

306

306

310

306

310

310

302

299

288

299

306

302

292

292

285

282

9,762

315

19,360

Jan.

282

252

288

313

320

336

360

382

387

374

360

392

415

425

435

440

450

450

440

410

396

374

360

348

348

348

336

332

332

328

320

11,363

367

22,540

Feb.

332

387

374

369

348

336

324

320

337

336

348

400

3?5

328

320

332

332

332

336

324

324

328 '332

328

344

344

340

336

328

_

-

9,862

340

19,560

Mar.

324

360

672

801 '58"4

455

570

633

522

564

558

477

387

344

320

328

320

558

445

410

396

400

510

SOI

704

558

488

445

410

396

378

15,118

488

29,990

Apr.

360

356

626

1,070

619

445

374

356

336

506

316

460

387

364

348

348

352

3S2

466

S19

1,370

4,120

2,980

7,380

8.050

5,810

3,850

2,720

2,100

1,690

49,140

1,638

97,470

May

1,430

7,310

6,400

6,200

3,760

2,480

1,760

1,400

1,140

920

819

720

633

546

510

516

552

1,080

15,100

30,700

25,400

15,900

9,440

6,000

4,120

3,580

5,430

6,800

8,030

8,490

9,960

187,126

6,036

371,200

June

3,030

6,000

4,030

5,050

7,400

9,120

5,020

2,950

2,550

2,170

1,640

1,260

1,040

907

790

668

564

505

464

422

380

360

344

324

306

299

296

279

270

260

63,698

2,123

126,300

July

273

285

313

299

296

292

288

302

352

754

676

526

458

395

3V 5

370

519

808

2,130

2.950

2,050

1,340

943

727

556

484

410

344

296

273

260

20,344

656

40,350

Aug.

240

237

237

237

234

240

240

243

246

240

237

243

266 '252

216

210

205

205

213

208

205

198

193

190

181

174

169

ra

178

181

176

6,648

214

13,190

Sept.

167

163

163

163

161

158

154

154

156

156

156

156

156

158

172

181

188

195

T33

183

176

176

169

158

150

146

144

TS5

156

154

4,912

164

9,740

Calendar year 1951: Max 138,000 Mln 282 Mean 4,111 Ac-ft 2,976,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 30,700 Mln 144 Mean 1,164 Ac-ft 845,100

Peak discharge (base. 24,000 efsj. May 20 (3 a.m.) 32,300 cfs (13.00 ft).

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Dec. 14, May 5-18, 

July 1-18, July 24 to Sept. 30.
386 RED RIVER BASIN

Washita River near Cheyenne, Okla. I

Location. Lat 35°38', long. 99°40', on line between SE£ and SW£ sec. 5, T. 13 N., R. 23 W., 

near left bank on downs-tream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 283, half a mile 

downstream from Sergeant Major Creek, 1 mile north of Cheyenne, 5.2 miles upstream from 

Dead Indian Creek, and at mile 543.9.

Drainage area.--794 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1952.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,905.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 1938 to Nov. 16, 1946, and Oct. 1, 1947, to 

Jan. 11, 1948, staff or wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Crest-stage indicator 

installed Feb. 9, 1944.

Average discharge. 13 years (1938-46, 1947-52), 49.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 465 cfs June 1 (gage height, 5.30 ft); no flow 

June 18 to Sept. 30.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs May 23, 1941 (gage height, 13.5 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs; no flow at times each year except 1942.

Remarks. Records fair except those for -periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

5.1

4.5

3.4

2.6

7T9

19

12

12

9.7

8.0

6.8

5.4

5.1

9.3

5.8

4.5

5.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.5

6.5

5.8

6.8

9.7

26

TT

17

16

18

281.2

9.07

558

JJov.

19

20

20

19

18

17

20

18

18

17

18

18

17

16

16

16

i|

TJ

16

18

18

19

19

 SB 42

33

32

30

29

29

-

637

21.2

1,260

Dec.

 28

27

25

24

25

24

22

24

17

35

31

26

631

20.4

1,250

Jan.

24

10

all

a22

a36

a39

46

50

3ff

30

32

31

32

31

29

29

29

29

31

30

34

33

25

23

34

28

27

26

27

26

26

918

29.6

1,820

Feb.

28

29

30

28

29

28

27

28

28

29

33

36

32

27

26

27

27

25

24

23

24

24

24

31

33

35

36

38

35

-

845

29.1

1,680

Mar.

38

40

41

34

33

34

35

33

34

42

46

?T

3433'

32

31

34

36

30

29

30

"&. 19

24

24

24

27

28

26

25

23

982

31.7

1,950

Apr.

20

 ?s 19

21

22

23

23

21

37

31

35

40

34

31

28

25

28

36

38

67

~SG 129

46

41

42

41

41

38

50

47

-

1,134

37.8

2,250

May

41

40

35

31

29

28

24

23

22

20

19

18

16

a!6

15

14

16

21

20

19

15

12 59

Tf

19

16

16

16

15

14

18

694

22.4

1,380

June

a-ST 94

al7

a!4

a!2

11-

9.3

6.8

4.2

2.2

.7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

194.3

6.48

385

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,840 Mln 0 Mean 86.1 Ac-ft 62,320

Water year 1951-52: Max 129 Mln 0 Mean 17.3 Ac-ft 12,530

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 efs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 17-19, Dec. 9-28, Jan. 1, 2, 23, 24, Feb. 

25-27, Mar. 4, 5, 22-25 (no gage-height record Dec. 15-18, 20-27).
RED RIVER BASIN 387

Sandstone Creek near Cheyenne, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°33', long. 99°32 I , on south line of SE^SW^ see. 34, T. 13 N., R. 22 W. , 

near left bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 4.5 miles upstream from 

Wildcat Creek, 9.1 miles southeast of Cheyenne, and 6.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--87.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 

flow at times.

cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 4.29 ft); no

Remarks. Records fair except those above 150 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Plow 

from 55.6 sq mi regulated by 19 detention reservoirs (combined capacity, about 18,000 

acre-ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

O

.6

7T 

0

0

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.2

1.2

0.04

0.00046

0.0005

2.4

Nov.

0.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

47

T.2

1.4

.8

.6

.4

.4

-

58.3

1.94

0.022

0.02

116

Dec.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3 

,3

.2

.1

.1 

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

2.2

0.07

0.00080

0.0009

4.4

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

.6

71 

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0.03

0.00034

0.0004

2.0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

1.6

2.2 

1.2

.7

.5

.5

.4

.7

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

1.2

2.7

1.9

1.8

1.2

1.0

-

-

21.5

0.74

0.0085

0.009

43

Mar.

0.7

1.1

1.5

.8

.9

.8

.7

5.3

57T

1.3 

1.1

.9

.8

.7

2.8

4.2

.9

.7

.8

.8

.7

.9

.9

1.0

1.4

.9

.8

.9

.8

42.3

1.36

0.016

0.02

84

Apr.

0.7

.6

77

.7

.6

.7

.7

29

a3.0

a3.0 

a2.0

31.9

al.8

31.7

al.7

1.7

1.7

34

33

43

36.0

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.2

1.8

9.7

3.6

-

200.2

6.67

0.077

0.09

397

May

2.7

"2T4 5.8

1.7

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19.3

0.62

0.0071

0.008

38

June

5.6

aZTO

3.9

3.5

a. 3

.2

.1

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.8

1.4

0

0

0

-

14.9

0.50

0.0057

0.006

30

July

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 

Water year 1951-52: Max 47 Min 0

Mean

Mean 0.99

Cfsm - In. 

Cfsm 0.011 In.

Ac-ft - 

0.15 Ac-ft 716.8

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.
388 RED RIVER BASIN

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°35', long. 99°02', In SE^SE^ sec. 19, T. 13 N., R. 17 W. , on right bank 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence of 

East and West Barnitz Creeks, 4j miles west of Arapaho, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--243 sq mi. , 

Records available.--September 1945 to September 1952.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,529.12 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

(Bureau of Reclamation benchmark) .

Average discharge.--7 years, 16.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 168 efs Apr. 22 (gage height, 9.38 ft); no flow 

at times.

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 7,700 cfs May 16, 1951, from rating curve extended above 

2,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 20.8 ft Apr. 8, 1947, from floodmark; no flow at times 

each year.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions (water years). W 1211: 1947, drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

5.4

.9

.7

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

82

22

8.2

7.2

3.1

130.6

4.21

259

JJov.

1.9

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.2

1.3

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

11

12 -

4.9

3.1

1.3

.7

-

87.3

2.91

173

Dec.

~75 0.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

5.9

0.19

12

Jan.

0.2

.1!

.1

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

.7

.7

.9

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

11.5

0.37

23

Feb.

~0.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

if

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

-

9.7

0.33

19

Mar.

0.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.«4

.4

15

6.9

1.3

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

6.4

1.2

.7

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

..JL.

39.8

1.28

79

Apr.

0.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.6

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

12

127

7.6

2.2

1.2

.9

.6

.4

5.3

-

200.9

6.70

398

May

5.7

1.6

.7

.6

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

1.3

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

21.1

0.68

42

June

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,520 Mln 0 Mean 17.3 Ac-ft 12,510

Water year 1951-52: Max 127 Mln 0 Mean 1.38 Ao-ft 1,005

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs). No peak above base
RED RIVER BASIN 389 

Washita River near Clinton, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°31', long. 98°57', in center of sec. 11, T. 12 N., R. 17 W. , near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 183, half a mile north of 

Clinton, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Beaver Creek, 4.8 miles downstream from 

Barnitz Creek, and at mile 447.4.

Drainage area. 1,977 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1^52.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,467.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Feb. 7, 1939, wire-weight gage and Feb. 7, 1939, to Mar. 25, 1940, 

water-stage recorder, at same site and datum. Mar. 28 to May 13, 1940, staff gage at 

site 75 ft upstream at same datum. May 14, 1940, to Mar. 18, 1941, wire-weight gage at 

railway bridge 1 mile downstream at datum 4.55 ft lower.

Average discharge. 17 years, 164 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 10.51 ft); no

 flow July 22 to Sept. 30.

1935-52: Maximum discharge, 66,800 cfs May 16, 1951 (gage height, 31.09 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,900 cfs by contracted-opening determination of peak flow; 

no flow July 22 to Sept. 30, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 33.9 ft Apr. 3-4, 1934, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those computed from oncedaily wire-weight-gage readings, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made 

twice a month.

Revisions. 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-27, Feb. 15-27, Mar. 13 to Apr. 10, 

Apr. 13-23, May 22, 23)

4.6

4.7

4.9

0 5.1 

5.3 

5.5 

6.0

12

86

7.0 224

8.0 427

9.0 693

10.0 1,040

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.1

7.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

23

36

14

12

11

9.6

7.8

6.8

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.5

5.2

4.9

479

4.9

5.2

68

82

g42

g32

28

480.4

15.5

953

JIov.

24

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

19

20

18

20

19

20

19

18

17

IB

17

17

17

20

20

69

188

84

52

42

36

-

934

31.1

1,850

Dec.

34

32

29

28

28

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

29

23

26

28

b27

31

22

26

26

26

28

29

31

26

31

44

35

51

895

28.9

1,780

Jan.

b40

b29

b25

31

37

36

39

45

47

62

63

55

49

46

44

44

42

40

39

38

38

36

34

34

34

33

32

31

32

32

33

1,220

39.4

2,420

Feb.

33

33

34

34

34

34

34

33

31

32

34

32

32

37

43

39

37

35

34

34

33

31

31

31

36

36

40

44

44

-

-

1,015

35.0

2,010

Mar.

43

41

41

40

42

42

39

38

37

60

67

72

64

58

50

46

45

43

64

67

50

40

38

36

35

37

41

40

40

40

3_4

1,430

46.1

2,840

Apr.

34

31

31

28

28

27

26

¥6

26

42

88

61

54

55

52

43

39

37

35

40

110

808

600

gsoe

141

111

92

79

70

80

-

3,102

103

6,150

May

182

105

S73

g59

g55

g50

g45

g42

39

41

38

31

29

28

26

24

25

27

24

24

27

28

196

666

gllO

g59

52

41

33

28

26

2,233

72.0

4,430

June

24

108

~70 146

42

31

24

19

16

14

11

9.6

8.1

6.8

5.5

4.4

3.9

3.5

3.0

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.1

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

-

516.9

18.7

1,110

July

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

S.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

1.2

5.5

1.8

1.0

.6

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

11.4

0.37

23

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 24,800 Mln 4.2 Mean 246 Ae-ft 178,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 808 Mln 0 Mean 32.5 Ac-ft 23,570

Peak discharge (base, 3.400 cfs). No peak above base.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
390 RED RIVER BASIN

Washita River at Carnegie, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°07', long. 98°34', near center of north line of sec. 3, T. 7 N., R. 13 

W., on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 9, 1,300 ft upstream 

from Running Creek, 2.7 miles east of Carnegie, and at mile 353.9.

Drainage area. 3,129 sq mi, Includes that of Running Creek.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1952 (after September 1942, flow of Running 

CreeK included).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,249.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to October 1942, water-stage recorder at site 6^ miles upstream at datum 

24.57 ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 328 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 cfs May 25 (gage'height, 14.60 ft); minimum, 3.8 cfs Sept. 21.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 50,000 eta May 18, 1949 (gage height, 26.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 28,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, that of Sept. 21, 1952.

Maximum stage known, about 29 ft May 23, 1903, at former site and datum, from information by local resident (flood of May 18, 1949, reached a stage of 20.9 ft, from 

floodmark, at that site and datum).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those above 

600 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Occasional diurnal fluctuation cuased by powerplant at Carnegie, 7.5 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1087: 1938. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12-26, Apr. 26, May 5-16, July 10-13)

'Oct. 1 to July 13 July 14 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

5.0

8.0

12.0

15.0

190

371

1,000

2,180

3,300

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

3.2 

4.0 

5.9 

9.3

4.5

4.6 

4.9 

5.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

43

41

39

38

50

73

56

92

103

74

50

40

35

32

32

29

27

27

27

27

26

24

24

24

25

25

65

43

41

97

107

1,436

46.3

2,850

Nov.

85

76

70

59

56

53

51

52

48

49

50

50

47

46

46

44

48

44

45

45

45

44

44

46

50

47

48

166

142

100

-

1,796

59.9

3,560

Dec.

84

74

73

71

66

63

61

59

56

56

55

55

54

54

51

48

47

48

51

50

46

36

46

51

50

47

51

49

50

50

57

1,709

55.1

3,390

Jan.

56

73

85

88

71

69

68

67

74

74

79

81

94

91

84

80

78

76

73

71

71

67

66

65

66

66

66

64

63

62

60

2,248

72.5

4,460

Feb.

60

59

59

57

58

57

59

58

59

59

62

63

62

60

58

59

58

63

59

56

55

56

55

59

64

64

63

65

65

_

-

1,731

59.7

3,430

Mar.

66

76

76

74

74

71

69

69

70

74

74

73

108

96

88

82

79

77

79

72

68

79

81

70

63

62

63

63

62

66

64

2,288

73.8

4,540

Apr.

62

62

61

56

56

55

54

53

55

55

56

57

71

107

86

80

79

78

74

76

78

483

1.470

945

464

267

188

150

127

115

-

5,620

187

11,150

May

120

107

171

137

106

96

94

84

73

g69

g65

g59

g59

g64

54

55

50

499

727

304

113

72

826

2,740

?,940

957

352

223

161

132

114

11,623

375

23,050

June

226

329

236

115

177

120

. a45

28

29

28

28

25

26

25

24

22

21

20

19

T9

19

-

1,986

66.2

3,940

July

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

368

Tffo

66

62

60

62

45

39

25

19

16

16

14

13

13

11

10

10

9.7

1,205.7

38.9

2,390

Aug.

9.7

9.3

S.5

23

To

10

9.3

9.7

9.7

9.3

8.9

8.2

8.5

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.5

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.4

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.9

5.4

5.6

5.6

6.2

5.4

5.0

240.4

7.75

477

Sept.

5,0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.9

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.3

-

131.1

4.37

260

Calendar year 1951 : Max 26,300 Mln 24 Mean 383 Ac-ft 277,300

Water year 1951-52 : Max 2,940 Mln 3.9 Mean 87.5 Ac-ft 63,500

Peak discharge (base. 3,000 cfs). May 25 (1:30 p.m.) 3,120 ofs (14.60 ft), 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

stations.

g Computed from once-daily wlre-welght-ga^e readings.

ecords for nearby
RED RIVER BASIN 391

Pond Creek near Port Cobb, Okla. 

(Known locally as Cobb Creek)

Location.--Lat 35°08', long. 98°27', In NW£SE£ sec. 26, T. 8 t,., R. 12 W., on left bank 

100 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2.7 miles north of Port Cobb, and 5.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--319 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,252.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Aug. 30, 1940, wire-weight gage at 

bridge 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 60.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 cfs May 24 (gage height, 15.98 ft); minimum daily, 4.1 cfs Sept. 2.

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs May 17, 1949 (gage height, 18.72 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage well), from rating curve extended aoove 4,300 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening determinations at gage heights 16.62, 17.58, and 18.72 ft; minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 2, 1952.

Plood of June 15, 1937, reached a stage of 19.3 ft, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made three times a month. Occasional regulation at low flow 

from unknown source above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-26, Apr. 22, 2;!, May 17, 18, 

May 23 to June 7, July 8 to Sept. 30)

1.5

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

3.6

5.1

8.1

16

28

66

5.0

7.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

121.

288

750 925'

1,230

1,670

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 19=1 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.4

8.8

8.5

IT- 8.3

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

11

10

1011

11

12

12

12

12

13 

13

14

17

16

17

Tf

16

374.0

12.1

742

Nov.

18

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

22

21

20

21

21

21

20

21

22

23

23

23

24

IS

27

24

24

23

23

645

21.5

1,280

Dee.

24

24

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

24

24

25

26

26

bZJ.

b25

b26

b26

27

b27

b22

b26

b26

b26 

.§£

27

b24

26

27

27

27

778

25.1

1,540

Jan.

26

 ZG 24

33

36

34

35

 35 38

34

31

31

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

32

33

31

30

28 

30

31

31

31

30

30

31

977

31.5

1,940

Feb.

32

33

33

34

32

31

30

30

 30 29

32

46

40

35

33

33

33

33

31

30

30

30

31

34 

62

46

37

35

33

_

-

998

34.4

1,980

Mar.

31

35

44

42

36

34

33

33

33

62

60

43

37

34

34

33

34

52

46

36

33

32

30

35

30

31

37

37

34

34

33

1,153

37.2

2,290

Apr.

29

27 29

29

27

27

27

27

35

46

36

42

44

36

33

32

30

32

38

44

65

317

10T

55 

47

41

37

35

33

37

-

1,438

47.9

2,850

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,530 Mln 5.8 Mean 47.9

May

40

44

37

32

28

26

24

22

22

23

24

23

22

21

IP.

20

131

122

60

38

30

25

1,020

' 1,280 10'8'

66

55

48

43

38

34

3,526

114

7,000

June

~56 112

56

37

32

31

30

28

25

23

22

20

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

12 

12

11

11

10

IS

10

-

715

23.8

1,420

July

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

62

-53 211

25

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

10 

10

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.5

 8TT 8.1

633.0

20,4

1,260

Aug.

7.9

7.6

7.4

30

TZ

11

10

10

9.7

8.3

8.0

7.8

8.2

7.7

6.6

6.3

6.1

5.9

5.6

5.5

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.9 

6.2

6.1

5.6

5.3

14

6.0

4.9

252.1

8.13

500

Sept.

4.5

4.1

TT3

4.2

4.5

4.6

4.7

5.0

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.2

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.6

5.3

6.0

6.1 rrs

5.5

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.5

-

145.0

4.83

288

Ae-ft 34,720

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,280 Mln 4.1 Mean 31.8 Ao-ft 23,090

Peak discharge (baae, 1.500 efa). May 24 (12:30 a.m.) 4,900 efs (15.98 ft) 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
392 RED RIVER BASIN

Gage

Washita River at Anadarko, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°05', long. 98°14', in NW£ sec. 15, T. 7 N., R. 10 W., near center of 

span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, half a mile north of Anadarko, 

8.0 miles (revised) upstream from Sugar Creek, and at mile 305.0.

Drainage area. 3,656 sq mi (revised). At site used 1924-25, 3,994 sq mi, includes flow 

or Sugar Ureek (high-water records may not be equivalent).

Records available. October 1902 to September 1908, June 1924 to June 1925, October 1935 

to February 1938, discontinued (monthly discharge only October 1902, July to September 

1908, October 1935 to January 1936 in Water-Supply Paper 1311). Published as "near 

Anadarko" 1924-25.

£. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage was 1,151.88 ft above mean sea 

evel, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 26, 1902, to June 30, 1908, 

chain gage at former bridge 75 ft downstream at estimated 0.9 ft higher datum. May 25, 

1924, to June 30, 1925, chain gage at county highway bridge 14.0 miles downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1902-8, 1935-37), 595 cfs.

Extremes. 1902-8. 1924-25, 1935-38: Maximum discharge, about 29,000 cfs May 25, 1903 

(gage height, 26.8 ft, affected by backwater, site and datum then in use); minimum 

daily, 45 cfs (regulated) Aug. 31, 1936.

Maximum stage known, that of May 25, 1903. Maximum stage known just downstream 

from Anadarko occurred in May 1949, when flood reached a stage of 24.8 ft, from floodmark, at described site and datum.

Remarjcs. Diurnal fluctuations and occasional regulation at low flow caused by powerplant 

HTmiles above station during period 1924-25, 1935-38.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water 

periods in the calendar years 1903, 1907-8, superseding those published in Water-Supply 

Papers 131, 247, are given herewith.

Date

1903

May 25

26

27

28

29

30

1907

June 13

14

15

Oct. 5

6

Discharge

18,700

27,200

17,600

13,700

12,100 .

6,240

6,780

10,200

9,880

9,160

17 , 600

Date

1907 -Con.

Oct. 7

8

9

10

1908

May 27

28

29

30

June 10

11

12

Discharge

23,600

25,400

27,200

18,300

12, 100

12,100

10,600

8,280

7,320

17,600

15,500

Date

19O8-Con.

June 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

13,700

12,600

13,100

13,100

12, 100

16,900

15, 500

13,100

11,600

10, 200

9,160

8,020

Month

Calendar year 1903......

June 1907. ................

Calendar year 1907 ......

June ......................

Maximum

27,200

27,200

17 . 600

Minimum

55

158

1,940

Mean

615

1,075

7,940

Runoff In 

acre-feet

445, 000

778,000

473,000
RED RIVER BASIN 

Little Washita River at Ninnekah, Okla.

393

Location. Lat 34°57'24", long. 97°55'34", at center of north line of sec. 34, T. 6 N., 

R77W., at center of span on downstream side of pier of Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 

Railway bridge, half a mile north of Ninnekah, 1.2 miles downstream from Rock Creek, 

and- 6.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--227 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,058.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,950 cfs June 1 (gage height, 17.15 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 24, Sept. 30.

Remarks. Records good except those prior to Nov. 13 and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given 

in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.8

6.4

5.0

4.4

5.7

8.6

13

9.4

8.6

8.6

8.4

7.1

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.4

5.7

6.1

6.8

7.6

8.4

6.8

8.9

9.1

9.4

10

43

T8

15

13

14

300.6

9.70

596

Nov.

31

20

17

16

18

fib

19

18

16

18

19

19

18

17

18

17

16

17

19

20

20

22

22

43

40

28

25

24

23

23

-

638

21.3

1,270

Dec.

23

24

23

22

23

23

21

21

21

21

23

25

24

23

!§.

22

28

28

16

23

26

31

32

24

25

22

22

24

24

24

23

727

23.5

1,440

Jan.

21

17

23

42

.§0

33

34

37

33

27

26

26

26

27

26

25

26

25

26

25

32

33

26

26

28

27

24

25

24

25

25

880

28.4

1,750

Feb.

26

25

27

31

27

24

23

23

23

24

25

34

30

26

24

29

31

29

27

25

25

28

27

48

J33

46

36

32

30

_

-

898

31.0

1,780

Mar.

29

38

57

47

35

32

32

31

31

63

48

36

31

29

.28

28

32

~48 124

37

34

31

30

30

30

30

37

36

32

39

33

1,196

38.6

2,380

Apr.

28

26

30

32

27

26

26

24

25

28

27

34

30

26

26

25

24

38

319

T56

74

42

31

25

24

22

20

18

18

145

1,396

46.5

2,770

May

179

90

47

a37

a31

a28

a25

a23

a21

a20

a!9

a!8

a!8

a!7

a!7

17

1,390

1.500

189

108

76

60

427

134

a80

a65

221

349

al!3

a86

a70

5,475

177

10,860

June

2.280

260

95

77

73

65

62

55

47

42

36

32

29

25

23

21

21

20

18

17

15

27

19

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.7

3,438.7

115

6,820

July

9.4

11

12

12

8.9

8.1

7.3

21

16

10

8.6

7.8

13

14

452

a85

a44

331

a22

a!8

a!6

a!3

al2

10

9.1

8.6

8.1

7.3

6.8

 676 6.6

895.2

28.9

1,780

Aug.

6.1

5.7

5.0

5.3

6.6

6,6

5.5

6.4

6.1

4.8

4.6

4.0

4.2

3.8

2.7

2.2

2.7

2.4

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.2

1.1

1.5

2.4

1.7

1.3

.8

.6

.3

_._!

101.0

3.26

200

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

_/7

.3

.6

.2

.4

.1

4.7

0.16

9.3

Calendar year 1951 : Max - Min - Mean - Ac-i't

Water year 1951-52 : Max 2,280 Mln 0.1 Mean 43.6 Ae-ft 31,660

Peak discharge (base,"1.500 efs).--Apr. 19 (8:30 a.m.) 2,000 cfs (12.80 ft); May 18 (2 p.m.) 3,670 

cfs (16.62 ft); June 1 (3 p.m.) 3,950 cfs (17.15 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
394 RED RIVER BASIN

Washlta River near Tablet-, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°58', long. 97°51', in SW^SW^ see. 21, T. 6 N., R. 6 W. , near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of abandoned highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from 

Little Washita River, 5 miles south of Tabler, 7-J miles upstream from Winter Creek, 

and at mile 243.0.

Drainage area. 4,706 sq mi,

Records available. April 1940 to September 1952 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,022.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 7, 1940, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 711 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 ofs June 1 (gage height, 15.15 ft, from 

high-water mark on gage well); no flow at times Sept. 12-30 (result of closure of 

temporary dam half a mile downstream).

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs May 20, 1949 (gage height, 29.72 ft); no 

flow at times in September 1952; minimum daily prior to water year 1952, 26 cfs at 

times in October and November 1940.

Maximum stage known, 29.9 ft Apr. 7, 1927 (from relation of 1927 and 1949 floodmarks 

set by observer), partly caused by release of ponded water as result of failure of 

railroad embankment on Little Washita River.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Low flow 

regulated by powerplant at Chickasha, 8 miles above station. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper

Revisions.--W 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27 

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

126

78

130

117

76

153

79

141

80

150

112

142

139

75

127

69

119

66

72

138

76

108

69

105

101

91

156 

83

159

68

165

5,328

107

6,600

Nov.

190

86

163

182

151

148

135

117

127

119

82

146

138

126

114

114

104

85

96

140

170

g!57

g!45

g!32

g216

g!76

g!85

g!70

g!56

168

4,258

141

8,410

Dec.

177

189

179

177

192

171

g!58

glS3

a90

g!77

g!63

152

77

146

126

75

155

223

64

147

155

140

88

156

95

169

157 

161

157

103

166

4,520

146

8,970

Jan.

156

156

102

218

196

114

206

222

212

205

203

211

216

205

161

199

216

219

250

128

210

 2T5 231

206

202

196

97

170

195

185

171

5,849

189

11,600

Feb.

164

168

96

187

205

192

184

176

186

99

181

219

198

200

202

212

124

247

208

205

205

195

199

128

232

251

230 

241

256

_

-

5,620

194

11,150

Mar.

206

192

737

281

234

208

216

225

198

233

273

245

258

243

244

241

258

517

269

550

270

278

227

258

218

219

220 

220

224

227

205

7,454

240

14,780

Apr.

210

201

199

196

184

188

164

88

183

198

163

180

107

189

192

205

199

219

321

517

450

179

295

380

1,140

898

671 

580

514

1,090

10,276

343

20,380

May

g747

g639

g499

g565

a405

299

427

185

177

190

179

132

159

140

113

118

gl,560

g2,770

g903

g708

g877

g708

gl,250

gl,650

gl,960

g2,810

g3,000 

gl,94'0

g852

g669

g775

27,149

876

53,850

June

g4,290

g 1,150

g631

g571

g559

g499

g420

570

578

590

501

269

256

226

201

145

179

199

169

129

99

104

156

154

112

129

65 

62

58

56

12,285

409

24,570

July

56

70

70

70

64

59

57

64

73

58

71

79

66

71

589

657

154

209

209

163

112

99

90

82

61

59

56 

56

55

52

52

5,971

128

7,880

Aug.

51

43

47

47

43

44

43

5649"

44

42

42

41

38

35

32

a30

a29

a29

28

a26

a25

a25

a23

a22

19

17 

16

15

15

li

1,035

55.3

2,050

Sept.

13

15

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

e5.6

"0" 0

0

0

0

0

0

. el

-

165.6

5.52

328

Calendar year 1951: Max 20,200 Mln 50 Mean 786 Ac-ft 569,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,290 Min 0 Mean 235 Ac-ft 170,400

Peak diacharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--May 18 (1:30 a.m.) 4,560 cfs (14.57 ft); June 1 (8 a.m.) 4,900 

cfs (15.15 ft) . 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of records for station near 

Pauls Valley.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite (backwater from temporary earth dam half a mile downstream); 

discharge estimated on basis of measurement of flow into and out of pool, gage-height record, and 

record of pumpage out of pool through new cutoff channel.

Note.--During period Sept. 12-50, about 580 acre-ft stored in pool formed by temporary dam.
RED RIVER BASIN 395

Washita River near Pauls Valley, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°45', long. 97°15', in SE£ sec. 1, T. 3 N., R. 1 W., on downstream side 

of right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 2 miles northwest of Pauls Valley, 6 miles 

downstream from Owl Creek, 7 miles upstream from Washington Creek, and at mile 146.7.

Drainage area. 5,329 sq mi.

Records available.--May to December 1899 (gage heights only), March 1938 to September 

1952. Published as "at Pauls Valley, Indian Territory" 1899.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 854.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929. Prior to January 1900, chain gage at site about 9 miles downstream at different 

datum. Mar. 29, 1938, to Jan. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage and Jan. 26, 1939, to Oct. 6, 

1948, water-stage recorder, at site half a mile upstream at datum 1.53 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 923 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 cfs May 18 (gage height, 18.29 ft); minimum, 9.3 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 29.88 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1952.

Maximum stage known, that of May 11, 1950.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regu- 

 lation at low flow by powerplant at Chickasha, 104 miles above station. Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions (water years). W 897: 1938. W 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

176

167 

106

143

96

145

124

96

163

107

152

96

150

128

148

148

90

141

83

135

93

90

240

194

159

100

309

452

2¥9

221

198

4,919

159

9,760

Nov.

339

"266 

272

221

152

249

226

213

203

185

178

185

201

139

201

176

165

161

157

159

124

m203

237

176

257

221

180

243

232

-

6,086

203

12,070

Dec.

213

206 

224

243

237

237

229

221

219

208

224

136

219

211

192

124

189

196

145

515

226

154

201

211

213

148

213

136

226

216

211

6,341

205

12,580

Jan.

198

145 24-3

246

243

240

266

257

201

297

266

257

254

257

254

243

213

213

237

249

284

251

198

260

254

251

243

240

211

155

240

7,366

238

14,610

Feb.

249

246 

219

213

208

165

7£3

235

224

213

216

224

182

251

237

229

237

251

221

198

281

246

249

249

297

322

25T

319

284

_

-

7,011

242

13,910

Mar.

287

297 

409

452

349

349

306

281

287

342

362

322

342

313

316

281

278

512

648

W

387

366

332

316

284

275

272

269

263

"556" 260

10,471

338

20,770

Apr.

269

249 

240

246

254

229

213

213

201

155

157

246

290

232

176

161

216

226

260

1,420

1,440

778

614

494

460

1,040

1,200

890

648

924

14,141

471

28,050

May

1,440

1,040 

833

614

516

440

370

391

424

263

254

266

263

206

205

203

1,700

15,500

6,360

2,100

1,260

1,160

2,420

3,810

2,280

2,240

3,450

6,640

3,640

1,750

1,300

61,336

1,979

121,700

June

1,460

4.180 

1,830

1,010

890

805

778

699

566

428

436

424

384

339

303

284

269

229

221

229

208

182

161

152

165

192

133

187

124

116

17,384

579

34,480

July

114

133

125

114

114

112

112

279

210

122

114

109

97

124

1,450

2,780

1,230

778

494

260

208

206

143

128

119

107

101

96

88

83

IS

10,229

330

20,290

Aug.

77

76 

73

73

71

68

67

89

139 T2"0~

92

73

71

66

61

60

55

52

52

52

51

50

49

45

42

40

39

36

31

29

25

1,924

62.1

3,820

Sept.

23

^2 

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

20

18

15

14

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.5

495.7

16.5

983

Calendar year 1951: Max 19,500 Mln 83 Mean 1,001 Ac-ft 724,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 13,500 Mln 9.3 Mean 404 Ao-ft 293,000

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 efs). May 18 (9 a.m.) 15,100 cfs (18.29 ft); May 28 (6:30 p.m.) 8,120 

ifs (13.41 ft)7
396 RED RIVER BASIN

Rush Creek at Purdy, Okla.

Location. La t 34°42' , long. 97°35' , in center NE£ sec. 26, T. 3 N., R. 4 W., on right 

bank 20 ft downstream from low-water bridge on State Highway 76, three-quarters of 

a mile south of Purdy, 8| miles south of Lindsay, and at mile 26.1. Prior to Sept. 18, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area. 145 sq mi.

Records available. May 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 989.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, wire-weight gage at same 

site at datum 5.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1942 to Aug. 23, 1943 wire-weight gage, Aug. 23, 

1943, to May 10, 1950, water-stage recorder, and May 11, 1950 to Sept. 18, 1952, staff 

gage, at present site.

Average discharge. 12 years, 80.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 cfs May 17 (gage height, 14.1 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs; minimum not determined, 

but probably less than 0.1 cfs during period of no gage-height record in September.

1940-52: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred May 10, 1950; no flow at times 

in 1940.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.9 

6.8 

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.9

6.8

7.9

5.8

7.3

9.2

7.3

6.8

7.3

7.3

6.3

7.3

5.3

7.3

8.5

8.5

18

26

10

7.9

522

348

37

a!8

30

483

1 ,651.8

53.3

0.368

0.42

3,280

Nov.

87 

26 

21

15

14

11

13

14

13

12

14

14

13

15

14

15

14

14

14

15

14

17

17

15

17

18

19

19

20

17

-

541

18.0

0.124

0.14

1,070

Dec.

19 

19 

19

19

17

21

18

17

18

16

14

15

16

14

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

16

15

14

14

12

13

13

488

15.7

0.108

0.13

968

Jan.

a 13 

a!4 

21

TI

12

13

12

13

14

13

15

12

14

14

17

14

15

19

18

17

20

16

19

19

18

20

16

20

16

21

23

502

16.2

0.112

0.13

996

Feb.

21 

19 

24

20

18

20

16

18

14

15

16

319

al7

315

14

14

al7

ale

315

14

13

12

14

24

M

30

a20

15

15

-

529

18.2

0.126

0.14

1,050

Mar.

13 

a26 

a 90

24

14

14

15

12

aT4

a40

a21

16

14

15

14

14

18

"SO 180

a20

316

a!5

314

a!4

a!5

17

20

17

16

15

15

778

25.1

0.173

0.20

1,540

Apr.

14 

12 

16

14

14

11

18

16

18

20

20

16

21

19

16

18

17

19

30

181

166

24

18

15

12

11

11

10

12'B 9.8

-

906.8

30.2

0.208

0.23

1,800

May

320 

50 

a30

22

19

16

14

14

12

10

10

11

9.8

7.9

9.2

11

4.510

1,640

a 90

49

44

340

a900

a!70

370

44

a55

1,690

a70

45

39

10,021.9

323

2.23

2.57

19,880

June

a 1,2 00 

a!50 

31

23

24

21

23

21

18

24

21

15

17

16

13

9.8

alO

a 10

a9.0

a8.5

37.5

a 14

311

7.3

6.3

5.3

a5.0

a4.5

34.5

34.5

-

1,734.2

57.8

0.399

0.44

3,440

July

6.3 

5.8 

alO

6.3

7.3

6.3

15

27

12

6.8

6.8

6.8

5.8

7.9

724

65

a25

16

14

9.8

8.5

a6.0

4.8

 a4.0

1,035.2

33.4

0.230

0.27

2,050

Aug.

I a3.4

j

3.6

. a2.1

1.5

> al.l

o

1V a. 8

59.1

1.91

0.013

0.02

117

Sept.

' a. 2

.6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 7

.7

a. 7

a. 7

.7

.7

.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

1.5

1.3

.9

.6

.7

-

20.4

0.68

0.0047

0.005

40

Calendar year 1951 : Max 5,640 

Water year 1951-52 : Max 4,510

Mln 

Min

Mean 

Mean

103 Cfsm 0.710 In. 9.65 Ac-ft 76,640 

49.9 Cfsm 0.344 In. 4.70 Ac-ft 36,230

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).--May 17 (9 p.m.) 11,200 cfs (14.1 ft); Kay 28 (4 a.m.) 7,860 cfs 

(11.5 ft).

3 No gage-height record; discharge estimated on bssis of westher records and records for nearby 

stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 397

Washita River near Durwood, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°14', long. 96°58', in SE£ sec. 3, T. 4 S., R. 3 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 18, 1.3 miles downstream from Caddo 

Creek, 4 miles north of Durwood, and at mile 63.4. Prior to Feb. 20, 1952, at site 

500 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 7,202 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.57 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

CTorps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 16, 1939, chain or wire-weight gage and Feb. 16, 

1939, to Dec. 14, 1950, water-stage recorder at same site and datum. Dec. 15, 1950, 

to Feb. 19, 1952, wire-weight gage at site 500 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 1,653 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,500 cfs May 18 (gage height, 22.16 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 27-30.

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 91,300 cfs May 11, 1943; maximum gage height , 44.37 ft 

Oct. 31, 1941; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 27-30, 1952.

Maximum discharge known, that of May 11, 1943.

Remarks. Records fair prior to Feb. 20 and good thereafter. Discharge measurements

generally made once a week. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant 

at Chickasha, 188 miles above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Cooperation. Twenty-one discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

238

218

209

207

162

190

159

174

157

142

164

147

159

128

174

162

176

170

138

176

137

146

170

166

275

256

707

1.540

1,060

702

912

9,319

501

18,480

JIov.

1.340

1,060

702

492

386

328

282

310

292

290

285

285

247

244

224

192

Z20

215

200

200

188

184

184

218

282

247

244

292

273

235

-

10,159

558

20,110

Dec.

275

270

249

249

247

256

242

247

254

258

254

261

242

205

251

249

220

186

238

226

200

285

258

209

244

254

222

198

235

200

249

7,411

239

14,700

Jan.

249

224

224

211

415

415

^98

292

285

268

224

288

275

270

292

285

285

270

256

229

268

285

521

280

247

295

280

270

268

266

220

8,553

276

16,96O

Feb.

209

353

430

302

266

258

268

244

282

275

266

298

268

275

242

572

445

295

298

285

254

256

502

292

521

542

572

558

572

_

-

8,798

505

17,450

Mar.

544

336

795

889

702

476

415

372

342

630

722

610

508

46O

415

400

586

685

860

1,000

742

628

575

541

524

508

476

476

460

476

1^450

18,181

586

56,060

Apr.

981

628

575

610

524

508

460

400

386

372

558

524

460

450

415

572

505

515

344

1,270

5 . 750

4,290

3,740

,770

,510

,150

,450

,520

,250

,100

-

33,485

1,116

66,420

May

1,580

1,840

1,340

1,030

824

664

524

445

415

460

386

353

342

554

298

270

523

11,500

15.100

6,500

2,520

1,570

1,520

5,940

4,290

2,490

2,960

6,540

10,100

5,940

3,340

90,938

2,935

180,400

June

2,200

2,920

4.620

1,980

1,280

1,160

1,000

912

805

702

558

524

508

476

430

400

372

355

554

502

290

290

270

258

213

203

205

222

186

215

-

24,166

806

47,950

July

174

218

190

162

160

144

144

2147

575

460

265

182

157

149

168

1,710

3.640

2,660

1,180

762

476

334

280

254

209

182

159

151

135

127

120

15,732

507

31,200

Aug.

114

108

102

98

102

97

89

89

104

142

157

140

138

98

77

72

70

68

64

60

56

60

67

65

62

57

52

50

46

45

41

2,592

83.6

5,140

Sept.

41

36

34

54

32

32

30

29

28

28

27

26

26

26

27

26

25

25

26

24

22

22

20

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

-

773

25.8

1,550

Calendar year 1951 : Max 26,4OO Mln 128 Mean 1,718 Ac-ft 1,244,OOO

Water year 1951-52 : Max 15,1OO Mln 17 Mean 629 Ac-ft 456,400

Peak discharge (base. 10.OOP cfs). May 18 (12 p.m.) 18,500 cfs (22.16 ft)j May 29 (2:45 a.m.) 

11,800 cfs (16.17 ft).

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Feb. 19, May 9, 1O, 

27, June 1, 4-10.
398 RED RIVER BASIN

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°49', long. 96°34', in NE£ sec. 33, T. 8 S., R. 7 E., Indian meridian, 

in control tower of Denison Dam on Red River, l£ miles upstream from Shawnee Creek, 

if miles upstream from Sand Creek, 4 miles northwest of Denison, and at mile 725.9.

Drainage area. 39,719 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 30, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 2,848,100 acre-ft June 9 (elevation, 615.93 ft); 

minimum, 2,177,100 acre-ft Apr. 19 (elevation, 607.58 ft).

1943-52: Maximum contents, 4,295,000 acre-ft Apr. 19, 1945 (elevation, 629.07 ft), 

capacity table then in use; minimum since power-pool stage was first reached, 2,164,000 

acre-ft Jan. 22, 1949 (elevation, 607.39 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earth dam. Flow was diverted through conduits July 27, 1942; regulated storage began Oct. 31, 1943; maximum power-pool stage 

was first reached Mar. 15, 1945. Capacity, 5,659,000 acre-ft at elevation 640.0 ft 

(crest of spillway) and 2,945,600 acre-ft at elevation 617.0 ft (maximum power pool). 

Dead and sediment storage, 1,163,000 acre-ft (elevation, 590.0 ft in Denison pool). 

When contents are below 2,348,000 acre-ft, the reservoir is divided into two pools by 

protective levees around the Cumberland oil field on the Washlta River arm, with the 

bottom of the outlet channel for the upper pool (known as Cumberland pool) at elevation 

610 ft. At higher elevations the two pools are considered as being at a common level, 

contents being computed from the gage in the Denison pool. Reservoir is used principally for flood control and power development. Figures given herein represent total contents 

of both pools except for 60,000 acre-ft dead and sediment storage in Cumberland pool.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Contents at 12 p.m., In thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,605.4

2,598.7

2,592.0

2,588.6

2,582.7

2,582.7

2,577.7

2,571.0

2,567.6

2,563.4

2,557.5

2,553.3

2,551.6

2,550.8

2,548.3

2,545.8

2,544.9

2,542.4

2,535.8

2,531.7

2,530.9

2,530.9

2,530.1

2,524.4

2,520.3

2,524.4

2,548.3

2,547.4

2,548.3

2,549.1

2,563.4

Nov.

2,569.3

2,565.1

2,571.8

2,571.8

2,582.7

2,578.5

2,573.5

2,571.0

2,571.0

2,571.8

2,571.0

2,570.1

2,570.1

2,567.6

2,573.5

2,563.4

2,558.4

2,557.5

2,550.8

2,547.4

2,544.1

2,545.8

2,544.1

2,543.2

2,544.9

2,544.9

2,539.9

2,537.5

2,532.6

2,529.3

-

Dec.

2,527.6

2,526.8

2,526.0

2,526.0

2,517.8

2,517.8

2,509.6

2,509.6

2,508.0

2,504.7

2,499.8

2,494.8

2,491.6

2,489.1

2,483.4

2,480.9

2,480.1

2,471.9

2,468.6

2,465.3

2,458.8

2,456.3

2,457.1

2,453.0

2,456.3

2,448.9

2,444.0

2,441.6

2,439.2

2,436.8

2,436.8

Jan.

2,438.4

2,432.0

2,425.6

2,420.0

2,423.2

2,412.0

2,404.8

2,399.2

2,395.2

2,386.4

2,380.0

2,380.0

2,379.2

2,375.2

2,367.2

2,359.2

2,355.2

2,350.4

2,350.5

2,350.4

2,348.0

2,340.1

2,335.0

2,328.6

2,323.5

2,327.8

2,327.8

2,323.5

2,317.0

2,312.0

2,308.4

Feb.

2,309.8

2,304.8

2,314.2

2,304.1

2,304.1

2,296.2

2, 291. 8

2,289.0

2,288.2

2,289.0

2,287.5

2,283.2

2,281.8

2,279.6

2,279.6

2,274.6

2,273.9

2,269.0

2,266.9

2,262.0

2,255.0

2,253.6

2,253.6

2,258.5

2,258.5

2,255.0

2,250.8

2,250.1

2,249.4

-

Mar.

2,248.0

2,251.5

2,264.8

2,257.8

2,257.8

2,257.8

2,257.1

2,258.5

2,266.2

2,276.0

2,272.5

2,273.9

2,272.5

2,274.6

2,269.7

2,269.0

2,266.2

2,264.1

2,258.5

2,252.9

2,257.8

2,250.8

2,245.9

2,243.1

2,237.5

2,236.1

2,229.1

2,226.3

2,226.3

2,227.0

2,223.5

Apr.

2,215.8

2,208.2

2,214.4

2,208.2

2,207.5

2,207.5

2,199.2

2,189.5

2,195.1

2,184.0

2,185.4

2,204.7

2,204.0

2,200.6

2,195.8

2,188.8

2,182.6

2,178.5

2,180.6

2,203.3

2,207.5

2,255.0

2,275.3

2,290.4

2,309.8

2,328.6

2,340.1

2,348.0

2,350.4

2,354.4

-

May

2,349.6

2,352.8

2,369.6

2,382.4

2,386.4

2,383.2

2,380.8

2,374.4

2,377.6

2,372.8

2,372.8

2,370.4

2,364.8

2,358.4

2,348.0

2,346.6

2,362.4

2,364.0

2,383.2

2,456.3

2,517.8

2,563.4

2,598.7

2,618.0

2,635.9

2,644.5

2,654.8

2,678.0

2,697.8

2,721.2

2,752.9

June

2,780.2

2,789.8

2,795.1

2,796.0

2,813.0

2,826.5

2,839.1

2,844.5

2,842.7

2,840.9

2,838.2

2,832.8

2,827.4

2,825.6

2,823.8

2,819.3

2,813.9

2,806.7

2,799.5

2,794.2

2,789.8

2,786.3

2,779.3

2,769.6

2,759.9

2,752.9

2,745.0

2,743.2

2,741.4

2,737.9

-

July

2,731.8

2,723.8

2,716.8

2,715.0

2,710.7

2,709.8

2,702.1

2,700.4

2,694.3

2,687.5

2,680.6

2,679.7

2,676.3

2,672.8

2,665.1

2,659.9

2,665.1

2,666.0

2,668.8

2,676.3

2,672.8

2,667.7

2,662.5

2,654.8

2,647.0

2,646.2

2,642.7

2,635.9

2,626.4

2,618.0

2,609.6

Aug.

2,602.9

2,597.8"

2,597.0

2,588.6

2,582.7

2,572.6

2,562.6

2,559.2

2,550.8

2,549.1

2,539.1

2,530.9

2,518.6

2,509.6

2,502.2

2,494.8

2,489.1

2,480.9

2,472.7

2,462.0

2,453.8

2,444.8

2,440.8

2,438.4

2,425.6

2,416.0

2,408.0

2,396.8

2,386.4

2,380.8

2,378.4

Sept.

2,378.4

i2,369.6

2,361.6

2,356.0

2,351.2

2,348.0

2,345.8

2,340.8

2,334.3

2,328.6

2,322.8

2,318.5

2,316.3

2,314.2

2,307.7

2,299.8

2,294.0

2,288.2

2,282.5

2,280.3

2,278.2

2,274.6

2,271.8

2,268.3

2,265.5

2,264.1

2,262.0

2,259.9

2,256.4

2,252.9

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Dec. 31.. .............

Calendar year 1951..

Sept. 30.. .............

Water year 1951-52 . .

Elevation 

(feet)t

611.11

-

609.45

610.08

613.20

608 . 67

-

Contents 

(thousands of 

acre-feet)

2,529.3

2,436.8

-

2 , 308 . 4

2,249.4

2,223.5

2,354.4

2,752.9

2,609.6

2,252.9

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(thousands of 

acre-feet)

-47.9

-34.1

-92.5

-172.0

-128.4

-59.0

-25.9

+130.9

+398.5

-15.0

-128.3

-231.2

-125.5-

-358.4

t Elevation at 12 p.i
RED RIVER BASIN 399

Red River near Colbert, Okla.

Location. Lat 33°49', long. 96°31', in E| sec. 36, T. 8 S., R. 7 E., near center of span

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 1.3 miles downstream from Sand Creek,

2 miles south of Colbert, 2.9 miles downstream from Denison Dam, and at mile 723.0. 

Drainage area. 39,777 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--October 1923 to September 1952. Prior to October 1934, published as 

near Denison, Tex." Gage-height records collected at various sites In this vicinity

1892-93, 1906-28, 1931-49 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 497.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929. Oct. 9, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage at present site at datum 9.49 ft

higher and Oct. 1, 1931, to Sept. 24, 1934, at datum 9.71 ft higher than present datum.

Sept. 25, 1934, to July 28, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 0.6 mile upstream at

datum 10.00 ft higher than present datum. 

Average discharge. 29 years, 5,489 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Apr. 22 {gage height, 11.60 ft); mlnimum dally, 226 cfs Sept. 28.

1923-52: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs May 21, 1935; maximum gage height, 32.0 ft

Apr. 25, 1142, adjusted to present site and datum; minimum dally discharge, 12 cfs

Jan. 10, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 45.5 ft May 26, 1908, present site and datum, from records of

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

587.........

607.........

627.........

647.. .......

667.........

687.........

732.........

747.. .......

762.. .......

Water 

year

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1932

1933

1934

Date

Sept. 16, 1925

Aug. 17, 1926

May 19, 1928

May 14, 1929

Feb. 16, 1932

May 25, 1933

Mar. 1, 1934

Discharge 

{cfs}

158,000

39,700

122,000

107,000

99,600

81,500

106,000

27,300

Gage height 

Tfeet)

10.3

16.72

15.85

15.25

13.6

15.5

8.9

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated since Oct. 31, 1943, by Lake Texoma, 2.9 miles above station (see preceding page). 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures collected at Denison Dam for the 

water year 1952 are given In Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Cooperation. Twenty-five discharge measurements and records of outflow from Lake Texoma 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--W 807: 1935(M). W 1211: Drainage area. Revised figures of 

discharge, in cubic feet per second, for water years 1924-29, 1932-33, and 1935 superseding figures published in Water-Supply Papers 587, 607, 627, 647, 667, 687, 732, 747, 

and 787 are given herewith:

Date

1923

Oct. 9

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

Z

3

6

14

15

16

17

18

19

Dec. 12

13

14

15

16

17

1924

Apr. 25

Discharge

7,150

83,600

143,000

143,000

87,500

69,300

52 , 400

39,000

32,000

26,400

21,400

19,900

18,500

16,500

43,300

50, 000

38,000

31,000

28,200

26,400

21,400

17,800

23,000

36,000

37,000

35,000

27,300

18,500

29,100

36,000

30,000

27,300

23,800

17,100

20,600

Date

1924-Con.

Apr. 26

27

28

29

30

1925

Apr. 27

28

29

30

May 15

16

17

18

19

Sept. 15

16

17

18

19

20

27

28

29

30

1926

July 27

28

29

30

Aug. 17

18

19

20

21

Discharge

39 , 000

35,000

38,000

42,200

31,000

30,000

27,300

28,200

23,000

14,700

17,100

21,400

21,400

17 , 100

34,000

114,000

105,000

54,800

39,000

27,300

33,100

16,500

11,900

9,540

18,300

27,400

21,500

19,000

23,000

26,300

22,400

17,600

19,700

Date

1926-Con.

Aug. 22

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1927

Apr. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

July 14

15

Discharge

25,300

30,700

29,600

23,300

21,500

69,000

113,000

53,700

31,800

20,600

26,300

50,000

87,900

56,100

36,300

32,900

21,500

19,000

15,700

27,400

48,900

39,700

52,500

77,800

69,300

53,700

45,400

86,600

48,900

30,700

43,200

30,700

19,700

30, 000

38,000

Date

19 27 -Con.

July 16

17

1928

May 18

19

20

1929

May 14

15

1932

June 27

28

29

30

July 1

2

8

9

10

1933

May 24

25

26

27

1935

May 18

19

20

21

22

Discharge

39,700

29,600

78,000

95,700

78,000

86, 600

54,900

24,200

25,400

50, 100

31,000

29,100

24,000

32,000

35, 200

24,000

58,500

97,000

97,000

65,700

103,000

128,000

104,000

180,000

135,000
RED RIVER BASIN 

Red River near Colbert, Okla.--Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, in cubic 

1932-33, 1935

feet per second, 1924-29,

Month

April 1924. ..............

Water year 1923-24.....

April 1925.. .............

September. ...............

Water year 1924-25.....

Water year 1925-26.....

July.....................

Water year 1926-27 .....

May 1928.................

Water year 1927-28.....

Water year 1928-29.....

Water year 1931-32 .....

May 1933.................

Water year 1932-33.....

Water year 1934-35..... 

Calendar year 1935.....

Cfs-days

287,810

2,809,884

304,041

1,211,774

1,560,870

265,780

3,016,010

2,186,930

1,718,582

2,617,139

1,748,477

2,965,464 

3,047,825

Maximum

39,000

143,000

114,000

114,000

28,000

39,700

113,000

95,700

86,600

50,100

97,000

180,000 

180,000

Minimum

1,960

625

490

380

315

1,060

1,000

536

320

450

452

490 

490

Mean

9,590

7,680

16,800

3,320

4,280

8,570

8,260

5,980

4,710

7,150

4,790

8,127 

8,350

Runoff in 

acre-feet

571,000

5,572,000

1,000,000

2,404,000

3,096,000

527,000

5,983,000

4,333,000

3,407,000

5,191,000

3,467,000

5,884,000 

6,045,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,960

3,410

5,560

5.710

5,580

1,180

1,060

1,270

1,700

1,450

1,520

1,540

418

647

1,570

1,850

1,760

2,370

1,680

1,510

325

2,360

2,020

1,650

1,710

2,250

1,100

432

1,440

2,600

2,680

57,072

1,841

113,200

Nov.

2,500

2,060

670

291

2,630

1,880

1,930

1,840

1,820

725

316

1,770

1,770

1,810

1,750

2,050

811

431

1,630

1,880

2,710

551

2,080

1,560

462

2,670

2,000

2,090

2.720

2,590

-

49,797

1,660

98,770

Dec.

1,510

829

2,180

2,550

2,220

2,2EO

2,040

1,530

493

2,200

1,900

2,120

2,540

2,170

1,120

721

2,560

2,450

5,500

27400

1,930

1,160

738

1,670

580

2,140

1,970

2,060

2,450

679

1,800

56,250

1,815

111, 600

Jan.

892

5,650

5,280

2,450

1,420

2,620

2,700

5,940

3,930

3,770

3,680

1,510

934

3,900

5,930

4,130

3, 420

3,240

1,010

592

3,140

3,540

3,160

2,970

3,560

797

604

2,120

2,550

2,530

2,520

82,289

2,654

163,200

Feb.

2,660

1,280

592

2,170

2,480

2,610

1,990

2,290

745

563

2,420

2,420

2,250

2,140

3,210

698

404

2,340

3,050

2,580

5.250

?, 770

558

555

1,570

1,550

1,570

1,550

1,480

-

53,283

1,837

105,700

Mar.

550

302

1,360

1,460

1,480

1,460

1,480

512

298

1,370

1,360

1,380

1,560

1,920

748

562

3,880

3,570

3,810

3,800

4.240

1,310

688

3,090

3,110

3,420

5,810

1,750

774

615

3,290

58,739

1,895

116,500

Apr.

4,280

4,580

4,470

4,380

865

558

4,640

4,750

4,5EO

2,210

4,120

1,810

592

2,110

5,710

5,780

5,750

4,010

832

572

4,190

5.52Q

3,060

3,110

3,620

888

582

2,270

5,750

4,010

-

90,917

5,031

180, 500

May

5,590

3,530

576

329

3,250

4,120

3,670

4,170

3,790

583

300

1,880

1,620

2,350

3,390

3,270

678

412

1,450

2,720

4,030

4,200

3,640

754

577

3,400

3,620

3,450

3,680

1,940

934

7S,303

2,461

151,300

June

460

5,440

4,010

4,170

4,110

4,140

1,420

591

3,750

3,680

3,320

5,360

3,460

1,360

512

3,920

3,780

5»570

5,150

5,310

1,840

361

3,090

4,100

4,000

5,890

5,670

1,510

390

3,150

-

85,314

2,844

169,200

July

3,540

3,900

4,080

570

1,710

386

3,210

1,840

2,260

5,150

3,410

1,230

376

3,050

5,290

3,040

3,300

3,380

1,370

392

3,380

3,840

5,930

3,960

4,020

2,010

510

3,200

4,250

5,780

5,640

85,964

2,709

166,500

Aug.

3,730

1,550

456

2,680

5,240

,380

,890

,190

,180

580

,820

,350

,450

,340

,970

,920

,780

,060

,870

,570

,360

,450

,770

,150

,270

,460

,080

,050

,840

,690

473

97,339

3,140

195,100

Sept.

986

1,710

2,650

2,640

2,400

558

588

2,700

5,020

1,800

2,590

2,060

1,500

580

5,070

5.720

2,890

1,870

3,150

1,560

554

571

1,050

928

958

1,500

437

226

1,590

1,750

-

50,766

1,692

100, 700

Calendar year 1951: Max 41,100 Mln 110 Mean 6,262 Ae-i't 4,533,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,320 Mln 226 Mean 2,301 Ae-ft 1,670,000
RED RIVER BASIN 

Blue River near Blue, Okla.

401

Location. Lat 33=59', long. 96°15', on south line Sw£ sec. 34, T. 6 S., R. 10 E., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on old U. S. Highway 70, 2 miles southwest of Blue, 6.5 miles (revised) upstream from Caddo Creek, 8 miles east of Durant, 

and at mile 37.6.

Drainage area. 478 sq mi (revised).

Records available. June 1936 to September 1950 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 498.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 13, 1945, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 357 cfs.

Extremes.--1936-50: Maximum discharge, 34,400 cfs Feb. 17, 1938 (gage height, 31.81 ft); 

no flow (estimated) Aug. 5, 4, 1936 (revised), result of regulation at fish hatchery.

Remarks. Some regulation at low flow by Oklahoma State Fish Hatchery, 17 miles above 

station.

Cooperation.--Records computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years) . W 957: 1938. Revised figures of low-water discharge, in cubic 

 feet per second, during the water year 1936, superseding figures published in WaterSupply Paper 897, are given herewith:

1936 

Aug. 1.......... 17

e Average for period, 

estimated.

Month

Seotember. .........

Cfs-days

7.640

Maximum

3.020

Minimum Mean

255

Runoff in 

Inches

15,150
402 RED RIVER BASIN

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°16', long. 95°55' , in NWi sec. 26, T. 33., R. 13 E., on downstream side 

 of right pier of main span of bridge on State Highway 3, 1.3 miles downstream from 

McGee Creek, 2f miles northwest of Farris, and at mile 57.7.

Drainage area. 1,087 sq mi.

Records available. November 1937 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 446.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 13, 1945, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1938-52), 977 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 32.17 ft); no 

flow at times.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 61,900 cfs June 17, 1945 (gage height, 44.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 37,000 cfs; no flow at times in 1939-40, 1943, 1949, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologleal Survey.

Revisions.--W 1211. Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

Ao-ft

Oct.

a2.5

2.0

al.6

al.4

al.3

al.2

al.l

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6 

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

.2

a. 2

a. 2

. a.l

1,280

1,830

533

265

2,450

6,355.7

205

0.189

0.22

12,610

Nov.

6,060

2,220

734

279

189

144

102

86

73

62

54

43 

3Z

23

16

a!4

a!2

all

alO alO"

all

a!2

a!3

a 14

a40

494

1,220

1,190

783

412

-

14,363

479

0.441

0.49

28,490

Dec .

237

Tel

126

99

90

113

111

98

102

118

94

77 

66

59

53

48

44

41

39

37

35

34

32

30

30

29

28

27

27

26 ~Zs

2,140

69.0

0.063

0.07

4,240

Jan.

a25

a25

a26

28

39

62 58

51

44

39

35

32 

Z9

26

a24

a22

a20

a!8

a!6

a!4

a!2

11

alO

aTT

a!2

a!3

a 14

15

a!5

a!6

a!6

778

25.1

0.023

0.03

1,540

Feb.

a20

117

213

 Z53 660

149

122

110

95

78

67

61 

56

51

48

54

62

101

184

169

149

136

126

113

260

529

412

379

237

-

5,016

173

0.159

0.17

9,950

Mar.

164

169

1,630

3,060

1,660

652

366

262

216

2,140

5.620

2,420 

861

438

304

244

188

590

470

524

250

216

163

130

108

90

76

67

60

7TJB"

1,320

22,764

754

0.675

0.78

45,150

Apr.

1,200

854

458

586

1,130

1,140

502

538

285

966

741

10,700 

10,000

5,900

2,560

794

502

454

422

2,040

6,520

7,930

10,500

7,920

5,200

2,260

745

495

365

272

-

83,553

2,778

2.56

2.85

165,300

May

213

174

144

126

154

156

105

78

61

49

38

32 

29

25

25

"ZZ 21

214

1,060

635

286

164

1,100

2,050

702

559

251

149

109

78

55

8,600

277

0.255

0.29

17,060

June

38

73

1,120

380

136

932

1,020

559

201

104

68

45 

32

27

21

16

12

7.8

4.7

5.2

2.4

1.8

1.3

1.6

2.9

2.0

1.0

.6

-J5.5

4,814.4

160

0.147

0.16

9,550

July

0.5

.5

.6

.8

.7

.6

.4

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

T5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.Z

0.23

0.00021

0.0002

14

Aug.

0

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~3.0 23

4.0

3.2

2.1

41.3

1.33

0.0012

0.001

82

Sept.

TB- 1.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1 

0

T3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.9

0.13

0.00012

0.0001

7.7

Calendar year 1951: Max 32,600 Min - Mean 702 Cfsm 0.646 In. 8.75 Ac-ft 508,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 10,700 Min 0 Mean 405 Cfsm 0.373 In. 5.06 Ac-ft 294,000

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 cfs). Apr. 13 (2:30 a.m.) 13,000 cfs (32.17 ft)j Apr. 23 (7 a.m.) 

11,400 cfs 129.80 ft).

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 2, 16, Nov. 15, Jan, 22, 

28, May 12-17, June 11 to July 2Z, Aug. 27 to Sept. 12.
RED RIVER BASIN 403

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°15', long. 96°12', in NW^SE^ sec. 36, T. 3 S., R. 10 E., on downstream 

side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 69 and 75, half a mile downstream from 

Caney Creek, 1.5 miles north of Caney, and at mile 48.5.

Drainage area. 720 sq ml.

Records available. December 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 485.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 13, 1945, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1943-52), 615 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 23.21 ft); 

minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 28, 29.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 52,800 cfs Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 26.77 ft); 

minimum, that of Sept. 28, 29, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 26.9 ft in February 1938, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records 

of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet

per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 2O to Apr. l)

Oct. 1 to Nov 3 to Mar. 2 Mar. 3 to Sept. 30

70

152

9.0

11.0

12.0

15.0

283

955

1,190

1,950 8.4 

9.0

154

298

7.6 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

100

206

343

11.0

14.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

Note.--Same 23.0 as 

preceding table 

above 9.8 ft. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

1,020

1,790

3,520

4,070

5,740

9,000

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Of sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.5

9.1

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.1

9.1

9.5

9.9

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.5

10

12

12

11

16 

990

785

227

98

741

3,100.8

100

0.139

0.16

6,150

Nov.

1. 910

694

233

136

83

62

50

42

39

36

33

31

29

26

24

23

21

20

19

19

20

21

23

25

50

58 

82

110

76

78

-

4,073

136

0.189

0.21

8,080

Dec.

58

51

44

42

42

39

36

38

35

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

30

29

29

29

29

27

27

27

27

i26

26

26

26

1,017

32.8

0.046

0.05

2,020

Jan.

26

26

27

31

30

29

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

28

28

30

30

30

29

29

29

27

27

29

30 

28

27

27

26

26

868

28.0

0.039

0.04

1,720

Feb.

27

74

91

42

36

34

31

28

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

33

36

38

44

47

47

47

46

44

76

176

134

117

95

-

1,523

52.5

0.073

0.08

3,020

Mar.

76

78

895

864

368

231

164

139

124

751

1.560

622

317

248

188

152

128

216

221

158

135

111

91

79

74

70 

66

62

60

67

93

8,408

271

0.376

0.43

16,680

Apr.

280

334

150

224

314

270

156

120

104

118

107

2,270

2,940

1,590

518

323

288

251

221

938

3,200

5,720

7.480

6,840

5,740

2,120 

502

377

294

248

-

44,037

1,468

2.04

2.27

87,350

May

218

196

170

152

135

118

105 "95

84

78

72

68

66

62

58

55

52

324

552

349

211

166

334

605

535

251 

154

120

98

91

87

5,661

183

0.254

0.29

11,230

June

79

76

72

61

66

768

677

147

78

54

44

38

34

32

29

26

24

22

21

20

18

17

16

15

14

14 

13

13

13

11

-

2,513

83.8

0.116

0.13

4,980

July

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

11

38

22

16

14

13

13

11

14

18

18

17

20

19

16

14

12

11 

10

9.2

8.4

8.0

7.5

433.9

14.0

0.019

0.02

861

Aug.

6.6

6.1

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.7

6.9

9.6

8.8

9.6

9.9

8.4

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.3

5.5

4.4

3.5

4.9

5.2

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.8

4.4

3.5

3.0

169.1

5.45

0.0076

0.009

335

Sept.

2.8

2.4

.9

.7

.5

.3

.1

.O

.0

.9

.0

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

.5

.3

.1

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5 

.5

^i

1.0

2.0

-

35.6

1.19

0.0017

0.002

71

Calendar year 1951: Max 1O,OOO Min 6.6 Mean 287 Cfsm O.399 In. 5.40 Ac-ft 207,500

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,480 Min 0.4 Mean 195 Cfsm 0.272 In. 3.69 Ac-ft 142, 5OO

Peak discharge (base. 7.OOP cfa). Apr. 22 (1O p.m.) 10,000 cfs (23.21 ft).
404 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Arthur City, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°53' , long. 95°30' , near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 271 at Arthur City, Lamar County, 10.6 miles downstream from Muddy 

Boggy River, 26.0 miles upstream from Kiamichi River, and at mile 633.1.

Drainage area. 44,531 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. January to December 1905 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), 

January 19Ub' to December 1911 (monthly summaries only), July 1936 to September 1952. 

Gage-height records collected at same site since 1891 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 380.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T"929. During 1905-11 staff gage at St. Louis & San Francisco Railway bridge 200 ft upstream at same datum (corrected), and July I, 1936, to Mar. 24, 1940, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1906-11, 1936-52), 9,211 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 93,400 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 21.74 ft); minimum, V65 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 5.97 ft).

1905-11, 1936-52: Maximum discharge, about 400,000 cfs May 28, 1908 (gage height, 

43.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs on basis of records for later 

years; minimum, 166 cfs Nov. 2, 1944 (gage height, 4.94 ft).

Maximum stage known, that of May 28, 1908.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation since Oct. 31, 1943, by Lake Texoma, 92.8 miles above station (see p. 398).

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologioal Survey.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area. W 1311: 1906-11.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, 28, Dec. 10-14, Feb. 29 to 

Mar. 24, Apr. 24 to May 3, May 6-23, May 26 to June 25, Aug. 20, 

Sept. 1-3)

Oct. 1-28, Apr. 24 to Sept. 3 Oct. 29 to Apr. 23, Sept. 4-30

6.7 1,100

7.0 1,300

8.0 2,200

10.0 5,300

12.0 10,300

15.0 21,900

18.0 43,900

20.0 63,700

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

790

1,400

2,610

4,190

6,230

11.0 8,950

13.0 17,300

16.0 35,100

21.0 85,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

22

23

i24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

,930

,260

,380

,680

,960

,100

,180

,490

,610

,490

,740

,780

,700

,740

,650

.060

,160

,700

,930

,980

,080

,830

,650

,410

,080

,980

,080

,180

.710

,830

,820

69,170

2,231

137,200

Nov.

4,550

9,610

9.960

6,470

3,360

2,000

1,880

2,750

2,540

2,400

2,260

2,140

1,400

1.090

1,940

2,140

2,140

2,200

2,070

1,360

1,120

1,760

2,260

2,200

1,360

2,200

1,880

2,200

3,760

3,360

-

86,360

2,879

171,300

Dec.

3.200

3,050

2,610

1,820

1,700

2,540

2,610

2,540

2,470

2,260

1,640

1,320

2,200

2,260

2,470

2,540

2,070

1,490

1,490

2,540

2,980

2,980

2,470

1,880

1,440

1.220

1,590

1,250

2,000

2,070

2,400

67,100

2,165

133,100

Jan.

1,880

1.220

1,640

2,260

3,440

3,050

2,330

2,400

2,820

3,360

3,850

5.940

3,760

2,750

1,760

2,400

3,680

3,940

3,760

3,440

2,330

1,490

1,820

3,280

3,360

3,200

3,200

2,200

1,250

1,400

2,470

83,680

2,699

166,000

Feb.

2,610

2,750

2,820

2,470

1,880

1,940

2,610

2,750

2,540

2,470

1,940

1.250

1,440

2,470

2,470

2,680

3,050

2,470

1,360

1,440

2,820

3,050

3,200

3,280

2,470

1,360

1,360

2,200

2,330

-

67,480

2,327

133,800

Mar.

2,200

2,330

2,980

4,370

8,050

6,970

4,280

3,050

2,610

3,760

5,550

8.640

87550

5,330

3,360

2,820

2,750

2,260

3,760

5,770

5,330

4,930

4,930

3,440

2.070

2,260

3,360

3,600

3,940

3,440

3,680

130,150

4,198

258, 100

Apr.

5,4.40

5,550

5,660

8,640

9,610

7,770

4,730

2,900,

3,760

6,110

7,770

16,900

31,000

24, 800

17,300

15,400

14,900

9,610

6,230

6,470

11, 500

39,000

85.500

55,000

29,100

22,400

20,000

16,600

14,000

10,300

-

513,750

17,120

*1,019

May

7,690

7,210

6,980

6,530

4,320

2,680

3,570

6,100

5,890

5,890

5,690

3,100

1,450

1. 410

2,490

3,030

4,230

5,490

4,930

4,580

4,140

4,400

6,310

11,200

12.600

7,690

3,980

3,730

8,490

6,980

5,490

168,270

5,428

333,800

June

3,730

2,560

1,880

2,310

5,110

7,210

7,690

9.650

4,580

2,620

2,370

3,900

3,570

3,410

3,330

2,430

1,740

1,880

3,730

3,570

3,260

3,100

2,620

1,740

1.580

3,180

3,980

3,900

3,810

2,750

-

106,990

3,566

212,200

July

1,740

1,530

3,100

3,730

4.140

2,890

1.340

1,740

1,490

2,560

2,080

2,560

3,260

2,560

1,610

1,380

3,100

3,490

3,490

3,410

2,620

1,650

1,410

3,260

3,810

3,900

3,980

3,260

1,930

1,530

3,530

81,880

2,641

162,400

Aug.

3,980

3,650

3,650

2,820

1,700

1.410

2,680

3,410

4.140

3,570

3,030

2,310

1,650

3,730

4,060

3,810

3,330

3,490

2,560

2,680

3,730

3,810

3,980

3,810

2,560

1,780

2,080

3,900

3,980

3,730

3,650

98,670

3,183

195,700

Sept.

2,890

1,740

1,100

1,440

2,000

2,680

2,610

2,000

1,060

1,030

2,680

2,610

2,200

2,470

2,000

1,540

1,250

3,360

3.680

2,750

2,470

2,820

1,700

945

890

1,120

1,060

1,030

1,220

865

-

57,210

1,907

113,500

Calendar year 1951: Max 7O,100 Min 1,060 Mean 8,823 Ac-l't 6,387,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 85,300 Min 865 Mean 4,182 Ac-ft 3,036,000

* Expressed in thousands
RED RIVER BASIN 405

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°12', long. 95°29' , in SE£ sec. 14, T. 4 S. , R. 17 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 7, if miles northwest of Belzoni, 

6.5 miles downstream from Cedar Creek, 10 miles upstream from Possum Creek, and at mile 

47.7.

Drainage area. 1,423 sq mi.

Records available. December 1925 to September 1931, October 1935 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 389.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 14, 1940, chain or wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1926-31, 1935-52), 1,818 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,800 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 33.20 ft); no

1925-31, 1935-52: Maximum discharge, 71,400 cfs Feb. 18, 1938 (gage height, 44.0 

ft); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 44.2 ft in October 1915, from information by local residents. 

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1926 and 1931 

revised to 22,200 cfs May 7, 1926 (gage height, 29.9 ft) and 16,700 cfs Feb. 9, 1931 

(gage height, 25.6 ft) superseding figures published in Water-Supply Papers 627 and 717, 

respectively.

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Small 

diversion above station for municipal supply of city of Antlers. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

1252.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). W 1037: 1927-28, 1938. W 1211: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the low-water period in the water year 

1936, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 827, are given herewith.

Sept. 4, 1936..... 0 

Sept. 5, 1936..... 0

Month

Water year 1935-36.... 

Calendar year 1936....

Cf s-days

277,810.3 

297,658.3

Maximum

35,100 

35,100

Minimum

0

0 

0

Mean

2,885

759 

813

Runoff In 

acre-feet

171,700

551,100 

590,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per cond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

273

178

130

101

83

66

52

48

43

39

36

34

32

28

26

28

28

27

26

25

24

23

42

1,280

1,300

622

461

2,230

2,800

1,360

4^230

15,675

506

0.356

0.41

31,090

Nov.

12,200

15 . 100

8,300

2,620

1,740

1,360

2,060

1,680

1,220

939

790

668

574

538

515

443

377

330

293

270

246

235

220

232

1,850

6,420

5,940

5,020

3,470

2,300

-

75,950

2,532

1.78

1.98

150,600

Dec.

1,680

1,330

1,090

93,9

888

1,020

1,200

990

1,020

2.650

1,920

1^330

1,040

888

790

716

622

542

506

474

448

416

373

339

330

330

407

452

416

382

369

26,077

841

0.591

0.68

51,720

Jan.

360

360

390

,200

.680

,580

,250

,020

864

766

668

598

542

506

488

474

452

430

403

373

360

330

314

289

273

262

-250

243

232

220

220

17,397

561

0.394

0.45

34,510

Feb.

622

520

506

502

538

510

479

448

407

373

343

330

318

297

2J_3

364

560

584

716

1,020

839

766

814

766

1,200

2.690

2,620

1,860

1,410

-

-

22,675

782

0.550

0.59

44,980

Mar.

1,140

1,430

4,840

8,760

5,910

3,110

2,160

1,680

1,360

6,580

12,000

10,300

4,330

2,620

1,920

1,520

1,250

1,580

2,160

1,860

1,410

1,140

939

839

741

668

598

551

506

533

839

85,274

2,751

1.93

2.23

169,100

Apr.

4,060

3,020

2,040

3,920

4,780

3,400

2,230

1,680

1,900

5,520

6,030

21,900

24,800

21,600

10,100

3,620

2,490

1,920

1,630

2,700

9,220

22,600

25.300

21,000

13,100

3,980

2,560

1,920

1,460

1.200

-

231,680

7,723

5.43

6.05

459,500

May

990

839

716

716

622

528

438

369

322

285

250

220

202

178

168

158

152

492

868

1,360

790

533

766

2,690

2.900

1,460

888

766

668

470

434

22,258

713

0.505

0.58

44 , 150

June

386

322

273

224

232

1,030

2.100

888

520

356

273

213

175

145

121

98

88

81

72

64

56

49

42

35

32

28

26

23

20

11

7,989

266

0.187

0.21

15,850

July

15

14

13

11

10

15

23

16

12

9.5

8.0

6.6

5.7

5.0

4.3

4.6

9.0

31

45

28

21

27

48

38

31

25

21

18

14

11

10

549.7

17.7

0.012

0.01

1,090

Aug.

10

9.5

8.0

6.2

6.6

5.7

4.6

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.6

1.0

1.3

.9

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

^

90.3

2.91

0.0020

0.002

179

Sept.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

63

262

139

81

54

42

35

28

-

704.1

23.5

0.017

0.02

1,400

Calendar year 1951: Max 43,000 Min 13 Mean 2,056 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.61 Ac-ft 1,488,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 25,300 Min 0 Mean 1,383 Cfsm 0.972 In. 13.21 Ac-ft 1,004,000

Peak discharge (base!' 16.000 efs).--Apr. 12 (10 p.m.) 25,600 cfs (31.80 ft); Apr. 23 (4:30 a.m.) 

27,800 cfs (33.20 ft).
406 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Index, Ark.

", long. 94°02'25", in SW£ sec. 7, T. 14 S., R. 28 W., near right 

ide of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 2£ miles south of Ogden,

Location. Lat 33°33'05 

bank on downstream side 

20.6 miles upstream from Little River, and at mile 485.3.

Drainage area. 48,030 sq. mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1917 are contained in reports of U . S . Weather Bureau .

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 246.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 12, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 13,820 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 112,000 cfs Apr. 25; maximum gage height, 24.50 

ft in gage well, 24.80 ft from outside gage Apr. 25; minimum discharge, 1,320 cfs 

Sept. 29.

1936-52: Maximum discharge. 297,000 cfs Feb. 23, 1938 (gage height, 34.25 ft); minimum observed, 400 cfs Sept. 12-14, 1936.

Remarks . Records good. Some regulation by Lake Texoma, 241 miles above station (see

p. 398). Discharge measurements generally made three times a month and more frequently 

during rises .

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

3,560 

3,920

4,Q80

3,480

2,560

2,210

2,690

3,210

3,340

3,480

3,340

2,560

2,100

1,980

2,100

2,100

2,040

1,980

1,820

1.520

1,560

1,880

2,270

2,440

2,500

2,380 

2,100 

2,820 

3,480

3,480

5,660

84,640

2,730

167,900

IJov.

8,760 

8,490

13,600

19.500

18,700

13,400

8,490

5,900

4,750

4,750

4,930

4,580

4,080

3,780

3,420

2,940

2,560

2,500

2,750

2,820

2,750

2,750

2,440

2.150

2,210

2,630 

3,080 

3,600 

7,240

8,230

-

177,780

5,926

352,600

Dec.

7.980 

7,480

6,330

5,700

5,120

4,580

3,920

3,630

4,240

5,900

6,330

5,900

6,120

5,500

4,400

4,240

4,080

4,080

3,920

3,780

3,280

2,940

3,280

3,630

3,780

3,630 

3,280 

2,880 

2,560

2.500

2,500

137,490

4,435

272,700

Jan.

2.650 

2,940

3,780

7,480

9.500

9,020

8,760

8,760

7,720

6,350

5,300

5,120

4,950

5,120

5,500

5,120

4,400

5,650

5,560

4,240

4,950

5,500

5,500

4,580

5,560

5,210 

5,780 

4,080 

4,080

5,920

5,560

160,140

5,166

517,600

Feb.

2,820 

2.650

3,210

3,920

4,400

4,580

4,400

5,780

5,420

5,560

3,780

3,780

3,780

3,780

3,650

3,420

3,630

4,080

4,400

5,500

5.900

5,120

4,400

4,580

4,950

5,120 

5,500 

5,500 

5,120

.

-

122,470

4,E25

242,900

Mar.

5,120 

5,120

5,500

6,550

10,200

15,100

17,000

14,000

10,200

7,980

7,000

10,700

17,800

21.200

18,500

12,500

8,490

7,000

6,550

6,550

6,550

8,230

9,500

9,020

7,980

7,000 

5,700 

4,400 

4.080

4,580

4,950

283,550

9,140

562,000

Apr.

6.780 

8,250

9,020

11,700

15,700

17,400

17,800

15,100

11,400

9,020

8,250

15,400

58,600

61,800

62,800

51,200

58,200

27,700

19,900

14,400

12,700

25,500

73,000

106,000

111,000

94 , 000 

67,000 

46,000 

29,500

20,800

-

1,041,680

54,720

*2,066

May

16,600 

15,100

10,500

8,900

8,000

7,480

6,550

5,120

4,080

4,580

5,700

5,500

5,500

5,500

4,080

5,540

5.080

5,480

4,080

5,900

7,480

6,780

6,550

6,550

9,020

15,500 

17 .000 

15,700 

9,580

7,240

9,500

259,570

7,72.2

474,800

June

10.200 

8,250

6,780

5,500

4,240

3,780

5,780

5,900

8,490

10,200

9,500

6,550

4,400

5,780

4,240

4,240

4,080

5,920

5,560

5,010

2,820

5,480

5,780

5,630

5,560

5,540 

2,820 

2^580 

2,880

5,780

-

146,250

4,874

290,000

July

5.920 

5,920

3,480

2,690

2,270

2,690

3,420

5,780

5,650

2,440

2,100

1,980

2,320

2,500

2,500

3,010

3,280

2,630

2,150

2,650

5,480

5,560

5,560

5,280

2,500

1.950 

2,320 

5,280 

5,780

5,780

5,650

92,440

2,982

185,400

Aug.

2,880 

2.100

2,500

5,420

5,780

3,920

5,780

2,820

2,150

2,580

5,080

5,650

5,780

5,560

5,210

2,500

2,820

5,650

5,920

5,780

5,650

5,280

2,820

5,540

3,780

4.080 

3,920 

5,480 

2,750

2,520

5,010

100,050

5,227

198,400

Sept.

5.780 

5,780

3,760

3,420

2,750

1,930

1,620

1,820

2,210

2,440

2,380

1,880

1,460

1,620

2,270

2,380

2,270

2,320

2,150

1,820

1,980

2,940

3,140

2,690

2,650

2,440 

1,880 

1,460 

1.570

1,460

-

70,070

2,556

159,000

Calendar year 1951: Max 102,000 Mln 1,520 Mean 12,700 Ao-ft 9,191,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 111,000 Mln 1,370 Mean 7,256 Ao-ft 5,267,000

* Expressed In thousands.
RED RIVER BASIN 407 

Little River near Wright City, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°04' , long. 95°03', on north edge HV£ see. 6, T. 6 S., R. 22 E. , on left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on county road, if miles upstream from White Oak 

Creek and 2 miles west of Wright City.

Drainage area. 645 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1929 to September 1931, December 1944 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 346.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers), October 1929 to September 1931, chain gage at 

railroad bridge 1 mile downstream at datum 4.27 ft higher. December 1944 to July 30, 

1951, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1931, 1945-52), 1,031 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,300 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 39.62 ft); 

minimum, 1.2 cfs Aug. 22, Sept. 13, 14.

1929-31, 1944-52: Maximum discharge, 75,400 cfs Sept. 16, 1950 (gage height, 45.77 

ft); no flow July 24 to Sept. 15, Sept. 19-25, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from return of overbank flow, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month and more 

frequently during rises.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 31, Nov. 1, Apr. 12, 20-22)

125

6.0

7.0

3.0

10.0

14.0

13.0

22.0

220

462

770

1,440

2,960

4,810

6,930

26.0

30.0

34.0

38.0

40.0

9,230

12,200

17,000

25,800

34,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

39

48

42

40

42

39

34

29

27

22

19

18

16

14

13

11

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

228

196

107

71

186

304

690

578

4,510

7,181.8

232

0.360

0.41

14,240

Nov.

ell. OOP

c3,440

' cl,890

1,200

865

1,130

1,300

1,050

802

642

518

448

393

341

304

282

236

206

189

175

162

15b

156

166

558

2,920

2,420

2,220

1,610

1,160

-

37,952

1,265

1.96

Dec.

898

738

642

548

610

674

642

1,320

1.960

1,850

1,330

1,030

834

706

578

476

420

403

380

354

341

293

271

260

304

367

380

420

420

406

380

20,238

653

1.01

£.19 1.17

75,280 40,140

Jan.

354

617

866

1,400

1,500

1.640

1,030

866

738

610

504

448

406

380

354

.52.8

Feb.

198

304

454

518

518

476

420

380

5'.1

316

i*5

Mar.

/22

1,060

2,690

4,910

2,850

Apr.

834

658

674

3,140

2,620

1,780] 1,740

1,330 1,230

1,030) 96?

866

3,950

8.K70

£-:o 4,570

i.. 4

t'. 'J^

2;,G

2 '-.',:>

.' Oil . ..

U60

240

230

236

220

200

189

187

181

166

154

147

151

15,188

490

0.760

0.88

30,120

2,380

1,540

1,160

898

754

994

7j8

898

802

738

658

994

1.570

1,300

1,100

898

-

-

16,319

563

0.873

0.94

32,370

994

834

690

610

518

448

406

367

328

304

282

491

1,100

49,716

1,604

2.49

2.87

98,610

834

May

533

June

420

462 328

406 250

367 216

32fl 187

27: 27B

23£ 786

202 E4B

181 38C

2,2i;(j 162

2 , tKO 143

013,6001 125

cri, 000 > 112

c5,000

c2,650

2,190

1,440

1,100

962

1,430

5,060

C29.900

016,600

c5,750

c2,840

c 1,920

1,440

1,060

834

658

-

129,830

4,328

6.71

7.49

25^ ,500

104

94

88

80

1,980

1,400

866

548

380

477

1,920

1,610

962

6K6

4?fc

1,420

098

S10

18,063

583

0.904

1.04

35,830

July

13

12

11

10

10

9 6

9.6

9.6

10

ZY' 9.1

224 8.2

187 6.8

l^C

132

112

97

81

71

61

54

47

41

36

32

28

24

2J

18

Ib

15

5,liS

171

C.265

0.30

10,190

6.8

5.9

5.2

5.6

9.1

21

24

43

114

86

62

49

39

34

32

25

21

18

16

735.5

?3.7

0.037

0.04

1,460

Aug.

16

16

13

10

9.6

8.2

7.7

7.3

6.8

6.4

5.9

5.2

4.8

3.8

3.1

2.4

2.4

1.6

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.4

5.6

25

22

10

7.7

6.4

7.3

11

10

241.6

-, 7.79

0~.01i;

0.01

479

Sept.

9.6

8.7

7.3

5.9

5.6

5.2

3.8

3.4

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.6

1.6

7.5

10

4.8

4.8

5.9

5.9

4.8

4.5

3.8

2.7

2.4

2.4

1.6

1.6

-

126.7

4.22

0.-D06S

0.007

251

Calendar year 1951: Max 31,200 Mir. 2.3 Mean l,lli Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.58 Ac-ft 804,600

Water year 1951-52: K^x 29,900 Min 1.2 Mean 822 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.35 Ai-ft 596,500

Peak discharge (base. 9,000 cfs

=fB (27.83 ft); Apr. 12 (5 p.m.

o Backwater from return of ov

.--Nov. 1 (8:30 

25,800 cfs (38.00 ft); Ap 

 rbank flow.

.m.) 14,800 cfs (32.50 ft); Mar. 11 (4 a.m.) 10.400 

22 (5:30 p.m.) 32,?00 cfs <33.62 ft).
408 RED RIVER BASIN

Little River near Idabel, Okla.

Location.--Lat 33 0 56', long. 94 0 49', in NE^ sec. 19, T. 73., R. 24 E., near center of 

span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 3 miles north of Idabel, 7.8 miles 

upstream from Lukfata Creek, 16.5 miles (revised) downstream from Glover Creek, and at 

mile 111.4.

Drainage area. 1,146 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1929 to September 1946, discontinued (October 1931 to September 1935 monthly discharge only, published in Water-Supply Paper 1311).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read two or more times daily. Datum of gage was 318.52 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 12, 1935, 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 1,632 ofs.

Extremes. 1929-46: Maximum discharge, 86,000 cfs (revised) Feb. 18, 1938 (gage height, 

39.3 ft), from rating curve extended above 35,000 cfs on basis of rainfall-runoff comparisons; no flow at times.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water- Supply 

Paper

702.... .....

827.. .......

827, 877.... 

877... ......

877..... ....

897.........

927.........

1037........

1057........

Water 

year

1930

1936

1937 

1938

1939

1940

1941

1945

1946

Date

May 12, 1930

Apr. 22, 1937 

Feb. 18, 1938

May 25, 1940

Mar. 30, 1945

May 26, 1946

Discharge 

(cfs)

25,200

27,000

13,900 

86,000

44,600

19,900

14,500

71,000

25,700

Gage height 

(feet )

33.14

29.5 

39.3

35.4

31.71

29.90

37.60

32.77

Cooperation.--Records 1932-33, 1937-46 computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods

in the water years 1930, 1936, and 1938 superseding figures published in Water-Supply

Papers 702, 827, and 877 are given herewith:

Date

1930

May 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

7,350

12,300

12,900

13,200

22,100

14,400

9,900

18,000

24,100

13,600

9,100

Date

1930-Con.

May 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

6,650

5,350

11,900

13 , 100

14,200

12 , 900

9,720

6,100

4,200

10,900

12,900

Date

1930-Con.

May 26

27

1935

Dec. 8

1938

Jan. 24

25

Feb. 18

19

Discharge

9,000

5,100

26,400

34,500

40,000

63 , 000

64,500

Month

Water year 1929-30.....

Water year 1936 ........

Water year 1937-38..... 

Calendar year 1938.....

Cfs-days

630,438

269,712

820,291.4 

720,823.1

Maximum

24,100

26,40O

64,500 

64,500

Minimum

0

0

.2 

0

Mean

1,730

3 213

737

2,247 

1,975

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,250,000

535,000

1,627,000 

1,430,000
RED RIVER BASIN 409

Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla.

Location. Lat 33°56', long. 94°45<, in SE£ sec. 14, T. 7 S., R. 24 E., on left bank at

 downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, just downstream from Lukfata Creek, 

5 miles northeast of Idabel.

Drainage area.--1,226 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 312.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 1, 1946, to Oct. 26, 1950, and for stages 

below 9 ft Oct. 26, 1950, to Oct. 10, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 2,072 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,800 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 35.04 ft); 

minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 16, 17.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 76,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1949 (gage height, 39.22 ft); minimum, 5.8 cfs Oct. 1, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month and 

more often during rises.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 4-6j rate of change in 

stage used as a factor Apr. 9-30)

4.42

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

121

200

7.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

409

714

2,420

4,460

6,680

24.0

28.0

30.0

32.0

35.0

9,180

12,600

15,700

21,700

40,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

g?3

g66

g81

g97

g89

g84

g?9

g69

g64

g57

52

49

46

44

41

37

35

35

33 

31

29

29

35

158

490

326

274

651

1.670 

1,230

1,410

7,465

241

0.197

0.23

14,810

Nov.

5,220

9,950

10.200

7,150

3,340

1,770

2,040

2,090

1,670

1,320

1,070

926

802

696

612

534

476

409

360 

326

304

284

274

284

294

1,050

3,620

3,770

3,460 

2,560

-

66,861

2,229

1.82

2.03

132,600

Dec.

,860

,410

,190

,070

,070

,190

,320

,580

,670

.550

,460

,420

,810

,450

,230

1,030

890

802

766 

749

714

645

580

519

519

628

962

962

926 

890

854

41,516

1,339

1.09

1.26

82,350

Jan.

784

1,960

4.890

4,240

3,900

3,460

2,700

2,040

1,670

1,410

1,150

998

872

819

766

696

645

596

549 

490

462

476

462

422

384

360

360

337

315 

310" 294

38,817

1,252

1.02

1.18

76,990

Feb.

448

580

784

998

998

962

872

784

696

628

564

679

890

1,110

819

749

872

926

890 

1,190

1,720

1,810

1,580

1,410

1,500

2,230

2.560

2,320

1,900

-

33,469

1,154

0.941

1.02

66,380

Mar.

1,500

1,720

3,250

5,320

6,440

5,210

3,360

2,270

1,720

1,860

5,710

8.710

8,260

5,600

3,050

1,950

1,500

1,450

1,860 

1,770

1,500

1,410

1,190

998

872

802

714

645

580 

792

1,950

83,963

2,708

2.21

2.55

166,500

Apr.

2,320

1,860

1.450

3,560

5,940

5,000

3,410

2,270

1,860

3,040

4,270

8,950

14,800

22,800

16,800

11,800

8,130

4,450

2,190 

2,060

5,510

13,700

31,600

55.900

19,400

12,600

8,650

4,940

2,520 

1,520

-

261,100

8,703

7.10

7.92

517,900

May

1,230

1,030

926

836

749

645

519

435

384

348

315

294

264

235

217

200

188

648

5.100 

2,510

1,500

998

854

1,570

2,900

2,460

1,540

1,050

978 

1,600

1,250

51,735

1,024

0.855

0.96

62,940

June

890

645

490

596

557

304

484

1.050

784

549

422

357

284

244

217

185

164

147

132

115

105

90

82

74

67

58

53

50

47 

42_

-

8,822

294

0.240

0.27

17,500

July

38

37

55

55

55

55

52

51

29

29

28

27

27

26

25.

27

A

59

48 

59

55

73

117

99

81

69

58

57

55 

48

41

1,424

45.9

0.057

0.04

2,820

Aug.

37

34

51

29

34

27

27

27

26

22

20

18

18

17

16

14

14

11

IT 

12

12

12

13

16

25

38

43

57

29 

24

20

712

23.0

0.019

0.02

1,410

Sept.

19

18

18

18

18

16

14

13

12

12

12

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.5

8,0

9.5

10 

11

18

22

21

17

16

14

13

12

12 

11

-

411.0

13.7

0.011

0.01

815

Calendar year 1951: Max 31,900 

Water year 1951-52: Max 33,900

Min 

Min

Mean 1,968 

Mean 1,575

Cfsra 1.61 In. 21.80 Ac-ft 1,425,000 

Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.49 Ac-ft 1,143,000

Peak discharge (base 10.000 cfs).--Nov. 3 (1 a.m.) 10,800 cfs (26.09 ft); Apr. 14 (1:30 p.m.) 

24,200 cfs (52.46 ft); Apr . 23 (11 p.m.) 40,800 cfs (35.04 ft).

g Computed from twice-daily wire -weight-gage readings.
410 RED RIVER BASIK

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°03', I'^ng. 94°37', in SEt SBZ. 7, "". 5 S., R. 26 S. , near center of span 

on downstream side 01 pier of bridge on U. S. Kigl'wt"/ 70, 2 miles west of Eagletown and 

8.9 miles upstream fy-C'fl mouth.

Drainage area. 787 sq irJ .

Records available. Marcn 1924 to December 1925 (published as near "Broken Bow"), October 

1929 to September 19L-<1, October 1935 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3t<3.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corn; of Engineers). Mar. 30, 1924, to Dec. 31, 1925, cnaln gage at 

bridge 300 ft downstt'°an at datum 0.70 ft higher. Oct. 9, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, 

chain gsge, Out, 1, 1935, to Aug. 2, 1940, wire-weight gage, and Aug. 3, 1940, to 

Jan. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder, at bridge 300 i'fc downstream at same datum. Jan. 31, 

1950, to Jaly 22, n 950, wlre-wolght gage at present site and datom.

Average discharge. 20 /ears (1925, 1929-31, 1335-5? - 1.346 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57,400 cfs Apr', 2? (gage height, 21.08 ft!; no 

 Flow Sept. 4-30.

1924-25, 1929-31, 1935-52: Maximum discharge, 91,500 cfs Feb. 12, 1950, from rating 

curve extended above 65,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 25.80 ft Mar. 29, 1945; no flow 

at times in 1930, 1934, 1936, Z939, 3943, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 ft in August 1915, from information by local residents. 

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge and gage heights for some wacer years 

have been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published 

in water-supply papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

Water 

year Date

June 13, 1925

May 11, 1930

Dec. v, 1935

Aug. 23, 1937

Jan. 24, 1938

Apr. 17, 1939

Oct. 31, 1941

DischST-s 

(cfs)

Gage height 

(feet)

22.0

21.0

17.54

15.0

25.4

23.0

19.90

t Not previously determined. 

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Revisions.--W 1211: Drainage area, Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per

second, for high-water period? in water years 1924, 1925, 1920, and 1938, superseding 

figures published in Water-Supply Papers 587, 607, and 877, are given herewith:

Date

192i

E6.. .. .

Dii- charge

3.610

14,5',C 

6,820

Date

£7. ....

Discharge

?

-'"' - 

Date

vr

",....

Discharge

3,610

11,100 

3,610

Peb . 25 . . . 

24. ..

. |

, 1 6,3*0 

. 1 3,040

I oct. IP;;;" ?,«7P i, .?,.... 

12.500 l! 7-1. -'-.. ..

17,200 ;i :!-,....

3, 2 JO II 

ii

70,400

58,700

Inches

-

-_

-

Acre-feet

117,000 

54 , 500

40,400 

55,300

106,000

301,000

90,6OO

77,400

4bO,000
RED RIVER BASIN 

Mountain Pork River near Eagletown, Okla. Continued

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 12, 13, 22, 23, 

June 26 to Sept. 30)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

70

121

246

431

698

1,620

6.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

18.1

2,900

6,470

16,300

30,800

41,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

IS

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

3C

31

Ibtal

Mean

Of sm

In .

Ac-ft

Oct.

175 

134

106

90

79

70

64

58

57

54

49

46

42

41

40

38

36

34

33

33

30

30

39

550 

422

326

301

2.710

1,680

1,080

2,570

11,017

355

0.451

0.52

21,850

Nov.

20.200 

5,360

2,900

1,910

1,510

2,310

3,430

2,220

1,620

1,210

947

803

692

636

568

502

418

364

318

291

268

249

243

249

1,410

4,170

3,430

2,900

2,160

1,620

-

64,908

2,164

2.75

3.07

128,700

Dec.

1,300 

1,040

929

1,350

1,730

1,970

1,730

2,280

5.650

4,000

2,690

1,970

1,560

1,270

1,060

888

698

648

732

746

698

686

608

568 

590

2,190

2,280

1,790

1,460

1,280

1,060

47,451

1,531

1.95

2.24

94,120

Jan.

888 

3,950

10.100

8,250

6,260

4,000

2,760

2,090

1,680

1,350

1,120

912

796

725

673

619

563

521

477

436

414

392

384

376 

337

322

304

287

277

258

255

51,776

1,670

2.12

2.45

102,700

Feb.

392 

900

,790

,850

,620

,350

,120

920

788

686

602

558

732

698

613

568

531

558

982

1,790

2,350

1,730

1,510

1,350 

1,680

2.660

2,280

1,850

1,510

_

-

35,968

1,240

1.58

1.70

71,340

Mar.

1,230 

1,460

2,760

4,880

3,510

2,480

1,850

1,460

1,220

2,090

8.710

5,000

3,200

2,220

1,680

1,350

1,100

1,090

1,510

1,350

1,200

1,290

1,850

1,350 

1,070

888

752

648

579

680

1,170

61,627

1,988

2.53

2.91

122,200

Apr.

2,160 

2,980

2,090

6,470

5,740

3,400

2,350

1.790

2,140

8,940

5,850

27,100

25,100

3,250

4,430

2,980

2,160

1,680

1,400

1,400

6,020

40.800

32,600

8,250 

4,430

2,980

2,160

1,620

1,290

1.050

-

219,590

7,320

9.30

10.38

435 , 600

May

840 

712

648

673

547

449

376

318

284

294

243

217

201

193

175

160

147

743

2,130

1,110

739

608

909

5.490 

2,690

1,620

1,060

781

698

625

502

24,182

780

0.991

1.14

47,960

June

397

555

284

249

223

209

190

190

165

147

132

117

104

90

82

72

65

58

52

45

40

56

53

29 

25

23

20

17

16

15

-

5,455

115

0.146

0.16

6,850

July

13 

14

16

16

18

19

16

13

12

12

11

10

8.6

7.9

7.3

7.9

12

16

16

17

23

22

18

15 

12

10

11

11

8.9

7.6

6.0

407.2

13.1

0.017

0.02

808

Aug.

5^5 

5.0

3.8

3.5

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.4 

1.3

1.1

.8

.7

.4

.3

.2

69.1

2.23

0.0028

0.003

137

Sept.

~0.2 

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.5

0.02

X 000025

0.00002

1.0

Calendar year 1951: Max 20,200 Min 8.S Mean 1,388 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.94 Ac-ft 1,005,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 40,800 Min 0 Mean 1,422 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.59 Ac-ft 1,032,000

Peak discharge (base; 22,000 efs).--Nov. 1 (5:30 a.m.) 27,800 cfs (15.32 ft); 

45,400 cfs (19.23 ft); Apr. 22 (4:30 p.m.) 57,400 cfs (21.08 ft).

pr. 12 (10 p.m.)
412 RED RIVER BASIN

Rolling Pork near De Queen, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°03', long. 94°25', in SW£ sec. 21, T. 8 S., R. 32 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 4 miles west of De 

Queen, 6 miles upstream from Rock Creek, and 17 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--181 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 315 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Dec. 16, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs Apr. 12, 22 (gage height, 18.80 ft); 

 minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, Sept. 10-13,

1948-52: Maximum discharge, 23,700 cfs Jan. 13, 1950 (gage height, 21.04 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-16, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 25.6 ft from flooctaarks, Aug. 27, 1947 (discharge, 110,000 cfs 

from contracted-opening computation).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements 

generally made three times a month.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet

per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Nov. 5, 10-2S, Dec. 1-3, 16-24, Jan. 1, 8 

16-31, Mar. 16-21)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

182

5.0 364

7.0 884

10.0 2,080

13.0 3,630

13.8 4,260

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

0.2 

1.1 

2.6 

9.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

132

202

388

7.0 944

10.0 2,190

13.0

15.0

17.4

5,690

9,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ftj

Oct.

26

22

17

15

14

13

13

10

8.7

8.4

8.0

7 .6

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

3^9

4.6 

9.8

8.4

12

22

31

122

134

103

504

961.6

31.0

0.171

O.20

1,910

Nov.

1.660

587

343

230

138

639

548

343

247

186

149

126

109

95

80

69

61

54

48

43

41

38 

38

42

56

169

247

265

238

199

-

7,138

238

1.31

1.47

14,160

Dec.

162

136

156

256

354

386

536

608

1.670

781

500

364

274

256

213

164

141

154

158

169

184

172 

165

153

213

639

512

386

313

247

207

10,629

343

1.90

2.18

21,080

Jan.

168

997

4.250

2,750

1,600

1,200

574

452

366

316

270

226

210

191

174

158

144

126

114

104

99

109 

111

99

90

88

86

80

73

68

79

15,372

496

2.74

3.16

30,490

Feb.

358

1.480

978

648

468

356

279

218

183

153

132

119

226

279

252

244

236

202

218

1,160

750

528 

421

336

480

620

516

410

326

_

-

12,575

434

2.40

2.58

24,940

Mar.

252

394

966

1,240

750

528

388

298

244

1,650

1,870

1,010

662

468

356

279

226

244

279

244

636

2,990 

1,240

705

492

356

279

218

177

214

432

20,087

648

3.58

4.13

39,840

Apr.

492

410

346

2,040

1,310

735

504

366

350

3,040

1,260

7,510

4,180

1,520

844

567

410

316

252

242

2,200

9.550 

5,570

1,540

844

554

399

298

226

177

-

48,032

1,601

8.85

9.87

95,270

May

143

117

102

90

81

70

59

52

46

52

45

41

36

35

29

27

24

154

360

199

144

104 

131

1,100

648

606

226

157

124

107

84

5,191

1S7

0.923

Il07

10,300

June

67

55

45

44

38

34

30

26

24

21

19

17

15

13

12

11

9.8

9.0

8.3

7.2

6.5

6.5 

5.5

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

3.9

3.3

2.8

-

553.3

18.4

0.102

0.11

1,100

July

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

2.2

3.6

3.3

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

^9

.9

60.0

1.94

0.011

0.01

119

Aug.

0.9

.9

.9

.0

.2

.1

.1

.1

.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.5

.6

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

^

.2

19.7

0.64

0.0035

0.004

39

Sept.

0.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.8

.8

.7

.8

^

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

-

12.9

0.43

0.0024

0.003

26

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,180 Min 2.3 Mean 275 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.62 Ac-ft 199,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,530 Min 0.2 Mean 330 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.79 Ac-ft 239,300

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Jan. 3 (2 a.m.) 7,000 cfs (16.45 ft): Mar. 22 (2 a.m.) 4,170 

cfs (13.45 ft); Apr. 10 (7:30 a.m.) 4,850 cfs (14.20 ft); Apr. 12 (3 p.m.) 14,000 cfs (18.80 ft)j 

Apr. 22 (1:50 p.m.) 14,000 cfs (18.80 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 413

Little River near Horatio, Ark.

Location. Lat 33°55'10", long. 94°23'15", in NEtr sec. 10, T. 10 S., R. 32 W., on left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 41, 0.9 mile downstream 

from Rolling Pork, 2 miles southwest of Horatio, and 28.5 miles upstream from 

Cossatot River.

Drainage area. 2,674 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1930 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 272.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 5, 1935, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1931-52), 4,126 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 83,900 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 34.26 ft); 

mTnTmum, 12 cfs Sept. 13, 14 (gage height, 3.58 ft).

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 37.70 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 93,000 cfs; minimum, 1 cfs Aug. 18 to Sept. 1, 1934; 

minimum gage height, 3.09 ft Aug. 25-27, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 38 ft sometime in August 1915.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Revisions (water years). W 857: 1932, 1935-36. W 1211: 1931, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Nov. 1, 3-6, Dec. 8, 9, 

11-13, Jan. 2-9, Mar. 2-4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13-16, 21-25, Apr. 4-8, 

10, 12, 13, 17-19, 21. 22, 27-30; backwater from return of 

overbank flow Apr. 26)

3.6

5.0

13

150

289

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

18.0

690

2,020

3,640

5,500

7,500

11,800

22.0

26.0

28.0

30.0

32.0

33.8

16,700

22,800

28,000

37,700

55,500

77,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

34

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Of sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

386

321 

270

246

235

224

202

184

171

158

150

136

124

117

112

108

103

99

95

90

86

82

103

114

665

855

740

1,370

5.640

3,130

2,630

16,946

547

0.205

0.24

33,610

Nov.

12,200

IS. 7 00 

15 , 800

13,300

8,980

5,370

6,300

6,000

4,730

3,640

2,790

2,320

2,020

1,760

1,590

1,420

1,200

1,070

915

825

740

690

665

665

740

3,300

6,000

7,400

6,900

5,800

-

143,830

4,794

1.79

2.00

285,300

Dec.

4,360

3,300 

2,880

2,880

3,470

3,730

3,910

4,300

9,530

11.50C8,970

6,690

4,970

3,910

3,380

2,790

2,320

2,020

2,020

2,020

2,020

1,940

1,760

1,620

1.590

2,430

4,360

3,910

3,300

2,960

2,630

117,470

3,789

1.42

1.63

233,000

Jan.

2,320

2,500 

14,900

20.6.00 TfTJoo

14,400

9,380

6,600

5,150

4,270

3,470

2,880

2,470

2,240

2,090

1,940

1,800

1,660

1,560

1,420

1,380

1,420

1,380

1,240

1,140

1,070

1,010

975

885

825

795

133,070

4,293

1.61

1.85

263,900

Feb.

2,850

4,090 

5,110

4,640

4,090

3,470

2,960

2,470

2,160

1,940

1,760

1.700

2,590

3,470

2,790

2,320

2,470

2,390

2,240

4,150

5,800

5,400

4,640

4,000

4,270

5,800

6.400

5,800

4,920

_

-

106,690

3,679

1.38

1.48

211,600

Mar.

4,000

4,100 

7,560

11,200

12,300

10,700

8,130

5,780

4,360

5,830

13,900

16.400

14,900

12,200

8,260

5,220

3,910

3,470

4,090

4,360

4,140

8,520

8,420

5,440

3,740

3,040

2,550

2,160

1.940

1,940

4,540

207,100

6,681

2.50

2.88

410,800

Apr.

5,900

6,500 

5,400

7,890

14 , 800

12 , 600

9,280

6,500

4,820

10,900

16,000

20,900

45,400

46,200

34,600

28,700

22,700

15,200

8,220

4,730

10,500

32,200

77.400

67,000

52,200

38,000

25,900

17,400

9,180

4.500

-

561,520

22,050

8.25

9.20

tl,312

May

3,130

2,550 

2,160

2,020

1,870

1,620

1,380

1,170

1,010

915

855

795

690

618

572

510

478

908

4,000

5,600

3,780

2,470

1,940

4,900

8.100

6,600

4,450

2,960

2,160

2,390

2,550

75,151

2,424

0.907

1.05

149,100

June

1.940

1,480

1,170

975

795

715

640

945

1,340

1,040

768

618

530

458

398

355

321

289

264

241

224

a202

a!84

a!66

a!50

a!36

a!27

a!20

alls

a!07

-

16,811

560

0.209

0.23

33,340

July

alOO

a95 

a90

a85

aSO

a78

76

77

80

71

62

60

57

54

53

54

79

82

95

90

97

99

103

131

155

114

97

88

80

76

69

2,605

84.0

0.031

0.04

5,170

Aug.

66

63 

56

51

63

58

53

51

51

48

45

40

37

34

31

29

27

25

24

23

24

24

24

26

24

22

24

29

39

40

34

1,186

38.3

0.014

0.02

2,350

Sept.

31

30 

26

25

22

19

19

19

18

18

16

14

13

13

13

13

14

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

21

23

24

23

22

21

581

19.4

0.0073

0.008

1,150

Calendar year 1951: Max 45,700 Min 52 Mean 4,262 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.63 Ac-ft 3,085,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 77,400 Min 13 Mean 4,052 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.63 Ac-ft 2,941,000

Peak discharge (base. 25.000 cfsy.--Apr. 13 (9 p.m.) 53,300 cfs (31.84 ft); Apr. 23 (4 p.m.) 

83,900 cfs (34.26 ft).

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

normal recession, and records for stations on nearby streams.
414 RED RIVER BASIN

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°03', long. 94°13 T , on south edge of SE£ sec. 20, T. 83., R. 30 W., on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. 3. Highway 71 just downstream from Hale Creek, 

7 miles east of De Queen.

Drainage area. 361 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 335.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 9, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 643 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,200 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 18.00 ft); minimum, 7.3 cfs Sept. 16, 17.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 46,900 cfs Aug. 28, 1947 (gage height, 20.47 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 1943 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

Remarks.--Reeordb good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month and 

more often during rises.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 t" September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

119 

91

73 

60

50

45

48

45

60

48

39

33

30

28

26

24

22

21

20

20

19

"SB 181

307 

206

142

160

1,020

604

411

522

4,339

140

0.388

0.45

8,610

Nov.

4,850 

1,630

916 

630

471

2,280

1,720

990

691

504

397

322

279

261

207

183

161

139

125

117

108

105

1,360 m

1,020

823

691

592

487

-

22,253

742

2.06

2.29

44,140

Dec.

411 

358

481 

1,170

1,360

1,140

846

1,090

3,950

2,030

1,280

846

630

538

455

370

322

370

411

425

48Y

471

440

411 

601

2,160

1,460

940

734

592

487

27,266

880

2.44

2.81

54,080

Jan.

411 

867

8,280 

6,680

4,240

2,240

1,420

990

778

691

538

487

440

411

370

345

311

290

257

239

237

257

249 

223 

204

204

202

188

169

151

145

32,514

1,049

2.91

3.35

64,490

Feb.

1,220 

4,560

2,600 

1,520

940

691

538

440

584

354

300

273 449"

471

425

455

558

558

555

2,670

1,880

1,260

869 

670 

892

1,260

1,020

778

630

_

-

28,960

999

2.77

2.98

57,440

Mar.

504 

702

1,500 

1,960

1,460

990

754

574

487

5,150

6,580

2,600

1,580

1,020

734

555

455

487

504

425

931

6,990

2,970 

1,690

1,170

800

611

487

411

463

901

46,205

1,490

4.13

4.76

91,650

Apr.

1,360 

1,340

940 

3,560

2,880

1,660

1,090

778

716

4,260

2,690

12,300

9,880

5,610

2,000

1,540

892

691

555

550

5,610

May

345 

300

259 

237

201

171

151

131

117

127

114

107

94

84

78

73

68

703

1,060

520

597

14, 7OOJ 290

3,680 

1,960

1,310

869

650

520

425

-

93,216

3,107

8.61

9.60

184,900

257 

1.610 

1,260

691

471

345

300

259

191

11,011

355

0.983

1.13

21,840

June

157 

151

142 

154

109

98

144

139

107

88

74

65

60

55

48

43

39

37

34

31

July

16 

16

23 

25

22

21

18

16

16

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

14

16

17

20

28 25

26

It

21

20

19

18

7*

1,948

64.9

0.180

0.20

3,860

Hi^

20

18 

15

16

13

15

12

12

16

512

16.5

0.046

0.05

1,020

Aug.

16 

14

12 

11

TS

14

13

13

24

31

25

20

18

15

14

19

30

25

18

16

Sept.

10 

11

9.1 

12

12

15

16

13

11

9.1

8.6

8.6

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.3

9.1

13

10

9.6

16 16

12

11 

12 

13

16

25

21

17

14

12

527

17.0

0.047

0.05

1,O5O

19

17 

15 

13

16

14

12

10

9.6

-

347.4

11.6

0.032

0.04

689

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,100 Min 9.6 Mean 592 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.27 Ac-ft 428,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 14,700 Min 7.3 Mean 735 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.71 Ac-ft 533,800

Peak discharge (base, 10,OOP cfs). Jan. 3 (7:30 a.m.) 11,3OO cfs (15.10 ft); Mar. 22 (7 a.m.) 

10,100 cfs (14.54 ft); Apr. 12 (7:30 p.m.) 23,500 cfs (l7.94 ft)j Apr. 22 (6:30 p.m.) 24,20O cfs 

(18.00 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 415 

Saline River near Dlerks, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°06', long 94°05', In w| sec. 3, T. 85., R. 29 W. , near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 3| miles upstream from Holly 

Creek and 4 miles southwest of Dlerks.

Drainage area. 124 sq ml.

Records available.--fey 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 353.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. my 1938 to Aug. 9, 1940, wire-weight gage and Aug. 10, 1940, to Aug. 30, 1951,

water-stage recorder, at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 196 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 16.54 ft); 

no flow, Aug. 3-5.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 31,200 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 19.93 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow at 

times in 1943, 1946-47, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 21.9 ft sometime in 1920, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made four times a month. 

Revisions (water years). W 1007: 1939-42. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8 

4.0

2.4

4.5

10

4.4 

4.8 

5.2 

5.6 

6.0 

6.5

110

170

255

415

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

14.7

625 

1,260 

2,8OO 

4,400 

6,260 

7,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

14

12

9.8

8.5

9.5

9.8

10

13

9.5

6.9

5.8

4.7

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2 

3.3

27

24

16

19

163

97

73

187

768.3

24.8

0.20

0.23

1,520

Nov.

797

329

192

138

110

453

326

212

157

124

101

87

91

75

62

53

44

36

33

32

30

29 

29

39

183

159

146

138

120

105

-

4,430

148

1.19

1.33

8,790

Dec.

89

83

486

652

5l8

369

275

399

522

379

283

212

170

170

167

123

111

184

170

192

208

170 

167

146

255

411

298

235

208

174

148

7,974

257

2.07

2.39

15,820

Jan.

134

543

1,740

2,520

1,160

680

467

359

507

265

194

172

159

146

155

120

111

101

87

85

86

121 

97

76

76

76

73

65

56

52

49

10,108

526

2.65

3.03

20,050

Feb.

201

345

319

250

188

157

125

110

98

86

77

74

444

501

219

285

285

242

250

884

498

411 

526

258

457

576

510

258

208

-

-

8,018

276

2.25

2.40

15,900

Mar.

170

571

652

600

452

552

255

204

177

1,250

1,120

652

452

519

242

190

164

192

175

130

1,240

2.000 

855

548

395

286

219

181

151

224

518

14,694

474

5.82

4.41

29,150

Apr.

548

597

559

1,100

680

471

559

255

291

1,220

652

4,780

5,040

1,160

680

471

545

261

212

212

1,810

7,090 

5,040

1,120

680

475

545

255

200

162

-

52,630

1,088

8.77

9.79

64,720

May

152

110

90

76

65

55

44

38

34

39

38

31

24

20

18

16

15

222

139

82

61

42 

38

140

110

74

50

39

56

41

29

1,944

62.7

0.506

0.58

3,860

June

22

42

44

29

24

228

T48

87

61

44

32

26

21

18

14

12

10

8.5

7.2

6.1

5.5

4.5 

4.0

3.3

2.7

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.4

-

913.5

50.4

0.245

0.27

1,810

July

1.2

1.1

1.4

3.6

2.7

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.1

.8

.7

.4

.2

.2

a

.2

.2

.2

.5

.6

.4

.5 

2.4

2.0

2.2

4.0

274

1.5

.8

.6

.5

37.8

1.22

0.0098

0.01

75

Aug.

0.4

.2

0

0

0

1.1

1.5

.8

5.5

6.5

3.8

2.7

1.6

1.3

IjL

9.8

5.8

4.0

5.1

2.4

1.5

1.1

1.4

1.9

1.3

.9

1.1

.7

1.1

.9

.6

75.2

2.56

0.019

0.02

145

Sept.

0.6

.6

.4

8.4

17.

8.2

4.7

5.6

2.2

1.5

1.1

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.4

.0

.5

.4

.5 

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.T

.1

-

55.2

1.77

0.014

0.02

106

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,140 Min O.4 Mean 170 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18. 64 Ac-ft 123,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,090 Min 0 Mean 223 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24. 48 Ac-ft 161,900

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Mar. 21 (10:30 p.m.) 5,720 cfs (13.50 ft); Apr. 12 (12:30 p.m.) 

7,520 cfs (14.90 ft); Apr. 22 (11:30 a.m.) 11,000 cfs (16.54 ft).
416 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Fulton, Ark.

"Location. Lat 33°37', long. 93°49' , in NE£ sec. 20, T. 13 S., R. 26 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 67 at Pulton, 0.3 mile downstream from 

Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge, 2i miles downstream from Little River, and at mile 

463.0.

Drainage area. 52,380 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi are probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1937 to September 1942 and January 1946 to December 1948 yearly summaries in Arkansas 

State report. October 1937 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg 

district and since January 1946 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage heights 

collected in the same vicinity since October 1885 are contained in reports of- the U.S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 224.94 ft above mean sea level, 

cTatum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 16, 1942, wire-weight gage 1,500 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years (1937-42, 1946-52), 20,780 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge observed during year, 150,000 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 28.22 

ft); minimum daily, 1,600 cfs Sept. 30.

1937-42, 1946-52: Maximum discharge, 338,000 cfs Feb. 24, 1938 (gage height, 36.45 

ft); minimum observed, 562 cfs Nov. 4-6, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 37.4 ft Apr. 2, 1945.

Remarks. Records good except those during July to September, which are fair. Some regulatlon by Lake Texoma, 261 miles upstream (see p. 398). Discharge measurements generally made once a week and more often during rises.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 54 discharge measurements and computation of daily dlscharges furnished by Corps of Engineers, 7 discharge measurements made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

2S

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3,900 

4,040

4,320

4,180

3,480

2,760

2,580

3,020

3,340

3,480

3,620

3,280

2,640

2,280

2,220

2,280

2,280 

2,280

2,160

2,040

1,820

1,650 

1,870

2,520

2,640

2,820

3,140

3,760

5,160

8,140

9,100

102,800

3,316

203,900

Nov.

13,100 

17,300

24,600

34,600

58.400

36,200

26,900

19,600

15,900

13,100

11,300

9,580

8,380

,240

,360

,540

,640 

,180

,180

,180

,040

,040 

,900

,620

,540

3,620

6,800

10,100

13,100

15,600

373,440

12,450

740,700

Dec.

14,900 

13,700

12,000

10,300

10,100

10,800

10,500

10,100

10,100

13,700

17,600

19.200

18,400

15,900

12,300

10,300

9,100 

8,140

7,460

7,020

6,800

6,580 

5.940

5,940

5,940

6,140

7,020

8,620

8,620

7,460

6,580

317,260

10,230

629,300

Jan.

6,240 

6,240

8,480

17,100

24,400

27,800

29,400

51,600

36,000

26,700

21,300

17,10O

12,700

10,500

9,440

8,960

8,000 

7,320

6,660

6,440

8,000

9,440 

9,960

8,960

7,320

6,040

5,840

6,240

6,240

5,840

5,480

395,740

12,770

784,900

Feb.

5.120 

5/120

9,200

11,900

13,000

12,400

10,700

9,440

8,480

7,100

6,880

6,660

7,320

8,960

10,200

9,440

8,720 

8,960

9,200

9,960

12,700

14.700 

14,400

13,300

12,400

12,100

13,500

14,400

14,100

-

300,360

10,360

595,800

Mar.

12,700 

11,600

12,100

15,000

19,300

25,300

28,800

23,300

23,500

17,800

15,700

20,100

29,400

36,200

56.800

31,600

26,200 

20,500

15,700

13,500

13,000

14,100 

18,500

21,700

22,200

19,700

15,700

11,600

9,200

6.480

9,200

603,480

19,470

*1,197

Apr.

12.100 

16,000

18,500

21,300

24,000

31 , 000

34 , 400

33,200

28,300

23,500

21,700

30,000

51,700

76,000

87,400

87,400

84,500 

73,400

63,700

53,100

43,600

45,600 

86,400

125,000

144,000

147.000

131,000

118,000

102,000

87,400

-

*1,901.7

63,390

*3,772

May

75.400 

60,500

43,200

36,800

26,700

13,200

12,100

8,960

7,320

7,100

8,000

8,240

7,540

6,880

5,840

4,690

4.450 

4,690

6,240

10,500

13,800

13,300 

11,000

10,500

13,300

20,900

25,300

22,200

16,000

11,900

10,700

535,250

17,270

«,062

June

12.700 

11,300

9,700

7,760

6,440

5,660

5,300

6,040

8,480

10,500

10,700

8,720

,440

,120

,960

,300

,960 

,690

,450

,010

,680

,790 

,230

,340

,120

,010

,570

,020

.800

,350

-

180,140

6,005

357,300

July

3,900 

3,900

3,790

3,460

3,130

3,130

3,240

3,790

3,900

3,570

2,910

2.800

2,300

3,020

3,240

3,460

3,900 

4,010

3,460

3,240

3,790

4.250 

4,236

4,120

3,790

3,130

2,SOO

3,240

3,790

4,120

4,120

110,010

3,549

218,200

Aug.

3,900 

3,240

2,800

3,240

3,900

4.250

4,010

3,790

3,130

2,580

2,800

3,240

3,680

3,680

3,350

2,910

2.560

57^555

3,350

3,460

3,460

3,460 

3,240

3,130

3,790

4,120

4,120

4,010

3,350

2,800

2,530

104,730

3,378

207,700

Sept.

2,910 

3,570

3^570

3,460

3,130

2,580

2,030

1,920

2,030

2,360

2,470

2,360

2,030

1,700

2,030

2,580

2,690 

2,690

2,580

2,580

2,250

2,580 

3,130

3,240

3,020

2,800

2,580

2,140

1,700

1.600

-

76,310

2,544

151,400

Calendar year 1951 : Max 121,000 Mln 1,650 Mean 19,010 Ac-ft 13,760,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 147,000 Mln 1,600 Mean 13,660 Ac-ft 9,920,000

* Expressed in thousands.
RED RIVER BASIN 417

South Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°21', long. 95°36', on left bank at downstream side of pile bent of bridge 

on State Highway 154, 0.6 mile downstream from Big Creek, 1.0 mile upstream from Brushy 

Creek, 3.5 miles downstream from Doctors Creek, and 5.7 miles southeast of Cooper, Delta 

County.

Drainage area.--527 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1942 to September 1952 (only monthly summaries and extremes prior 

to October 1949).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 374.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 9, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 395 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 20.49 ft); no

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs Feb. 13, 1950 (gage height, 22.09 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least May 9, 1941, that of Feb. 13, 1950.

Remarks. Records good. No large diversions above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Oct. 27 to Nov. ]

Dec. 17 to Jan. 2, Mar. 18-20)

0.6

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.5 

2.2 

3.2

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

6.4

14

23

47

80

155

360

11.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

21.0

1,020

2,050

2,540

3,700

14,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

*0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44

98

 98

79

76

395

12.7

0.024

0.03

783

Nov.

94

78

46

34 

35

 21

13 

7.9

5.7

4.2

3.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

78

.8

.8

.8

20

46

42

56

48

 33

16

-

616.1

£0.5

0.039

0.04

1,220

Dec.

14

8.6

5.0

3.3 

2.4

3.0

2.0 

61

31

13

6.0

3.3

2.1

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

162.2

5.23

0.0099

0.01

322

Jan.

0.1

**74 

541

710 

306

85

36 

20

12

6.8

4.3

3.2

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

52

44

27

18

17

9.6

5.5

3.5

2.5

2.0

1.6

1,993.8

64.3

0.122

0.14

3,950

Feb.

1.6

1.4

1.8

5.5 

8.2

2.8

1.8 

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

78

1.1

 1.2

161

108

73

85

546

68

28

15

8.6

6.0

4.6

4.3

3.£

11

-

-

953.0

32.9

0.062

0.07

1,890

Mar.

12

9.2

155

360 152~

80

49

30

18

61

236

338

206

54

29

18

12

133

*256

129

54

39

32

17

10

6.2

4.2

3.0

18~2.4

70

2,593.0

83.6

0.159

0.18

5,140

Apr.

62

42

21

44 

56

38

23 

14

13

14

15

2,S40

5,320

3,620

2,450

*1,5EO

276

58

37

152

856

5,840

*12,700

8,030

5,340

2,760

940

95

46

31

-

53,253

1,775

3.37

3.76

105,600

May

22

16

13

*11 

9.1

7.3

6.0 

5.0

3.9

3.0

2.7

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

T75

1,710

2,080

1,500

£14

48

534

2,710

5.620

2,540

1,060

157

117

149

444

16,993.5

548

1.04

1.20

55,710

June

116

35

26

20 

16

444

1.500 

*842

94

52

21

16

10

6.6

4.8

5.6

2.8

2.5

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6.5-

.4

74

-

5,005.1

100

0.190

0.21

5,960

July

~T2~ 0.5

.1

0 

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

0.000058

0.00004

1.2

Aug.

(»)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 9,480 Mln 0 Mean 257 Cfsm 0.488 In. 6.62 Ac-ft 186,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 12,700 Mln 0 Mean 218 Cfsm 0.414 In. 5.64 Ac-ft 158,600

Peak discharge (baae, 8.000 efs). Apr. 25 (12 m.) 15,300 cfs (20.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
418 RED RIVER BASIN 

North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°28', long. 95°35', on left bank at downstream side of bridge of State 

Highway 24, 4.9 miles upstream from Suds Creek, 7.3 miles upstream from Click Creek, 

and 8.6 miles northeast of Cooper, Delta County.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 377.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 8, 1949, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,800 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 21.15 ft); no 

flow at times,

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 33,400 cfs June 12, 1951; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1915, 26.6 ft May 2, 1944; flood of 1932 reached 

about same stage, from information by Corps of Engineers and local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those above 500 cfs, which are fair. No diversion above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 28-31, Feb. 17 to Apr. 9)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 9

0 2.0

.2 2.3

2.4 2.6

6.8 3.0

13 3.5

21 4.0

37 5.0

Apr. 10 to Sept. 30

65

105

163

260

420

650

1,270

1.1 

1.3

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

80

133

210

301

450

680

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

1,270

2,080

3,080

5,800

10,700

18,700

Note. Same as following 

table above 5.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

**0.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

59

9.4

3.7

1.7

1,400

111

*17

11 

82

1,695.0

54.7

0.198

0.23

3,360

Nov.

223

14

6.4

3.7

3.7

12 

5.5

2.2

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.0

.6

.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.0

2.4

1.7

4.6

3.3

*2.2

1.7

296.2

9.87

0.036

0.04

588

Dec.

1.3

1.3

1.3

.8

1.7

2.0 

1.3

TT2- 6.8

1.7

1.3

1.0

.8

1.5

.8

.4

.6

.8

.6

1.0

.4

.2

.2

.4

1.0

.8

.2

.1

72

.4 

.4

35.5

1.15

0.004

0.005

70

Jan.

0.4

**27

26

29

T.4

.2 

.8

.2

.0

.5

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.0

.0

.6

.7

.7

.3

.6

.8

1.0

.6

.4

.4

.2 

.8

123.7

3.99

0.014

0.02

245

Feb.

2.2

5.0

2.8

2.8

1.7

1.3 

.8

78

.8

.8

.8

1.3

3.3

1.5

*1.5

34

16

6.4

5.9

5.9

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

3.7

4.2

3.3

2.8

2.2

-

121.2

4.18

0.015

0.02

240

Mar.

1.5

111

911

92

17

11 

7.5

6.4

6.8

1,100

143

31

18

13

13

11

11

273

*50

21

16

14

11

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

1,500 

234

4,680.2

151

0.547

0.63

9,280

Apr.

45

25

24

155

45

33 

32

31

118

512

157

10,500

443

138

77

49

*32

26

24

1,320

*2,720

17,900

997

196

110

70

a47

a35

a28

a23.

35,912

1,197

4.34

4.84

71,230

May

a21

a!6

a!4

*13

12

9.1 

6.3

4.9

5.4

5.4

3.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

1.4

1.4

2.7

1,170

87

27

14

a8.2

1,920

1,170

97

33

a!7

578

644

65 

a 28

5,981.6

193

0.699

0.81

11,860

June

a!6

all

a8.2

a5.4

491

1,150 

54

*24

18

14

11

9.1

7.2

6.3

4.9

4.4

3.8

3.3

2.5

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

1,831.2

61.0

0.221

0.25

3,630

July

0

0

0

O

0

0 

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

.6

*5.9

474

1.1

2.1

.7

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0 

0

14.8

0.48

0.0017

0.002

29

Aug.

(*)

0

O

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 14,400 Min 0 

Water year 1951-52: Max 17,900 Min 0

Mean 2O9 

Mean 139

Cfsm 0.757 In. 10.29 Ac-ft 151,200 

Cfsm 0.504 In. 6.85 Ac-ft 100,500

Peak discharge (base. 7.500 cfs). Apr. 12 (7 a.m.) 24,500 cfs (18.55 ft)j Apr. 22 (3 p.m.) 30,800 

cfs (21.15 ft)7

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 419

Whiteoak Creek near Taleo, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°19', long. 95°05', near center of main channel on downstream side of 

pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 271, 2 miles upstream from Ripley Creek, 2.7 miles 

south of Taleo, Titus County, am ;;.8 miles downstream from Lick Creek.

Drainage area.--494 sq mi.

Records available. December 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 286.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,700 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 38.68 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 23,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1950 (gage height, 18.98 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1S52.

Maximum stage known since & least 1870, about 25.3 ft VAV. -31, 1945, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Ratint, icsj^.4.,

(shirti.V-;wt v"jf

.9 

2.3 

4.5 

9.8

!ar IfSI-52 (gage height, in fe 

in cii'.-Lr feet per second) 

. .uJthoe used Oct. 1-23, Bee, E2 c 

to May 1&, June 8-13, July 12-19, 

30)

3,5

4.5

6.0

8.0

12.0

14.0

25

S3

144

340

300

1,430

15.0 

IB.:. 

17.C 

18.0 

19.0

Dissharge, in cubic feet p^r second, vater year October 3951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

i

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*21

12

8.0

5.6

4.0

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.9

2.e

1.7

1.5

1.7

2.0

1.5

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.2

18

27

24

29

42 

101

 117 ~86

70

602.2

19.4

0.039

0.05

1,190

Nov.

74

55

76

76

63

164

128

54

26

16

11

7.8

5.7

5.4

4.5

3.2

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.2

2.6

2.5

32

32

198

340 

221

*203

185

-

2,007.9

66.9

0.135

0.15

3,980

Dec, Jan. Peb

lOb

S3

i-5

31

Si

28

23

300

9uO

iuPJi

635 2Si"

1-1,

50

IJ4

25

2O

18

17

7.5

13

13

13

12

12

11 

9.8

9.6

10

10

4,905.4

158

0.320

0.37

9,730

liii 25

*37 ' 63

654 | 86

1,550 117

1,920 I 104

1,980

ltT27J

1,220

524

136

72

54

41

34

28

24

22

21

19

18

158

548

775

745

586

271

94 

59

44

34

27

13,404.4

432

0.874

1.01

26,590

76

56

41

30

25

21

117

342

556

*5C4

ill

400

400

439

415

i.'0'J

iso

106

96

72

54

45 

46

45

-

5,033

174

0.352

0.38

9,980

Ma", Apr. | Ka;-; June July

Is" '-4 104) "0 229 ! 4.8

4!

Si

EO

70

84

65

51

70

232

413

439

340

107

79

54

104

*203

352

388

784

918 8"36~

656

404

140 

76

57

57

117

7,392

238

0.482

0.56

14,660

120 5b

160

448

586

465

262

129

72

81

68 1,8'2C"

5,010

6,840

5,150

*3,120

2,09O

1,090

258

206

1,440

8,130

17.800

15,400

6,410

3,300

2,180 

1,300

358

101

-

84,498

2,817

5.70

6.36

167,600

*-'- /

4^

34

30

22

l 9

18

,-.

-.i;

' -i

12

11

10

10

21

43

375

803

l,6oO

1,860

1,680

1,550

2,210

m1,750

810

478

19,581

632

1.28

1.47

38 , 840

106 4.4

74 4.0

59 3.7

50 4TI

45

39

4.4

3.9

98 4.0

*25C

T27

76

56

39

29

23

19

16

15

13

12

11

9.6

9.8

8.6

7.4

6.2

5.7 

5.7

5.4

5.1

-

1,449.5

48.3

0.09&

0.11

2,880

6.2

6.0

4.6

38

30

15

8.4

8.0

16

*10

222

544

558

17T

50

31

20

14

12 

9.8

7.4

6.2

5.1

1,332.3

59.1

0.120

0.14

3,630

Aug.

T.~ 4.3

3.2

3.1

2.4

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.9

1.7

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

1.5

1.3

.9

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

1.0

.9

.7

.6 

.5

.4

74

.7

42.9

1.38

0.0028

0.003

85

Sept.

0.7

.4

.6

.6

.4

.4

.6

*.8

.6

.4

.4

.5

.6

.4

.4

.7

.6

1.0

1.7

TTT

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

72

-

17.6

0.59

0.0012

0.001

35

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,000 Min 0.3 Mean 199 Cfsm 0.403 In. 5.48 Ao-ft 144,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 17,800 Min 0.2 Mean 385 Cfsm 0.779 In. 10.60 Ac-ft 279,200

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfs). Apr. 23 (11 p.m.) 19,700 cfs (18.68 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
420 RED RIVER BASIN

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°15', long. 94°37', near left bank on upstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 67, 0.6 mile upstream from St. Louis Southwestern Railway bridge and 1 mile 

southwest of Darden, Bowie County.

Drainage area. 2,774 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected in 

this vicinity since 1909 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau (published 

as "near Naples").

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily, more often during floods. Corps of Engineers 

maintains a crest-stage indicator. Datum of gage is 220.61 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 26, 1934, staff gage at St. Louis Southwestern Railway 

bridge 0.6 mile downstream at same datum. Oct. 26, 1934, to Feb. 12, 1942, waterstage recorder at site 780 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 2,427 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 54,400 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 31.45 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 28-30.

1923-52: Maximum discharge, 157,000 cfs Apr. 1, 1945 (gage height, 37.56 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1909, that of Apr. 1, 1945.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*684 

614

286

152

148

137

76

31

28

25

18

16

16

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.5

"eTe 8.8

9.7

12

28

14Z

222

242

*987

1,520

5,303.8

171

0.062

0.07

10,520

Nov.

771 

604

888

1, 210

564

572

412

378

332

314

296

260

169

107

82

63

53

47

44

37

39

35

34

33

52

38

336

403

441

*708

-

9,302

310

0.112

0.12

18,450

Dec.

439

304

278

251

233

233

233

299

898

2,440

3,360

5,430

1,890

1,170

819

668

564

417

304

178

162

148

148

144

144

134

105

89

82

79

J76

19,719

636

0.229

0.26

39,110

Jan.

76 

*TZ_

523

2,090

3,440

4,610

6,150

7,920

8.040

6,350

4,530

3,300

2,170

1,290

776

430

357

332

253

197

346

766

1,210

1,390

1,190

1,100

964

900

840

788

570

62,970

2,031

0.732

0.84

124,900

Feb.

347 

255

225

217

647

1,080

659

473

375

341

314

466

754

880

*968

1,050

1,100

1,360

1,860

1,950

2.110

1,910

1,790

1,650

1,300

959

732

584

475

-

26,831

925

0.333

0.36

53,220

Mar.

428

535

1,090

1,400

1,580

2,520

2,940

1,820

909

804

1,300

1,850

2,670

2,630

2,030

1,460

978

827

920

*1,420

2,110

2,280

2,370

2,540

2,100

1,720

1,450

1,390

1,210

970

804

49,058

1,583

0.571

0.66

97,310

Apr.

1.180 

1,890

2,530

2,280

1,660

1,780

1,950

1,950

1,580

1,720

1,950

4,700

8,120

7,880

*18,600

* 24, 900

22,100

*17,400

*12,800

10,600

*S,460

9,370

13,900

* 36, 000

55,500

48 , 000

36 , 000

*23,500

17,9OO

14,200

408,200

13,610

4.91

5.47

809,700

May

11,200 

8,460

5,500

3,930

*2,380

1,280

1,000

559

442

438

365

332

305

287

242

217

~%2S 201

295

1,100

2,620

3,100

4,590

5,440

5,520

5,800

7,170

9,020

10,200

10,200

9,200

111,618

3,600

1.30

1.50

221,400

June

6,070 

5,700

4,450

3,240

1,890

1,220

*736

492

468

1,330

1,320

820

634

497

355

321

261

225

190

186

179

176

172

172

168

165

165

162

158

154

32,076

1,069

0.385

0.43

63,620

July

154 

154

144

134

130

126

123

120

114

105

94

76

SI

50

41

40

40

45

*42

41

44

144

268

397

408

408

398

279

204

162

99

4,645

150

0.054

0.06

9,210

Aug.

76 

67

63

49

31

22

22

94

120

130

117

96

69

45

29

22

20

15

11

7.0

4.6

*3.8

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

1,136.6

36.7

0.013

0.02

2,250

Sept.

1.6 

ITS

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

*.S

.S

.S

.6

.6

.S

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

17.9

0.60

0.00022

0.0002

36

Calendar year 1951 : Max 21,500 Mln 5.5 Mean 1,452 Cfsm 0.523 In. 7.11 Ac-ft 1,051,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 53,300 Mln 0.1 Mean 1,997 Cfsm 0.720 In. 9.79 Ac-ft 1,450,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Aug. 11-21, Aug. 23 to Sept. 7, Sept. 9-16, Sept. 18-30; dislarge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on weather records, engineers' visits, 

id records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 421 

Cypress Creek near Pittsburg, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°01', long. 94°53' near center of stream at downstream side of pile bent 

 of bridge on State Highway 11, 500 ft upstream from Louisiana & Arkansas Railway bridge, 

half a mile upstream from Williamson Creek, and 4.5 miles east of Pittsburg, Camp County.

Drainage area. 366 sq mi.

Records available. March 1943 to September 1952.

^

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 247.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 9 years, 458 efs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 efs Apr. 23 (gage height, 18.03 ft); minimum, 0.3 efs Sept. 16.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 58,500 efs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 27.32 ft, from 

floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 20,000 efs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 0.1 efs Aug. 10, 11, 1944.

Maximum stage known since at least 1910, that of Mar. 30, 1945; flood of January 

1938 reached a stage of about 24 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks . Records good. 

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 19 to Dec. 4, Mar. 15-

30, Apr. 28 to May 23, June 6 to July 7, Aug. 27 to

Sept. 30)

2.5

2.6 

2.9 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

0.2 S.n 

9.0 

10.0 

11.0 

12.0 

14.0 

16.0 

18.0

250

330

510

1,000

2,050

5,100

9,800

16,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

£5

£6

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

46 

*26

18

14

12

11

10

9.8

8.9

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.7

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.5

10 

14

17

23

29

32

33

*30

33

478.4

15.4

0.042

0.05

949

Nov.

36 

53

40

35

34

88

~g§- 142

61

43

32

27

23

21

20

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

16 

18

20

22

28

36

38

*36

-

1,071

35.7

0.098

0.11

2,120

Dec.

35 

31

29

83

78

63

57

52

55

78

85

92

65

48

42

48

50

46

42

41

42

43

a42 

a41

a 40

a40

a42

a42

a42

a42

a41

1,577

50.9

0.139

0.16

3,130

Jan.

340

341

a!18

*354

1,010

1.560

1,000

775

575

332

170

109

90

85

83

83

80

78

74

72

72

147

258 

190

106

85

78

74

67

63

57

7,726

249

0.680

0.78

15,320

Feb.

61 

78

98

112

106

90

74

63

59

55

53

59

88

*210

242

210

218

198

158

132

106

98

83 

76

76

80

90

98

95

_

-

3,166

109

0.298

0.32

6,280

Mar.

80 

86

300

575

595

428

322

234

139

162

317

595

750

6T5

460

270

132

*136

234

266

226

266

384 

655

635

497

332

178

115

106

178

10,268

331

0.904

1.04

20,370

Apr.

298 

282

226

390

438

418

382

352

290

416

438

1,830

6,360

4,740

2,310

1,310

890

575

332

234

419

2,250

14,600 

7,690

2,570

1,360

930

615

379

242

-

53,566

1,786

4.88

5.44

106,200

May

*158 

118

103

90

80

72

63

55

50

44

41

39

37

35

32

30

27

30

48

78

90

85

92

578

1,120

1,360

965

930

3,260

4.870

2,240

16,820

543

1.48

1.71

33,360

June

1.560 

915

564

282

132

103

103

95

*103

85

67

59

53

48

43

38

34

32

30

27

26

23

21 

20

18

17

16

14

13

13

4,354

145

0.396

0.44

8,640

July

12

13

12

11

11

10

9.8

10

9.2

8.6

8.2

8.0

8.2

8.3

7.7

7.9

10

18.

*47

§2.

67

42

33 

27

19

16

13

11

9.5

8.3

7.5

549.8

17.7

0.048

0.06

1,090

Aug.

6.6 

672

.0

.5

.4

.9

.9

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.0

.9

.9

.7

.2

.6

.2

.9

.7

* .7

.6 

.4

.4

.4

.2

.0

.8

.7

.7

101.8

3.28

0.0090'

0.01

202

Sept.

0.8 

1.0

.9

*.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.8

.9

1.4

T73

1.2 

1.1

.9

1.0

1.2

1.1

.9

1.2

25.1

0.84

0.0023

0.003

50

Calendar year 1951 : Max 3,820 Win 0.9 Mean 169 Cfsm 0.462 In. 6.27 Ac-ft 122,500

Water year 1951-52 : Max 14,600 Min 0.4 Mean 272 Cfsm 0.743 In. 10.12 Ac-ft 197,700

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 efs).--Apr. 13 (2:30 p.m.) 7,380 efs (15.07 ft); Apr. 23 (2 p.m.) 

16,600 efs (18.03 ft); May 29 (11:30 p.m.) 6,680 efs (14.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather.records, 

and records for nearby stations.
422 RED RIVER 3ASIN

Boggy Creek near Dal igerfleld, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°02', long. 94°4V , near center of channel at downstream side of pile 

bent of bridge on State Highway 11, 160 ft upstream from Louisiana & ArKansas Railway 

bridge, 3.8 miles west of Daingerfield, Morris County, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 72 sq mi.

Records available. March 1943 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 258.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 121 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,610 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 10.93 ft); no 

flow at times.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 15,900 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 14.08 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, about 16 ft in January 1938, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions.--W 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ffc

Oct.

0.4

*.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.1

.1

.3

1.1

2.2

1.9

*2.6

4._2

14.0

0.45

0.0063

0.007

28

Nov.

8.6

6.2

6.3

5.0

5.9

33

11

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

3.5

3.2

3.1

6.0

6.5

7.3

*6.7

-

152.6

5.09

0.071

0.08

303

Dec.

6.0

5.6

5.6

16

22

16

12

10

14

12

11

9.0

8.1

8.4

9.2

8.7

8.1

8.4

9.3

9.9

11

10

9.2

8.6

8.9

12

12

11

10

10

9.9

321.9

10.4

0.145

0.17

638

Jan.

9.8

9.9

*24

79

107

101

61

40

33

28

24

21

21

21

21

20

19

18

18

18

17

20

28

22

18

17

17

IS

15

13

13

889.7

28.7

0.399

0.46

1,760

Feb.

14

22

30

29

23

20

17

16

15

15

14

17

26

41

*«

31

33

36

28

26

27

Mar.

18

21

86

168

220

124

65

47

38

54

93

121

89

57

41

33

29

47

*76

83

53

23 50

20' 97 2'"

22

25

24

21

-

698

24.1

0.335

0.36

1,380

79

50

37

32

29

27

30

55

2,049

66.1

0.919

1.06

4,060

Apr.

79

65

47

131

193

126

67

42

39

121

158

1.260

2.980

870

411

?03

111

83

67

65

101

515

2,790

1,100

466

227

118

83

63

47

-

12,628

421

5.85

6.53

25,050

May

*38

34

32

29

25

21

17

15

13

12

10

9.4

8.9

8.1

6.9

6.3

5.8

7.4

16

21

18

12

28

154

477

340

120

90

485

855

390

3,304.8

107

1.49

1.71

6,550

June

142

65

40

31

25

21

 18

16

14

12

9.8

8.7

7.3

6.3

5.4

4.7

3.9

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

July Aug.

j

0.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.6

*1.2

.6

I?

9.3

2.7

1.1

. -

Sept.

(«)

(«)l

j

.2

. 6

 5

.81 .3

~.7

453.1

15.1

0.210

0.23

899

.2

.1

33.7

1.09

0.015

0.02

67

0

0

0

0

0

L

c

0

0

Calendar year 1951 : Max 954 Min 0 Mean 40.8 Cfsm 0.567 In. 7.71 Ac-ft 29,530

Water year 1951-52 : Max 2,980 Min 0 Mean 56.1 Cfsm 0.780 In. 10.63 Ac-ft 40,740

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs).--Apr. 13 (3 a.m.) 4,610 cfs (10.93 ft); Apr. 23 (10 a.m.) 3,700 

el's (10.68 ft); May 30 (1 a.m.) 1,070 cfs (9.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Nov. 2-29; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 423

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex,

Location. Lat 32°55'05", long. 94°43'35", at pump house 1,700 ft upstream from dam of 

Lone Star Steel Co. on Ellison Creek, half a mile upstream from Cypress Creek, and 7.6 

miles south of Daingerfield, Morris County.

Drainage area.--37 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1943 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 200.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 22, 1943, staff gage at site just upstream from dam at datum 

200 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 26,400 acre-ft Apr. 12 (gage height, 69.13 ft); 

minimum contents, 19,900 acre-ft Sept. 30 (gage neight, 64.65 ft).

1943-52: Maximum contents, 28,490 acre-ft Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 70.38 ft); 

minimum, after filling of reservoir in May 1944, 19,280 acre-ft Dec. 11-14, 1948; minimum gage height, 64.11 ft Dec. 14, 1948.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled earth-fill dam. Storage began Jan. 14, 1943. Dam 

completed in Apr ij ^943. Capacity of reservoir, 24,700 acre-ft (gage height, 68.0 ft, 

crest of 200-f t ,'Cpacrete service spillway). Dead storage, 196 acre-ft (gage height, 

35.0 ft, top of ibiSnduit discharge box). At times water is diverted from Cypress Creek 

into reservoir by:pumping, however, none was diverted during this water year. Capacity 

of pumps, 40 cfs. "Figures given herein represent total contents. Water used by Lone 

Star Steel Co.'s iron smelter.

Cooperation.--Capacity table furnished by Lone Star Steel Co. 

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Monthly gage height and consents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Calendar year 1951....

Water year 1951-52....

Gage height 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

0

-3,880

ge heights at 12 p.m.
424 RED RIVER BASIN 

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°45', long. 94°29', on left bank 30 ft upstream from Farrell Bridge on 

Jefferson-Harleton highway, 8 miles west of Jefferson, Marion County, and 14 miles upstream from Black Cypress Creek.

Drainage area. 850 sq mi.

Records available. July 1924 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 183.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~l"929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 2, 1933, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 700 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,860 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 19.63 ft); minimum, 4.7 cfs Sept. 26.

1924-52: Maximum discharge, 57,100 cfs Apr. 1, 1945 (gage height, 28.78 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1853, that of Apr. 1, 1945; flood of May 20, 1930, 

reached & stage of 25.37 ft and floods of May 1884 and July 1904 reached stages of about 

24 ft and about 25 ft, respectively; from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow slightly regulated by Ellison Creek Reservoir (see p. 423), a Cypress Creek tributary. Up to 40 cfs occasionally is diverted from Cypress Creek into Ellison Creek 

Reservoir by pumping but none was diverted during this water year.

Revisions (water years) . W 1007: 1929-30, 1932(M) , 1938, 1942. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 5-9, Apr. 28 to

May 10, June 6-12, 19-28)

0.6 

.9

3.5 

6.0

4.7

11

151

394

1O.O 

12.0 

14.0 

16.0 

18.0 

20.0

1,000

1,620

2,680

4,400

6,750

11,000

Discharge, in cubic feet pe nd, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

H8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

45

86

*98

83

61

44

34

29

25

24

22

21

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

31

43

50

42

39

50

64

69

67

1,221

39.4

0.046

0.05

2,420

Nov.

80

*92

95

102

109

116

120

126

155

214

218

183

151

130

109

95

80

72

64

58

54

52

51

52

54

56

54

56

86

140

-

3,024

101

0.119

0.13

6,000

Dec.

155

134

123

137

*163

151

148

187

227

222

191

179

179

191

196

191

167

151

148

151

163

167

155

144

155

209

209

175

159

159

155

5,241

169

0.199

0.23

10,400

Jan.

151

148 148-

191

*245

305

371

430

491

560

635

695

755

785

T7§

665

478

349

285

265

285

406

382

305

275

316

394

418

338

265

236

12,342

398

0.468

0.54

24,480

Feb.

236

295

349

349

338

327

316

295

265

245

222

305

418

*478

466

442

430

442

466

650

845

860

aoo

680

560

504

478

442

406

_

-

12,909

445

0.523

0.56

25,600

Mar.

371

360

418

545

605

620

665

725

770

960

1,300

1.410

1,280

1,050

920

845

830

860

920

*920

860

785

710

680

635

620

650

695

740

785

845

24,379

786

0.924

1.07

48,360

Apr.

920

880

815

740

695

680

695

725

785

845

880

1,460

2,260

2,560

3,030

5,500

6,750

5,980

4,840

3,880

3,340

2,890

2,680

2,620

2,820

7,700

9.580

6,890

*4,730

3,420

-

91,590

3,053

3.59

4.01

181,700

May

2.560

2,090

1,660

1,340

1,020

785

575

406

305

265

245

218

196

175

155

144

137

130

137

151

155

159

191

402

620

680

695

755

920

1,100

1,240

19,611

633

0.744

0.86

38 , 900

June

1,380

2,040

3,260

3.510

3,100

2,560

1,990

1,520

*1,080

710

406

245

196

163

140

123

109

98

89

80

72

65

*59

54

50

44

40

38

34

32-'

23,287

776

0.913

1.02

46,190

July

30

28

26

25

23

22

21

19

18

18

17

17

16

15

*15

18SI35

34

31

30

32

57

80

73

56

69

106

61

36

28

1,087

35.1

0.041

0.05

2,160

Aug.

24

22

19

17

17

21

22

26

24

20

18

16

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

9.8

*9.6

9.6

9.6

9.8

9.6

9.6

8.8

8.1

7.5

7.0

6._6

435.6

14. 'l

0.017

0.02

864

Sept.

6.6

672

5.8

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.6

*6.0

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.5

5.1

5.3

5.5

6.2

6.C

5.5

5.1

5.1

4.7

479

5.1

5.3

5.5

-

165.2

5.51

0.0065

0.007

328

Calendar year 1951 : Max 5,500 Mln 7.0 Mean 457 Cfsm 0.537 In. 7.30 Ac-ft 330,500

Water year 1951-52 : Max 9,580 Mln 4.7 Mean 534 Cfsm 0.628 In. 8.55 Ac-ft 387,400

Peak discharge (base, 1.800 cfs).--Apr. 17 (10:30 a.m.) 6,750 ofs (18.02 ft); Apr. 27 (4:30 a.m.) 

9,860 cfs (19.63 ft); June 4 (5 a.m.) 3,600 cfs (15.20 ft).

Note. Ho gage-height record Nov. 4 to Dec. 4; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 425

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La.

Location. Lat 32"51'25", long. 93°52'20", in SW^NE^ sec. 36, T. 22 N., R. 15 W., near 

center of span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 0.4 mile downstream from 

Willow Lake lateral, 2.0 miles south of Hosston, and 2.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. September 1944 to September 1952.

;e. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 165.53 ft above mean sea level, 

"aturn of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Water-stage recorder for station on 

Black Bayou near Gilliam used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 8 years, 127 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 994 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 11.34 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 2.5 cfs Sept. 30.

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 1,740 cfs Dec. 29, 1944; maximum gage height, 16.23 ft 

Apr. 5, 1945; no flow Apr. 15, 16, 1945, May 23,24, 1948, due to severe backwater conditions; minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, 1.5 cfs Sept. 30, 1949; minimum gage 

height, 1.63 ft Oct. 1, 1948 (corrected).

Remarks. Records fair except those below 10 cfs, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.4

6.4

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.7

*5.0

5.3

5.6

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.6

6.2

161.0

5.19

319

JIov.

7.4

7.7

8.0

7.7

8.6

17

25

22

14

8.2

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.9

7.2

7.5 '7.2

6.6

6.0

»6.0

5.7

6.0

8.6

19

39

54

41

41

39

37

-

482.8

16.1

958

Dec.

35

30

26

37

39

35

35

50

41

35

35

28

25

33

32

23

22

19

20

20

23

26

23

25

52

89

73

59

45

37

35

1,107

35.7

2,200

Jan.

33

33

39

41

43

41

39

»39

32

30

28

26

26

26

25

23

23

23

23

22.

138

180

115

78

78

73

147

214

110

73

59

1,880

60.6

3,730

Keb.

63

115

180

147

123

108

101

83

59

54.

142

635

540

502

321

18S

115

83

166

»7O8

424

266

188

147

138

al30

»130

101

89

-

-

6,046

208

11,990

Mar.

78

73

101

138

115

95

95

S9

89

366

552

283

243

155

108

83

78

180

163

123

89

73

63

56

54

56

63

59

59

63

3,957

128

7,850

Apr.

78

78

63

68

73

89

101

73

63

73

95

326

»809

655

523

414

276

»194

131

141

128

140

270

302

30O

234

159

116

86

103

-

6,161

205

12,220

May

92

»57

52

41

34

33

35

28

23

23

22

20

22

19

18

15

15

16

20

22

22

»20

81

188

115

95

59

110

314

231

147

1,989

64.2

3,950

June

89

39

28

25

23

22

19

16

15

13

12

11

9.6

9.2

8.6

8.2

7.7

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.3

5.7

5.4

5.3

5.1

4.9

5.7

5.7

-

437.0

14.6

867

July

5.4

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.9

5.1

a5

a5

a5

a5

a5

a5

a5

a5

a5

»4.9

6.0

7.5

12.

11

9.6

8.2

7.2

6.9

6.3

7.2

9.2

9.6

8.2

7.2

199.2

6.43

395

Aug.

9.2

7.2

6.3

6.6

56

214

130

48

35

28

14

13

9.8

*8.2

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.2

5.6

4.9

4.4

4.4

5.7

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.7

684.0

22.1

1,360

Sept.

4.3

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.9

4.2

4.0

4.3

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.6

3.8

3.4

3.9

4.2

4.4

LJ4.4

3.9

*3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2,5

111.4

3.71

221

Calendar year 1951: Max 501 Mln 3.3 Mean 55.5 Ac-ft 40,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 809 Mln 2.5 Mean 63.4 Ac-ft 46,06O

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). Feb. 20 (10 a.m.) 807 cfs (10.29 ft); Apr. 13 (6 a.m.) 994 cfs

(11.34 -L-L .O*t ft) ± \j } ..

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record and records for nearby 

tations.
RED RIVER BASIN

Black Bayou near Giliiam, La.

Drainage area.--364 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 155,73 ft above mean SLM level, datum cl 

1929. Prior to Dec. 13, 1948 , wire-weight gage it same site and datum. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder 5.5 miles downstream from base gage. Auxiliary wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum Jan. 26, 1945 to Oct. 25, 1S49.

Average discharge.--10 years, 418 ci's,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during ye_i-, 2,240 cfs Mar. 10; maximum gage height, 15.10 

ft Apr. 25; minimum discharge, 4.7 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 2.72 ft).

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 6,27C cfs May 4, 1344; maximum gag& height, 25.7& t1 ' 

Apr. 5, 1945; minimum discharge, 1.6 cfs July 26, _t>43; minimum gaga height, 2.6 C 4'i 

Aug. 10, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair except those 

Revisions. -W 1211: Drainage are-i.

lew 10 cfs, wr/

in cubic feet p-r yea- r : tober 1951 to oepcember 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.1

6.6

6.6 

6.2

5.8

5.8

' 5.5

> 5

1

1 *'*

1 6.5

8.0

9.4

183.0

5.90

0.016

0.02

363

Nov .

16

12

9.4 

9.4

15

72

51

4?

36

32

40

42

50

64

65

65

57

44

37

»32

28

28

28

34

44

65 

86 

93

95

95

-

1,386.8

46.2

0.127

0.14

2,750

nee.

99

95

132 

147

151

147

143

294

Jan.

147

142

162

166

166

157

*152

.518 147

2~OS j 147

162

138

324

138

134

us

104

108

:oo

108

116

101

97

97

116

171 

176 

166

157

152

147

4,465

144

0.396

0.46

8,860

Per-, ' har. Apr. May

404 543 277 443

77 I 421

7231 421 

6?9 520

530 i 458

-t.-l^l 383

5V 5' 327

3c 1 301

2t5

i'iZ

tas

295 *383

309 378

1..a\ 334

oi.7 375

30? 378

2n 359

?.AV 308

i,5SO 3Vi; 266

142 ?.38I - l.b7C

138

138

129

129

124

120

116

112

112

171

383

318

247

202

202 

853 

615

497

401

345

7,022

227

0.624

0.72

13 , 930

1,250"! J^iSO

lj3DOj 988

1,290 B26

1,180| 030

1,030

869

706

622

* 1,100

1,350

1,120

1,010

897

820

789 

*740 

691

621

_

-

22,402

772

2.12

2.29

44,430

L01 35 s "

 610

3E.4 ' 256

1,3-"O 162

*2,020 i 120

1 , SOU | 97

1,7601 83

1,780

1,740

* 1,540

74

66

69

(24 1,260 70

S6S| 1,0301 68

faBT

Sib

506

458

392

345 

318 

293

262

247

262

17,852

576

1.58

1.82

35,410

841 i 61

964 »56

1,060 92

1,050 233

1,040

894 

706

615

625

567

-

26,001

867

2.38

2.66

51,570

240

192 

147 

270

645

578

493

7,805

252

0.692

0.80

15,480

l June | July

458J 11

392

373 

354

327

285

240

£08

13]

152

124

104 -*so

63

51

41

33

28

23

19

11

10 

9.9

9.5

9.5

c .5

9.2

9-0

8.8

 3.S

a, 2

9.2

3.0

o.B

r

*^312~

9,9

10

Aug.

8.2

7.4

7.0 

6.8

39

178

301

233

134

65

36

23

16

*12

10

.3

.9

.6

.9

.6

16 11 I .3

16

13

11

a

1011

10

a

12

-

3,657

122

0.335

0.37

7,250

9.5 .3

8.5

8.0

7 .8

7 .3 

7.8 

8.2

7.6

7.8

8.2

290.0

9.35

0.026

0.03

b75

.0

.3

.0

.6 

.0

.0

.0

.0

1,189.2

38.4

0.105

0.12

2,360

Se;--;.

6.0

5^4

5.2

5.4

5.7

5 .7

5.7

5.7

b . 7

5 '

5.2

5.2

5 ,5

5 3

5,2

5.?

5 f '^.

5 ,L

5.1

5 2

5.C

*5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5. 1

5.1

-

159.6

5.32

0.015

0.02

317

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,520 Min - Mean 223 Cfsm 0.613 In. 8.31 Ac-ft 161,400

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,020 Min - Mean 252 Cfsm 0.692 In. 9.45 Ac-ft 183,300

Peak discharee (base, 2,000 cfs). Mar. 10 (11 a.m.) 2,240 cfs (12.18 ft); Apr. 13 (1 to 2 a.m.)

2,120 cfs (14.78 ft at 11 a.m.).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 7-29; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge

measurement and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La.

Location. La t 32°38'45", long. 93°52'40", in NW£uw£ sec. 14, T. 19 N., R. 15 W., near

 right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 995, 0.1 mile downstream from 

Cottonwood Bayou, 5.5 miles downstream from Caddo Lake, 4.2 miles southwest of Dixie, 

and 17.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--3,137 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1952.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 143,88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929 supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Sept. 5, 1947, wire-weight gage at 

same site at datura 2.00 ft higher. Sept. 5, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage 

recorder at same site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Water-stage recorder for station on 

Red River at Shreveport used as auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge.--10 years, 3,163 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,790 cfs Apr. 26, 27; maximum gage height,

 23.60 ft Apr. 26; minimum daily discharge, 7 cfs Sept. 24-30.

1942-52- Maximum discharge, 34,900 cfs Apr. 5, 1345 (gage height, 35.65 ft present 

datum); minimum 7 cfs Sept. 23, 1944, Sept. 24-30, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions.. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feel, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9 

2.2

2.5 

3.0

4.0

Oct.

13

18

34

60

125

306

to Apr. 26

5.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

23.6

540

1,480

3,110

4,830

6,790

9,790

Apr. 27 to Sept. 30

1.6 7.O 3.5 220

1.8 16 4.0 340

2.2 40 8.0 1,580

2.5 70 12.0 3,110

3.0 131

Note.--Same as preceding 

table aoove 12.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195] to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

131

124

110

104

103

96

107

72

56

42

38

32

27

26

26

24

23

22

20

18

17

17

26

*32

21

21

26

43

38

45

59

1,547

49.9

0.016

0.02

3,070

Nov.

68

99

102

82

SI

561

338

238

224

256

286

327

436

404

416

462

438

306

256

*226

217

196

241

245

266

327

370

426

438

450

-

8,763

292

0.093

0.10

17,380

Dec.

474

474

850

820

880

880

820

1,540

1,200

1,000

900

800

800

1,800

1,200

755

725

850

680

941

1,080

695

680

665

1,070

,690

,420

,42O

,420

,350

,350

31,229

1,007

0.321

0.37

61,940

Jan.

,260

,190

.,060

,350

,260

,220

,160

* ,220

,320

,230

,130

,190

,260

,280

,350

,350

,480

,320

,420

,100

,480

,850

,660

,600

,500

,500

,800

,800

,700

,600

,600

43,270

1,396

0.445

0.51

85,820

Feb.

1,600

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1.500

1,500

1,500

3,000

5,500

5 . 500

5,000

4,500

4,000

4,000

4,000

4,000

*3,840

3,620

3,670

3,580

3,500

3,720

*3,580

3,500

3,470

-

-

89,580

3,089

0.985

1.06

177,700

Mar.

2,760

2,420

2,720

2,810

2,300

2.160

2,160

2,210

2,160

4,060

6.260

5,700

5,090

4,530

4,320

4,060

3,760

4,170

*4,140

3,930

3,670

4,020

3,720

3,370

3,110

2,900

2,720

2,640

2,420

2,250

2,340

104,880

3,383

1.08

1.24

208,000

Apr.

2,340

2,340

2,160

2,660

2,420

2,040

2,080

2,040

1.960

2,300

2,040

4,060

6,430

6,610

6,610

6,670

*6,910

7,220

7,500

7,740

8,060

8,400

9,060

9,570

9,680

9.790

9,790

9,680

9,570

9,570

-

177,300

5,910

1.88

2.10

351,700

May

9,570

*9,570

9,570

9,360

8,960

8,310

7,430

6,440

5,260

4,480

3,800

3,020

2,470

2,080

1,700

1,440

1,220

1,220

1,060

1,030

845

*785

891

1,680

1,680

1,510

1,480

1,910

2,900

2,940

2,900

117,511

3,791

1.21

1.39

233,100

 

June

2,860

2,860

2,340

2,940

2,940

2,980

3,200

3,320

3.370

3, ,570

3,370

*3,200

2,900

2,510

2,120

1,800

1,580

1,280

1,060

875

680

545

455

355

265

202

159

131

96

5i

-

54,422

1,814

0.578

0.65

107,900

July

60

56

44

34

29

28

29

28

33

40

43

44

44

44

43

32

25

«E8

27

27

26

25

23

21

18

16

16

16

15

16

16

946

30.5

0.010

0.01

1,880

Aug.

14

14

14

14

14

32

193

265

202

125

81

55

40

*32

26

22

20

17

16

15

14

14

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

1,337.6

43.1

0.014

0.02

2,650

Sept.

9.8

9.4

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.E

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

8.2

18

14

12

11

9.8

9.0

* .0

-

266.2

8.87

0.0028

0.003

528

Calendar year 1951: Max 8,06O Min 12 Mean 1,579 Cfsra 0.503 In. 6.83 Ac-ft 1,143,000

Water ateryear 1951-52: i9bl-52: Max 9,79079O Min 7 Mean 1,724 Cfsra 0.550 obsoIn. 7.47 Ac-ftr 1,252,000 i,zbz,uoc

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 9-14, Jan. 24 to Feb. 20, Sept. 25-30; discharge estimated on 

asis of recorded range in stage, weather records, adjacent record, and records for nearby stations
428 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Shreveport, La.

Location. Lat 32°30'55", long. 93°44'25", in SE&SE£ sec. 30, T. 18 N., R. 13 W., on 

second pier from bank on east side of Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Shreveport, 

half a mile downstream from Cross Bayou.

Drainage area. 60,613 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi above Denison Dam is noncontributing.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. Daily 

gage heights since May 1873 and discharge intermittently 1872 to 1905 in reports of 

Mississippi River Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 131.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 1, 

1918, staff gage at same site at datum 10 ft higher. June 1, 1918, to Mar. 20, 1921, 

staff gage, Mar. 21, 1921, to Dec. 10, 1934, chain gage, Dec. 11, 1934, to Sept. 28, 

1939, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 26,300 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1930-38 and 1952 are contained in the following table:

year

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1952

Maximum

Date

May 26-28, 1930

Dec. 11, 1930

Jan. 31, Feb. 1,

1932

May 31, 1933

Apr. 11, 1934

May 15, 1935

Dec. 12, 1935

Jan. 29, 1937

Mar. 1, 1938

Apr. 28, 1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

243,000

62,600

168,000

75,600

71,400

181,000

86,400

93,600

211,000

145,000

Gage height 

(feet]

a35.91

22.74

631.64

22.82

21.78

132.65

22.36

23.15

33.50

25.45

Minimum

Date

(b)

Sept. 28-30, 1931

Oct. 16-21, 1931

Nov. 31 to Dec. 5, 1932

(g)

Nov. 19, 20, 1934

W

Aug. 19-22, 1937

Oct. 15. 16, 1937

(q)

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,540

1,300

1,000

1,370

750

1,270

880

1,890

1,350

2,650

Gage height 

(feet)

C5.78

d3.16

2.62

f2.26

h2.30

J2.68

ml. 69

nl.77

pi. 94

r5.3

May 29, 1935

Nov. 19, 1934

Sept. 13, 14, 16-20, 1936

Sept. 18, 1936

Aug. 19, 1937

Oct. 16, 1937

Oct. 25, 1951, Sept. 17, 19,

Sept. 17, 19, 24, 1952

a Occurred May 26, 1930 i Occurred

b Occurred Aug. 28 to Sept. 2, j Occurred

Sept. 12-16, 18-20, 1930 k Occurred

c Occurred Apr. 30, 1930 m Occurred

d Occurred Sept. 30, 1931 n Occurred

e Occurred Jan. 31, 1932 p Occurred

f Occurred Dec. 2,3, 1932 q Occurred

g Occurred Aug. 29 to Sept 3, 24, 1952

Sept. 6-8, 1934 r Occurred

h Occurred Sept. 2, 3, 1934

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 303,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1945 (discharge measurement); maximum gage height, 37.9 ft in gage well, 38.4 ft from outside gage, Apr. 7, 1945; minimum 

discharge, 750 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept. 3, Sept. 5, 7, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft 

Nov. 9, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 45.9 ft (present datum) in August 1849.

Remarks.--Records good. During water year 1952 discharge measurements generally made once 

a week. Some regulation by Lake Texoma (see p. 398).

Cooperation. Fifty-two discharge measurements and computation of daily discharge for water 

year 1952 furnished by Corps of Engineers; five discharge measurements made, gage height 

record furnished, and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 1211 Drainage area. Figures of discharge for the water years 1930-38 were 

originally published by the Corps of Engineers. For its nationwide compilation of 

streamflow records, the Geological Survey reviewed these records, and, in cooperation 

with the Corps of Engineers, made revisions where necessary. The figures given herein 

supersede those previously published when they differ.
RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Shreveport, La. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1929 to September 1930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

7,280

6,840

6,000

5,400

5,020

4,510

4,050 

*4,050

3,910

3,640

3,390

3,270

3,150

5.050

5,150

5,020

12,700

14.200

15,200

12 , 100

12 , 100

13,700

13,200

11,100

8,460

7,060

6,200

5,600

4,840

4,510

4,200

214,880

6,930

426,200

JIov.

4,200

4.050

4,670

8,460

13,400

15,800

16.700 

16 , 100

14,200

11,900

13,200

12,700

7,280

6,200

7,980

10,600

14,200

15,800

15,300

13,700

12,700

12 , 100

*11,600

11,900

11,900

11,400

10 , 100

8,700

7,740

6,840

6,840

551,420

11,100

657,400

Dec.

6,000

5,600

5,020

4,510

4,200

4,050

5,910 

5,770

5.510

5,510

3,510

4,050

5,400

6,000

6,200

6,000

6,200

8,460

24,200

41,000

46.000

45 , 800

40,000

55,500

55,500

29,200

25,800

21,800

18,700

16,400

14,000

479,800

15,500

951,700

Jan.

12 , 100

12,100

11,400

10,600

9,180

8.700

8,940 

11,100

14,200

15,800

20,200

24,600

28,200

35,000

39,000

42,700

46,600

49.000

49,000

48,400

44,900

41,600

57,500

53,000

30,000

27,800

27,800

28,200

27,400

27,000

27,400

849,420

27,400

*1,685

Feb.

27,400

27,800

29,200

33,500

39,500

48,400

55,600 

61,500

64,300

66 . 400

62,200

58,700

55,600

52,000

46,600

41,600

37,000

54,500

51,500

28,700

26,200

25,000

24,600

25.900

24,600

27,000

52,000

40,500

-

_

-

*1, 125.8

40,200

*2,233

Mar.

43.200

42,700

41,600

39,500

56,000

52,000

27,800 

24,600

22,500

21,100

19,600

18,100

17,000

* 16, 100

14,700

14,000

15,200

12,400

11,900

11,600

11.400

12,400

19,300

27,400

31,000

50,000

28,700

29,600

51,500

50,500

27,400

758,800

24,500

*1,505

Apr.

25.900

21,100

18,400

17,800

17,200

16,400

15,500 

14,500

13 , 400

12 , 700

11,600

10,400

9,420

8,460

7,500

6,840

6,000

5,400

4,840

4,510

4,510

4,840

5,210

4,840

4,200

3,770

5,390

3,270

5,030

2.920

-

285,650

9,520

566,600

May

5j050

5,590

4,840

8,700

10,100

13,400

* 42, 900 

52,000

59,400

66,400

69,200

75,800

84,500

89,800

90,900

98,600

104,000

114,000

152,000

144,000

171,000

197,000

221,000

*251, 000

 235,000

*245. OOP

»245ioOO

 243, 000

 257,000

 226, 000

210,000

5,721,760

120,000

*7,582

June

*194 . 000

*172 , 000

 152,000

 128,000

105,000

87,600

70,600 

61,500

54,400

49,000

43,800

41,600

57,500

52,500

28,200

25,000

22,500

21,400

20,000

20,000

31,000

49,600

55,200

46,600

58,000

30,500

25,000

21,100

18,400

16 . 600

-

* 1,69 6. 6

56,600

*3,365

July

15.400

14,500

13,200

11,800

10,400

9,310

8,790 

8,010

7,750

7,750

7,510

7,510

7,270

7,050

6,550

6,110

*5,890

5,450

5,250

5,050

4,850

4,850

4,670

4,670

4,490

4,510

4,150

5,990

5,850

3,850

5,710

217,720

7,020

431,800

Aug.

5.570

3,450

5,450

5,510

5,510

5,190

5,190 

5,190

5,190

3,070

5,070

5,070

*2,960

2,960

2,850

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,640

*2,640

2,640

2,640

2.540

2,540

2,540

2,540

90,450

2,920

179,400

Sept.

2.540

2,540

2,740

2,740

2,740

*2,640

2,640 

*2,640

*2,740

2,740

2,640

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,640

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,640

2,640

2,604

*2,640

2,850

5,070

5.510

3,190

5,070

5,070

-

81,420

2,720

161,500

Calendar year 1929 : Max 120,000 Mln 2.020 Mean 26,400 Ac-ft 19,020,000

Water year 1929-30: Max 243,000 Mln 2,540 Mean 27,000 Ac-ft 19,540,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean 

Ao-ft

Oct.

5,070

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,740

2,740

3,070

3,570

6,110

12 , 100

15,200

14,500

15,400

14,500

12,900

27,800

47,800

49.000

59,000

50,000

23,600

19,500

16,900

15,100

13,600

12,200

11,200

10,500

457,260 

14,100 

867,500

JIov.

9,520

8,580

8,600

9,800

*9,800

9,080

8,160

7,360

6,760

6,400

6,040

5,680

5,360

5,200

5,520

'5,200

4.880

4,880

4,800

5,200

6,400

7,360

7,360

7,760

9,560

9.800

8,840

7,960

7,560

8,400

-

217,420 

7,250 

431,200

Dec.

9.750

11,600

15,400

24,000

54,700

56,200

54,000

*57 , 100

*51,700

*61,000

*62.600

*57,300

*47,600

58,900

32,400

26,000

22,500

20,400

18,500

17,300

16,400

15,400

14,800

14,100

15,400

15,800

15 , 800

14,100

15,800

15,400

12,900

814,650 

26,500 

*1,616

Jan.

12 , 000

11,500

10,400

10,600

12,000

15 . 400

15,400

12,200

11,500

10,600

10,200

9,980

9,980

9,520

8,400

7,970

7,560

7,560

7,160

6,760

6,580

6,400

6,220

5,860

5,680

5,520

5,520

5,560

5,560

5,200

5.040

264,850 

8,540 

525,500

Feb.

4,880

4,750

4,590

4,450

*4,590

4,450

4.510

4,310

5,040

5,860

6,040

6,040

13,600

54,000

*39,500

*40,500

46,000

50.200

49,000

45,400

41,000

36,500

32,000

27,400

24,000

27,000

40,000

46,600

_

_

-

651,990 

25,300 

*1,293

Mar.

46.600

44,400

42,200

59 , 500

37,000

34,500

31,000

29,200

26,600

28,700

56,500

59,500

57,500

52,500

*28,200

24,600

21,800

19,80'0

18,800

17,700

16,900

16,700

16.400

16,700

19,000

25,800

28,700

27,800

25,000

24,600

35,000

889,200 

28,700 

*1,764

Apr.

41.000

41,000

36,500

35,000

29,600

25,000

26,200

23,600

21,100

19 , 000

17,200

13,000

14,600

13,900

* 12, 800

11,900

11,100

10,400

9,760

8,900

8,700

8,500

,900

,700

,520

.540

,520

,520

8,500

10,400

-

503,960 

16 , 800 

999,600

May

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,600

11,900

12,500

13 , 600

13,300

13,600

16,500

27,800

51.500

27,800

22,800

19,000

16,300

14,400

* 12, 800

11,400

10,400

9,100

8,500

7,520

6,800

6,440

6,100

5,780

5,460

5.520

5,460

5,460

392,740 

12,700 

779,000

June

5,460

5,520

5,320

5.620

5,460

5,040

4,620

4,220

3,960

3,710

3,550

3,230

3,120

3,010

2.900

5,010

5,120

5,230

3,350

3,470

3,960

4,090

4,220

4,090

4,220

4,550

4,550

3,960

3,470

5,550

-

120,580 

4,020 

239,200

July

5,010

2,800

2,610

2,430

2,340

2,250

2,160

2,070

1,990

1,910

1,830

1,850

1,760

1,690

1,760

1.690

1,690

1,910

2,160

2,540

2,540

2,610

2,700

*2,900

2,900

5,010

3,230

9,950

24,700

28.200

27,800

152,550 

4,920 

502,600

Aug.

25.800

21,800

16,900

12 , 500

9,320

7,520

6,100

6,320

4,620

4,220

5,710

3,350

5,010

2,800

2,610

2,520

2,520

2.340

2,520

2,700

2,700

2,800

5,350

3,710

5,850

5,850

5,710

3,470

3,470

3,350

5,550

179,550 

5,780 

356,100

Sept.

3,590

3,230

3,230

3,350

3,830

4,760

5.940

6,780

4,900

5,960

5,470

2,900

2,520

2,250

2,070

1,910

1,850

1,760

1,760

1,690

1,620

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,420

1,420

1,560

1.500

1,500

1,500

-

79,100 

2,640 

156,900

Calendar year 1930: Max 243,000 Mln 2,540 Mean 28,200 Ac-ft 20,420,000

Water year 1930-31: Max 62,600 Mln 1,500 Mean 12,900 Ac-ft 9,330,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Expressed in thousands.
430 RKD RIVER BASIN

Red River at Shreveport, La. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1931 to September 1932

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,100

1,100

*1,100

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,050

1,720

3,040

3,760

4,600

6,050

26,000

34.700

24)200

161,320

5,200

320,000

Nov.

16,800

14 , 000

11,800

8,320

6,610

5,440

4,390

3,970

3,380

2,700

2,280

2,150

2,040

2,010

1,940

1,780

1,750

1,840

1,780

1,780

1,840

1,780

1,750

1,750

1,720

3,760

5,020

11,600

24,600 

28.400

-

178,980

5,970

355,000

Dec.

29,200

29,200

29,200

30,800

32,700

33,200

*30,000

27,200

24,200

21,000

18,200

16.200

21,200

21,600

23,800

26,300

32,100

39,000

40,000

47,000

48,500

49,000

50,000

50,500

49,000

47,500

47,000

44,500

43,500 

40,500

38,000

* 1,080.1

34,800

*2,142

Jan.

34,000

32,600

31,600

31,600

35,000

40,500

58,800

73,400

89,300

98,400

110,000

117,000

118,000

122,000

124,000

129,000

132,000

126,000

129,000

141,000

144,000

144,000

144,000

140,000

142,000

152,000

153,000

159,000

164,000 

*165,000

*168_,000

*3,448.2

111,000

*6,840

Feb.

168,000

164,000

156,000

144,000

124,000

108,000

93,200

80,300

*70,400

64,200

55,800

49 , 500

44,500

40,500

37 , 500

36,000

42 000

54 ',600

79,200

99,700

*114,000

*123,000

129,000

*135,000

*13 8,000

*140,000

*140,000

136,000

*129,000

-

* 2,895.4

99,840

*5,743

Mar.

*1 13.000

*95 800

*82,500

*72,500

68,400

64,800

62,400

60,600

59,400

55,200

51 , 000

46,500

41,500

37,000

34,000

30,800

28,600

26,300

25,900

25,200

23,800

22,800

22,800

21,300

18,800

18,800

18,400

16,300

15.900 

17,100

25,200

*1,302.6

42,000

*2,584

Apr.

31,200

38,500

59,500

37,000

32,100

28,600

24,800

*21,100

18,800

16,300

15,700

15,100

13,900

13,600

12,900

12,100

11,600

10,900

10,200

*9,800

9,320

8,840

8.520

9,090

9,930

11,400

15,000

15,000

18,800 

19,600

-

539,200

18,000

*1,069

May

18,800

17 , 400

14,700

*14,200

12,800

12,800

13,900

13,100

11,900

10,800

9,720

27,400

40,500

36,000

30,200

24 , 200

19,800

*15,500

12,800

11,400

10,600

9,510

8,880

8,100

7,240

6,760

6,280

5,800

5.520 

5,520

5,960

448,090

14,500

888,800

June

6,920

7,080

6,760

7,080

7,740

9,300

*15,800

18,000

18,500

19,300

18,000

15,000

12,800

13,400

20,100

22,900

23,200

21,700

18,800

16,100

14,200

*13,600

14,200

14,700

13,100

11,600

9,720

8,290

7,740 

7,740

-

413,370

13,800

819,900

July

10,600

24,900

47,800

57,400

59,500

*59,500

*58,100

55,300

52,500

57,400

56,700

57,400

57,400

50,400

42,500

34,200

26,600

24,200

17,700

15,000

13,400

11,900

11,200

10,400

9,510

9,090

8,880

8,480

8,480 

8,290

7.570

972,300

31,400

*1,929

Aug.

7,080

6,760

7,240

8.100

7,740

6,920

5,960

5,380

4,960

4,540

4,260

39,80

3,840

3,840

3,700

3,560

*3,140

3,140

3,000

2,880

2,750

2,620

2,500

2,500

2,500

3,840

4,820

4,540

3,980 

4,120

5,660

139,850

4,510

277,400

Sept.

5,960

5,380

4,820

4,120

3,980

3,840

3,560

3,140

2,880

2,620

2,620

7,570

9,720

8,670

7,400

6,600

*5,800

5,240

4,960

4,540

4,260

4,120

3,980

3,700

3,560

3,280

3,140

3,000

2,750 

2,620

-

137,830

4,590

273,400

Calendar year 1931: Max 50,500 Min 1,000 Mean 12,750 Ac-ft 9,232,000

Water year 1931-32: Max 168,000 Min 1,000 Mean 32,010 Ac-ft 23,242,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1932 to September 1933

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,580

2,580

*2,700

2,700

2,820

2,820

2.950

2,950

2,950

2,950

2,950

2,820

2,820

2,820

2,820

2,820

2,820

2,820

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,580

2,340

2,230

2,120

2,020

1.920

1,920

82,020

2,650

162,700

JJov.

.920

,820

,720

,720

,720

,620

,620

* ,530

,620

,620

,620

,620

,620

,720

,720

,620

,620

,620

,620

,530

,530

,530

,530

,620

,820

,720

,530

,450

,450

.370

-

48,770

1,630

96,700

Dec.

1.570

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,450

1,450

1,370

1,450

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,620

1,620

1,720

2,580

2,340

2,340

2,230

2,230

4,700

35,000

51,100

59,500

60,900

253,980

8,180

503,800

Jan.

57.400

53,900

50,400

48,400

46,000

*43,600

41,500

39,500

36,000

35,000

38,500

42,000

45,400

44,200

41,500

39,500

33,200

29,400

1 27,000

25.600

27,000

27,400

27,000

28,600

41,000

46,600

46,600

43,600

40,000

36,500

33,700

*1,216

39,200

$2,412

Feb.

50,600

28,600

23,800

21,700

20,900

20,100

19,000

18,500

19,000

18,000

17 , 100

21,200

21,700

21,200

21,200

21,200

20,900

20,400

19,600

19,300

18,500

17,700

16,900

15,800

*14,700

13,900

13,100

14,200

_

_

-

548,800

19,600

* 1,089

Mar.

15.900

18,800

29,400

39,500

40,500

39,500

36,500

35,000

57,400

67,200

70,700

69,300

65,100

58,800

51,100

*44,800

38,500

34,200

31,000

28,600

27,400

27,400

27,400

29,800

29,400

28,200

26,300

24,600

23,500

22,300

26,300

$1,162.4

37,500

*2,306

Apr.

29,800

32,800

37,500

40,500

42,000

41,500

38,000

35,000

31,400

28,200

26,000

23,500

21,700

20,600

20,100

19,600

18,500

18,000-

16.900

18,000

18,000

17,700

19,600

21,700

30,600

35,500

35,500

33,700

32,800

33,700

-

838,400

27,900

*1,663

May

33,700

34,200

33,700

33,200

32,800

31,900

30,600

29,400

28,200

*27,000

25,200

23,500

22,000

20,900

20,100

19,300

18.500

31,000

58,800

65,800

66,500

62,300

55,300

*47,800

45,400

41,000

42,000

62,300

70,700

74,200

75,600

* 1,262.9

40,700

*2,505

June

74.900

69,300

58,800

49,000

41,000

33,700

28,200

24,600

22,300

21,200

19,800

18,800

17,700

16 , 100

14,700

13,600

12,800

11,900

11,200

10,600

9,930

9,300

8,880

8,100

7,570

7,240

6,600

6,280

5,960

5.660

-

645,720

21,500

*1,281

July

5,380

5,100

5,100

4,960

4,960

4,820

4,680

4,540

4,400

4,260

4,120

4,120

3,980

3,980

3,840

4,820

4,120

3,980

3.700

3,700

3,700

3,980

5,240

15,900

40,500

36,500

29,500

25,200

*23,700

22,500

21,600

316,880

10,200

628,500

Aug.

21,300

20,400

19,800

18,600

17,700

16,800

16,500

16,500

18,600

25,600

28,000

24,400

20,700

16,800

13,800

12,200

10,800

9,400

8,800

8,000

8,600

11,600

11,200

9,600

8,600

7,800

7,200

6,600

5,800

5,800

5^400

432,900

14,000

858,600

Sept.

5.000

7,800

11,200

12,400

13,000

13,200

14,400

14,100

* 12, 800

11,400

10,200

10,200

11,000

10,400

9,000

9,000

12,600

16.500

12,800

12,800

12,000

11,800

* 12, 800

13,400

12,600

10,800

9,400

8,200

 7,200

6,600

334,600

11,200

663,700

Calendar year 1932: Max 168,000 Min 1,370 Mean 29,180 Ac-ft 21,190,000

Water year 1932-33: Max 75,600 Min 1,370 Mean 19,600 Ac-ft 14,169,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Red River at Shreveport, La. Continued

431

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1933 to September 1934

Jlov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

15,OOP 

18,600 

24,400 

28,500 

55,600

47,200

43,500

40,500

37,500

34,500

32,000

29,500

27,500

25,600

24,400

23,400

22,800

21,600

20,400

19,200

22,200

21,600

27,500

39,500

43,500

44,700

8,000

7,800

7,500

7,000

6,400

4, SCO 

4,200 

4,350 

7,800 

9,?00

8,400

7,000

5,800

4,620

3,940

3,340

2,920

2,660

2,540

2,420

Mean 

Ac-ft

* 1,098 .4 

35,400 

$2,174

11,209.1 

40.300 

*2,398

171,990

5,730

341,100

53,950

1,740

107,000

27,530 171,970

891 I 5,730

54,800 [341,100

Calendar year 1933: Max 

Water year 1933-34: Max

rement mad

Mln 2,560 

Mln 750

Mean 20,150 

Mean 13,000

Ac-ft 14,590,000 

Ac-ft 9,426,000

Discharge . _ 

Expressed in thous

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1934 to September 1935

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*4,920

4,500

4,080

3,800

4,080

4,640

4,920

5,570

5,070

4,220

3,530

3,270

2,900

2,780

2, £50

2,440

2,220

2,110

2,110

1,910

1,810

1,810

1,710

1,710

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,530

1,530

1,440

JL>35°

89,170

2,880

176,900

Nov.

1,350 _____

Dec.

19,900

1,350' IS. 400

1,440

3,02C

3,020

2,900

2,f60

2,330

2,110

2,010

*i,eio

1,710

1,620

1,620

1,530

1,440

1,350

1,350

1,270

1,270

2,110

2,010

2,010

1,910

16,000

25,800

26,800

26,800

27,800

25,400

-

193,800

6,460

384,400

13,600

is.eoo

15,400

17,000

18,000

17,300

15,000

12,900

11,700

10,000

8,990

8,140

*7,460

6,640

6,320

5,840

5,370

5,220

5,070

5,520

5,520

5,520

6,000

5,480

6,150

6,480

5,520

6,000

5,840

297,890

9,610

590,900

Jan.

6,960

5,480

6.000

6 160

7^120

9,500

9,840

9,840

9,330

8,820

8,550

10,000

12,100

13,600

13,600

12,700

11,700

10,400

9,330

9,840

10,600

23,200

46,700

61,600

70,000

71,700

66,500

60,000

*56,100

53,800

50,900

763,070

24,600

*1,514

Feb.

48,000

44 000

39^500

34,200

29,300

25,400

22,300

20,600

19,900

24,500

24,900

24,500

24,900

25,400

25,400

25,800

25,800

24,900

24,000

23,200

21,400

20,300

18,700

17,000

15,700

14,700

13,800

13,100

-

-

691,200

24,700

*1,371

Mar.

12.700

12,900

13,400

14,400

16,300

17,000

21,400

33,000

41,400

43,300

42 , 000

38 , 900

37,000

40,100

49,400

*56,800

59,200

57,500

52,400

48,700

44,500

38 , 900

34 , 200

28,800

*27,300

50,100

61,500

64.800

57,500

53,100

49,400

*1,218.3

39,300

*2,416

Apr.

44,600

38,300

31,900

27,800

*27,800

27,800

24,900

21,000

18,000

16,300

17,300

17,000

*15,700

14,400

13,600

12,900

11,900

10,900

10,400

10,200

9,570

9,150

10,900

18,000

24,900

29,300

31,900

33,600

44,600

55,100

-

677,830

22,600

*1,344

May

f 5,200

75,200

78,900

78,000

*82,SOO

95,000

115,000

129,000

138,000

144,000

157,000

165,000

*1 7 3,000

177,000

 181.000

179,000

174,000

*167,000

163,000

*1 55,000

155,000

155,000

153,000

*15 2,000

138,000

144,000

150,000

*156,000

162,000

*156,000

143,000

*4,355.9

140,500

*9,640

June

130,000

122,000

*122,000

118,000

112,000

*108,000

106,000

105,000

100,000

93,600

84,800

*75,600

58,200

60 , 000

53,600

50,200

45,200

53,500

*79,700

89,000

93,600

99,600

107,000

115,000

124,000

*132,000

141,000

*U7.000

144,000

132,000

-

t3,011.7

100,400

*5,974

July

1 28 ,000

Tie", ooo

102,000

88,200

*74,900

67,400

58,800

51,200

44,100

36,900

*31,800

28 , 000

25,200

22,700

20,800

19,300

18,400

17,200

16,000

14,800

14 ; 500

15,600

*1S,SOO

14,800

13,300

12,200

11,300

10,200

9,320

8,310

7.740

U16.570

36,000

*2,215

Aug.

7.56C

7,060

6, 7 3"

6,640

6,360

6,220

6,220

6,500

6,640

5,220

5,680

5,200

5,320

5,200

5,080

4,840

4,720

4,600

5,080

5,580

6,500

7,200

6,920

6,500

6,360

6,220

5,680

5,080

4,720

4,500

4,500

181,380

5,850

*3,598

Sept.

*4,100

4,000

4,000

4,000

5^900

3,900

4,300

6,220

7,740

9,100

9,100

9,100

11,300

12.000

11,100

9,980

8,500

7,740

7,550

8,310

7,930

6,920

6,220

5,800

5,320

5,080

5,080

4,840

4,720

4,500

-

202,350

6,740

401,400

Calendar year 1934: Max 71,400 Mln 750 Mean 12,980 Ac-ft 9,394,000

Water year 1934-35: Max 181,000 Mln 1,270 Mean 35,100 Ao-ft 28,630,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
432 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Shreveport, La. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11

1Z 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Z5

26

Z7 

Z8 

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4,400 

4,500 

4,720

4,960

5,680

6.500

6,220

5,440 

4,7ZO 

4,300

3,900

3,700 

3,510

3,420

3,240

3,240

3.150

*3,150

3,150

3,150

3,510

4,300

4,600

4,300

4,100

4,000

3,900 

4,300 

4,200

*4,400

4,500

131,160

4,230

260,200

Nov.

6,080 

8,690 

8,690

7,550

8,120

11,500

15,000

15.800 

i'3,800 

12,600

13,500

14,200 

14,500

14,000

*13,500

13,500

13,100

12,400

11,500

10,900

3,980

9,100

6,310

7,740

7,200

6,500

6,500 

6,220 

5,800

5.560

-

311,840

10,400

618,500

Dec.

5.560 

7,550 

11,100

12,400

11,700

10,900

11,500

12,400 

13,800 

53,100

*82,600

85.500 

83,600

76,200

66,500

58,400

50,900

44,700

39,000

31,700

26,000

20,900

18,000

16,000

14,500

13,800

13,000 

12,300 

11,300

11,100

10,400

936,410

30,200

*1,857

Jan.

9.600 

9,420 

9,060

8,700

8,160

7,800

7,620

7,620 

7,440 

6,900

6,540

6,360 

6,180

6,180

6,360

6,360

6,180

6,000

6,000

5,850

5,700

5,550

*5,400

5,250

5,100

4,950

4,950 

4,600 

4,800

4,800

5,100

200,730

6,480

398,100

Feb.

4,800 

4,800 

4,950

5,100

5,100

4,950

5,100

5,100 

5.250 

5,100

5,100

5,100 

5,100

5,100

4,950

4,800

4,650

4,650

*4,500

4,370

4,370

4,240

4,240

4,240

4,240

3,980

4.110 

4,110 

4,110

-

-

136,210

4,700

270,200

Mar.

m5,700

7,080

7,800

7,260

7,080

6,900 

7,260 

8,880

10,600

11.700 

11,300

10,400

9,420

8,700

7,980

*7,800

7,440

7,080

6,540

5,850

5,250

5,100

4,950

4,650

5,700 

5,550 

5,550

5,700

5,550

219,380

7,080

435,100

Apr.

5,250 

5.550 

5,400

4,950

4,500

4,370

3,980

3,850 

3,590 

3,460

3,590

3,330 

3,200

3,200

3,090

2,980

2,870

2,760

2,760

2,650

2,540

2,540

2,430

*2,430

2,430

2,430

2.520 

2,320 

2,540

2,650

-

99,960

3,330

198,300

May

2,650

m2,650

2,760

2,870

2,870

2,870 

2,980 

6,720

14,300

18,300 

32,200

52,400

56,100

60.000

52,400

45,200

38,000

*31,200

24,400

*19,200

16,500

14,800

13,600

12,800

11,900 

11,300 

10,900

10,000

9,600

586,550

18,900

*1,163

June

9,060 

8,700 

9,420

14,300

26.500

26,000

23,400

16,000 

14,000 

12,300

10,900

9,810 

9,240

9,600

13,800

13,600

11,700

10,000

9,060

8,520

7,980

7,440

7,080

*6,900

6,180

5,400

4,950 

4 ,.650 

4,370

5.980

-

324,840

10,800

644,300

July

3,850 

3,850 

3,980

3,590

3,330

3,330

3,850

4.240 TTato

3,590

3,200

3,090 

3,090

3,090

3,090

2,980

2,870

2,760

2,650

2,540

2,540

2,430

2,430

2,320

*2,320

2,320

2,320 

2,320 

2,210

2,100

1.990

92,250

2,980

183,000

Aug.

1,880 

1.990 

1,880

1,770

1,660

1,660

1,550

1,550 

1,440 

1,440

1,330

1,330 

*1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

*1,110

1,110

*1,110

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,110 

1,000 

1,000

950 "§56"

39,700

1,280

78,700

Sept.

950 

950 

900

900

900

900

900

900 

*900 

900

900

900

880

885

900

880

*880

880

880

880

1,770

2,210

2,320

2,210

11,700

25,500

27,000 

21,300 

Zl,300

37.400

170,670

5,690

338,500

Calendar year 1935: Max 181,000 Mln 3,150 Mean 37,250 Ac-ft 30,210,000

Water year 1935-36 : Max 85,500 Mln 880 Mean 8,880 Ac-ft 3,445,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1936 to September 1937

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

ZO

21

ZZ

Z3

24

25

Z6

27

Z8

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

52,000

62,700

70.000 

69,000

61,100

50,300

40,100

*32,200

25,100

20,600

17,500

15,600 

14,900

13,900

12,300

*10,900

9,590

8,310

7,500 

6,720

6,540

6,360

6,000

5,640

*5,470

5,640

5.500

5,640

29,700 

42,600

42,600

761,810

24,570

Nov.

57 . 400

32,200

26,800 

21,300

16,400

13,900

14,600

19,300

21,300

19,000

15,400

13,000 

10,900

9,370

8,310

7,500

6,720

6,180

5,640 

5,130

4,970

4,650

*4,350

4,200

3,910

3,630

3,490

5.550

3,350 

3,490

349,740

11,660

693,700

Dec.

3,210

3,080

3,080 

3,080

2,950

3,350

4,200

6,910

10,700

15,400

24,700

28.000 

27,200

25,100

22,000

18,700

*15, 400

13,000

11,400 

10, 200

9,370

8,940

6,520

6,100

7,500

7,500

7,500

6,910

6,540 

6,540

8,100

337,180

10,880

668,800

Jan.

27,200

34,300

34,800 

33,900

33,500

32,200

30,900

29,200

*27,200

25.500

33, 500

46,800 

52,000

52,600

50,300

49,700

60,400

73,300

76,800 

73,300

70,000

71,100

78,000

*83,200

87,100

85,800

*88,400

91,000

95.600 

*92,300

88,400

H.806.3

58,270

*3,583

Feb.

85.200

*78,000

72,200 

68,000

*63,500

57,700

52,000

*47,400

42,000

38,300

*35, 200

32,600 

29,200

28,000

25, 100

22,700

20,300

*18,700

16.700 

16,900

16,700

*17,500

19,300

20,900

20,600

19,000

17,500

17,200

-

996,400

35,590

*1,976

Mar.

16,700

16,400

16,100 

*15.600

15,900

15,900

17,800

*24,300

29,700

32,600

34,800

*34,300 

33,000

31,800

29,700

*29,200

36,000

41,500

42.000 

*38,700

35,600

32,600

30,100

*28,400

27,200

29,200

36,900

40,600

41, 500 

40,600

37,400

932,100

30,070

*1,849

Apr.

*33,000

28,800

25,100 

23,500

23,500

23,500

23,500

25,900

33,000

34, 300

32,600

31,800 

32,600

32,200

30,500

26,400

25,100

25,100

24,300 

22,400

20,300

18,400

16.900

20,000

48,500

55.200

52,000

47 , 400

43,600 

41,000

-

920,400

30,680

*1,826

May

56.000

30,100

25,100 

21,300

20,000

21,300

20,900

19,000

17,500

15,900

14,500

13, 200 

12,400

11,700

10,900

11,300

14,900

19,600

22,700 

20,900

16,700

13,600

11,700

10, 200

9,070

8,550

8,550

8,890

8,550 

7,700

7.040

489,750

15,800

971,400

June

6,400

5,800

5,360 

5,080

4,940

4,660

7,360

14,000

13,600

11,800

10,500

9,790 

10,700

37,800

48,000

44,200

36,000

30,900

27,200 

25,900

28,400

20,600

16,900

14,000

12,000

11,700

12,200

*12,200

11,100 

9,970

-

509,060

16,970

*1,010

July

9.070

8,380

7,870 

7,200

6,880

5,950

5,500

5,220

*5,080

4,800

4,800

4,660 

4,400

4,140

4,010

3,880

3,760

3,640

3,400 

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,520

3,400

3,520

3,520

3,400

3,160

3,160 

2.950

2,930

142,380

4,590

282,400

Aug.

2,930

2,930

Z,710 

2,600

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,710

2,820

2,710

*2,490 

2,380

2,280

2,180

2,080

1,980

1,980

1.890 

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,980

1,960

2,380

3,520

12,600

35,200

55.600 

29,700

23,100

198,360

6,400

393,400

Sept.

17.500

13,600

*11,300 

10,500

11,100

11,500

11,300

10, 200

8,890

7,870

7,360

7,040 

7,040

7,040

6,880

6,250

5,650

5,500

8,040 

9,250

8,720

7,870

7,040

6,250

5,500

5,080

4,660

4,270

5.880 

5,360

-

242,440

8,080

480,900

Calendar year 1936: Max 70,000 Mln 880 Mean 9,070 Ac-ft 6,563,000

Water year 1936-37= Max 93,600 Mln 1,890 Mean 21,060 Ac-ft 15,250,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Shreveport, La. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1937 to September 1938

433

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6,040

5,240

4,180

3,510

3,120

2,990

2,730

2,480

2,220

1,980

1,850

1,730

1,730

1,600

1.350

1,350

1,850

2,350

11,000

15. 500

13,500

12,300

*12, 900

13,000

11,900

10,900

9,600

8,100

6,700 

5,720

5,080

184,500

5,950

366,000

Nov.

4,470

4,040

3,640

3,380

3,120

2,860

2,600

2.480 syffo

3,640

5,240

7,000

9,900

20,400

29,400

34,000

38,000

41,800

*44.000

42,200

36,800

31,500

*26,800

22,100

19,000

16,900

15,700

14,000

12,900 

11,800

-

512,400

17,080

*1,016

Dec.

10,400

10,000

9,740

9,110

8,480

8,480

7,700

7,000

6,360

6,360

6.O4O

5,720

5,400

5,080

*4.770

4,770

5,400

6,240

8,100

19,200

*38, 500

45,300

48, 100

47,600

47,000

46,200

46,500

48, 300

50, 500 

*53,000

55,800

681,150

21,970

*1,351

Jan.

57,900

58, 300

58,500

58,400

56,700

54,300

51,600

*48, 300

45, 500

43,000

40,700

*38, 000

35,900

33,600

31, 600

29,900

*27,900

26,200

24, 500

Z2, 800

21,300

20,7OO

26,800

68,500

101,000

124,000

143,000

157.OOO

*173,000 

186,000

192,000

*2,056.9

66,350

*4,080

Feb.

*194,000

185,000

162,000

*141,000

125,000

109, 000

*92,800

79,000

68,300

59,100

*50, 300

42,800

37,000

33,000

*29,800

27,000

26.200

28,000

46,500

*91,600

*H3,000

127,000

144,000

*L63,000

* 178, 000

188,000

201,000

«208.000

-

-

* 2,949. 4

105,340

*5, 850

Mar.

211,000

192,000

173,000

148,000

«124,000

103,000

*84, 200

71,100

58, 800

49,200

41,600

37,800

*36,800

36,700

35,300

*32,900

29,400

25,900

23,900

*22,700

22,100

22,100

21,900

20,400

19,600

18, 800

18, 200

*17.700

19,300 

24,100

63,200

*1,804.7

58,220

*3,580

Apr.

92,400

102,000

109,000

114, 000

*117,000

121,000

124,000

*]26, 000

120, 000

120, 000

121,000

*117,000

109,000

*99,100

90, 200

85, 400

80,600

79, 100

85, 000

88, 900

*87,400

82,100

*76,500

71,500

67,000

62,200

*57,800

52,400

47,000 

40.900

-

* 2,745. 5

91,520

*5,446

May

*36,100

33,100

30, 000

27,500

*26,000

25,300

24,600

23,100

21,700

19,700

18, 700

24, 100

*32,100

36,900

37,900

36,900

*35,200

34, 000

31,600

*27,000

22,900

19,900

17,100

*15,900

15. 800

16,100

22, 400

43,000

54, 500 

*57,500

57.800

924, 400

29,820

*1,834

June

52.000

44,900

*38, 100

31,800

*26,700

22,100

18,100

15, 700

14, 600

14, 800

15,500

16,800

24, 800

30,200

39,700

47,000

46,600

43,500

37,800

31,800

28,000

27,400

28, 500

*3 1,500

29,000

23,900

19,800

17,000

15, 500 

14.000

847,100

28,240

*1,680

July

12,900

11,700

11,300

14,000

16.100

14,500

12, 200

*10, 500

9,320

8,480

7,700

7,340

6,840

6,360

6,040

5,560

5,400

5,240

5,240

*5, 080

4,920

4,920

5,080

5,240

5,080

5,080

4,770

4,620

4.470 

5,400

4,770

236,150

7,620

468, 400

Aug.

4,470

5,080

6,360

7,700

8,900

9,320

9.530

9,110

8,080

6,840

5,560

4,770

4,320

4,040

3,770

3,770

3,640

3,510

3,380

3,250

3,120

2,990

2,860

2,860

2,730

2,600

*2,730

2,990

2,860 

2,860

2,730

146,730

4,730

291,000

Sept.

2,600

2,730

2.860

2,860

2,600

2,480

2,350

2,220

2,100

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,850

1,850

1,720

1,720

1,850

1,850

*1, 850

1,850

1,720

1,720

1,850

1,850

1,980

1,980

1,850

1,600

1,600 

1.480

-

60, 910

2,030

120, 800

Calendar year 1937: Max 93,600 Mln 1,350 Mean 20,860 Ac-ft 15,110,000

Water year 1937-38= Max 211,000 Mln 1,350 Mean 36,030 Ao-ft 26,083,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

4,670

4,350

4,590

4,910

5,230

5.510 

5,400

4,680

4,070

3,840

4-r050

4,300

4,450

4,450

4,120

3,660

3,380

3,220

3,160

3,120

3,080

3,000

2,860

2,780

2.730

3,250

3,460

3,680

3,920

4,230

4,650

122,790

3,961

243,600

Nov.

6,200

8,750

13,000

18,900

25,800

34,300 

34,600

50,000

24,600

20,300

17,400

15,100

13,000

11,500

10,000

8,930

8,080

7,350

6,600

5,930

5,570

5,420

5,300

5,180

5,050

4,810

4.720 

4,720

6,050

9,100

-

376,260

12,540

746,300

Dec.

13,300

16,400

17,200

16,100

14,000

12,400 

12,000

14,400

15,300

13,700

13,100

16,100

18, 800

19,600

19,100

17,000

14,600

12,900

11,900

11,100

10,600

9,900

9,210

8,540

8.460

9,690

9,100 

8,920

9,300

11,400

11,500

405,620

13,080

804, 500

Jan.

10,400

9,600

9.080

9,110

13,200

23,100 

28,700

31,300

32,200

32,700

29,700

26,800

23,500

20,500

17,800

16,200

15,000

14,300

13,500

12,800

12,300

13, 000

13,600

14, 100

14,600

14, 600

16,500 

17,000

15,400

13,800

13,000

547,390

17,660

*1,086

Feb.

12,500

13,000

12,700

12.200

13,300

14,800 

15,700

14,900

13,700

12,500

12,200

16,000

18,300

18,600

17,400

17,000

17,800

17,000

16,200

18,000

19,000

19,000

19,800

20.800

20, 800

20,000

19,400 

18,700

18,800

_

-

480, 100

16,560

952,300

Mar.

19,000

18,600

18,300

18, 300

19,300

22,600 

28, 500

33,300

33,600

33,500

33,600

31,100

30,500

35,600

41,700

42.700

39,900

35,400

31,300

26,700

23,400

22, 200

22,000

23,900

27,800

29,000

28,500 

25,500

21,600

17,900

15. 300

850,600

27,440

*1,687

Apr.

14,600

16,000

19,200

23,200

27,000

29,800 

34,700

38,400

38,300

36,300

34,500

36,400

46,500

67,800

90,500

101,000

102, 000

101, 000

93,800

87,600

82,800

79,900

79,900

110,000

137,000

150,000

154,000

154,000

147,000

138,000

-

*2,27L2

75,710

*4, 505

May

127,000

117,000

106,000

94,800

84,000

73,800 

61,800

50,300

41,200

34,400

29,300

25,900

24,300

22,300

19,900

17,900

15,900

14,300

13,400

15.100

13,200

16,500

17,900

17,800

16,100

15,900

20, 500 

31,000

33,700

29,000

24,500

H.,222.7

39,440

*2,425

June

21.400

20, 600

21,400

20,800

18,600

17,000 

16,000

15,400

15, 400

16, 600

18,600

20, 200

20,500

17,700

14, 800

12,600

11,500

10,900

10,200

9,300

8,460

7,480

6,600

6,010

6,000

6,080

5,930 

5,700

5,500

5.140

392,400

13,080

778,300

July

4,850

4,700

5,080

5,350

5.390

5,200 

4,790

4,330

4,160

4,530

4,930

5,020

4,630

4,080

3.800

3,980

4,160

4,160

4,240

4,550

4,590

4,150

3,970

4,290

4,680

4,790

4,790 

4,570

4,160

3,990

4,300

140, 200

4,523

278,100

Aug.

4,770

5,010

5,020

4,770

4,230

4,250 

4,890

5,480

5,580

5, 390

5,020

4,440

4,010

4,010

4,350

4,620

4,700

4,490

4,090

5.830

4,070

4,460

4,610

4,570

4,450

4,210

4,070 

4,310

4,610

4,770

4,700

141,780

4,574

281, 200

Sept.

4,290

3,780

3,660

4,090

g4, 460

K4.610 

g4, 610

g4, 300

g3,800

g3,010

g2,820

g2,820

g3,210

g3,210

g3,210

g3,010

g2 , 650

g3 , 210

g2, 650

g3,210

g3,010

g3,010

g3,010

g2,650

2,790

3,380

3,610 

3,540

3,380

3,160

-

102,150

3,405

202, 600

Calendar year 1951: Max 111,000 Mln 2,73O Mean 23,260 Ac-ft 16,840,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 154, OOO Mln 2,65o Mean 19,270 Ae-ft 13,990,000

* Expressed In thousands.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
434 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La.

Location. La t 32°35'55", long. 93°20'00", in NW-J- sec. 31, T. 19 N., R. 9 ¥., on left bank 

just downstream from bridge on U. S, Highway 80, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad bridge, 3 miles west of Minden, and 22 miles upstream 

from Bistineau Dam.

drainage area. 1,097 sq mi.

Records available. July 1928 to September^l929 and October 1938 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1929 to September 1931 and December 1935 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 133.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 1, 1940, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1928-31, 1936-52), 1,279 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 15.40 ft); minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 6.38 ft Sept. 30.

1928-29, 1938-52: Maximum discharge, 21,600 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 20.84 

ft); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 22.95 ft May 21, 1930 (discharge, 40,000 cfs, revised, from 

rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs), from reports of Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1941 has been revised to 17,000 

cfs May 8, 1941 (gage height, 19.63 ft), superseding figure published in Water-Supply 

Paper 927.

Remarks-. Records good except those for periods of unstable or indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, which are poor.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for the high-water period in the water year 1941, superseding figures published 

in Water-Supply Paper 927, are given herewith:

1941 

May 7.......... 15,400

6.. ........ 17,000

9.. ........ 15,000

May 1941. ................

¥ater year 1940-41. ....

Calendar year 1941.....

159,773

745,324

632,299

17,000

17,000

17,000

475

2

10

5,153

2,042

1,732

Per

mile

4.70

1.86

1.58

Runoff

Inches

5.42

25.27

21.43

Acre-feet

316,800

1,478,000

1,254,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955. to September 1952

Day

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 ,

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

ED

30 |

31 _ |

Oct. Nov.

[ 

t*\\ (*) 1

.

e!5

!

1- 70

 elO

Dec.

202 

214

305

360

396

414

390

426

516

> e50

94

94

94

*106

124

' _c 136

130

(*) 148

total 305

Mean

Cfsrc

160

178

202

202

202

-

2,340

9.8 78.0

0 0089

In. j 0.01

Ac-fti 605

0.071

0.08

4,640

576

702

870

,040

.570

,690

Jan.

,460 

,280

,130

,100

,040

Feb.

5,040 

4,740

4,370

4,120

3,810

980 1 3,590

920

S7C

*640

810

780

780

810

810

7FO

,750 732

,930! 684

,050

,100

soo

570

3,400

3,230

3,050

2,810

2,580

3,230

3,520

3,890

4,740

5,460

5,560

~^] 240

*4 , S4C

,220 SiSj 1,840

,220

,100

,990

,810

,630

,870

,930

,810

52?

S3?

760

4,940

4,840

4,740

920] 4,640

1,100 4,550

Mar.

3,280

3,050

2,870

2,690

2,520

Apr.

1,250 

1,040

920

870

780

2,340

2,100

1,930

1,750

1,930

2,520

2,870

3,110

3,460

3,810

3,960

3,960

4,040

*4,120

750

780

780

810

870

920

1,590

2,810

3,520

4,640

*5,350

5,460

5,460

5,240

47MOJ 5,040

3,810 4,840

3,5901 4.460

3,340

3,050

2,810

1,250 4,290| 2,520

1,870

3,170

, RSC 4.3KO

,630

,570

39,971

1,289

1.18

1.36

79,280

z, sag

5,460

43, 100

1,390

1.27

1.46

85,490

4,120 £,220

3,810| 1,990

3,520| 1,750

1,510

iiiSS

121, 530 i 38,400

4,191! 2,852

3.82J 2.60

4.12! 3.00

4,200

3,890

3,590

3,280

2,930

2,690

2,400

2,160

-

May

1,990 

1,870

1,750

1,690

1,510

1,280

980

726

576

500

450

400

400

400

350

350

300

350

400

400

*400

350

400

500

500

500

500

550

730

100

750

63,520' 2E.S22

2,777 727

2.53'. 0.663

2.82

241,100 175,300 1^5 ^00

0.76

44,670

June

700 

650

600

550

500

July

1

> *e20

j

J

j

500

450

450

450

400

400

*350

300

300

300

 clOO

e40

-

8,100

270

0.246

0.27

16,070

 elO

(*)

. e3

248

8.0

0.0073

Aug.

(*)

e30

S30

30.0

0.027

0.008 0.03

492 | 1,840

Sept.

1 eO.5

(*)

-

15.0

0.50

0.00046

0 . 0005

30

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,120 Win - Mean 847 Cfsm 0.772 In. 10.49 Ac-ft 613,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,580 Min - Mean 1,122 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.92 Ac-ft 814,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note.--Discharge for period of unstable stage-discharge relation May 10 to June 15; discharge from 

temporary relation based on 2 discharge measurements.
435

L - . supplemental1 , ria%;stmfr.^ of J 941 'l

stage of 2" ft, from Information by local

?£ '« . , R. 11 W. , on right 

;a and 9.5 miles upstream

r above ir.ean Sha level, datum of 

?ps of Engineers). Auxiliary wire- 

:--> . 24, 1950, to Apr. 4, 1952.

Remarks . Records good except those below 10 i^s , 

i.-.TTT at Springhill is pumped from wells and dis';; 

approximately 8 miles above station. This dinch 

i:, a reservoir and is released whenever the f'lo-- 

effluent from mill .

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

'gage height, 22.16 ft); minitember 1943, Sept. 3-5^ 1952;

r>r 1305 nay have reached a

are fair. Water used by paper 

d later as waste into bayou 

is not continuous but is stored 

aycu is sufficient to dilute

Hating

Oct. j. to ifey ?i

6.0 

8.0 

11. i>

4.5 "' ? . ; '

6.0

May 26 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.4 

3.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17,::

D':" ' ' ^ ' "' -LjL°~"

- < _.;\ ,;.. .; 7 j -,-,. « - _ ;. M ]

'..-L - - - . 31' 6^!i 1.12o !

i , . ' >.' :--'-. ,'' :-:

 i ', y.s - : ;.o! .-- .-; .>--, >

'- - -. ;. -:- iw :-;, . ?^

,. ! _ . ' -, ! ._ ! ,-,, / - , !

1?. :..- . " 0" ' ""'7. ! - ::

i.v 1 , ; i r ^. , o?-" j " :. i "*

1"' 1.7! .- '""'O 5C'5 i

i- i.7l - . - ne

1 ". t.. 7 "I? ,

1.7

5"* "'

2 IT ' ' , ^ - '

it | ^.-; .;.{ ' -

? s.s' - 35? i " ,-! i -ss2 T ( ,' *~\F :' : : ", jj . ' ?-^ .1 r * Sj- ~ -i^ " ' . r -oo '

r,' "- *" ~i ' '." "0^ £n " "' >

2.'-' "=." ''i "i C^- '. " ,

2o 1.3 5' ' .X. 5 7 A? -,£ ?':

27 5.T' 5S ESS 1,02^, :.,-lJ C

28 3.5 66 i i05 1,100 1 t^: '

29 4.0, 76 3G6 1,170 1,.<SO;

30 4.3 84 405 1,220

31 4.6 - 405 1,190

Total 200.6 1,396.O 13,293 14,730 40,898

Mean 6.47 4-6.5 429 475 1,410

Cfsm 0.012 0.085 0,786 0.870 2.58

In. 0.01 0.10 0.311 1.00 2.79

Ac-ft 398 2,770 26,370 29,220 81,120

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,420 Min 0.2

WatT year 1351-52: Max 3,620 Min 0.1

I*' -:.- Ha/ ! June J ilj

- : ?M- 1 228 i 1.1

1 . Zl ^.^ , - -- 1 [ oot) 23C i TS"

. ' " ' SCO i 253 j .5

' ' ' 7^5 27 n . 5

 ^0 280 !s

- , ' ".;- ' ;?UQ ,4

. " '- .300 | .4

.'110 ,4

,: , "?,o ' ,4

3 40 . 4

 '-':, / 320 .4

r,r - - .. '236 .4

~ ;-z_i i ' 108 ' ,4

'', ' ' 33 [4

/ ""' ?-5 .4

rt.Oi .9

", a i i . 1

. .-- ' " i. 9 *1 .0

 ; : j .4

. ' ' ' "" o; .4

. :- ' ' '"" ' -;- .;' ,4

Aug.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

16

20

11

6.2

3.3

2.0

1.7

*14

40

33

20

13

8.6

6.2

2.8

1.5

-,:. ::;o : .,-. . ,:| .3 .8

-o; - -. ./;! .si .5

 -.:.o -. : ! '-. , , ' .3

"-'"-", - " ' : ! ' " 3

"." ':"i '. ' , . ^ : .3

. V, ' . c'-;0i l'ij /r : .3

- 1 ." ;..4co' i3~ . ;; .3

 ".-. J . i20 1 2b3 i.i .2

55' 1 1,080 ! 262 ; 1.3 .3

513 - i 253' - , .4

44,345 37,076! 3,276 3,562.3 14.6

1,430 l,236i 239 119 0.47

?.62 2.26J 0.54N 0.2180.00086

3.02 2.53) 0,63 0.24i 0.001

87,960 7 3,540' 18,400] 7,070i 29

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

204.2

6.59

0.012

0.01

405

Sept.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

i§.

.5

.4

.4

.4

*. 4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

-

9.8

0.33

0.00060

0.0007

19

Mean 422 Cfsm 0.773 In. 10.51 Ac-ft 305,600

Mean 451 Cfsm 0.826 In. 11.24 Ac-ft 327,300
436 RED RIVER BASIN

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La.

Location. Lat 32°14'10", long. 93"25'35", in SE^-SE^ sec. 31, T. 15 N., R. 10 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Flat River, 2 miles southeast of Ninock, and 6 miles downstream from 

Lake Bistineau Dam.

Drainage area. 2,628 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 100.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Mar. 29, 1949, and June 30 to Sept. 24, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Auxiliary wire-weight gage read twice daily, 6 miles downstream.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Feb. 14; maximum gage height, 38.20 

ft Apr. 29; no flow Nov. 1-7 due to severe backwater condition; minimum gage height, 

10.69 ft Sept. 25.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 14,300 cfs Feb. 7, 1949; maximum gage height, 40.74 

ft Feb. 21, 1950; no flow July 27-31, Sept. 3, 18, 19, 1950, June 4-20, Nov. 1-7, 1951, 

due to severe backwater condition.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once 

a week.

Cooperation. Auxiliary gage-height record and 49 discharge measurements furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.'

Revlsons. W 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tfotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

e35

e30

980

31.6

0.012

0.01

1,940

Nov.

eO

e40

a40

-

920

30.7

0.012

0.01

1,820

Dec.

a300 

a400

aSOO

e550

910

916

888

1,220

1,580

1,550

1,400

1,300 

1,320

1,870 

3,010

2,940

2,850

2,860

2,960

3,340

5.850

3,790

3,550

3,490

3,340

3,290

3,500

3,380

3,250

3,210

3,070

70,364

2,270

0.8S4

1.00

139,600

Jan.

3,070 

3,030

3,030

2,820

2,700

2,290

1,960

1,870

1,810

1,710

1,740

1,690 

1,700

1,690 

1,730

1,690

1,640

1,580

1,580

1, 480

1,570

1,500

1,540

1,600

1,610

1,660

2,910

5,330

6,050

6,500

7.010

78,090

2,519

0.959

1.11

154,900

Feb.

7,390 

7,700

7,850

7,770

7,620

7,320

6,750

6,260

6,000

5,750

5,720

7,740 

9,460

10.000 

9,840

9,460

9,150

8,920

8,770

9,080

9,380

9,380

9,300

9,090

8,820

8,550

8,330

8,060

7,600

_

-

237,060

8,174

3.11

3.35

470,200

Mar.

7,310 

6,900

6,610

6,500

6,280

5,900

5,290

5,040

4,610

5,100

6,980

m7,380 

6,790

6,580

6,540

6,710

7,190

7,340

7,470

7,320

7,090

6,710

6,270

5,860

5,550

5,240

5,060

4,750

4,540

196,260

6,331

2.41

2.78

389,300

Apr.

4,410 

4,340

4,050

3,700

3,540

3,330

3,050

2,770

2.760

2,780

2,930

3,850 

6,280

6,710 

6,270

6,400

6,780

7,120

7,370

7,510

7,710

7,760

8,080

7,720

6,680

5,390

4,260

4,100

4,880

5,590

-

158,120

5,271

2.01

2.24

313,600

May

6,000 

5,880

5,850

a5, 500

a5,000

a4,500

a4,000

3,740

3,500

3,130

3,030

2,870 

2,470

2,380 

2,170

2,020

1,970

2,040

2,130

2,100

2,050

1,840

1,750

2^310

2,540

2,400

2,310

1,930

3,100

3,280

3,110

96,900

3,126

1.19

1.37

192, 200

June

2.740

2^010

1,830

1,630

1,570

1,430

1,350

1,280

1,090

969

882 

896

897 

894

785

711

658

618

515

517

498

491

427

327

283

261

221

221

220

-

28,571

952

0.362

0.40

56,670

July

195 

149

e!40

e!20

elOO

e90

e60

*

1

eSO

e45

e40

2,169

70.0

0.027

0.03

4,300

Aug.

]

\ e40

1

635

e30

r1,000

32.3

0.012

0.01

1,980

Sept.

e25

e20

-

650

21.7

0.0083

0.009

1,290

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,250 Min 0 Mean 1,719 Cfsm 0.654 In. 8.88 Ac-ft 1,244,600

Water year 1951-52 : Max 10,000 Mln 0 Mean 2,380 Cfsm 0.906 In. 12.32 Ac-ft 1,727,800

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of fall in reach, 7 discharge 

measurements, and adjacent record.
RED RIVER BASIN 437 

Red River at Coushat-ta, La.

Location. Lat 32°00'45", long. 93"21' 10", in lot 23, T. 12 N., R. 10 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 84 at Coushatta, 11 miles downstream 

from Coushatta Bayou and 242.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 63 ,362 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi above Denison Dam is noncontributing.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1952 (discontinued) in reports of Geological 

Survey.Discharge observations, August and November 1893, in reports of Mississippi 

River Commission. Gage heights, August 1890 to June 1894, and gage heights and discharge observations since April 1937 in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 95.78 ft above mean sea level, 

3atum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 14 years, 31,140 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 149,000 efs Apr. 28; maximum gage height, 29.80 

ft Apr. 29; minimum discharge, 2,770 cfs Sept. 13, 18, 19; minimum gage height, 3.94 ft 

Sept. 26.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 275,000 cfs (including overflow through Bayou Pierre) 

Apr. 7, 1945, computed on basis of records for station at Shreveport and two discharge 

measurements at Grand Ecore; maximum gage height, 39.9 ft (affected by levee crevasse 

upstream) Apr. 7, 1945; minimum discharge, 880 cfs Nov. 10, 11, 1939 (gage height, 1.25 

ft).

Flood of June 5, 1892, reached a stage of 39.2 ft.

Remartcs. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation of flow by Lake Texoma (see D. 398).

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4,840 

4,690

4,400

4,540

5,000

5,340

5.520

5,520

5,000

4,260

4,120

4,120

4,260

4,400

4,400

4,260

3,850

3,600

3,380

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,170

3,170

5.070

3,070

3,170

3,380

3,490

3,600

3,850

125,280

4,041

248,500

Nov.

4.120 

5,000

7,610

12,100

17,700

27,200

52.500

31,500

27,200

25,200

19,200

16,000

14,200

12,900

11,300

10, 100

9,120

8,050

7,400

6,610

5,880

5,700

5,520

5,520

5,540

5,170

5,000

5,000

4,840

5,700

-

356,660

11,890

707,400

Dec.

*$

15, 400

16,500

15,700

14,200

15 , 400

15,100

14,200

15, 100

15,900

14,500

17,000

20,400

21.600

21,200

19,200

17,000

15,100

14,500

15,900

13,600

12,900

12,100

11, 600

12,100

13, 100

12,900

12,100

11,800

13,400

453,520

14,630

899,500

Jan.

14,500 

14, 200

13,400

12,600

12, 100

15,100

20,800

29,000

52.500

32, 500

52,000

29, 500

26,400

25,600

21,200

18,400

17,000

16,500

16,000

15,400

14,800

14,500

14,800

15,400

16,000

16,500

18,000

22,800

22, 800

22,000

20,400

610,500

19,690

*1,211

Feb.

20,000 

21,200

21,200

20,400

18,800

20,000

::o,soo

:.'0,soo

<;o,ooo

18,400

17.000

18,800

25,600

25,900

25,900

24,600

24,600

24,100

24,100

24, 600

27,200

29,000

29,500

30,500

51.000

50,500

29,000

26,800

26,800

_

-

695,100

23,970

*1,379

Mar.

27,200 

26,800

25,900

25,000

25,000

26,400

51,000

35,000

38,000

40,000

42,800

40, 600

37,000

57,000

42,200

46,100

45,000

42,200

38,500

54,500

30,500

27,700

25,900

25,900

28,600

30, 500

31,000

29,500

26,800

25,200

20. 400

$3,006.2

32,460

*1,996

Apr.

19,200 

18, 800

20,000

23,200

26,800

29,500

53,500

58,500

59,500

58,500

56,500

57,000

43,900

56,200

77,000

96,600

97,400

90,200

86,200

83,000

77,700

76,500

76,500

91,000

115,000

154,000

148,000

149,000

145,000

137,000

-

*2,140.8

71,360

*4,246

May

127,000

116,000

108,000

99,000

90,200

79,800

71,400

60,400

49,600

41,700

35, 500

30,500

26,800

25,000

22,800

20,800

19,200

17,700

15,700

14,800

14.500

15,100

18,800

25,200

25, 600

21,200

20,400

25,000

54,500

36,500

31,500

«,336.2

43,100

*2,650

June

27.700 

24,100

25,200

25,200

22,000

20,000

18,400

17,000

16,000

15,700

16,600

18,800

20,400

20,000

18, 800

15,100

15,100

12,500

11,600

10, 800

10, 500

9,120

8,240

7,200

6,240

6,060

6,240

6,060

5,880

5.700

-

435,840

14,530

864,500

July

5.340 

5,000

4,690

5,170

5,340

5,340

5,170

4,840

4,400

4,120

4,400

4,690

4,840

4,690

4,120

4,120

4,260

4,260

4,400

4,540

4,690

4,690

4,260

4,120

4,400

4,690

4,840

4,690

4,400

4,120

3.980

142,610

4,600

282,900

Aug.

,120 

,690

,840

,840

,690

,260

,260

,690

,520

.700

,520

,000

,400

,980

,980

,120

,540

,540

,260

.850

,850

,980

,540

,690

,540

,400

,260

,120

,400

,690

,690

139,960

4,515

277,600

Sept.

4.400 

3,980

3,490

5,380

3,720

4,400

4,400

4,260

3,980

3,600

3,170

2,870

2,770

2,970

3,170

3,170

2,870

2,770

2.770

3J070

3,070

2,970

2,970

2,870

2.670

2,870

3,270

3,600

3,490

3,380

-

100,370

3,346

199,100

Calendar year 1951: Max 111,000 Mln 3,070 Mean 25,050 Ac-ft 18,130,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 149,000 Mln 2,670 Mean 20,610 Ac-ft 14,960,000

Expressed In thousands.
438 RED RIVER BASIN

Cypress Bayou near Keithville, La.

Location. Lat 32°18'00", long. 93"49'40", in SW^ sec. 8, T. 15 N., R. 14 W., rear center 

 of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 171, immediately downstream from

Texas & Pacific Railroad bridge, 2 miles south of Keithville, and 6 miles upstream from

mouth of Boggy Bayou.

Drainage area. 66 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 162.13 ft above mean sea level, aatum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 28, 1939, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1939-52), 80.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during yea.-, 0,700 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 10.90 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 14.70C >j,s Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 1C 32 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs LJ velocity-area studies; no flow during long 

periods.

Maximum stage known, IS. 3 ft, frcrr. floodmark, in 1933.

Remarks. Records fair above 30 cfs and poor belorf.

Cooperation.--Seventeen discharge measuremsrts iurnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). V 1211: Drained area, 1939.

Apr. 27 tc

:o/. 18 to Dec. 3, Den. 5-8, 

, May 19-24)

1.0 

1.2 

l.b

Discharge, in feet pe

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

386

490

65C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

*0

0

o

*.6

7s

.4

.4

.5

.5

6.2

0.20

0.0030

0.003

12

Nov.

0.7

.6

.9

.8

.8

.9

2.8

3.2

*1.4

.8

1.8

11

4.7

2.4

T.3

*.8

.6

.5

*.5

.5

.3

73

.6

.8

1.0

1.4

2.2

3.8

4.1

*2.7

-

54.2

1.81

0.027

0.03

108

Dec.

2.1

1.9

29

208

37

*15

8.2

8.6

308

130

22

12

8.6

410

954

114

33

22

21

171

*999 "210

52

34

24

20

16

12

12

12

12

3,918.4

126

1.S1

2.21

Jan.

11

10

9.2

9.6

11

Feb.

f ,

?' -.

? '

- -- 

11 I *9.6

8.2

8.2

8.1

*7 I'.Z7

7.0

774

; i

;.-- : - -ij

ij i

T'TJC' ] iJ/'i ' i " *;

-'?*/ '

7.7

7.7 £ 4

7.5 43

*7.6 *32

7.5| 29

7.5

8.4

31

3S

14

10

642

626

112

227

154

83

9.9J 107

294

1,120

230

65

41

2,030.0

65.5

0.9S2

"in

72

41

26

22

20

16

14

13

90 IE

54 12

"40

-

B.46E

13:

12

14

f.r. ; . ., ^ June j . , j Au*. ] Sev

13 ' ..-:! o.cl

.] 7i . cj 3 . 0 . b

n . tj G , 2 . L'

b . ^ . ... ' i. . i

.^ 1 ,.: > '

~>

T , t

""i +«

.'- ' ' . 1

'- J | i..".

r i ^. p ^

.*. Z. :

_

, , !

"L " i "i 

21 '

1. / . '

1 . -' , ^

i. . :

?.- ~l. !

*20 | '!l 1. I *a. ' J.

14

12

12

50

42

408

306

56

v 0

~ L

15

14

12

-

TTs

*ls' 5

8,E

5.5

fa. 2

95

43

9.7

6.0

232

1^100

251

36

______

 5,043 i3,358.8 1,943.9

' 2 '3 ?.2i

3..-J H.88

1.14 3.64

7,7^0 | 4, 030 [ 12,320

't.I'l

,",620

112 62.7

L.70l 0,950

] 89 1.10

t,S6C 3,860

.s

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

. 5

-*

.4

. 3

.3

 

.2x

-

72.2

2.41

0.037

0.04

143

4.'. .1

3.1

1.3

1.6

.7

.5

.2

.2

1

6,4

277

.7

.5

1.7

30,4

0.9S

0.015

^ Co

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

82.6

2.66

0.040

0.05

sr 164

\*

-

r.

Q

0

Ci

Calendar year 1951 : Max 

Water year 1951-52 : Max

999

1,820

Mln

Min

\:-ft 27,040 

ic-ft 43,250

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 ofa).--Peb. 12 (5 p.m.) 3,700 el's (10.90 ft); Mar. 10 (11 p.m.) 3,190 

ofs (10.73 ft).

* Discharge neasurement or observation of ri_ i'low made or. this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 439

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La.

Location. Lat 32"221 35", long. 93°49"20", in NW£SEi sec. 17, T. 16 N., R. 14 W., near 

 right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 171, 0.4 mile downstream from 

Gilmer Bayou, 3 miles north of Keithville, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 79 sq mi.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1952.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 145.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 31, 1949, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1939-52), 99.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge recorded during year, 6,930 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 19.45 

ft, from recorded range in stage); no flow for many days.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 20.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs by velocityarea studies; no flow during long periods in most years.

Maximum stage known, 26.7 ft, from floodmark, in 1933.

Remarks.--Records fair above 20 cfs and poor below.

Cooperation.--Seventeen measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). W 1211: 1939-45, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 28 to Nov. 7, Nov. 10 to Dec. 3, 

Apr. 28 to May 25, May 26-28, June 2-10)

Oct. 1 to Jan

15.0 262 

15.5 333 

Note. S. 

following table 

below 15.0 ft.

26 Jan. 27 to Sept. 30

as

8.9

9.0 

9.2

.5 

1.1 

2.4

9.5

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

5.3

13

34

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

18.5

262

336

540

950

1,660

4,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.2

T7o

.5

.4

*.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

o'

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

*0

0

.1 

.1

.1

.1

4.7

0.15

0.0019

0.002

9.3

Nov.

0.1

*. 1

.1

.1

.7

1.8

1.6

2.4

*5.0

1.7

1.5

.9

1.0

.9

1.2

*1.0

.6

.5

*.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.6

1.7

2.0

*5.3

-

33.5

1.12

O.O14

0.02

66

Dec.

2.3

1.7

8.2

34

34

*15

10

25

276

282

95

20

13

*261

535

161

34

20

18

40

159

108

34

22

17

14

15

14

11

10

10

2,093.2

67.5

0.854

0.99

4,150

Jan.

9.2

8.4

7.7

7.7

8.5

12

*11

8.8

7.8

7.8

*7.5

6.5 

6.1

67T

6.4

6.7

6.8

*6.7

6.7

6.5

8.5

25

36

20

13

11

1,440

1,960 

582

176

58

4,484.4

145

1.84

2.11

8,890

Feb.

*59

291

295

133

51

54

26

21

18

12

22

4.760 

2,000

*841

514

106

56

*41

54

280

624

208

176

209

104

78

87

52

*38

-

10,975

378

4.78

5.17

21,770

Mar.

30

24

60

244

160

50

33

26

22

953

* 1.130

148

56

38

30

24

*51

64

44

28

24

26

27

19

16

14

15 

1^

14

17

3,815

125

1.56

1.80

7,560

Apr.

19

17

14

12

12

12

9.8

8.6

7.8

874

9.1

780 

*2.180

*628

161

47

*32

23

18

18

51

46

194

215

72

34

24

19 

16

14

"

4,681.7

156

1.97

2.20

9,290

May

13

12

11

9.5

8.6

7.8

7.1

6.3

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.8 

4.8

3.9

3.4

3.1

1^

5.9

7.4

*12

10

7.0

16

62

42

20

11

117 

778

2S8

57

1,544.7

49.8

0.650

0.75

5,060

June

22

15

12

10

8.4

.1

.5

.1

.0

.7

* .0

.5

.0

.9

.6

.5

.3

.2

.0

.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.5

.5

*.4

74 

.4

.4

-

116.1

3.87

0.049

0.05

250

July

0.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

o

0

0

0 

0

o

0

0

*.£

.5

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.1

.6

.5

.2

.1

.1

0 

0

o

ii£

15.2

0.45

0.0054

0.006

26

Aug.

3.3

1.4

1.0

.5

.3

.3

.4

.5

1.6

1.6

.9

.6 

.4

*.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

13.1

0.42

0.0053

0.006

26

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

o

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 720 

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,760

Cfsm 0.454 In. 5.90 Ac-ft 24,820 

Cfsm 0.961 In. 13.08 Ac-ft 55,080

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 eta}. Jan. 28 (2 a.m.) 2,860 cfs (17.54 ft); Feb 12 (time ^own) 

6,9'3o"c'fs (19.?5 ft); Mar. 10 (4:30 p.m.) 2,050 cfs (17.18 ft); Apr. 13 (7 a.m.) 2,970 cfs (17.58

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
440 RED RIVER BASIN

Saline Bayou near Lucky, La.

Location. Lat 32°15'00", long. 92°58'35", in Sw£sw£ sec. 27, T. 15 N., R. 6 W., near

 center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 99|, 0.7 mile downstream

from Sixmile Creek and 1.0 mile east of Lucky.

Drainage area.-~154 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1940 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 152.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Feb. 28, 1949, wire-weight gage at

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 192 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 7.59 ft); minimum, 6.6 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 1.88 ft).

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 12.9 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of records for Black Lake Bayou near 

Castor and Dugdemona River near Jonesboro; minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 16, 1943; minimum 

gage height, 1.73 ft Aug. 30, 31, 1943.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions.--W 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Dec. 3)

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

5.0 

5.5

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

144

200

315

515

780

1,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

26

24

22

21

20

19

19

18

17

17

17

16

16

15 

15

14

14

13

*12

12

12

12

14

21

23

18

15

15

15

16

17

525

16.9

0.110

0.13

1,040

Nov.

27

32

30

24

22.

*35

45

44

35

29

28

27

29

31 

36

36

34

32

31

32

32

34

35

36

38

*50

70

84

75

58

-

1,151

38.4

0.249

0.28

2,280

Dec.

48

43

58

118

148

140

118

106

140

173

212

179

136

157 

230

285

297

256

204

230

390

524

497

470

343

224

173

148

132

122

118

6,419

207

1.34

1.55

12,730

Jan.

112

109

106

106

112

122

118

106

100

94

92

86

86

86 

*86

86

86

86

89

84

84

97

112

122

109

94

186

560

732

774

836

5,658

183

1.19

1.37

11,220

Feb.

660

492

362

322

300

248

192

157

140

129

122

202

354

*458 

625

702

546

350

232

212

240

285

366

366

300

258

226

204

185

-

-

9,235

318

2.06

2.23

18,320

Mar.

162

144

148

200

238

234

179

148

132

224

515

560

645

e

"

315

214

208

303

410

454

466

390

343

322

*256

192

168

144

132

129.

9,150

295

1.92

2.21

18,150

Apr.

132

136

136

144

136

122

109

97

89

94

103

246

774

*975 

1,140

774

542

315

192

157

152

168

246

309

309

272

200

144

118

97

-

8,428

281

1.82

2.04

16,720

May

86

72

68

68

60

54

48

43

41

37

36

34

32

*31 

29

27

26

40

72

86

72

52

45

99

124

~92 129

62

86

94

78

1,923

62.0

0.403

0.46

3,810

June

58

44

36

31

28

25

23

21

20

19

19

18

16

16 

15

14

13

13

13

13

16 4

12

*12

11

10

9.7

9.2 ilr1

-

567.7

18.9

0.123

0.14

1,130

July

15

16

13

11

11

11

10

11

15

18

13

11

11

9.9

11

22

34

34

23

19

*19

15

12

11

11

9/7.

10

11

10

11

15

453.6

14.6

0.095

0.11

900

Aug.

23

15

12

11

10

11

13

16

15

13

11

9.7

9.0

8.3 

7.9

7.4

 770 7.0

7.0

10

*12

10

13

34

44

30

14

14

10

9.9

9.7

423.9

13.7

0.089

0.10

841

Sept.

9.4

9.4

9.7

9.2

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.1

7.7

7.4

7.2

7.0

7. 4

8.1 

9.4

9.9

9.4

12

i5-

14

12

11

9.9

9.2

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.8

*8.5

8.5

-

280.7

9.36

0.061

0.07

557

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,240 Mln 9.5 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.968 In. 13.12 Ao-ft 107,600

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,140 Min 7.0 Mean 121 Cfsm 0.786 In. 10.69 Ac-ft 87,700

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 cfa). Apr. 15 (2 a.m.) 1,290 cfs (7.59 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La.

Location. Lat 32°15i40", long. 93°12'50", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 15 N., R. 8 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 417, 2.8 miles downstream from 

Fourmile Bayou, 2.8 miles northwest of Castor, and 6.0 miles southeast of Ringgold.

Drainage area.--423 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 19, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 601 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,990 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 10.11 ft); minimum, 9.7 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.91 ft Aug. 19.

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 14,100 cfs Apr. 3, 1945 (gage height, 13.2 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 5.6 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept. I, 1943 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 957: 1940-41. W 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Dec. 4.

Sept. 23-30)

1.9 9.5 6.5 320

2.0 12 7.0 470

3.0 34 7.5 710

4.0 69 8.0 1,090

5.0 140 9.0 2,200

6.0 238 10.0 3,790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

45

4?

40

36

31

28

26

24

22

21

21

21

20

19

19

19

19

18

*18

_17

17

18

19

24

29

31

27

25

26

28

29

779

25.1

0.059

0.07

1,550

Nov.

32

42

47

44

*37

41

59

72

69

52

44

44

45

44

45

50

50

48

44

45

48

50

48

48

48

*53

69

98

~9T 109

-

1,619

54.0

0.128

0.14

3,210

Dec.

77

 So 74

174

284

320

320

330

555

640

590

530

466

520

635

660

615

610

630

746

968

1,110

1,110

1,030

896

798

746

685

615

570

640

18,034

582

1.38

1.59

35,770

Jan.

791

928

968

888

734

610

*494

430

390

360

340

311

293

276

260

252

245

245

238

232

232

268

302

320

333

350

474

984

1,190

1,110

1,040

15,888

513

1.21

1.40

31,510

Feb.

1,190

1,600

1,830

1,710

1,490

1,290

1,110

1,010

936

833

695

*8T2~

1,110

1,290

1,660

5,690

3,400

2,530

1,950

1,710

1,540

1,440

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,390

1,340

1,240

1,090

-

43,906

1,514

3.53

3.86

87,O9O

Mar.

960

833

752

758

710

655

610

610

595

665

1,040

1,340

1,290

1,340

1,490

1,710

1,660

1,600

1,600

1,440

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,190

976

770

635

525

462

430

31,806

1,026

2.43

2.80

63,090

Apr.

402

390

394

438

458

414

360

340

*320

311

293 "390"

1,170

1,490

1,440

1,830

2,460

2,200

1,710

1,390

1,190

*1,070

1,090

1,160

1,080

1,010

944

904

758

610

-

28,016

934

2.21

2.46

55,570

May

434

340

293

252

245

219

196

174

152

136

116

109

101

*90

80

72

64 66

105

144

148

152

157

201

276

302

320

350

450

4TH

330

6,489

209

0.494

0.57

12,870

June

293 23B"

213

165

128

101

80

72

57

50

*45

42

38

34

32

29

26

25

23

25

27

24

21

19

17

16

15

14

16

16

-

1,931

64.4

0.152

0.17

3,830

July

17

19

19

20

22

22

20

20

38

132

124

55

33

24

21

27

41

57

52

37

29

27

24

21

18

17

17

*16

16

16

20

1,021

32.9

0.078

0.09

2,030

Aug.

32

36

22

18

16

16

16

20

22

20

18

17

15

14

*13

12

12

11

IT

13

15

15

16

29

40

38

27

18

15

14

13

594

19.2

0.045

0.05

1,180

Sept.

12

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

17

21

23

24

22

19

16

15

13

12

12

11

11

*9.7

-

444.7

14.8

0.035

0.04

882

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,010 Min 12 Mean 403 Cfsm 0.953 In. 12.93 Ac-ft 291,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,690 Min 9.7 Mean 411 Cfsm 0.972 In. 13.24 Ac-ft 298,600

Peak discharge (base,.. 5,000 cfs).--Feb. 16 (4 to 5 p.m.) 3,990 cfs (10.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings Apr. 8 to May 13.
442 RED RIVER BASIN

Saline Bayou near Clarence, La.

Location. Lat 31°49'05", long. 92"56'55", in SE£ sec. 26, T. 10 N., R. 6 W. , near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on 0. S. Highway 84, 1.8 miles downstream from 

Bayou Bourbeaux, 4.0 miles downstream from Saline Lake conservation dam, 4.6 miles east 

of Clarence, and 6.7 miles (corrected) upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,382 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Auxiliary wire-weight gage read twice daily, 

5.3 miles downstream from base gage at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,120 cfs Apr. 24; maximum gage height, 30.26 ft 

May 1, 2; no flow at times, due to severe backwater conditions; minimum gage height, 

2.25 ft Sept. 28-30.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 7,880 cfs June 8, 1950; maximum gage height, 34.60 ft 

Feb. 23, 1950; no flow at times, due to severe backwater conditions; minimum gage height, 

that of Sept. 28-30, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Some regulation by Saline Lake 4.0 miles above station.

Revisions.--W 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

27

27

24 

22

*22

24

36

31

31

22

19

17

18

18

18

18

17

15

15

ii

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

11

589

19.0

1,170

Nov.

18

20

10 

5

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

5

10

10

20

20

30

35

33

38

38

41

33

56

58

63

68

-

616

20.5

1,220

Dec.

132

110

0 

157

*205

199

227

212

328

360

335

352

486

453

564

511

552

696

720

872

1,070

1,120

1,260

1,320

1,350

1,710

2.160

2,010

2,020

2,040

1,940

25,471

822

50,520

Jan.

1,950

1,950

1,780 

1,670

1,550

1,500

1,300

1,180

1,230

1,220

*1,110

1,030

1,040

1,000

985

907

884

874

871

815

743

759

681

620

591

590

695

1,580

1,820

1,940

2.090

36,955

1,192

73,300

Feb.

2.210

2,940

3,200 

3,190

3,190

3,120

3,060

3,040

2,920

2,930

2,690

2,710

*2,590

2,520

2,510

2,530

2,520

2,510

2,50C

2,980

3,150

3,200

5,570

3,330

*3,290

3,200

3,010

2,920

2,840

-

84,170

2,902

166,900

Mar.

2,710

2,480

2,520 

2,760

2,810

2,320

*2,230

2,020

1, 900

2,260

2,470

2,500

2,630

2,720

2,660

2,640

2,620

2,690

2,770

2,820

2,950

3,200

5,220

3,170

*3,080

2,950

2,840

2,630

2,540

2,320

2,400

81,830

2,640

162,300

Apr.

2,530

2,370

2,190 

2,090

1,650

1,460

1,410

1,200

1,270

1,250

*1,220

1,160

1,530

2,020

2,150

2,180

2,430

2,840

2,950

3,020

3,320

*3,260

3,610

5,850

3,480

2,780

2,000

1,000

0

0

-

62,220

2,074

123,400

May

200

1,000

2,000 

2,760

3,070

3,030

2,940

2,550

2,250

2,120

1,810

1,750

*1,810

1,410

1,220

1,160

900

940

1,080

2,300

3,330

5,370

*3,090

3,050

2,920

2,880

2,860

2,810

1,840

1,850

1,840

66,140

2,134

131,200

June

2,430

2,570

2.990 

1,910

653

300

200

100

50

20

10

10

10 1-

J <">

5

(»)

10

-

11,333

378

22,480

July

 10

*10

10

10

9.9

9.7

12

10

9.7

10

10

11

12

13

11

9.7

9.3

12

16

32

32

32

391.3

12.6

776

Aug.

30

28

28 

30

30

30

25

24

28

32

40

36

34

26

26

26

26

*25

26

28

26

*27

25

26

28

26

24

24

22

20

!§

844

27.2

1,670

Sept.

16

14

13 

12

10

9.7

8.7

8.1

7.6

6.9

6.4

6.1

5.7

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.5

li*

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

-

181.1

6.04

359

Calendar year 1951 : Max 4,660 Min 0 Mean 1,155 Ac-ft 836,600

Water year 1951-52 : Max 3,850 Win 0 Mean 1,013 Ac-ft 735,300

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Discharge for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation Nov. 3-20, Apr. 27 to May 3, 

June 6 to July 10; estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, adjacent record, stages of Red 

River and weather records.
RED RIVER BASIN

Nantachie Creek near Montgomery, La.

tear center 

.stream from

Location. Lat SlMl'i;/ , long. 92°52'40", in SEtrNEir sec. 9, T. 8 N., R. 5 W. , n 

of span on downstream side of bridge en State Highway C-1479, 1.4 miles downs 

Kadesh Branch and l.h miles northeast ci' Montgomery.

Drainage area. 47 sq mi, approximately.

Records available, August 1942 to September 1952. Prior to October 1949, published as 

"Nantaches Creek."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 1s 107.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Louisiana Geodetic Survey benchmark/. Prior to July 25, 1945, wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 10 years, 60.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge (luring year, 560 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 8.41 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 8,500 cfs Apr. i, 1945 (gage height, 12.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended aaove 2,330 3fs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

for many days in 1943/1948, v.d 1952,

l.o 

1.2

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27

0 1.3 

.1 1.4 

.4 1.5 

2.0 

2.8

to Sep!

5.0 

7.5 1.0

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

Z.O

3.C 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.3

102

212

298

455

530

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Obtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1 *.l

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.7

3.9

0.13

0.0028

0.003

7.7

Nov.

3.6

27T

1.0

.6

.5

*1.6

1.5

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.1

7?

.3

.4

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

-

27.9

0.93

0.020

0.02

55

Dec.

1.2

T72

1.2

3.1

*2.8

2.3

1.8

7.8

13

10

4.7

3.3

2.7

3.4

5.0

3.4

2.9

3.2

Jan.

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

3.1 2.6

2.S" 1 2.6

2.7 2.5

2.6 2.3

2.4| 2.2

2.L 2.1

3.0 Zj.0

30 I 2.4

30 j 45

16 142

8.8 T?0

4.7J 44

3.6J £0

 -| 

185.2 437.5

5.97; 14.1

0.127 0.300

0.151 0.35

36''; 868

Feb.

36

127

T02

44

22

14

8.3

6.2

5.5

4.7

4.4

41

*55

36

Mar.

11

9.0

21

34

32

19

13

10

8.5 1T~

48

46

28

19

19 15

14 11

9.8

7.8

6.8

24

30

9.b

S8

97

53

30

24 123

22 144

29 ~Ti

23 *40

21 31

26 27

2E 23

16 ' 21

; 20

' -1- "

80&.5JT, 119.3

£7.£

0.597

0.6S

36.1

0.768

0.89

l.iSCi 2,220

Calendar year 1951: Max 890 Mln 0 Mean 2

Water year 1951-52: Max 530 Mln 0 Mean 2

Apr.

19

17

15

30

34

26

17

14

11

37

*66

102

243

197

72

38

31

26

23

22

22

*21

386

*530

353

120

66

55

48

44

-

,. ,£65

33 . 8

1.89

2.11

May

42

38

35

33

30

28

26

23

21

19

17

14

*12

11

8.5

7.6

6.4

54

63

52

32

22

25

102

122

102

46

43

301

248

104

1,687.5

54.4

1.16

1.34

o,;::3G 3,350

June

 

53

July

2.0

44 1.1

38

35

32

29

26

23

20

18

16

14

11

9.3

7.6

6.2

5.2

4.4

*3.9

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.2

.9

.5

75

3.8

417.9

13,9

C.2S6

U.33

629

.5

.5

.9

.9

.5

.3

.2

.2

*.3

.8

.4

.1

TT

4.5

5.2

276

1.7

1.6

.9

.6

.4

.4

.4

1.0

1.4

.9

.7

.9

1.5

33.5

l.OS

0.023

0.03

A-&.

1.9

1.4

.9

.4

.2

.2

.3

.2

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

j>

0

*'j

r,

0

Sept.

(*)

! 1;

«3.4

.3

.b :

.2

' I

o

0

0

12.4

0.40

0.0085

0.01

66 25

-

0

0

0

0

Cfsm 0.511 In. 6.94 

Cfsm 0.430 In. 5.86

Ac-ft 17,390 

As-ft 14,670

Peak discharge (base, 600 No peak a-~ve base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 7-18, July 10, Aug. 12-17; discharge est 

:ent record and records for nearby stations.

imated on tasls of
V44 3D KIVER LAS III

,2 I 3 i

-

7 ;

8 ;

a " _ ;

o ':

 i 

"otaU 119.6

^ sanl ' . OB

IE , ,01 9 33 1 d

' 15 J

j

3

3 " O^O

; 3 V29

.' 3

i.O

-5

s4 ^5 "5| i 22 I r 6

' P3 " ^ \ D

C

2,669."; | -"37

5

' )6 | ; L

;- 2

13

,i.S

2

. i8 1 -' 3

P,uI4l ,u29 -,f74 j,iV4

- 9 . C | D h - = . :. i 1 . L '03 -- -i.c,

 i.1,0

3* 7

- 3

J-2

^ 2

3 i ' .' -.1

.0 i :-.."," --,2

, 5 ! : . 6 - .2

i 2 1 - . 5 ! ^1

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' 3 1 V74

155| =3fi i J 33,i

3 . C

"35.4

; . u ~ . :, i i . '.. i -5 . ^ , ''.M

"alendar year 1948 : Max - viin - --lean - '3-11; -

*ter ysar 1940-4-9 : «|ix .0:50 'in f !-. ian -3." sc-J t i ' , 10

tage and
RED RIVER BASIN

Hemphlll Creek near Hot Wells, La.--Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Oct.

9.2

9.8

13

23

42

13

11

11

ic.

10 11

Nov.

11

9.1

8.8

8.5

8.4

Dec.

9.6

9.6

9.8

13

11

3. 4

8.3

8.3

6.3

9.9

10

9.8

9.6

9.S

Jan.

16

20

IS

17

126

95

Feb.

34

56

46

30

20

17

Mar.

30

25

129

234

54

35

36 | 1£| 31

22' 15

16 1 32

91 | 316

28

24

22

Apr.

42

May

37

83 | 395

2F

22

*19

18

18

17

17

1 T

*66

2-

June

20

300

1,500

200

46

July

14

14

13

14,

15

IB j 49 i 20

11

12

11

33

26

50

15

13

13

66 | JL£

i

Aug.

12

12

2422"

13

22

17

12

12

11

Sept.

16

32

1*

29

14

*12

12

11

11

11

J 1 !(. 0.4'

12 10 tj.9 1

i:< 1C 3.2

14 10 9.0

15 1 10 8.8

16 ' 1C 6.7

37 ' 5.9 8.7

IE *9.7 8.6

13 9.7 0.8

EC j 9.6 9.0 1

21 1 10 *9.1

23 | 9.6 I'. 3

24 ' 14 9.4

25 1 _75 9.4

26 i 15 9.4'

27 1 10 9.5

2 C ' 9.1 9.t

2; ' 6.9 j.7

30 | 3 C 3,7

31 13

Total 436.9 270.0

Meai/ 14.: 3.00|

11 43 , 10s ! tZ\ it | iu i <;/ is i 

12 TSf 272' 22 16 30 | 23! *1* 1

100 51 *1,770 ' 59 1

*29 50 224"' 34 1

3 7 ' 331 tilj 189 1

le 25 4o| 146 1

125 23 33; 37 2

58 - 21 c 26 ' 3G ' 3

"IS i 3S' 0?5! 19C . 1

2-3 IF 1 c2ri 1531 1

22 ! *16 025 | 41 1

16 15.: cCCJ 26 i 1

15 13" C4J i 2-7 :

34 15 | 040' 25 1

14 18 ' 035! 25 1

85 41 c?Ci ii 1

57 23. c--.- ] *C 1

22 36 - ! Z'c i 45

! i 16 ' :-c i:

i; 35 : 20 '

1,539.1 1,496 5,iC4i 1.7J-" .,13

44.8 4=..3l J2SJ Frt.O J-.

E 240 20 46 1

7 180 18 ' £5 1

6 50 | *17 , 56 1

5 30 16 i HO ! *1

4 25 16] 35; 1

8 20 ! 16 j 19 1'

61 20 ' 15 1 15 : 1

6 | 40 16 ' 14 1

5 30 20 13 1

5 ' 23 16 13 1

4 19 ! 15 ' 12 1

4 17 i 15 12 1

4 1 16j _14 13 1

11

L 11

L 11

1 11

L 10

L i:

i 11 i i 1.

11

L 11

L | 10

I 10

L| 1, '

L 10

3 15 14 32 11 11

5 : 14 14 106 1

33 IS 17 3

2 , 3CO I"' ' 14 2

3 ' 40 15 34 ! 3

?e , - ' 15 i

7 ' 1,5-rC ' c,630 795 . 42

12

i 3"

1 '

_, 1 L'

L 40"

L! 50.3; £7.7 25. G l 1.5.6 13.-

Calendar year 1949 : Max 1.030 Mln 6.3 Meai. 34.-

Wa*-er year 3949-50 ; Max 1, 7 ~0 Min 8.3 Hear. 4.-,-

Peak discharge (bas

(12.40 ft,:; Apr. 29 (

known) 3,120 of" (11 .

"* Discharge measure

e, 700 cfs).--Dec. It !4 a.m.) 1,310 r

d p.m.) 850 cfs (9.42 f t 'i : Mf-y 1 (> j

' ' f- ) .

ment made cr. thi3 day.

u Beckv-'?.ter from Fed River; discharg- eftimte.i on Dr-Bis

Notr. --No gage-height record May 5 to June 5; diseharp-.' f 

ft&jre, weather records, and records fo" Tennii3^ '"reeir.

Discharge

Day Oct. Ncv. ,

1 : 12 i 11 j

2 ' 10 11

3 ! 10 62 i

4 10 54 '

5 30 16

D 10 14

n ' 1C 13

6 , 10 i 15

9 ; 10 i;

10 10| 32

11 10 12

12 ' 10 32

13 10 12

14 10 12 i

35 ; 10 32

15 | 10 23

17 ! 10 29

16 43 36 '

Id ' 68 15 i 2C 21 14

21 ! 14 lf|

22 ! 1C 14 '

23 | 12 14

24 | 12 34

25 *12 14

26 11 ' 14

27 11 ' 14

SS 11 15,

23 Jl , 15

30 31' 15

; ". ' 11

Total 430 i JOC

in cubic feet per second, warer year

Dee. Jan. i Feb. , Maj-, flpr.

15 20 42 j 14 1 L

15 263 i £ * 14 2

22 917 22 | 33 3

20 i 66 38 ' 13' 1

20 34 72 | 13 1

*56 i 46 63 i 13 1

26 16?, *9Ci *!.' 16

It 39 26'! 12 3

17 *'i£ ; n ' 12 2

35 29 ! 20 | 12 2

1 5 1 30 18 ! 13 i 2

15 2£ 17 i 23 1

14 56 "\ 20 1

15 59 If. 14 1

15 53 ' 3C j 32 : i

15' 27 48 1 12! 1

IK 22 22, 12! i

15 3" 20 ! 13 1

14 2.9 20 ! It , 1

14 ; 2T 24 , It , »1

IH ,10. C~ rt); Pet. 33 (2 a.r,. !

ri.) 73.'i 01 3 (9.1" ftj; June 3 (t

'.,970 ef u

Lms un~

cT reoorda fcr stations on nearty ntreamc

'

October 1930 to September 1951

Ma/ June , July i Auj,.

1 1.: ' *$.6| 120 10

1 ' 20" * 9.6 5C 9 . £

8 ~77" , 9.6' 20 1 9.i

7 ! 2- 10 15 9.E

6 1 ;; 10 15 i ?

6 14 9.7' 1 i |

i ' 3 ' 9.7 i: 9

61 9.6 ! lu I 9

4 13 9.5 ! 10 ! *8.£

7 i' ¥7?; 9.5' ri.t

is- i.i

; Sept.

1 j

' B . v

1 a. i

8. j

JL..

9

8.4

8.4

0. ^

a. -

ii 1 : ' 9.S' 9 . 5 i 3.8, 8.3

t: 12 11 ' *9.3| 8."

7 3,_ i: ' i d.e

6 1- 1^ ' 4.''- 3.f

8. *

: *j

6 1^ li ' 3C | 8.6 'J.'.

6 1. 10 i 15 ! 8.E

3 11 J4 f I'l ! 8.E

5 ! 11 10 , J

5 1 3 C J . 5 i 3 . £

30, ; ti.t 1 14 20 20j 33 ( 49 3, 1C , '- ' 8.;

15 17 Ib 1 12: E

15 17 15! 121! 3

14l 17 35 ' 13. ' 3

33! 16 14 11" , J

13 16 14! 31 1

13 :t, i4 25fc i

13 IP 14 49C 1

13 16 - , 60' 3

33 22 - i-4' 3

35 24 - ' 25 ' 

 . i i 

522 2,2&c 1 785 i ^,243 >:

5 13 9.5! 9 8.E

6 ; 10 , 9.5' 9 ' b . 4

4! 30 i 10 i 1 ; ' a. 4

4 ' 3 ^ i ;: ' i - i ,s . 4

4 12 , 11 £' , 3.:

4 1 ii, IP ic e.;

3 3C 1C ' 3o i b.:

? 3C 3 4-J 2o . 8.

: 3? 100 3' ' r;.2

' 8. j

i e. -

8.5

8.:

30

11

f 8 . 'j

4_

29

10

9.5

j 9.;:

S .

:>.£ - i, e.? _i : i i i 

32:;.

Etas-. wtTith'
RED RIVER BASIN

Hemphill Creek near Hot Wells, La. Continue 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

6.8

6.8

8.8

6.8

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.5

9 8.5

10 | 8.4

11 i 8.4

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

6.4

8.4

8.5

3.5

8.6

3.6

9.0

9.0

8.9

8.8

8.8

8.8

6.8

8.8

9.3

266.6

8. 66

Nov.

*19"9.6

9.0

8.9

9TO

11

Dec.

9.8

9^

10

11

12

10

9.4 10

9.1 30

9.0

9.1

154

20

9.2 *14

9.1 12

9.2 11

9.3 134

9.4 61

9.41 17

9.5' 14

9.e 16

9. 7 I 16

9.t 14

9.8 14

9.8! 12

9.9 12

10 11

10 11

10 12

11 11

10 11

9,9 11

9,8 11

- 11

297.5! 712.6

9.92i 23.0

Jan.

11

11

11

12

15

13

11

11

11

10

*10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

12

14

11

10

9.6

9.7

9.6

17

106

20

14

12

451.0

14.5

Feb.

123

-54 641

27

20

16

16

15

15

15

14

*61

44

22

20

29

21

16

15

64

30

24

51

25

19

30

28

19

17

-

1,493

51.5

Mar.

15

14

30

37

18

15

14

13

13

124

*111

26

20

17

16

14

14

164

43

21

18

19

18

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

Apr.

14

13

13

282

32

20

16

*15

14

61

33

74

64

May

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

16

12

*12

23 12

17 12

15

14

11

11

14 14

13 29

13

14

14

22

13

11

1,510 18

101 242

33

25

20

16

17

15

14

906 2,547

29. 2J 84.9

~5T

18

14

17

376

June

14

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.3

9.2

9.0

*8.7

8.6

9.0

11

8.9

6.5

8.4

6.4

8.3

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

28 8.0 u^4 -^ see 285.5

27.9 9.52

July

8.1

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.1

8.0

8.0

7.9

8.2

8.0

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

18

IT

8.5

8.1

8.1

8.0

*7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.1

9.0

8.0

8.7

8.5

8.1

263.2

8.49

Aug.

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.7

8.4

8.1

8.0

8.0

.8

.9

.1

.9

.8

.9

.8

* .8

.9

.9

.7

.7

.8

.8

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

.0

j_9

240.9

7.77

Sept.

6.9

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.1

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

*577

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

-

184.5

6.15

Calendar year 1951 : Max 917 Mln 8.2 Mean 23.4

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,510 Min 5.6 Mean 23.3

Peak discharge (base. 700 efs).--Peb. 2 (4:30 a.m.! 1,580 cfs (10.36 ft); Apr. 23 (9 a.m.) 3,710 

* Discharge measurfnent made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 447

Red River at Alexandria, La.

Location. La t 31°18'46", long. 92°26'34", in SE£ sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 1 W., near center 

of span on old bridge on U. S. Highway 165 between Alexandria and Pineville, 1.7 

miles downstream from Bayou Rigolette.

Drainage area. 67,500 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi (corrected) above Denison Dam are 

noncontributing.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey.

Since January 1928 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Discharge observations 

1858 and intermittently 1879 to 1927, and gage heights since 1872, in reports of 

Mississippi River Commission. Discharge observations February 1929 to September 1938 

in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 44.26 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941, or 44.18 ft above mean Gulf 

level, datum of Mississippi River Commission (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior 

to May 12, 1932, staff gage and May 12, 1932, to July 14, 1934, chain gage, at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 33,750 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharge for the water years 1929-38 and 1952 are contained in the following table:

Water 

year

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1952

Minimum

Date

May 27-28, 1929

June 3-4, 1930

Dec. 13, 1930

Feb. 3-5, 1932

Mar. 13, 1933

Mar. 9, 1934

June 4, 1935

Dec. 13, 1935

Feb. 2, 1937

Mar. 5-6, 1938

Apr. 30, 1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

103,000

151,000

73,800

186,000

85,300

82,500

151,000

75,000

107,000

143,000

138,000

Gage height 

(feet)

a33.30

b41.20

25.60

C43.65

d29.86

29.8

41.22

g26.58

33.02

h39.77

J33.80

Maximum

Date

Sept. 11-13, 1929

Sept. 18-20, 1930

Sept. 30, 1931

Oct. 16-25, 1931

Nov. 14, 1932

Sept. 3, 1934

(e)

Sept. 23, 1936

Aug. 23, 1937

Sept. 26, 1938

Oct. 29, 1951

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,520

3,440

1,740

1,480

1,880

960

2,010

1,320

2,760

2,650

3,170

Gage height 

(feet)

4.00

4.10

1.70

1.09

.43

.54

f.96

-1.08

.93

11.44

kl.02

a Occurred May 29-30, 1929.

b Occurred June 5-6, 1930.

c Occurred Feb. 4, 1932.

d Occurred July 31, 1933.

e Occurred Nov. 1-2, 18-19, 1934.

f Occurred Nov. 2, 1934.

g Occurred Dec. 14, 1935. 

h Occurred Mar. 7-8, 1938. 

i Occurred Oct. 16-17, 1937. 

j Occurred May 2, 1952. 

k Occurred Sept. 29, 1952.

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 233,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 45.23 ft), 

result of discharge measurement; minimum, 960 cfs Sept. 3, 1934; minimum gage height, 

-1.08 ft Sept. 23, 1936.

A discharge of 210,000 cfs was measured July 2, 1908 (gage height, 41.6 ft).

Remarks. Records good. During water year 1952, discharge measurements generally made 

once a week. Some regulation by Lake Texoma (see p. 398).

Cooperation. For water year 1952, gage-height record, 53 discharge measurements, and 

computation of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 4 discharge measurements made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area. Figures of discharge for the water years 1929-38 

were originally computed by the Corps of Engineers and published by the Mississippi 

River Commission. For its nationwide compilation of streamflow records, the Geological Survey reviewed these records, and in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers 

made revisions where necessary. The figures for those water years given herein supersede those previously published.
448 RED RIVER BA'SIK

Red River at Alexandria, La.--Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1928 to September 1929

Calendar year 1928: Max - 

Water year 1928-2?: Max 103,000

Mean 

Mean

Discharge measurement made en this day. 

Expressed In thousands.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1929 to September 1930

Calendar year 1929: Max 103,000 

Water year 1929-30: Max 151,000

2,520

3,440

Mean 32,350 

Mean 29,380

Ac-ft 23,420,000 

Ac-ft 21,270,000

* Discharge measurement made on this 

t Expressed In thousands.
Ml,i 1.44

M: ^.74

on^, wate-1 year October- ".95! tj September 19?"

6 ; 1,640

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1,640

1,640

1,600

*1,600

1,600

1,600

1,563

1,560

1,520

1,480 

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,600

2,810

4,050

6,570

19,900

26,500

Total) 100,550

Mean 3,240

Ae-fti 199,400

10,400 30,700

8,550 32,100

7.410

6,570

5,910

5,250

4,650

4,200

3,750

3,360

3,140 

2,920

2,920

2,810

3,020

2,920

3,020

3,020

3,020

2,920

2,810

2,600

2,500

2,700

9,550

-

205,820

6,860

408,200

33,000

34,600

32,400

29,300

26,200

£3,700

24,500

29,000

31,800 

35,800

46,400

53,800

60,300

65,900

69,900

72,700

75,100

76,800

77,200

77,200

76,800

75,900

74,300

73,500

*1,469.8

47,400

*2,915

63,30oh-B3,300

73,400 183,000

143,000 62,900, 25,000 10,10-5 5i,60t 3 , 62C 5,S6

140, OOC

6 1 , COO *1V5 , 0001*13.0 , 00.3

88,500

f 0,000, 2i,400 20,20J

5E ,70C

171,000 128,000 52,900

94,2001 166,0001 124,000 49,200

101,000 ( 161,00o(»118,000 45,700

108,000

113,000

116,000

120,000

123,000 

127,000

129,000

131,000

133,000

135,000

137,000

140 , 000

141,000

144,000

149,000

153,000

"156,000

160,000

166,000

172,000

$3,587.7

116,000

*7,116

153, OpO

*147,000

140,000

*130,000

*121,000

113,000

*109,000

108,000

*113,000

119,000

" 125,000

130,000

133,000

*137,000

140,000

 144,000

147,000

*148,000

_

-

*4,316

149,000

*8,561

112,000] 42,600

103,000

101,000

*93,600

86,800

80,500

75,100

69,900

65,800

62,600

60 , 300

58,100

56,000

53,900

40,300

38,100

36,300

34,700 

33,000

31,400

30 , 000

28,600

27,200

25,800

24,300

23 , 300

22,400 "

52,100

50,100

47,900

45,700

44,600

46,800

$2,910.8

93,900

*5,773

21,800

21,900

22,800

25,100

28,000

-

*1,189 . 4

39,600

*2,359

22,300 11,400

22,000- 15,800

54,100 9,000

*54,600 8,93C

54,000 8,270

5,07 ':

4,75t

4,4bi-!

21,600 19,800 £.3,200 7,640 4.32C

20,500

*19,100

20,000

31,200

21,400

21,800

21,500

19,700

39,100' 17,500

59, 700 I 16,900 

37,000 20,300

55,000

28,700

24,400

20,700

18,500

16,700

15,500

14,300

13,400

12,500

11,400

10,400

9,580

8,950

704,030

22,700

*1,596

24,400

26,500

26,000

24,000

21,600

19,400

18,000

17,700

18,000

17,400

15,900

13,700

12,100

-

506,300

16,900

4:1,004

53,50oi 7,040

54 , 200

54,700

54,700'

52,700

48,900 

43 , 300

*58,400

*32,600

*26,600

22,100

18,900

16,500

14,800

13,600

12,700

11,800

11,100

10,700

10,200

9,820

990,120

31,900

*1,964

6,460

5,950

5,760

5,410

*5,080 

4,930

4,750

4,460

4,210

4,080

3,950

3,820

3,690

3,570

3,570

3,560

3,480

5,940

4,960

5,070

183,770

5,930

564,500

4,070

3,820

3.70C3,990

7,150

*9,190

8,870

7,870

7,420

6,630

5,920

5,410

5,070

*4,780

4,750

4,480

4,540

4,190

3,950

3,820

-

161,520

5,580

320,400

Calendar year 1931: Max 77,200 Mln 1,480 Mean 17,500 Ac-ft 12,703,200

Water year 1931-32: Max 186,000 Min 1,480 Mean 44,610 Ac-ft 32,330,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
450 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Alexandria, La. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1932 to September 1933

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,690

3,690

3,580

3,700

3,700

3,700

*3,700

3,700

3,700

3,690

3,560

3,440

3,440

3,440 

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,430

3,310

3,310

3,310

3,310

3,310

3,310

3,300

3,180

3,170

3,170

3,040

2,910

2,790

105,900

3,420

210,000

Nov.

2,780

2,650

2,390

2,400

2,260

2,270

*2,270

2,260

2,140

2,140

2,130

2,010

2,000

1,880 

1,890

2,010

2,020

2,140

2,130

2,010

2,010

3,010

2,010

2,060

2,800

2,930

3,050

3,290

3,770

2,520

-

69,230

2,310

137,300

Dec.

2,390

2,260

2,140

2,130

2,010

2,010

2,030

2,280

2,470

3,480

5,070

6,230

7,060

8,250 

7,440

6,840

6,220

5,210

4,570

4,060

4,090

7,100

10,600

12,700

15,800

15,800

14,700

13,000

19,300

46,000

59,600

302,840

9,770

600,700

Jan.

63,100

64,200

6o!400

58,200

56,200

54,300

52,700

*5 1,200

49,200

47,800

48,000

49,900

51,600 

51,800

50,700

48,500

45,800

42,300

39,300

37,200

56,400

36,600

36,800

39,500

46,000

51,300

53,600

53 , 800

54,200

53,800

*1,547.2

49,900

$3,069

Feb.

51,400

48 600

45 | 100

40,900

36,900

34,200

36,000

39,800

38,700

36,800

35,100

33,500

33,200

33,700 

34,600

35,700

36,200

36,500

36,400

37,100

38,200

38,600

38,300

*37,000

35,200

33,600

32,600

34,300

_

-

*1,048.2

37,400

$2,079

Mar.

37,600

40,200

43,100

48,700

55,900

62,000

65,700

65,900

68,500

75,200

80,700

84,000

85,500

*80|300

74,200

67,700

61,600

56,600

51,200

46,300

42,200

39,200

37,300

37,100

36,800

35,700

34,100

31,600

29,200

28,300

tl,686.8

54,400

«,346

Apr.

30,200

34,500

39,300

44,800

50,200

53,400

54,000

53,700

52,100

48,300

44,200

40,600

38,100

39,700 

42 , 100

41,800

40,200

37,200

34,100

33,300

38,300

41,300

40,900

39,600

39,300

42,100

48,800

51,600

51,000

49,700

-

tl,294.4

43,100

$2,567

May

50,000

49,800

49,200

50,100

52,200

52,800

52,300

50,600

*48,500

46,200

44,100

41,800

39,500

36,800 

34,800

32,500

30,600

29,200

40, 700

52,000

64,200

68,700

*69,500

67,300

64,700

62,600

60,500

61,000

66,800

73,200

77,700

$1,619.9

52,300

*3,213

June

80 , 300

81,100

79,700

74,900

67,400

59,500

50,500

41,300

34,300

28,900

25,100

22,800

*20,900

19,600 

17,900

16,500

15,200

14,100

13,300

12,600

12,000

11,300

10,700

10 , 100

9,460

8,990

8,450

7,950

7,380

7,040

-

869,270

29,000

tl,724

July

6,840

6,610

6,340

6,140

5,970

5,850

5,720

5,680

5,650

5,580

5,510

5,450

5,420

5,390 

5,490

8,800

11,200

11,900

10,900

9,340

7,570

6,410

5,870

7,870

47,800

74,700

77,900

79,900

82,000

82,700

*B2,800

695,300

22,400

tl,379

Aug.

82,000

80 700

78^900

76,100

*72,600

68,800

*64,500

60,200

*55,600

51,900

50,600

50,800

49,500

46 , 700 

43,400

39,800

36,400

33,600

31,000

28,800

27,100

25,500

25,000

25,300

24,900

23,700

22,200

20,900

19,900

18,600

17,400

tl,352.4

43,600

$2,682

Sept.

16,700

16,100

15,600

15,500

16,700

17,700

18,200

*18,700

18,900

18,800

18,100

16,800

15,500

14,700 

14,500

14,400

13,700

13,300

14,600

17,200

17,800

16,200

14,300

* 13, 500

13,600

14,300

14,100

13,000

11,400

10,100

-

464,000

15,500

920,300

Calendar year 1932: Max 186,000 Mln 

Water year 1932-33: Max 85,300 Mln

Mean 41,060 

Mean 30,290

Ac-ft 29,810,000 

Ac-ft 21,930,000

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

* Expressed In thousands.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1933 to September 1934

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9,060 

8,130

8,060

9,570

11,000

11,000

9,590

8,030

7,130

6,440

*5,910

5,430

4,980

4,660

4,370

4,200

3,950

3,810

5,700

3,780

4,540

7,050

9,840

11,400

11,600

11,000

10,400 

9,480

8,690

8,120

7,920

232,840

7,510

461,800

Nov.

7,540 

7,260

7,300

*7,360

7,180

6,820

6,460

6,070

5,730

5,290

4,940

4,690

4,490

4,330

4,670

5,020

5,520

5,380

4,810

4,620

4,230

4,050

3,810

3,810

3,700

3,670

5,580 

3.80O

4,660

5,950

-

156,740

5,220

310,900

Dec.

6,180 

6,140

6,000

5,930

5,840

5,950

*6,330

6,820

6,570

6,870

7,330

7,620

7,540

7,180

7,000

6,680

6,610

7,010

7,530

8,640

9,630

10,300

10,600

11,000

12,700

14,800

15,600 

15,500

16,000

19,000

20,200

291,100

9,390

577,400

Jan.

20,200 

18,900

17,100

18,400

24,300

27,200

34,100

39,000

45,700

49,500

50,200

49,500

48,200

,45 , 000

42,200

38,300

35,000

32 , 300

30,200

30,500

32,600

33,800

*33,200

32,600

32,300

'31,700

31,700 

32,900

32,300

31,100

29,000

H.,049

33,800

*2,081

Feb.

30,500 

33,200

32,900

31,100

28,400

25 , 400

22,800

20,200

*18,400

18.100

18,400

19,900

21,500

21,500

21,500

20,700

19,900

20,700

22,500

23,600

23,600

22,500

21,500

20,200

18,900

18,900

19,400 

20,400

_

_

-

636,600

22,700

*1,263

Mar.

20,700 

28,200

40,600

49,600

57,100

68,300

76,200

80,800

82,500

81,600

79,000

75,800

70,800

66,900

62,300

58,200

54,300

50,800

47,600

45,400

42 , 800

40,600

38,300

36,500

34,700

39,600

52,100 

57,200

59,600

65,400

69,400

*1,732.9

55,900

«,437

Apr.

70,800 

70,800

69,400

66,200

62,300

58,600

55,000

54,000

56,600

65,800

72,700

77,400

78,200

77,800

75,800

*73,500

70,800

66,900

62,600

57,900

54,300

52,100

50,200

48,200

46,000

43,800

41,200 

39,000

36,500

54.400

-

*1,788.8

59,600

«,548

May

32,300 

30,200

28,700

27,200

26,000

25,700

26,300

27,500

28,700

31,400

41,500

*46,000

45,600

40,900

36,200

32,300

29,300

26,900

25,200

23,600

22,800

21,700

20,700

19,700

19,100

18,600

18,100 

17,100

15,700

13,800

12,600

830,800

26,800

$1,648

June

11,700 

10,800

10,600

10,600

10,300

9,680

9,680

9,680

9,680

9,460

8,800

*8,400

7,800

7,260

6,900

6,540

6,220

6,060

5,900

5,740

5,740

7,440

8,600

8,600

7,620

6,720

5,900 

5,320

4,900

4,480

-

237,120

7,900

470,300

July

4,200 

3,940

3,810

3,680

3,680

3,810

3,940

4,070

4,070

3,810

3,680

3,440

3,320

3,200

3,200

3,080

2,960

2,840

2,720

*2 , 600

2,480

2,480

2,360

2,250

2,250

2,130

2,130 

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,150

95,010

3,060

188,400

Aug.

2.130 

,010

,890

* ,770

,770

,770

,660

,660

,540

,540

,540

,540

,540

,540

,540

* ,540

,420

,420

,300

,300

,300

,190

,190

,190

,190

,190

,190 

* ,190

,190

,190

,190

45,620

1,470

90,490

Sept.

1,080 

1,080

960

1,190"

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

2,540

6,430

8,000

8,200

7,800

7,440

*7,080

'6,540

5,900

5,320

4,900

5,320

6,900

8,400

9,900

10,500 

9,640

8,400

7,620

-

148,500

4,950

294,500

Calendar year 1933: Max 85,300 Mln 3,580 Mean 30,840 Ac-ft 22,330,000

Water year 1933-34: Max 82,500 Mln 960 Mean 19,850 Ac-ft 14,370,000

* Discharge measurement Bade on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Alexandria, La.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1934 to September 1935

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7,080 

6,540

6,060

5,600

5,520

4,900

4,620

4,620

4,760

5,040

5,520

5,520

4,900

4,480

4,200

3,810

3,560

3,440

5,200

3,080

2,840

2,720 

2,720

2,600

2,480

2,360

2,250

2,250

2,150

2,130

2,130

122,460

3,950

242,900

Nov.

2,010 

2,010

2,150

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,840

5,560

3,680

3,440

3,200

*2,960

2,720

2,480

2,360

2,250

2,150

2,010

2,010

2,150

2,600

4,070 

7,080

7,080

6,900

6,170

12,800

*22,200

26,000

27,800

-

175,570

5,780

545,900

Dec.

29,000 

27,200

25,700

29,900

29 '300

27,800

26,500

25,400

24,300

22,800

21,000

18,400

16,200

*14,300

12,800

11,400

10,300

9,680

8,800

8,400

7,620

7,260 

6,900

6,540

6,560

6,720

9,460

15 , 100

16,700

17,400

17,100

514,140

16,600

$1,020

Jan.

16 , 000 

14,500

15 , 100

12,200

11,200

10,400

10,400

12,700

20,100

25,200

24,100

23,200

21,200

19,800

19,600

20,400

20,700

19,600

18,300

17,300

17,500

25,600 

54,500

48,600

60,000

67,100

71,000

*72,500

71,000

69,200

66,800

951,600

50,700

$1,887

Feb.

64,200

58^200

55,400

51,800

47,300

42 , 900

38,700

36,200

34,600

56,500

59,400

41,600

44,100

45,100

45,400

44,800

45,500

42,200

40,300

38,700

37,100 

55,200

55,400

51,500

50,600

29,600

28,400

_

-

-

$l,178".l

42,100

$2,557

Mar.

27,100 

25,600

24,100

23,000

28,400

35,400

4O,600

42,200

48,600

55,700

58,600

59,100

58,000

56,000

*55,100

57,000

60,400

62,200

65,200

62,200

58,600

57,000 

52,900

48,600

45,800

59,700

*43,800

54,100

55,700

55 , 000

45,900

$1,491.6

48,100

$2,959

Apr.

42,500 

39,300

35,700

31,000

27,000

25,000

24,100

23,800

23,100

22,100

*2 1,500

21,400

21,500

21,200

21,000

20,900

20,800

20,8OO

21,000

28 , 100

34,600

55,900 

54,600

52,400

51,500

55,200

42,200

48,200

52,200

58,200

-

916,600

30,600

$1,818

May

*63,200 

67,500

72,500

76,300

78,500

83,400

88,600

93,600

98,200

102,000

105,000

108,000

*111,000

114,000

*119,000

*125,000

129,000

*132,000

136,000

*141,000

*145,000

143,000 

144 , 000

144,000

*144,000

145,000

*L45,000

147,000

147,000

148,000

*148,000

$3,641.8

117,000

$7,225

June

*149, 000 

»150,000

150,000

*15 1,000

149,000

147,000

*145 , 000

144,000

142,000

*159,000

155,000

152,000

127,000

*122,000

*115,000

*L07 , 000

*10 1,000

96,000

92 , 200

*91,800

*98,000

102,000 

107,000

*111,000

*115,000

119,000

*122,000

124,000

126,000

127,000

-

$5,756

125,000

$7,410

July

129,000 

*13 1,000

*133, 000

133,000

150,000

125,000

119,000

110,000

101,000

*91,200

79,900

*69,200

59,800

51,500

44,500

58,400

55,400

29,700

27,500

25,400

25,500

*22,500 

21,400

21,600

21,600

20,900

20,200

19,500

18,700

17,900

17,500

$1,885.6

60,800

$5,740

Aug.

16,900

14^800

15,600

12,700

11,900

11,200

10,800

10,400

10,200

10,200

10,000

10,000

9,500

8,950

8,950

8,750

8,250

8,050

7,650

7,500

7,500 

8,250

9,500

10,000

10,000

9,100

8,750

8,500

7,850

7,500

512,450

10,100

619,700

Sept.

*6,800 

6,350

6,150

6,000

5,850

5,700

5,500

5,200

5,200

5,700

6,950

9,550

11,500

11,900

12 , 700

14,500

15,000

14,300

13,100

11,900

10,800

10 , 400 

10,700

10,200

9,300

8,500

7,850

7,650

7,100

6,800

-

269,150

8,970

533,900

Calendar year 1934: Max 82,500 Min 960 Mean 20,200 Ac-ft 14,627,490

Water year 1954-55: Max 151,000 Min 2,010 Mean 41,620 Ao-ft 50,154,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

$ Expressed in thousands.

Discharge, year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6,550 

6,150

5,850 

5,700

5,500

5,700

5,850

6,350

7,300

7,500

6,950

6,150

5,500

5,000

4,500

4,300

*4,000

3,85O

3,700

3,550

3,400

3,400 

5,550

5,400

*4,000

4,650

4,800

4,650

*4,650 

4,300

4,500

154,850

5,000

307,100

Nov.

4,300 

4,500

4,500 

5,850

8,950

10,200

10,000

10,70O

14,800

18,500

18,500

23,500

22,500

*21,400

20,700

18,800

18,200

17,800

17 , 400

17,200

16 , 800

16 , 200 

15,200

13,800

12,800

11,900

11,000

10,700

10,200 

9,550

-

415,850

13,900

824,800

Dec.

8,950 

8,250

7,650 

8,750

11,600

14,200

17 , 000

29,100

34,900

56,600

41,600

*67,700

75,000

71 500

68^000

60,000

55,500

51,500

47,000

45,000

59,100

55,000 

51,200

27,900

25,000

25,000

21,200

19 , 800

18,700 

17,800

17,300

$1,033.4

33,300

*2,0$0

Jan.

16,400

14,' 900 

13 , 800

15 , 400

15 , 100

14,000

14 , 700

16,000

15,800

14,700

15,400

12,500

11,400

10 , 800

10,400

10 , 200

9,980

9,790

9,790

9,600

*9,410 

9,030

8,650

8,460

8,080

7,700

7,520

7,340 

7,340

7,340

350,930

11,300

696,100

Feb.

7,340 

7,700

8,270 

11,600

12,500

12,300

15,100

13,800

13 , 100

12,500

11 , 800

11,200

10,600

9,980

9,600

9,410

9,220

8,840

8,460

*8,270

8,080

7,700 

7,340

7,160

6,980

6,800

6,800

6,620

6,440

-

275,510

9,450

542,500

Mar.

6,260 

6,260

6,260 

6,440

6,800

8,080

9,600

10,600

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,400

12 , 700

14,500

15,500

15,500

* 14, 900

*14,000

*12,700

11,800

11,000

10,400 

9,790

9,220

8,460

7,700

7,340

6,980

6,980 

7,160

7,340

308,270

9,940

611,400

Apr.

7,340 

7,540

7,160 

7,160

7,540

7,540

6,980

6,800

6,800

6,620

6,440

6,080

5,900

5,560

5,250

4,960

4,820

4,540

4,400

4,140

4,010

5,890

3,770

5,650

*5,650

3,550

5,420

3,420

4,010 

4,270

-

160,590

5,350

318,500

May

,140 

,140

,140 

,270

,140

,140

,140

,270

,270

,140

,140

,680

,740

17,200

30,400

42,500

*48,800

*5 1.000

*49,300

44,700

*40,000

34,700 

*29,600

25,300

22 , 400

20,400

21,600

21,600

20,600 

18 , 900

17,100

616,450

19,900

$1,223

June

15,600 

14,200

13,100 

12 , 300

11,800

15 , 100

22,400

24,800

23,200

19,800

17,300

15,300

13,600

12,000

11,200

10,800

12,700

14,200

15 , 800

12,500

11,200

10,200 

9,600

9,030

8,460

*8,080

7,700

7,160

6,440 

5,900

-

389,470

15,000

772,500

July

5,560 

5,750

7,700 

9,980

9,220

9,220

9,220

8,460

7,700

7,540

7,160

6,800

6,260

5,730

5,400

4,960

4,820

4,680

4,540

4,270

4,140

3,890 

3,770

5,650

5,420

3,310

*3,200

3,090

2,980 

2,980

2.880

172,060

5,550

341,300

Aug.

2,780 

2,680

2,580 

2,580

2,480

2,480

2,380

2,580

2,290

2,200

2,120

2,120

2,040

*1,980

1,980

1,880

*1,880

1.800

*1,800

*1,80O

1,800

1,800 

1,800

1,880

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040 

1,980

1,980

65,670

2,120

150,500

Sept.

1,880 

1,720

1,640 

1,640

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

*1,560

1,640

1,560

1,560

1,480

1,480

1,400

*1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,520 

1,320

1,40O

1,800

2,290

4,520

15,700

21,400 

21,100

"

103,210

3,440

204,700

Calendar year 1935: Max ],5l,000 Min 3,350 Mean 43,8OO Ao-ft 31,709,500

Water year 1935-36: Max 75,000 Min 1,320 Mean 11,050 Ao-ft 8,022,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

$ Expressed In thousands.
RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Alexandria, La. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1936 to September 1937

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

21,900

32,900

46,000

55,200

60,400

61,100

57,200

*51,600

44,000

35,900

28,700

23,700

19,800

17,300

16,000

*14,700

13,400

11,800

10,600

9,600

8,840

8,080

7,520 

7,160

*6,980

6,620

6,440

6,260

6,080

6,080

24,000

725,860

23,400

*1,440

Nov.

35,000

36,900

35,000

31,700

27,200

22,400

18,400

15,800

15,300

18,000

19,600

19,100

17,100

14,700

12,500

10,800

9,600

8,650

7,890

7,340

6,800

6,260

6,080 

*5,900

5,730

5,560

5,250

5,100

4,960

5,100

-

439,720

14,700

872,200

Dec.

5,250

5,560

5,730

5,900

5,730

5,400

5,560

7,340

7,890

9,030

12,000

19,100

25,300

28,400,

28,400

26,900

24,500

*2 1,400

18,400

15,800

13,800

12,500

11,400 

10,600

9,980

9,600

9,220

9,220

9,220

9,410

10,400

398,940

12,900

791,300

Jan.

12,600

18 , 000

32,800

41,400

45,900

49,300

49,300

48,000

45,900

*42,200

41,000

44,700

59,200

69,600

75,400

77,700

77,300

78,700

*82,600

86,500

90,200

91,800

*93,800 

95,800

98,100

*100,000

101,000

102,000

*103 , 000

104,000

105,000

*2,162.8

69,800

*4,290

Feb.

 106,000

107,000

103,000

*98,500

93,700

90,400

*86,700

83,000

77,000

*69,000

61,700

56,700

*52,900

49,800

47,100

44,100

*40,700

37,500

33,500

30,900

*30,400

30,400

30,400 

30,900

*32,900

33,500

32,300

30,900

_

_

-

£L,620.9

57,900

*3,215

Mar.

29,700

29,000

*28,400

28,400

27,700

26,400

*26 40C

27,100

30,400

35 , 800

»40,700

43,400

44,500

45,000

*44,500

43,700

42,000

42,500

*50,500

54,000

54,600

53,700

*51,700 

52,400

50,900

46,200

43,500

46,200

52,000

. 54,300

55j_10g

*1,300.7

42,000

*2,580

Apr.

*54,400

52,700

49,700

46,500

44,400

43,200

42,300

41,500

41,000

42,300

45,000

45,500

44,400

43,400

43 , 400

42,300

40,400

37,900

36,000

34,600

33,700

31,700

29,600 

30,500

31,800

44,700

58,400

63,100 *6"2 70"0

60,100

-

H.,317.2

43,900

*2,613

May

58,800

57,500

51,500

44,700

37,900

32,400

29,600

29,000

27,800

26,300

24,200

22,200

20,000

18,600

*17,200

16,200

15 , 400

15 , 000

17,200

21,900

24,800

24,200

21,700 

18,800

16,500

14,500

12,600

11,400

10 , 600

10,400

10,400

759,300

24,500

*1,506

June

10,000

9,280

8,330

7,780

8,330

7,620

7,120

6,630

6,460

11,000

14,700

14,700

13,500

12,000

18,300

38,700

46,800

45,500

39,500

34,200

30,500

28,400

26,300 

23,100

19,800

17,200

*15,200

14,100

14,100

14,100

-

563,250

18,800

tl,117

July

14,100

12,800

11,600

10,600

9,660

9,090

8,330

»7,780

7,120

6,630

6,460

6,630

6,300

5,880

5,600

5,320

5,040

4,900

4,680

4,460

4,350

4,240

4,680 

4,79O

4,900

4,570

4,350

4,350

4,240

4,240

4jl30

201,820

6,510

400,300

Aug.

3,910

3,800

3,700

3,610

3,700

3,610

3,520

3,320

3,230

3,230

*3,320

3,230

3,320

3,320

3,320

3,230

3,040

3,140

2,940

2,850

2,850

2,850

2,760 

3,050

3,650

3,950

3,950

3,950

13,900

29,600

32 , 800

170,650

5,500

338,500

Sept.

29,600

25,400

22,000

*18,800

16,000

14,800

15 , 200

15 , 800

16,000

15,400

14,100

12,900

11,600

11,000

10,600

10,200

10,000

9,410

8,840

8,080

8,270

9,800

10,600 

10,4,00

9,800

9,410

8,650

7,890

7,180

6,650

384,380

12,800

762,400

Calendar year 1936; Max 61,100 Mln 1,320 Mean 10,940 Ac-ft 7,944,000

Water year 1936-37: Max 107,000 Mln 2,760 Mean 27,520 Ac-ft 19,930,000

Discharge measurerc 

Expressed In thous

ade on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5,950 

5,640

7,890

11,600

11,800

10,200

8,650

6,820

6,300

5,640

5,180

*4,860

4,400

4,100

3,800

3,500

3,500

8,460

12,900

12,900

13,900

18,000

18,200

17,100

16,400

16,200 

15,800

15,000 

14,100

13,100

11,800

313,690

10,100

622,200

Calendar yea . ...

Nov.

10,800 

9,800

9,030

8,270

7,700

7,000

6,480

5,950

5,640

5,950

6,650

7,350

8,650

10,600

18,200

25,200

29,600

33,500

*37,200

39,100

38,700

36,800

33,800

30,500

27,900 

*25,600

24,200 

23,100

22,200

561,110

18,700

£1,113

Dec.

21,200 

20,100

19,000

18 , 200

17,500

16,700

16,000

15,400

15 , 000

14,300

13,700

12,900

*12,200

11,800

11,000

10 , 400

10 400

10 ', 800

11,200

11,600

12,600

22,200

35,300

48,400

54,900

57,900 

*59,200

59,200 

59,200

59,700

60,500

818,500

26,400

£1,623

Jan.

64,200 

71,800

*76,300

80,100

82,000

83,000

*82,500

80,700

77,800

*75,000

72,300

69,900

66,300

*62,100

59,400

56,800

54,600

53,200

*51,800

50,300

49,000

47,700

47,500

48,500

63* 000

81,400 

*94,900

105,000 

112,000

"118,000

*123,000

1:2,259.9

72,900

*4,482

Feb.

 126,000 

129,000

132,000

*136,000

*134,000

*132,000

129,000

*124,000

118,000

*114,000

108,000

*102,000

93,700

*8 1,000

71,700

63,200

*56,400

55,000

»61,000

62,300

88,000

*106,000

115,000

120,000

124,000

*127,000 

129,000

130,000

_

-

?2,967.3

106,000

*5,886

Mar.

" 131,000 

*132,000

*136,000

*U2,000

*143,000

*143,000

*142,000

*141,000

*138,000

*133,000

*126,000

*114,000

*102,000

*91,000

»84,300

79,300

*75,30O

69,000

*60,900

53,700

*47,000

42,900

*40,400

*38,900

38,300

*58,200 3'9,300'

40,200 

*43,400

45 , 600

46,000

£2,696.7

87,000

*5,349

Apr.

49,700 

75,600

91,300

*99,100

104,000

115,000

" 128,000

131,000

*128,000

129,000

 130,000

129,000

125,000

*125,000

125,000

*123,000

122,000

*L21,000

120,000

"117,000

*115,000

*114,000

114,000

112,000

" 107,000

*103,000 

99,700

*96,100 

91,500

*83,100

-

£5,523.1

111,000

*6,591

May

77,500

eslsoo

*58,500

53,700

*50,000

46,700

*44,400

42,400

*40,300

57,200

*34,000

54,000

*34,900

40,000

*44,600

46,300

45,800

*44,300

44,000

*42,700

39,000

*33,200

28,300

*25,600

*23,700 

22,500

*2 1,800 

21,800

40,300

51,800

*1,306.6

42 , 100

*2,592

June

*55,200 

55,000

52,500

*47,900

41,800

35,500

50,000

*25,800

22,700

20 , 400

18,400

*17,400

17,400

17,700

23,700

31,000

40 , 800

*46,500

48,000

45,900

*41,100

35,600

*3 1,100

30,700

*31,400

33,100 

32,300

28,100 

23,700

*20,000

-

$1,000.7

35 , 400

*1,985

July

18,000 

16,700

15,700

14,700

*15,600

15,700

15,500

16,000

*15,000

13,400

12,000

10,500

9,740

9,020

8,300

7,660

7,340

6,860

6,420

6,140

6,140

6,420

6,560

6,420

6,280

6,280 

*6,420

6,420 

6,420

6,140

6.000

305,780

9,860

606,500

Aug.

6,280 

6,560

6,420

6,000

*6,000

6,860

8,140

9,380

10,300

10 , 500

10,500

9,740

8,480

7,340

7,980

8,480

7,340

6,420

5,860

5,440

5,060

4,820

4,580

4,340

4,220

4,100 

4,000

3,900 

5,800

*5,700

3,800

200,340

6,460

397,400

Sept.

5,800 

3^800

3,700

3,600

5,600

5,600

3,600

3,600

3,500

3,500

5,300

3,200

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,010

3,010

2,920

2,920

2,830

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,650 

2,740

2,740 

*2,74O

2,740

-

93 , 900

3,130

186,200

p 1937: Max 107,000 Mln 2,760 Mean 27,870 Ac-ft 20,180,000

Water year 1937-38: Max 143,000 Mln 2,650 Mean 43,420 Ac-ft 31,430,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
RED RIVER BASIN 453

Red River at Alexandria, La.--Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5,700 

5,880

5,880

5,700

5,590

5,430

5,590

5,880

-6,160 

6,160

5,880

5,430

5,130

4,830

4,830

5,130

5,130

4,990

4,680

4,210

3,900

3,730

3,730

3,600 

3,600

3,430

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,430

3,730

147,200

4,748

292,000

Nov.

3,730 

4,060

4,720

6,200

8,670

15,200

24,200

29,700

5.1,100 

25,800

25 , 400

22,000

19,200

16,800

14,900

13,200

11,7OO

10,500

9,6'20

8,aoo

8,200

7,610

7,060

6,800 

6,520

6,380

6,260

6,260

6,100

5,830

-

375,520

12,520

744,800

Dec.

5,830 

7,020

10,600

13,900

15,500

16,000

15,000

14,600

14,800 

15,300

16 , 100

15,900

15,300

16,400

19,400

21,800

22,400

21,160

19 , 500

18,200

17,300

16,800

16,400

16,000 

15,400

15,400

16,200

17,200

17,700

17,700

17,000

497,750

16,060

987,300

Jan.

16,800 

16,800

16 , 700

16,500

16,200

16,000

17,000

22,400

27,600 

30,600

31,800

32,100

31,100

29,100

27,800

23,400

20,500

18,500

17,200

16,500

16,000

15,700

15,400

15,500 

15", 500"

16,200

17,400

20,600

25,300

27 , 100

27,100

656,200

21,170

tl,302

Feb.

25,400 

30,400

32,000

31,500

30,700

29,400

28 , 400

28,100

28,000 

27,400

26,500

26 , 000

27,200

31,400

34,500

34,500

33,500

32,400

31,600

30,400

30,300

33,400

34,400

35,400 

36,400

36,700

35,700

34,600

53,300

-

-

909,100

31,350

*1,803

Mar.

31,800 

30,700

29,900

29,200

28,400

27,700

27,700

35,300

36,700 

40,000

42,400

44,500

45,100

44,400

44,400

46,800

48,100

48,200

46,200

44,300

42,100

59,200

56,200

34,300 

33,100

35,300

34,900

35,300

54,600

52,800

29,200

*1,154.8

57,250

*2,291

Apr.

25,500 

22,400

20,600

22,700

26,500

29,400

51,600

53 , 700

37,900 

40,900

42,000

41,600

44,200

49 , 700

61,40O

76,800

89,100

94,600

95,800

95,800

90,100

88,500

95,000

97,700 

104,000

113,000

120,000

126,000

132,000

137,000

-

K,083.3

69,440

*4,132

May

135,000

154,000

129,000

125,000

118,000

109,000

97,400

87,200

77,200 

65,800

54,700

45,500

58,200

52,600

28,700

26,200

23,800

22,100

21,500

20,600

19,900

19,500

19,400

23,600 

29,000

30,200

28,600

26,200

28,000

35,500

58,700

*1,689.9

54,510

*3,352

June

56,500 

53,000

30,200

27,900

26,400

24,600

22,400

20,600

19,000 

17,600

16,600

16,200

17,200

18,700

19,800

19 , 200

17 , 100

14,800

13,300

12,400

11,600

10,900

10,300

9,620 

8,730

7,940

7,320

7,050

6,970

6,800

-

510,750

17,020

tl,015

July

6,620 

6,370

6,010

5,710

5,550

5,660

5,880

5,900

5,790 

5,500

5,190

4,950

4,990

5,250

5,420

5,510

5,480

5,250

4,950

5,050

5,120

5,050

5,060

5,080 

4,920

4.810

4,970

5,080

5,180

5,280

5,400

166,940

5,585

551,100

Aug.

,290 

,970

,860

,970

,190

,500

,220

,990

,850 

,010

,400

,710

,720

,480

,190

,750

,510

,510

,740

,890

,970

,800

,460

,550 

,580

,750

,800

,750

,510

,430

,400

152,330

4,914

302,100

Sept.

,450 

,750

,800

,640

,370

,270

,100

,250

,430 

,510

,500

,200

3,880

3,590

3,430

3,410

3,420

3,610

3,610

3,470

3,280

3,350

5,330

3,400 

3,330

3,280

3,250

5,240

5,260

3,450

-

114,840

5,828

227,800

Calendar year 1951: Max: 115,000 Mln 3,280 Mean 28,450 Ac-ft 20,600,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 137,000 Mln 3,240 Mean 23,110 Ac-ft 16,780,000

Expressed In thousands.
454 RED RIVER BASIN

Ouachita River near Mount Ida, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°36'40", long. 93°41'45", In sec. 32, T. IS., R. 25 W., on right bank 

350 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 4| miles upstream from Fiddler's 

Creek, and 65- miles northwest of Mount Ida.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi.

Records ayailable.--October 1949 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1942 to December 1948 yearly summaries in Arkansas State report and January 1947 

to September 1949 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district. Gage-height 

records November 1941 to December 1949 are contained in reports of Corps of Engineers, 

Vicksburg district.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 655.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Nov. 1 to Dec. 2, 1941, tape gage. Dec. 3, 1941, to Feb. 21, 1945, and Apr. 2, 

1946, to Sept. 30, 1949, water-stage recorder. Mar. 1, 1945, to Apr. 1, 1946, staff 

gage. All gages prior to Oct. 1, 1949, at site 350 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1942-52), 854 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,200 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 24.26 ft); min-

 Imum, 23 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 54,800 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 30.80 ft, former 

site), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; minimum observed, 7.5 cfs Aug. 12, 

1947; minimum gage height observed, 1.14 ft, former site, Sept. 5, 1943.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Revisions (water years). W 1211: 1947(m).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 23-31, Apr. 2-9, 

Apr. 11, 12, 15-21)

1.4 17

191

363

920

7.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

2,780

5,200

8,600

13,100

18,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

114

97

83

76

68

67

72

66

60 

*56

54

51

47

46

45

44

43

43

43

43

43

2"34 42

347

243

174

472

1,520 

800

*556

1,230

6,879

222

0.541

0.62

13,640

Nov.

8.120

2,580

1,480

1,070

930

3,960

2,580

1,490

1,070 

830

698

574

502

445

385

331

294

263

*237

218

203

191

TST

1,150

2,880

2,200

1,520

1,160 

920

740

-

39,212

1,307

3.19

3.56

77,780

Dec.

608

529

556

728

758

830

722

1,180

3,910 

*2,060

1,430

1,100

890

752

644

512

441

450

476

421

417

372

335

327

376

920

890

752 

674

603

518

25,181

812

1.98

2.28

49,950

Jan.

476

2,530

*B,000

5,730

3,580

2,100

1,490

1,160

1,010 

980

800

692

620

568

518

460

421

381

343

316

298

*298

287

267

250

240

231

221 

206

197

191

34,861

1,125

2.74

3.16

69,150

Feb.

1,110

5,420

2,290

1,490

1,160

920

764

638

546 

465

417

*381

376

367

323

51,2

572

403

524

1,190

1,130

920

830

716

920

1,100

920

800 

692

_

-

25,496

879

2.14

2.31

50,570

Mar.

591

568

*830

1,430

1,070

890

740

620

554 

3,690

7.050

2,780

1,700

1,250

980

830

692

680

830

620

1,180

6,690

2,760

*1,760

1,310

1,070

890

764 

662

638

3,290

49,389

1,593

3.89

4.48

97,960

Apr.

*9,680

3,540

2,000

5,250

3,220

1,940

1,460

1,190

1,160 

6,280

2,950

11,700

13,600

3,740

2,200

*1,580

1,250

1,040

920

800

2,390

16,200

17.600

3,560

2,060

1,460

1,130

920

746

608

-

122,174

4,072

9.93

11.08

242,300

May

512

441

376

335

*298

267

240

218

200 

218

209

221

183

163

147

137

128

787

1,160

585

476

355

323

1.510

1,100

*692

486

376 

339

298

247

13,027

420

1.02

1.18

25,840

June

221

212

243

212

180

218

212

171

142 

126

114

104

97

as

79

*74

70

65

60

59

54

52

48

45

42

40

37

35 

34

*33

-

3,167

106

0.259

0.29

6,280

July

33

34

39

44

42

38

34

35

42 

40

34

31

30

29

SI

31

42

51

42

39

37

34

31

29

28

28

28

63

*55

43

39

1,152

37.2

0.091

0.10

2,280

Aug.

33

30

31

30

27

3*

40

42

36

36

36

40

36

37

43

38

30

29

*36

34

34

34

32

33

34

34

34

31 

29

26

24

1,043

33.6

0.082

0.09

2,070

Sept.

24

103

198

99

68

55

47

43

38 

35

*33

31

30

30

29

28

30

32

31

31

35

33

35

34

31

30

29

28 

*26

22

-

1,319

44.0

0.107

0.12

2,620

Calendar year 1951 : Max 18,800 Min 17 Mean 701 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.20 Ac-ft 507,500

Water year 1951-52 : Max 17,600 Mln 23 Mean 882 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.27 Ac-ft 640,400

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).-

30,200 cfs (24.26 ftj.

-Apr. 13 (2:30 a.m.) 21,000 ofs (20.14 ft); Apr. 23 (1 a.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 455

South Fork Ouachita River at Mount Ida, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°34' , long. 93°38', in NW£ sec. 24, T. 2 S., R. 25 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270 at Mount Ida, 2f miles upstream from Williams Creek and 22.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 64 sq mi.

Records available. June 1949 to September 1952.

~

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 612.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 12.61 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,900 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 2.0 cfs July 29, result of temporary damming of channel upstream.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 1, 1952; minimum, that of July 29, 1952.

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

23

19

16

14

16

18

16

13

*12

12

11

10

9.3

8.9

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7~7.1

43

25

19

706

220

99

*69

*716

2,252.4

72.7

1.14

1.31

4,470

Nov.

664

197

116

87

221

1,140

248

140

96

75

61

53

51

46

39

34

29

26

*25

24

22

23

28

1 ,560

490

242

171

125

96

81

-

6,210

207

3.23

3.61

12,320

Dec.

70

64

119

184

169

128

98

404

344

*178

128

100

83

74

62

52

50

60

54

57

61

53

51

48

146

171

109

89

79

68

61

3,414

110

1.72

1.98

6,770

Jan.

72

1.430

*1,170

1,400

384

212

146

116

130

136

102

90

81

73

66

61

57

51

47

45

43

*46

42

39

38

38

36

35

33

31

34

6,284

203

3.17

3.65

12,460

Feb.

384

392

212

138

99

81

67

60

53

48

46

*43

68

61

52

56

70

67

72

235

140

112

99

87

184

149

115

95

84

-

-

3,369

116

1.81

1.96

6,680

Mar.

70

100

*184

168

119

96

82

73

68

3.060

742

272

184

135

107

89

78

91

80

68

1,090

887

255

*176

130

103

85

75

68

87

*2,420

11,242

363

5.67

6.53

22,300

Apr.

*2,990

334

247

1 3 020

266

159

112

88

248

*717

220

*2,770

764

296

184

*152

119

100

89

87

668

2,540

964

290

182

127

100

81

69

60

16,043

535

8.36

9.32

31,820

May

53

48

43

40

*38

35

33

31

29

42

37

31

29

27

26

24

22

527 119-

84

59

43

119

163

90

*59

45

43

58

40

34

2,071

66.8

1.04

1.20

4,110

June

29

28

25

22

20

21

22

19

17

16

15

14

12

12

11

*9.6

8.9

8.9

8.6

7.8

7.1

7.1

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.6

5.4

574

5.4

5.9

387.4

12.9

0.202

0.23

768

July

6.4

6.8

7.1

8. G'

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

*6.8

6.4

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.9

12

16

IT

9.3

8.6

7.5

6.4

5.9

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.0

4.' 8

5.6

216.1

6.97

0.109

0.13

429

Aug.

7.1

5.6

5.1

4.6

4.3

7.4

10

7.'l

7.1

6.1

9.2

12

10

9.3

6.1

5.1

4.8

*13

To

7.1

6.1

6.1

7.1

6.4

5.9

5.4

5.1

4.6

4.3

4.1

215.0

6.94

0.108

P. 12

426

Sept.

3.8

12lT~ 36"

15

10

7.5

6.4

6.1

5.6

5.1

*5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.9

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.3

*4.3

4.3

314.0

10.5

0.164

0.18

623

Calendar year 1951-: Max 2,160 Mln 2.4 Mean 106 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.51 Ac-ft 76,870

Water year 1951-52 : Max 3,060 Mln 3.8 Mean 142 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.22 Ac-ft 103,200

Peak discharge (baae, 3,000 cfa).--

(9.05 ft); Mar. 10 (12 m. ) 7,600 cfa

Nov. 24 (l p.m.) 3,040 cfs (8.4< 

(11.44 ft); Mar. 21 (10:30 p.m.

I ft); Jan. 2 (9 p.m.) 3,750 cfs 

4,010 cfs (9.16 ft): Apr. 1

(6 a.m.) 10,500 efs (12.61 ft); Apr. 12 (8:30 a.m.) 4,960 ofs (9.92 ft); Apr. 22 (ll a.m.) 3,620 cfs 

(8.94 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
456 RED RIVER BASIN

Lake Ouachita near Hot Springs, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°34'23", long. 93 0 11'39", in NE-£ sec. 12, T. 2 S., R. 21 W., at Blakely 

Mountain Dam on Ouachita River, 3.0 miles upstream from Glazypeau Creek, 3.8 miles 

downstream from Mill Creek, and 10 miles northwest of Hot Springs.

Drainage area. 1.105 sq mi.

Records available. July to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during period, 1,840 acre-ft Sept. 18 (elevation, 411.0 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by dam of rolled-earth fill. Storage began July 7, 1952. 

Reservoir will be used for the dual purpose of flood control and power generation. 

The spillway is a 200-foot wide uncontrolled channel located in natural saddle of 

ridge west of dam. Flood control flow is regulated by three 8-by 15-foot gates.

Reservoir will have a capacity of 2,768,000 acre-ft at elevation 592.0 ft (spillway crest), of which 617,000 acre-ft are available for flood-control storage, 

1,286,000 acre-ft are for power storage and 865,000 acre-ft are permanent storage. 

Water below elevation 480.0 ft cannot be released when project is complete.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, at 8 a.m., In acre-feet, July to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 .

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

.

_

_

-

-

_

700

910

1,070

1,120

1,140

1,110

1,120

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,150

1,230

1,220

1,230

1,230

1,220

1,170

1,150

1,140

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,090

1,090

1,090

Aug.

1,120

1,150

,150

,150

,120

,150

,230

,230

,220

,200

,140

,150

,170

,280

,250

,230

,180

,170

,150

,140

,140

,120

,120

,120

,120

,120

,110

,120

,110

,110

,120

Sept.

,120

,140

,260

,290

,250

,230

,220

,280

,280

,220

,150

,140

,120

,120

,120

,120

,120

,820

,460

,310

,260

,220

,220

,140

,110

,120

,120

,120

,120

,170

-

Monthly elevation and contents, July to September 1952

Date

Sept. 30. . .... ........

Water year 1951-52. .

Elevation 

(feet)t

407.3

-

Contents

tae*T*f* ^acre-ieeu; Pf*f*t-\

1,200

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

b+410

+10

+80

-

a Storage began at 8:30 a.m. July 7.

b Change In contents during period 8:30 a.

t Elevation at 12 p.m. except for July 7

July 7 to 12 p.m. July 31.
RED RIVER BASIN 457

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°23'10", long. 92"50'20", in NWi sec. 16, T. 4 S., R. 17 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 84, 2 miles northwest of 

Malvern and 5.8 miles downstream from Remmel Dam.

Drainage area. 1,562 sq mi.

Records available. March 1903 to April 1905, June 1922 to September 1952. Published as 

''at Remmel Dam, near Malvern" January 1925 to March 1937.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 228.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. March 1903 to April 1905, staff gage at same site at datum 2.0 ft higher. June 

1922 to September 1924, chain gage at same site and datum. January 1925 to March 1937, 

water-stage recorder at Remmel Dam, 5.8 miles upstream at datum 20.11 ft higher.

Average discharge. 25 years (1925-26, 1928-52), 2,478 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,600 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 18.40 ft); minimum, 44 cfs July 25; minimum daily, 82 cfs Aug. 23.

1903-5, 1922-24, 1937-52: Maximum discharge, 140,000 cfs May 15, 1923 (gage height, 

30.3 ft); minimum observed, 40 cfs Dec. 18-20, 1904.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Catherine since 1925 (capacity, 13,950 

acre-ft) and by Lake Hamilton since 1932 (capacity, 70,560 acre-ftj.

Revisions (water years). W 587: 1923. W 857: 1923(M). W 977: 1942. W1211: Drainage 

area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 9 Mar. 10 to Sept. 30

143

286

587

1,420

3,490

8.0

12.0

16.0

16.6

6,950

13,800

25,400

27,800

44

70

151

287

587

1,420

5.0

8.0

12.0'

16.0

17.9

3,490

6,950

14,700

27,200

35,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

230

542

883

742

801

297

212

286

544 

1,230

*243

232

226

231

218

576

1.400

1,010

781

236

~m200

570

250 

352

546

920

274

327

343

1,180

16,154

521

32,040

Nov.

2,650

8,040

8,790

4,260

2,560

10.500

8,790

8,340

6,460 

4,260

1,950

1,950

2,000

2,760

1,950

1,950

3,100

2,000

2,940

*3,160

1.900 

1,90'0

1,900

2,100 

6,220

3,820

2,000

3,100

3,820

1,950

-

116,920

3,897

231,900

Dec.

2,400

4,260

4,260

4,000

3,160

4,480

4,370

4,590

3,820 

4,010

*6.460

5,160

4,260

5,280

3,270

2,050

3,710

4,700

2,450

4,820

3,270 

1,950

1,650

1,280 

444

1,430

1,360

1,900

1,950

2,000

2,050

100,794

3,251

199,900

Jan.

2,000

3,490

12,600

*27.BOO

22,600

13 , 200

9,260

5,980

5,050 

6,340

3,490

2,050

2,100

3,380

3,710

1,950

2,000

2,660

3,380

1,950

2,670 

3,490

*1,950

1.900 

1,950

1,950

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,950

158,450

5,111

314,300

Feb.

1,950

2,000

2,000

1,950

1,950

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000 

1,950

1.900

2,000

*6,460

3,520

2,100

2,100

2,000

2,000

2,190

10.200

4,700 

4,590

3,710

2,600 

4,220

5,110

2,050

3,220

3,160

_

-

87,630

3,022

173,800

Mar.

1,950

1,950

3,890

*2,100

2,000

2,780

4,480

3,130

1...900 

6,540

14,200

19.000

11,700

7,930

4,590

4,260

3,080

4,040

3,930

1,950

2,000 

6,220

9,890

8,780 

*7,080

4,260

4,260

4,370

3,310

1,900

4,590

162,060

5,228

321,400

Apr.

23,200

21,200

14,700

10,100

11,100

11,100

9,140

7,710

6,460 

6,220

8,060

25,000

34,900

29,200

*19,000

9,320

6,700

6,220

5,160

4,480

4,590 

6,240

*34,900

*55 . 900 

25,500

12,500

7,020

4.370

4,370

4,370

408,730

13,620

810,700

May

3,160

1,950

1,950

1,690

1,640

*2,000

1,950

1,900

1,370

282

271

254

264

258

256

248

281

325

326

542

"667

2,710

6,700 

3,7'7b

1,800

*1,750

1,800

1,900

1,520

822

44,601

1,439

88,460

June

668

1.300

818

788

392

454

222

245

626 

662

639

648

764

430

284

564

*735

669

551

438

229 

260

224

206

297

502

383

'2T5 190

298

14,708

490

£9,170

July

238

270

308

237

242

230

240

*269

230

218

223

216

220

222

220

240

238

222

224

224

220 

218

204

195 

176

188

187

188

160

*TBF

186

6,838

221

13,560

Aug.

186

176

244

204

184

198

186

188

220 

238

383

191

181

249

210

186

208

182

*196

326

375 

370

82

120 

409

392

84

124

136

116

119

6,663

215

13,220

Sept.

126

174

128

118

246

116

185

434

424 

382

379

406

112

126

131

130

165

354

146

130

130

131

140

129 

141

163

147

131

332

308

-

6,164

205

12,230

Calendar year 1951 : Max 29,400 Mln 176 Mean 2,393 Ac-rt 1,732,000

Water year 1951-52 : Max 35,900 Min 82 Mean 3,087 Ac-ft 2,241,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
458 RED RIVER BASIN

Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro, Ark. 

(Formerly published as Narrows Reservoir near Murfreesboro)

Location. Lat 34°08'55", long. 93°42'55", in Nw£ sec. 18, T. 7 S., R. 25 W., at Narrows 

Dam on Little Missouri River, 6.5 miles northwest of Murfreesboro and 9.7 miles upstream from Muddy Pork.

Drainage area. 237 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1952. Prior to October 1951, published as 

Narrows Reservoir near Murfypesboro, Ark.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 15, 1950, staff gage at site 700 ft upstream at 

same datum. Jan. 15 to July 10, 1950, wire-weight gage and July 11 to Oct. 2, 1950, 

automatic Seisyn Repeater gqge at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 326,730 acre-ft Apr. 26 (elevation, 554.07 ft); 

minimum, 201,290 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 535.72 ft).

1949-52: Maximum contents, that of Apr. 26, 1952; minimum, since top of power pool 

was first reached, that of Sept. 30, 1952.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed fcy a dam of concrete gravity construction comprised of two 

nonoverflow abutment sections, a flood-control section containing two regulated outlets, 

an uncontrolled overflow-spillway section and stilling basin, and a power-intake section 

containing three 10-foot diameter penstocks. Storage began Nov. 30, 1949; power pool 

stage was first reached Feb. 1, 1950. Capacity, 408,000 acre-ft at elevation 563.0 ft 

(crest of spillway), of which 202,000 acre-ft are available for power storage, 128,000 

acre-ft are available for flood-control storage and 78,000 acre-ft are permanent storage 

for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 504.0 ft. Water below elevation 

436.9 ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Reservoir is used for the dual 

purpose of flood control and electric generation. Power generation began May 27, 1950. 

Contents computed from 8 a.m. gage readings.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 8 a.m., In acre-feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

219,980

219,980

219,450

218,500

217,200

216,370

216,370

216,310

216,190

215,720

215,660

215,540

215,540

215,480

215,420

215,420

215,810

215,190

215,130

214,890

214,600

214,480

214,660

214,540

214,300

214,130

214,010

215,130

215,540

215,960

216,370

JIov.

219,810

221,550

222,400

222,760

223,120

224,210

225,850

227,070

227,820

228,680

229,170

229,550

230,040

230,290

230,600

230,780

230,720

230,290

230,350

229,920

229,240

227,820

228,000

227,200

228,740

230,040

229,980

229,550

229,300

228,870

-

Dec.

228,560

228,620

228,990

230,900

232,450

233,270

233,400

233,150

234,480

235,870

235,870

235,740

235,740

234,860

234,160

233,970

234,220

233,530

233,400

233,970

234,600

235,170

235,930

236,250

236,880

238,970

240,400

241,110

241,890

242,400

242,990

JTO.

243,370

245,250

252,130

259,640

265,030

267,410

269,020

268,600

268,110

266,710

264,890

263,510

263,780

263,990

263,650

263,230

262,680

262,680

262,270

262,540

262,750

261,720

261,230

260,890

260,610

260,060

260,270

260,400

260,200

259,780

259,230

Feb.

259,640

260,470

262,200

263,580

263,920

263,300

263,580

263,780

263,850

264,130

264,340

264,340

265,160

264,540

263,720

263,160

263,580

264,130

264,130

266,070

267,270

266,920

266,210

265,440

266,280

265,510

264,680

265,160

265,650

_

-

Mar.

265,720

266,210

267,200

266,920

266,990

266,990

266,780

267,060

267,550

268,600

275,700

276,710

276,140

275,060

273,620

271,770

271,060

269,100

268,320

268,530

268,740

271,980

272,680

273,330

273,830

273,830

273,330

272,760

272,540

272,760

273,040

Apr.

273,400

273,400

272,970

272,760

273,120

272,830

272,830

272,680

272,610

273,040

272,970

276,930

295,530

299,740

301,030

300,800

300,270

298,210

293,040

287,270

283,680

290,270

320,580

325,160

326,640

326,730

325,240

322,790

316,610

308,350

-

May

299,120

288,920

281,340

278,440

276,850

275,700

275,200

275,060

275,060

276,350

274,700

274,700

274,630

274,270

273,760

273,620

273,400

274,630

274,980

275,130

275,060

275,200

275,270

275,490

275,700

275,850

275,850

275,700

275,990

276,060

275,990

June

275,920

276,350

276,350

275,920

275,560

275,270

275,060

275,200

275,270

274,340

273,330

272,260

271,270

270,290

270,220

270,010

268,810

267,480

266,000

264,540

263,160

262,960

262,750

261,440

260,470

260,060

259,440

258,610

258,540

258,610

-

July

257,460

257,120

256,520

25F..710

256,380

255,910

255,840

255,370

255,240

255,030

254,960

254,560

254,490

254,360

254,020

253,680

254,090

254,220

254,160

254,420

254,360

254,220

253,880

253,550

252,330

251,330

251,270

251,200

250,080

248,750

248,160

Aug.

247,030

245,840

245,650

245,510

244,470

244,020

244,540

243,570

242,860

242,730

242,730

241,500

239,880

238,590

237,640

236,440

236,250

236,120

234,920

233,780

232,640

231,340

230,410

230,290

230,160

228,560

227,070

225,540

224,640

223,430

223,180

Sept.

222,880

222,820

222,220

221,850

221,010

219,630

219,270

219,210

217,670

215,900

214,360

2 12 , 620

211,060

210,540

210,300

209,150

207,830

207,090

206,410

205,850

205,680

205,620

205,390

205,280

204,940

204,200

202,290

202,120

202,010

201,620

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date Elevation 

(feet)t

547 47

Content a 

(acre-feet)

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+970

t Elevation at 12 p.
RED RIVER BASIN 459

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°03', long. 93°43', In SE£ sec. 13, T. 8 S., R. 26 W. , near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 27, 1.9 miles downstream from 

Muddy Pork, 2 miles southwest of Murfreesboro, and 4.6 miles upstream from Prairie 

Creek.

Drainage area. 380 sq ml.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1931, July 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 324.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum. 

July 10, 1937, to Nov. 10, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1928-31, 1937-52), 636 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 14.19 ft); minimum, 11 cfs July 21, 22.

1927-31, 1937-52: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 19.84 

ft), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 2.9 cfs Sept. 1, 1943.

Maximum stage known, about 21 ft in April 1927, from information by Arkansas State 

Highway Department.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Plow regulated by Narrows 

Reservoir (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years). Vf 1007: 1938, 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 7

2.0 12 3.5 425

2.1 19 4.0 745

2.4 47 6.0 2,500

2.7 97 9.0 5,720

3.0 200 11.0 8,600

June 8 to Sept. 30

2.0 10 3.1 184

2.2 25 3.5 352

2.5 56 4.0 640

2.8 105 4.5 1,010

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

22

235

518

700

594

232

92

26

92

188

23

25

28

16

.12

26

40

42

44

102

132

20

148

146

170

132

150

180

40

54

111

4,340

140

8,610

Nov.

184

230

72

162

568

788

222

109

86

62

55

51

48

100

70

60

260

90

159

422

768

350

560

421

246

466

620

532

560

515

-

8,836

295

17,530

Dec.

258

222

576

773

642

702

"531 948

387

523

658

565

866

926

408

294

705

712

280

296

226

182

116

TT7

187

289

313

257

270

235

167

13,691

442

27,160

Jan.

204

439

1,680

5,100

1,400

784

1,280

1,250

1,230

1,610

1,470

589

313

602

636

584

490

343

259

199

838

782

434

376

544

290

208

222

363

422

315

23,256

750

46,130

Feb.

635

488

207

331

862

278

227

214

193

187

96

290

1.570

1,230

1,150

426

414

381

436

724

1,170

1,200

1,220

513

1,050

1,220

538

456

426

-

18,132

625

35,960

Mar.

359

596

1,280

1,200

872

780

560

268

247

1,540

2,200

1 780

1 670

1 560

1 510

1 110

1 120

1 370

443

248

236

1/700

712

582

574

752

687

500

242

290

1,600

28,588

922

56,700

Apr.

1,780

1,630

1,400

2,350

1,750

1,420

938

784

930

2,250

2,050

6,310

3,570

1,820

1,520

1,340

1,610

2,290

3,300

3,400

3,600

8,480

7,690

2,010

1,480

1,350

1,620

2,500

3,710

4,560

-

79,442

2,648

157,600

May

4,790

4,440

2,600

1,520

856

492

219

132

123

838

323

118

168

230

220

206

188

475

224

294

221

153

314

378

232

180

174

177

128

77

125

20,615

665

40,890

June

122

135

238

284

218

264

114

64

361

606

605

584

469

200

67

390

721

a 3, 100

205

326

391

88

4-5T 30

-

10,039

335

19,910

July

284

233

308

81

185

185

114

102

25

17

99

74

20

32

140

58

23

20

17

14

13

78

124

421

687

206

49

324

592

581

427

5,533

178

10,970'

Aug.

561

269

77

298

388

258

466

440

122

26

343

616

618

592

540

249

109

432

652

550

667

596

202

31

290

699

774

598

550

278

116

12,407

400

24,610

Sept.

79

290

192

341

580

254

150

419

865

810

836

879

378

201

488

704

496

318

287

170

54

19

51

50

131

923

341

76

21

151

-

10,554

352

20,930

Calendar year 1951 : Max 5,180 Mln 12 Mean 584 Ac-ft 423,100

Water year 1951-52 : Max 8,480 Mln 12 Mean 643 Ac-ft 467,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Little Missouri River at Narrows 

Dam and Muddy Fork Creek near Murfreesboro.
460 RED FIVER BASIN

Moro Creek near Fordyce, Ark.

Location. Lat 33°47' ) long. 92°20', i:, N^i sec. 3, T. 11 S., P.. 12 W. , on downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 8, 1,100 ft upstream from Cariey Creek, 4 miles southeast of Fordyce and 12 miles upstrearr. from White Water Creek.

Drainage area. 216 sq mi.

Records^ available. August 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum ct" gage is 160.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of

13/13 .

Extremes. 1951: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 14 cfs Sept. 11

(gage height, 2.40 ft); no flow at times.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,230 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height,

11.88 ft); no flow at times. 

Remarks. Records good except those below about 5 cfs, which are fair.

Rating table, Aug. 10, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, 3n feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-9, 13-15, 29, Dec. 4-21, 

May 23 to June 4)

Day

6

-r

&

_, ,

Ac-f

Aug.

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.5

Sept.

0

J

0

,J

0

0

0

0

c

3

Dissha!

Day

9

10

1L

12

15

14

15

16

)

,5

.4

.2

.8

*ge, in

Aug.

,

*0.4

.3

.1

o

Q

0

c

3. )

3.5

4.0

5,0

6 , j

7 .0

cubic fe

19

Sept.

0

2

8.2

1.3

2.0

2.6

1 .4-

.9

34

56

84

150

232

359

et per

bj

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

t

1C

1C

J_

1

second

Aug.

c

0

1.2

1.2

.4

.3

.1

*.4

.0

.0

).0 1

).5 1

.0 1

.8 5

1951-52

Sept.

0.6

.4

.3

* .2

.£

.6

.7

.9

556

756

,080

,360

,81O

,110

Day

25

26

27

28

29

?0

31

Aug .

°: 5i

0

c

0

0

0

_

_

,

-

Sept, .

0.7

.8

.8

.4

.3

-

24.3

0.81

0.0038

0.004

48

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Result :>f discharge measurements made prior to beginning of daily record: 

4.3 ufa M?y 28 and 3.5 cfs July 2?, 1951.

Day

1

2

3

4-

b

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.2

o'~t T_

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.000046

0.00005

0,6

Nov .

i.e

5.8

1.8

1.3

1.6

6.6

15

4.7

4.0

2.8

2.3

 1.8

1.9

5.4

3.6

2 .7

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.6

2.2

3.2

3.3

4.3

3.2

-

94.5

3.15

0.015

0.02

187

Dec .

3.2

2.8 372"

6.6

8.6

6.8

6.3

29

181

*191

122

74

53

113

195

112

62

48

52

68

122

108

96

84

102

315

322

218

154

108

84

3,050.5

98.4

0.456

0.53

6,050

Jan.

68

58

55

116

175

136

115

132

150

*160

126

93

75

68

68

63

55

47

42

38

84

417

425

288

213

200

842

1.650

1,560

1,300

1,040

9,859

318

1.47

1.70

19,560

Feb.

838

708

517

425

375

336

*294

242

191

154

126

325

772

970

868

810

810

868

900

900

756

597

597

597

597

640

618

536

443

»

-

16,810

580

2.69

2.89

33,340

Mar.

352

3O8

870

1,400

1,430

*1,360

1,400

1,240

970

994

1,700

2.000

*1,810

1,810

1,360

1,000

782

576

359

232

191

179

171

154

150

*168

179

150

115

93

213

23,716

765

3.54

4.08

47,040

Apr.

756

756

*782

1,230

1,240

970

756

597

452

301

218

566

1,650

*2,840

5,110

2,070

1,330

970

756

517

329

248

218

237

294

336

336

276

183

115

-

24,419

814

3.77

4.20

48,430

Hay

*78

56

42

34

27

June

60

59

51

36

July

0

0

J

0

26 1 0

22 19 0

181 14 0

15

12

14

25

17

12

21

27

22

15

64

227

105

66

46

58

297

262

157

187

*213

191

140

84

2,554

82.4

0.381

0.44

5,070

11

8.3

6.3

4.8

4.2

3.4

2.6

2.0

1.9

1.2

*.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

313.1

10.4

0.048

0.05

621

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

_ 1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0.2

0.007

0.000032

0.00003

0.4

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.5

4.3

1.3

.6

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

15.9

0.53

0.0025

0.003

32

Calendar year 1951: Max - 

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,110

Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.91 Ac-ft 160,300

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 ofa 1. Mar. 12 (12 m.) 2.150 efs (11.25 ftt: Apr. 15 (5 a.m.V 3.290

cfs s (11.AR (11.88 ft) fhi .

* Discharge measurement made on this day
RED RIVER BASIN 461

Saline River at Benton, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°34'05", long. 92°36'40", In NE£ sec. 9, T. 2 S., R. 15 W., on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile west of Benton and 3 miles downstream from confluence of North 

Fork and Alum Fork.

Drainage area.--569 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1952 In reports of Geological Survey. October 1938 to September 1941, records collected at site 0.4 mile downstream In files of 

Corps of Engineers, Vlcksburg district. April 1938 to March 1942 and March 1946 to 

September 1952, results of discharge measurements In reports of Corps of Engineers, 

Vlcksburg district. Gage-height record collected at site 0.4 mile downstream since 

July 1938 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 260.91 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. July 6, 1938, to July 29, 1948, Feb. 14 to Mar. 24, 1950, 

wire-weight gage and July 30, 1948, to Feb. 13, 1950, Mar. 25, 1950, to June 13, 1951, 

water-stage recorder at site 0.4 mile downstream at datum 3.00 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,500 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 20.42 ft); min-

 Imum, 10 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

1951-52: Maximum discharge, 21,500 cfs Feb. 21, 1951 (gage height, 22.60 ft, site 

and datum then in use, and 20.5 ft, present site and datum, from stage-relation curve); 

minimum, that of Sept. 16, 1952.

Flood of April 1927 reached a stage of about 32.0 ft, former site and datum (authority, Arkansas State Highway Department) or about 30.5 ft, present site and datum.

Remarks. Records good. City of Little Rock diverts about 30 cfs from Lake Wynona, on 

Alum Fork, for municipal use and discharges effluent into Arkansas River. Town of 

Benton diverts water for municipal use just upstream and returns effluent below 

station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 

are given in Water-Supply Paper 1252.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 1, Z, 7-10, 17-22, 26-31, 

Apr. 20, 21, Apr. 29 to May 10, Sept. 18, 19}

1.77 12

62

131

202

298

580

1,500

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

17.0

19.0

2,870

4,550

6,400

8,350

12,400

16,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

44

42

39

37

34

32

37

37

37

37

*39

39

37

37

34

34

32

32

32

30

30

30

34

39

42

44

76

110

140

146

*140

1,553

50.1

0.088

0.10

3,080

Nov.

419

919

456

305

255

2,380

2,960

1,000

631

486

385

334

289

271

398

334

271

234

205

*188

175

164

162

4,280

6.760

2,180

1,220

886

684

548

-

29,779

993

1.75

1.95

59,070

Dec.

471

629

2,010

4.750

2,360

1,500

1,060

1,800

2,470

1,340

*932

741

631

844

1,080

676

564

825

909

800

864

722

614

564

564

1,010

1,000

760

666

597

532

34,265

1,105

1.94

2.24

67,9SO

Jan.

501

2,770

7,280

*8.790

5,320

2,720

1,680

1,280

1,080

1,390

1,130

88S

760

684

631

564

516

456

412

372

359

512

*666

532

45S

412

385

346

312

282

263_

43,747

1,411

2.48

2.86

86,770

Feb.

293

2,120

2,430

1,620

1,180

886

722

614

532

471

426

398

 2,540

2,430

1,260

1,030

1,260

1,100

1,080

5.090

2,720

1,620

1,390

1,180

1,360

1,620

1,230

1,030

864

_

-

40,496

1,396

2.45

2.65

80,320

Mar.

722

684

1,000

 1,310

1,030

821

703

631

564

3,190

9,140

4,460

2,080

1,360

1,060

842

722

703

741

648

548

1,940

2,220

1,310

 980

780

648

548

501

441

2,450

44,777

1,444

2.54

2.93

88,810

Apr.

6,280

2,150

1,310

2,930

3,120

1,650

1,200

956

800

1,840

2,360

8,660

16.300

5,650

 2,500

1,560

1,180

956

800

722

1,320

2,220

9,290

*5,860

2,290

1,490

1,130

886

741

631

-

88,782

2,959

5.20

5.80

176,100

May

532

471

412

359

317

 273

247

226

210

1,110

980

510

359

280

236

207

188

416

1,090

631

456

346

317

1.970

1,280

760

 548

426

385

334

271

16,147

521

0.916

1.06

32,030

June

231

204

180

162

150

140

131

124

117

110

100

89

86

76

69

62

 58

51

51

47

47

44

42

39

34

32

30

28

26

24

-

2,584

86.1

0.151

0.17

5,130

July

24

24

22

22

22

22

20

19

 24

26

30

30

26

24

24

24

24

30

39

44

44

37

34

30

26

24

22

20

19

20

 20

816

26.3

0.046

O.O5

1,620

Aug.

19

20

22

22

24

26

30

93

114

93

76

62

47

44

39

37

34

30

28

 26

24

24

24

24

24

24

22

19

18

18

17

1,124

36.3

0.064

0.07

2,230

Sept.

14

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

13

 13

13

13

13

12

12

12

47

 330

248

131

96

72

54

42

37

34

32

28

26

24

-

1,435

47 .8

0.084

0.09

2,850

Calendar year 1951: Max 15,400 Min 20 Mean 775 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.48 Ac-ft 561,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 16,300 Min 12 Mean 835 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.97 Ac-ft 606,000

Note. Discharge for period June 17 to July 9 computed from gage-h

r. 13 (5:30 a.m.)

Corps of
462 RED RIVER BASIN

Saline River near Rye, Ark.

Location.--Lat 33°42', long. 92°02', on line between sees. 3 and 4, T. 12 S., R. 9 W., 

near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 15, 4 miles southwest of Rye and 5 miles upstream from Hudgin Creek.

Drainage area. 2,062 sq mi.

Records available. August 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 95 ft (by barometer). Prior to May 30, 

1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 2,803 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 cfs Apr. 21 (gage height, 23.92 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, 4.49 ft).

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 57,400 cfs Jan. 31, 1949 (gage height, 29.19 ft); minimum, 8.1 cfs Sept. 27-29, 1943 (gage height, 4.06 ft).

Maximum stage known, 30.5 ft in April 1927.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1952 are given in Water-supply Paper 1252.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-5Z (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

302

917

2,160

14.0

17.0

20.0

24.0

3,810

5,660

7,680

15,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

135

131

127

120

113

108

103

96

90

86

85

86

85

83

*83

85

80

80

79

76

73

72

76

70

69.

69

74

85

91

94

108

2,812

90.7

0.044

0.05

5,580

Nov.

164

212

232

274

351

585

730

649

617

882

1,270

*1,550

1,640

1,390

926

649

522

461

432

446

446

404

364

338

314

297

297

677

1,270

1.680

-

20,069

669

0.324

0.36

39,810

Dec.

1,960

2,110

2,310

2,260

1,780

1,270

1,350

1,750

2,360

*2,890

3,110

3,330

3,450

3,750

4,170

4,550

4,350

4,350

4,290

4,170

4,050

3,810

3,450

3,110

2,890

3,220

3,570

3,110

2,460

2,060

1,960

93,050

3,002

1.46

1.68

184,600

Jan.

1,860

1,680

1,470

1.590

1,720

2,260

2,720

3,110

3,390

*5,870

4,530

5,540

6,120

6,570

6,760

6,640

6,310

5,660

4,770

5,650

2,510

2,780

5,110

3,160

5,280

3,590

4,710

6,440

6,960

7.460

7,240

130,840

4,221

2.05

2.56

259,500

Feb.

6,440

5,140

5,870

5.110

5,160

3,350

*3,450

5,450

5,590

5,330

5,160

5,510

4,290

4,590

4,710

4,770

4,890

4,890

4,950

5,340

5,920

6,310

6,760

6,960

6,960

6,850

6,700

6,640

6,700

_

-

143,550

4,950

2.40

2.59

284,700

Mar.

6,700

6,640

6,500

6,760

6,900

*6,960

6,830

6,700

6,440

6,580

7,580

7,530

7,530

7,460

7,580

7,170

7,050

7,100

7,460

7,680

7.760

7,550

7,050

6,240

5,140

4,170

5,450

5,110

5,000

2,720

2.670

195,350

6,237

5.02

5.49

585,500

Apr.

4.050

4,830

*5,200

5,660

5,790

5,720

5,530

5,460

5,460

5,600

5,660

5,980

7,310

7,760

8,090

8,090

8,090

8,560

9,330

13,000

14.800

15,500

11,200

9,450

8,450

7,460

6,440

5,340

4,650

4,470

-

220,530

7,351

5.56

3.98

437,400

May

*4,710

5,080

5.200

5,010

4,110

2,300

1,160

848

714

714

797

814

1,060

1,270

1,390

1,200

865

665

780

848

917

1,130

1,430

1,780

2,890

2,780

2,940

*5,000

2,840

2,560

2,160

63,962

2,063

1.00

1.15

126,900

June

1.860

1,680

1,270

917

665

558

446

577

358

314

281

265

245

225

212

197

185

*172

162

154

144

137

129

122

115

108

106

103

98

91

-

11,654

588

0.188

0.21

23,120

July

86

83

82

77

75

70

70

77

*86

70

62

60

61

58

57

57

62

69

74

74

77

76

69

65

66

74

72

72

63

*57

52.

2,149

69.5

0.034

0.04

4,260

Aug.

49

48

47

42

42

48

51

52

82

93

83

72

93

152

154

157

117

101

96

*85

77

70

65

58

54

49

45

41

58

54

54

2,207

71.2

0.055

0.04

4,380

Sept.

56

40

39

56

56

40

47

49

45

*38

55

55

36

52

30

28

40

229

167

66

48

56

247

290

234

178

142

118

99

*86

-

2,598

86.6

O.O42

0.05

5,150

Calendar year 1951: Max 21,000 Min 63 Mean 2,306 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.18 Ao-ft 1,669,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 14,800 Min 28 Mean 2,423 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.00 Ao-ft 1,759,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 463

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La.

Location. La t 32°52'20", long. 91°52'04", in NW^NWi sec. 28, T. 22 N. , R. 6 E. , near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 204, 0.8 mile downstream 

from Bayou De Glaize, 4 miles south of Beekman, and 7 miles north of Bastrop.

Drainage area. 1,645 sq mi.

Records available .--August 1928 to September 1929 and October 1938 to September 1952 in 

reports of Geological Survey. November 1929 to September 1931 in reports of Corps of 

Engineers, Vicksburg district. Gage heights as follows: August 1928 to October 1931 

(fragmentary) in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district; since August 1932 in 

reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 70.60 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior 

to Feb. 3, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average Jl3charge . 16 years (1928-29, 1333-31, 1338-52), 1,761 of s .

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 4. ^60 efs Feb. 2 (gage height, 17.32 ft); minimum , 119 cfs Aug. 6; minimum gage helghi , 1.24 ft Aug. 7.

192R-29, 1938-52: Maximum discharge , 10,400 cfs Feb. 12, 1946 (gage height, 27.23 

ft); minimum, 81 cfs at times during November and December 1943; minimum gage height, 

0.3 > ft Dec. 18, 1943.

* stage of 26.75 ft (from floodmark) occurred on Apr. 17, 1927 (affected by overflow 

fron Mississippi River). A discharge of 12,400 cfs (gage height, 25.78 ft) was measured 

by Corps of Engineers .Jan. 12, 19321

Remarks . --Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 897: Drainage area. W 1057: 1939. W 1177: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 1, 2, Aug. 5-26)

1 to Sept. 30

6.0 1,020

8.0 1,480

12.2 2,790

1.1 

2.0 

3.O 

4.O 

6.0

119

261

423

608

1,OOO

8.0 1,440

12.O 2,540

15.0 3,680

17.3 4,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

276

2TS

278

278

278

261

261

261

261

261

*261

245

N^v.

212

212

212

Dec.

278

278

294

212| 310

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

229

245i 229

245 212

245

245

261

245

245

229

229

229

212

212

212

212

212

212

196

196

212

»196

196

212

212

212

229

245

196i 276,

196

196

276

278

*196 273

196

7,447

240

0.146

0.17

14,770

-

327

310

310

360

564

564

564

526

545

832

1,200

1,420

1.500

1,560

1,640

1,800

2,160

2,2OO

2,160

2,130

2,100

2,130

2,480

2,620

2,680

2,760

2.790

- 544] 41,392

221] 1,335

.. .IS* 1 f.di2

,\ : rl J.94

15 Je P2,100

Jan.

2,640

2,500

2,380

2,260

2.170

2,020

1.960

1,910

1,880

*1,800

1,780

1,700

1,660

1,600

1,560

1,480

1,440

1,400

1,350

1,300

1.280

1,280

1,300

1,350

1,460

1.580

2,000

3,030

3,500

4,160

4jjno

62 ,iSO

Feb.

4,660

4.750

4,750

4,75O

4,750

4,750

4,700

4,610

4,520

4,460

4,32O

4.280

4,320

4,32O

4,370

4,420

4,420

4,420

4,420

*4,420

4,420

4,46O

4,610

4,660

4,700

4,750

4,700

4,610

4,520

~

-

131. -H 5

Mar.

4.57O

4,230

4,140

3,960

3,860

3,770

3,640

3,500

3,380

3,330

3,460

3,380

3,590

3,770

3,680

3,540

3,330

 3,500

3,460

3,380

5.290

3,330

3,330

3,330

Apr.

3,680

3,640

3,500

3,420

3,330

3,250

3,170

3,060

2,950

2,840

2.700

2,700

3,100

3,330

3,54'J

3,770

3,860

3,910

3,820

3,680

3,500

3,380

3,640

4,OOO

3.380| 4. 14G

3,420

3,540

3,640

3,770

3,770

3,770

1^1.840

4,090

4,O4O

*3,960

3,770

May

5.550

5,150

2,920

2,780

2,7OO

2,60O

2,480

2,550

2,25O

2,140

2,02O

1,880

1,760

1,66O

1,550

1,480

1,400

1,220

1,060

960

860

781

724

704

666

647

*628

608

570

3,540i 551

- ! 552

105. 31C

i -~1?\ 4',54-s! 3^608; 3,510

- ,'i'cl \ f 7;.:

" ~"! * 2 i r2.19

2.53

127 , ;0'ii d6l,o''-j 221,300

2.13

2.5R

208,900

43.901

1,577

0 . 959

1.11

96,990

June

494

457

457

44O

425

4O7

407

590

590

4O7

4O7

59O

590

390

374

374

358

*358

358

558

342

358

542

542

526

309

293

293

293

277

-

11,204

373

0.227

0.25

22,220

July

277

26T

245

245

229

229

212

196

196

196

196

196

196

196

*196

196

196

196

196

196

196

180

164

164

164

ISO

164

164

164

149

149

6,084

196

0.119

0.14

12,070

Aug.

164

149

149

149

134

119

154

149

134

149

149

*149

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

*149

149

149

149

4.559

147

0.089

0.10

9,040

Sept.

149

164

164

149

149

149

149

149

134

*134

134

134

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

164

164

164

164

164

180

180

ISO

180

180

180

-

4,7O1

157

0.095

0.11

9,320

Calendar vear i9bj: W-ix t ,560 Mlr. 19S Mean 1,376 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15. 5O Ac-ft 1,358,000

Water year 195}~<;2: Max 4,750 Klr 113 Mean 1,482 Cfsm 0.9O1 In. 12.27 Ac-ft 1,076,000

this day
RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La.

Location. Lat 32°40'50", long. 92°39<10", in SW^NW^ seo. 35, T. 20 N.. R. 3 W., near

 center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 1? miles south of 

Dubach and 8 miles upstream from Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne. Prior to May 7, 1952, 

at site 1,000 ft upstream.

Drainage area.--355 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage

 Is 83.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Louisiana Department of 

Public Works). Prior to May 7, 1952, at site 1,000 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 500 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,970 cfs Feb. 14 (gage height, 18.90 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow Aug. 27 to Sept. 17, Sept. 27-30.

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 23,400 cfs Apr. 2, 1945 (gage height, 22.83 ft); no 

flow for many days in 1943-44, 1947-49, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 20 cfs and for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--W 1007: 1941(M). W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 28 to Dec. 5, Aug. 12-22, 24-29,

Sept. 18-30)

4.8

4.9

5.0 

5.5

Oct. 1 to De

0.8 

4.2

9.0

Dec. 6 to Sept. 30

122

183

268

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

12

20

125

233

565

13.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

18.4

1,330

1,990

2,420

3,360

3,9 60

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

- _

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Caler

Wate'

Oct.

36

26

*16

12

12

11

8.5

7.1

6.1

4.7

3.5

2.8

2.5

1.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.8

2.2

1.1

.8

.8

*2.2 

3.9

14

184.6

5.95

0.017

0.02

366

dar vear

year ]£

Nov.

16

17

19

14

20

23

12

17

27

48

37

32

27

40 

40

33

37

40

33

27

24

23

23

20

20

*27

48

80

110 

104

~

1,038

34.6

0.097

0.11

2,060

1951: >

51-52: !>

Dec .

98

98

268

196

268

306

339

356

495

565

460

443

425

495 

600

700

700

800

800

900

900

900

805

676

750

974

,010

,590

'^§00

,200

21,337

688

1.94

2.24

42,320

ax 2,7'

ax 3,9f

Jan.

935

620

512

495

495

425

391

374

356

139

*322

306

291

276 

261

261

246

233

233

233

261

391

495

477

443

477

657

1,010

1,940 

5.650

2,900

20,305

655

1.85

2.13

40,270

0 Mir

0 Mir

Feb.

2,100

1,790

1,550

1,400

1,230

1,110

935

750

620

512

460

,150

,670

,320 

,960

,550

,900

,500

,150

,050

* ,170

,210

,250

,380

,420

,400

,250

,010

805

-

41,602

1,435

4.04

4.36

82,520

0.1

0

Mar.

676

565

565

676

639

583

547

512

443

642

1,210

1,440

1,590

*1,70O 

1,550

1,210

916

916

1,170

1,210

*1,030

916

861

713

583

512

460

408

374 

356

374

25,347

818

2.30

2.66

50,280

Mean ;

Mean 3

Apr.

408

391

356

339

356

339

291

276

246

221

221

542

1,740

2,710 

5,960

2,630

1,890

1,420

954

639

565

565

879

1,130

1,070

879

639

512

408 

339

-

26,905

897

2.53

2.82

53,370

75 C

8P r

I 

May

291

246

233

26]

*210

178

146

125

114

103

93

88

82

71 

65

59

57

60

76

103

114

103

93

140

261

233

221

167

*135 

157

167

4,452

144

0.406

0.47

8,830

fan. J..C

fsm l.C

June

135

103

82

71

60

52

44

40

35

29

26

24

18

15 

14

12

10

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.3

5. 6

*4.8

4.1

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.1

775 

4.1

-

834.6

27.8

0.078

0.09

1,660

6 In.

9 In, ~

July

3.2

277

2.1

2.3

2.0

2.3

1.8

1.4

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.1

it!

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.0 

1.0

1.0

56.4

1.82

0.005]

0.006

112

4.40 Ac

4.91 A,

Aug.

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4 

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

t ]_

.1

.1

0

0

0 

0

0

]2.8

0.41

0.0012

0.001

25

-ft 272

-ft 2bi,

Sept.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

.2

-u2.

.3

.3

.3

.2

. 2

.2

.1

0

0

0 

*0

~

2.1

0.0?

0.00020

0.0002

4.2

50C

aoo

Peak discharge (b; 

cfs (18.90 ft); Apr"

se, 5,500 cfs). Jan. 30 (10 a.m.) 3,980 cfs (IS.3 

15 (6 a.ia. ) 4,130 cfs (18.50 ft).

4,97,-
RED RIVER BASIN 455

Middle Pork Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernice, La.

^ifOn^^ -?" Nmii«; 3 w "

south of Bernice and 8 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.--178 sq ni. 

Records available.--June 1940 to September 1952.

Average discharge. --12 years, 253 cfs.

Extremes. -Maximum discharge during year, 3,950 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 8.95 ft, from 

 grapE based on gage readings); no flow Aug. 1-9, Aug. 18 to Sept 30.

1940-52- Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 11.45 ft); no 

flow for many days In 1940, 1942-44, 1947-48, 1952.

Remarks. --Records fair.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tabl ater year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

(Snlfting-control

0.75

1.0 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

ethod used Oct. 15-27, Nov. 1 to De

1.2 

3.2

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

0.5 

7 . 0 

7.5 

d.O 

9.0

115

182

291

401

600

1,110

1,930

3,950

In cubic feet per second, ivater year October 1951 to September 1952

lay

I

2

4

5

7

Oct. 1 Hov.

33 ! 5._3

*22 5.6

16 ! 5.6

10

r.s

6.0

4.6

B 4.0

9 3.6

10 2.9

11 2.6

12 2.6

13

11

15

16

17

18

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

19 1.7

20 1.7

:i 1.7 ^? 1.6

23 1.7

24

25

26

27

2.2

2.1

1.9

2.0 :-8 2.5

29 *2.5

30- ,1

%tal

Mean

2.4

2.5

154.0

4.97

Cfsml 0.028

In. 0.03

Ac-ftj 305

C.2

7.1

14

14

17

25

55

37

2'

22

23

29

37

33

43

39

Dec.

76

f

127

182

209

219

229

291

329

291

263

251

401

670

710

SOO

800

635

35 I 572

1

29

25

?2

21

20

500

401

37b

351

351

*25

37

61

76

~

81

862.8

28.8

0.162

0.18

1,710

875

970

635

545

522

465

13,182

425

2.39

2.75

26,150

Jan.

430

375 

276

240

229

209

199

190

175

161

*147

140

140

140

134

127

127

115

109

115

134

199

240

240

276

291

430

910

3.220

2,910

2,310

14,938

482

2.71

3.12

29,630

Feb.

1,340

1,180 

970

600

710

635

600

545

465

351

329

500

910

3,660

2,220

: , 500

970

750

600

572

*522

545

SOO

1,180

1,110

850

670

572

500

_

-

24,356

840

4.72

5.09

48,310

Mar.

401

329 

309

329

309

309

309

291

240

309

£22

GOO

750

*1 3 180

850

600

430

500

500

401

375

401

351

291

240

219

199

168

161

154

161

12,188

393

2.21

2.55

24,170

Apr.

163

161 

161

May

121

103 

91

1541 86

161 j 81

168

168

154

127

71

61

54

46

115 39

109 i 37

202 37

i,040l 31

1,500

2,020

1,420

910

572

465

329

*251

263

29

27

24

19.

25

33

39

46

43

430 43

4301 91

401

351

276

219

175

147

13,047

435

2.44

2.73

25,880

140

154

140

115

*71

66

71

2,034

65.6

0,369

0.42

4,030

June

71

54 

46

37

29

22

15

12

11

8.4

6.0

4.9

4.1

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1 . 6

1.5

1.4

*1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

76

348.3

11.6

0.065

0.07

691

July

0.4

.4

.6

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.4

.7

1.2

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.3

2.5

"Ld.

275

2.3

2.2

2.1

1,7

*1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.6

.4

.2

36.6

1.18

0.0066

0.008

73

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.3

7.4

2.9

1.4

.9

.6

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14.1

0.45

0-0025

0.003

28

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,310 Min 0.5 Mean 214 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.30 Ac-ft 154,900

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,220 Min 0 Mean 222 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.95 Ac-ft 161,000

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 ef a). Jan. 29 (5 p.m.) 

15 (4 a.m.) 2,120 cfs (8.12 ft).

3,950 cfs (3.96 ft); Feb. 15 (8 a.m.) 2,410
RED RIVER BASIN

Cornie Bayou near Lillie, La.

Location (revised) .--Lat 32°53 1 15", long. 92°39'25", in NE^NE-f sec. 22, T. 22 N., R.

 3 V., on downstream side of bridge on H. S. Highway 167, 2 miles upstream from confluence with Little Cornie Bayou and 3 miles south of Lillie.

Drainage area. 462 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1940 to September 1952.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 84.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^~929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Aug. 31, 1949, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--IS years, 542 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,470 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 15.16 ft, froir

 graph based on gage readings); minimum, 4.9 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.09 It .

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 18.20 ft ; minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 21, 22, 24, Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft 

Oct. 30, 1944.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table,

Discharge, Ir ubic feet pe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

*30

32

32

32

30

33

33

32

32

32

Nov.

13

14

14

14

15

IB

20

20

21

21

22

30 22

30 25

30 27

30 28

28 32

28 34

28 38

14 42

5,8

6.0

6.5

45

51

55

7.61 55

9.o! 55

B.Oi 59

8.2 *67

8.4

8.6

142

174

*9.2 167

11 161

12

666.5

21.5

-

-

-

1,471

49.0

-

-

1,3201 2,920

Dec.

161

154

154

226

258

285

294

332

394

439

451

463

505

780

850

965

995

965

965

995

880

735

695

695

735

735

735

735

735

695

675

18,681

603

'

Jan.

675

595

505

41 £

372

342

*322

332

342

352

322

322

300

294

276

258

242

234

218

200

242

294

416

505

Feb. K.-ir.

3,340 ' ISO

2,840 1,000

2,580 935

2,1801 880

1,940 780

1,6101 695

1,400

1,200

655

G15

1,060] 600

900J 675

755

1,020

1,400

935

1 080

v . 550

2,180 ? 700

4,690 iJiiS

5.200! L ,470

3,970

H , 840

 c. 100

1 , 750

2 270' 1 400

1,940

*J .730

J,S70

c.100

'- . 100

615. 2.100

715

1 , 140

2,050

3,750

4,440

3,970

25,056

BOB

"

37.050J 49,700

2 100

1 , 610

1,550

1 , 400

-

-

f ,b?5

2^134

-

~

1^2,700

,160

- J''0

905

£00 ~35

b55

580

350

SC5

43a

400

IM

32,331

1, 053

65,3cO

Calendar year 195]: Max 2,470 Min S.c Mean

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,200 Mln :,.! Hear

11.0 

12.0 

13.0 

14.LJ 

15.1

corid)

312

550

995

1,320

1,870

2,840

E,200

Apr.

 

332

294

276

303

322

300

303

312

332

332

352

700

1,730

2,700

4,200

4,440

3,540

2,580

1,940

1,500

«I,2BO

1,080

1,060

935

830

695

655

520

427

352

-

34,622

1,154

.

iB,670

"fey

- 

303

234

210

174

'SI

J42

131

125

115

85

80

76

63

59

59

59

59

71

67

67

63

59

59

161

154

181

250

258

*267

242

210

~' 37

1,-L'M

June

188

167

146

131

110

100

85

76

71

63

55

51

51

49

47

45

43

42

40

40

38

36

*36

34

34

34

33

33

32

30

1,942

64.7

3,850

:< Cfsii: b42 In.

i,-. a;, 1.J6 In.

iy

32

32

30

30

32

32

28

27

33

30

30

28

28

28

?.B

27

27

27

26

-:6

25

* 18 

14

17

33

53

32

iO

28

27

27

_^5

'. ".9

Aug.

II

26

25

tib

22

21

*20

18

It;

17

IB

18r1

i/

IE

15

14

14

IS

13

1J

1?

12

12

11

113."

9. 4

9.0

B....6

494. i

ie,r>
RED RIVER BASIM 467 

Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La.

Location. Lat 32°33'18", long. 92°07i06", in lot 35, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., on east side of

 intake structure of city of Monroe pumping station, 100 ft east of east levee of 

Ouaohlta River and 1 mile north of Monroe.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1952 (elevations only).

Gage Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of

 1329.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation observed during year, 69.89 ft May 3; minimum observed,

 56.53 ft Sept. 30.

1939-52: Maximum elevation observed, 72.86 ft Apr. 27, 1946; minimum observed, 

63.93 ft Dec. 22, 1943 (subject to error).

Remarks. Dally elevations computed from twice-daily gage readings. Bayou Desiard, which

 Is a source of water supply for city of Monroe, Is a long narrow lake formed by an 

old channel of Bayou Bartholomew. It is dammed off from Bayou Bartholomew, at its 

north end, by a levee and from Ouachita River, at its west end, by a levee and floodgates .

Cooperation. Record collected in cooperation with city of Monroe, 

Revisions (water years).--W 1057: 1939-45.

in feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

67.20

67.26

67.35

67.46

67.48

67.46

67.45

6"1 44

67.42

67.42

67.42

67.40

67.39

67.36

67.34

67.34

67.33

67.32

67.30

67.28

67.27

67.27

67.26

67.24

67.23

67.22

67.20

67.18

67.16

67.16

67.15

Nov.

67.26

67.27

67.24

67.22

67.22

67.22

67.21

67.21

67.21

67.18

67.24

67.24

67.24

67.30

67.33

67.33

67.31

67.28

67.27

67.26

67.25

67.24

67.24

67.22

67.21

67.20

67.26

67.28

67.26

67.26

-

Dec.

67.24

67.23

67.25

67.30

67.35

C7.35

67.34

67.36

67.42

67.52

67.52

67.52

67.52

67.65

67.70

67.72

67.75

67.82

67.86

68.10

68.50

68.56

68.64

68.74

68.86

68.91

68.94

68.96

68.98

68.98

68.98

Jan.

68.96

68.94

68.93

68.91

68.87

68.84

68.81

68.73

68. 7S

68.74

68.70

68.67

68.64

68.62

68.60

68.58

68.57

68.56

68.54

68.54

68.55

68.51

68.50

68.48

68.48

68.45

68.56

68.93

68.97

69.03

69.11

Feb.

69.21

69.36

69.38

69.40

69.40

69.42

69.43

69.43

69.43

69.42

69.40

69.46

69.50

69.49

69.49

69.54

69.54

69.54

69.54

69.60

69.62

69.64

69.60

69.59

69.58

S9.56

69.55

69.55

69.55

-

-

Mar.

69.56

69.56

Apr.

69.49

69.45

69.58 69.42

69.&S. 69.42

69.51 69.37

69.50 69.33

69.49| 69.31

69.48

69.44-

69.44

69.45

69.45

69.45

69.48

69.47

69.46

69.46

69.52

69.53

69.52

69.52

69.58

69.54

69.53

69.52

69.52

69.52

69.52

69.52

69.52

69.54

59.28

Si. 26

69.28

69.27

69.38

69.50

69.48

69.50

69.48

69.48

69.51

69.54

69.55

69.56

69.55

69.87

69.85

69,82

69.77

69.75

69.78

69.74

69.74

-

May

69.74

S9.74

Jane

69.05

69.03

69.89 69.00

69.33, 68.96

69.74

69.73

69.70

69.64

69.62

69.56

69.49

69.45

69.42

69.34

69.29

69.26

69.22

69.20

69.18

69.14

69.12

69.08

69.04

69.19

69.16

69.15

69.12

69.11

69.16

69.12

59 . 07

68.94

68.90

66.88

68.86

68.84

68.86

68.80

68.78

68.74

68.70

68.66

68.64

68.60

68.58

68.54

68.52

68.50

68.48

68.47

68.46

63.44

68.42

68.40

68.38

68.37

68.41

-

July

68.39

68.38

68.44

68.44

68.44

68.40

68.38

68.34

68.34

68.32

68.30

68.27

68.25

68.22

68.19

68.20

68.23

68.23

68.20

68.18

68.16

68.14

68.1O

68.06

68.04

68.07

68.05

68.04

67.99

Aug.

67.92

67.88

67.86

67.84

67.81

67. IB

67. 78

67.76

67.74

67.73

67.77

67.74

67.71

S7.67

67.64

67.60

67.55

67.52

67.50

67.48

67.46

67.42

67.40

67.36

67.34

67.32

67.28

67.24

67.20

67.96| 67.16

67.94 67.15

Sepr.

67.13

67. 10

67.03

67.06

67.02

66. S9

66.tr6

66. -it

66.90

66.88

66. St.

66.92

66.80

66.6*

66.84

66.81

66.78

66.79

66.77

66.74

66.72

66.70

66.68

66.66

66.62

66.60

66.58

66.55

66.54

66.53 "
468 RED RIVER BASIN

Ouachita River at Monroe, La.

Location. Lat 32°30'19", long. 92°07'32", in lot 50, T. 18 N. , R. 3 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80 at Monroe, 0.4 mile upstream 

from Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 5^ miles upstream from lock and dam No. 4.

Drainage area. 15,298 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1952 In reports of Geological Survey. 1884 

to 1891 (gage heights), 1892 to 1927 (gage heights and discharge observations), and 

since January 1928 (daily discharges) in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Discharge observations 1929-38 In reports of Corps of Engineers. Daily gage heights since 

June 1884 in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage Is 31.40 ft above mean sea level, 

"aatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior 

to Jan. 6, 1937, staff, chain, or wire-weight gages at several sites within half a mile 

of present site at same datum. Since June 26, 1941, auxiliary staff gage read twice 

daily 5j miles downstream.

Average discharge.--11 years (1941-52), 21,150 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 42,200 cfs May 6; maximum gage height, 35.15 ft 

May 5, 6; minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 13.05 ft Aug. 11, 12.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Apr. 12, 1945 (result of discharge measurement); maximum gage height, 50.42 ft Apr. 15, 1945; minimum discharge not determined 

(pool stage); minimum gage height observed, 12.1 ft Jan. 3, 1944.

Flood of Feb. 2, 3, 1932, reached a stage of 49.7 ft (discharge, 101,000 cfs, estimated) .

Remarks.--Records fair above 10,000 cfs and poor below. Discharge measurements generally 

made once a week. Stage-discharge relation below 10,000 cfs affected by operation of 

lock; and dam No. 4. Discharge computed from hydrograph based on frequent discharge 

measurements and daily gage heights at base and auxiliary gages.

Cooperation. Fifty-one discharge measurements, gage-height records, and computation of 

discharge record furnished by Corps of Engineers. Four discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 1211; Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet pe eoond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Oct.

-

-

t4,250

-

-

:-

tl,950

11 j -

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Gfsm

In.

Ac-ft

: _-

.

tl,150

-

-

-

-

-

-

tl,750

-

-

-

-

-

t 1,100

~

-

1,600

0.105

0.1E

96,360

Nov.

.

-

-

-

-

:

t9,060

-

-

10 , 900

11,400

11.700 

11,200

~

-

-

-

-

-

t5,620

-

-

-

-

-

t5,200

-

-

-

-

-

6,500

0.425

0.47

386,600

Dec.

_

-

-

t9,380

-

10,300

11,300

13,000

14,300

15,000

15,400

15,600 

16,300

17,300

16,400

19,100

19,500

20 , 000

20 , 900

21,700

22,100

22,400

22,600

22,800

22,900

23,000

23,200

23,400

23.500

23,400

-

17,200

1.12

1.30

$1,058

Jan.

22,800

22,300

22,000

21,500

21,100

20,500 

20,100

19,600

19,200

19,000

18,900

16,900

19,000 

19,100

19,300

19,600

20,100

20,500

20,900

21,400

21,800

22,300

22,600

23,000

23,300

23,600

23 , 500

25,600

26,500

26,600

27.500

672,100

21,660

1.42

1.63

$1,355

Feb.

27.800

28,600

29,200

29,800

30,400

30,900 

31,100

31,300

31,400

31,500

31,400

31,600

31,600 

31,500

31,400

31,400

31,300

31,600

32,200

32,500

32,600

32,700

32,800

33,000

33,100

33,200

33,300

33,400

55.500

-

-

916,100

51,590

2.06

2.25

$1,817

Mar.

55,800

54,200

54,200

54,400

54,400

54,500 

54,200

54,OOO

55,800

53,700

33,900

55,900

55,900 

54,000

54,100

54,200

54,500

54,700

55,200

55,600

56,500

56,500

36,800

56,900

57,100

57.200

57, 100

57,000

56,900

56,700

36,600

$1,090.1

55,160

2.50

2.65

$2,162

Apr.

56,500

56,000

35,600

35,200

54,800

34,400 

54,OOO

55,600

55,200

52,900

52,600

52.500

52^700

52,800

35,200

55,700

54,200

54,900

55,600

56,500

56,900

57,600

38,500

58,800

39,200

59,700

40,200

40,600

40,900

"

$1,069

55,630

2.53

2.60

$2,120

May

41,200

41,400

41,700

41,900

42,100

42.200 

41,900

41,600

41,200

40,600

40,400

40,000

59,400 

59,200

58,800

58,500

58,000

57,600

57,100

56,500

55,700

54,800

34,000

55,100

52,200

51,200

50,200

28,800

28,200

27,700

27.100

$1,144.5

56,920

2.41

2.78

$2,270

June

26,500

25,800

25,200

24,800

25,800

22,900 

21,600

20,200

18,400

15 , 700

15 , 500

10,100

_

-

-

-

t5,610

-

-

-

-

-

-

tl,970

-

-

-

-

-

"

-

10,200

0.667

0.74

606,900

July

tl,680

-

-

-

-

-

tl,390

-

.

-

-

-

tl,130

-

-

-

-

_

tl,020

-

-

-

-

-

-

-'

t866

"

-

1,100

0.072

0.08

67,640

Aug.

_

-

-

-

-

t821

-

-

-

_

tl,500

-

_

-

-

-

tl,510

-

-

-

-

-

-

tl,040

-

-

-

"

-

1,200

0.078

0.09

75,790

Sept.

_

-

t884

-

-

-

-

t791

-

.

-

_

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

t904

-

.

-

-

-

-

"

-

1,100

0.072

0.08

65,450

Calendar year 1951: Max 41,900 Mln - Mean 17,410 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.44 Ac-ft 12,600,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 42,200 Min - Mean 16,610 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.77 Ac-ft 12,060,000

t Result of discharge measurement.

t Expressed in thousands.

Note. Monthly discharge October to December and June to September estimated on basis of partial 

record of daily discharge, results of frequent discharge measurements, and gage heights at auxiliary 

gage.
RED RIVER BASIN 469

Boeuf River near Girard, La.

Location. Lat 32°28'50", long. 91°47'55", on line between sec. 1, T. 17 N. , R. 6 E., and 

sec. 6, T. 17 N., R. 7 E., near center of span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 200 ft upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 0.5 mile east of 

Girard.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. Daily 

gage heights as follows: 1886 to 1894 in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau, September 

1925 to December 1931 in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district; since January 1932, in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 51.62 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior 

to July 11, 1944, staff gage at railroad bridge 200 ft downstream at same datum. Since 

Feb. 15, 1945, auxiliary staff gage read twice daily, 6.4 miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 713 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,050 cfs Feb. 5; maximum gage height, 13.57 ft 

Apr. 26; minimum discharge, 60 cfs Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height, 1.02 ft Sept. 5, 6.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 2,970 cfs Apr. 12, 1947 (gage height, 18.80 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 28 to Nov. 7, 1939, Nov. 4, 5, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.83 ft 

Oct. 10, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 29.5 ft May 7, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi 

River).

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

157 

157

157

145

145

134

134

*134

122

122

122

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

21

99

99

99 

99

99

99

99

99

99

*99

99

99

3,593

116

7,130

Nov.

99 

99

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

122

134

145

145

*145

145

134

134 

122

122

111

111

122

122

122

122

-

3,588

120

7,120

Dec.

122 

134

134

134

145

145

157

174

457

686

718

728

682

665

828

1,010

1,060

1,080

1,140

1,380

1,660

1.880 

1,850

1,760

1,660

1,620

1,610

1,650

1,660

1,630

1,630

30,189

974

59,880

Jan.

,630 

,600

,560

,430

,340

,230

* ,140

,O6O

960

843

764

686

668

654

621

609

584

576

522

477

469

454 

444

457

531

609

779

1,280

1,630

1,790

1.870

29,267

944

58,050

Feb.

,880 

,940

,990

,030

.050

,010

,000

,970

,930

,890

,860

,820

,780

,710

,620

,510

,360

* ,240

,100

,O6O

,020

.010 

,020

,110

,180

,220

,210

,180

,170

_

-

44,870

1,547

89,OOO

Mar.

1,120 

1,080

1,050

1,020

988

936

882

857

820

860

998

1,160

1.240

1,170

1,120

1,130

1,130

1,160

*1,150

1,120

1,100

1,100 

1,080

1,060

1,030

992

958

883

811

779

793

31,577

1,019

62,630

Apr.

747 

689

630

621

651

709

795

795

810

784

714

645

760

1,020

1,160

1,160

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,120

1,080

1,040 

1,400

1,640

*1,850

1,880

1.920

1,700

1,630

1,550

-

33,010

1,100

65,470

May

1.470 

1,380

1,260

1,130

994

869

777

682

621

565

506

466

436

410

370

356

337

324

311

298

272

260 

237

285

249

237

*226

214

226

226

205

16,197

522

32,130

June

192" 192 

181

181

170

170

159

159

159

148

148

148

148

148

137

137

*126

126

126

126

126

126 

115

115

115

115

115

104

104

104

-

4,220 141

8,370

July

104 

104

104

126

126

115

115

115

104

104

104

104

104

*104

104

104

104

115

115

115

104

104 

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

3,334

108

6,610

Aug.

104 

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

*93

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

93 

93

93

93

93

82

82

82

82

82

2,839

91.6

5,630

Sept.

82 

52

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

82

82

*82

71

71

71

71 

71

71

71

71

71

60

60

60

-

2,152

71.7

4,270

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,340 Bin 99 Mean 715 Ao-ft 517,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,050 Kin 60 Mean 560 Ac-ft 406,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
470 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou La Fourche near Crew Lake, La.

Location. Lat 32°29'55", long. 91°55'05", in SWij see. 36, T. 18 N. , R. 5 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 1.1 miles upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 2.5 miles west of town of Crew Lake.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 56.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Aug. 10, 1944, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,244 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,200 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 7.65 ft); no

flow at times during August and September (result of temporary storage due to excavation 

of channel upstream).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs Apr. 13, 1947 (gage height, 9.72 ft); no flow 

at times during August and September 1952 (result of temporary storage due to excavation 

of channel upstream).

A discharge of 17,000 cfs was measured Dec. 24, 1931, at a stage of 9.22 ft (from 

reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district).

Remarks. Records fair prior to June 6, poor thereafter.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17 to Dec. 4,

May 15 to June 5)

0.9 Z.O 4.5 397

1.0 4.2 5.0 720

1.3 31 5.5 1,270

2.0 60 6.0 2,050

3.0 126 6.5 3,140

3.5 176 7.0 4,850

4.0 260 7.6 7,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

*77

74

72

70

70

70

70

68

67

65

61

59

58

55

56

57 

58

56

45

27

14

*6.6

3.1 

2.9

1,821.6

58.8

3,610

Nov.

13

21

18

14

10

11

11

9.0

7.1

6.1

6.6

6.6

7.6

17

30

 59 35

23

*17

13

9.0

6.6

5.6 

5.6

5.2

4.2

7 . 1

16

23

24

4-11.3

13.7

316

Dec.

21

17

Ts

30

57

70

62

70

174

293

320

317 

238

300

470

720

910

1,060

1,200

1,760

3,940

6,260

6,570 

5,630

4,720

4,170

3,900

3,680

3,550

3,370 

3,230

57,177

1,844

113,400

Jan.

3,060

2,910

2,720

2,540

2,300

?,010

*1,700

1,410

1,170

965

774

612 

506

455

401

358

305

252

211

189

170

154

144 

135

135

144

266

2,230

5,080

6,750 

S,310

______

Feb.

5,720

6,160

6,510

5,970

5,540

5,210

4,900

4,560

4,280

3,960

3,740

3,770 

3,950

3,650

3,170

2,720

2,320

*1,980

1,680

1,570

1,570

1,510

1,670 

1,920

1,960

2,000

2,010

1,940

1,820

-

4,6,346 97,540

1,495

91,930

3,565

193,500

Mar.

1,680

1,540

1,470

1,470

1,400

1,270

1,090

910

792

880

1,790

2, £40 

2,160

1,940

1,720

1,560

1,500

1,510

*1,680

1,750

1,640

1,550

1,550 

1,510

1,410

1,270

1,120

976

860

765

!§i

45,629

Apr.

567

484

424

397

413

452

416

401

590 -55?

397

455 

1,420

2,300

2,260

2,050

1,850

1,750

1,670

1,620

1,560

1,430

2,440 

5,770

*7,900

7,620

5,820

4,280

5,400

2,910

65,220

l,407l 2,107

86,5401125,400

May

2,540

2,240

2,090

1,770

1,590

1,070

801

576

455

380

325

279 

250

218

189

176

170

170

170

164

154

144

140 

170

176

*164

144

155

153

149 

155

17,093

551

53,900

June

118

TTO

105

96

92

e60

(*)

e20

11

> elO

' -

1,369

45.6

2,720

July

C)

(»)

e50

(»)

950

30

1,840

Aug.

alO

(*)

(*)

310

10

615

Sept.

(*)

f:i

(*) («>

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1351- Max 10. "00 Mln ?.9 Mean 1,163 Ac-ft 842,000

Water year 1951 -:3;: : Max 7.?00 HSn 0 Mean 901 Ac-ft 654,300

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements, 

e Stage-dischaT-gp relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements 

and once-daily staff-gage ridings.
RED RIVER BASIN 471

Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grove, La.

Location. Lat 32°47'53", long. 91°30'03", in SE£ sec. 13, T. 21 N., R. 9 E., on downstream side near center of bridge on State Highway 11, 0.1 mile downstream from Little 

Colewa Bayou and 8 miles southwest of Oak Grove.

Drainage area. 42 sq. mi (revised), approximately. 

Records available. October 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 87.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 811 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 7.22 ft); no flow

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 972 cfs Jan. 4, 1951; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known since 1940, 8.2 ft Apr. 12, 1947, from records of Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records poor.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by CoriJS of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

1.2 

3.6 

7.1

3.4 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.2

52

107

167

250

474

805

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. 

 

C)

f

<*)

i

1

|

1;

(*ij

c- o

C' 0

0 0

0 0

Cj 0

Dec.

0

0

0

.1

.2

0

0

36

250

195

139

94

65

154

287

224

148

152

135

414

805

77?

651

487

318

268

190

150

90

60

40

 

6,129.3

198

4.71

5.43

12,160

Jan.

30

24

18

18

22

20

15

12

*10

23

21

17

15

13

11

9.2

7.1

6.3

5.4

5.0

6.3

9.2

10

9.2

8.2

7.1

138

651

665

554

385

2,745.0

88.5

2.11

2.43

5,440

Feb.

278

362

318

232

161

106

65

39

28

20

16

34

66

58

39

28

20

16

12

*33

44

65

178

140

Mar.

33

23

25

32

23

16

12

8.9

6.7

106

268 193"

121

73

40

24

16

*28

52

33

22

48

65

41

102 | 27

122 19

113 13

78

51

-

-

2,838

97.9

2.33

2.51

5,630

9.7

7.6

6.7

6.0

1,398.6

45.1

1.07

1.24

2,770

Apr.

5.6

4.9

3.9

42

22

15

10

7.1

5.2

4.2

3.6

20

*198

136

79

42

23

15

11

8.2

6.3

4.9

*198

*514

448

318

190

97

46

22

-

2,499.9

83.3

1.98

2.21

4,960

May

~9.2 13

6.9

4.7

3.3

2.6

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

June

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

(*)

-

48. 5| 0

1.56

0.037

0.04

93

0

0

0

0

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar yea- 1951: Max 955 Min 0 Mean 57.0 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.38 Ac-ft 41,180

Water year 1351-52: Max 805 Mln 0 Mean 42.8 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.86 Ac-ft 31,060

» Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
472 RED RIVER BASIN

Tensas River at Tendal, La.

Location. Lat 32°25'55", long. 91"22'00", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 17 N., R. 11 E., near left 

bank on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80 at Tendal, 200 ft upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 3 miles east of Waverly.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. December 1935 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district. 

Daily gage heights since October 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 49.90 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to July 11, 1944, staff gage at 

site 1,000 ft upstream at same datum. Since "Nov. 28, 1951, auxiliary staff gage read 

twice daily, 8.5 miles downstream. Feb. 19, 1945, to Nov. 27, 1951, auxiliary staff 

gage at site 9.5 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1936-52), 358 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 cfs Apr, 25 (gage height, 15.75 ft); minimum dallj . 7.8 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 6.41 ft Jan. 27.

1938-52; Maximum discharge, 4,610 cfs Nov. 13, 1948; maximum gag..; height, 24.78 ft 

Nov. SO, 1948; minimum discharge, 4 cfs Sept. 2. 3, 19<ii . and i-.i August, September, 

and October 1943.

Maximua stage toown, 34.02 ft May 15, 192? (affected ty overflow from Mississippi 

River) .

Remarks. Records fair abcjve 20 cfs and poor belo*.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second}

(Shlftir^-contrcl method used Oct. 19 tj Nov. 4 Nov. 16 tD Dec. 19, 

May 14 to June IB)

Oc-. 1 to June 19 to Sept. 3O

10:

167 

2ER

Dec. ?1 to June 18

6.4 9.C

6,7 45

7.0 87

11.0

13.0

15.4

6.5

10

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day Oc

1

2

$. '

r

7

,,

1C 1

11

1?lilt

li

1

T '-

1 '

J'j

20

£ i

£'

E*

Nov. , Dec. Jar., Feb.

 1 ______ 

16; I?! 14 131| 66

1"?1 IS! 14 llfi 98

15 12, 14| 10K 1.26

I? li! 14; 9Sj J,19

1F> : l?j 15 9^ 1,01

14' 14 Iri 83, 84

I'! 14i i" 72 66

1-: 14, 33 *65 50

14 14' 52 56 37

Mar. Apr. May

i 218 109 341

S 232 96 277

; 20J 83 247

5 160 81 218

160 81 189

June July Aug .

232 16 21

189 16 19

160 151 19

138 15! 16

131 17 ; IF

Sept,

13

16

IS

16I*7

174 76 16ol 124 1"' IT 1~

i 182 67 138

«i 150 62 116

i 1 120, 56! 100

*!<> ! '-, 5S 67 29E! 23G 59; 90

11S 14; 46 79 24

111 li 37 73] 21

13 : !-: 3;i 63! 24

li! 15j 3j 56 32

1,280 58 83

3 1.5_6_0 74, 70

?' 1,380 24'.-. 63

1 1.060 303 5J

1"- TF; 4S 5V 292 802 262 49

12' IF-i 52! 4? 277 572 200 38

12, 15' 49 i 3fc 23

IKi IS; 4S 3S| 20

I?! 14! 43 32 *16

12; *li! 19'" 3E 16

12 14! 894! 27 17

ij *413 145 32

5 341 116 31

}i 435 S3 33

5, 413 79 31

i! 341 70; 30

11 ; li' 1,010 25' 182 1 413! 65 28 

11 i-lj 80'T 21 232' 756i *526 26

11 li! 595 I?', 29 2 687! *1.720| 74

2i- , 11 14; 43! 1J! 262, 52S 1.860' 84

2" '' 11 141 341 111 29 Z 358 i 1.5801 *109

i} ', 11 15; 277 621 358J 277 1,220 102

£...

c

T<~.

L 

Tota '.,

Meat; 1

Aa~t

Calend&r

U 1-3- 232 77S 32

*i:.i i4 1 189 1,22-; 2-

1L l-i-. If)"' 1 10C ;

111 . 1 15? | '871,

39'' 41C, 5,91!' 5,532 12, b4

£.6; 13.R 191 173, 43

7T j 62'" j 11,72, 10,970j 24,86

yef- 1951 Ma 3.9-; Mlr. 2".

Wat?- year lfri,._-5i (tea i.Sei Mlr ''

i 203 917 9?

160' 664 18S

136 480 29 i1 '

, lie j - , 29;

" : 4, 06li 11,456 3.68B

5 : 454 3B2! 115> M r?,900! 22,72-5; 7,31?

109, 18 17

10? ' 19 16

98, 21 1 15

88 j 19 15

80 21 *15

70 24 18

62 22 23

59 *2I- 23

53 23 22

4S>! 23 i 19

44 ! 24 17

*38 24! 15

y 2r> 1 l'!

34 24 15

31 K 16

30 19 11 

2B, 39, 20

27 IS 21

25 19 2E_

24 21' 25

22' 19' 24

10 li; 21

17' 19 18

1"' 2'": Ir- ~~ 21, 14

2,136. 622 57 T

71.? 20.1, 13. f

4,240 l^JfV i.j^i;

IP

*17

17

17

15

15

lo

16

15

15

IBir.-

35

1.,

11

1"

3.9

9.2

8.6

3.G

8.1

ill

-

414.2

J 5 . r'

822

Mea" 34° Ac-rt 251, 70 j

S Mean 158 Ae-ft 114,500

Dlsehargo measuremer-c nau.3 c.i this day.
RED RIVER BASIB

Bayou Kacon near Delhi, La.

 scat ion.--L,at £2°27'20", long. 31 "28 "30", In £££ sec. 18, T. ..7 K. , ,i. 10 K. i ear rignt 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 350 ft upstream from" 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 1 mile east of Delhi.

records available. October 1936 to September 1952 j.i r-eports <.,? Geological .-urve-r. 

tober 1935 to September 1338 in reports of Corps of Engineers. 7icksburg district, 

Tally r^ge heights as follows: ;335-99 i..i reports ct' '". .J. Weatner Bureau: .reotember 

i925 ti f-ecember J 931 (oapubllshed) in tiles tf r '-rps , :' h-iglneers. . leJcsaurg iLacrio-,; 

;lnce January 1932 in reports of Corps c-f Engineers, '-'I^ksDurg c;istric r..

age.--hater-stage recorder. ...atum cf gage is .'.0.05 it aoove mean sea .jvei, atum i >- 

T929, rupplementary adjustment of i 341 f levels fcy Corps of Engineers) -rior 1 : 

July 12, .\944, staff gage at railroad bridge ISO* ft downstream at fame Mtum. ' uly ;.3, 

1944, to Mar. 14, 1949, wire-weight gage at present site and datum, "ince t'eb. '5, 

1345, auxiliary staff gage read twice daily, 7.5 miles downstream at ciffBrent <ia'cum.

.verage oisaharge. 17 years, j.,o01 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, c,290 cfs Jan. 30; maximum gage height, 18.26 

ft Feb. -5; minimum discharge, 104 cfs Sept. 27-30; minimum gage height, .l.f.l ft Aag. --

3938-52: Maximum dissnarge, b.f.60 cfs Apr. -4, 1347 '.gage hsignt, ^,5.63 L t), ,r.inlvom, 47 '-fs ?ept. 28, 23, ;939.

Maximum stage known, 34.G ft May 10, il. 1327 (affected by t-verflow t'r-om Mssiajippl 

-;iver) .

rics .--Records J-.OOQ.

 -flscharge, in cubic feet par riscond, v.ater year October 1951 to isptember 1352

"ay

 0

.1^ ^ *

14

.15

 3

J7

:3

Z 9

r:0

,.1

2

3

.4"5

-S 

.7

Id 3

0

rota] 'iean

Ao-ft

Cot. . Kov. ' Dec. . ian. , ?eb. i far. ; Kpr.

?47 ^jg1

 =25

,.59 !59

J59

"lil 11°

148

7.48

:59

170 1^0

'D3i ''70! --70

i33l i59l 170

133 '192 159i 247

148

192 137.

l.)2l 137

'.32 i 137

;92 1 137

,92! 137

479

f.19

o64

f34

518

:-32i 137 ! 649

192 148

^31 148

18l| 148

iai *148

323

959

S98

994

131 j 137! 1,300

i?oi 137 i 2,460

170 1371 2.940

:70 137

L'O 137

170

2,990

2,850

137! 2,600

170J 137 

159i 137

2,280 

2,030

i59l 137 1.310 ^59

'"59

 

5,609

187

11,520

1371 1.820

!48

4,374

146

6,680

el, ? 00 

el, 600

35,759

1,154

70,930

£l,5DO S,14ol :.,38ol 1 .,200

c 1,400

£L,JOO

 ii.ZOO

el, 100

1,060

1,070

*1,030

el, 030

1,030

' ,030

l)oiO

994 -,'60

944

912

380

364

632

616

tiOO

SCO

784 784"

aoo

800 

1,040

2,490

3.100

5,250 

3,206

38,820

1,252

"'7 , 000

.5,1701 1.6801 1,250

^,190 

i.100

2,980

':,£>30 J'GSO

S,540

2,360

?,230

i, 150

2,130

?,130

i , 120

2,060

1,980

1,920

1,340

*1,S10

l,840i ' . 130 

1,860 ",190

1,790 :,250

j.,-10 1.290

1,630

1,560

' .320

1,320

1,490 1 i,320

1,700| 1,330

2,730

".050

2^940 r,9oo

2,600

:,330

: . 300

1^740

1,320

2,3501 1,640

*2,130

1,950

1,920

1,790 i . 380

1,S30

1,810

!,S30

v.,100

£, 160

2,180

I'* 110

2,050

1,820

1,800

1,830

1,810

1 ,;J7Q

l,G90

J.580

^,£80

^ ,i80

1 ,090

1,010

958

906

359

ri41

799

36

C39

H74

HI

v32

532

335

492

4a2

i79

486

453

429

*17

741 i05

?35 "35

725 

-25

 25

". 34 !4

134 .24

'34 L4 

134

.34 »114

;-14 -.34 iii

134 ; 14

194 1 ^34 .: 14

94 84

184

174

174

- \64

154

7241 393 1 154

1,780 599

1,710| 686

.,650

: ,580

; , 530

1,490

2,010

*2,930

',730| ?,13O

1 , 340 

1,57O

1,460

i . 370

1,290 

1.240

65,450

2,291

131, 800

59,500

1,919

118,000

.^.190 

3,000

2.740

-2,450

",2SO

53,650

1,788

106,400

659

651

S36

626

fc'22

£51

ifti lit

*124 114

124 1 .; 14 1341 ru

1141 'I*

,54 14

i34

*382! J54! 124

114 :i4

3721 154 ".34 j ' 14

r,3l| 154 1341 -1*

5401 154 144 | 114

:*30

309

1441 134J -14

144 334 J. 1*

309 1 344i 134 i U

£38 1 144 ^.44

638 j iSSi 154 134

*617 

611

604

R49

£34 

619

27,306

881

ft4, 160

114

r. 14

277 ! 144! 1241 ,04

256 '-4*1 1241 :04

2"46 246

12,155

405

. 44 _24 1 104

I34i i24 

134 124

5,349

173

4,104

132

10, 610 | d 140

,34

1,4,00

1 13

£.740

','alendar year 1951: Max 4,210 Min 137 Mean 1,147 Ac-ft 830,500

S/ater year 1951-52: Max 3,260 Min 104 Mean 365 Ao-ft 628,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite or no auxiliary gage-height record; discharge estimated 

tasls of adjacent record and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Castor near Grayson, La.

Location. Lat 32°04'55", long. 92°12'24", in SW£NW£ sec. 30, T. 13 H. , R. 3 E., near

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 110, 6 miles upstream from 

Bayou Beaucoup and 6^ miles northwest of Grayson.

Drainage area. 271 sq mi.

Records available. May 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 89.97 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

^Prior to July 15, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 292 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,240 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 11.84 ft); no 

 flow June 24 to July 17, Aug. 11 to Sept. 30.

1940-52: Maximum discharge. 21,200 cfs Apr. 11, 1947 (gage height, 16.25 ft, from

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; no

flow for many days in 1943-44, 1348, and 1951-52.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below.

Revisions (water years). W 957: 1941. W 1057: 1945. W 1211: 1943, 1949, drainage 

area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(shifting-control method used Nov. 3 to Dec. 3)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5

1.6 

4.9

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

124

264

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

11.7

371

576

950

1,730

2,930

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.2

7 .2

6.0

4.9

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.4

2.7

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

al.O

al.O

al.O

a. 5

a. 5

*.4

.4

-ll

.4

.4

.7

.7

.fc

 I

Nov.

1.8 272"

3.7

4.5

4.7

*4.7

4.7

7.2

8.9

9.0

8.4

8.1

8.6

9.7

11

10

9.5

9.2

8.6

7.9

3.7

12

T?

12

12

12

1.1 11

1.4| 10

1.5| 9.8

i.S *10

1.4

66. 9| 251.9

2.16J 8.40

0.008

0.009

133

0.031

0.03

500

Dec.

11

10

2TJ

40

49

48

42

47

81

94

94

85

88

96

98

85

65

47

57

81

103

124

132

152

187

232

282

330

364

349

300

3,793

122

0.450

0.52

7,520

Jan.

240

159

96

59

45

42

38

38

44

49

50

44

36

33

33

*34

32

30

SO

35

37

38

39

38

37

37

58

244

300

309

349

2,653

85.6

0.316

0.36

5,260

Feb.

48E

952

1,180

1,030

830

660

516

413

330

282

224

173

Mar.

248

232

208

187

152

143

T56

173

180

225

356

309

*159 282

T75 282

201

216

248

282

319

349

330

282

248

232

224

224

232

248

248

-

-

11,284

389

1.44

1.55

22,380

309

364

396

422

309

256

224

232

248

*256

256

264

273

282

273

232

8,125

262

0.967

1.12

16,120

Apr.

170

108

75

59 "55

59

59

73

96

113

106

124

314

330

371

441

*675

900

810

630

472

342

1,530

2,950

1,866

1,260

1,060

1,030

925

710

-

17,691

590

2.18

2.43

35,090

May

539

387

282

201

113

63

71

77

56

32

21

16

12

9.2

7.6

*6.3

6.1

678

13

21

20

15

14

62

88

67

54

75

88

85

June

30

24

32

20

13

8.9

6.8

5.7

4.8

4.2

3.7

3.1

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.3

.1

*0

75

0

0

0

0

0

59

2,565.0

82.7

0.305

0.35

5,090

195.9

6.53

0.024

0.03

589

July

C 5

C

0

0

0

0

0

Aug. £-ept.

2.2

3.9

6.2 574-

3.1

1.5

.8

* .5

0 .31

0 .1

0 0

C 75

0 0

0

0

0

0

1.4

5.5

172

,*2.5

1.4

.9

2.5

3.4

3.2

2.6

1.4

2.0

1.6

1.4

33.8

1.09

0.0040

0.005

67

0

0

0

0 (*)

0

0

c. ;

o !

0

0

0 , c

c

c

G 

0 '

24. 0 0

0.774 0

0.0029 0

0.003! 0

13 1 0

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,880 Min 0 Mean 180 Cfsm 0.664 In. 8.99 Ac-ft 130,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,930 Min 0 Mtan 128 Cfsm 0.472 In. 6.41 Ac-ft 32,bGG

Peak discharge ("base. 2,000 sfsj.--Apr. 24 (9 a.m.) 3,240 cfa (11.84 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and adjacent 

record.
RED RIVER BASIN 4/b 

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La.

Location i revised). Lat 32"12'26", long. 92°48'05", in SWv sec. 8, T. 14 N., R. 4 W., on

 left bark just downstream from bridge on State Highway 13, 200 ft downstream from

Brush 'reek, 1.5 miles downstream from McDonald Creek, and 6 miles southwest of Jonesboro,

Drainage irva. 362 sq mi.

Records LI. .liable. Of-tober 1938 to September 1952.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 116.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Nov. 29, 1939, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 452 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,310 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 13.23 ft);

 minimum, 1.2 cfs July 7,8; minimum gage height, 3.23 ft July 8.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 30,600 cfs Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 19.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17,000 ofs on basis of records for station near Winnfield; 

minimum, 1.0 ofs Aug. 17, 1943; minimum gage height, 3.09 ft Sept. 21, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Water used by paper mill at Hodge is pumped from wells and dis-

 cfiarged into stream about 7 miles above station. Part of effluent is discharged continually whenever mill is operating but that containing waste material is stored in a 

reservoir and released whenever river flow is sufficient to materially dilute it.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, Nov. 2, 5-27)

3.2

3.3

3.4 

3.6

3.8 

4.0 

6.0

17

123

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

13.5

258

410

625

950

1,650

2,920

3,720

Discharge, in cubic feet per ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

G

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Oct.

30

35

28

22

19

13

14

14

7.0

5.2

5.3

9.3

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

*9.3

8.7

11

11

10

27 11

28 ! 11

29 12

30 12

31 12

Tbtal 397.8

Mean 12.8

Cfsm

In.

-

-

Ac-ft, 789

Nov.

14

16

14

14

16

*19

19

18

16

16

17

19

18

17

15

10

8.4

8.4

1TT~ 8.2

14

16

15

17

16

*11

11

22

25

34

-

474.0

15.8

-

-

940

Dec.

42

39

36

35

42

44

62

73

84

95

117

157

168

151

148

198

283

365

390

410

590

765

950

1,070

1,120

1,020

812

590

410

283

220

10,772

347

-

-

SI, 370

Jan. .

192

Feb.

2.230

174 | 1,760

163 1,400

1571 1,180

157 1,020

16 3 1 905

174 780

174' 625

157 ' 480

143 365

132 ' 290

129

120

"395

675

114 *950

*109 1,070

109 j 1,650

109 1,550

112 :,150

112 905

112 750

112 650

112 ' 612

114 662

126

143

134

147

795

830

795

720

564 625

1,300 555

2,770

3,000

11,334

366

-

-

22,480

_

-

26,369

909

-

-

i2,300

Mar.

490

400

348

470

555

612

625

535

390

410

72C

1,120

1.45C

1,65C

1,360

1,04C

812

650

65C

705

765

865

995

950

830

*735

600

450

333

252

212

21,979

709

-

-

43,590

Apr.

198

205

228

264

390

375

290

205

163

146

151

290

885

 -,170

:,920

-',420

1,550

1,070

795

568

390

297

560

.',040

?,920

<- ,230

1,600

: ,100

348

490

-

27,758

925

-

-

55,060

May

311

T98

168

157

137

114

95

81

67

59

51

46

42

40

38

34

28

3T

*32

33

32

42

50

84

109

123

146

109

81

70

64

2,672

86.2

-

-

5,300

June

76

75

52

42

35

30

26

21

18

16

16

13

13

12

12

9.5

6.8

7.6

8.9

8.2

8.4

7.4

5.3

*4.3

3.6

2.8

*2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

533.8

17.8

-

-

1,060

July

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

T72

2.6

5.2

8.0

6.2

6.8

8.0

8.9

11

12

12

10

10

*12

TS

11

1011

10

9.5

9.1

8.2

9.3

9.5

224.7

7.25

-

-

446

Aug.

9.5

9.8

12

21

17

13

9.1

6.0

5.8

7.6

10

11

11

10

9.5

9.3

8.9

6.6

6.0

9.1

*9.1

8.7

9.3

9.3

9.1

8.4

6.0

5.8

8.0

8.4

8.4

292.7

9.44

-

-

581

Sept.

8.2

8.0

6.2

4.0

2.9

4.3

8.2

8.7

8.0

7.2

7.0

7.6

7.8

8.0

8.9

8.0

8.2

8.9

9.8

¥75

8.0

8.7

8.4

8.2

8.4

8.7

8.7

8.7

*9.3

9.3

-

235.2

7.84

-

-

467

Calendar- year 1951: Max 3,930 Min 2.9 Mean 318 Cram 0.878 In. 11.94 Ac-ft 230,500

Water year 1951-52: flax 3,000 Min 1.2 Mean 282 Cfsm 0.779 In. 10.57 Ac-ft 204,400

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Jan. 31 (2 a.m.) 3,310 cfs (13.23 ft); Apr. 15 (6 p.m.) 3,000 

cfs (13.06 ft)} Apr. 25 (11 a.m.) 3,000 ofs (13.04 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
476 RED RIVER BASIN

Dugdemona River near Winnfield, La.

Location. Lat 31°58'30", long. 92°39'10", on line between sees. 34 and 35, T. 12 N., R. 

3 W., on right bank just downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 300 ft upstream 

from Chicago, Rook Island & Pacific Railway bridge, 2.4 miles downstream from Kyiaies 

Creek, and 3.5 miles north of Winnfield.

Drainage area. 648 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 81.14 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

(Jeodetic Survey benchmark). Prior to Dec. 19, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 825 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,720 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 15.51 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs July 12-15; minimum gage height, 1.49 ft July 15.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Jan. 3, 1945 (gage height, 22.86 ft); no 

flow Aug. 20-24, 28, 1947 (result of temporary regulation).

Remarks. Records good. Water used by paper mill at Hodge is pumped from wells and discharged into stream about 30 miles above station. Part of effluent is discharged 

continually whenever mill is operating but that containing waste material is stored in 

a reservoir and released whenever river flow is sufficient to materially dilute it.

Revisions. W 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

52

173

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

15.5

444

742

1,200

1,880

2,710

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

~53 35

29

26

23

22

21

18

17

17

12

12

10

9.0

*7.4

7.1

774

9.0

9.9

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

456.8

14.7

-

-

906

Nov.

15

16

16

17

20

*24

25

25

26

29

30

?3

28

27

25

23

22

21

21

20

18

16

15

13

T5

13

16

19

21

23

-

626

20.9

-

-

1,240

Dec.

26 "55

33

38

*43

46

52

60

78

78

93

105

111

117

132

150

162

170

180

209

266

360

466

544

590

622

670

742

820

860

880

8,732

282

-

-

17,320

Jan.

860

760

606

444

311

241

217

202

202

202

*202

187

173

156

150

144

135

132

129

T32

144

150

147

141

135

132

176

580

820

860

945

9,815

317

-

-

19,470

Feb.

1,100

1,420

1,960

2,470

2,710

2,470

a2,000

al,800

al,600

al,400

al,200

al,100

*995

880

820

a8OO

alO"5

840

945

1,150

1,380

1,520

1,520

1,440

1,260

1,120

1,020

945

925

_

-

39,590

1,365

-

-

78,530

Mar.

905

905

860

840

820

780

*742

67O

622

654

945

1,120

1,200

1,260

1,290

1,260

1,320

1,480

1,620

1,620

1,520

1,420

1,380

* 1,350

1,350

1,350

1,290

1,200

1,120

995

880

34,768

1,122

-

-

68,960

Apr.

742

574

444

360

311

302

320

360

390

411

3SO

403

812

970

1,100

1,350

*1,580

1,920

2,180

2,180

2,000

1,720

1,960

2,180

2,280

2,340

2,340

2,470

2.540

2,280'

-

39,199

1,307

-

.

77,750

May

2,000

a 1.5OO

al, 000

a750

a500

a350

257

194

156

129

105

87

73

64

54

*48

44

46

58

56

56

56

62

159

233

217

209

194

187

187

170

9,201

297

-

-

18,250

June

141

TTT

96

87

81

68

54

44

36

31

27

23

21

18

17

15

14

13

*12

11

9.3

7.6

7.4

7.6

7.9

7.4

6.3

5.6

5.6

5.4

-

996.1

33.2

-

_

1,980

July

5.0

3.7

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.5

*1.3

1.2

TT?

1.2

1.2

3.0

6.6

10

13

14

16

T6

16

13

11

12

14

12

9,6

9.6

10

217.9

7.03

-

-

432

Aug.

10

14

22

44

T?

23

18

*16

17

16

13

9.9

7.4

6.1

5.0

4.7

^74

7.4

7.9

7.9

9.9

11

10

7.4

6.8

9.6

10

9.6

9.3

8.8

7.6

391.7

12.6

-

-

777

Sept.

6.8

*575

5.4

5.9

6.3

6.8

6.3

5.4

4.7

3.7

3.0

2.6

T74

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.4

6.1

6.1

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.1

5.9

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

-

161.8

5.39

_

_

321

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,620 Min 6.0 Mean 520 Cfsm O.802 In. 10.88 Ac-ft 376,300

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,710 Min 1.2 Mean 394 Cfsm 0.6O8 In. 8.28 Ac-ft 285,900

Peak discharge (base, 4.OOP efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record and records for nearby 

stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 477 

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La.

Location. Lat 31°42'58", long. 92°13'20", In SE£NW£ sec. 36, T. 9 N., R. 2 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 0.4 mile downstream from Jumping 

Gulley Creek, 3 miles northwest of Trout, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 92 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1952.

 Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 81.39 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted, 

ior to Aug. 4, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 136 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,250 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 16.84 ft); min- 

 imum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 16-23, Sept. 6; minimum gage height, 0.97 ft Sept. 6.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 9,730 cfs Feb. 9, 1946 (gage height, 19.91 ft); no 

flow Aug. 20-28, 1943.

Remarks. Records fair above 10 cfs and poor below. 

Revisions (water years). W 1211: 1940(M), drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 8 Dec. 9 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 3 

1.0 0.1 2.0 9.3 14.0 1,300 0.98 0.1

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.3

1.5 

3.5 

9.3

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

9.3

18

36

143

350

14.0

15.0

16.0

16.2

1,300

1,500

2,110

2,350

Note. Same as preceding table 

beTovT2.0 ft.

0.98

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

.2

.6

1.7

5.1

11

19

Discharge, in.cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6

T6

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.3

.5

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

_._!

* . 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.5

.3

.2

.2

7.4

0.24

0.0026

0.005

15

Nov.

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.2

*.9

.2

.5

.2

.2

.2

1.0 

.8

.9

.9

.9

.7

.6

.4

.4

^5

.5

.5

.4

.4 

.5

.5

.6

*.8

.8

.7

-

27.4

0.91

O.OO99

0.01

54

Dec.

~7§ 0.8

1.2

3.4

5.7

4.1

5.1

14

146

**

21 

15

8.7

7.0

6.7

5.2

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

5.9

4.5

4.9 

4.5

18

77

62

35

16

11

581.0

18.7

0.203

0.25

1,150

Jan.

8.1

6.7

5.6

5.2

6.7

8.8

9.2

7.5

5.8

4.5

4.1 

5.4

5.5

3.2

5.1

*2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

5.0

5.0

2.9

2.5

2.5 

2.2

IT" 2.1

561

TSS

170

65

1,561.5

45.9

0.477

0.55

2,700

Feb.

137

1,510

1,150

724

160

69

45

50

25

19

17 

7Z

252

*156

88

90

107

79

54

68

122

107

252

226

127

122

136

101

74

-

-

5,897

203

2.21

2.58

11,700

Mar.

50

54

81

386

247

110

60

59

27

585

1.080 

735

501

98

65

44

52

323

554

269

110

528

814

523 

*151

76

54

40

32

26

23

7,293

235

2.55

2.95

14,470

Apr.

22

21

18

561

482

176

72

45

28

84

210 

273

794

542

180

74

46

29

21

18

16

14

*1,750~

2.550 

1,530

981

144

7?

38

-

10,440

348

3.78

4.22

20,710

May

28

22

18

16

14

13

15

a 12

alo

a9

a8 

a7

a6

a5

*4.1

3.8

2T~" 5.6

214

256

74

44

285

1.410 

1,380'

1,040

465

96

199

166

107

5,929.5

191

2.08

2.40

11,760

June

60

21

16

13

11

9.2

8.0

7.1

7.0

6.4 

5.8

5.2

4.4

5.5

*5.0

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.1 

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

"270- 1.5

-

246.1

8.20

0.089

0.10

488

July

7.4

5.7

4.3

3.6

2.8

2.9

5.1

2.7

1.8

1.6

1.9 

2.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

5.4

*6.1

5.9

4.0

2.8

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.0

5.4

16

T5

106.8

5.45

0.038

0.04

212

Aug.

5.6

4.5

9.4

9.7

11

13

7.9

5.6

4.4

3.6

2.7 

2.2

1.7

1.1

.8

.6

.5

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

7?

.2 

.2

.2

.4

.5

.2

.2

.2

95.9

5.05

0.055

0.04

186

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

73

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

6.1

0.20

0.0022

0.002

12

Calendar year 1951: Max 8,640 

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,350

Min 

Min

0.1 

0.1

Mean 

Mean

110

87.4

Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.17 Ac-ft 79,320 

Cfsm 0.950 In. 12.92 Ac-ft 63,460

Peak discharge (base. 1,800 cfB).--Apr. 23 (6 p.m.) 5,250 cfs (16.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record May 8-14; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record.
RED RIVER BASIN

Big Greek at Pollock, La.

Location. La t 31°32iOO", long. 92°24'20", in NW^NE£ sec. 6, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., near

 left bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 165, a quarter of a mile 

upstream from Sugar Branch, three-eighths of a mile upstream from Missouri Pacific 

Railroad bridge, half a mile north of Pollock, five-eighths of a mile upstream from 

Camp Livingston water-supply diversion dam, and lj miles downstream from Dyson 

Creek.

Drainage area. 51 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

""1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Feb. 25, 1942, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 69.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,940 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 12.64 ft); min-

 imum, 11 cfs Sept. 10-12, 24-30; minimum gage height, 1.16 ft Aug. 29.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Feb. 13, 1950 (gage height, 14.52 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 9.8 cfs 

Aug. 23, 26-29, 1943; minimum gage height, 1.05 ft Aug. 23, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 18, Aug. l)

1.1 

l.Z 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

553

970

1,280

1,930

2,430

3,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mesm

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

19 

20

T5

17

17

17

17

17

17

543

17.5

0.343

O.40

1,080

Nov.

18

20

18

18

*18

25

24

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

19

19

20

20

21

21 

20

21

20

22

*23

20

19

-

600

20.0

0.392

0.44

1,190

Dec.

19

T9

25

36

43

29

22

50

~38 110

29

26

25

42

46

31

26

31

31

29

28

25

24 

24

25

82

44

31

29

27

26

1,072

34.6

0.678

0.78

2,130

Jan.

25

25

24

28

39

30

26

25

25

24

23

23

23

23

*23

24

24

23

24

24

24

23

21 

21

21

22

43

228

72

41

36

1,057

34.1

0.669

0.77

2,100

Feb.

145

736

348

92

64

52

45

41

40

38

37

59

69

*47

44

45

41

37

36

62

59

50

67

51

45

52

51

42

39

-

-

2,534

87.4

1.71

1.85

5,030

Mar.

36

35

64

94

46

40

36

35

34

158

190

69

52

44

4O

36

36

152

124

55

45

78

70 

46

*41

38

36

35

34

34

35

1,868

60.3

1.18

1.36

5,710

Apr.

35

33

30

122

80

43

36

33

31

80

91

79

173

65

44

38

35

33

31

31

33

31

*2.450 

867

147

97

74

60

51

46

-

4,999

167

3.27

3.65

9,920

May

43

40

37

36

35

35

30

30

30

150

80

50

40

35

*32

30

30

57

185

144

60

45

58 

535

258

97

57

48

84

66

45

2,502

80.7

1.58

1.82

4,960

June

37

34

31

30

27

29

31

31

30

29

27

26

24

22

22

*22

21

20

20

19

18

19

18 

18

r?

17

17

17

17

18

-

708

23.6

0.463

0.52

1,400

July

19

18

^7

Ta

19

18

18

22

22

18

18

18

21

18

18

28

*38

32

24

20

18

18

18 

18

18

17

24

21

18

25

26

645

20.8

0 . 408

0.47

1,280

Aug.

33

25

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

*13

16

24

16

18

14 

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

494

15.9

0.312

0.36

980

Sept.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

ii

*12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

-

354

11.8

0.231

0.26

702

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,240 Min 14 Mean 61.6 Cfsm 1.21 In. IS. 19 Ac-ft 44,610

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,450 Min 11 Mean 47.5 Cfsm 0.931 In. 12. 68 Ac-ft 34,480

Peak discharge (base. 650 efsi .--Feb. 2 (6 a.m.) 891 cfs (7,70 ft)j Apr. 23 (3:30 p.m.) 5,94O cfs 

(12.64 ft); May 24 (9:30 a.m.) 657 cfs (6.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-16 and May 5-14j discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 479

Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, La.

Location. Lat 30°30 T 25", long. 91 C 11'55", in T. 6 S., R. 12 E., Louisiana meridian, 

in fourth pier from bank on east side of bridge on U. S. Highways 71 and 190, 4 miles 

north of Baton Rouge, 67 miles downstream from Old River, 233 miles upstream from Head 

of Passes, and 253 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,243,500 sq mi.

Records available. Discharge: 1929 (discharge measurements only) and since 1931 in 

reports of Mississippi River Commission (1931-38, daily discharge computed on basis 

of data obtained at several ranges between mouth of Old River and New Orleans and 

published as "below Baton Rouge").

Gage heights: June 1940 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. 

1828-71 occasional readings, and since January 1872, daily gage heights, at gage of 

Corps of Engineers, 4 miles downstream from present site, in reports of Mississippi 

River Commission.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.14 ft below mean Gulf level, datum of 

f^brps of Engineers (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 34.9 ft Apr. 15 or 16, from recorded range 

in stage (affected by diversion through Atchafalaya River); minimum, 3.5 ft Sept. 30.

1940-52: Maximum gage height, 46.2 ft Apr. 28-30, 1945, from graph based on 

readings (adjusted for slope) of staff gage of Corps of Engineers (affected by diversion through Atchafalaya River); minimum, 1.8 ft Oct. 20, 1940.

Maximum gage height observed, 47.8 ft May 15, 1927; minimum observed, 0.45 ft 

Nov. 14, 1894. Both maximum and minimum observations were made at site 4 miles downstream on gage of Corps of Engineers, with datum of 0.42 ft below mean Gulf level 

(datum of Corps of Engineers). This gage reads practically the same at low stages as 

the gage of the Geological Survey, but at high stages it reads about 0.5 ft lower.

Remarks. Gage heights affected by tides at low stages. 

Atchafalaya River.

Plow diverted through

Qage height at 8 a.m.. In feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

g

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

.5

.2

.1

.3

.6

.8

.O

.O

.9

.9

.6

.3

.1

.9

.6

.5 

.5

.9

.2

Nov.

8.1

8.6

9.1

9.7

10.1

10.8

11.1

11.3

11.4

11.6

11.8

12.0

12.1

12.1

11.9

11.9

11.7

11.5

11.5

11.8

12.8

14.3

15.9

17.3

18.2

_

-

19.3

Dec.

19.6

20.0

20.3

20.7

21.0

21.2

21.3

21.3

21.7

21.8

21.8

22.0

22.3

22.8

23.8

24.5

25.1

25.8

26.2

26.9

27.4

27.8

28.2

28.4

28.6

28.9

28.9

28.7 

28.6

28.6

28.6

Jan.

28.5

28.4

28.4

28.4

28.4

28.5

28.6

28.7

29.0

29.1

28.9

29.0

29. 0

29.0

29.0

28.9

28.9

28.9

29.0

29.1

29.1

29.3

29.2

29.2

28.9

28.5

27.9

27.6 

27.2

27.0

26.8

Feb.

27.0

27.6

27.9

28.3

28.5

28.6

28.8

29.1

29.4

29.7

29.9

30.2

30.4

30.6

31.0

31.2

31.3

31.6

31.7

31.9

32.0

32.1

32.3

32.4

32.3

32.2

31.8

31.3 

30.8

_

-

Mar.

30.3

29.7

29.1

28.3

27.2

26.4

25.6

24.5

23.8

23.4

23.4

23.4

23.8

24.0

24.6

25.3

26.0

27.1

27.9

28.6

29.4

30.0

30.6

30.9

31.2

31.6

_

-

_

-

Apr. May June

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

17.7

16.9

15.7

14.5

13.4

12.6

12.0

11.4

10.9

10.6

10.3

10.1

10.0

9.8

9.8 

9.7

9.8

-

July

10.0

10.4

11.2

11.9

12.5

12.7

12.5

12.0

11.4

10.9

10.5

10.1

9.7

9.3

9.0

8.8

8.7

8.3

.9

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2 

.2

.2

.0

Aug.

6.7

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.4

5.8

6.0

6.1

5.9

5.8

5.9

6.2

6.5

6.8

6.8 

6.6

6.5

6.4

Sept.

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.6

5.2

5.3

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.5

4.6

4.8

4.7

4.4

4.3 

4.0

3.8
480 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near Hew Orleans, La.

Location. Lat 29°56'45", long. 90°10'15", in T. 13 S., R. 10 E.,St. Helena meridian, 

in fifth pier from bank on left side of Huey P. Long Bridge, 5 miles west of New 

Orleans, 22 miles downstream from Bonnet Carre' spillway, 106 miles upstream from 

Head of Passes, and 126 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1.243,600 sq mi.

Records available.--Discharge: Since 1928 (except 1937) and intermittently during 

1851, 1852. 1879-1927 in reports of Mississippi River Commission (published as "at 

Carrolton").

Gage heights: November 1934 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. 

Since 1872, at gage of Corps of Engineers, 2j miles downstream from present site, in 

reports of Mississippi River Commission. May 1873 to December 1922, at gage of U. S. 

Weather Bureau at foot of Canal Street, 11 miles downstream from present site, and 

since January 1923, at gage of Corps of Engineers, in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, or 

U.15 ft below mean Gulf level, datum of Corps of Engineers (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 16.3 ft Apr. 12; minimum, 1.1 ft Aug. 14.

T534-52: Maximum gage height, 19.9 ft Feb. 10, 1950 (affected by diversion through 

Atchafalaya River and Bonnet Carre 1 spillway); minimum, -0.65 ft Jan. 25, 1940.

Maximum gage height observed, 21.3 ft Apr. 25, 1922; minimum observed, -1.6 ft 

Dec. 27, 1872. Both maximum and minimum observations were made at site 2^ miles 

downstream on gage of Corps of Engineers, with datum 0.13 ft below mean Gulf level 

(datum of Corps of Engineers). This gage reads practically the same below 19.0 ft 

as does the gage of the Geological Survey, but above 19.0 ft it reads lower, the 

difference increasing to a maximum of 0.10 ft.

Remarks.--Gage heights affected by tides. Flow affected by diversion through 

Atchafalaya River.

Oage height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year December 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

_

_

.

-

_

S.I

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.1

8.2

8.4

8.9

9.4

9.9

10.2

10.9

11.2

11.6

11.9

11.9

12.1

12.2

12.4

12.6

12.6

12.9

12.9

12.9

13.0

Jan.

12.9

12.8

12.7

12.6

12.5

12.4

12.5

12.6

12.8

13.0

12.8

13.0

13.0

13.1

13.2

13.1

13.1

13.1

13.0

13.0

13.1

13.1

13.2

13.0

12.9

12.7

12.6

12.6

12.1

12.0

11.8

Feb.

11.8

12.2

12.4

12.5

12.3

12.6

12.6

12.8

13.0

13.2

13.4

13.5

13.7

13.8

14.1

14.3

14.2

14.2

14.3

14.5

14.5

14.6

14.8

14.9

14.8

15.1

14.5

14.7

13.9

-

Mar.

13.5

13.2

13.0

12.6

12.2

11.7

11.3

10.9

10.5

10.6

10.4

10.2

10.2

10.2

10.4

10.5

10.9

11.5

12.1

12.4

13.1

13.7

13.8

14.1

14.3

14.3

14.3

14.5

14.6

14.7

14.9

Apr.

15.0

15.1

15.2

15.5

15.4

15.4

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.6

15.6

15.6

15.8

15.6

15.6

15.6

15.6

15.6

15.7

15.7

15.7

15.7

15.5

15.3

15.1

15.1

14.9

14.9

14.8

14.9

-

May

14.9

15.0

15.0

14.9

14.9

14.9

14.9

14.9

14.7

14.7

14.7

14.7

14.6

14.6

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.4

14.2

13.9

13.2

12.6

12.1

11.5

11.0

10.7

10.3

10.0

9.8

9.6

9.4

June

9.3

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.1

9.0

8.9

8.8

8.6

8.2

7.9

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.5

6.1

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.2

-

July

3.2

3.3

3.6

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

Aug.

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.4

2,8

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.2

2.9

Sept.

2.6

2.5

2.1

2.3

2.0

2.2

2.6

2.8

3.2

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.3

2.1

2.2

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.5

2\8

2.8

2.5

2.6

2.3

2.1

-
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 481

Chefuncte River near Polsom, La.

Location. Lat 30°36'55", long. 90°14'55", in SE^NE^ sec. 13, T. 5 S., R. 9 E., St. 

Helena meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 

189, 1.2 miles upstream from Bull Branch and 3.6 miles southwest of Polsom.

Drainage area. 95.5 sq mi.

Records available. January 1944 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 62.11 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Seodetic Survey benchmark). Prior to June 9, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 193 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 536 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 11.22 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 11-13, minimum gage height, 5.05 ft Sept. 11.

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Nov. 27, 1948 (gage height, 21.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, that of 

Sept. 11-13, 1952; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 11. 1952.

A discharge of 37 cfs was measured on Sept. 15, 1943 (gage height, 4.86 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1057: ( 1944(M), 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15 Apr. 16 to Sept. 30

5.4 45 9.0 301 5.0 37 7.0 136 

6.0 69 10.0 402 5.5 54 8.0 208 

7.0 130 11.0 512 6.0 76 

8.O 208 11.5 573 Note. Same as preceding-Table above 8.O ft. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5654-

52

50

50

48

48

48

48

46

46

46

46

45 *IB~

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

46

56

52

48

46

46

46

46

1,474

47.5

0.497

0.57

Nov.

50

76

M

64

56

52

52

50

50

50

*?8- 48

48

50

54

54

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

52

52

52

5Z

52

52

52

-

1,610

53.7

0.56Z

0.63

Dec.

*52

8?

52

58

82

103

88

66

62

58

60

60

58

56

58

64

64

64

108

126

159

179

T5S

94

82

94

120

100

85

76

74

2,580

83. Z

0.871

1.00

Jan.

69

*66

64

64

62

64

66

62

62

60

60

58

58

58

58

56

56

56

56

56

54

54

54

52

52

52

54

75

137 To774

1,973

63.6

0.666

0.77

Feb.

69

137

262

*291

182

A23

100

85

76

72

69

69

82

109

375

524 358"

208

148

194

321

371

371

446

413

311

244

191

155

-

6,386

220

2.30

2.49

Mar.

137

120

112

185

511

236

134

106

94

85

94

116

103

94

85

76

*72

a75

a!20

a90

a80

a90

a!20

a85

a78

a72

a68

a66

a64

a62 a5B"

3,Z95

106

1.11

1.28

Apr.

a 80

a 110

a90

a300

a400

a370

a250

alSO

a!40

a!20

allO

alOO

a250

a350

a200

*a!40

106

91

81

76

72

68

100

253

220

128

97

81

72

66

-

4,701

157

1.64

1.83

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,440 Min 45 Mean 137

May

64

60

60

58

56

56

54

54

54

56

54

52

52

50

57

50

50

50

*72

187

~55 216

71

66

82

78

78

66

79

140

94

2,305

74.4

0.779

0.90

June

68

gff

58

56

54

54

52

52

52

52

50

50

48

4S

48

46

46

46

46

46

46

44

*44

44

44

4242"

44

46

48

-

1,476

49.2

0.515

0.57

July

44

44

42

42

44

67

66

52

60

64

86

gff

50

46

48

56

66

72

62

54

50

48

46

46

68

56

58

50

46

*46

46

1,685

54.4

0.570

0.66

Aug.

50

66

68

50

46

44

44

42

42

44

56

56

50

56

124

75

52

48

55

60

48

48

46

44

*44

44

42

4040-

40

40

1,604

51.7

0.541

0.62

Sept.

40

42

44

40

40

39

39

39

39

39

*38" 38

38

64

121

68

52

46

46

46

46

48

44

42

42

40

40

40

40

39

-

1,379

46.0

0.482

0.54

Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.45

Water year 1951-52: Max 5Z4 Min 38 Mean 83.2 Cfsm O.871 In. 11.86

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for nearby 

stations, 1 discharge measurement, and records of crest stages on Chefuncte River near Covingtsn 

and near Franklinton.
482 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Tanglpahoa River at Robert, La.

Location. La t 30°30'23", long. 90°21'42", In lot 39, T. 6 3., R. 8 E., St. Helena

meridian, on right bank just downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 1 mile west 

of Robert, 2 miles downstream from Chappepeela Creek, and 6 miles east of Hammond.

Drainage area. 646 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to Septembe" 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Nov. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,140 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,800 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.55 ft); minImum, 303 cfs Sept. 10-12; minimum gage height, 3.69 ft Sept. 12.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 35,500 cfs Mar. 22, 1943 (gage height, 20.87 ft); 

minimum, 264 cfs for several days in October 1939; minimum gage height, 2.95 ft 

Oct. 25, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 27.1 ft in 1921, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Feb. 2-7, Feb. 14 

to Mar. 7, Apr. 4-18, 23-26, May 19-23)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 23

4.1 347 

4.5 441 

5.0 566 

6.0 834 

Note. Same == Tceding table ab

Feb. 24 to Sept. 30

5.0 

6.0

303

364

470

583

834

7.0

9.0

11.0

11.3

1,120

1,730

2,500

2,650

:harge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a420

a410

a400

a400

a390

a380

a380

a380

a370

a370

a370

a360

a360

a360

a360

a360

*358

347

347

347

347

347 

358

429

417

417

393

370

370

370

370

11,657

376,

0.582

0.67

Nov.

429

540

605

57)2

453

417

405

405

405

393

393

393

393

393

382

382

370

370 382"

370

370

370 

*382

382

382

382

382

393

393

405

-

12,223

407

0.630

0.70

Dec.

39-3 393

393

429

453

528

528

478

465

502

671

631

553

515

515

631

671

671

725

890

974

1,120 

1,120

946

752

752

862

779

684

631

605

20,260

654

1.01

1.17

Jan,

579

*553

540

528

528

553

566

54O

528

515

502

490

490

490

490

478

453

417

405

405

393

46-5 

393

417

417

405

405

515

725

69?

566

15,389

496

0.768

0.89

Feb.

540

1,125"

1,880

1,730

1,280

*980

826

725

658

605

566

553

579

671

1,880

2,080

1,780

1,220

955

1,250

1,760

1,570 

1,900

2,370

2.230

1,880

1,550

1,300

1,110

-

37,548

1,295

2.00

2.1-6

Mar.

964

862

871

1,230

1,450

1,160

937

834

756

706

706

756

756

781

731

681

631

607

*681

781

756

706 

656

656

607

572

550

537

526

514

537

23,498

758

1.17

1.35

Apr.

731

946

781

1,620

2,640

2,380

1,460

1,010

845

748

681

715

1,510

*2,040

1,680

1,220

927

773

681

631

595

572 

747

1,150

1,010

799

681

6O7

560

526

-

31,266

1,042

1.61

1.80

May

514

503

492

492

514

481

459

470

503

470

459

492

448

427

427

4T6- 416

416

782

1 , 860

*1,850

1,180 

817

681

631

731

731

607

756

946

1,060

21,031

678

1.05

1.21

June

656 572"

526

492

470

470

459

448

448

448

438

427

416

406

406

396

396

385

385

385

448

416 

396

374

*374

364

364

374

364

364

12,867

429

0.664

0.74

July

364

364

354

354

396

416

364

374

406

438

503

560

492

470

492

470

514

470

448

427

427

406 

385

385

385

416

385

374

364

*364

465

13,032

420

0.650

0.75

Aug.

475- 514

427

406

396

396

374

385

406

396

374

385

396

396

385

396

364

343

343

343

354

354 

343

354

343

*333

333

323

313 313-

313

11,571

373

0.577

0.67

Sept.

313

333

323

343

333

323

323

323

313

505

305

*505

313

406

560

438

396

364

374

385

505

470 

416

364

343

333

323

323

313

313

-

10,773

359

0.556

0.62

Calendar year 1951: Max H,100 Mln 347 Mean 1,007 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.14

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,640 Min 303 Mean 604 Cfsm 0.935 In. 12.73

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 483

Tickfaw River at Holden, La.

Location. Lat 30°30'13", long. 90°40'38", In sec. 26, T. 6 3., R. 5 E., St. Helena 

meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on 0. 3. Highway 190, half a 

mile west of Holden and 4-| miles upstream from Big Branch.

Drainage area. 242 sq ml.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage Is 19.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Sept. 13, 1944, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 386 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,450 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 10.93 ft); minimum, 86 cfs Sept. 11-13; minimum gage height, 2.93 ft Sept. 13.

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 9,680 cfs Mar. 22, 1943 (gage height, 19.75 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs; minimum observed, that of Sept. 11-13, 1952, but may have been slightly lower during period of 

no gage-height record in October 1940; minimum gage height, 2.88 ft Sept. 24-26, 1945.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. W 1147: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

104

101

101

98

98

98

98

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

*95

92

9?

92

92

92

95

98

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

2,966

95.7

0.395

O.46

Nov.

104

112

126

Tiff

104

104

101

101

101

101

96

98

98

*101

101

101

101

98

98

101

101

101

104

104

104

104

108

108

108

108

-

3,117

104

0.430

0.48

Dec.

108

108

108

112

122

126

126

118

115

115

130

150

154

134

118

130

146

154

154

176

186

205

220

236

2(35"

176

158

150

146

154

150

4,590

148

0.612

0.71

Jan.

138

134

130

*130

130

130

130

130

126

126

122

122

122

118

118

118

118

118

118

115

115

115

US- 112

US

122

118

134

138

163

IBS

3,926

127

0.525

0.60

Feb.

176

226

265

322

308

*277

242

215

200

190

181

176

186

236

447

479

447

370

328

315

526

649

614

798

818

685

563

463

363

_

-

11,065

382

1.58

1.70

Mar.

302

253

356

431

463

335

253

215

190

176

172

176

181

190

186

172

158

158

*176

200

210

215

186

168

158

146

138

134

130

126 130-

6,484

209

0.864

1.00

Apr.

158

231

277

478

943

1,300

1,240

547

349

259

215

205

356

*563

546

431

289

215

186

168

154

142

172

226

220

231

190

163

146

134

-

10,734

358

1.48

1.65

May

126

122

118

115

112

112

108

104

104

108

104

130

138

112

104

101

98

98

*126

319

818

670

368

259

236

315

479

380

525

580

529

7,618

246

1.02

1.17

June

342

265

205

176

158

150

142

138

134

130

126

122

118

115

115

112

108

108

104

104

130

134

112

104

104

*101

1ST

101

101

104

-

4,064

135

0.558

0.62

July

101

ICT

101

104

104

108

122

104

118

126

115

130

126

112

118

150

142

142

158

T42

134

118

112

104

104

112

112

118

112

122

*118

3,690

119

0.492

0,57

Aug.

138

142

126

134

115

108

101

101

101

108

156

146

118

108

101

98

95

95

95

92

92

95

104

104

98

95

*92

89

W

89

89

3,314

107

0.442

0.51

Sept.

89

92

92

95

95

92

89

92

92

89

*86

m

86

92

104

98

104

98

98

200

158

115

122

118

101

95

92

89

89

89

-

3,037

101

0.417

0.47

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,480 Min 89 Mean 323 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.11

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,300 Min 86 Mean 177 Cfsm 0.731 In. 9.94

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
46 i MISSISSIPPI FIVER DELT

Natalbary EJ

Drainage are; 79.S sq mi.

Records available. August 194M to September 19?;.

Average discharge. 9 years, 122 cfs

Extremes- .--Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 cfs Feb. Ib (gage height, l?,.?'i ft)- mir 

imum, 3.8 cfs Sept. lj,~12; minimun gags height, 4.6; f". (X t. 20

1943-52, Maximum discharge, 5,540 cfs June 7, I960 I gage height, 16.£7 ft, from 

grata base'! on gage reading?}; miniroun , ?..7 -.ft* Aug. 24, 19^8; minimum gage neigh 1., 

3.76 l"; Oct . i&, ]94e.

Remark.'.. Kecoraj fair 

Revisions (water years) --*' ICE? 194c

Discnarn<-, in cubic feet; per second, water year October 1951 to September 195"

Apr Jun' Aug ! Sej: :.

2L4

248 i

6.b. 

6.C 5.8' 

6.0

S.fc 

6.6

546'

4.*,' 5.;. 20 , 3.8 1 322', 34 28, 11; a 15 alC . 8 ? 1£

t - 5.5' I '

41 5.5' 9.0

7.1, 256

6.5 1 609

27 25 4C| al' all ! ' ' , 3..

23! 128 30j alC aS . 6.C 6

9.C S.b, 8 2: 6.3! 382 a20 ! 116

?. = 6.5

2b

26

23

30

31

Total

Mear.

Cfsm

In.

5.8

5.5; 7.5 771'j 221

5.5

5.5) 5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

218.2

7.04

0.089

0.10

5.8

5.5

5.5

-

195.3

S.51

0.082

0.09

38 2"0 7.41 157

13

10

8.7

8.2

353.8

11.4

0.143

0.17

6.2! 116

148

34

18

12

409.5

13.2

0.16S

86

67

_

-

5,255

181

2.28

0.19 2.46

a!7

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!2

all

24

1,574

50.8

0.639

0.74

49

34

27

24

22

20

4,307

144

1.81

2.01

21 a9 ! 11 6,0 5 "

42 j *7.f

36

19

23

293

107

49

1,637

52.8

0.664

0.77

7.4

T74

7.4

7.7

8.0

-

389.6

13.0

0.164

0.18

13 | 5.7 5.,

17 5,4

11

*8.3

12

22

9.4

440.7

14.2

0.179

0.21

*4.9

4.6

4.6

4.3

4TF

280.4

9.05

0.114

0.13

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

-

299.0

9.97

0.125

0.14

Calendar year 1951; Max 2,340 Min 4.6 Mean 78.8 Cfsm 0.991 In. 13.45

Water water year year 1951-52: laai-tji:: Max Max 1,010 j.,oio Min Min 4.1 4.1 Mean Mean 42.0 4Z.O Cfsm ursm 0.528 u.528 In. J.n. 7.19 7.is

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs).--Feb. 15 (4 a.m.) 1,630 cfs (12.23 ft): Apr. 4 (7 p.m.) 1,450 

cfs (11.93 ft)T

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 485 

Amite River near Darlington, La.

Location.--Lat 30°53'20", long. 90°50'40", in lot 72, T. 2 S., R. 4 E., St. Helena meridian, on left bank just downstream from bridge on State Highway 35, 1.5 miles upstream 

from Collins Creek and 3.9 miles west of Darlington.

Drainage area.--580 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September-1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 148.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Jan. 12, 1951, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,180 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 8.23 ft); minimum, 215 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.68 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, 31,600 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 16.05 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 12, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 26 to Sept. 30)

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

204

273

574

4.0

6.O 

8.0

955

1,860

3,060

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

278

278

276

273

271

268

266

263

261

259

259

261

261

261

261

261

259

*259

254

251

249

254

283

"28"6 286

273

271

271

271 

273

273

8,270

267

0.460

0.53

Nov.

343

472

379

319

296

298

306

296

290

288

290

293

293

293

 293

286

276

"278" 273

283

288

296

298

298

301

298

303

321

319 

306

-

9,173

306

0.528

0.59

Dec.

301

305

314

335

351

351

346

335

703

1,460

995

683

472

424

1,130

1,600

1,080

798

955

1,730

2.920

2,020

1,120

759

610

610

935

818

683 

574

522

26,237

846

1.46

1.68

Jan.

488

456

440

424

424

424

 409

394

394

394

379

379

379

379

379

379

365

365

365

365

365

379

394

394

394

379

379

542

740 

TJS

574

13,261

428

0.738

0.85

Feb.

522

696

1,080

896

721

574

505

 456

424

409

409

440

522

488

539

798

818

740

610

539

574

610

1,560

1,920

1,560

1,120

975

798

683

-

21,986

758

1.31

1.41

Mar.

610

556

539

904

1.420

896

646

556

505

472

764

1,120

896

 683

556

505

456

488

931

876

721

574

505

472

440

409

394

394

379 

365

379

19,411

626

1.08

1.24

Apr.

427

664

683

1,120

1,760

1,200

778

574

505

456

424

440

1,550

2.140

1,350

759

574

*488

456

424

409

394

456

683

556

440

394

379

365

551

-

21,199

707

1.22

1.36

May

348

343

338

332

329

321

316

314

308

306

308

308

303

298

296

293

290

29§

822

2.450

1,680

*702

505

554

1,560

1,370

856

610

856 

915

664

19,175

618

1.07

1.25

June

488

424

579

351

340

529

519

316

516

514

303

298

290

288

283

278

275

268

268

599

355

288

276

268

266

263

*259

259

261 

265

-

9,282

509

0.555

0.60

July

263

259

256

256

268

263

399

488

365

348

365

296

577

579

301

501

551

379

379

332

501

286

283

278

327

324

298

288

286 

324

*657

10,277

332

0.572

0.66

Aug.

610

488

379

345

301

298

303

511

286

271

271

285

511

285

268

261

256

254

268

266

514

275

286

288

268

259

247

*242

,258 

238

238

9,202

297

0.512

0.59

Sept.

255

255

249

242

251

231

228

224

219

219

219

"219 217

240

301

321

251

258

*255

242

247

244

240

253

231

228

228

228

231 

233

-

7,139

258

0.410

0.46

Calendar year 1951: Max 24,000 Mln 249 Mean 944 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.09

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,920 Mln 217 Mean 477 Cfsm 0.822 In. 11.20

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

486 Comlte River near Olive Branch, La.

Location. Lat 30"45"35", long. 91°02'50", between lots 41 and 42, T. 3 S., R. 2 E., St. 

Helena meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 36, 

500 ft downstream from Knighton Bayou and 1.8 miles northeast of Olive Branch.

Drainage area. 149 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 115.65 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey benchmark). Prior to Aug. 25, 1944, staff gage and Aug. 25, 1944, to 

Oct. 29, 1949, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 251 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,530 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 10.61 ft); minimum, 41 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 3.44 ft).

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Feb. 6, 1943 (gage height, 20.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs; minimum, 

41 cfs Sept. 19, 1951, Sept. 29, 30, 1952; minimum gage height, 3.10 ft Sept. 15, 

Oct. 19-24, 1942.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 1007: Drainage area. W 1177: 1948-49(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Feb. 2)

3.4

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

127

192

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.1

392

610

845

1,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46

46

46

45

45

45

44

T4

44

44

44

44

14

44

45

45

45

44

44

45

45

*45

46

49

Ji§

50

48

47

47

46

49

1,420

45.8

0.307

0.35

Nov.

67

97

74

54

51.

54

56

55

53

54

53

54

54

54

54

54

53

52

*51

52

54

54

54

54

54

54

55

56

59

56

-

1,696

56.5

0.379

0.42

Dec.

54

54

56

70

72

68

66

61

302

485

162

90

78

80

273

316

120

188

276

486

920

292

129

100

88

93

110

99

84

79

76

5,427

175

1.17

1.35

Jan.

74

73

72

72

73

75

*73

70

68

66

63

61

62

63

63

62

62

62

61

61

61

72

87

70

63

63

63

161

197

103

83

2,359

76.1

0.511

0.59

Feb.

78

592

749

286

155

116

100

*90

87

84

81

222

473

200

299

570

375

174

126

162

150

254

945

679

340

276

287

177

140

-

8,267

285

1.31

2.06

Mar.

124

109

105

161

231

117

102

94

88

89

170

240

136

*122

106

95

88

116

372

206

126

106

97

89

84

80

79

77

74

73

81

3,837

124

0.832

0.96

Apr.

Ill

120

93

933

1.590

767

183

134

111

102

97

140

587

439

151

111

96

88

83

80

*80

78

135

542

205

113

94

84

79

75

-

7,301

243

1.63

1.82

May

73

72

70

68

66

6«

65

64

63

65

64

62

62

61

so

60

60

63

554

821

442

*117

91

84

112

89

75

73

218

197

106

4,143

134

0.899

1.03

June

80

70

66

65

63

61

60

58

61

59

58

58

56

55

54

54

53

52

63

89

97

63

61

54

52

52

52

52

52

*52

-

1,822

60.7

0.407

0.45

July

52

50

54

66

52

55

50

55

126

152

69

58

52

51

50

54

87

93

72

60

54

51

50

48

48

48

48

50

50

50

59

1,894

61.1

0.410

0.47

Aug.

57

56

54

*50

49

49

48

52

50

47

75

67

~77 147

58

51

48

47

46

46

45

47

48

50

56

51

46

45

*44

44

44

1,694

54.6

0.366

0.42

Sept.

45

46

49

46

45

45

44

44

43

43

44

44

45

48

5_7_

57

54

55

52

50

48

*46

45

44

44

43

42

42

42

il1,393

46.4

0.311

0.35

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,670 Min 42 Mean 212 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.33

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,390 Min 41 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.758 In. 10.27

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 a fa).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

Comite River near Comite, La. 487

Location. Lat 30°30'45", long. 91°04'25", in NW£ sec. 24, T. 6 S., R. 1 E., St. Helena 

meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 877, half a mile 

downstream from Blackwater Bayou and 2.6 miles west of Comite.

Drainage area. 332 sq mi.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 28.85 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana

Geodetic Survey benchmark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to

Apr. 22, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 522 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 18.83 ft); minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 4.83 ft).

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 22.62 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1952; minimum gage height, 4.29 ft July 31, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 30 to Feb. 2, July 30 to Aug. 13)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 3 to Sept. 30

5.0 49 8.0 400 

5.5 83 9.0 582 

6.0 126 11.0 1,020 

7.0 243

Note. Same as following 

table above 11.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per sei

100

148

270

427

610

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

19.0

1,020

1,520

2,150

2,820

3,760

= ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62

60

57

57

56

55

54

54

53

53

52

53

53

53

52

52

52

51

50

50

50

*51

50

53

54

58

56

54

53

53

53

1,664

53.7

0.162

0.19

Nov.

93

114

111

86

66

62

60

62

60

59

59

 59 57

60

*59

59

57

57

57

57

59

61

61

62

62

62

62

64

63

67

1,977

65.9

0.198

0.22

Dec.

65

63

64

69

76

81

75

74

155

746

578

216

122

99

111

380

268

208

427

568

1,140

940

340

197

152

157

310

272

162

126

110

8,351

269

0.810

0.94

Jan.

103

97

93

90

*92

91

91

89

86

84

83

81

79

79

79

78

76

76

76

75

74

74

88

117

104

85

79

112

324

155

152

3,189

103

0.310

0.36

Feb.

117

774

1,580

995

538

256

*180

148

133

118

112

117

704

760

710

1,100

1,120

591

299

380

515

407

1,620

1.940

1,100

710

610

444

292

-

18,370

633

1.91

2.06

Mar.

222

186

174

277

284

229

158

138

122

117

123

266

*270

198

180

148

126

154

514

602

284

186

153

133

118

109

102

96

92

87

16T

5,955

192

0.578

0.67

Apr.

249

377

299

2,120

3,530

2,600

1,150

461

263

204

222

345

1,300

1,220

578

270

192

158

138

126

*118

114

215

955

865

344

198

148

126

115

18,998

633

1.91

2.13

Hay

104

98

96

90

88

84

80

80

80

72

98

82

72

76

72

72

71

71

1,590

5,120

1,720

782

358

222

186

*222

158

174

1,660

1,060

503

13,241

427

1.29

1.48

June

216

153

128

114

107

102

96

92

89

91

88

83

81

79

76

76

76

72

72

72

81

108

80

76

72

70

68

68

68

*68

2,722

90.7

0.273

0.30

July

66

68

69

77

95

72

68

64

71

154

125

86

74

82

71

73

167

193

143

107

82

72

68

64

62

61

60

59

1T9

329

153

3,054

98.5

0.297

0.34

Aug.

*114

96

86

81

72

69

68

91

119

91

68

123

138

214

165

99

77

71

67

65

62

61

72

124

80

68

61

57

*54

54

53

2,720

87.7

0.264

0.30

Sept.

57

54

55

56

55

54

52

51

51

51

50

50

50

51

52

*57

57

56

57

57

55

52

50

49

49

48

47

46

45

45

1,559

52.0

0.157

0.17

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,900 Kin 5O Mean 405 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.59

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,530 Mln 45 Mean 223 Cfsm 0.672 In. 9.16

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge Apr. 30 to May 18, June 1-50, computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 

488 Artiite River near Denham Springs, La.

Location. Lat 30°27'50", long. 90°59'25", in lot 2, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., St. Helena meridian, on left bank just downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 1,000 ft downstream 

from Comite River, 3 miles southwest of town of Denham Springs, and 15 miles east of 

Baton Rouge.

Drainage area. 1,330 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1952.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Aug. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1945, auxiliary staff gage 3 miles downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,993 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,230 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 19.06 ft); minimum, 330 cfs Sept. 11-14; minimum gage height, 5.08 ft Sept. 30.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 45,100 cfs Mar. 5, 1948 (gage height, 29.59 ft); minimum, 279 cfs Nov. 18, 1938 (gage height, 4.56 ft).

Maximum stage known, 35.4 ft Mar. 15, 1921, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for days of no auxiliary gage-height record, which 

are fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3470

a460

a460

452

452

434 

434

434

434

416

416

402

416

416

416

406

406

406

*406

406

406

406

416

420

434

434

434

420

420

420

420

13,172

425

0.320

0.37

Nov.

513

565

594

603

522

503 

472

472

476

457

462

457

457

457

*462

447

430

430

434

412

425

425

439

439

439

439

439

448

453

453

-

14,024

467

0.351

0.39

Dec.

453

453

453

3480

a490

a510 

a510

aSOO

a520

al.OOO

3 ,900

,330

946

753

674

,040

,800

3 ,500

3 ,400

3 ,700

a ,300

a ,700

a ,000

a ,700

a ,200

a ,000

,020

,290

,130

931

827

37,510

1,210

0.910

1.05

Jan.

770

721

670

658

*642

627 

633

618

609

594

574

574

560

551

551

545

531

531

531

531

517

517

522

574

588

574

560

594

787

1,050

916

19,220

620

0.466

0.54

Feb.

806

1,220

2,460

2,620

1,700

1,140 

*948

814

737

689

639

"948 624

1,730

2,090

2,330

2,820

2,060

1,340

1,280

1,900

1,620

3,110

35,000

a 5.1 00

a3,800

a2,700

a2,000

al,400

_

-

55,625

1,918

1.44

1.56

Mar.

al,200

al.100

al,200

al,200

1,220

1,860 

1,450

1,110

953

837

796

966

*1,400

1,210

1,030

896

800

771

1,070

1,660

1,420

1,130

940

840

770

697

660

632

618

607

637

31,680

1,022

0.768

0.89

Apr.

900

1,200

1,130

3,260

6,930

7,940 

5,480

2,840

1,300

1,080

966

1,110

2,480

3,450

3,290

2,170

1,380

1,100

936

856

789

*745

a890

al,600

a2,200

31,400

926

797

720

678

-

60,543

2,018

1.52

1.69

May

646

615

594

585

565

551 

537

537

522

522

551

551

527

508

494

480

480

499

,140

,320

.470

,320

,940

,220

,110

* ,840

,900

,340

,400

,700

,980

49,444

1,595

1.20

1.38

June

1 , 4BO

1,030

849

745

665

624 

594

565

571

542

527

503

490

476

462

447

447

434

434

420

485

571

480

430

406

*406

392

3390

3390

3410

-

16,665

556

0.418

0.47

July

379

379

392

379

410

420 

379

379

547

542

636

550

517

481

582

503

627

729

689

627

554

499

462

434

434

439

463

434

3520

a980

a680

16,046

518

0.389

0.45

Aug.

*608

729

665

535

508

476 

452

452

558

687

594

621

585

599

668

513

447

416

406

392

402

404

439

472

462

420

410

375

359

363

366

15,383

496

0.373

0.43

Sept.

366

370

356

356

*370

356 

356

359

346

342

330

330

330

35?

*353

379

420

420

392

382

386

370

370

356

346

346

333

333

333

333

-

10,772

359

0.270

0.30

Calendar year 1951: Max 32,900 Mln 402 Mean 1 778 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.15

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,940 Mln 330 Mean 929 Cfsm 0.698 In. 9.52

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 afs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No suxlllsry gsge-helght record; discharge estimsted on basis of gage-height record at base 

gage and records for other stations In the basin.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 489

Wards Creek at Sieger.s Lane near Baton Rouge, La.

Location. Lat 30°PS'3C", long, 91°04 r 10", in lot 54, T. 3 S. , R. 1 E.,St. Helena meridian, 

nea" lefr, bank o/i downstream side of bridge on Siegens Lane, half a mile downstream 

from Dawscn Creek and d milea southeast of Baton Rouge.

Drainage area.--40.0 sq iri,

Records available --December 1946 to September 1952.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic 

survey benchmark; level 1; by Louisiana Department of Public Works),

Average discharge.-- 1; years (1947-52), 55.2 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 600 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 19.56 ft); minimum, 

 TTTfj Oct. 2£ (gage height, 8.36 ft).

1946-5L- Maximum discharge, 3,900 cfs Mar. 13, 1947 (gage height, 23.49 ft); minimum. _.i cfs Oct. 22, 1950, Oct. 22, 1951; minimum gage height, 8.30 ft Mar. 30, 1950.

Remark.,. Records fail' except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Sewage and wasted

cooling water from Baton Rouge enters above station and is a major portion of low-water 

flow 'Plow regulate! occasionally by pumping for oil-field operation.

Revisions ¥ 114 1 -- Drainage area.

Discharge, in oubi: feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195Z

Da;. 0,- t No-. , Dec. Ja-,.

J:

;

.

i I 3B , 5.4

48 - 3.7

L T^ J ' I ' 4 : , s...

« ?.." IS

b 17 ' l.p 9.7

7 "*

S ' 1

'" ]

11 '

1 1 J

lr ^ ::i fi ' '

It ! ]

It ] 1-

1"

1. "

2-

2'

22

23

24 !

25 j

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total 2E

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Calendar

Water yea

rT ; 9 . -' 5.5

7 5.0. 4 7

i: Z.C i;

5 j..' 3D

'

1 1." i 1(1 . : TT?' e. a

T 1.4 5 . :.

 i ' 1.7| 4.6

I 2.2 8.2

': *2.4 9.9

2 2.7 4.7

I ' 2.6 48

!.->, 2.0 39

1.4 1.6 St

1.5 I.M 4?

1.2 1.8; 22

T74" 1.81 11

1.8 1.8

2.8! 1.7

4.5 1.8

4.7 1.9

5.5 2.0

5.3 3.5

5.5 4.2

6.5

4.0 167.5

).16 5.58

-

-

6.3

4.2

82

67

31

15

9.9

7.1

672.6

21.7

-

-

year 1951: Max 682

r 1951-52: Max 478

5.3

Feb. i Mar. Apr, May

3.1 14 160 4.4

4.5 52 9.9 65

4.7J 88 ' 61 56

6.3 *:?.

17

9.0

5.4

4.4

a4.5

a4

a 3

2.2

1.9

2.4

3.0

3.6

3.7

3.9

3.9

5.6

3.3

3.8

4.1

4.0

4.1

59

26

7.1

4.0

228.6

7.37

-

-

58 ; 52

4.1

4.4

442 4.4

21 22 ; 478 3.5

10

*6.4

5.4

4,2

11 207

7.2

5.1

142

112

2.7

3 . 3

5.5

4.0! 90 5.3

5.2 5.4 7? 11

j

2.3 8.8 i.e 10

1.6 *11

3? IK

*436 6.2 1

*213 3.6

146 2.5

86 50

6" 1 61

113 | 16

70

97

301

145

99

81

54

31

20

-

-

2,252.8

77.7

^

-

6.6

4.4

5.7

4.0

2.4

1,8

2.0

2.2

1.8

6l~1.7

449.5

14.5

-

-

50

127

31

23

577 10

166

97

72

54

29

15

9.2

»6.9

12T~ 5.5

206

85

56

30

15

8.7

5.8

-

3,342.1

111

_

-

4.5

4.0

5.8

7.9

9.2

332

564

160

100

*94

80

64

45

26

19

159

97

45

1,727.0

55.7

-

-

June

28

18

13

9.4

8.2

7.9

7.5

6.6

6.8

7.7

6.8

6.0

6.2

4.6

4.0

'STf 3.6

4.4

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.1

5.7

3.6

4.1

4.3

4.3

6.6

*17

-

219.8

7.33

-

-

July

12

5.9

5.5

7.0

5.6

4.0

3.2

2.9

13

124

38

42

53

11

4.2

14

130

64

79

32

14

8.9

6.6

5.7

5.2

142

84

42

25

31

57

1,071.7

34.6

-

-

Aug.

*116

49

22

12

8.4

8.8

20

50

48

507

218

99

72

60

41

22

12

7.9

7.9

8.2

17

26

14

13

7.2

5.1

4.5

4.4

*4.1

3.8

5.7

1,292.0

41.7

-

-

Sept.

19

15

7.9

4.3

3.2

2.8

2.9

3.0

2.6

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

»3.4

2.8

3.4

19

6.9

4.0

3.0

Z.5

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1,5

-

138.8

4.63

-

-

Mln 1.2 Mean 26.8 Cfsm - In. -

Mln 1.2 Mean 32.4 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 600 efs). Apr. 5 (l a.m.) 600 cfs (19.56 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and comparison with 

streams of Amite' River basin.
490 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La.

Location. Lat 30°32'48", long. 91°45'04", in sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 7 E., Louisiana meridian, 

in first pier from west bank on bridge on U. S. Highway 190, half a mile north of town 

of Krotz Springs, 0.6 mile upstream from New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Railway bridge, 10 

miles upstream from Bayou Courtableau, and 42 miles downstream from confluence of Red 

River and Old River (head of Atchafalaya River).

Records available.--October 1934 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected since 

1932 at railroad bridge 0.6 mile downstream are contained in reports of Mississippi 

River Commission; records prior to that date on file in office of Missouri Pacific 

Railroad Co.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean Gulf level, datum of Corps of Engi-

 neers, and 0.03 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--18 years, 173,200 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 413,000 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 32.8 ft in gage

 well",' 34.0 ft from outside gage); minimum, 51,000 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 7.6 ft).

1934-52: Maximum discharge, 624,000 cfs Mar. 6, 1950; maximum gage height recorded, 

37.80 ft in gage well, Feb. 28, 1937; minimum discharge, 17,400 cfs Nov. 4, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.28 ft Nov. 5, 1939.

Prom information by Louisiana State Department of Highways, the flood of May 1927 

reached a stage of about 39 ft on the outside gage.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Plow is

 from entire Red River basin except for natural diversion through Old River either from 

or into Mississippi River. The gage heights tabulated below indicate elevations in the 

gage well. Due to draw-down around the pier in which the well is located, the water 

surface in the well is sometimes lower than that near the middle of the river. There is 

practically no difference below a gage height of 8.0 ft, while at 26.0 ft it is 0.5 ft 

lower in the well and at 37.0 ft it is 1.5 ft lower.

Correction.--The figures of daily discharge for water year 1951 were inadvertently publ-

 lished on page 460 instead of on page 459 in Water-Supply Paper 1211.

Gage height at 8 in feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18.2

17.8

17.5

17.1

16.8

16.2

15.7

15.0

14.5

14.0

13.6

13.2

12.8

12.4

12.2

12.1

12.3

12.5

12.7

12.7

12.6

12.5

12.3

12.1

11.8

11.6

11.3

11.1

11.1

11.2

11.6

Nov.

12.4

13.0

13.8

14.4

14.9

15.4

15.9

16.4

16.7

16.8

17.0

17.0

17.0

16.8

16.7

16.6

16.5

16.4

16.4

16.7

17.4

18.4

19.7

20.6

21.4

21.6

21.8

21.8

21.8

22.1

-

Dec.

22.4

22.6

22.7

23.0

23.3

23.4

23.5

23.6

23.8

23.9

24.0

24.1

24.3

24.6

25.3

25.8

26.1

26.6

26.9

27.2

27.6

27.9

28.1

28.3

28.4

28.5

28.6

28.5

28.4

28.3

28.3

Jan.

28.3

28.2

28.3

28.2

28.3

28.3

28.3

28.4

28.6

28.8

28.8

28.8

28.7

28.7

28.7

28.6

28.6

28.6

28.6

28.6

28.6

28.6

28.7

28.6

28.5

28.2

27.9

27.7

27.5

27.4

27.4

Feb.

27.4

27.7

28.0

28.2

28.3

28.5

28.6

28.8

29.0

29.2

29.4

29.5

29.7

29.9

30.0

30.2

30.4

30.6

30.6

30.7

30.8

30.9

31.0

31.0

31.0

30.9

30.7

30.5

30.3

-

Mar.

30.0

29.5

29.1

28.6

28.0

27.4

26.8

26.3

25.8

25.6

25.7

25.9

26.1

26.3

26.6

27.0

27.4

28.0

28.5

29.0

29.4

29.9

30.1

30.3

30.5

30.6

30.8

31.0

31.1

31.2

31.4

Apr.

31.4

31.5

31.6

31.8

31.9

32.0

32.1

32.2

32.3

32.4

32.4

32.5

32.5

32.5

32.6

32.6

32.6

32.7

32.7

32.6

32.5

32.5

32.5

32.4

32.3

32.2

32.2

32.2

32.3

52.2

-

May

32.3

32.3

32.2

32.2

32.2

32.2

32.2

32.1

32.1

32.0

32.1

31.9

31.8

31.8

31.7

31.4

31.3

31.0

30.9

30.4

29.8

29.3

28.6

28.1

27.7

27.2

26.9

26.5

26.3

26.1

-

June

_

_

-

-

25.4

25.2

25.2

24.8

24.6

24.1

23.6

23.2

22.7

22.3

21.9

20.9

20.0

19.2

18.6

18.1

17.6

17.1

16.7

_

-

16.0

15.8

15.8

15.6

15.7

-

July

15.9

16.3

16.8

17.4

17.8

17.8

17.6

17.2

16.8

16.5

16.2

15.9

15.6

15.2

14.7

14.4

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

_.

-

_

_

_

12.8

12.8

1Z.7

Aug.

12.4

12.2

11.9

11.6

11.4

11.4

11.0

10.9

1O.8

10.6

10.6

10.6

10.6

-

-

_

10.8

11.2

11.4

-

_

-

11.4

11.4

11.4

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.4

11.4

11.5

Sept.

11.6

11.8

11.8

11.5

11.1

10.6

10.2

9.8

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.3

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.3

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

-

-

7.6

-
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 491

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac- ft

Oct.

139,000

136,000 

132,000 

128,000 

125,000

120,000 

115,000 

110,000 

105,000 

102,000

98,700 

94,600 

91,300 

88,100 

86,400

87,200 

88,100 

89,700 

91,300 

91,300

90,500 

89,700 

87,200 

85,600 

83,100

81,500 

79,900 

78.200 

78,200 

79,900 

83,100

£3,035.6 

97,920 

*6,021

Nov.

89,700

95,400 

101,000 

107,000 

110,000

115,000 

119,000 

123,000 

126,000 

126,000

128,000 

128,000 

127,000 

126,000 

125,000

124,000 

124,000 

123,000 

124,000

126,000

134,000 

145,000 

159,000 

170,000 

177,000

181,000 

182,000 

182,000 

184,000 

188,000

-

t4, 069.1 

135,600 

*8,071

Dec.

190,000

193,000 

196,000 

199,000 

204,000

205,000 

207,000 

209,000 

213,000 

213,000

215,000 

217,000 

220,000 

226,000 

238,000

245,000 

252,000 

259,000 

264,000 

270,000

279,000 

286,000 

290,000 

295,000 

297,000

299,000

299,000 

299,000 

297,000 

295,000 

295,000

*7,666 

247,300 

«5,210

Jan.

295,000 

292,000 

292,000 

292,000 

292,000

295,000 

295,000 

299,000 

301,000 

306,000

306,000 

306,000 

303,000 

303,000 

301,000

301,000 

301,000 

301,000 

301,000 

301,000

301,000 

301,000 

301,000 

301,000 

297,000

292,000 

286,000 

279,000 

277,000 

275,000

275,000

*9,168 

295,700 

*18,180

Feb.

277,000

281,000 

288,000 

292,000 

297,000

301,000 

303,000 

306,000 

310,000 

315,000

320,000 

323,000 

328,000 

333,000 

339,000

341,000 

346,000 

349,000 

354,000 

359,000

365,000 

370,000 

370,000 

373,000

370,000

368,000 

362,000 

357,000 

352,000

*9,649 

332,700 

«9,140

Mar.

344,000 

331,000 

318,000 

308,000 

295,000

273,000 

268,000 

259,000 

250,000 

248,000

250,000 

253,000 

257,000 

261,000 

266,000

275,000 

284,000 

297,000 

310,000 

323,000

331,000 

341,000 

349,000 

354,000 

359,000

362,000 

368,000 

370,000 

370,000 

370,000 

373^000

*9,617 

310,200 

$19,080

Apr.

376,000

379,000 

382,000 

387,000 

387,000

390,000 

393,000 

396,000 

398,000 

401,000

404,000 

404,000 

404,000 

404,000 

407,000

407,000 

407,000 

410,000

410,000 

407,000

404,000 

404,000 

401,000 

401,000 

398,000

396,000 

396,000 

396,000 

396,000 

396,000

*11,941 

398,000 

*23,680

May

398,000

396,000 

396,000 

396,000 

396,000

396,000 

396,000 

393,000 

393,000 

390,000

390,000 

387,000 

384,000 

382,000 

379,000

373,000 

368,000 

362,000 

357,000 

346,000

331,000 

313,000 

299,000 

288,000 

279,000

270,000 

262,000 

257,000 

253,000 

248,000 

a245, 000

«0,723 

345,900 

$21,270

June

a245, OOP 

a241, 000 

a240_,000 

238,000 

236,000

234,000 

233,000 

228,000 

221,000 

215,000

209,000 

201,000 

195,000 

188,000 

180,000

170,000 

159,000 

150,000 

144,000 

137,000

132,000 

128,000 

124,000 

a!22, 000 

120,000

118,000 

117,000 

117,000 

116,000

117,000

$5,273 

175,800 

*10,460

July

118,000 

112,000 

127,000 

132,000 

135,000

136,000

134,000 

129,000 

125,000 

123,000

120,000 

117,000 

115,000 

111,000 

107,000

105,000 

a!04,000 

3102,000 

a!01,000 

a98,700

96,300 

a95,400 

a94,600 

a94,600 

a93,800

a93,800 

a93,000 

93,000 

93,000 

92,200 

90j500

*3,3919 

109,400 

*6,728

Aug.

88,900 

86,400 

84,800 

82,300 

80,700

79,000 

77,400 

76,600 

75,000 

75,000

74,200 

75,000 

75,800 

a76,600 

a77,400

78,200 

80,700 

83,100 

84,000 

a84,800

a85,600 

a85,600 

84,800 

84,800 

84,800

85,600 

85,600 

85,600 

84,000 

84,000 

84,800

$2,531.1 

81,650 

*5,020

Sept.

86,400 

87,200 

86,400 

84,000 

80,700

75,800 

72,600 

70,200 

67,800 

67,800

67,800 

67,800 

66,300 

67,100 

65,500

63,900 

61,600 

60,100 

57,800 

56,300

55,500 

55,500 

55,500 

55,500 

54,800

54,000 

54,000 

53,300 

51,800 

51,000

*1,954 

65,130 

«,876

Calendar year 1951: Max 405,000 Mln 78,200 Mean 245,100 Ac-ft 177,400,000 

Water year 1951-52: Max 410,000 Mln 51,000 Mean 215,900 Ac-ft 156,700,000

t Expressed in thousands.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage.
492 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La.

Location. Lat 31°OOiOO", long. 92°22'46", in NW^SW^ sec. 4, T. 1 S., R. 1 E., Louisiana 

meridian, on left bank just downstream from bridge on State Highway 26, seven-eighths 

of a mile downstream from Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, lj miles east 

of Clearwater, 4 miles south of Meeker, and 5 miles downstream from Hurricane Creek.

Drainage area. 240 sq mi.

Records available. May 1922 to January 1925 (published as "near Meeker") October 1937 to 

September 1952.

. . . , . , , 

Since Jan. 23, 1945, auxiliary staff gage 6.6 miles downstream.

Average discharge. --17 years (1922-24, 1937-52), 430 cfs.

Extreme s . - -Maximum discharge during year, 816 cfs Apr. 26; maximum gage height, 13.92 ft 

Apr. 26; minimum discharge, 56 cfs Sept. 27-30.

1922-25, 1937-52: Maximum discharge, 4,000 cfs Apr. 9, 1938 (gage height, 21.50 ft, 

present datum); reverse flow Nov. 13-15, 1922, probably caused by heavy rains in basin 

below station; minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, 55 cfs Oct. 7 to Nov. 19, 

1924.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years ). W 1211: 1938, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Fall used as a factor Apr. 8-12, 23-26, 28, 29)

102

154

223

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

309

408

509

612

717

827

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 tc

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

33

24

35

26

27

28

29

30

31

Batal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

84

82

80

78

78

76

74

73

71

71

69

68

68

68

66

66

 §4 64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

*64

64

2,132

68.8

0.387

0.33

4,230

Nov.

74

78

80

80

80

82

W

82

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

78

78

78

78

76

78

78

78

78

78

80

80

80

80

-

2,376

79.2

O.330

0.37

4,710

Dec.

80

80

82

88

90

92

92

102

131

*186

328

368

368

388

428

478

519

¥19" 529

509

499

478

468

448

438

428

408

388

378

358

338

10,086

325

1.35

1.56

30,010

Jan.

2"9T 309

264

239

323

200

186

*169

160

148

139

134

128

124

121

118

116

114

111

111

-08

106

104

102 ~To~2~

102

106

139

157

186

233

4,840

156

0.650

0.75

9,600

Feb.

273

408

540

612

622

613

591

570

550

529

*509

499

489

478

468

458

448

438

438

418

408

398

408

408

418

418

408

408

388

-

-

13,602

469

1.95

3.11

36,980

Mar.

378

358

338

318

300

273

255

223

300

2?3

*300

398

'558 458

448

438

418

418

418

418

428

418

398

378

368

348

318

300

a290

a370

a260

10,814

349

1.45

1.68

21,450

Apr.

a250

a330

a330

a600

a 750

aSOO

*77O

736

708

715

717

749

782

793

793

771

749

728

7O6

685

664

643

637

679

779

814

7?0"5

769

755

738

30,545

685

2.85

3.18

40,750

May

706 "685

664

643

623

601

57O

550

529

509

489

468

*458

438

418

398

378

368

448

509

550

550

540

560

570

581

581

570

550

540

519

16.563

534

2.32

2.57

32,850

June

499

478

458

448

428

408

388

368

338

318

300

273

239

2O7

176

*148

128

114

106

114

106

100

96

93

88

86

82

80

78

7$

6,823

337

0.946

1.06

13,530

July

76

74

74

73

73

71

71

69

69

ii

68

68

68

68

68

94

128

136

T35

131

121

108

103

96

*90

86

90

93

94

96

100

2,758

89.0

0.371

0.43

5,470

Aug.

96

94

93

88

84

82

80

76

74

73

73

73

73

73

71

69

68

66

64

64

64

64

62

64

66

66

*64

64

62

 so 60

2,329

71.9

0.300

0.35

4,420

Sept.

~So 60

60

60

59

59

59

59

57

57

57

57

57

57

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

*57

57

a57

a57

a5"5~ a56

a56

a56

1,742

58.1

0.343

0.27

3,460

Calendar year 1951: Max 633 

Water year 1951-53: Max 814

208 Cfsm 0.867 

358 Cfsm 1.08

In. 11.80 Ac-ft 151,000 

In. 14.66 Ac-ft 187,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of gage heights at auxiliary gage, recorded 

range in stage, and weather records.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 493

Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La.

Location. Lat 30°37'05", long. 92°03'20", in lot 81, T. 5 S., R. E., Louisiana merid

drie and Bayou Boeuf, and 6 miles north of Opelousas.

Drainage area . 715 sq mi. Since April 1952, flow has occasionally included diversion 

from 76.1 sq mi in the Bayou Rapides basin.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1952.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic

urvey benchmark). Prior to Aug. 23, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Auxiliary water stage recorder 3r miles upstream since Mar. 1, 1949. Feb. 25, 1947, 

to Feb. 28, 1949, auxiliary staff gage 3j miles upstream.

Average discharge. --6 years, 995 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,510 cfs Apr. 27; maximum gage height, 25.20 

ft Apr. 25; minimum discharge, 109 cfs Aug. 31; minimum gage height, 11.37 ft 

Sept. 10.

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 4,520 cfs Apr. 28, 1949; maximum gage height, 27.85 

ft Apr. 29, 1949; minimum discharge, 80 cfs Aug. 3-6, 1948; minimum gage height, that 

of Sept. 10, 1952.

Remarks . Records fair. Some flow diverted from Bayou Boeuf into Chatlin Lake Canal 

fHrough Bayou Lamourie . Flood flow is diverted from Bayou Rapides into Bayou Boeuf 

when stages of Red River make it necessary to close gates at mouth of Bayou Rapides.

Revisions (water years). W 1117: 1947.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

234

22T

220

221

208

203

191

*186

177

173

164

160

151

150

146

146

142

139

142

138

136

136

142

138

138

T36" 134

137

*138

136

136

5,019

162

9,960

Nov.

226

250

T55

187

*176

189

179

176

176

171

166

168

172

169

169

168

168

163

163

158

158

158

158

155

T57

158

158

158

158

158

-

5,165

172

10,240

Dec.

158

T58

161

170

189

187

214

279

1,030

*1,080

975

920

827

1,000

2,000

2,100

*2,120

2.140

1,870

1,720

1,520

1,260

1,070

933

867

904

880

777

703

634

571

29,417

949

58,350

Jan.

534

454

431

391

378

357

*340

328

322

306

284

284

273

273

268

263

258

253

253

244

*239

303

263

253

243

234

WJ

399

437

405

399

9,923

320

19,680

Feb.

643

2,870

3,020

3,130

5,160

2,850

2,400

1,820

1,340

1,090

*970

949

1,020

1,070

1,060

1,350

1,290

*1,120

978

871

825

1,040

2,100

1,920

1,700

1,500

1,280

1,110

938

-

45,414

1,566

90,080

Mar.

859

736

706

686

637

605

578

521

475

*314

897

1,090

1,170

1,110

1,000

905

*796

955

1,360

1,230

999

975

855

767

719

659

622

577

539

527

528

24,597

793

48,790

Apr.

556

526

472

2,130

3,180

3,170

*3,020

2,600

2,060

1,840

2,260

2,300

2,880

2,800

2,600

2,170

1,700

1,510

1,300

1,170

*1,090

1,000

1,930

3,220

3,300

3.470

37570

3,280

2,940

2,440

-

66.384

2,213

131,700

"May

1,860

1,440

1,260

1,140

1,040

951

*891

853

826

824

774

769

741

709

607

597

546

543

1,900

2,980

2,680

2,420

1,980

2,730

2,860

2,700

2,420

1,980

1,690

1,340

1,120

45,171

1,457

89,600

June

989

845

774

674

644

592

565

534

512

503

449

421

412

385

368

*336

312

269

243

234

228

222

219

212

204

196

184

181

TS9" 163

-

12,034

401

23,870

July

174

170

170

161

157

154

*153

145

T48

185

357

245

197

183

172

504

942

^62

571

e500

e470

e430

*e400

e360

e320

e200

e280

268

291

440

669

9,978

322

19,790

Aug.

'555 618

484

385

337

313

312

289

339

307

262

246

356

286

229

211

186

*177

179

190

166

148

144

154

136

128

125

121

*120

116

HE

7,766

251

15,400

Sept.

114

T2T

116

123

118

116

117

117

119

119

224

275

279

282

*284

272

277

273

280

276

271

*266

251

251

242

226

213

205

200

163

-

6,190

206

12,280

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,210 Mln 106 Mean 569 Ac-ft 412,000

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,470 Mln 112 Mean 730 Ac-ft 529,700

* Discharge measurement made on this date.

e Indefinite slope-stage-discharge relation; discharge estimated on the basis of 1 discharge 

measurement and records for Bayou Teche and Bayou Cocodrle.
494 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Chatlin Lake Canal near Lecompte, La.

Location.--Lat 31"07'10" , long. 92°20'40", in NW£ sec. 26, T. 2 N., R. IE., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 457, 1.2 miles downstream from Indian 

Bayou and 3.7 miles northeast of Lecompte.

Drainage area. 75.9 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 42.96 ft above mean sea level

(Louisiana Geodetic Survey benchmark). Since Nov. 10, 1944, auxiliary staff gage 1 mile

upstream at different datum read twice daily.

Average discharge. 10 years, 237 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 cfs Feb. 2; maximum gage height, 14.22 ft 

Apr. 4; minimum discharge, 0.8 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 1.16 ft Oct. 6, 

13-17, 21.

1942-52; Maximum discharge, 2,370 cfs Mar. 18, 1945; maximum gage height, 17.21 ft 

Mar. 31, 1949; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs July 25, 1947; minimum gage height, 0.97 ft 

Aug. 16, 17, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Entire flow of Bayou 

Lamourie, which formerly entered Bayou Boeuf, is diverted by canal into Bayou du Lac 

and thence into Bayou des Glaises. Some flow is now diverted from Bayou Boeuf into 

canal through Bayou Lamourie. Some natural diversion at extremely high stages through 

Bayou Wilson 0.2 mile upstream. Diversions above and below station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In eublo feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 2-18; slope used as a factor 

Dec. 8-10, 14-17, Jan. 28, 29, Feb. 1-7, 12-18, 22-27, I*r. ID14, 18-20, Apr. 4-15, 23-29, May 19-21, 24-28)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

13.5

150

335

543

794

1,130

1,340

1,460

Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

1.3 0.5 2.0 16

1.4 1.0 2.5 39

1.5 2.3 3.0 71 

1.7 6.7

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

2.0

TTe

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

T72

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.6

*1.6

1.6

1.5

41.8

1.35

83

Nov.

11

20

TT

7.0

4.2

3.9

4.2

6.0

5.2

4.4

3.4

2.7

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.0

-

120.4

4.01

239

Dee.

2.4

2TT

3.9

4.2

16

13

11

105

795

286

96

40

*28

620

1.140

527

165

124

85

64

55

40

52

49

43

40

40

38

35

33

30

4,583.2

148

9,090

Jan.

28

26

25

23

33

38

30

*28

28

25

22

22

20

20

18

17

17

16

16

16

14

14

13

13

0.2

12

15

174

TIT

92

71

1,039

33.5

2,060

Feb.

289

1.450

933

596

372

230

156

124

100

85

*74

1ST

204

141

132

274

233

141

108

92

92

164

385

279

177

176

168

141

108

-

7,555

261

14,990

Mar.

88

71

68

96

74

61

52

46

43

395

*672

439

235

140

108

S2

68

257

382

206

141

104

82

68

58

49

43

38

35

30

TS

4,280

138

8,490

Apr.

71

55

46

1.010

773

440

*218

141

94

272

326

427

720

393

205

159

124

88

64

54

48

45

685

1,010

529

366

265

204

149

116

-

9,097

303

18,040

May

88

71

61

51

48

45

39

36

30

26

23

22

*19

16

14

12

11

T2

221

287

150

96

88

810

665

379

211

145

132

116

88

4,007

129

7,950

June

68

58

48

38

37

35

31

27

23

19

16

14

12

11

8.9

*7.0

6.7

6.0

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.5

-272 2.2

2.2

-

507.4

16.9

1,010

July

2.0

2.0

1.7

"275 1.5

4.1

5.0

4.6

3.5

2.5

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.7

3.3

18

37

51

48

42

36

29

*22

18

15

14

12

13

31

31

459.0

14.8

910

Aug.

18

23

27

27

24

20

17

14

13

11

10

8.0

7.5

6.0

5.0

4.1

3.3

2.5

2.3

1.8

2.9

5.0

4.1

3.5

*4.4

4.8

3.9

3.1

2.3

2.0

2.0

282.5

9.11

560

Sept.

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.5

?U

2.0

1.7

*1.5

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

75

-

38.6

1.29

77

Calendar year 1951; Max 1,480 Mln 0.6 Mean 78.9 Ac-ft 57,100

Hater year 1951-52: Max 1,450 Mln 0.8 Mean 87.5 Ae-ft 63,500

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 495

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at Moreauville, La.

Location. Lat 31°01'59", long. 91°58'57", in NE£ sec. 29, T. 1 N., R. 5 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 30 at Moreauville, 150 ft downstream from point of diversion from Bayou des Glaises.

Drainage area. 270 sq mi.

Records available. July 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 28.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Louisiana Department of Public 

Works). Prior to Oct. 31, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 558 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 7.69 ft); minimum, 5.2 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 3.02 ft).

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 3,680 cfs Apr. 23, 1949 (gage height, 13.3 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Sept. 11, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Diversion channel 

carries natural flow of Bayou des Glaises except when operation of floodgates, 12 

miles downstream from point of diversion, regulates flow into or out of bayou depending on stage in Red River and Old River overflow area. Flow includes diversion 

from Bayou Boeuf into Chatalin Lake Canal and is occasionally affected by diversion 

into or out of Red River and Old River overflow area. Channel discharges into West 

Protection Levee borrow pit channel, 6 miles downstream.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 25 to Feb. 4)

3.3

3.4

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

6.8

237

402

585

771

885

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

4.5 5.0

7.0 5.5

14 6.0

97

180

7.0 

7.4

308

471

649

834

1,020

1,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

23

19

17

13

12

10

9.1

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

*10

10

11

304.2

9.81

603

Nov.

19

15

T7

22

28

31

32

30

26

26

24

26

27

26

25

23

21

20

19

18

17

17

16

17

18

18

19

18

18

18

-

651

21.-'

1,290

Dec.

18

Is

18

21

20

22

23

31

125

312

315

272

195

*186

530

622

622

'6lf2~ 640

622

585

511

438

332

257

200

169

145

123

104

94

8,192

264

16,250

Jan.

86

78

71

66

64

61

*62

65

64

61

59

54

52

49

47

44

42

41

40

40

38

38

36

36

36

36

37

72

238

269

f4§

2,231

72.0

4,430

Feb.

252

TTO

847

885

929

910

872

816

742

686

631

577

524

488

*454

437

471

488

454

396

323

330

471

559

559

559

541

524

471

_

-

16,906

583

33,530

Mar.

400

317

247

224

204

178

155

131

112

121

349

595

631

*63~1

595

541

454

393

488

541

541

488

420

323

244

184

142

117

101

90

85

10,042

324

19,920

Apr.

88

103

110

1,010

1,180

1,140

1,180

1,180

1,100

1,060

*1,020

1,060

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,060

948

853

760

686

595

488

626

929

986

1,020

1,020

948

872

778

-

26,300 8-7-7

52,1^C

May

704

613

506

367

234

162

*126

107

90

80

72

64

58

55

53

47

44

54

576

891

853

760

682

972

967

-SS7 986

910

834

760

668

14,262

460

28,290

June

577

471

311

198

136

106

89

78

69

63

55

50

44

38

34

30

27

24

23

*21

20

20

19

17

17

TB~ 16

26

16

16

2,627

87.6

5,210

July

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

T2

12

13

13

13

12

11

14

15

14

22

52

60

56

50

*42

36

30

27

24

23

22

48

722

23.3

1,430

Aug.

85

74

55

43

36

32

30

28

27

26

24

20

19

17

15

14

13

12

12

11

10

11

11

11

9.6

8.9

*8.3

a'.s

8.6

8.6

696.6

22.5

1,380

Sept.

26

32

12

7.3

8.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

6.2

7.0

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.3

8.0

8.3

*7.0

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.3

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.5

253.3

8.44

502

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,080 Mln 6.0 Mean 193 Ac-ft 139 900

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,18O Mln 5.5- Mean 227 Ac-ft 165,000

* Diacharge measurement made on this day.
496 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel near Plaucheville, La.

Location. Lat 30°57'10", long. 91°54i55", in SW$SE£ sec. 24, T. 1 S. , R. 5 E. , Louisiana 

meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 300, 50 ft 

downstream from Bayou Choupique and 4.1 miles east of Plaucheville.

Drainage area.--321 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 18.54 ft above mean Gulf level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 12, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum. Water-stage recorder for station on Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at 

Moreauville, six miles upstream, used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge.--8 years, 612 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,850 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 13.16 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 2.46 ft).

1944-52: Maximum discharge, 4,090 cfs Apr. 22, 1949 (gage height, 18.40 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 8.6 cfs Sept. 9, 1951; minimum gage height, 

2.27 ft Oct. 16, 17, 1950, June 1, 2, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair. Plow at this site is principally from Bayou des Glaises diversion channel (see preceding page).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

45

41

33

28

25

21

20

16

16

15

14

13

T3

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

16

16

15

15

16

*14

14

14

553

17.8

1,100

Nov.

23

23

20

23

28

40

40

39

37

36

35

35

35

37

35

33

30

28

28

27

27

28

27

25

25

25

25

24

23

23

-

884

29.5

1,750

Dec.

23

23

25

24

27

25

31

40

120

335

394

375

304

*303

686

845

850

893

872

885

861

761

632

509

384

296

246

208

174

145

121

11,417

368

22,650

Jan.

106

94

84

78

74

71

*70

73

75

70

67

63

60

57

54

53

52

52

52

52

52

52

50

49

50

51

52

64

230

321

32T

2,649

85.5

5,250

Feb.

403

1.290

1,260

1,180

1,130

1,090

1,050

981

916

825

761

731

688

632

*592

605

618

618

580

520

424

483

842

839

792

791

732

664

599

_

-

22,636

781

44,900

Mar.

509

410

339

296

272

248

218

181

159

*181

389

650

732

732

677

624

541

532

624

664

637

575

498

392

314

240

195

159

136

119

114

12,357

399

24,510

Apr.

112

123

139

1,530

1.580

1,330

1,270

1,200

1,130

1,100

*1,120

1,170

1,370

1,290

1,190

1,080

995

900

791

677

599

509

906

1,260

1,140

1,080

1,020

952

882

791

29,236

975

57,990

Hay

677

599

509

392

264

181

*141

112

95

79

70

63

56

51

47

44

40

49

1,020

1,290

1,020

842

708

1_. 520

1,360

1,170

1,050

926

878

761

650

16,664

538

33,050

June

552

468

339

225

154

112

88

74

63

57

52

47

43

40

38

35

33

33

32

*31

31

30

34

30

28

26

25

51

44

33

2,848

94.9

5,650

July

27

24

23

22

20

19

a!8

al8

al9

al9

a20

a20

al9

al9

alS

a22

a22

a20

a30

a60

a80

375

370

*62

56

49

42

38

35

35

39

1,040

33.5

2,060

Aug.

99

117

91

72

60

53

50

47

45

44

43

43

39

33

29

26

24

23

22

21

19

18

19

19

19

16

16

*14

14

14

14

1,163

37.5

2,310

Sept.

24

~53 161

25

16

16

15

14

13

IS.

12

12

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

*15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

623

20.8

1,240

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,630 Min 9.8 Mean 233 Ac-ft 168,800

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,580 Mln 12 Mean 279 Ac-ft 202,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 497

Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La.

Location. Lat 30°23'50", long. 91°55i50", in lot 63, T. 7 S., R. 5 E. , Louisiana merid-

 lan, near center of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 356 at Arnaudville, 300 ft upstream from Bayou Fusilier.

Drainage area. 1,531 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic

 Survey benchmark). Prior to May 11, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary wire-weight gage 3.7 miles upstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs Apr. 12; maximum gage height, 17.06

 ft Apr. 13; minimum discharge, 128 cfs Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 8.39 ft).

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 3,440 cfs Mar. 28, 1951; maximum gage height, 21.37 ft 

Jan. 7, 1950; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 10, 11, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair. Bayou Teche heads in Bayou Courtableau at Port Barrie. At low

 flow, all of discharge of Courtableau-West Protection Levee borrow pit channel basin 

goes through Teche, but at higher stages some flow passes over the Courtableau weirs 

and continues down the borrow pit channel. There is controlled diversion to or from 

the Red River and Old River overflow area through the Bayou des Glaises floodgates and 

to or from the Atchafalaya floodway through the D'Arbonne culvert. Flood flow is diverted from Bayou Rapides Into Bayou Boeuf when stages of Red River make It necessary 

to close gates at mouth of Bayou Rapides.

Cooperation. Gage-height record for base gage furnished by Corps of "Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

565 

53? 

498

473

435

410

368

*339

300

2SO

261

249

260

249

242

228

218

210

206

202

202

205

206

218 

236

240

230

218

210

210

210

8,914

28S

17,660

Nov.

254 

275 

29S

300

*293

329

295

2S2 27-7

264

25S

247

237

237

226

216

220

219

222

226

221

225

225

221 

217

214

213

210

210

213

-

7,344

245

14,570

Dec.

213 

2l4 

221

222

230

235

246

29S

S95

1,030

9S7

996

949

999

1,100

1,220

*1.2BO

1,240

1,140

1,230

1,210

1,140

1,100

1,040 

1,010

995

965

949

927

889

S62

26,032

S40

51,630

Jan.

827 

767

744

710

678

661

636

613

596

589

581

581

581

566

558

550

543

536

528

519

*534

535

543

550 

543

543

564

651

735

770

778

19,130

617

37,940

Feb.

937 

1.540 

1,540

1,470

1,400

1,310

1,230

1,160

1,120

1,070

1,040

1,030

1,050

1,080

1,070

1,120

1,140

*1,130

1,100

1,080

1,040

1,210

1,320

1,220 

1,180

1,150

1,140

1,120

1,100

-

34,097

1,176

67,630

Mar.

1,050 

1,040 

1,040

1,050

1,010

968

914

877

839

847

884

1,000

1,120

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,110

1.220

1,210

1,170

*1,140

1,120

1,080 

1,070

1,050

1,030

1,020

975

955

949

32,178

1,038

63,820

Apr.

992 

1,020 

1,020

1,510

1,460

1,450

1,470

1,360

1,300

1,480

1,340

1,620

1,570

1,480

1,370

1,260

1,200

1,190

1,170

1,160

*1,110

1,110

1,560

1,750 

1,730

1,640

1,550

1,470

1,400

1,350

-

41,072

1,369

81,470

Calendar year 1951: Max 2, ISO Mln 175 Mean 6O7

May

1,280 

1,260

1,210

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,130

1,100

1,090

1,160

1,140

1,070

1,020

982

914

874

874

965

1,560

M4Q

1,620

1,630

1,460

1,300 

1,180

1,400

1,420

1,400

1,480

1,350

1,290

38,309

1,236

75,980

June

1.260 

*1,220 

1,190

1,170

1,160

1,130

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,090

1,040

1,020

1,010

967

933

879

845

775

701

675

630

582

556

521 

477

437

424

397

373

560.

-

25,152

838

49,890

July

533 

306 

292

274

264

250

*225

199

211

529

812

881

755

678

541

1,170

1.280

1,240

1,170

1,120

1,040

1,020

932

825

728

634

544

468

411

709

884

20,723

668

41,100

AC-ft 439,200

Aug.

922 

1.020 

985

925

846

757

662

598

544

507

487

492

462

456

444

412

582

*356

327

299

276

245

236

234 

229

215

203

188

178

175

168

14,228

459

28,220

Sept.

188 

194 

145

137

142

142

142

136

132

129

129

160

250

250

*274

276

284

285

279

279

281

281

275

265 

256

249

258

257

224

208

-

6,445

215

12,780

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,730 Mln 129 Mean 74S Ac-ft 542,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
498 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Bayou Carencro near Sunset, La.

Location. Lat 30°22'35", long. 92°02'35", in lot 71, T. 8 S., R. 4 E., Louisiana meridian, 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 5, 1-| miles downstream 

from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge, 2f miles southeast of Sunset, and 4§ miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 37.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1952.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 12.77 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

(Teodetic Survey benchmark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to 

Nov. 2, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary wire-weight gage on 

Vermilion River 600 ft downstream from mouth of Bayou Carencro. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, 

staff gage for station on Bayou Teche at Arnaudville used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 9 years, 60.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 12.56 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 4,220 cfs Mar. 13, 1947 (gage height, 17.10 ft); no flow 

for many days in each year.

Remarks. Records fair above 10 cfs and poor below.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1 Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

2.5

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

55

62

163

260

370

601

915

1,150

1,520

0.9 

1.1

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfam

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0o '

0

0

o

o

4,0

1.0

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

7.1

O.23

0.0062

0.007

14

Nov.

12

5.4

1.4

.6

*.3

6.6

6.2

1.5

.6

.3

.2

.2

~.l 0

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.3

.1

-

36.9

1.30

0.035

0.04

77

Dec.

0.1

.1

0

.1

3.4

.9

.4

14

723

156

10

3.2

1.5

2.9

8.0

1.6

*.6

122

24

133

21

4.2

1.6

.8

.6

.6

.8

.6

.4

.4

.3

1,238.3

39.9

1.06

1.24

2,460

Jan.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

^j.

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

**.!

10

4.8

1.0

.4

.2

.3

20

4.0

1.1

.4

46.1

1.49

0.040

0.05

91

Feb.

126

763

160

14

5.9

3.2

2.1

1.5

1.0

.6

.7

.5

.5

4.1

266

123

14

*4.7

2.6

2.0

1.3

301

980

266

29

59

14

5.8

3.6

-

3,197.5

110

2.96

3.21

6,340

Mar. | Apr.

2.6 23

2.0! 5.4

1.9' 1.8

1.7 1,260

1.4' 457

1.2 24

.61 5.6

.6 3.4

.6 2.0

3.1 367

4.8 153

2.2 413

2.0 624

2.0 70

1.4 9.1

.9 4.6

.6 2.4

28 1.5

17 1 . 0

3.5

1.6

*,9

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

TT

.3

11

1C9.9

4.19

0.113

0.13

258

.7

*.6

May

0.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

,1

0

0

2.6

12

1.7

.4

f 2

.1

.1

 1

.5

823

580

58

.4 8.1

1.070 4.1

"750 55

106 "

11 9.8

5.7 2.6

2.4, *3.8

1.3

.6

-

5,396.9

12

2.6

1.0

1,590.2

180 51.3

4.65 1.38

5.41 1.S9

10,700 3,150

June

0.3

.1

0

0

O

0

0

1.4

3.0

3.6

.6

0

0

0

0

O

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

5.7

13

.7

.3

0

 

28.7

0.96

0.026

0.03

57

July

-Q0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

29

52

3.5

1.4

6.7

 9

Aug.

~.9 12

1.9

.6

.2

0

0

0

0

 2

, 1

.9

5.2

1.8

.1 .6

-76 163

9.5

44

6.1

1.6

.4

^ ^

.2

47

35

3.5

.8

157

145

787.0

25.4

0.665

0.79

1,560

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,110 Hln 0 Mean 30.7 Cfsm 0.627 In. 11.23 A<-

.2

.1

*O

0

1.2

1.0

.8

.'2 . 3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

o

31.5

1.02

O.O27

0.03

62

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

O

0

0

0

*0

.2

.8

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0-

1.5

0.05

0.0013

0.002

3.0

-ft 22,220

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,280 Min 0 Kean 34.1 Cfsm 0.919 In. 12.53 A- -ft 24,770

Peak discharge (base. 1.5OO cfa).--Apr. 4 (a a.m.) 1,790 efs (12.56 ft); Apr. 23 (2 p.m.) 1,600 

cfs (12.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of r.c flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on thla day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 499 

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La.

Location.--Lat 30°25'40", long. 92°05'30", in lot 174, T. 7 S., R. 4 E., Louisiana meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 5-D, threequarters of a mile east of Shuteston, if miles northwest of Sunset, and 2 miles upstream from Bayou Sylvain and Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge.

Drainage area. 19.0 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 27.14 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

 TFeodetic Survey benchmark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to 

Dec. 8, 1948, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 29.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 919 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 8.92 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 2,840 cfs Jan. 13, 1947 (gage height, 10.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; no flow 

for many days in each year.

Remarks.--Records fair above 10 cfs and poor below.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 4-22, Mar. 1-31,

Aug. 2 to Sept. 3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

.2

.6 

1.2 

2.2

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

Note. Same as following 

table above 5.0 ft.

1.6

1.7

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

8.5

144

233

524

721

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

ill

.9

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

1.0

1.0

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

8.8

0.28

0.015

0.02

17

Nov.

11

*16~4.9

1.5

*.9

13

16

4.4

*1.6

.8

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

0.

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0-

72.0

2.40

0.126

0.14

143

Dec.

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.2

~94 290

16

4.4

2.3

13

77

25

*5.4

25

24

83

52

11

3.0

1.5

1.0

.9

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.3

737.2

23.8

1.25

1.44

1,460

Jan.

0.-2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

32

17

3.2

1.4

57.4

1.85

0.097

0.11

114

Feb.

25

489

123

24

7.4

4.8

3.7

3.1

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

6.0

14

9.0

*4.8

3.6

3.0

2.4

46

253

52

15

14

9.6

4.0

2.5

-

-

1,129.8

39.0

2.05

2.21

2,240

Mar.

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.0

.e

.7

.6

.6

1.4

1.2

3.6

2.3

1.6

1.1

.8

.6

20

35

7.3

2.5

*1.6

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

73

.3

28

123.5

3.98

0.209

0.24

245

Apr.

46

16

4.4

705

410

56

10

2.4

.9

291

240

241

457

81

14

3.7

1.1

.6

.4

.2

*.2

.1

414

352

57

11

3.3

1.4

.8

.4

-

3,420.9

114

6.00

6.70

6,79O

May

0.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

5.9

9.4

3.0

1.0

.4

.2

.1

2.7

500

402

70

15

4.6

4.2

19

46

*18

5.5

9.4

20

8.5

1,146.0

37.0

1.95

2.24

2,270

June

2.5

.7

.3

.1

0.

3.3

2.6

.7

3.4

27

16

4.4

1.0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

62.3

2.08

0.109

0.12

124

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

2.9

12

3.4

1.0

.6

1.7

1.0

34

80

27

10

8.8

3.6

1.0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

29

68

284.1

9.16

0.482

0.56

564

Aug.

26

7.4

3.1

2.2

1.4

1.0

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.4

.7

.4

.2

.1

**.!

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

45.7

1.47

0.077

0.09

91

Sept.

<*)

-

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1951: Max 710 Mln 0 Mean 22.5 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.10 Ac-ft 16,290

Water year 1951-52: Max 705 Min 0 Mean 19.4 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.87 Ac-ft 14,060

rge (base. 700 cfs).--Apr. 4 (12 m.) 919 cfs (8.92 ft); Apr. 23 (6 p.m.) 721 cfs (8.50 

.m.) 765 cfs (8.62 ft).

 atlon of no flow made on this day.

ft); May 19 (4:30 .

* Discharge measurement or obse

** Field estimate made on this day.
500 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of streamflow in tne lower Mississippi River basin made at points 

than gaging stations are given In the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in iDwer Mississippi River basin during water ye 

October 1951 to September 1952

Meramec Fiver basin, K-J.

Date

May 12

Stream

Bubbling Spring

1 Tributary to or 

1 diverting from--

i Peters Branch 

1

NWfc sec, 3, 

northwest

Locality

T . 35 W . , P . > V . , 

of Lake Soring.

! Discharge

4 milt j 0.04

Headwater diversion channel basin, Mo.

Oct. 31 

Mar. 19

13

Headwater diversion channel .

... .do. .... .

....do..........

.. ..do. .........

Mississippi River..

....do.. ...........

NE-i sec. 6, T. 29 N., R. 12 E . . at county 

highway bridge, -J mile southwest of 

Allenville.

do

... .do... .............. .................

 i82

1,330

Obion River basin, Tenn.

Oct. 17

0 = t. 17 

June 24

June 26 

26

Oct. 17

Oct. 18

Oct. 17

Oct. 18

25 

25

25 

25

c Does

June 24 

24

26

Oct. 18 

June 26

June 25 

25

Beaver Creek. . . .

Clear Creek. .... 

... .do.. ........

Old Town Creek. . 

Thompson Creek..

Mud Creek .......

Cane Creek. .....

Harris Fork 

Creek. . ' 

....do..........

Biffle Creek.... 

Sugar Creek. ....

Cow Creek. ......

North Fork 

Forked Deer 

River .

not represent nat

Cypress Creek. . . 

Spring Creek. . . .

Creek.

Hyde Creek..... . 

Cane Creek.

Loosahatohie 

River. 

Big Creek. ......

South Fork Obion 

River.

South Fork Obion 

River drainage 

canal ,

Middle Fork Obion 

River. 

... .do...... .......

South Fork CM on 

River.

Mud Creek. .........

North Fork Obion 

River.

Obion River. .......

South Fork Forked 

Deer River.

Mud Creek. ......... 

Forked Deer River..

ural flow of stream. 

Hatchie Ri

Tuscumbla River .... 

Hatchie River ......

Cane Creek. ........ 

Hatchie River.... ..

Loo sahatchie

Mississippi River.. 

Loo sahatchie River.

Lat 35°59'55", long. 88°ZS'00", 50 ft 

below U. S. Highway 7O bridge at southwest edge of Huntingdon, Carroil County.

At bridge on State Highway 22, .! iriles 

southeast of McKenzie , Carroil County.

At State Highway 54, 9 miles west of 

Paris, Henry County. 

At State Highway 54, 8 miles east cf 

Dresden, Weakley County.

County, 4j miles northwest of McKenzie, 

Carroil County. 

....do.................. ... . ... ......

900 ft above Nashville, Chattanooga & 

St. louis Ry. at west edge cf Dresden, 

tfeakiey County.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 45E, : Mile 

south of Martin, Weakley County.

At bridge on U. S. Highway ,45E in South 

Fulton, Obion County.

west edge of Union City, Obion County.

At abandoned county road bridge, 2j miles 

northwest of Newbern, Dyer County. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 45, south of 

Henderson, Chester County.

County. 

At first bridge above mouth, 3 miles west 

of Dyer, Oibson County. 

At Corps of Engineers gaging station at 

Dyersburg, Dyer County.

rer basin, Tenn.

At Gulf, Mobile & Ohio R. P. Dridge at 

south edge of Selmer, McNalry County. 

At bridge on U. S. Hignway 64, J mile 

east of Bolivar, Kardeman County.

northwest of Bolivar, Hardeman County.

ville, Haywood County.

54 at Covington, Tipton County.

northwest of Fipley, Lauderdale County.

At first bridge above mouth, l£ miles 

west of Ripley, Lauderdale County. 

Below Hyde Creek, 1-J miles west of 

Ripley, Lauderdale County.

River basin, Tenn.

Below Town Creek near Somervllle, Fayette 

County. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 51, :J miles 

southwest of Millington, Snelby Caunty.

J2.0

 .ei

1 7."

. lo

 >

05

19

.13

145

Z2.8 

_S.5

.37

91

,58

.04 

38

32.1 

f. .06
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Wolf River basin, Tenn..

Date

June 25

Stream

Wolf River. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Mississippi River

Locality

At bridge on county road 2j miles north of 

Colllervllle, Shelby County.

Memphis, Shelby County.

Discharge 

(ofs)

256

June 20 

Aug. 5

20 

18 

July 13

Dec. 11

12

12

Oct . 30 

Dec. 17

June 18

18 

24

23

Dec. 22

Au?. 21

Plnley Creek. .... 

Reeds Spring. ....

Bull Creek.. ..... 

Beaver Creek. ....

West Pork Black 

River.

Black River.. ....

McKenzle Creek. . . 

....do...........

....do...........

....do...........

Sinking Creek. . . .

Spring Valley. . . . 

Jacks Pork, ......

Twin Spring. ..... 

Posy Spring. ..... 

....do...........

Dew Springs. .....

James River...... 

Bailey Creek. ....

White River... . .. 

... .do ........... 

Black River. .....

White River. .....

Blacic Blver ......

... .do ...........

Current River. . . .

. ...do. ..........

Big Barren Creek.

Eleven Point 

River.

White River. .....

NEi sec. 14, T. 27 N., R. 21 W., at county 

highway bridge, ij miles north of Ozark,

SW£ sec. 25, T. 24 N . , R. 23 W . , In Reeds

Spring, Mo.

county highway bridge In Cassvllle, Mo. 

Sj sec. 34, T. 24 N., R. 21 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 76 In Walnut Shade, Mo. 

SEt sec. 15, T. 23 N., R. 19 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 80 In Klssee Mills, Mo. 

Ej sec. 2&, T. 32 N., R. 1 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 21, 0.7 mile north of 

Centerv-llle, Mo. 

NW£ sec. 6, T. 28 N., R. 3 E., at Clearwater Dam, 4j miles west of Piedmont, 

Mo.

NW£ sec. 35, T. 29 N., R. J E., at box 

culvert on State Highway 34 In Piedmont, 

Mo.

....do.................... ................

.. ..do..... .... ..^ ........................

crossing on road to Clearwater Dam, Ij 

miles southwest of Piedmont, Mo. 

SEj sec . 7 , T . 30 N . , R . 4 W . , at bridge 

on State Highway 19, lj miles north of 

Round Spring, Mo . 

NW£ sec. 20, T. 30 N., R. 4 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 19 In Round Spring, Mo. 

Wj sec. 36, T. 28 N., R. 7 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 17, 3^ miles north of 

Mountain View, Mo. 

SE£SE£ sec. 33, T. 25 N., R. 1 E., 4 miles 

northeast of Benne'tt, Mo. 

NE£NE£ sec. 3, T. 24 N., R. 5 W., 2i miles 

east of Thomasvllle, Mo. 

....do............. .......................

Sec. 22, T. 20 N.. R. 15 W., on left bank 

of White River i mile below Bull Shoals 

Dam , Ark .

35.6 

.13

8.27 

83.3 

48.0

t3,570

elO

70.0

elO

e.Ol

e5

73.4

3.02 

48.6

5.11 

2.97 

3.21

44.4

t Plow at crest stage; computed by Indirect 

e Estimated.

Arkansas River basin

Oct.

Fe-

-

1

F6

~

"io

\

2 ^

- ^

Purgatolre River.

....do...........

do

d -

o-.

rl -.

Will Hor° * f 'reejArkansas River 

....do.. .........

do

do ....

 <£ - 

,, d. . . .... .........

Lat 37°14', long. 104°13', 8 miles southeast of Earl and 16 miles northeast of 

Trinidad, Colo. 

....do...................... ..............

do

... .do. ...................................

fron mouth, £ mile southeast Df Holly, 

Colo.

U. S. Highway 5C, In Colorado, J mile 

west of Colorado-Kansas State line . 

2 1/3 miles northwest of Coollctge, Kano .

0.22 

.20

11.8

4.77

6.98

8.26

10.1

1.67

7.66

2.J.8
502 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Feb. 26

Oct. 2

Oct. 23

Apr. 23

Aug. 22

Oct. 16

Feb. 5

Mar. 5

30

Mar. 2

Oat. ?.

Dec. 10

Feb. 5

Jan. 28

Jan. 26

Nov. 23

Oct. 31 

Dec. 12

Stream

Cheyenne Creek . . .

do

sas River.

do

do

....do...........

Red Rock Creek. . .

Eagle Chief Creek

....do...........

do

....do...........

do

Turkey Creek .....

do

....do...........

....do...........

Cottonwood Creek.

Deer Creek. ......

Cottonwood Creek. 

....do...........

do

do

do

Sand Creek. ...... 

... .do ...........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Arkansas River. . .

do

sas River.

Arkansas River...

do

Cimarron River. . .

do

....do...........

do

do

....do...........

Cottonwood Creek.

Cimarron River . . .

do

Caney River. ..... 

. ...do.. .........

Locality

Lat 38 "03', long. 102 "30 ', just above 

U, S. Highway 50, In Colorado, £ mile 

west of Colorado-Kansas State line, 

2 1/3 miles northwest of Coolidge, Kans .

bridge on State Highway 14, 1 mile 

northeast of Alva, Okla.

do

ij miles above St. Louis & San Francisco 

Ry. bridge and 2 miles southwest of 

Lamont, Okla.

do

SW£ sec. 15, T. 23 N., R. IE., at bridge 

on State Highway 15, ^ miles west of Red 

Rock, Okla.

do

do

on State Highway 72 In Polsom, N. Mex. 

NE£ sec. 11, T. 22 N., R. 12 W., at county 

highway bridge £ mile west of Cleo, Okla.

do

do

highway bridge ^ mile west of Ames, Okla.

NW£ sec. 2, T. 17 N., R. 7 W., at county 

highway bridge J mile southwest od 

Dover, Okla.

do

NWjSWi sec. 13, T. 15 N., R. 4 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 74, 2 miles 

southwest of Navina, Okla.

NW£SW£ sec. 13, T. 14 N., R. 4 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 74, 6 miles 

northwest of Edmond, Okla.

SE£ sec. 18, T. 15 N., R. 2 W., at county 

highway bridge 2 miles southwest of 

Suthrie, Okla.

NE£ sec. 20, T. 26 N., R. 11 E., i mile 

upstream from county highway bridge and 

£ mile north of Okesa, Okla. 

... .do ....................................

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.80

3 99

26.3

19.9

4.94

3.22

2.33

10.5

109 

20.0

t Plow at crest stage; computed by indirect method. 

e Estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 503

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 22

June 22 

21

21 

Apr. 11

Nov. 19

Nov. 15

Oct. 8

Apr 23

Sept. 4 

Oct. 9

Oct. 2

Oct. 31

Apr. 23

June 3 

July 22

Sept. 2 

Dec. 21

Feb. 29

Stream

do

Spring River ....

Center Creek. . . . 

Shoal Creek. ....

Elk River ....... 

Pryor Creek. ....

Sallna Creek. . . .

Qreenleaf Creek.

Deer Creek. .....

Beaver Creek. . . . 

Walnut Creek. . . .

Spring (Spring 

Branch) Creek.

Salt Creek. .....

....do..........

....do.. ........ 

. ...do.. .........

Palo Duro Creek. 

.. ..do....... .. .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Neosho River. ....

Spring River ..... 

. ...do. ..........

Neosho River ..... 

... .do ...........

... .do. ..........

Arkansas River. . .

Canadian River. . .

do

Walnut Creek. .... 

Canadian River . . .

Sandy Creek ......

Little River. ....

. ...do. ..........

. . ..do. .......... 

North Canadian 

River.

Locality

upstream from county highway bridge and 

i mile north of Okesa, Okla.

SE£ sec. 33, T. 29 N., R. 31 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 71 In Carthage, Mo.

NE£ sec. 9, T. 28 N., R. 33 W . , at bridge 

on State Highway 37 In Carl Junction, Mo. 

SW£ see. 7, T. 25 N., R. 31 W., at county 

highway bridge, £ mile north of Neosho, 

Mo.

on State Highway 44, 1 mile east of 

Anderson, Mo. 

SW£ sec. 34, T. 22 N., R. 32 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 88 In Pinevllle, Mo. 

NEj sec. 3, T. 20 N., R. 19 E., at site 

below paper mill, 5 miles southeast of 

Pryor, Okla.

Center sec. 26, T. 21 N., R. 20 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 82, l£ miles 

southeast of Sallna, Okla.

Near center sec. 10, T. 13 N., R. 20 E., 

Just below dreenleaf Lake and Sj miles 

southeast of Braggs, Okla.

SW£ sec. 2, T. 12 N., R. 13 W., ij miles 

southeast of Hydro, Okla.

NE£ sec . 14, T. 6N., R. 2W., at bridge on 

State Highway 39 at southwest city limit 

of Purcell, Okla. 

NW£ sec. 13, T. 6 N., R. 2 W., at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 77 at Purcell, Okla.

NW£ sec. 35, T. 4 N., R. 5 E., at bridge on 

State Highway 19, 4 miles west of city 

limits, Ada, Okla.

SW£ sec. 27, T. 7 N., R. 6 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 48, 2j miles south of 

Dewrlght , Okla .

... .do .....................................

....do............. ........................

SWt sec. 21, T. 2 N., R. 19 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 3, 6 miles northeast of 

Range, Okla. 

... .do .....................................

Discharge 

(cfs)

291

137 

327

266

142

82.3

70.9

111

35.3

69.7 

52.8

10.2

13.2

13.2

133 

71.3

78.2

68.4

189

16.8

6.62

6.94

30.7 

25.5

83.8

28.7

6.94

.13

14.4 

21.4

22.6

14.4

74.3

22.6

1.81

2.62

.04

6.28 

20.4

6.38

90.8

84.7

29.2

2.10

0

.60

0 

0

0

0

2.50

81.6

42.8

0

0

18.0 

4.80

5.81

23.5

1,580

9.83

2.42 

8.74
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River basin during water 

October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

May 6

July 24

a

Dec. 11

Apr. 1

22

Sept. 15

July 3

30

30

July 30

Dec. 11

July 22

Oct. 29 

Dec. 12

Oct. 27 

Nov. 1

Jan. 8

Stream

Palo Duro Creek.

....do..........

do

... .do ..........

... .do ..........

... .do ..........

North Canadian 

River .

....do..........

....do..........

....do.. ........

do

....do..........

Wewoka Creek. . . .

....do..........

Little Deep Pork

....do..........

. ...do..........

Mill Creek...... 

Frog Bayou. .....

....do. .........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

North Canadian 

River .

do

Canadian River . . .

do

do

....do... ........

do

....do...........

North Canadian 

River.

Deep Pork ........

Poteau River ..... 

Arkansas River . . .

... .do ...........

Locality

SW£ sec. 21, T. 2 H., R. 19 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 3, 6 miles northeast of 

Range, Okla.

on U. S. Highway 270, 1 mile north of 

Beaver, Okla.

on D. S. Highway 270, 3 miles southwest 

of Elmwood, Okla.

bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 3 miles west 

of Slapout and 4 miles northeast of 

Logan, Okla.

bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 6 miles 

southeast of Woodward, Okla.

do

NEi sec. 27, T. 16 N., R. 12 W., at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 270, 3 miles west of 

Watonga, Okla.

highway bridge, 1 mile northeast of 

Greenfield, Okla. 

NWi sec. 16, T. 14 N., R. 10 W., at county 

highway bridge, 5 miles north northeast 

of Geary, Okla.

highway bridge, 2 miles north of Karns

SW£ sec. 1, T. 13 N., R. 9 W., at county 

highway bridge, i mile north of Calumet, 

Okla.

on State Highway 4, 2 miles north of 

Yukon, Okla.

W line sec. 3, T. 8 N., R. 10 E., at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 75, 2? miles south of 

Wetumka, Okla.

do

SW| sec. 12, T. 14 N., R. 10 E., at county 

highway bridge, £ mile south of Edna, 

Okla.

SE£ sec. 20, T. 8 N., R. 32 W., at bridge 

on U. S. Highway alternate 271 at Fort 

Smith, Ark. 

NW£ sec. 20, T. 12 N., R. 29 W., 200 ft 

downstream from Jack Creek and 2£ miles 

south of Wlnfrey, Ark.

... .do .....................................

Discharge 

(cfs)

6.43

18.1

5.32

0

0

7.52

1.48

209

19.8

t4,340 

194

120

t Flow at crest stage; computed by indirect 

e Estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 505

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River basin during water 

October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Apr. 10

June 6

20

Sept. 4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

8

9

9

9

9

10

9

10

Stream

....do..........

.. ..do.... ......

.. ..do. .........

Mulberry River . .

Arkansas River..

....do..........

Horse Head Creek

Short Mountain

Creek.

Arkansas River . .

Piney Creek.....

Illinois Bayou. .

Petit Jean Creek

Point Remove

Creek.

Arkansas River..

....do..........

Fourche La Fave

River.

Arkansas River . .

....do..........

. ...do... .......

....do..........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Arkansas River. . .

.. ..do...... .....

....do...........

....do...........

. ...do... ........

Mississippi River

. ...do... ........

Arkansas River...

....do...........

Mississippi River

Arkansas River. . .

....do... ........

... .do.. .........

....do.. .........

Mississippi River

....do...........

Arkansas River. . .

Mississippi River

....do...........

... .do.. .........

....do. ..........

Drainage 

Locality area 

(sq mi)

l*i sec. 20, T. 12 N., R. 29

V., 200 ft downstream from

Jack Creek and 2£ miles

south of Winfrey, Ark; 

....do.. ......................

. . ..do. .......................

SEJ sec. 35, T. 10 N., R. 29

W., at river mile 3.7, 600

ft below bridge on U. S.

Highway 64, ^ mile east of

Mulberry, Ark.

NEi sec. 14, T. 9 N., R. 29 W.,

J mile above mouth of Mulberry River, at river mile

325, 3 miles south of

Mulberry, Ark.

Sec. 9, T. 9 N., R. 27 W., at 

river mile 313, 2i miles

above bridge on State Highway 23, 2j miles southwest

of Ozark, Ark.

Sec. 13, T. 9 N., R. 25 W.,

300 ft below bridge on U. S.

Highway 64, J mile east of

Hartman, Ark.

Sec. 10, T. 7 N., R. 26 W., 50

ft below bridge on State

Highway 22, £ mile west of

Paris, Ark.

Sec. 19, T. 9 N., R. 23 W., at

river mile 283, 3i miles

south of Clarksville, Ark.

Sec. 4, T. 8 N., R. 22 W., 2j

miles above mouth, 1^ miles

east of Knoxville, Ark.

Sec. 25, T. 8 N., R. 21 W.,

600 ft above bridge on U. S.

Highway 64, 4 miles west of

Russell ville, Ark.

Sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 21 W., at

bridge on State Highway 7,

3 miles southwest of Centerville, Ark.

Sec. 11, T. 6 N., R. 17 W.,

300 ft below bridge on U. S.

Highway 64, 3 miles northwest of Morrilton, Ark.

Sec. 5, T. 5 N., R. 16 W., li

miles below bridge on State

Highway 9, at river mile

220 and 3 miles south of

Morrilton, Ark.

Sec. 36, T. 5 N., R. 15 W.,

£ mile above mouth of Cadron

Creek, at river mile 204 and

7 miles west of Conway, Ark.

Sec. 17, T. 4 N., R. 16 W., at

river mile 13.6, 4 miles southeast of Perryville, Ark.

Sec. 13, T. 3 N., R. 14 W., at

river mile 182.7, 2j miles

east of Roland, Ark.

Sec. 14, T. 3 S., R. 10 W., at

river mile 134.4, 6 miles

east of Redfield, Ark.

Lat 34°15'40", long. 91°58'40",

at river mile 113.6, 2 miles

below bridge on U. S. Highway

79, 2j miles northeast of

Pine Bluff, Ark.

....do..........................

Discharge 

(cfs)

319

23.5

3.41

2 . 63

6.18

2,940

3,110

.36

.22

3,070

4.45

1.22

22.2

.93

3,260

3,370

34.0

3,320

3,480

3,760

3,660

Yazoo River basin, Miss.

Jan. 27 Hell Creek.. .... Tallahatchie 

River .

S»£ sec. 36, T. 6 S., R. 2 E., 27.3 

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 78, 3 miles 

northwest of New Albany and 

4j miles upstream from mouth.

sec. 18, T. 7 S., R. 1 E., 

Chickasaw meridian, Union 

County, at bridge on State 

Highway 30, \ mile west of 

Etta and 1 mile upstream from 

mouth .

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge 

on State Highway 30, J mile 

upstream from Puskus Creek 

and 4 miles southwest of Etta.

2,110

0

.482
506 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River basin during water 

October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Yazoo River basin, Miss. Continued

Date

Sept. 26

,

17

19

Aug. 14

14

Sept. 25

Aug. 14

Dec. 20

Sept. 11

11

11

Feb. 6

Stream

Cypress Creek. . .

North Tippah

Creek.

Otuckalofa Creek

Long Creek ......

North Pork

Tillatoba

Creek.

Persimmon Creek.

Askalmore Creek.

Big Sand Creek . .

do

Fannegusha Creek

Black Creek. ....

Quiver River. . . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Tallahatchie

River.

Tippah Creek .....

Yocona River. ....

....do...........

Tillatoba Creek..

Skuna River ......

Tippo Bayou ......

Yazoo River. .....

.. ..do. ..........

.. ..do. ..........

....do...........

Sunflower River . .

Locality

SE£ sec. 27, T. 7 S., R. 1 W.,

Chickasaw meridian, at

bridge on State Highway 30,

% mile upstream from Puskus

Creek and 4 miles southwest

of Etta.

Lat 34° 44', long. 89°01', Sj

sec. 18, T. 4 S., R. 2 E.,

Chickasaw meridian, Tippah

County, at bridge on Highway 4, 44 miles west of

Ripley.

Lat 34°08', long. 89°38', Ei

sec. 8, T. 11 S., R. 4 W.,

Chickasaw meridian, Yalobusha County, at bridge 1/8

mile downstream from

Illinois Central Railroad

and £ mile south of city

limits of Water Valley on

Highway 7.

Sec. 9, T. 10 S., R. 7 W.,

Chickasaw meridian, at

bridge on U. S. Highway 51,

1 mile south of Courtland

and 6 miles south of

Batesville.

NE£ sec. 14, T. 25 N., R. 2 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge

on county highway between

Charleston and Teasdale, 2.3

miles north of Charleston.

Lat 34°02 T , long. 89°25', NW£

sec. 21, T. 12 S., R. 2 W.,

Chickasaw meridian, Calhoun

County, at bridge 4j miles

upstream from mouth, 4 miles

northwest of Bruce at base

f

age on county road.

sec. 27, T. 24 N., R. 2 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge

on county highway from

Charleston to Holcomb, 6.5

miles south of Charleston.

Lat 33°31 r , long. 89°55', NW£

sec. 18, T. 19 N., R. 4 E.,

Choctaw meridian, Carroll

County, at highway bridge

between Carrollton and North

Carrollton and at Carrollton.

....do.........................

Lat 33°10>, long. 90°10', on

line between sees. 11 and 14,

T. 15 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw

meridian, Holmes County, at

bridge 3 miles east of Tchula

on State Highway 12.

Lat 33°06', long. 90°03' J on

line between sees. 35 and 36 ,

T. 15 N., R. 2 E., Choctaw

meridian, Holmes County, at

bridge i mile south of

Illinois Central R. R. and on

Southern City limits of

Lexington on State Highway 17.

NW^NEi see. 33, T. 22 N., R. 3

W., Choctaw meridian, at

bridge on State Highway 8,

2 miles east of Rulevllle.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

_

-

-

63.3

43.7

_

31.0

-

_

109

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.83

.189

8.84

3.65

4.37

.350

3.99

tl5,800

11.0

6.39

12.8

974

t Flow at crest stage; computed by indirect method.

Big Black River basin, Mis

Sept. 16 Spring Creek ....

Creek.

Big Black River. . Lat 33°33', long. 89°10', in 

Nj sec. 5, T. 19 N., R. 1 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Webster 

County, at bridge on Highway 

82, J mile upstream from 

Columbus & Greenville R. R. 

and 2 miles west of Mathiston.

sec. 4, T. 19 N., R. 10 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Webster 

County, at bridge 1/8 mile 

upstream from Columbus & 

Greenville R. R. and 1 mile 

east of Eupo*a on State Highway 82 .

sec. 14, T. 19 N., R. 9 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Webster 

County at bridge on State 

Highway 82, ? mile upstream 

from Columbus & Greenville 

R. R. and 3 miles west of 

Eupora .

0.015 

0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 507

Iscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Big Black River basin, Miss . Continued

Date

Sept. 16 

16

16

Mar. 11 

Sept. 15

29

15

July 31

Sept. 15

15

15 

15

15

Stream

Calabrella Creek

Mulberry Creek..

Big Black River. 

Hays Creek. .....

....do..........

Doaks Creek. ....

Tilda Bogue. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Big Black River. . 

....do...........

Mississippi River 

Big Black River. .

do

....do...........

Bear Creek. ......

Locality

Lat 33°28', long. 89°23', NE-J- sec. 31, T. 

19 N., R. 9 E., Choctaw meridian, Webster 

County, at bridge 1/8 mile upstream from 

Columbus & Qreenvllle R.R. and ij miles 

southwest of Tomnolen on State Highway 82.

N., R. 11 E. Choctaw meridian, Choctaw 

County, at bridge 6 miles south of Mathiston on State Highway 15.

18 N., R. 7 E., Choctaw meridian, Montgomery County, at bridge on State Highway 

82, 1/6 mile upstream from Columbus & 

Qreenville R .R . and £ mile east of 

Kilmichael. 

NWjNWj sec. 32, T. 17 N., R. 6 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on State Highway 35, 

\ mile upstream from Hays Creek, and 3j 

miles southeast of Vaiden. 

Lat 33°18', long. 89°42', Si sec. 30, T. 

17 N., R. 6 E., Choctaw meridian, Carroll 

County, at bridge on State Highway 35, J 

mile upstream from Big Black River and 2£ 

miles southeast of Vaiden.

16 N., R. 5 E., Choctaw meridian, Carroll 

County, at bridge 1 mile upstream from 

mouth on State Highway 51, 5 miles south 

of Vaiden.

N., R. 5 E., Choctaw meridian, Holmes 

County, at bridge on State Highway 51, 

1/8 mile upstream from Illinois Central 

R.R. and 2 miles south of West.

N., R. 3 E. Choctaw meridian, Holmes 

County, at bridge on State Highway 51, 

1/5 mile upstream from Illinois Central 

R.R. and 2 miles north of Pickens . 

NEi sec. 9, T. 10 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 

3^ miles upstream from mouth and 82 miles 

north of Canton.

8 N., R. 2 E., Choctaw meridian, Madison 

County, at bridge on State Highway 51, 

J mile downstream from Illinois Central 

R.R. and 2j miles north of Madison.

9 N., R. 2 E., Choctaw meridian, Madison 

County, at bridge on Highway 51, i mile 

upstream from Illinois Central R.R. and 

 f mile south of Canton. 

In sec. 5, T. 9 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 

3 miles north of Canton. Drainage area, 

19.2 sq mi.

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.67

*6,150 

1.26

11.0 

0

0

Includes flow of Hays Creek.

Bayou Plerre basin, Miss.

Sept.15 Whiteoak Creek.. Bayou Pierre

Unnamed stream.

Bakers Creek.... Little Bayou

Lat 32°03', long. 90°37', NW£ sec. 32, T. 

13 N., R. 4 W., Choctaw meridian, Hinds 

County, at bridge J mile downstream 

from Tallahala Creek and 3j miles south 

of Utica on Highway 18.

Lat 32°00', long. 90°45', SEj sec. 28, T. 

12 N., R. 4 E., Washington meridian, 

Claiborne County, at bridge on Highway 

18, 3/8 mile upstream from Illinois 

Central R.R., \ mile upstream from 

Bayou Pierre, and £ mile southwest of 

Carlisle.

Lat 31°52', long. 91°01', SW£ sec. 64, T. 

11 N., R. 2 E. Washington meridian, 

Claiborne County, at bridge 1/8 mile 

southeast of Russum on county road.

Buffalo River basin, Miss.

Sept. 15 

15

Ford Creek. ..... 

Big Pine Creek. .

Buffalo River .... Lat 31°12', long. 91°17', Si sec. 41, 

T. 3 N., R. 2 W., Washington meridian, 

Wilkinson County, located 2j miles 

from mouth at Buffalo River and 6 miles 

north of Woodville on State Highway 61 . 

Lat 31°15', long. 91°20 r , sec. 6, T. 3 N., 

R. 2 W., Washington meridian, Wilkinson 

County, at bridge 1 mile upstream from 

mouth and 11 miles north of Woodville, 

on State Highway 61.

0.80 

0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous aischarge measurements In lower Mississippi River tsasln during water year 

October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Red River basin

Date

Oct. 1

Jan. 22

Oct. 1

Jan. 15

Oct. 1

Jan. 23

Apr. 22

Oct. 4

Mav 23

Aug. 27 

Jan. 15

Mar 17

Nov. 18

July 18

Stream

Buck Creek ......

....do..........

....do..........

Nofth Qroesbeck 

Creek.

Creek. 

Qroesbeck Creek.

....do..........

....do..........

Lebos Creek. ....

do

Wanderers Creek.

... .do...... ....

Carrol 1 Creek. . .

Salt Fork Red

River. 

....do..........

Leila Lake Creek

River.

do

Noble Springs . . . 

Turkey Creek. . . .

River.

do

Sweetwater Creek

....do..........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Prairie Dog Town 

Pork Red River .

Oroesbeck Creek. .

Prairie Dog Town 

Fork Red River .

Red River. .......

....do...........

Salt Fork Red 

River.

Salt Fork Red 

River.

do

Tributary of 

Turkey Creek. 

Salt Fork Red 

River.

North Fork Red 

River .

An *

do

....do...........

Locality

Lat 34°42'. J long. 100"ll ' , In Chlldress 

County, about 10£ miles south of 

Wellington, Collingsworth County, Tex.

do

Lat 34°23', long. 99°48', about 3 miles 

southeast of North Qroesbeck, Hardeman 

County, Tex.

of Acme, Hardeman County, Tex. 

Lat 34°21', long. 99°42', below West Texas 

Utilities Co.'s pumping plant near ftuanah, 

Hardeman County, Tex.

SEi sec. 11, T. IS., R. 24 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 90, l£ miles west of 

Eldorado, Okla.

of post office, at Odell, Wllbarger 

County, Tex.

Lat 35°04', long. 100°55', 8f miles noryi 

of Clarendon, Donley County, Tex.

70, about 4 miles north of Clarendon, 

Donley County, Tex.

Lat 34°59', long. 100 0 40', about 8 miles 

north of Hedley, Donley County, Tex.

Lat 34°57', long. 100°13', at U. S. Highway

83 crossing, £j miles north of Wellington, 

Collingsworth County, Tex.

State Highway 30, 5 miles southwest of 

Vlnson, Okla.

SW£ sec. 28, T. 4 N., R. 22 W., 6 miles 

north of Texola, Okla. 

NWj sec. 5, T. 1 N., R. 21 W., at county 

highway bridge, 3 miles north of Olustee, 

Okla.

Lat 35°16', long. 100°15', on U. S. Highway

83, 2j miles north of Shamrock, Wheeler 

County, Tex.

Lat 35°30'66", long. i66°i7'36", at U. S. 

Highway 83 crossing, about 4 miles north>- 

west of Wheeler, Wheeler County, Tex.

... .do .....................................

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.39 

4 35

0

4.14

9.96

83.8

7.35

6.70

3.57

3.88

77.8

e.77

3.08

5.71

19.2

4.22

5.22

7.17

11.1

5.93

3.61

3.77

27.2

36.9

16.5

5.70

31.4

12.0

0

0

0

e.Ol 

5.19

6.34

5.64

3.72

1.60

1.06

.73

18.5

5.81

0

0

0

7.77 

10.7

8.24

16.9

27.0

e.50

e Estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 509

Miscellaneous discharge measurements ii 

October 1951 to

i lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

September 1952 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Date

Sept . 10 

Dec. 11

Nov. 18 

Dec. 11

Apr. 7 

Aug. 21

Dec. 11

17

Apr. 17

June 23

27 

27 

27

Jan. 14

Nov. 28

Nov. 28

28

Nov. 28

Stream

Sweetwater Creek

North Fork Red 

River.

Hackberry Creek. 

Sweetwater Creek

do

Spring 1 ........ 

Spring Creek. . . .

North Fork Red 

River.

Elm Creek.. .....

Sullivan-Ross 

Spring. 

Jessy Springs.. .

Flippin Spring..

West Cache Creek

North Fork 

Wiehita Elver,

Salt Creek. .....

do

Salt Creek, .....

Wiehita Elver. 

.". ..do.,'...,....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

North Pork Red 

River.

Red River ........

do

Sweetwater Creek,

North Fork Red 

River.

do

Spring Creek. ....

North Fork Red 

River.

Red River. .......

Elm Pork Red 

River.

....do. ..........

....do...........

Tributary of Elk 

Creek .

do

Cache Creek. .....

Wiehita River....

North Fork 

Wiehita River.

North Fork 

Wiehita River.

do

do

Locality

Lat 35°50'00", long. 1OO°17'30", at U. S. 

Highway 83 crossing, about 4 miles northwest of Wheeler, Wheeler County, Tex. 

SW£ see. 31, T. 10 N., R. 26 W., at county 

highway bridge, 5 miles north of Texola, 

Okla.

do

Lat 35°2?'40", long. 100°16'OO", 1.2 miles 

north of Wheeler, Wheeler County, Tex. 

NW| see. 28, T, 10 N., R. 26 W., at county 

highway bridge, 7 miles north of Texola, 

Okla.

do

SWjNEj see. 10, T. 8 N., R. 23 W., at site 

7j miles southeast of Sayre, Okla. 

NEj see. 14, T. 8 N., R. 23 W., at county 

highway bridge, 8j miles southeast of 

Sayre, Okla. 

NE| see. 24, T. 7 N,, R. 21 W., at county 

highway bridge, 8 miles east of Willow, 

Okla. 

NE£ see. 19, T. 6 N., R. 20 W., 1 mile

above Lake Altus and 2 miles northeast of 

Qranite, Okla. 

Lat 35°07', long. 100°17', Collingsworth 

County, 6 miles southwest of Shamrock, 

Tex. and approximately 1,500 ft downstream from Fort Worth & Denver City 

(Burlington) R.R. bridge.

... .do. ....................................

Center see. 22, T. 5 N., R. 21 W., 5J miles 

east of Mangum, Okla. 

SWj sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 21 W., 6 miles 

east of Mangum, Okla. 

NEj see. 32, T. 8 N., R. 20 W., 3 miles 

southeast of Retrop and 9 miles southwest 

of Sentinel, Okla. 

Lat 33°51', long. 100°51', 4 miles south of

Roaring Springs, Motley County, Tex.

NEj see. 30, T. 3 S., R. 11 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 5A, 3-J miles east of 

Cookietown, Okla.

Lat 33°57', long. 100°09 ' , 10 miles southeast of Padueah, Cottle County, Tex.

Lat 33°58'o6", long. i66°ii'30", 6| miles 

southeast of Padueah, Cottle County, Tex.

Lat 33°58'30", long. 100"11'00", about

7 miles southeast of Padueah, Cottle 

County, Tex. 

Lat 33 0 58'30", long. 100°11'00", 7.5 miles

southeast of Padueah, Cottle County, Tex.

miles southeast of Padueah, Cottle 

County, Tex.

east of Padueah, Cottle County, Tex. 

Lat 33°57', long. 100°09', 10 miles southeast of Padueah, Cottle County, Tex.

east of Padueah, Cottle County, Tex.

Lat 33°57' , long, 100°04', about 14 miles 

southeast of Padueah, Cottle County, Tex.

283, about 4j miles north of Truscott, 

Knox County, Tex.

Discharge 

(efs)

0.31 

5.50 

7.21

0

0

.34

11.9

15.5

10.2

1.63

bO

0

1.24 

1.41

24.8 

30.2

2.31 

2.34

2.50

1.50

.20 

e.02 

.30

1.32

1.53

1.80

1.49

.27 

744

3.67

0

4.45 

4.17

9.36

2.59

e.14

e.ll

e.20

e.44

el.O

.48

2.27 

2.22

3.90

1.84

e3.0

e.50

5.89

13.9 

11.3

32.3

7.52

4.43

b First occurrence of no flow sinee 1936. 

e Estimated.
510 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in 

October 1951 to

. lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

September 1952 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Date

July 17

Nov. 26

Oct. 1

Jan. 21

Aug. 27

9

July 9 

Oct. 8 

Nov. 29

Nov. 29

July 9 

Sept. 15 

15 

15

Stream

North Pork 

Wichlta River.

Wichita River.

do

....do..........

Wichita River...

do

Mud Creek. ...... 

....do..........

....do..........

Sageby Creek. . . . 

....do..........

Washita River . . .

....do..........

Boggy Creek. ....

Washita River.. .

....do..........

Cavalry Creek. . .

Rainy Mountain 

Creek .

....do..........

Stinking Creek..

do

Cedar Creek. ....

Pond (Cobb) 

Creek.

Five Mile Creek.

Pond (Cobb) 

Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Wichita River.. ..

do

....do...........

Washita River ....

Red River ........

Washita River. ...

Red River ........

do

Washita River. . . . 

. ...do... ........

....do...........

....do. .......... 

.. ..do. ..........

Pond Creek. ...... 

Washita River ....

Locality

Lat 33°49', long. 99°47',.on State Highway 

283, about 4i miles north of Truscott, 

Knox County, Tex.

about 3 miles east of Quthrie, King 

County, Tex.

Ranch, about 6 miles east of Quthrie, 

King County, Tex.

north of Benjamin, Knox County, Tex.

do

north of Vera, Knox County, Tex.

northwest of Seymour, Baylor County, 

Tex., at head of Lake Kemp.

below Lake Kemp and 0.3 mile below dam, 

near Mabelle, Baylor County, Tex.

SEi sec. 25, T. 6 S., R. 4 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 89, 6 miles east of 

Grady, Okla.

do

Lat 35°36', long. 100°19', at U. S. Highway 

83 crossing, about 2 miles northwest of 

Briscoe, Wheeler County, Tex.

SWi sec. 21, T. 15 N., R. 26 W., at ford l£ 

miles east of State line, 4 miles northwest of Midway, and 8 miles northwest of 

Reydon, Okla.

SWj see. 2, T. 10 N., R. 17 W., at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 183, lj miles southeast 

of Bessie, Okla.

county highway bridge 6 miles east of 

Cordell, Okla. 

NE£ sec. 1, T. 9 N., R. 16 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 41, 8 miles east of 

Cordell, Okla.

SWt sec. 1, T. 9 N., R. 16 W., at bridge on 

State Highway 54, 8 miles east of 

Cordell, Okla. 

NWi sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 15 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 9, £ mile east of 

Mountain View, Okla.

do

Center sec. 11, T. 7 N., R. 14 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 9, E£ miles 

southwest of Carnegie, Okla.

do

SWj see. 29, T. 8 N., R. 13 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 58, 2 miles north of 

Carnegie, Okla. 

Center E line sec. 31, T. 10 N., R. 13 W., 

at county highway bridge, 3 miles west of 

Eakly, Okla. 

NEiNEi sec. 31, T. 10 N., R. 13 W., at 

county highway bridge, 3 miles west of 

Eakly, Okla. 

SEi sec. 22, T. 9 N., R. 13 W., at county 

highway bridge, Z miles west of Swan 

Lake, Okla.

Discharge 

(=fs)

131

0

.27

0

0

14.5

0

4.54

.98 

11.9

.74

2.10 

2.98 

.34 

4.56

e Estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 511

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 15 

15 

Jan. 9 

July 9

4

10 

Aug 5

Nov. £9

10 

10 

10

July 10

Nov. 30

Oct. 9

July 1

23

Nov. 28

Mar. 5 

Oct. 10

Nov. 27

Jan. 16 

Mar 5

Apr. 22

June 12

Stream

Spring (Lake) 

Creek.

Willow Creek.. ..

Two Hatchett 

Creek.

Washita River.. .

Sugar Creek. ....

....do..........

Delaware Creek . . 

Washita River . . .

West Fork Bitter 

Creek.

Bitter Creek....

Finn Creek ......

Rush Creek.. ....

Wildhorse Creek.

Lawrence Spring. 

Rock Creek. .....

....do..........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Pond Creek. ...... 

Washita River ....

Red River. .......

do

Washita River ....

do

....do........... 

Red River. .......

Bitter Creek .....

Washita River... .

....do... ........

.. ..do... ........

. ...do.. .........

Little Buckhorn 

Creek. 

Washita River ....

... .do ...........

. ...do...........

....do...........

....do... ........

Locality

SWi sec. 13, T. 9 N., R. 13 W., at county 

highway bridge, 1 mile northwest of Swan 

Lake, Okla. 

NEi sec. 32, T. 9 N., R. 12 W., at county 

highway bridge, 2 miles southeast of 

Swan Lake, Okla. 

NE£ sec. 24, T. 7 N., R. 12 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 9, 2j miles southeast of 

Fort Cobb, Okla. 

NW£ sec. 9, T. 7 N.. R. 11 W., at county

highway bridge, Ij miles west of Washita, 

Okla. 

NE£ sec. 9, T. 7 N., R. 11 W., above powerplant, J mile southwest of Washita, Okla,.

plant, i mile west of Washita, Okla.

NW£ sec. 15, T. 7 N., R. 10 W., at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 281, i mile north of 

Anadarko , Okla .

SWi sec. 15, T. 8 N., R. 10 W., at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 281, li miles southeast 

of Oracemont, Okla.

SWj sec. 5, T. 7 N., R. 9 W., at county 

highway bridge, 4 miles northeast of 

Anadarko, Okla. 

SWj sec. 17, T. 7 N., R. 9 W., at bridge on 

U. S. Highway 62, 4 miles east of 

Anadarko, Okla. 

NEj- sec. 17, T. 7 N., R. 7 W., at bridge on 

U. S. Highway 81, 2 miles north of 

Chickasha, Okla.

SEj sec. 20, T. 7 N., R. 6 W., at county 

highway bridge, 2 miles northwest of 

Tabler, Okla.

NW£ sec. 16, T. 6 N., R. 6 W., at county 

highway bridge, J mile south of Lucllle 

and 6 miles southeast of Chickasha, Okla.

NEi sec. 5, T. 4 N., R. 2 W., at county 

highway bridge, 2 miles east of Story, 

Okla.

SW£ sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 1 E., at county 

highway bridge, 1 mile west of Pauls 

Valley, Okla.

Ei sec. 24, T. IN.. R. 1 W., at county 

highway bridge, ij miles north of Hoover, 

Okla.

Ni sec. 24, T. IS., R. 3 E., 4 miles 

southeast of Sulphur, Okla. 

SW£ sec. 7, T. 2 S., R. 3 E., at county 

highway bridge, 1 mile east of Dougherty, 

Okla. 

... .do .....................................

... .do .....................................

... .do .....................................

NWi sec. 11, T. 2 S., R. 4 E., at county

highway bridge, 2 miles west of Mill 

Creek, Okla.

highway bridge, 100 ft below St. Louis & 

San Francisco Ry. dam, and £ mile west of 

Mill Creek, Okla.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

e.08 

.57

30.0

28.2

34.4 

27.7

2.89 

3.90

2.53

15.9

8.45

0

.08 

e.05 

39.4 

38.5

9.56

.13 

0

8.74 

1.39

4.22

6.05

13.3

.08 

.70

.50

1.60

32.2

1.00

.68

e.05

1.24 

7.29

3.38

0

3.40 

10.6

63.3

496

37.2

5.83

0

4.27 

9.19

14.7

17.5

534

5.48

3.30

2.15

.52

e Estimated.
512 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Date

Jan. 15

Mar. 5

Apr. 23

June 11

July 22

Sept. 3

Nov. 27 

Jan. 16

Apr. 23

June 11

July 22

Nov. 27

Apr. 29

30

Apr. 29

Apr. 29 

30

Apr. 29

Mav 9

Apr. 29 

30

30

Stream

Threemile Creek.

... .do ..........

. ...do... .......

....do..........

....do..........

Pennington Creek 

....do..........

....do..........

....do..........

....do..........

....do..........

....do..........

....do..........

Big Saline Bayou

....do..........

Bull Bayou. .....

Muddy Bayou. ....

Indian Bayou. . . .

French Pork 

Little River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

... .do ...........

....do...........

....do...........

Washita River....

Catahoula Lake . . .

Indian Bayou .....

Catahoula Lake . . .

Little River.

Little River .....

do

Locality

highway bridge, 100 ft below St. Louis & 

San Francisco Ry. dam, and £ mile west of 

Mill Creek, Okla.

SE£ sec. 30, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 7, £ mile northeast of 

Reagon, Okla.

on State Highway 99, £ mile north of 

Connerville, Okla.

In SEj sec. 4, T. 5 N., R. 3 E., on 

abandoned State Highway 471, 5.0 miles 

northeast of Holloway, La.

abandoned State Highway 471, 6.2 miles 

southwest of Walters, La.

In SE£ sec. 8, T. 6 N., R. 4 E., on 

abandoned State Highway 471, 5.4 miles 

southwest of Walters, La.

In SWj sec. 10, T. 6 N., R. 4 E., on 

abandoned State Highway 471, 4.3 miles 

southwest of Walters, La.

In NEj sec. 25, T. 6 N., R. 3 E., on 

abandoned State Highway 471, 8.4 miles 

southwest of Walters, La.

bridge on State Highway 471 at Walters, 

La.

On line between sees. 19 and 20, T. 7 N., 

R. 4 E., on State Highway 6 at Lavacca, 

La.

on State Highway 6, 1.3 miles southeast 

of Whitehall, La.

Discharge 

(cfs)

16.1

9 93

25 9

568

644

461

481

516

334

377

143

886 

813

548

863

1,160

515

894

769

798

530

-470

-2,620 

-2,640

-2,190

0

3,490

-4,140

-3,810

-5,940

-1,470

6,900

e Estimated.

Note. Figures preceded by minus sign indicate flow into Little River-Catahoula Lake System 

from streams which are normally distributaries.

Mississippi River Delta

Sept.12 West Fork Amlte

Tanyard Creek...

Amlte River.

West Fork Amlte

Lat Sl'lO', long. 90°51', SWj sec. 6, T. 

2 N., R. 4 E., Washington meridian, 

Amlte County, at bridge on State Highway 

24, l£ miles upstream from Speculation 

Creek and 2 miles west of Liberty, Miss.

NWj sec. 9, T. 2 N., R. 4 E., Washington 

meridian, at bridge on State Highway 24, 

at Liberty, Miss. Drainage area, 8.7 

sq mi.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 513

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1951 to September 1952 Contlnued

Mississippi River Delta Continued

Date

Sept. 16

16 

16

16 

Apr. 24 

Mar. 3

Nov. 30 

30

Dec. 1

Nov. 30

Nov. 30

Nov. 30

1

Stream

Wagner Creek .... 

Robinson Creek. .

Little Tanglpahoa River.

Washley Creek. . .

Yellow Water 

River Canal.

Bayou Bourbeau . . 

Bayou Fusilier. .

Ruth Canal ......

Vermilion River .

....do..........

....do..........

....do..........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

West Pork Amite 

River.

East Pork Amite 

River .

Tanglpahoa River 

....do..........

Ponchatoula 

Creek .

Bayou Fusilier. . 

Vermilion River.

....do..........

(Julf of Mexico. .

....do..........

..,.do..........

....do..........

....do..........

Locality

Lat 31°07', long. 90°51', on line between 

sees. 26 and 27, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., Washington meridian, Amite County, at bridge 

on State Highway 48, £ mile upstream 

from mouth and 3^ miles southwest of 

Liberty, Miss. 

Lat 31°11', long. 90°42', SWj sec. 27, T. 

3 N., R. 5 E., Washington meridian, 

Amite County, at bridge on State Highway 

24, 7 miles northeast of Liberty, Miss.

N., R. 4 E., Washington meridian, Amite 

County, at bridge on State Highway 24, 

3 miles northeast of Liberty, Miss. 

On line between sees. 12 and 13, T. 2 N., 

R. 7 E. 1 , Washington meridian, at bridge 

on State Highway 48, in Magnolia, Miss. 

Drainage area, 39.7 sq ml. 

On line between sees. 21 and 28, T. 6 S., 

R. 9 E., St. Helena meridian, at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 190, 2 miles east of 

Robert, La. 

On line "between sees. 14 and 15, T. 6 S., 

R. 7 E., St. Helena meridian, at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 51, 1.9 miles northwest 

of Hammond, La.

In lot 39, T. 7 S., R. 5E., Louisiana 

meridian, at bridge on State Highway 

245, at Prazard, La. 

On line between lots 38 and 40, T. 8 S., 

R. 5 E., Louisiana meridian, Just upstream from confluence with Bayou 

Carencro, 3.9 miles southwest of Arnaudville, La.

5 E., Just upstream from confluence with 

Bayou Fusilier, 4.0 miles southwest of 

Arnaudville, La. 

In NE£ sec. 95, T. 9 S., R. 6 E., Louisiana 

meridian, 100 ft above control structure, 

500 ft west of State Highway 25 bridge, 

and 0.4 mile northwest of Ruth, La.

On line between lots 19 and 93, T. 9 S., R. 

5 E., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on 

State Highway 422, 3 miles East of Lafayette, La.

....do.....................................

In lot 78, T. 10 S., R. 5 E., Louisiana 

meridian, at bridge on State Highway 

1092, 0.4 mile southwest of Lafayette, 

La.

do

In lot 46, T. 10 S., R. 4 E., Louisiana

meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 90, 

0.9 mile south of Lafayette, La.

do

do

... .do .....................................

In lot 48, T. 12 S., R. 3 E., Louisiana 

meridian, at bridge on State Highway 25 

at Abbeville, La.

... .do .....................................

do

... .do .....................................

... .do .....................................

... .do .....................................

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.3

29.8 

0

13.5 

681 

13.5

111

.71 

.74

.46

42.3

112

146 -

205

221

-54.0

-147.0

-127.0

444 

503

531

439

-142

-410

-410

265

268

614

250

794

431 

838

1,030

1,070

25.6

-772

-992

-1,030

-859

Note. Negative sign Indicates reverse flow.

INDEX

Accuracy of field data and computed 

results........................

Acre-foot, definition of.............

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

Page

Baptist, La., Natalbany River at.........

SBardley, Mo., Eleven Point River near..., 

3 Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla.,......,

Barren Fork at Eldon, Okla.

records collected by........... 12-13 Bartlesville, Okla., Caney River at

Alamo , Term . , Middle Fork Forked Deer

River near 

Alexandria, La. , Red River at. ..... .447-453

Batesville, Ark., White River at.........

46 Baton Rouge, La., Mississippi River near. 

Wards Creek near.

Alfalfa, Colo., 

Altoona, Kans.

Purgatoire River near 

Verdigris River near.

Amarillo, Tex., Canadian River near.. 

Amite River near Darlington, La

140 Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La....... 463

193 Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta, La............ 435

278 Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La.......... 499

485 discharge measurement of............... 513

near Denham Springs, La............ 14,488 Bayou Carencro, La., discharge measure136

West Fork, Miss., discharge measurement of..................... 512

Anadarko, Okla., Washita River at.... 392

Annapolis, Mo., Black River near.....

Aplshapa River near Fowler, Colo.....

Aquilla, Mo., Castor River at........

Arapaho, Okla., Barnitz Creek near... 388

Archer City, Tex., Lake Klckapoo near 382 

Little Wichita River near.......... 383

Arkabutla, Miss., Arkabutla Reservoir

near........................... 345

Coldwater River near..............346-347

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla,

Miss........................... 345

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans. 165 

at Canon City, Colo................ 123

at Dardanelle, Ark................. 321

at Dodge City, Kans................ 152

at Garden City, Kans............... 151

at Granite, Colo................... 114

at Great Bend, Kans. 

at Holly, Colo......

at La Junta, Colo... 

at Lamar, Colo.

ment of............................ 513

near Sunset, La........................ 498

Bayou Castor near Grayson, La............ 474

83 Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La....... 492

36 Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La...... 493

57 Bayou D'Arbonne, Middle Fork, near

156 

147 

137 

146 

at Las Animas, Colo .................. 138

at Little Rock, Ark................5,

at Parkdale, Colo. 

at Portland, Colo. 

at Ralston, Okla.. 

at Salida, Colo... 

at Syracuse, Kans. 

at Tulsa, Okla....

at Van Buren, Ark.

331

121

125

174

119

150

189

314

below John Martin Reservoir, Colo. 145

discharge measurements of.........

near Coolidge, Kans...............

near Kinsley, Kans................

near Muskogee, Okla...............

near Nepesta, Colo................

near Pueblo, Colo.................

near Sallisaw, Okla...............

Salt Fork, at Tonkawa, Okla.......

discharge measurements of.......

near Jet, Okla..................

transmountain diversions from

Colorado River to.............

Arkansas River basin, Ark.-Colo.- 

Kans.-Mo.-N. Mex.-Okla.-Tex., 

discharge measurements in.....501-505

diversions to, from Colorado River. 120 

gaging-station records in........ .109-333

Arnaudville, La., Bayou Teche at..... 497

Arthur City, Tex., Red River at...... 404

Askalamore Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................. 506

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs,

La............................490-491

505

149

153

246

135

126

307

171

502

170

120

Augusta, Kans., Whitewater River at.. 

Aurora Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of.

166

504

Avant, Okla., Bird Creek at.........210-214

Badito, Colo., Huerfano River near... 132 

Bakers Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of..................... 507

Page 

484

97 

388 

249 

206

82 

479 

489

465

464

35

495 

Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La.............. 467

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La........... 434

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La......... 477

Bayou Fusilier, La., discharge measureBernice, La, 

near Dubach, La......................

Bayou de Chien near Clinton, Ky........

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at

Moreauville, La.

ment of.

Bayou La Fourche near Crew Lake, La.

513 

470 

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La....... ,\ ...... 473

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark........... 332

Bayou Pierre basin, Miss., discharge

measurements in.................... 507

Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La........... 497

Bear Creek (Big Black River basin), Miss.,

discharge measurements of.

Bear Creek (Hatchie River basin), Term.,

507

discharge measurement of........... 500

Beaver, Ark., White River at............. 66

Beaver, Okla., North Canadian River at... 289 

Beaver Creek (Arkansas River basin),

Okla., discharge measurements of... 503 

Beaver Creek (Obion River basin), Term.,

discharge measurements of.......... 500

Beaver Creek (White River basin), Mo.,

discharge measurement of.

Beekman, La.., Bayou Bartholomew near.....

Beggs, Okla., Deep Fork near.............

Behmke Branch near Rolla, Mo.............

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam,

N. Mex.

Bellcow Creek at Chandler, Okla..........

Belzoni, Okla., Kiamichi River near......

Benton, Ark., Saline River at............

Bernice, La., Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne

Berryville, Ark., Kings River near......

Biffle Creek, Term., discharge measurement of.

Big Bayou, La., discharge measurements of

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss......... 358

501

463

304

18

273

303

405

461

465

67

500

513

discharge measurement of. 

near Bovina, Miss.

507 

359 

Big Black River basin, Miss., discharge

measurements in...................506-507

gaging-station records in.............358-359

Big Byway ditch, Miss., discharge measurement of. 

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla. 

Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grove, La......

Big Creek (Loosahatchie River basin),

Term., discharge measurement of.... 

Big Creek (Red River basin) at Pollock,

La.

Big Creek (White River basin) near Yukon,

Mo.

Big Pine Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.

507

241

471

500

478

507

515
516 INDEX

Page 

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo......... 26

near De Soto, Mo................... 25

Big Saline Bayou, La., discharge

measurement of................. 512

'Big Sand Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................ 506

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo........ 92

Bird Creek at Avant, Okla...........210-214

near Sperry, Okla.................. 220

Bitter Creek, West Pork, Okla., discharge measurements of......... 511

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La......... 426

Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla..... 175

Black Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of........................ 506

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La..... 441

Black River at Black Rock, Ark....... 99

at Leeper, Mo...................... 85

at Pocahontas, Ark................. 94

at Poplar Bluff, Mo................ 86

discharge measurements of.......... 501

near Annapolis, Mo................. 83

near Corning, Ark.................. 87

West Pork, discharge measurements

of............................. 501

Black Rock, Ark., Black River at..... 99

Blackwell, Okla., Chikaskia River

near........................... 173

Blue Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of....................... 512

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland, Ark...................... 323

Blue River near Blue, Okla........... 401

Bluff Creek above Lake Hefner, near

Oklahoma City, Okla............ 184

Boeuf River near Girard, La.......... 469

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La...... 439

Boggy Creek (tributary to Cypress

Creek) near Daingerfield, Tex.. 422 

Boggy Creek (tributary to Washita

River), Okla., discharge measta-ement of..................... 510

Boise City, Okla., Cimarron River

near........................... 178

Bolivar, Tenn., Hatchie River at..... 47

Booneville, Ark., Petit Jean Creek

near........................... 322

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo......... 24

near St. James, Mo................. 21

near Spring Bluff, Mo.............. 23

Bovina, Miss., Big Black River near.. 359 

Bradford, Tenn., Rutherford Pork

Obion River near............... 37

Branson, Mo., White River near....... 70

Bridgeport, Okla., Canadian River at. 280 

Bruce, Miss., Skuna River at......... 352

Bryant Creek near Tecumseh, Mo....... 78

Bubllng Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of..................... 500

Buck Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of....................... 508

Buena Vista, Colo., Cottonwood Creek

near........................... 117

Bueyeros, N. Mex., Ute Creek near.... 275

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark......... 76

near St. Joe, Ark.................. 75

near Woodville, Miss............... 362

Buffalo River basin, Miss., discharge

measurements in................ 507

Bull Bayou, La., discharge measurement of........................ 511

Bull Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of........................ 501

Bull Shoals Reservoir near Plippin,

Ark............................ 72-73

Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel, diversion by,

from Colorado River basin...... 120

Byrnesville, Mo., Big River at....... 26

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla....... 377

Caddoa, Colo., John Martin Reservoir

at............................. 144

Calhoun City, Miss., Yalobusha River

at. ...........................350-351

Calico Rock, Ark., White River at.... 81

Callabrella Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................. 507

Calvin, Okla., Canadian River at..... 284

Camp Bayou, La., discharge measurements of....................... 512

Canadian River at Bridgeport, Okla... 280 

at Calvin, Okla.................... 284

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Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex.......... 277

below Conchas Dam, N. Mex.............. 274

near Amarillo, Tex..................... 278

near Canadian, Tex.............>....... 279

near Hebron, N. Mex.................... 252

near Roy, N. Mex....................... 266

near Sanchez, N. Mex................... 271

near Taylor Springs, N. Mex............ 265

near Whitefield, Okla.................. 305

ane Creek (tributary to Hatchie River),

Tenn., discharge measurement of.... 500

Cane Creek (tributary to Mud Creek),

Tenn.. discharge measurements of... 500 

Cane Creek (tributary to South Pork 

Forked Deer River), Tenn., discharge measurement of.............. 500

Cane Creek (Yazoo River basin) near New

Albany, Miss....................... 334

Caney, Okla., Clear Boggy Creek near..... 403

Caney Creek near Copan, Okla.............. 205

Caney River at Bartlesville, Okla. ...... 206

near Elgin, Kans....................... 202

near Hulah, Okla....................... 204

near Ramona, Okla.....................207-208

Canon City, Colo., Arkansas River at..... 123

Oil Creek near......................... 124

anton, Okla., Canton Reservoir near..... 296

North Canadian River at................ 297

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla....... 296

lanyon, Tex., Palo Duro Creek near....... 363

larnegie, Okla., Washita River at........ 390

larroll Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of........................... 508

larter, Okla., North Pork Red River near. 366 

lastor, La., Black Lake Bayou near....... 441

Castor River at Aquilla, Mo.............. 57

at Zalma, Mo........................... 30

authron, Ark., Poteau River at.......... 308

avalry Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of........................... 510

Cedar Creek (Arkansas River basin) near

Cedar Point, Kans.................. 224

Cedar Creek (Red River basin), Okla.,

discharge measurements of.......... 510

edar Point, Kans., Cedar Creek near..... 224

enter Creek, Mo., discharge measurements

of...'.............................. 503

Cfs-day, definition of................... 3

halk Creek near Nathrop, Colo........... 118

handler, Okla., Bellcow Creek at........ 303

Chatlin Lake Canal near Lecompte, La..... 494

hefuncte River near Polsom, La.......... 481

Cheney, Kans., Ninnescah River near...... 162

Chester 111., Mississippi River at...... 28-29

Chestnut Bluff, Tenn., South Pork Forked

Deer River at...................... 43

Cheyenne, Okla., Sandstone Creek near.... 387

Washita River near..................... 386

heyenne Creek, Kans., discharge measurement of...........................501-502

Chicorica Creek near Hebron, N. Mex...... 253

hikaskia River near Blackwell, Okla..... 173

near Corbin, Kans...................... 172

ieneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest, N.

Mex................................ 255

Cimarron, N. Mex., Cimarron River near... 260 

Ponil Creek near....................... 261

Rayado River near....................... 262

Cimarron River (tributary to Arkansas

River) above Ute Creek, near Boise

City, Okla......................... 178

at Perklns, Okla....................... 187

discharge measurement of............... 502

near Guthrie, Okla..................... 185

near Guy, N. Mex....................... 176

near Kenton, Okla...................... 177

near Mocane, Okla...................... 179

near Waynoka, Okla..................... 181

Cimarron River (tributary to Canadian

River) at Springer, N. Mex......... 264

below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex........... 259

near Cimarron, N. Mex.................. 260

laremore, Okla., Verdigris River near...5, 209 

Clarence, La., Saline Bayou near......... 442

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla....... 403

Clear Creek (tributary to Arkansas River)

above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.. 115 

below Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo...... 116

lear Creek (tributary to North Canadian 

River), Okla., discharge measurements of........................... 504
INDEX 517

Clear Creek (tributary to South Pork 

Obion River basin drainage 

canal), Term., discharge measPage Page

Daingerfield, Tex., Boggy Creek near.... 422

Ellison Creek Reservoir near.......... 423

Danville, Ark., Petit Jean Creek at..... 326

urements of..................... 500 Dardanelle, Ark., Arkansas River at..... 321

Clear Creek (tributary to Yazoo River) harden, Tex., Sulphur River near........ 420

near Oxford, Miss............... 336 Darlington, La., Amite River near....... 485

Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo., Clear 

Creek above. 115

Data, accuracy of

explanation of........................ 4-8

Clear Creek below................... 116 Dawson, N. Mex., Vermejo River near..... 254

- - - 492 De Queen, Ark., Cossatot River near..... 414

Rolling Pork near..................... 412

84 De Soto, Mo., Big River near............ 25

Clearwater, La., Bayou Cocodrie near. 

Clearwater Reservoir near Piedmont,

Mo............................

Climax, Kans., Otter Creek at.......

Clinton, Ai% , South Pork Little Red

River near....................

Clinton, Ky., Bayou de Chien near.....

Clinton, Okla., Washita River near....

195

105

De Vails Bluff, Ark., White River at.... 107 

Deep Creek, Okla., discharge measurement 

of. 511 

35 Deep Pork near Beggs, Okla.............. 304

389 Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla........ 378

Colbert, Okla., Red River near.......399-400 Deer Creek (tributary to Canadian River)

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla... 287

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near

Arkabutla, Miss................346-347

near Lewisburg, Miss................ 343

Colorado River, transmountain diversions from, to Arkansas River... 120

Colorado Springs, Colo., Templeton Gap

Okla., discharge measurements of... 503 

Deer Creek (tributary to Cottonwood

Creek), Okla., discharge measurements of.......................... 502

Delaware Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of....................... 511

Delhi, La., Bayou Macon near............ 473

Ploodway at..................... 127 Denham Springs, La., Amite River near...14,488

Columbine ditch, diversion by, from Denison, Tex., Lake Texoma near.

Colorado River basin............ 120 Dew Springs, Ark., discharge measurement

Comite River near Comite, La.......... 487

near Olive Branch, La............... 486

Commerce, Okla., Neosho River near.... 231

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 8 

Conchas Dam, N. Mex., Bell Ranch Canal

near............................ 273

Canadian River below................ 274

Conchas Reservoir near.............. 273

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam,

N. Mex.......................... 273

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Mex.... 272

Contents, definition of................ 3

Control, definition of................ 3

Coolidge, Kans., Arkansas River near.. 149 

Frontier ditch near................. 148

Cooper, Tex., North Sulphur River near 418 

South Sulphur River near............ 417

Cooperation, record of................ 1-2

Copan, Okla., Caney Creek near........ 205

Corbln, Kans., Chikaskia River near... 172 

Cornie Bayou near Lillie, La.......... 466

Corning, Ark'., Black River near....... 87

Cossatot River near De Queen Ark..... 414

Cottonwood Creek (tributary to 

Arkansas River) below Hot 

Springs, near Buena Vista, Colo. 117 

Cottonwood Creek (tributary to

Clmarron River), Okla., discharge measurements of.......... 502

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Palls,

Kans........................... 225-227

near Marion, Kans................... 223

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla... 188 

Council Grove, Kans., Neosho River at. 222 

Coushatta, La., Red River at.......... 437

Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark........ 312

Cow Creek, Term., discharge measurement of......................... 500

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Mex. 

Coyville, Kans., Verdigris River near. 192 

Crew Lake, La., Bayou La Pourche near. 470 

Crooked Creek (tributary to Bayou

Meto) near Humphrey, Ark........ 333

Crooked Creek (tributary to Cimarron

River) near Nye, Kans........... 180

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of................... 3

Cubic foot per second, definition of.. 3 

Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near La

Veta, Colo...................... 133

Current River at Doniphan, Mo......... 93

at Van Buren, Mo.................... 91

near Eminence, Mo................... 90

Cypress Bayou near Keithville, La..... 438

Cypress Creek (Hatchie River basin),

Term., discharge measurement of.. 500 

Cypress Creek (Red River basin) near

Jefferson, Tex.................. 424

near Pittsburg, Tex................. 421

Cypress Creek (Yazoo River basin), 

Miss., discharge measurements 

of.............................505-506

of.

398

501 

Dierks, Ark., Saline River near......... 415

Dixie, La., Twelvemile Bayou near....... 427

Doaks Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of.......................... 507

Dodge City, Kans., Arkansas River at.... 152

Doniphan, Mo., Current River at......... 93

Dover, Ark., Piney Creek near..........318-319

Dover, Okla., Preacher Creek near....... 182

Drainage area, definition of............ 3

Drummond, Okla., Turkey Creek near...... 183

Dubach, La., Bayou D'Arbonne near....... 464

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La...... 475

near Winnfield, La 

Duncan, Okla.,

.u t JJCL

Lit tli

476 

e Beaver Creek near. 381

Durwood, Okla., Washita River near......14,397

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark............ 325

Eagle Chief Creek, Okla., discharge

 measurements of. 502 

Eagle Nest, N. Mex., Cieneguilla Creek

near.............................. 255

Eagle Nest Reservoir near............. 258

Moreno Creek at.

Six Mile Creek near...................

Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex., Cimarron River 

below. ............................

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest,

257

256

259

258 

Eagletown, Okla., Mountain Pork River

near.............................410-411

Eddiceton, Miss., Homochitto River at... 360

N. Mex.

El Reno, Okla., North Canadian River

Eldon, Okla., Barren Pork at............

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo.....

near Ravenden Springs, Ark............

Elgin, Kans., Caney River near..........

269 Elk Creek near Hobart, Okla

298

249

97

98

202

372

Elk River (tributary to Neosho River),

Mo., discharge measurement of..... 503 

near Tiff City, Mo.................... 237

Elk River (tributary to Verdigris River)

near Elk City, Kans............... 199

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex........................ 423

Elm Creek, Tex., discharge measurements

of.

Elm Pork. See Red River, North Pork,

Elm F5rk" of.

Elm Springs, Ark., Osage Creek near...., 

Eminence, Mo., Current River near.......

50S

24? 

90 

Jacks Pork at.......

Enid, Miss., Enid Reservoir near.......340-341

Yocona River near..................... 342

Enid Reservoir near Enid, Miss.........340-341

Etta, Miss., Tallahatchie River at...... 335

Eureka, Kans., Pall River near.......... 194

Eureka, Mo., Meramec River near......... 27

Evening Shade, Ark., Piney Pork Strawberry River at.................... 101

Strawberry River near................. 100
INDEX

Ewing ditch, diversion by, from 

Colorado River basin......

Pall River, Kans., Pall River near...

Great Bend, Kans., Arkansas River at.... 

120 Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet,'

Okla..............................

197 Green Acre Branch near Rolla, Mo.

Pall River Reservoir near........... 196 Greenfield, Tenn., South Pork Obion

Pall River at Predonia, Kans.......... 198

near Eureka, Kans................... 194

near Pall River, Kans............... 197

Pall River Reservoir near Pall River,

Kans............................ 196

Fannegusha Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.................. 506 Greer Spring at Greer, Mo

Pargo, Okla., Wolf Creek near......... 291 Grenada, Miss., Yalobusha River at...... 353

402

505

501

511

510

501

Parris, Okla., Muddy Boggy Creek near 

Pice Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of........................

Pinley Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of......................

Finn Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.........................

Five Mile Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of..................

Plat Creek, Mo., discharge measurement 

of..............................

Plippin, Ark., Bull Shoals Reservoir

near............................ 72-73

White River near.................... 74

Plippin Spring, Okla., discharge measurement of...................... 509

Floods, special reports on............ 12

Polsom, La., Chefuncte River near..... 481

Ford Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of......................... 507

Fordyce, Ark., Moro Creek near........ 460

Forked Deer River, Middle Pork, near

Alamo, Tenn..................... 46

Horth Pork, discharge measurement of 500 

at Trenton, Tenn.................. 44-45

South Fork, at Chestnut Bluff, Tenn. 43 

at Jackson, Tenn.................. 42

Forsyth, Mo., White River at.

Fort Cobb, Okla., Pond Creek near..... 391

Fort Qibson, Okla., Fort Gibson Reservoir near....................... 243

Neosho River near.................. 244-245

Port Gibson Reservoir near Fort

Gibson, Okla..................... 243

Port Supply, Okla., Fort Supply Reservoir near....................... 292

Wolf Creek near..................... 293

Port Supply Reservoir near Fort

Supply, Okla.................... 292

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo........ 129

near Fountain, Colo................. 128

Fourche La Pave River, Ark., discharge

measurement of.................. 505

near Gravelly, Ark.................. 327

near Nirarod, Ark.................... 329

Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla..... 309

Fowler, Colo., Apishapa River near.... 136

Predonia, Kans., Fall River at........ 198

Premont Pass ditch, diversion by, froiri

Colorado River basin............ 120

Prog Bayou at Rudy, Ark............... 316

discharge measurement of...........504-505

near Mountainburg, Ark.............. 315

Frontier ditch near Coolidge, Kans.... 148

Pulton, Ark., Red River at............ 416

Gageby Creek, Tex., discharge measurement of......................... 510

Gaines Creek near Krebs, Okla......... 285

Qainsville, Tex., Red River near...... 385

Galena, Mo., James River at........... 68

Garden City, Kans., Arkansas River at. 151 

Qilliam, La., Black Bayou near........ 426

Girard, La., Boeuf River near......... 469

Qolondrinas, N. Mex., Coyote Creek

near............................ 269

Mora River near..................... 268

Gore, Okla., Illinois River near...... 251

Tenkiller Perry Reservoir near...... 250

Granite, Colo., Arkansas River at..... 114

Granite, Okla., North Pork Red River

near............................ 367

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo..... 122

Gravelly, Ark., Fourche La Pave River

near............................ 327

Grayson, La., Bayou Castor near....... 474

River near.

Greenland, Ark., West Pork White River

at.

Greenleaf Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of.

Page 

156

169

17

36

503

Greenwood, Miss., Yazoo River at........ 354

Qroesbeck Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of........................ 508

Grove, Okla., Neosho River near.........

Cimarron River near..... 

"North Canadian River near

238

185

286

Guthrie, Okla. 

Guymon, Okla., 

Guy, N. Mex., Cimarron River near....... 176

Hackberry Creek, Tex., discharge measurement _ . .of. __....-....- 509

Halfmoon Creek near Malta, Colo......... Ill

Hardesty, Okla., Coldwater Creek near... 287 

Harris Pork Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurements of................... 500

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Tenn.......... 47

near Stanton, Tenn.................... 48

Hatchie River basin, Tenn., discharge

measurements in................... 5QO

gaging-station records in............. 47-48

Hays Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of. 507 

Headrick, Okla., North Fork Red River

near............................. 373-374

Heber Springs, Ark., Little Red River

near.............................. 106

Hebron, - - N. Mex., Canadian River near.... 252 253

505

Chicorica Creek near. 

Hell Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of.

Polecat Creek at. 

Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla.... 

Higbee, Colo., Purgatoire River near.... 

Hobart, Okla., Elk Creek near

Hemphill Creek near Hot Wells, La......444-446

Heyburn, *-'---' " Okla., Heyburn Reservoir near.. 190 191

190 

141 

372 

Holdenl La., Tickfaw River at........... 483

Hollis, Ark., South Fourche La Fave

River near........................ 330

Holly, Colo., Arkansas River at......... 147

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla.......215-219

Homochitto River at Eddiceton, Miss..... 360

at Rosetta, Miss. 361

Homochitto River basin, Miss., gagingstation records in...............360-361

Hoosier Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of. 500

Horatio, Ark., Little River near........ 413

Horse Head Creek, Ark., discharge measurement of........................ 505

Hosston, La., Kelly Bayou near.......... 425

Hot Springs, Ark., Lake Ouachita near... 456 

Hot Wells, La., Hemphill Creek near....444-446

Hoyle Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of.

Huerfano River at Bad!to, Colo.

502 

132 

at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing,

Colo.............................. 131

below Huerfano Valley Dam, near

Undercliffe, Colo.................. 134

Hulah, Okla., Caney River near.......... 204

Hulah Reservoir near.................. 203

Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla........ 203

Humphrey, Ark., Crooked Creek near...... 333

Hyde Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement

of. 500

13

14

Idabel, Okla., Little River near.......408,409

Hydrologic conditions, 

diagram of..........

Illinois Bayou, Ark., discharge measurement of........

near Scottsville, Ark. 

Illinois River near Gore, Okla.

505 

320 

251 

near Tahlequah, Okla.................. 248

Imboden, Ark., Spring River at 95

Independence, Kans., Verdigris River at. 200 

Index, Ark., Red River at............... 406
INDEX 519

512

Indian Bayou, La., discharge measure- Leila Lake Creek, Tex., discharge

ments of.......................

Indian Creek (tributary to Elk River) 

Mo., discharge measurement of..

Indian Creek (tributary to North 

Canadian River), Okla., discharge measurements of.......... 504

Inola, Okla., Verdigris River near.... 221Lillie, La., Cornie Bayou near

lola, Kans., Neosho River near........ 229Lipscomb, Tex., Wolf Creek at

measurement of.................... 508

Lenapah, Okla., Verdigris River near.... 201

503 Lewisburg, Miss., Coldwater River near.. 343 

Pigeonroost Creek near................ 344

Lilbourn, Mo., Little River ditch 251

near.............................. 56

466 

290 

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center,

discharge measurement of............ 501 Little Beaver Creek near Duncan, Okla... 381

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo.

Jackson, Term., South Fork Forked

Deer River at...................

James River at Galena, Mo.............

Jefferson, Tex., Cypress Creek near...

Jessy Springs, Okla., discharge measurements of.....................

Jet, Okla., Great Salt Plains Reservoir near.......................

Salt Fork Arkansas River near.......

John Martin Reservoir, Colo., Arkan42

68 Little Deep Fort!:, Okla., discharge meas424

509

169

170

sas River below................. 145 Little River (Arkansas River basin) near

at Caddoa, Colo. 

Jonesboro, La., Dugdemona River near..

144

475

Joplin, Mo., Shoal Creek above........ 234

Jordan Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of. 507

Keithville, La., Boggy Bayou near..... 439

Cypress Bayou near.................. 438

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La.......... 425

Kennett, Mo., Little River ditches 

1, 66, 66A, 81, 251, 259 

near...........54,55,56,58,59,60,61,62

Kenton, Okla., Cimarron River near... 177

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla.....

Kings River near Berryville, Ark......

Kinsley, Kans., Arkansas River near...

Kiowa Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of.....................

Krebs, Okla., Gaines Creek near.......

Krotz Springs, La., Atchafalaya River

at.............................490-491

405 Little River ditch 1 (tributary to Right

285

La Cueva, N. Mex., Mora River at...... 267

La Junta, Colo., Arkansas River at.... 137

La Veta, Colo., Cucharas River near... 133

Lafayette,'La., Vermilion River at.... 500

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark...... 108

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla.

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir,

Colo............................

below Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo....

Lake Fork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir,

Colo............................

below Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo....

Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro, Ark... 

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City,

Okla............................

Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex...........

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex... 

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley,

Okla............................

Lake Ouachita near Hot Springs, Ark... 

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City,

Okla............................

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex.........

Lamar, Colo., Arkansas River at.......

Lambert, Miss., Tallahatchie River

near............................

Lanes Fork near Rolla, Mo.............

Langley, Okla., Lake 0' The Cherokees

at..............................

Neosho River near...................

Larkspur ditch, diversion by, to

Arkansas River.

368

112

113

109

110

458

379

382

239

300

398

146

348

22

239

240

120 

Larned, Kans., Pawnee River near.....154-155

Las Animas, Colo., Arkansas River at.. 138 

Purgatoire River near.............. 142,143

Lawrence Spring, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................. 511

Lebos Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of......................... 508

Lecompte, La., Chatlin Lake Canal near 494 

Lee Creek, Ark., Cove Creek near...... 312

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark......... 313

Leeper, Mo., Black River at........... 85

Little Black Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of. 506

urement of........................ 504

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro,

Ark. 459 

Little Red River, Middle Fork, at

Shirley, Ark...................... 104

near Heber Springs, Ark............... 106

South Fork, near Clinton, Ark. 105

281 

near Sasakwa, Okla.................... 283

near Tecumseh, Okla

Norman, Okla.

Little River (Red River basin) below

Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla..

French Fork, La., discharge measurements of..........................

near Horatio, Ark.....................

near Idabel, Okla.....................

near Wright City, Okla................

Little River ditch 1 (tributary to 

Little River ditch 251) near 

Morehouse, Mo.

Hand Chute of Little River) near 

Kennett, Mo.......................

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo.. 

504 Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo. 

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo.. 

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo. 

near Lilbourn, Mo.....................

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo.

Little Rock, Ark., Arkansas River at....5, 

Little Tangipahoa River, Miss., discharge

measurement of.

Little Washita River at Ninnekah, Okla... 

Little Wichita River near Archer City,

282

409

512

413

408

407

58

55

60

61

54

59

56

62

331

513

393

Tex. 383

277

276

Logan, N. Mex., Canadian River at..... 

Ute Creek near......................

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La............. 436

Long Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of........................... 506

Loosahatchie River, Term., discharge

measurement of.................... 500

Loosahatchie River basin, Term., discharge measurements in............

Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo................

Love Creek, Miss., discharge measurement

of.

500

236

513 

33 

186 

440 

368 

North Fork, Red River near...........369,370

McKenzie Creek, Mo., discharge measurements of..........................

Mabelle, Tex., Lake Kemp near...........

Malta, Colo., Halfmoon Creek near.

Lovelaceville, Ky., Mayfield Creek at... 

Lovell, Okla., Skeleton Creek near......

Lucky, La., Saline Bayou near...........

Lugert, Okla., Lake Altus at.

Malvern, Ark., Ouachita River near......

Mangum, Okla., Elm Fork of North Fork of 

Red River near....................

Salt Fork Red River at................

Map of the United States................

Marion, Kans., Cottonwood River near....

Marked Tree, Ark., St. Francis River at.

St. Francis River floodway near.......

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.....

Memphis, Term., Mississippi River at....

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo...........

near Steelville, Mo...................

near Sullivan, Mo.

Meramec River basin, Mo., gaging-station

501

379

111

457

371

365

9

223

64

63

33

50

27

19

20

records in........................ 17-27
INDEX

Miami, N. Hex., Rayado River near..... 263N

Mill Creek (Arkansas River basin),

Ark., discharge measurement of.. 504 

Mill Creek (Red River basin), Okla.,

discharge measurement of........ 511

Miller, Mo., Stahl Creek near......... 232

Minden, La., Bayou Dorcheat near...... 434

Mississippi River at Chester, 111..... 28-29 North

at Memphis, Tenn.................... 50

at St. Louis, Mo.................... 15-16

at Thebes, 111...................... 31-32 N

headwater diversion channel, discharge measurements of.......... 500 North

near Baton Rouge, La................ 479 North

near New Orleans, La................ 480

near Vicksburg, Miss............... 356-357 No:

Mississippi River Delta, La.-Miss.,

discharge measurements in..... .512-513 Nygaging-station records in..........481-500

Mocane, Okla., Cimarron River near.... 179 0

Monroe, La., Bayou Desiard at........

Ouachita River at..................

Montgomery, La., Nantachie Creek near 

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex.......

near Golondrinas, N. Mex...........

near Shoemaker, N. Mex.............

Moreauville, La., Bayou des Glalses 

diversion channel at...........

Morehouse, Mo., Little River ditch 1 

near...........................

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex... 

Moro Creek near Pordyce, Ark.........

Mount Ida, Ark., Ouachita River near. 

South Fork Ouachita River at. ......

Mountain Pork River near Eagletown,

Okla...........................410-411

Mountain Park, Okla., Otter Creek at.. 375 

Mountainburg, Ark., Prog Bayou near... 315 

Mud Creek (Obion River basin), Tenn., 

discharge measurements of.......

Mud Creek (Red River basin), Okla.,

discharge measurement of........

Muddy Bayou, La., discharge measurements of........................

Muddy Boggy Creek near Parris, Okla... 

Mulberry Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of......................

Mulberry River, Ark., discharge measurements of..................... 505

near Mulberry, Ark.................. 317

Murdock, Kans., Ninnescah River near.. 163

Murfreesboro, Ark., Lake Greeson near. 458

Little Missouri River near.......... 459

Muskogee, Okla., Arkansas River near.. 246

467 Obio:

468

443

267

268

270

495

58

257 Oklahoma 

460

454

455

500

510

507

Nantachie Creek near Montgomery, La... 443 

Natalbany River at Baptist, La........ 484

Nathrop, Colo., Chalk Creek near...... 118

Neosho River at Council Grove, Kans... 222 

at Strawn, Kans..................... 228

below Fort Gibson Reservoir, near

Fort Gibson, Okla..............244-245

near Commerce, Okla................. 231

near Grove, Okla.................... 238

near lola, Kans..................... 229

near Langley, Okla.................. 240

near Parsons, Kans.................. 14,230

Nepesta, Colo., Arkansas River near... 135 

New Albany, Miss., Cane Creek near.... 334

New Orleans, La., Mississippi River

near............................ 480

Newport, Ark., White River at......... 103

Nimrod, Ark., Fourche La Pave River

near............................ 329

Nimrod Reservoir near............... 328

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark..... 328

Ninnekah, Okla., Little Washita River

at.............................. 393

Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans....... 164

North Pork, near Cheney, Kans....... 162

South Fork, near Murdock, Kans...... 163

Ninock, La., Loggy Bayou near......... 436

Noble Springs, Tex., discharge measurements of..................... 508

Norfork, Ark., Norfork Reservoir near. 79 

North Pork River near............... 80

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark... 79 

Norman, Okla., Little River near...... 281

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla.. 289 

at Canton, Okla..................... 297

at Woodward, Okla................... 294

orth Canadian River, Okla., discharge

measurements of..................

near El Reno, Okla...................

near Guymon, Okla....................

near Oklahoma City, Okla.............

near Selling, Okla...................

near Wetumka, Okla...................

Fork River at Norfork Dam, near 

 Norfork, Ark.....................

near Tecumseh, Mo....................

orth Groesbeck Creek, Tex., discharge

measurement of...................

Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex...

Tippah Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of....................

irth Tule Draw at reservoir, near

Tulia, Tex.......................

e, Kans., Crooked Creek near.;.......

lak Grove, La., Big Colewa Bayou near., 

m Creek at Pryorsburg, Ky..........

Obion River at Obion, Tenn.............

North Fork, near Union City, Tenn....

Rutherford Fork, near Bradford,

Tenn.............................

South Fork, near Greenfield, Tenn....

Obion River basin, Tenn., discharge

measurements in..................

gaging-station records in............

Oil Creek near Canon City, Colo.......

" " ' City, Okla., Bluff Creek near 

Lake Hefner Canal near...............

Lake Overholser near.................

North Canadian River near............

Old River, La., discharge measurements 

of...............................

Old Town Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................

Olive Branch, La., Comite River near... 

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations.........................

Osage Creek near Elm Springs, Ark. 

Otter Creek (Arkansas River basin) at 

Climax, Kans.....................

Otter Creek at Snyder Lake (Red River

basin) near Mountain Park, Okla.. 

Otuckalofa Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of..................

Ouachita River at Monroe, La...........

near Halvern, Ark....................

near Mount Ida, Afk..................

South Fork, at Mount Ida, Ark........

Oxford, Miss., Clear Creek near........

Yocona River near....................

Page

504

298

286

301

295

302

80

77

508

418

506

364

180

471

34

39

38

37

36

500

36-46

124

184

299

300

301

512

500

486

3-4 

247

375

506

468

457

454

455

336

339

Palo Duro Creek (tributary to North 

Canadian River), Okla., discharge measurements of..........503-504

near Spearman, Tex................... 288

Palo Duro Creek (tributary to Red

River) near Canyon, Tex.......... 363

Parkdale, Colo., Arkansas River at..... 121

Parsons, Kans., Neosho River near......14,230

Patterson, Mo., St. Francis River near. 51 

Pauls Valley, Okla., Washita River near 395 

Pawnee, Okla., Black Bear Creek at..... 175

Pawnee River near Lamed, Kans........ 154-155

Peachahala Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 507

Peck, Kans., Ninnescah River near...... 164

Pennlngton Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................. 512

Perkins, Okla., Cimarron River at...... 187

Persimmon Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 506

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark...... 326

discharge measurement of............. 505

near Booneville, Ark................. 322

 near Waveland, Ark................... 324

Pickens, Miss., Big Black River at..... 358

Piedmont, Mo., Clearwater Reservoir

near............................. 84

Pigeonroost Creek near Lewisburg, Miss. 344 

Piney Creek, Ark., discharge measurement of.......................... 505

Piney Creek near Dover, Ark...........318-319

Pittsburg, Tex., Cypress Creek near.... 421

Plauchevllle, La., West Protection

Levee borrow pit channel near.... 496

Pleasant Run Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurement of................... 500
INDEX 521

Pocahontas, Ark., Black River at......

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla

94Rolla, Mo., Green Acre Branch near.

191

Pollock, La., Big Creek at............ 478 Rolling Fork near De Queen, Ark

Pond Creek (Arkansas River basin),

Okla., discharge measurements of 

Pond Creek (Red River .basin), Okla.,

Rosetta, Miss., Homochitto River at.....

502 Rossville, Term., Wolf River at.........

Roy, N. Mex., Canadian River near.

discharge measurement of........ 510 Rudy, Ark., Prog Bayou at............... 316

near Fort Cobb, OJcla. 

Ponil Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex..... 

Poplar Bluff, Mo., Black River at..... 

Portland, Colo., Arkansas River at.... 

Posy Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of.

391 Runoff in inches, definition of......... 3

261 Rush, Ark., Buffalo fiiver near.......... 76

86 Rush Creek at Purdy, Okla............... 396

125 discharge measurements of............. 511

501

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark......... 308 Rutherford Fork. See Obion River,

near Wister, Okla................... 311

Poughkeepsie, Ark., Strawberry River

near............................ 102

Prairie Dog Town Fork. See Red River,

Prairie Dog Town Pork. 

Preacher Creek near Dover, Okla....... 182

Pryor Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of......................... 503

near Pryor, Okla.................... 242

Pryorsburg, Ky., Obion Creek at....... 34

Publications on streamflow by Oeological Survey.................. 8-11

by State agencies.................... 11-12

Pueblo, Colo., Arkansas River near....

Fountain Creek at....................

St. Charles River near..............

Purdy, Okla., Rush Creek at...........

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam, near 

Las Animas, Colo................

at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo..

at Trinidad, Colo...................

discharge measurements of...........

near Alfalfa, Colo..................

near Las Animas, Colo...............

Quapaw, Okla., Spring River near......

Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex.....

Quiver River, Miss., discharge measurement of......................

Rainy Mountain Creek, Okla., discharge 

measurement of..................

Ralston, Okla., Arkansas River at.....

126

129

130

396

142

141

139

501

140

143

235

376

506

510

174

Ramona, Okla., Caney River near......207-208

Randlett, Okla., Deep Red Run near.... 378

Ravenden Springs, Ark., Eleven Point

River near...................... 98

Rayado River at Sauble Ranch, near

Cimarron, N. Mex................ 262

near Miami, N. Mex.................. 263

Red Oak, Okla., Fourche Maline near... 309 

Red River at Alexandria, La..........447-453

at Arthur City, Tex................. 404

at Coushatta, La.................... 437

at Fulton, Ark...................... 416

at Index, Ark....................... 406

at Shreveport, La..................428-433

near Colbert, Okla................. 399-400

near Gainsville, Tex.

near Terral, Okla.................

North Fork, below Altus Dam, near 

Lugert, Okla.

385

384

369 

discharge measurements of........508,509

Elm Fork of, near Mangum, Okla.... 371

near Carter, Okla................. 366

near Granite, Okla................ 367

near Headrick, Okla..............373-374

370

365

508

near Lugert, Okla. 

Salt Pork, at Mangum, Okla..........

discharge measurements of.........

Red River basin, Ark.-La.-Okla.-Tex.,

discharge measurements In......508-512

gaging-station records in..........363-478

Red Rock Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of...................... 502

Redwing, Colo., Huerfano River near...1 131 

Reeds Springs, Mo., discharge measurement of......................... 501

White River near.................... 69

Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, Term..... 40-41

Roaring Springs, Tex., discharge measurements of..................... 509

Robert, La., Tangipahoa River at...... 482

Robinson Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 513

Rock Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of......................... 511

Rolla, Mo., Behmke Branch near........ 18

Lanes Fork near.

Page

17

22

412

361

49

266

Ruth Canal, La., discharge measurement

of. 513

Rutherford Fork". 

Rye, Ark., Saline River near............ 462

St. Charles River near Pueblo, Colo..... 

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark..,

at Wappapello, Mo.....................

near Patterson, Mo.

130 

64 

53 

51 

St. Francis River basin, Ark.-Mo.,

gaging-station records in......... 51-64

St. Francis River floodway near Marked

Tree, Ark......................... 63

St. James, Mo., Bourbeuse River near,.., 21 

St. Joe, Ark., Buffalo River near....... 75

St. Louis, Mo., Mississippi River at.... 15-16

Salida, Colo., Arkansas River at........ 119

Salina Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of.......................... 503

Saline Bayou near Clarence, La.......... 442

near Lucky, La........................ 440

Saline River (tributary to Little River)

near Dierks, Ark.................. 415

Saline River (tributary to Ouachita

River) at Benton, Ark............. 461

near Rye, Ark......................... 462

Sallisaw, Okla., Arkansas River near.... 

Sallisaw Creek near.

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla......

Salt Creek (Arkansas River basin),

Okla., discharge measurements of.. 

Salt Creek (Big Black River basin),

Miss., discharge measurement of... 

Salt Creek (Red River basin), Tex., dis307

306

306

503

506

charge measurements of............ 509

Salt Fork. See Arkansas River, Salt

Fork. 

Salt Fork. 

Salt Fork.

See Red River, Salt Fork. 

See Red River tributary,

Salt Pork. 

Salt Springs, Tex., discharge measurements of..........................

Samburg, Term., Reelfoot Creek near..... 

Sanchez, N. Mex., Canadian River near... 

Sand Creek (tributary to Caney River),

510

40-41

271

Okla., discharge measurement of..502-503

Sandstone Creek near Cheyenne, Okla..... 

Sardis, Miss., Sardis Reservoir near.... 

Tallahatchie River near.

387

337

338 

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss...... 337

Sarepta, La., Bayou Bodcau near......... 435

Sasakwa, Okla.., Little River near.. ....

Scottsville, Ark., Illinois Bayou near.. 

Selling, Okla., Worth Canadian River

near..............................

Seneca, Mo., Lost Creek at..............

Shirley, Ark., Middle Fork Little Red

River at.

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo. 

discharge measurement of... 

Shoemaker, N. Hex., Mora River near.....

283

320

295

236

104

234

503

570

Shreveport, La., Red River at..........428-433

Shuteston, La., Bayou Bourbeau at........ 499

Sinking Creek, Mo., discharge measurements of.......................... 501

Six Mile Creek near Bagl* West, N. Mex.. 256 

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla........ 186

Skiatook, Okla,, Hominy Creek near.....215-219

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss.

South Fourche La Pave River near 'Hollis,

Ark.

South Groesbeck Creek, Tex., discharge 

measurement of....................

South Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex....

Spearman, Tex., Palo Duro Creek near....

Sperry., Okla., Bird Creek near.

Spring Bluff, Mo., Bourbeuse River near.

Spring Creek (Arkansas River basin) 

Okla., discharge measurements 

of................................

352

330

508

417

220

23

503
522 INDEX

Spring Creek (Big Black River basin),

Miss., discharge measurement of. 

Spring Creek (Katchie River basin),

Term. , discharge measurement of. 

Spring Creek (Obion River basin),

Term. , discharge measurements of 

Spring Creek (Red River basin, tributary to North Fork Red River),

Okla. , discharge measurement of. 

Spring No. 1 on, discharge measurement of .........................

Spring Creek (Red River basin, tributary to Pond Creek), Okla., discharge measurement of ...........

Spring River (Arkansas River basin)

Mo., discharge measurements of.. 

near Quapaw , Okla ...................

near Waco , Mo .......................

Spring River (White River basin) at

Imboden , Ark ....................

Spring Valley, Mo., discharge measurement of .........................

Springer, N. Mex., Cimarron River at.. 

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of ..............................

Stahl Creek near Miller , Mo ...........

Stanton, Term. , Hatchie River near....

Steelville, Mo., Meramec River near... 

Stillwater, Okla., Council Creek near. 

Stinking Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of ......................

Strawberry River near Evening Shade,

Ark. ............................

near Poughkeepsie, Ark. .............

Piney Fork, at Evening Shade, Ark... 

Strawn, Kans. , Neosho River at. .......

Stuttgart, Ark., Bayou Meto near......

Lagrue Bayou near ...................

Sugar Creek (Obion River basin), Tern.,

discharge measurement of ........

Sugar Creek (Red River basin), Okla.,

discharge measurements of .......

Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo., Lake Fork

above. ..........................

Lake Pork below .....................

Sullivan, Mo., Meramec River near.....

Sullivan-Ross Spring, Okla., discharge

measurement of ..................

Page 

506 

500 

500

509

509

511

503

235

233

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss.... 355

Sunset, La., Bayou Carencro near...... 498

Syracuse, Kans., Arkansas River at.... 150

Swan Lake, Miss., Tallahatchie River

at. ............................. 349

Sweetwater Creek, Tex., discharge

measurements of................508-509

Tabler, Okla., Washita River near..... 394

Tacketts Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 507

Tahlequah, Okla., Illinois River near. 248 

Talco. Tex., Whiteoak Creek near...... 419

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss...... 335

at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss.... 338

at Swan Lake, Miss.................. 349

near Lambert, Miss.................. 348

Tangipahoa River at -Robert, La........ 482

Tanyard Creek,'Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 512

Taylor Springs, N. Mex., Canadian

River near...................... 265

Tecumseh, Mo., Bryant Creek near...... 78

North Fork River near,.............. 77

Tecumseh, Okla., Little River near.... 282

Templeton Gap Floodway at Colorado

Springs, Colo................... 127

Tendal, La., Tensas River at. ......... 472

Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir near Gore,

Okla............................ 250

Tensas River at Tendal, La............ 472

Terms, definition of.................. 3

Terral, Okla., Red River near......... 384

Thebes, 111., Mississippi River at.... 31-32

Thompson Creek, Term., discharge measurement of...................... 500

Threemile Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................511-512

Tickfaw River at Holden, La........... 483

Tiff City, Mo., Elk River near........ 237

Tilda Bogue, Miss., discharge measurement of......................... 507

Tillatoba Creek, North Fork, discharge

measurements of.................. 506

Tonkawa, Okla., Salt Fork Arkansas

River at......................... 171

Town Creek, Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 500

Trenton, Term., North Fork Forked Deer

River at......................... 44-45

Trinidad, Colo., Purgatoire River at... 139 

Trout, La., Bayou Funny Louis near..... 477

Tulia, Tex., North Tule Draw near...... 364

Tulsa, Okla., Arkansas River at........ 189

Turkey Creek (Arkansas River basin),

Okla., discharge measurements of. 502 

near Drummond, Okla.................. 183

Turkey Creek (Red River basin), Okla.,

discharge measurements of........ 508

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La........ 427

Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo., Lake Creek

above............................ 112

Lake Creek below..................... 113

Twin Lakes tunnel, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin.............. 120

Twin Spring, Mo., discharge measurement

of............................... 501

Two Hatchett Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of................... 511

Undercliffe, Colo., Huerfano River near 134 

Union, Mo., Bourbeuse River at......... 24

Union City, Term., North Fork Obion

River near....................... 38

Ute Creek near Bueyeros, N. Mex........ 275

near Logan, N. Mex................... 276

Valley Center, Kans., Little Arkansas

River at........................157-159

Van Buren, Ark., Arkansas River at..... 314 

Lee Creek near....................... 313

Van Buren, Mo., Big Spring near........ 92

Current River at..................... 91

Variadero, N. Mex., Conchas River at... 272

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.. 200 

near Altoona, Kans................... 193

near Claremore, Okla.................5, 209

near Coyville, Kans.................. 192

near Inola, Okla..................... 221

near Lenapah, Okla................... 201

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex...... 254

Vermilion River at Lafayette, La....... 500

discharge measurements of............ 513

Vicksburg, Miss., Mississippi River

near............................ 356-357

Waco, Mo., Spring River near........... 233

Wagner Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 513

Walnut Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.......................... 503

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans........167-168

Walters, Okla., Cache Creek near....... 377

Waltreak, Ark., Dutch Creek at......... 325

Wanderers Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of...................... 508

Wappapello, Mo., St. Francis River at.. 53 

Wappapello Reservoir at. ............. 52

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Mo. 52 

Wards Creek at Siegens Lane, near

Baton Rouge, La.................. 489

Washington, La., Bayou Courtableau at.. 493 

Washita River at Anadarko, Okla........ 392

at Carnegie, Okla.................... 390

discharge measurements of...........510,511

near Cheyenne, Okla.................. 386

near Clinton, Okla................... 389

near Durwood, Okla................... 14,397

near Pauls Valley, Okla............... 395

near Tabler, Okla.................... 394

Washley Creek, La., discharge measurement of.......................... 513

Waveland, Ark., Blue Mountain Reservoir

near............................. 323

Petit Jean Creek near................ 324

Waynoka, Okla., Cimarron River near.... 181

West Cache Creek, Tex., discharge measurement of....................... 509

West Protection Levee borrow pit

channel near Plaucheville, La.... 496

Westcliffe, Colo., Grape Creek near.... 122

Wetumka, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................. 302
523

Wewoka Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of...............'........... 504

White River at Batesville, Ark......... 82

at Beaver, Ark....................... 66

at Calico Rock, Ark.................. 81

at De Vails Bluff, Ark............... 107

at Porsyth, Mo....................... 71

at Newport, Ark...................... 103

near Branson, Mo..................... 70

near Plippin, Ark.................... 74

near Reeds Spring, Mo................ 69

West Pork, at Greenland, Ark......... 65

White River basin, Ark.-Mo., discharge

measurements in.................. 501

gaging-station records in............65-108

Whitefield, Okla., Canadian River near. 305 

Whiteoak Creek (tributary to Bayou

Pierre basin). Miss., discharge 

measurement of................... 507

Whiteoak Creek (tributary to South

Sulphur River) near Talco, Tex... 419 

Whitewater River at Augusta, Kans...... 166

Wichita, Kans., Arkansas River at.....160-161

Wichita River at Wichita Palls, Tex.... 380

discharge measurements of............ 510

North Pork, discharge measurements

of..............................509,510

South Pork, discharge measurements of 510 

Wild Horse Creek, Colo., discharge

measurements of.................. 501

Wildhorse Creek,, Okla., discharge

measurement of................... 511

Willow Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.......................... 511

Page

Winfield, Kans., Walnut River at.....167-168 

Winnfield, La., Dugdemona River near.. 476 

Wister, Okla., Poteau River near...... 311

Wister Reservoir near............... 310

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla.... 310

Wolf Creek at Lipscomb, Tex........... 290

near Pargo, Okla.................... 291

near Fort Supply, Okla.............. 293

Wolf River at Rossville, Term......... 49

discharge measurements of........... 501

Woodville, Miss., Buffalo River near.. 362 

Woodward, Okla., North Canadian River

at.............................. 294

Work, division of..................... 2-3

scope of............................ 1

Wright City, Okla., Little River

near.........................

Wurtz ditch, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin.........

407

120

Yalobusha River at Calhoun City,

Miss........................... 350-351

at Grenada, Miss.................... 353

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss........ 354

Yazoo River basin, Miss., gagingstation records in.............334-355

Yellow Water River Canal, La., discharge measurement of........... 513

Yocona River near Enid, Miss.......... 342

near Oxford, Miss................... 339

Yukon, Mo., Big Creek near............ 88

Zalma, Mo., Castor River at. 30

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